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“As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in schools.” ~ Author Unknown

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

Book Review .................. 2

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

Community Calendar ...... 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Region 15 School Calendar ...3

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

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

Varsity Sports Calendar ... 6

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Labor Day Holidayall town hall offices, senior center, library, post office and transfer station are closed.

connecticut Food Bank mobile Food pantryWhat: Perishable foods such as produce, dairy products and bread given to any who need themWhen: 2 to 3 p.m. Where: First Congregational Church, 40 DeForest Street, in Watertown, 860-274-6737

Rosh Hashanah Holy Day(starts at sundown sept. 4)

Middlebury Ironman triathletes go the distance

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Mondaysept. 2

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM

Sanjiv Gupta has waited on customers at International Wine and Liquor in Middle-bury for 12 years. During that time, he co-owned the store with his brother-in-law. Now he has become the sole owner, and he is excited about the prospect of continuing to wait on customers he has come to know over the years.

Sanjiv, a native of the Punjab region of India, moved to the U.S. 15 years ago. A friend in Waterbury encouraged him to move here, telling him, “It’s a beautiful place and you are going to love it here.” Sanjiv said his friend was right, and he is happy to be here.

Twelve years ago, he began working at International Wine and Liquor. “Everyone thought I was the owner because I was han-dling most of the buying and selling,” he said.

Things went smoothly until an armed robber came into the store one Sunday last August while Anuradha was behind the counter. It was the first time the store had been robbed at gunpoint, and it caused Sanjiv and his wife to consider whether or not to continue working there. During that time, Sanjiv started working in New Hamp-shire. But he found he wasn’t happy there.

“I missed Middlebury,” he said. “I missed everyone. The money was good, but I missed this environment and working with people here.” That’s when he approached his brother-in-law about selling the busi-ness to him. His brother-in-law agreed to do so.

Sanjiv said he is happy to own the Mid-dlebury business. “Middlebury has been very, very good to me,” he said.

Anuradha agreed. “We are close to ev-erybody. They are like family,” she said of

their customers. She said the store’s cus-tomers have watched the two Gupta sons grow up, and the Guptas have watched customer’s children grow up over the years.

The Gupta’s sons, Himank, 24, and Bhavin, 20, are both college students. Hi-mank is a dental student at the UConn Health Center in Farmington, and Bhavin is a junior studying predental at UConn in Storrs. Both of them still work off and on at the store.

Sanjiv said working in the store is one of the reasons he speaks English well. He had to learn English when he arrived in the U.S. “Spending time with customers helps me with my English,” he said.

Sanjiv said the family plans to gradually remodel the store. It is open Monday to Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sun-day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The phone num-ber is 203-598-7922.

The Gupta family, front left to right, father Sanjiv and mother Anuradha and back, left to right, sons Himank and Bhavin, are all smiles as the new owners of International Wine and Liquor on Straits Turnpike in Middlebury. Sanjiv previously shared ownership of the store with his brother-in-law. (Marjorie Needham photo)

new owner at International Wine

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM

At a special meeting Tuesday night, the Middlebury Parks and Recreation Commission mem-bers agreed to issue the following statement:

“As things stand now, budget cuts by the Board of Finance will make it impossible for Parks and Recreation to offer the Christmas Tree Lighting on the Green and Memorial Day Parade.

“The only way these estab-lished community traditions will continue is if the Board of Fi-nance reinstates the funds nec-essary to stage these events. Please contact the Board of Fi-nance, which meets the second Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m., Room 26 at Shepardson Com-munity Center.”

Chairman Ron Clark Sr. signed the statement.

On Wednesday, Parks and Recreation Director Betty Proulx said, “We will have a tree, and it will be lit. But it will be lit on Fri-day at 1 p.m. before I leave work for the day.” The tree has tradi-tionally been lit during a Saturday afternoon program that includes performances by youth groups and caroling around the Green. This year’s tree lighting was to have been Saturday, Dec. 7.

The Board of Finance (BoF) cut from the 2013-2014 budget all town employee overtime ex-cept that for snow plowing and police. The overtime that was cut pays for town employees to assist with weekend events like the tree lighting.

In a telephone interview ear-lier this month, BoF Chairman Michael McCormack said Proulx had emailed him about her con-cerns. “I emailed her back and told her that was a question to ask the first selectman,” McCor-mack said. “The Board of Fi-nance sets the budget and it’s up to the first selectman to manage the budget. The Board of Finance isn’t here to tell people how to run the town.”

McCormack said, “The an-swer isn’t always, ‘We need to spend money.’ You need to figure out what to do with less money.” He cited the example of overtime being paid to close up Shepard-son Community Center after 9:30 p.m. The solution to that was to post notices that all meetings in the building must end no later than 9:30 p.m.

McCormack said this is not a question for the Board of Fi-nance. “The Board of Finance set the budget, it was approved, and now it’s up to management to decide what to do. What manag-ers get paid for is running busi-nesses within constraints,” he said. “You can make everything a big problem or you can make a solution … The point I want to make is this is a problem man-agement needs to take care of.”

Responding to the idea that you need to figure out what to do with less money, Commissioner Ray Kasidas said being told to adjust your spending doesn’t work. “If my wife says, ‘Here’s $20 to fill your car, it can’t hap-pen. It takes $60 to fill my gas

tank,” he said.It appears department heads

were not consulted before the overtime cuts were made. Clark said, “We’re in a real dilemma here. I wish someone had asked us.” Later, he said, “It’s almost inconceivable a town group, spe-cifically the Board of Finance, would institute such a radical change without consulting any-one.”

Proulx said, “If somebody had come to us, I could have ex-plained the consequences of the cuts. They’ve cut over $40,000 over the past two years.”

Clark said Ed Asselin is the commission’s BoF liaison, but members agreed he did not dis-cuss the 2013-2014 budget or the overtime cuts with them. “We haven’t seen him for a couple of years,” said Commissioner Joan Reed. A call to Ed Asselin was not returned before our deadline.

Proulx said, “We’ve been told no overtime. I don’t have the money or the people to do these events.” She said Public Works Department employees open the buildings for weekend events, and one attends the tree lighting in case there are technical prob-lems getting the tree to light. Clark noted there have been times when the tree did not ini-tially light.

Looking at the option of hav-ing employees take time off dur-ing the week so they could work on a weekend, Proulx said the Public Works Department is down to a skeleton crew already and cannot spare a crew member during the week.

Commissioner Ray Kasidas said, “Some people don’t under-stand we have to deal with labor laws.” Using volunteers also raises the issue of liability; the town’s liability insurance covers town employees but not volun-teers.

As for raising funds for over-time through donations, Proulx and others noted it might be possible, but the amount needed likely would increase each year as the BoF continues to cut money from the town budget. “I’m working at close to $100,000 less over the past seven years,” Proulx said.

Although the statement fo-cuses on two events, the Trick or Trunk Halloween event and the Spring Egg Hunt also are on the line, and the cuts in overtime are affecting the sports programs, too. In addition, Proulx said she has had to cancel income-pro-ducing Saturday activities such as the babysitting course and safe boating course because overtime is not allowed.

She estimated the overtime costs for Christmas at $1,700 and the Memorial Day Parade at $6,000. Trick or Trunk runs about $350 and the Egg Hunt $250. The overtime breakdown for the Me-morial Day parade is $2,400 for Public Works, $2,400 for the Po-lice Department and $1,100 for the Parks and Recreation Depart-ment. Proulx noted that, starting last year, she has had to pay for police coverage at these events. It has been $56 an hour; that fee

saturday tree lighting in jeopardy

has increased to $90.96 an hour for a minimum of four hours. Proulx said she didn’t learn the amount had nearly doubled un-til just this Tuesday when she called the police department to confirm her costs.

Before settling on making the statement, commissioners dis-cussed how to “get creative,” as they had been urged to do by McCormack. Clark said, “Let’s be creative. What are alternatives that are legal, safe and fall within our costs?”

But Commissioner Stephen Grammatico said, “I consider these community activities rather than Parks and Recreaction ac-tivities. We can do nothing. Our budget has been cut to the bone. I suggest we do nothing.”

Selectman Ralph Barra spoke up, saying, “I want to be clear the Board of Selectmen had overtime

Some lucky person will go home with this hand-cro-cheted blanket created by Middlebury Public Library patrons over the sum-mer. The blanket is large enough for a double bed. See Library Happenings on page 2 for information on entering the drawing for the blanket. (Marjorie Needham photo)

Hand-crocheted blanket drawing at Library

– See Tree on page 5

2 Friday, August 30, 2013The Bee-Intelligencer

middleburyWin a Granny Square

BlanketAnyone and everyone is wel-

come to enter a drawing to win a beautiful new granny square blanket, completed using granny squares made by several Middle-bury Library patrons for the sum-mer programming. Simply fill out an entry form at the Circula-tion Desk, or call 203-758-2634 and give us your name and phone number, and we’ll do it for you. The winner will be an-nounced soon after the library reopens at its 30 Crest Road lo-cation.

Open Story TimeThe library will hold an open

story time every Tuesday morn-ing in September, starting Tues-day, Sept. 3, at 10:30 a.m. The story time will be for children ages 3 and up. Registration is not required. For additional infor-mation, stop by the library or call 203-758-2634.

Knitting with Ms. AnnJoin us for knitting with Ms.

Ann every Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. All levels of experience are welcome.

Children’s MovieKids home from school Thurs-

day, Sept. 5? Come enjoy a chil-dren’s movie showing at 1 p.m. Bring a snack!

Mystery Book Discussion Group

The Mystery Book Discussion Group will meet Thursday, Sept. 5, at 6 p.m. to discuss “In the Woods” by Tana French. Books are available at the library. Please call the library at 203-758-2634 or email Joan Arnold at [email protected] for more information. All are wel-come!

The Middlebury Public Li-brary is temporarily at the Mid-dlebury Timex Building at 199 Park Road Extension, Suite D, in Middlebury. Call 203-758-2634 or visit www.middleburypub- liclibrary.org for more informa-tion.

naugatuckLabor Day Closings

The Whittemore Library will be closed Saturday, Aug. 31, and Monday, Sept. 2, for the Labor Day holiday.

Social Services Information

Do you have questions about, need assistance or need to de-termine eligibility for Medicare, SNAP, the Affordable Care Act or local social services? Meet with Richard Wood of CHOICES – Connecticut’s health and infor-mation assistance program – any Wednesday afternoon from 1 to 4 p.m. at the library. All discus-sions are FREE and confidential. Call 203-729-4591 for more in-formation.

Book Sale DonationsThe Friends are asking anyone

who has books, DVDs or CDs to donate to please bring them to the library during the next few weeks for the Sept. 17 and 18 book sale. Items that cannot be accepted are text books, maga-zines, Reader’s Digest condensed books, encyclopedias and cas-sette tapes. The library appreci-ates your donations.

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

southburySky Blue Boys Concert

Wednesday, Sept. 4, from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m., “The Sky Blue Boys – Banjo Dan and Willy Lindner” will perform in the “brothers’ duets” style, playing music that appeals to fans of folk, tradi-tional, country, bluegrass and acoustic music in the Kingsley Room at the Southbury Public Library.

The Sky Blue Boys are based in Vermont and have performed throughout New England for more than 20 years, delivering a lively, fun-filled program of tra-ditional and original acoustic music. With two voices and an assortment of stringed instru-ments, the duo offers a show full of variety, energy and great old songs, along with some of their own and a few surprises along the way.

Refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library. This is a free pro-gram open to the public. Register at the Reference Desk at 100 Pov-erty Road or by calling 203-262-0626, ext. 130.

Understanding Health Care ReformThursday, Sept. 12, at 6:30

p.m. in the Kingsley Room, the library will present an informa-tional health care reform semi-nar designed to help the self-em-ployed, private-pay individuals and anyone else with questions understand the new health care laws going into effect Jan. 1, 2014.

Licensed health insurance professional Margaret Foran Ackley will conduct an interac-tive discussion focusing on the changes to the health care indus-try commonly known as Obam-acare. The program is not a sales presentation. It is free and open to the public. Registration is sug-gested. Stop by the Reference Desk or call us at 203-262-0626, ext. 130, to register.

Plein Air Art Show The first ever Pomperaug Out-

door Painters (POP) art show will be held Sept. 3 to 27 at the Gloria Cachion Art Gallery in the South-bury Public Library. Sunday, Sept. 15, from 2 to 4 p.m., POP invites the public to attend a meeting with light refreshments. Show artists will speak infor-mally about plein air art and their location paintings of the South-bury Land Trust.

The exhibit will showcase the work of area plein air painters on location at Southbury Land Trust properties. Twenty-six artists are entering representational origi-nal art in watercolor, oil and acrylic. All artwork is framed, family friendly and for sale.

Show entries may be pre-viewed on Facebook: Pomperaug Outdoor Painters. Artists donate 35 percent of their sales to the Southbury Land Trust to help rebuild the Phillips Farm Barn.

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

WoodburyCollege Planning

Program A free college planning pro-

gram, “Ten Secrets Teens (and Their Parents) Should Know Be-fore Applying for College,” will be presented by Annette Bos-ley-Boyce Thursday, Sept. 12, at

7 p.m. Bosley-Boyce, author of “The College Success Plan,” will explain unknown facts, tips and strategies to help teens (and their parents) develop a realistic and beneficial plan for college – one that inspires them to set career planning and college financing goals.

If you have a teen in the fam-ily preparing for college, you don’t want to miss this highly interactive seminar! For more information or to register for this program, contact the library at 203-263-3502.

3 Photographers Exhibit Work

The September gallery exhibit “Available Light” will feature the work of three Connecticut pho-tographers: Steven Willard, Marc Isolda and Susan Reinberg. A reception will be held Saturday, Sept. 7, from 1 to 4 p.m. The pho-tographers will be present to greet visitors and discuss their works.

The exhibit covers a gamut of fine art photography, ranging from Willard’s tranquil black-and-white studies of the Con-necticut landscape to Isolda’s sweeping panoramas and pas-torals and Reinberg’s floral im-ages, infrared landscapes and “digital diaries.”

Willard, a Woodbury resident, has been a dedicated photogra-pher since childhood. His web-site and blog are at www.steven-willardimages.wordpress.com, where he shares his photographs and writings.

Isolda, a Bridgewater resident, is known for his classic photog-raphy and keen eye. Examples of his work can be seen at www.siteofmind.com and at www.thousandwords.us.

Susan Reinberg is a native of Connecticut and long-time Eas-ton resident who has recently relocated to Woodbury. Her pho-tographic work spans a career of more than 30 years. The website www.siteofmind.com showcases her recent essays and offers an overview of her infrared light-house landscape images. Her documentary work and other essays can be seen at www.su-sanreinberg.com.

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

Middlebury Community Calendar

“Mr. Linh’s Granddaughter”

By Philippe Claudel

Reviewed by Mary Conseur

This novel by French author Philippe Claudel concerns an old man from a poor Asian country who has just lost his house, his family and his village in a war imposed by a western industrial power. The only person he has left is his little three-month-old granddaughter. The only posses-sions he has are a worn photo-graph of his deceased wife and a handful of dirt from his coun-try.

Obligated to leave his home-land because of the war, Mr. Linh is put on a boat bound for the country that has just decimated his own country. He must stay in a refugee camp where he knows nobody and where he is sur-rounded by people who don’t speak his language.

Most of the people in the ref-ugee camp either ignore him or mock him. The only person who has compassion for him is an inhabitant of the new country, whom Mr. Linh meets in the park. This man is a former sol-dier, who feels guilty because he was ordered to kill Mr. Linh’s compatriots. He also feels a kin-ship with the old man because

he too is lonely; his wife is dead, he never had any children, and he feels a stranger in his own land.

“Mr. Linh’s Granddaughter” is the story of suffering but also of tenderness and compassion. It shows us the triumph of the hu-man spirit in the face of great adversity, a modern French ver-sion of “The Grapes of Wrath.” Though the story is short and the language is simple, the message is very powerful.

Writer and film director Phi-lippe Claudel is already known to French audiences for his award-winning novel, “Ames Grises” (“Gray Souls”) and for his film, “Il y a Longtemps que je t’aime” (“I Have Loved You a Long Time”), which won a 2009 award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). In addition to being a writer and film director, Claudel also is a professor of cultural an-thropology at the University of Nancy in France. The English version of his new novel, “Mr. Linh’s Granddaughter,” is avail-able on e-books.

Mary’s Book review

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Monday, Sept. 2 - Labor Day HolidayAll town hall offices, library, senior center and

transfer station are closed.

Tuesday, Sept. 3 Board of Selectmen6 p.m. .................................................Town Hall Conference Room

Wednesday, Sept. 4Land Preservation and Open Space6 p.m. .................................................Town Hall Conference Room

Zoning Board of Appeals Postponed to Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. ............... Shepardson Room 26

Thursday, Sept. 5Planning and Zoning7:30 p.m. ....................................................Shepardson Auditorium

Calendar dates/times are subject to change.If your organization would like your event included in the community calendar, please email the information to [email protected].

Date Time Address/Incident8/12/13 06:49 65 Crest Road. Middlebury Public Library.

Water flow alarm.8/12/13 18:36 140 Woodfield Drive. Fire alarm activation.

Food on the stove.8/13/13 10:38 152 Glenwood Ave. Oven fire from self-

cleaning oven. REMINDER: Clean all solid matter out of your oven FIRST before you set it to self-clean.

8/14/13 17:53 7 George St. Activated fire alarm. Food on the stove.

8/15/13 20:20 I-84 East Exit 17 on ramp. Mutual aid to the City of Waterbury for lighting at a motor ve-hicle accident.

8/15/13 20:34 34 Ridgewood Drive. Gas leak. Shut gas off to residence.

8/16/13 01:45 1 Store Road. Pies and Pints. Activated fire alarm.

8/16/13 07:18 County Line on Straits Turnpike. Accidental fire alarm activation.

8/20/13 12:14 199 Park Road Ext. Activated fire alarm. Workers testing the system.

8/21/13 20:38 Route 63 at I-84. Motor vehicle accident with injuries. One transported on advanced life support; one transported on basic life support.

8/23/13 17:37 I-84. Reported vehicle on fire. No fire; 18-wheeler discharging lots of smoke.

8/24/13 15:28 I-84 East. Motor vehicle accident in Water-bury.

“Woodbury Wetlands, Woodbury, CT 2013” by Steven Willard (©2013) will be on exhibit at the Woodbury Public Library in September as will photographs by Marc Isolda and Susan Reinberg.

(Submitted photo)

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE

The Middlebury Conservation Commission (CC) at its Aug. 27 meeting approved two Town of Middlebury drainage mainte-nance projects, set a public hear-ing for proposed construction of a new home on Ravenwood Drive and accepted an applica-tion for a subdivision on South Road.

Two public road drainage im-provement projects by the Town of Middlebury were unani-mously approved. Town Engi-neer John Calabrese said a dete-riorating 24-inch corrugated metal pipe, in place since the 1970s at Three Mile Hill and East Ridge Drive, needed to be re-placed with proposed 30-inch ABS plastic pipe tying into an

existing 30-inch system. He said until excavation was under way it would not be clear how much of that system also would be re-placed. He told commissioners construction would utilize silt fencing and hay bales to control flowing water.

Calabrese also described water-control problems where no drain-age systems exist at 246 White Deer Rock Road near the entrance of Tyler Cove and Highfield. He said two new catch basins and a 12-inch pipe would flow water into a plunge pool and require drain-age easements on homeowner property.

An application for Raymond Brennan for a two-bedroom, 2,000-square-foot house on Rav-enwood Drive was unanimously set for public hearing Sept. 24

because of a petition from nearby residents. Professional Engineer Brian Baker of Civil1 said curtain drains and catch basins already are in place. He said placement of the house and driveway within the regulated area was limited by the contour of the land, place-ment of the septic system and well, and the existence of perfo-rated town drainage pipes. Baker staked the planned house and driveway locations for commis-sioner review after the applica-tion was accepted July 30.

A four-lot subdivision appli-cation at 677 South St. by Marian, Sarah and Charles Larkin was unanimously accepted for com-missioner review. Civil Engineer Ronald Wolff said an existing two-family house on one of the lots would be converted to a one-

family house. The 21-acre prop-erty contains 3.3 acres of wet-lands fed from a concrete culvert draining water from under nearby Interstate 84. He said a proposed common driveway would run over an existing wood road utilizing two 30-inch pipes to permit wetlands water flow. Wolff said he knew commission-ers needed to review and ap-prove a single driveway per the lot plan before he could modify the plan for a common driveway. He agreed to stake the lots and proposed driveways for commis-sioner review.

The next regular CC meeting will be Tuesday, Sept. 24, starting with a public hearing at 7 p.m. in Room 26 at Shepardson Com-munity Center.

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Labor Day ClosingThe Middlebury Senior Center

will be closed Monday, Sept. 2, for the Labor Day holiday.

AARP Driver Safety Program

The next AARP Driver Safety course will be Monday, Sept. 9, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Senior Center. The nation’s first and largest driver refresher course uses new materials and new videos to present new de-fensive driving techniques, a refresher in laws and regulations, new laws and regulations, how to deal with aggressive drivers, and how aging affects reaction time, vision and hearing.

Drivers who complete this class get a certificate that may entitle them to a discount on au-tomobile insurance (contact your insurance company for de-tails).

AARP membership is not re-quired, and drivers of all ages are invited to attend. The fee is $12 for AARP members and $14 for nonmembers. Make checks out to “AARP.” You must register be-

fore the class begins by calling 203-577-4166 or going to the Se-nior Center office in Shepardson Community Center at 1172 Whit-temore Road in Middlebury.

Please note: Starting in Janu-ary 2014, the class fees will go up. Members will pay $15, and nonmembers will pay $20.

New Computer Instructor

The Middlebury Senior Center has a new computer instructor, Sean Howard. There is nothing Howard doesn’t know about computers. He fixes them and teaches how to use them.

Howard will teach basic com-puter classes by appointment Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Classes can range from basic computer skills like email and browsing the In-ternet to downloading pictures and using Skype to call family or friends. Classes will be one-on-one instruction.

Call 203-577-4166, ext. 711, and ask for Sean to make an ap-pointment and let him know what topic you need help with.

Billiards ClassesThe Senior Center will offer

billiards classes Friday mornings at 10 a.m. Preregistration is re-quired. Those interested in learning how to play pool should call the center at 203-577-4166.

Chef-on-Site DiningMiddlebury, Southbury and

Woodbury have partnered to in-troduce a new dining experience for their senior centers. The Chef-On-Site program will pro-vide Tuesday and Thursday meals at each site. The chef will prepare the meals at one of the three sites, rotating among the three sites every two weeks. The menus meet Title III guidelines and were approved by the De-partment of Social Services.

The entrée for Tuesday, Sept. 3, is flounder almandine; for Thursday, Sept. 5, it is steak ka-bobs. On Wednesday, volunteer John Cookson, who is not part of the Chef-On-Site program will prepare American chop suey.

Seniors must have the Senior Dine Card to order a meal and must order the meal in advance. Cards are available at the Senior

Center. A suggested donation is appreciated. Senior Dine cards also may be used at seven area restaurants during the lunch pe-riod. For more information, or to make a reservation for lunch, call 203 577-4166.

Trips

Christmas Tree ShopsThursday, Sept. 5, the minibus

will leave the center at 10:30 a.m. to go to the Christmas Tree Shops in Orange. After some fun shop-ping time, participants will go to the Hometown Buffett for lunch. The cost for transportation only will be $7. Please call 203-577-4166 to reserve your seat.

Lenny & Joe’s Fish Tale Restaurant

Thursday, Sept. 12, the center minibus will leave at 10 a.m. travel to Lenny & Joe’s Fish Tale restau-rant in New Haven for an outside luncheon. Come and enjoy a day by the ocean as well as good food. The cost for transportation only will be $7. Please call 203-577-4166 to reserve your seat.

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Three-hundred million dol-lars a year. That’s how much money seniors lose in one scam alone, the Jamaican lottery scam. The average loss is between $60,000 and $70,000 per victim.

Even worse is that when scams are reported, nothing much is done, at least on the federal level. Any efforts have been scattered and ineffective.

Now two U.S. senators have put forth legislation designed to help. Susan Collins of Maine and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota have introduced The Seniors Fraud Protection Act. Its purpose is threefold: educating seniors and their families about fraud schemes, improving the com-plaint system for victims of scams, and enhancing the mon-itoring of such schemes.

The Federal Trade Commission would be directed to monitor and investigate possible scams and to create a special seniors website for information and complaints. Best of all, those complaints would no longer be ignored. The information would be made avail-able to law enforcement.

While there are too many scams targeting the elderly, the Jamaica lottery scam is particu-larly nasty. If the scammers don’t get immediate cooperation from the victim, they employ high-

tech threat tools such as Internet satellite street-view pictures of the victim’s home. Even if the victim does pay (the worst pos-sible thing to do), they come after more money, threatening to burn down the house. They can look up the victim in online databases and learn the name of relatives.

Your best bet to fight these scammers is to protect yourself:• UseyourcallerIDanddon’t

answer calls from the 876 area code.

• Ifthe“prize”soundstoogoodto be true, it is.

• Neverwirefundstoanyoneyou don’t know.

• Ifsomeonewantsyoutopayfees or “taxes” in advance to collect a prize, don’t.

• Allowyourself toBERUDE.Hang up on anyone suspicious.Matilda Charles regrets she

cannot personally answer reader questions, but she will incorpo-rate them into her column when-ever possible. Send email to [email protected].

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Friday, Aug. 30No Events Scheduled

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Saturday, Sept. 7No Events Scheduled

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Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury (LVGW) is accepting registrations for its fall session of volunteer orientations. Individ-uals who are interested in learn-ing more about volunteer oppor-tunities in adult literacy are encouraged to attend one of the following sessions:• Tuesday,Sept.3,6:30to7:30

p.m., Howard Whittemore Me-morial Library, 243 Church St., Naugatuck

• Thursday,Sept.5,6:30to7:30p.m., Wolcott Public Library, 469 Bound Line Road, Wolcott

• Friday,Sept.6,10:30to11:30a.m., Timexpo The Timex Mu-seum, 175 Union St., Water-bury

• Saturday,Sept.7,10:30to11:30a.m., Southbury Public Library, 100 Poverty Road, Southbury

• Monday,Sept.9,6:30to7:30p.m., Thomaston Savings Bank, 985 Watertown Ave., Wa-terbury

• Tuesday,Sept.10,10:30to11:30a.m., Watertown Library Asso-ciation, Oakville Branch, 55 Davis St., OakvilleLVGW trains and supports

volunteers who teach adults to

read, write, speak and under-stand English. As participants in this learner-centered educa-tional program, tutors help adult learners improve their literacy skills so they may reach their in-dividual goals, which may range from obtaining employment to passing the U.S. citizenship test to reading with their children.

No prior teaching experience is necessary, but volunteers must be at least 18 years old with a high school diploma or equiva-lent, possess excellent oral and written English skills, and demonstrate the potential, with

some training, to tutor adult learners. The fall tutor training program begins the week of Sept. 22. The complete schedule will be available at the orientation.

LVGW, a United Way Agency, serves Beacon Falls, Cheshire, Middlebury, Naugatuck, Oak-ville/Watertown, Oxford, Plym-outh, Prospect, Terryville, Thomaston, Waterbury, Wolcott, and Woodbury. For more infor-mation or to register for one of the orientations, please call Va-nessa Vowe at 203-754-1164 or email [email protected].

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The Middlebury Assessor’s Office reminds residents to de-clare personal property. Each person and business liable to pay property taxes in the Town of Middlebury is required by law to submit to the Assessor’s Office a 2013 Declaration of Personal Property; a written or printed list, properly signed and sworn to, of all the taxable personal property belonging to them and subject to taxation in the Town of Mid-dlebury, in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes §12-41, 12-42 and 12-43. This declaration of property must be submitted to the assessor on or before Friday, Nov. 1, 2013.

This includes any or all of the following: office furniture and equipment, farm equipment, leased equipment and machin-ery, horses, restaurant and store fixtures, tractors, electronic data processing equipment, trailers,

mechanic tools, machinery, and ALL unregistered motor vehicles (this includes all snowmobiles, ORVs, ATVs and any vehicle that is not running but is garaged in Middlebury).

In compliance with Connecti-cut General Statute § 12-71b(g), this also includes any motor ve-hicle owned by a resident of the Town of Middlebury and regis-tered in any state other than Connecticut.

Real estate, Connecticut-reg-istered motor vehicles, airplanes and boats do not have to be de-clared.

Anyone who fails to file is sub-ject to an estimated assessment and an additional 25 percent penalty. Forms are available at the Assessor’s Office at Middle-bury Town Hall, 1212 Whitte-more Road in Middlebury or by calling the office at 203-758-1447.

Declare personal property

Southbury residents Aimee Heck and Alana Pierce entered kindergarten this week having already read 1,000 books each. They are the first two Southbury Public Library patrons to accept a June 2012 challenge from the Children’s Department for preschoolers to try to read 1,000 books before kindergarten. The girls read and tracked 1,000 books with the help of their parents and grandparents, and they did it before their first day of kindergarten. Both began school this week at Pomperaug Elementary School. Each received a reading certificate and will be congratulated by Media Specialist Pat Smith at Pomper-aug Elementary as well.

Super ReadersAimee Heck Alana Pierce

Beth El Synagogue is making it easy to attend High Holy Day services and join the synagogue by opening its doors with a New Member Incentive. Jewish adults can join Beth El for $175 for the first year of membership, which includes a High Holy Day ticket. There is no additional fee for non-Jewish spouses or minor children. Individual tickets for the High Holy Days also can be purchased for $175 per adult.

The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, begins Wednesday evening, Sept. 4, and continues through Friday, Sept. 6. Yom Kip-pur begins with the Kol Nidrei service Friday evening, Sept. 13, and concludes Saturday night, Sept. 14.

These are the most solemn and holy days of the Jewish cal-endar when Jews are drawn to services to reaffirm their connec-tions to one another and deepen their relationship with their faith and Creator.

Rabbi Eliana Falk and Cantor Sharon Citrin lead the worship. The Beth El Youth/Adult Choir leads congregational singing and accompanies the cantor as she chants the sacred prayer liturgy.

A creative, award-winning “Healing and Renewal” Musaf service with flute accompani-ment will take place the second day of Rosh Hashanah at approx-imately 12:15 p.m. The Yizkor Memorial service takes place on Yom Kippur at 12 p.m. These

services are open to the public, and nonmembers must RSVP to the Beth El office in advance.

All services will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel at 1284 Strongtown Road in Southbury.

Beth El is a warm and wel-coming contemporary Conser-

vative congregation. For mem-bership applications, High Holy Day tickets, and a complete High Holy Day schedule, call the Beth El office at 203-264-4500 or visit the synagogue website at www.bethelsyn.org.

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Wolcott officer Animal Abuse outrageousTo the Editor:

To say that I am outraged by Wolcott’s former Animal Control Officer Joseph Ouimet, who was charged with four counts of an-imal cruelty, would be an under-statement. “Joseph Ouimet is known for helping build the Wol-cott Dog Pound, raising more than $500,000 for the Animal Rescue Foundation of Terryville after its shelter burned down and reviving the Wolcott Grange after decades of inactivity.” Sounds wonderful, doesn’t it?

For many of us who love ani-

mals, a control officer is someone we trust to care for animals that are either neglected, abused, abandoned, found as strays or in the pound due to unforeseen family circumstances. If anyone has ever visited a pound, the noise can be deafening, but the look on the faces of many dogs and cats would tear at the heart-strings of even the most hard-hearted.

What happened to Mr. Ouimet that he felt the need to torment dogs, leave them in filth, throw food over the cages, soak it with water and spray dogs with a hose? I ask myself what pos-sessed Mr. Ouimet, after 22 years on the job, to become so insen-sitive to animals needing only

the basic necessities to live?The unsung heroes are those

volunteers who go into shelters day in and day out to clean ken-nels, feed, walk and provide af-fection to animals in need. Those are the people who deserve our trust and admiration, not an an-imal control officer who, while receiving a paycheck, abused and tormented those with no voice. We all need to step up and be the voice for animals.

As for Mr. Joseph Ouimet, will the punishment fit the crime?

Maryanne BarraMiddlebury

volunteer Enjoys senior picnicTo the Editor:

I had the opportunity to vol-unteer for the first time at the Middlebury Senior Picnic held at Meadowview Park on Aug. 21. I would like to thank Joanne Cap-pelletti, director of social ser-vices, and her staff – Angela Lev-eille and Jean Generali – for all their hard work sponsoring this wonderful picnic.

I would also like to thank Betty Proulx, director of parks and rec-reation; John Cookson; and John Polmon, who also volunteered

their time to make this picnic an overwhelming success. There was a sold-out crowd of over 80 people who attended and en-joyed a catered menu of ham-burgers, hot dogs, side dishes and dessert along with musical entertainment. This was a great picnic considering the limited budget of our social services de-partment. Everyone involved worked hard to make sure our seniors here in Middlebury had an enjoyable afternoon with neighbors and friends. This was such a rewarding experience that I look forward to volunteering for other senior events.

Ralph J. BarraMiddlebury Selectman

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This time of the year many nurseries are having sales on plants and shrubs. It is very tempting to buy half-priced shrubs or five perennials for $20, but be careful. Many of these plants are stressed and root bound.

Make sure they have healthy leaves and are free of dis-ease. When you take them out of their containers, you may find they are root bound. If they are root bound, take a sharp scissors or knife, slice an “X” on the bot-tom and slice through some of

the roots on the sides. Make sure to loosen them and then you can plant them. Keep a close eye on them and water them frequently the first few weeks. Hopefully, they will turn out to be a great bargain.

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By ROBIN MICHALAK Certified Master Gardener

Acts 4 Ministry Thrift Shop

The Acts 4 Ministry thrift shop at 1713 Thomaston Ave. in Wa-terbury will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, and Friday and Saturday, Sept. 6 and 7. It will then be open the follow-ing Fridays in September. Credit and debit cards are accepted, and all proceeds go to Acts 4 Ministry to serve those in need in our community. Call 203-574-2287 for more information.

B’nai Israel Food Drive

The Social Action Committee of B’nai Israel is encouraging friends and congregants to bring donations of nonperishable food for their annual High Holy Days Food Drive to benefit area food banks. More than 200 bags of groceries are donated annually, and with tough economic times the need is even more pressing this year. All types of non-perish-able food is needed; in especially high demand are protein-rich foods such as canned meats and fish, hearty soups, chili, stews, peanut butter and beans. Health-ful low sodium and low sugar canned fruits and vegetables are also being sought, as well as ce-real, laundry detergent, diapers and other paper goods.

Shopping bags will be distrib-uted at Rosh Hashanah services Sept. 4 to 6, and food is requested to be delivered at Yom Kippur services Sept. 14. Donations can be brought to B’nai Israel at 444 Main St. North in Southbury. For more information, call 203-267-3394.

Mobile Food PantryThe Connecticut Food Bank’s

Mobile Food Pantry will return to the parking lot of the First Con-gregational Church in Water-town next Wednesday, Sept. 4, from 2 to 3 p.m. It provides per-ishable foods such as bread, milk, yogurt and produce to any-one who needs it. The church is at 40 DeForest St., which is up the hill from the intersection of routes 6 and 63. The church tele-phone number is 860-274-6737.

HFFA MeetingThe Housatonic Fly Fisher-

men’s Association (HFFA) will meet Thursday, Sept. 5, at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 65 North Main St. in Wallingford, Conn. The speaker will be John Springer, a noted traveling an-gler, who will speak about the excellent fishing in Missouri, Georgia, and North Carolina.

The HFFA is dedicated to pre-serving and protecting the Housatonic River as well as fur-thering the sport of fly fishing. Monthly meetings are held the first Thursday of the month from September through June. Meet-ings include featured speakers on various fly fishing subjects, fresh- and saltwater fly-tying demonstrations, as well as door prizes. The meeting is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Southbury Fall Fine Arts Festival

The 9th Annual Fall Fine Arts Festival of Southbury will be Sat-urday Sept. 7. New England’s finest artists and handcrafters will fill the Southbury Green from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with

unique and reasonably priced paintings, photographs, art to wear, sculptures, handmade home goods and wood crafts.

The festival also will include face painting and crafts for the kids by the Southbury Junior-ettes, scrumptious baked goods, music by Changes Urban Instru-mental and Scratch, along with health and wellness practition-ers.

Back by popular demand, the festival will include voting for your favorite photo contestant in the FFAF Walgreen’s Amateur Photo Contest booth. New this year will be art demonstrations, including wire wrapping a gem-stone briolette by Jewelry Cafe owner and artist Laura Vhay.

Celebrate Animals Rose Hope Animal Rescue will

have a “Celebration of the Ani-mals” animal adoption event Saturday, Sept. 7, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at LaBonne’s Market on Main Street South in Southbury. The event will feature cats and

kittens and dogs and puppies for adoption, a large bake sale and a raffle. All money donated will go directly to animal care.

Rose Hope Animal Rescue is a 501c nonprofit that is foster based and offers animal for adop-tion daily at PetSmart in Water-bury. For more information, call Caroline at 203-525-4449.

EMT Program Starts in September

Those interested in serving the community on the Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department Am-bulance crew can take Emer-gency Medical Technician (EMT) training at the firehouse on Tucker Hill Road starting Tues-day, Sept. 10. The MVFD will pay half the $685 course cost up front for Middlebury residents who agree to ride on the ambulance after they have successfully passed the course. And it will pay the other half of the cost once those EMTs have served six months on the crew. Those who ride the ambulance earn $15 for

each call. For more information, call Chief Paul Perrotti at 203-577-4036 or email [email protected].

Tai Chi, Qigong classesThe American Legion Post 195

will again sponsor Tai Chi and Qigong for Health classes to in-troduce adult and seniors to these gentle forms of exercise. Both classes will be held at The American Legion at 195 Bunker Hill Ave. in Watertown (near K-Mart) Wednesday evenings, Tai Chi from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. for eight weeks and Qigong from 7:30 to 8 p.m. for four weeks. Tai Chi classes will cost $60 and the Qig-ong classes will cost $30. Classes are scheduled to begin in early September. For more information or to register, call Roger at 860-628-0500.

ALS Support Group A monthly support group for

patients with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) and their caregivers will meet Thursday, Sept. 12, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Jewish Feder-ation at 444 Main St. North in Southbury. The group provides a welcoming environment for patients and families to commu-nicate with one another and offer suggestions on coping and living with ALS. Groups are facilitated by Stacey Rahl, MSW, ALS Asso-ciation Connecticut Chapter. For more information, call 203-874-5050.

Alzheimer’s Support Group Meeting

A monthly support group for friends and family of people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias will meet Thursday, Sept. 12, at 10:30 a.m. at the Jew-ish Federation of Western CT at 444 Main St. North in Southbury. There is no charge for this open

and ongoing group, whose pur-pose is to provide emotional, educational and social support for caregivers through regularly scheduled meetings.

Patty Gibbs, a volunteer with the Alzheimer’s Association, fa-cilitates the group. For more in-formation, call Brownstein Jew-ish Family Service Director Debby Horowitz at 203-267-3177.

Crafters for Apple Harvest Festival

Crafters can rent tables for the St. John of the Cross Apple Har-vest Festival, which will be Sun-day, Sept. 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Shepardson Community Cen-ter in Middlebury. Tables rent for $35 (inside or outside, rain or shine). Crafters may retain 100 percent of their sales. To rent a table, call Janice Zwicker at 203-758-8080 while space is still avail-able.

Bingo at St. Rose of Lima

St. Rose of Lima School in Newtown Friday Bingo nights will be Sept. 13, Oct. 11 and Nov. 8 in 2013 and Jan. 10, Feb. 14, March 14, April 4 and May 16 in 2014. Bingo is in the school’s Gathering Hall at 40 Church Hill Road in Newtown. The doors open at 5:45 p.m., and Bingo games run from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Designed for the Bingo enthu-siast, the evening will feature substantial cash prizes for all games, as well as door prizes. There will be a concession offer-ing dinner items and homemade baked goods, as well as compli-mentary coffee. The per-person admission fee of $17 covers all regular and some special games. For more information, call 203-426-5102.

This double bangle bracelet is a creation of silver crafts artist Donna Tye. Tye's creations will be on sale at the Southbury FIne Arts Festival. (Submitted photo)


You don’t hear much about savings bonds anymore. Low in-terest rates for certificates of de-posit and savings accounts have many consumers assuming there just isn’t anywhere to put money that earns any interest. But sav-ings bonds are still around (since 1935) and still paying interest.

Benefits of bonds include:• Nostateorlocaltaxesonthe

interest. Federal taxes on the interest can be deferred until the bond is mature or you cash it in. And some bonds are tax-free if used for education.

• Startingsmall.Itcostsonly$25to buy a Series EE bond and $50 for a Series I bond.Since 2012 there is only one

way to buy bonds (you can’t go

to your local bank anymore), di-rectly from the Treasury Depart-ment in the form of an electronic bond. Go online to TreasuryDi-rect at www.treasurydirect.gov, click Individual, and scroll down the left side to the types of bonds that are available.

Study each type of bond to know what you’re getting. For example, series EE bonds dated from May 2005 have a fixed in-terest rate with the interest added

monthly. Series I bonds have an interest rate based on a combi-nation of fixed rate and inflation that changes twice a year.

You’ll need to open an online account if you want to buy or re-deem Series EE and I savings bonds, buy bonds as a gift, or enroll in a payroll savings plan automatic purchase of bonds.

Know what your financial plans are before you purchase bonds. Series I, for example, are for long-term investments, and earn interest for up to 30 years. You can cash them in after one year, but if you cash them up to five years from purchase, you’ll lose three months of interest. (If you’re cashing in bonds, know when the interest is recalculated

and cash them after the new in-terest is added.)

If you’ve had the paper version of bonds in the past, you paid half the face value; for example, $50 for a $100 bond. The electronic bonds are now sold at face value.

Look for the growth calculator on TreasuryDirect to get an idea of the future value of your bonds, especially if you have a long-term financial plan and will buy bonds on a regular basis.

David Uffington regrets he can-not personally answer reader questions, but he will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Send email to [email protected].


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Robert “Bob” Anthony Lenkowski

Father of Michael LenkowskiUncle of David Lenkowski

Robert “Bob” An-thony Lenkowski, CPA, of Naugatuck, formerly of Middle-bury and Water-bury, died peace-fully Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, surrounded

by his family. Bob was born March 2, 1936, in Waterbury, a son of the late Sigmund F. and Antoinette (Guilmette) Lenkowski. Bob married his true love, Antoinette (Laspro-gata) Lenkowski on May 5, 1978, whom he adored and enamored endlessly for 13,444 days.

Also surviving are his children, Michael Lenkowski and his wife, Pamela, of Middlebury and Eliza-beth Walls and her husband, Eric, of Suwanee, Ga.; his two grandchil-dren, Evan and Ella Walls; his nephew, David A. Lenkowski; sev-eral cousins; and his stepdaughter, Barbara Zulkeski and her children, Robert and A.J.

Bob was predeceased by his brother, Richard Lenkowski Sr., and his nephew, Richard Lenkowski Jr.

Robert “Bob” Anthony Len-kowski, CPA, was the founder and retired managing partner of one of Greater Waterbury’s largest account-ing firms, Lenkowski, Lonergan and Co. Bob’s leadership, integrity and dedication provided the foundation for the firm’s success as the premier provider of professional accounting services to local businesses and in-dividuals since 1965.

Bob received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Bryant University in 1958 and a bachelor’s degree in management from Quinnipiac Uni-versity in 1963. He was licensed as a certified public accountant in 1965. Bob was a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accoun-tants, Connecticut Society of Certi-fied Public Accountants (CSCPA)

and New York State Society of Cer-tified Public accounts.

Bob’s role as a steward of the com-munity was demonstrated by his ability to passionately embrace op-portunities to be a valuable resource to local charitable and civic organi-zations. During 2010, Bob was the proud recipient of the most presti-gious recognition for extraordinary contributions and impact for St. Mary’s Hospital, the Slocum Award. Bob was a former member of the Executive Committee for Naugatuck Valley Surgical Center. Through Bob’s drive and commitment, our community has been able to prog-ress to the next level. His prior roles as an enthusiastic leader of the cor-porate governance arena include involvement in boards for St. Mary’s Health Systems, Ambassadors of St. Mary’s Hospital, Easter Seals, Colo-nial Bank, Waterbury Legal Aid, United Way of Greater Waterbury, Connecticut Jaycees, and CSCPA.

The prominent mold and legacy of the Lenkowski family are spirited through the remarkable drive and dedication instilled by Bob. Bob was a visionary whose passion for living life to the fullest motivated and pro-vided the building blocks for all of those he touched to embrace chal-lenges and succeed beyond expec-tations. Bob made it a supreme ob-jective to truly value family and friends as he encouraged all of us to see things from a different perspec-tive in order to overcome our obsta-cles and embrace each and every opportunity in life. We are truly for-tunate to have had you as a devoted husband, an outstanding father, an awesome uncle and a captivating grandfather, but moreover, we were all blessed that you have been our best friend and role model who gave us a gift each and every day we ex-perienced the love you had for all of us. We take an immense level of pride as we celebrate your life, and we cherish the magnificent bond you have championed and inspired.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Tuesday, Aug. 27, at St.

John of the Cross Church in Middle-bury. Burial followed in Middlebury Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial do-nations may be made to the follow-ing organizations: Visiting Nurses Association, 50 Brookside Road, Waterbury, CT 06708; Abilities With-out Boundaries, 615 West Johnson Ave., Cheshire, CT 06410; Middle-bury Volunteer Fire Department, 65 Tucker Hill Road, Middlebury, CT 06762.

The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the compassionate and skilled talent at the Village at East Farms and Visiting Nurses Associa-tion of Waterbury for their support in his final days.

Arrangements were by Naugatuck Valley Memorial/Fitzgerald-Zem-bruski Funeral Home in Naugatuck. To send an online condolence, visit www.naugatuckvalleymemorial.com.

Anita RicciardiSister-in-law of

Nettie Pettinicchi

Mrs. Anita (Pettinicchi) Ricciardi, 86, formerly of Middlebury, passed away Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, at Ap-ple Rehabilitation Center in Water-town. She was the wife of the late Lawrence Ricciardi.

Anita was born in Waterbury March 10, 1927, a daughter of the late Antonio and Antoinette (Petroniro) Pettinicchi. She worked in the office at Scovill/Century Brass Manufac-turing, retiring in 1984, and worked part time as a seamstress. She en-joyed gardening, bowling, swimming and walking.

She leaves a brother, David Pet-tinicchi and his wife, Claudia, of Watertown; a sister-in-law, Nettie Pettinicchi of Middlebury; and many nieces and nephews. She was pre-deceased by a brother, William Pet-tinicchi and a sister, Teresa Mitchell.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, Aug. 27, at St. John of the Cross Church in Middlebury.

Burial followed at Lake Elise Ceme-tery in Middlebury.

Chase Parkway Memorial/The Albini Family Funeral Home in Wa-terbury was entrusted with the ar-rangements. For more information or to send e-condolences, visit www.chaseparkwaymemorial.com.

Steven TarnowiczFormer Middlebury Resident

Steven Tarnowicz, 56, of Naugatuck passed away peace-fully, surrounded by his family, at the Vi-tas Innovative Care Unit of Saint Mary’s Hospital Tuesday,

Aug. 27, 2013. Steven was born Dec. 20, 1956, in

Waterbury, the son of the late Vin-cent and Jean (Matchett) Tarnowicz. He grew up in Middlebury and proudly served his country with the U.S. Army and was employed as a tri-axle truck driver for various trans-portation companies. He was a Har-ley Davidson and classic car enthu-siast and enjoyed working on cars, bikes, and trucks. Most importantly, Steven enjoyed spending time with his friends and family.

Among his survivors are his chil-dren, Christopher Tarnowicz of Nau-gatuck; Kimberly Bradley and her husband, Sean, of Middlebury; his former wife, Lisa Tarnowicz of Nau-gatuck; and his grandchildren, Shay-lee and Killian Bradley, as well as four brothers and four sisters and many nieces and nephews.

Friends and family may visit with Steven’s family today, Friday, Aug. 30, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Eastside Me-morial, “A CASEY FAMILY FUNERAL HOME & TRIBUTE CENTER” at 1987 East Main St. at Southmayd Road Waterbury. Burial with military hon-ors will be Friday, Sept. 6, in Middle-bury Cemetery at 10 a.m. To extend online expressions of sympathy to the family or for more information, visit www.eastsidememorial.com.

Author Paul N. Frenkel and guest moderator Richard Abrams will be at the Gunn Memorial Library in Washington, Conn., Saturday, Sept. 7, at 11 a.m. in the Wykeham Room for a candid and in-depth interview as they discuss Frenkel’s recently pub-lished work, “Life Reclaimed: Rural Transylvania, Nazi Camps and the American Dream.”

“Life Reclaimed” is a story of endurance, courage and hope and represents Frenkel’s deter-mined, ongoing efforts to come to grips with his World War II experience and why this dark past continues to haunt his life and burden his thoughts.

During the last year of World War II in 1944, and two months

before the D-Day landings at Normandy, Paul was a 14-year-old living happily with his family in the rural Transylvanian town of Hadad, Hungary. Without jus-tification or explanation, the family suddenly was rounded up with other Hungarian Jews, con-fined in a factory yard, and then herded into cattle cars and shipped off to Auschwitz.

In “Life Reclaimed,” Frenkel narrates the story of his life – his prewar idyllic childhood in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, his survival in four Nazi camps as a young teenager, the loss of his parents and most of his relatives in Nazi hell, his daring escape from the death march out of Berga-Elster Camp,

and his ultimate success as an entrepreneurial business exec-utive and devoted family man in America.

In 1949, Frenkel immigrated to the U.S. and in 1953 became an American citizen. He ran his own company, which built and operated food processing plants for the U.S. military worldwide. Frenkel lives in Connecticut with his wife, Rita, and has two grown children.

Guest moderator Abrams serves as a principal for Riacom Inc., a consulting firm in Rox-bury, Conn., serving the publish-ing and media-related indus-tries. As cofounder and CEO of Abrams & Company Publishers Inc., Abrams was responsible for

the development of innovative and nationally distributed edu-cational materials. Previously, he was executive vice president of operations for Esquire Inc.; president of Holt, Rinehart and Winston Inc.; and president of CBS International Publishing.

Copies of Frenkel’s book will be available for purchase at the talk and signing. This program is free and open to the public, but registration is requested. For more information, call 860-868-7586 or visit www.gunnlibrary.org.

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in there (the budget) and the Board of Finance took it out.”

Proulx said overtime cuts by the BoF were $9,400 from Build-ings and Grounds, $20,000 from Public Works and $1,700 from Parks and Recreation.

Turning back to Grammatico’s statement about these being community activities, Kasidas said, “I’m right with Steve on this as a taxpayer.”

Clark said, “Steve raises an interesting point. These really are community events even though Parks and Recreation puts them on … This is a bigger issue than a Parks and Rec issue. This is a community issue.”

He also said the Board of Fi-nance is micromanaging the budget. Instead of telling depart-ments to cut a dollar amount, the BoF is telling departments which line item to cut.

“Is this something that needs more discussion in the commu-nity?” Clark asked.

The ensuing discussion of how to bring it to the community con-cluded with the decision to issue the commission’s statement.

Members said selectmen could be asked to speak up at BoF meetings, but those present who have attended BoF meetings said people who attend the meetings are not allowed to speak.

Clark said, “It’s almost ludi-crous the CEO and Board of Se-lectmen can’t authorize over-time. When you are running a town, you manage it for the good of the community.”

Grammatico said the BoF is immune and unresponsive to the selectman and to the commis-sion. “The only way they will respond is if people in the com-munity contact them,” he said.

Clark said, “This is more than tree lighting. This has to do with traditions going on for genera-tions.”

Barra noted, “People want to move here for the quality of life. If we eliminate the tree lighting and the Memorial Day Parade, people won’t want to move here.”

Members of the Board of Fi-nance are Chairman Michael McCormack, Edward Asselin, David Cappelletti, Vincent Cipri-ano Jr., Michael Kenausis and Stephen Ruccio. Alternates are Kenneth Heidkamp, Thomas O. Proulx and Peter Trinchero.

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Mayor James Della Volpe of Ansonia signed a Proclamation Aug. 19 signifying Sunday, Sept. 15, as “Responsible Dog Owner-ship Day.” This annual American Kennel Club (AKC) event is hosted by Trap Falls Kennel Club. As part of its continuing public education program, Trap Falls will hold its one-day festival called “Pawz in the Park” Sun-day, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Warsaw Park in Ansonia.

Initially developed 10 years ago by the AKC, Responsible Dog Ownership Day events are now hosted by several hundred mem-ber AKC clubs across the country every September. Their purpose is to raise public awareness of proper care, health and training of the family dog, who has be-come such a fixture in America’s households and hearts.

This year, Pawz in the Park will feature rally and obedience matches; canine good citizenship demos and testing; police dog demos; a low-cost microchipping clinic; pet photographer; meet the breeds; obedience, rally and carting demos; best dressed and best trick contests; vendors; raf-fles throughout the day; and plenty of food and drink.

This festival of family and ca-nine is free to the public and their leashed dogs. Attendees are en-couraged to bring a donation item for a local shelter, and those who do will get a free raffle ticket. All monies raised go to local shel-ters and police puppy funds.

Trap Falls Kennel Club is one of 5,000 nonprofit member clubs of the American Kennel Club. The Club serves Fairfield and New Haven counties.

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Trap Falls Kennel Club members and their dogs joining Ansonia’s mayor on the steps of the Ansonia city offices are, left to right, Christopher Sweetwood of Milford, Eva Skrabl of Ansonia, Sarah Murphy of Bridgeport, Susan Carter of Derby, Mayor James Della Volpe, Karen Batistelli of Shelton and Lauren Friedman of Milford. (Submitted photo)


Happy Labor Day Weekend! Thirty-four million of us will travel over this special weekend to enjoy the last traces of sum-mer. There’s a mixture of excite-ment, responsibility and happi-ness for this upcoming weekend. A dash of stress mixes in as the anticipation of a new school year, a new month and a shift in the weather affect your body and mind. Enjoy the transition with-out becoming bogged down or overwhelmed by it all by culti-vating a few simple routines. Have a wonderful long weekend, and take some time to think about how you’ll flow with the tides of change.

This week’s nuggets for life offer ways to feel great, look great and help you enjoy the transition to fall. Spend time this long weekend to do a little journaling. Choose a time at a beach, on a porch or in your natural sur-roundings to free-flow write for an hour. Write about what’s im-portant to you, what you truly believe in and what makes you

happy. Without judging or edit-ing, let your feelings bubble to the surface and express them on your paper or in your electronic journal.

Create organization and order in your home to facilitate ease and effortless living well. Design a morning routine that cleanses your body, clears your mind and sets the tone for your day every day of the week, starting when you wake up.

For me it’s deeply stretching, dry brushing the body and doing self-massage with Ayurvedic oils

before showering. Then I sit qui-etly for a few minutes of medita-tion after a half hour of yoga to wake up all the body’s systems. This creates rhythm, continuity and connection to my inner self for the entire day.

Create an early morning or evening routine that works for you, making it a habit so even in challenging moments you’re graceful, empowered and in in-ner control. As you enjoy this weekend let your mind wander from time to time, seeing yourself feeling and looking great by eat-ing seasonal veggies from your local farm stand, creating new

outfits from the pieces already in your wardrobe and living this life you’ve chosen from the hap-piest place possible.

Let go of people, places and things that aren’t inspiring, up-lifting and energizing for you. Keep big spaces for the new to come flowing in, and you’ll be amazed at how your life can change. Enjoy the transition in all its wonderful forms!

De Pecol is a yoga instructor, Reiki master and life coach who lives in Washington, Conn. See lifecoachingllc.com or email [email protected].

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nuggets for Life

1. In 2012, Jered Weaver became the seventh pitcher in Angels history to win at least 20 games in a season. Name four of the six others to do it.

2. Mike Schmidt is first on the list of most home runs hit dur-ing the decade of the 1980s (313). Who is No. 2?

3. When was the last time before 2012 that the Denver Broncos had a pair of 1,000-yard re-ceivers?

4. In 2012, Bill Self became the third Kansas men’s basketball coach to win the Naismith College Coach of the Year award. Name the first two.

5. Who has the longest stretch of not losing a regular-season game in regulation in NHL history?

6. When was the last time before 2012 that the U.S. men got at least two medals in Olympic running distances of 1,500 meters or more?

7. Golfer Tom Watson has won the British Open five times. How many other majors has he won during his PGA ca-reer?

Answers

1. Nolan Ryan (twice), Clyde Wright, Bartolo Colon, Dean Chance, Andy Messersmith and Bill Singer.

2. Dale Murphy, with 308.3. Rod Smith (1,144 yards) and

Ashley Lelie (1,084), in 2004.4. Larry Brown (1988) and Roy

Williams (1997).5. The Philadelphia Flyers went

25-0-10 during the 1979-80 season.

6. It was 1968.7. Three – two Masters (1977,

1981) and one U.S. Open (1982).


DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have herpes. I am a 28-year-old woman who never previously had a venereal disease. I am shocked to have one now. I have always been careful about choos-ing my male partners. I can’t be-lieve this has happened to me. Will this affect my chances of having children? What do I do about having sexual relations? – M.N.ANSWER: You have to put her-pes infection in perspective. Many people are infected. It’s estimated that 50 million Amer-icans have the virus. All of them are free to marry and have chil-dren. As for sexual relations, be honest with your partners about having been infected. You should not have relations when you have a recurrent outbreak. Recurrences lessen in frequency with the passage of time. It still is possible to transmit the virus without a visible outbreak, but condom use then lessens the probability of passing the virus to others.

The herpes virus comes in two varieties: herpes simplex virus type 1, HSV-1, and herpes sim-plex virus type 2, HSV-2. HSV-1 is responsible for cold sores (fe-ver blisters). HSV-2 is the cause of genital infections. However, either virus can lead to genital infections (and cold sores). HSV-1 is becoming a more frequent cause of genital infections.

Skin-to-skin contact is the method of transmission. A first outbreak of genital herpes may cause fever, headache, muscle pain, pain on urination and en-largement of groin lymph nodes. In men, an outbreak of small blisters appears on the penis. In women, the same happens in the vagina and on the external genitals. The blisters turn into sores. The sores heal in one to two weeks. Some infected peo-ple never have any visible man-ifestations of infection, but they are able to transmit the virus. About one-third of people never experience a recurrence. An-other third have fewer than three outbreaks a year. The final third have more than three yearly out-breaks. People can spread the

virus even when there are no obvious signs of infection.

Acyclovir (Zovirax), famciclo-vir (Famvir) and valacyclovir (Valtrex) shorten an outbreak. If recurrences are frequent, these medicines can be used on a daily basis to suppress them.

The booklet on herpes clari-fies its mysteries. Readers can order a copy by writing: Dr. Do-nohue – No. 1202W, 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 delivery.DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am cel-ebrating my 75th birthday in two months. Up to now, I have had mammograms every year, some-times every two years. Can I stop? – W.B.ANSWER: The benefits of mam-mograms for women between the ages of 50 and 69 are not dis-puted. When to start them and when to stop them are matters that stir up debates. Many would like to see a directive for begin-ning mammograms at age 40.

A sensible approach to your question about stopping is this: A woman older than 70 should continue to have mammograms if that woman has 10 more years of expected life. Your doctor can give you an idea of what your life expectancy is.

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

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(H) Home (A) Away

By KEN MORSE

You head out into the pitch blackness at 4 a.m. for a quick three-hour training session be-fore you go to work. You spend your weekends and between 15 and 18 hours a week struggling against a six-month regimen to get yourself ready for it. But there is nothing in the world of sports that can ever prepare you for the rigors of an Ironman competi-tion.

Four Middlebury residents and longtime friends found that out firsthand at the 15th annual Lake Placid Ironman competi-tion July 28. Dr. Jacob Green-wood, Matt Markelon, Amy Bon-zon and Brian Keane are not only friends, they are neighbors, and they competed in their very first Ironman competition. Two other Middlebury residents, Caryn Etherington and Jon Espeland, also represented the local com-munity in Lake Placid, N.Y.

“Brian, Matt and I have been training together for three years now,” said Greenwood. “Brian actually got us involved getting us to do the Griskus Olympic triathlon at Quassy. I never con-sidered myself much of an ath-

lete, more of an enthusiast with an obsessive personality.

“When I was younger I did a lot of backpacking in the Appa-lachians for weeks at a time,” added Greenwood. “Once I started my family, I slowly tran-sitioned to distance running and then to triathlons.”

The Ironman is a three-event competition consisting of a 2.4-mile swim in Mirror Lake fol-lowed by a 112-mile bike ride through the former Olympic Vil-lage and Whiteface Mountain region, and concluding with a 26.2-mile run that finishes on the speed skating oval outside the ice rink where the “Miracle on Ice” occurred when the U.S. hockey team defeated Russia for the gold medal in the 1980 Olympics.

Bonzon said, “In 2009 I en-tered my first Pat Griskus Sprint and then the Quassy triathlon. I train six days a week with at least two events a day. I would do bik-ing and swimming or swimming and running. To prepare for the Ironman I did 100-mile trips four times on the bike, the 2.2-mile swim four times and a couple of 20-mile runs.”

Four of six Middlebury residents who competed in the Lake Placid Ironman July 28, left to right, Matt Markelon, Jake Greenwood, Brian Keane and Amy Bonzon, are shown with the bikes they rode in the event. Not shown are Middlebury residents Caryn Ethering-ton and Jon Espeland, who also competed. (Submitted photo)

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The 2,537 athletes hit the water just before the sun came up, turning Mirror Lake into a whirlpool where it got the nickname the Blender. Greenwood found the start the toughest part of the competition as he had his goggles kicked off, he was getting pelted with flying elbows and his ankles were scratched up as swimmers took their strokes.

Markelon posted the best time among the Mid-dlebury crew, finishing his swim in 1:24.32. The Ironman rules allow 2:20 to finish the swim, eight hours to finish the bike portion and six and one-half hours to finish the run for a total of 17 hours. Any times that exceeded those marks were dis-qualified from continuing in the competition.

“In order to develop a comprehensive training plan, I worked with a coach, Megan Searfoss, who has competed in Hawaii at the World Champion-ship,” said Greenwood. “Based on my training, the goal was to finish in 12 hours, and I’m so pleased I came in right on goal.

“The finish was simply amazing. We came into the skating oval surrounded by cheering fans, and when they called out over the loudspeaker that I was an Ironman, it really hit home. To achieve something like that in front of my family and friends, it was just a dream come true. My wife is my partner and I owe much to her for her support through all these years.”

Greenwood posted the best time among the local foursome in the bike portion, clocking in at 6:15.15, and had the best overall performance, finishing at 12:08.18. Bonzon broke the five-hour mark in the 26.2-mile run at 4:46.35, joining Green-wood and Markelon to finish the run in less than five hours.

“This has truly been the most amazing time of my life,” said Bonzon. “The friends and the bond-ing of the other athletes has just been an incred-ible experience. I’m really a biker and although I enjoyed that portion of the competition, I was overwhelmed by the outpouring of support by the fans along the roadway during the running por-tion.

“Heading towards the finish line and realizing I was going to complete an Ironman, I would have crawled across the finish line if I had to. I won’t compete next year, but I will go up there to vol-unteer. Once my son is in school all day, I will return and compete in 2015.”

Twenty-one countries were represented. The top 60 finishers earned the right to compete at the World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The first Ironman competition held in Lake Placid was in 1999, and since then the Ironman Foun-dation has donated $1.5 million in charitable contributions and givebacks to the Lake Placid community. This year the group raised $55,000 as part of the Lake Placid Ironman competition.

The final results of the competition had Green-wood finishing in 680th place out of more than 2,500 competitors with a total time of 12:08.18. Markelon completed the course in 812th place at 12:26.32. Bonzon was charted at 1,341 with a total time of 13:32.39. Keane posted a total time of 14:14.19, with Etherington at 14:28.53 and Es-peland at 15:54.24.

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TOWN OF MIDDLEBURYDECLARATION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

SEPTEMBER 2013

Each person and business liable to pay property taxes in the Town of Middlebury is required by law to submit to the Asses-sor’s Office a 2013 Declaration of Personal Property; a written or printed list, properly signed and sworn to, of all the taxable personal property belonging to them and subject to taxation in the Town of Middlebury, in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes §12-41, 12-42 and 12-43. This declaration of property must be submitted to the Assessor on or before Friday November 1, 2013.

Office Furniture and Equipment Farm EquipmentLeased Equipment and Machinery HorsesRestaurant and Store Fixtures TractorsElectronic Data Processing Equipment TrailersMechanic Tools Machinery

andALL Unregistered Motor Vehicles (this includes all snowmo-

biles, ORV, ATVs and any vehicle that is not running but garaged in Middlebury)

In compliance with Connecticut General Statute § 12-71b(g), this also includes any Motor Vehicle owned by a resident of the Town of Middlebury and registered in any state other than Con-necticut.

Real Estate, CT registered motor vehicles, airplanes or boats do not have to be declared.

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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My boxer and I just moved downtown. I love the convenience of walking to the stores, but I can’t bring Jackson in with me. Is it safe to tie him up outside, or should I leave him behind when shopping? – Tom L., Tampa, Fla.DEAR TOM: Bringing Jackson along is a judgment call on your part. First and foremost, is he comfortable in an urban environ-ment yet? The noise and crowds can cause even the best–trained dog to become nervous and antsy.

Second, how does your dog interact with other canines? If Jackson is well–socialized and amiable, “turf wars” are less likely to occur.

Third – and this is a daily con-sideration – are the destinations you want to take him to safe

enough to tie him outside?There are two preparatory

steps to take here. First, get Jack-son used to the city and his place in it. Take him for walks and in-corporate training sessions into them, especially sit–stay sessions. Make sure he will stay quietly, without getting restless, for sev-eral minutes.

Next, before taking Jackson on your daily errands, go on a scout-ing expedition of your own. At each stop, ask yourself the follow-ing questions:

• Isthereasafe,sturdyplacetotether him, so he doesn’t trip pedestrians or go into the street?

• Canyouseehimatalltimeswhen you’re in the store?

• Howdopedestriansandcus-tomers react to other dogs that are passing or are tethered nearby?Note all these factors and any

others you think will be a con-cern, and design a “Jackson shop-ping trip” that will let him come along with you on at least a few errands of short duration.

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