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Volume 19, Number 30 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall www.TownTimes.com Friday, November 2, 2012

Hurricane Sandy: towns ‘dodged a bullet’By Stephanie Wilcox

Town Times

The coast of Connecticuttook a beating from Hurri-cane Sandy, along with theeastern and western part ofthe state. And she certainlywas not kind to New York andNew Jersey. But Durham andMiddlefield narrowly es-caped the worst of HurricaneSandy’s impact on New Eng-land.

“We consider ourselves

very fortunate in that weweathered this storm withminimal damage,” saidDurham First SelectmanLaura Francis.

“We dodged a bullet be-cause we were on the fringeof the storm,” said Middle-field First Selectman JonBrayshaw. “We were not inthe direct path of the storm.”

Both Brayshaw and Fran-cis agree that, thanks to hav-ing plans in place before thestorm hit, the towns were in a

good position when Sandymade her mark.

“As always, I am veryproud of our staff and emer-gency response team,” Fran-cis said. “Each departmenthad their storm plans inplace and executed themproperly. Moving the Emer-gency Operations Center tothe town hall along with thegenerator proved to be verysuccessful, both from anemergency response point ofview and from a continuity of

government perspective aswell. We were able to operategovernment functions withvery little disruption as wellas reassign town staff forstorm response.”

Before the storm, DurhamEmergency Management Di-rector Francis Willett saidboth towns expected and pre-pared to deal with a lot oftrees and branches downwith power outages. But hewas confident that “Durhamand Middlefield are prepared

for Hurricane Sandy.” Part of this preparation

was a refined utility re-sponse with CL&P.

“The learning curve hasreally developed based onlast year’s experience.”Brayshaw said. With each oflast year’s events, we got bet-ter. We have a more finelytuned process this timearound.”

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an emergency notificationsystem just in time for thestorm. The Safer Middlefield- Emergency NotificationProgram, powered by Ever-bridge, alerts residents andbusinesses in town on emer-gencies and communitynews.

It was used twice duringHurricane Sandy.

“It’s a major step fromwhere we were last year, al-most at this exact time,” saidMiddlefield Emergency Man-agement Director Brian Du-mas before the storm. “Ithink it’s a great way toreach everybody who hassigned up for it, includingbusinesses. It’s a definitestep in the right direction.It’s all done to help keep thetown safer, make us up-to-date and be proactive insteadof reactive.”

Middlefield joinedDurham and Regional SchoolDistrict 13, that already usedthe system, and therefore,some Middlefield familieswere already signed up foralerts through RSD13. Any-one can sign up by going tomiddlefieldct.org and follow-ing the steps from the home-page.

By default, if you are reg-istered properly in the White

Pages or Yellow Pages andhave a valid telephone num-ber, you are registered, ac-cording to Dumas.

The system, which wasnot even a week old in Mid-dlefield by the time it wasused during HurricaneSandy, had 1,560 contactsfrom the White Pages, 210from the Yellow Pages and125 who registered throughthe web or through Dumas.

About the storm, Dumassaid he agrees that Durhamand Middlefield were ex-tremely lucky.

“The town of Middlefieldwas very proactive,” he said.There were daily briefingsin Durham. Everybodyworked great together. Wetook what we knew from thelast two storms and wereable to build on that. I thinkit was pretty successful.”

On Sunday before thestorm, a decision was madeto close schools in RSD13 for

Monday and Tuesday.At 9 a.m. Monday morn-

ing, Francis and Brayshawdeclared a state of emer-gency in both towns. In addi-tion to being on high alert,Brayshaw said, “This en-ables us to submit expens-es.”

Yet as of noon, neithertown had any outages. In theworst of the conditions Mon-day evening — around 8 p.m.— about 30 percent of CL&Pcustomers in both Durhamand Middlefield were with-out power — nowhere nearthe outages of last year dur-ing storms Irene and Alfred.

“Last year 100 percent ofMiddlefield was withoutpower,” Brayshaw said, “forfive days.”

The selectmen said Mon-day that depending on howsevere conditions were, theywould respond in proportion

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peal for donations to help those who are in need for theholidays.

This year, Community Services asks those wishing todonate turkeys for Middlefield families to call the Middle-field Community Services office at (860) 349-7121 by Nov.18. A drop-off date will be assigned at that time.

For Thanksgiving, Social Services asks for largeturkeys, 18 pounds and up, for families.

For Christmas, small turkeys, between 10 and 12pounds, are being accepted until Dec. 14.

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BOE sees fewer optionsfor bathroom facilities

By Mark DionneSpecial to the Town Times

During its Oct. 24 meetingat Memorial School, theBoard of Education saw oneof its bathroom facilities op-tions removed from consider-ation.

Previously, the BOE hadconsidered three options forbathrooms at the CoginchaugRegional High School athlet-ic complex. These optionswere — in declining order ofexpense — a complete build-ing with finished interior, acomplete building with par-tially finished interior, and asmall bathroom-only facilityon the larger existing slab.

According to BOE memberJeremy Renninghoff, whoserves on the Field HouseCommittee, that last, cheap-est option is “pretty much outof consideration.”

Renninghoff told the BOEthat the already installed slabis designed for support walls

only on its exterior. Putting abuilding with a smaller foot-print on this space would re-quire expensive work to rein-force the footing and couldpotentially dig up the exist-ing utility and waste lines.

Building the entire struc-ture but only partially usingthe interior — the middle op-tion — was projected at$537,000 at a previous meet-ing. A complete field housebuilding on the existing slabcarried an estimated cost of$800,000.

Those projections, howev-er, are likely to rise as thecommittee found that theproject would have to com-ply with state prevailingwage laws, which was ini-tially uncertain.

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refreshments and more.Gala dinner - On Satur-

day, Nov. 3, a gala dinner isscheduled for members,neighbors and friends ofChurch of the Epiphany aspart of its 150th anniver-sary celebration.

Christmas Bazaar –Notre Dame Church, 280Main St., Durham, will holdits annual ChristmasBazaar Saturday, Nov. 3,from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., andSunday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m.to noon. The tables in thechurch hall will haveChristmas crafts and knit-ted and crocheted items.There will be White Ele-phants tables, decorations,plants, homemade choco-late Christmas candy, toys,trims and treasures, stock-ing stuffers, grab bag giftsand a special gift area.There will be baked goodsavailable, and Notre Dame’sCountry Kitchen will beopen all days serving break-fast, lunch, desserts andsnacks.

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Daylight Savings Timeends - Be sure to set yourclock back one hour!

Christmas Bazaar –Notre Dame Church, 280Main St., Durham, will holdits annual ChristmasBazaar Sunday, Nov. 4, from9 a.m. to noon. The tables inthe church hall will haveChristmas crafts and knit-ted and crocheted items.There will be White Ele-phants tables, decorations,plants, homemade choco-late Christmas candy, toys,trims and treasures, stock-ing stuffers, grab bag giftsand a special gift area.There will be baked goodsavailable, and Notre Dame’sCountry Kitchen will beopen all days serving break-fast, lunch, desserts andsnacks.

Rally for Recess - AZumba-thon fundraisingevent is scheduled for Sun-day, Nov. 4, at 1 p.m., at CoreClub, 350 Main St., Durham.Donations benefit theschool’s attempt to enter acontest called “Rally for Re-cess” where the winning

school can receive $30,000toward a playgroundmakeover at Korn Elemen-tary School.

5 Monday

Durham Senior Lunches -Every Monday and Wednes-day, hot lunches are avail-able for seniors over 60 andtheir spouses at the DurhamActivity Center, 350 Main St.Following the lunch on Mon-day is game time, which in-cludes billiards, Wii andcards. Bingo starts at 1 p.m.on Wednesdays. For pricinginfo and to make a reserva-tion, call Amanda Pedersen,senior café manager, at (860)349-3153.

Middlefield SeniorLunches - The MiddlefieldSenior Café is serving lunchthree times a week, on Mon-days, Wednesdays and Fri-days. Reservations are re-quired 24 hours prior, andthe monthly menu can bepicked up at the center, TownHall or at www.middlefield-ct.org.

6 Tuesday

Election Day – Polls areopen from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.at Korn School in Durhamand the Community Centerin Middlefield.

7 Wednesday

Open house - CovenantVillage of Cromwell, 52 Mis-sionary Road, has sched-uled an open house forWednesday, Nov. 7, from 4:30to 7:30 p.m. Meet the staffand visit out- and in-patientrehab facilities. For moreinformation, call (860) 490-3006.

TOPS meeting - Take OffPounds Sensibly meetsevery Wednesday at 6 p.m.on the third floor of theDurham Town Hall. ContactNaomi Klotsko at (860) 349-9558 or Bonnie Olesen at(860) 349-9433 for more in-formation.

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Nov.2 Friday

Ladies Night - TheDurham Cooperative Nurs-ery School has scheduledLadies Night for Friday,Nov. 2, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.,at Core Club, 350 Main St.The pre-holiday shoppingfundraiser features ven-dors, raffles and prizes. Pro-ceeds benefit the school.

Tot Time - The MOMSClub of Durham-Middle-

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Walk Wadsworth Man-sion - A guided WalkWadsworth Mansion inMiddletown for adults isscheduled for Friday, Nov. 2,at 1 p.m. The one-mile walkwill cover the groundswhile discussing the histo-ry of the museum. After thewalk, a half hour tour ofthe museum is offered. Reg-

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3 Saturday

Craft fair - The 36th an-nual Craft Fair sponsoredby the Coginchaug RegionalHigh School Band will takeplace Saturday, Nov. 3, from10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at theCRHS gymnasium, 135Pickett Ln., Durham. Ad-mission is free. There willbe raffles, homemade soups,

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Bazaar - The MeridenTurner Society’s ChristmasBazaar is scheduled for Sat-urday, Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to3 p.m. at 800 Old ColonyRoad. The bazaar includesbaked goods with GermanStollen, homemade pre-serves with jams, pickles,salsa and relish, crafts andraffles. Hot German foodwill be available.

Bazaar - The First Bap-tist Church, 10 Prospect St.,Essex, has scheduled itsThankful hearts ChristmasBazaar for Saturday, Nov. 10from 9 a .m. to 3 p.m. Lunchis scheduled for 11 a.m.to 1p.m. Handmade gifts, deco-rations, woodenware, can-dy, preserves and more willbe available. A TreasuresTable and bake sale willalso be available.

Durham Historical So-ciety - The Durham Histor-ical Society is open to thepublic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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‘World’s greatest living carver of wood’ rememberedBy Diana Carr

Town Times

On Oct. 27, a multitude ofpeople gathered to pay hom-age to a man who had left hismark on all of their lives.William Kent, a gifted sculp-tor and printmaker, died onAug. 16 at the age of 93. Hisfriends’ tributes, delivered atthe memorial held at Kent’sDurham home, said it all. Hispassing has left a gapinghole.

A man of many talents,he had a bachelor’s degree inmusic from NorthwesternUniversity in Chicago and amaster’s degree in musicfrom Yale. He taught himselfto paint and to sculpt. Hemade carvings onto hugeslate blackboards and devel-oped a unique method ofprinting monoprints (one-of-

a-kind) on fabric without theuse of machinery. In the1950s he and a friend starteda publishing company, andhe published his drawingsand his poetry, as well as thework of his friends. He wrotean opera. In 1961, he becamethe first curator of the JohnSlade Ely House in NewHaven. But it is his monu-mental wood sculptures thatare legendary. The New YorkTimes called him “theworld’s greatest living carverof wood; there’s not evenanyone close.”

Friend, Joan Baer, said,“His life was his work, andhe worked up until two daysbefore he died. He had anamazing ability to bringwood to life. His art was so in-dividual that it didn’t fit intoany category.”

By all accounts he was a

man of his own convictions,a man who never compro-mised his values.

Art director and friendJohnes Ruta said, “Thetrustees of the John SladeEly House were very conser-vative, and they fired him be-cause of his views and hisart. In the 1960s his politicalviews caused him to suffer atthe hands of the art culture.

He was not accepted. And hebecame a recluse.”

Friend, Marvin Beloff,said, “He bought this housein 1964, and he turned hisback on all of us. He lockedthe doors, played his piano,and spent the next 30 yearsmaking sculptures.” Beloffwas able to coax him backinto society in 1994.

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“Bill was in a league of hisown. You walked in the doorand you would be over-whelmed by the presence ofhis artistic mastery. He nev-er wavered from his vision,and he was the greatestartist I ever met,” one personsaid at Kent’s memorial.

“Life brings challenges,and Bill answered every oneof them. He was a manamong men. He was an un-known pillar of the Durhamcommunity.”

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His biographer, PeterFalk, said, “Here in ruralDurham — who knew? He’sthe most important artistever to live in Durham. Hewas an artist hidden right infront of us.”

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BOE member from Durham,previously announced herresignation from the boardand was not at the meeting.Gara’s resignation marksthe second time in recentmonths that Durham willneed to elect a new BOEmember. Eileen Buckheit, ofDurham, won the seat vacat-ed by Tom Hennick over thesummer.

“Betsy has been a fineboard member. We’ve reallyappreciated having her ex-pertise at the state level andI think she’s provided a lotof very sage counsel to theboard over the years,” said

BOE chair Kerrie Flanagan.“She will be missed.”

Durham voters will elect areplacement at a specialtown meeting Nov. 19 atCRHS to serve out the rest ofthe term.

Field trip approvedCRHS Spanish teacher

Nancy Alberico gained ap-proval from the BOE for atrip to Costa Rica. The tripwill be open to juniors andtake place in June, after theschool year ends.

Part of the trip, Albericoexplained, would consist of“home stay,” where studentslive with local families.

“When you’re there im-mersed in the culture, it’s somuch better than what youget in the classroom” orfrom an English languagetour, said Alberico.

The trip will take placethe same year as a musicfield trip. Some parents hadcomplained in the pastabout two expensive fieldtrips occupying the sameschool year.

The next BOE meetingwill take place Wednesday,Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m., at CRHS.

Many walk for world hungerLast year the annual ecu-

menical CROP Walk was can-celled by a freak Octobersnowstorm. This year theevent got in just under thewire on Sunday, Oct. 28, atPeckham Park in Middle-field.

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Commentary

TownOpinion8 Town TimesFriday, November 2, 2012

Government MeetingsDurham Government

Calendar(Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings

are held in the Durham Library. Check thetown website at www.townofdurhamct.org

for updates.)Monday, Nov. 5

Historic District, 7 p.m.Fire Department Trustees,Durham Firehouse, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 7Planning & Zoning, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 8Zoning Board of Appeals,

Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Nov. 13

Board of Finance, 7:30 p.m.Conservation Commission, 7:30 p.m.

Durham Volunteer Fire Company Drill,Durham Vol. Firehouse, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 14Board of Education,

Strong School, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 15

Senior Citizen Board,Durham Activity Center, 12:30 p.m.

Public Safety Facility Renovating PlanningCommittee, Durham Fire House, 7 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 19Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, 7 p.m.

Special Town Meeting,Coginchaug auditorium, 8 p.m.

Inland/Wetlands Durham Public Library,7:30 P.M.

Wednesday, Nov. 21Planning & Zoning,

Durham Library, 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Nov. 27

Ethics Commission, 7 p.m.

MiddlefieldGovernment Calendar

(Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings areheld in the Community Center.)

Monday, Nov. 5Board of Selectmen, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 14Planning & Zoning, 6:30 p.m.

Board of Education, Strong School, 7:30 p.m.

WPCA, 7 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 15

Board of Finance, 7 p.m.Tuesday, Nov. 20

Conservation Commission, 6:30 p.m.Board of Selectmen, 7 p.m.

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When I was asked in Au-gust to write an article de-scribing my first months asthe new principal of JohnLyman School, it seemedlike a task for the distant fu-ture. It was so far in the fu-ture, in fact, that I put apost-it on my desk to remindme of the due date. It was agood thing that I did. Aftera quick glance at the calen-dar last week, I realized thatI have been principal ofJohn Lyman School fornearly four months. What ismost amazing is that it feelslike I have been at Lymanmuch longer, and I meanthat in a positive way. In ashort amount of time, thestudents, staff and commu-nity at John Lyman and inRegional School District 13have made me feel like I be-long here.

So what has stood out to

me since becoming princi-pal of John Lyman School?Without question, it is thepeople. More than anything,I have enjoyed getting toknow our kids. We reallyhave outstanding studentsat Lyman who make it funto come to work every day.As a principal, it is a greatfeeling when kids say helloto you in the hallway or tellyou about what they arelearning in their class-rooms, and our studentshave done that since thefirst day of school. One ofmy favorite things about be-ing principal at John Ly-man is the weekly assembly.It gives everyone a chanceto see and hear what thekids are learning, and itbrings the whole buildingtogether as a community.We certainly have very tal-ented and creative students

at John Lyman, and I loveseeing the enthusiasm thechildren have for ourschool.

Along with the kids, Icontinue to be amazed bythe dedication and profes-sionalism of the staff atJohn Lyman. They are com-mitted to what they do andkids are always the top pri-ority. It has been very satis-fying to observe the way ourteachers and staff deliverthe RSD13 curriculum tostudents in a challengingand meaningful way. In par-ticular, I have been im-pressed with how effectively

our teachers integrate thearts and student choice intotheir instruction. I am alsoappreciative of the supportour staff has given me dur-ing the transition. Being anew principal and replacingsomeone as well respectedas Karen Brimecombe, I wasnot sure how I would be re-ceived. To say that Lymanteachers and staff havebeen welcoming and helpfulwould be an understate-ment. From day one, every-one has gone above and be-

yond to make me feel likepart of the team, and thathas made for what I hopehas been a smooth transi-tion.

The same can really besaid for the entire schoolcommunity. Since takingthe job, I have gotten toknow many families, and Iam so pleased to see how in-vested and involved Lymanparents are in their chil-dren’s education. From the

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John Lyman Parent Associ-ation to attendance atschool events and weekly as-semblies, our parents makethe time to support whattheir kids are doing inschool. I can tell you thattheir commitment does notgo unnoticed. And I wouldcertainly be remiss if I didnot acknowledge the othereducators across the dis-trict. My fellow administra-tors have helped to bring meup to speed, and it is alwaysnice to know that you canreach out to people whenyou have a question.

As you can probably tell, Iam incredibly happy to bethe principal of John Ly-man School. About the onlycomplaint I have at thispoint would be the rainyweather at the Durham Fair,but as I was told on manyoccasions during a soggyshift in the Corn Booth, itwould not be the DurhamFair without some rain.There is always next year, Isuppose, and I look forwardto many more shifts in theCorn Booth, rain or shine. Ithas been a great fourmonths, and every day Iconsider myself lucky to bepart of the John Lymanfamily.

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The Durham Activity Cen-ter was open for water andmeals-ready-to-eat distribu-tion and for charging sta-tions early in the week, butFrancis said only two peoplecame to the center on Tues-day. As of press time Wednes-day, the commodities werebring brought to the libraryand the center was not goingto be staffed.

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school was not opened.Throughout the day

Wednesday, Durham andMiddlefield power outageswere decreasing.

Brayshaw said four utilitytrucks from the states ofWashington and Oregonwere assigned to Rockfalland Middlefield, and theywere working closely withthe Middlefield road crew.

“They don’t even knowwhere Jackson Hill is, so theroad crew worked directlywith them,” he said. “It tookless than 24 hours to haveevery street safe and pass-able. That was the first prior-ity.”

He added, “We have notsuffered very much damage.Everyone is safe and back toschool. Middlefield Pizza isopen again. We’re back tonormal.”

Durham. Walkers came fromNotre Dame, Church of theEpiphany and UnitedChurches of Durham, Mid-dlefield Federated Churchand Third CongregationalChurch in Westfield.

Those who would like tocontribute to the CROPWalk’s mission of “endinghunger worldwide and local-ly — one step at a time”

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Marguerite (DesRosiers)Rose Riggles, 92, of Enfield,beloved wife for 67 years ofthe late Elven W. Riggles, Sr.,passed away on Oct. 23, 2012,at Bay State Medical Center inSpringfield, Mass.

Born in Springfield, Mass.on April 28, 1920, daughter ofthe late Evagrius H. and RoseMary (Champagne)DesRosiers, she was raised inSpringfield, Mass. and hadlived in Milford and Cheshirebefore moving to Enfield in1976. After graduating fromhigh school, Marguerite tooka position with the New York,New Haven and Hartford Rail-road, where she met her hus-band Elven W. Riggles. Afterstarting a family Margueritestayed home to raise her chil-dren and pursue her true pas-

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ber of the Connecticut RiverValley Artist Association andshe participated in several artshows throughout Connecti-cut, Massachusetts and Que-bec. During the summer, Mar-guerite enjoyed spendingtime with her family at theirlake home in Quebec. Sheloved to fish, enjoy the freshair, paint and spend time withfriends and family. Mar-guerite was a phenomenalcook, a talent that she learnedfrom her mother, and her en-tire family looked forward toher meals at holidays and par-ties.

She leaves a son, The Rev.Dr. Elven W. Riggles, Jr., ofDurham; a daughter, DeannaN. Lavoie, of Willington; fivegrandchildren, Meredith J.Huntley and her husbandMatthew, of Waltham, Mass.,

John A. Riggles, of Durham,Elizabeth “Posey” Riggles, ofNew Haven, Danielle R.Lavoie and Michelle A.Lavoie, both of Willington;two sisters-in-law, MarcellaRiggles, of Windsor and NinaDeMarco, of Willimantic; herformer son-in-law, ArmandLavoie, of Stafford; her dearfriends, Stella and MarcelStutz, of Montreal, Canada;many nieces and nephews;and her cat, Charlie. Besidesher husband, she was prede-ceased by two children; herdaughter-in-law, Jill E. Rig-gles; three brothers, LeonardDesRosiers, AlexanderDesRosiers, and RaymondDesRosiers; and a sister,Jeanette DesRosiers.

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Safety programOn Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 1

p.m., members of the Mid-dlefield Fire Departmentwill visit the Middlefield Se-nior Center to provide help-ful information on fire safe-ty, the File for Life programand more. I.C.E. (In Case ofan Emergency) tags for keychains will be available freeof charge to those who at-tend.

Durham seniorlunches

Senior lunches are offered

every Monday and Wednes-day at the Durham ActivityCenter, 350 Main St. The El-derly Nutrition program isdesigned to provide nutri-tional meals, at a low cost topersons ages 60 and over andtheir spouses. To cover the

cost of the meal, a suggesteddonation is welcomed. Tomake lunch reservations, callAmanda Pedersen, seniorcafe manager, at (860) 349-3153. Bingo is offered everyWednesday at 1 p.m. follow-ing the luncheon.

Senior BusThe Durham/Middlefield

Senior Bus is available fortransportation to activities onTuesday and Wednesday.There is no fee for this service.Planned trips include: TheChristmas Tree Shops in Man-

chester and Orange, YankeeCandle in Deerfield, Mass.,IKEA, Mohegan Sun, Fox-woods, Evergreen Walk,WFSB Better Yet Connecti-cut, Stew Leonards, FootPrints, Maritime Aquarium,Mystic Village and the Thim-ble Islands, to name a few. Thebus schedule can be found atvarious establishments inDurham, such as the library,the Durham Activity Center,Town Hall and online atwww.townofdurhamct.org.Call (860) 347-5661 Mondaythrough Friday, 9 a.m. to 3p.m., to make a reservation.

Thanksgiving luncheonJoin your friends and neighbors for the annual Thanksgiving luncheon at the Mid-

dlefield Community Center scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 20, at noon. A traditionalThanksgiving feast will be served by volunteers, with the meal being provided by C.W.Resources in New Britain. There is a suggested donation, and reservations need to bein by Nov. 16 by calling (860) 349-7121.

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Dial-A-RideDial-A-Ride provides

curb-to-curb transportationfor the elderly and disabled.This service can be used formedical appointments,shopping, banking and oth-er places, and is availablefive days a week. Call (860)347-3313 for a reservation.There is a fee.

Durham seniorexercise

Senior exercise is offeredMonday, Wednesday andFriday at the DAC. Twoclasses are offered: 9 a.mand 10 a.m. There is no costfor Durham residents 60 andover.

EventsThe Middlefield Senior

Center has scheduled thefollowing events:

Bingo is scheduled for thethird Monday of eachmonth at 1 p.m. All are wel-come.

Foot Care is scheduled forthe third Wednesday of eachmonth. The Masonicare pro-vides this monthly service.The nurse soaks, assesses,massages and clips the toe-nails. A fee is charged. Callthe senior center to sched-

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any questions or would like to

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Trout UnlimitedThe Hammonasset Chapter of Trout Unlimited announces its October monthly

meeting to be held Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Wallingford Rod & Gun Club, starting at 6:30p.m. This meeting will feature a presentation by Neal Hagstrom of CT DEEP coveringRoadway Culvert Assessment for Fish Passage and additional information on NativeBrook Trout Recovery. Light refreshments will be available. Also included will be chap-ter information updates. All meetings are held at this location on the third Thursday ofeach month, September through May.

The meeting is open to all Chapter members, future members and the general public.Come and support this event with like-minded sportsmen and women.

Directions and additional information can be found at: www.hammonassettu.com.Trout Unlimited is dedicated to conserve, protect and restore cold water fisheries.

Web poll resultsThis week, we asked our online readers, “What is your feeling about Halloween?”

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Holiday FairThe annual Holiday

Fair of the MiddlefieldFederated Church,sponsored by theWomen’s Christian Fel-lowship, is scheduledfor Saturday, Nov. 10,from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The fair offers home-made gifts, baked goods,jams and jellies, Christ-mas gifts, gift basketsand a silent auction.Breakfast and lunchwill be planned.

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Library BriefsDurhamLibrary

Hours: Regular libraryhours are Mondays throughThursdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.and Fridays and Saturdays,10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitwww.durhamlibrary.org tosearch the catalog, reviewyour account, register for aprogram or renew your ma-terials online. For informa-tion or to register for a pro-gram by phone, call (860)349-9544.

DPL Book Talk: Fa-vorite book or movie? Letthe library know by writinga message on the Facebookpage or fill out a PatronPicks form when you’re atthe library. Next week, thelibrary will list all your fa-vorites on its book blog,

DPL Book Talk. Just followthe link from the librarywebsite.

Pre-SchoolMother Goose (18 to 30

months) Mondays at 10:15a.m.

Time for Tots (2 1/2 to 31/2) Wednesdays at 10:15a.m.

Preschool Storytime (3 1/2to 5) Tuesdays at 10:15 a.m.and 1:30 p.m.

Bedtime Storytime (2 to 4)Mondays at 7 p.m. (wear pa-jamas)

School AgeSeries-ous Fun: (grades 1

to 3) Book discussion that fo-cuses on chapter book se-ries. Saturdays, Nov. 3 andDec. 1, from 2 to 2:45 p.m. Re-freshments served.

Lunch Bunch: (grades 4to 6) Book discussion; bringyour lunch, the library pro-

vides dessert. Saturdays,Nov. 10 and Dec. 8, from 12:30to 1:30 p.m.

LEGO Club: (ages 6 to 12)LEGOs provided — just bringyour creativity. Thursdays,Nov. 8 and Dec. 13, from 6:30 to7:30 p.m. (LEGO donations areneeded and always welcome).For more information, callChristine Michaud at (860)349-9544.

All children’s programsrequire registration. Pleasecall (860) 349-9544

TeensTeen and Tween Knit-

ting Club: Teens andtweens ages 10-18, come andlearn to knit, practice, shareyour projects and chat aboutbooks. Bring your own proj-ect or come and start one atthe library. Yarn and knit-ting needles will be avail-able. Tuesdays, Nov. 13 and

Dec. 11, from 7 to 8 p.m.Teen Book Club: Join a

discussion on the book clubselection, have a snack andtalk about other books al-ready read. Tuesday, Oct. 30– “The Hobbit” by J.R.R.Tolkien; Nov. 27 – “Feed” byM.T. Anderson; and Dec. 18 –“Chains” by Laurie HalseAnderson. Book club meetsat 7 p.m.

Wii Wednesdays: Jointhe library every Wednesdayfrom 3 to 4 p.m. to use the Li-brary’s Wii and have asnack. (No Wii if there is noschool or early dismissal.)

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Discussions: What’sCookin’ — A book club forFoodies: Do you love tocook? Do you love cook-books? Then stop by theDurham Public Library to

sign up for the newest bookdiscussion group. It’s allabout cookbooks and tryingout the recipes. The group isscheduled to meet Wednes-days, Nov. 14 and Dec. 12,from 7 to 8 p.m. Ages 18 andup; please register.

Levi E. CoeLibrary

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Holiday closings: Monday,Nov. 12, for Veterans Day;Thursday, Nov. 22, forThanksgiving Day; Tuesday,Dec. 25, for Christmas, andTuesday, Jan. 1, for NewYear’s Day. The library willclose at 5 p.m. Wednesday,Nov. 14, for staff training;Monday, Dec. 24, at 1 p.m.,and Monday, Dec. 31, at 5p.m.

Call (860) 349-3857 or visitwww.leviecoe.com for moreinformation.

ProgramsGenealogy program:

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Reading with a TherapyDog: Saturday, Nov. 10, 10:30a.m. Registration is re-quired.

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Falcon C Squadbeats Berlin

By Steve RoccaprioreSpecial to the Town Times

On Sunday, Oct. 28, theBears of Berlin came toDurham to play the final gameof the season. The Falcons de-fense played well by shuttingdown the Bears’ inside andoutside run game. The defen-sive backs were also preparedfor the passing game. Corner-back Logan Saks deflectedfour out of the six passing at-tempts as fellow defensivebacks Michael Roccapriore,Derek Grant and Collin Shee-hy shut down the outside. Thedefensive front made up ofWill Kammerer, Sebbie Man-ning, Michael Andrews, DanteAparo, Tucker Carroll, ShaneMeiselman, Anthony Bizzarioand Carter Proto put greatpressure on the Bearsthroughout the game. Line-backers Ryan Doyle, SheaLarkin, Anthony Santangeloand Aiden Sarcia stuck theirnose in every play to makesure the Bears did not advanceup the middle.

The Falcons offense got go-ing late in the first quarterwith key runs by Santangelo,Bizzario and Blake Courch-esne. With great blocking upfront by Proto, Nevin Moore,Sylas Kelly, Sarcia, Jorn Lay-man, Tyler Garretson, Sheehy,Owen Stojak, Jacob Toth andJacob Hoffman, the Falconsgot their first score with a 20-yard run by Grant and fol-lowed by the extra point tomake it a 7-0 ball game.

The third quarter startedwith the Bears on offense,who began moving the ballwell until the Falcons defen-sive line began applying morepressure to force the Bears toturn the ball over on downs.The Falcons wasted no timemoving down field with greatrunning by Shea Larkin andAnthony DeFilio, both withback-to-back 20-yard runs. Fi-nally, inside the 5 yard line,Roccapriore scored the Fal-cons’ final touchdown to endthe game 13-0. The Falconsfinish the season 5-4, includ-ing the Salomone Cup win.

The Falcons will play abowl game next week with ateam and location TBD.

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Senior soccer players



Lt. Joseph Lombardo named honorary captain

Photos by Rita Van Steenbergen

Joseph Lombardo and team captains Ian Auger andSean Harper.

By John BozziSpecial to the Town Times

Lt. Joseph Lombardo wasnamed honorary captain ofthe Coginchaug Footballteam’s Oct. 27 Homecominggame as part of the team’s ef-fort to pay tribue to local vet-erans.

Lombardo served in theArmy Air Corps as a naviga-tor on B-17 Flying Fortressesthat flew bombing missionsfrom England deep into Ger-many during World War II. Heenlisted at age 18 in the ArmyAir Corps Aviation Cadet Pro-gram just months after hegraduated from MiddletownHigh School in 1942.

Lombardo received twoyears of intense and diversetraining before being shippedto the European Theater. Af-ter basic training he was sent

to the University of Pitts-burgh for Aviation Cadettraining. In the summer of1943 he was subjected to aweek of psychological andwritten exams to determinehow his talents could bestserve the Air Corps. He wasselected to train as a pilot andwas sent to Maxwell Field inAlabama to begin his pilottraining.

For over a year, Lombardoflew hundreds of hours train-ing as a fighter pilot. Howev-er, in May of 1944, due toheavy losses suffered in com-bat, the need for heavybomber crews became criti-cal and his entire fighter classwas reassigned to heavybomber duties. He was com-missioned as a second lieu-tenant at the San Marcos nav-igation school, and was sentto Rapid City, SD for training

in preparation for assign-ment overseas. Lombardo’screw trained in B-17s duringthe winter of 1944 before theywere deployed to Europe in a44 Ship convoy.

When he arrived in Eng-land, Lombardo was assignedto the 833rd Squadron of the486th Heavy Bombing Group.German resistance persisteduntil V.E. day and the 486thlost nine aircraft in April1945, the last month of the Eu-ropean war.

After the war, Lombardoearned a degree in mechanicalengineering from the Universi-ty of Pittsburgh. He returnedhome and began his careerwith Raymond EngineeringLaboratories in Middletownwhere he eventually becamethe executive vice president.After his career at RaymondEngineering, Lombardoworked as a bank executive andmunicipal consultant and, atage 65, while still active in busi-ness, he possessed the ambitionto get a master’s degree in so-cial studies at Wesleyan Uni-versity.

Lieutenant Lombardo is alife-long Connecticut residentand his children and grandchil-dren still live nearby. His sonMichael graduated from Cogin-chaug High School and playedleft field for the 1972 state cham-pionship baseball team.

Lombardo is also an oldfriend to Connecticut highschool football as he spent 15years as an official for highschool games throughout cen-tral Connecticut.

Lombardo described howhis military service shapedhis life.

“I’ve had a productive life,but I know that my businesscareer pales when I compareit to the unforgettable threeyears that I spent in the AirCorps,” he said. “Those yearsdid much to prepare me forwhat lay ahead of me. Theself-confidence that I gainedas a young airman has stayedwith me forever.”

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ment Authority, which isalso a Solarize Connecticutprogram partner. We arealso earning additionalpoints from the ConnecticutEnergy Efficiency Fund,who has recently joined CE-FIA as a joint administratorof the Clean Energy Com-munities program. HomeEnergy Solutions visits, aprerequisite to installing so-lar, and other energy effi-ciency efforts earn pointsfor the community towardsa grant that can be used formunicipal energy efficiencyprojects. Durham is proudto have signed the Clean En-ergy Communities Munici-pal Pledge — a challenge tocities and towns to reducemunicipal building energyconsumption 20 percentfrom baseline levels by 2018and to voluntarily purchase20 percent of municipalbuildings’ energy use by2018 from clean, renewablesources.

Our success in SolarizeDurham is helping us to berecognized as a leaderamongst other Clean Ener-gy Communities. Check outour display in the Library,which is going up Nov. 14.You’ll see all the Durhamhomes that have gone solarand testimonials from solarhomeowners. As we headinto the remaining weeks ofthe program, we encourageevery resident to ask for afree site assessment to de-termine whether they canlower their utility bills anduse less fossil fuel throughclean, renewable solar pow-er. In order to qualify, home-owners must sign a contractby Dec. 14.

For a free no obligationassessment, contact BeFreeSolar at 1-888-596-2922. Youcan also go toSolarizeCT.com/durham tolearn more.

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Knitting group – Localknitters are invited to joinWarm Up America the firstWednesday of each monthfrom 7 to 8:30 p.m., atDurham Activity Center, 350Main St. You may drop in toknit and chat or you can stopby to drop off items you’vecompleted.

The group will continueto work on the Warm UpAmerica blankets as well asbaby blankets, lap blankets

for nursing homes andchemo caps. Dates are Nov. 7,Dec. 5, Jan. 2, Feb. 6 andMarch 6.

For more information orpattern changes, contactKim at [email protected].

8 Thursday

Waterways program -“Harnessing the Water-ways: The History of Damsin Middletown” is sched-

uled for Thursday, Nov. 8, at7 p.m., at the First Churchof Christ Congregational,190 Court St., Middletown.For more information, call(860) 346-0746.

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Bridge night - Come joinin at the Durham ActivityCenter every Friday nightat 6:30 p.m. for a fun night ofbridge. If you are not surehow to play, Jim will teach

you. You may call Jim at(860) 346-6611 with bridgequestions. Call DurhamRecreation at (860) 343-6724with further questions.

Square Dance - The 4C’sSquare Dance Club willhold a dance Friday, Nov. 9,from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., atthe Brewster School inDurham. The caller will beBruce McCue and the cuerwill be Sue Lucibello. Formore information, call (860)349-8084 or (203) 272-7463.

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Coginchaug FootballResults from this past week:JV won against Old Saybrook/WestbrookFreshman lost to Valley Regional/Old LymeVarsity lost to Valley Regional/Old Lyme 36 -7

Next week’s schedule:Saturday, Nov. 3, varsity home vs. North Branford, at 2 p.m.Monday, Nov. 5, JV away vs. North Branford, at 3:45 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 8, freshman home vs. Haddam-Killing-worth, at 3 p.m.

Cheer squads showdetermination

By Jennifer DraganSpecial to the Town Times

On Saturday, Oct. 27, allfour Durham-MiddlefieldFalcon cheerleading squadsparticipated in the annualCTYFL Cheer Competitionat Berlin High School. Notonly do the girls need to

learn cheers for the footballgames on Sundays, they alsoneeded to learn a 2½-minuteroutine made up of cheerand dance for the competi-tion.

The first Falcon cheersquad to take the mat wasthe A Squad, which is madeup of 13- and 14-year-oldsand only had 10 girls on theteam. The A Squad wascoached by Daneen Saksand assisted by KrystynManzione. With one weekleft before competition, oneof the girls sustained an in-jury that took her out of thecompetition. The nine girlsremaining took the mat infront of about 1,200 people.

The C Squad was the nextteam to take the mat. The CSquad has 15 girls on theteam and was coached byPaula Murphy and assistedby Melissa Fisher and CindyArnold.

When the afternoon ses-sion began, the B Squad andMighty Mites took the mat.The Mighty Mites squadwas coached by Kim But-cosk. This team has sevengirls ranging in age from 6 to8 years old. For most ofthem this was the first timethey performed in front ofso many people.

Right after the MightyMite squad preformed, itwas time for the B Squad totake the mat. The B Squad,made up of 11- and 12-year-olds, was coached by AmyKing-Painter and assistedby Felicia Potvin. With 16girls on the team they pulledoff an ambitious routine.

C Squad won secondplace, A Squad placed third,the Mighty Mites received aParticipation Award and BSquad won the Showman-ship Award.

The B and C Squads willcompete at the Youth StateCheer Competition Nov. 17at Berlin High School inBerlin at 9 a.m. For more in-formation about this compe-tition and ticket prices, con-tact Falcons Cheer DirectorJennifer Dragan [email protected].

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Holiday wreathsThe Durham Garden Club is accepting orders for

decorated holiday wreaths. The club offers four stylesof wreaths and two styles of sprays. Items will be deliv-ered by Dec. 1.

For more information and costs, call Kerrie Flana-gan at (860) 349-6520 by Oct. 31.

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