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Volume 20, Number 19 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall www.TownTimes.com Friday, August 29, 2014

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Mothers, babies and healthcare professionals gathered outside Middlesex Hospital recently to commemorate World Breastfeeding Week. Many of the mothers pictured meet at a weekly breastfeeding support group held at the hospital.

Transfer station fees raised

The Durham-Middlefield Interlo-cal Agreement Advisory Board will raise the price of the transfer station stickers from $20 to $30.

The increase has already gone into effect and all vehicles using the transfer station must have new stickers by Nov. 1.

According to a DMIAAB press

release, the increase is necessary because of declining revenue from the recyclable market, to pay for infrastructure improvements, and to prevent the burden from being shifted to the tax base of Durham and Middlefield.

DMIAAB considered options other than a higher sticker fee. Ac-cording to a press release, “Over

By Mark DionneTown Times

Recent improvements at the transfer station, such as the horizontal brush grinder, pictured, were cited as reasons Durham and Middlefield residents will pay a higher sticker fee to use the station. | Mark

Dionne / Town TimesSee Fees / Page 4

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Three new buildings have been completed on the Durham Fairgrounds in time for the 95th annual Durham Fair, Sept. 25-28.

The three barn-style build-ings replace two that were damaged in heavy snowfall, which forced the relocation of exhibits and llamas for sev-eral fairs in a row.

Heavy snow destroyed the roof of the “Crow’s Nest” building that held youth ex-hibits on the ground floor and flowers, fruits, vegetables and canning on the upper floor. In that same storm, the Pres-ident’s Hall, which held art and baking exhibits, suffered structural damage.

The two buildings will be replaced with three struc-tures. “We needed more space, basically,” said Ed ‘Butch’ Coe, building com-mittee member.

According to Mike Con-way, building team manager, the Durham Fair Associa-tion’s volunteers, including the building team, long range planning team, and executive board considered different options for the replacement structures. “There were a lot of meetings on it,” Conway said. “If we put the build-ings in the right spots we can spread the people out and give areas more meaning.”

According to Conway, in Sept. of 2013, changes on the executive board of the DFA

also changed the construc-tion ideas. Plans for a single, more expensive, heated, and multi-use building and plans to replace the two buildings on their original footprints were scrapped in favor of three dispersed and less ex-pensive buildings.

Conway said, “We started to go back to the directors with multiple plans ... I’m passionate about this organi-zation. It’s all volunteer and a lot of strong personalities. But we had full communica-tion to all these directors and we had agreement in Jan-

uary [2014] on these three buildings.”

T h e D FA h e l d a ground-breaking ceremony in May.

“The pieces started falling into place,” said Hans Ped-ersen, building committee member. Pedersen said that the buildings, located where visitors congregate, make

better use of the grounds and will help give the fair a “non-congested” feel.

Not replacing the Crow’s Nest changes the view on the road in front of President’s Hall. Visitors walking down-hill look out on the roofs of the animal barns and the hills of western Durham.

The new President’s Hall

is on the site of the old one and will hold baking, canning, fruits, and vegetable exhibits. The President’s Hall, once the oldest structure on the fairgrounds, began as a dairy barn.

Although not replaced by several plans, Conway said, “President’s Hall wanted to be here, in a funny way.”

The building’s name has also resurfaced. “It wasn’t called President’s Hall in the plans, but you can’t fight tra-dition and everyone’s been calling it the President’s Hall,” Conway said.

The two other new build-ings are located on the road leading down from the Main Street gates and are dedicated to youth and personal skills displays.

The new youth building takes the craft tent location from the 2013 Durham Fair. This puts the youth building near the DMYFS booth and the Durham Co-op’s chicken booth. The new building will also be near the petting zoo and the area for children’s games, creating a youth area of the fair.

The third new building, located closer to the gates where the elephants were in

New buildings for Durham Fair

Snow collapsed the roof on the Crow’s Nest, and the building has not been replaced, but the collections it once housed will have new locations for the 95th Durham Fair.

| Jim Rossi / Submitted


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The Durham and Mid-dlefield transfer station is scheduled to be closed Monday, Sept. 1, in ob-servance of Labor Day.

The station will be open Tuesday, Sept. 2, 8 a.m. to 7:45 p.m.

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RESPONSE TEAM MEMBERS SWORN INMembers of the Durham Animal

Response Team were sworn in at the regular Board of Selectmen meeting on Aug. 25 as members of the Com-munity Emergency Response Team.

DART members, who are now of-ficially CERT members, from left: Dr. Mark Albin, June Porter, Mary Ann Holder, Erin Wright, Tiffany Hesser, Lisa Kelly, Brenda Shapiro. Founding DART member Dr. Steve Levy, seated at right, is a CERT leader and also a member of the Board of Selectmen. DART member Jessica Hall and DART director Sue White are not pictured.

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the past year, DMIAAB has evaluated the use of Pay As You Throw (PAYT) and has determined that the flat fee is more appropriate for our users at this time. The yearly $30 fee translates to less than 60 cents per week, whereas PAYT typically carries a charge per visit or per bag, usually significantly greater than 60 cents.”

Durham and Middle-field also provide funds to DMIAAB in their yearly bud-gets. According to DMIAAB Task Force member Dominic DelVecchio, each town’s bur-den is determined by popu-lation figures published on July 1.

For the f i sca l year 2014-15, Durham has al-located $324,975 with Mid-dlefield spending $194,736 for

DMIAAB. Those figures are unchanged from fiscal year 2013-14. In fiscal year 2012-13, Durham allocated $302,721 and Middlefield $181,091 to DMIAAB.

In Durham, there was an initial request for the town’s contribution to raise to $341,257 for 2014-15 but the burden was shifted to sticker fees instead.

As a regional entity, DMIAAB runs its own bud-get with revenue streams that include the towns. “Because DMIAAB is not a depart-ment of the town, the fund-ing works more like a grant,” said Mary Jane Malavasi, Durham’s finance director.

In addit ion to town money and sticker fees, the DMIAAB receives revenue by selling the collected pa-per, glass, and plastic recy-clables. The deflation of the recyclable market has shifted some of the financial burden

elsewhere.According to the DMIAAB,

a ton of recyclables from the transfer station once brought in more than $30. With the market weakening, some towns now receive nothing for their recyclables. The DMIAAB said that continu-ing to separate paper and plastic allows them to sell for $10 per ton of recyclables.

“It costs $63 per ton to dis-pose of trash, compared to the $10 per ton that DMIAAB receives if that garbage is dis-posed of as recyclables, for a diversion savings of $73 per ton.”

In addition to the immedi-ate financial and environmen-tal benefits, recycling is also being pushed by state goals. According to the DMIAAB,

the state has set a recycling goal of 58 percent by 2024.

The infrastructure im-provements cited by the DMIAAB have already been made at the transfer station, including a new scale for bulk and demolition items and a horizontal brush grinder.

The brush grinder, called “The Beast,” can handle more brush safely and more efficiently than the previous machinery.

The scale also altered the revenue stream when it was installed. Instead of an es-timated or skipped fee for brush, bulk, and demolition items, the scale forces busi-nesses and household users to pay depending on their use for those items.

Workers at the transfer station on Aug. 18 refused to comment on the public re-ception of increased fees.

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DMIAAB workers sell new stickers to residents as they arrive at the transfer station. | Mark Dionne / Town Times

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The personal skills and youth buildings have simi-lar designs with symmetrical windows and large central entrances. The personal skills building is slightly larger, at 60 by 100 feet, compared to the 60 by 80 youth building.

For three fairs, these groups were in the barn once occupied by the llamas, who will now retake their space.

“They’re much brighter,” said Butch Coe of the new buildings. “They have win-dows and they have vents along the top that give light, so it’s going to be much easier to see all the displays.”

Jim Rossi, who volunteers with the crafts and collec-tions, said of the new Presi-dent’s Hall, “This originally was a cow barn. We always had white wash falling on us during the fair.”

Other fairs, Rossi said, will try to sell you something with their exhibits while the Durham Fair tries to show you something. “That’s the big difference,” Rossi said. “One of our buildings will hold the exhibits from most other fairs in the state.”

Construction elements such as site work, concrete, and electricity were con-tracted locally while the

structures themselves were built by Quarry View Con-struction from Pennsylvania.

The project, reportedly budgeted for $475,000, came in at approximately $515,000.

Conway, who has experi-ence in corporate construc-tion, said that the volunteer organization showed great teamwork between the build-ing, planning, and executive groups.

“The fair is here to stay,” Conway said. “There’s a core group of people that are com-mitted to the fair. It’s about

our history, our roots. It’s a neat organization with all the volunteers and how it all comes together.”

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The personal skills barn, as seen from the road heading downhill. The new youth barn can be seen in the background. | Mark Dionne / Town Times

The new President’s Hall is similar in appearance to the old one, but with modern construction. | Mark Dionne / Town Times

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The United Churches of Durham, 228 Main St., has scheduled its second annual food truck event for today, Aug. 29, 4 p.m. to sundown, rain or shine. Several food trucks are expected to par-ticipate. Admission is free. Prices vary according to each truck.

Musical entertainment by “Jack Riotte and Friends” is planned.

Proceeds benefit the United Churches of Durham repair and maintenance of historic buildings on the property.

Church of the Epiphany

Church of the Epiphany, 196 Main St., has scheduled Rally Sunday for Sept. 7 at the 9:30 a.m. service. Sun-day School registration is planned, children will meet their teachers and visit their rooms.

Blessing of the backpacks is also planned. Epiphany backpacks will be distrib-uted. Children may bring their backpacks to be blessed for the new school year.

For more information, call (860) 349-9644.

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Main St., has scheduled its monthly flea market and tag sale for the first Saturday of each month, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., through Oct. 4. The tag sale will be located in the church hall, rectory garage, parking lot and lawn, rain or shine. Breakfast and lunch will be available. Vendor space is available for purchase. For more information, call Bob Smith at (860) 349-0356.

Cat Tales, a non-profit rescue, is seeking foster care volunteers to provide temporary housing for cats and kittens. Volunteers will prepare the cats for adoption and prevent overcrowding in the shelter. Cat Tales will provide food, supplies, and medications, and all vet care.

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The Middlefield Food Bank is in need of specific food items. Donations of the following would be appreciated:

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At their regular meeting on Aug. 25, the Durham Board of Selectmen created a task force to study the town’s her-bicide use.

Called the Roadside Main-tenance Task Force, the group was formed after resi-dents complained to the BOS about the spraying of chemi-cal weed-killer on roads and curbs.

The town has the right to spray onto private property within 10 feet of the roads. In response to concerns ex-pressed at the Aug. 11 BOS meeting, Public Works direc-tor Kurt Bober said that his department has been spray-ing onto the roads and curbs and not the 10 foot right of way.

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That word ing drew comment.

“It almost seems like the charge is the decision,” se-lectman Steve Levy said. “I’m not opposed to the goal, but I’m just not sure it’s a good charge in that it’s already drawing a conclusion.”

First Selectman Laura Fran-cis said that the task force would research and recom-mend, while the BOS would decide.

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thing in there that’s going to cause more trouble than it’s worth,” Kleeman said.

At the beginning of the meeting, Rick Parmelee said of the moratorium, “I think it was rather drastic action to put a stop to it.” Parme-lee asked why should power company and town employ-ees be subjected to poison ivy on the job.

“So far Public Works has not reported that there are any real problematic areas,” Francis responded. “If there are, we can selectively re-ad-dress that.”

Tina Hurlbert, Claudia White, Joanne Nytch, Mark Shadle, and Mike Bisceglia were appointed to the task force, which led selectman John Szewcyzk to question if there would be a diversity of opinion in the group.

The timing of the task force’s reporting, no later than Nov. 10 according to its charge, will allow Durham to make changes in the town budget if different methods have financial implications.


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Letters to the Editor

Carry on Ray’s legacyTo the editor:In a world where too many are moved to action only if there

is something in it for them, Ray Kalinowski was a breath of fresh air. Ray Kalinowski was a giver. Ray not only reflected the volunteer spirit the Durham/Middlefield people are known for, he optimized it.

His quiet, unassuming manner allowed him to learn what really mattered to people and extend to them the help best suited to their needs. He was always good to his word; if Ray promised to do something you could always count on him following through. Ray was the most considerate, focused, modest, and humble elected public office holders I ever met.

Ray was born and raised in Middlefield and recently re-turned to die in the land that he loved, surrounded by the family who loved him.

Raymond Kalinowski has done his community proud. We should reflect on Ray’s contributions and commitment

to our community and not only learn from the example this true leader exemplified, but seek to build on it.

Scott DouglassWalker, LA

The Middlefield Volunteer Fire Company is scheduled to accept a proclamation from the governor announcing Sept. 6 as Firefighter Recognition Day. A ceremony and announcement is planned for 6 p.m. at the Middlefield Firehouse.

The proclamation honors all firefighters in the State of Connecticut for their service. The Middlefield Fire Com-pany was chosen to receive this proclamation for all fire-fighters, both career and volunteer in Connecticut. The public is welcome.

Firefighter Recognition Day is Sept. 6In the fourth part of this

series, reporter Charles Kreutzkamp visits towns served by Record-Journal Weeklies to search for Geo-caches. SPOILER ALERT: specific details ahead. For last week’s story, visit http://

tinyurl.com/RJCache3.

Southing-ton is by far the largest town that the weeklies cover, so it seems fitting that I, YF-NReporter (“Your Friendly

Neighborhood Reporter”), and my fiancée HisGirlFri-day, sought after caches in urban settings, hidden in parking lots and community parks.

One of the caches we encountered is by far the cleverest I have seen. At a parking lot of a shopping center, we looked in all the usual places when seeking after this cache: under the skirt of a light pole, and the ever-popular spot nestled behind the post of a guard-rail, which is where you often find caches hidden in

magnetic key containers.When we were looking

for this cache, naturally we overlooked the outlet box near the coordinates. It was only when this outlet box was touched we realized that it was a fake, very cleverly placed to look innocuous where it hides in plain sight.

“I feel like we’re real Geo-cachers now!” my girl Friday (Kate) said after finding this clever hide.

Kate said that she was

surprised at all the urban Geocaches, hidden in places “people go every day.” We even realized there is one hidden at the grocery store that we frequent – and most impressively of all, this one was large enough to contain Geocaching swag.

Most urban caches, it should be noted, are placed with the permission of property owners and store managers. The Geocaching guidelines specify that per-mission should be sought, and many caches specifically mention that permission was obtained. It’s not hard to see why: Geocaching does draw traffic near to the business.

Another one of the best parts of caching is being brought to a place you oth-erwise would never have known existed. Such was the case with the Southington Recreation Park, a park jam-packed with the commu-nity drive-in theater, tennis courts, baseball fields, soccer fields, the community pool, an elementary school and the kicker – the local water pollution control facility.

“I bet the kids tour pretty often,” Kate said.

Southington: Treasure hunting gone urban

A downtown parking lot can be the home to secret treasures for Geocachers. | Charles Kreutzkamp / Town Times

Charles Kreutzkamp

Hide-a-key containers can be found stuck underneath metal in all sorts of areas. | Charles Kreutzkamp / Town Times

See Treasure / Page 9


Treasure

One cache, named “The Bog of Eternal Stench” was located right behind the water control facility. The neighboring soccer fields give a decent view into some of the equipment. This is one of the cases where false advertising is a good thing: despite the title, the search for the cache did not involve smelling any sewage. Walk-ing directly past the facility, the smell is not unlike that of a chlorinated pool.

Kate said she wasn’t sur-prised: she has toured water control plants, and knows that the part that smells bad generally lies underground.

Southington is also home to quite a few puzzle caches, including some rated with the maximum level of diffi-culty: five stars. While regu-lar caches provide you with coordinates to follow, puzzle caches require you to solve a puzzle in order to determine what the coordinates are. Puzzlers often provide a way of checking your answer, as well, either on the web, or by using a computer’s checksum function, which, to paraphrase Wikipedia, grabs a block of data and uses it to detect errors by reducing it to a number that

can be compared with an-other checksum. You might do this, for example, to make sure data being moved from one location to another is going through all right – but enough computer science, I abandoned studying that (majoring in it my freshman year) in favor of writing like five years ago.

After looking at several puzzles, my girl Friday and I didn’t even know where to begin. We knew we needed

to get a certain number of numbers to fill in as coor-dinates, but after a look at a diagram of a fictional chemi-cal compound, an enormous grid full of numbers, and six rows of arrows, we elected to search for traditional caches. We’ll leave the puz-zles for when we’ve got a bit more experience under our belts and the desire to land a really tough one outweighs the urge to nab as many caches as possible.

From Page 8

An ammo can is a popular container for caches.| Charles Kreutzkamp / Town Times

Government Meetings

Durham(Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held at the Durham Library. Check the town website at www.townofdur-hamct.org for updates.)Monday, Sept. 1Fire Department Trustees, Durham Volunteer Fire-house, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2Town Green Tree Design Committee, Library, 5 p.m.Clean Energy & sustainability Task Force, Library, 6:30 p.m.Wednesday, Sept. 3Planning & Zoning, Library, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 4Durham Animal Response Team, Library, 7 p.m.Monday, Sept. 8Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Inland/Wet-lands, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 9Conservation Commission, Library, 7 p.m.Library Board of Trustees, Library, 7:30 p.m.Durham Volunteer Fire Company, Durham Fire-house, 8 p.m.Wednesday, Sept. 10Board of Education, Memorial School, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 11Public Safety Renovations Planning Committee, Durham Volunteer Firehouse, 7 p.m.

Zoning Board of Appeals, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 16Board of Finance, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Agriculture Commission, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, Sept. 17Board of Education, Korn School, 7:30 p.m.Planning and Zoning, Library, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 18DMIAAB, Library, 7:30 p.m.Monday, Sept. 22Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 25Public Safety Facility Planning Committee, Durham Vol. Firehouse, 7 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 30Ethic’s Commission, Town Hall, 7 p.m.

Middlefield(Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held in the Community Center.)Wednesday, Sept. 3WPCA, 7 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 16Board of Selectmen, 7 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 18Board of Finance, 7 p.m.

Over the years, residents of Connecticut have been awestruck by the grace and majesty of our returning os-preys each summer season.

These beautiful brown and white hawks, which nest along our shorelines and catch fish in our waterways, are one of the state’s most iconic birds. This year, Con-necticut Audubon Society worked in partnership with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmen-tal Protection to launch Os-prey Nation, an essential citizen-science research project, the goal of which is to find, map and monitor os-preys and their nests across the state.

In its inaugural year, Os-prey Nation brought 160 volunteers together to mon-itor 360 osprey nests, while the Connecticut Audubon Society also supported the radio-tracking of three os-preys at the mouth of the Connecticut River. We’ve plotted the locations and the data we’ve received on an interactive map, which you can find a link to on our homepage, www.ctaudubon.org.

Years ago, this picture would have been gravely different. Osprey popula-tions were declining toward

extinction.This decline, not just in

Connecticut but through-out the ospreys’ range, was caused by the widespread use of the toxin DDT and the loss of nest sites. A widely used agricultural pesticide, DDT entered the rivers and Long Island Sound, was ab-sorbed in the fish the birds ate, and caused the shells of osprey eggs to become thin and to break as it interfered with the osprey’s ability to metabolize calcium.

Listed as endangered in nearly every state, ospreys began their rebound with the banning of DDT in 1972. That year was the low point for ospreys in Connecticut, with fewer than 10 active nests. It wasn’t until a de-cade after the ban of DDT in 1972 that ospreys began to make a comeback.

Thereafter, they became a poster-child for conser-vation as a cleaner envi-ronment coupled with an abundance of new nest sites created by the public led to their resurgence.

Today, it is not uncom-mon to see these beautiful raptors soaring overhead al-most anywhere in Connecti-cut, carrying fish for their young and sticks for their nests.

The osprey population is

Osprey Nation initiative helps these birds thrive

By Alexander BrashSpecial to The Citizen

Osprey are making a comeback in Connecticut.

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DANCE WORKSHOPDancers from the Middlesex Dance Center in Middlefield attended the North East Workshop for Dancers in New Hampshire. The group participated in 13 hours of dance technique and choreography classes over the two-day trip. Pictured: Isabella Lenoce, and Penny Wickwire with Jo Rowan, internationally known ballet instructor.

The Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords is seeking new members. No auditions are required but basic choral ca-pabilities are necessary. New members will be accepted until Tuesday, Sept. 23.

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The Entertainment Committee of the Durham Fair has scheduled its 11th annual talent show for Saturday, Sept. 27.

Auditions are scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 6 at the United Churches of Durham. Professional performers are excluded.

For more information and an application, contact Bill Currlin at (860) 343-3414 or email [email protected].

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Senior Services for the Towns of Durham and Middlefield and St. Luke’s Community Services of Middle-town are partnering in recruiting volunteers who would like to help local elderly individu-als remain at home and maintain a good quality of life by providing vis-itation, grocery shop-ping or transportation to out-of-town medical appointments.

Vo l u n t e e r s c a n choose to help one or more individuals for just a few hours a month, as there is no minimum time re-quirement. Scheduling is flexible, but consis-tency and reliability is important. All volun-teers are background checked, trained and bonded.

Orientations sessions (volunteers attend only one) are scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 7, 9 a.m. to noon, at the Durham Activity Center, 350 Main St. and Wednes-day, Oct. 22, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Middle-field Senior Center, 405 Main St., Middlefield. Volunteer candidates must register at least one week in advance of orientation.

For more information and to register, contact Cassandra Aronson, St. Luke’s volunteer pro-grams coordinator, at (860) 999-1683 or [email protected].

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The Durham Fair Association has launched an all-new website for the Durham Fair.

Completely redesigned, the site provides simpler navi-gation and enhanced content. Listings for entertainment acts are organized by location and show time. Updates on announcements and parking are included. Visit www.durhamfair.com.

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ObituariesAlice (Jensen)

Montgomery DURHAM — Alice Mil-dred (Jensen) Montgom-ery, 89, of Durham, be-loved wife of David B. Montgomery for 56 years, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, at Middlesex Hospital. Born in Derby on Feb. 20, 1925, she was the daugh-ter of the late Jorgen and Anna (Wilhemsen) Jensen. Alice graduated from Com-mercial High School in New Haven and was employed as a telephone operator for the Southern New England Telephone Company until she left to become a full-time homemaker and care for her children. Alice was very devoted to her family and extended family. She enjoyed reading mysteries and completing word puz-zles. Along with her husband, Alice leaves her daughter, Pamela LaBarbiera and her husband, Mark and their son, Michael, all of Staten Island, N.Y.; and her son, David Montgomery and his wife, Chris and their daughters, Chelsea and Haley, of Exeter, N.H.; and two sisters, Ethel Eddy and her husband, Norman, of Webster, Mass., and Peggy Regan and her husband, Martin, of North Haven. She was also predeceased by her brother, Edgar Jen-sen. A memorial service took place on Wednesday, Aug. 27, at The Congregation-al Church of Killingworth, 273 Route 81, Killingworth. Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, do-nations in Alice’s memory to Durham Public Library,7 Maple Ave., Durham, CT 06422 or American Cancer Society, 825 Brook St., I-91 Tech Center, Rocky Hill, CT 06067. To share memo-ries or send condolences, please visit www.doolittle-funeralservice.com.

Raymond Charles Kalinowski DURHAM — Raymond Charles Kalinowski passed away peacefully at home in Durham, on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, at the age of 72 following a valiant fight against cancer. A son of the late Charles Casey and Eleanor (Czaja) Kalinowski, Ray was born on Jan. 16, 1942, in Middletown, grew up in Rockfall, and attend-ed St. Mary’s schools and Middletown High School. After serving four years in the U.S. Air Force (Bremer-haven, Germany), Ray de-cided he wanted to focus his life on law enforcement. He had always wanted to see California, so off he drove. Ray met Sandi his first night at San Jose State University. The next sum-mer, Sandi visited Rockfall, they got married at Saint Colman Church, and they returned to SJSU for their senior year. Ray worked at the Office of Naval Intelligence as a Special Agent in San Fran-cisco for a year before be-ing transferred to the U.S. Secret Service as a Special Agent in Connecticut. He was selected to serve with the Presidential Protective Division at the White House during the Nixon adminis-tration. Ray accompanied President Nixon in the his-toric 1972 visit to China along with other global as-signments. After White House duty, Ray returned to crimi-nal investigation work in New Haven and served in the Defense Investi-

gative Service until 1996 when he retired from the U.S. government. Ray was subsequently elected as Durham’s First Selectman in 1997 and served two consecutive terms. Proud accomplishments include conservation of 800+ acres of open space in Durham. From 2003 to 2009, Ray served three consecutive terms as State Represen-tative in Connecticut, play-ing an instrumental role on the Environment, Veteran Affairs, and Public Safety and Security committees, the latter of which he was a ranking member. After retiring from public ser-vice, Ray and his loving wife of 46 years, Sandi, relocated to Pacific Grove on the Monterey Peninsula in California to be nearer to their three children and six grandchildren, Steven, of Bozeman, Mont.; and his daughters, Jessie and Kate, Carrie (Bob Holm-berg), of Mt. View, Calif., and their daughters, Hazel Ray (Ray’s oldest grand-child, born on his birthday) and Vivian; and Cliff (Car-rie), of Woodside, Calif., and their children, Piper and Dane. Aside from his wife and family, Ray’s proudest achievement was con-structing his home on Har-vey Road in Durham using lumber from five barns that he had dismantled himself across the state. Provid-ing the children with an upbringing in the woods of rural Durham gave both Ray and Sandi the opportu-nity to instill not only cher-ished memories, but fun-

damental values that have sustained the family these past months throughout Ray’s challenging illness. An avid baseball fan, Ray loved playing baseball in the Little League while growing up in Rockfall, for Middletown High, with the U.S. Air Force’s tour-ing team, while in college, and with the semi-pro Chicopee Tigers team. He was also a member of the Durham American Legion Post 184. In retirement, he enjoyed playing golf before his return to Connecticut in August. It was Ray’s final wish to be back on Harvey Road. In addition to his wife and family, Ray is also sur-vived by his brother, Rob-ert. He was predeceased by his brother, RichardThe family wishes to ex-press heartfelt thanks to their caregivers, Dr. Thom-as Bradley and Heartland Hospice in California and Dr. William Ziedler and Middlesex Hospice in Con-necticut, and for the com-passion of close family members and friends. A Mass of Christian buri-al took place on Saturday, Aug. 23, at Notre Dame Church, 272 Main St., Durham. Burial with mili-tary honors was followed the Mass at Mica Hill Cem-etery. In lieu of flowers, do-nations may be made to the Raymond Kalinowski Veterans’ Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 428, Durham, CT 06422. To share memories or express condolences online please visit www.biegafuneralhome.com.


Sports

Some Strauss & Geography 101, pleaseThe coming of the foot-

ball season has always been a treasured segment of the

sports calen-dar to me.

The hu-midity of summer departs and the sweater weather brings thoughts of the apple cider, chry-

santhemums and my deck

illuminated by the harvest moon. Football remains such a vibrant part of that, but for how much longer I’m not sure.

After watching Saturday night’s so-called exhibition game between the Giants and Colts, thoughts turned toward my mind’s tug-of-war between football and soccer.

Football is an American tradition, the likes of which I’ve always favored, but when harvest time came a mite early I found myself

pining for the World Cup. The brilliant yellows illumi-nating the field at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis that my eyes have been trained to recognize as maple leaves were of a man-made nature.

Forgetting to consider that maple leaves wouldn’t be falling inside a dome anyway, these were far from welcome sights as they flew in dizzying numbers from the belts of game officials.

Football, which lacks flu-idity by nature because of its stop-and-go, huddle-up framework, is prone to be-come nearly unwatchable. If the referees aren’t headed to the video tape while

the league and televisions networks rack up more commercial spots, they’re nullifying plays due to don’t-touch-him infractions.

Allow me to put it all in musical terms.

Football, which once marched to the syncopated beat of a John Philip Sousa masterpiece, has devolved into a never-ending stac-cato of discordant segments about as melodic as finger-nails being forcibly dragged across a blackboard.

Meanwhile soccer, with its consistent flow and ele-gant collaborations, is akin to the melodious strains of “The Blue Danube.” In-

terconnected and smooth always trumps choppy and detached, when it comes to listening to music and describing games in newspapers.

Where I’m headed with this is that the NFL would be best suited to spit-can its accelerated restrictions on defensive backs or I’ll find something more logical to do with my Sundays from September through January.

That segues into the col-lege version of America’s irrational pastime.

Last time I looked, our great universities were com-manding princely sums in the $50,000-per-year range in order to organize and train fertile young fertile minds as they prepare for life’s illogical path.

If their football decisions are any indication of what they’re offering students, I’ll urge my kids to enlist in the military or learn a trade.

Two areas in which the outmoded NCAA can use refresher courses are logis-tics and geography.

The Big Ten now has 14 members. That’s okay because the Big 12 has 10. Perhaps Horace Greeley’s advice in 1850, “Go West, young man, go West,” is ap-propriate when you consider that the PAC-12 indeed has 12 schools.

Divisions have been established in several of the major conferences, most of which are named geographically.

Take the great Atlantic Coast Conference, its name itself an anomaly since Lou-isville is about as far away from a coast (except the Ohio River shoreline) that an American city can get.

Louisville is in the Atlan-tic Division, just a fly pat-tern away from the Jersey Shore. Pittsburgh is in the Coastal Division. Here’s a memo to Pittsburghers – be prepared for tidal waves. If you’re looking to live in the

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Baseball junkie hits the road

CLEVELAND -- Wel-come to my baseball trip across America.

On second thought, that’s maybe an excuse. This is an American Adventure with baseball as the kicker. Once the summer baseball in the Middletown area is over, it is my habit to get out of Dodge for the rest of the summer.

But what a sendoff I had. The Northeast Regional American Legion Tourna-ment was terrific and it con-firmed what I thought: that Connecticut Legion baseball is the best in the Northeast. Berlin had a nice run in the state playoffs and Cheshire won the Connecticut state title, but then came big boy time at Palmer Field in Middletown.

When the dust cleared -- and there was no real dust as the crackerjack Palmer Field grounds crew had Palmer in pristine shape -- RCP (Rocky Hill, Cromwell, Portland) was the best team in the Northeast, Milford, Mass. was No. 2, and Middletown Post 75 was No. 3.

RCP won a walkoff 5-4 game over Milford in the title game played in front of 800 and Middletown beat everybody it played -- Es-sex, Vt. 4-2, Milford 16-6 and Cheshire 7-4. It just couldn’t beat next door neighbor RCP.

With that as an appetizer, I hit the road.

Then, first stop was Ori-ole Park in Camden Yards where I saw the Orioles rally to defeat the punchless Yan-kees 5-2. The place remains one of the prettiest parks in America. Some 37,000 showed up on a Wednesday night and got their money’s worth.

The park is set next door to Inner Harbor and there’s so much to do. I visited the National Aquarium and yeah, I know, you see one aquarium you have seen them all. Not true. This place is spectacular. Put it on your bucket list.

A good watering hole is the Pratt St. Ale House hard

by the ballpark. Brew all their own “lemonade.”

As usual, I struck up a conversation with folks sit-ting next to me. Guy and his wife and kids were from Charleston, S.C. on their way to the Little League World Series in Williamsport. They go every year. Pretty cool.

Next stop was Washing-ton, D.C. Nationals’ Park is a beauty. A near sellout saw the Nats beat the Pirates 5-4. Lots of Pirate fans were in the house, but most of he 37,000 wore Red. I had a good seat, just past first, field level. My seat was on the aisle which meant when folks had to go to the con-cession stand or use the fa-cilities -- you just rent beer, after all -- they had to step over me. I stood and sat so often I thought I was at Mass.

The Nats have a feature called the Presidents’ Race, where larger than life U.S. Presidents race and engage

in all sorts of tomfoolery. Just like real presidents, huh? Teddy Roosevelt, after not winning for years, wins all the time now. The locals eat it up.

But D.C. is so much more than baseball. I went to the Martin Luther King Memo-rial. Stunning. It’s a simple place with Dr. King’s quotes inscribed on a curving, high granite wall. The statue of Rev. King, carved in a small mountainside, stares at the Tidal Basin, looking directly at the Jefferson Memorial.

Takes your breath away.I visited the Newseum

on Pennsylvania Ave. It’s a place dedicated to the First Amendment, without which we have no freedom. As Thomas Jefferson said, with-out freedom of the press, de-mocracy dies.

There is a piece of the Berlin Wall there, and part of the TV antenna that was atop the North Tower of the World Trace Center. The

walls are covered with front pages about 9/11. If you don’t get a lump in your throat, then you’re not human.

I visited the Smithsonian’s American History Museum and the National Gallery of Art. To see the only da Vinci in the Western hemisphere, to see Fra Angelica’s Ado-ration of the Magi, Titian’s Danae and the collection of Andrew Wyeth’s paintings, is to look upon the work of genius.

Six hours brought me to Cleveland and another great ballpark, Progressive Field. The Indians are feisty and on this night, smacked the Orioles about the head and shoulders in front of 27,000, which for the Indians, is a good crowd. Next to me was a flight attendant for South-west and we had a terrific time talking baseball, that is, after she admonished me for being a Yankee fan.

Before the game I had a lemonade at Harry Buf-

falo. Get to Cleveland, go to Buffalo. It has a great loca-tion next to Quicken Loans Arena and Progressive Field. It’s called a year ‘round gold mine.

Yet the beers and dogs in Cleveland are the cheap-est I’ve seen so far. Grog on tap in the park was $7.75 for a small one at Buffalo’s, $6 for a biggie. Hot dogs from a vendor were $3. That’s Palmer Field prices (al-

By Jim BransfieldSpecial to Town Times

See Baseball / Page 14

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Football

Steel City, I know a repu-table real estate agent who gladly will sell you some oceanfront property.

The Big Ten, always perceived as the stan-dard-bearer of football Mid-western style, now includes Maryland, Penn State and Rutgers. Rutgers?

By the way, what hap-pened to the Big Ten’s prior

divisional arrangement that featured the Leaders and Legends groupings? Yes, you’d have to have a degree from accredited university to come up with that, never mind have it sanctioned by some committee in which I presume all the schools would be represented.

The Southeastern Con-ference includes Arkansas and Texas A&M, once cor-nerstones of the Southwest

Conference. Can you truly be both?

Idaho is a member of the Sun Belt Conference. Will anybody in the Sun Belt’s administrative offices be embarrassed if a football game has to be delayed due to a Rocky Mountain snow-storm? No problem, the sun always shines in the Sun Belt.

I have a particular bias for the Mid-American Conference because I at-tended Ohio University. When my beloved Battling Bobcats took the field in the early 1970s, the circuit

included Bowling Green, Miami, Kent State, Toledo, and Western Michigan — a nice mix of Mid-American representatives.

I look at the roster now and see Massachusetts and Buffalo. I guess I just didn’t realize that the Common-wealth of Massachusetts and State of New York consid-ered themselves Middle American.

$50,000? No thanks, and while my son is doing some-thing sensible like learning a trade, I’ll satisfy my love for football by watching the high schools.

From Page 12

Baseball

though the Palmer dogs are bigger and better).

I like Cleveland.Today it’s off to the Rock

& Roll Hall of Fame, then the next day to the Metropark Zoo, then off to Chicago.

I hear the White Sox and Cubbies play there. Tell you about it next week.

Jim Bransfield is a longtime contributor to Record-Journal weekly publications. A retired teacher, Bransfield’s loves include road trips and writ-ing about Connecticut high school sports.

From Page 13

CHESHIRE – The Con-necticut Interscholastic Ath-letic Conference launched a new website within CIAC-sports.com aimed at concus-sion education for schools, athletes and parents called Concussion Central. The site located at concussioncen-tral.ciacsports.com has vital information and resources on concussions designed for all high school sports constituents.

A link to the site will be featured prominently at CI-ACsports.com.

The CIAC launched the new site following changes to its own policies as well as recently passed legislation re-quiring athletic departments to provide concussion educa-tion and parental and student consent. The site is designed to provide in-depth tools to aide in the education process, explain the various require-ments of the new legislation and CIAC policy, and contain all concussion-related mate-rials in one place.

“The health and safety of student-athletes has always been a top priority for this organization, and we hope this enhanced website will prove invaluable for our con-stituents as we all work to-gether in an effort to address

CIAC website aimed at concussion awareness

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CalendarSaturday, Aug. 30Farmer’s Market - The

Dudley Farm Farmer’s Mar-ket is scheduled every Satur-day through October, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 2351 Durham Road, North Guilford. Local and organic fruits and veg-etables, flowers and plants, baked goods, eggs, naturally raised meats, arts and crafts, maple syrup, jams and jellies, pickles and more. Subject to cancellation due to inclement weather. For more informa-tion, call (860) 349-3917 or www.dudleyfarm.com.

Thursday, Sept. 4Durham Farmer’s Market

- The Durham Farmer’s Mar-ket is scheduled for Thurs-days, 3 to 6 p.m., on the Durham Town Green.

Saturday, Sept. 6Artist event - Colors of

the Wind Artists’ Emporium & Consignments, 360 Main St., has scheduled a series of trunk show/meet the art-ist event for Saturday, Sept. 6, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meet artisans Lou and Vanessa Russo. For more information, call (860) 788-2514.

Tuesday, Sept. 9Get Stitchy - Durham

Recreation, 350 Main St., has scheduled Get Stitchy, an open sew event for quil-ters and sewers, for Tuesday, Sept. 9, 7 to 9 p.m. For more information, call (860) 349-0453 or (860) 343-0879.

Cross country - CRHS at Mercy Invitational at Mercy, 3:45 p.m.

Boys soccer - CRHS vs. Morgan at Indian River Com-plex, 3:45 p.m.

Girls volleyball - CRHS vs. East Hampton at East Hampton, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 10Girls soccer - CRHS vs.

Morgan at Indian River Com-plex, 4 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 12Cross country - CRHS at

Blue Dragon Invitational at

Veteran’s Park, Middletown, 3:30 p.m.

Boys soccer - CRHS vs. Westbrook at Westbrook, 3:45 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 13Cat Tales benefit - “An

evening with psychic me-dium Lisa Lanno,” is sched-

uled for Saturday, Sept. 13, 6 to 9 p.m., at Arrigoni Winery, Portland. A fee is charged. Proceeds benefit Cat Tales Non-Profit Rescue. Seating is limited. For more information and tickets, call (860) 344-9043 or [email protected].

Farmer’s Market - Dudley Farm Farmer’s Market has scheduled a Fairy Festival for

Saturday, Sept. 13, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Children, ac-companied by an adult, can follow the Fairy Trail, build a fairy house, decorate a wand or create a crown. For more information, call (860) 349-3917 or www.dudleyfarm.com.

Historical Society - The Durham Historical Society is

scheduled to be open to the public, Saturday, Sept. 13, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Football - CRHS vs. Old Saybrook/Westbrook at CRHS, 1 p.m.

Girls soccer - CRHS vs. Westbrook at Westbrook, 10:30 a.m.

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Monday, Sept. 15Forum - Middlesex County

Chamber of Commerce, with the Connecticut Small Business Development cen-ter, has scheduled a Small Business Lending Forum and

Mini Expo for Monday, Sept. 15, 9:30 a.m. to noon, at the Crown Plaza Cromwell. For more information, visit www.middlesexchamber.com.

Girls soccer - CRHS vs. Cromwell at CRHS, 3:45 p.m.

Girls volleyball - CRHS vs. Hyde Leadership at Cle-mente Leadership Academy, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 16Boys soccer - CRHS vs.

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vs. North Branford at CRHS, 5:30 p.m.

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Girls soccer - CRHS vs. East Hampton at CRHS, 3:45 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 19Boys soccer - CRHS vs.

East Hampton at CRHS, 3:45 p.m.

Girls volleyball - CRHS vs. Morgan at Morgan, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 20Football - CRHS vs. Hyde

Leadership at Wilbur Cross Athletic Complex, noon.

Monday, Sept. 22Boys soccer - CRHS vs.

Foran at CRHS, 3:45 p.m.Girls soccer - CRHS vs.

Haddam-Killingworth, away, 3:45 p.m.

Girls volleyball - CRHS vs. Cromwell at Cromwell, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 23Boys soccer - CRHS vs.

Haddam-Killingworth, away, 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 24Girls soccer - CRHS vs.

Old Lyme at Old Lyme, 3:45 p.m.

Girls volleyball - CRHS vs. Two Rivers Magnet at CRHS, 3:45 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 25Cross country - CRHS vs.

Morgan at Morgan, 3:45 p.m.Girls soccer - CRHS vs.

Windsor Locks at CRHS, 4 p.m.

Boys soccer - CRHS vs. Old Lyme at Old Lyme, 3:45 p.m.

Girls volleyball - CRHS vs. Haddam-Killingworth at CRHS, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 26Football - CRHS at Hadd-

am-Killingworth, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 29Boys soccer - CRHS vs.

Hale Ray at CRHS, 3:45 p.m.Girls volleyball - CRHS

vs. Old Lyme at Old Lyme, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 30Cross country - CRHS at

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Connecticut Cobras is accepting enrollment for the 2014 fall league.

Girls in grades 5, 6 and 7 skill sessions and games are scheduled for Sundays, Sept. 21 through Nov. 16, 10 a.m. to noon at Mercy High School.

Girls in grades 8 and 9 skill sessions and games are scheduled for Sun-days, Sept. 21 through Nov. 16, noon to 2 p.m., at Mercy High School.

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As attention turns to the start of a new school year, parents, students and educa-tors may want to take a look at the many resources provided by the state’s Department of Education.

Updates on topics such as bullying and a new website

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There is a wealth of infor-mation on every topic that affects the success of individu-als, families and communities. For instance: nutritional pro-grams, special education ini-

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healthier and more efficient. Educators and potential

educators can learn about certifications and other ad-vancements available to them in their careers.

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Contact information for education consultants to the state’s Department of Education

Teen dating violenceBonnie Edmondson, Ed.D.Connecticut State Department of Health165 Capitol AvenueHartford, CT 06106Phone (860) 713-6936Email [email protected] www.ct.gov/sde/healthyconneCTions

Kimberly Traverso, L.P.C., Connecticut State Department of Education25 Industrial Park RoadMiddletown, CT 06457Phone (860) 808-2057Email [email protected] www.sde.ct.gov

Bullying resources— For complaints regarding bullying, contact: Jo Ann Freiberg, Ph.D.Connecticut State Department of EducationSchool Climate, Bullying and Character EducationOffice of Student Supports and Organizational Effectiveness25 Industrial Park RoadMiddletown, CT [email protected] Phone: (860) 807-2119

— For complaints regarding bullying, based on protected classes (such as race, sex, religion and sexual orientation) and other acts of bias and discrimination, contact:

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Per Connecticut General Statue Section 10-220a, each local or regional board of ed-ucation is required to provide in-service training programs for its teachers, administrators and pupil personnel on teen dating violence and domestic violence programs. The Teen Dating Violence webpage in-cludes a fact sheet, a webinar and other resources that sup-port implementation on the local level.

Bullying and harassment Federal and state laws, as

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Senior college parent night

Coginchaug Regional High School has scheduled a col-lege information program for Wednesday, Sept. 3, 7 p.m., at the high school auditorium.

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MILEThe Durham Senior Cen-

ter has scheduled an informa-tional meeting regarding MILE and what cultural opportuni-ties are offered for Friday, Sept. 5, noon, at the Durham Library.

Joe Soja is scheduled to speak. The meeting includes a soup and salad luncheon. The MILE’s fall program booklet will be available.

Reservations are required. Call Amanda at (860) 349-3153.

Attorney seriesThe Middlefield Senior Cen-

ter has scheduled a series of talks on topics that directly af-fect seniors. Middlefield attor-ney Edward Lang is scheduled to speak as follows:

Friday, Sept. 12 - Power of at-torney and living wills, 1 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 10 - Planning for Medicaid and use of trusts, 1 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 7 - The Probate Process, 1 p.m.

R.S.V.P. is not necessary, but appreciated. For more infor-mation, call (860) 349-7121.

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The hazards of good stewardship

Recently, I was taking a walk up to Whitney Pond (easily accessible from Cream Pot Road in Durham, or from the “old Cream Pot Road” at the end of Dead Hill Road) with my loyal hik-ing pal, my dog Mora. I love this short and lovely hike up to the scenic pond when I’m in a mood for a less strenu-ous walk. It is about a 40- to 50-minute round trip, de-pending on which trail or old road you take. Unfor-tunately, the pond is also a favorite site for party-goers who don’t seem to under-stand two important rules: ”Take out what you bring in” and “No fires allowed”

Since I began hiking here almost two years ago, I’ve frequently cleaned up this area, which is often used for camp fires. I was feel-ing pretty good about my efforts since I had picked up garbage at least twice this spring, and the small clear-ing was staying pretty clean.

Much to my dismay, when I arrived there around 3:30 I was met with tons of debris in the “campfire” area, and worse than that, smolder-

ing logs which must have been there since the night before. I did some pick-up around the area and found a quart liquor bottle – perfect for filling up at the edge of the pond and pouring over the still hot ashes and logs. Feeling pretty proud of my-self and my stewardship, I carried several bottles full of pond water to prevent any chance of a fire starting in the dry woods. There was a log overlooking a section of the pond that was a bit deeper, so I decided to lean over it and fill up the bottle once more. Quickly, I found myself under water! I don’t swim, but didn’t panic since I knew it was pretty shallow where I fell in. I was able to finally pull myself out of the silt, grab my cap that was floating nearby, and was relieved to find out that my cell phone and my car keys were still in my pockets! My sweet dog didn’t even know I was “swimming,” since she was so enthralled with the food scents around the party area!

We hiked the 20 minutes back to my car, and I drove the four minutes to my house literally soaked from head to foot.

A week later I now have a new phone, and my hik-ing boots are cleaner than they’ve been since I pur-chased them a year ago.

I returned there a few days ago, with two garbage bags to clean up the mess. I separated the cans, bottles, and glass in one bag (as per

landfill rules), and the gar-bage in a second one. I’d like to think it will remain clean, but reality tells me that this site will continue to need surveillance and protection! How sad that a few peo-ple can mar such a peaceful and lovely site – even worse that they threaten its exis-

tence with the constant fires built there and the obvious amounts of alcohol being consumed at those fires.

Let’s hope it doesn’t take a tragedy for this senseless pollution to stop.

Marilyn Horn is a retired Spanish teacher for Region 13 schools.

By Marilyn Horn

The ‘campfire’ area after I cleaned up the mess.| Photo by Marilyn Horn

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