A8-9 — OPINION A4 — SPORTS B1 — HOT SPOT B3 — OBITUARIES B4 — RELIGION B5 — CALENDAR INSIDE LOCAL FLEXER AUTHORS PROCESSING BILL PAGE A3 How fast — in words per minute — does the average American adult read? Answer on page 2. Mailed free to requesting homes in Brooklyn, the borough of Danielson, Killingly & its villages Vol. III, No. 35 (860) 928-1818/email:[email protected]Friday, June 19, 2009 VILLAGER TRIVIA! ‘It is the wounded oyster that mends its shell with pearl.’ Complimentary home delivery Brooklyn voters approve budget BY MATT SANDERSON VILLAGER STAFF WRITER BROOKLYN — By a show of hands, the majority of town vot- ers present at the town meeting Wednesday night, June 10, at the middle school auditorium approved the 2009-’10 budget. Brooklyn becomes one of the last towns in the region to approve its budget. The spending plan includes $15.51 million for education, coming in at a $126,620, or 0.82 percent, increase and $5.15 mil- lion for general government, coming in at a 2.65 percent decrease. “I think we worked real hard to make it a 0 mill increase,” said First Selectman Roger Engle. “All the people in the town of Brooklyn were working toward this.” Engle added that, like many neighboring towns in the area, Brooklyn saw a drop in revenue in 2008-’09. The town will be rely- ing on federal and state grants in the coming year to fund much needed road reclamation pro- Resource center funding threatened BY OLIVIA BRAATEN VILLAGER CORRESPONDENT Sixty-two of the state’s family resource centers — including in Putnam and Killingly — could lose $6 million of funding through Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s pro- posed budget cuts. The proposal, slashing $667 mil- lion from 2010 and $786 from 2011 budgets, is the governor’s second no-tax-increase offering of the year. Area representatives, however, aligned specifically against FRC cuts. State Rep. Mae Flexer (D- Danielson), Senate President Pro Tempore Donald Williams Jr. (D- Brooklyn) and House Majority Leader Denise Merrill (D- Mansfield) convened Monday, June 15, for a press conference at the Killingly center. “It is simply unacceptable to see vital programs facing elimination without considering the impact to our families and children,” Flexer said. Jeff Beckham, undersecretary at the state’s Office of Policy and Management, said the alternative is a $3 billion tax increase. “The governor’s concept is we Matt Sanderson photo Thompson International Speedway, located at 205 East Thompson Road, has been the cornerstone of early stock car racing since 1940. Fr Fr om a hur om a hur ricane’ ricane’ s debris s debris came a dr came a dr eam to race eam to race Editor’s note: This is a series running in the Villager that will capture the past, present and future of Thompson International Speedway, as well as show the sights, sounds and life of the racetrack and what it is like to be a young stock car racer. BY MATT SANDERSON VILLAGER STAFF WRITER THOMPSON — The “Indianapolis of the East” did not happen overnight. Thompson International Speedway, located at 205 East Thompson Road, has been the cornerstone of early stock car racing in not only the northeast, but also America. This lucrative venue is considered to be one of the few racetracks in the country still run by the family of its originator, the Hoenigs. It has added a tremendous economic influence and a unique perspective to a Quiet Corner town steeped in New England history. Today,the racetrack continues to be sought after Turn To SPEEDWAY, page A10 Turn To FRC, page A4 Turn To VOTERS, page A4 Lieutenant governor promotes reading BY OLIVIA BRAATEN VILLAGER CORRESPONDENT For “Promoting Connecticut Reads,” the governor’s summer reading challenge, Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele toured more than a dozen Connecticut schools throughout the week. His Wednesday, June 10, itinerary included elementary schools in Canterbury, Brooklyn, Pomfret, Woodstock and Thompson. Spending 30 minutes at each, Fedele read portions of “N is for Nutmeg,” a Connecticut-related alphabet book, and “Little Prickles,” which was written by several middle school students in Norwalk. Nearly 100,000 students at 400 schools participated in the summer program last year, reading 800,000 books. This year’s goal is for stu- dents to read one million books. “You’re part of my team,” Fedele told students at Thompson Elementary School. “I don’t think you’ll let me down, will you?” Asking students at each school why they like to read, he received a variety of answers. “It makes you smarter,” one third-grade Woodstock student said. “It helps you get to sleep,” anoth- er offered. Students also had an opportunity to ask Fedele anything they want- ed. In addition to “What’s your favorite food?” and “What’s your favorite color?”, the lieutenant gov- ernor — who described his job as “a traffic cop for debates” — was asked several work-related ques- tions, like “Do you like your job?” and “When are your days off ?” “My wife asked me that very same question,” he said of the lat- ter. There’s always something to do, he said, but the best part “is doing what I’m doing right here, talking to people.” School officials received word of the visit just a week before. Thompson Elementary School Principal Noveline Beltram said the school-wide gathering took a bit of juggling — “I was running around with duct tape and music stands a half-hour before he got here,” she said — but giving Fedele a warm welcome was a high priori- ty. Courtesy photo Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele stands with Brooklyn Elementary School Principal Brenda Keefe (left) and Superintendent Louise Berry. Turn To READING, page A16 State reaches out to dairy farms BY MATT SANDERSON VILLAGER STAFF WRITER HARTFORD — Earlier this month, Gov. M. Jodi Rell proposed a two-year solution to the growing problem with the state’s agricultur- al industry, particularly with the struggling dairy farmers. Rell announced a far-reaching bill to preserve $1 billion for Connecticut’s dairy industry, due to the help of State Sen. Pro Tempore Donald Williams (D- Brooklyn) and Sen. Andrew Hornbeck (R-Goshen), which received strong bipartisan support. “This issue is about saving an important part of Connecticut’s Turn To FARMING, page A10 Courtesy photo At a forum for the Dairy Farm Preservation in Connecticut, held at the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, state Rep. Mike Alberts (R-Woodstock), speaks with Tom Singleton (right) and Paul Miller (left). BILL WOULD PRESERVE $1M FOR AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY HOENIG’S VISION LIVES ON AT THOMPSON SPEEDWAY MAKES STOPS AT SEVERAL QUIET CORNER SCHOOLS REGIONAL GRADUATION 2009 PAGE A11-13
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A8-9 — OPINION
A4 — SPORTS
B1 — HOT SPOT
B3 — OBITUARIES
B4 — RELIGION
B5 — CALENDARINSI
DE LOCAL
FLEXER AUTHORSPROCESSING BILL
PAGE A3
How fast — in words perminute — does the averageAmerican adult read?
Answer on page 2.
Mailed free to requesting homes in Brooklyn, the borough of Danielson, Killingly & its villages Vol. III, No. 35
‘It is the wounded oyster that mends its shell with pearl.’
Complimentary home delivery
Brooklynvotersapprovebudget
BY MATT SANDERSONVILLAGER STAFF WRITER
BROOKLYN — By a show ofhands, the majority of town vot-ers present at the town meetingWednesday night, June 10, at themiddle school auditoriumapproved the 2009-’10 budget.Brooklyn becomes one of the lasttowns in the region to approveits budget.
The spending plan includes$15.51 million for education,coming in at a $126,620, or 0.82percent, increase and $5.15 mil-lion for general government,coming in at a 2.65 percentdecrease.
“I think we worked real hard tomake it a 0 mill increase,” saidFirst Selectman Roger Engle.“All the people in the town ofBrooklyn were working towardthis.”
Engle added that, like manyneighboring towns in the area,Brooklyn saw a drop in revenuein 2008-’09. The town will be rely-ing on federal and state grants inthe coming year to fund muchneeded road reclamation pro-
Resourcecenterfundingthreatened
BY OLIVIA BRAATENVILLAGER CORRESPONDENT
Sixty-two of the state’s familyresource centers — including inPutnam and Killingly — couldlose $6 million of funding throughRepublican Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s pro-posed budget cuts.
The proposal, slashing $667 mil-lion from 2010 and $786 from 2011budgets, is the governor’s secondno-tax-increase offering of theyear.
Area representatives, however,aligned specifically against FRCcuts. State Rep. Mae Flexer (D-Danielson), Senate President ProTempore Donald Williams Jr. (D-Brooklyn) and House MajorityLeader Denise Merrill (D-Mansfield) convened Monday,June 15, for a press conference atthe Killingly center.
“It is simply unacceptable to seevital programs facing eliminationwithout considering the impact toour families and children,” Flexersaid.
Jeff Beckham, undersecretaryat the state’s Office of Policy andManagement, said the alternativeis a $3 billion tax increase.
“The governor’s concept is we
Matt Sanderson photo
Thompson International Speedway, located at 205 East Thompson Road, has been the cornerstone of early stock carracing since 1940.
FrFrom a hurom a hurricane’ricane’s debris s debris came a drcame a dream to raceeam to race
Editor’s note: This is a series running in theVillager that will capture the past, present and futureof Thompson International Speedway, as well asshow the sights, sounds and life of the racetrack andwhat it is like to be a young stock car racer.
BY MATT SANDERSONVILLAGER STAFF WRITER
THOMPSON — The “Indianapolis of the East”did not happen overnight.
Thompson International Speedway, located at 205
East Thompson Road, has been the cornerstone ofearly stock car racing in not only the northeast, butalso America. This lucrative venue is considered tobe one of the few racetracks in the country still runby the family of its originator, the Hoenigs. It hasadded a tremendous economic influence and aunique perspective to a Quiet Corner town steepedin New England history.
Today, the racetrack continues to be sought after
Turn To SPEEDWAY, page A10Turn To FRC, page A4Turn To VOTERS, page A4
Lieutenant governor promotes reading
BY OLIVIA BRAATENVILLAGER CORRESPONDENT
For “Promoting ConnecticutReads,” the governor’s summerreading challenge, Lt. Gov. MichaelFedele toured more than a dozenConnecticut schools throughoutthe week. His Wednesday, June 10,itinerary included elementaryschools in Canterbury, Brooklyn,Pomfret, Woodstock andThompson.
Spending 30 minutes at each,Fedele read portions of “N is forNutmeg,” a Connecticut-relatedalphabet book, and “LittlePrickles,” which was written byseveral middle school students inNorwalk.
Nearly 100,000 students at 400schools participated in the summerprogram last year, reading 800,000books. This year’s goal is for stu-dents to read one million books.
“You’re part of my team,” Fedeletold students at ThompsonElementary School. “I don’t thinkyou’ll let me down, will you?”
Asking students at each schoolwhy they like to read, he received avariety of answers.
“It makes you smarter,” onethird-grade Woodstock studentsaid.
“It helps you get to sleep,” anoth-er offered.
Students also had an opportunityto ask Fedele anything they want-ed.
In addition to “What’s yourfavorite food?” and “What’s your
favorite color?”, the lieutenant gov-ernor — who described his job as “atraffic cop for debates” — wasasked several work-related ques-tions, like “Do you like your job?”and “When are your days off?”
“My wife asked me that verysame question,” he said of the lat-ter.
There’s always something to do,he said, but the best part “is doingwhat I’m doing right here, talkingto people.”
School officials received word ofthe visit just a week before.
Thompson Elementary SchoolPrincipal Noveline Beltram saidthe school-wide gathering took a bitof juggling — “I was runningaround with duct tape and musicstands a half-hour before he gothere,” she said — but giving Fedelea warm welcome was a high priori-ty.
Courtesy photo
Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele stands with Brooklyn Elementary School Principal BrendaKeefe (left) and Superintendent Louise Berry.
Turn To READING, page A16
State reaches out to dairy farms
BY MATT SANDERSONVILLAGER STAFF WRITER
HARTFORD — Earlier thismonth, Gov. M. Jodi Rell proposed atwo-year solution to the growingproblem with the state’s agricultur-al industry, particularly with thestruggling dairy farmers.
Rell announced a far-reachingbill to preserve $1 billion for
Connecticut’s dairy industry, dueto the help of State Sen. ProTempore Donald Williams (D-Brooklyn) and Sen. AndrewHornbeck (R-Goshen), whichreceived strong bipartisan support.
“This issue is about saving animportant part of Connecticut’s
Turn To FARMING, page A10
Courtesy photo
At a forum for the Dairy Farm Preservation in Connecticut, held at the FirstCongregational Church of Woodstock, state Rep. Mike Alberts (R-Woodstock),speaks with Tom Singleton (right) and Paul Miller (left).
BILL WOULD PRESERVE $1M FOR AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY
HOENIG’S VISION LIVES ON AT THOMPSON SPEEDWAY
MAKES STOPS AT SEVERAL QUIET CORNER SCHOOLS
REGIONALGRADUATION
2009PAGE A11-13
A2 • KILLINGLY VILLAGERFriday, June 19, 2009
Recently members of theKillingly Historic DistrictCommission and I accompa-
nied Mary Dunne from theConnecticut Council on Cultureand Tourism on a tour and walk ofthe town’s historic districts, his-toric properties and road that havebeen designated as such at the stateand local level.
Historic designations can be con-fusing. Killingly and other towns inNortheastern Connecticut havesome buildings that have been des-ignated as part of local historic dis-tricts; other structures are on theNational Register of HistoricPlaces, which is different than alocal historic district. In a local his-toric district, homeowners hope tomaintain the architectural integri-ty of the facades that are visiblefrom the street. By being part ofsuch a district, they agree to con-form to issues such as replacementroofing, fencing, etc. AcademyStreet in the borough of Danielsonand a portion of Route 101 inDayville have been designated aslocal historic districts. TheKillingly Grange No. 35 (the formerKillingly Centre School) and the ca.1870 Samuel Moffitt house onPleasant Street in Dayville (thehome of Glenna and Al Bruno) areindividual local historic properties.Stone Road, in the northern sectionof Killingly, is a historic road. Allcome under the jurisdiction of theKillingly Historic DistrictCommission should owners wish toseek visible changes to the proper-ties.
These properties offer a diversityof history and architecture, whichis best appreciated by getting out ofthe car and taking a short walk.This column will focus mostly onthe earliest homes in the Dayvillehistoric district, since it would beimpossible to do justice to all ofthem and their historical signifi-cance in one column.
Dayville’s historic district is clus-tered around the formerCongregational Church (built ca.1846 by Alexander Blanchard), nowowned by Partner Properties. It is anice example of Greek Revivalarchitecture with its gable facingthe road and its fluted Ioniccolumns. According to BruceClouette’s and Matthew Roth’s 1982Historic Resource Survey, it is inthe form of an ancient temple, acommon element of many GreekRevival structures. Unfortunately,the steeple was damaged duringone of the region’s storms, and thesquare belfry has been removed.Historically considered as a formerchurch, it is a reminder of the riseof Dayville as a prosperous villagein the 1840s.
Although a textile mill had beenlocated there for more than a
decade, it was the advent of the rail-road in 1840 that created a small19th-century business district andserved as the real catalyst forchange, as a number of mills alongthe Five Mile River and WhetstoneBrook utilized the station to receiveraw materials for their factoriesand ship the finished products. Ahouse of worship was at that pointin history one of the earliest neces-sities for any developing village.
Alexander Blanchard’s house islocated several houses to the east,on the same side of Hartford Pike(Route 101). It, too, has the sameGreek Revival architecture with thesmall gable end of the residencefacing the road. “The gable isbrought forward to form a portico(porch) on three fluted Doriccolumns with correspondingpilasters at the corners. “Blanchardbought nearly all of the land southof the turnpike road (Route 101) inthe 1840s and divided it up intohouse lots … (he) was a carpenterand built many Greek Revival stylebuildings in Dayville” (HistoricResource Surveys, Dayville No. 20).
Five architecturally significantbuildings in the Dayville HistoricDistrict are situated on the norther-ly side of Route 101. On the wester-ly corner of Pleasant Street can befound the ca. 1848 Abel B. WilliamsHouse. Its architecture is consid-ered to be that of a Greco-ItalianateVilla-— very different in appear-ance than the Greek Revival struc-tures. Note the nearly flat roof anda “two-story portico carried onlarge square columns with corre-sponding pilasters at the corners ofthe building.” Abel B. Williamsengaged in several occupations dur-ing his residency in Killingly. A son-in-law of Leonard Ballou, owner ofthe first mill in Ballouville,Williams was one of the investorsin the 1830s in a mill in present-dayPineville (near Whipple’s Chapel).When this house was built forSamuel Bassett, William’s partner,Abel was a merchant. In 1861, itbecame the home of the owners ofthe Dayville mill, the Sayles broth-ers (Dayville HRS, No. 38).
The ca. 1845 Captain John Dayhouse is situated on the oppositecorner of Pleasant and Mainstreets. Quoting Clouette and Roth,“The house stands as a large andinteresting specimen of country
Greek Revival architecture. Themonumental proportions of theportico, the crossetted windowframes, and the typical Greek entrytreatment make the house one ofthe village’s most notable resi-dences.” It is historically signifi-cant since it was the home ofCaptain John Day, for whom the vil-lage was named. A wealthy farmerwith extensive land holdings, hehad the good fortune to have accessto much-desired water rights in theinfancy of the textile age. In the1820s, he sold water rights along theQuinebaug and Five Mile Riverswhere the Williamsville (Rogers)factory and Dayville factories wereestablished. On the Five Mile Riverat present-day Dayville, John Dayerected a cotton factory in 1832 anda brick one in 1846 that was lateracquired by the Sayles family.
One of Day’s most enterprisingundertakings, done in partnershipwith other residents, particularlythe Bassetts and Alexanders, was todevelop “a series of ponds to pro-vide water power storage. The mostnotable of these was Alexander’sLake, a natural pond greatlyenlarged by Day and his associates,who built a long channel divertingthe Five Mile River into the Lakeand thereby providing a vastamount of pondage for the mill”(Dayville HRS, No. 37). According toBill Meagher, traces of this channelare still visible north of theKillingly Early Childhood Centeron Upper Maple Street. I had notrealized that Day and his associateshad enlarged this beautiful body ofwater that was for many years arecreational destination and nowprovides enjoyment to so many wholive on its shores. Killingly’s resi-dents can be thankful for this fore-father’s foresight.
Since Killingly is now more than300 years old, it is home to manystyles of architecture. Whereveryou ride or walk, take the time toobserve the unique characteristicsof the various homes and business-es and encourage your friends, chil-dren, grandchildren, or students todo the same. This will reveal muchabout the age of any given streetand the people who once lived thereeven if you do not know theirnames.
Margaret M. Weaver is theKillingly municipal historian.Historic Resource Survey books forDayville and the other sections oftown are available for research atthe Killingly Historical Center. Foradditional information, visit theKillingly Historical Center from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday orSaturday (or by appointment) orwww.killinglyhistory.org. MargaretWeaver may be reached [email protected].
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“I think we worked real hard to make it a0 mill increase. All the people in the townof Brooklyn were working toward this.”
— First Selectman Roger Engle,regarding approval of the 2009-’10 budget
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DAYVILLE — Kerri Sauer, APRN-BC,WCC, has been selected to lead a newly devel-
oped APRN nursepractitioner compo-nent of care atWestview HealthCare Center.
“As Westview’snurse practitioner, Iwill assist our prima-ry care physicians inmonitoring patientconditions,” Sauersaid. “This allows usto deliver the mosteffective care to ourresidents andpatients.”
Sauer began hernursing career at Westview in 1997 as acharge nurse and subsequently became anursing supervisor and nurse managerfocusing on infectious disease, wound care,staff education, employee health and contin-uous quality improvement.
In May 2007, Sauer became Wound CareCertified through the National Alliance ofWound Care, a nonprofit organization that isdedicated to the advancement and promotionof excellence in wound care through the cer-tification of wound care practitioners in theUnited States.
Her appointment to this newly formednurse practitioner program was announcedby Westview Administrator David T.Panteleakos.
“Kerri’s commitment to her education andWestview created an excellent opportunity toenhance our current system of care,” hesaid. “We are happy to have a long-standingemployee head the program that will bringgreat benefit to all involved.”
Sauer received her post-graduate nurse
practitioner certificate specializing in adultsand gerontology from the University ofMassachusetts, her master’s degree in nurs-ing from the University of Phoenix, herBachelor of Science in public health fromSouthern Connecticut State University andher Associate in Science for nursing atBecker College in Worcester, Mass.
Along with her current responsibilities atWestview, she has held the position ofadjunct nursing clinical faculty at ThreeRivers Community College in Norwich since2005 and was recently a clinical instructor forsecond-semester RN students at Day KimballHospital. She is also working one day a weekas a primary care nurse practitioner atBrooklyn Family Medicine, where she caresfor individuals with acute illnesses over theage of 18. Her professional membershipsinclude the American Geriatric NursingAssociation, the National Scholars Honor
Society and Sigma Theta Tau NationalNursing Honor Society.
Westview’s nurse practitioner programwill supplement already established physi-cian services by assisting the primary carephysicians with daily, on-site medical care.The nurse practitioner will monitor patientconditions and work with the physiciandirectly, as a collaborative team, resulting inthe best possible care practices for thepatients and residents of Westview.
KILLINGLY VILLAGER • A3Friday, June 19, 2009
PUBLIC MEETINGS
BY MATT SANDERSONVILLAGER STAFF WRITER
KILLINGLY — State Rep. MaeFlexer (D-Killingly) continues toput in tireless hours as a youngstate legislator, with a recentHouse of Representativeapproval late last month of a billshe authored. The proposed leg-islation will require state agen-cies to adhere to a more efficienttimeline for processing munici-pal permit applications.
On June 9, Flexer said her billpassed the Senate the previousweek and was awaiting theapproval of Gov. M. Jodi Rell.
“I submitted this legislationafter I heard from a number oftown officials in our area of thestate who expressed their frus-trations about the delayed pro-cessing of paperwork whenundertaking economic develop-ment projects,” she said. “Thischange in the law will supportmunicipalities by making theprocess smoother and more effi-cient.”
More accountability from the
state’s end is what Flexer wants,especially when towns and citieswant to move forward with awide variety of developmentprojects. In the bill’s language, itrequires state agencies to con-duct a basic review of the appli-cation within 60 days of receipt.
“I am thankful that my col-leagues in the House agreed thatthis proposal will be a benefit totowns as they seek to move for-ward with projects across ourstate,” Flexer said. “State agen-cies ought to be more responsiveto the requests of our municipal-ities.”
Killingly Town ManagerBruce Benway and EconomicDevelopment Coordinator ElsieBisset supported the legislation,as did the ConnecticutConference of Municipalitiesand the Connecticut Businessand Industry Association.
Matt Sanderson may bereached at (860) 928-1818, ext. 110,or by e-mail at [email protected].
Flexer authors bill for speedier permits processing
KillinglyWednesday, June 24• Public Safety Committee — 7 p.m.,185 Broad St.
Thursday, June 25• Fiscal Subcommittee meeting — 6p.m., Town Manager’s Conference Room,2nd floor
Saturday, June 27• Boston Whale Watch Trip CAN-CELLED — Due to lack of participation.Call Parks and Recreation at 779-5390 formore information.
BrooklynWednesday, June 24• Board of Selectmen — 1 p.m., TownHall
Thursday, June 25• Emergency Management/HomelandSecurity — 7 p.m., Town Hall
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“Cougars come from behind to winQVJC,” Rebecca Moran was the thirdbaseman. Her name was spelled incor-rectly. The Villager apologizes for theerrors.
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BROOKLYN — The Northeast DistrictDepartment of Health (NDDH) has reportedthe first case of novel H1N1 influenza (swineflu) in the 12 town area served by NDDH.
Positive results for H1N1 flu were con-firmed June 11 at the State Public HealthLaboratory for a resident in the town ofKillingly. Additionally, information receivedfrom a private testing laboratory June 12 con-firms a second case of novel H1N1 influenzafor a resident in the town of Thompson. Bothpatients are recovering and did not requirehospitalization.
As of June 11, the DPH has confirmed atotal of 637 cases of H1N1 flu in the state andtwo deaths linked to infection with the novelH1N1 virus. Laboratory-confirmed cases rep-resent only a fraction of the likely number of
cases in the state because many persons withmild symptoms do not seek care from a doc-tor or hospital but recover at home.
“We do expect to see more cases in our areain the coming weeks and months,” said Dr.Douglas Waite, medical advisor for NDDHand director of Infectious Diseases at DayKimball Hospital. “In some ways, we havebeen fortunate that H1N1 took the better partof a month to reach Windham County. It hasallowed us to gain information and insightfrom other communities and is helping us tobe better prepared.”
State health officials also noted that theannouncement by the World HealthOrganization to raise the pandemic threatlevel on the novel H1N1 virus was expectedand does not change what state and local
health departments have been doing inConnecticut to prepare for and respond toH1N1 flu.
“The pandemic phase designation is basedon the geographic spread of the influenzavirus, not on the severity of the illness,”noted NDDH Director of Health PatriciaBeckenhaupt. “We continue to ask residentsto take precautions to prevent getting the fluor spreading it by staying home from schoolor work, if possible, if they are sick, washingtheir hands frequently, and coughing orsneezing into their sleeve or a tissue.”
For more information on swine flu, see:Connecticut Flu Watch atwww.ct.gov/ctfluwatch/swineflu or Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention atwww.cdc.gov, or call 211.
NDDH reports first confirmed cases of H1N1
Don’t let investments take a vacation Summer is almost here. And for
many people, summer is syn-onymous with “vacation.” If
you have children or grandchildren,they’re most likely on vacation fromschool, and if you have the time andmotivation, you may take a familyvacation over the next few months.But there’s one part of your life thatshould never go on vacation — andthat’s your investment portfolio.
How can you keep your invest-ments working for you in all sea-sons? Here are a few suggestions toconsider:
• Don’t stop investing. If you wantyour investment dollars to continueworking, you can’t pull them out of the“work force.” Unfortunately, many peopletry to do just that by jumping out of thefinancial markets when they’re slumping.By doing so, these investors reason, they canavoid taking heavy losses while they bidetheir time until the market recovers. But ifyou make a habit out of trying to avoid themarket’s bad days, you may end up missingsome of its good ones. No one can predict
when a bull market will begin, so ifyou’re out of the market when itstarts, your “vacation” from invest-ing could prove expensive.
• Don’t rely too much on “lazy”investments. Some investments, bytheir nature, are going to work hard-er to help you achieve your long-termgoals. To be precise, stocks and stock-based accounts have the potential tohelp provide the growth you need,though, of course, the value of thesesecurities can constantly fluctuate.Conversely, “lazy” securities such ascertificates of deposit may producereturns that barely keep up withinflation. That’s not to say there’s no
place for these types of investments in yourportfolio — after all, they provide both cur-rent income and a high degree of preserva-tion of principal — but you simply can’t relyon them to offer the long-term returns thatcan help you retire comfortably or attainother objectives.
• Don’t let your portfolio drift. If you buy afew investments here and there, withoutrhyme or reason, your portfolio may never
work as hard for you as it should. And that’swhy you need to develop a solid, cohesive,long-term investment strategy — one thataccommodates your risk tolerance, timehorizon and specific goals. Once you’veestablished such a strategy, you can use it todetermine the right investment mix for yourportfolio. Over time, you may need to adjustthat mix in response to changes in the finan-cial world and your own life, but overall itshould stay true to your strategy.
As you go through life, you’ll find it impor-tant to take a vacation now and then, toescape from the pressures of work and toenjoy extra time with family and friends.But there’s no reason to ever give yourinvestments a day off — so do what you canto keep them gainfully employed.
This column is submitted by Jeff Burdickat Edward Jones Investments, 113 Main St.,Sturbridge, Mass. Jeff is licensed inConnecticut. He may be reached by phone at(508) 347-1420 or by e-mail at [email protected].
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State Rep. Mae Flexer (D-Killingly) works on her proposed House Bill 5861, “An ActConcerning the Processing of Municipal Applications for State Permits,” last monthin the House chambers. The proposed legislation will require state agencies toadhere to a more efficient timeline for processing municipal permit applications.
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A4 • KILLINGLY VILLAGERFriday, June 19, 2009
QUIET CORNER ROUND-UP
have to make some cuts and try to live morewithin our means,” he said.
Some FRC services, though good pro-grams, are “an extra” that “we don’t feelwe’re in a position to afford,” he said.
Proposed cuts would remove funding forfamily literacy programs, music and move-ment classes, playgroups, story hours, fam-ily field trips, family fun nights, resourceand referral services for children with spe-cial needs, teen pregnancy prevention pro-grams, and early intervention home visit-ing programs.
Beckham suggested families will still beable to access similar services at otherstate-affiliated centers and nonprofits.
Putnam FRC Director Patty Beausoleilsaid that may be true in the big cities, butin northeastern Connecticut, the FRCs arethe “only game in town.”
“It’s easy to say there are other programsthat can absorb this need,” she said, “butthey’re not in our area.”
Beausoleil said the cuts represent$92,000, or one-quarter, of the Putnam cen-ter’s budget. Though centers could pursueprivate funding, Beausoleil is not opti-
mistic about raising funds in what she’sfound to be a “resource-poor area.”
In the end, FRCs could still be required toprovide state-mandated programs, withouthaving the funding to do so. If they failthose mandates, the centers could then losegrant funding for preschool programs, forexample, which undergo an annual review.
“It really puts us between a rock and ahard place,” Beausoleil said.
Involved with the FRC since 1996, shesaid she’s never seen such drastic cuts orfaced potential elimination from the statebudget.
In a statement issued along with the bud-get proposal, Rell acknowledged the choiceswere not easy.
“Tax increases are the easy answer, butthe truth is, it is much harder to say ‘no.’ Itis harder to say, ‘Not this year,’” she said.
Flexer responded at Monday’s press con-ference by saying the budget needs toreflect better priorities.
“We all understand and agree that toughdecisions have to be made to try balancingthe budget in this fiscal crisis, but definite-ly not at the expense of our children andfamilies,” she said.
Legislators are expected to convenetoday, Friday, June 19, for a special budgetsession.
Family resource centers indanger of losing fundingFRCcontinued from page A1
jects, such as on Tiffany Street, thatwould normally be covered by local fund-ing.
Board of Finance Chairman Joe Voccioexplained that during budget workshops,they decided to use $191,000 from thetown’s reserve fund balance to offset theanticipated revenue decline.
“We felt the reserve fund was at unsafelevels,” said Voccio, per advice from townauditors.
After the movement of those funds,Voccio said the reserve fund balance sitsat approximately $1.3 million, or 7 per-cent of general revenues for the town.
Voters also approved bonding $80,000for the town’s capital improvement pro-gram, which entails replacing the roof atthe Clifford Green Memorial Center onSouth Main Street.
Engle said the 15-year-old roof has beenleaking in areas, and that 45 tons of shin-gles will need to be replaced.
During the start of the meeting, resi-dent Sebrina M. Heroux suggested thetown save more money by doing awaywith the resident trooper program. Sheattempted to make an amendment to themoderator to hold a secret ballot on a voteto strike $161,000 from the resident troop-er program.
“This is a luxury,” she said. “Troop Dwas there for me. They are less than 10miles away.”
Resident Trooper Mark Juhola came tospeak to audience to promote what hedoes for the town.
“It’s an absolutely imperative pro-gram,” he said. “This would be a hugedetriment if you strike it.”
He cited Brooklyn’s increased crime,driving under the influence incidents,drug use in East Brooklyn and fatal motorvehicle accident rates in recent years.
“We’re a piece you can reach out for,”he added. “We have a very busy programhere in Brooklyn. Yes, you’d be covered,but not the same that Troop D offers.”
Engle backed up Juhola, telling Herouxthat Brooklyn needs its two residenttroopers.
With Gov. M. Jodi Rell saying in herFebruary budget address that it maybecome mandatory for municipalities tofoot the total salaries of resident troop-
ers, given the state’s growing fiscal prob-lems, it remains unclear if that willbecome the case in Brooklyn.
Nonetheless, Heroux’s motion failedwithout a second.
The largest cuts in the education bud-get include a $33,771 decease in salariesfor instruction staff and a $52,274decrease in social workers’ salaries. Thecutting of 4.5 staff members includes theelimination of one kindergarten teacher,one fourth-grade teacher, five paraprofes-sionals and one-half a position at thepreschool.
Superintendent of Schools LouiseBerry added in her budget presentationthat the use of 1-on-1 paraprofessionalsfor students with special education needscomes at a total cost of $201,655 for bothsalaries and health insurance. The townwas able to save $203,345, as well as main-tain these students in their home school,providing both the opportunity for partic-ipation in regular classroom programsand activities and interaction with theirfriends and classmates.
The largest contributing increase to theeducation budget is $248,209, or 12.5 per-cent, in employee benefits, with $14,765,or a 9.26 percent, increase in purchasedservices. Health insurance for all employ-ees increased by $181,224 and unemploy-ment compensation increased by $69,253.
Berry said the Board of Education wasable to negotiate the medical insurancepremium to eight persons, with all unionmembers having a 17 percent premiumco-pay for 2009-’10.
Berry and Board of Education ChairMae Lyons have been sending out bidsagain in efforts to lower those costs.
Brooklyn Public Schools, a centralizeddistrict on Gorman Road, provides educa-tion to 1,015 students (as of March 20).The town sent a combined 349 students toKillingly High School and WoodstockAcademy for the current fiscal year, aswell as three students to other highschools. Thirty-nine Brooklyn studentsattended Harvard H. Ellis TechnicalSchool in Danielson as well.
Out-of-town high school tuition coversroughly 27 percent of the total school bud-get, with trends to see slight decreasesannually to students enrolling intoKillingly High School and slight increas-es annually to Brooklyn studentsenrolling into Woodstock Academy.
Voters approve education,general government budgetsVOTERScontinued from page A1
Summer programsoffered at library
KILLINGLY — Registration for the 2009summer reading program, “Be Creative @Your Library,” will be held Monday, 22.
The program kickoff will be held at 6 p.m.Tuesday, June 23, with Rob Rivest, “ComicMime Artist,” who will perform a programcalled “Laughter is the Best Medicine.” Thisis a collection of Rivest’s most humorous andheartwarming mime stories. It’s simply afun way to bring the whole family togetherthrough smiles, giggles and roaring laughter.The event is open to children of all ages andtheir families and is free of charge.Registration is not required to attend thisprogram.
On Wednesday, July 15, picture bookauthor and illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka willvisit the library at 6 p.m. to talk to youngwriters and illustrators about his books.Students will be captivated as he shares thestories behind his stories and discusses hispath to publishing. Krosoczka has writtenand illustrated such favorites as: Baghead,Bubble Bath Pirates, My Buddy Slug, PunkFarm, Giddy Up Cowgirl and many others.This program is free and is for children 5years and up and their families. Registrationis required.
Other programs include: Craft Days:Wednesdays, July 8, 15, 22 and 29, 10 to 11a.m., for kindergarten through grade four(registration required); Story Time Days,Thursdays, July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and Aug. 6, , 10to 11 a.m., for children ages 1 through 5 (noregistration required); Theater Workshop,Monday through Friday, July 13 through 17, 4to 5 p.m., for children ages 3 through 6 (regis-tration required); and Theater Workshop 2,Monday through Friday, July 27 through 21, 4to 5 p.m., for children ages 7 through 10 years(registration required).
The end-of-summer event, for children whoregistered and participated in the summerreading program, a Creative Cupcake Partywill be held from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 7.Registration is required.
For older kids and teens, several programswill also be held this summer.
The Book & Game Club, for ages 9 through11, will be offered from 1 to 3 p.m. TuesdaysJuly 7, 14, 21 and 28. The group will be dis-cussing some of their favorite reads and play-ing board games and the Wii. Registrationrequired.
“Teens Express Yourself Creatively,” forages 12 through 17, will be held from 1 to 3p.m. Fridays July 10, 17 and 31. A variety ofcreative projects will be offered. Registrationis required.
At the Artist Workshop, a visiting artistwill introduce and instruct participants in avariety of painting techniques using water-color and acrylic paints. For ages 10 through14, the program will be held from 4 to 6 p.m.Wednesdays 4 to 6 p.m. All materials will beprovided, and the program is free.Registration is required.
A hands-on cartooning Manga/Animeworkshop, for ages 11 through 15, will be heldat 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 8. Registration isrequired.
Game Day, for ages 12 through 18, will beheld from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. July 24.Registration is required.
Become a ‘dad’ thisFather’s Day
Lucia Cafro of Danielson invites local hus-bands to celebrate Father’s Day in a specialway this year by agreeing to become a “dad”to an international high school student likeMikael from Norway or Sophie from France.Mikael and Sophie are just two of the hun-dreds of “sons” and “daughters” arriving inthe United States this August through PAXProgram of Academic Exchange.
Cafro serves as community coordinator forPAX, a nonprofit foundation that provides aU.S. high school and home-stay program forstudents from more than 40 different coun-tries, including Europe, Eastern Europe,Asia and Latin America. PAX students arebetween the ages of 15 and 18, speak English,have full insurance coverage and bring theirown spending money.
Students from different countries look for-ward to living like American teens for oneschool year, joining sports teams, studyingfor exams and participating fully in familylife. PAX families are asked to provide stu-dents with meals, a place to sleep and study,and a warm, supportive environment.Private rooms are not required and singleparents, young couples and retirees are wel-come to apply.
For information, call Lucia Cafro at (775)351-3141 or the PAX national office at (800)555-6211.
Photos courtesy of Judy LaRoche
From the left are Charlene Cutler, executive director of The Last Green Valley; Town Manager BruceBenway; Town Councilman John Hallbergh Jr. and Economic Development Coordinator Elsie Bisset atthe ribbon cutting last month of the River Trail in conjunction with the 2009 Source to Sea events.
Town Council Chairman Robert Young, center, does the ribbon cutting last month for the Water Trailin Killingly as part of the 2009 Source to Sea events from The Last Green Valley, which includedkayaking and a bike race. With him are various town officials and state Rep. Mae Flexer (D-Danielson)on the far right.
Day on the river
PUTNAM — On Sunday,June 7, 11 women were hon-ored for a total of 640 years offaithful service to the Lordand the People of God asmembers of theCongregation of theDaughters of the Holy Spirit.
The Jubilarians haveserved as educators, socialworkers and health careproviders on the East andWest coasts of the UnitedStates.
The celebration was held atSt. Mary of the VisitationChurch in Putnam and fea-tured the DHS Jubilee Choirand guest organist, trumpeterand flutist, under the directionof Irene Fortier, dhs. SisterNorma Bourdon, Provincialteam leader, offered words ofwelcome to the assembly andcongratulations to the Jubilarians. The main celebrant of the Mass was the Rev. Robert A.Uzzilio from Stratford, and the homilist was the Rev. Laurence A. M. LaPointe, campus min-ister at ECSU and Connecticut College.
A formula expressing their gratitude to God, for their many years of service, prefaced theSisters’ renewal of vows following the homily. The celebratory liturgy concluded with theKnights of Columbus honor guard leading the recessional to the resounding chorus of thetraditional DHS profession hymn, “O Jour le Plus Beau de ma Vie” (“Oh Most Beautiful Dayof my Life”).
The ceremony was followed by a reception for the Sisters and their guests at the ProvincialHouse, during which John Ryan, chancellor for Cargill Council 64 of the Knights ofColumbus, presented each Jubilarian with a certificate of congratulations and appreciation.
Eleven Sisters celebrate Jubilee
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Jubilarians, from left, front row: Sisters Mary Rose Iannucci, ReginaFortier and Lillian Belcher. Back row: Sisters Blanche Thibault,Marian St. Marie, Marie Anita Leger, Catherine Sottak, JeannetteRichard, Clémence Croteau and Zena Pereira. Missing from thephoto is Marie Alice Mercier.
Insects can be a real pest. If insectdamage exceeds just 1 percent of afruit crop, an orchard starts to lose
money. (Source: USDA.) That’sbecause most consumers don’t wantto buy apples that have been sharedwith worms.
In the “good old days,” growerscould spray DDT and not have hardlyany insects — good or bad — for yearsafterwards. Obviously that was nottoo desirable from an ecologicalstandpoint. Also, we have learned thatsome pests develop resistance tochemicals over time. Back in the1920s, spraying pesticides once ortwice a year would control codlingmoths, which are capable of destroy-ing 80 percent of apple crops and 50percent of pear crops if unchecked.(Source: USDA.) Nowadays six appli-cations a year might not do the trick.
In addition to fending off insects, alot of time, energy and money is spentfighting plant diseases and weeds.Despite convincing advertising thatpromotes “better living throughchemistry,” chemicals are not the onlychoice when it comes to controllingpests. Sometimes they are not eventhe best choice, from an economic orenvironmental standpoint. There isan alternative that’s been aroundsince the 1960s. It’s called IPM, whichstands for Integrated PestManagement.
IPM uses a multi-faceted approachto attack problem pests. The strategyrelies on an optimal, strategic mix ofmethods, from mechanical throughjudicious use of chemicals. It’s notjust for commercial agriculture —you can use IPM in your house or gar-den, in schools or the workplace.
The first step is to figure out the spe-cific pest you’re dealing with, so youuse something that actually works tocontrol it. You also need to decidewhether you really have to do any-thing at all. Just because you see onebug doesn’t automatically mean youneed to launch a full-scale assault.
First, try mechanical or physicaldevices. For example, if ants are get-ting inside a house or cafeteria, caulk
cracks they are coming in through,and clean up the food debris thatattracts them.
Cultural practices can also make adifference. An example is wateringthe lawn early in the morning insteadof in the evening. This gives grasstime to dry out, which avoids creatinga microclimate that moisture-lovingfungi thrive in.
Biological approaches includepredators, parasites or diseases thatattack pests. You may recall whenBacillus thuringiensis (Bt) was used tocontrol gypsy moth infestations. Thisnaturally occurring bacteria killsyoung caterpillars that eat plants ithas been sprayed on. It is not toxic toother creatures and only lasts aboutthree to five days.
Another clever means of biologicalcontrol is use of sex attractants. On asmall scale, traps can be baited with aspecific insects’ sex pheromones tolure them in. On a larger scale, thescents can be released from multiplelocations around crops. Thepheromone confuses the males. Theyspend so much time checking out fakefemale scents that they don’t havetime to find a live mate. This causespopulations to crash, making them
easier to control by other means.Properly timed, minimal
amounts of chemicals are used as alast resort. Pick the smallest quantityof the least toxic pesticide that causesthe least amount of harm to non-tar-get organisms and has the lowestimpact on the environment. Apply itwith carefully calibrated equipment.In the case of pesticides, more is notalways better. Fruit growers are find-ing that IPM approaches can cut theirchemical costs and use in half. Formore information about IPM, contactthe UCONN IPM coordinator, yourlocal Ag Experiment Station or theConnecticut DEP PesticideManagement Program.
IPM is a much more ecologicallysensitive approach. It is part of livingas if the world matters. Next week’sarticle will give you some ideas onusing IPM to combat garden pests.
Bet Zimmerman is a certified envi-ronmental professional and member ofthe Woodstock ConservationCommission. See archived articles atwww.ourbetternature.org.
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This camp will be runby Don Cushing and GaryDonahue, former collegecoaches. Cushing is theformer Bartlett HighSchool and NicholsCollege coach for 34 yearsand is presently coach atWorcester State College.Gary Donahue is the for-mer coach at WPI andNichols College for 21years.
The camp will includeskills and drills for funda-mentals, offense anddefense, as well as scrim-mages. The cost forThompson residents is$125 and the cost for non-residents is $140.
Stop by Thompson Town Hall to register, call Thompson Recreationat (860) 923-9440 to have a registration form mailed or download regis-tration materials online at www.thompsonrec.org. The deadline forapplications is July 3.
Toth wins Academy’s first-ever Class M tennis titleBY BENJAMIN R. KIPP
VILLAGER SPORTS CORRESPONDENT
WOODSTOCK — WoodstockAcademy senior Christian Toth didwhat no tennis player has everdone. In the recent season, he fin-ished first to capture his first andWoodstock Academy’s first-everConnecticut InterscholasticAthletic Conference (CIAC) ClassM title.
During the regular season, Tothdropped only one match all yearlong as he dominated the EasternConnecticut Conference. Also dur-ing the regular season, he only lostone set. Brandon Rude, ofGriswold, proved to be his nemesisduring the year. In their first meet-ing, Toth beat Rude in the first set,and then lost the second set to himin a tie break. In the third set near-ly two hours into the match, Toth“retired” because he was dealing
with cramps due to the long match.“That was the first time he not
only lost, but the first time hismatch went to a third set,” said cur-rent and second-year WA head ten-nis coach Jeff Boshka.
Toth finished the regular seasonwith an 18-1 record.
Toth met Rude again in the ECCfinals and once again lost in threesets. Toth won the first game 6-3and was up 3-0 in the second, butRude came back to beat him.
During the CIAC tournament,Toth breezed through the firstthree rounds. As the number fifthseed going into the tournament, hebeat his first three opponents by acombined match score of 36-9.During the semifinals, Toth met upwith the number one seed fromDarien, Dane Gebauer. After drop-ping the first set 6-1, Toth needed torefocus. In the second set, he fought
back, winning 7-5 and evening upthe match. In the third set, Tothlooked like it was all over — down4-1; however, that’s when the storygets interesting.
“I lost my focus, and then I justthrew in everything I had left. Iknew that was pretty much thefinal; it was a big match,” he said.“I needed everything I had, so Igrinded it out. I really had to digdeep, which was my favorite win ofthe year. It was also my biggest winI had this year.”
At four-all, Toth put the hammerdown, just trying to be moreaggressive than his opponent, whohad the best serve he’d seen all sea-son.
“He comes back to win the nextfive games straight to win thematch,” said Boshka. “It was suchan amazing comeback. It was awe-some. I was out of my seat.”
In the finals, he faced numberfive seed, Luca Bagi from Branford,and it really wasn’t a match, asToth whipped up on him in twosets, 6-4, 6-2.
“I still had to work for it in thefinals. There’s no doubt about it,”said Toth.
For Boshka, it wasn’t aboutwhether Toth won or lost — it washow he played, looking back at hissemifinal match.
“The way he played, and the wayhe played those three sets so tough,that’s what I’m most proud of. Andit’s just icing on the cake when hewins it,” said Boshka. “I felt likethat was the final.”
In the state open match, Toth did-n’t do all that well. He had debatedto even play in the state open,knowing the competition he couldpotentially face.
“I was pretty happy to leave my
season at that,” said Toth.He lost in the first round to Steve
Schwartz in three sets. It tookSchwartz 18 games to beat Toth inthe third set 10-8. Toth and Boshkahad traveled 1,350 miles in theweeks surrounding the ECC, CIACand state open matches, taking itstoll on both the player and coach,not to mention the fatigue of play-ing hard matches during those twotournaments.
“He was tired. I think he was thebetter player, but he just didn’thave enough gas in the tank,” saidBoshka. “I think he’s content withhis accomplishments.”
Toth finished with a 28-3 overallrecord.
He plans on attending Penn Stateto play club tennis and major inpre-medicine and biology.
STUDENTS PROMOTED TO BLACK BELTCourtesy photo
Students of Mike Bogdanski’s Martial Arts Center in Putnam graduated to Black Belt last month. Front row: Liam Adams (sec-ond degree Black Belt), Jessica Vernon (first degree Black Belt), Sarah Fagan, (first degree Black Belt), Julia Gilloran (firstdegree Black Belt), Derek Pomes (second degree Black Belt). Rear: Kristin Duethorn (Master Instructor), Caleb Harder (sec-ond degree Black Belt), Tony Carabina (second degree Black Belt), Kristen Finnemore (second degree Black Belt), Jeff Arends(second degree Black Belt), Mike Bogdanski (Master Instructor).
DANIELSON — Quinebaug Valley CommunityCollege has announced the list of 154 full-time studentsand 494 part-time students named to the spring semes-ter dean’s list. To be named to the dean’s list, a studentmust have a 3.4 grade point average.
Full-time students from the area on the dean’s list are:• Brooklyn — Brian Bresnan, Chelsea Espeleta,
Catherine Holt, Kyle Lacey, William Mandell, ChristinePelletier, Joshua Poudrette, Seth St Jean, Holly-AnnTurnquist, JoAnn Vandale, Stephanie White.
• Woodstock Valley — Tricia Cannon.Part-time students from the area named to the dean’s
list are:• Brooklyn — Mary Adkins, Benjamin Alden, Robert
Atkinson, Jacqueline Bellerive, Lisa Bernier, HeatherBessette, Terri Bordonaro, Krystle Breault, JacquelineBreton, Stephanie Cataldo, Brian Charron, GuthrieDevine, Lauren Elliott, Megan Gauthier, MelissaHemmig, Jessica Higgins, Jeffrey Jasmin, JenniferJasmin, Rebecca Knox, Jana Langevin, Gwen Mailloux,Amanda Mark, Jennifer Milette, Tracy Moore, LouiseMuller, Jeannine Noel, Todd Parcinski, Lori Pike,Katelyn Robitaille, Neal Sherman, Stacy Shinkiewicz,Holly Smith, Heather Weir, Kim White, NicholeWilliams.
• Danielson — Muni Pech, Melissa Audet-Ryan,Christine Auger, Ashley Baker, Charles Beebe, JeniferBombara, Erin Bowen, Jared Bowns, Christina Briere,Catherine Cloutier, David Credit, Sydney Cumbest,Anna Dalbec, Alexis Derosier, Brian Ducharme, LynnDunlap, Daniel Espeseth, Daniel Ethier, Tabatha Foular,Megan Herrick, Kristin Hewitt, Kyle Hurley, JessicaJohnson, Belinda King, Kevin Longo, Dawn Luciano,Katie McConnon, Barbara Morowski, EdwardMortimer, Jean Mountford, Kathleen O’Neil,Chandavone Panasy, Gregory Payette, Kathleen Phaiah,
Sayfone Phongsavanh, Laura Raymond, Cheryl Rucki,Kristen Sargent, Leah Savela, Michael Scott, JoshuaSlobe, Miranda Slobe, Elizabeth Smith, Mary Taaffe,Southida Thammavongsa, Brian Wood, JenniferWorden.
• Dayville — Sarah Adams, Latisha Chamberlain,Terry Courtemanche, Andrew Daigneault, KaitlynDesjardin, Elizabeth Galyas, Renee Gelinas, MichaelHamelin, Cindy Hunter, Janice Kegel, CorrineMalboeuf, Christopher Parden, Craig Porter, MatthewRoberts, Raymond Stockwell, Patricia Tetreault,Brandon Vasta, Alison Veazie, Justin Very.
• East Killingly — Donald Briere III.• East Woodstock — Patricia Veber.• Eastford — Nathaniel Howe, Linda Rukstela,
Marianne Savage, Elizabeth Scranton, Victoria Spink.• Grosvenordale — Michael Benoit, Jean Paul
Bricault.• North Grosvenordale — Jason Authier, Carol
• Putnam — Joel Almquist, Susan Baranski,Meaghan Bates, Charlene Bennett, Dennis Bennett,Alice Blanchard, Steven Briere, Rachel Briggs,Jermaine Brock, Raymond Brown, Ashley Campbell,Donna Coderre, Lynn Cooper, Samuel Crawford, TiffanyDebruycker, Joy Fredette, Chelsey Gilbert, AngelaGisleson, Robert Hardy III, Gary Hawkins, NancyKenyon, Jennifer Kindle, Judy L’Etoile, Amy LaFleur,Heather LaFleur, Susan Lambert, Wendy Letourneau,Amanda Livernoche, Matthew Lussier, YocastaMercedes, Kendra Mitzman, Rebecca Moody, Jill Morin,Julie Neal, Amanda Paquin, Joshua Peach. AnnaPingitore, Yuliya Sazhin, Connor Shea, Thomas Soroka,Cheryl Stevens, Brooke Tolan, Edward Tracz, RichardVergoni, Melissa Wallace, Karen White, William Wilson,Grace Young, Tatyana Zaytsev.
• Rogers — Christopher Adams, Lydia Lagerberg.• South Woodstock — Kim Fredericks.• Thompson — Dedrick Baublitz, Kerry Belanger,
Adrian Iwanczuk, Jessy Joseph, Karen LeBlanc, JessicaMistler, Debra Robbins-Johnson, Jane Romprey, KeriRoy, Lori Roy, Olivera Schmeelk, Doug Wolfram.
• Woodstock — Bethany Alexander, Danielle Bedard,Debby Blackmer, Amanda Bottone, Julie Brzek, SarahCassidy, Holly Concato, Kevin Dougherty, Sarah Drouin,Kim Easley, Ian Farquhar, Rebecca Frankhouser,Jeanmarie Frost, Tracie Gagnon, John Healy, CaitlynLeveille, Carolann Malboeuf, Amanda Mancini, EricaMann, Brenda Pontbriand, Darcy Safin, NatalieSantelli, Bobbie-Jo Saucier, Emily Tetreault, SethWalker, Karen White, Thomas White, Scott Williams,Elizabeth Zimmer.
• Woodstock Valley — Nicole Favreau, Cynthia Kelly.
KILLINGLY VILLAGER • A7Friday, June 19, 2009
DAYVILLE — Dayville residentAshley West has been awarded a $500college scholarship from theConnecticut Funeral DirectorsAssociation (CFDA). West, a graduat-ing senior of Killingly High School,will pursue a career in nursing atSouthern Connecticut StateUniversity.
For the 10th consecutive year, theCFDA has awarded college scholar-ship funds to help young people pur-sue careers in the “helping” profes-sions.
West is one of eight Connecticuthigh school seniors — one from eachcounty in the state — who receivedfunds from the statewide association.This is the eighth consecutive yearthat the CFDA has awarded collegescholarship funds to help studentspursue careers in the “helping” pro-fessions.
“The Connecticut FuneralDirectors Association created thisgrant program to encourage studentsto follow their dreams and enter pro-fessions that provide emotional orphysical support to families,” saidDaniel J. Ford, CFSP, CPC, a funeraldirector and president of the CFDA.
“As funeral directors, we help fami-lies during what can be very difficulttimes, so we understand how impor-tant these jobs are in providing assis-tance to people in need.”
To be eligible for the CFDA’s acade-mic college scholarship program,candidates had to live inConnecticut, be a high school seniorgraduating in June 2009, be pursuinga career that provides emotional orphysical support for families, andhave maintained at least a B gradepoint average in the 10th, 11th and12th grades.
For more information aboutCFDA’s Scholarship Program, call(860) 721-0234 or visit www.ctfda.org.
Dayville resident wins scholarship from CFDA
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Encouraging graduating high school stu-dents to pursue careers in the “helping pro-fessions” is the purpose of college scholar-ships awarded by the Connecticut FuneralDirectors Association (CFDA). Pictured (leftto right) are: CFDA President Daniel J. Fordwith scholarship honorees Ashley West ofDayville and Emma Reim of Ledyard.
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A8 • KILLINGLY VILLAGERFriday, June 19, 2009
How many hours have wespent discussing ourfathers or listening to
the tales of others about theirs?With Father’s Day upon us, let’s
reflect on thenature offatherhoodin all its myr-iad forms.People like totalk abouttheir fathers,whether theyare laughing,complainingor mourn-ing.
W h i l eFather’s Day
is a made-up holiday with com-mercial, not emotional roots, itgives us the excuse to make afuss about the men in our lives,the fathers, grandfathers,fathers-in-law and stepfathers.The sale of ugly neckties usedto increase around Father’sDay, but in today’s informalworld, it is more likely thatteam sports shirts fly off theshelves.
An assessment of the sartori-al choices of local men leansdramatically toward fanaticaldevotion to big shirts bearingthe number and name of vari-ous sports figures. Apparently,male identity is tied to teamsand, like a peacock showing offhis feathers, men broadcasttheir profound allegiance tocertain key players throughwhat they wear.
These garments must becomfortable, as men show up inthem at nearly every occasion,except perhaps weddings andfunerals. I thought there was anexplosion of people namedPapelbon, a name I saw fre-quently on the back of shirts,but, of course, he is an impor-tant player for the Red Sox.
Many fathers can be givenshirts emblazoned with BigPapi on them. Big Papi is ahuge man, whom even non-sports people recognize. Itwould be very useful to societyas a whole if our sports starsbehave like good fathers. WhilePapelbon and Ortiz seem to befamily men, many othercelebrities are not.
The current father in theWhite House is devoted to hisrole. President Obama is oftenshown with his daughters in awarm, comfortable relation-ship. His example may resonatein society and help fathers seehow important their job is.
Good. Bad. Indifferent. Ourfathers color our lives forever.The child of an alcoholic fathermay become a teetotaler or adrunk. The offspring of aworld-beater may choose a lessmaterialistic path or drive toexceed his father’s achieve-ments.
I’ve know children who strivefor their father’s, praise eventhough the man whoseapproval they seek has beendead for decades. Nothingseems to equal the pain of afather’s negative assessment ofa child’s prospects. Peoplespend their lives trying to provetheir father was wrong when hedismissed them as feckless,lazy or hopelessly flawed.
Nothing equals the sense ofconfidence, comfort and accep-tance a warm relationship witha father can give. Regardless ofwhat the outside world says, achild who knows his fatherbelieves in him, feels goodabout himself.
Mothers play a huge role inevery family and are as com-plex and influential as fathersin the lives of their children.But Father’s Day is a time tofocus on the dads. Do you evenknow his preferences? Does helike milk or dark chocolate?Red Sox or Yankees? Opera orcountry-western? Fishing orgolf ? Cereal or eggs?
My father loved getting pre-sents. Whatever he was given,he would praise the giver forthe excellence of the selection.When he died, I pulled open thebig bottom drawer in hisbureau. It was filled to the brimwith shirts, still in their origi-nal packages. Each had beengiven to him as a present, somefor Father’s Day.
Father’s Day is a time forfathers to accept the affection oftheir children with grace.Besides, a big team shirt mightcome in handy if anyone offerstickets to Fenway.
Nancy Weiss resides inPomfret and writes a weekly col-umn for Villager Newspapers.
To the Editor:
The Abington Social Library’s recent Concertin the Park was a huge success, thanks in no smallpart to the herculean efforts of our fund-raisingcoordinator and board member, Pamela Lewerenz.She spent countless hours organizing, orchestrat-ing and facilitating an event that was enjoyed bymore than 500 people. Thank you, Pam.
The entertainment was first class and morethan we ever dreamed possible. Thank you to theDelta Generators, Sweet Daddy Cool Breeze, WadeElliott Band and No Class. You gave of your timeand talent and we appreciate it so very much!
The Abington Social Library would also like tothank the following people and organizations forcontributing to our event: BCS Company Inc.;Virginia Valentine; Dalmik Well Drilling; Williamand Martha MacLaren; Sykes Company; TheVanilla Bean; Paul Johnson Electric; David L.Yeager, M.D., P.C.; Hull Forest Products; Jawl FineArt; Paula Kaspar; Mary Eliza Kimbal; KWPAssociates; Loos & Company; Shirley Mongillo;Pomfret Beauty Salon; Sanford Workshop;Saveway Petroleum; Universal Fiberoptic;Venture Communications; Erin Wilcox; Pam
Brundage; Sweet Possibilities; Logee’sGreenhouses; Killingly Stop & Shop; Putnam Wal-Mart; Killingly Target; Tom Menard; SpringPrice; Haberbosch Family; Patti Wedegis; RhondaWishart; Sweet Evalina’s; We-Li-Kit Farm;Somewhere in Time; Connecticut Army NationalGuard; Bill’s Bread & Breakfast; Steve Teatreault;Baker’s Dozen; Woodburned Angel; Craig Salbas;Lisa Landry; Terry Jackson; Laurie and EugeneBergenn; Dave Hussong; Lois Brandt; and thePomfret Times. Also our kids, Rochell, Adam,Gardner, Nate, Jerrell, Emily, Jake, Luke, Paige,Marcus Sarah, Amanda and Hailey; and our hus-bands and wives.
Last but not least, we couldn’t have done it with-out the energetic support of the event subcommit-tee members: David Howe Jr., Lillian Newth,Dennis Knapp, Susan Larose, Tim McNally,Maureen Crowley, Tony DeAngelo, JeanneDeAngelo and Richard Dunn. A special thank youto Larry Gregoire, who is one the most generousand selfless people I know. Thank you, Larry.
BONNIE DUNCANLIBRARY DIRECTOR
ABINGTON SOCIAL LIBRARY
OPINION
COMMENTARY
Opinion and commentary from the Quiet Corner
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Duncan: Thanks for contributions to concert event
To the Editor:
A commentary on presidential politics by WalterBird had me warming up the Mac as soon as I’dread its title, but the text left me little to dispute. Hecriticizes Obama for having too many news confer-ences, dressing and speaking well (what a relief !),taking his wife on a date and generally being popu-lar and seeming to enjoy it. The miscreants Birdties around the president’s neck are folks I don’tknow much about: Drew Carey, John and Kate,Clint Black. I guess I don’t watch enough television.I’m at a loss to defend Obama for not having suffi-cient B-movie credentials to aspire to being thenext Great Communicator.
Perhaps Bird thinks that, instead of addressingAmerica’s many problems in a public way, Barackshould be competing for the record amount of vaca-tion time established by his predecessor.
I will, however, defend the president againstBird’s accusation that he’s jetting around the worldapologizing for every U.S. transgression. One ofseveral places in the Cairo speech that had mecheering aloud was this apology:
“In the middle of the Cold War, the United Statesplayed a role in the overthrow of a democratically-elected Iranian government.”
In 1952, elected Iranian president MohammadMosaddeq had the nerve to insist that the Iranianpeople should get the profits from the oil undertheir own country. The British oil interests per-suaded the United States to use the CIA to over-throw the elected government and install a ratherbrutal dictator, Reza Shah Pahlavi, who ruled forthe next 25 years.
You can easily look up the history. There’s verylittle disagreement about it.
When the Shah was dying in an American hospi-tal, the Iranians’ greatest fear was that the UnitedStates would, once again, covertly engineer a suc-cessor — that’s why they took the AmericanEmbassy captive. We were outraged. “Bomb, bomb,bomb, bomb, bomb Iran!” we sang, but theRevolutionary Guard had good reason to be para-noid about American intentions and fearful thatmany of our diplomats were CIA agents.
This isn’t an argument about whether we’re theGood Guys or the Bad Guys. For goodness’ sakes,this isn’t a Hollywood movie. I think my countryhas been a force for good in the world, but we’vealso done some terrible things, and the honorableand the smart thing is to admit our mistakes. It’ssmart because no one trusts a country with nomemory. Most of the older societies in the worldhave very long memories, and for Iranians, 1953 isyesterday and the United States is the same oldenemy. There is no wiser and more effective way toturn the page on that relationship than for anAmerican politician to admit, in public, for the firsttime, that the United States supported tyranny overdemocracy.
I was cheering the confession, not the sin. I thinkwe have a more mature Christianity behind theWhite House policy now, and I’d rather have thepresident talking with Leno on television thanvacationing in Texas with a chainsaw.
G. LESLIE SWEETNAMWOODSTOCK
A day forpraisingfathers
Sitting throughgame shows
father’s true loveAs a parent, you try to do a lot for your kids;
maybe even spoil them, although you defend it assimply “being a good parent.”
Your protect them, guide them, advise them,swear you’d lay your life on the line for them.
Yup, as a loving, caring par-ent, there really isn’t much youwouldn’t do for your kids.
But would you, if you were adyed-in-the-wool, red and whitebleeding Boston Red Sox fan,would you stand for your childbeing a Yankees fan? Worse yet,would you buy him Yankeesmerchandise? Even worse still,would you take said child intothe belly of the beast? Wouldyou buy tickets for a game at —and actually step foot into —Yankee (gasp! Choke!)Stadium?
Well, would you? Upping an allowance? Sure.
What’s a quarter or 50 cents? Deciding it’s OK for your 11-
year-old to see PG-13 movies? That’s your right as aparent using your discretion.
But going to Yankee Stadium? When thePinstriped Punks aren’t even playing your belovedSox?
That’s a horse of an entirely different color.I’ll blame it on my wife. It was her decision, after
all. For his 10th birthday, my wife suggested we buytickets to a Yankees game in New York for my son.Grasping at any excuse not to do what surely wouldbe akin to treason for Sox fans, I told her he was tooyoung to go to New York (of course, not long after,his mother took him to New York City for a week).
Last month, his 11th birthday was upon us. Mywife generously handed over her debit card, and Ipurchased three ducats for a Sunday afternoonaffair between the Yanks and that other disgustingteam, the Tampa Bay (Don’t Call Us the Devil) Rays.
We decided against driving in by car; instead wethree drove to New Haven’s Union Station andbought three round-trip tickets aboard a MetroNorth Transit Authority train. The track-boundvessel would take us right to Yankee Stadium, spar-ing us the hassle of heading to Grand Central, thenhopping on the No. 4 car to the game.
My son, of course, wore the excitement on hissleeve. And when we rounded the old stadium, thenew House that Ruth Didn’t Build coming intoview, he was obviously impressed.
Unfortunately, overnight and as we rode in on thetrain, my son was besieged by a cold. By game time,he was sneezing, sniffling and coughing up astorm. Our offer to turn around and head home,however, was firmly rebuffed.
So we made our way into the stadium, our com-puter-generated tickets in hand. Save for a littlehitch at the entrance when one of the security per-sonnel told my wife her over-the-shoulder sack wasnot permitted (we won that battle), we made it inwith ease.
Our tickets were of the nosebleed variety —Section 406, Row 10, Seats 23, 24 and 25. Still, fromway up on high, we had a pretty clear view of thefield, even if the right fielder was not part of it.
First impressions? Sorry, Steinbrenner clan, butI wasn’t impressed. Neither was my wife. My son?Yes.
To me, it was just another slab of concrete withoverpriced seats. My wife thought it looked just likethe Washington Nationals stadium.
I cheered openly for the Rays during the game,but I honestly tried to remain open-minded aboutbeing in enemy territory. I just couldn’t, though. Icouldn’t take it.
My stomach, soon after sitting down, twisted intoknots; a wave of nausea welled up inside and I actu-ally felt like I was cheating on a loved one. Howcould I be here? Those poor Red Sox, not knowingone of their betrothed has stepped out on them,actually slipped into the arms of another.
That feeling was made only worse as the gamewore on.
By the way, without question, Yankee Stadium ishome to the most annoying and ridiculous chant inall of sports. The catcher’s a fella by the name ofJorge Posada. So anytime he’s at bat, some nut outin the grandstands or bleachers or somewhereshouts out, “Hip, hip!” to which the crowd dutifullyresponds, “Jorge!”
Get it? And they do this over, and over, and over, and
over. The entire at bat. Every at bat. Until he eithergets a hit or is retired back to the dugout.
Yuck.Never mind that everyone in our row and the one
in front of us spent the entire game getting up toeither go get food or go to the restroom. Or both. Itwas like being at a Catholic Mass. Let us stand. Letus sit. Let us stand. Let us sit. Let us stand. Let ussit.
Only difference? We didn’t have to kneel. Oh, andthere was no holy communion.
No, this certainly was no religious experience forme. On the other hand, my son, by now completelyengulfed by a cold, had a tale to tell his friends atschool (even if they wouldn’t believe him) — thathe saw the Yankees, baseball’s most revered fran-chise, in New York, inside their new stadium.
Me? I just get to brag that I am one hell of a father.
Sweetnam: President is right to apologize for transgressions
Renaud: In response to Tarrant’s letterTo the Editor:
I would like to respond to last week’s letter to theeditor by Melody Tarrant, of Brooklyn. In her zealto defend the approval of a future Wal-Mart inBrooklyn, she found it necessary to suggest thattwo wrongs must make a right. She faults Mr.Francis and the P & Z board for approving the appli-cation to build the new CVS and the First SavingsBank without requiring additional buffering or tra-ditional landscaping to protect the values of abut-ting residential homes. Just because those proper-ties were not given the same scrutiny as Wal-Martdoes not make the use of town regulation unwar-ranted this time.
There could easily be several, if not, many rea-sons why the homes on Plaza Street were not giventhe same due diligence. For instance, the people onPlaza Street might have been content with thedevelopment. Or, they might not have known howto stop the development. Still yet, there might havebeen some corruption involved in squashing therights of the homeowners. Either way, it was not apublic issue involving lawyers and well-publicizedpublic hearings. The bottom line is that if you are
not willing to fight for your own rights, you shouldnot assume or expect others to fight your battles foryou. The old adage is true — the squeaky wheeldoes get the grease.
Ms. Tarrant also used the term “precedent” indefending the Wal-Mart application in context tothe above mentioned, approved project by the P & Zboard. The word may have some meaning in theWebster dictionary, but it is not applicable whenapplied legally, as will happen if this case is decid-ed by a court of law. Briefly, the legal use of theterm “precedent” means “legal principle, createdby a court decision, which provides an example orauthority for judges deciding similar issues later”(source: the Lectric Law Library at lectlaw.com). Itis clear that the P & Z board is not a court of lawand that many circumstances come into play whentowns create regulations and then lay people haveto interpret them. This Wal-Mart situation is whylawyers always end up winning either way and whythey get the big bucks.
GERARD C. RENAUDBROOKLYN
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PUBLISHER
WALTER C.BIRD JR.
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KILLINGLY VILLAGER • A9Friday, June 19, 2009
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
To the Editor:
It may be time to examine the competenceof our government. Let’s start with the defin-ition of competence.
Competent — def. 1: having requisite oradequate ability or qualities: Fit . 2: proper orrightly pertinent. 3: legally qualified. 4: hav-ing the capacity to function in a particularway.
With that definition in mind, I would haveto say that our government is incompetent inseveral areas at the federal, state and locallevels.
Here is why.Federal government: The president has had
all his Cabinet secretaries confirmed as com-petent by the Senate. Then the presidentdecided that these secretaries are not compe-tent by assigning some of their duties to var-ious Czars that he also appointed. TheseCzars (Russian Caesars, a title not allowed bythe Constitution) have not been confirmedby the Senate as competent; therefore, wouldbe considered incompetent.
State government: The state Legislaturetook an oath at the beginning of its term ofoffice to abide by the state constitution. By
not passing a budget in the allotted time inthe general session as defined in the state con-stitution, they have declared themselvesincompetent. Now the state Legislature isputting a budget bomb together behind closeddoors that is sure to blast many Connecticutresidents, businesses and industries out ofthe state. That will be another sure sign ofincompetence.
Local government: The Killingly schooladministration has demonstrated incompe-tence by being 240 percent over budget forspecial education for more than 10 monthsand not taking the necessary steps to correctthe situation. Then with regard to the lineitem for heat energy, they spent 72 percentunder their original budget proposal at theend of the present school year. These num-bers are factual evidence that this bodyseverely lacks competence in the field of bud-geting.
The only question remaining is: Will thevoters be satisfied with this level of incompe-tence at all these levels of government?
HAROLD REEVESDANIELSON
Reeves: Time to examine government’s competenceTo the Editor:
On behalf of the Woodstock Association ofTeachers, this letter is in response to a grossinaccuracy stated in Mr. Rosendahl’s com-mentary published May 22.
Mr. Rosendahl certainly has the right tovoice his opinions about the ideal size of theBoard of Education, but in doing so, he incor-rectly stated that 60 teachers sent a letter ofno confidence to Dr. Baran. To set the recordstraight, there was never such a letter andthere was never a vote of no confidence takenagainst Dr. Baran. In fact, the WoodstockAssociation of Teachers continues to workcooperatively with Dr. Baran in order to pro-vide the students of Woodstock with the besteducation possible.
The WAT is disappointed that Mr.Rosendahl falsely portrayed this relationshipand is saddened that a member of the Boardof Education would use such divisive andmalicious tactics to further a personal agen-da. It is the hope of the WAT that all boardmembers, administrators and citizens ofWoodstock would have the best interests ofthe students at heart and set aside personalagendas. We are fortunate in knowing that amajority of our current board, administra-tion and citizens do join us in concern for thestudents.
JOYCE GRESHCORRESPONDING SECRETARY
WOODSTOCK ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS
Gresh: Association’s relationship with Baran falsely portrayed
To the Editor:
Having traveled to a VFW convention inRocky Hill Saturday, June 13, I went throughmany small towns and all had flags on tele-phone poles. On Route 12 in NorthGrosvenordale, there are none. I have tried to
get straight answers from the selectmen’soffice. No one seems to know why the flagsare not up. As a veteran of the Korean War, Imiss them. Will someone get them up?
NORM BABBITTTHOMPSON
Babbitt: Flags should be displayed on town’s poles
OPINION
Rosendahl: Important to respond to Baran’s letterTo the Editor:
I am not a lawyer and may havenot used the proper terms for mystatements, but now that residentshave seen the supporting documentsbehind my statements, how can Dr.Baran state that I lied about or madeup my statements?
Residents, please visit www.wood-stocktruth.com and view theattached documents and form yourown opinion with data — not spin ofthe truth.
I felt it important to respond to Dr.Baran’s misstatements.
From Baran’s letter to the editor,“Disputing Rosendahl’s May 22 com-mentary”: “My first impulse was toignore the numerous untruths con-tained in Steven Rosendahl’s ‘com-mentary’ in the May 22 edition ofthe Woodstock Villager, but I find Icannot remain silent. … To allowMr. Rosendahl’s untruths to gounchallenged, therefore, is to allowhim to attack my reputation withimpunity. That I cannot do. In hiscommentary, Mr. Rosendahl claimsto speak as a private citizen, yet hismotive is clearly that of a politicalspoiler seeking to unseat the presentWoodstock Board of Education(BOE), and, as such, should be sus-pect to all Woodstock voters.”
I would not be doing my due dili-gence if I did not question theactions of the superintendent. TheBOE’s duty is to provide checks andbalances, not rubber-stamp thesuperintendent’s actions.
He wrote: “Unlike Mr. Rosendahl,I am not an elected official; I am apublic employee. Since 2002, I haveserved the citizens of Woodstockwith the utmost integrity and wish,at this time, to set the recordstraight.”
Dr. Baran is the highest paidWoodstock town employee. Whenthe first selectman and all towndepartment heads did not take araise this year, Dr. Baran did nottake a leadership position. Whenasked not to take a raise at the BOFtown meeting/BOE meeting, he didnot address the question. Dr. Baranwill take his raise in the budget wethe townspeople passed.
He wrote: “There was no letter ofno confidence written or sent by‘approximately 60 teachers’ to theBOE. In fact, I have enjoyed a veryrespectful, professional relationshipwith the Woodstock Association ofTeachers and have been assured bythe current WAT presidents, Mrs.Williams and Mrs. Ribaudo, and thepast president, Mrs. Francis, that nosuch letter exists. The accusationthat Chairman Paul has ‘swept thisunder the rug’ is false, since therewas no letter to hide.”
Please see the June 22, 2006, regu-lar BOE meeting minutes, page 2item V. Notice that the WAT isaccused of misstatements, misinfor-mation and untruths. Is this how Dr.Baran attacks anyone who ques-tions him? I perceived the letter as aletter of no confidence. Dr. Barancalls it a letter of dissatisfaction.But the letter clearly exists.
The letter of dissatisfaction hasnow been released, read on the radioand published on www.woodstock-truth.com. Read it and make up yourmind. The survey results have stillnot been released. Have they beendestroyed?
From the June 22, 2006, minutes:“Dr. Baran then distributed copies ofthe correspondence he had receivedearlier in the day from the W.A.T.(Woodstock Association ofTeachers). Dr. Baran read the letteraloud dated June 22, 2006. The letterwas signed by Joyce Gresh, W.A.T.Corresponding Secretary, and statedthe teachers’ dissatisfaction withthe administration’s managementdecisions, handling of the end ofyear budget cuts, lack of communi-cation, and classroom changes. Dr.Baran felt that there were many mis-statements, misinformation, anduntruths to the letter that he wouldappreciate that the Board discussesthe letter prior to his writing aresponse to the W.A.T.”
Dr. Baran wrote: “The ninth-gradehold back proposal was made inresponse to a 2005 financial shortfallthat would have resulted in teacherlayoffs. The BOE asked me to ‘thinkoutside the box’ in offering creativefiscal solutions to the budget prob-lems facing them. Based upon pre-
liminary estimates, the ninth-gradehold back proposal would havesaved the district approximately$558,418; therefore, I felt it incum-bent upon me to bring this plan for-ward as a way to maintain reason-able class size in the K-8 classrooms.I never offered the ninth-grade pro-posal ‘as a negotiation tool with theAcademy.’
“On the national level, the bestplacement of grade nine students isstill an issue of research and debate.In many high schools around thecountry, grade nine students are iso-lated in a school-within-a-school set-ting in order to address problems ofgrade nine students transitioning tohigh school.
“Failure and dropout rates arehigh among grade nine students,and professional educators continueto analyze the data. The WoodstockBOE heard the concerns of the citi-zens and decided not to move for-ward with the grade nine proposal.”
All parents who had students inthe eighth grade know this wasabout Academy negotiations. Alltownspeople who followed this alsoknow the truth — just ask parents ofolder students.
Lisa Repose took Dr. Baran’s sav-ings numbers and extended them tothe actual enrollment and found itwould actually be more expensive,not a cost savings. Mr. Corden alsostated the study was not about costsavings after Mrs. Repose’s presen-tation.
About thinking out of the box, Dr.Baran was directed to revisit theninth-grade hold back in an e-mailfrom Dr. Snow, the chairman at thetime, who wrote, “… another growthspurt. I asked Dr. Baran too re-explore the ninth-grade proposal toprovide budgetary options for us.”
In the study, the school-within-a-school concept was at best an exper-iment and the study determinedmany schools that had tried it haveabandoned the concept.
Dr. Baran wrote: “Neither theBOE nor I was cited for being in vio-lation of the Freedom of informa-tion Act by holding an illegal meet-ing. Period.”
Dr. Baran and the BOE never vio-
lated state statutes? Docket #FIC 2005-230 Sept. 28,
2005: “3. It is found that, on May 10,2005, the following town ofWoodstock officials were invitedand attended a meeting initiated bythe chairman of the Board ofFinance (hereinafter “the chair-man”): First Selectman; TownTreasurer; Superintendent ofSchools; Assistant to theSuperintendent of Schools; TaxCollector; and Vice Chairman of theBoard of Finance.
“16. It is found that the respondentfailed to file notice of the May 10,2005 meeting with the clerk asrequired by §1-225(d), G.S.
“17. It is therefore concluded thatthe respondent violated §1-225(d),G.S., when it failed to provide noticeto the town clerk of the May 10, 2005meeting.
“18. It is also concluded that therespondent violated §1-225(a), G.S.,when it failed to file minutes of theMay 10, 2005 meeting within sevendays of that meeting.”
Docket #FIC 2008-236 Jan. 29, 2009:“25. It is concluded that the respon-dent violated §§1-225(c) and l-225(f),G. S., in this matter. The followingorder by the Commission is herebyrecommended on the basis of therecord concerning the above-cap-tioned complaint: 1. Henceforth, therespondent shall strictly complywith the provisions of §§ l-225(c) and1-225(f), G. S. as Hearing Officer.FIC2008-236/”
Dr. Baran wrote: “Regarding theSchool Readiness Grant, the grantwas not ‘mismanaged’ but was thevictim of the change in the econom-ic climate of the state and thenation. The School ReadinessCouncil ended the program in Aprilrather than June because, due to theeconomic downturn, many moreparent sought financial assistancethrough the grant than were in needat the start-up of the grant. LikeWall Street, like banks, like manypublic and private institutions, wedid not anticipate at the start of thegrant the enormous change in par-ents’ ability to pay for services, thuswe were forced to end the programearlier than anticipated. When I was
asked by Mr. Rosendahl who werethe ‘experts’ on this committee, Ihonestly answered there were no‘experts.’ In fact, this new SchoolReadiness Council had no Pre-Kexpert consultants on it, only Mrs.Lustila and I. Although Mr.Musumeci, the BOE member also onthis council, missed the Januaryand March meetings at which thecouncil discussed early terminationof the grant, he was ‘made aware ofthe problem’ long before May. Hewas mailed minutes of the Januaryand March meetings and was inattendance at the April 7, 2009, meet-ing of the council at which Mr.Musumeci voted in favor of termi-nating the grant at the end of April.”
All I know about this is what hasbeen shared with the townspeopleand my conversations with Mr.Musumeci. But if the council didknow in January and did not let theparents involved in the programknow until April, I am even moretroubled. Also if Dr. Baran and Mrs.Lustila, two of the top paidWoodstock town employees are noteducation experts, I think we shouldlook very closely at how we do hir-ing in the future.
He wrote: “It is unfortunate thatMr. Rosendahl has sought to discred-it me in an effort to advance his ownpolitical agenda, but I appreciatethis opportunity to set the recordstraight. In my capacity as superin-tendent, I have always sought tocommunicate with all stakeholdersin a forthright and honest fashion,and I welcome any further questionsyou may have about any of theissues I have raised here.”
I now find it hard to believe any-thing Dr. Baran says.Superintendents are supposed to bestraight forward and honest not spinthe truth. Also of note, all the lettersthat attacked me were published thelast Friday before the referendum soI could not respond.
STEVEN ROSENDAHLWOODSTOCK
It used to be that you could trust anencyclopedia to give you accurate— albeit brief — information. All
it takes is a college kid from Dublin,an idea for an experiment and a fewjournalists strapped for time to provethat isn’t the case anymore.
Of course, I’m not talking aboutEncyclopedia Britannica or the hard-cover tomes that are collecting dustin the corners of libraries. I’m talk-ing about Wikipedia, the online dic-tionary source that, like the wordGoogle, functions as both a noun anda verb in the daily speech patterns ofmy peers.
The first time I heard aboutWikipedia, I thought it was a Spanishword. I was a sophomore in college,sitting in a literature class for mySpanish major. My professor was dis-cussing acceptable sources for cita-tion in our upcoming term paper, andhe warned us, very sternly: “No sepuede usar la Wikipedia.”
In other words: You can’t useWikipedia.
A few of my classmates and Ireached for our Spanish/English dic-tionaries, but before we were able toflip to the W section, he told us to putthem away and explained what hewas talking about: Wikipedia was anunreliable online encyclopedia —and was not an acceptable place tofind information about modern
Spanish poets. Apparently someonein another class had turned in apaper that must have had inaccurateinformation attributed to Wikipedia.Oops.
As several journalists for big-namepapers like The Guardian (in theU.K.) found out, it’s not a particularlyreliable source for things other thanmodern Spanish poets, either. TheAssociated Press reported that onMarch 28, after the Academy Awardwinning composer Maurice Jarredied in France, an Irish studentwent online and added a newpiece of information to Jarre’spage: a made-up quote that heattributed to the composer.According to the AP, a number ofblogs and newspaper articles thatprinted obituaries for the compos-er used the fake quote, liftedstraight from Wikipedia, withoutrealizing it wasn’t real.
Under the obituary for Jarre,
The Guardian acknowledged itsmistake in a retraction of thequote: “We opened with a quotationwhich we are now advised had beeninvented as a hoax, and was neversaid by the composer: ‘My life hasbeen one long soundtrack. Music wasmy life, music brought me to life.’The article closed with: ‘Music ishow I will be remembered,’ saidJarre. ‘When I die there will be a finalwaltz playing in my head and thatonly I can hear.’”
The Guardian went on to say:“These quotes appear to have origi-nated as a deliberate insertion in thecomposer’s Wikipedia entry in thewake of his death on 28 March, andfrom there were duplicated on vari-ous internet sites. These errors havebeen corrected.”
Shane Fitzgerald, who claimsresponsibility for the fake quotes,told the AP that he planted them aspart of an experiment for a class andto prove a point. He came forwardabout a month later and said in aninterview with an AP reporter, “I am100 percent convinced that if I hadn’tcome forward, that quote would havegone down in history as somethingMaurice Jarre said, instead of some-thing I made up. … It would havebecome another example where,once anything is printed enoughtimes in the media without chal-
lenge, it becomes fact.”It’s an interesting experiment,
though I feel bad for MauriceJarre. And it certainly proves apoint about relying on Internetsources too much — or just aboutwriting too quickly withoutchecking into things thoroughlyenough.
It is, admittedly, sometimes diffi-cult to see what is real and what isn’ton Wikipedia because some entriescan be really well organized or help-ful. Information is submitted by any-one who wants to contribute, andsome experts have drafted very accu-rate entries, complete with links toall their sources. Teams of volunteereditors try to make sure the contentis accurate, though it’s not alwaysfoolproof, as Fitzgerald provedrecently, and as I learned back in thespring of 2007.
I was taking a genetics course dur-ing my junior year of college, and Ifound really helpful diagrams andbrief descriptions of the materials Ineeded to study for my exam on aWikipedia page. An hour before mytest, while at the computer at mywork-study job, I decided toWikipedia that information I’d foundthe night before one last time.Unfortunately, some obnoxious joke-ster had deleted the lengthy entryand replaced it with a few vulgar
words instead. I began to realizewhat, exactly, my professor meantwhen he told us: “No se puede usar laWikipedia.”
It just goes to show that any writer— Pulitzer-Prize-winning or publicschool going — needs to be wary ofinformation he/she may have seenon the internet and how it’s cited.
After all, Pulitzer-Prize-winningcolumnist Maureen Dowd raninto Internet citation problems ofher own at the end of May, whenshe was accused of lifting lan-guage directly from anotherwriter’s blog in her May 17 NewYork Times column. A correctionfor the column online currentlynotes that she “failed to attribute aparagraph about the timeline forprisoner abuse to Josh Marshall’sblog at Talking Points Memo.”
While Dowd can’t blame Wikipediafor the correction, all it would havetaken is a quick Google search of herwords to prevent an embarrassingsituation. And a mere checking ofsources would have shown anyonethat the fake quote on Jarre’sWikipedia page really was, as ShaneFitzgerald told the AP, too good to betrue.
Kristina Reardon writes an occa-sional column for Stonebridge Pressand Villager Newspapers.
Online information sometimes too good to be true
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by all aspiring stock car drivers yearning tocompete on the major stage, NASCAR.
The story behind the five-eighths mile, high-banked racetrack begins when the operationof a family’s large farm in East Thompsonwas ended by the “Long Island Express.”
The Hurricane of 1938 upended JohnHoenig’s farm — and Thompson’s landscape— like a storm folks from the time period hadnever seen before.
With no advanced warning, the skiesturned black as huge storm clouds camethrough eastern Connecticut. When the skiescleared, buildings, trees and just about any-thing in this quiet farming community hadbeen destroyed. In the aftermath, many choseto rebuild, while others ventured elsewhere.
The catastrophic event provided Hoenigwith a dream, and he figured if there was anytime to pursue this idea, the time was now.Clearing the land of downed trees and debris,Hoenig purchased a rock crusher, built asawmill and transported thousands of cubicyards of gravel.
On May 26, 1940, the nation’s first asphaltracetrack was complete and the gates wereopened. Hoenig went after his dream despiteall the critics. By the standards of the day, thefive-eighths mile raceway was huge, and mosttracks were composed of dirt, boards orbricks, and were a quarter-mile in length orless.
The word of a new “super speedway”spread across the country. Nearly every bigname driver set their sights on Thompson,Conn., and it became a Mecca for auto racingdrivers and fans.
“Many who have been here have gone to themajor level,” aid Russ Dowd, director of oper-ations at Thompson Speedway. “I can’t evenbegin to tell you the number of crew memberswho have grown up around here.”
When the Speedway was less than 10 years
old, a new dimension was added in the form ofa road course, and it brought an entirely newgroup of cars and fans as they enjoyed anoth-er “first” for Thompson, America’s firstenclosed race course.
Next came the addition of a quarter-mileoval track that was built inside the much larg-er original track.
Thompson had now become the center ofauto racing in the northeast.
As the glory days of “big cars” and“midgets” began to fade, stock car racing real-ly took shape at the Speedway. The revampedThompson Speedway held its first event forthe newly-organized NASCAR GrandNational cars on Oct. 12, 1951. Its biggestnames of the day were on hand.
The 100-mile, 200-lap event saw 38 cars takethe green flag. Drivers like NASCAR champi-on Herb Thomas, Jim Reed and Tim Flock ledthe Grand National lineup, which also includ-ed Jerry Russo, Reino Tulonen and DaveHumphrey, some of the sport’s most famousNew England drivers. The winner, Neil Cole,who drove a 1950 Oldsmobile to victory, tookhome $1,000 for his efforts.
In 1969, the Grand National (now the NEX-TEL Cup) division returned to what hadbecome the “Big T.” That race was one byDavid Pearson, and in 1970, the race was wonby Bobby Isaac.
One of the first drivers to leave Thompsonand “test the waters” of its major league coun-terpart was Pete Hamilton. He establishedhimself quickly, winning the Daytona 500while driving for Petty Enterprises. GeoffreyBodine and Greg Sacks became Daytonachampions after several years of driving theirpassions at Thompson Speedway.
Ron Bouchard received national recogni-tion with a 500-mile victory at Talladega, andboth Ron and his brother Ken becameNASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Rookies of theYear. Steve Park, Mike McLaughlin, JimmySpencer, and Brett and Todd Bodine, amongothers, have gained prominence in the yearsfollowing at NASCAR after competing in
Thompson.In 2001, Ted
Christopher, theNASCAR WeeklyRacing Series nationalchampion, gained histitle from Thompson.
The Speedway hosts
several major events each year and also has avariety of weekly racing programs, mostlyevery Thursday night.
Dowd has been involved with the Speedwayfor about 29 years, starting as an announcer;however, the local resident has always beenattracted by the smell of burning rubber.
“I started coming here when I was 8 yearsold,” he said. “I’ve raced here. The five-eighthsmile oval is exactly the same when John builtit in 1940.”
In recent years, Dowd said massiveupgrades have been made to the venue’s racewalls and exterior lighting, as well as triplingthe size of the grandstands and constructing anew pit row. He said the Speedway has giventhe town a tremendous economic boost, as itcan accommodate roughly 1,300 to 1,500 atten-dees in the grandstands, but the property’ssurrounding grounds and parking lot accom-modate many more.
“The pit area has been enlarged probablyfour to five times,” Dowd added. “Because ofthe caliber of the show we put out, people stayin their seats.”
The Thursday night races are 30 laps for thepremier division of modified and super modi-fied cars, said Dowd. They also have smallerrace divisions, like the mini-stocks.
Dowd said Hoenig’s son Donald and grand-son D.R. have kept the dream in the family andare proud to be one of the nation’s truly greatracing facilities
The racing lore runs deep in Thompson.“He is very cognizant of the face that there
wouldn’t be a fan base here without the rac-ers,” Dowd said about Don Hoenig.
Today, the Speedway has become muchmore than a racetrack. It is a destination forthousands who enjoy its beauty, as well as thescenery of the Quiet Corner. It also has an 18-hole professional golf course, lighted drivingrange, banquet-size restaurant and lounge,and much more.
All of this is only a two-mile detour fromExit 99 off Interstate 395.
For more information, visit www.thomp-sonspeedway.com call (860) 923-2280.
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Courtney pushes for change regarding farm industry
economy and cultural heritage,”Rell said in a released statement.“We have lost far too many dairyfarms in recent years to high pro-duction costs and developmentpressure.”
By a vote of 35-0, senators passedHouse Bill 891, which modifies thefunding formula for money raisedby a $40 fee for recording municipalland documents to be used asgrants under the CommunityInvestment Account, or CIA. Underthe current CIA structure, themoney is divided in four equal por-tions, of 25 percent each, to theConnecticut Commission forCulture and Tourism for heritagepreservation, the ConnecticutHousing Finance Authority foraffordable housing, theDepartment of EnvironmentalProtection for municipal openspace, and the Department ofAgriculture for viability grantsand farmland preservation.
“Our dairy farmers are strug-gling, and we recognize our respon-sibility to save this unique andirreplaceable part of the state’sagricultural character and pre-serve our ability to produce food,”Rell said.
The new bill would allot 20 per-cent each for the four governingbodies and use the remaining 40percent for direct grants to dairyfarmers to help them stay in busi-ness and staunch the exodus offarms.
Rell said this funding formulawould cease July 1, 2011.
“Dairy farmers in Connecticutwill persevere because they havestrong advocates at the state capi-tol, and I particularly want tothank Sen. Williams and Sen.Roraback for their solid support,”the governor stated. “Their dis-tricts include many of the familydairy farms and pristine country-side we, as a state, have worked so
hard to preserve.”Rell has also charged the state
commissioner of agriculture towork with other states in the north-east to help bring change and asolution to the federal milk pricingsystem.
According to current data froman economic analysis from theUniversity of Connecticut, thestate dairy industry generates asmuch as $1.1 billion in sales,approximately 4,200 jobs and $145million to $208 million in personalincome. Related industries includefeed suppliers, fertilizer and seedsuppliers, veterinary services,equipment manufacturing and dis-tributors, processing equipment,packing materials refrigeration,transportation and energy.
Connecticut currently has 151dairy farms that use more than83,00 acres of cropland, of which30,000 acres of that is preservedfarmland. However, that is downfrom 500 farms in 1990 to 210 in2007.
During the first quarter of thisyear, dairy farmers receivedapproximately $1.07 per gallon ofmilk produced, compared to $1.42 agallon in 1998. This representsnearly a 25 percent drop.
“In these difficult economictimes, this is a home-grown indus-try that we simply cannot afford tolose,” Williams said in a statement.“It is important that Connecticut’sdairy farms don’t get plowed overby global economic force that arebeyond their control. We cannottake for granted the thousands ofacres related to the dairy industryand that we all enjoy as open spaceand essential to Connecticut’scharacter.”
In 2008, Connecticut dairy farm-ers produced 351 million pounds ofmilk, of which 40 percent was con-sumed in the state.
On the federal front,Congressman Joseph Courtney (D-Conn., 2nd District) introduced leg-islation earlier this month to recog-
nize this June as National DairyMonth. Backed by 38 sponsors, hisresolution aims to raise awarenessabout the important role the dairyfarmers play in communitiesacross the country. The measurealso calls for increased attention tothe challenges currently facingdairy farmers, who continue tostruggle with sharp declines inmarket prices that have forcedmany farms to shutdown, withsome that have been run by genera-tions of families.
“Dairy farmers in Connecticuthave been getting hosed by a faultypricing system that doesn’t evenallow them to recoup productioncosts, especially in high costs areassuch as Connecticut,” he said in anearlier statement. “This unfair sys-tem threatens the future of easternConnecticut’s dairy farmers andits rich dairy heritage. We are hop-ing to begin to stem that tide byasking the federal government tooffer a fair pricing system.”
Earlier this year, Courtneyjoined a board coalition of his col-leagues in successfully urging TomVilsack, secretary of agriculture,to purchase more than 200 millionpounds of dairy products for use infederal nutrition programs.
“Dairy farmers are active mem-bers of our communities and workhard every day to bring us fresh,great-tasting, wholesome prod-ucts,” said Courtney. “This resolu-tion will signal to dairy farmersthat their government and neigh-bors throughout their communi-ties are here to support them dur-ing these tough times.”
Courtney also met with 25 dairyfarmers from Woodstock,Thompson, Lebanon and othercommunities at Cushman Farmsin Franklin last month to have aforum to discuss their growing eco-nomic problems, caused by fallingmilk prices at home and abroad.
Courtney scheduled a meetingwith the United States ForeignAgriculture Service to the agenda
of the five-day Economic ‘Armada’International trade and export mis-sion he was leading in Brusselsearlier this month.
State Rep. Mae Flexer (D-Danielson) applauded the state’slegislation to save Connecticut’sstruggling dairy farms.
“This legislation provides directrelief to this important industryand that employs thousands ofworkers in our state,” Flexer saidin a statement. “We need to actquickly to save the remainingfarmland in our state, and the legis-lation we’ve approved helps duringa time when dairy farmers need itthe most due to increase produc-tion costs. Not only does this helppreserve our agricultural heritage,but it sustains the state’s ability toproduce dairy products locally.”
State Rep. Mike Alberts (R-Woodstock) also weighed in onRell’s new law for dairy farmspending.
“Thanks to the governor forincluding dairy farmers on the pro-posed budget,” he said. “I hope we
can pass a budget, with farm aidincluded, as soon as possible. Oncefarms are lost, they are gone forev-er. We cannot afford to lose thou-sands of acres of farmland thatcontribute to the rural environ-ment and quality of life in ourarea. Further, the loss of thesedairy farms would eliminate amajor source of locally producedfood that is fresh and often organi-cally grown.”
Alberts said that for centuries,farmers in eastern Connecticut —and the nation — have been thebackbone of their respective com-munities, providing fresh dairyproducts and produce, local jobs,tax revenues, scenic views, habi-tats for wildlife and recreation, aswell as active membership in vol-unteer fire departments.
“We need to keep them here forcenturies to come,” he added.
For more information on thestate’s dairy industry, visitwww.ct.gov/doag.
FARMINGcontinued from page A1
Courtesy photo
State Rep. Mae Flexer (D-Danielson) and House Majority Leader Denise Merrill at thestate Capitol with representatives from the state’s dairy farms.
SPEEDWAYcontinued from page A1
Hoenig’s racetrack dream lives on in Thompson
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The entrance to Thompson International Speedway at 205 East Thompson Road.
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So when the lieutenantgovernor entered the middleschool gym, students jumpedto their feet and burst out insong, singing the school’santhem for its Red Tigerreading program. Red Tigeris an acronym for “ReadEvery Day, Thompson IsGreat, Everybody Reads.”
“We’ve never had anyoneof that magnitude comedown and recognize theschool for our reading pro-gram,” said volunteer coor-dinator Michelle Havarneck.
“It’s huge,” she added.Brooklyn Elementary’s
Principal Brenda Keefe saidFedele was the first politicalguest to come to the school topromote reading.
“It was refreshing,” shesaid. “Children are very
impressionable, and whenthey see somebody that has avery important job talkingabout reading, it makes adifference.”
Keefe andSuperintendent LouiseBerry presented the lieu-tenant governor with aBrooklyn T-shirt, sweat-shirt and hat.
“We had a really greattime together,” Keefesaid.
State Rep. MichaelAlberts (W-Woodstock) alsojoined Fedele for his Pomfretand Woodstock stops.
“It’s great to see thelieutenant governorout visiting northeastConnecticut, and thekids are having a greattime,” Alberts said.
Families interested in par-ticipating in the governor’ssummer reading challenge
should ask their school orpublic library for more infor-mation.
‘Promoting Connecticut Reads’ brings lieutenant governorREADINGcontinued from page A1
Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele talks with Woodstock third-grade students during a visit to the schoolWednesday, June 10. Fedele stopped by several area schools to promote the governor’s sum-mer reading program.
Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele stands with Thompson students whologged more than 200 hours and 300 hours of after-schoolreading time.
Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele talks with Thompson students dur-ing a visit to the school Wednesday, June 10.
Thompson Elementary School students stand andsing as Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele enters the gymna-sium. Fedele stopped by several area schools topromote the governor’s summer reading program.
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Woodstock Elementary School student JuliaBibeault raises her hand, ready to answer a ques-tion during a visit from Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele.
Fourth-grade students Christian Renaudand Emma Fahey sit on the gym floor dur-ing Lt. Gov. Fedele’s visit.
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Take the infectiousness ofCheryl Crow and mix itwith psychedelic sounds
along lines of Led Zeppelin.That’s what the Jennifer LeeBand serves up hot in their liveshow and on their new disc, “TheBridge.” With her four-piece actthat has played all over NewEngland, band leader Lee writesand performs all her own origi-nal music.
Jennifer Lee’s musical style isrooted in alternative and pro-gressive beats, and showcasesher strong vocal abilities. Inaddition to her lead vocals andpiano, the band features BillGlinecki on guitar, Mike Connorand bass, and Kristen Demek ondrums and percussion. The bandhas performed in restaurants,live clubs and coffeehouses andat open mics for the past fouryears and is now looking to bookat clubs and festivals to showcasetheir new material.
The CD release show will takeplace this Saturday, June 20, atthe Polish American CitizensClub in Webster, Mass. The showstarts at 8:30 p.m. with openingacts TBA. For more informationand to hear some of the newtracks, visit myspace.com/the-jenniferleeband.
Also happening this week-end ... Local acoustic duo TallHeights (aka Paul and Tim) willrelease their much anticipatedalbum this weekend. To com-
memorate, they will perform thisFriday the 19th at FELT, 533Washington St., Boston (betweenDowntown Crossing andChinatown). Opening the show isDavid Rathbone. Doors open at 7p.m. and the show starts at 8.Free album with admission. Formore information, visitwww.myspace.com/tallheights.
The Great Garage Band is per-forming Saturday, June 20, at theKillingly Community Center forthe benefit of The Little Theateron Broad Street. Performancestarts at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are$10. This is a great night of clas-sic rock and R&B. Come out todance and support live entertain-ment and theater in Killingly.
FRIDAY, JUNE 19
• Lil’ Stevie & The Westsiders— 9 p.m., Gilrein’s, Worcester,Mass.
• Bill McCarthy and His Guitar— 9 p.m., Greendale’s Pub,Worcester, Mass.
• Tiny Music (Stone TemplePilots tribute), Krista, Crumb,Harpoon — 8 p.m., Lucky Dog,Worcester, Mass.• Billy Goodspeed — 9 p.m., YeOlde Tavern, West Brookfield,Mass.• Rob Adams — 8 p.m., UglyDuckling loft at The WhistlingSwan Restaurant, Sturbridge,Mass.• The Johnny Press Mess — 9p.m., The Cannery, 12 Crane St.,Southbridge, Mass., $7.• The Doctor & Mr. Peabody — 9p.m., The Pump House,Southbridge, Mass.• Sharp Drezzed Man (ZZ Toptribute) — 9 p.m., Crossroads,Route 20, Palmer, Mass.• Dana Lewis — 9 p.m.,Applebee’s Millbury, Mass.• RAM — 9 p.m., Altones, JewettCity, Conn.• Eric Church — 8 p.m., WolfDen, Mohegan Sun Casino,Uncasville, Conn.
SATURDAY, JUNE 20
• Jim Perry — 8:30 p.m., SpruceStreet Tavern, Clinton, Mass.
• Dana Lewis — 9 p.m., CityLights Pub Worcester, Mass.
• Byo Blues — 9 p.m.,Greendale’s Pub, Worcester,Mass.
• Michael Vincent and DoubleShot — 9 p.m., Gilrein’s,Worcester, Mass.
• Gilmour’s Breakfast (PinkFloyd tribute), Route 44, The Stop
— 8 p.m., Lucky Dog, Worcester,Mass.
• Rob Adams — 8 p.m., UglyDuckling loft at The WhistlingSwan Restaurant, Sturbridge,Mass.
• Big Gunz with The Boilers —8 p.m., Mill Street Brews,Southbridge, Mass.
• Humblebee with Jabooda — 9p.m., The Cannery, Southbridge,Mass.
• Jeff Byrd & Dirty Finch — 9p.m., The Pump House,Southbridge, Mass.• Moral Dilemma — 9 p.m.,
Crossroads, Route 20, Palmer,Mass.• All Folked Up — 9 p.m., Ye OldeTavern, West Brookfield, Mass.• Radio Ranch Band — 8 p.m.,Wales Country Lounge, Wales,Mass.• Jennifer Lee Band (CD release)— 8:30 p.m., PACC, 37 Harris St.,Webster, Mass.• Laura Siersema — 8 p.m., TheVanilla Bean Cafe, Pomfret,Conn., $12.• Uncle Rhubarb & The Hokum
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Hotspurs — 8 to 10 p.m., VictoriaStation, Putnam, Conn.• Mark Renburke — 9:30 p.m., TheGold Eagle at The Laurel House,Route 395 Exit 94, Dayville, Conn.• Ruckus — 9 p.m., The LakeTavern, Dayville, Conn.• The Great Garage Band (benefitof The Little Theater on BroadStreet) — 7:30 p.m., KillinglyCommunity Center, Danielson,Conn., $10.• Jeffrey Osborne (8 p.m.), TheNext Movement (11 p.m.) — WolfDen, Mohegan Sun Casino,
Uncasville, Conn.
SUNDAY, JUNE 21
• Traditional Irish Sesiun — 8p.m., The Grey Hound, KelleySquare, Mass.• Dana Lewis — 8 p.m., CaffeSorrento, Milford, Mass.• Blues Jam — 2 p.m., TheCannery, 12 Crane St.,Southbridge, Mass.• The Blues Brothers Review — 7p.m., Wolf Den, Mohegan SunCasino, Uncasville, Conn.
MONDAY, JUNE 22
• Open mic — 8 p.m., Dark Horse
Tavern, 12 Crane St., Southbridge,Mass.• Tirebiter — 7 p.m., Wolf Den,Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville,Conn.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23
• Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic — 7:30p.m., Greendale’s Pub, Worcester,Mass.• Rob Adams — 7:30 to 10 p.m., TheCopper Stallion, 538 Main St.,Sturbridge/Fiskdale, Mass.• Rush Hour — 7 p.m., Wolf Den,Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville,Conn.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
• Steve Willey — 8:30 to 11:30 p.m.,TJ O’Brien’s, Sturbridge, Mass.• RAM — 9 p.m., Lucky’s, Foster,R.I.• Dr. K’s Motown Revue — 7 p.m.,Wolf Den, Mohegan Sun Casino,Uncasville, Conn.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25
• Dana Lewis — 7:30 p.m., CaffeSorrento, Milford, Mass.• Rob Adams — 8 p.m., UglyDuckling loft at The WhistlingSwan Restaurant, Sturbridge,Mass.• Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic(upstairs) — 8 p.m., TJ O’Brien’s,Sturbridge, Mass.
• Toys In The Attic — 7 to 10 p.m.,Victoria Station, Putnam, Conn.• Days of the New — 7 p.m., WolfDen, Mohegan Sun Casino,Uncasville, Conn.
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BROOKLYN/HALLAN-DALE BEACH, Fla. —Ronald T. Lamothe, 72,beloved husband, fatherand grandfather, passedaway with his family at hisside Tuesday, June 9, in hishome he had helped buildin 1962 on Allen Hill Road.
He leaves his wife, Rose Ellen (Harrelle)Lamothe; his daughter, Donna and son-in-law,Garry St. Jean; his grandson, Jason St. Jean;brother-in-law Peter Harrelle and his wifeNorma; three special cousins and severalnieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a daughter, BonnieJean Lamothe; granddaughter Jennifer LynnSt. Jean; a and brother-in-law, AlbertHarrelle.
He also leaves his extended families andfriends in Florida and at Odetah campingresort, where he had spent his summers forthe past 27 years.
Born July 9, 1936, in Hartford, he was theson of the late Theodore and Beatrice (Cayer)Lamothe and his stepmother, Ogarita(Gregoire) Lamothe. He made his home withhis aunt and uncle, Florina and AdolphusJarvis, until he married.
Mr. Lamothe graduated from St. JosephHigh School in Grosvenordale and attendedPutnam Technical Trade School and Rhode
Island School of Electronics inProvidence. He joined the U.S.Air Force (1954 to 1958) uponhis high school graduation.
On Dec. 14, 1957, he marriedRose in Danielson at St. JamesChurch. They celebrated their50th anniversary last year.
Mr. Lamothe was employed at AmericanStandard, Kaman Aerospace as an electricalinstaller for the building of helicopters. Hehad his own sign business and was lastemployed by Wyre Wynd in Jewett City for 23years. He retired in March 1996 and relocatedto Hallandale. He always enjoyed sharing hisknowledge of the trades in helping familyand friends with many projects.
Mr. Lamothe was a past member of theDanielson Lodge of Elks No. 1706 and aMoose member in Hallandale.
A Memorial Mass was held Saturday, June13, at St. James Church in Danielson, fol-lowed by burial with military honors at HolyCross Cemetery, also in Danielson. Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, of Webster, Mass.,directed arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made toHospice of Northeast Connecticut, 320Pomfret St., Putnam, CT 06260.
Ronald T. Lamothe, 72OBITUARIES
PUTNAM — Rita A. Furno, of LaticiStreet, Putnam, died Friday, June 12, at homesurrounded by her loving family.
She was the beloved wife of John E. Furno.In addition to her husband of 33 years, she
leaves her sons, Ricky Caron of Putnam andStephen Caron of Putnam; her daughter,Christina LaFlash, of Putnam; siblingsRobert Rumrill of Thompson, Roger Rumrillof Norwich, Rachel Morin of Worcester,Roberta Clapper of Florida and RudolphRumrill of Florida; grandchildren StephenJr., Joseph, John, Christian and Savannah; agreat-granddaughter, Kylie; nieces Tara andLaura; and a sister-in-law, Janet McCutcheon.
Born Sept. 11, 1937, in Winchendon, Mass.,she was the daughter of the late Archie andWinifred (Desman) Rumrill. She had made
her home in Putnam since 1986.Mrs. Furno was a foster mother for the
State of Connecticut for 15 years, and shetruly loved caring for the infants that wereplaced with her. She loved her Shih-Tzus,country music and camping. She was a devot-ed wife, mother and grandmother andenjoyed spending time with her grandchil-dren.
The funeral was held Tuesday, June 16, atthe Smith & Walker Funeral Home inPutnam. Burial was in East ThompsonCemetery in Thompson.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be madein her memory to Hospice of NortheastConnecticut, P.O. Box 632, Putnam, CT 06260.
To share a memory, “light a candle” atwww.smithandwalkerfh.com.
Rita A. Furno
PUTNAM — Lorraine M. (Boulanger)Brezniak, 68, of Arthur Street, died Saturday,June 13, at the University of MassachusettsHealthcare, Worcester, after an illness.
She leaves her husband of 46 years, JamesF. Brezniak; a daughter, Christine M.Duquette, and her husband Daniel ofWebster, Mass.; twin granddaughtersAmanda Brezniak of Warwick, R.I., andMelissa Nye of Thompson; a grandson,Benjamin J. Duquette, of Webster; nieces andnephews.
She was preceded in death by four sistersand a brother.
The youngest child of Wilfred and Alida(St. John) Boulanger, she was born inSouthbridge, Mass., and was raised in
Charlton, Mass. After her marriage, she livedin Charlton and Sturbridge, Mass., beforemoving to Putnam in 1972. She graduatedfrom Charlton High School in 1960.
Mrs. Brezniak was an inspector at bothUnited Lens Co. in Southbridge and at U.S.Plastics in Putnam before retiring. She was amember of St. Joseph Basilica in Webster.
The funeral was held Wednesday, June 17,from the Sitkowski & Malboeuf FuneralHome, with a Mass at St. Joseph Basilica,both in Webster. Burial was in the St. JosephGarden of Peace in Webster.
Donations in her name may be made to theFriends of St. Joseph School Fund, 53Whitcomb St., Webster, MA 01570.
Lorraine M. Brezniak, 68
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THOMPSON — Minnie Anna Reynolds, 89,Chase Road, Thompson, died Sunday, June14, at Day Kimball Hospital after a longIllness.
She was the wife of Allen N. Reynolds, whodied in 1998.
She leaves her children, David Reynolds ofThompson, Warren Reynolds of Thompson,Judith Bousquet of Putnam and LauraReynolds of Thompson; grandchildren Scott,Michael, Nathan, Mathew, Robert, Mary andJody; six great-grandchildren; and a nephew,James Bennett, and his wife Shirley ofMontville.
She was predeceased by a brother, JohnBennett, in 1991.
The daughter of Henry and Mabel (Baker)Bennett, she was born in East Putnam May
15, 1920, and had made her home inThompson all her life.
Mrs. Reynolds was a member of theThompson Congregational Church. She wasan avid gardener, growing flowers and veg-etables, and she also enjoyed bird watching.She was a devoted mother, grandmother andgreat-grandmother.
The funeral and burial were private. TheSmith and Walker Funeral Home was incharge of the arrangements.
Donations may be made in her memory tothe Day Kimball Hospital Oncology Unit orthe Hospice Unit, both at P.O. Box 632,Putnam, CT 06260.
To share a memory, “light a candle” atwww.smithandwalkerfh.com.
Minnie Anna Reynolds, 89
WOODSTOCK VAL-LEY — Peter Bates, 64, ofBrockway Road,Woodstock Valley, diedMonday, June 15, at DayKimball Hospital after anillness.
He leaves his compan-ion of six years, Linda
Lewandowski; his children, NoraGarbaloosa of New Britain, Robin Toce ofWethersfield, Edward Lapointe of Webster,Mass., and Craig Lapointe of Worcester; abrother, David Bates, of Oklahoma; eightgrandchildren and one great-grandchild.
The son of the late Claude and Nora Bates,he was born Feb. 27, 1945, in Putnam. Hemade his home in Woodstock all his life.
Mr. Bates was an Army veteran of the
Korean War. For more than 30 years, he wasan engineer who worked at Pratt & Whitney.He retired in 1989.
Mr. Bates was a life member of the BungayFire Brigade and was active for more than 30years. At the time of his death, he was presi-dent of the Bungay Fire Brigade. He enjoyedfishing, playing cards and spending timewith family and friends, and he had a greatlove for his two dogs.
A memorial service was held Thursday,June 18, at the Eastford Baptist Church. TheSmith and Walker Funeral Home, ofPutnam, was in charge of the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be madein his memory to the Bungay Fire Brigade,1256 Route 171, Woodstock Valley, CT 06282.
To share a memory, “light a candle” atwww.smithandwalkerfh.com.
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BROOKLYN — Eva A.Parent, 85, passed awaypeacefully Tuesday, June9, at Pierce MemorialBaptist Home inBrooklyn surrounded byher family.
She was a beloved wifeto the late Roland J.Parent. They were mar-
ried Jan. 2, 1946.She leaves her children, Mitchell Parent
and his wife Cheryl of Foster, R.I., MichaelParent of Dayville, Kathleen Poirier ofMoosup, Vivian Stott and her husbandKenneth of Moosup, and Phyllis Savoie andher husband Joseph Robert of Scotland; hergrandchildren, Thomas and his wife TracyPoirier of Danielson, Renee Savoie and KirkLaakso of West Hartford, Kimberly Parryand her husband Colin of Dayville, NicolePapuga and her husband Patrick ofCanterbury, Angela Stone and her husbandDerek of Sterling, and Peter Parent ofSterling; seven great-grandchildren Tammyand Chelsea Poirier, Eeva-Liisa, Ian andEverett Stone, and Isabelle and HarrisonPapuga; a sister, Shirley Chattelle, and herhusband Armand of Voluntown; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Kerouack, of Brooklyn; and
numerous special nieces and nephews.She was predeceased by three brothers,
Leo, Louis and Adrian Kerouack, and two sis-ters, Theresa Zastowsko and DorothyChattelle.
The daughter of the late Lionel and AuroraKerouack, she was born April 12, 1924, inWauregan. She lived her adult life in Foster,R.I.
In her journey though life, family was hergreatest passion. Celebrations and gather-ings of her loved ones were her most enjoy-able times. She will ever be remembered forher guidance, devotion and kind, gentle sprit.Mrs. Parent was a devoted mother, grand-mother and great-grandmother. And theywere all her favorites.
Her family would like to thank the profes-sional staff at the Pierce Memorial BaptistHome for all the compassion and care theyprovided to Eva.
The funeral was private. Arrangementswere handled by Gagnon and CostelloFuneral Home of Danielson.
Donations may be made in her memory tothe Mortlake Fire Company, P.O. Box 301,Brooklyn, CT 06234.
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WEBSTER, Mass. —Anita C. L. (Dion)Pontbriant, 90, passedaway peacefully at homewith her family at her side.
She leaves two daugh-ters, Muriel L. Pontbriantof Webster and Simone V.Fierro and her husbandRichard of North
Grosvenordale, Conn.; four grandchildren,Joel J. Fierro and his wife Carla of NorthGrosvenordale, C, Richard L. Fierro ofGreenbackhill, Va., Mark K. Fierro and hiswife Tabitha of Andover, N.Y., and Candace M.Schneggenburger and her husband Alec ofFairport, N.Y., nine great-grandsons and onegreat- granddaughter; three great-great-grand-children; two sisters, Gloria E. Dupras and herhusband Raymond of Apollo Beach, Fla., andBernice I. Collins of Oxford; and several niecesand nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband of 59years, Lucien A.; a son, Armand L.; two sisters,Muriel L. Dion and Jeannette D. Dion; and twobrothers, Vernon L. Dion and Roger E. Dion.
The daughter of Joseph Alfred and Diana M.(Paquette) Dion, she was born July 5, 1918, inWebster and lived there all her life.
Mrs. Pontbriant was a lifelong member ofSacred Heart Parish of Webster. She servedmany years as a Girl Scout leader of thenTroop 6 of Sacred Heart Parish. She was acharter member of the Webster Emblem ClubNo. 129 and was its first treasurer, maintainingthat position for many years. She also belongedto the Webster Woman’s Club and served as itsauditor.
The family extends thanks to the VisitingNurse Association, the staff at Webster Manorand to Overlook Hospice for the care, concernand dignified and compassionate care given toAnita throughout her short illness.
Her funeral Mass was celebrated Tuesday,June 16, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church.Burial followed at Sacred Heart Cemetery inWebster. Bartel Funeral Home & Chapel, ofDudley, handled arrangements.
Donations may be made in her memory tothe Pontbriant Scholarship Fund, c/o SaintAnne School, P.O. Box 818, Webster, MA 01570.
Eva A. Parent, 85Anita C. L. Pontbriant, 90
THOMPSON — Bernard W. Lenky, 82, ofWatson Road in the Quinebaug section ofThompson, died Saturday, June 13, at DayKimball Hospital, Putnam, after being strickenill at home.
He leaves his wife of 60 years, Charlotte A.(Stalec) Lenky; two sons, John B. Lenky andhis wife Dianne of North Grosvenordale, andPaul Lenky of Webster, Mass.; three grandchil-dren, Crystal of Christchurch, New Zealand,and Nathaniel and Theodore of NorthGrosvenordale; a brother, Stanley Lenky, ofWebster; nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his brothers,Edward, Theodore, Joseph and Walter Lenky,and by his sisters, Mary Bialy and AnnaHetherman.
A son of Albert and Bridget (Kaput) Lenky,he was born in Thompson and was a lifelongresident.
Mr. Lenky was a Navy veteran of World WarII, serving as a seaman second class of the USSGreene. For many years, he worked as a truckdriver for the Kenyon Oil Co. He then worked
for the Connecticut Departmentof Transportation for 21 years asa truck driver and in mainte-nance before he retired in 1986.
A member of St. Stephen’sChurch, Mr. Lenky belonged tothe Veterans of Foreign Wars inThompson and the American Legion Post No.67 in North Grosvenordale. He was a memberof the CSEA of Connecticut, a member andpast president of the Eastern ConnecticutPolice Association and a former member of theQuinebaug Volunteer Fire Department. Heenjoyed gardening.
The funeral was held Wednesday, June 17, atSt. Stephen’s Church. Burial was in the St.Joseph Garden of Peace, Webster. The Webster-Dudley Veterans Council performed militaryhonors at the cemetery. Arrangements wereunder the direction of Sitkowski & MalboeufFuneral Home of Webster, Mass.
Donations in his memory may be made tothe Quinebaug Volunteer Fire Department,P.O. Box 144, Quinebaug, CT 06262-0144.
Bernard W. Lenky, 82
DANIELSON — Joseph G. “Jim” Courtois,92, of Terwilliger Road, Danielson, died Friday,June 12, at home.
He was the beloved husband of Ethel A.(Smith) Courtois. They were married April 1,1977, in Webster, Mass.
He leaves his sons, Rene Courtois and hiscompanion Sally Bostich of Bakersfield, Calif.,and Richard Courtois and his wife Jolene ofSlidell, La., stepsons Timothy McDougall ofSouth Killingly and Thomas McDougall andhis wife Ann of East Killingly; his brothers,Normand Courtois, of Phoenix, Ariz., andRegine Cataffo of Las Vegas, Nev.; severalgrandchildren and great-grandchildren; andnumerous nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his brothers, Marceland Leo, and sisters Margaret Courtois, NoellaSt. Pierre, Rita Gagnon and Collette Pierce.
Mr. Courtois was born Feb. 8, 1917, inCanada. His family moved to Lowell, Mass.,
and then to Plainfield, following the textileindustry.
A communicant of St. Joseph Church inDayville, Mr. Courtois worked for 35 years atPervel Industries, where he was a supervisor.He then worked at Colt Plastics for 11 years andretired in 1989.
Mr. Courtois was a family man first of all. Heloved music and playing sports and was on theEastern Connecticut Championship SoccerTeam in 1934. He was one of the foundingfathers of the Moosup Little League in the late1970s.
The funeral was held Monday, June 15, at theGagnon and Costello Funeral Home inDanielson, followed by a Mass of ChristianBurial at St. Joseph Church in Dayville. Burialwas in St. Joseph Cemetery in Dayville.
To share a memory with his family, “light acandle” at www.gagnonandcostellofh.com.
Joseph G. Courtois, 92
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THOMPSON — Lionel V. Laramee, 99, for-merly of 110 Main St. in the NorthGrosvenordale section of Thompson, diedThursday, June 11, at Matulaitis NursingHome, Putnam, after an illness.
His first wife of 29 years, Irene (Blaszczak)Laramee, died in 1965. His second wife of 35years, Lucile (Langlois) Laramee, died in2001.
He leaves two sons, Richard D. Laramee Sr.of Shrewsbury, Mass., and Ronald Larameeof Punta Gorda, Fla.; a daughter, JacquelineWilliams, of Ladera Ranch, Calif.; eightgrandchildren, Linda, Richard Jr.,Christopher, Monica, Michael, Gina, Lisaand Gary; and 16 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his brothersand sisters.
The son of William andCatherine (Allard) Laramee, hewas born in Canada Aug. 10,1909. He moved to the UnitedStates in the 1920s and lived inWorcester for 25 years beforemoving to Thompson in 1961.
Mr. Laramee served in the United StatesArmy during peacetime.
For more than 20 years, he worked for theTable Talk Pastry Co. in Worcester beforeretiring in 1973.
The funeral was held Thursday, June 18,from the Sitkowski & Malboeuf FuneralHome in Webster, Mass. A Mass was at St.Louis Church, also in Webster. Burial was inthe St. Joseph Garden of Peace in Webster.
Lionel V. Laramee, 99
Edward A. Bellerive Jr., 60PUTNAM — Edward A. Bellerive Jr., 60, of
Pearl Avenue, Putnam, died Monday, June 8.He was the beloved husband of Linda
(Plante) Bellerive. They were married April26, 1969, at St. Mary Church.
In addition to his wife of 40 years, he leaveshis children, Edward A. Bellerive III and hiswife Rosemary of Woodstock, HeidiChampany of Putnam and Kristina Belleriveof Putnam; his grandchildren, JonathonPeterson of Woodstock, Caleb Champany ofPomfret and Alundra Hooper of Ballouville;his siblings, Malla Becker of Florida, NipDelke of Putnam and Daryll Craig ofFlorida; nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by brother, Kevin Reil.The son of the late Edward and Avis
(Reynolds) Bellerive, he was born in Chicago,Ill., and made his home in Putnam most ofhis life.
Mr. Bellerive was a veteran of the VietnamWar serving with the U.S. Navy, known as a“River Rat.” He was a disabled veteran andwas very proud to serve in the U.S. Military.
A hard worker, Mr. Bellerive was a jack-of-all-trades. He had a great love for his family,especially spending time with his grandchil-dren. He enjoyed country-western music.
A memorial service was held Monday, June15, at the Smith & Walker Funeral Home inPutnam with military honors following.
To share a memory, “light a candle” atwww.smithandwalkerfh.com.
STURBRIDGE, Mass. — Bertha “Bee”Heathcote (Booth) Anders, 86, of ShepardRoad, Sturbridge, died Sunday night, June 7, atMassachusetts General Hospital.
She was the wife of the late Frank Anders.She leaves her children, Adrian J. Anders of
Falmouth, Neil R. Anders of Petersham andLynne B. Pingeton and her husband Charles ofWoodstock, Conn.; six grandchildren, Miles,Morgan and Tristan Anders of Falmouth,Heather Rivera and her husband Edwin, alsoof Falmouth, and Scott and Sarah Pingeton ofWoodstock, Conn.; one great-grandchild,Logan A. Rivera of Falmouth; two nieces inthe United States, Joyce Tsouros and JeanneDeLong; two sisters-in-law, Marie Snellgroveand Freda Dwyer, in England; many niecesand nephews in that country; and many dearfriends that will truly miss her.
She was predeceased by her sister Ethel andher infant daughter Kaye Elizabeth.
Born Sept. 18, 1922, she was the daughter ofFred and Olive (Heathcote) Booth ofLancashire, England. She lived through theGerman “blitz” and married her beloved hus-band Frank Anders Dec. 26, 1942. They weretogether for 62 years until his death in 2005. In1951, she emigrated with her children to theU.S.A.
Mrs. Anders was a devoted wife and mother.After raising her family, she went to work forthe American Optical Co. in Southbridge, fromwhich she retired in 1981. Always a hard work-er, she soon gave up the retired lifestyle andwent to work at the American Motor Lodge inSturbridge, where she worked for another 22years.
She and Frank enjoyed family camping andcould often be found at the seashore or in themountains of Pennsylvania in their “minihome.” They traveled across the United Statesto the Pacific coast of Mexico on one adven-ture. They also loved trips to England to visitwith friends and relatives there.
Mrs. Anders was a member of St. Anne’sParish and was often found doing knitting pro-jects for the church bazaar.
Her funeral Mass was held Thursday, June11, at St. Anne’s Church in Sturbridge. Burialfollowed at St. Anne’s Cemetery, also inSturbridge. Arrangements were under thedirection of the Daniel T. Morrill FuneralHome of Southbridge.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations maybe made to Summit Eldercare, 88 MasonicHome Road, Charlton, MA 01507.
Bertha “Bee” Heathcote Anders, 86
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SATURDAYJune 20
BERNADETTE CIRCLE NO. 709 DAUGHTERS OFISABELLA YARD SALE/BAKE SALE will be heldfrom 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the lawn of Sacred HeartEmmaus Center, 17 East Main St., Webster, Mass. Tableswill be available at $25 each. Anyone interested in par-ticipating may call Jane Mills at (860) 928-3890 or LouiseRavenelle at (508) 943-8456. Deadline for reservations isJune 15. Rain date will be June 27.
‘AMERICA’S KITCHENS’ BOOK SIGNING/MEETTHE AUTHOR will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. atRoseland Cottage in Woodstock. Celebrate “America’sKitchens,” Historic New England’s newest publication,with a talk and book signing by co-author and museumhistorian Jennifer Pustz. Innovatively designed and lav-ishly illustrated with drawings, photographs and color-ful ephemera from Historic New England’s diverse col-lections, “America’s Kitchens” features New Englandkitchens, detached kitchens on southern plantations,Spanish colonial kitchens of the Southwest, elaborate19th-century kitchens in the Midwest and middle-classopen-plan homes of 1950s suburbia. Admission is free.
BAKED HAM SUPPER will be held from 4:30 to 6:30p.m. at the United Methodist Church in NorthGrosvenordale. Tickets are $9 for adults and $4.50 forchildren. Take-outs will be available. There will also bea bake sale.
‘UNDER OUR SKIN,’ an award-winning Lyme diseasedocumentary, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. at the OldSturbridge Village Cinema in the Information Center inSturbridge, Mass. Local Lyme disease awareness groupS.L.A.M. is hosting the screening of the film, producedby Open Eye Pictures. The screening is free, and thepublic invited to attend. For more information, [email protected] or call (508) 347-0897.
NOREN GALLERY DEDICATION will be held from 3to 4 p.m. at the Woodstock Historical Society, 523 Route169, Woodstock.
YARD SALE/BOTTLE DRIVE, to benefit Boy ScoutTroop 30, will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine,at the Quinebaug Volunteer Fire Department, Route 131,Quinebaug. All proceeds will help fund summer campfor the boys.
TOURTELLOTTE MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL100TH ANNIVERSARY ALUMNI BAN-QUET will be held from 6:30 to 11 p.m. at theSpeedway. There will be music and guestspeakers. Tickets are $30 per person and $25for seniors and can be obtained by calling JoeLindley, president of the TMHSAA, at (860)928-5527. Prior to the banquet, a school tour
will be held from 3 to 5:30 p.m., starting at the new highschool auditorium. All the new facilities and the oldschools will be viewed, and the tour will finish with the1909 building, Memorial Room and 1909 auditorium.Everyone is welcomed.
WOODSTOCK PUTNAM THOMPSON POMFRETJUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE REGISTRATION willbe held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Murphy Park today andJune 27. The WPTP is now part of the NorthernConnecticut Football League. Children ages 5 to 14 areeligible. Registration fees are $85 per participant or $150per family. Flag football, ages 5 and 6, is $45. For ques-tions, call Chris Corey at (860) 753-0391. For cheerlead-ing, call Mara Tessier at (860) 867-6356. For more infor-mation, to download forms or to register online visit theWeb site at www.wptpfootball.com.
SUNDAYJune 21
LOTTERY RAFFLE DRAWING, for one book of $10scratch tickets, will be held today at PACC, 37 Harris St.,Webster, Mass. Tickets are $10 each are only 300 will besold. Proceeds will benefit the Building Fund. For moreinformation, call (508) 943-9716.
SIXTH ANNUAL CONNECTICUT’S HISTORIC GAR-DENS DAY will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at RoselandCottage in Woodstock. Enjoy a guided tour of the gardenand learn the history, significance and theory behindthe Roseland Cottage garden layout and design, includ-ing Historic New England’s ongoing boxwood restora-tion project. Admission is free.
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT FATHER’S DAY BREAKFASTwill be held from 8 to 11 a.m. at the American LegionPost 67, Route 200, North Grosvenordale. Cost is $6 perperson, and proceeds will benefit the scholarship fund.
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT FATHER’S DAY BREAKFASTwill be held from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at the South KillinglyFire Department on Providence Pike (Route 6). Ticketsare $6 for adults and $4 for children and include pan-cakes/homemade waffles with strawberries and cream,sausage, coffee, tea, orange juice and milk. Dads eat forhalf price, and a surprise “mystery envelope” will begiven to the first 25 dads who arrive.
FRAN’S THIRD SUNDAY AFTERNOON WALK willbegin at 2 p.m. at the Connecticut Audubon Society, 189Pomfret St., Pomfret Center. Come out and enjoy theBafflin Sanctuary in the early summer evening withlongtime volunteer, tracker and nature photographerFran Baranski. Any walk with him is an adventure andan opportunity to learn. These walks are a wonderfulintroduction to the sanctuary. It is free to CAS membersand $5 for non-members.
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church,620 Wauregan Road, Brooklyn,774-6892. Services: 9 a.m. SundayRectory, 564-2668.
St. John Lutheran Church, 445Providence Road, Brooklyn, 774-0029. Pastor: Lisa Anderson.Services: 10:30 a.m. SundaySchool, 9:30 a.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church,Brooklyn, 774-9352. Pastor: TheRev. James Kellaway. Services:Sunday Holy eucharist, 8 and 10a.m. Wednesday healingeucharist, 7 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Societyin Brooklyn, Rts. 6 and 69,Brooklyn, 779-2623. President:Ann Barry. Services: 10:30 a.m.,two Sundays per month atBrooklyn Community CenterJanuary to April, at meeting-house on the Green, April toDecember.
Congregation B’Nai Shalom:Sons of Zion building, 125Church St., Putnam. Beth Israelbuilding, 39 Killingly Dr.,Danielson. Friday evening ser-vices: 7 p.m. in Putnam. Saturdaymorning services: 9 a.m. inPutnam.Hebrew school meets Sundaymornings. Hebrew SchoolDirector Jennifer Wright, 774-6404; Lay Leader Alan Turner,774-7181; President LindaSimons, 928-4806.
Gospel Light ChristianFellowship, 132 Wauregon Road,Danielson, 779-2418. Pastor RalphStravato. Services: Sunday 10a.m. (Children’s Church at sametime), Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
St. Alban’s Episcopal Church,254 Broad St., Killingly, 774-8833.Pastor: The Rev. Dr. Michele L.MatottServices: Sundays, 10 a.m.
St. James Church, 12 FranklinSt., Danielson, 774-3900. Pastor:Rev. John J. O’Neill. MorningMasses: Monday – Friday 7 and 9a.m. Saturday at 7:30 a.m.Confessions Saturday, 3:45 p.m.Saturday Vigil Mass, 4:30 p.m.Sunday Masses at 7, 9 and 11 a.m.
United Methodist Church ofDanielson, 9 Spring, Killingly,774-2839. Office, 779-2018. Pastor:Dan Ames. Services: Sundays,10:30 a.m. Sunday School, 9:30a.m.
Westfield CongregationalChurch210 Main St., Danielson774-8438Rev. Alice O'DonovanWorship at 10:00 a.m., SundaySchool at 10:00 a.m.e-mail: [email protected]
Colonial Baptist Church185 Broad St. (KillinglyRecreation Center building)Danielson, CT 774-2202Pastor Russ ElamSunday morning services:celebration and worship,9:30 to 10:30 a.m.Community & Youth(pre-kindergarten-high schoolmentoring program),10:30 a.m. to noon., SundayFor additional detailed informa-tion, please call 774-2202.
DAYVILLESt. Ignatius Church — closed. Noservices as of Sept. 1, 2008. St.Joseph Church have theSaturday vigil Mass at 4 p.m. thatwas formerly at Ignatius.
St. Joseph Church Masses: Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday8:30 and 10 a.m.
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Calvary Bible Baptist Church,162 Main St., Killingly, 779-7267.Pastor: Michael J. Rizzuti.Services: Sunday School 10 a.m.Services 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.Wednesday services, 7 p.m.
Church of the Nazarene, 440Westcott Road, Killingly, 774-5844.Pastor: Rev. Wendy Ambrefe.Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Sundayservices, 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.Wednesday prayer and Biblestudy, 7 p.m. Thursday youthsocial time, 7 p.m.
First Apostolic Church ofDanielson, 6 Academy St.,Killingly, 774-3564. Services:Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.
South Killingly Congrega-tionalChurch, 160 Halls Road, Killingly,774-3871. Pastor: Frank C.Perkins. Services: Sunday 10:30a.m.
Union Baptist Church, 1369Hartford Pike, Killingly 774-6653.Pastor: William P. Pearl.Services: Sunday, 10 a.m.,, includ-ing children’s Sunday School.Tuesday Bible study, 7 p.m.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES RELIGION
Life can be brutal at times. It’slike baseball. You’re up to bat,half the world is expecting you
to save the day and the rest is hopingyou won’t. You feel a lump in yourthroat, a knot in your stomach, andthe sun is in your eyes. Your team isbehind, the bases are loaded, thepitcher is intimidating and all youcan think of are the times you struckout. The ball comes fast and it’s hardto know whether you should take aswing. Everybody’s got advice.What’s a person to do?
For some of you, there’s another,happier element to the baseball sce-nario, because you had the privilegeof having a dad in the stands whenyou stepped up to the plate. Someoneto cheer you on. Someone whobelieved in you. Someone who wouldspend time with you, helping youimprove that curve ball. If that hasbeen your experience, then you knowwhy we set aside a special day just fordads. A few words from dad can go along way toward giving us courage.
Being a great baseball playerrequires such courage — the kind ofcourage exhibited by Hank Aaron,who received the Presidential Medalof Freedom, the nation’s highestcivilian honor, in 2002. When he was39, Aaron hit 30 home runs in 392 at-bats. This gave him a total of 713home runs in his career. Between
seasons, Aaron received deaththreats and hate mail from people
who didn’t want a black man tobreak Babe Ruth’s record of 714home runs. But on April 8, 1974, inspite of cold and drizzle in Atlanta,Aaron hit career home run 715 in thefourth inning. Several years later, onJuly 20, 1976, Hank Aaron hit his755th and final home run. I don’tknow who was cheering Hank on,but somehow he found the strengthto persevere.
Life is a challenge for all of us.Whether it is people’s voices in yourhead, less than encouraging pastexperiences or legitimate challenges,life can be brutal. What a differenceit makes when there is a dad in thestands to urge us onward. I wouldlike to thank all the fathers who havegiven us courage. Thank you for
showing us how to be responsibleand loving. Thank you for speakinginto our lives, even though you maybe a man of few words. Thank youfor cheering us on even though youknew we were not perfect. Thank youfor being there to offset everyone inthe stands who is chanting, “Attabatta, swing.”
Bravely taking one’s place in lifetakes great courage. Jesus modeledthis. He stepped up to the plate andtouched the lives of others in hisworld. He taught, loved and healed.There were always detractors andnaysayers, even when he did hisgreatest miracles. Satan, himself,was Jesus’ ultimate detractor. Butthe man, Christ Jesus, had theencouragement of his Father to urgehim onward. If you don’t have theencouraging voice of a human fatherin your life — not to worry. You, too,have a Heavenly Father. If you willrun into his arms, he has words ofcomfort and encouragement for you.At your toughest moments, wheneveryone is shouting, “Atta batta,swing,” you’ll find him in the standsapplauding your every effort.
Bishop John W Hanson is pastor ofActs II Ministries in Thompson. Youare welcome to attend a special servicefor fathers June 21. For directions,visit www.ActsII.org.
When life throws challenges, step up to the plate
JOHN HANSON
BEYOND
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WEST WOODSTOCK LIBRARY ASSOCI-ATION ANNUAL MEETING and electionof officers will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the WestWoodstock Library, 5 Bungay HillConnector. The meeting is open to allWoodstock residents and all library patrons.
SIXTH ANNUAL CONNECTICUT HIS-TORIC GARDENS DAY at RoselandCottage will offer free tours of its formalparterre garden at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. RoselandCottage’s 1850 parterre garden, consisting of21 flower beds populated with 3,500 annualsand bordered by 600 yards of boxwood, wasdesigned according to the theories ofAndrew Jackson Downing, a prominent19th-century American landscape designerand writer. Site Manager Lisa Centola willlead free tours of the garden. For more infor-mation on Historic Gardens Day, visitwww.CTHistoricGardens.org.
MONDAYJune 22
CANCER SUPPORT GROUP OF EAST-FORD meets every Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.at the Congregational Church of Eastford, 8Church Road, Eastford. The group is open toall cancer patients, survivors, family mem-bers, etc. Those who are looking for a sup-port group and have not found one that fitstheir needs are invited. For more informa-tion, contact Sandie at (860) 974-9925 or Carolat (860) 684-2007.
SOUTH CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONANNUAL MEETING will be held at 7 p.m.in the Church of the Good Shepherd onBradford Corner Road in West Woodstock.All who own plots at Barlow Cemetery orhave interest are encouraged to attend.
TUESDAYJune 23
‘SAIL ACROSS LAKE BUNGAY’ KIDS’SUMMER READING PROGRAM beginstoday at 3 p.m. at the West WoodstockLibrary, located at 5 Bungay Hill Connector.Children are invited to come on deck thissummer and read their way across LakeBungay. Every book read brings participantscloser to the treasure chest where wonderfulprizes await. Please seewww.WestWoodstockLibrary.org or call 974-0376 for more details.
CHILDREN’S DROP-IN READING TIMEis today at the Thompson Public Library,located at 934 Riverside Drive in NorthGrosvenordale. Come read anytime whilethe library is open and receive a bookmark
and a lollipop.
WEDNESDAYJune 24
‘NEWFOUNDLAND: PUFFINS TOPITCHER PLANTS’ will begin at 2 p.m. atthe Connecticut Audubon Society, 189Pomfret St., Pomfret Center. Join Paul andLouise Lee on their travel to Newfoundland,one of the most fascinating places they havevisited. This event is free to CAS and QVPCmembers and $5 for non-members.
BOOKS TO MOVIES @ YOUR LIBRARY:“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”(PG) will be shown at 2 p.m. at the ThompsonPublic Library, located at 934 RiversideDrive in North Grosvenordale. At 6 p.m.,stop by for the Cupcake Party. Children candecorate and eat their own cupcakes.
INFORMATION SESSION for Bay PathCollege’s One-Day-A-Week Saturday Collegeeducation program for adult women will beheld at 6 p.m. at its Central MassachusettsCampus, 242 Sturbridge Road (Route 20) inCharlton. The information session is freeand open to women who are interested incompleting a bachelor’s degree in earlychildhood education or elementary educa-tion. To register, contact (800) 495-7284 or(508) 248-5088, or e-mail [email protected].
THURSDAYJune 25
‘QUILTATIONS,’ a talk and trunk showwith quilt works by Avis Meskus, will beheld at 6:30 p.m. in the meeting room at theThompson Public Library, 934 RiversideDrive, North Grosvenordale. For more infor-mation, call the library at (860) 923-9779.
BIRD WALK will be held at 8 a.m. at theConnecticut Audubon Society, 189 PomfretSt., Pomfret Center. Join AndyRzeznikiewicz as he finds different speciesof nesting birds. American kestrel,bobolink, meadowlark, scarlet tanager, indi-go buntings, various warblers and vireoscould be found. Fee is $5 for CAS membersand $10 for non-members.
FRIDAYJune 26
WINDHAM CONCERT BAND CONCERT,part of the Twilight Concert series, willbegin at 7 p.m. outdoors on the grounds ofRoseland Cottage in Woodstock. TheWindham Concert Band, based out ofMansfield, is an 80-plus member ensemblethat plays a variety of traditional bandmusic including marches, overtures andmusical theater selections. The concert, co-sponsored by Roseland Cottage and theWoodstock Recreation Commission, is free
and open to the public. Guests are encour-aged to bring a picnic dinner, relax on thegrounds and enjoy the gardens. Pink lemon-ade will be available for a donation. In thecase of rain, the concert will be rescheduledfor 7 p.m. Monday, June 29. For more infor-mation, call (860) 928-0208, ext. 305.
SATURDAYJune 27
INTERFAITH SEWING & SERVICEGROUP QUILT SHOW 2009 will be heldfrom 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and from noon to4 p.m. Sunday, June 28, at the FirstCongregational Church of Willimantic, 199Valley St., Willimantic. The air-conditionedevent will include quilt displays, raffle quilt,a merchants’ mall, crafts and quiltappraisals by appointment. Refreshmentswill be available. Admission is $5. For moreinformation, call (860) 429-7995.
STRAWBERRY SUPPER will be held from4:30 to 7 p.m. at the ThompsonCongregational Church. Buffet-style home-made supper includes ham, baked beans,potato salad, coleslaw and fresh strawberryshortcake with whipped cream. Tickets are$9.50 for adults, $4.50 for children 10 andunder, and free for children under 5. Fortickets, call the church office at 923-2431Tuesday through Friday mornings, or theTEEG office at 923-3458 or Norma Rothwellat 928-0882. Limited tickets will be sold at thedoor.
BE OUR GUEST SUPPER will be held at 5p.m. at the Federated Church of Christ(brick church) at the crossroads of routes169 and 6 in Brooklyn.
WOODSTOCK PUTNAM THOMPSONPOMFRET JUNIOR FOOTBALLLEAGUE REGISTRATION will be heldfrom 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Murphy Park today,June 20 and June 27. The WPTP is now partof the Northern Connecticut FootballLeague. Children ages 5 to 14 are eligible.Registration fees are $85 per participant or$150 per family. Flag football, ages 5 and 6, is$45. For questions, call Chris Corey at (860)753-0391. For cheerleading, call Mara Tessierat (860) 867-6356. For more information, todownload forms or to register online visitthe Web site at www.wptpfootball.com.
SUNDAYJune 28
MADE-TO-ORDER BREAKFAST will beheld from 7 to 11 a.m. at the Knights ofColumbus Council 2087 Hall, 1017 RiversideDrive, North Grosvenordale. The menu willconsist of eggs, steak, pancakes, Frenchtoast, bacon, sausage, corned beef hash,ham, beans, home fries and more. The cost is$7 per person. Proceeds will be donated tothe Thompson Community FireDepartment. For more information, call(860) 923-2967 or e-mail [email protected].
INTERFAITH SEWING & SERVICEGROUP QUILT SHOW 2009 will be heldfrom noon to 4 p.m. at the FirstCongregational Church of Willimantic, 199Valley St., Willimantic. The air-conditionedevent will include quilt displays, raffle quilt,a merchants’ mall, crafts and quiltappraisals by appointment. Refreshmentswill be available. Admission is $5. For moreinformation, call (860) 429-7995.
WOODSTOCK HISTORICAL SOCIETYFIELD TRIP will be held from 1:30 to 4 p.m.The group will start at 1:30 p.m. at PalmerHall, 523 Route 169, to view the “Living withWoodstock’s Waters” historical photo exhib-it, with introduction by Elaine LaChapelleand Linda Chase. At 2 p.m., the bus (provid-ed by the Woodstock Historical Society) willdepart to the Brayton Grist Mill in Pomfret.From 2:30 to 3 p.m. will be a guided tour ofthe Grist Mill (easy walking, indoors.) Thismill is a fine example of one man-mill oper-ation from 1890 to 1928. The tool exhibit con-tains original milling equipment, represent-ing the craft of three generations of black-smiths. At 3:15 p.m., the group will leave forWe-Lik-It in Abington, where homemade icecream made from local milk can be pur-chased. The group will return to PalmerHall at 4 p.m. The program and bus trans-portation are free and open to the public (icecream on your own). Children are welcome.For more information, call (860) 974-3020.
MONDAYJune 29
CANCER SUPPORT GROUP OF EAST-FORD meets every Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.at the Congregational Church of Eastford, 8Church Road, Eastford. The group is open toall cancer patients, survivors, family mem-bers, etc. Those who are looking for a sup-port group and have not found one that fitstheir needs are invited. For more informa-tion, contact Sandie at (860) 974-9925 or Carolat (860) 684-2007.
TUESDAYJune 30
‘SUMMER DAYS,’ an artwork exhibit bythe Northeastern Connecticut Art Guild,will be featured at The Golden LambButtery, Brooklyn, today through Sunday,July 19. The artists’ reception will be heldfrom 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 12.
CHILDREN’S DROP-IN PAINTING TIMEis today at the Thompson Public Library,located at 934 Riverside Drive in NorthGrosvenordale. Come anytime while thelibrary is open. Paints and paper will beavailable in the Program Room.
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CHILDREN’S STORY HOUR will be held at9:30 a.m. at the West Woodstock Library,located at 5 Bungay Hill Connector. Get curi-ous with Curious George. Explore wind,water and earth with hands-on experimentsand a great story about that curious monkey,George. Please seewww.WestWoodstockLibrary.org or call 974-0376 for more details.
FRIDAYJuly 3
CANING CLASS will be offered by theSenexet Grange. Cost is $20. Please call (860)377-9060 to reserve a place.
FISH FRY will be held from noon to 8 p.m. atthe Knights of Columbus Council 2087, 1017Riverside Drive in North Grosvenordale.The menu will consist of fish and chips($8.75), fried scallops ($9.50), fried clams($12.50) and a fisherman’s platter ($15).Combination plates will also be available.Each entrée comes with coleslaw, fries and adinner roll. Food is available for eating in ortaking out; call (860) 923-2967 to place take-out orders. A full bar is available for dining-in patrons.
SATURDAYJuly 4
53RD FOURTH OF JULY JAMBOREE, anold-fashioned celebration of independencefeaturing a chicken barbecue at 11:30 a.m.and parade at 2 p.m., will be held on the EastWoodstock Common. The Jamboree is amajor fund-raiser for the East WoodstockCongregational Church; all the moneyraised supports its programs of Christianeducation, music and community outreach.The public is invited to enjoy live entertain-ment, children’s games, contests, food andmuch more. This year, the ice cream socialwill be serving We-Lik-It ice cream. Parkingand admission are free.
TUESDAYJuly 7
CHILDREN’S DROP-IN READING TIMEis today at the Thompson Public Library,
located at 934 Riverside Drive in NorthGrosvenordale. Come read anytime whilethe library is open and receive a bookmarkand a lollipop.
WEDNESDAYJuly 8
CHILDREN’S STORY HOUR will be held at9:30 a.m. at the West Woodstock Library,located at 5 Bungay Hill Connector. Kids willread recipes and create edible delights. Theywill even have an opportunity to create theirown recipes. Please seewww.WestWoodstockLibrary.org or call 974-0376 for more details.
SUNDAYJuly 12
‘SUMMER DAYS’ ARTISTS’ RECEPTIONwill be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 12,at The Golden Lamb Buttery, Brooklyn. Thisartwork exhibit by the NortheasternConnecticut Art Guild is on display throughSunday, July 19.
WEDNESDAYJuly 15
BEDTIME STORY HOUR will be held at 7p.m. at the West Woodstock Library, locatedat 5 Bungay Hill Connector. Come for great
stories, cookies and milk. Pajamas andfavorite stuffed animals are welcome. Pleasesee www.WestWoodstockLibrary.org or call974-0376 for more details.
SUNDAYJuly 19
MADE-TO-ORDER BREAKFAST will beheld from 7 to 11 a.m. at the Knights ofColumbus Council 2087, 1017 Riverside Drivein North Grosvenordale. The menu consistsof eggs, steak, pancakes, French toast,bacon, sausage, corned beef hash, ham,beans, home fries and more. The cost is $7per person. For more information, call (860)923-2967 or e-mail [email protected].
‘STEEL MAGNOLIAS’ OPENS TONIGHTCourtesy photo
The cast of “Steel Magnolias” — LaDelle Arnold as Truvy, Gail Riva White as M’Lynn, Shelby as Nicole Marchand, Carol Bachman as Ouiser, Linda Oroszko as Clairee and Maggie Pollard asAnnelle — rehearses a scene in preparation for the 8 p.m. June 19 opening at the Bradley Playhouse, 30 Front St. (Route 44), Putnam. The Theatre of Northeastern Connecticut production willalso be on stage at 8 p.m. June 19, 20, 26 and 27 and at 2 p.m. June 21 and 28. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and students and are available at Wonderland Books, 120 MainSt., and Victoria Station Café, 91 Main St., both in Putnam. Reservations also may be made with a major credit card online at www.bradleyplayhouse.org, or by calling (860) 928-7887. Ticketsmay be available at the door. All seating is general admission.
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(2) Circular Clothing Racks
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1960’s DeskAnd Chair
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Wicker Dog BedWith CushionNever Used
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1974 Suzuki TC1001000 Original Miles, Always Garaged. Hasn’t Been Used
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1998 Polaris ATVMagnum 425, 4x4
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