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Two local students spendspring break helping othersin ParaguayCeline Haeberly and Warren C. Hadley Jr., Durham

residents whoare students atKingswood Ox-ford school inWest Hartford,spent theirspring break inTobatí, Paraguay( p o p u l a t i o n21,000) in SouthAmerica workingon several com-munity serviceprojects. Nearly

75 percent of thepopulation in thispoor village is un-der 19 years old,30 percent live be-neath the interna-tional poverty lineand 70 percentlive in relativepoverty. There ismalnutrition, inad-equate medicalcare and insuffi-cient educational structures. Celine and Warrenmade bricks at a brick factory and used these toconstruct classrooms and medical outposts. Theyworked in the sugarcane fields, constructed playingfields and sidewalks and distributed clothing col-lected in the United States. Each mentored one ofthe children from the village. Harvard MedicalSchool residents and UConn dentists and dentalstudents joined the students on this trip. They lefton March 7 for 10 days in Paraguay. For more info,visit www.teamtobati.org. Tobatí is both a town anda provincial district within the department (state) ofCordillera, Paraguay.

Photos submitted by Gail Hadley

Volume 17, Issue 50 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall Friday, March 25, 2011

School budget increase down to 4.58percent, more cuts sought

Mark DionneSpecial to Town Times

During the Wednesday,March 16, Board of Educa-tion (BOE) meeting, Superin-tendent Sue Viccaro andbusiness manager Ron Mel-nik presented severalchanges to the proposed 2011-12 school budget thatdropped the increase from6.25 percent to 4.58 percent.

The proposed capital ex-pense line decreased by$165,000. This reflects delayingprojects until future years.Board member Kerrie Flana-gan said that these were proj-ects that could not be doneduring the school year and“could be deferred until thefollowing fiscal year.” Thisraised concerns about futureexpenses and debt manage-

ment. “We’re trying to be verycareful about moving capitalpayments around,” saidFlanagan.

The other large change in-volved state grant money of$354,044. Although the grantwas confirmed and the dis-trict has an award letter,board chairman Tom Hen-nick indicated that therewere “real concerns aboutwhether or not the governorwas going to take it back” orask for offsets. Despite theconcerns, the figure wasadded.

While the new expense sideof the proposed 2011-12 budgetincreases by 1.21 percent, theend result is a 4.58 percent in-crease because of the declineon the income side. Through-out the two-hour meeting,board members sought nu-

merous other avenues to re-duce that number.

Members discussed custo-dial overtime, with Melniknoting that hiring cheaperpart time workers hashelped and that overtimehours haven’t gone up inthree years.

Board-member MerrillAdams asked about trans-portation costs. Board mem-bers will meet as a Trans-portation Committee withDATTCO to review route ef-ficiency and to examine thepolicies, such as same-sidepick up, busy roads and cul-de-sacs.

Flanagan, who serves onthe Long Range PlanningCommittee, reported that a“thorough review” of the op-

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Durham woman has new appreciationfor life after teaching English in Laos

See BOE, page 11

In this issue ...

See Laos, page 24

Lili Kinsman and Novice Monks by the waterfall in Laos.

By Cheri KelleyTown Times

Durham resident LiliKinsman learned in a fewmonths spent abroad thatthere are life lessons in

every new adventure. Kins-man recently returned homefrom a three-and-a-halfmonth journey to Luang Pra-bang, Laos where she was avolunteer through Global Vi-sion International (GVI).

GVI volunteers number inover 3,000 every year, whichhelp aid-reliant projectsworld-wide. For Kinsman,teaching English to noviceBuddhist monks and otherLaos children was somethingthat she thought about doingfor a while. “I had been goingthrough a rough time andwanted a change of pace. Iwanted something that wastotally different,” she said. “Iwas researching Laos, Thai-land and Vietnam and the se-cret war in Laos. I thought Imight feel like a foreigner ina place where I might not beaccepted, and nothing couldbe farther from the truth.”

The culture and traditionsof Laos are different fromthose that Kinsman grew upknowing, so it was a bit of aculture shock when she firstarrived in Luang Prabang.

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ProjectGraduationlooking fordonations

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

many donated prizes. Yourhelp is needed to make thisnight a success. Thank youin advance for your generos-ity during these hard eco-nomic times. ContactTiffany Makara at 860-917-2596 or Kari Keuhnle at 860-833-6872 for more info or todonate. All submissionsmust be received by April 1.

Daffodil Day atthe Mansion

The Friends of Long HillEstate and the Long Hill Es-tate Authority will host theirannual Daffodil Day on Sun-

day, April 17, from 1 p.m. un-til 4 p.m. at the WadsworthMansion at Long Hill Estate,421 Wadsworth St. in Middle-town. This event will be heldrain or shine and there is nocharge for admission.

Thousands of daffodilswill greet visitors as they fol-low the entrance drive lead-ing to the Beaux Art stylemansion for this annual cele-bration of spring. Guests areencouraged to enjoy themeadows planted by volun-teers over the last decade.Throughout the afternoonthere will be numerous ac-tivities for visitors wishingto celebrate spring.

At 1:30 Marcy Klattenbergwill take hikers on a walkalong the Inner Trail lookingfor spring wildflowers.There is Vernal Pool Explo-ration between 2 and 4 p.m.at the vernal pool to the eastof the mansion. Come see allthe creatures including tad-poles and salamander and in-sect larvae that live in a ver-nal pool in the spring. Every-one Outside (www.Every-oneOutside.org) will provideviewing scopes and informa-tion. Learn what letterbox-ing is all about. Volunteersfrom Everyone Outside willexplain how it works andprovide clues to assist you infinding a beautifully hand-carved stamp of a scene fromthe mansion. Ranger RussMiller from Meigs Point Na-ture Center at Hammonasset

State Park will present hislive reptile show. At 2 p.m.Susan Peak will play andsing songs from her “Stupen-dously Wonderful MusicShow.” Peak is a performerwho lives in Durham andteaches guitar to students ofall ages. [www.studioblue-guitar.com]. Colorful charac-ters from Art Farm will beclowning around from 1:30 to3 p.m.

Call 860-347-1064 or visit-ing www.WadsworthMan-sion.com for more info.

SpecialOlympics seeksathletes andvolunteers

The Greater MiddletownSpecial Olympics will holdthe Special Olympics Con-necticut Eastern RegionalGames on Saturday, May 7,at the University of Hartfordand Hartford Public HighSchool. The SpecialOlympics Connecticut StateSummer Games will then beheld June 10-12, hosted bySouthern Connecticut StateUniversity, Yale Universityand the Hamden Hall School.

The Greater MiddletownSpecial Olympics is lookingfor potential athletes ageseight and up who could bene-fit from the many athleticevents of the Special

Friday Fun Nightand Dance

DMYFS will host theirfinal grade 5/6 Friday Fun

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from 7 – 9:30 p.m. Activi-ties include an open gameroom with ping pong, bas-ketball and air hockey; a

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Middlefield BOF hears budgets,complaints, objections

By Mark DionneSpecial to Town Times

The Middlefield Board ofFinance (BOF) heard budgetpresentations from two Mid-dlefield institutions andsharp criticism from a thirdbefore returning to thecharged subject of PowderRidge at their March 17meeting.

Loren Webber, director ofthe Levi Coe Library, beganher presentation by high-lighting the benefits of the li-brary to community mem-bers, job seekers, familiesand those without home of-fices. Webber referred to thelibrary’s summer programs,museum passes and collabo-rations with the schools.

The Levi Coe Library,while not a town-owned li-brary, receives funding fromthe town. “It’s one of ourbiggest line items for outsideagencies,” noted BOF chairRebecca Adams. Members ofthe board and audienceasked Webber about the

fundraising done by the li-brary.

Webber, referring to thecurrent economy, said, “Weworked very hard to keepthis budget in line.” She alsorevealed that the library washit with a new expense whenthe building’s furnace brokedown and required replace-ment two days earlier.

The line item for CapitalExpenses in the library’sbudget had been targeted toa potentially state-mandatedwell replacement. “To datewe have not been ordered tomove that well,” noted Web-ber, who said she hopes touse the Capital Expensesline on the new furnace. Thelibrary, she reported, is openagain.

Fire Chief Dave Quickalso spoke about capital ex-penses during his presenta-tion of the Middlefield FireDepartment budget. One ofthe department’s more ex-pensive items, a 1992pumper truck, is on a 20-yearreplacement plan and due to

be replaced in 2012 at an ex-pense of $450,000. However,Quick suggested that thepumper truck, since it hasbeen well-maintained andhas fewer miles on it thansimilar trucks in othertowns, could be pushed to a25 year schedule.

Members of the board andQuick reviewed the replace-ment schedule for differentvehicles and equipment.Quick said that certain well-maintained and tested equip-ment could be used past thesuggested replacement date.

Quick also recommendedthat large capital expensesbe partially funded each yearto spread the payments out.Quick suggested saving for alarge item like a pumper

See Mfld. BOF, page 19

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FRIDAY

March 25Renaissance Dinner

Coginchaug will host a Re-naissance Dinner at 6:30 p.m.at CRHS. The snowdate isMarch 27.

TGIFMemorial School’s TGIF

evening for fifth grade stu-dents is tonight from 6:30 to8:30 p.m.

IDS MusicalIndependent Day School is

performing High School Musi-cal, starring Middlefield’s Bet-ty Smith, tonight and tomor-row night at 7 p.m. and Sun-day at 2 p.m. Call 860-347-7235to order tickets.

Frog FridaysEveryone Outside invites

people of all ages to join in ob-serving the amazing transfor-mations that occur in the ver-nal pools in Field Forest inDurham. You will see frogs,frog and salamander eggs,tadpoles, salamander and in-sect larvae, etc. Registrationrequired. For more informa-tion or to register, contactLucy at [email protected] or 860-395-7771.

SATURDAY

March 26Art Gala Farewell

Levi Coe Library is hostinga final presentation of our lo-cal children’s individual tal-ents from 5 to 8 p.m. Participa-tion is open for both past andpresent homeschoolers fromacross Connecticut. Displayedartwork will be for sale, andall of the proceeds benefit theLevi Coe Library Children’sRoom and Young Adult De-partment. Dress to impress,listen to live music and story-tellers and enjoy food andgreat artwork.

Family SupperWomen’s Society for Christ-

ian Service will hold a crockpot family supper at the Unit-ed Churches of Durham from 6to 8 p.m. in the FellowshipHall. There will be a kid-friendly menu and local enter-tainment.All are welcome andtickets available at the door.For questions, call Liz Copolli-na at 860-685-0207.

Semi-FormalCoginchaug will have

their semi-formal dancetonight at Memorial School

starting at 7 p.m.Men’s Health MinistryThere will be a free prostate

cancer screening/testing formen of all ages at 440 West St.in Middletown at 10 a.m. Thisevent is sponsored by TheCurtis D. Robinson Men’sHealth Clinic. For more info,call 860-344-9527.

SUNDAY

March 27Free Community Supper

The Church of theEpiphany will host a free com-munity supper from 5:30 to6:30 p.m. in the church hall at196 Main St. in Durham. Thesupper is being sponsored byBoy Scout Troop 27. Parish-ioners from Epiphany andNotre Dame Church will pro-vide desserts. All are invited.

MONDAY

March 28Durham 60+

Durham 60+ will meet at 1p.m. at the United Churchesfellowship hall located at thecorner of Rt. 68 and Main.This meeting there will be avariety table/raffle withitems contributed by themembers. Come join the funwith a social hour to follow.Come to also sign up for oneof the new trips being offeredto the membership.

TUESDAY

March 29Ensemble Night

The Memorial School En-semble Night begins at 7 p.m.at CRHS. Snowdate March 30.

Destination DurhamEvery Tuesday at 7 p.m., on

Comcast Channel 19, Destina-tion Durham will be aired forthose living in Durham.DVDs are also available at theDurham and Levi Coe Li-braries.

WEDNESDAY

March 30Knit Club

Come knit or crochet at theDurham Activity Centerfrom 6:30 to 8 p.m.

TOPSJoin the TOPS meetings

every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.at the Durham Town Hallthird floor meeting room. Call

Naomi at 860-349-9558, or Bon-nie at 860-349-9433.

Local author reading

At 7 p.m., come celebratelocal author Leslie Bulion asshe launches her brand new,humorous science poetry col-lection At the Sea Floor Cafe.Signed books are availablefor purchase.

THURSDAY

March 31ECO Hunger Awareness

Banquet

ECO is sponsoring aHunger Banquet at 6 p.m. inthe CRHS café. Come listen tothe reflections of Lydia As-ante, a woman in the processof founding a school in Ghanafor children and their moth-ers. Also featured will be thefamous dessert auction. CallSusan Michael at 860-349-7215,ext. 235 for reservations.Please bring a non-perishablefood item for admission.

FRIDAY

April 1Eat Pray Sing

Celebrate the special joy ofShabbat at “Pray-Eat-Sing” atCongregation Adath Israel.These special high energyservices will begin at 5:30 p.m.making it family-friendly.Services will be followed by atraditional Shabbat meal at6:30, with warm conversationand song led by Rabbi SethHaaz. The evening is free andopen to the public. Call 860-346-4709 or [email protected] byMarch 28 if you plan to attendor would like to contribute to-ward the meal cost.

Willy Wonka

John Lyman Parents Asso-ciation presents a productionof Willy Wonka, Jr. tonight at7 p.m. and Saturday at 2 and 6p.m. Tickets are available atthe door or Showtix4u.com.

Men’s Night Out

All men are welcome to theMen’s Night Out programheld at AME Zion Church at 7p.m. There will be men’schoirs singing and informa-tion on fatherhood, food, funand fellowship. Located at 440West St. in Middletown; 860-344-9527

Durham LibraryHours: Regular library

hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.Mondays through Thurs-days and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Fridays and Saturdays. Vis-it www.durhamlibrary.orgto search the catalog, reviewyour account, register for aprogram or renew your ma-terials online. For info or toregister for a program byphone, call 860-349-9544.

Local author Leslie Bu-lion to launch her new book

Come celebrate strangedenizens of the deep with lo-cal author Leslie Bulion asshe launches her brand new,beautifully illustrated, hu-morous science poetry col-lection, At the Sea Floor Caféon Wednesday, March 30, at7 p.m. Leslie will share juicyscience stories, underseaphotos from her March scu-ba trip, sea treats and willlead the group in a raucoussea creature sing-along.Signed books will be avail-able for purchase. No regis-tration required.

Library Snapshot Week:The Connecticut Library As-sociation is sponsoring a li-brary “snapshot” programthat will capture all the li-brary activities and eventsfrom April 9 through April16. Attend library eventsthat week to participate inour programs and expressyour thoughts and feelingsabout our library.

Evening Adventures:The Kids’ Book Club springsession for grades 1 through3 will meet on Thursdaysfrom March 10 throughApril 7. Each week a differ-ent book will be discussedalong with crafts, snacksand games related to thebook. Participants are re-quired to read the book priorto the discussion. Books areavailable at the library.Please call or stop by the li-brary to register.

DPL Book Talk: Partici-pate in the library’s newblog about all things book!Just click on the DPL BookTalk link on the library’swebsite.

Exciting Music Event:The award-winning duo At-water-Donnelly will performa unique and thrilling blendof traditional American andCeltic folk music and dance,along with original songs

and poetry on Saturday,April 9, at 1 p.m. All are wel-come to this program.

Mystery Book Discus-sion: The Mystery BookClub will meet on Tuesday,April 19, at 7:30 p.m., whenRabbit Factory by MarshallKarp will be discussed. Allare welcome. Copies of thebook are available at the li-brary.

Book Lovers’ Circle:The Book Lovers’ Circle willmeet on Wednesday, April 6,at 7:30 p.m., when Olive Kit-teridge by Elizabeth Stroutwill be discussed. All arewelcome. Copies of the bookare available at the library.

Teen Book Club: Theteen book club will meet onTuesday, March 29, at 7 p.m.,when The Rag and BoneShop by Robert Cormier willbe discussed. Copies of thebook are available at the li-brary.

Levi Coe LibraryHours: The library is

open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.Monday through Thursdayand 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat-urdays. Visitwww.leviecoe.com or callthe library at 860-349-3857 forinformation or to registerfor any program. You canalso renew, reserve andcheck your library record onthe website.

Special Closing: The li-brary will be closed Satur-day, March 26 for the Home-schoolers’ Art Gala.

New Museum Passes:The library now has the fol-lowing museum passes,which offer either free or re-duced admission: CT StateParks & Forests Day Pass,Mystic Aquarium,Wadsworth Atheneum Mu-seum of Art and CT’s OldState House. Please call thelibrary for more info.

Wish List Books: Donateone or both of the followingWish List Books to our li-brary: Bel-Air Dead by Stu-art Woods or The Fifth Wit-ness by Michael Connelly. Ifyou choose to donate one orboth of these books, you willget to be the first one tocheck them out! We will alsoadd a bookplate to acknowl-edge your kind donation.Call 860-349-3857 or stop bythe library for details.


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State Representative MattLesser announced that theState Bond Commission isexpected to approve funds torepair Lake Beseck’s dam inMiddlefield and DooleyPond’s dam in Middletownas part of $1.47 million instate funding slated for damrepair. Connecticut will alsobe able to leverage an addi-tional $900,000 in federalfunds.

“I’m thrilled to have thisfunding on its way to the dis-trict. This is key to protect-ing our residents, and pre-

venting loss of life and prop-erty damage from dam fail-ures,” said Lesser. “We needto make sure we’re doingeverything we can to ensurepublic safety at our damsand Lake Beseck and DooleyPond are certainly prioritylocations.”

This project will create orretain approximately 57 con-struction related jobs.

The State Bond Commis-sion meets Friday, March 25,at 10:30 a.m. in room 1-E ofthe Legislative Office Build-ing in Hartford.

Middlefield selectmenapprove Eagle Scout projectfor Coe Hill property

By Cheri KelleyTown Times

Eagle Scout Austin Mazoproposed a project at the reg-ular Board of Selectmen(BOS) meeting held on Tues-day, March 22. The projectwould create a kiosk at theentrance of the Coe Hill prop-erty on School Street off ofJackson Hill Road. Bowhunters are allowed to hunton the property, and to in-crease safety, Mazo wouldprovide a pushpin system forhunters to mark their posi-tion on a map at the kiosk be-fore entering the property. Healso wants to gravel the park-ing area and clear brush fromthe pond.

The BOS approved his proj-ect but suggested that hespeak to the Fire Dept. as it isa fire pond; as for clearingbrush, he should pass it bythe wetlands and conserva-tion committees.

During Public comment

Marianne Corona suggestedthat town obtain a wood chip-per. She believes that thetown used to have one avail-able for use but no longerdoes. With the many uses ofwood chips in gardening androad projects, Corona felt thatit would pay for itself overtime, even though she under-stands that it is a significantpurchase upfront.

First Selectman JonBrayshaw went on to saythat, in the future, he believesthere could be a part-time ad-ministrator for the transferstation as well as a scale forbulky or demolition wastes.The scale is to have, “Equal-ization for payments on loaddisposal,” said Brayshaw.

Reported in New Businessis a Freedom of Information(F.O.I) conference programworkshop being held on April7. Interested members oftown committees can contactthe First Selectman’s officefor more information.

Middlefieldbrush pick-up

The Middlefield High-way Department will con-duct its annual brush pick-up for all residents of Mid-dlefield and Rockfall. Toinsure pick-up, all brushmust be at the curb byApril 4. Residents shouldplace clean brush at thecurb with the butt end ofbranches toward thestreet. All branches shouldbe less than eight feet inlength and three inches indiameter. Leaves, stumps,garbage or building mate-rials will not be accepted.Only one truckload perhousehold will be removedas this is meant for regularspring clean-up and notclearing.

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Middlefield Historical Society — how you can help preserve the pastBy Trish Dynia

Special to Town Times

Since its incorporation inthe early 1970s, the Middle-field Historical Society hassought to preserve and pro-mote interest in the historyof this diverse communitywhose first white settlers es-tablished farms here in 1700.

Like its inhabitants, thenand now, Middlefield neverfit the model of a typical NewEngland village. There wereno stately homes securelynestled around a prettywhite church on the towngreen. In fact, the first threesettlers lived several milesapart. Benjamin Miller es-

tablished the first home-stead in 1700 at the southernend of town on what is nowMiller Road. He was followedquickly by Samuel Allen atthe northern perimeter, andSamuel Wetmore, who estab-lished himself and his familyin the center of town, whichis near the present day Mid-dlefield Federated Church.

They and the settlers whosoon followed were primari-ly Englishmen from similarsocial and religious back-grounds. Families grew, in-termarried and flourished.Large farming homesteadswere established throughoutthe area. But these stubborn“Outlivers” could not agree

on a minister or a commonbranch of Protestantism.

Colonial law required thata community could become aseparate Parish from its par-ent township when a localchurch was established.Therefore, Middlefieldwould continue to be a ‘satel-lite’ village of Middletownuntil it established its ownmeeting house. This provedto be a daunting task for theOutlivers. But a meeting ofstubborn minds finally camein 1744 with the establish-ment of a CongregationalChurch in Middlefield. How-ever, unlike many colonialParishes, Middlefield’schurch was never the center

of community life, partlydue to individualistic mind-sets of its inhabitants, butmostly due to the fact that

the Congregational Churchwas in turmoil over several

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Locally made products and period clothing on dis-play in a corner of the Middlefield Historic Society'sroom in the Community Center. Photo by Trish Dynia


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This early history, and itssubsequent menagerie of twistsand turns, is what the Middle-field Historical Society and itsnew president Ken Twomblyare attempting to preserve andpromote. Twombly, who hasbeen a member of the societyfor about three years, was re-cently elected president afterthe semi-retirement of found-ing member and cherished lo-cal historian LynetteBrayshaw.

His goals as president areto increase membership, pub-lish a pictorial history of Mid-dlefield and expand fundrais-ing activities. Said Twombly,“We haven’t set a date yet, but

sometime this fall we will besponsoring an ‘AntiquesRoad Show’ type event.” Agroup of expert appraiserswill be on hand to let youknow if that odd-lookingmoose clock Aunt Emma leftyou is worth 50 cents or$10,000.

In a letter to the editor inlast week’s Town Times,Twombly requested that localresidents scour their atticsand closets for old pictures ofMiddlefield. These pictureswill be published in the up-coming pictorial historybook. If you find anything ofinterest, please call him at860-349-0618. He will be happyto pick them up at your con-venience.

Currently, the MiddlefieldHistorical Society collectionsare on display at the Commu-nity Center. The room is aninteresting menagerie of pre-cious memorabilia, includingproducts from Middlefield’s

extensive manufacturing his-tory, antique wedding dress-es, handmade quilts and, odd-ly enough, a “slave bed.”

Middlefield and Rockfallhistorical information hasbeen carefully preservedthrough written histories,maps, and military, familyand cemetery records. The so-ciety also maintains a collec-tion of newspaper articlesdealing with local eventsfrom the Town Times, Mid-dletown Press, HartfordCourant and other newssources.

The society also has avail-able for purchase two DVDs;The Biggest Little Town inConnecticut is a general his-tory of the town, and Middle-

field Voices is a col-lection of oral his-tories obtainedfrom local resi-dents on life in theearly twentiethcentury.

Anyone wishingto view the collec-tions or conduct his-torical/genealogi-cal research shouldcall the MiddlefieldHistorical Society at860-349-0665. Duringyour visit, you can also findout why Benjamin Miller ismentioned in Ripley’s BelieveIt or Not, which Rockfall busi-nessman was strategic in de-veloping and applying theconcept of interchangeable

parts and how Phineas Millerhelped Eli Whitney inventthe cotton gin.

The society meets on thefirst Thursday of each monthin the Community Center at 7p.m., and their meetings areopen to the public.

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A slave bed donated to the societyfrom a Miller Road resident.

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Letter to the Editor

‘The differenceis significant’

The Town Times March 16cover story on Powder Ridgereferred to “a foreclosureprocess against former own-er Ken Leavitt,” later refer-ring to vandalism,* “whileLeavitt was in the bankrupt-cy process.” In fact, the fore-closure process was filedagainst the corporation,White Water Mountain Re-sorts of CT (WMR), whichwas also the party involved inthe bankruptcy process, notLeavitt personally. (Leavitt isthe guarantor the WMR noteand holder of 100 percent ofthe stock in the company.)The difference is significant,truth is important and thereare present and future impli-cations. Litigation broughtby Leavitt (the individual) to

date has been ruled by thecourts to be without standingdue to the company (WMR)being deemed by the courtsas the party that was primari-ly damaged in these matters.The courts did not rule thatthe claims were without mer-it (a judgment on “standing”is not a judgment on “themerits”). However, the com-pany, WMR, can’t bring thelitigation** because it is still(three years later) in thehands of a trustee. However,the time will come when thisis not the case and when thathappens, White Water will nodoubt be seeking the justice ithas been so long denied.

*(The vandalism occurredafter the town and the in-vestment company con-vinced the court to place thecompany with a trustee,which took control out ofLeavitt’s hands. The Town

Times reported on theseevents and Leavitt’s frustra-tion with both the invest-ment company and the townfor doing nothing to stop thevandalism, at which timetown officials told Leavitt,“There is nothing we can dountil we own the property.” )

**(Claims against thetown included tortuous in-terference, deception, fraud,unfair business practicesand due process violations.)

Had the town followedthrough with the sale/lease-back (purchase of develop-ment rights) in the firstplace, with the same goodfaith they solicited from Leav-itt to work with the town,then: 1. the ski area wouldlikely be operating today,along with a scaled down wa-ter park, or, 2. Ski Sundownwould be operating the skibusiness, the town wouldhave purchased the develop-ment rights at fair marketvalue, and White Waterwould have received a fairdeal. Unfortunately, what wehave instead is: 3. a vandal-ized property, loss of 300 jobs,no tax revenues, no annualskiing for thousands of CTfamilies, significant losses toother creditors and Leavittpersonally, costs to the townof over $4 million to date(much to attorneys), andthere is still hell to be paid.

Ken Leavitt, Middlefield

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Family fishing area at Lake BeseckBy Amy Poturnicki

Under the Lake Beseck As-sociation, I have been work-ing over the winter with thecommunity and various com-missions for approvals of aFamily Fishing area on thetown-owned King Property.

The venture entails the re-vival of a location at the southend of the lake that was onceused as a fishing access point.The area is accessible nearthe Middlefield Dog Parkwhere a trail forks to the leftand down to the water. Theidea behind the location is toprovide the community withfishing access on the westside of the lake that will cre-ate a fun escape for familieswho want to take their kidsfor a small hike through thewoods where they can retreatto a relaxing “fishing hole.”

This will not only providean adventurous hike in thewoods, it also provides fami-lies with access that does notinfringe on private propertyand helps to prevent issueswith people fishing in thebeach area, which violatesthe town beach rules.

The community was invit-ed recently to visit the FamilyFishing area and to help getthe project underway! Twen-ty people showed up, making

a lot of progress in only twohours. Underbrush and deadwood was removed as well asan unhealthy overheadbranch that raised some con-cern with a member of the In-land Wetlands Agency.Branches were also removedto allow for easier casting.Children raked leaves andtrimmed briars and smallsaplings from the path.Downed trees were used tocreate a trail border. We werevery excited to salvage an in-teresting and partially deadtree that was growing parallelto the ground. Dead limbswere cut back to the irregulartrunk, and the tree will nowbe used as natural seating.

We are thrilled about thecommunity fishing area andhope to have it complete bythe traditional opening offishing season that kicks offthe third Saturday of April!

Thanks go out to DickBoynton, James Crompton,Brandan Dana, BarbaraNeligon and Michael, CraigOrosz and Jeanie, Rob Potur-nicki and Heather and Ryan,Pete Sibley and Tyler, AmySorensen and Ricky, Claireand Noelle, Bill Warner andTyler — a real communitycross-section!

When the editorial staff atTown Times isn’t busy cover-ing events in town, writing ar-ticles and putting together thenewspaper, we often welcomevisitors to our office in Mid-dlefield who are eager to learnabout how community jour-nalism works. Durham CubScout Pack 27, Den 5 (picturedright), made their own news-paper with us on March 21!That’s one way we at TownTimes like to share ourknowledge and give back.

In this issue, we have lotsof coverage of other folkssharing their abilities andways for you to get involvedright here in town. On page 2there is info on the upcomingGreater Middletown SpecialOlympics where athletes andvolunteers are needed. On

page 1 we profiled Durhamresident Lili Kinsman whorecently returned from a tripto Laos to volunteer her timeand talents teaching Eng-lish. Also on page 1 are pho-tos of two local students whospent their spring breakhelping in Paraguay. Ifsports or international trav-el are not your cup of tea,read the article on Middle-field’s Historical Society on

page 6. Perhaps you can helpthem save our local heritage.Finally, below, Middlefield’sAmy Poturnicki organizedto get a Family Fishing areafor Lake Beseck underwaynear the Middlefield DogPark, also a volunteer cre-ation.

There truly is somethingfor everyone in our towns —and some way to help! SW

Friday, March 25, 2011 Town Times Columns 9

First impressions on life in theGeneral Assembly

On Feb 28, I wassworn into the Senateseat representingMiddlefield, Rockfall,Middletown, Meri-den and Cheshire. Ijoined my fellow leg-islators seven weeksafter the session hadstarted so I had somecatching up to do! Inmy very first sessionin the Senate onMarch 16, I voted on anominee for the Con-necticut SupremeCourt.

Because I joinedmy colleagues so longafter the session began, I was not al-lowed to introduce any legislation.The first 10 days in office were par-ticularly hectic because I had somuch to learn, and I had no legisla-tive aide. Finally on March 15, mySenate aide, Laura Fanelli (860-240-0558) joined me. Laura had 10 yearsof experience working for the HouseDemocrats (yes, I am a Republicanwho knows good talent when he seesit!) and four years working for theformer Lt. Governor, Mike Fedele.So she has the experience and leg-islative know-how to help me catchup quickly.

Some of my initial observationsabout life in the General Assemblyare as follows:

I have been appointed to the Ap-propriations and Education Com-mittees and was made ranking mem-ber to the Select Committee on Chil-

dren.The sheer volume

of legislation that hasbeen introduced ismind-boggling. Morethan 3,500 bills havebeen introduced bymy fellow legislators.It’s hard to believethat Connecticutneeds so many morelaws or law-changingaction!

Many of the pro-posed bills requiremore state spending,even though we are inthe middle of theworst financial crisis

since the Great Depression.Many of the proposed bills are un-

funded mandates that require ourschool districts or towns to spendmore money even though our towns’budgets are hard-pressed.

The budget proposed by the gover-nor would increase real year-to-yearspending in 2011 and 2012, eventhough the governor asserts he iscutting spending. What the governoris cutting is the proposed spending,not the actual spending from year toyear. I think it is important for thestate to do what we all have to do indifficult financial times – cut realspending. Only if we cut real spend-ing can we avoid a tax increase.

During the campaign, and now inoffice, I continue to hear from over-taxed citizens concerned about the

Sen. Len Suzio

From TheState Capitol

Honoring veteran Fred Dahlmeyer

Fred D. Dahlmeyer, ofDurham, a disabled vet-eran, was retired fromthe U.S. Army on March31, 1956, 55 years ago.

Submitted by Sharon Dahlmeyer-Giovannitti

If you are or someone youknow is active in the mili-tary or is a veteran, wewould love to publish theiraccomplishments in thismilitary column. Photoswelcome too! [email protected].

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Overwhelming GratitudeLast week I official-

ly declared myselfoverwhelmed. Itseemed all I did wasgo from one meetingto another to discussmajor issues. We areworking on the follow-ing projects in no par-ticular order of impor-tance or magnitude:clean drinking water,superfund and stormclean-up, personnelchanges and reorgani-zation at Town Halland emergency serv-ices, public worksbuilding project,drainage problemsand more. Add ourday-to-day activities and the budget.We are working tirelessly to bringthe most responsible yet affordablebudget to town meeting.

My “friend” Oprah taught me thata proven technique to calm down andrestore focus is to create a gratitudejournal. While journaling has neverbeen my thing, I have done this men-tally when I’ve felt personally over-whelmed. I usually begin with grati-tude for my family and friends whoserve as my cheerleading team andhumility team when needed. I thenlist all the blessings I have and alter-nately, some that I don’t!

Today I decided it is time for a pro-fessional gratitude journal. Here ismy list, again, in no particular orderof importance or magnitude and cer-tainly far from complete. I am grate-ful for:

• No major injuries and destruc-tion from our unprecedented snowfall this winter.

• The fact that the only town build-ing that was destroyed by the winterweather was the building that weneed to replace anyway – publicworks salt/storage shed.

• More than 100 brave emergencyservice volunteers that comprise ouremergency services departments.

• A superb staff of town employeesand board and commission memberswho have streamlined their budgetsover the last three years and whowill get creative and innovative if wehave to make further cuts.

• The Durham Activity Center

where residents canenjoy meaningfulrecreational pro-grams.

• The new SeniorCafé where over 50senior citizens re-ceive a low/no costnutritional lunch ac-companied by othersocial activitiesevery Monday andWednesday.

• Our public workspersonnel who leavetheir families duringstorm events to keepour roads and build-ings safe.

• Our state and fed-eral partners who

have helped with technical assis-tance and funding for some of ourprojects.

• An electorate that can debate anddisagree on issues respectfully andproductively.

• Our winning streak on grants tohelp fund some special projects andfor the staff who have worked dili-gently on those applications.

• The new businesses that haveopened in town along with the up-tick of building permits that willhelp build back our grand list.

• The recent sales of homes thathave been lingering on the marketfor months and months.

• The brave men and women whoare serving in our armed forces bothhere and overseas, especially thosefrom Durham.

• Neighbors who take care ofneighbors and call when they needassistance.

• Youth that are making a differ-ence through volunteerism.

• Our contractors who performservices that we cannot provide withtown of Durham staff or equipment.

• The town of Middlefield, our part-ners in recreational and educationalservices and waste removal.

• Our faith community that helpsprovide support services to our resi-dents.

This list is not complete, but I feelbetter. Now back to work! Stay tunedfor project updates from my officeand from our boards and commis-sions.

Web updateOur most recent poll question asked, “Now that spring is officially here,

what do you plan to do?” By press time Wednesday, 30 people had respond-ed. Twenty-seven percent said “Spend as much time doing outdoor activi-ties”; 3 percent said “Spring clean my yard”; another 3 percent said “Springclean my house”; 10 percent said “None of the above” and 57 percent said“All of the above.” Go to www.towntimes.com to answer our next poll.

Laura Francis, Durham

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burden of increasing taxes.City and town officials alsohave expressed concernsabout the impact of the gover-nor’s budget proposal. Lastweek I watched more than 700people attend the town hallmeeting with the governor inMeriden. I have pledged touse all my accounting and fi-nance skills to help Connecti-cut formulate a budget thatwill not increase taxes andwill minimize the pain ofbudget cuts. I intend to honorthat pledge as we go into thesecond half of the 2011 legisla-tive session. Already I havemet with the Senate Republi-can leadership and sharedsome of my ideas with them. Iam hopeful that my sugges-tions will be reflected in theRepublican alternative budg-et when it is made public. I en-courage you to contact my of-fice about your concerns andideas.

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Layman is a retired statecorrection officer who ob-tained $28,692 per year for dis-ability retirement since 2004.Her injury occurred on the jobin 1996 as a result of an alterca-tion with an inmate. Her re-tirement benefit was cut offlast July as officials learnedthat she was a BMX director ofthe Falcon BMX track in Meri-den and also a competitor inthe BMX World Champi-onships in Australia. Laymanalso was a Middlefield volun-teer firefighter and an EMT.

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When asked by Hennickhow they wanted to proceed,the focus returned to thenumber, 4.58 percent. Whenasked to find more cuts andbring that number below 4percent for the next meeting,Viccaro responded, “If youwant to find significant sav-ings, you’re going to have to

cut staff or programs.” Sheadded, “Certainly I’m not advo-cating cutting staff, but I willdo that if I’m directed to do it.”

The idea of offering earlyretirement to older teachersstirred the longest discus-sion. Melnik indicated thatpotential savings from earlyretirement depends on howmany teachers would be al-lowed to take it and the im-pact on health insurancecosts, which vary fromteacher to teacher.

Viccaro expressed concernabout losing 38 veteran teach-ers, who potentially qualifyfor early retirement, all atonce. “You have a lot of yourinstitutional knowledge, a lotof your mentors” in thatgroup, she noted. The teach-ers, Viccaro suggested, may

come up with some early re-tirement ideas that the boardhas not. “It could be a win-winsituation.”

No one suggested that earlyretirement could be conductedbefore next year, with the po-tential savings going into the2012-13 budget.

Questions about the budg-et also drove a discussion ofsending out letters of non-re-newal to as many as 45 teach-ers. The superintendent is re-quired to notify by April 1any teacher whose contractwill not be renewed, beforethe budget is settled. Somedistricts, according to Vic-caro, send notification everyyear to each non-tenuredteacher as a precaution. Dis-trict 13 in the past has usedletters targeted to those in

danger of being laid off.Some members felt that a

blanket non-renewal lookedless like a scare tactic andmore like a contractual tech-nicality, while others won-dered what it would do tomorale and if it would sendteachers who have little real-istic chance of being laid offlooking for work in other dis-tricts. No final decision wasmade.

In other business, boardmember Nancy Boyle re-viewed a survey going up us-ing the web utility SurveyMonkey to garner feedbackfrom the public. The survey,

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In other on-line news, Vic-caro encouraged residents tovote for two separate highschool groups up for awardsand prizes for safe drivingand environmental videos.Links on the district’s homepage lead to the videos andthe voting.

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Convict fish live in under-ground caves, with theyoung swimming out in the

morning to feed. When theyreturn, the adult takes a fewof them at a time into itsmouth and spits them out.Nobody knows why.

Snapping shrimp live intropical waters,and when indanger, theysnap their clawsso fast that thereis an underwa-ter explosionthat scares theintruder off.

The coconutoctopus windsits tentaclesaround its headin order to looklike a driftingcoconut, there-by escaping theattention ofpredators.

The tadpole-like larvaceanstays inside a big

net that it makes out of mu-cus, which traps particles oforganic matter and dead ani-mals. Every day, when it isdone feeding on its prey, itcasts off the net and makes anew one. Scientists havefound that this discardedmucus net provides half ofthe food needed by deep seaanimals.

This is the world yourchildren will enter whenthey read Durhamite LeslieBulion’s latest book, At theSea Floor Café, which comesout on April 1. Bulion de-scribes it as a book of “hu-morous and slightly grue-some science poetry” aboutodd ocean critters, with eachsea creature presented in adifferent form of poetry.

Bulion has been writingfull-time since 1996, originallyfor magazines and the Inter-net, and has been writing chil-dren’s books since the turn of

the century. A former socialworker with a master’s degreein biological oceanography,she didn’t start out as awriter. Her writing careerwas born when she told hermagazine editor friend aboutsomething that happened toher daughter, and the replywas, “That would make a goodchildren’s story.” The manu-script didn’t sell, but says Bu-lion, “I fell in love with writ-ing for children. It was a mat-ter of serendipity and havingan astute friend. It was hardwork, though. I kept sendingthings out and getting rejec-tions. And I worked at im-proving my craft. I went toconferences. I read booksabout writing for children. Ijoined the Society of Chil-dren’s Book Writers and Illus-trators. The children’s writ-ing community is very sup-portive and encouraging. Iwouldn’t have gotten any-where without their support.”

She writes both middlegrade novels and science po-etry books. “Part of the rea-son I like to write poetry,”she says, “is that I get tomake up words. We alllearned that from Dr.Seuss.” Her next book, TheUniverse of Fair, is set in afictional version of theDurham Fair. It’s about aboy trying to convince hisparents to let him go to thefair alone. “It’s a coming-of-age story for a Durham kid,”says Bulion. “He tries toshow how responsible he is,but events conspire againsthim. There’s a little bit of aghost story in it as well as

mixed-up bits of Durhamhistory.”

Her creativity, she tell us,is inspired by the worldaround her. “I get ideas fromthings that have happened tome or to my family orfriends, or from stories thatare told to me. Inspirationcomes from everywhere ifyou pay attention. I can bestanding in the line at theDepartment of Motor Vehi-cles and get a story idea fromthe person I’m chatting with.Sometimes I start with a set-ting that I love, and I ask my-self, ‘What if somebody didnot love that place, and whydidn’t they love it? Whathappened that made themunhappy there?’ The an-swers will lead to a story.”

She wrote At the Sea FloorCafé because of the impor-tance of stewardship of theworld’s oceans. “The healthof our planet depends on thehealth of the ocean. Theoceans are our last frontier,and I want to get people in-terested in and entranced bythem so that we can preserveand protect them,” she said.

“When I write novels, Ithink about loving to read,and what a wonderful feel-ing it is to be lost in a book. Ihope that’s what it’s like forthe reader. With the poetrybooks, I hope to share withthe kids my fascination withscience, and at the sametime to share a playfulnesswith language and wordsthat I hope they will trythemselves.”

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Leslie Bulion and her new book.Photo by Diana Carr

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Adopt-A-RoadAfter a winter that made

its mark in the history booksfor snow, ice and water dam-ages, we are now finally see-ing signs of spring!

With this said, it is time toclean up the roads. Join uson Saturday, April 2, at Al-lyn Brook Park for a few re-freshments before gettingthe special ties and bags forthe Adopt-A-Road clean upproject sponsored by theDurham-Middlefield Ex-change Club! You do nothave to belong to a club orgroup. Perhaps you and yourfamily or neighbors wouldlike to adopt “your” road!Our goal is to get every streetin Durham and Middlefieldadopted! Even the smallerneighborhood roads need tobe added to the list!

Come to Allyn BrookPark on April 2, from 8 a.m.to 9 a.m. (rain or shine) forthe bags and ties. For moreinfo, [email protected] or call860-349-0798.

Passport DayThe Durham Town Clerk

Office is hosting a specialpassport event in Durhamon Saturday, April 9, from 9a.m. until 1 p.m. to providepassport information to U.S.citizens and to accept pass-port applications. Durham isjoining the Department of

State in celebrating PassportDay in the USA 2011, a na-tional passport acceptanceand outreach event.

Information on the costand how to apply for a U.S.passport is available at trav-el.state.gov. U.S. citizensmay also obtain passport in-formation by phone by call-ing the National Passport In-formation Center toll-free at1-877-487-2778.

Road Clean-upThe town of Durham Pub-

lic Works Department willbegin the annual springcurbside brush pick-up theweek of April 11. It is under-stood that the winter seasonhas created a lot of debris forall residents, so please besure to follow the strictguidelines so the job can becompleted in a timely man-ner. Brush should be lessthan four inches in diameterand not longer than six feetin length. Brush should bestacked at roadside in anopen area, away from mail-boxes, trees, telephone polesand other structures. Brushshould be stacked perpendi-cular to the roadway, buttend toward the road. Noleaves, stumps, wood or for-eign matter will be pickedup. Each household will bestrictly limited to one truckload during this collection.In an effort to be more effi-cient, it is recommended

that neighbors combine pileson property lines. Loadsshall not measure any largerthan four feet high, six feetwide and eight feet long, un-less combined with a neigh-

bor. If your load does not fol-low these guidelines, it willnot be removed. The townwill publish in The TownTimes and also atwww.townofdurhamct.org

Durham Government Calendar(All meetings will be held at the Durham Library unlessotherwise noted. Check the town website at www.townof-

durhamct.org for updates.)Monday, March 28

7 p.m. — Board of Selectmen on thethird floor of the Town Hall

Tuesday, March 297 p.m. — Ethics CommitteeWednesday, March 30

7 p.m. — Board of Selectmen (Joint Meeting of Boards andCommissions) on the third floor of the Town Hall

each street/area to be passedeach week. We will make onepass only so be sure to check.For questions, all the PublicWorks Office at 860-349-1816.

The week of April 11, theclean-up will be MaidenLane, Johnson Lane andFoot Hills Road areas.

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Hearing screenings will beheld, by appointment only,on Wednesday, March 30, byRichard Lastrina, BS, BC-HIS, ACA, from Beltone NewEngland. He will also beavailable for hearing aidecleaning.

AARP Safe Driving coursewill be offered on Thursday,

April 28. New this year, thiscourse is only four hours.Upon completion of thiscourse, you may qualify for adiscount on your auto insur-ance. We also advise that youcheck with your agent. Thefee is $12 for AARP memberand $14 for non-members.The class will be taught byRay Flynn of Durham. Pleasecall Antoinette if you wouldlike to register; space is lim-ited.

Join in on card game funat the center. We have threedays of card playing: Tues-days at 1 p.m., set back isplayed, and on Thursdaysand Fridays, Bridge isplayed at 12:45 p.m. No signup is necessary; they aredrop in games.

Bingo is played on everythird Monday at 1 p.m. Thenext game will be played onApril 18. Cards are $1 each (4card max). All are welcome.

The Senior Center is locat-ed in the Community Centerat 405 Main Street, phone860-349-7121 or email [email protected].

Durham 60+ ison the road

On Wednesday, May 11,Durham 60 Plus will visit tothe Westchester BroadwayTheatre in Elmsford, NewYork, to view Singing in TheRain. It is based on the high-ly successful 1952 film of thesame name. You will re-ceive a choice of entreeupon arrival. We will departthe United Churches park-ing lot at 9 a.m. and returnat 6 p.m. Cost is $89 per per-son with a $50 ticket depositdue upon registration andthe balance due April 11.

On June 15 the group willtravel to The Delaney Housein Massachusetts for a Lob-sterfeast and cruise on theConnecticut River betweenthe Holyoke Dam andNorthampton. This is a 75-minute cruise that will benarrated about the historyof the area.

We will leave the UnitedChurches Parking lot atl0:15 a.m. and return at 5:30p.m. Cost is $85 per personwith full payment due byMay 9. For more info, con-tact Ellie Golschneider at860-349-3329 or Karen Dyn-diuk at 860-349-3468.

Little Learners leprechauns

The three-year-old class at the Academy for Little Learnersenjoyed making Leprechauns for St. Patrick’s Day, “so thereal leprechaun’s will feel at home when they visit ourschool.” Pictured from left, Nathan Mazzetta, Lea Hogan,Anya Carter, Ashley Kijewski, Estella Perez, Hailey Kijewski,Aidan Willett and Brennan Stopka. For more info on LittleLearners, please call 349-0909. Submitted by Lisa Stopka

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Yesterday I went toMackenzie’s house to have aplaydate. Mackenzie is myolder cousin because she wasborn before me.

Mackenzie’s brotherMatthew is 11 years old. Hermom is named Jessica. Mydad and Jessica are cousins.

I played on her iPod in thecar because we had to go toStop and Shop. After that, wewent to Taco Bell to havesome lunch. After we went toTaco Bell, we went back toMackenzie’s house to eat.

Mackenzie asked her momif we could go outside, butshe said no because it wastoo cold out there. When sheasked me if I wanted to go upto her room, we went in herbrother Matthew’s roomfirst. I saw his guinea pig.

Then we went in her room.I gave Mackenzie amakeover. I put mascara onfor her. When I did themakeover, this is what I puton her: eye shadow, nail pol-ish, lipstick and lip gloss. Inher hair, I put a headbandand conditioner, too.

Then we had to leave. Iwish I could go back toMackenzie’s house and dothe makeover again.

The John Lyman Parents Association presents WillyWonka, Jr. One hundred and fourteen district 13 stu-dentshavebeenrehearsingfor threeshows,whichtakeplace on Friday, April 1 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 2 at2and6p.m.atCoginchaugRe-gional High School. Ticketsare $6 and available atShowtix4u.com or at the door.

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Middle school musicians make IDS history

Twenty-one students from the Independent Day School (thelargest group in the school’s history) performed in concert as partof the Southern Region Middle School Music Festival Band, Cho-rus, Jazz Band and Orchestra. Students from more than 40 townsand cities across a quarter of Connecticut auditioned last fall forplacement in the Festival. The performance took place at Sey-mour Middle School in Seymour. Nicole D’Amico sang a solo dur-ing the concert. IDS music teacher Jane Mills ran the woodwindsectional for the Southern Region Orchestra at the festival and isco-chair of the 2012 Southern Region Music Festival Orchestraalong with former IDS parent Jan Royce.

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Evan Axel Blomkvist, 72,of Durham, husband of Jean

( M e d e r )Blomkvist,p a s s e daway onThursday,March 17, atWadsworthGlen HealthCare Cen-ter. Born inB r o o k l y n ,NY, he wasthe son ofthe late

Evan R. and Agot (Johander)Blomkvist.

Evan was a member of St.James Episcopal Church inSt. James, NY where he ranthe youth group. He was alsoactive with Boy Scout Troop301 of St. James, NY andworked for S.B. Thomas for32 years. After moving toDurham seven years ago, hebecame a member of TheChurch of St. Andrew theApostle in Rocky Hill. Evanloved fishing, boating andhot rods.

Besides his wife, he is sur-vived by his son, Jeffrey E.Blomkvist and his wife,Melissa of Bethlehem Town-ship, NJ; his daughter, JulieA. Fosdick and her husband,Gordon of Middlefield; a sis-ter, Kay Baxter of Mahwah,NJ; and five grandchildren:Madalyn, Katie, Emily,Christopher and Sarah.

A memorial service willbe held on Saturday, March26, at 1 p.m. at The Church ofSt. Andrew the Apostle, 331Orchard St. in Rocky Hill,with the Rev. Dr. William P.Veinot officiating. Burialwill be at the convenience ofthe family.

There will be no callinghours, and in lieu of flowers,friends may make donationsin Evan’s memory to TheChurch of St. Andrew theApostle.

Messages of condolencemay be sent to the family atwww.doolittlefuneralser-vice.com.

The Doolittle FuneralHome, 14 Old Church Street,Middletown is handling thearrangements.

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truck immediately after anew one is purchased. Inprevious years the townplanned seven or eight yearsbefore a major purchase.

The fire chief also report-ed that his department hadreceived a grant for threeemergency sirens in town.

Anthony DeFilio, repre-senting the Durham Middle-field Interlocal AgreementAdvisory Board (DMIAAB)Working Group, gave a spir-ited critique of the econom-ics of the transfer station.The DMIAAB WorkingGroup was assembled by thefirst selectmen of Durhamand Middlefield to study thetransfer station before theexpiration of its 40-yearagreement, according toChad Spooner, anothermember of the group. Theworking group is empow-

ered only to make recom-mendations.

DeFilio spoke of “so manythings kicked under therug.” He told the board thatthe DMIAAB held over$200,000 in reserve at the endof the last fiscal year. Bulkywaste, according to DeFilio,cost the towns over $177,000against collections of$32,000. Both working groupmembers raised the issue ofcommercial entities usingthe bulky waste and house-hold waste at Durham andMiddlefield’s expense.

DeFilio detailed losses inexcess of $500,000. Recom-mendations from the work-ing group members includedlimiting DMIAAB to holdingonly five percent of the pastyear’s budget in reserve andcharging according to ex-penses on items like bulkywaste, mattresses and freon,a chemical found in manyold refrigerators and A/Cunits. The BOF discussedhow to move forward, in-

cluding meeting withDurham and DMIAAB.

Dave Lowry was on theagenda to present a historyof the Powder Ridge pur-chase but had to leave early.Nevertheless, Lowry’s pres-ence as a potential speakercaused Mary Johnson, amember of the Board of Se-lectmen, to object “strenu-ously.” Adams maintainedher right as chair to call whoshe wanted, and Johnsonmaintained that she wouldobject.

Discussion of PowderRidge continued as new BOFmember Frank St. Johnasked about buying out theprevious lease and won-dered about the true cost ofPowder Ridge. A few min-utes later, as discussion ofPowder Ridge continued andJohnson had been recog-nized to speak, Adamsthreatened to throw her outof the meeting “unless youcan be polite.” This caused adifferent member of the au-

dience to leave the room,muttering, “This is ridicu-lous.”

Adams apologized, sayingthat her comments were un-called for. Adams, St. Johnand Johnson all agreed withthe sentiment that the hardfeelings surrounding previ-ous dealings shouldn’t dam-age the potential for the cur-rent deal.

The board approved fourtransfers to budget lines foritems such as street lighting,election expenses and theBrookside Drive sewer sys-tem that are expected to ex-ceed budget. Near the end ofthe meeting, the board votedBob Yamartino to the posi-tion of Vice Chair.

The BOF will hear otherbudget presentations attheir meetings scheduled forMarch 30 and 31 at 7 p.m. atthe Community Center.

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Southington gets better of Durham Men’s League, taking 4 of 6By Scott Strang


Unlike the first series be-tween the Durham andSouthington Men’s Leagues,the road was a much friend-lier place this time around.Southington swept the threegames played at StrongSchool while Durham tooktwo of three at Southington.

Around the Clock was theonly Durham team to winboth games played againstSouthington, and Durhamfinished with a 4-8 overallrecord against their out-of-town opponents. With oneregular season game remain-ing, and all of the seeds set upalready, the players lookahead to the league playoffs,which run March 29 – April 5.

Games at Strong SchoolTruck Kings 50, TorrisonStone 48 – Torrison over-came a seven-point first halfdeficit but fell just short in aphysical battle against thevisiting Truck Kings. AdamPoturnicki led Torrison (8-2)in scoring with 18, but foundevery inside shot contested,as the Kings matched up wellagainst Torrison’s big men.Matt Lynch, playing in justhis third game this season,added some needed offense,finishing with 12. Trailing bytwo, and needing to go the fulllength of the court with threeseconds remaining, PeteLynch launched a halfcourtshot that missed long, and theKings held on for the win.Mike Verodeau was the topscorer for the Truck Kingswith 20, including three sec-ond-half threes.Prozzo Agency 60, AllstateFire Equipment 55 – MarkSutterline had a big nightwith 15 second half points and

22 total, but Allstate FireEquipment fell toAllstate/Prozzo Insurance byfive. For Allstate Fire, it wastheir most productive offen-sive night so far this season,with all eight players scoring.Eric Francis and DaveDeRosa each added nine andKevin Kilroy picked up sixfor Allstate (2-8). Dave Ro-driguez led all scorers forProzzo with 24, and Middle-field’s Rick Mach hit four keyfree throws in the secondhalf, finishing with six.Sonic 65, Young Gunz 55 –The Young Gunz hit only fivethree-point shots, and fell toSonic of Southington by 10.Sonic’s Mike O’Keefe hit onthree 3-pointers to end thefirst half and open up an 11-point halftime lead. AlexSchade scored 20, Mike Bara-noski had 10 and EricSumpter and Kevin Walsheach added eight for the Gunz(5-5). O’Keefe finished with 23and Steve Wright had 16 for

Sonic, who won both gamesagainst Durham teams thisyear.Games at DePaolo MiddleSchool in SouthingtonLasEngS 52, SouthingtonGenerals 43 – LasEngSpicked up their first win inseven games with a nine-point victory over theSouthington Generals. TimD’Aquila led LasEngS (2-8)with 22 and Dave Adamsscored 10. In the loss, Pat Mul-holland scored 15 for the Gen-erals.Around the Clock 71, Stan-ley Street 66 – Pete Doneckerand Steve Markowski com-bined for 46 points as Aroundthe Clock defeated StanleyStreet of Southington. In fourgames played, Markowskileads the Durham Men’sLeague in points per gamewith 23.5. John Szewczyk alsoscored 15 for Around theClock (6-4), while Dan Fairly’s13 led all Stanley Street scor-ers.Southington Police 68,Snowservices 58 – Snowser-vices was unable to pull offthe sweep for Durham atSouthington, falling to theSPD by 10. Danny Haynesscored 25 and Ryan Covepicked up 18 for Snowservices(5-5). Jeff Dobratz wasSouthington Police’s top scor-er with 19.

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Coginchaug bows out of tournamentBy Alan Pease


On Monday, March 14,the Coginchaug boys trav-eled to Bristol to take onthe Falcons of St. PaulCatholic in a quarter-finalgame in the state class Stournament. St. Paul hadfinished the regular seasonwith a record of 16-4, withtwo of their losses being toclass M Watertown, andone loss each to class LLschools Crosby and HolyCross. So it figured to be atough game for the Devils,and it certainly proved tobe just that.

The Falcons jumped out toa 6-0 lead, and it looked like ablow-out was in the works.But first Andrew Markoski,then Erikson Wasyl scoredto make it a 6-4 ball game. St.Paul scored back-to-back togo ahead 10-4, but in the bestCoginchaug moments of thegame, Ethan Doneckerscored on a rebound put-back, Wasyl tallied anotherbasket, and Markoski scoredoff an EJ Luther reboundand length-of-the-court passto tie the game at 10-all. Thatproved to be the last seriouschallenge the Devils couldmount as the superior quick-ness of the Falcons (12 stealson the game) and their fre-quent success, if not accura-cy from beyond the arc (theywere nine of 23 for thegame), gave them a 20-10 leadafter one period.

Wasyl caught fire in thesecond period, hitting on allthree of his three-pointshots, plus adding a freethrow. That, along with fourpoints from Tommy Ryan,was enough to shrink thedeficit by three to 31-24.

Despite four points eachfrom Ryan and Doneckerand three from EJ Luther,St. Paul more than doubledtheir lead as they twice wenton 7-0 runs and ended thethird period with a 53-35 ad-vantage.

In the final period of theDevils season, Doneckerscored seven, Luther six,Ryan three and Wasyl two,managing to cut the finaldeficit to 16 at 71-55.

Donecker just missed adouble-double, leading theteam in rebounds with nine

and scoring 13 points. Healso had two assists. Lutherscored nine points, addingfive each in the rebound andassist columns and stealingthe ball three times. Ryanscored 11 and added sevenrebounds and two assists.Wasyl led the team in scor-ing with 16 and also hadthree rebounds. Markoskihad six each of points and re-bounds and three each ofsteals and assists.

There were no benchpoints, but Brock Hoyt didpull in four rebounds.

Coginchaug ended the sea-son with an overall record of15-9, with five of those lossescoming while either one orboth of their big men, Do-necker and Hoyt, were in-jured with sprained ankles.Losing in the first round ofthe Shoreline Tournamentwas disappointing, but mak-ing a run to the quarter-fi-

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There were five seniors onthis year’s team, three ofthem starters. Ryan was thesecond leading scorer.

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Girls’ Indoor TrackCoach’s Award

This year’s team gave 100percent, but one athlete wentbeyond the call of duty on aconsistent basis. She came toevery practice fired up andready to push herself andher team. When leadershipwas needed, she stepped upand led. During meets shedug deep and always found away to challenge and pushherself. When her team-mates felt discouraged, thispersonable athlete worked

diligently to provide encour-agement and direction. Hermessage was always posi-tive. She was always therewhen you needed her.

AndrewMarkoski

Boys’ BasketballCoach’s Award

The coach’s award inboys’ basketball could verywell have been presented tothe entire team. However,this year’s selection goes to ayoung man who found a wayto make himself shine withan unprecedented desire to

make the most of every tripup the court. All good play-ers have one thing in com-mon: they understand thatevery second in the gamematters and that everythingstarts with hustle and de-sire. This young man took itto another level every singleday. He started out as a man-ager for the team in fifthgrade and finished his ca-reer with total respect andadmiration from the coach-ing staff.

Stephanie White

Cheerleading (blue squad)Coach’s Award

This cheerleader is astrong athlete. She wascounted on to base manystunts. She has attended allpractices and games and isone of our strongest leaders.She was always there to giveher team and coach support.Always positive in attitudeand energy, Stephanie willalso be one of the tri-cap-tains for next year’s cheer-leading team.

Floriana Manna

Cheerleading (white squad)Coach’s Award

This cheerleader is fear-less. She is willing to try any

stunt. She is the main flyerfor the squad — the higherthe better! She accomplished“fulls,” “show and gos” andhad done “basket tosses.”“Halves” are very easy forher.

My favorite stunt is onewe call the “deadman.” Theflyer is put into a half andshe slowly falls into thearms of the cheerleaderslined up behind her and thenthrown up to a standing po-sition where she started. It’svery dramatic and the crowdloves it. This cheerleader ispetite and very quiet. She isa real sweetheart, but whenyou ask her to try a newstunt, she comes alive.

Amanda Boyle& Andrea Braga

Girls’ Basketball Coach’s Award

Amanda led the 2011 LadyDevils with both voice and ac-tions. If Amanda needed todive on the floor to save onepossession or spend an entiregame boxing out the oppo-nent’s best rebounder, she didit. Amanda was able to main-tain that delicate balance ofhaving fun and being focused.Amanda stepped up in theteam room and team huddlesto provide encouragement orintensity depending on whatwas needed.

The 2011 Coginchaug girls’basketball team had 16 goodteammates, but Andrea Bragabrought a little extra sugar toevery practice and everygame. It didn’t matter if An-drea was competing with aplayer for playing time; it did-n’t matter if the player was anupperclassman or under-classman. Andrea shared herpositive attitude with every-one, encouraging them with abright smile, a pat on the backor a positive word, alwayshelping her teammates to betheir best every day.

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Boys’ Indoor TrackMost Improved AwardEvery team needs a play-

er whose determination toimprove and be the best thathe or she can be is the veryessence of what sport is allabout. This year’s MIP had agoal to qualify for the Shore-line Championship in the1600-meter run. Through in-tense training he was able toimprove his time by over 14seconds; attesting to hiswork ethic. Despite thishuge improvement, he fellshort of his goal by less thana second. Many athletes fac-ing similar disappointmentpack it in, but not this MIP.He continued to attend prac-tice to improve and supportthe guys who had qualified.

Alex Morin

Boys’ Indoor Track: MVPThe list of accomplish-

ments for this year’s indoortrack MVP are unprecedent-ed in school history. In thecourse of amassing the mostpoints for his team this yearhe went on to break a total offive school records, rangingfrom 600 meters to the mile,some of which he broke mul-tiple times. He qualified forthe New England Champi-onship by finishing infourth place at the Class Sstate open meet in the 1,000-meter run. On the big stageat the Reggie Lewis Track inBoston, he finished anamazing seventh place inthe entire New England re-

gion while setting a new per-sonal best and once morebreaking the school recordhe set at States. A week laterthis athlete competed at thefamed Armory in New YorkCity, running against thebest two-milers in the nationand turned in a solid per-formance. Additionally,through patient mentoringof younger teammates andthe inspiration he has pro-vided, his impact will be feltfor many years to come.

Emily Halligan

Girls’ Indoor Track: MVPThis year’s girls’ indoor

track MVP embodies thisaward. She was valuable as a

high-scoring athlete. She wasvaluable as a role model. Shewas valuable to the coachesas a go-to athelte. She wasvaluable as a source of inspi-ration to all who came in con-tact with her. She set the barhigh for herself and then sys-tematically achieved all thatshe set her mind to. She qual-ified for the Class S Statemeet in five different events.Because she is a tenaciouscompetitor, she was neverpassed in a race this season.She has aptly earned thenickname “The Closer.”

Jenna Barton

Cheerleading White: MVPWithout a doubt captain

Jenna Barton is MVP. She isalways encouraging thegirls. When I had to change atime or date for a game orpractice, she would makesure everyone knew. Shewas like my right arm. With-out knowing who might bein a group, you could alwaystell if Jenna was there by herdistinctive laugh. She taughtthe cheerleaders a dance,mixed the music and wouldalso take suggestions if any-one thought there should bechanges. Not only is Jennamature for a freshman, sheis a delight!

Katie Chabot& Katelyn Hill

Cheerleading Blue: MVPsKatie has been a positive

leader, leading the team incheers and workouts. Shehas been the organizer, leadflyer, teacher and friend andattended all practices andgames. She is talented ingymnastics and one of the

team’s best flyers. She hasbeen named to the CT AllState Cheerleading Teamand plans on continuing hercheering career at SouthernCT State University whilemajoring in nursing.

As a freshman, Katelynplayed a big part in teachingthe dance to the team whilehelping them prepare fortheir first competition in 27years. This year, as a junior,she again taught the dancesection of the routine. Votedby her team members forTeam Above Self, she has apassion for cheerleading andstrives to make CRHS cheer-

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leading fun and competitive.She is a volunteer coach inthe Falcon cheerleading pro-gram. She has also beennamed to this year’s secondAll Shoreline cheering team.

Erikson Wasyl& Tommy Ryan

Boys’ Basketball: MVPsThe MVP in boys’ basket-

ball is not always an obviouschoice. This year is no excep-tion. There are two players onthis year’s squad, however,who played with tremendousconfidence every game. Theywere not only leaders statisti-cally but were also consistent-ly involved in the final resultof each game. They weremarked men on the court atall times and the pressure ofbeing go-to players was some-thing they thrived on — thegreater the challenge, themore they rose to the occa-sion. These players possessedthe ability to change the mo-mentum of a game. They ledby example and provided theteam with direction thatwould take them to the quar-ter finals of the state tourna-ment. Individually they arehighly regarded players inthe Shoreline Conference, to-gether they were a dominat-ing force for us.

Audrey Biesak& SamanthaMancinelli

Girls’ Basketball: MVPsAudrey walks into every

gym as the player the oppos-ing team has listed as their

number one priority to stop,and she is still able to rendertheir plans useless through awide array of offensiveweapons with the deadliestbeing the three-point shot.Audrey led her team and theShoreline Conference inthree-point baskets with atotal of 42. She set the recordfor three-pointers made inone game with six, and shedid that twice. Audreyscored 30 points or more in agame twice on her way to av-eraging a team high of 16points per game, addingthree steals per game. Au-drey goes about her businessin a quiet and unassumingmanner, but her resultswreak havoc on Cogin-chaug’s opponents. Audreywas named First Team AllShoreline, All Area and tothe New Have Top-Off team.

Sam was the Blue Devils’

point guard, whose job de-scription included distribut-ing the ball, but also includ-ed the statement: “And any-thing else necessary for theteam’s success.” Sam tookthis job seriously, led herteam and the Shoreline Con-ference in assists with eightper game, and also led herteam in rebounds, blocksand steals. Sam recorded theprograms first triple-double,and she did it three times onher way to averaging 12points and 11 rebounds pergame to go along with threesteals and one block. Sam’sability to split traps andmake accurate ¾ court pass-es rendered opponents’presses useless and resultedin quick lay-ups for the Dev-ils. Sam was named FirstTeam All Shoreline Confer-ence and All Area.

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She had researched andstudied the Lao culture, butbeing there is totally differ-ent. “You can read about it,but, until you do it, you can’tunderstand it. It’s like ex-plaining the color red or thetaste of ice cream,” ex-plained Kinsman. It was theculture and rich traditionsthat called to her and madeher want to go to Laos.

Kinsman taught five class-es a day, five days a week tomonks and village children.Her first class started at 7:20a.m. and her last class endedat 8:30 p.m. Kinsman saidthat Luang Prabang is aboutthe size of Middletown, butthere are no trains or busesso she walked everywhere.There are 32 temples, andfive or six of them have class-rooms.

Kinsman spoke of the roleof a teacher in Lao society:they are considered to be at ahigh level in society and arerespected by all. Everymorning Kinsman said shewas greeted with a warm,“Good morning teacher!”from all those she crossed onthe way to class. At the endof lessons, the studentswould pray for her and giveher blessings. Most of herstudents were boys, but forthose who were girls andwere lucky enough to bethere, Kinsman said theywanted to learn three timesas much as the boys. Shesaid, “Girls don’t have anyother opportunities.”

There are very few publicschools in Laos and so manyfamilies send their sons tojoin the monasteries to ob-tain an education, as well asfood and housing. The boysdon’t have to take theirvows; they can take 10 yearsto decide, and the novicemonks are supposed to be atleast 10 when starting at themonastery.

Kinsman learned of themonks’ rite of giving alms.At 4 a.m. the monks, fromoldest to youngest, form aprocession through thecities collecting alms fromthe people. The townspeoplemake steamed packages ofrice and homemade food andgive it to the monks; thisfood is the only thing themonks are permitted to eat

Laos (From page 1)all day. They cannot eat afternoon, and they are only per-mitted drinks after that point.“The rite of giving alms is abig part in the townspeople’sday — it is an honor to do it,”Kinsman explains.

Kinsman met so manypeople in her time overseas.She now has friends all overthe world and says, “Myworld is rounder because ofthis program.”

Because Laos was aFrench colony, the older peo-ple speak French, but Eng-lish is a very desirable lan-guage to learn on top of theLao language. To see how farher students have come intheir learning in threemonth was amazing; theylearned to speak and writeusing a whole different al-phabet. Towards the end ofher time in Laos, Kinsmantaught the students to writeletters; she went to the postoffice and got air mail en-velops and stamps, andwhen returning home she re-ceived the going away let-ters. Her students had neverwritten a letter before intheir lives, and they turnedout to be treasured keep-sakes from what Kinsmandescribed as a “life-alteringexperience.”

When speaking about theLao people, Kinsman spokewith meaningful quiet,thoughtful words — some-thing she learned from theamazing Lao culture andsomething she hopes to

blend into her own cultureand way of life here. “Theydo an amazing job at pre-serving the Buddist and Laocultures. They are a veryquiet people; you see pover-ty, but you don’t see the so-cial deprivation like you seein Thailand. They are a veryproud people.” Even thoughthey are novice monks, theyare still boys and sometimesthe teachers needed to befirm with them. Kinsmanwas told of a time where ateacher started to raise hisvoice a bit to get their atten-tion, and a student asked,“Why is your heart so hot to-day?” That melted theminute bit of tension and issomething, among manyothers, that has impacted theway Kinsman chooses to liveher life. She says, “I amhanging on to everythingand riding the wave of peace.I would go back tomorrow ifI got an offer on my house. Iwould go for a year.”

She spoke of her last daywith her students and how shewas so sad to leave them, forthey had become like her ownchildren. And when speakingabout the interaction betweena novice that she had becomeclose with, she teared up —wanted to hug every last oneand knew that this was not per-mitted. The novice said, “Wewill miss you greatly and if Icould I would hug you like myown mother.” Just hearing thetender words was emotional.

Kinsman took manythings from this experience,like the teacher becomingthe student in many ways,but she said the biggestthing was to not let otherpeople affect her sense of bal-ance. She learned that thereis no control at, and beingout of that mold of control isso freeing.

Lili Kinsman in one of the classrooms.

“I am glad we have whatwe have. Happiness does-n’t come in an X-Box. It iswithin contentment.Teaching children to serveand to give would changethings emmensely in oursociety.” - Lili Kinsman

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