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Adoptable Pets ............... 8

Book Review .................. 3

Classifieds ...................... 7

Community Calendar ...... 2

Fire Log .......................... 2

In Brief ........................... 4

Legal Notice ................... 7

Library Happenings ......... 2

Library Lines ................... 2

Nuggets for Life ............. 6

Obituaries ...................... 5

Puzzles........................... 7

Senior Center News ........ 3

Sports Quiz .................... 6

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Hunger Doesn’t take A summer vacation Food DriveWhat: Middlebury Congregational Church, St. George’s Episcopal Church, St. John of the Cross Church and Word of Life Family Church collect and distribute food during the summer months when the hungry have less food available. Where: Within each church. Representatives are listed in “In Brief” on page 4.

middlebury Republican town committee special Elections meetingWhen: 7:30 p.m. What: MRTC members choose candidates to support in the fall elections.Where: Shepardson Community Center Auditorium at 1172 Whittemore Road.

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ThUrSdAYJuly 16

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE

The Middlebury Conservation Commission (CC) at its June 25 meeting unanimously approved plans for a house on Christian Road and for downsizing a pro-posed Benson Road building for Pilot Seasoning. It also asked for revised drainage plans for Whitte-more Crossing, accepted an appli-cation for a swimming pool on Watertown Road, and agreed to hold a special meeting to rule on the pool.

Plans for a single-family house with asphalt driveway at 639 Christian Road were unani-mously approved. A report by George Logan, a wetland special-ist and soil scientist at Rema Eco-logical Services LLC, described the proposed house with drive-way to Christian Road replacing a house demolished in the past. A total of 4,995 square feet of wet-lands would be disturbed, but it would be compensated by about 8,100 square feet of new wetlands on the 2.49-acre property.

Pilot Seasoning Co.’s applica-tion to downsize plans for a pre-engineered, mostly one-story building at 68 North Ben-son Road to 15,360 square feet including future expansion from the 22,000 square feet approved Feb. 26 was unanimously ap-proved. Woodbury professional engineer Mark Riefenhauser of Smith & Co. told commissioners wetlands disturbance would be reduced to 1.3 acres from 2.3.

1365 LLC d/b/a Whittemore Crossing was instructed to file revised site plans for running a drainage pipe from 1.88 acres of property it recently acquired from Tara Perrotti into a drainage

pipe approved in June 2011 but not yet installed. A letter from town engineer John Calabrese commented on plans to install the 36-inch drainage pipes in two phases. It said the velocity of wa-ter from the first phase would cause erosion and runoff into Junipers Restaurant property. He recommended building the en-tire stretch of pipe at once or else installing a velocity reduction device and outlet protection area to control the water. Calabrese also mentioned buffer require-ments from other land use boards might affect the place-ment of the drainage and drive-ways.

An application by Louis Per-sico to construct a pool at 642 Watertown Road was unani-mously accepted. Mike Cosmos of Connecticut Pool & Spa said the 20-by-40-foot pool would be energy efficient and utilize car-tridges that require no backwash, adding that all excavated ma-terial would be removed from the site. He said Persico was anx-ious to have the pool installed this summer and asked Chair-man Paul Bowler if a special meeting could be arranged to avoid waiting a month for the regular meeting.

Commissioners agreed to set a special meeting Tuesday, July 9, at 7 p.m. in a place to be de-cided. Persico was instructed to get a letter from the town per-mitting construction on an ease-ment-restricted lot and to stake out the area so commissioners could walk the property.

The next regular CC meeting will be Tuesday, July 30, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 26 at Shepardson Community Center.

conservation commission notes

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE

The Middlebury Economic and Indus-trial Development Commission (EIDC) at its June 25 meeting lifted the moratorium on new Tax Incentive Policy applications after voting to accept the Board of Select-men’s (BoS) approval of the updated policy. It also approved the architectural design of Pilot Seasoning’s downsized plans and set work assignments for the evolving Guide-book for Commercial Development.

Commissioners unanimously voted to accept the June 18 BoS approval of the Tax Incentive Policy revision sent to the select-men as a draft May 28. Co-chairman Mi-chael Kenausis said the revision was in-tended to provide greater clarity to procedures and information requirements to better serve the interests of taxpayers.

Commissioners also unanimously voted to end the April 23 moratorium on new appli-cations that town counsel Robert Smith recommended to protect against lawsuits if the policy was changed to disqualify pend-ing applications.

Mary Volpe’s downsized building and site plans for Pilot Seasoning Co.’s pre-engi-neered building at 68 North Benson Road were unanimously approved after lengthy discussion of appearance standards in that LI-200 light industrial zone. Land surveyor Curt Smith of Smith & Co. told commis-sioners the 15 parking spaces in front of the building would not be built, leaving that area undisturbed.

He said the previous white roof would become an earth tone, and trees and nat-ural vegetation would shield most of the building from sight. Kenausis asked com-

missioners to consider standards consistent with neighboring properties such as Long Meadow Elementary School, Edgewood Bath and Tennis Club, and Benson Woods, but Smith pointed out they were all special exceptions and not light industrial uses. Volpe said upgrading the building facade at a cost up to $100,000 would be prohibi-tively expensive.

In other matters, work on the Guidebook for Commercial Development was contin-ued until the next regular meeting. Kenau-sis asked commissioners to prepare two-page summaries and bring pertinent forms for review and discussion.

There will be no July meeting. The next regular EIDC meeting will be Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 6:30 p.m. in the Town Hall conference room.

EIDc adopts revised tax Incentive policy

The 44th annual meetings of members and the board of the Middlebury Land Trust Inc. (MLT) were held the evening of Wednesday, June 19, at Lake Elise in Mid-dlebury. President Scott Peterson presided and opened the meeting by dedicating it to the memory of George Largay, formerly of Middlebury, a long-time director of the MLT who died May 28.

Peterson noted it was the Largay family that donated Lake Elise and the surround-ing Largay Preserve to the land trust, and it was here on June 3 that George Largay’s memorial service was held. “George and his family are in all our thoughts and prayers,” Peterson said.

Also honored was retiring Director Jo-seph Salvini of Middlebury. Among the many things Salvini has done for the land trust during his tenure on the board, Peter-son said, has been “the organization of monitoring of every single one” of the land trust’s more than 50 properties.

“Beyond just the organizing,” Peterson said, “Joe has pushed and prodded us all to get our monitoring reports done and turned in, and in so doing he has caused 100 percent of our properties to have their monitoring reports filed.”

Salvini will be presented with a framed original panoramic photograph of Fenn’s Farm and Pond by fellow Middlebury res-ident and noted local photographer Dr. Chris Parker. Fenn’s Pond, former President Lem Sperry noted, was the very first prop-

erty preserved by the land trust when it was founded in 1969.

Treasurer Jack Manning said the land trust had a good past year with support exceeding expenses by $113,657. Total en-dowment increased to $1,904,793 at the end of 2012 from $1,786,466 at the end of 2011.

Five directors were re-elected to three-year terms. They are: John Manning, Jane Connery, Donald McRae, Curtiss Smith and Janine Sullivan-Wiley.

Officers elected for the upcoming year are: President, Dr. W. Scott Peterson;

Vice-President, Peter North; Treasurer, John Manning; and Secretary, William Crutcher.

Middlebury Land Trust Inc., is a non-profit conservation organization whose primary objective is to acquire and preserve land or conservation easements by gift or purchase to be held in perpetuity as open space in order to maintain and preserve a healthy, attractive and balanced environ-ment for living in Middlebury. Total lands overseen total 1,747 acres. More informa-tion is at www.middleburylandtrust.org.

Middlebury Land Trust directors assembled prior to the MLT annual meeting are, left to right, Donald Tuttle, Curtiss Smith, Scott Peterson, Peter North, Don McRae, Jack Manning and Bill Crutcher. (Chris Parker photos)

Land trust holds annual meeting

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM

Monday night’s Board of Se-lectmen meeting wasn’t the shortest on record, but it came close. As Selectman Ralph Barra made the motion to adjourn he noted it was 6:14 p.m. The meet-ing had begun shortly after 6 p.m.

First Selectman Edward B. St. John and Selectman Barra (Se-lectman Strobel was out of town) appointed the Torrington Health District’s Robert Rubbo as Mid-dlebury’s Director of Health for the term of June 30, 2013, through June 30, 2014.

Four residents were reap-pointed to the Land Preservation and Open Space Committee for the term of July 17, 2013, through July 17, 2014. They are James G. Crocicchia, Robert J. Jokubaitis, Joseph J. Salvini, and Paul J. Shea.

The amendment to the grant from the Connecticut Depart-ment of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) was next on the agenda. The $203,780 in grant money originally was to be used for tennis courts at Mead-owview Park, but the Parks and Recreation Department decided instead to use it for artificial turf for the soccer fields at Meadow-view Park. The change required DEEP approval, which was granted, along with additional

time to complete the project. The change also required the

town to pass a resolution autho-rizing the first selectman to enter into agreements for the project, and the selectmen Monday night passed that resolution. It autho-rizes St. John to enter into agree-ments and contracts and execute the documents necessary to the grant.

Selectman also voted to renew the town’s agreement with Be-havioral Health Consultants LLC to provide an employee assis-tance program to the town. The program covers 50 employees and their dependents and is in effect from July 1, 2013, to July 1, 2014. The cost is $25 per em-ployee per year.

As the final item on the agenda, St. John read into the record a letter of appreciation from Woodside Heights Admin-istrator Gail Allegretto. She asked St. John to pass on to Public Works Director Dan Norton and his crew a big “thank you” for the “fantastic” job he and his staff do with the landscaping along Woodside Avenue and Senior Drive. Allegretto said she re-ceives many compliments on the landscaping and feels it is one of the main reasons so many people apply for residency at Woodside Heights.

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By DONNA HINE

We are told the library renovations are pro-gressing on time and

we will be able to return to our beloved space at 30 Crest Road sometime in the fall – can’t come too soon for some of our patrons, as well as the staff, who are yearning for a space with win-dows. Remember the beautiful views of woods and flowers from our many windows?

I know we shouldn’t complain – we could have closed, or stayed in the chaos for much longer and at greater expense, but oh! For the view! The fresh air! The meet-ing room space! Time will fly and we will return before we know it – to a beautiful fresh area with new spaces and contours.

In the meantime, we will enjoy our new books and visits from our patrons and count the days until our return. If you haven’t read “The Glass Castle” by Jean-nette Walls, put it on your list – it is a treat. Even better is Jeannette Walls’ new book, “The Silver Star.” I read the first few pages and was hooked again with the quirky characters in even quirk-ier situations. How could you resist a character named “Bean”? Bean and her sister Liz begin working for Mr. Maddox – the biggest, most abusive bully in town. Walls deals so well with powerful adults and not-so-pow-erful children – and the resolu-tion of the crisis is as inevitable as it is justified …

Wearing a hard-boiled detec-tive cover complete with a shocked, red-haired lovely backed against a wall, “Joyland” (KIN) by Stephen King looks like a throwback to paperbacks of the ’70s. Toss in a funhouse, ghosts and death before one’s time and you have vintage thriller King. This book is much shorter than

King’s usual tomes, but it offers 283 pages of frightening sur-prises. King fans should enjoy this book – even new fans will appreciate the terrific storytell-ing ability of Stephen King.

Ridley Pearson also has a new novel for us: “Choke Point” (PEA) follows John Knox and Grace Chu (previously from “The Risk Agent”) to Amsterdam as they battle forced child labor in “knot shops” (stores that sell knock-off versions of Oriental rugs). In usual Pearson fashion, the plot is never as simple as that. His trademark twists involve a jour-nalist searching for her missing niece and a public who are in general not sure they want the shops to be stopped.

Technically, “choke point” re-fers to a narrowing of forces due to a kind of bottleneck in the land – created by a valley or bridge – making a larger attacking force not as threatening to a smaller unit. In this case, John Knox and Grace Chu are the smaller power against an international firm with unlimited resources run-ning these shops using child la-bor.

Linking Ireland and America with three crossings that do not appear to be related – three dif-ferent times and three different people – “TransAtlantic” (McC) by Colum McCann was picked by Amazon as their book of the month for June. We eventually find the stories are connected through descendants of an Irish housemaid, Lily Duggan, as she is linked with Frederick Douglass during his tour of Dublin to pro-mote his autobiography. The second crossing is by two avia-tors from Newfoundland at-tempting the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic. The final transatlantic voyage is by Sen. George Mitchell flying from New York to Belfast to mediate peace

talks. Woven together, these in-dividual stories’ threads are gath-ered to create a beautifully writ-ten story. Choppy sentences only highlight the “you are there” effect of the various tales.

Do you need to be careful about foods affecting your blood pressure? “The Everyday DASH Diet Cookbook: over 150 fresh and delicious recipes to speed weight loss, lower blood pressure and prevent diabetes” (613.2 HEL) by Marla Heller, MS, RD, is a great way to help. The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hy-pertension) diet was recom-mended by my doctor, and really, the food is very edible – and the recipes are actually delicious! I am going to make Cauliflower Macaroni and Cheese tonight – and feel so very virtuous! The DASH Diet is strong with vege-tables, fruits, beans and nuts; low-fat dairy; and protein. See? Not that bad! Eat well, and lower your cholesterol and blood pres-sure following this regime with-out feeling deprived.

“The Astronaut Wives Club” (629.45 KOP) written by Lily Kop-pel is a peek at the real lives of the Mercury Seven astronauts’ wives. In a world when time stopped at school to watch the launch of NASA missions in space, astronauts were yester-days’ rock stars and larger than life, and they had to create pri-vate lives under intense scrutiny. The wives were dependent on each other for support in a life-style few could imagine; strong women who endured a life con-stantly in the spotlight. They met often socially, provided a cohe-sive and brave front to the world, and their friendships withstood the test of time even when their marriages didn’t.

If you have ever driven to Cape Cod during the summer, one of the most brazen flowers you will

see growing everywhere is hy-drangeas – beautiful, big, blue hydrangeas blossoming along white picket fences, brilliant white blooms against clapboard capes, and rich pink flowers in front of stately homes. “Hydran-geas: Cape Cod and the Islands” (635.9 HAR) will bring a Cape Cod summer to any rainy, gray day – lush and richly colored photographs of these blooms are sure to inspire anyone to grow them along their own picket fence. As the signature flower of the Cape, hydrangeas are found on many souvenirs and are sumptuously depicted in local art work. This beautiful edition was donated to our collection in memory of Michael A. Vertuli.

We have updated many of our older VCR tapes and replaced them with DVDs in the travel, health, gardening and DIY areas of nonfiction. Look for them in the new-book area or ask at the desk if you would like to see the newest ones. For instance, Rick Steves seems to have traveled everywhere – and filmed the ex-perience every time! Visit Gran-ada, Oslo and even Slovenia in your own living room, and get the bonus travel skills (a real plus) with his two-DVD set, “Eu-rope – 10 new shows 2011-2012” (914.04 STE). Maybe you want to start a late vegetable garden or just grow flowers in containers: Look to “Great Gardening Tips” (635.9 GRE) for those hints as well as how to get rid of garden pests. For the handyman, check out the Taunton DVD, “Installing Doors and Windows” (694.6 INS).

Adult Services Librarian Donna Hine is writing Library Lines for the newspaper once a month while the library is at its temporary location at 199 Park Road Extension in Middlebury.

Library Lines

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Middlebury Community Calendar

middlebury volunteer Fire Department call Log

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Anthony Calabrese 203-758-2765

Local eggs. Fresh daily. $3.50 per dozenDeer Corn • Livestock & Poultry Feed

Bird Seed Headquarters Black Oil, Premium Mix, Sunflower Hearts, Niger Seed (thistle for finches)

Vegetable Plants • Potted Flowers • PerennialsHanging Baskets • Herbs • Shrubs

Bag and bulk mulches and top soil

Farm Stand Now OpenOur greenhouse tomatoes, cucumbers, pickling cucumbers, squash, rhubarb

Date Time Address/Incident6/16/13 18:39 19 Fenn Road. Fire alarm activation. Food

on the stove.6/17/13 17:45 16 Sandy Beach Road. Propane stove igni-

tion problem.6/18/13 03:36 555 Christian Road. Fire alarm activation.6/18/13 15:29 385 South St. Fire alarm activation due to

lightning strike.6/19/13 10:29 28 Carriage Drive Investigation for smoke in

the area. Nothing found.6/19/13 23:53 100 North Benson Road. Pool heater fire.6/21/13 12:51 Mutual aid to Watertown. Barn fire.6/25/13 10:51 225 Porter Ave. Fire alarm activation. Bad

batteries and smoke detectors more than 10 years old.

6/26/13 08:42 Route 64 at Ferndale Ave. Motor vehicle ac-cident with injuries. One patient ejected. Three vehicles involved. One transported on advanced life support, one on basic life support, and three refusals.

6/26/13 15:41 Route 188 at Christian Road. Motor vehicle accident with injuries. Two cars. One party transported by FD12 on advanced life sup-port. One refusal.

Middlebury Lion Ray Sullivan presents a certificate of appreciation to Middlebury Tax Collector Jean Dawes for her participation over the last nine years in the Club's annual holiday ornament sales. Others receiving the club's appreciation are Assistant Tax Collector Brenda Carter, the Middlebury Parks and Recreation Department, Sullivan's Jewelers and Larry's Wine and Spirits. Ornaments are available year round at the tax collector's office. (Submitted photo)

Monday, July 8, 2013Police Commission6 p.m. .................................................Town Hall Conference Room

Tuesday, July 9Democratic Town Committee7:30 p.m. ........................................................ Shepardson Room 27

Republican Town Committee7:30 p.m. ....................................................... Shepardson, Room 26

Library Board of Directors6:30 p.m. ................................................Middlebury Public Library

Conservation Commission Special Meeting7 p.m. .......................................................................................... TBD

Wednesday, July 10Board of Finance7 p.m. ............................................................. Shepardson Room 26

Land Preservation & Open Space6 p.m. .................................................Town Hall Conference Room

Zoning Board of Appeals7:30 p.m. ............................................Town Hall Conference Room

Monday, July 15Board of Selectmen6 p.m. .................................................Town Hall Conference Room

Public Works Commission7 p.m. ............................................................... Shepardson Room 4

Tuesday, July 16Elderly Tax Relief Committee5:30 p.m. ........................................................ Shepardson Room 26

Republican Town Committee Special Election Meeting7:30 p.m. ...................................................Shepardson, Auditorium

Thursday, July 17Safety & Health Committee12:30 p.m. ..........................................Town Hall Conference Room

Calendar dates/times are subject to change.If your organization would like your event included in the community calendar, please email the information to beeintelligencer@gmail.com.

Library happeningsmiddlebury

Non-fiction Book Discussion Group

The Non-fiction Book Discus-sion Group will meet Tuesday, July 9, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss “Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City” by Greg Grandin. Books are available at the circulation desk.

Mystery Book Discussion Group

The Mystery Book Discussion Group will meet Thursday, July 11, at 6 p.m. to discuss “Last to Die: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel” by Tess Gerritsen. Books are avail-able at the library. For more in-formation, call 203-758-2634 or email Joan at jarnold729729@gmail.com. All are welcome!

Ask Mike!Have a computer or e-reader

question? Need a basic lesson? Sign up for Ask Mike, Tuesday, July 16, at 3:30 p.m. Spaces are limited. Call 203-758-2634 to sign up.

Teen ProgramHigh school teens may attend

the Recycled Paper Tube Wall Art Project Tuesday, July 23, at 6 p.m. Learn how to turn everyday items like paper towel rolls into beautiful wall art. Call 203-758-2634 or drop in to sign up.

Nutmeg ReadersReaders entering grades 4 and

up are invited to sign up for the Nutmeg reading group to discuss the Nutmeg nominees. The group will meet Tuesdays, July 16 and 30 and Aug. 6, at 6:30 p.m. Pizza will be served.

The Middlebury Public Library is temporarily at the Middlebury Timex Building at 199 Park Road Extension, Suite D, in Middle-

bury. Call 203-758-2634 or visit www.middleburypubliclibrary.org for more information.

naugatuckSnacks and Shows for

SeniorsTuesday, July 9, at 1 p.m., the

monthly Snacks and Shows for Seniors event in the Nellie Beatty Room will feature a 1946 mystery film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Before the film, make an apricot canapé!

This free program open to pa-trons who are at least 50 years old and their guests requires registration. To register, call the reference desk at 203-729-4591.

MeditationThe ongoing meditation prac-

tice meets every second and fourth Tuesday from 6 to 6:45 p.m. in the Reading Room. Please ar-rive by 5:50 p.m. The meeting dates are July 9 and July 23, 2013.

Whittemore Book ClubThe Whittemore Book Club will

meet Tuesday, July 16, at 7 p.m. in the Main Reading Room. The selected reading is “The Thorn Birds” by Colleen McCullough.

The Howard Whittemore Me-morial Library is at 243 Church St. in Naugatuck. For information, call 203-729-4591 or visit whitte-morelibrary.org.

southburyMiddle East Conflict

Monday, July 8, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Kingsley Room, Dr. Colleen Kelly will present “The Middle East: Roots of Conflict,” an illustrated talk to help atten- dees understand the current is-sues plaguing the Middle East by looking at events throughout his-tory.

Kelly will discuss the Arab Awakening, the Syrian Civil War and the protests in Turkey. Bib-lical history, the establishment of Islam and the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire laid the foundation for post-World War I 20th-century mandates. Kelly will touch upon the political, geopolitical and economic con-sequences of colonial bound-aries and decisions that helped shape today’s Middle East. This free program is open to the pub-lic. Register at the Reference Desk or by calling 203-262-0626, ext. 130.

Wednesday FilmsThe Wednesday afternoon

movie July 10 at 1:30 p.m. in the Kingsley Meeting Room takes you to Rome, where writer/di-rector Woody Allen sets the stage for the stories of an ordinary man (Roberto Benigni) who sets off to work one morning and sud-denly becomes a celebrity, an architect (Alec Baldwin) who revisits his old student digs, a young couple whose honeymoon takes unexpected turns, and an opera director (Woody himself) who revives his career by discov-ering a singer whose talent comes with a quirk. Judy Davis, Jesse Eisenberg and Penelope Cruz are among the cast.

The Wednesday afternoon movie July 17 at 1:30 p.m. in the Kingsley Meeting Room is set in the Palace of Versailles during the French Revolution. The film was shot on the palace grounds. The story, based on a novel by Chantal Thomas, concerns Ma-rie Antoinette’s final days there, as witnessed and narrated by the devoted Sidonie, who serves as her reader.

The room’s surround sound theater has an infrared listening system available.

For more information, call 203-262-0626 or visit www.southburylibrary.org. The library is at 100 Poverty Road in South-bury.

WoodburySummer Fun for Teens

The library is offering teen events Tuesday evenings in July at 7 p.m. as part of its summer reading program for grades six to 12. DJ Squared, a local DJ ser-vice, will play all the current fa-vorite songs July 9 from 7 to 8:30

p.m. July 16 will offer a movie on the lawn, July 23 will have book- safe making, and the July 30 event will be a nail art class where teens can learn how to create seriously eye-popping fingernails. Registration is re-quired.

A teen book and movie group, “The Book was Better, or Was It?” will meet alternate Friday after-noons at 2:30 p.m., and weekly drop-in crafts will meet every Wednesday from 3 to 4:30 pm. The teen department also offers an online summer reading raffle for readers in grades six to 12 with a variety of great prizes to win.

To register for the online read-ing program or view other sum-mer programs for grades six to 12, visit www.woodburylibraryct.org and click on the summer reading link. Teens also may call the library at 203-263-3502.

Tech Thursdays for Seniors

A grant from the Connecticut Community Foundation Path-ways Services for Seniors Initia-tive has made possible “one-on-one” technology tutorials by “Teens for Seniors” Thursday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. (and Wednesday afternoons from 2 to 4 p.m.) in July and August. (The library is closed July 4.)

Learn email, Skype, word pro-cessing, setting up a Facebook page, digital photography, down-loading music, how to use a de-vice like a Smartphone, etc. Call 203-263-3502 for an appointment to pair up with a talented teen.

Summer Afternoon Movies

Some Thursday afternoons at 2:30 p.m., “groundbreaking” films will be shown in the cool viewing room of the Gallery. The first will be “The Reading Room” with James Earl Jones Thursday, July 11. Fulfilling his beloved wife’s dying wish, William Camp-bell restores an abandoned building they own into a reading room for a depressed community notorious for its ineffectual high school and street gangs. Against all odds he’s determined to give them a sense of self-respect. Pop-corn will be served.

For more information, call 203-263-3502 or visit www.woodburylibraryct.org. The li-brary is at 269 Main St. South in Woodbury.Call 203-577-6800 ask for Marj

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Falls Avenue Senior Center Events

Middlebury Senior Center News

A diet study has revealed some promising news for those who are at “high vascular risk,” mean-ing they have a greater chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease due to high blood pressure, dia-betes, hypertension, heart dis-ease or smoking. Spanish scien-tists found a Mediterranean diet can benefit cognitive function – the ability to process thoughts – more so than a plain low-fat diet.

The participants (average age 69) were assigned different diets for six years. One, a Mediterra-nean diet, included extra-virgin olive oil and mixed nuts. The results for those on that diet were “statistically significant.” It’s thought that the diet not only

reduced cognitive impairment but also slowed its progression to dementia.

Additionally, heart attack, stroke and related deaths were down by 30 percent. The key in-gredient: olive oil. Apparently, a chemical in olive oil (polyphe-nol) clears plaque buildup from the brain seen in Alzheimer’s disease.

The Mayo Clinic likes the Mediterranean diet, too. Its web-

site cites research showing the diet was associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular mortality, cancer, Parkinson’s and Alzhei-mer’s diseases.

What does the Mediterranean diet consist of? Primarily, a lot of vegetables. Lots and lots of veg-etables. Specifically:• Plant-basedfoodssuchasveg-

etables and fruits – nine serv-ings a day

• Grains,rice,pastaandno-saltnuts

• Whole-grainbreaddippedinolive oil

• Virginorextra-virginoliveorcanola oil instead of butter

• Nosalt–insteaduseherbsandspices

• Redmeatnomorethanafewtimes a month

• Fishandpoultryatleasttwicea week

• Fattyfish,suchasmackerel,tuna and salmon, high in omega-3Go online for recipes or check

your library for Mediterranean diet cookbooks. Ask if your doc-tor thinks this kind of diet would be appropriate for you.

Matilda Charles regrets she cannot personally answer reader questions, but she will incorpo-rate them into her column when-ever possible. Send email to columnreply2@gmail.com.

(c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Falls Avenue Senior Center events are for area adults 55 and older. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 860-945-5250. Please speak with a staff member when calling as the senior center does not accept voice-mail reservations. The center is at 311 Falls Ave. in Oakville, Conn.

Bocce GamesSeniors interested in playing bocce on the

center’s court will meet Monday, July 8, at 10 a.m. Participants will decide on dates and times for friendly games.

Mahjong LessonsAnnette O’Toole will teach the basics of

mahjong Tuesday, July 9, at 10 a.m. Please register by July 8.

Local Transportation for SeniorsThursday, July 11, at 10 a.m., Maria Vac-

carelli from Northeast Transit Transporta-tion will discuss local transportation options for seniors. Learn about Dial-a-Ride and ADA and Non-ADA buses. Please register by July 10.

Special LunchThe Meals-on-Wheels Traveling Chef will

provide a special lunch at the center Thurs-day, July 11, at 11:30 a.m. The menu will be ham, baked potato, vegetable blend, tossed

salad, multi-grain roll and restaurant-qual-ity cake. The cost is $5 per person. Please register with Bettie Pittman at the center by July 8 at 10 a.m. Meals-on-Wheels will can-cel the meal if fewer than 20 sign up.

Nondenominational Bible StudyThe center’s nondenominational Bible

class meets multiple times each month. Join other seniors for the study and discussion Fridays, July 12 and 26. Register by the day before each class.

Tea Lover PresentationBetty Johnson from Bigelow Tea will pres-

ent “History and Health Benefits of Tea” Friday, July 12, at 2 p.m. This is a great event for tea lovers, who will receive goody bags with tea samples. Please register by July 8. Bigelow Tea will cancel this event if fewer than 35 participate.

Reflexology SessionsMonday, July 15, certified reflexologist

Kim Stewart will provide 20-minute reflex-ology sessions (for hands or feet). The ses-sions begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at 1 p.m. The cost is $15. Please register by July 12.

Magician to PerformThe Magic of Peter James will be presented

Wednesday, July 17, at 2 p.m. Magician James

has been amazing audiences for more than 30 years. He is the vice president of the Harry Houdini Assembly of the Society of American Magicians and a member of the International Magicians Society. Admission is an appetizer to share. Please register by July 16.

Strength TrainingThis month’s strength training classes will

be offered Thursday, July 18, and Thursday, July 25, at 9:30 a.m. Build endurance and muscle strength with certified personal trainer Kim Stewart. The cost is $2 per class. Please register by the day before each class.

Reading Food LabelsSandy Micalizzi of the Heart Center of

Waterbury presents “Reading Food Labels” Friday, July 19, at 10 a.m. Learn how to in-terpret the information on food labels so you can stay healthy. Please register by July 18.

Combating Loneliness“Combating Loneliness Part 1,” the fourth

program in the center’s Wellness Series sponsored by a grant from the East Hill Woods Fund at the Connecticut Community Foundation, will be offered Friday, July 19, at 1 p.m. Therapist, educator and author Diane Lang will talk about loneliness and teach ways to battle and conquer it. Please register by July 18.

“The Good House”By Ann Leary

(St. Martin’s Press, New York)Reviewed by Mary Conseur

The main character in this new novel by Roxbury author Ann Leary is Hildy Good, a finan-cially successful Realtor with two grown daughters and a young grandson. Though she is intui-tive, even psychic, in sizing up others, she is in denial about the skeletons in her own closet.

The setting for the story is a quintessential small town in New England, whose quaint houses, beautiful scenery, upper-crust yacht club members and nostal-gic horse barns belie problems of alcoholism, latent homosex-uality, marital discord and prob-able suicide.

Though the author might not have intended it, “The Good House” also can serve as a self-help manual for alcoholics and

their families. It deals with issues such as how to recognize the symptoms of alcoholism, how to stage an “intervention” and get an alcoholic the help s/he needs and doesn’t want, and the vari-ous manifestations of denial in an alcoholic: hiding liquor bot-tles around the house, lying about how much s/he is drink-ing, and finding a “cure” for al-cohol addiction by substituting beer and wine for “hard alcohol.”

This novel has achieved a lot of recognition in the press. But one might wonder if that is be-cause it is a well-written story or because the author is the wife of well-known television actor De-nis Leary.

Mary’s Book review

Free Hearing ScreeningThe free hearing screening this month

will be Wednesday, July 17. Call 203-577-4166 for an appointment. Screenings will begin at 9 a.m., end at 11:30 a.m. and be in 15-minute increments.

Annual Statewide Senior Outing

The annual statewide senior outing will be Monday, Aug. 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Holiday Hill at 43 Candee Road in Prospect, Conn. It will include an unlimited buffet – breakfast, brunch and lunch – until 3:30 p.m.,

entertainment all day and free parking with shuttle service available.

The all-inclusive price is $29 per guest. To attend, mail a bank check or money order payable to Holiday Hill to Holiday Hill, P.O. Box 338, Cheshire, CT 06410.

A nonrefundable ticket will be mailed upon receipt of your payment. For more information, call 1-800-533-0029.

TRIPSStew Leonard’s

The Middlebury Senior Center mini-bus will go to Stew Leonard’s in Danbury Thurs-

day, July 18. The bus will leave the Senior Center at 10:30 a.m. After shopping, passen-gers will go to the Blue Colony Diner for lunch. The transportation cost is $7 per person. Please call 203-577-4166 to reserve your seat.

Painted Pony RestaurantThursday, July 25, the Middlebury Senior

Center mini-bus will go to the Painted Pony Restaurant in Bethlehem, Conn., for lunch. You must have a “Senior Dine Card” to par-ticipate. Those who don’t have cards can get them at the Senior Center office. Call 203-577-4166 to reserve a seat on the bus.

Summertime is the “write” time for kids to explore the world of words at three workshops sponsored by the Woodbury Parks and Recreation and led by professional writer Margaret De-Marino. Each program is a week long, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The work-shops can be taken indepen-dently or as a series and are open to children from ages 8 to 14.

“The workshops offer a virtual playground of words and creativ-ity without the structure of a school,” said DeMarino, who writes for the Hartford Courant, Hartford Magazine, and other publications.

“It’s great to write without hav-ing to worry about grades,” she said. “Feedback will be nurturing with an emphasis on celebrating what the writer brings to the piece.”

“Writing Plays, Skits, and Commercials” will run from July 22 to 26. “This is a foray into the world of words intended to be spoken, rather than read,” said DeMarino, who studied playwrit-ing at the (now defunct) Circle Rep Theatre School in New York, and whose play “The Invisible Part of You” was produced as

part of the International Festival of Arts and Ideas.

“This workshop allows the experienced child writer to delve more deeply into the world of dialogue while learning new writing forms,” DeMarino said. “Newer writers will also enjoy having their words ‘come to life.’”

“Stories: A Writing Wordshop” is “perfect for the child who loves everything about stories, from reading them to writing them to illustrating them,” said De-Marino. The wordshop, which runs from July 29 to Aug. 2, will explore the elements of theme, plot, character, dialogue, point of view, and more with an em-phasis on sharpening each child’s craft via nurturing feed-back.

“Blogs to Books: A Writing Boot Camp” will run from Aug. 5 to 9. “This workshop is de-signed to allow the young writer to investigate a variety of medi-ums, forms, and styles. It’s a lively, fun class with an empha-sis on exploration,” DeMarino said.

For more information or to register for the workshops, go to www.woodburyparksandrec.org.

Writer to lead “word” shops for kids

Summer at Chase celebrates the joy of summer with hands-on activities that teach new skills and bring learning to life. The program is open to children ages 3 to 18 and runs until Aug. 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays with extended care available.

Young students will travel the world through an “International Cooking” course that moves from Mexican tamales to Middle Eastern falafel to Indian mango lassis and even to Chinese dumplings. The cooking

class also will focus on discussing customs and traditions of these countries.

Back by popular demand, “Food, Flubber, and Fun” allows children not only to become chefs, but also opens the door to experimen-tation and discovery in the science labora-tory.

Kids will have a chance to expand their skills beyond the kitchen in “Oh, I Can Make That.” The weeklong course will run three times this summer, giving students the op-

portunity to learn knitting, scrapbooking and baking.

All programs can be mixed and matched with other offerings, including sports clinics, arts programs, science courses, Camp High-lander (for ages 5 to 13) or Discovery Days, a six-week, theme-based program for 3- and 4-year-olds.

For more information, visit www.chasecollegiate.org/summer or email sum-mer@chasemail.org.

Kids get hands-on experiences at chase

Middlebury’s first responders were busy Tuesday, June 26, with a morning accident on Route 64 at Ferndale Avenue and a mid-afternoon accident at the intersection of Southford and Christian Roads.

At 8:45 a.m., Middlebury Po-lice Officer Demers came upon a three-car accident at the inter-section of Ferndale Avenue and Middlebury Road (Route 64). A 2013 Chevrolet Impala driven by Donald Goss, 83, of Bethlehem, Conn., struck the rear of a 2012 Scion in heavy morning traffic.

The Scion was being operated by Ryan Geddes, 41, of 27 Palmer Road in Morris, Conn. After his vehicle was hit, it struck the rear of a 2011 Ford Fusion being op-erated by Ryan Neil, 35, of Mid-dlebury.

The Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) re-sponded, and firefighters took care of fluid issues in the road-way and helped treat the injured. The MVFD Ambulance trans-ported Geddes with non- life-threatening injuries. Cam-pion Ambulance transported Ron LeCuyer, 52, of Morris, Conn., who was in the front pas-senger side of the Scion. His in-

A car ends up in the front yard of a home on Christian Road after being struck by another car June 26. (Middlebury Police Department photo)

traffic accidents occupy officers

juries also were non-life-threat-ening.

Goss was found at fault for the accident for following too closely by Officer Blick, who investigated the accident. Traffic was backed up in both directions for about an hour while the accident scene was being cleared.

Acting Police Chief Richard Wildman reported police and fire were dispatched to the afternoon

accident involving two cars. His report states a 2001 Honda op-erated by John Bennett, 91, of Southbury failed to stop at the stop sign on Christian Road. When the vehicle entered South-ford Road, it was struck by a 2007 Accura SUV driven by Julia Hunter, 20, of New Orleans, La.

The Bennett vehicle then spun out of control and traveled through a fence, shrubs, and the

front yard of a residence before stopping in some landscape plantings directly in front of the residence. Bennett was taken to Waterbury Hospital by the MVFD Ambulance. The fire department took care of the spilled fluids from the accident. Police said Bennett was at fault for failure to obey a stop sign. Officer Adams is the investigating officer.

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the meaning of truthTo the Editor:

When pondering the meaning of truth, we discover a litany of in-depth theories, con-clusions and deductions from the great minds of Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Cicero and many others.

When discussing present-day politics, however, I contend there is no need for such a colossal involvement of philosophic pos-turing. The growing scandals involving lead federal government agencies, offices and officials are making it quite clear to all of us that our government is broken. Gridlock has come home to roost in Washington, D.C., again, not only because of a politically di-vided Congress, but in part because these scandals will serve to cause disarray, take precedence over legislation that has already been lingering for years, and will cause even greater polarization between political par-ties; not to mention further entrenchment of the special interest groups running the country.

Our system of government is one based on checks and balances and oversight. It is important that the American people stand by their Constitution and support that system of oversight, letting the chips fall where they may. The welfare of the country as a whole is at risk whenever scandals like these sur-face. There is no place for unnecessary de-lays, political posturing and grandstanding.

We only need to look back a few years to see what’s happened to us as a nation and a people. We saw our jobs being shipped overseas by the millions by unscrupulous fat cats and connected politicians who don’t care about America. We’ve seen politicians

pass legislation feathering their own nests, while at the same time wrecking our finan-cial systems. We watched those same poli-ticians vote for legislation they never read! We’ve seen our courts become legislators and not only defy the Constitution, but help to corrupt our core values and beliefs. They all brag about how resilient our country is, while the truth is we’d be gasping for air were it not for the money-printing and Chinese loans.

Now we have Benghazi, Libya, where four red-blooded Americans were allowed to die; not at the hands of some terrorist group, but by our own government. I can’t tell you how disappointed I am with past Defense Secre-tary Leon Panetta. I thought he was above the fray, being so learned and experienced; but obviously I didn’t see the cloak he was wearing!

We also have the IRS in what may turn out to be the worst illegal government activity ever. Let’s not forget the AP situation, which has both political sides of the aisle reeling in contempt. It just may be that these scan-dals are the tip of an iceberg that is melting from under the Obama Administration, which may eventually deep-six the whole crew; stay tuned!

As unwanted and untimely as these events are, we nonetheless must find the truthful answers to the outstanding questions and then move on as quickly as possible. Cer-tainly we can move faster than the Obama Administration has with respect to its Ben-ghazi investigation (more than eight months, still counting, and still nothing).

We all know what “truth” really means. It surely doesn’t mean taking the Fifth Amend-ment, lying under oath, or using up all your

testifying time with donations of useless information. Neither is it having to decide what the meaning of the word “is” is.

Thank you.Raymond Pietrorazio

Middlebury, Conn.

Inaccurate signs a pet peeveTo the Editor:

Just a note or two about a pet peeve of mine, signs that are inaccurate. My favorite is “No outlet.” Really, has anyone entered that formerly referenced dead-end street or cul-de-sac and not ever returned? The out-let and inlet are one and the same.

“School Zone Ahead – Fines Doubled” is followed by “End School Zone.” I have been told the zone starts at the first sign, so it’s not ahead but right at the sign. In contrast, “Speed Zone Ahead” signs are followed by speed zone signs and we don’t stop at “Stop Sign Ahead” signs.

If I were to believe the signs on the gate at Ledgewood Park, that facility has been closed for maintenance for more than a year. But that’s not true. The fields were redone and off limits, but the park was never fully closed.

Finally, how about the obstructed, twisted and illegible signs out there. I marvel that the state installed a “Curve ahead/25 mph” sign behind the tree at the entrance to Mead-owview Park and that signs damaged during the blizzard cleanup have not been repaired. Seasonal foliage also needs to be cleaned from many signs.

Robert C. Desmarais Sr.Middlebury, Conn.

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Seniors Chosen for Awards

Five graduating seniors from St. John of the Cross Church in Middlebury were recent recipi-ents of the St. John of the Cross-Bozzuto Family Scholar-ship awards. Recipients that were honored are Diego Alvara, Rob-ert Desmarais, Meghan Leger, Thomas McNamara and Adri-anna Racki.

Summer Food DriveThe Feed the Hungry Com-

mittee of the Middlebury Chris-tian Alliance is conducting a “Hunger Doesn’t Take A Summer Vacation” drive to supply needed food items to area food banks and pantries during July and Au-gust. Food bank donations drop off dramatically during the sum-mer, resulting in critical short-ages of food, and schools with breakfast and lunch programs are closed.

Each participating church will provide its parishioners with in-formation on the program, the items needed and the means by which they will be collected and distributed. Anyone who would like to donate can contact “Feed the Hungry” representatives at the participating churches.

Church office telephone num-bers are: Middlebury Congrega-tional Church, UCC: 203-758-2671; St. George’s Episcopal Church: 203-758-9864; St. John of the Cross Church: 203-758-2659 and Word of Life Family Church: 860 426 0446.

Puppy ClassesGet your pup started off on the

right paw. Trap Falls Kennel Club offers obedience classes for pup-

pies (AKC Puppy S.T.A.R.) start-ing in July. Classes are held at Pawz for Wellness in Shelton Thursday evenings. Email tfkc-training@gmail.com or call 203-450-9485 for more information and start dates.

Recipes for Good HealthCome learn what foods may

lower the risk of cancer at a Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center work-shop Thursday, July 11, at 6 p.m. in Boston. Experts from the Su-san F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancers will explore healthy nu-tritional choices that can help prevent cancer. The event is part of the “What Every Women Should Know” series.

The workshop will be at Dana-Farber’s Yawkey Center for Can-cer Care at 450 Brookline Ave. in Boston. It is free and open to the public, but registration is re-quired at www.dana-farber.org/healthywomen.

Quilts that CareQuilts that Care, an organiza-

tion that makes quilts for people who undergo cancer treatment, will meet Monday, July 15, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the second floor at Gar Kenyon at 238 Water St. in Naugatuck. The group meets the first and third Monday of the month.

On the first Monday, the group meets at the Harold Leever Re-gional Cancer Center at 1075 Chase Parkway in Waterbury. Donations of fabric shop gift cards and quilting materials are gratefully accepted. Volunteers are welcome.

For information, call Deb at 860-945-0184 or email Quilts- ThatCare.Deb@gmail.com.

The Love & Knishes lunch program is offering four Wednesday musical programs to delight guests in July. Adults from many neighboring towns are welcomed each week to enjoy good cheer, live music and delicious food catered by Chef Mo Jalil of Cheshire’s award-winning Jordan Caterers. Lunch is served at noon in the Jewish Federation’s social hall at 444 Main St. North in South-bury.

July 10, “A Summer Beach Party” will fea-ture vocalist and keyboard player Bob Lupi of Oxford. He will mix it up with Bobby Da-rin, Frank Sinatra, and, of course, plenty of Elvis!

July 17, pianist and vocalist Jeanne Hink-son and drummer John Colella will bring guests the story of Doris Day and her incred-ible “Sentimental Journey.” With more than 650 recordings, 29 albums, and 39 movies to her credit, she has been called the most acclaimed female performer of the 20th cen-tury. Guests will enjoy 20 of her best- loved songs.

Willie and Jan Nininger will appear July 24 in a show of the best of the Beatles. This great vocal/guitar duo will perform some of their favorite hits of all times.

The trio “Let Your Light Shine” features vocalists Claudia and Bob Hughes with Mark

Templeton, a well-known pianist and ar-ranger. They will perform July 31, showing off an eclectic mix from their repertoire with duets in all genres including standards, Broadway, classical, opera and pop.

For the past 12 years, Jordan Caterers has had the distinction of being named Con-necticut’s Best Caterer by Connecticut Mag-azine. Lunch reservations should be made by noon Monday for that week’s program. All programs are open to the public, and there is a suggested lunch donation of $7.50 for adults age 60 and older. To RSVP, call 203-267-3177.

Love & Knishes lunches

The Trumbull-Porter Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), at their June meeting welcomed two new members with a DAR Welcoming Service. The new members are Carol Smith of Wolcott and Amber Engle of Manchester, England. Engle is the daughter of John Engle of Naugatuck, who was present to see his daughter wel-comed, and the niece of Freda Carreiro of Oakville.

The Trumbull-Porter Chapter encom-passes the towns of Watertown, Waterbury, Middlebury, Naugatuck, Woodbury, South-bury, and neighboring towns. Chapter meet-ings are usually held at 6:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month from September to June.

Genealogy workshops are held each year as well. The chapter is the proud sponsor of the Charles Merriman Society, Children of the American Revolution. The Daughters gave 11 Good Citizens Awards, 11 American History Awards, and two scholarships to high school seniors this year. Two ROTC awards are given to Junior Cadets.

The chapter’s main project is the loving care of the Old Burying Ground of Water-town, where more than 50 Revolutionary patriots rest in peace along with soldiers from the Civil War, War of 1812, and many early

town settlers. Beginning with the Sarah Whit-man Trumbull Chapter in 1904, members have maintained the Old Burying Ground for more than 100 years. This cemetery is a living museum of Watertown’s history.

Membership in the DAR is open to women 18 years or older who can prove lineal blood-line descent from an ancestor who aided in

achieving American Independence. For more information, contact Regent Carol Bauby at 860-485-0772 or Registrar Katie Gabrielson at 203-729-3349. For information on the Charles Merriman Society of the Chil-dren of the American Revolution, contact Lynn Marshall at 860-274–7472. Trum-bull-Porter welcomes new members.

DAR welcomes new members

At the DAR service welcoming new members are, left to right, State Vice Regent April Staley, Regent Carol Bauby, Registrar Katie Gabrielson, new members Carol Smith and Amber Engle, and Assistant Registrar Freda Engle. (Submitted photo)

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Mrs. Patricia M. (Wityak) Gabani

Former Timex Employee

Mrs. Patricia M. (Wityak) Gabani, 67, of Naugatuck passed away unex-pectedly Friday, June 28, 2013, at her home. She was the wife of Ray-

mond C. Gabani.Mrs. Gabani was born in Nauga-

tuck June 30, 1945, daughter of the late Mance and Stella (Adamski) Wityak. She was a longtime Nauga-tuck resident. Patricia attended Hop Brook Grammar School and was a graduate of Naugatuck High School Class of 1963.

Prior to her retirement she was employed as a receptionist at the Siemon Co. in Watertown and held banking and accounting positions at Timex and other companies. She was a golfer, loved ballroom dancing and painting and had a great passion for cooking. She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church.

Besides her husband and best friend of 44 years, she leaves a son, Craig R. Gabani of Naugatuck; her grandson, Brandon K. Gabani; and her sister, Diane Mulville and her husband, Ronald, of Waterbury. She also leaves several nieces and neph-ews: Darren Adler, Heather Varrone, Tammy Hanson, and Lori Santopi-etro and her husband, Frank, of Oakville.

The family wishes to sincerely thank the staff of the Naugatuck Po-lice and EMS who responded to the emergency call.

Her funeral was July 2 from the Naugatuck Valley Memorial/Fitzger-

ald Zembruski Funeral Home in Naugatuck to St. Mary’s Church in Naugatuck for a Mass of Christian Burial. Burial followed in St. James Cemetery in Naugatuck. Send an online condolence at www.nauga-tuckvalleymemorial.com.

Dr. Jessamine R. Goerner

Retired Pediatrician

Dr. Jessamine R. Goerner, 101, for-merly of Tucker Hill Road in Middle-bury, died Sunday, June 23, 2013, at Middlebury Conva-lescent Home.

Dr. Goerner was born in Buffalo, N.Y., daughter of the late Charles and Jessamine (Deckert) Goerner. She received her bachelor’s degree in astronomy and her master’s degree in physics from Wellesley College and her medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine. She was a pediatrician in Watertown for 43 years.

She leaves three cousins, Mary Higgins of Gainesville, Va.; Jeffrey Higgins of Snyder, N.Y.; and Margue-rite Higgins of Phoenix, Ariz.; and her longtime friends, the Halliwell family of Watertown.

Funeral services will be Saturday, July 6, at 9 a.m. at the Middlebury Congregational Church at 1242 Whittemore Road in Middlebury. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cem-etery on North Street in Watertown. Friends may call at the Hickcox Fu-neral Home at 195 Main St. in Wa-tertown today, Friday, July 5, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to Smilow Cancer Center at Yale-New Haven Hospital, P.O. Box 7611, New Haven, CT 06519-0611. For more information or to leave an online condolence, visit www.hick-coxfuneralhome.com.

Liborio M. LucasFather of Carla Longino

Mr. Liborio M. Lu-cas, 64, of Nauga-tuck and Gralhos, Portugal, passed away June 3, 2013, at his home in Gral-hos, Portugal. He was the husband of

Otilia (Rodriquez) Lucas.Mr. Lucas was born in Gralhos,

Portugal, Nov. 15, 1948, a son of An-tonio and Juaquina (Moura) Lucas of Gralhos, and was educated in the local schools in Portugal. He had been a resident here for more than 35 years. He was the owner of Lucas Concrete for more than 25 years and a communicant of Our Lady of Fatima Church in Waterbury. He was a former member of the Portuguese Club of Naugatuck and had been active with their Fish and Game Club.

Besides his loving wife of 45 years and his parents, he leaves six daugh-ters: Connie Eastman and her hus-band, Jeremy; Paula Carrelo and her husband, Candy; Bella Butler and her husband, Ken; Nella Pires and her husband, Pedro;, and Sandra Ribeiro and her husband, Tomanel, all of Naugatuck, and Carla Longino and her husband, Tim, of Middle-bury; one brother, Fernando Lucas

and his wife, Idalina, of Prospect; five sisters: Gloria Moura and her hus-band, Joao, of Waterbury; Sao Seguro and her husband, Domingos, of Ludlow, Mass.; Rosa Martins and her husband, Jose, of Naugatuck; Jackie Martins and her husband, Frank, of Ludlow, Mass.; Theresa Portela and her husband, Alberto, of Bridgeport; and Ines Machado and her husband, Alipio, of Waterbury; 12 grandchil-dren: Kayla Carrelo, Gabriella Car-relo, C.J. Carrelo, Lucas Carrelo, Dylan Carrelo, Kody Butler, Hannah Butler, Alex Ribeiro, Samantha Ribeiro, Angelina Pires, Pedro Pires, Olivia Longino, and Taylor Longino; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles. He was prede-ceased by a sister, Maria Lucia Lucas.

His funeral was June 11, 2013, from the Alderson Funeral Home of Naugatuck to Our Lady of Fatima Church in Waterbury for a Mass of Christian Burial. Burial followed in St. James Cemetery in Naugatuck. For more information, to light a me-morial candle or to send an online condolence, go to www.aldersonfu-neralhomes.com.

Jenna (Tetlak) PudimMother of

Janet Pudim von Kannewurff

Jenna (Tetlak) Pu-dim, 84, of Ocala, Fla., (previously of Seymour, Conn.) entered into peace-ful rest April 26, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the

late Raymond G. Pudim.Jenna was born in Oxford Feb. 12,

1929, daughter of the late Mary (Rydzy) Tetlak.

She worked at Peter Paul Cadbury and at Bunker Ramo as a data entry clerk. She was a member of the Derby Nest of the Polish Falcons of America. Jenna taught the AARP driving courses in the Valley for years.

She moved to Ocala, Fla., in 2003, where she enjoyed playing bocce, crocheting, Swedish weaving and Scherenschnitte (paper cutting). She was a member of many clubs, en-joyed playing cards and dominoes, and participated in the security pa-trol for her community. She enjoyed the company of her many friends.

She is survived by her sons, Don-ald Pudim and his wife, Barbara, of Waterford and David Pudim and his wife, Joanne, of Seymour; her daugh-ter, Janet von Kannewurff and her husband, Michael, of Middlebury; grandchildren Jason Pudim, his wife, Keren and great-granddaughter Charlie of San Diego, Calif.; Michael Pudim of Astoria, N.Y.; Lynn and Marcy Pudim of Seymour and Marissa and Adam von Kannewurff of Middlebury; sisters Sophie Coo-per of Dunnellon, Fla., and Frances Hessler of Bethany, Conn.; and sev-eral nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was prede-ceased by sisters Ann, Emily, Helen, Josephine and Agnes.

Friends and family may join the interment service at Mountain Meadows Cemetery at 117 Mountain Road in Seymour., Conn., at noon Saturday, July 20. Please join the family for a celebration of life recep-tion following the service.

Memorial gifts may be sent to AARP c/o the driving program, 601 E St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20049 or by calling 1-888-687-2277.

By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD

George Santayana said that “those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” The study of history is not just an idle pastime for millions of Americans; real-life lessons can be gleaned from it. I recently was looking through coroners’ re-ports for New Haven County at the Connecticut State Library in Hartford, the most complete re-pository of Connecticut history available. A story unfolded from its pages that could still stand as a lesson for us today.

It was Sunday, May 14, 1916, 97 years ago. George, 17, of Mid-dlebury, and his friend Charles, of Waterbury, got into a canoe on Lake Quassapaug at 8 a.m. Fifteen feet from shore, Charles found out that George, who was in the stern, could not paddle, so he suggested they go back to the dock and change seats.

As they began to turn around, George saw a fishing pole float-ing on the surface and reached for it. His reach was successful and he began to draw it into the boat. On further observation, he saw an eel firmly attached to the hook; mistaking it for a snake, he suddenly stood up, the last thing anyone should do in a canoe or a rowboat. The canoe over-turned, sending both boys into the lake. Charles could swim, so he made it to the shore. George, who could not swim, perished in the waters 15 feet from shore.

Medical Examiner Henry G. An-derson said George’s body was recovered an hour later. His par-ents and two sisters buried his body in Old Pine Grove Ceme-tery in West Haven.

I learned to swim at an early age at the local high school pool in my native Brooklyn, N.Y., and was glad I did. Later on, my high school required I learn to swim as part of its fitness program (do our high schools require it?), and my Boy Scout experience pro-vided me with ample lessons in swimming, boating and Red Cross lifesaving measures.

There were gigantic public

pools in Red Hook and Sunset Park, and the beach at Coney Island always beckoned. We en-joyed many fine hours there on the beach and swimming in the water. Prospect Park and Central Park offered rowboats and pad-dle boats to all. Vacationing on a lake in Maine during the sum-mer was always a pleasure, es-pecially the boating and swim-ming opportunities.

Those watching the 11 o’clock Connecticut news on many re-cent evenings have seen reports of tragic deaths due to drowning, mostly of victims who could not swim or were inexperienced

swimmers. Over two-thirds of the Earth is covered with water, so those who inhabit this planet can benefit by learning how to nego-tiate their way around the water, enjoy it and respect its power. Swimming and boating lessons readily available in our commu-nity teach us how to safely enjoy this wonderful resource.

Bob Rafford is the Middlebury Historical Society president and Middlebury’s municipal histo-rian. To join the society, visit Mid-dleburyHistoricalSociety.org or call Rafford at 203-206-4717. Your membership would be a valuable addition.

Some new reports say seg-ments of the economy are springing back. Others aren’t so positive. Depending where you read:• Consumerattitudesarebetter

than they’ve been in the past five years.

• Fewerpeoplesayjobsarehardto get.

• Homepricesaregoingupbe-cause there are more people trying to buy.Or:

• Peoplearenowfeelingthere-sults of the increased payroll tax and the bigger bite out of paychecks, and retail sales have fallen.

• Consumerconfidenceisfall-ing.

• Morepeopleexpecttheunem-ployment rate to stay high.How are things at your house?If things are better for you,

that’s great, but don’t let down your guard. Take our collective experiences of the past few years, and don’t assume the economy will continue to get better, if in-deed it is. Here are some sugges-tions:

• Watchthesmallexpenditures,because they add up. If you’ve gone back to buying morning coffee out, calculate what you spend in a year. Use the public library instead of buying books. Decide whether you need all those cable channels. Put a filter on your faucet instead of buying bottled water.

• Paydownyourcreditcards.Once one is paid off, either put that money on another pay-ment or put it in savings every month. After your cards are paid off, save, save, save every dollar you can. Don’t cancel the cards, however, because that will lower your credit score.

• Don’tmakecredit-cardpur-chases unless you know you can pay off the balance in three months. Consider whether you

can instead save the money in three months and pay cash.

• Considerwhetherserviceworkon your vehicle will keep it running a bit longer, instead of buying a new one.

• Reviewyourtaxdeductionstomake sure you don’t get a big refund at the end of the year. Getting a refund means you’ve given an interest-free loan to the government.Do you hear a note of caution

in all this? No matter what “con-sumer confidence” poll you read, you can find one that says the opposite.

Yes, it might give the economy as a whole a boost if millions of people run out and spend, spend, spend. But you’re not re-sponsible for the economy. You’re responsible only for your home and family.

And being cautious about spending is still the way to go.

David Uffington regrets he can-not personally answer reader questions, but he will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Send email to column-reply2@gmail.com.

(c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Powerful Tools for Caregivers (PTC), an educational program designed to help family caregiv-ers take care of themselves while caring for a relative or friend, is being offered six Wednesdays, July 10 through Aug. 14, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in Danbury. Classes will be held at Elmwood Hall in the Danbury Senior Center at 10 Elmwood Place in Danbury. Reg-istration is required.

Caregivers will benefit from this class whether they are help-ing a parent, spouse, friend, someone who lives at home, in a nursing home, or across the

country. It is based on the highly successful chronic disease self-management program known as LIVE WELL and was developed over three years of testing and research to assess its effectiveness. Since the progr-am’s inception in 1998, PTC ma-terials have reached more than 70,000 caregivers nationwide.

Over the six weeks, caregivers develop self-care strategies to help them reduce stress, improve self confidence, communicate their feelings, balance their lives, increase their ability to make tough decisions and locate help-

ful resources. Interactive lessons, discussions and brainstorming will help participants identify the “tools” needed for successful caregiving and put them into action in daily life.

Participants receive a copy of “The Caregiver Helpbook” de-veloped specifically for the class. The cost of the manual is covered by a Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Quality of Life grant and other local grantors.

To register or for more infor-mation, contact Janice Zwicker at 203-758-8080.

powerful tools for caregiversJanice Zwicker and Ken Winkelstern will lead the Powerful Tools for Caregivers classes.

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the simple truth About HappinessHappiness is an inside, con-

scious, everyday thing. Cultivate it from a quiet, still place and radiate from the inside out. Fill your cup of happiness daily to flow with a sense of peace and contentment.

The simple truth about hap-piness: It’s a philosophy of over-all natural, consistent well-being in which you feel in harmony with all of creation most of the time. And guess what? It takes little effort to keep up. It’s impor-tant to eat, digest and eliminate well; to appreciate and feel grat-itude for what you have; to sleep deeply; to keep things in your life fresh and positive by adding new experiences to your exercise choices, to your family dynamics, to your work environment, in your playtime hours and with your relationships.

Happiness is spherical in na-ture. Consider the five aspects below to power up tranquil, con-sistent happiness. See happiness in the middle of a large circle. Visualize a sphere of smaller cir-cles surrounding it moving

within their own fields of energy. When each is in balance and in harmony with the others, you feel a calm, clear, luminescent glow from within quietly and continuously feeding your life. Others see, feel and respond pos-itively when they’re around you, making you feel great, too!

Here’s how you can start to immediately tap into more hap-piness:1. Nutrition. Well this is a basic

one, isn’t it? Eat well, feel well, live well. Really. Are you get-ting enough good, nutritious food to eat? Ask this simple question as if you are asking a child. Stay in touch with this innocence, and make inner choices that end up with more color in your grocery cart. Lis-ten to your body’s intelligence

and it’ll tell you what it needs and what needs to go.

2. Exercise. Move, move, move is where it’s at because we’re made that way. What matters is the when – every day, off and on all day. Your body wants to stretch, step and flow forward. Awareness and in-tention work wonders!

3. Sleep. Ask to dream about your very own individual unique strength. Breathe fully into your belly until you feel yourself nod off. You’ll soon awake more rested, and what bubbles up from within will inform your life. Sleep your way to a more happy you.

4. Mindful Stress Reliever. Try an easy daily evening meditation. Sit quietly for 5 minutes breathing calmly and deeply. Now jot down one amazing, coincidental, surprising or wonderful awesome thing that made you smile, feel con-nected to your spirit, to people and animal friends or to your natural environment.

5. Passionate Purposeful Plea-sure. Increase meaning in your life by doing things on purpose, consciously and with a feeling of being pleas-ant rather than with a sense of drudgery or necessity. Shift the way you look at all you do to feel quietly happy. Be cre-ative in what you do, encour-aging yourself to develop passion and purpose every day. That’s it in a big nutshell. En-

joy your spherical happiness journey!

De Pecol is a yoga instructor, Reiki master and life coach who lives in Washington, Conn. See lifecoachingllc.com or email life-coach3@aol.com.

By CYNTHIA DE PECOL

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have been diagnosed with atrial flut-ter. My cardiologist wants to perform a catheter ablation on me and says it’s a safe procedure. Do you agree? – B.L. ANSWER: Atrial flutter is a very rapid heartbeat. The atria, the two upper heart chambers, beat 260 to 300 times a minute. The lower heart chambers, the right and left ventricles, the heart’s pumping chambers, beat at half that rate, still a fast heartbeat.

Atrial flutter differs from atrial fibrillation, a more common heart-rhythm disturbance, in the regularity of the heartbeat. Atrial fibrillation is both an irregular and fast heartbeat. Atrial flutter is a regular and fast beat.

Fatigue, lightheadedness and shortness of breath are some of atrial flutter’s symptoms.

The heart can’t be allowed to sustain such rapid beating. Ab-lation, the destruction of heart tissue responsible for the speedup, is an excellent way to put an end to flutter. The heart doctor with a specially equipped catheter advances a thin, pliable tube from a surface blood vessel into the heart. When the doctor has the catheter at the right po-sition, he or she turns on radio waves that create scars in the renegade part of the atrium. The abnormal rhythm stops. The success rate is 90 percent. I wouldn’t hesitate for a minute to have it done.

The booklet on heartbeat ir-regularities explains the more common kinds of heartbeat dis-turbances. To obtain a copy, write: Dr. Donohue – No. 107W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for de-livery.DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Years ago, on one of the morning news shows, I heard people talking about taking a vitamin or min-eral to keep mosquitoes from biting. Do you know what that is? Mosquitoes prefer my blood. I do not want to use some type of poison, like a repellent. – P.J.ANSWER: Vitamin B-1, thia-mine, has been touted as a way to discourage mosquitoes from biting. No proof of this exists, and I have serious doubts about this advice.

Exhaled carbon dioxide at-tracts mosquitoes, as do other body chemicals and body heat. You don’t have to fear repellents. They aren’t poison. They don’t kill mosquitoes. They drive them away – repel them. Ones with DEET work well. Or if you want a natural product, try Repel. It contains oil of lemon eucalyptus.DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My con-cern is “tan without the sun” lotions. The “bronzers” work over a period of hours. If they were simple dyes, the color change would be immediate. It isn’t. It takes hours before an effect is noticeable.

Do they bring a natural skin pigment to the surface, and do they protect from the sun? – A.R.ANSWER: Most of these prod-ucts contain dihydroacetone, which reacts with cells in the topmost layer of skin and im-parts the tan hue to it. It fades as these cells are shed. The color change does not protect against sunlight.

These bronzers are not skin dyes.

Dr. Donohue regrets he is un-able to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

(c) 2013 North America Synd., Inc.All Rights Reserved

1. Who was the last Detroit Tiger before Miguel Cabrera in 2008-12 to have five consec-utive seasons of 100-plus RBIs?

2. In 2012, Jimmy Rollins be-came the fourth player to get 2,000 hits with the Philadel-phia Phillies. Name two of the first three to do it.

3. How many quarterbacks have won a Super Bowl at age 36 or older?

4. For how many consecutive years now has the winner of the Big East men’s basketball tournament appeared in the NCAA Final Four?

5. When was the last time before 2013 that the New York Island-ers reached the NHL playoffs?

6. Name the two drivers who won from the pole position twice at the Daytona 500.

7. Since Olympic women’s dou-bles tennis resumed in 1988, name the only year in which an American team did not win a gold medal.

Answers

1. Charlie Gehringer, 1932-36.2. Richie Ashburn, Ed Delahanty

and Mike Schmidt. 3. Johnny Unitas, Jim Plunkett

and John Elway.4. Four – West Virginia (2010),

UConn (2011) and Louisville (2012-13).

5. It was 2007.6. Cale Yarborough (1968, ’84)

and Bill Elliott (1985, ’87).7. In 2004, Li Ting and Sun

Tiantian of China won the gold medal.

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for ages 5 to 7 will meet Monday to Friday, July 8 to 12, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Shepardson Center. An instructor from Play-Well TEK- nologies will lead the class as they build engineer-designed projects such as boats, bridges, mazes and motorized cars and use special pieces to create their own unique designs. Campers will explore the possibilities of LEGO building systems while learning useful construction techniques. The fee is $142 for residents; $152 for non-residents.

Engineering Fundamentals with LEGO for ages 7 to 9 will meet Monday to Friday, July 8 to 12, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Shepard-son Center. An instructor from Play-Well TEKnologies will help kids power up their engineering skills with Play-Well TEKnologies and more than 100,000 pieces of LEGO! Kids will apply real-world concepts in physics, engineering, and architecture through proj-ects designed by engineers. In-structors provide inspiration for students to take their creations farther, and each day’s projects are geared uniquely to challenge each student’s abilities. The group will explore motorized, mechanized and architectural projects in a fun way. The fee is $142 for residents; $152 for non-residents.

Tennis ClassesU.S. Sports Institute instruc-

tors will teach the following ten-nis classes Monday through Fri-day, July 8 to 12.

Tennis Squirts for ages 3 to 5 will meet from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. at the Middlebury Recreation Area. The fee is $69 for residents and $79 for nonresidents.

First Play Tennis for ages 6 to 9 years will meet from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Pomperaug High School. The fee is $109 for residents and $119 for nonresidents.

First Play Tennis for ages 10 to 14 will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Pomperaug High School. The fee is $109 for residents and $119 for nonresidents.

U.S. Sports Institute Summer Camps

Total Sports Squirts 1 for ages 3 to 5 will meet Monday through Friday, July 15 to 19, from 9 to 10 a.m. at Shepardson Field. The fee is $79 for residents; $89 for nonresidents.

Total Sports Squirts 2 for ages 3 to 5 will meet Monday through Friday, July 15 to 19, from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. at Shepardson Field. The fee is $79 for residents; $89 for nonresidents.

Participants in these camps will have the opportunity to try

soccer, T-ball, basketball, floor hockey and lacrosse in a safe, structured environment.

Summer Playground Program

Summer Playground consists of three two-week sessions for Middlebury children entering kindergarten through grade six. Space is still available in sessions two and three. Each session costs $135 plus a $10 fee for late regis-tration.

Sessions meet Mondays through Fridays July 8 to July 19 and July 22 to Aug. 2.

Grades K, one and two will meet from 9:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. with sessions at Middlebury El-ementary School Mondays through Thursdays and at Shep-ardson Community Center Fri-days.

Grades three and four will meet Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Mead-owview Park.

Grades five and six will meet Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Middle-bury Recreation Area.

Montessori Play DaysInstructor Nana Sledzieski,

head of school, will lead this pro-gram for ages 3 to 5 that will meet Monday through Friday, July 22 to 26, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Brown Tufts Montessori in Woodbury. See BrownTuftsMon-tessori.com.

It will be a mini summer hol-iday. Children can enjoy the li-censed classroom setting, play with new friends in the beautiful backyard, get messy with an as-sortment of sensorial materials designed just for summer vaca-tion and learn something new about nature. They will sing songs, play games and do art-work in the sun. If it rains, they will relax with a story from the children’s literature collection.

A healthy snack is included. The fee is $79 for residents; $89 for nonresidents.

MRA HoursThe Middlebury Recreation

Area (MRA) season is open weekdays from 11 a.m. to sunset with the beach opening for swimming at noon. Weekend hours are 10 a.m. to sunset with the beach opening for swimming at 11 a.m. The MRA will be closed for the day if it is raining at noon.

Pies & Pints co-owner Theo Anastasiadis said Sunday the business has started a running club that meets at the business every Wednesday night at 6 p.m. All are welcome to join.

He said he hopes the runners will participate in their first event Sunday, July 21, during the run-ning of the Shaneanigans 5K in Woodbury. Participants in the race/walk/roll may choose be-tween a 5K road race or a one-mile walk.

Both start at 10 a.m. at Non-newaug High School. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and costs $20. Learn more about the race and register online at shaneanigans5k.com. Those who can’t participate can become sponsors. Sponsor-ship information and forms also are available on the website.

The race benefits the Shane Condon Memorial Scholarship, which the website says “is awarded annually to a student(s) with a willingness to help others,

who never judges anyone, who demonstrates compassion and respect for others, and does good deeds without the need for rec-ognition. The scholarship is ad-ministrated by the Woodbury Scholarship Fund, which was organized to provide financial assistance to Woodbury’s post-secondary education stu-dents as they pursue higher edu-cation and to help support and encourage their academic achievements.”

All monetary donations and runners’ registration fees will go directly to the scholarship fund. The family asks community mem-bers to help them as they create a fun event that will honor Shane’s passion for running and benefit Nonnewaug students.

Those interested in running with the Pies & Pints team can drop by Wednesday nights at 6 p.m. or call Pies & Pints at 203-598-7221.

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(Family Features) It’s that time of year again when the year’s biggest movies begin invading theaters. But big movies also can mean big lines and big bucks.

Sometimes it’s just more convenient and affordable to have a movie night at home. Hosting an at-home movie night can be even more fun than taking a trip to the theater if you make it a “Modern Movie Night.” Here are some tips to help put a new spin on a movie night at home:

Plan Ahead – The official Redbox mobile app lets you browse movies and reserve them for pickup right from your phone. You can even see which boxes have your favorite movies. Pick the closest box, and a copy will be reserved for you.

Let’s Make A Deal – Enjoy a delicious, cool Mars Ice Cream treat while you watch your movie. Mars Ice Cream is providing a code for a free one-night DVD rental from Redbox printed on the inside of specially marked packages of Snickers,

Twix, M&M’S and Milky Way ice cream bars.

Spruce Up Your Snacks – One

of the best things about the theater experience is the delicious snacks. But you can

make what you eat at home just as good by putting a modern spin on old favorites. For example, once your popcorn has cooled, add M&M’S to give it a colorful, delicious new look.

Digital Movie Buzz – Don’t just plop on the couch for the evening. Get together with family and friends and enjoy some digital fun before the movie starts. The Guess The Movie app or MovieCat challenge you with quizzes and classic movie questions. You can even compare your own review of favorite movies with scores from Rotten Tomatoes.

If the flick is a bust, live tweet funny commentary while you watch or write your own movie reviews at moviequotesandmore.com. Try playing the popular movie trivia game SceneIt or play Charades using Vine video clips. You can also check out cast info on the IMDB app. End the evening with a movie discussion, and your house may become everyone’s favorite home theater.

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The overpressure device was implemented on all LP (liquid propane) tanks in 1995. Its pur-pose is to keep you safe in the event of a gas leak – due to a damaged line, tank or other issue

– by restricting gas flow. How-ever, the device inadvertently can be activated. For example, turn-ing the grill’s control knobs to the “on” position before opening up the control knob on the propane tank can sometimes trigger the device.

Fortunately, the fix for this (and for the connection) is pretty simple. Open the grill lid and turn off all the control knobs on both the grill and the propane tank. Disconnect the regulator from the propane tank, being careful not to damage or strip the connecting nut. (Wrap a soft rag around the nut if you need to use pliers to loosen it.) Wait 30 sec-onds, then reconnect the regu-

lator, being careful not to over-tighten or damage the connection. Test the gas flow by opening the tank’s valve all the way – if you smell gas at this point, close the valve and re-tighten the regulator connection. If all seems fine, then light the grill according to manufacturer instructions.

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The Water-Oak Indians 12U scored early and often in a 12-0 win over Overlook. The Indians continued to pile up the runs last week, scoring four runs in the seventh inning on their way to a landslide win over Overlook at Bill Ryan.

The Indians hit four home runs in the win. They came when Dan Graziano homered in the third inning, Fran Barton homered in the fifth inning, Carter Dziedzic homered in the sixth inning, and Larry Zapata homered in the seventh inning.

Zapata racked up five RBIs on two hits for the Water-Oak Indians 12U. He singled in the third inning and homered in the seventh inning.

Barton recorded the win for the Water-Oak Indians 12U. He tossed seven innings of shutout ball. He struck out eight, walked two and gave up six hits.

The lead stayed with the Indians after the third inning, when they scored four runs on a two-run home run by Graziano and two singles.

The Indians built upon their lead with three runs in the sixth. Dziedzic kicked things off with a solo blast.

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: We re-cently took in a stray dog. Walt had a few minor health issues that are being addressed, but he also needs to be “fixed.” The vet-erinarian says it shouldn’t be a difficult operation once he’s ready for it, but Walt is a fully grown dog heading into his se-nior years. What problems should I be on the lookout for, just in case? – Hannah in Tren-ton, N.J.DEAR HANNAH: The operation to neuter Walt should be pretty routine. But if you have any con-cerns, definitely ask the veteri-narian about them. It sounds like the vet is holding off on the op-eration while some specific health concerns are addressed, which means he is making sure potential complications from the

surgery are handled ahead of time.

Prior to any surgery, a vet clinic will do blood work to make sure a pet safely can be given anesthesia. Your vet may have done this already during Walt’s initial visit, once it was clear he would need to be fixed.

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not to feed him for 12 hours be-fore the operation. After the op-eration, he’ll be kept under ob-servation in recovery until it’s deemed safe for him to go home. Walt still will probably be groggy for several hours afterward. For the next five to seven days, he will need to recover in a quiet spot at home, with minimal activity.

Again, the vet clinic should be informative and communicative about the surgery. Contact it with any questions or concerns before and after Walt’s procedure.

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