B EE I NTELLIGENCER B EE I NTELLIGENCER Informing the towns of Middlebury, Southbury, Woodbury, Naugatuck, Oxford and Watertown Volume VIII, No. 16 Friday, April 20, 2012 A FREE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FREE Prst. Std. U.S. Postage Paid Naugatuck, CT #27 “I’ve come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen.” ~ Bob Lemon, 1981 Book Review .................... 2 Adoptable pets................. 8 Classifieds ........................ 7 Community Calendar........ 2 Computer Tip ................... 8 Fire Log............................ 2 In Brief ............................. 4 Library Happenings........... 2 Library Lines ..................... 2 Nuggets for Life ............... 6 Obituaries ........................ 5 Parks & Rec ...................... 6 Puzzles............................. 7 Reg. 15 School Calendar ..3 Senior Center News.......... 3 Varsity Sports Calendar..... 6 Inside this Issue Published weekly by The Middlebury Bee Intelligencer Society, LLC - 2030 Straits Turnpike, Middlebury, CT 06762 - Copyright 2012 Editorial Office: Email: [email protected]Phone: 203-577-6800 Mail: P.O. Box 10, Middlebury, CT 06762 Advertising Sales: Email: [email protected]UPCOMING EVENTS Our office is at 2030 Straits Turnpike, Suite 1 203-577-6800 Mail: P.O. Box 10, Middlebury, CT 06762 SUNDAY April 22 EARTH DAY Region 15 annual art show next week Page 3 SATURDAY April 21 Woodbury Earth Festival When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday What: Celebration for Earth Day Where: Hollow Park, Woodbury Pick of the Litter When: 1 to 3 p.m. What: Earth Day activity – Clean up the Middlebury Greenway, streets and parks Where: Meet in the parking lot by the pavilion in Meadowview Park Conn. State Republican Primary When: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. What: Elections for presidential Republican candidates Where: Shepardson Community Center TUESDAY April 24 Absentee ballots are available in the Middlebury Town Clerk’s office for the Wednesday, May 2, 2012, Pomperaug Regional School District 15 Budget Refer- endum. Electors and property owners owning property assessed at $1,000 or more on the last com- pleted grand list are eligible to vote. They also must be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years old. The question on the ballot is, “Shall the proposed 2012-2013 Budget of the Pomperaug Re- gional School District #15 in the amount of $60,251,578 be adopted?” Yes/No An application must be filled out before a ballot can be issued. Ballots will not be mailed. The applications are available at the Town Clerk’s office at 1212 Whit- temore Road or can be down- loaded from the Secretary of the State’s website at www.sots. ct.gov under Elections & Voting. Print the application form for referendum only. The Middlebury Town Clerk’s office is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Addi- tional information may be ob- tained by calling the office at (203) 758-2557. School budget absentee ballots Workmen prepare painted surfaces at Middlebury Town Hall to receive a fresh coat of paint Tuesday. Additional work on the building will include replacing the rotted pillars on the front of the building and restoring the town clock there to working order. (Marjorie Needham photo) By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY The Middlebury Junior Wom- en’s Club annual Earth Day cleanup will be Sunday, April 22, from 1 to 3 p.m. Participants will meet at 1 p.m. in the parking lot next to the pavilion at Meadow- view Park, where they can get garbage bags, gloves and their choice of whichever stretch of greenway or park they would like to clean (one section – from Mid- dlebury Pizza to Junipers – is al- ready spoken for). Since a small group from the club first began tackling litter along a short stretch of the green- way, the cleanup, thanks to a full collaboration with Middlebury Parks and Recreation Director Betty Proulx and her department, has grown into a demonstration of community spirit and concern for the environment. This year we hope to expand the effort to even more parts of our beautiful community as res- idents take to the streets and greenway to celebrate Earth Day. Back in February, the Bee fea- tured Jack Salisbury in his one- man campaign to rid the town of litter. That is the kind of spirit we hope to see town-wide Sunday. What started as a greenway cleanup has expanded over the years to more areas around town as individuals or groups “adopted” a location. Last year this included specific roads (such as along South Street and Watertown Road), parks (such as Bristol and Ledgewood), schools (the area around Memorial Middle School was tended by a family) and the baseball field. For those interested and will- ing to foray into the brush along the roads and greenway where a lot of litter gets stuck, a quick primer on identification of poi- son ivy and prevention of tick bites will be offered. Everyone is encouraged to wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants. As we celebrate Mother Earth by sprucing her up a bit, it also will be fun to see what is found as “pick of the litter.” Last year, a bright green bowling ball and full six-pack of beer seemed to sug- gest a couple of stories about how they came to be relegated to the bushes. (A really exasper- ated toss after deciding that to- night was the final gutter ball? A fast decision to walk away from underage drinking? ) What sto- ries will the debris tell this year? Please send pictures and a tally of how many bags of litter YOU picked up to this paper at [email protected] or to [email protected] with the subject line of “pick of the litter.” See you on the greenway! Pick of the litter Annual Earth Day event Sunday By JONATHAN “CHIP” LONGO The Middlebury Board of Selectmen (BoS) met Monday night in the Town Hall conference room with all three selectman present. The board discussed referendum dates for both the proposed Property Main- tenance Ordinance (PMO) and a resolution to join the Torrington Area Health District (TAHD). Also on the agenda were the an- nual Fair Housing documents, the purchase of a new police car and an updated job de- scription for the library director. The board voted on the final copy of the PMO to be sent to referendum. They are looking at either May 8 or 22 as the refer- endum date. They said they don’t want it to conflict with voting on the town budget. The board also voted to remain with the TAHD to provide public health services to the town. First Selectman Ed St. John again stated he has heard no opposition from anyone in town about continuing with the district. He said he would like to vote on it the same day as the PMO. The TAHD cost for the remaining fiscal year, which ends June 30, is $1 per capita ($7,394). For fiscal year 2012-2013, the cost would be $4.77 per capita ($36,281). The BoS adopted the Fair Housing Res- olution. This is routine and something the board has to do every year. The BoS voted to purchase a 2013 Ford Marked Police Interceptor. The award went to Crowley Ford, who came in lowest per state bid. The BoS was unsure who the ve- hicle was for or what it would replace. The Library Board of Directors asked the BoS to update the Library Director’s job description. St. John said current director Jane Gallagher is set to retire, although he is not sure when. “Jane has done a great job,” he said. Selectman Elaine Strobel read an anony- mous letter submitted to the selectmen’s office. The writer complained of shoddy work being performed by Lewis Tree Service somewhere on Watertown Road. Strobel noted the town does its own tree work, and perhaps Lewis is a contractor for CL&P. If so, the town has no jurisdiction. Strobel said since the town does not pay the contractors, they have no control over the quality of work. Selectman Ralph Barra commented on his ongoing discussions with the Police Commission regarding traffic issues on Richardson Drive and the intersection of State Rtes. 63 and 64. Prior to public comments, St. John pre- sented to the board a petition submitted to Town Clerk Edith Salisbury Monday after- noon by resident and Police Dispatcher James Roy. He is petitioning the BoS to call a special town meeting to consider the fol- lowing resolution: “That the BoS establish a committee to study the regionalization of emergency communications for the Town of Middlebury.” Twenty signatures are needed to petition for a special town meeting pursuant to Chapter IX, Section 902 C (3) of the town charter. Roy submitted 23 signatures. He would like the committee to include at least two members that are police officers, fire fighters, emergency dispatch telecommu- nicators (sic) and emergency medical tech- nicians. He also would like the communications budget for 2012-2013 funded at the level recommended by the BoS ($312,401.74). St. John is referring the matter to legal coun- sel before going any farther. He said he passed the information along to Police Chief Richard Guisti with the hopes the chief could work with the petitioners to find ways to save money and keep the communica- tions center from being regionalized. St. John then handed out copies of the minutes from the Sept. 9, 2004, BoS meeting to show this is not a new issue facing the Town. Porter Avenue resident Greg Cyr was at the meeting looking for updates from the town regarding his ongoing struggles to have his neighborhood’s federal flood plain designation changed. Strobel told Cyr the town did its “due diligence” regarding the matter. There previously was a question the for- mer First Selectman Tom Gormley admin- istration somehow “dropped the ball” re- garding this matter. Strobel presented legal notices dated Aug. 16, 2010, by the Planning and Zoning Commission to amend the Zon- ing Regulations Section 9 – Definition and Section 53 – Flood Plain District. She said Gormley also sent a letter to the Conserva- tion Commission asking for a 30-day ex- tension. She said she talked to Conservation Commissioner Paul Bowler about Cyr’s problem. Bowler said he remembered talk- ing to Cyr and that during Hurricane Irene, Bowler drove down Porter Avenue, and it was flooded. Strobel said this wasn’t a town matter, and Cyr should go back to his mortgage company, as they are the ones requiring him to have flood insurance. She also sug- gested he continue to talk to representatives from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. When asked if he had ever made any flood insurance claims, Cyr said, “No.” He said he researched the insurance history of his house, and there has never been a flood claim. Also during public comment, St. John said the painting project on the exterior of Town Hall is on schedule and on budget. He asked John Cookson about the progress of the new stove and exhaust hood pur- chases at Shepardson Community Center. Cookson said things were coming along, and he was waiting on two companies to give him prices for the exhaust hoods. St. John also praised Cookson and the Board of Education for presenting a flat Region 15 budget to the town. Cookson said a lot of hard work was done in workshops to find savings. The next scheduled BoS meeting is May 7 at 6 p.m. BoS discuss referendum dates, OK buying new cruiser Pomperaug High School Student Council President Emily Kaplita enthusiastically accepts the State Silver Award from the Connecti- cut Association of Student Councils on behalf of Pomperaug High School. The award was given during a two-day spring leadership conference at Weslayan University last month. (Submitted photo) Student Council wins award
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Bee IntellIgencerBee IntellIgencerInforming the towns of Middlebury, Southbury, Woodbury, Naugatuck, Oxford and Watertown
Volume VIII, No. 16 Friday, April 20, 2012A FREE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
FREE
Prst. Std. U.S. Postage PaidNaugatuck, CT
#27
“I’ve come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen.” ~ Bob Lemon, 1981
Book Review ....................2Adoptable pets.................8Classifieds ........................7Community Calendar ........2Computer Tip ...................8Fire Log ............................2In Brief .............................4Library Happenings ...........2
Library Lines .....................2Nuggets for Life ...............6Obituaries ........................5Parks & Rec ......................6Puzzles.............................7Reg. 15 School Calendar ..3Senior Center News ..........3Varsity Sports Calendar .....6
Inside this Issue
Published weekly by The Middlebury Bee Intelligencer Society, LLC - 2030 Straits Turnpike, Middlebury, CT 06762 - Copyright 2012
Woodbury Earth FestivalWhen: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. SaturdayWhat: Celebration for Earth DayWhere: Hollow Park, Woodbury
pick of the LitterWhen: 1 to 3 p.m. What: Earth Day activity – Clean up the Middlebury Greenway, streets and parksWhere: Meet in the parking lot by the pavilion in Meadowview Park
conn. state Republican primaryWhen: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.What: Elections for presidential Republican candidates Where: Shepardson Community Center
TuEsdayapril 24
Absentee ballots are available in the Middlebury Town Clerk’s office for the Wednesday, May 2, 2012, Pomperaug Regional School District 15 Budget Refer-endum. Electors and property owners owning property assessed at $1,000 or more on the last com-pleted grand list are eligible to vote. They also must be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years old.
The question on the ballot is, “Shall the proposed 2012-2013 Budget of the Pomperaug Re-gional School District #15 in the amount of $60,251,578 be adopted?” Yes/No
An application must be filled out before a ballot can be issued. Ballots will not be mailed. The applications are available at the Town Clerk’s office at 1212 Whit-temore Road or can be down-loaded from the Secretary of the State’s website at www.sots.ct.gov under Elections & Voting. Print the application form for referendum only.
The Middlebury Town Clerk’s office is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Addi-tional information may be ob-tained by calling the office at (203) 758-2557.
school budget absentee ballots
Workmen prepare painted surfaces at Middlebury Town Hall to receive a fresh coat of paint Tuesday. Additional work on the building will include replacing the rotted pillars on the front of the building and restoring the town clock there to working order.
(Marjorie Needham photo)
By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY
The Middlebury Junior Wom-en’s Club annual Earth Day cleanup will be Sunday, April 22, from 1 to 3 p.m. Participants will meet at 1 p.m. in the parking lot next to the pavilion at Meadow-view Park, where they can get garbage bags, gloves and their choice of whichever stretch of greenway or park they would like to clean (one section – from Mid-dlebury Pizza to Junipers – is al-ready spoken for).
Since a small group from the club first began tackling litter along a short stretch of the green-way, the cleanup, thanks to a full collaboration with Middlebury Parks and Recreation Director Betty Proulx and her department, has grown into a demonstration of community spirit and concern for the environment.
This year we hope to expand the effort to even more parts of our beautiful community as res-idents take to the streets and greenway to celebrate Earth Day. Back in February, the Bee fea-tured Jack Salisbury in his one-man campaign to rid the town of litter. That is the kind of spirit we hope to see town-wide Sunday.
What started as a greenway cleanup has expanded over the years to more areas around town as individuals or groups “adopted”
a location. Last year this included specific roads (such as along South Street and Watertown Road), parks (such as Bristol and Ledgewood), schools (the area around Memorial Middle School was tended by a family) and the baseball field.
For those interested and will-ing to foray into the brush along the roads and greenway where a lot of litter gets stuck, a quick primer on identification of poi-son ivy and prevention of tick bites will be offered. Everyone is encouraged to wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants.
As we celebrate Mother Earth by sprucing her up a bit, it also will be fun to see what is found as “pick of the litter.” Last year, a bright green bowling ball and full six-pack of beer seemed to sug-gest a couple of stories about how they came to be relegated to the bushes. (A really exasper-ated toss after deciding that to-night was the final gutter ball? A fast decision to walk away from underage drinking? ) What sto-ries will the debris tell this year?
Please send pictures and a tally of how many bags of litter YOU picked up to this paper at [email protected] or to [email protected] with the subject line of “pick of the litter.”
See you on the greenway!
pick of the litterAnnual Earth Day event Sunday
By JONATHAN “CHIP” LONGO
The Middlebury Board of Selectmen (BoS) met Monday night in the Town Hall conference room with all three selectman present. The board discussed referendum dates for both the proposed Property Main-tenance Ordinance (PMO) and a resolution to join the Torrington Area Health District (TAHD). Also on the agenda were the an-nual Fair Housing documents, the purchase of a new police car and an updated job de-scription for the library director.
The board voted on the final copy of the PMO to be sent to referendum. They are looking at either May 8 or 22 as the refer-endum date. They said they don’t want it to conflict with voting on the town budget.
The board also voted to remain with the TAHD to provide public health services to the town. First Selectman Ed St. John again stated he has heard no opposition from anyone in town about continuing with the district. He said he would like to vote on it the same day as the PMO. The TAHD cost for the remaining fiscal year, which ends June 30, is $1 per capita ($7,394). For fiscal year 2012-2013, the cost would be $4.77 per capita ($36,281).
The BoS adopted the Fair Housing Res-olution. This is routine and something the board has to do every year.
The BoS voted to purchase a 2013 Ford Marked Police Interceptor. The award went to Crowley Ford, who came in lowest per state bid. The BoS was unsure who the ve-hicle was for or what it would replace.
The Library Board of Directors asked the BoS to update the Library Director’s job description. St. John said current director Jane Gallagher is set to retire, although he is not sure when. “Jane has done a great job,” he said.
Selectman Elaine Strobel read an anony-mous letter submitted to the selectmen’s office. The writer complained of shoddy work being performed by Lewis Tree Service
somewhere on Watertown Road. Strobel noted the town does its own tree work, and perhaps Lewis is a contractor for CL&P. If so, the town has no jurisdiction. Strobel said since the town does not pay the contractors, they have no control over the quality of work.
Selectman Ralph Barra commented on his ongoing discussions with the Police Commission regarding traffic issues on Richardson Drive and the intersection of State Rtes. 63 and 64.
Prior to public comments, St. John pre-sented to the board a petition submitted to Town Clerk Edith Salisbury Monday after-noon by resident and Police Dispatcher James Roy. He is petitioning the BoS to call a special town meeting to consider the fol-lowing resolution: “That the BoS establish a committee to study the regionalization of emergency communications for the Town of Middlebury.”
Twenty signatures are needed to petition for a special town meeting pursuant to Chapter IX, Section 902 C (3) of the town charter. Roy submitted 23 signatures. He would like the committee to include at least two members that are police officers, fire fighters, emergency dispatch telecommu-nicators (sic) and emergency medical tech-nicians.
He also would like the communications budget for 2012-2013 funded at the level recommended by the BoS ($312,401.74). St. John is referring the matter to legal coun-sel before going any farther. He said he passed the information along to Police Chief Richard Guisti with the hopes the chief could work with the petitioners to find ways to save money and keep the communica-tions center from being regionalized. St. John then handed out copies of the minutes from the Sept. 9, 2004, BoS meeting to show this is not a new issue facing the Town.
Porter Avenue resident Greg Cyr was at the meeting looking for updates from the town regarding his ongoing struggles to have his neighborhood’s federal flood plain
designation changed. Strobel told Cyr the town did its “due diligence” regarding the matter.
There previously was a question the for-mer First Selectman Tom Gormley admin-istration somehow “dropped the ball” re-garding this matter. Strobel presented legal notices dated Aug. 16, 2010, by the Planning and Zoning Commission to amend the Zon-ing Regulations Section 9 – Definition and Section 53 – Flood Plain District. She said Gormley also sent a letter to the Conserva-tion Commission asking for a 30-day ex-tension. She said she talked to Conservation Commissioner Paul Bowler about Cyr’s problem. Bowler said he remembered talk-ing to Cyr and that during Hurricane Irene, Bowler drove down Porter Avenue, and it was flooded.
Strobel said this wasn’t a town matter, and Cyr should go back to his mortgage company, as they are the ones requiring him to have flood insurance. She also sug-gested he continue to talk to representatives from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. When asked if he had ever made any flood insurance claims, Cyr said, “No.” He said he researched the insurance history of his house, and there has never been a flood claim.
Also during public comment, St. John said the painting project on the exterior of Town Hall is on schedule and on budget. He asked John Cookson about the progress of the new stove and exhaust hood pur-chases at Shepardson Community Center. Cookson said things were coming along, and he was waiting on two companies to give him prices for the exhaust hoods.
St. John also praised Cookson and the Board of Education for presenting a flat Region 15 budget to the town. Cookson said a lot of hard work was done in workshops to find savings.
The next scheduled BoS meeting is May 7 at 6 p.m.
Bos discuss referendum dates, oK buying new cruiser
Pomperaug High School Student Council President Emily Kaplita enthusiastically accepts the State Silver Award from the Connecti-cut Association of Student Councils on behalf of Pomperaug High School. The award was given during a two-day spring leadership conference at Weslayan University last month. (Submitted photo)
Student Council wins award
PAGE 2 Friday, April 20, 2012The Bee-Intelligencer
By DONNA HINE
Arbor Day isn’t the biggest holiday, but it could and should be recognized by
all of us. Planting a tree is a great way of giving back to the envi-ronment, and the end of April is a perfect time to plant a tree in Connecticut. If you lost any trees in last October’s storm, now is the time to replace them.
April 22 is the day to celebrate Earth Day! Wow! We can look at books about trees and their care and think about how to acknowl-edge Earth Day. We have no adult books about Earth Day, but by caring for and maintaining our trees and shrubs, we are taking care of our Earth, also.
Where do you want to plant a tree? Do you want it to be shade-giving? Maybe you want to create a boundary or hide an area. What kind is best? The American Hor-ticultural Society offers “Small Trees: Expert Advice from a Trusted Name in Gardening” (635.9 COO) – a practical guide to get you started. Suggestions for trees used as foliage, to attract wildlife, and trees in containers are numerous, and because it’s
published by DK, the text and pictures are clear and compre-hensive. You’ll learn what to look for when buying a tree as well as how to plant it.
Look also for “The Tree and Shrub Specialist” (635.9 SQU) by David Squire for help about when to plant the tree. You’ll find ideas for the best color in au-tumn, best spring-flowering shrubs and trees, planting a hedge, and even how and when to transplant if you absolutely must keep that beautiful old dog-wood.
“The Tree and Shrub Finder: Choosing the Best Plants for Your Yard” (635.9 KOU) by Robert Kourik offers help in choosing trees for privacy, low-mainte-nance care and even the best trees for swings and tree houses! Root patterns are shown so you can plan where to plant trees within your lawn, and you also can learn how to predict the growth of the trees to plan ahead.
How do we actually view a tree? Richard Hayman writes “Trees: Woodlands and Western Civilization” (582.16 HAY) to discuss that interpretation in depth. Symbolically, we talk of
“roots and branches” when rais-ing our children, hoping that our care bears healthy fruit as a tree would. Read the use of trees throughout history in mythology, philosophy, folklore, and litera-ture – both symbolic and real. Philosophers will rejoice!
The Middlebury Garden Club donated “Dirr’s Hardy Trees and Shrubs: an Illustrated Encyclo-pedia” (635.69 DIR) to the library as a wonderful reference source. By identifying the woody plants both pictorially and textually, and with many close-up shots of fruits and berries, many will find identification easier. Each item is listed with its Latin name first, then more common title. How-ever, thank goodness an index of plant common names can be found in the back!
Maybe you find it easier to identify a tree by its leaf. “Iden-tifying Trees: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America” (582.16 WIL) by Michael D. Wil-liams is small enough to carry to a nursery or have on hand when browsing online catalogs for ideas. Better still is the all-season identification guide; even in win-ter you will be able to confidently point to a tree and say, “Hey! That’s a shellbark hickory!”
If you still cannot find the tree you’re trying to identify, or a par-ticular one to plant, never fear! We have at least two more books to help you out. Botanicas “Trees & Shrubs” (582.16 BOT) espe-cially features a section about roses that will take your breath away. Also donated by the Mid-dlebury Garden Club, “What Tree Is That?” (582.16 MAC) by Stirling Macoboy is another lush, coffee-table book with easy-to-
follow ways to name that tree.On to pruning; when do you
prune a tree? “Pruning Made Easy” (635.9 LOM) by M. Lom-bardi & C. Serra Zanetti can give you the answer – and show you what tools to use and diagram just how to cut many common shrubs and trees. We prune trees to create a certain form or to en-courage fruit – among other rea-sons. Check out DK’s “Pruning & Training” (635.044 JON) for a photographic guide to pruning.
For inspiration, browse through “The Complete Book of Topiary” (715.1 GAL) by Barbara Gallup and Deborah Reich. But be patient, it takes three to five years to develop most mature shapes. You will, however, find specific instructions on how to create a knot garden or arch, pro-duce a letter, or majestic column from common shrubs.
Many states celebrate Arbor Day the last Friday of April, which also is National Arbor Day. The colder states (Alaska, Maine, Vermont, and North Dakota) wait until it’s warmer in May. Ironically, the Connecticut state tree is the same as Maryland’s – the White Oak, but Maryland acknowledges Arbor Day on the first Wednesday in April. Which-ever day is designated, make a point of looking at your trees to see which need pruning or cut-ting. Better yet, plant a tree! Or three! If you must cut a tree down due to disease, age or damage, try to plant another.
Do you have a favorite subject that hasn’t been covered in Li-brary Lines? Let me know what library books you would like to read about by calling 203-758-2634.
“Defying Evil”by Benjamin Wood
Reviewed by Mary Conseur
In “Defying Evil,” historian Benjamin Wood examines how and why soldiers in the Italian Army risked their jobs and their lives to rescue some 3,500 Croa-tian Jews during World War II.
Wood notes that, despite Mus-solini’s ruthlessness (he even had his son-in-law executed for disagreeing with him), “El Duce” was not anti-Semitic. In fact, one of his mistresses, Margherita Sa-fatti, was Jewish. For the most part, Mussolini considered the Jews “harmless,” and his attitude toward them was one of indiffer-ence. The only Jews he wanted to eliminate were the Zionists because they were interfering with his plans to dominate the Middle East.
Confronted with commands from Hitler to deport Croatian Jews to the concentration camp at Jasenovac (in the German-oc-cupied sector of Croatia), Mus-
solini either ignored the orders or wrapped them in such bu-reaucratic red tape they were not carried out. Italian general Paride Negri explained, “The deportation of Jews goes against the honor of the Italian Army. (p. 63) “We refuse to be the pimps in such an ignoble enterprise.” (p. 85) Wood notes this attitude is in sharp contrast to that of the complicit French government in Vichy, which obediently deliv-ered 90,000 French Jews to the concentration camps.
In Italy itself, Jews were re-garded as “Italian citizens who had rights to the same protection as any other citizens.” (p. 78) Though internment camps for Jews existed in Italy, they were designed for protection rather than repression; genocide was
not part of Mussolini’s plan. The Jews who perished in Italian in-ternment camps did so as a result of disease and poor sanitary con-ditions, not because they were gassed.
While it is true some Italian soldiers aided the Jews because they were bribed by them, Wood concludes there was an under-lying feeling of compassion for the Jews and no compulsion to humiliate or annihilate them.
However, despite the efforts of the Italian army, about 18,500 Croatian Jews perished at Jasen-ovac at the hands of the Nazis.
“Defying Evil” is a well-re-searched and inspiring history of a little-known war rescue ef-fort by the Italian army. It in-cludes several pages of photos from the Jasenovac Concentra-tion Camp and portraits of major players such as Marshal Tito, General Paride Negri, Mussolini, and, of course, Hitler.
Library Happenings
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Middlebury Community Calendar
middlebury volunteer Fire Department call Log
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Thursday, April 26Charter Revision Committee Meeting7 p.m. .................................................Town Hall Conference Room
Calendar dates/times are subject to changeIf your organization would like your event included in the community calendar, please e-mail the information to [email protected]
middleburyPenguins of the
Falkland IslandsThe Friends of the Middlebury
Library Spring 2012 Travel Dis-covery program Tuesday, April 24, at 6:30 p.m. will feature avid and curious travelers Arthur and Jane Portnoy presenting the pen-guins of the Falkland Islands. The free program will be pre-sented on the new wide-screen projection system in the refur-bished Larkin Room. Enjoy re-freshments as you listen to and watch the presentation.
Friends Annual Book Sale
The Friends of the Middlebury Library Annual Book Sale will be Saturday through Tuesday, May 5, 6, 7 and 8, at the Middlebury Public Library. Saturday and Sunday hours will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A $5 early admission fee will be charged for a preview sale Saturday, May 5, from 8 to 9 a.m. Monday, May 7, all sales will be 50 percent off regular prices. Tuesday, May 8, a bag sale with all bags supplied at the sale will cost $5 per small bag and $10 per large reusable bag.
The sale will feature thou-sands of books, including fiction and trade paperbacks, mystery and suspense, history and biog-raphy, cooking, crafts and hob-bies, children’s books, and audio books along with CDs, DVDs,
The Middlebury Library is at 30 Crest Road in Middlebury. For information, call 203-758-2634.
naugatuck Asia in April
The final April program on Asia Wednesday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m. will celebrate Asia with a slide presentation and a movie featuring the Shen Yun dance company. It will include props from the production and tea and desserts from China to accom-pany the film. The program will be in the Nellie Beatty Room at the library. To register, call 203-729-4591.
The Howard Whittemore Me-morial Library is at 243 Church St. in Naugatuck. For informa-tion, call 203-729-4591.
southburyWednesday Film
The Wednesday afternoon movie April 25 at 1:30 p.m. in the Kingsley Meeting Room will be a 1980 comedy starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton as three women working in a giant company who are op-pressed by an uncaring boss (Dabney Coleman). They devise an outrageous scheme to get re-venge. For more information, call 203-262-0626.
Earth Day Music Program
Roger Ticknell, Parent’s Choice Award winner, will cele-brate Earth Day with a special interactive musical performance Saturday, April 21, at 11 a.m. at the library. Ticknell will present “Earth Rhythms: Songs for the Environment,” a participatory musical program performed on a variety of musical instruments. The program is intended for ages five and up, and registration is required. Register at the Chil-dren’s Department or call 203-262-0626, ext. 3.
Joanne Conant “Water’s Edge” Exhibit
Joanne Conant’s oil paintings are on display in the Gloria Ca-chion Art Gallery through Sun-day, April 29.
Check www.southburylibrary.org for more information. The library is at 100 Poverty Road in Southbury (203-262-0626).
WoodburyTeen Program
The last free vacation week program for area teens, Soul Col-lage, requires registration. The class for teens in grades nine to 12 will meet Saturday, April 21, from 1 to 4 p.m. Karen Anderson-Fignon invites participants to get in touch with their inner selves through the Soul Collage tech-nique. The class will learn the history of Soul Collage, how to
use the Soul Collage process for personal exploration and will have uninterrupted open studio time to make collage cards in groups. No art experience is needed. All materials are pro-vided.
Garden LecturesSaturday, April 21, at 2 p.m.,
the library’s garden series will continue with Maureen Haseley-Jones’s lecture, “Garden Earth.” A renowned landscape designer, Haseley-Jones is on a statewide quest to reconnect people’s hearts and hands with the nour-ishing energy of Mother Nature’s life-giving gardens. She will teach how we can oxygenate our envi-ronment and feed our souls in a co-creative and symbiotic rela-tionship with the Earth by creat-ing a beautiful garden that flour-ishes and is maintained organi-cally without the use of harmful poisons.
The final lecture Saturday, April 28, at 2 p.m., will be “Trow-els & Tomorrow: Garden Stew-ardship” with Tovah Martin. Martin is an author and a peren-nial, heirloom, vegetable and cottage gardener of fanatical proportions, who has recently earned her accreditation from the Northeast Organic Farming Association as an Organic Land Care professional.
Register for the lectures by calling 203-263-3502.
For information, call 203-263-3502 or visit www.woodbury-libraryct.org. The library is at 269 Main St. South in Woodbury.
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Quassy Amusement Park is in-troducing a tea cup ride from Ital-ian manufacturer Zamperla to put a new spin on family fun when it opens for its 104th year April 28. The ride features six family-sized cups with individually controlled spinning action, all revolving on a rotating platform. The end result will be an interactive, fun experi-ence for all age groups.
“This is a timeless, classic at-traction and a great addition to our ride lineup,” said park Presi-dent Eric Anderson. The new ride is adjacent to Quassy’s Carousel Court and ice cream parlor.
Quassy will feature its tradi-tional $35 carload weekend spe-cial April 28 and 29. The price includes all-day ride wristbands from noon to 6 p.m. for up to 10 persons in a vehicle. The parking fee is included. The carload spe-cial continues the weekend of May 5 and 6.
The annual Egg Hunt for Prizes returns to Quassy at 3 p.m. Sun-day, April 29. Youngsters are split into age groups to hunt for candy and eggs in the great lawn area of the park. Toddlers participate in a goody bag version held at the Carousel Theatre stage.
Quassy also will kick off its an-nual “Ready To Read” program the first two weekends with meet and greet sessions by young reader favorites “Biscuit” and
“Clifford,” The Big Red Dog. “Bis-cuit,” courtesy of Harper Collins Publishers, will be on hand at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. April 28 and 29. “Clifford,” courtesy of Scholastic Books, has the same schedule May 5 and 6.
CoastermaniaLast year, Quassy introduced
its new marquee attraction, the “Wooden Warrior” roller coaster. Since opening last April, the ride has received worldwide acclaim from roller coaster and theme park enthusiasts alike. Earlier this year, it was named Attraction of the Year (2011) in a ballot by Be-hind the Thrills, a theme park enthusiasts’ website. It also was voted “Third Best New Ride” worldwide in the 2011 Golden Ticket Awards presented by in-dustry publication Amusement Today.
“The momentum generated last year has certainly carried over into 2012,” said George Frantzis II, a park owner. “The ‘Wooden Warrior’ is a fantastic ride for such a small footprint.”
The 1,250-foot ride was de-signed by The Gravity Group of Cincinnati, Ohio, and is the first “junior coaster” in the firm’s port-folio. In addition, Quassy selected The Gravity Group’s sister firm, Gravitykraft, to provide its state-of-the-art Timberliner train for
the ride. The “Wooden Warrior” is the first new coaster in the United States to feature the sleek train.
Rides and MoreQuassy’s more than two dozen
rides and attractions include the popular “Saturation Station” in-teractive waterpark. “Saturation Station” has more than 30 ways to get drenched with water can-nons, cascading fountains and a huge dumping bucket. The mod-ular water play area also is home to the gigantic “Tunnel Twister” waterslides. “Saturation Station” and Quassy Beach will open for the season Saturday, May 26.
In addition, popular rides in the park include the “Music Fest,” “Free Fall ‘N” drop tower, “Paratrooper,” “Family Fun Slide” and “Grand Carousel.” Two Kiddyland areas cater to tots with a variety of children’s rides.
In the heart of the park is the “Carousel Theatre” stage with daily entertainment during the height of the season. Popular events at the stage include dance and karate days, an annual school music festival and a regional Irish dance competition.
Quassy also has a huge re-demption arcade, restaurant, games, paddle boat rentals and excursions on Lake Quassapaug aboard the Quassy Queen.
Educational ProgramsThe park underwrites and
presents more than a dozen edu-cational programs each year. Stu-dents can explore the workings of the amusement rides with the “Fun With Physics” booklet ac-credited by the American Associ-ation of Physics Teachers. It con-tains more than two dozen pages
of activities that can be completed during a visit to Quassy.
Behind-the-scenes tours, pho-tography workshops, Art In The Park and roller coaster model competitions are among the other educational offerings.
Quassy also hosts birthday par-ties, catered company outings, family reunions, church picnics, sports team and league banquets and team-building events. Ca-tered group outings are held in the privacy of the park’s pavilions or patio area overlooking the lake.
Specials with Families in Mind
Being family-affordable has always been a goal of the locally-owned park. All-day ride and “Saturation Station” passes are $19.50 for those under 45 inches tall and $23.50 for those 45 inches and taller. Individual ride
tickets also are available.A season pass for a family of
four costs $235. Included are the rides, “Saturation Station,” Quassy Beach and free parking ($6) with each visit. Individual season passes are $75 each. Quassy sea-son pass holders also are entitled to a number of “season pass perks” during the summer.
Friday evenings starting May 25 will feature 50-cent rides, hot dogs and small soft drinks. “50-Cent Fabulous Fridays” will continue through Aug. 31.
The $35 Saturday night carload special will start May 26 and con-tinue through Sept. 1. For $35, up to 10 persons in a vehicle will re-ceive an evening (after 5 p.m.) wristband, parking included.
For more information about Quassy Amusement Park visit www.quassy.com or call 1-800-FOR-PARK.
Members of the public can explore the 24th Annual Region 15 Art Show Friday, April 27, from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, April 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Pomperaug High School Gymnasium and the All Purpose Room.
Visitors are encouraged to ex-perience thousands of works of art created by students in all grades. Guests who attend the show will make their way through a student’s artistic progression from kindergarten to elemen-tary, middle, high school and advanced placement art work.
Each high school student en-rolled in advanced placement art classes will create an individ-ual art show in the All Purpose Room to exhibit his or her art-work. The student’s booth will have a guest book, and the stu-dent-artists encourage the at-tendees to leave their feedback or impressions.
“Come and support our extra-ordinary students and be in-spired by all of their artistic di-versity,” said Region 15 Director of Fine Arts Jane Sarjeant. “Come understand the deeper purpose of teaching creativity and inspir-ing imaginations which is imper-ative to all academic, artistic, and humanistic endeavors.”
Members of the fine arts de-partment strive to show artwork from as many students as possi-ble. However, once art teachers and volunteers begin hanging
the work, it is difficult to ensure each child’s art is represented. Throughout the school year, however, the faculty display stu-dent art work in venues in Mid-dlebury and Southbury such as
public libraries, local businesses, and at the district office.
The Region 15 Art Show is the largest collaborative project in the district. “I would like to thank the parents, teachers, students,
custodians, administrators, and secretaries for their countless hours and unending support,” said Sarjeant. “We look forward to seeing many families enjoy the show.”
The Grandparent Scam targets seniors who fall for a trick of handing over money to an im-poster grandchild. Even though it’s an old scam, it shows no sign of fading away. If anything, this scam is making a resurgence.
Typically the senior will get a call, supposedly from a grand-child, and be told there’s an emergency: The grandchild is in trouble, or there’s been an acci-dent, or a mistaken arrest. It sounds very believable.
No matter what the story, it always involves the need for se-crecy – and fast cash to be wired
immediately. Sometimes the story is the money is needed to pay an attorney or for medical treatment. Perhaps the person on the other end of the phone pretends to be the police, a doc-tor or an attorney.
If you get one of these calls, don’t immediately agree to send money. Your first step is to verify the details. Is it really your grand-
child on the other end of the phone? If you don’t recognize your grandchild’s voice, don’t feed him information by saying, “Is this David?” Wait until he gives you the name. If he doesn’t, it’s likely a scam.
Your second step is to call your grandchild’s home to verify whether he or she is actually away – or sitting right there.
Whatever you do, don’t send any money without verification.
Keep in mind crooks on social media sites online can glean a lot of information. Beware nam-ing your grandchildren on Face-
book or anywhere else.If this has happened to you,
you must report it to the police. But you won’t be alone. Thou-sands of others experienced this type of scam last year alone.
Matilda Charles regrets she cannot personally answer reader questions, but she will incorpo-rate them into her column when-ever possible. Write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].
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Region 15 school Calendar
April Shower Safety Class
Monday, April 23, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Middlebury Se-nior Center at 1172 Whittemore Road, Roberta Winters from TLC Homecare will give an “April Shower Safety Class.” She will have prizes like bath mats for all who participate.
Registration is required. Sign up at the senior center office or call 203-577-4166.
Google Voice ClassThis class will meet Thursday,
April 26, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. It will explain and explore the
free telephone manager from Google. During 2012, you can make free telephone calls from your cell, computer, home, and office phones throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Get a FREE telephone number that can record, transcribe con-versations or voice mail and send them to your cell phones as text messages. Talk about staying in touch with the world! The class fee is $10. If you are interested in this class, call 203-577-4166 to reserve a seat.
Intergenerational BingoWednesday, May 2, the senior
center is hosting a Bingo party
for seniors and local school chil-dren following lunch, which is served at noon. Prizes will be given to winners.
AARP Driver Safety Program
The next AARP Driver Safety course will be Monday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the senior center. The nation’s first and largest driver refresher course uses new materials and new videos to present new de-fensive driving techniques, a refresher in laws and regulations, new laws and regulations, how to deal with aggressive drivers, and how aging affects reaction
time, vision and hearing. Drivers who complete this
class get a certificate that may entitle them to a discount on au-tomobile insurance (contact your insurance company for de-tails).
AARP membership is not re-quired, and drivers of all ages are invited to attend. The fee is $12 for AARP members and $14 for nonmembers. Make checks out to “AARP.” You must register be-fore the class begins by calling 203-577-4166 or going to the se-nior center office in the Shepard-son Community Center at 1172 Whittemore Road in Middlebury.
Monday to Friday, April 23 to April 27GES ...............................................................Kindergarten registrationLMES ............................................................Kindergarten registration
Monday, April 23Personnel Policies/Curriculum ......................... PSHS Media Center ........................................................................Conference Room, 6 p.m. BoE ...........................................................PHS AP Room 103, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 25PTO Advisory Council ....................CO Conference Room , 9:30 a.m. In case of delayed opening, 10:30 a.m.Region-wide PTO Dinner ......... Heritage Inn, Southbury, 5 to 8 p.m.
Friday, April 27Art Gallery ...............................................PHS Grades K-12, 6 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, April 28Art Gallery ...............................................PHS Grades K-12, 6 to 9 p.m.
Region 15 website: www.region15.org
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Middlebury Elementary School fifth-grader Paige Moffat holds this year’s Art Show poster, which she created using pencil and marker. (Submitted photo)
Region 15 annual art show next week
Quassy Amusement park opens April 28
The “Crazy Cups” tea cup ride will be a new family attraction at Quassy Amusement Park this year. (Submitted photo)
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White spruce location is knownTo the Editor:
I enjoyed reading the article “Middlebury’s Oldest Resident” by Dr. Raymond E. Sullivan about the Cucumber Magnolia tree on the corner of Breakneck Hill and Artillery Roads. The article gave many interesting facts about the tree, but I wish to correct the as-sumption by Dr. Sullivan that the plaque was placed there by the Connecticut Botanical Society.
Actually, this was a Middlebury achievement. The Middlebury Garden Club, under the presi-dency of Mrs. Curt (Sallie) Smith, ordered the plaque in conjunction with the Middlebury Notable Tree Contest, which ran from May 26 through Sept. 3, 2001. When the plaque arrived there was one tiny flaw. The height of the tree was given as 91 inches rather than 91 feet. If you examine the picture of the plaque in the article, you will see a darkened area after the 91 feet, where the writer corrected the error with a grinder and paint. The plaque was attached to a large rock, which was already fortu-itously located near the base of the tree. John DeRiu of Middle-bury volunteered his masonry expertise at no cost to the Garden Club.
The article also mentions the other Connecticut state cham-pion, a White Spruce reputed to be the largest in the state. Al-though detailed information on its height, circumference and spread is given, its location is “un-known.” However, in May 2001, during the Notable Tree Contest, it was located and measured by arborist Edward Richardson near the northwest corner of Lake Elise on the property of Middlebury Land Trust. Richardson’s remarks were as follows:
“Crowded location, but top above surrounding trees. Fair con-dition, much lower dead wood. Located on west side of lake, 500 feet south of north end bridge, 15 feet east of nature trail, 20 feet from lake … .”
So for those of you who would like to walk Lake Elise, Middle-bury Land Trust invites you to find its elusive state champion White Spruce.
William C. CrutcherSecretary,
Middlebury Land Trust
tax auction fiascoTo the Editor:
I read with amazement a recent article in an area newspaper about the fiasco regarding the tax auction on property located at 325 Washington Drive.
Why did town officials let past due taxes and fees of $35,000 ac-
crue on the property even though the apparent value of the property is substantially less than $35,000 (based on one bidder, who offered to pay $35,000)? Indeed, that is a mystery.
Apparently, a technical glitch in the newspaper article suggests part of the $3,000 deposit paid by an adjoining property owner on the aborted tax auction will go toward reducing the $35,000 tax delinquency on 325 Washington Drive. Why? Most certainly no part of the $3,000 belongs to the present owner of 325 Washington Drive.
Since it appears there were no bona fide bidders for 325 Wash-ington Drive, why not conduct a straight foreclosure and then let the adjacent owner buy the prop-erty, for say $10,000?
I hope in the future town offi-cials will be more mindful of tax delinquencies because it appears the taxpayers of Middlebury have suffered a loss on this one. Why?
Because in prior years taxpayers have been forced to overpay on their property taxes in order to carry this $35,000 tax delin-quency.
Lewis S. ClarkMiddlebury
Region 15 budget needs fiscal restraintTo the Editor:
An April 10 article in this paper on the Region 15 flat budget prompted these thoughts:
The Board of Education re-cently voted in a flat $60.2 million dollar budget for the coming year. This is in spite of the fact enroll-ment has dropped by more than 500 students over the last couple of years, and there have been staff reductions, staff reallocations and found savings in health in-surance. Perhaps a consideration to pass along some of these sav-ings to the taxpayers in the form of a slight reduction in the budget should have been considered. I believe taxpayers would have appreciated that. The Region’s bulging budget is what drives the town side of our budgets to be consistently cut. The above-men-tioned savings should be passed along to those who are paying the freight, which would then bene-fit our town services.
This budget goes to referen-dum May 2, and Middlebury his-torically votes it down while Southbury is supportive. It there-
fore eventually passes due to the power of the Southbury vote.
In a reasonable situation, board members from both towns would be on the same page as Fran Brennan, who stated the members “have a dual responsi-bility, both to education and to the taxpayer.” That would be unity.
However, longtime Southbury representative Pat Perry made her opinion of Middlebury voters perfectly clear with her state-ment, “We can’t let the Middle-bury negative vote win.” A ma-jority of Middlebury taxpayers feel that fiscal restraint on the Board of Ed is a positive en-deavor. Mrs. Perry appears to look with disdain on this effort. Her statement does nothing to-ward healing the already strained relationship between Middle-bury and Southbury regarding Region 15. On the contrary, it is divisive and condescending.
Heidi SheaMiddlebury
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The site of Middlebury's two state champion trees can be seen in this portion of the Middlebury Gar-den Club map of notable trees in Middlebury. The garden club held a notable tree contest in 2001.
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Police Warn of ID TheftMiddlebury Police said they
took a complaint on identity theft for the second time in less than a week. The identity theft centers around false state and federal tax returns being filed electronically with the Internal Revenue Ser-vice and the Connecticut Reve-nue Department. In both cases, the victims learned as they tried to e-file their returns and were rejected that a bogus return was filed on their behalf. Police have learned that in one case at least $5000 was stolen.
Opera Concert at Heritage Village
The Concert Society at Heri-tage Village will present favorite operatic arias Sunday, April 22, at 3 p.m. in Sarah Cooke Hall in Heritage Village. The Manhattan Lyric Opera with Anne Tormela, lyric coloratura; Rinaldo Toglia, tenor; and Richard Gordon, pi-anist will perform arias from “La Traviata,” “La Bohème,” “Rigo-letto,” “Turandot” and more, plus popular selections by Sullivan, Gershwin, Lehar and Romberg. Tickets are $15 available at the door. The concert is open to the general public. Meet and chat with the artists after the recital.
BNI Open House SocialHeritage Business Network
International (BNI) of Southbury will host an open house so-cial Thursday, April 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Jordan’s Restaurant at 900 Main St. South in South-bury. There will be food, drink and raffle drawings. All business owners and professionals are encouraged to attend. Please contact Lori Pittari at 203-233-2351 to register.
Westover Seventh Grade Preview Day
Westover School will host its annual Seventh Grade Preview Day Friday, April 27, from 3 to 5 pm. “Seventh Grade Preview Day
is offered for girls and their fam-ilies who are actively considering options for high school,” said Laura Volovski, director of ad-mission and enrollment man-agement at Westover. Families interested in attending Seventh Grade Preview Day are asked to register by Tuesday, April 24, by calling Westover’s Office of Ad-mission at 203-577-4521.
Mission Trip Pasta Supper
Middlebury’s St. John of the Cross Mission Team will host their 8th annual Pasta Supper Saturday, April 28, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Middlebury Fire-house on Tucker Hill Road. Din-ner will be pasta with meatballs, bread, salad and dessert.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 10. The family maximum will be $30. Tickets can be purchased after all Masses April 21 and 22 or at the door. Proceeds will go toward funding the 2012 Mission Trip.
Chase Summer Arts Camps
Students of all ages and abili-ties will have the opportunity to explore their creativity and learn new techniques at Chase Colle-giate School’s Summer Art Camps. Chase will offer camps in a variety of mediums, includ-ing black-and-white photogra-phy, ceramics, dance, mixed media, sculpture and much more.
All classes are led by experi-enced artists in small, hands-on groups, giving artists personal direction and attention. Summer at Chase is open to children ages 3 to 18 and runs from June 18 to August 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with extended care avail-able.
More information about the specialty camps and other Sum-mer at Chase programs can be found at chasecollegiate.com/summer, 203-236-9532, or [email protected].
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When it comes to picking a summer camp, the choices are nearly endless: residential for girls or boys, adventure, aca-demic, religious, special interest, special needs and more.
A typical camp’s offerings might include sailing, riflery, wind surfing, rowing, kayaking, arts and crafts, drama, camp craft, archery, tennis, soccer, softball, swimming, diving, ca-noeing, kickball, English horse-back riding and a ropes course. Others have waterskiing, dance (contemporary, ballet, jazz), plant identification and tracking, woods camping, photography, pottery ... and more.
To get started in your hunt for a summer camp for your child, go to the Camp Page (www.camppage.com) and put your information in the drop-down list. You can search via camp ac-tivity such as horseback, art, sports, academic or computer. Then search for your state.
Or go to www.chooseacamp.com and select a camp by activ-ity category. Each camp link gives the phone number and web address of the camp for more information.
If you need assistance paying for summer camp, search online for the name of your state and campership. You’ll find a great many camps that offer fully or partially paid camperships. Ad-ditionally, there are foundations and grant programs that give money every year for children to go to camp. On the local level,
investigate low cost or free sleep-away or day camp experiences through your YMCA (look for different theme weeks to match your child’s interests), Salvation Army, garden and environmen-tal groups, town, Scouts and church.
If you also have time off (or there’s a grandparent who will
fill in), ask about volunteering as a way of defraying expenses, per-haps in the kitchen or as a crafts or sports assistant.
If all else fails and there is no way to afford camp, band to-gether with parents in a similar situation and create your own. Arrange for the campers to spend one day a week at a different house with theme activities hosted by the parents based on their talents or field trips to local sites such as a farm or museum. Make one night a campout in the yard. Hot dogs, S’mores, sleeping bags, flashlights – and ghost sto-
ries – are all you’ll need.If you’re able to donate, the
money you send to local camps will allow children to have the camp experience even though it’s not in the family budget.
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It Happened in MiddleburySalvatore Ferrara
Husband of Olga, father of Michael Ferrara
Mr. Salvatore “Sam” Ferrara, 93, of Mid-dlebury passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family April 14 at VITAS Innovative Hospice Care Unit
at St. Mary’s Hospital after a coura-geous fight.
Sam was born in Waterbury Dec. 20, 1918, a son of the late Giuseppe and Carmela (D’Agostino) Ferrara. He proudly served in World War II as a staff sergeant for the U.S. Army. He worked as a tool and dye maker for Chase Brass and Copper for 27 years until 1972. He then worked maintenance for the Red Bull Inn while self-employed as a painter and wallpaper hanger for many years. Sam was a “jack-of-all-trades” and could fix anything and everything. He bowled in the Corado Club League at Lakewood Lanes for many years. He and his wife, Olga, enjoyed ballroom dancing throughout their 59 years of marriage.
Besides his beloved wife, Sam leaves a son, Michael A. Ferrara and his wife, Sherry, with whom he lived in Middlebury; a daughter, Carmella DeStefano, and her fiancé, Angelo Vaccaro, of Waterbury; five grand-children: Melissa and Paul DeSte-fano of Waterbury; and Chelsea, Kimberly, and Nicholas Ferrara of Middlebury; a daughter-in-law, Cheryl Ferrara of Watertown and her two children, Lisa Donahue and Shelby Tartaglia; and several nieces and nephews. Sam was predeceased by his son, Joseph T. Ferrara, and two brothers, Pasquale and John Ferrara.
Sam’s funeral Tuesday was fol-lowed by burial in Calvary Cemetery with full military honors.
Sam’s family would like to sin-cerely thank Karen Donato and the entire staff of VITAS Innovative Hos-pice Care at St. Mary’s Hospital for their comfort, care, and compassion provided to Sam and his family dur-ing his brief stay.
Contributions can be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Connecticut, 25 Camp Ave., Wil-ton, CT 06897. For more info or to send e-condolences, visit www.chaseparkwaymemorial.com
Walter J. Stankiewicz Jr.Former Naugatuck
Scoutmaster
Walter J. Stankiew-icz Jr., 79, of Naug-atuck passed away at Middlebury C o n v a l e s c e n t Home Thursday, April 12. He was the widower of
Frances T. (DeCarlo) Stankiewicz. Walt was born in Waterbury June
7, 1932, a son of the late Walter J. Stankiewicz Sr. and Marie (Dupre) Stankiewicz. He was a lifelong Nau-
gatuck resident and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. In a career where he drove over two million miles as a truck driver, Walt retired from Kimberly Clark. He was the safety chair at Kimberly Clark for many years.
Walt was the assistant Scoutmas-ter and Scoutmaster of Troop 113 from Naugatuck, where he served with his father. He held the distinc-tion of building one of the first floats in the annual Naugatuck Memorial Day parade – a group of Scouts re-creating the flag scene from Iwo Jima in the bed of his pickup truck. For his service to the Boy Scouts of America, he received the Silver Bea-ver Award. He was a member of the Retired International Brotherhood of Teamsters in Bridgeport. He and his wife, together with his parents, bowled for many years in the Mili-tary Bowling League. He also was a member of the Naugatuck Senior Center, where he had lunch almost every day for four years and took part in many of their special dinner pro-grams over the years. He was a com-municant of St. Mary’s Church.
He leaves a son, William F. Stankiewicz and his wife, Laurie, of Bethany; a daughter, Pamela A. Monahan of Waterbury; two sisters: Janet Cabral and her husband, Henry, of Naugatuck and Nancy Candee and her husband, Jay, of Naugatuck; a grandson; and several nieces and nephews.
Walt’s funeral was held last Sat-urday. Burial was at St. James Cem-etery in Naugatuck with full military honors. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Naugatuck Senior Center, 300 Meadow St., Naugatuck, CT 06770. To send an online condolence, visit www.naugatuckvalleymemorial.com
Armand VagniniHusband of Mary Vagnini
Mr. Armand Vagnini of Middle-bury died Sunday, April 15, at Mid-dlebury Convalescent Home. He was the husband of Mary (DeAngelis) Vagnini.
Armand was born in Derby, Conn., the son of the late Francesco and Gilda (Vite) Vagnini. He was a graduate of Quinnipiac College. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He worked as payroll manager for Timex Corporation in Middlebury for more than 40 years.
In addition to his wife of 60 years, he leaves two sons, Michael Vagnini and his wife, Karen, of Woodbury and James Vagnini of Middlebury; and four grandchildren: Kristen Vag-nini, Jennifer Vagnini, Lauren Vag-nini and Michael Vagnini Jr., all of Woodbury. He was predeceased by five sisters: Pauline Vagnini, Lena Vagnini, Edera Felice, Eside Tontini, and Carrie Orazietti.
The funeral Wednesday was fol-lowed by burial with military honors at Lake Elise Cemetery in Middle-bury. For more information and online condolences, visit www.chaseparkwaymemorial.com.
The Love & Knishes Lunch Wednesday, April 25, will be “Two Friends, Four Hands, One Piano.” It will feature pianists Jeanne Hinkson and John Dulina, who will showcase a collection
of light classical and popular songs as well as ragtime solos and duets and a few accordion pieces.
Lunch will be catered by Chef Mo Jalil of Cheshire’s award-win-ning Jordan Caterers. Lunch will
be at noon in the Jewish Federa-tion’s social hall at 444 Main St. North in Southbury. The program will follow.
Lunch reservations should be made by noon Monday for that
week’s program. All programs are open to the public, and there is a suggested lunch donation of $7.50 for adults age 60 and better and $9.50 for those under 60. To RSVP, call 203- 267-3177.
pianists to perform at Love & Knishes
By Dr. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
Saturday, April 6, 1935, Mid-dleburians gathered at the town hall for a dance under the spon-sorship of the Parent-Teacher Association. There was round and square dancing and refreshments were served. The Waterbury Re-publican reported that “enough money was cleared to send two delegates to the state convention of the Connecticut congress of parents and teachers in Stamford Thursday, Friday and Saturday.” A card party was scheduled for Tuesday night. Sunday came and went, but Monday, April 8, was to be a day no one would soon forget.
On Monday, members of the Congregational Church were re-hearsing for the celebration of Easter on April 21, two weeks away. Someone noticed sparks flying from the chimney of the town hall. The wind was howling as it sometimes does this time of the year, and before too long the roof of the town hall was ablaze.
The wind quickly spread the flames to the Congregational Church and it, too, began to burn. Firemen were to say afterward they feared the entire center of town was at risk. Several houses suffered damage. The wind was fortunately blowing away from Westover School, but there was fear during the day that it, too, was endangered by the blaze.
Fire departments from Water-bury, Naugatuck and most sur-rounding towns responded as the Middlebury and Westover School pumping resources were quickly overwhelmed. The town hall was valued at $50,000 and the Con-gregational Church at $30,000. Both were completely destroyed, and each was insured for only half its value. Miraculously, there were no injuries, and all the books from the library, then housed in the town hall, were saved (some are on display at the Middlebury His-torical Society).
The church’s contents were completely lost. Pastor Ralph Rowland was determined to hold services at Westover School or the new school house (what is now Shepardson Community Center)
All town records were saved. If anyone ever questions the need of storing our town’s vital records in a fireproof vault, the accompa-
nying photograph from the Con-necticut State Library Archives should convince them of its value.
On Sept. 29, 1935, about 200 persons gathered in Middlebury for the laying of the cornerstone of the new Congregational Church, which would replace the destroyed structure.
Rafford is Middlebury’s munic-ipal historian and president of the Middlebury Historical Society Inc. Visit MiddleburyHistoricalSoci-ety.org or call Rafford at 203-206-4717 to join or support the society.
the great Fire of 1935
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Above: Seen from the rear of the buildings, Middlebury Town Hall (on the left) appears to be a total loss while fire-fighters battle to save the Mid-dlebury Congregational Church during the April 1935 fire. The fire spread from the town hall to the church and burned both buildings to the ground. (Re-publican American photo re-printed with permission) At right: The fireproof vault containing Middlebury’s vi-tal records is all that remains standing after the town hall was destroyed by fire in 1935. All the town’s records were saved. (Connecticut State Li-brary Archives photo)
PAGE 6 Friday, April 20, 2012The Bee-Intelligencer
By STEPHEN DAVIS
Last week, the Pomperaug High School baseball team began a streak of four home games. That “homestand” ended with the Panthers defeating the visiting Bethel Wildcats, Bunnell Bull-dogs, and Oxford Wolverines Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of Easter week, respectively.
This Monday, Pomperaug de-feated Danbury’s Immaculate High Mustangs 8-0 in Danbury with David Cherry throwing a no-hitter. Cherry, Pomperaug’s senior pitcher and second base-man, said, “We took an early 2-0 lead. I was able to throw strikes, and our defense did a great job of keeping the lead.” He praised Matt Paola for his defensive skills that helped preserve the no-hit-ter. Cherry said, “One inning, he made a nice diving stop, and his overall defense really helped me.”
After the game, Cherry said, “With two outs, I walked a batter on four pitches because I lost my concentration. I then got the next batter to a 1-2 count, I threw a nice curve ball and he over-swung it.” During the game, se-nior catcher Matt Calzone and assistant coach Andy Cloutier worked together on what pitch to throw and where the pitch should be located. Cherry said of his no-hitter, “It was an awesome feeling overall.”
A week ago Monday, fresh off a 14-2 win over Holy Cross, the Panthers hosted the visiting Bethel Wildcats in a non-league game between the Southwest Conference foes. In the game, the Pomperaug offense exploded for 10 runs in the second inning as
they chased Bethel pitches out of the game en route to an 18-3 Panther victory. Cherry pitched four strong innings, giving up only three runs on five hits, and striking out four Wildcats. Steve Consiglio came in to pitch the fifth inning and struck out the side, which means he struck out three Bethel batters while the bases were loaded.
Consiglio was named the start-ing pitcher for the Tuesday game as the Panthers hosted the Bun-nell Bulldogs. While he pitched five innings, he gave up two runs, seven hits, and struck out five Bulldogs. Nick DeLotto helped out his starting pitcher as he went three for four with three singles. Paola also went three for four, including a triple in the fifth in-ning. Jake Wilson had a nice, deep shot to center field in the second inning resulting in a triple of his own. The Panthers would end the day with 15 hits as they defeated Bunnell by a score of 8-2.
The last game of the home-stand, which was Friday, con-tested the Panthers and the neighboring Oxford Wolverines, who have a rivalry in football named the “Battle of Route 188.” On the baseball field, that name seemingly does not exist between the two teams since the rivalry did not seem to be so “fierce” or “anticipated.” Oxford scored first as James Michaud scored after a parade of four straight singles off starter Andrew Reel.
The Panthers responded with a first inning that included three walks, one single from Nick De-Lotto, and two runs from Paola and Mike Foley. The Panthers
increased the lead to 4-1 after two innings as Paola scored on a tri-ple from Garrett DeLotto and scored on a single from his twin brother, Nick DeLotto. From that point on, the Panther bats were shut down by Oxford starter J.P. DeFranchesco, who pitched a very good game after the first two innings.
However, Reel pitched a gem himself while striking out eight Wolverines, allowed eight hits, and surrendered one run. When the seventh inning came, it be-came one of the wildest finishes ever witnessed. Cathain Pratt led the inning off for Oxford, and he worked a five-pitch walk; then Michaud followed with a walk of his own. After Alex Miller struck out and DeFranchesco flew out, Oxford was down to their final out.
James Badus, who was pinch hitting for Dan Kudej, worked a walk of his own, and the bases were loaded. Bryan Peterson then walked, and the score was 4-2. Then Dale Keller walked, cutting the deficit to 4-3. Pomp-eraug assistant coach Andy
Cloutier then removed Snap-kowski in favor of senior Consi-glio. Consiglio gave up a single to Jake Brown and left the bases loaded as he got Pratt to fly out to left field. Consiglio was able to work out of the jam, but Oxford led 5-4.
In the bottom of the seventh, Garrett DeLotto started the in-ning with a single, and Nick De-Lotto hit a single as well. After Reel was hit by a pitch, Oxford head coach Brian Hourigan brought in Kyle Chudoba to close out the Panthers with the bases loaded and two outs. Chudoba walked Jake Wilson to tie the game, and on a 3-2 pitch to Cal-zone, Calzone walked as Nick DeLotto scored the winning run in a wild game.
Pomperaug increased their record to 4-1 as they got set for another busy week. Monday they traveled to Danbury to take on the Immaculate High Mustangs. Wednesday, they were traveling to Southbury, and Friday they were traveling to Weston to take on the Weston High Trojans.
Middlebury Parks & Recreation
Sunday, April 22, more than 1 billion people on the planet will celebrate Earth Day. Our earth is hurting and needs continued focus person-by-person to help her heal herself. Check out www.earthday.org/2012 to learn about the history of Earth Day, a billion acts of green, renewable energy for all, athletes and arts for the earth and all kinds of other interesting facts and fig-ures, as well as ways you can be-come involved. Part 1 starts with your inner state of being because everything starts from within.
This week’s nuggets for life are about taking care of yourself from the inside out in order to experi-ence thriving inner peace, balance and harmony. What does it mean to you to live green within? Clean, fresh thoughts; common sense living; or farmer’s market shopping are some of the ways.
To effect change on the outside, create change on the inside. Love yourself. Take care of your mental thoughts. Get rid of useless ones. Replace them with positive ones, and your perspective will shift al-most immediately.
Start the habit of getting a solid seven or eight hours sleep every night. Take 10 minutes over morn-
ing coffee or tea to enjoy quiet time. Eat lightly and more green stuff. Drink lemon water to help your body flush toxins. Wear nat-ural, breathable fabrics that feel good next to your skin.
Notice what you’re watching, reading and what kinds of conver-sations you are having with people. Exercise every day to feel healthy and strong. Though sometimes we can’t change our circumstances, you absolutely can change your perception of them. Cultivate tran-quility, and connect to your spirit by spending time in nature every day. Observe yourself rather than being so attached to everything. Enjoy your inner connections with the earth this week and go green within!
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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My hus-band has had a cough that seems to have lasted forever. He saw several doctors. Each gave him a different diagnosis and differ-ent treatment. None worked. The last doctor believed he had whooping cough and tested him for it. He did have it. The doctor said the cough would go away. He put him on antibiotics, but he said they wouldn’t shorten the cough. Why did he give them to him? Isn’t whooping cough a thing of the past, and wasn’t it a children’s disease? – K.P.ANSWER: Whooping cough – pertussis is the medical name – used to be a frequent childhood illness. It is highly communica-ble, and in some infants, it proves to be fatal. The vaccine practi-cally eliminated it. Adults get it, too, even if they were vaccinated in childhood. The vaccine loses its power in five to 10 years. Booster shots are necessary to shield people from the bacte-rium that causes the illness.
The typical course of whoop-ing cough in a youngster consists of a week where the child ap-pears to have cold symptoms. Then the child experiences ex-plosions of a hacking cough that can be so violent that the child vomits after coughing. When the
cough calms and the child takes a deep breath in, a high-pitched whooping sound is heard. The cough disappears gradually in a month. When treated early with the antibiotics erythromycin or azithromycin, the course of the infection is shortened.
Adult whooping cough is dif-ferent. No whooping sounds are made. Adults cough and cough and may do so for months. They are usually seen far too late for antibiotics to do any good. How-ever, the antibiotics are pre-scribed to stop the spread of the whooping cough bacterium.
Whooping cough is making a resurgence and spreading across the country. Some infants have died from it. One reason is that many parents have opted to not have their children immunized out of fear of vaccine complica-tions. Vaccines have been one of medicine’s greatest achieve-ments in prevention of diseases. Fear of them is unsound and dangerous.
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: On seven occasions, I have had se-vere pain in my right big toe. It hurts so bad that I feel like going to the emergency room, but I feel stupid about going for toe pain. My uncle has gout and diabetes. Can you have gout without hav-ing diabetes? What should I do? – J.P.ANSWER: At your next attack, you should go to a doctor imme-diately. You can have gout with-out having diabetes. They’re not related.
The pain of gout is severe. You are not the least bit stupid for seeking relief from it. The attacks you have sound like gout. You’ve had seven attacks; you’re likely to have more. You can obtain effective medicine to stop them.
The pamphlet on gout ex-plains what gout is and how it is treated. To obtain a copy, write: Dr. Donohue – No. 302W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 3283-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Can-ada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.
Dr. Donohue regrets he is un-able to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
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3. Shaun Alexander had 41 rush-ing TDs (1996-99).
4. Tom Chambers, Dale Ellis and Xaxier McDaniel.
5. Three (1998, 2002 and 2006).6. Six feet, 7 1/2 inches.7. Gary Player (1961, ‘74, ‘78)
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course taught by Professional Marine Education will be offered to those 12 and older Saturday, April 21; Saturday, May 19; and Saturday, June 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Room 26 at Shep-ardson Community Center. It provides a certificate of comple-tion as partial fulfillment of the requirements to obtain the Cer-tificate of Personal Watercraft Operation, which allows the operation of motorized recre-ational vessels up to 65 feet and sailboats 19.5 feet or longer. Stu-dents should bring a pen/pencil to class. The fee is $62 for resi-dents; $72 for nonresidents.
Earth Day Greenway and Park Cleanup
Join your friends and neigh-bors for the annual Greenway and park cleanup to celebrate Earth Day Sunday, April 22, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Meadowview Park. Call Janine Sullivan-Wiley of the Middlebury Community Wom-en’s Club at 203-598-3176 for more information.
Junior Golf BasicsTom Keslow of Connecticut
School of Golf will teach youth 8 to 12 the basics of golf Wednes-days, April 25 to May 16, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Hop Brook Golf Course. The fee is $57 for residents; $67 for nonresidents.
Adult Golf BasicsTom Keslow of Connecticut
School of Golf will teach those ages 13 and older the basics of golf Wednesdays, April 25 to May 16, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Hop Brook Golf Course. The fee is $67 for residents; $77 for nonresi-dents.
Learn about The Fresh Air Fund
Middlebury resident and Fresh Air family host Heather Roy will provide information on The Fresh Air Fund, a program to share the beauty of suburban and rural towns with inner-city children, Thursday, April 26, at 7 p.m. at Shepardson Commu-nity Center in the dining room.
The Fresh Air Fund brings children from New York City to stay with host families for one week during the summer. For more information on how you can make summer special for a Fresh Air child and teach your children about the joys of giving back, call Roy at 203-758-1351 or The Fresh Air Fund at 800-367-0003, or visit www.freshair.org.
Boat Rack LotteryMiddlebury Recreation Area
(MRA) boat racks are available to Middlebury residents whose names are drawn in a lottery. Lottery entry forms are available in the Parks and Recreation of-fice. The fee is $45 per rack, and the limit is one rack per family.
Lottery requests must be re-
ceived in the Parks and Recre-ation office no later than Friday, April 27. The drawing will be Wednesday, May 2, in the Parks and Recreation office. Those se-lected will be notified by email or telephone within 48 hours after the lottery.
Fit and Firm Boot CampThis program will meet Satur-
days, rain or shine, April 28 to June 16, from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. at the Meadowview Park Pavilion. It will mix athletic drills with H.I.I.T. (High Intensity Interval Training) and quick recovery periods that will provide a max-imum workout. H.I.I.T. ignites your metabolism, enabling your body to burn more calories for up to 48 hours! The fee is $92 for residents; $102 for nonresidents. The fee for those who take this and Cardio Groove and Move will be $147 for residents; $157 for nonresidents.
Cardio Groove and Move
This 30-minute class fusing hot dance moves, old school aerobics and kickboxing set to Top 40 music mixes will meet Saturdays, rain or shine, April 28 to June 16, from 9:30 to 10 a.m. at the Meadowview Park Pavil-ion. This program is more than a party … dance-kick-work!
The fee is $77 for residents; $87 for nonresidents. The fee for those who take this and Fit and Firm Boot Camp will be $147 for residents; $157 for nonresidents.
Laughter YogaInstructor Kristin Barber leads
this class for those 21 and older that meets EVERY OTHER Sat-urday, April 28 to July 14 (no class May 26), from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Shepardson Community Center auditorium. Laughter Yoga combines yoga breathing exercises and simulated laughter in a group setting that provides health and psychological bene-fits to its participants. The fee is $52 for residents; $62 for nonres-idents for six weeks.
DIY Furniture Restoration
Instructor Gordon A. Frohn will teach how to revive your trea-sures like a pro Wednesdays, May 2 to 30, from 7 to 9 p.m. in Shep-ardson Community Center, Room 5. Learn how to restore an existing piece of furniture using ordinary household products. Gordon Frohn has been in the business of restoring furniture since 1952. The fee is $37 for residents; $42 for nonresidents for five weeks.
pomperaug High school varsity sports April 20 to 27, 2012
BaseballMonday, April 23 ................. New Fairfield (H) .............................. 4:15 p.m.Wednesday, April 25 ............ Joel Barlow (A) ................................ 4:15 p.m.Friday, April 27 .................... Bunnell (A) ...................................... 4:15 p.m.
Boys GolfMonday, April 23 ................. New Milford (H) .................................... 3 p.m.Wednesday, April 25 ............ Brookfield (A) ....................................... 3 p.m.Thursday, April 26 ................Masuk (A) ............................................ 3 p.m.
Boys LacrosseSaturday, April 21 ................ Southington (H) .................................. 11 a.m.Friday, April 27 .................... Trumbull (H) ......................................... 7 p.m.
Girls LacrosseMonday, April 23 ................. Brookfield (H) ....................................... 7 p.m.Thursday, April 26 ................ Brookfield (A) .................................. 5:30 p.m.Friday, April 27 ....................Watertown (A) ...................................... 7 p.m.
Boys Outdoor TrackTuesday, April 24 ....Joel Barlow, New Milford, Bunnell (H) ................. 4 p.m.
Girls Outdoor TrackMonday, April 23 ....New Milford, Joel Barlow, Bunnell (A) ................. 4 p.m.
SoftballFriday, April 20 ....................Weston (A) ...................................... 4:15 p.m.Monday, April 23 ................. New Fairfield (H) .............................. 4:15 p.m.Wednesday, April 25 ............ Joel Barlow (A) ................................ 4:15 p.m.Friday, April 27 .................... Bunnell (A) ...................................... 4:15 p.m.
Boys TennisMonday, April 23 ................. Immaculate (A) .................................... 4 p.m.Wednesday, April 25 ............ New Fairfield (H) .............................. 3:45 p.m.
Girls TennisFriday, April 20 ....................Weston (H) ........................................... 2 p.m.Monday, April 23 ................. Immaculate (H) .................................... 4 p.m.Wednesday, April 25 ............ New Fairfield (A) .............................. 3:45 p.m.
(H) Home (A) Away
pomperaug baseball sweeps homestand, starts away games with no-hitter
1. Which three major-league pitchers hold the record for most consecutive starts with-out a victory?
2. What is the highest Andre Dawson ranks on the Chicago Cubs’ list of most home runs for a season?
3. In the 2010 season, Mark In-gram became the Alabama Crimson Tide’s all-time leader in rushing touchdowns (42). Who had held the mark?
4. During the 1986-87 and 1987-88 seasons, the Seattle Super-Sonics had three players each average 20 points per game. Name two of the three.
5. On how many U.S. Olympic teams did NHL great Mike Modano play?
6. Chaunte Lowe set an Ameri-can record in 2012 in the women’s high jump at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. How high did she jump?
7. In 2011, Charl Schwartzel be-came the third South African golfer to win the Masters. Name the first two.
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Checking out the eaves last week, I saw several small wasp nests tucked into the more
sheltered corners. What’s the best way to get rid of these nests? – Charlie L. in South Carolina
There are a few ways to remove those small wasp nests from the ex-
terior of your house and the quicker, the better. Wasps could possibly begin extending the nests inside the walls if they’re not dealt with. In fact, you’ll want to check the attic or storage space above the eaves as well as crawlspaces under the house, for evidence of wasps before starting the removal.
To remove the wasp nest, make sure the kids and pets are inside to prevent possible stings from angry wasps. Wear long sleeves, pants, work gloves and sturdy shoes to protect yourself. And of course, if you have an allergy to bee stings, don’t clear the nests yourself; call in a pest-control service.
The most effective way to get
rid of the nests and reduce the chances of the wasps coming back is to use a chemical spray. Wait until dusk, when the wasps have returned to the nests, then spray according to the directions on the product. You may have to wait up to a week for all activity in the nests to subside; then you can climb up to the eaves and care-fully pull off the nests.
An all-natural method for wasp removal is to gear up (cover all your skin, put protective netting over your face, and have an escape route) and spray each nest with a jet of water from your garden hose. This doesn’t kill the wasps, and you’ll probably see them building nests again in fall or spring.
What if you found that the
wasps have gotten inside your home’s siding during your initial survey? You’ll probably want to stick with the chemical spray of the outside nests (not your inte-rior walls) in order to kill them. One of my readers recommended using a wet/dry vacuum with a hose attachment to suck up as many wasps from their entry/exit point as possible. If neither of these methods eradicates the wasps, contact a pest-control ser-vice.Send your questions or tips to [email protected], or write This Is a Hammer, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
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Legal Notices
ADA NOTICEThe Town of Middlebury does not discriminate on the basis
of disability in admission to, access to, or operations of its pro-grams, services, or activities. The Town of Middlebury does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices.
This notice is provided as required by Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Questions, concerns, complaints, or requests for additional information regarding the ADA may be forwarded to the Town of Middlebury’s designated ADA Compliance Coordinator.
Individuals who need auxiliary aids for effective communi-cation in programs and services of the Town of Middlebury are invited to make their needs and preferences known to the ADA Compliance Coordinator.
This notice is available in large print, on audio tape, and in braille, from the ADA Compliance Coordinator.
Edward St. JohnFirst Selectman
April 2012
Legal Notice of the Middlebury Planning and Zoning Commission
The Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Middle-bury will hold a public hearing on May 3, 2012, 7:30 p.m. at the Auditorium, Shepardson Community Center, 1172 Whittemore Road, Middlebury, Connecticut regarding the application submit-ted by Kaloidis Family Subdivision – 2065 Middlebury Road – Application for an Excavation & Grading Permit. The public is invited to attend and be heard. Written comments may be sent and will be read into the record. They should be addressed to the Zoning Office at 1212 Whittemore Road, Middlebury, CT 06762. A copy of the application is on file for public inspection during normal working hours of that office.
Dated this 16th day of April, 2012Curtis Bosco, Chairman
World-class soprano Jessica Rivera and op-eratic baritone Mark Womack will join the Con-necticut Choral Society (CCS) in a performance of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “A Sea Symphony” Sunday, June 3, at 3 p.m. at the Naugatuck Valley Community College Fine Arts Center. This dra-matic choral and orchestral composition with text by poet Walt Whitman will be performed under Director Eric Dale Knapp, who will conduct a 160-voice chorus from the Connecticut and New Jersey Choral Societies and a 51-piece or-chestra.
Described by the San Francisco Chronicle as having a voice of “effortless precision and tonal luster,” Rivera is well on her way to being one of the most outstanding and inspired vocal artists today. She will be the soprano soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in its May perfor-mance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. The singing of baritone Mark Womack was described by Opera News as “strikingly warm and gracefully honey-toned.” He has had leading roles in operas throughout the country.
The doors will open at 1 p.m. for an exhibit of seascapes painted by area artists Ira Barkoff of West Cornwall and Joanne Conant of Newtown. A pre-concert talk on Vaughan Williams’ “A Sea Symphony” will be given at 2 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.ctcho-ralsociety.org. Ticket prices for adults are $25. Youth tickets for those 18 and under are $15. All seats are reserved.
ccs to present “A sea symphony”
Jessica Rivera
PAGE 8 Friday, April 20, 2012The Bee-Intelligencer
Every one of us is afraid of los-ing our data when the system crashes. I mean really crashes. I mean the type of system failure there is no coming back from. Your hard drive is dead. Your backups are older, and you have not created a recent one.
Now you need a new hard drive along with all the programs you have installed over the months or years and the hard-ware drivers and other settings you have tweaked over that time to make your computer friendlier. This can take a lot of time and cost a lot of money. The solution?
Image copy your hard drive. An image copy allows you to take your current hard drive and copy all the programs, data and set-tings to another source (the ex-ternal drive) for later use. This is the ultimate backup.
First, purchase an inexpensive external hard drive that is greater in capacity to your current one. Next, install a free program, or purchase one, that will make an image copy of your hard drive. One example of a program to image a hard drive is called Ac-ronis.
By routinely imaging your hard drive you will have an up-to-date backup of your system that is ready to go once it is imaged back to a new drive. Doing so will save you a lot of time and money re-covering your computer system.
Consider making an image copy once per month.
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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I re-cently read an article that said to use Super B-complex to stop stool eating in dogs. Have you heard of this? My veterinarian has not. If so, what is the dosage? The article I read referred to golden retrievers, but my dogs weigh 35 to 45 pounds. I don’t want to overdose them. – Dianne E., via emailDEAR DIANNE: Poop-eating, known scientifically as copraph-agia, is a troublesome habit in which dogs will sniff and eat their own stools or those of other an-imals. As you can imagine, this behavior is not only disgusting, but potentially unhealthy. And it sure makes you not want to kiss your dog.
Copraphagia is such a big problem there are entire web-sites devoted to it. Vernon Lee’s dogpoopdiet.com is one such site. It’s clearly laid out and offers plenty of information both on possible causes of the behavior – from health issues to attention-seeking – and ways to deter it.
As far as giving your dog a B-complex supplement, it ap-pears to address the possibility a dog is not getting enough of certain nutrients, including vi-tamin B, which is leading to his behavior.
B vitamins are found naturally in foods like liver, kidney, heart, eggs and kelp, and in ingredients like yeast and wheat germ. Pet stores and health food stores both sell B-complex supplements for both humans and dogs.
The vitamin supplement is water-soluble and tends to break down quickly when exposed to air or water, so according to some advocates, an overdose is un-likely. However, you should check dosage rates for your dogs through their vet, or a holistic practitioner, or by searching on the Internet or visiting manufac-turers’ websites for recom-mended amounts.
Send your questions or pet care tips to [email protected], or write to Paw’s Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. For more pet care-related advice and information, visit www.pawscorner.com.
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For more information on these pets, call 203-758-2933 or visit Animals For Life at the Middlebury Transfer Station on Rte. 63 at the corner of Woodside Ave. Adoption hours are Mondays and Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 12 to 3 p.m. For more about the adoption process, visit www.animalsforlifect.org.
For more information on these animals, as well as others at Meriden Humane Society (MHS), email [email protected]. MHS is open from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, and vol-unteers can be available to meet with you through an appointment. MHS is at 311 Murdock Ave. in Meriden.
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TRUFFLESTruffles is looking for a family to take hikes with
or maybe a doggie companion to run and play with. This female Chocolate Lab is a year old and she has the typical Lab personality – outgoing, loveable, and playful! Truffles likes to take walks with shelter volunteers and she longs to play with every dog she passes. She most likely will be a great match for an active family!
PONGOThis one-year-old Terrier mix is best described
as a happy-go-lucky dog! He is guaranteed to make his new owner laugh and play around for hours. Pongo is intelligent, independent and confident. Part of his independence comes from the fact he is deaf. This is found very often in white dogs. But he already knows how to sit and fetch a ball. He also loves long naps, even if there’s a party going on next to him! Pongo is looking for an owner who has a great sense of humor and a case full of tennis balls! Please visit him at the Animals For Life shelter.
FRIDAYThis dog is amazing! Full of life and love, he will be the best companion for you ever! He is part Staffie and part Rottie, approximately 10 months of age and soon will be ready for adoption after his neuter! He definitely will need room to run, as well as keeping up on his training. He is a big teddy bear and would love nothing more than a home to call his own.
FRISKEEFriskee has had such a rough start and will need
love and compassion from an owner who under-stands independent cats. She has come around a lot in her time being here and will need the love of a family to see her through.
