By MARJORIE NEEDHAM

Southbury/Middlebury Youth
and Family Services (YFS) closes
its doors permanently today, Fri-
day, Aug. 3. Executive Director
Dierdre Houlihan DiCara expects
to be at the facility the rest of the
month to close out files, but cli-
ents will no longer come through
the doors. They have been re-
ferred to other service providers.
YFS has provided a variety of
counseling services to Region 15
School District families for 26
years.
A client we will identify only as
Ann said her family members
have been receiving services at
YFS for several years. She said the
staff has been wonderful with her
family and said of the closing,
Ive been very disappointed. Its
a great facility. Its too bad.
She said she would have to re-
search some of the provider
names given to her to see where
to go. Its hard to adapt to going
to someone new, she said.
Region 15 Superintendent Dr.
Frank Sippy learned of the Aug.
3, 2012, closing in a July 30 letter
cosigned by DiCara and YFS
Board of Directors Chairman
Mary Jane McClay. It said the
agency had run out of funds and
time and could not wait until Sep-
tember to find out if it was the
winning bidder of the request for
quotation (RFQ) for a counseling
services vendor the school district
issued in late June.
The letter also withdrew YFS
from the RFQ process. The
agency is dissolving, DiCara said.
It will no longer exist.
I wouldnt have predicted this
three months ago, Ill tell you that,
DiCara said Tuesday. When Re-
gion 15 officials decided to put the
counseling services out to bid,
DiCara said she understood the
RFQ would go out in April, so there
would be plenty of time to get the
quotes back and make a decision
before the new fiscal year began
July 1.
DiCara said despite repeated
requests to Region 15 for the RFQ,
YFS didnt receive it until June 21.
It was due back to Region 15 June
27. YFS responded to the RFQ, but
the region is not expected to de-
cide on a vendor until September.
Sippy said Wednesday the RFQ
was delayed until June because
the region was trying to think care-
fully about the ramifications and
impacts of changing vendors. We
wanted to be sure we were extend-
ing every opportunity for the ex-
isting vendor to perform satisfac-
torily, he said.
DiCara said Region 15 also no-
tified YFS funds would be paid on
a monthly basis. Tuesday, July 31,
YFS had received a partial pay-
ment from Southbury and no pay-
ments from Middlebury. Region
15 doesnt fund YFS during July
and August. Weve been spending
our rainy day fund to stay open,
but our funds cant stretch until
mid-September, DiCara said.
Region 15 Financial Director
Keith McLiverty said Wednesday
the revenues and expenses on a
cash flow chart DiCara submitted
to the region July 2, 2012, showed
a $20,000 per month shortage for
the months of July and August.
No operation can survive with
that kind of cash flow, McLiverty
said.
Sippy said he had several con-
cerns about the way YFS operated.
One was accounting or the lack of
account trails. He said the Board
of Education (BoE) asked for bet-
ter tracking on several occasions
and never received it. The ques-
tion of paying them was never an
issue; it was an issue of knowing
how much money they needed
and how it was being spent, he
said.
When we pay a bill, we like to
know what were paying for. Weve
asked repeatedly and not received
that information. Thats discon-
certing, Sippy said.
Middlebury First Selectman
Edward B. St. John said Wednes-
day he thought Middlebury hadnt
made a payment because the town
was waiting for Region 15 to com-
plete the RFQ process. He de-
clined to comment, saying the
parties involved had agreed to
allow Region 15 to handle the mat-
ter. The Region took on the lead
in this, and I think any comments
should be coming from them, he
said.
Southbury/Middlebury Youth
and Family Services was created
in 1984 to provide counseling ser-
vices for Southbury and Middle-
bury. It was for many years funded
solely by the two communities,
Region 15 and the state. In the last
two years, DiCara said, as a Region
15 policy change lowered the
number of students the agency
served, the agency looked to
broaden both its services and
funding sources. It got certified by
a number of insurance companies
and by Medicare and Husky/Med-
icaid. DiCara said she just hired a
social worker to work with Medi-
care clients.
McLiverty said the YFS closing
and withdrawal from the RFQ pro-
cess will not alter the timeline for
selecting a new vendor. He said
he will meet with the BoE Finance
Committee and representatives
from the central office and student
services the week of Aug. 13 to
interview vendors who submitted
responses to the RFQ. They will
then select for referral to the BoE
up to three viable vendors who
meet the RFQ requirements. He
said he expected the BoE would
consider the recommended ven-
dor(s) in late August or early Sep-
tember.
In the interim, Sippy said,
Well take the lead from our pro-
fessionals as to the essential ser-
vices that need to be in place. Well
come up with a contingency plan
to take care of our students. He
said he hoped to have something
in place by the time school begins
Aug. 30.
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By MARJORIE NEEDHAM
Middlebury town officials met
at the towns emergency opera-
tions center at the police depart-
ment Monday and Tuesday to
participate in the statewide emer-
gency-preparedness drill. They
were joined by CL&P representa-
tive Donna Devino. Together they
planned how best to prepare and
respond should a Category 3 hur-
ricane pass through the area.
Category 3 hurricanes have winds
of 111 to 130 miles per hour and
a storm surge of 9 to 12 feet.
Participating in the exercise
were First Selectman Edward B.
St. John, Police Lt. and Acting
Chief Richard Wildman, Middle-
bury Volunteer Fire Department
Chief Paul Perrotti and Public
Works Director Daniel Norton.
St. John said the state provided
towns with various scenarios, and
then officials determined what
actions they would take in each
scenario. Everything is going
very well, he said Tuesday morn-
ing. Were pretty well prepared
for situations like these. Our only
issue comes with shelters.
He said the town will start by
using the Tucker Hill firehouse as
a shelter and then move to Shep-
ardson Community Center. If the
need for a shelter continues, of-
ficials will coordinate with the
Pomperaug Health District Med-
ical Reserve Corps and the Amer-
ican Red Cross to bring Pomper-
aug High School (PHS) online as
a shelter. PHS served as a shelter
during last years storm-caused
power outages. It has mens and
womens showers, a gym where
cots can be set up and a cafeteria
the Red Cross used last year to
serve meals it trucked in daily.
Noting it was the first time a
CL&P representative was part of
emergency planning, St. John
said, This is a giant step in the
right direction. She (Devino) will
be our liaison. I couldnt ask for
anything more from CL&P.
In a press release issued after
the exercise, Wildman said the
town now understands CL&Ps
newemergency operations pro-
tocols, and the exercise gave
CL&P the opportunity to under-
stand the towns emergency op-
erations plan. Wildman said of-
ficials learned a lot following last
years August Tropical Storm
Irene and October snowstorm
Alfred, but everyone who partic-
ipated in the exercise learned
something new about each town
department involved in emer-
gency-preparedness response.
He said everyone will work to
improve existing plans and pro-
tocols with the goal of providing
great services to Middlebury res-
idents during emergencies.
Perroti said of the drill, It was
a good, productive two days. The
best thing is we were all able to
go into a room, utilize the emer-
gency operations center and go
over scenarios involving a unified
command center. Im the towns
emergency operations manager,
but Im also the fire chief, so we
have to have a unified command.
Theres not just one person call-
ing the shots.
He said firefighters are pretty
versed in emergency operations
because they handle incident
management all the time. But he
said the drill provided informa-
tion on how CL&P has restruc-
tured the way it operates. I think
things going forward will be
smoother, Perrotti said. As soon
as we open our emergency oper-
ations center, CL&P will come to
town, and we can coordinate
operations better.
Perrotti said the town will be
updating its emergency opera-
tions plan with new information
from the state. And, he said, St.
John was adamant about one as-
pect of emergency preparedness
that there be an operating gaso-
line station in town during power
outages.
Perrotti said you cant just hook
up a generator to a gas pump, but
officials have devised a way to
keep the pumps running. They are
presenting that plan to the towns
gasoline station owners.
He also said a future shelter
possibility is the Westover School
gymnasium. The reason it isnt
already being used is it lacks a
generator.
Perrotti said the drill was help-
ful. Any time you do a practice
and get all the departments to-
gether police, public works and
fire, its a good thing. Youve got
to work together. Weve always
done that, but this is even better,
he said.
middlebury offcials join emergency-preparedness exercise
Southbury/Middlebury Youth and Family Services Executive Direc-
tor Deirdre H. DiCara sits at her desk Tuesday during the agencys
fnal week. The counseling agency will close its doors permanently
Friday, Aug. 3. (Marjorie Needham photo)
Youth and Family services closes its doors today
Free summer concert in Watertown
When: 7 p.m.
What: Tim Lagasse presents old favorites and new bands
Where: Veterans Memorial Park at 570 Nova Scotia Hill Road in Watertown
Free Family movie at meadowview park
When: Dusk
What: Bring the kids, snacks and chairs or blankets and watch a family movie.
Where: Meadowview Park at the corner of Routes 64 and 188 in Middlebury
Wednesday
aug. 8
thursday
aug. 9
Left to right Middlebury Police Lt. and Acting Police Chief Richard Wildman, CL&P representative Donna Devino, Middlebury First
Selectman Edward B. St. John and Middlebury Public Works Director Daniel Norton consider Middleburys emergency preparedness
plans during the statewide emergency-preparedness exercise this week. Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department Chief Paul Perrotti,
who participated in the exercise, was attending a funeral when this picture was taken. (Marjorie Needham photo)
2 Friday, August 3, 2012 The Bee-Intelligencer
Marilyn in Fashion:
The Enduring Influence
of Marilyn Monroe
By Christopher Nickens and
George Zeno
(Running Press, $30)
Reviewed by Larry Cox
It was 50 years ago this sum-
mer Marilyn Monroe was found
dead in her Los Angeles home.
She didnt just leave an indelible
mark on our pop culture, she
continues to do so.
Although there have been
countless books written about
the incandescent movie star, leg-
endary sex symbol and cultural
icon, a new book by Christopher
Nickens and George Zeno cele-
brates her life through the clothes
she wore.
It is divided into two main sec-
tions: Part One: The Designers
examines such heavy hitters as
Oleg Cassini, Dorothy Jeakins
and Emilio Pucci, who created
her ensembles, and documents
where she wore them and how
they impacted fashion trends.
Part Two: A Fashionable Mis-
cellany explores everything
from Marilyns hats and outer-
wear to her makeup and hair-
styles.
Monroes transformation from
wholesome Norma Jean to sultry
screen siren is of course the
stuff of legends.
With hundreds of rare and
never-before-published photos
and insights from the designers,
co-stars and Monroe herself,
Marilyn in Fashion offers a be-
hind-the-screens glimpse of one
of the most extraordinary people
of the 20th century.
Nickens has written best-
selling biographies of Bette Da-
vis, Marlon Brando and Elizabeth
Taylor. Zeno, an illustrator, has
amassed one of the worlds larg-
est privately owned collections
of Marilyn Monroe images and
memorabilia. Together, they
present the star in a fresh, new
context.
Monroe had little formal ed-
ucation, and despite the public
confusing her with the dumb
blondes she portrayed on screen,
she proved she was much more.
According to Nickens and Zeno,
Monroe was intelligent, ambi-
tious, shrewd, innately talented
and in every sense of the word
a star. She developed a stan-
dard of beauty that continues to
resonate even 50 years after her
untimely death. Marilyn in
Fashion is a fitting tribute to the
style evolution of one of Holly-
woods ultimate icons.
(c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Tuesday, August 7
Mental Health Support Group
6 p.m. ........................... Russell Place, 1F, 969 W. Main, Waterbury
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Wednesday, August 8
Board of Finance
7 p.m. ............................................................. Shepardson Room 26
Thursday, August 9
Retirement Plan Committee
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middlebury
Third Kindle Donated
A generous patron donated a third Kindle
to the library for Middlebury patrons to check
out. Borrowing a Kindle for one week lets you
find out if you would like to purchase one, so
come in and reserve one now. A Kindle lets
you read one or many books and carry only
the Kindle while traveling or just reading on
your front porch.
Friday Movies, Olympics
Every Friday at 12:30 p.m., the library
screens a new-to-DVD movie using the new
surround-sound equipment purchased by
the Friends of the Middlebury Library. Also,
Olympics broadcasts are being shown in the
Larkin Room during regular library hours.
Stay cool, bring a lunch and enjoy the giant
screen during the Olympic Games.
Nutmeg Summer Reading Program
The Nutmeg Summer Reading Program for
readers in fourth grade and up will meet Tues-
day, Aug. 14, at 6:30 p.m. Readers are invited
to join discussions about the Nutmeg nomi-
nees and take part in story-related fun and
games. Those attending will be entered into
a prize drawing to win a Barnes & Noble gift
card. Pizza will be served. Sign-up is re-
quested. Please ask a librarian for books.
Make Paper Boxes
Miss Ann will teach how to make paper
boxes Tuesday, Aug. 14, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Create a unique box for that special gift, or
make a box for your own treasures! Register
at the front desk for this free craft.
The Middlebury Library is at 30 Crest Road
in Middlebury. For information, call 203-758-
2634 or visit middleburypubliclibrary.org.
naugatuck
Bag Sale/Social Fundraiser
The designer handbag sale fundraiser will
be Saturday, Aug. 4, from 1 to 4 p.m. Attend
for $5 per person. Bid on your favorite new or
gently used designer bags. Wine and cheese
will be served.
Whittemore Book Club
TheWhittemore Book Clubwill meetTues-
day, Aug. 21, at 7 p.m. in the Main Reading
Room. The book to be discussed will be Pack-
ing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in
the Void,a nonfiction work by science author
Mary Roach.
The Howard Whittemore Memorial Library
is at 243 Church St. in Naugatuck. For infor-
mation, call 203-729-4591 or visit whitte-
morelibrary.org.
southbury
August Weekend Closings
The library is closed Saturdays and Sundays
during August. Regular hours will resume
after Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 3.
An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe
Tweens, teens, and adults are invited to
experience an evening with Edgar Allan Poe
Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 7 to 8 p.m. This program
for ages 10 and up brings to life the great
American writer, Edgar Allan Poe. Campbell
Lou Harmon will present dramatic readings,
historical biography, and direct audience in-
teraction.
Registration is required. Call 203-262-0626,
ext. 110, to sign up or for more information.
Wednesday Film
Wednesday afternoon movies this month
honor recent and past Oscar winners and
some screen personalities we have recently
lost. The Wednesday afternoon movie Aug. 8
at 1:30 p.m. in the Kingsley Meeting Room is
the Best Picture of 2011, for which Jean Du-
jardin won the Best Actor award. Called one
of the most original films of our time, its a
feel-good story of love and friendship set in
Hollywood during the twilight of the silent
era.
The rooms surround sound theater has an
infrared listening system available. For more
information, call 203-262-0626.
Annual Karaoke Party
The summer reading program will culmi-
nate with the librarys Sixth Annual Southbury
Karaoke Party Saturday, Aug. 11, at 11 a.m.
Registration is required; register at the Chil-
drens Circulation Desk. Call 203-262-0626,
ext. 3,for more details.
Terry Sussman Exhibit
Images That Stir the Viewers Imagina-
tion, an exhibit of Terry Sussman artwork, is
on display at the Gloria Cachion Art Gallery
in the library through Wednesday, Aug. 29.
Sussman is a self-taught artist inspired by
her passion to create something unique. Her
paintings in encaustic wax and on Yupo paper
stir the viewers imagination. Painting in these
mediums produces a piece of art that is one
of a kind and very difficult to duplicate.
Check www.southburylibrary.org for more
information. The library is at 100 Poverty Road
in Southbury (203-262-0626).
Woodbury
Skype with Teen
Author Jennifer Brown
Teens in grades eight and up are invited to
meet teen author Jennifer Brown via Skype
Tuesday, Aug. 7, at 5:30 p.m. at the library.
Brown is the author of several fiction books
for teens, includingHate List,a harrowing
account of the aftermath of a school shooting
and an American Library Association 2010
Teens Top Ten Nominee. Her current young
adult novel,Perfect Escape,was published
in July.
Teens can pick up copies ofHate Listat
the library and will have a chance to ask Brown
questions about her books and writing
style.Following the Skype visit, teens can join
in a discussion ofHate Listover ice cream
sundaes. Please register by calling203-263-
3502. Visit www.woodburylibraryct.org for
more information.
Opera with Food!
Thursday, Aug. 23,at 7 p.m., Maria Jablon
invites you to experience opera with food in
the librarys gallery. Jablon recently became
an opera enthusiast and wonders why it took
her so long to appreciate what she calls the
most passionate music that exists! Now she
wants to introduce opera to others.
And since it seems opera lovers are also
food lovers, she will offer food to compliment
the music. Delight your ears and palate by
listening to an opera from a specific region
and enjoying an opera stars favorite food
from that region!
Registration is required so there will be
enough food for all. To register, call 203-263-
3502.
For information, call 203-263-3502 or
visitwww.woodburylibraryct.org. The library
is at 269 Main St. South in Woodbury.
By DONNA HINE
S
ummer has traditionally
been a time to relax and en-
joy our fleeting New England
climate to take advantage of the
lovely long, warm days by dozing
on the shore or just in our own
back yards. Its a time for deep
breaths and lazy afternoons spent
reading a good or at least light
book in a hammock under the
one shady tree. The choices for
books this month reflect that va-
cation feeling. Looking for a light
summer read? Or would you like
to try an author of the chic lit
variety? Well look at a few of each
selection after all, this is New
England, and the summers go
very quickly!
As a light beach read, you can
never go wrong with a Janet Evan-
ovich title any and all are won-
derful, laugh-out-loud funny and
quick reads. Her Stephanie Plum
novels are priceless from One
for the Money to her newest ad-
dition of Explosive Eighteen in
May of this year. Surprisingly,
people also love the Diesel char-
acter in the second of that series,
Wicked Business very popular
this summer!
Many of our favorite authors
write so we have something to
read for summer thank good-
ness!
James Rollins is one of my fa-
vorite authors; reading his books
is like watching an Indiana Jones
movie! His newest offering is ti-
tled, Blood Line: A Sigma Force
Novel, but definitely read his
older stories they are well worth
it!
On a lighter note, Connecticut
author Luanne Rice has Little
Night this summer, and Sophie
Kinsella has written Ive Got
Your Number the quintessen-
tial chic-lit book!
Chic lit was created in just
the last few years. It targets young
women enjoying their laid-back
summers. These books hold great
appeal to those who want only
entertainment no deep thinking
here. They are usually about
young career women or young
mothers handling the conflicts of
everyday life. Custom made to be
read in only one or two sittings,
almost all are oversized, colorful
paperbacks and are great beach/
travel reads. Usually with a catchy,
kitschy title, these are fluffy and
great for young and old alike
usually! As with most fiction, cer-
tain authors have devoted follow-
ers who wait impatiently for the
next offering! A small sampling
of these more popular authors
and their books are listed below;
but remember, its summer, and
the teachers are back in the li-
brary reading them, too!
We were first introduced to
this variety of fiction in 1998 with
Helen Fieldings Bridget Joness
Diary and Candace Bushnells
Sex and the City. The Guide to
Hunting and Fishing by Melissa
Bank came along in 1999, and the
popularity of the books went
through the roof. Meg Cabot also
is a forerunner with her many
titles (Princess Diaries, and
more currently, Size 12 is not
Fat). Cabot continues the series
this summer with Size 12 and
Ready to Rock (CAB). This type
of book has positively exploded
into the library world in the past
few years with many authors and
books being added every day.
With their distinctive and unique
covers, they are easy to locate on
the shelves as well as in the new
book area.
Look for Beautiful People
(HOL) by Wendy Holden: Sun,
beaches and romance are key
ingredients, and all are used in
this very light summer read. An-
other popular author, Carly Phil-
lips, offers us the totable paper-
back, Destiny, to take along to
the beach and leave there with-
out a qualm!
Want a real bodice-ripper?
The old-fashioned original ro-
mances are still being published:
Try Jennifer Blake, and check out
her newest, Fierce Eden (BLA).
How to Eat a Cupcake
(DON) by Meg Donohue will pre-
pare you for our third annual
cupcake contest in the fall, and
you can soak in a bubble bath to
read The Queen of New Begin-
nings (JAM) by Erica James.
Rounding out the paperbacks,
check out French Lessons by
Ellen Sussman.
If you are looking for some-
thing with a little more meat, but
still fiction, a timely and highly
recommended novel this summer
is Gold (CLE) by Chris Cleave.
The author of Little Bee focuses
on the 2012 Summer Olympics in
this choice about friends com-
peting for the same gold medal.
As always, there are many ac-
tivities in the library this summer
come in and cool off cuddle
up in a comfy chair and enjoy a
book or magazine. Summer is
fleeting, but a good book is for-
ever! Or try to solve one of the four
puzzles changed weekly, and turn
in your completed puzzles for a
chance to win an overflowing
basket of goodies!
Do you have a favorite subject
that hasnt been covered in Library
Lines? Let me know what library
books you would like to read
about by calling 203-758-2634.
middlebury volunteer
Fire Department call Log
Date Time Address/Incident
7/24/12 14:18 11 Sandy Beach Road. Heat detector activa-
tion. False alarm.
7/27/12 16:18 334 Regan Road. Carbon dioxide detector
activation. Zero readings recorded.
Two other fire calls not listed here occurred Thursday, July 26.
They involved lightning strikes. The reports for these calls were not
available at the time this list was compiled
The Connecticut Department
of Environmental Protection
(DEEP) and the Connecticut Ag-
riculture Experiment Station
(CAES) are taking a series of
strong, proactive steps aimed at
preventing the spread of the in-
vasive Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)
beetle. They will hold an infor-
mational hearing Wednesday
Aug. 8, at 7 p.m. at the Prospect
Fire Houseat 26 New Haven Road
in Prospect.
This information was for-
warded to the paper by State Sen.
Joe Markley, a member of the
Regulation Review Committee,
who reports he heard from DEEP
experts about emergency plans
to combat the beetle, which is
attacking ash trees in Connecti-
cut.
The destructive metallic green
beetle is an environmental threat
and has been found in Prospect
by environmental experts who
were monitoring a wasp nesting
area. The DEEP website says it
also has been found in Naugatuck,
Beacon Falls and Bethany. This
beetle is responsible for destroy-
ing of tens of millions of ash trees
in more than a dozen states across
the Midwest and the Northeast.
Markely said anything we can
do to make sure the environment
and business arent harmed here
in Connecticut is important. He
said in his press release, I am very
pleased DEEP officials will be
coming out and talking with peo-
ple affected.Residents in the Pros-
pect area may also begin to see
purple bags hanging from trees.
They should not be alarmed.
These are detection traps a way
for the environmental experts to
trap the beetles and figure out
what to do next. 541 purple prism
detection traps have been set
across the state by The University
of Connecticut Cooperative Ex-
tension System.
This is a disturbing discovery
and one that has the potential for
great environmental harm in the
state,said DEEP Commissioner
Daniel C. Esty.Connecticut has
more than 22 million ash trees.
The presence of EAB here could
have a devastating effect on the
wood product industries.
What the state is doing
Aquarantinezonethatwould
prohibit the movement of cer-
tain wood products out of New
Haven County, the area in
which EAB has now been de-
tected.
A ban on the importation of
firewood into Connecticut
through New York or Massa-
chusetts unless it is properly
certified or has not come from
an area of infestation.
Additional detection traps
known as Barney traps be-
cause of their purple color in
the Prospect area to monitor
the presence of EAB and help
assess their presence.
A delimiting survey to help
determine the area in which
EAB is present and the extent
of the infestation.
Suspensionofalltimbercon-
tracts and firewood permits for
state forest lands in New Haven
County.
Asurveywithfederalagencies
to determine how long the EAB
infestation has been present in
our state, information which
will help determine best strat-
egies for addressing it.
DEEPwillalsomaintainaban
that has been in place against
bringing any firewood into
state parks and forests. Wood
is made available at these fa-
cilities for campers.
What you can do
DEEP has put together addi-
tional information on this new
environmental threat. You can
read it at www.ct.gov.deep/eab.
Meantime here are some tips
on stopping this bug:
Dontmovefirewoodyoube-
lieve to be infested. EAB larvae
can survive hidden in the bark
of firewood. Remember: buy
local, burn local.
Inspect your trees. If you see
any sign or symptom of an EAB
infestation, contact the follow-
ing State Plant Health Director
or State agriculture agency.
Dr. Louis A. Magnarelli, Ph.D.,
director, Connecticut Agricul-
tural Experiment Stationat 203-
974-8440.
Dr. Kirby C. Stafford III, Ph.D.,
vice-director, Chief Scientist/
State Entomologist at 203-974-
8485.
For more information about
emerald ash borers, visit www.
emeraldashborer.info.
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senior Center news
AARP Driver Safety
Program
The next AARP Driver Safety
course Monday, Aug. 6, from 9
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Senior
Center will include a discounted
special price for educators. The
nations first and largest driver
refresher course uses new ma-
terials and new videos to present
new defensive driving tech-
niques, a refresher in laws and
regulations, new laws and regu-
lations, how to deal with aggres-
sive drivers, and how aging af-
fects reaction time, vision and
hearing.
Drivers who complete this
class get a certificate that may
entitle them to a discount on au-
tomobile insurance (contact
your insurance company for de-
tails). AARP membership is not
required, and drivers of all ages
are invited to attend.
The fee is $12 for AARP mem-
bers and $14 for nonmembers.
AARP is offering a special price
of $5 per person for educators
who take the August class.
Make checks out to AARP.
You must register before the class
begins by calling 203-577-4166
or going to the Senior Center
Office in Shepardson Commu-
nity Center at 1172 Whittemore
Road in Middlebury.
Pizza and a Movie
Monday, Aug. 6, at 11:30 a.m.,
the Senior Center will show the
movie J Edgar starring Leonardo
DeCaprio, who won outstanding
performance by a male in a lead-
ing role for his part.
Pizza slices at $1.50 per slice
need to be ordered by Friday, Aug.
3. Call 203-577-4166.
Lunch with Chef Judy
Chef Judys cooking demonstra-
tion Monday, Aug. 13, at 10:30 a.m.
will be about healthy cooking with
fresh vegetables. Afterwards, enjoy
the lunch she prepares.
Only 12 spaces are available, so
call 203-577-4166 to reserve a spot.
Donation is $1 per person.
Trips
Hartford Belle Cruise
The Middlebury Senior Center
bus will leave Thursday, Aug. 9, at
10:30 a.m. to take people to Hart-
ford for a cruise on the Hartford
Belle, a 49-passenger riverboat
reminiscent of simpler times. The
windows in the mahogany-
trimmed enclosed cabin will be
open so passengers can enjoy the
warm summer breezes.A full bar
serves drinks and light snacks.
There is ample seating, or you
can stand on the bow to get the
best views during the trip along
the majestic Connecticut River.It
is not uncommon to see great blue
herons, red-tailed hawks and an
occasional bald eagle.
The $27-per-person price in-
cludes transportation and ad-
mission to a 1 hour cruise.
Call 203-577-4166 to reserve a
seat.
Hu Ke Lau
Thursday, Aug. 9, the Middle-
bury Senior Center bus will leave
the Senior Center at 9 a.m. to go
to the Hu Ke Lau in Chicopee,
Mass., for a great special lunch
and a Polynesian show.
Lunch will be a choice of three
whole lobsters or prime rib, clam
chowder, baked potato, green
beans, rolls and butter, dessert
and coffee or tea. The show will
follow lunch.
The bus will leave Massachu-
setts at 3 p.m. for the return trip.
The transportation cost of $15
per person needs to be paid to
the Senior Center in advance.
The lunch and show will cost
$58. Call 203-577-4166 to reserve
a seat.
When you hire a caregiver for a
family member or parent, how do
you know who or what youre get-
ting? If you hire someone through
an agency, you would expect the
agency has done all the back-
ground checks. But can you trust
the agencies?
AARP posted on its website the
results of a study done by Dr. Lee
Lindquist of Northwestern Univer-
sity Feinberg School of Medicine.
Lindquist discovered only half of
placement agencies do any back-
ground screening or testing of care-
givers. Only one-third do any drug
testing or check out qualifications.
And only one-third send supervi-
sors out to check on caregivers.
Scary, isnt it?
Lindquist developed a list of
10 questions to ask agencies if
youre considering using them
to hire a caregiver:
1. How do they recruit care-
givers, and what are their re-
quirements?
2. What kind of screenings do
they do? What level of back-
ground check? Any drug testing?
3. Is there any training such as
certification in CPR?
4. How are the caregivers in-
sured? Are they bonded?
5. What skills do the caregivers
have? Are they skilled in trans-
fers, dressing and bathing?
6. How does the agency assess
these skills? Do they rely only on
the applicants word?
7. What is their policy if care-
givers cant do what is stated in
the contract?
8. If youre unhappy with the
care, will the agency provide a
substitute?
9. Is there a supervisor who
will evaluate the quality of the
care? How often?
10. Is the supervision via
phone or home visits?
Your best bets: Look for a care-
giver through your church or
support group. Ask others for
recommendations. Contact se-
nior services agencies for recom-
mendations.
Matilda Charles regrets she can-
not personally answer reader ques-
tions, but she will incorporate them
into her column whenever possible.
Write to her in care of King Features
Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475,
Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send
e-mail to columnreply@gmail.com.
(c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.
Watertown events
Hiring a caregiver through an agency
Middlebury Road (Opposite the Shell Station)
Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Anthony Calabrese 203-758-2765
Local eggs. Fresh daily. $3 per dozen
Bird Seed Deer Corn Livestock & Poultry Feed
Mulch available by the bag or by the yard
Annuals Perennials Roses Shrubs
Hydrangeas Herbs
Corn Blueberries Lettuce
Our Greenhouse Tomatoes and more!
Farm Stands Open
on Middlebury Road and on
Rte. 64 across from the M.R.A.
Middlebury:
Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (weather permitting)
Vaszauskas Farm Stand, across from the Mid-
dlebury Recreation Area on Rte. 64
(Senior discount of 10 percent offered. Vouchers
also accepted.)
Naugatuck:
Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sundays, 9:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. to October
On the Green on Church Street
Southbury:
Thursdays to Oct. 11, 2 to 6 p.m.
Southbury Town Hall at 501 Main St. South
Waterbury:
Tuesdays to Oct. 30, 2 to 5 p.m.
Washington Park House on Sylvan Ave.
Thursdays to Nov. 1, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
On the Green on West Main Street
Thursdays to October, 2 to 5 p.m.
Brass Mill Center, west parking lot
Watertown:
Saturdays to Sept. 29, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Watertown library parking lot at 470 Main St.
Area Farmers markets
(Kathleen Brown-Carrano cartoon)
Free Summer Concert
The Watertown Recreation Departments free
summer concert Wednesday, Aug. 8, at 7 p.m. in
Veterans Memorial Park will feature Tim Lagasse
presenting old favorites and new bands. The park
is at 570 Nova Scotia Hill Road in Watertown. In
case of inclement weather, call the Info-Line at
860-945-5272. If the weather is bad, the concert
will be inside at Swift Middle School.
At the Senior Center
Senior Center Movie
This months first movie, Little Miss Broadway,
is being shown Tuesday, Aug. 7, at 1:30 p.m. The
film stars Shirley Temple as an orphaned child
adopted by a kindly boarding house manager. The
boarding house residents, who are in the enter-
tainment field, are behind in their rent, and the
buildings owner threatens to close the boarding
house unless the back rent is paid. Temple orga-
nizes a stage show to raise the money for the over-
due rent. RSVP by the day of the showing.
Scams and Fraud Protection
Michael Savenelli Sr. of BCI Financial will show
attendees how to protect themselves from scams
and frauds Wednesday, Aug. 8, at 2 p.m. The pro-
gram includes information on ID fraud and the
grandparent scam. RSVP by Monday, Aug. 6.
Storm Preparation
Watertown Police Sgt. Dave Bromley, the towns
director of emergency management, will discuss
how to prepare for storms and emergencies Friday,
Aug. 10 at 10 a.m. Learn how to be prepared in
case the area gets major storms like the two last
year that left residents without power and provi-
sions for many days. Please RSVP by Wednesday,
Aug. 8.
Indoor Olympics
Test your skill with a variety of indoor games at
the centers Indoor Olympics Friday, Aug. 10, at
2 p.m. The friendly competition will include horse-
shoes, relay races, balloon games and much more.
Please RSVP by Thursday, Aug. 9.
Reminiscence Group
Take a trip down Memory Lane when the Rev.
Sam Dexter of the First Congregational Church of
Watertown facilitates the Reminiscence Group
Mondays, Aug. 13 and 20, at 9:30 a.m. Through
games and activities, share some favorite memo-
ries of the way things were.
This group is a great way to get to know others
and to share memories we have in common. In
addition to a degree from Yale Divinity School,
Dexter earned a masters degree in social work
with a concentration in gerontology from Colum-
bia University. RSVP for the Aug. 13 group by
Friday, Aug. 10. For the Aug. 20 session, RSVP by
Friday, August 17.
Answers to Medicare Questions
Michael Regan, host of WATR Radios Medicare
& You program, will be at the center to answer
Medicare questions Monday, Aug. 13, at 3:30 p.m.
Refreshments are being provided by United
Healthcare. RSVP by Friday. Aug. 10.
To make reservations for senior center special
events, call 860-945-5250. Be sure to speak with a
staff member when calling as the center does not
accept voice-mail reservations.
Middlebury resident Ray Ri-
vard, former president and cur-
rent treasurer and board of direc-
tors member of the Iwo Jima
Memorial Foundation in New-
ington, and Middlebury First Se-
lectman Edward B. St. John, who
joined the foundations board of
directors last November, are en-
couraging people to support the
foundations current project to
honor the U.S. veterans named
on the monument. People are
being asked to sponsor the 100
flags being placed on the wrought
iron fence at the memorial. The
flags honor the 100 Connecticut
servicemen killed in the battle of
Iwo Jima during World War II.
The hope is to have all 100
flags sponsored by Veterans Day
2012. Each sponsorship costs $80
and consists of a new flag bracket,
new flagpole, new flag and nec-
essary hardware along with the
individual flag sponsorship
plaque containing the name of
the serviceman it flies in memory
of and the name of the spon-
sor.The flag sponsorship is good
forever or as long as the fence is
up.
The sponsorship plaque un-
der St. Johns flag can be seen in
the accompanying photograph.
Rivard is sponsoring two flags,
and he said the Teamsters Union
has donated $700 to the project.
The foundation also is selling
engraved bricks that will be
placed in the walkway surround-
ing the monument. Anyone can
buy a brick and it can have any-
thing engraved on it as long as it
is not offensive. It need not be
about or for a veteran or be for a
deceased veteran. Bricks cost $90
each.
For forms for these projects
and more information, see www.
SOSIwoJima.com.
The Iwo Jima Memorial Histor-
ical Foundations fourth Annual
VJ Day Candlelight Ceremony of
Remembrance will be Sunday,
Aug. 12, at 5:30 p.m. Due to lim-
ited parking at the monument,
people are asked to gather at the
Newington Memorial Funeral
Home at 20 Bonair Ave. in New-
ington, Conn. Following a brief
ceremony that will include folding
an American flag, attendees will
be transported by bus to the Na-
tional Iwo Jima Memorial Monu-
ment and Park, also in Newington,
for a 6:30 p.m. ceremony.
The public is invited to attend
and participate in the Aug. 12 cer-
emony by remembering a de-
ceased loved one who served at
any time in the U.S. Armed Forces.
This event is part of the National
Spirit of 45 Day Campaign.
Among those who were killed
in action or are missing in action
in service to the U.S. are the 100
Connecticut servicemen killed in
action during the World War II
Battle of Iwo Jima. The names of
those men are inscribed on the
black granite panels of the mon-
ument. The ceremony also will
remember those who survived
the battle, but who have since
passed away. The ceremony will
include bagpipes, an invocation,
speakers, taps, a rifle salute, a
riderless horse and the lighting
of candles.
The public is invited to call the
name of a loved one to be remem-
bered and toll the bell for each.
They also may bring a photo of a
veteran they would like to re-
member and place it on the Wall
of Honor. Please RSVP by calling
Gary at860-291-9666 so the foun-
dation will know how many buses
will be needed. In case of rain,
the entire ceremony will take
place at the Newington Memorial
Funeral Home.
The Battle of Iwo Jima was
fought Feb.19 through March 26,
1945. The bloodiest battle in U.S.
Marine Corps history, it resulted
in the deaths of 6,821 American
servicemen and wounding of
more than 19,000. The Iwo Jima
Memorial Historical Foundation,
Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) or-
ganization whose mission is to
maintain the memorial, educate
others about the history of the
Battle of Iwo Jima and perpetuate
the memory of those who fought
and died there.
Sponsors and volunteers are
needed for this event. For more
information, contact Gary at 860-
291-9666 or email SOSIwoJima@
yahoo.com. More information
and directions to the Newington
Memorial Funeral Home or Na-
tional Iwo Jima Memorial Mon-
ument are at www.SOSIwoJima.
com.
Iwo Jima Memorial Historical Foundation Director Bud Vilbrin, left, and President Gary Roy, right,
work on the fence surrounding the memorial. Sponsors are sought for each of the fags on the fence.
Iwo Jim memorial ceremony
to honor veterans
Iwo Jima memorial fundraisers
This close-up shows the plaque
under the fag Middlebury
First Selectman Edward B. St.
John sponsored at the Iwo Jima
Memorial. It lists the name of the
serviceman being memorialized
and the name of his sponsor.
(Submitted photos)
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connecticut
education reform
To the Editor:
Recently, Gov. Malloy signed
into law the Connecticut educa-
tion reform bill. The governor
and Legislature deserve credit
for good intentions in an attempt
to overhaul the Connecticut K-12
educational system. Needless to
say, government and legislators
have gone this road before, and
we are still behind most devel-
oped countries in math and sci-
ence.
Despite reforms, innovations
and so-called new methods of
attack generated over the last 25
years, our educational system
has not produced competency
among a number of our urban
students. This widespread aca-
demic failure points to the need
for a new, sweeping and funda-
mental reform system with spe-
cial emphasis on the no child
left behind mentality regardless
of ethnicity and/or culture.
The question that comes to
mind is quite simple: How do we
bring about real academic re-
form? Answer: Parental involve-
ment and community partner-
ship.
In todays society, many par-
ents do not believe they are ob-
ligated to conform to educational
reform and school policy. Their
children, in most instances, are
not taught to respect teachers
and school personnel. They be-
come selfish, disobedient, un-
kind, and more often than not,
bullies. They form bad habits and
are lazy, without any knowledge
of the consequences of medioc-
rity. Childhood education affects
adult life for a lifetime.
Quality education for all stu-
dents is the nations business. An
untrained and uneducated pop-
ulace is a drain on the nations
economy. In fact, education is
the engine that generates the
force that makes each individual
a productive member of society.
In other words, quality education
is indeed a sound investment. It
generates wealth and prosperity,
strength and power, influence
and justice, and liberty and real
human rights.
In view of the aforesaid, the
following recommendation is
submitted for a meaningful and
lasting K-12 education reform
movement for Connecticut and
the nation:
Thestatemustforthwithpro-
vide challenging programs for
all talented and gifted students.
Continue to identify at-risk
students in the elementary
grades, and provide the neces-
sary literacy and math support
to ensure success.
Raiseteachersalaries,provide
ample instructional materials,
improve working conditions
and expect positive student
outcomes. Employ the bright-
est and the most competent
educators. Remove teacher
tenure.
Increasetheminimalnumber
of instructional hours to 1000
from 900 annually.
Increase the minimum aca-
demic school-year baseline to
195 days.
Raise the minimum level of
school construction reim-
bursement to 50 percent.
Upgrade statewide grades
eight-through-12 curriculum
with courses dealing with the
dangers of alcohol, drugs and
teen pregnancy.
Mandateparentalinvolvement
in their childrens education.
Buildmorevocationaltechni-
cal schools.
Createallianceswithallcom-
munity stakeholders, including
the religious communities in
order to forge a strong partner-
ship to better serve our stu-
dents and parents. It does take
a village to raise a child.
With guidance and proper
training, there is no height to
which our children cannot climb.
Success is only a step away.
We can do no less.
Kenneth A. Paddyfote, Ph.D.
Middlebury
clean up the
shepardson
Haven rest stop
To the Editor:
As I drove past Shepardson
Haven the other day, memories
of growing up a teen in the 50s
in Middlebury came to mind.
Often when my father came
home from work in the late af-
ternoon, my mom had the picnic
basket packed and, as a family,
we went for a picnic supper to
one of the many roadside rest
stops in the area. There were
three in town: William Bristol
Wayside (todays Bristol Park),
Little Lake (at the confluence of
Rte. 64 and Charcoal Ave. at the
outfall of Fenns Pond) and the
crown jewel, Shepardson Haven.
It was equipped with a bub-
bler, toilet facilities, neat tables
and fireplaces, paths with stone
steps and a wonderful moun-
tain to play on.
A bit later, when I went to work
for the Connecticut highway de-
partment at the garage on Mid-
dlebury Hill, I was part of the
crew that maintained this won-
derful place.
What has become of it? If it
were not exempt from our re-
cently enacted blight ordinance,
it would be high on the list of
derelict properties.
Litter, overgrown vegetation
and the debris from last Octo-
bers storm remain; it is no longer
the pretty place to stop and en-
joy.
If for reasons related to eco-
nomic reality, the state Depart-
ment of Transportation is no
longer going to maintain it, is it
not time it be properly retired?
At a minimum, it should be
cleaned up, the grass cut and it
made safe for use.
Robert C. Desmarais Sr.
Middlebury
What the heck
is going on?
To the Editor:
What the heck is going on? I
recently received a card mailer
from Republican 5th District
Congressional candidate Lisa
Wilson-Foley. Thats a normal
practice with the Aug. 14 Repub-
lican Primary coming up, but why
would it prominently display
former lieutenant governor can-
didate and current Danbury
Mayor Mark Boughton?
On the surface, this endorse-
ment looks like something poli-
ticians do, endorse candidates;
but hold the press, with other
more qualified candidates in the
race, why this one?
I would like to remind all of
you sitting state senators and
state representatives, Kevin Wit-
kos, Selim Noujaim, Tony DAme-
lio, Whit Betts, DebraLee Hovey,
Al Adinolfi, Tim Legeyt, Richard
Smith and even Mayor Boughton,
your published endorsement of
Wilson-Foley is for the same per-
son who donated to Democrat
Chris Murphys campaign to de-
feat Republican 5th District Con-
gressional candidate Nancy
Johnson and then David Cap-
piello.
Coincidentally, Mr. Cappiello
is a lifelong resident of Danbury;
wonder how he felt about Wil-
son-Foleys financial support of
Murphy and the rest of it now?
Also, are you the same group who
practically drove embattled Con-
necticut Republican Chairman
Chris Healy out of office last year
before he resigned, but are now
cozy with him as a hired hand for
the Wilson-Foley campaign? Are
you the same group who lived
through disgraced Connecticut
Gov. John Rowlands resignation,
indictment and conviction, but
are now disregarding the federal
grand jurys investigation of his
$5,000-per-month consulting
contract with Apple Rehab, Wil-
son-Foley familys business, all
the while Mr. Rowland is claiming
to be an unpaid volunteer for
Wilson-Foleys Campaign?
Had enough? I have, but one
last thing; please reconsider your
endorsements, vote for the most
qualified candidate when you are
in the voting booth (who will ever
know?) and lets end all the ru-
mors of political quid pro quo.
There should be no questions
when we vote for the most qual-
ified candidate and that is not
Wilson-Foley!
Jeff Krizan
Southbury
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Free CAP Training
Part one and two CAP training
will take place at Sacred Heart
Church in Southbury Mondays,
Aug. 6 and 13, from 5 to 9 p.m.
beginning with a light supper.
CAP stands for Congregational
Assistance Program. CAP pro-
vides free training for congrega-
tions from all religious back-
grounds on how to better help
those struggling in the throes of
addiction. The end goal of this
training is to create early-inter-
vention teams within the con-
gregation that are available to
provide guidance, support and
hope.
RSVP by calling 203-578-
4044 or email cnvracpreven-
tion@sbcglobal.net. Sacred
Heart Church is at 910 Main St.
South in Southbury.
Summer Sing-in Aug. 27
The Connecticut Choral So-
ciety (CCS), with conductor Eric
Dale Knapp, is hosting a summer
sing-in open to all adult singers
Monday, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. at
Valley Presbyterian Church in
Brookfield. The music for the
event will be Franz Schuberts
Mass No. 2 in G Major, D.167.
The cost of $7 includes use of the
music plus refreshments. Sing-
ing will begin at 7:30 pm.
CCS sing-ins serve many pur-
poses: to give singers an oppor-
tunity either to sight-read or re-
visit a major work, to give non-
singers a chance to hear an on-
the-spot performance while
gaining an appreciation for cho-
ral rehearsal techniques and for
all to become acquainted with
the Connecticut Choral Society,
its director, and its activities.
Valley Presbyterian Church is
at 21 West Whisconier Road in
Brookfield. For directions, see
www.valleypresbyterianchurch.
com or the CCS website, www.
ctchoralsociety.org.
Donate to Woodbury
Fireworks
The Woodbury Parks and Rec-
reation Department still needs
donations to fund the annual
fireworks display the Saturday of
Labor Day weekend. This annual
event is a final celebration of the
summer for the people of Wood-
bury and surrounding towns.It
is a highlight for many and cer-
tainly greatly anticipated each
year.Send checks payable to the
Town of Woodbury with Fire-
works Donation in the memo
line to Woodbury Parks and Rec-
reation, P. O. Box 369, Woodbury,
CT 06798.
For more information, call
Woodbury Parks and Recreation
Director Jenifer Miller at 203-
263-3113 or email jmiller@
woodburyct.org.
The Mattatuck Museums TGI
Third Thursday Aug. 16 from 5:30
to 7:30 p.m. will feature Bristol
native and French-Canadian fid-
dler Daniel Boucher et Ces Bons
Amis (and his friends).
Boucher, a dynamic young lo-
cal musician, plays French-Ca-
nadian fiddle tunes he has
learned from family and commu-
nity in southern New England
and Quebec. A fine singer and
composer of traditional-style
songs, Boucher has revitalized
French-Canadian folk music in
his home state by organizing
popular soires and seasonal
celebrations. Joining him will be
his father, Jules Boucher, on har-
monica and button-box accor-
dion and Reynold Pellitier on
guitar and fiddle.
This performance is in con-
junction with the museums ex-
hibition, In the Shadow of Saint
Annes: The Life of a Changing
Community, on view until Oct.
21. The exhibit examines the
growth of a Waterbury neighbor-
hood that once employed thou-
sands of city residents in its large
brass and button factories. Orga-
nized by Dr. Ruth Glasser, pro-
fessor of urban studies at the
University of Connecticut Water-
bury Campus, the exhibit tells the
neighborhoods story through the
experiences of the French-Cana-
dians who settled and helped
shape the neighborhood from
the 1880s till the present.
TGI Third Thursday is a great
way to meet up with friends, net-
work with business associates
and enjoy live music. To purchase
tickets in advance, call Cathy Fil-
ippone at 203-753-0381, ext 10,
or visit www.mattatuckmuseum.
org for more information and to
register online. Admission is $7
for museum members and $15
for non-members. Admission is
free for individuals who join the
museum or renew their mem-
bership on Third Thursday.
Visit www.MattatuckMuseum.
org or call 203-753-0381 for more
information on all of the muse-
ums adult and childrens pro-
grams, events and exhibits. The
Mattatuck Museum is a Blue Star
Museum that offers free admis-
sion to active duty personnel and
their families through Labor Day.
It is at 144 West Main St. in
Waterbury. Free parking is lo-
cated behind the building on
Park Place.
Daniel Boucher
French-canadian music
at the mattatuck museum
Friday, August 3, 2012 The Bee-Intelligencer 5
Have you done a mid-year fi-
nancial review? A summer day
when its just too hot to go out-
side is the perfect time to check
your progress on your financial
goals for the year.
Start with your 2011 tax return,
and check the taxes you paid on
your income. Did you get a large
refund? Or did you have to pay
more with your return? Neither
is desirable. If your refund was
large (more than a few hundred
dollars), youre giving the gov-
ernment an interest-free loan of
your money through the year. If
you ended up having to pay more
than a few hundred dollars, your
calculations for tax withdrawals
through your place of employ-
ment need some adjustments.
Go online to the IRS site (irs.
gov), search for 2012 withhold-
ing calculator and click on IRS
Withholding Calculator. Have
your pay stubs ready, and follow
the steps. If you see you need to
make adjustments at work to the
amount withheld from your pay-
check, give your employer an
updated W-4 form. Look on the
IRS site for Publication 919,
which has step-by-step instruc-
tions for adjusting withholding.
If you have personal-finance
computer software but havent
kept it up, bring it up to date so
you can use the sorting features
to assess your spending. Most of
the software will let you catego-
rize by spending and income
types, allowing you to pinpoint
areas where you might not be on
track. For example, if your over-
all 2012 budget allowed for a
certain amount of discretionary
spending per month (generally
called miscellaneous) and you
find youve gone over that
amount, youll be able to make
adjustments. If you need to buy
personal-finance software, get a
brand that keeps all the informa-
tion on your computer, not the
type that stores all your finan-
cial information at a site on the
Internet.
Check your savings interest
rate. Are you on target? Search
online for best savings interest
rates in your area to determine
the best place to keep your long-
term money for maximum growth.
Remember, in the case of an
emergency, youll need fast access
to your cash, but dont forfeit in-
terest if you can help it. Short-
term certificates of deposit with
staggered due dates will still allow
you to get to your money quickly
without compromising your in-
terest with penalties for early
withdrawal.
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questions, but he will incorporate
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Margaret Peggy
(Chase) Alves
Mother of Margaret Belden
and Maryann Morehouse
Margaret Peggy (Ch-
ase) Alves, 79, of Mid-
dlebury, passed away
Sunday morning at
home, surrounded by
her six children, after
a long and courageous
battle with cancer. She was the
widow of Victor G. Alves.
Peggy was born in Fairhaven,
Mass., June 24, 1933, a daughter of
the late Walter and Margaret (Hay-
hurst) Chase. She lost her mother at
a young age, and thus her life of sac-
rifice and hard work began. She
worked days while helping to raise
a younger sister, Eleanor, and went
to school nights to earn her high
school diploma.
Peggy married her late husband,
Victor, April 19, 1952, and moved
from Massachusetts to Naugatuck,
Conn. in 1960, later moving to Mid-
dlebury, Conn. in 1974. Victor died
just short of the celebration of their
40th wedding anniversary. While
raising their family, Peggy worked
as a waitress and later manager for
the Litchfield Farm Shop. She also
worked at Petes Place in Wolcott,
the Pewter Pot and the Pizza Villa
Family Restaurant in Southbury.
With a smile on her face, and a warm
greeting on her lips, she instantly
won the hearts of people.
Peggys greatest gift was making
everyone in her extensive circle of
people feel special and loved. Her
greatest joys were spending time
with her family in Connecticut and
on the Cape. She loved to dance,
travel, shop, dine, connect with her
life-long friends like Eileen and take
trips to Fort Phoenix with her dear
sister-in-law and friend, Patsy. She
was blessed with a second love, John
Poppy Francis, with whom she
shared a good life at Dana Farms in
Fairhaven, Mass., until his death in
2008.
A devoted mother, grandmother,
sister, aunt, cousin and friend, Peggy
was adored by all who knew and
loved her. She is survived by her six
children: Carol Eaton and her hus-
band, Tom, of Naugatuck; Susan
Cavanaugh and her husband, John,
of Southbury; Steven Alves and his
wife, Jaime, of Rhinebeck, N.Y.; Mar-
garet Belden and her husband, Jim,
of Middlebury with whom she re-
sided; Maryann Morehouse and her
husband, Frank, of Middlebury;
Gayle DiBenedetto and her hus-
band, T.J., of Sandy Hook; a sister,
Eleanor Bancroft of Lakeville, Mass.;
10 grandchildren: Trisha Davis-Gray;
Jake, Jamie and Chase Belden; Brit-
tany and Brandon Ziman; Nicholas
and Rachel Swenson; Theo and Levi
Osterman-Alves; and several nieces
and nephews.
Peggy battled three different can-
cers with strength, courage and dig-
nity. The family extends their grati-
tude to the experts at the Smilow
Cancer Hospital Care Center at the
Harold Leever Regional Cancer Cen-
ter, especially to Dr. Kert Sabbath,
Karen Hammond, and Nurse Kathy
Petit. They are indebted to Dr. Beth
Sieling for her compassion, care and
personal outreach to their mother.
Her funeral Wednesday was fol-
lowed by a Mass and burial in Mas-
sachusetts today, Friday. The Chase
Parkway Memorial/The Albini Fam-
ily Funeral Home assisted the family
with arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorial con-
tributions may be made in Peggys
name to Smilow Cancer Hospital
Care Center, Harold Leever Regional
Cancer Center, 1075 Chase Parkway,
Waterbury, CT 06708 or Susan G.
Komen for the Cure Foundation, 350
Church St., Hartford, CT 06103. For
more info or to send e-condolences,
visit www.chaseparkwaymemorial.
com.
Mildred Ardean
(Luddy) Fortin
Mother of Sandra Graziano
Mildred Ardean (Lud-
dy) Fortin, 82, of Mid-
dlebury, passed away
Saturday at the Water-
bury Hospital. She
was the wife of Law-
rence T. Fortin.
Mildred was born in Meriden Oct.
3, 1928, a daughter of the late William
and Alice (Lawson) Luddy and had
been a longtime resident of Middle-
bury. She was educated in the Mid-
dlebury school system and was a
graduate of Crosby High School. She
retired in 1976 from Uniroyal Foot-
wear Div., where she had worked for
many years. She was a member of
the Middlebury Congregational
Church and a former member of the
Middlebury Volunteer Fire Dept.
Ladies Auxiliary. She enjoyed read-
ing and spending time with her fam-
ily, grandchildren and great-grand-
children.
Besides her husband of 64 years,
she leaves one son, Paul Fortin and
his wife, Gerri, of Waterbury; two
daughters: Nancy Gently and her
husband, Ronald, of Naugatuck and
Sandra Graziano and her husband,
Anthony, of Middlebury; three sis-
ters-in-law: Anita Wrogg of Nauga-
tuck, Irene Souci of Waterbury and
Alice Luddy of Naugatuck; four
grandchildren: Traci Alessie, Kim-
berly Valentin, Gary Graziano and
Denny Graziano and his wife,
Valerie; eight great-grandchildren:
Ryan Oppedisano; John Oppedis-
ano; Scott Hansen; Allysin, Amanda
and Brandon Valentin; Ashlynn
Graziano; and Anthony Graziano;
two great-great-grandchildren:
Aubry Oppedisano and Brianna Op-
pedisano; a future great-great-
grandson, Aiden, who is due in Au-
gust, and many nieces, nephews and
cousins. She was predeceased by her
brother, William Luddy.
Her funeral Tuesday was followed
by burial in Middlebury Cemetery.
The Alderson Funeral Home in Nau-
gatuck assisted the family with ar-
rangements. In lieu of flowers, con-
tributions may be made to the
Middlebury Volunteer Fire Dept.
Ambulance Fund, Tucker Hill Road,
Middlebury 06702. For further in-
formation or to send an online con-
dolence, go to www.aldersonfuner-
alhomes.com.
Albert F. Mezzo
Navy Veteran
Albert F. Mezzo, 93, of
Naugatuck, passed
away Friday, July 27, at
Waterbury Hospital.
He was the widower of
Helen (Sadlowski)
Mezzo.
Mr. Mezzo was born in Union City
April 2, 1919, a son of the late John
and Bertha (Csengo) Mezzo. He was
a lifelong Naugatuck resident and a
veteran of the Navy proudly serving
his country during World War II. He
retired after 47 years of service from
the Peter Paul Company and also
worked as an electrician. He was a
member of the Knights of Columbus
and a communicant of St. Mary
Church.
He leaves his daughter, Linda
Mezzo, of Naugatuck; his son, Den-
nis Mezzo, of Southington; his seven
grandchildren: Anthony, Paul, Deb-
orah, Lisa, Gary, Lori and Mayor
Robert Mezzo; his great-grandchil-
dren: Anthony, Christopher, Alex,
Alyiah, Jonathan, Hunter, Samantha,
Aiden, Rachel, Gianna, Shawn, Wes-
ley, Allie, Jay and Jack and several
nieces and nephews.
His funeral Monday was followed
by burial with full military honors in
St. James Cemetery in Naugatuck.
The Naugatuck Valley Memorial/
Fitzgerald Zembruski Funeral Home
assisted the family. To send an on-
line condolence, please visit www.
naugatuckvalleymemorial.com.
Marilyn (Fiorini)
Moschello
Loving wife, mother and
grandmother
Marilyn (Fiorini) Moschello, 57,
of Watertown passed away unex-
pectedly Sunday, July 29, at Griffin
Hospital. She was the loving wife of
Dr. John P. Moschello.
Marilyn was born July 27, 1955, in
Toronto, Canada, daughter of the late
Giuseppe and Rosa (Stirpe) Fiorini.
She worked as the office manager of
Dr. Moschellos practice for more
than 20 years. A devoted wife, mother
and grandmother, her family was her
life. Always by her husbands side,
Marilyn loved to travel, especially to
the South Carolina coast, where they
vacationed. She loved to cook for her
family and cherished her time with
her grandson, Anthony. She enjoyed
sports and was an avid Yankees and
tennis fan.
In addition to her husband of 24
years, Marilyn is survived by her son,
Anthony Cataldo of Watertown and
her daughters, Maria Moschello and
Andreana Moschello, both of Wa-
tertown. She also leaves her grand-
son, Anthony R. Cataldo, of Water-
town; her brother, Pio Fiorini, and
her sister Anna Pidgeon, both of
Schenectady, N.Y., as well as several
nieces and nephews.
Marilyns funeral Wednesday was
followed by burial in Lake Elise Cem-
etery in Middlebury. The Maiorano
Funeral Home of Waterbury assisted
the family with arrangements. Me-
morial contributions in Marilyns
name may be made to The Humane
Society, 701 Russell Rd., Newington,
CT 06111. For more information and
online condolences, visit www.
maioranofuneralhome.com.
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It happened in Middlebury
By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
Delia Bronson was preceded as a teacher in Mid-
dlebury schools by the woman we now call Mary
I. Johnson. Mary was beloved by townspeople,
and when she died in 1952, the Bradleyville
School was renamed in her memory. The
Mary I. Johnson building now serves as the
administrative headquarters for the Region
15 School District of Middlebury and
Southbury.
Mary Rosaline Igoe was born Dec. 10,
1875, in New Haven, the third of three
daughters, to James and Katherine (In-
goldsby) Igoe. She graduated from the
New Haven Public High School in 1893,
the Connecticut Normal Training
School in 1895 and the Storrs Agricul-
tural College in 1898. When a woman
entered the teaching profession in the
19th and early 20th century, she was ex-
pected to remain unmarried. As a single
woman, Miss Igoe applied for a position in
Middlebury at the age of 20.
Mary was chosen to teach in the Brad-
leyville School in 1896. Each year, the six ele-
mentary schools in Middlebury were assessed by
one or more school visitors. The Report of the
Acting School Visitor for the 1896-7 school year was
effusive in praise of the work of the new teacher: We would
place the Bradleyville school first in excellence.
The next years report stated, Good order and an ability to
impart instruction made her school the success it is bound
to be under her tuition. The schools name was changed
to Hop Swamp the next year, but of Miss Igoe, that
years report stated, (she) completed her third
year with the same unqualified success that has
attended all her subsequent work.
Finally, for the year ending in 1903, the
Annual Report of the Selectmen stated,
Miss Mary R. Igoe taught the Hop Swamp
School for the seventh year in succession
and sustained her well-earned reputation
as a good teacher. Good order insures
attention to lessons and is always a
prime factor in successful work. This has
ever been the condition in Miss Igoes
school, and good work is the sure result.
While there was much to praise in other
teachers in town, Mary seemed to garner
the lions share of it.
The official school visitors and Marys
pupils were not the only ones enamored
of her talents, for she soon caught the eye
of a farmer and carpenter by the name of
William Paul Johnson. The next article will
continue the story of Mary I. Johnson and her
wonderful family
Rafford is Middleburys municipal historian and
president of the Middlebury Historical Society Inc. Visit
MiddleburyHistoricalSociety.org or call Rafford at 203-206-4717
to join or support the society.
mary Rosaline Igoe Johnson 1875 1952
Its time for mid-year
fnancial review
Frugal Mummy
Walgreens is one store that
offers you free toiletries. Re-read
that first line if you need to, but
it is true! Over the years, Ive got-
ten shampoo, toothpaste, tooth-
brushes and other items for free
using their Register Rewards
(RR) program. If youve never
tried it, I encourage you to, so
heres how.
1. Every week, Walgreens of-
fers products that generate RRs.
These are little coupons that spit
out of the Catalina machine next
to the register. They are valuable
and are Walgreens money.
2. Every Thursday, my website,
www.mummydeals.org, will tell
you what deals are coming the
following week.
3. When you buy a product
that gives you RRs, youll pay for
it up front, and then the Catalina
machine will spit out RRs good
for your next purchase at Wal-
greens. The RRs are dated, and
they give you about two weeks
to spend them. You can spend
them now, or roll them into the
next week.
4. RRs are good for one trans-
action. This means, if you try to
buy four Colgate toothpastes at
$4.50 each, it will give you only
one RR for $4.50; but if you sepa-
rate the purchases, youll get four
$4.50 RRs. This system was set up
to avoid people buying an RR
product, and then when they got
RRs back, simply standing at the
checkout and buying the rest of
those freebies with rollover RRs.
5. You can use RRs to buy
other things that generate RRs,
but NOT if its from the same
company. If you use the Colgate
$4.50 RR to buy a $5 deodorant,
youre OK, but if you try to buy
more Colgate products, you
wont get an RR back, thus it
wont be free.
6. You need to spend more
than the value of the RR.
7. The RRs also can be used at
other stores that take competi-
tors coupons.
8. You cant use them on
stamps, alcohol or certain other
items. The restrictions are on the
back of the RR.
9. You can roll one RR into
another. Although you cant buy
three Colgate products and ex-
pect three RRs, you can do this:
Buy one Colgate product to get
a $4.50 RR, then use that RR to
buy a Scunci product for $2 and
Chapstick for $2, add a $.51 filler
and youre good to go. Now use
that $4 in RRs to buy the Colgate
again. Get it? Just keep rinsing
and repeating!
10. Finally, an RR is consid-
ered a coupon, and you cannot
have more coupons than items.
Join Clair Boone and thou-
sands of other savvy shoppers at
www. f acebook. com/mum-
mydeals.org or read her other tips
at www.mummydeals.org
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Shepardson Haven, described in a letter to the editor on page
4 this week as a once-delightful place to take your family for a
picnic, is now overgrown with weeds. The steps barely visible
on the left lead up through the weeds to a picnic table barely
visible from below. (Marjorie Needham photo)
Shepardson Haven?
6 Friday, August 3, 2012 The Bee-Intelligencer
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: For the
past year, my wife has had to deal
with autoimmune hepatitis. Its
something hardly anyone knows
about or understands, and that
makes it even more difficult to
cope with. Everyone thinks she
has an infection. I can only halt-
ingly explain what she has. Will
you tell your readers about this
illness? D.R.
ANSWER: Say hepatitis, and
people automatically think of a
viral infection. Say cirrhosis,
which is sometimes the last stage
of hepatitis, and people think of
alcohol as the cause. Not all hep-
atitis is virus-caused, and not all
cirrhosis is alcohol-caused. Your
wifes illness is an example. Her
liver is inflamed (hepatitis), not
from an infection but from an
attack on her liver by her im-
mune system.
The reason why a persons
immune system, a system de-
signed to keep us healthy, turns
on the liver is obscure. Signs the
immune system is the cause are
demonstrable by finding anti-
bodies in the blood. Antibodies
are the ammunition the immune
system makes to fend off danger-
ous invaders. One special anti-
body, the anti-nuclear antibody,
is a big indication the liver has
come under an immune attack.
The course of autoimmune
hepatitis is unpredictable. It
might be mild with few symp-
toms, or it may take a more ag-
gressive course in which the skin
and eye whites turn yellow,
where fatigue is immobilizing,
where abdominal pain is com-
mon and where the skin devel-
ops an itch.
Quite often, a liver biopsy is
the procedure that provides ev-
idence of autoimmune hepatitis.
Prednisone, one of the corti-
sone drugs, often is the treatment
of choice. It reins in an out-of-
control immune system. Another
immune-modifying drug, aza-
thioprine, can be added to the
regimen. It sounds like your wife
is responding well to treatment
(from parts of your letter I had to
delete).
The booklet on hepatitis de-
tails the various forms of the ill-
ness and how they are acquired
and treated. Readers can obtain
a copy by writing Dr. Donohue
No. 503W, Box 536475, Or-
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recipients printed name and
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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: What is
the procedure for removing a tick
attached to your skin? Can you
remove it yourself, or should it be
removed only by a physician?
T.R.
ANSWER: Its safe for people to
remove ticks on their own. You
need tweezers with fine grooves
on their lower, inner surfaces.
Grasp the tick as close to the
skin and as close to the ticks head
as you can. Gently but firmly pull
the tick straight out, at a right an-
gle to the skin. Dont crush it.
Dont bother with popular
techniques such as coating the
tick with petroleum jelly or ap-
plying a just-blown-out match to
it.
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Is Prozac
addicting? Can you take it for life?
D.L.
ANSWER: Prozac isnt addicting,
but the drug should be stopped
gradually rather than abruptly.
People with recurring bouts of
depression can take it for ex-
tended periods of time.
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to answer individual letters, but he
will incorporate them in his column
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two.
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son?
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1972 Miami Dolphins
18-game winning streak the
next season?
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cats mens basketball team set
an NCAA title game record
with 11 blocked shots. Which
schools had held the mark?
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player to top other defense-
men in scoring by more than
20 points in a season six times.
Who else did it five times?
6. The first four gold medal win-
ners in the mens Nordic com-
bined at the Winter Olympics
were from what country?
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2011 that a U.S. team won
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Friday, Aug. 6 to 10, from 12:30
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and seasons. Taste astronaut ice-
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An instructor from Sciensa-
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will teach students ages 7 to 12
how to build robots Monday to
Friday, Aug. 13 to 17, from 9 a.m.
to 12 p.m. at Shepardson Center.
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An instructor from Sciensa-
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Friday, Aug. 13 to 17, from 12:45
to 3:45 p.m. at Shepardson Cen-
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$152 for nonresidents.
LEGO Classes
Pre-Engineering with LEGO
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to Friday, Aug. 20 to 24, from 9
a.m. to 12 p.m. at Shepardson
Center. A Play-Well TEKnologies
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motorized cars, trains, buses and
trucks; race them; crash them;
and repair them. They also will
explore the possibilities of LEGO
building systems while learning
useful construction techniques.
The fee is $142 for residents; $152
for nonresidents.
Engineering FUNdamentals
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meet Monday to Friday, Aug. 20
to 24, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at
Shepardson Center. A Play-Well
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truss and suspension bridges,
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structural engineering and ar-
chitecture while playing with
their favorite creations. The fee
is $142 for residents; $152 for
nonresidents.
Playing in Winooski, Vt., Tues-
day, July 31, the Pomperaug Youth
Baseball 14-Year-Old team de-
feated Nashua, N.H., in the Babe
Ruth 14-year-old Regional Tour-
nament 10-3, securing their spot
in the championship game to be
played Thursday, Aug. 2, against
the winner of the New Hampshire
and Maine game.
In Tuesdays game, Zac Warner
pitched five stellar innings, strik-
ing out six batters with only one
unearned run scored, going one
for three at the plate with one RBI.
John Boisits finished the last two
innings, allowing one earned and
one unearned run with two strike-
outs.
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The Water Oak Athletic Club
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final game of the Gil Hodges Con-
necticut State Tournament to
advance to Brooklyn, N.Y., July
26. The Indians, who went 4-1 in
the tournament, defeated Bunker
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team.
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ans struck quickly. With everyone
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Mike Cipriano, Josh Maisto, Nick Longo, and Daniel Graziano, and back, left to right, Coach Rob
Graziano, Brandon Mailloux, Owen Carlson, Fran Barton, Coach Carl Carlson, Joe Deputula, Adam
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WoAc Indians 11U win state title
after three innings. The Indians
outscored their opponents 58-9
during the tournament.
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led by Daniel Graziano, Brandon
Mailloux, Ian Keroack, Joe Dep-
tula and Adam Alenckis. Offen-
sively, everyone had quality at-
bats, hitting the ball hard
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school-required vaccinations are available for
children at a cost of $15 per vaccine for residents.
Adult vaccinations such as shingles, varicella,
Tdap and others are available. Adult vaccination
costs vary by vaccine. An additional fee of $5 per
vaccine is charged for non-residents.
Free Blood Pressure Readings
The Pomperaug Health District provides free,
walk-in blood pressure readings at the three senior
centers in the health district. The Southbury Se-
nior Center clinics are held every second and
fourth Thursday of the month from 11 a.m. to 12
p.m. At the Woodbury Senior Center, the clinics
are held every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m., and at the Oxford Senior Center, the blood
pressure clinics are every first and second Monday
of the month from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Cholesterol Testing Program
The Pomperaug District Department of Health,
which serves the towns of Southbury, Woodbury,
and Oxford, is conducting its Know Your Num-
bers program the first and third Thursday of
every month from 9 to 11 a.m. at its office in South-
bury. Appointments are required; call 203-264-
9616, ext. 0.
The Know Your Numbers program provides
a low-cost way for people to learn their total cho-
lesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, trig-
lycerides and blood glucose numbers. Participants
are required to fast for nine to 12 hours for the
test. Participants also will have their blood pres-
sure measured as part of the screening. Brief
counseling will be offered no one will walk away
without understanding what their numbers mean.
Educational materials also will be provided. The
cost for the testing is $30 for residents of the Pom-
peraug Health District towns and $35 for non-res-
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chickens, sheep, cows, goats and
other farm animals at the Rais-
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yard workshop Tuesday, Aug.
21, at7 p.m. at the Flanders Na-
ture Center and Land Trust Sugar
House in Woodbury. Kenny and
Dana Assard of Percy Thompson
Meadows Farm and Gail Tibbals
of Woodbury will lead the ses-
sion.
After the class, participants
will be welcome to tour Gail Tib-
bals chicken house onFlanders
Road in Woodbury and The
Percy Thompson Meadows Farm
at84 Sunny Ridge RoadinBeth-
lehem.
The cost of the workshop is
$15 per person or $12 forFlanders
members. Due to limited class
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DEAR PAWS CORNER: I cant
leave my dog Shadie alone in
the house, so I have to take her
with me when I go shopping.
How long can I keep her inside
my car before it gets too hot? My
friend says 20 minutes if I keep
the windows cracked a little.
Danielle F., Atlanta
DEAR DANIELLE: How about
never? A parked car in the sum-
mer heat, even with the windows
open a bit to let in airflow, can
quickly heat up to extreme tem-
peratures. Neither pets nor hu-
mans can stand the quick rise in
temperature so being left in a
parked car can prove fatal.
If youre planning to go out for
a few minutes to pick up some
groceries or handle a quick er-
rand, leave Shadie at home. Your
dog should be able to handle a
short period without you. If Shadie
doesnt handle it well, such as get-
ting agitated or chewing up furni-
ture or shoes, there are training
solutions to solve that problem.
Another solution, if you must
bring your dog, is to bring along
a trustworthy friend who is will-
ing to sit in the car with the dog,
with the motor running and the
air conditioner on to keep it cool.
Your friend will need to monitor
Shadie while you shop. But this
has its own pitfalls I dont know
many people willing to wait
around while their friend is in
the store.
Again, I cant stress enough
how important it is to not leave
Shadie alone in the car for even
a few minutes. She easily could
suffer heat exhaustion or stroke.
Instead, invest some time help-
ing to resolve Shadies separation
anxiety so shell be happy and
healthy at home.
Send your questions or pet care
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Adopt A Rescue pet
For more information on these pets, call 203-758-2933 or visit Animals for Life at the Middlebury
Transfer Station on Rte. 63 at the corner of Woodside Ave. Adoption hours are Mondays and Thurs-
days from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sundays from 12 to 3 p.m. For more
information about the adoption process, visit www.animalsforlifect.org.
For more information on these animals, as well as others at Meriden Humane Society (MHS), email
meridensociety@sbcglobal.net. MHS is open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 6 p.m., and volun-
teers can be available to meet with you through an appointment. MHS is at 311 Murdock Ave. in Meriden.
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Your pet could be featured
as Pet of the Week in this
picture frame. Send us your
pets photo by email to
mbisubmit@gmail.com or
by regular mail to P.O. Box
10, Middlebury, CT 06762
along with your pets name,
your last name and your
town.
Send in your
pet photos
Riker lives with the Anderson family in Middlebury.
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details where hidden or un-
known charges may lurk. Are you
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or mobile insurance? See if any
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relevant, and contact your pro-
vider to stop unnecessary fees.
Data usage is a more common
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Use Wi-Fi to access data.
Whenever possible, make sure
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the monthly charges. Consider
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GIZMO
You will get a lot of smiles as well as love from
this beautiful guy!! This is Gizmo. He was in a
foster home and is now back for adoption. He will
need an understanding, loving person to call his
own. He does not like a lot of activity in the home,
so we are looking for a quiet home where he can
be loved and adored!
WILLOW
Willow is 6 months old and such a wonderful
girl. We recommend no small children; however,
those older than 10 years of age would be fine.
Willow was surrendered to us and is now looking
for her forever home. She listens extremely well
and wants to learn! She is smart and will pick up
very easily on training.
JASPER
Jasper is a great kitty for a multi-pet home. This
boy is about 1 years old, and he gets along per-
fectly with cats, dogs, and even birds! Hes solid
black and is pretty reserved until hes comfortable;
then watch out he loves attention! Hes very
vocal, and he would love a home with owners that
have cat experience and will allow him time to
adjust. A household that is not super busy and
loud would be ideal for this non-domineering
fellow. Please come down to the AFL shelter and
meet Jasper!
CARTER
This sweet boy loves people, especially children.
He is patient and accepting of little ones. Carter
is already trained in commands such as sit, lie
down, and roll over. He is obedient and playful.
Wouldnt you want a dog who already has house
manners and is out of the destructive puppy stage?
Then Carter is the boy to consider! He would be
best as the only canine in the home or possibly
with a submissive playmate! Please call Animals
For Life at 203-758-2933 to make an appointment
to see him as he is in foster care.
Flanders Nature Center &
Land Trust is enrolling children
and youth in its August 2012
Summer Series programs that
emphasize natural experiences
for students and respond to state
and national initiatives to en-
courage children to stay active
outdoors. More than 60 sessions
for children ages 3 to 14 are of-
fered until Aug. 24 at the Van
Vleck Farm and Nature Sanctu-
ary at 5 Church Hill Road in
Woodbury.
Morning and afternoon pro-
grams can be combined to pro-
vide a full-day, outdoor experi-
ence for children ages 5 to 10,
including before and after care.
Half-day pre-school sessions are
also available.
Flandershas introduced a new
training program series for chil-
dren ages 10 to 14 this summer
emphasizing leadership and
team-building skills, environ-
mental studies, first aid training
and orienteering required to be
a teen counselor. In the morn-
ings, the week-long courses focus
on local wildlife and natural his-
tory, while the afternoons are
devoted to leadership training.
On Flanders 200-acre cam-
pus of forest, field, farm and
pond, children learn about na-
ture, art, agriculture and ecology.
Programs are led by Flanders
staff of experienced educators
and naturalists.
Summer series include:
Little Explorersfor ages 3 to 5:
Children get their first introduc-
tion to nature and the environ-
ment through hands-on activi-
ties, art projects, nature walks,
stories, songs and outdoor play.
Outdoor Adventurersfor ages
5 to 10: Children build an appre-
ciation for the environment
through outdoor projects and
games, including hiking, animal
identification, gardening and
geology.
Farming Funfor ages 5 to 10
held at the North Barn: Children
explore farm, field and pond en-
vironments and work closely
with live farm animals and do
real farm chores each day.
Art Adventures for ages 5 to
10: Children express their im-
pressions of the natural environ-
ment in a wide range of artistic
mediums such as pen and ink,
charcoal, watercolors, acrylic
paints, papermaking and nature
prints.
Food Funfor ages 5 to 10: Chil-
dren learn to cook and eat
healthy meals, using summer
fruits, vegetables and herbs, and
to emphasize green living tech-
niques.
The newEnvironmental Youth
Leadership Trainingfor ages 10
to 14 focuses on leadership and
team building activities as well
as environmental studies.
In addition, a short lunchtime
series, the Garden Workshop, is
offered for children ages5 to 10.
They eat a brown-bag lunch
brought from home inFlanders
garden accompanied by story-
telling and games.
Discounts are offered
to Flanders members and for
multiple classes. Registration
depends on availability of ses-
sion chosen.
For more information and to
register online, visit www.
flandersnaturecenter.org or
call203-263-3711.
Flanders summer series continues
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