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By SHAW ISRAEL IZIKSON

WINSTED — Four months into

the 2015-2016 school year, GilbertSchool Superintendent Anthony Seriosaid that the school is still runningwithout a contract and the town owesmoney in tuition.

Earlier in the year, the Board ofEducation went through a series ofnegotiation meetings with the W.L.Gilbert Trust for a contract for 2015-2016.

In March, the board discloseda controversial proposed plan thatwould allow district students to attendfour different high schools around the

area except for Gilbert.In April, board members voted to PHOTO BY SHAW ISRAEL IZIKSON

Funds owed,contractneeded


WINSTED — At a short specialtown meeting on Monday, Dec. 21,residents approved the sale of thehouse formerly belonging to theCentrella family.

The house, located at 198 GilbertAve., was co-owned by former FinanceDirector Henry Centrella and his ex-wife, Gregg.

After pleading guilty to five chargesof larceny, Henry Centrella was sen-tencedto20yearsinprison suspended

Centrella house soldsurrendered interest in his house tothe town, with Gregg Centrella sur-rendering her interest in the propertyin May 2014.

The town retained David Sartiranaof Northwest CT Realty to market theproperty.

According to the town’s onlineassessor database, the property wasappraised this year at $157,400 andassessed at $110,180.

The house sitting on the 0.48 acresof land was built in 1929.

Farmington residents Patricia

sion Chairman Frank Berg, who isalso a real estate agent for Vision RealEstate, represented both McKernans.

Mayor Candy Perez, who alsomoderated the meeting, spoke at thebeginning of the meeting about thehistory of the house, the process ofhow the town has tried to sell thehouse and the current condition ofthe property.

“This property has been in ourhands for over a year now,” Perezsaid. “It has been listed on a real estatebroker’s site It is not something that


WINSTED — Selectman StevenSedlack gave a brief update on thecurrent search for a new town man-ager during the Board of Selectmen’smeeting on Monday, Dec. 21.

Former Town Manager DaleMartin’s final day was Nov. 18. In theinterim, Barkhamsted resident RobertGeiger is serving as town manager.

A subcommittee has been formed

Sedlack gives updateTOWN MANAGER SEARCH

one in Massachusetts and two in NewYork state. There are 11 candidates fromoutside the area, some as far away asAlaska, Florida and Oregon. I thinkwe’ve done a good job in getting theword out via our various sources.”

Sedlack said the subcommitteeeliminated between six to eight ap-plicants for not being able to meetcertifications and qualifications forthe position.

He said that the subcommittee will

The jolly old elf himself, Santa Claus, traveled thousands of miles from the North Pole to take part in the 12th annual Gator Parade on Sat-urday, Dec. 19. The event was organized by the Winchester Fire Department and included trucks and apparatus ablaze w ith Christmas lig htsand decorations. “To me, this is the best parade in the world,” Santa said. For pictures a nd full coverage, turn to Page A3.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! See CONTRACT, page A7Winchester School District ReceiverRobert Travaglini recently sat downwith The Winsted Journal to give anupdate on where the district stands.Turn to page A7 for the story.

GILBERT SCHOOL

The Winsted Journal is taking a week off. The next issue is Jan. 8, 2016.


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Area News

Seconds CountMake Sharon Hospital’sEmergency Department

By ERICA TAYLOR

BARKHAMSTED — TheFirst Congregational Churchof Barkhamsted held its annualliving nativity Christmas Pageantduring its regular worship serviceon Sunday, Dec. 20.

The play is a re-enactment ofthe birth of Jesus Christ and evenincludes a live donkey broughtin by congregation member, KayPage Greaser.

Greaser said she lives just

down the street and enjoysbringing her donkey, Patches, tovisit with the children and helpget everyone in the holiday spirit.

“It’s been tradition for 18 years,” the Rev. Susan Wymansaid. “The first time we did thisit was spontaneous. It was justpeople in the congregation thatsuddenly donned costumes, andit eventually became a little bitmore organized. We have a nar-

Christmas spirit at First Church

PHOTOS BY ERICA TAYLOR

From left, some of the members of the First Congregational Church of Barkhamsted whotook part in its annual living nativ ity Christmas Pageant on Sunday, Dec. 20.

rator who comes in every year,and we try to always have a livebaby as baby Jesus.”

Wyman was joined by her son,Steven Blackburn, who partici-pated as Joseph in the Christmas

Pageant.The Christmas Pageant in-

spires recruitment of family andfriends of the congregation to fillout the characters needed, andmembers work together to make

it a unique show. It is usuallyalways held on the Sunday beforeChristmas.

“It’s a family tradition in ageneration family church,” Wy-man said.

By ALICIA KIRSCH

BARKHAMSTED —Five years ago, BarkhamstedHistorical Society memberand former First SelectmanMichael D. Fox presented aprogram on the murder ofHubert Case.

The case happened in 1914in Barkhamsted Hollow.

After the presentation,representatives of the histor-ical society asked Fox if hewould write his presentationdown on paper to be sold asa fundraiser for the society.He obliged, and this led tothe publication of the book“Murder in BarkhamstedHollow.”

Case was a prominentfigure in Barkhamsted whowas brutally murdered in hisown store in 1914.

Original accounts ofsuspects named “a tall manand short man” but when“no suspects, no clues, acompromised crime scene”were all the police could comeup with, the trial seemed totake a desperate turn. Two

new suspects were producedseemingly from out of leftfield.

Fox said that the trialended quickly but left a lot ofquestions and uncertainty inthe community.

“The story has been a storypassed down by three or fourgenerations of locals,” Foxsaid. “By writing this book,

it brings closure to the case.I worked very hard to collectall the facts. For the book Iinterviewed fellow HistoricalSociety members — some ofthem were only 3 or 4 at thetime of the murder.”

Fox said he also scouredU.S. Naval Observatoryweather reports, thousands ofpages of microfiche from theEvening Citizen newspaper atthe Beardsley and MemorialLibrary, and historical articles

from the Hartford Courant.Copies may be purchased

through the BarkhamstedHistorical Society. All pro-ceeds from the sale of thebook will go to the society.For more information call860 738-2456.

Book published on

historical murder case

By ALICIA KIRSCH

COLEBROOK — On Sun-day, Dec. 13, the ColebrookGeneral Store celebrated its firstanniversary since reopeningunder new owner Jodi Marinelli.

The store, located at 559Colebrook Road, celebratedby throwing a pizza party forthe town, which employee and

Marinelli’s sister, Jesse Marinelli,said “had a really good turnout.”

The Colebrook Store hadpreviously shut its doors in 2007.At the time, the Colebrook Storeheld the title of being the oldestcontinuously operating generalstore in Connecticut from 1812to 2007.

The store was closed for two years before the building waspurchased by The ColebrookPreservation Society.

The society made residentMiriam Briggs the manager ofthe store, and it reopened inJuly 2013. However, Briggs shutdown the store in March 2014due to a dispute between herand the society.

Jodi Marinelli said she hashad to put in a lot of hardwork to get the store ready forthe reopening and said she has

continued to improve it over thelast year with things like newshelving in the store section.

The decorations that gracethe walls range from things thatwere left from previous ownersto new additions or things do-nated by the community.

“Everyone has been very sup-portive,” Marinelli said. “Thereis a constant flow of people ofall ages coming through thestore for breakfast and lunch

General Store celebrates first anniversary

PHOTO BY ALICIA KIRSCH

Colebrook General Store employee Jesse Marinelli and hersister, owner Jodi Marinelli.

or maybe just a cold drink anda friendly game of checkers. Wehave also started catering andoffering deli platters for any-

thing from business meetingsto school events.”

For more information visitwww. colebrookstore.net.

WINSTED — Helping HandsChore Service, a 501(c)(3) com-munity-based, in-home careservice, received a $500 year-end/critical needs grant from TheDraper Foundation Fund, a fundof The Community Foundationof Northwest Connecticut.The funding will support foodassistance for seniors who facedifficult, economic times thiswinter.

Gift cards were purchased lo-

cally at Stop & Shop and WinstedSuper Saver and distributed to

clients in need.“Our staff made every effort

to deliver the gift cards in timefor the holidays,” said ProgramDirector Irene Connole. “Wewanted our senior clients toknow how much the communitycares about them.”

Helping Hands is partiallyfunded by a grant from West-ern Connecticut Area Agencyon Aging. To learn more aboutHelping Hands, call 860-379-

4900 or visit the website at www.helpinghandschoreservice.org.

Helping Hands Chore Servicereceives $500 grant

Send news and photos to [email protected]


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WINSTED — The 12th annualGator Parade was held on Saturday,Dec. 19.

The event started on MeadowStreet and covered many miles oftown roads.

Fire departments and othertown vehicles covered their truckswith festive Christmas lights anddecorations.

The parade is organized annuallyby the Winchester Fire Department

and is named after the late Gaeton“Gator” Gangi.

Gangi was a longtime memberof the fire department who diedin 2004.

Departments from other townsparticipated in this year’s parade,including Colebrook, HarwintonWest Side, Wilson, Washington,Danbury and Sandisfield, Mass.

Also participating in the eventwas a float by The Elks Club’s AntlersYouth Group.

“This is one of the best parades

you will ever find,” WinchesterCenter Fire Department Chief PeterMarchand said. “No one shouldever miss it. I’ve taken part in thisfor the past 11 years and its great

to be here. I love it.”Wilson firefighter Tom Dillonbrought along with him the town’srescue boat, decked out in Christ-mas lights.

“It’s a lot of fun,” Dillon said. “Irun the Windsor torch light paradeevery year, so this is my opportunityto come out to Winsted and havefun and to be with friends. This ismy second year here in this parade.I sell fire equipment in this area, somost of the people in this paradeare my customers. It’s nice to come

out and support them.”Another participant from a sur-

rounding town was Reginald Averyfrom the Burrville Fire Department.

“This is the first time I’ve takenpart in this,” Avery said. “We foundout about this at the last minute andgot this apparatus all decorated.”

Santa Claus, who took part inthe parade by riding one of theWinchester Fire Department’svehicles, gave his approval to theholiday tradition.

“I love this parade,” Santa said.

“To me, it’s the best parade in theworld. We get a lot of support fromour community for this parade.Everyone comes together to watchthis.”

Gator Parade spreads town cheer

Some of the many fire trucks and emergency vehicles that were decorated for the annual GatorParade. In all, eight fire departments, along with the Winsted Elks Antlers Youth Group andthe Winsted Ambulance Department, took part in the event.

PHOTOS BY SHAW ISRAEL IZIKSON

Winchester Center Fire Department Chief Peter Marchand took part in t he 12th annual Gator Parade on Dec. 19.


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EDITORIAL PAGE A4 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2015AND JANUARY 1, 2016

The Winsted JournalOPINION

If You Ask Me Dick Ahles

The BodyScientific

Richard H. Kessin

As we publish this last issue of The Winsted Journal for2015, it’s time once again to write about what we expectto be the big issues for next year.

Winsted had plenty to contend with this year, from losing atown manager and a police chief, to having the state take overthe school district. In 2016, there will probably be quite a fewissues involving the direction of the town and its future.

The first matter that the town will have to deal with in 2016is finding a new town manager.

Former Town Manager Dale Martin announced his resig-nation in late September, and his last day with the town was inlate November.

The town government started its search for a new townmanager almost immediately, hiring Barkhamsted residentRobert Geiger as the interim town manager.

The question right now is what are the most importantqualifications the board will look for in a town manager. Willthe board choose someone who has had experience with Win-sted or someone who is an outsider — just like Martin, wholived in Michigan before moving to town?

The discussions and debates on the questions surrounding a

potential town manager during the next few Board of Select-men’s meetings should be interesting.

The second big issue the town will have to deal with is itsproposed fiscal 2016-2017 budget.

In an interview with The Winsted Journal in October,Winchester School District Receiver Robert Travaglini said thathe plans to present a school budget higher than the state-man-dated Minimum Budget Requirement (MBR). Since the schoolbudget makes up a big portion of the town’s budget, this mightset off a few alarms with certain residents, specifically theresidents who have constantly come to meetings with their “nonew taxes” rhetoric.

In relation to the school district, another issue is if and when

the Board of Education regains power over the school district.When Travaglini was chosen by the state to be the school

district’s receiver in August, one of his first acts was to suspendall further Board of Education meetings. Despite this, the townwent ahead with electing new Board of Education members inNovember.

It should be interesting to see how much power Travaglinieventually allows the board in overseeing the school district.

Finally, economic development will be a major issue in 2016, just as it has been for many years.

In August, the Board of Selectmen chose to hire CraigStevenson from Connected to Connecticut as its economicdevelopment coordinator. It will be interesting to see what

Stevenson brings to the table during the course of 2016.In terms of economic development, what is needed isstability. It seems as if for every one store that opens up thereare two that close down, and this year was no exception: A newDunkin’ Donuts opened near the west end of town, but long-time eateries Kelly’s Kitchen, aka NOSH, closed, along with TheBear Claw Coffee House.

What is needed in this town is economic development thatwill be around for the long term and is unique to the area. Forexample, instead of the town looking for more restaurants andeateries, maybe it is time to look for something different thatother towns do not offer.

During the past year we have suggested that the town pursue

opening a performing arts venue or a hotel to bring in tourists.In any case, it should be interesting to see in what directionStevenson guides the town when it comes to economic devel-opment.

Al i Th i d l ill b l b i i

Looking forwardto 2016 M

ost of those seeminglyunfair “gotcha” ques-tions this presidential

season appear to be aimed atRepublican candidates, but that’sbecause, like Lincoln’s commonpeople, the Lord made so many ofthem. Meanwhile, the obscenelyfew Democratic candidates areducking debates and even pressconferences that are gotcha pro-ducers. With all that in mind, alittle history and perspective arein order.

A gotcha question can be de-fined as one that seems to trap a

candidate into giving an answerthat is damaging to his character,his cause or both. Sometimes it’sa hard question, other times, asnarky one. The distinction canbe difficult to fathom, as thegotcha part is often in the eye ofthe beholder.

It’s pretty clear, however, thatgotcha questions have been bipar-tisan. In fact, you can trace the firsttruly gotcha questions — there’s atie — to the 1988 campaign andboth targets were Democrats.

One destroyed Gary Hart, thenthe front runner, and the secondhelped defeat Michael Dukakis,the nominee.

The Hart gotcha has beenovershadowed in political lore bythe famous photograph that il-lustrated it. You surely remember

Gotchas: some good, not so good

the picture: There was candidateHart, sitting on a dock, dressedin a T-shirt bearing the legend,“monkey business,” with a lovelywoman, not his wife, aboardhis lap.

The photo didn’t turn up untilafter a sloppy stakeout by TheMiami Herald revealed Hart mayor may not have weekended withthe same woman. But The Wash-ington Post was also working ona story dealing with another Hartaffair of the heart, and it was a Postreporter who asked the gotcha:

“Have you ever committedadultery?”

Hart angrily refused to answerbut after the reporter privatelytold him the paper knew abouta second woman, he quit thecampaign and the paper quiteproperly dropped the story.

“It was well known aroundWashington that Hart likedwomen and that all the womenhe liked were not his wife,” writesMatt Bai in his book on Hart, “Allthe Truth’s Out: The Week PoliticsWent Tabloid.” But Hart assumedhis avocation would be tolerated,

or protected, by the media, as hadthe peccadilloes of past pols. Hewas wrong.

The second gotcha questionof the campaign was asked byCNN’s Bernard Shaw during adebate between the Democraticnominee, Gov. Michael Dukakis,and his opponent, Vice PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush.

Shaw, who liked to think ofhimself as the asker of tough ques-tions, knew Dukakis was opposedto capital punishment, but founda new way to ask about it:

“Governor, if Kitty Dukakis

were raped and murdered, would you favor an irrevocable deathpenalty for the killer?”

“No, I don’t, Bernard,” Dukakisquickly replied. “And I think that

you know that I’ve opposed thedeath penalty all of my life.”

Later, staff members arguedDukakis responded so coldlybecause he wasn’t feeling well,had a virus, was running a fever,but Susan Estrich, Dukakis’s cam-paign manager, ultimately admit-ted that, “When he answered by

talking policy, I knew we had lostthe election.”

You might agree these ques-tions were a bit rougher thanasking Donald Trump to identifyhis favorite Bible verses uponhearing him boast that the Biblewas his favorite read, which, in

turn, caused Ted Cruz to accusedebate reporters of picking onRepublicans while asking theDemocratic candidates fawningquestions.

Actually, Anderson Cooper’sfirst debate question to HillaryClinton sounded rather gotcha:“Will you say or do anything tobe president?”

In between the first gotchas inthe 1980s and the present festiv-ities, there were plenty of stupidand petty gotchas. A reporterasking George W. Bush to iden-tify the presidents of Chechnya,

Taiwan and other exotic placescomes to mind.But there was also Katie

Couric’s interest in knowing whatpapers and magazines vice presi-dential candidate Sarah Palin reg-ularly read. When Palin answeredby speaking of her “great appreci-ation for the media,” Couric triedagain and Palin revealed she read“all of them, any of them that havebeen in front of me over all these

years.” And Couric was accused ofbeing unfair.

Recently, Palin admirably toldan interviewer, “I had a crappyanswer but it was a fair question.”And so it goes.

Simsbury resident Dick Ahles isa retired journalist. Email him [email protected].

Part 2

Edward Jenner, a physicianin Gloucestershire in thewest of England, noted

that milkmaids and blacksmithsgot cowpox sores from cows andhorses and these quickly healed.Even before Jenner took an in-terest, the milkmaids knew thatthey could care for people ill withsmallpox and not get the disease

themselves. Jenner records thisacquired immunity in a 1798publication and confirmed it byexperiment: he removed mate-rial from a milkmaid’s pustules,pricked the skin of a boy, whodeveloped a sore, and then be-came immune to smallpox, whichJenner also inoculated into hisarm. The ethics and other aspectsof the experiment deserve moredetailed explanation, but Jenner’sresults and their publicationled to the first effective vaccine

for a disease. It was used untilsmallpox was eliminated in the1970s. What was missing in the

years after Jenner’s discovery was

Infection and its control:

the first vaccinesgood. Wondering why, Pasteurlooked at it under a microscopeand discovered yeast and bacteria.Bacteria were ruining the wine.The vintners had to avoid bacte-rial contamination, which he toldthem how to do. In France, if youcan save the wine industry of aregion, you become a hero. Usingthe principles of microbiology,Pasteur improved French andBritish beer and rescued the silk

industry in the south of France.He also realized that bacteriain a wound would grow at theexpense of the patient and causeinfection and disease. Readingthese reports in about 1864 ledJoseph Lister to develop antisep-tic surgery.

Pasteur infuriated the medicalprofession, which did not believethat anything as small as bac-teria could kill a human being.Most physicians thought thatthe bacteria found in animals or

patients were the result of diseaseand not its cause. They chastisedPasteur for being a chemist andnot a physician. Pasteur, who was

ens or rabbits on a farm. Hisstudent, Charles Chamberland,had learned to grow the chol-era bacteria in chicken broth

and proved that these bacteriawould quickly kill chickens. Inthe spring of 1879, Chamberlandwent fishing and left a flask ofcholera bacteria on his lab benchfor weeks. When he returned, heinoculated a batch of chickenswith this stale culture, but thechickens did not become sick.He was about to start over witha fresh culture of bacteria anda new batch of chickens whenPasteur told him to inoculatelethal cholera bacteria into the

chickens that had survived thestale culture. They survived,while the new batch of chickensall died. The cholera bacteria that

bacteria could grow at 105F, butwould not kill the animals. Herewas a way to create another weak-ened bacteria for another vaccine,which Chamberland and Rouxcreated and published. There wasderision about the effectivenessof anthrax vaccination fromveterinarians; after a dispute, achallenge was arranged at a vil-lage outside Paris called Pouilly-le-fort. Under a strict protocol,

25 sheep were inoculated with thevaccine (there was one boostershot for them) and 25 left asunvaccinated controls. On May31, 1881, all of the animals wereinfected with lethal anthrax. Twodays later, the animals that hadnot been vaccinated were deador dying.

Today there is a plaque on astone barn in Pouilly-le-fort, butthis very public trial, based on theideas that microbes cause diseaseand that they can be weakened to

make vaccines, introduced a newera to medicine. Soon hundredsof thousands of cattle and sheepacross Europe were vaccinated


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WINSTED — The state’s Li-brary Board has approved a PublicLibrary Construction Grant forthe Beardsley and Memorial Li-brary at 40 Munro Place.

According to a letter sent toState Rep. Jay Case (R-63) onMonday, Dec. 7, co-written byState Library Board ChairmanJohn Barry and State LibrarianKendall Wiggin, the grant is in theamount of $67,500 for a facilitymaintenance project.

The letter states that, once thelibrary has matching funds, theState Library Board will submita request to the Office of Policyand Management for State BondCommission approval

Once the grant is approved bythe bond commission, the librarywill have 18 months to sign with

a building contractor in order toget the project started.

According to Library ServicesDirector Karin Taylor, the libraryalready has the matching fundsfor the grant.

“We don’t have any contractors yet because we can’t sign anyoneuntil the grant gets approved bythe Bonding Commission,” Taylorsaid. “That’s always a process. Wehope to get on the commission’sagenda in May. Any work will startnext year.”

Taylor said that the project will

be to build more parking spacesfor the library.“Currently we have 22 park-

ing spaces and only one that ishandicapped parking,” Taylorsaid. “That is one of the big issues.We need to increase handicappedparking capacity. We also need toadd some outdoor space to the

library, which has been neededfor some t ime.”

Taylor said she does not knowhow many spaces will be added tothe library’s parking lot.

However, in order to add morespace, Taylor said that the librarypurchased the property next doorthis year.

The property at 734 Main St.is listed in the town assessor’s da-tabase as being owned by Michaeland Nancy Connole.

This year, the property wasassessed at $84,770 and appraised

at $121,100.Taylor said the property waspurchased by the library throughseveral grant funds.

The house currently on theproperty itself will be demolishedto make way for the parkingspaces.

“This will be our big project for

us next year because the project isbig enough to handle right now,”she said. “The idea for our strategicplan is the eventual expansionof the library’s building, but wedidn’t want to sacrifice the parkingfor that. This is why the strategicplan will be completed in phases.”

In a press release issued onWednesday, Dec. 16, Case saidhe is happy that the library willreceive the grant.

“Seeing tax dollars come backto help our local resources, such asthe one allocated for our library,

is what good state governmentpromotes,” Case said. “I opposedthe proposed library cuts put forthby the majority party last sessionbecause I believe that our librariesserve the community in severalways from technology access toresearch. I will continue to advo-cate for their funding.”

Library receives state grant

By ERICA TAYLOR

NEW HARTFORD — TheNorthwest Connecticut ArtsCouncil hosted its annual Holi-day CultureMIX networking andfood drive event at Hurley Busi-ness Park on Thursday, Dec. 17.

The building, previously thehome of an Ovation Guitar fac-tory, is now a venue for artistsand their studios.

The studios in the artists’ wingof Hurley Business Park wereopen for tours on Dec. 17, withsome open after the event for ex-

tended browsing and shopping.The event showcased local

artwork including illustration,photography, handmade andfashion.

The council hosts several Cul-tureMIX events yearly, based onthe idea of business after hours,for those working during theday to be able to come networkwith other cultural communityenthusiasts.

Maggie Cady, program coor-dinator of the Council, said theevent was a first for Hurley.

“This was a holiday event, soit was a little more festive,” Cadysaid. “We had a lot of door prizes,

which was really special becauseit really shows the contribution

and involvement of the residentsof the Hurley Business Park.”

With the rainy weather ofDec. 17 evening and the upcom-ing holiday, Cady was surprisedat what she said was excellentturnout.

The unusual space on the sec-ond floor of the building buzzingwith artists and friends enjoyingcocktails, donated goodies andmaking connections.

“It’s a free event, and it pushesthe creative community to get

out of their studios to really getto know each other and whosearound” Cady said. “You don’toften know that your neighboris an artist, or that somebodydown the street is doing that, sowhen you come out to somethinglike this you learn and makeconnections.”

“People really enjoyed goingto the studios during the event,”Cady said.

Olga Zvezdina of Olga Z De-sign Studio exhibited “CustomFashion for Every Day,” includinga meticulously hand-sewn wrapfor women.

Zvezdina provided a tour of

Creative connections at Hurley Business Park

PHOTO BY ERICA TAYLOR

Olga Zvezdina of Olga Z Design Studio at the holiday Cul-tureMIX at Hurley Business Park held on Thursday, Dec. 17.

her studio on the third floor ofHurley Business Park, whichwas alive with creative energy.Zvezdina had pictures of priceyname brand and current fashionson the wall, many of which shescrupulously reproduced, andre-worked.

”I choose my favorite piecesand experiment with texture,color, proportions, and ideas,”Zvezdina said. “Design ideasand fabric samples are always ondisplay in the studio. It’s a greatway to express yourself.”


WINSTED — After a longdebate among town officials,Northwestern ConnecticutCommunity College (NCCC)has taken ownership of thelong-neglected tourist infor-mation gazebo.

At the Economic Develop-ment Commission meetingon Tuesday, Dec. 15, memberDick Labich said the town wasinformed that NCCC wantedthe gazebo moved by Dec. 4.

“Apparently the school hasmade the decision that theywould take it,” Labich said.“Where they are going to put it,I don’t really know. In talkingwith Jeanne Hinman, it turnsout that the gazebo is owned bythe town because the EconomicDevelopment Commission,

many years ago, purchased it.”Labich said that the gazebowas moved to Gene Berlinski’sproperty located at 141 Tor-rington Road and the movecost NCCC $800.

“I’m not saying that thecollege is looking for any moneyback,” Labich said. “The collegehas notified the Friends of MainStreet, who had previously beenstocking it and taking care of i t,that the gazebo has to be movedout of the property. So I don’t

know what to do.”Commission Chairman

Frank Berg asked Labich if thecollege has made any effort tocontact the town.

“I don’t think so,” Labichsaid. “All I am reporting on isthe fact that this happened. Ihave had no discussion with thecollege as to who got involved. I

just wanted to notify you folksbecause the town owns thegazebo. Who’s doing what? Idon’t know. I don’t think it’s

emergency. Nobody I know ofis asking for any money.”

Labich said it was probablynot up to the commission totake any action, despite the factthat a previous commissionpurchased the gazebo.

“It seems to me that theydidn’t know who to reach outto,” Berg said. “Now they’rereaching out to Friends of MainStreet. Friends of Main Street issaying they are not responsible.”

Berg said it would “takeforever” for the town to figureout what to do with the gazebo.

“I have heard of some dis-cussion that the town wouldgive it to somebody if theycan move it,” Labich said. “Idon’t think anybody is goingto move it.”

The gazebo was used forseveral years as a manned wel-coming center, providing tour-ist information and brochures

as well as other informationabout the town.However, for the past several

years the gazebo has been aban-doned and in disrepair.

Despite this, a sign that said“tourist information” was stillin front of the gazebo.

It was built in 2001 and wasformerly located in front of abuilding owned by NCCC at100 South Main St.

In a previous interview,Friends of Main Street member

Jeanne Hinman said the gazebowas paid for and erected by thetown’s Economic DevelopmentCommission and NCCC.

As part of the constructionof a new building for the col-lege’s allied health and veter-inary technology programs,NCCC officials in Novemberasked town officials to removethe building from its property.

This left town officialsdebating on where the gazeboshould be moved, how it should

be moved and who exactlyowned it in the first place.

Saga of tourist

information gazebocontinues

By ERICA TAYLOR

WINSTED — The first everWinsted Farmers ChristmasMarket was held at the Winsted

Recreation Department Buildingon on Saturday, Dec. 19.Local consumers attended

the market to stock up on lasti t ift d f d f h lid

First ever Christmas farmers market“We are looking forward to

an even bigger and better holidaymarket for next year,” Allen said.

Musician Chris Kiliano pro-vided holiday favorites on the ac-

cordion and Frosty the Snowmancame to greet visiting families andchildren.

Reese Piper, owner of RidgeR S id h i

said. “Because of residential, mu-nicipal and business participationin energy efficiency programs, thetown has received 100 points inthe Clean Energies Communities

programs, which is how theyearned this grant. The town haschosen to do this as a partnershipbetween the Energy Commission

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WINSTED — Winchester

School District Receiver RobertTravaglini recently sat down withThe Winsted Journal to give an up-date on where the district stands.

Travaglini was appointed as thereceiver in early August by the StateDepartment of Education.

Since his appointment, Trava-glini has tackled several issues,including finance concerns in theschool district.

At a special Board of Select-men’s meeting on Nov. 19, wheredepartment supervisors gave

updates on the state of municipaldepartments, Travaglini spokeabout the state of the school dis-trict finances.

Travaglini reflected on themeeting during a recent interview.

“While the other departmentsat the meeting gave 15-minutepresentations, both [Director ofBusiness Services and Finance]Nancy O’Dea-Wyrick and I gavea 50-minute presentation,” Trava-glini said. “It was very telling toboth of us that, when we finishedour presentation, members of theboard looked at us and thanked us.They told me that the 50-minutepresentation was more informa-tion that we have received in thelast three years.

“I’m saying this because that’san example of the change thatneeds to occur in this town. Theproblem is that we are a publicorganization where people needto understand how we operate andhow we are structured, especially

around budgets and finances.People need to really understandhow things operate within ourschool district. To give that in-formation and to the Board ofSelectmen like that and for themto tell me what they said, I was

shocked. It was amazing to me thatwe gave more information in thatshort time than other members of

the school district had previouslygiven in three years.”

Travaglini said that, for theschool district and himself, “Com-munication is huge.”

“We need to develop in thistown a different system of com-munication that is more open,”he said. “Not only when it comesto parents and the community. Iam going to be planning a calendarwhen I get back to meet with theBoard of Selectmen regularly.”

Travaglini said he has been in

contact with various town officialson a regular basis since he wasappointed in August, includingMayor Candy Perez, Departmentof Public Works Director Jim Rol-lins, town Building Inspector andFire Marshal Steve Williams andPolice Chief William Fitzgerald.

“Jim is suffering the samechallenges we are suffering, botharound budget and staffing,”Travaglini said. “These are all chal-lenges for the town and not just forthe school district. My hope is that,as a town, what I would like to seewhen we present our upcomingbudget is that we work togetheras a town. If we are going to moveWinsted forward, it’s a matter ofchanging the economic structureas well as the school district’sstructure. These things all have towork together.”

Travaglini said that the schooldistrict started the 2014-2015 fiscal

year with a $1.3 million deficit, butthat the deficit has been reduced

to $750,000.“The reduction was throughdifficult decisions and reorganiza-tion,” Travaglini said. “It involvedreallocation of expenditures. Themessage to our principals and staffthis year was that this was not the

year to have ‘nice to haves’ and thatwe have to target our expenses onpriorities.”

Travaglini said that the districthas closed the books on financesfor school year 2013-2014 andwill soon close the books for the2014-2015 school year.

“My hope is that we will be onan even playing field,” Travaglinisaid. “The goal is that when thisfiscal year ends in June that wewill be in the black, even if it onlyby one cent.”

Travaglini said that the statescheduled for earlier this week anaudit for Batcheller Early Educa-

tion Center and Hinsdale Schooland an audit will be conductedon Pearson Middle School in lateJanuary.

“There will be at least threeteam members from the state whowill come in and look at specificcomponents of our schools con-cerning curriculum support, cli-mate culture, data team processesand teacher collaboration,” he said.“Basically all of the elements thatgo into a school day. These auditswill generate reports that will beable to tell us information that weneed to focus on when it comes tomove forward.”

Travaglini said the reports willbe able to be seen and reviewed bythe public at the school district’soffice.

“I would like to set up an op-portunity where people can sitdown at the district office to reviewthe information and to answerthe questions they may have,” hesaid. “We owe people to not only

understand what they are lookingat, but also to have a conversationin regards to asking questions tothe district.”

As for the Board of Education,Travaglini said that the board willstart to meet again during the

new year.However, he did not have an

exact date for the meetings.

When Travaglini took office inAugust he canceled the meetingsscheduled for the board for therest of the year.

The board has not met sinceJuly.

Since that time, new memberswere elected to the board duringNovember’s municipal elections.

“After the election I met in-dividually with every single newBoard of Education member,” hesaid. “After we get back from theholiday break, I will be working

with Nick Caruso from the Con-necticut Association of Boards ofEducation (CABE). We will besetting up support and profes-sional development for our Boardof Education. I will also be pass-ing the invitation to The GilbertSchool to be included in trainingso we can build a relationship andwork together. We will begin thisprocess in January. The process willinclude training board membersto give them an understanding inthe district’s budget, curriculuminstructions and everything in theeducational instructional process.”

Travaglini said that, as 2016progresses, his plan is to have theboard have control over the schooldistrict again.

“You don’t want the Board ofEducation to be a rubber stampgroup and be completely depen-dent on a superintendent, so youwant to build a system of capacityand support for your board,” hesaid. “I’ll still be here as the board

retains control of the district. Ul-timately, we have to start movingand getting them into a positionto be able to move forward intoimplementing their roles andresponsibilities of a Board ofEducation.”

Receiver talks about status of district

the newspaper. It has been outthere to be shown. We have hired

a real estate broker for it.”Perez went on to speak aboutthe condition of the propertyand went through a very briefPowerpoint presentation whichincluded pictures of the property.

According to Perez, the househas multiple issues, includingpipes wrapped in asbestos in thebasement, a lack of proper sup-port in the basement, a large gapand cracks in the ceiling, tarpscovering the roof of the garageon the property and a driveway

filled with numerous potholes.Resident Art Melycher, who is

also a licensed general construc-tion contractor, spoke about thecondition of the property.

“That whole back deck hasto be ripped off,” Melycher said.“The reason that a cabinet ishanging down from the ceilingand that there are jacks every-where in the basement is becausefloor joints across the whole backof the house, when that deck wasput on 20 years ago, they never

flashed it.”Berg was the next to speak and

he said a home inspection wasconducted on the property the

“Congratulations are in or-der,” Perez said to the McKernans,

who were sitting in the audience.“Welcome to the town. Hope-fully, nobody scared you out ofthis town. It’s a great street tolive on and a great community.So, roll up your sleeves and getgoing.”

The second item on theagenda, a proposal for the townto accept the donation of vacantland located on Ledge Road, wastabled by a vote of the audience.

The land, also known asLedge Trail, is listed in the town’s

assessor database as being co-owned by Harmon and AlbertTompkins.

The .06 acre property waspurchased by both Tompkinsin 1990.

According to the database,the land has been appraised at$1,900 and is assessed at $1,300.

According to the town’s taxcollector database, the Tomp-kins have unpaid tax bills of$332.31 dating back to 2011 onthe property.

Resident Dick Labich, who isalso a member of the HighlandLake Watershed Association andthe Economic Development

negotiate solely with The GilbertSchool and halt negotiations

with other area high schools.On June 30, Gilbert’s contract

with the town expired and wasnot renewed.

In early August, the state ap-pointed a receiver for the schooldistrict, Robert Travaglini.

As the receiver, Travaglinihas assumed the rights and du-ties of the Winchester Board ofEducation.

After he was appointed, Trava-glini suspended any further Boardof Education meetings.

In September, despite the lackof a contract, Gilbert openedits door for a new school year,operating on the contract for the2014-2015 school year as negotia-tions continued.

In an interview with The Win-sted Journal on Monday, Dec. 21,Serio said that the school is stillrunning without a contract.

He said that after Travaglinitook over as the district’s receiver,the state has taken over contractnegotiation.

“The fact is, from the begin-ning of this fiscal year, we havebeen shortchanged $8,060 amonth in tuition because thetuition bill has not been paid foras we established it,” Serio said.

Serio said that he estimatesthat $96,720 is currently owed to

Gilbert in tuition fees.“We never finished contract

negotiations,” he said. “It wassupposed to be the first priorityof Receiver Travaglini, but wehave not heard back from thestate at all.”

Serio said that Gilbert lastheard back from the state regard-ing contract negotiations in lateSeptember.

“Our attorney has reached outto them but they have not beenresponsive,” he said. “I’m now go-

ing to have to take a look on how tocut back on things we thought wewould be able to do this year. Wewould like to finish negotiationsfor this year’s contract.”

Serio said he is very disap-pointed in the situation.

“I thought we could sit downand talk about the contract forthis school year then talk aboutthe contract for future years,”he said. “I’ve had no indicationwhen we will begin negotiationsagain. We wanted to start negoti-ating the contract for school year2016-2017 in the beginning ofJanuary. I have had no responsefrom the state. We have a rightto educate the children of thisschool district.”

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The following information was provided by the Connecticut State

Police at Troop B. All suspects areconsidered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Two-car collisionFrederick Rollenhagen, 79, of

Orwell, Vt., was driving TownHill Road/Route 219 in NewHartford Dec. 4. At about 5:37p.m., his 2004 Jeep Cherokeecollided in the Route 202 inter-section with a 1994 Honda Ac-cord driven by George Hegedty,46, of Torrington. There wereno injuries to the drivers or

Rollenhagen’s passenger, EllenDelano, 86, of the same address.The vehicles were driven from thescene. Rollenhagen was charged

onto the median. The truck wastowed with major left side andundercarriage damage. Nichistiwas not injured. He was citedwith an unspecified charge.

Car hits signs, lands in ditchClifford Jones, 36, of Cole-brook was driving near his resi-dence on Stillman Hill Road Dec.15. At about 12:42 p.m.,he beganto turn onto Pinney Street. His2009 Kia Optima hit a stop signand street sign on Pinney Street.It came to an uncontrolled reston a ditch of the right side ofStillman Hill Road. Jones statedhe saw a deer on Pinney Streetand turned to avoid it. He wasnot injured. The car was towed

with front end damage. Jones wasgiven a verbal warning for failureto drive to the right.

Drug charges

sted was arrested Dec. 16 afterprobation officers did a checkof his East Hartland Road homeand found several types of nar-cotics and drug paraphernalia.He was turned over the custodyof state police. He was chargedwith narcotics not in the origi-nal container, possession of acontrolled substance, possessionwith intent to sell and use ofdrug paraphernalia. Bond wasset at $15,000. He is to appear inBantam Superior Court Dec. 28.

Larceny Brittanie Vontell, 19, of Bris-

tol, Conn., turned herself in Dec.17 on a warrant held at Troop Bstemming from a Feb. 16, 2015,

incident on Ratlum Road in NewHartford. The victims were two juveniles, ages 14 and 17. Vontellwas charged with fifth-degree

Bond was set at $5,000. She isto appear in Bantam SuperiorCourt Dec. 28.

Car hits embankmentThomas Korzynski, 19, of

New Hartford was drivingsouth on Cedar Lane in NewHartford Dec. 19. At about 1:52a.m., he lost control. The 2008Buick Lacrosse, registered toCarole Korzynski, of the sameaddress, hit an embankmentoff the northbound shoulder. Itwas towed from the scene withleft front damage. Korzynski wasnot injured. He was charged withtraveling too fast for conditions.

The Winsted Journal will pub-lish the outcome of police charges.

Contact us by mail at PO Box 835,Winsted, CT 06098, Attn: PoliceBlotter, or send an email, with“police blotter” in the subject line,


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Pink’sNFL Picks

C. “Pink” Bunel

Last week, 11-5; for the season,134-90. Pick of the Week, 1-0; forthe season, 10-5.

Another good week, andthat makes three in arow. I will admit that

at this point of the season thegames do get a bit more predict-able, but there are always thosegames that are anything butpredictable. The Steelers, whowere my Pick of the Week, kept

it interesting in the last coupleminutes in their win over theBroncos, but they managed toescape with a much-needed win.If anyone thinks that if PeytonManning was at the helm theoutcome would have been dif-ferent, they’re right. If that wasthe scenario, Manning’s careermight well be over consideringthe devastating pass rush hewould have been facing in thatfourth quarter.

This week we sandwich the

games around Christmas Day.That’s a good thing. I think mostpeople would agree that it’s a day

you should direct your attentionto family and friends. However,the NBA does not take the holi-day off, so if you’re in need of asports fix, the return matchup ofthe Stephan Curry-led Warriorsvs. the Lebron James-led Cavsmight well do the trick for you.

Each week the field of con-tenders for a Wild Card birthin the playoffs continues to

dwindle, but there are still twodivision races up for grabs,so there are still a number ofimportant games to be played.Enough said, let’s get on with it.As always, good luck with yourpicks, and I hope everyone en-

joys a wonderful holiday season.Merry Christmas!

Thursday, Dec. 24San Diego at Oakland

Not much to play for in thisgame but pride. This is anotherold AFL rivalry, and they will playit accordingly. I like the upstartRaiders in this one, 30-27.

Saturday, Dec. 26 Washington at Philadelphia

In the NFC Least anyone ofthree teams can win the division(Giants are the third). I’m pullingfor the Redskins to win this one,24-17.

Sunday, Dec. 27 Carolina at Atlanta

The Panthers will move onegame closer to a perfect regular

season record with a hard fought33-29 victory.Chicago at Tampa Bay

Both teams are out of it, butI h B h

one, 24-19, and that’s my Pickof the Week.

Cleveland at Kansas City Again the Browns will play

tough, but the Chiefs are on aroll. Kansas City wins, 20-13.

Dallas at BuffaloNot much to say about this

one, but I do think the Bills arebetter than their record. Buffalowins, 29-23.

Houston at TennesseeAn absolute must-win for

the Texans, and they manageto squeeze by the Titans, 20-16.

Indianapolis at MiamiThe Colts absolutely must win

to have any hope of making theplayoffs. With that said, I’ll takethe Dolphins at home, 30-20.

Jacksonville at New OrleansThere is not much defense

being played by the Saints thesedays, but they still have QB DrewBrees to guide the offense. The

Jags have shown they may verywell be a team on the rise. Sen-timent takes over in this pick.Saints win shootout, 37-33.

New England at NY JetsIt would be nice to see the

Jets win this one, but I’m notsure that’s going to happen. I’llstick with the Patriots becausethey need the win to keep homefield advantage in the playoffs.Pats win, 33-24.

NY Giants at MinnesotaI would like nothing better

than to see the Giants win thisgame and stay alive in the NFCDivision race. However, the Vi-kings can clinch a playoff spotwith a win and I think they do.Vikes win, 27-24.

San Francisco at DetroitNothing at stake here so I’ll go

with the Lions at home, 24-16.Green Bay at Arizona

Huge game for the Packers,especially if the Vikings win theirgame. Unfortunately, I don’t

think the Cards are going tolose. Arizona wins in a shootout,30-24.

St. Louis at SeattleIt b l b th

Seahawks will prevail in the end,24-13.

Pittsburgh at BaltimoreThe Steelers are alive and well

in the playoff hunt and can’tafford a let down against theRavens. Pittsburgh prevails inthis one, 30-20.

Monday, Dec. 28Cincinnati at Denver

It’s still a marquee game, eventhough both starting QBs areinjured. I think the game is a

toss-up, but in the end I’m goingwith Denver at home, 23-19.Vacation predictions

Because our paper takes aweek off, I will go ahead and makemy picks for the last week of theregular season now. Bengals overRavens, Bears over Lions, Hous-ton over Jacksonville, GreenBay over Vikings, Patriots overDolphins, Saints over Falcons,Bills over Jets, KC over Raiders,Giants over Eagles, Steelers overBrowns, Panthers over Bucs,

Titans over Colts, Redskins overCowboys, Broncos over Char-gers, Seahawks over Cards andSt. Louis over Niners.

Sports

Family, friends and football


WINSTED — After three years of business, The Bear ClawCoffee House, located on 314Main St., has closed its doors.

For many years the locationwas The Donut Station untilRoberto Rodriguez opened thestore with his wife, Heather.

The store offered pastries,

donuts and coffee to customers.“Being one of 20 or more

restaurants in Winsted andsandwiched between two

Dunkin’ Donuts, it became ob-vious that we wouldn’t surviveanother winter,” Heather Ro-driguez said. “We have enjoyedbeing on Main Street and welove all of our customers.”

A second Dunkin’ Donutsstore opened in late Septemberat 760 W. Main St.

When asked about what shewill miss about her customers,

Rodriguez said, “Everything.”“Bot and I have lived here for

almost a decade, and in the lastthree years we have made some

of the best friends either of ushave ever had,” Rodriguez said.“The shop made us more con-scious of the needs of our com-munity and helped us becomemore involved. Unfortunately,on more than one occasion,too involved. We are lookingforward to the next adventureand just taking the holidays tospend with our kids and family.

It seems odd, but we really hav-en’t had time to properly mournmy mother-in-law’s passing.Now we will.”

PHOTO BY SHAW ISRAEL IZIKSON

The Bear Claw Coffee House at 314 Main St. recently closed after three years in business.

Bear Claw goes out of business

PHOTO BY JESSE WILLIAMS

Happy holidays from The Winsted Journal

Front row, from left, correspondents Jesse Williams, Erica Taylor, Kateri Kosek, Office Manager Lauren DiMauro and correspondentAlicia Kirsch. In back, Editor Shaw Israel Izikson.


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CHAMPAGNE, or any sparkling wine,brings a little joy any time at all. 4

PHOTO BY MARSDEN EPWORTH

BOOKS

Taming, nearly wrecking, Litchfield

County, 5

THEATER

Sex, andmagic, in

the city , 6

BOOKS

Bridging theStar Wars

Universe, 15

CALENDAR

Auditions,Crafts, Dancing,

eater, Food, 9

MOVIES

‘Star Wars: eForce Awakens,’ fun,

spectacular effects, 8


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A lump of sugar and a dash of Angostura bitters turns champagne, or any sparkling wine,

into a cocktail, and not one just for special occasions, either.

W hen I was 15, my

grandmother, aforceful and eccen-tric woman who loved travel,took me to Paris, and in thesoft evening of our first day,she walked me across La Place

Vendôme and into the Ritz.She ordered us each a Cham-

pagne cocktail with the littlelump of sugar dabbed in An-gostura bitters driving a flurry

of bubbles to the surface.is was a heady moment.

Paris. e Ritz. Hemingway.Champagne. Adventure. Auniverse away from East 91stStreet.

So, when my first son hadhis 15th birthday, I made himthe same Champagne cocktail.He was not impressed. Nor

was my second at that same

age two years later. And thereason is simple. It’s not theChampagne. It’s the setting.

A glass of Champagne in thekitchen at home in Lime Rock,I thought, is nothing like aglass of Champagne at the Ritzin Paris.

Which brings me to a pointmade by Ira Smith, who owns

WINE: MARSDEN EPWORTH

What MakesChampagneChampagne?

and, with considerable adroit-

ness, operates Kent Wine andSpirit on Main Street. If youbelieve in the cachet of Cham-

pagne, if the label is mean-ingful to you, and the eventattached to the drinking ofChampagne is grave or splen-did or joyous, well, you will get

your money’s worth.But Champagne, he says,

and sparkling wines from

around the world are not justfor special occasions, New

Year’s Eve for one. ere are pleasant sparkling wines toaccompany a meatloaf dinner,Smith says, and more exaltedsparkling wines for a holidaygoose. But be aware, he adds,that “sometimes a great name,does not mean a great wine.”

Champagne is made mostly

from Chardonnay and PinotNoir grapes grown in thechalky soils of the Champagneregion of France northeast ofParis. e name, Champagne,and the reputation of thesesparkling wines are guarded

with zeal. And the force of law.Smith has a good supply of

Champagnes from the much

exalted houses: A TaittingerComte de Champagne Rosé2004 goes for $255. A Cham-

pagne Krug Vintage Brut 1998,$275. And a half bottle of VerveCliquot wrapped in golden foil,

$79.99. ese are among thebig houses in the Champagneregion of France where thesoil is chalky; where roses are

planted to draw insects fromthe precious grapes, and geese,hundreds of them, root amongthe vines weeding and fertil-izing the soil. ese housesemploy organic, earth friendly“best practices,” and the prices,

especially for good years, soar.

In the same region, growers who once merely provided thebig houses with grapes, arenow making their own Cham-

pagnes. ese “grower provid-ers” are making wines with

the same soils and light andclimate as the famed houses.ey are good, Smith says,displaying a Gaston Chiquet,an Andre Clouet and a PierreGimonnet, three Champagnesthat the organization of 29grower-producers chosethis year as their best. And,though still pricey, $65 for theGaston Chiquet vintage 2007,

they certainly run less than

the big labels.Now Smith is the kind of

fellow who steers clear of theidea that Champagne, or anysparkling wine, is destined forcelebrity alone. He says theyare good as aperitifs or dinner

wines any day of the year. Andfor an ordinary evening, hesuggests a Cava, Segura VindasBrut, a Spanish sparkling wine

for $10.Back at home I take his ad- vice, and open it up for a Tues-day night dinner, a mushroomomelette, and though we arein the kitchen where our sonsdisdained their glass of Cham-

pagne so many years ago, myhusband and I thought theCava was delicious, and that itadded a little spark to a quiet

evening.But as Smith sees it, a glassof Champagne, or any spar-kling wine, can be an everyday

pleasure. How to choose one?Simple: “Do you like it? Doesit make you laugh? Does it gogood with food?” And don’t getcaught up in all the mystery,he advises. “It’s just grapes.”

How to choose one? Simple: “Do you like it? Doesit make you laugh? Does it go good with food?”


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A mong the six peoplerecognized by theNorthwest Connecticut

Arts Council this year for con-tributions to Litchfield County

was historian Peter C. Vermi-lyea. He teaches at Housatonic

Valley Regional High Schooland Western ConnecticutState University, and he writesbooks about history that are a

pleasure to read.His most recent, “e

Hidden History of LitchfieldCounty,” is a breezy and en-tertaining account of a part ofConnecticut that struck earlycolonists as a rocky wilderness,

“a perfect safe haven for Patriotsupplies during the Revolution.”Settlers moving into these

Northwest Hills encounteredmountains, swamps and riv-ers, Vermilyea wrote. And ascommunities gathered, peopleclearly needed more thanIndian paths to move goodsacross the landscape. Hackingthrough the woods just did not

cut it anymore.Isolated and wild, “it was a

scary, scary place to live,” Ver-milyea says. ere was crime,there were tales of witchcraft,and “it was a hotbed of coun-terfeiting.”

BOOKS: MARSDEN EPWORTH

About Taming, and Nearly Wrecking, Litchfield County

And there was develop-ment, first with farming, cattleand mills, then “highways,”

which aided an iron industryand the factories that turnedout clocks and musical instru-ments.

at iron industry, however,laid bare thousands of acresof forest. By 1800, Vermilyeasays, the air was so polluted

people could not see the sun. And by 1840 “We would nothave seen any trees from thehigh school.” Were it not forrepeated forays into the hillsby the Civilian ConservationCorps in the 1930s and early

’40s “renewing the country’snatural resources,” by plantingmany, many thousands of red

pine, European larch, whitespruce and Scotch pine, thesegreat hills would look very dif-ferent now.

Vermilyea is pleasant andopen, with the lean look thatathletes have. He grew upreading history books from

his grandmother’s library, andmost memorably he recalls“Time-Life’s History of World

War II,” histories of the Civil War and a National Geograph-ic with pullout maps of theCivil War. His parents liked to

mine an old foundation witha metal detector and Vermi-lyea would help unearth old

wrenches, scissors, a butterknife, nuts and bolts. “I betthey are still in my parents’garage.”

After high school, Get-tysburg College was a perfectfit, and there he learned that“history is not facts; it’s aboutideas and different ways to

view the past.”He knows not everyone

loves history, but he finds thatmost people love local history.Learning that Route 7 startedout as an Indian trail intrigues

people, and his book is full ofreferences to local landmarksand their significance. Healso writes about the Congre-gational Church and how, atone time, residents could joinanother church, but they still

were obliged to financiallysupport the Congregationalchurch in town.

He writes about the Great Awakening, the UndergroundRailroad, the rise and fall of

various industries from iron

making to chair making; he writes about ways LitchfieldCounty towns took care of theimpoverished; how children

were educated. And he reportson activities surrounding theCivil War and of the 30 youngmen drafted to serve fromSharon, all but one hired hisreplacement.

He wrote “Hidden History ofLitchfield County,” hoping thatit would sell 50 to 100 copies,enough to cover the cost of the

photo rights used as illustra-tions. He has done much bet-ter than that, he says.

“Hidden History of Litchfield

County” is printed by e Histo-ry Press, www.historypress.net.

It is available on Amazon, and

the Scoville Memorial Library in

Salisbury has a copy.


Author Peter C. Vermilyea discussing his latest book in

Housatonic Valley Regional High School’s library last week.


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It’s magic, the way eatre-

Works’ all-cerise set for itsChristmas production of

“Bell, Book & Candle,” stagedand directed by James Russo,morphed this weekend intoa refined Art Deco drawing

room complete with Mondri-an-like windows and elegant,subdued furnishings.

at’s because HartfordStage claimed Russo’s settingof John Van Druten’s tale ofmagic and sex in Manhattanlooked much too much likeHartford Stage’s 2012 ver-sion (one reviewer at the time

wrote that Alexander Dodge’s

all red set and aluminum

THEATER: MARSDEN EPWORTH

‘Bell, Book & Candle’

Sex, and Magic,In the City Christmas tree back thenmight “hurt audience’s eyes atfirst.”)

So, responding to an accu-sation of “infringement,” andembarrassed in such a smalltheater community, eatre-

Works plunged, mid run, intoa redesign of the entire pro-duction by Richard Pettibone.Russo resigned from the e-atreWorks board; the eatre-

Works board apologized and promised tighter control in thefuture, and the show, amaz-ingly, went on this weekend

with a new set, new directionand determined élan.

is play is charming and

witty enough to overcome its

vaporous plot. Gillian (JennySchuck) smartly demonstratesher witchy powers as she

walks onstage, turning onthe set lights first and thenthe stage lights with flicks ofthe wrist. In black and silverysequins she is lean and leggyand shiny, and from the startit’s clear that she possessesspecial powers, and that she

aims to possess Shep (JamesHipp) the tenant upstairs as

well. He is, however, engagedto be married, and to a womanGillian disliked so much in col-lege that Gillian used her pow-ers to terrify the poor woman

with horrendous thunderstorms for a whole year.

Shep appears at Gillian’sdoor, wanting to know why

her aunt, Queenie (Jody

Bayer), has been rummaging

about in his apartment. Andthe romance begins. Shep isbeguiled. Gillian is beguiled.

And the audience is beguiledby two beautiful characters sostuck, literally, on each other.

But there’s a problem. VanDruten makes very clearthat the two live in separate

worlds. Shep is a buttoneddown, kind of square, bespec-

tacled book publisher. And witches like Gillian, Queenieand Gillian’s brother Nicky(Matt Austin who also re-staged this production) live ina secret and separate world.It’s a tight community withlevels of competence — Gil-lian is far more accomplishedat witchcraft than the rest —rules to follow and places to

congregate. But Shep knows

none of this, which gives the plot some plot.

So magic (and libido) driveevents with telephones putout of commission and spells

cast and attractive actorsmaking very smooth moves.But there is one problem, andit’s a big one. Written in 1950,this play is in three acts. Playsare rarely presented in threeacts anymore. And with anairy tale like this, breakingthe spell over and over setsaudiences adrift. Refigure this

play into two acts and the

ennui that sets in midway willevaporate. Like magic.

“Bell, Book & Candle” runs ateatreWorks in New Milford,

CT, through Jan. 10. A fundrais-

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formance with hors d’oeuvres,

wine and beer. For tickets and

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planted in the Nerd Zone, asPatrick L. Sullivan referred to itin his review (see page 8). efilm was everything I hopedit would be and more. It wasthe perfect mix of action andhumor, and it combined thenostalgia of the original films

with new characters, planetsand aliens galore.

BOOKS: DARRYL GANGLOFF

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Star Wars ForeverIf you enjoyed the movie as

much as I did, you may wantto read more stories about agalaxy far, far away. Disney andLucasfilm recently launcheda publishing program called“Journey to Star Wars: eForce Awakens” which features

at least 20 books and comicsthat — you guessed it — telltales tied to the film.

Adults can start with “After-math,” a novel by Chuck Wen-dig that takes place between“Return of the Jedi” and “eForce Awakens.” I haven’t readit yet, but it’s on my Christ-mas list. e book is part of atrilogy, and the second install-

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in July 2016. Young adults can pick up

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universe through the eyes oftwo friends who end up on op- posite sides of the war.

For junior readers, thereare three books featuring themain characters of the originalmovie trilogy : “Moving Target:

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If you want some referencebooks for your coffee table,

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All these books and com-ics will keep us busy until thestandalone film “Rogue One: AStar Wars Story” hits theaters

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