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

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

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

Community Calendar ...... 2

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

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

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

Nuggets for Life ............. 4

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

Parks & Recreation ................7

Region 15 School Calendar ...3

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

Sports Quiz .................... 7

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middlebury congregational church Rummage and Bake sale What: Clothing and shoes for all ages at unbelievable prices; home-baked cookies, cupcakes, piesWhen: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Middlebury Congregational Church at 1242 Whittemore Road in Middlebury

middlebury volunteer Fire Department open House What: Fire engine rides, firefighter demonstrations, firehouse and equipment tours, Frankie’s hot dogs, and raffle to raise funds for the departmentWhen: 1 to 5 p.m. Where: Firehouse at 65 Tucker Hill Road in Middlebury

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sundayOct. 20

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM

The Middlebury Volunteer Fire Depart-ment (MVFD) annual open house is this Sunday, Oct. 20, from 1 to 5 pm at the fire-house at 65 Tucker Hill Road. It includes a raffle with a drawing at 4 p.m. In case of rain, the event will be held the following Sunday, Oct. 27.

In addition to the raffle, the MVFD will demonstrate conducting a search and res-cue, using the Jaws of Life to extricate someone trapped in a vehicle and extin-guishing a car fire. The public can tour the fire house, see the equipment firefighters use, and look inside the ambulances and fire trucks. If the newest vehicle, the rescue truck purchased earlier this year, is ready for service, firefighters will have a cere-mony to welcome it to the fleet.

Free refreshments will include Frankie’s hot dogs, munchkins and beverages. Fire prevention handouts and smoke detectors will be available. Kids will get plastic fire-fighters’ hats along with a ride on a fire truck.

The MVFD annual raffle is the depart-ment’s second biggest fundraiser. It helps fund fire department equipment not cov-ered by the town budget, firehouse needs and training items. Proceeds from fund-

raising also go towards two $1,000-dollar Region 15 scholarships, a children’s Hal-loween party and sponsorship of the Mid-dlebury Baseball League.

This year’s six raffle prizes are: first prize of a $1,500 gift certificate redeemable at Disney Magical Vacations, second prize of two $100 gift cards to Stop & Shop, third prize of two $100 gift cards to Stop and Shop, fourth prize of a $100 gift card to Lowe’s, fifth prize of two $50 gift cards re-deemable at a Shell gas station and a sixth prize of a $100 gift certificate redeemable at the Town Tavern restaurant in Middle-bury. Raffle ticket holders need not be present to win. Tickets at $2 each are avail-able in books of 10 tickets, but tickets can be bought singly. Tickets will be sold right up to the time of drawing.

Darren Wittko is the donor of the first prize Disney Magical Vacations gift certif-icate. Wittko, a Middlebury resident and a Disney travel agent, puts together vacation packages for those planning a Disney va-cation. He said the certificate can be used for any Disney destination, including Dis-ney Cruise Line. Wittko noted his services are free; they are paid by Disney rather than by his customers, so the entire amount of the certificate will go toward the winner’s vacation package.

MVFD Fire Chief Paul Perrotti said the open house is held each October because that is fire prevention month. Fire preven-tion week was last week, but Perrotti said Middlebury celebrates a week later so as not to conflict with the neighboring Wa-tertown fire department, which had its open house Oct. 13.

The MVFD will visit Middlebury schools this Friday, Oct. 18, showing the students fire equipment, demonstrating its use, talk-ing to the students about fire prevention and handing out open house flyers. Perrotti said most people in Middlebury are very conscious of fire prevention. “Twenty years ago, when I asked the kids to raise their hands if their home had a smoke detector, only five or six kids would raise their hand,” he said. “Now every hand in class goes up.”

Perrotti cautioned residents to take care when using lit candles. “One of the leading cause of fires right now is lit candles that are left unattended and start accidental fires,” he said. He also reminded residents not to dispose of fireplace ashes in a paper bag. “It’s not uncommon,” he said. “People do it, and it’s crazy. They think ashes are out and they start a fire.”

The MVFD has been providing fire and emergency medical services to Middlebury residents for 72 years.

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police dispatch change almost complete

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM

Gone is the old front door at the Middlebury Police Station, which had sidelights through which you could glimpse the in-terior as you waited for the dis-patcher to buzz you in. Filling the space once occupied by the door and sidelights is a solid brown door with solid side pan-els, all made of what appears to be steel. What lies behind the door remains a mystery until a voice over the intercom wel-comes you and triggers the door-opening mechanism.

When we visited Tuesday, the voice on the other side of the door was that of longtime dis-patcher Jim Roy. He, too, will be gone when the transition to dis-patching police and 911 calls from Northwest Public Commu-nications Center (Northwest) in Prospect is complete.

Acting Police Chief Richard Wildman said Tuesday the tran-sition is 98 percent complete, and he expects Roy will work for another week or so. Police and 911 calls already are being dis-patched from Prospect, and there are just a few loose ends to tie up before the change is com-plete.

Then the building will go dark except for Monday through Fri-day from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., when it will be open to the public. Dur-ing off hours, the building will be locked and will be controlled remotely from Northwest.

Wildman said of the change, “This is what the town wanted to do, and it had to be done. So be it.

“I’m going to miss the two full-time and four part-time dis-patchers I’ve worked with here. My dispatchers have done a lot over the years and have helped people out. Nobody is giving them a standing ovation.”

Wildman said seeing dispatch leave Middlebury is sad in a lot

of ways. “I know it’s progress, but it’s sad,” he said.

With the transition expected to be complete by the end of this month, how will residents con-tact police? Wildman said resi-dents should dial 911 for emer-gencies just as they have been doing. For routine complaints like an erratic driver or a barking dog, they should call 203-577-4028 as they also have done in the past.

For other calls, a new admin-istrative number has been added. It is 203-577-4030, and residents should use it for matters such as pistol permits, fingerprints, re-quests for police reports, storm information and to reach the chief, the chief’s secretary, the records department or voice mail for the officers.

This is the first time the de-partment has had voice mail for its officers. “We’re in the 21st century now,” Wildman said, noting the department is relying more on technology now than ever before.

He said residents used to stop by the station to be fingerprinted or apply for a pistol permit. Now they will need to call the admin-istrative number and make an appointment.

Although signs around town linked public safety to keeping dispatch local, Wildman said he didn’t believe the change would affect public safety. “We just have to change the way we do busi-ness,” he said. He said there has been no change in response time since Northwest started handling the calls.

Wildman said the trend seems to be toward regionalizing dis-patch, with Portland, Conn., po-lice calls being dispatched by the Middletown police department and East Hampton, Conn., police calls being dispatched by the Colchester police department. He noted the sate police also are consolidating their dispatch.

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM

With the opening of Hop Brook Pharmacy at 900 Straits Turnpike in Middlebury, the town once again has a local drugstore. Residents have had to drive to surrounding towns since Middlebury Drug closed its doors about six years ago.

Now residents can get their prescriptions filled locally. Bet-ter yet, Hop Brook Pharmacy offers free delivery and also will price match prescription costs. Sirisha Mallidi, a pharmacist and one of the owners, said free delivery is really helpful for se-niors and also for mothers who may be caring at home for a sick child who needs medicine.

Mallidi said she and the other owners, all pharmacists them-selves, decided to open their own pharmacies so they could provide patients with the ser-vices they wanted to provide them. “We wanted to spend time with patients going over their medicines and providing proper counseling,” she said.

The group owns two other Connecticut pharmacies, one in Newtown and one in New Fair-field. She said they looked at Middlebury and saw the need for a small hometown pharmacy where people can stop in any time and get the information they need.

Pharmacist and Middlebury resident Matt Carrano beams as he talks about working in the town where he lives. He said of the store’s opening, “It’s fantas-tic and it’s needed here. It’s great for the students at Post Univer-sity for immunizations and for health.”

After 28 years of working as a pharmacist at large chain stores, Carrano also is very happy to be working for a small, indepen-dent store. He said large chain stores limit the time pharmacists can spend speaking with pa-tients. For Carrano, that was really frustrating. At Hop Brook Pharmacy, he can give patients

the time they need to discuss the drugs they are taking.

The pharmacy accepts all in-surance plans, even Express scripts, which Mallidi said not

all drugstores will honor. If the medication a patient needs isn’t on hand, they can order it by 11 a.m. and have it the same day, even on Saturday.

The pharmacy also offers im-munization services. They offer trivalent flu shots daily on a

pharmacy opens in middlebury

Pharmacist Matt Carrano of Middlebury, left, and pharmacy technician Dorothy Cappiello of Mor-ris work behind the counter at the newly opened Hop Brook Pharmacy in Middlebury. The inde-pendent pharmacy is at 900 Straits Turnpike near Viso Bello spa. Not shown is pharmacy technician Pedro Quintana, also of Middlebury. (Marjorie Needham photo)

People board a fire engine for a trip around the block complete with sirens and horns during a previous MVFD open house. (Marjorie Needham photo)

– See Pharmacy on page 5

2 Friday, October 18, 2013The Bee-Intelligencer

“Kindred and Wings”by Philippa Ballantine

(Pyr, $18)Reviewed by Ealish Waddell

Centuries ago, the Valaeri race on the world of Cahaero was nearly wiped out by a genocidal ruler. Talyn, a displaced and desperate Valaeri survivor, accepted a life of exile and hatred to became the ruler’s pet assassin. After 300 years of butchery, she thought she was deadened to all emotion ... until she met Finn, and had to cast him away.

Finn himself is finding out that he’s not the simple orphan bard he always thought he was, and is much more vital to this world’s future than he ever could have imagined. Now he is on a journey to locate his captive brother and uncover his own buried past, but he can’t seem to forget about Talyn.

Theirs are but two of the paths soon to converge in a momentous confrontation that will become the stuff of legend, when long-buried secrets of past and present come together not only to reveal the truth of that terrible day long ago, but also to prevent an even worse

catastrophe from destroying them all.

Ballantine has a talent for sub-tle world building. Rather than dumping all the elaborate back-story at once, she reveals it piece by piece in ways that feel organic and natural. And this is truly an excitingly unusual world. Gods and monsters walk Cahaero and the spaces around it, manipulating mortal and immortal residents alike for their own hidden pur-poses. Uncertainty and chaos lie in the very bones of the constantly changing earth, but they are to be welcomed and celebrated as much as feared.

“Kindred and Wings” continues the epic tale begun in “Hunter and Fox,” which together make a com-pelling, imaginative fantasy duet. This satisfying sequel puts a period to one chapter of this world’s his-tory, while leaving the door open for new adventures.

(c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Library Happenings

Date Time Address/Incident10/06/13 ---- Middlebury and Whittemore Roads. Motor

vehicle accident.10/06/13 18:45 Middlebury Road. Motor vehicle accident.10/07/13 14:24 15 Central Road. Tree on wires.10/10/13 10:53 1 Clubhouse Drive. Fire alarm activation.10/11/13 10:00 Southford and Christian Roads. Motor vehi-

cle accident.10/12/13 12:50 1255 Middlebury Road. Fire alarm activa-

tion.10/12/13 16:01 88 Yale Ave. Reported wires down. Cable TV

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middleburyLibrary closed for

move homeThe library’s temporary loca-

tion at 199 Park Road Extension is closed. The grand reopening and ribbon cutting at its reno-vated Crest Road “home” will be Monday, Nov. 4, at 10 a.m. Check the website, middleburypublic- library.org, for more informa-tion.

naugatuckSnacks and shows

for seniorsTuesday, Oct. 22, at 1 p.m., the

library will host its monthly Snacks and Shows for Seniors event. Watch a 1942 film starring Frederic March and Veronica Lake, a witch who is seeking re-venge, with results that are both comedic and romantic.

Before the show, participants will prepare orange-vanilla witch’s potions that magically ward off thirst. This program is made possible by the Friends of the Whittemore Library. It is open to patrons who are at least 50 years old and their guests. Registration is required. Visit or call the reference desk at 203-729-4591 to sign up.

“Falling for Eli” author talk

The library will present Nancy Shulins, author of “Falling for Eli,” Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 6:30 p.m. Hear Pulitzer Prize-contending journalist Shulins share how her heart was healed by caring for Eli. Hear her compelling story about the many forms “mother-hood” can take. Light refresh-ments will be served.

Paranormal fundraiserConnecticut Soul Seekers will

give a presentation on the para-normal Wednesday, Oct. 23,

from 6 to 8 p.m. as a fundraiser for the library. Tickets are $4 in advance and $5 at the door. The presentation will include audio electronic voice phenomena and visual evidence gathered from cases. There also will be video footage shown from an infamous Naugatuck residence that was featured on Chiller TV.

Guests will learn why many times purely natural instances are mistaken for paranormal in-stances. The Ouija board also will be discussed, and there will be a question-and-answer session if time allows.

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

southburyWednesday movie

The Wednesday afternoon movie Oct. 23 at 1 p.m. in the King-sley Meeting Room will be loosely based on actual reports of Japa-nese submarines patrolling the Pacific during World War II. Soon after Pearl Harbor, a Japanese sailor washes up on shore, a Jap-anese-American family is sent to an internment camp, and the lives of four 10-year-old boys change on their perilous journey to self-discovery. Haley Joel Osment and Pat Morita are in the cast.

Due to licensing and copyright agreements, film titles cannot be listed. The room has surround-sound theater with a listening system available. This program is free and open to the public.

JFK assassination: 50 years later

History lecturer Penny O’Con-nell will speak on the assassina-tion of President John F. Kennedy Monday, Oct. 21, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Kingsley meeting room. O’Connell will discuss the results of her 50 years of research and

touch upon information that sheds new light on what really happened Nov. 22, 1963, as well as the roles of Lee Harvey Os-wald, Jack Ruby, Allen Dulles, Lyndon Baines Johnson and Robert F. Kennedy. This lecture is one woman’s search for the truth about Kennedy’s assassi-nation.

O’Connell holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Skidmore College. A retired high school history teacher, she taught ancient, European and American history. She is passionate about the mysteries of our historical past and delighted to share her discoveries with others.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library. Registration is required; call 203-262-0626, ext. 130, to register.

Energy FairSouthbury will hold an energy

fair Saturday, Oct. 26, from 12 to 3 p.m. at the library in conjunction with the installation of solar pan-els on the library roof. A rib-bon-cutting ceremony with First Selectman Ed Edelson will be held at 12:30 p.m.

Exhibitors at the energy fair will have information on energy con-servation, energy efficiency and renewable energy. The fair will be in the Kingsley Room and in a por-tion of the parking lot dedicated to electric-powered vehicles. The public is invited to visit and learn about the variety of programs that can assist in reducing energy use.

Some of the exhibitors will be USA LED, Renewal Resources En-ergy Solutions Inc., ECS of Con-necticut, CL&P, West Chevrolet and Edgerton HVAC.

Light refreshments will be served. Registration is not re-quired.

Photographer/poet show

The October art exhibit featur-ing Jane Herschlag’s photographs and poetry, “Photography with Ekphrastic Poetry,” is on display until Tuesday, Oct. 29. Herschlag is a former apparel designer, textile designer and model-home deco-rator.

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

WoodburyRobotics demonstration

TEAM BETA, the award-win-ning Nonnewaug High School robotics team, will present a ro-botics demonstration at the li-brary Saturday, Oct. 19, at 2 p.m. In 2009, Nonnewaug High School students founded TEAM BETA with the goal of promoting sci-ence and technology throughout the community. They started as

an FRC (First Robotic Competi-tion) team, but now participate in Electrathon Electric Car Rac-ing, help out at the John J. Mc-Carthy Observatory and partake in many different public out-reach events, including the Beth-lehem Fair.

Raspberry Pi introduction

“An Introduction to Raspberry Pi” workshop will be presented by Gen Francis, a local computer specialist, Thursday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. She will give participants an introduction to the tiny computer and the amazing things it can do.

The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card-size computer that plugs into a TV and a keyboard. It’s a capable little PC that can be used for many of the things a desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing, and games. It also plays high-definition video.

The idea for a tiny, cheap com-puter for kids came in 2006, when Eben Upton, Rob Mullins, Jack Lang and Alan Mycroft of the Uni-versity of Cambridge’s Computer Laboratory wanted to find a way to give computer access to every-one, especially children.

The program is open to teens and interested adults. Please reg-ister at 203-263-3502 if you would like to join the program and find out more about the Raspberry Pi.

3-D printer potterySmall pottery pieces created by

Gary Fleming using a 3-D printer are on display at the library. Flem-ing is an enthusiastic maker and fan of science and technology. Working with the 550 Gallery in Bethlehem and the Connecticut Hackerspace in Woodbury, he de-veloped and built a clay-extruding 3-D printer as a way to demon-strate some of the technology eas-ily available to individuals.

You can see some of the work Fleming has done at http://gtocs.blogspot.com/. To see his designs, visit the library when it is open.

Art exhibitThe October exhibit, “Paint-

ings from the Notorious Series,” features the work of Connecticut resident Frederick V. Velardi, a hard-edge, color-field painter, with a strong interest in color. In his paintings, he tries to bring movement and depth to his work through the interaction of color and the juxtaposition of the forms.

The series focuses on individ-uals in history who have affected the art world in either a positive or negative way. There will be an outline for the exhibit, and a short explanation for each paint-ing.

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

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Middlebury Community CalendarMonday, Oct. 21

Board of Selectmen6 p.m. .................................................Town Hall Conference Room

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

NAMI Waterbury Spousal Support Group7:30 p.m. ...............................................40 DeForest St., Watertown

Tuesday, Oct. 22Economic and Industrial Development Commission6:30 p.m. ............................................Town Hall Conference Room

Conservation Commission7:30 p.m. ........................................................ Shepardson Room 26

Wednesday, Oct. 23NAMI Waterbury Support Group7 p.m. .............................. 969 West Main St., Room 3D, Waterbury

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].

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More seniors are choosing the higher-quality Medicare Advan-tage plans, according to a news release by the Health and Human Services Department. Now, for the fourth year, that number is expected to increase. The aver-age monthly premium is ex-pected to go up just $1.64, which will bring it to $32.60 a month, with more than 99 percent of beneficiaries having access to a plan.

Medicare Advantage plans often (but not always) include Part D prescription plans, as well as expanded health coverage that the original Medicare doesn’t cover. The Part D prescrip-tion-drug plan will be approxi-mately $31 for the fourth year in a row.

Open enrollment started Oct. 15 and closes Dec. 7 for health and drug plans. Plans change from year to year, and so do in-dividual needs. Take some time to research the plans to make sure you get what you need.

If you need help picking out a plan, call 1-800-633-4227 for more information. Or you can go

online and compare plans at www.cms.gov (click on Medi-care) or at www.medicare.gov (click Sign Up/Change Plans).

Remember: If you already have Medicare, you do not need to enroll in Obamacare. (Hang up on the scammers who call.)

On Another Note: Have you had your flu shot this year? Ac-

cording to the Centers for Dis-ease Control and Prevention, flu season could start as early as October. There are differences in vaccines this year. There are “tri-valent” vaccines with three vac-cines, “quadrivalent” vaccines with four types and a high-dose trivalent for seniors age 65 and older. Ask your doctor which you should have. There won’t be nearly as many doses of the qua-drivalent vaccine available. The CDC website explains the differ-ences in these vaccines, but doesn’t explain why there are two types this year.

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, Oct. 18GES Picture DayPHS Homecoming Pep Rally ...............................................9 - 10 a.m.PHS Homecoming Football Game ....................................... 7 - 9 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 19RMS Parks & Rec Basketball Evals/Tryouts Gym, 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 20No Events Scheduled

Monday, Oct. 21PHS Music Fundraiser ends (pie sale)MMS Grade 6 to Nature’s ClassroomPolicy and Curriculum Comm. .................PHS Media Center, 6 p.m.Board of Education ................................PHS AP Room 103, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 22MMS Grade 6 to Nature’s ClassroomRMS Picture Retake Day.............................................8:30 - 11:30 a.m.Coffee and Tea with the Superintendent ................. CO, 10 - 11 a.m.RMS Intramural Basketball ................................... Gym, 2:45 - 4 p.m.RMS Parks & Rec Basketball Evals/Tryouts ........ Gym, 5:30 - 9 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 23MMS Grade 6 to Nature’s ClassroomRMS PTO Book Fair ............................................................. Portable ASpanish Honor Society Induction ................. Cafeteria, 7 - 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 24MMS Grade 6 to Nature’s ClassroomRMS PTO Book Fair ............................................................. Portable APHS Financial Aid Night ................................................... 6:30 - 8 p.m.RMS Parks & Rec Volleyball ................................. Gym, 8 - 10:15 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 25MMS Grade 6 to Nature’s ClassroomRMS PTO Book Fair ............................................................. Portable ARMS 7th and 8th Grade Dance ..................AP Room, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 26MES Clothing Drive Ends

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Falls Avenue Senior Center events for area adults 55 and older follow. 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.

Nondenominational Bible studyThe New Hope Anglican Church’s non-

denominational Bible study class meets every Friday at 10 a.m. Join other seniors for the study and discussion. Register by Thurs-day for the Friday session.

Reflexology sessionsCertified reflexologist Kim Stewart will

offer 20-minute reflexology sessions for hands or feet Monday, Oct. 21, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $15. Please make res-ervations by Oct. 18.

Genealogy classLearn the basics of genealogical research

Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 10 a.m. with instructor Stephanie Lantiere. Lantiere is a member of the Naugatuck Valley Genealogy Club and the Connecticut Society of Genealogists, where she served as a board member. Bring a notebook and pen or pencil to class. Please make reservations by Oct. 21.

Horizon Wings visit On Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 2 p.m., Horizon

Wings, a nonprofit organization that reha-bilitates raptors for release into the wild, is bringing birds of prey to the center. Please make reservations by Oct. 22.

Cooking with CorkyChef Corky Plourde’s cooking class will

be Thursday, Oct. 24, at 9:30 a.m. Please make reservations by Oct. 21.

Learn about black bearsFriday, Oct. 25, Peggy Zabawar from the

Connecticut Department of Energy and En-vironmental Protection Wildlife Division will discuss the natural history of the black bear and bear-related research projects. Her presentation includes a slide show and items to examine, including a bear pelt and repli-cas of bear tracks, a skull and scat. Please make reservations by Oct. 24.

Exercise classA free 10-week strength, sculpt and tone

class will begin Monday, Oct. 28, at 9:30 a.m. While sculpting and improving strength and balance, participants also will work muscles to tone them and will get cardiovascular training at the same time.

Certified instructor Kimberly Johnston will lead the class, which is funded by a grant from the Thomaston Savings Bank Founda-tion. Please register by the Friday before each class.

Halloween partyWednesday, Oct. 30, at 2 p.m., the center

will host a Halloween party featuring the music of the Let Your Light Shine Trio. Ad-mission is an appetizer to share. Halloween costumes are optional. Please register by Oct. 29. Aurora Senior Living of Bucks Hill is sponsoring this event.

AARP driving courseThe senior center will host the AARP

driver safety course Friday, Nov. 1, from 1 to 5 p.m. This four-hour course replaces the traditional eight-hour version. The cost is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members. Payment, in the form of a check payable to AARP, should be presented to the instructor at class.

State law mandates a minimum discount of 5 percent off liability insurance for two years for people 60 or older who take a safe- driving course. Preregistration is required.

Call the senior center at 860-945-5250 for reservations. The class, limited to 30 partic-ipants, fills up quickly, so those interested should register without delay.

Avoid online scamsThe senior center will host a presentation

on avoiding online scams Thursday, Oct. 24, at 10 a.m. Plan to attend, and bring your friends.

Knitting and crocheting classA knitting and crocheting class is held

every Tuesday at 10 a.m. The class is free.

Pilates classA Pilates class meets Mondays and

Wednesdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The cost for eight classes is $30.

Driver safety programThe next AARP driver safety course will

be Monday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the senior center. The course is the na-tion’s first and largest driver refresher course. Using new materials and new videos, the course covers new defensive driving tech-niques, new laws and regulations, how to deal with aggressive drivers, and how aging affects drivers.

Drivers who attend this class will receive a completion certificate and may be entitled to a discount on automobile insurance (con-tact your insurance company for details).

AARP membership is not required, and drivers of all ages are invited to attend. The

cost to participate is $12 for AARP members and $14 for nonmembers. All checks must be made out to “AARP.” Call 203-577-4166 to register.

Trips

Painted Pony lunchThe senior center minibus will take pas-

sengers to the Painted Pony Restaurant in Bethlehem, Thursday, Oct. 24, for lunch. Those going must have a “Senior Dine Card” to participate. If you do not have a card, the Middlebury Senior Center office can issue one to you. To reserve a seat on the bus, call 203-577-4166.

Troop 5 Boy Scouts Justin Zinko, left, and Alex Rosenhein serve pasta dinners last year. The Middlebury troop will host its 8th annual pasta dinner fundraiser Saturday, Oct. 26, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Middlebury Firehouse at 65 Tucker Hill Road in Middlebury. Tickets will be available at the door for $8 for adults and $6 for seniors and children under 12 with a limit of $28 per family. A silent auction will be held during the evening. (Submitted photo)

Troop 5 annual pasta dinner fundraiser

Middlebury’s Acting Police Chief Richard Wildman reported Tuesday that, at about 3:30 a.m. that day, police arrested Adam Strong, 33, of Naugatuck, Conn., as part of a joint narcotic inves-tigation targeting drug sales and transportation of narcotics along the Route 63 corridor between Naugatuck and Middlebury. Naugatuck and Middlebury po-lice have been working this in-vestigation for months.

After Strong’s arrest, a search warrant was executed at his apartment in Naugatuck and in his vehicle. Oxycodone pills, marijuana, and suboxone were located. Police seized Strong’s 2005 Acura and some cash as part of the investigation.

Strong was arrested by arrest warrant by Middlebury police for possession of crack cocaine (two counts), possession of crack co-caine within 1,500 feet of a school (two counts), possession of crack cocaine with the intent to sell (two counts), possession of crack cocaine within 1,500 feet of a

school with intent to sell (two counts), sale of crack cocaine (two counts), and sale of crack cocaine within 1,500 feet of a school (two counts).

Naugatuck police filed addi-tional charges by arrest warrant and by on-site violations.

Strong posted court-set bonds totaling $350,000. His court date was set for Oct. 23 at Superior Court in Waterbury.

police make narcotics arrest

Adam Strong (Submitted photo)

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Rummage saleThe Middlebury Congrega-

tional Church Rummage and Bake Sale is this Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the church’s social hall at 1242 Whit-temore Road in Middlebury. Clothing and shoes for people of all ages will be on sale at unbe-lievable prices. Home-baked cookies, cupcakes, pies and other goodies also will be available for purchase.

The day of the sale, a $1 per bag sale will start at 1 p.m. Call the church at 203-758-2671 for more information.

Program on French pastries

The Alliance Française of Northwestern Connecticut will host a program, “Pâtisseries et Conversation” Monday, Oct. 21, at 6:30 p.m. at Ovens of France bakery at 590 Middlebury Road in Middlebury. Denis Niez, a na-tive of Normandy (France) and owner of the bakery, will speak in French about his career as a pâtissier and about his cre-ations.

The program is free and open to the public, but space is lim-ited. For reservations, call 203-263-4096 or email [email protected].

MRTC dinner party fundraiser

The Middlebury Republican Town Committee (MRTC) an-nual buffet dinner party fund-raiser will be held Thursday, Oct.

24, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Ju-nipers Restaurant at 133 Whitte-more Road in Middlebury.

The event, which is open to the public, includes hors d’oeu-vres, a buffet, wine, beer and soft drinks. Attendees will meet local and state candidates for office and people active in the commu-nity. Proceeds from the event will be used for scholarships and to support Republican candidates.

Tickets are $80 per couple and $50 per person. If you would like to attend, please RSVP by calling John Cookson at 203-758-8830 or Ken Heidkamp at 203-758-8375.

Paul Stancs presentation

Financial adviser Paul Stancs will lead an educational and infor-mative discussion and offer insight into some commonly held myths on investing Thursday, Oct. 24, at 6:30 p.m. in the Wykeham Room of the Gunn Memorial Library. He will draw from three excerpts from Ken Fisher’s New York Times-best-selling book, “DEBUNKERY: Learn It, Do It and Profit from It, Seeing Through Wall Street’s Money-Kill-ing Myths.”

Stancs will cover the topics bonds are safer than stocks, which looks into the somewhat skewed history of bond versus stock re-turns; age equals asset allocation, which explores the proper way to determine asset allocation; and trust your gut, which examines behavioral psychology as applied to sound investing. Refreshments will be provided.

Stancs began his financial ser-vices career in 1997 and has been with Fisher Investments since 2012. Fisher, the founder and CEO of Fisher Investments, is perhaps best known for his prestigious Portfolio Strategy financial invest-ment column in Forbes magazine.

The presentation is free and open to the public. Registration is requested. Call the library at 860-868-7586 to register or for more information or visit www.gunnlibrary.org. The library is at 5 Wykeham Road at Route 47 on the Green, in Washington, Conn.

Glebe’s All-Hollows Eve

Tickets are on sale for the his-toric Glebe House Museum’s 12th annual All-Hollows Eve Haunted Museum and Ancient Burying Grounds Tours Satur-day, Oct. 26, between the witch-ing hours of 5 and 8:30 p.m. The rain date is Oct. 27.

Ghosts, goblins, and assorted scary creatures will be on hand along the road, which will be closed for the evening. Following a trail of over 500 luminaries, some of Woodbury’s earliest cit-izens will come back from the dead to be your spirit guides through the Haunted Museum and nearby Ancient Burial Grounds.

Tickets at $12 per person and $25 for a family may be pur-chased in advance for $10 per person or $22 per family. For tickets, call the museum at 203-263-2855 or mail a check to The Glebe House, P.O. Box 245,

Woodbury, CT 06798. Only a lim-ited number of tickets are avail-able for the one-night-only event.

Walk to end hungerThe recently formed South-

bury-Woodbury Interfaith Min-istries is sponsoring a 5K Harvest Walk to End Hunger Sunday, Nov. 3, at 1 p.m. starting at Mitch-ell School in Woodbury. On-site registration starts at 12 p.m. En-try is a donation of $10; children under 5 are free. See Facebook.com\SWIMCT.

Ladies Night OutThe Ladies Night Out to Ben-

efit Easter Seals will be Friday, Nov. 8, at La Bella Vista, the Ponte Club at 380 Farmwood Road in Waterbury. Tickets are $45 each. Vendor spots for those wishing to sell gifts, products or services are available. For more informa-tion, call Carolee Kalita, director of development, at 203-754-5141, ext. 243.

The event has a new format this year. Ladies will enjoy an exceptional dining experience with dinner stations and des-serts, door prizes, games, silent auction, special drawings and great opportunities to purchase unique products.

All proceeds benefit the Easter Seals programs and services for infants, children and adults with disabilities throughout greater Waterbury central and north-western Connecticut.

Ayurveda is a fascinating sys-tem of health and well-being that originated in India more than 5,000 years ago. I began living this way as a young woman in Toronto. Ayurveda means the science of life.

For today, we’ll keep it simple. Its premise is that the human body, along with everything in our universe, comprises five ba-sic elements: space, water, earth, fire and wind. Each element is present in the body to a varying extent. Optimal health and bal-

ance are achieved when the el-ements are in harmony.

There are three doshas or types: vata, pitta and kapha. We’re each born with a predom-inance of one of these types. If you keep your body in balance,

you experience the best of each quality. When your body is un-balanced, you feel out of sorts and experience the negative ef-fects of your particular type.

In future columns I’ll share the seasons and times of life that cor-respond to each dosha. There are many sites to learn about this wonderful system of health, so just search Ayurveda online to choose your reading. Or pick up a cookbook of simple Ayurvedic recipes to gift yourself a different way of staying healthy this fall and winter. My favorite is “The Ayurvedic Cookbook” by Amadea Morningstar, which I’ve used since I lived in Toronto. It still provides oohs and aahs from my family when I make its recipes.

Each dosha has a correspond-ing season. We’re entering the Vata season of cold, dry, light and quick-moving air, so to balance this eat warming foods, give yourself a 5-minute oil massage each morning before your shower and keep up a consistent practice of exercise to ground yourself. To keep air in the body, it’s best not to overdo the exer-cise. Create a stable mind by meditating each day for just 20 minutes to stay calm and cen-tered.

This week’s nuggets for life are to understand a little of the Ayurvedic way. Here’s a little about the three doshas of vata, pitta and kapha. Vata people are thin, creative, quick-thinking,

and lively in motion and speech when they’re in balance. If un-balanced they have problems staying asleep, can experience digestive disturbances and get anxious and fearful. To attain balance, stay warm, don’t skip meals, try calm music, gentle yoga and going to bed at the same time each night.

The second dosha is pitta. These people are ambitious, muscular, of medium build and optimistic, quick-witted, smart, happy and strong teachers and leaders. When they’re out of bal-ance, they become irritable, crit-ical and projective. To balance pitta, make sure to make time for play each day, be in nature, wear greens and blues, and favor bit-ter, sweet and astringent foods.

The third type is kapha. They are heavier in bone structure and frame and are calm, loving and loyal. When unbalanced, they get congested, gain weight and are resistant to change. For bal-ance, increase circulation through daily dry-brush mas-sage, dance, running, cycling and other endurance exercises, and try ginger tea, light fruits, vege-table soups, and reducing sweet, sour and salty tastes. Enjoy the joyful warmth of the fall the Ayurvedic way!

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

By CYNTHIA DE PECOL

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Late September and October are great months to plant garlic. It is very easy to grow garlic (Al-lium sativum), which is a mem-ber of the same lily family as onions, leeks and shallots.

Garlic is grown by planting individual garlic cloves. You can use garlic from your grocery store, but if you want a large head of garlic you can buy them from seed companies. Garlic requires full sun and nutrient-rich soil with a pH of 6.0 to 6.8.

It is best to plant garlic in the fall before the first frost. Plant the cloves 2 to 4 inches deep, placing the clove’s pointed end up. Set them at 3- to 5-inch intervals with at least 18 inches between rows. Water thoroughly the first three days, then every few days to once a week. Don’t let the soil dry out, but don’t let it get soggy.

In the spring, don’t let the plants flower as this takes energy

away from the garlic head. If they begin to flower, break or cut the top of the stem.

Garlic is usually ready to har-vest in July. You will know it is ready when the tops of the stalks turn brown. Dig the garlic up carefully so you do not damage it. Brush off loose dirt and let the bulbs dry right on top of the soil for a couple of days. Then they should be stored at room tem-perature where they will receive plenty of air.

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The folks at AutoTrader.com have put together a list of hints and warnings for making smart choices when purchasing a new or used car. Here are some mis-takes that can cost you money:•Negotiatingthepricebased

on the monthly payment: If you extend the time period for paying off the car, it will reduce your monthly payment. How-ever, you’ll end up paying much more in the end because of the interest over a longer period of time. Negotiate the price of the car first. If the monthly payment is too high, reduce the price of cars you consider.

•Notgettingamechanicalin-spection: Just doing a test drive on a used car isn’t enough. There are far too many things that can be wrong with a car that will never show up during a drive.

• Buyingwhatyoudon’tneed: Make your list of wants and needs before you even begin shopping for a car. Don’t be talked into options you don’t need or want.

•Notrunningavehiclehistoryreport on a used car: This is a fast, low-cost way to determine if the car is being correctly rep-resented. If it’s ever been in an accident, you need to know, especially if it was totaled and written off, or even if it was in a flood. The report also will tell you the mileage, whether the car has been stolen and the history of the title.

•Not takinga thorough testdrive: According to Au-toTrader.com, your test drive should be at least 45 minutes on different types of roads and under different types of condi-tions. Bring family to see if they’ll fit comfortably in the car, and bring items such as strollers and golf clubs to be sure there’s enough room in the back.

• Fallinginlovewithacarbe-fore you buy it: Don’t. Stay focused on the serious busi-

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•Notshoppingaround: Test drive as many vehicles as pos-sible, and visit multiple deal-erships.One place to start is at Auto-

Trader.com. The site is full of information you need to know before you start your hunt for the right vehicle. Look at the Car Re-search category, especially the helpful shortcuts to cars rated above 30 mpg, sedans under $25,000 and cars for grads. Or search via your ZIP code or the type of car you prefer.

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


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walk-in basis. Other vaccines can be ordered – the pharmacy ob-tained a Zostavax injection for this reporter a day after it was requested.

Hop Brook Pharmacy also does non-sterile compounding, providing a medication in a form and flavor that works best for a person or a pet. The pharmacist can compound the medication as a cream or a liquid or as a sup-pository, lozenge or transdermal patch for someone unable to swallow. And the pharmacist can make a pet’s medication more palatable by flavoring it with chicken, tuna, beef or fish. The pharmacy also can put medica-tions in blister packs.

Medical and surgical equip-ment can be purchased, but it also can be rented. Rentals in-

clude breast pumps, walkers and wheel chairs. In stock are wound supplies, surgical bandages and compression stockings. Carrano said large chains don’t always offer the specialty bandages and products needed for wound care.

Hop Brook also offers greeting cards, gifts, jewelry, cosmetics, and over-the-counter medica-tions. Among the gifts are Willow Tree figurines, Silver Forest ear-rings handcrafted in the U.S., inspirational jewelry, picture frames, and kids’ and baby gifts, along with “Hangin’ Out Mid-dlebury” sweat shirts and tee shirts and Middlebury and Hop Brook Lake baseball caps.

Hop Brook Pharmacy at 900 Straits Turnpike (near Viso Bello spa) in Middlebury can be reached at 203-577-6666. It is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It is closed Sun-day.

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Rosa (DePinho) LapinskiWorked at Uniroyal

Rosa (DePinho) Lap-inski, 89, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, at the VITAS unit of St. Mary’s Hospital. She was the widow of

Robert Lapinski and Francisco Ma-ria DePinho.

Mrs. Lapinski was born in South Bend, Ind., May 29, 1924, a daughter of the late Francisco Maria and Ma-ria Francisca (Campos) DePinho. She worked at Uniroyal Inc. for many years as well as at other companies. Rosa enjoyed cooking, baking, spending time with her family, and she especially loved children. She was a communicant of St. Hedwig Church.

She is survived by her four daugh-ters, Apolonia “Pauline” Roy of Cheshire, Barbara Blanc O’Loskey of Naugatuck, Christina Widuch Kelly of Port St. Lucie, Fla., and Diana DePinho of Naugatuck; her sister, Ida Rebelo of Naugatuck; eight grandchildren, 17 great-grandchil-dren, eight great-great-grandchil-dren; and several nieces and neph-ews. She was predeceased by her grandson, Shane Jason Blanc.

Her funeral will be Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 10:15 a.m. from the Naugatuck Valley Memorial/Fitzgerald-Zem-bruski Funeral Home at 240 North Main St. in Naugatuck to St. Hedwig Church at 32 Golden Hill St. in Nau-gatuck for a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in St. James Cemetery on Cross Street in Naugatuck.

Calling hours will be Monday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the fu-neral home. To send an online con-dolence, visit www.naugatuckval-leymemorial.com

Agnes C. LearyFormer Middlebury resident

Mrs. Agnes C. (Larson) Leary, 95, formerly of Middlebury, passed away Thursday after-noon, Oct. 10, 2013, at Paradigm Health Care

of Prospect. She was the wife of the late Frank Leary, who passed away in 1997 after 52 years of marriage.

Agnes was born in Bristol, Jan 4, 1918, a daughter of the late Gustave and Ebba (Akeson) Larson, and moved to Waterbury, where she at-tended local schools and Wilby High School. She first was employed at the Naugatuck Glass Co. and later at Timex in Middlebury and Bendix Corp. in Cheshire, retiring in 1987. Agnes was an avid bowler, and loved gardening. She also enjoyed swim-ming and on many summer days could be seen swimming at the MRA in Middlebury. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and the Waterbury Swedish Junior League.

Agnes is survived by her two daughters, Lynda Mellette and her husband, Ronald, of Waterbury and Beth Platt and her husband, Craig, of Wolcott and a son, Daniel F. Leary of Silver City, N.M.; one sister, Ger-trude Kearney of New Britain; three grandchildren: Gregory Mellette, Karen Kleinschmidt and Christine Leary; four great-grandchildren: Kevin, Kaylyn, and Carolyn Kleinschmidt and Gabriella Leary. She also leaves her dear and thought-ful friend, Ann Ward of Massachu-setts. She was predeceased by her sisters, Elsie Johnson and Ellen Ken-nedy, and her brother, Einar Larson.

The family wishes to thank the nurses and staff of Paradigm Health Care Center of Prospect for their excellent care-giving.

Funeral services for Agnes were held Oct. 16, 2013, at Zion Lutheran Church in Waterbury. Burial fol-lowed in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Watertown. The Alderson Funeral Home of Waterbury assisted the family with the arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorial con-tributions may be made to the Amer-ican Lung Association of Connecti-cut, 45 Ash St., East Hartford, CT 06108-3272 ([email protected]) or The Middlebury Vol. Fire Dept., 65

Tucker Hill Road, Middlebury, CT 06762-2512.

For more information, to send an online condolence or to light a me-morial candle, visit www.alderson-funeralhomes.com.

Joan J. (Pallocovitch) RoseWorked at Uniroyal

Joan J. (Pallacovitch) Rose, 80, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, at Waterbury Hospital.

Joan was born in Waterbury, Conn., Jan.

20, 1933, daughter of the late An-thony and Josephine (Bendler) Pal-lacovitch. She was a longtime Nau-gatuck resident who retired from the medical records department at Wa-terbury Hospital after 10 years of service. She also had worked at Uniroyal Inc. in Middlebury.

Joan was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church and served as a lector and money counter. She proudly served her country in the U..S. Army during the Korean Conflict. She was a volunteer at the American Red Cross in Naugatuck and the Nauga-tuck Ecumenical Food Bank.

Joan is survived by her brother, Joseph Pallacovitch of Naugatuck; sister-in-law, Alice Smolenski of Naugatuck; nephews, Dean and Daniel Pallacovitch; grandniece, Tatia Pallacovitch; and grand-nephew, Alan Wilkin. She was pre-deceased by her son, Steve Rose, and brother, Ronald Pallacovitch.

Her funeral was Friday, Oct. 11, from the Naugatuck Valley Memo-rial/Fitzgerald Zembruski Funeral Home in Naugatuck to St. Mary Church in Naugatuck for a Mass of Christian Burial. Burial followed in Lithuanian Independent Cemetery in Waterbury. To send an online condolence, visit www.naugatuck-valleymemorial.com.

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By MELINDA MYERS

There’s no doubt that manag-ing critters in the landscape can be a challenge, especially as food supplies start to dwindle. If you are battling with rabbits, deer, groundhogs or other wildlife, don’t let down your guard as the growing season begins to wind down.

Be proactive. Start before they get into the habit of dining on your landscape. It is easier to keep them away than break the dining habit.

Fence them out. Fencing is the best defense against most wildlife. A four-foot tall fence around a small garden will keep out rabbits. Secure the bottom tight to the ground, or bury it sev-eral inches to prevent rabbits and voles from crawling underneath. Or fold the bottom of the fence outward, making sure it’s tight to the ground. Animals tend not to crawl under when the bottom skirt faces away from the garden.

Go deeper, at least 12 to 18 inches, if you are trying to dis-courage woodchucks. And make sure the gate is secure. Many hun-gry animals have found their way into the garden through openings around and under the gate.

A five-foot fence around small garden areas can help safeguard your plantings against hungry deer. Some gardeners report suc-cess surrounding their garden with fishing line mounted on posts at 1- and 3-foot heights.

Break out the repellents. Homemade and commercial re-pellents can be used. Apply before the animals start feeding and re-apply as directed. Consider using a natural product like Messina’s Animal Stopper (www.Messinas.com). It is made of herbs, is safe to use and smells good.

Scare ’em away. Blow-up owls, clanging pans, rubber snakes, slivers of deodorant soap, handfuls of human hair and noisemakers are scare tactics that have been used by gardeners for years. Consider your environ-ment when selecting a tactic. Urban animals are used to the sound and smell of people. Al-ternate scare tactics for more effective control. The animals won’t be afraid of a snake that hasn’t moved in weeks.

Combine tactics. Use a mix of fencing, scare tactics and re-pellents. Keep monitoring for damage. If there are enough an-imals and they are hungry, they will eat just about anything.

Don’t forget about nature. Welcome hawks and fox into your landscape. Using fewer pes-ticides and tolerating some crit-ters, their food source, will en-courage them to visit your yard. These natural pest controllers help keep the garden-munching critters under control.

And most importantly, don’t give up. A bit of persistence, va-riety and adaptability is the key to success. Investing some time now will not only deter existing critters from dining in your land-scape, but also will reduce the risk of animals moving in next season.

Gardening expert, TV/radio host, author and columnist Me-linda Myers has more than 30 years of horticulture experience and has written more than 20 gardening books. Her website, www.melindamyers.com, offers gardening videos and tips.

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Fencing, when installed properly, can be an effective tool in protecting gardens against animal dam-age. (Melinda Myers LLC photo)


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(H) Home (A) Away

By KEN MORSE

Pomperaug High School quar-terback Wade Prajer threw the game-winning 12-yard touch-down pass to Steve Croce, and Ryan Johannes caught the two-point conversion to give Pomp-eraug a 35-32 lead with just 18 seconds remaining against un-defeated 4-0 Masuk last Friday in front of a jubilant hometown crowd. That was still way too much time left to start celebrat-ing, and head coach Dave Roach, taking no chances, called for an onside kick. Even that wasn’t a safe bet as Masuk had already broken three plays of more than 50 yards in the game.

Mike Curcio put an end to all doubt when he out-hustled ev-eryone to the bounding ball, sending the Pomperaug offense back onto the field. Prajer took a knee, allowing the rest of the time to tick off the clock as the Pomperaug student section stormed the field to give their football heroes a well-deserved back pounding.

“I want to feel like this after every game,” said smiling head coach Dave Roach. “This was a total team victory. Everyone did what they were supposed to do, from my coaching staff to my players. This was not about any one player; this was a whole team victory.”

Prajer had another sensa-tional performance one week after setting a state record. The junior quarterback was at it again, completing 38 passes on 54 attempts for 401 yards and throwing five touchdowns.

Croce hauled in 14 catches for 157 yards and two touchdowns, but with the game on the line the junior receiver pulled down nine catches for 101 yards and two scores in the last three Panther possessions.

The dramatic finish almost didn’t materialize. Pomperaug was trailing 32-27 when they took over with 8:35 remaining. Prajer put together a 12-play drive, moving deep into Masuk terri-tory. But it all appeared to be over when Doug Katz intercepted a pass at the 16-yard line with 3:16 left, and all Masuk needed to do was run out the clock.

That’s when the Panthers’ de-fense came up huge. Nico Rosa, Troy Sullivan and James Chris-tiano put on a tremendous rush, and linebackers Mike Foschi,

Jack Yule, Ian Rawlinson and Derek Lapke made sure of the tackles, forcing Masuk to punt for just the second time in the game with 1:31 to go. A Nick Harper 40-yard punt that pinned Masuk at their 1-yard line had created the only other Masuk punt early in the second quarter.

Second chances don’t come around too often, but the Pan-thers made the most of it. Seamus Conway, Griffin Namin, Jake Parsell and Erik Gran gave Prajer all the time in the world as the junior quarterback began to pick apart the Masuk defense with well-timed sideline routes.

Masuk committed nine pen-alties in the game, including two pass-interference and two per-sonal fouls that gained the Pan-thers 60 yards of field position in the last two possessions of the game.

“We finally played as a team for a full four quarters,” said Pra-jer. “We got down at the end when I threw the interception, but my defense backed me up getting us the ball back. This is just an amazing feeling.”

“I was just so focused on going up and getting the ball,” said Croce about his game-winning grab. “It’s about time with that

team. We haven’t beat them since 2009. We came out here really wanting this game, and we knew what we had to do.”

Masuk wasted no time show-ing why they were 4-0 as they scored touchdowns on their first three possessions. But it was the Panthers’ tenacity that kept them in the game. Prajer engineered a head-shaking 20-play drive that took 9:56 off the clock for the first Pomperaug score that saw them convert fourth down four times leading up to a Johannes 17-yard touchdown reception.

Pomperaug held a significant time of possession of 33 minutes, running 78 plays to only 15 min-utes on 41 plays for Masuk. The Panthers also gained 24 first downs that included seven of 15 third-down accuracy and a per-fect six for six on fourth downs while Masuk moved the chains only 11 times, rushing for 184 yards and passing for 176 yards.

Trailing 20-8, Pomperaug lived on the edge all game as Prajer hit Bobby Tzepos over the middle for a pass with just seven seconds left in the half, and the senior tailback put his head down and barreled into the end zone to cut the deficit to 20-15 at the break.

Johannes (six catches, 64 yards, two touchdowns) hauled in a 6-yard touchdown pass to put Pomperaug on top 21-20 at the start of the third quarter. Af-ter Masuk regained the lead 26-21, a Prajer-to-Croce hookup that covered 39 yards gave the Pan-thers a 27-26 lead on the first play of the fourth quarter. Matt Silver-man (five catches, 50 yards), Sam Rubenstein (seven catches, 42 yards) and Tzepos (four catches, 66 yards) had the Masuk defense backpedaling the entire game.

“I tell these kids all the time this game is about ebbs and flows,” said Roach. “The momen-tum shifts throughout a game, and we need to maintain our focus. We talked all week about playing four quarters, but it also comes down to finishing plays, and our defense did that with the game on the line, getting our of-fense the ball back.”

Pomperaug will face a tough opponent this week as the South West Conference and Naugatuck Valley League collide for league match-ups with the Panthers taking on the Woodland Hawks from Beacon Falls at 7 p.m. to-night, Friday, Oct. 18, for Home-coming Week.

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Pomperaug High School Panthers No. 7, Sam Rubinstein, hauls in a catch in front of two Masuk de-fenders last Friday. The Panthers won the game against Masuk 35-32. (Ken Morse photo)

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Turn the disposal switch on the wall to the on position. Do you hear a humming sound, but no grinding? Or do you hear no sound at all?

If you hear a humming sound, it’s likely that the grinder is jammed. Turn the switch off, and then turn off power to the dis-posal at the main circuit panel.

Now, open the sink cabinet and look underneath the dis-poser. You should see a reset button and possibly a small round hole or slot in the center of the unit. The slot is likely an access point for the impeller. It’s

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To see if it worked, turn power to the unit back on at the circuit panel. Then climb under the cab-inet again, locate the reset button and push it. Go up to the power switch and turn it on. The grinder should operate again.

What if you can’t locate a wrench or an access slot for the impeller? You could always try my mother’s favorite fix. Turn off power at the circuit panel, then grab something with a wooden handle, like a broomstick or plunger. Insert the handle into

the disposal from the top, place it against one of the blades, and try to turn it clockwise. Then re-set the unit as above and test.

If neither method works, turn off power to the unit again and look inside the disposal to see if anything is blocking the blades, like a metal utensil or a large ob-ject like a bone or avocado seed. Carefully remove any such object and test again.

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Registration for all basketball programs can be done online at www.middlebury-ct.org or in the Parks and Recreation office through Nov. 1. After Nov. 1, a late fee of $20 will be charged, and placement will not be guar-anteed. Once teams have been picked, no new registrations will be taken. No exceptions!

Girls’ basketballThe girls’ basketball program

for third- and fourth-graders will start Monday, Oct. 21, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Middlebury Elementary School. Play will be Monday or Wednesday evenings. Games will be played December through March. The fee is $85 for the first child with a discount for siblings.

The girls’ basketball program for fifth- and sixth-graders will start Monday, Oct. 28, from 6:15 to 8 p.m. at Long Meadow Ele-mentary School. Play will be Monday evenings. Games will be played December through March. The fee is $85 for the first child with a discount for siblings.

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will be taught by Rosa Cipriano and Lisa Conroy Fridays, Oct. 18 to Jan. 24 (no class Nov. 29), from 5:30 to 6 p.m. at Shepardson Community Center. The fee for 12 weeks of instruction is $50 for residents; $60 for nonresidents.

Kid Kicks – Orange to Ap-prentice Blue for ages 5 to 7 will be taught by Rosa Cipriano and Lisa Conroy Fridays, Oct. 18 to Jan. 24 (no class Nov. 29), from 6 to 6:30 p.m. at Shepardson Com-munity Center. The fee for 12 weeks of instruction is $50 for residents; $60 for nonresidents.

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An instructor from Connecti-cut Outdoors will teach kayaking to students ages 16 and older Saturday, Oct.19 (rain date Oct. 26), in a two-session class with a lunch break in the middle. Ses-sions will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m. on the Bantam River in Litchfield.

This class is for both those who’ve never kayaked before but would like to try it and those who have their own kayak and would like a guided tour of the Bantam River. Connecticut Outdoors in-structors will fit you with a kayak, life jacket and paddles, and get you into the water.

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New York on your ownTake the bus to New York City

so you can explore the city on your own Saturday, Nov. 9, leav-ing Shepardson Community Center at 9 a.m. and leaving New York City at 5:30 p.m. for the re-turn trip. Passengers will be dropped off and picked up in the Theatre District. The fee is $35.


The 6th Annual Washington Green Cemetery Tour, with a Swedish immigrant theme this year, will take place Friday, Oct. 25, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cos-tumed guides will lead groups of visitors from the Gunn Museum to the Washington Green Cem-etery, where the town’s departed citizens will be stationed at their gravestones to tell their tales of tragedy and triumph.

Tour groups will follow a mag-ical path of 1,000 luminaries spanning a quarter mile through the shadowy cemetery and hear the lively and dramatic stories of Washington’s Swedish immi-grants. The costumed character actors stationed at each grave-stone will share the tales of their perilous travels to America, their work as domestics on estates in Washington owned by wealthy New Yorkers, and much more.

The tours will depart from the museum in groups of 15 people every 10 minutes between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. and will last ap-proximately 45 minutes. Num-bers for the tours will be handed out at the museum starting at 6:15 p.m.

A Halloween-themed movie

will be shown and treats will be served in the Wykeham Room of the Gunn Library as you wait for your tour group to depart. The museum also will be open for viewing of the exhibit, “Coming to America: Washington’s Swed-ish Immigrants.” The cemetery is dark and cold; please bring a flashlight with you and dress warmly.

While this event is free, dona-tions are greatly appreciated. The rain date is Sunday, Oct. 27. The Gunn Museum is at 5 Wykeham Road, at the intersection of Wykeham Road and Route 47, in Washington, Conn. Parking at the Gunn is limited; please use nearby lots and side streets. Call 860-868-7756 or view www.gunnlibrary.org for information.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My question is about taking blood pressure readings. I am 87 years old, female, about 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weigh about 130 pounds. When I go for a checkup with my general practitioner, the nurse takes my blood pressure before I see the doctor. The cuff feels comfortable, and the reading is always in the normal range. I have had my blood pressure checked at other places (clinics, etc.) and usually the cuff is in-flated very tight (so tight that it hurts) and the reading is very high. If the cuff is inflated too tightly, could it cause a high reading? – I.S.ANSWER: High blood pressure is one of the most common med-ical conditions, and correct treat-ment of blood pressure is essen-tial in order to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. It is not uncommon for blood pressure to vary from day to day, or even during a single day, but the changes you describe suggest two possibilities.

The first is that the reading at your own doctor’s office is right, and the other places are wrong, which is probably the most likely. Having blood pressure tested in

a new place or by someone you don’t know certainly can cause the reading to be elevated. Au-tomated blood pressure cuffs in pharmacies, etc., are sometimes right but often are wrong – occa-sionally spectacularly. A very high pressure in the cuff, high enough to cause pain, can cause the blood pressure to go up, but not usually high enough to put people into the hypertensive range.

Another possibility is that the nurse in your doctor’s office isn’t inflating the cuff high enough to get the correct reading, or is de-flating the cuff too quickly. The wrong-size cuff can lead to large errors in blood pressure read-ings. While all of these are pos-sible, a trained nurse who takes blood pressure readings every

day is not likely to make errors consistently. You can ask your doctor to double-check the nurse’s reading.

High blood pressure is one of the most common ailments for the general population. The booklet on it describes what it does and how it’s treated. Read-ers can order a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue – No. 104W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Can-ada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Have you ever heard of this? Fifteen minutes after taking a shower, I start itching, and the itch lasts about 20 minutes. It doesn’t mat-ter if I use hot or cold water. What is this? – O.J.ANSWER: I’m not sure. It might be aquagenic pruritus. “Pruritus” is the medical word for itchiness. Pretreatment with an antihista-mine before showering can sometimes prevent the itching. Take it about an hour before you shower. Tiny hives also break out on the skin. They may be so tiny you can’t see them, or they may be in places where you can’t see them. I don’t know if I’m correct. Aquagenic pruritus is so rare that I never expected to hear anyone complain of it. Get this con-firmed by a dermatologist.

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The American Humane Asso-ciation held a vote for America’s top “hero dog” from a finalist list of eight inspiring dogs, like Cas-sidy, who lost a leg after being hit by a car and now, with his owner, advocates for spe-cial-needs dogs, and CWD Car-los, an explosive-detection dog who served in Iraq and Afghan-istan but was sadly neglected following his retirement – only to be rescued and brought home.

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cemetery tour next Friday night

Dane Deleppo portrays a Swedish immigrant in the Washington Green Cemetery Tour Friday, Oct. 25. It will be the 6th annual cem-etery tour. (Submitted photo)

Five hundred children, all members of the Connecticut Football Club, will take on Save the Children’s World Marathon Challenge Saturday, Oct. 19, from 8 to 11 a.m. at Pomperaug High School in Southbury. The event will raise funds and awareness for the international relief and devel-opment agency, Save the Chil-dren. It will be held rain or shine.

The World Marathon Chal-lenge is a global relay in which

teams of children from around the world challenge themselves and each other to complete a full marathon distance. Fifty thou-sand children in more than 60 countries will participate in the World Marathon Challenge, with events to be held throughout October worldwide. The grand finale will be Oct. 23, when hun-dreds of teams will run simulta-neously.

Children participating in the race will receive World Marathon Challenge certificates. All funds raised at this event will go toward Save the Children’s programs in the United States and globally. Save the Children’s vision is to make sure all children survive and thrive. Achieving this vision is not a sprint, but a marathon – a world marathon. To learn more, visit WMC.SavetheChil-dren.org

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