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“The most important thing in illness is never to lose heart.” ~ Nikolai Lenin

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

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

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

Community Calendar ...... 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Region 15 School Calendar ...3

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

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

Varsity Sports Calendar ... 6

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Boy scout troop 5 Redeemable Bottle and can Drive What: Boy Scouts accept bottles and cans as a fundraiser for Troop 5.When: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: Parking lot at Village Square Plaza at 530 Middlebury Road in Middlebury

Blessing of the Animals at st. george’s Episcopal churchWhat: Father Andrew Zeman blesses animals, pet adoptions, pet portraits, pet groomer, chances on pet baskets, pet psychic, Blue Moon Raptors, children’s games, vendors, lunch itemsWhen: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: St. George’s Episcopal Church, corner of Tucker Hill and Whittemore Roads in Middlebury

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page 7saturdayOct. 5

Hallock Orchard, owned by Anthony Dibenedetto, provides the entire apple crop each year to the Connecticut Food Bank for distribution to 650+ emergency food service agencies (soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, etc.) in Connecticut. All the food bank has to do is pick them.

The food bank is seriously behind where they should be, and apples are falling faster than anticipated. They could really use more help picking apples before they fall off the trees, so please rally the troops. Groups, families and individuals are welcome.

Volunteers are needed Sunday, Oct. 6, from 12 to 2 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 1:30 to 4 p.m.

Please be aware there is some poison ivy as well as bees in the orchard. The orchard is at 213 Calhoun St. in Washington Depot, Conn.

If you can help, RSVP to Kim Damien of the Connecticut Food Bank at [email protected] and let her know you can help and how many people are in your party.

Food Bank needs apple pickers

Turtle Pond reflects the colorful fall foliage along its shores Tuesday. Fall color has been increasing dramatically in recent days. (Marjorie Needham photo)

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM

Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5, is a month away, and there are no signs of political campaigning in Middlebury. Unlike previous years, when there were many candidates for first selectman, selectmen and for seats on the police commission, including petitioning candidates and write-in candidates, voters may find this year’s election offers little excitement.

Middlebury Town Clerk Edith Salisbury said, “It’s definitely a quiet year compared to the last few years we have had. The only positions contested are the po-lice commissioners.” She said there are no write-in candidates, and there are no petitioning can-didates for any of the offices.

Looking at the contested po-sitions for police commission, three Republican commission-ers’ terms expire this year. They are Don Ford Jr., Paul Bowler and Jordano Santos. With Paul Bowler the only one of the three to seek re-election, the Middle-bury Republican Town Commit-tee (MRTC) nominated him and then chose George Moreira and Kenneth Heidkamp to fill the other two slots.

These positions are consid-ered Republican seats because statue statute does not say they must go to Democrats under the minority rule. Democrats are protected as a minority in Mid-dlebury, where registered Re-publicans outnumber them by more than two to one. The state guarantees at least one Demo-crat will be on the commission, and that position is filled by Democrat Fran Barton Jr. His term does not expire this year.

The MDTC members said at their nominating meeting earlier this year they want to have more representation on the commis-sion, in part because it handles promotions in the police depart-ment. If they can bring in more votes than the Republican can-didates, they will gain more seats on the commission. With this in mind, they decided to run Dem-ocrats Sharon Bosco, Joseph Drauss and Noa Miller for the positions.

For the top positions in town government, incumbent First Selectman Edward B. St. John is running unopposed, as are Se-lectmen Elaine M.R. Strobel (R) and Ralph Barra (D).

Also unopposed are the fol-lowing incumbents: Town Clerk Edith Salisbury (R), Town Trea-surer John Calabrese (R), Board of Finance member Stephen Ruccio (D), Library Board of Trustees member Michele Finn (R), Water Pollution Control Au-thority members David Civitello (R) and Noa Miller (D), Regional Board of Education member Paul Babarik (R) and Pomperaug Val-ley Water Authority Member Fran Barton Jr (D).

The MRTC chose William J. Stowell as its candidate for the Board of Finance and also to fill a vacancy for two years as a li-brary trustee, Brendan Browne as its candidate for the Board of Assessment Appeals, and Rich-ard Spierto as its other candidate for the Regional Board of Educa-tion. It also chose Rita Smith, a library trustee who has been filling a vacancy, as its candidate for a full term as a trustee.

The MDTC endorsed two of the Republican candidates, Sal-isbury and Calabrese.

As of today, Friday, Oct. 4, ab-sentee ballots for the Nov. 5, 2013, election are available for electors who cannot vote in per-son due to active service in the Armed Forces, absence from town during all of the hours of voting, illness, religious tenets forbidding secular activity on the day of the election, duties as an election official at a different polling place or physical disabil-ity.

Absentee ballots may be ob-tained from the Middlebury town clerk’s office either by mail or in person. An application must be filled out and received before an absentee ballot can be issued. Applications are available at the town clerk’s office or can be downloaded from the secretary of the state’s website at www.sots.ct.gov under Elections and Voting. The town clerk’s regular hours are Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please call the town clerk’s office at 203-758-2557 with any questions.

Few face opposition in middlebury election

The Woodbury Lions 23rd An-nual Haunted Hayride and Haunted Barn event will be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18 and 19, and Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25 and 26, starting from Mitchell School at 14 School St. in Wood-bury.

Guests climb onto a tractor-driven wagon and ride around some of the spooky fields and cemeteries in Woodbury, where, if you’re lucky, you may see some of the ghosts, ghouls, zombies and other denizens of the dark that come out only at this time of year. There will be a brief stop at the “Three Rivers Insane Asy-lum,” this year’s three-dimen-sional Haunted Barn display.

The question exists as to whether the barn has an extra haunt. “We’ve been calling it the ‘haunted barn’ for years, but we finally realized that the space actually does have a ghost,” said Barn Chairman Kerry Simmons. Workers have reported strange voices while they were working late at night and the occasional gust of wind when all the doors are closed. “Some of our mem-

bers refuse to work in the barn after dark,” Simmons said. “Noth-ing more than a couple of good scares have happened so far, but we don’t know what may occur in the future.”

The Connecticut Soul Seekers Paranormal Investigations group based in Naugatuck will be in-vestigating the barn to see if su-pernatural events really are tak-ing place or if it’s entirely in the

imagination of the workers. “You can definitely feel the

shift in energy in certain areas of the barn. I could only describe what I felt as a sensation of fore-boding,” said Nichole Ortiz, one of the founders of the group.

If there are any spirits linger-ing about, Simmons hopes they’re friendly. “We have no problem sharing the space with ghosts as long as they don’t hurt

anyone,” he said.Tickets for the hayride are $12

for adults and $6 for children under 10. Tickets sales start each night at 6:30 p.m. at Mitchell School and are on sale until 9 p.m. Refreshments are available for sale at the school.

Besides the evening rides, the Lions also will hold a special “Children’s Hayride” Saturday, Oct. 19, from 1 to 3 p.m. for younger children for whom the regular hayride may be too scary. The wagons will start at Mitchell School, go through some of the quieter streets in town and stop at the “pumpkin patch” where children can select a pumpkin to take home. Tickets for this ride are $4 for adults and $3 for chil-dren. In the case of rain, the chil-dren’s hayride will take place Oct. 26.

The Lions are still looking for volunteers ages 18 and older to help at this year’s event. Contact Dr. Gary Greenstein at [email protected] if you’re interested in helping. For more information, visit the club’s website, www.woodburyctlions.org.

Woodbury Lions hayrides this month

Woodbury Lions create Halloween scenes like this one for their annual haunted hayride and haunted barn event.

(Dennis Yates photo)

Chase Collegiate School in Wa-terbury has appointed Polly A. Peterson, Ph.D., M.S.W., as its new head of school. The appointment is the culmination of an intensive nationwide search launched to identify a successor to Mr. John Fixx, who stepped down last June.

Dr. Peterson, who will take of-fice July 1, 2014, comes to Chase from The Winston School in Dal-las, Texas, where she has been head of school since 2007. An educational leader for more than 25 years, Peterson is a strong sup-porter of mission-driven educa-tion and is known for her deter-mination to make a positive dif-ference in the lives of young peo-ple. An articulate and strategic thinker, Peterson possesses imag-ination and foresight to concep-tualize new ideas and the skills to bring them to fruition.

“The measure of an inspira-tional school is the students, fac-

ulty and staff, families and com-munity culture. Chase Collegiate is a community of committed, caring and dedicated people who love their school, their traditions and are excited about new oppor-tunities. Without any doubt in my mind, I am thrilled to become a member of the Chase community, lead this magical place through the 21st century and love it as much as everyone who is already a part of this great community,” said Peterson.

Head Search Committee Co-Chair and Board of Trustees Chair John Pronovost said, “Dr. Peter-son’s appointment brings to a close a reaffirming process that strengthened our school and our vision for its future. I would like to extend my most sincere thanks to the search committee for its commitment to identifying a proven leader who was seeking a strong school community and

who held a commitment to aca-demic excellence and planning for the future in the highest regard. I am deeply thankful for the cur-rent leadership provided by Aca-demic Dean Joe Hadam, who is serving as the school’s interim head of school until Dr. Peterson arrives.”

A native of Waterford, Conn., Peterson holds a doctorate in clin-ical psychology from Southern California University for Profes-sional Studies. She earned her master’s degree in social work from the University of Maryland and her bachelor’s degree in social work from Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Conn. In addition, Peterson is a 2013 fellow from the Head of School Program at the Klingen-stein Center for Independent School Leadership at Columbia University.

Peterson has authored a num-ber of publications; most recently a book titled “Healthy Jingles for Kids-Nutrition.” She is an avid hiker, kayaker, biker and a runner who has completed several mar-athons. She also has served as a volunteer for Genesis Women’s Shelter, Shoes for Orphan Souls and the North Dallas Food Bank.

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Dr. Polly A. Peterson (Submitted photo)

Colorful fall foliage

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By DONNA HINE

Now that September has passed with crispy nights and brilliant blue-sky

days, we are becoming even more anxious to be back home! The reality of the move is upon us, and we can’t wait to actually be there in that beautiful new space. Re-member these important dates: Monday, Oct. 7 is the date we close to the public at 199 Park Road Ext. On Monday, Nov. 4, we will re-open at our Crest Road home.

This is an exciting time for us as well as for you, our patrons! Visit us and see the changes as well as the good things we will reinstitute. Remember the weekly Friday afternoon movies? They will be revived the week we return, and our 5th annual cup-cake contest will be Thursday, Nov. 14, at 4 p.m. Come buy the winning cupcakes!

One of the first things we will have is the drawing for the win-ner of our lovely granny square blanket, so fill out an entry any time before the drawing for a chance to win. We also will be open Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.! In the meantime, new books are arriving, and some of your favorite authors are tempt-ing you with new novels … as well as some enticing new nonfiction.

I am actually more excited about the nonfiction offerings, so we will look at them first. “Five Days at Memorial” (362 FIN) by Sheri Fink is an in-depth look at how the limited staff at one hos-pital coped in the disaster of Ka-trina – and how things quickly went wrong. With extensive re-search and painstaking inter-views, the author gives us a “you-

are-there” feeling for the enor-mous difficulties facing the doc-tors attempting to care for pa-tients in a horrific situation – ris-ing heat, no power, no water, no staff and no supplies. Having to ration health care to save those who could survive is a position in which no physician should be placed. Sheri Fink is a Pulitzer Prize winner, physician and in-vestigative journalist, attributes that were necessary in chroni-cling this most difficult situation.

When it comes to enhancing our brains’ abilities, we all can use a little help! With “Boost Your Brain: The New Art + Science Behind Enhanced Brain Perfor-mance” (612.8 FOT) by Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D., we are given a workout for our brains. Expand your brain highway! Create syn-apses! Learn how your brain works, and therefore, how to in-crease your brain’s capabilities. The key to enhanced perfor-mance is in actually expanding the brain – who knew? Start with positive thinking and recreate that memory you had when you were younger. This is a fascinat-ing look at how the brain func-tions – and how to improve your own brain within three months.

Christopher Andersen has added to his list of best sellers this month with “These Few Pre-cious Days: The Final Year of Jack with Jackie” (B KENNEDY AND). Our captivation with the Ken-nedy family continues – espe-cially concerning Jack and Jackie. We are given an intimate look at the daily lives of a couple so be-loved, so beautiful and so unique that Kennedy’s term in office is often referred to as “Camelot.” Many secrets are revealed: We all are aware of JFK’s famous af-

fairs, but apparently Jackie also was involved with other men. Their greatest shared emotion was their dedication to their chil-dren – and their great sorrow at the loss of baby Patrick.

Our final nonfiction selection is truly different. “A Secret Gift” (977.162 GUP) by Ted Gup will restore our faith in the innate goodness in people. Just before Christmas 1933, a newspaper ad offered $750 to 75 families in fi-nancial trouble. People were to write their letters to “Mr. B. Vir-dot” (in reality, the author’s grandfather, Sam Stone) and receive the money. Most would then send thank-you notes ex-plaining how the money was spent and their situation. Many had been wealthy and now found themselves unemployed with families to feed, most were con-cerned about providing even a ghost of a Christmas to their chil-dren, and all were suffering the effects of the Depression. The letters were saved and discov-ered in a suitcase 75 years later – when the author set out to un-cover their stories as well as de-tails of his grandfather’s life. This book truly shows how one small act of kindness can make an enormous difference in some lives and in the lives of their heirs.

The kooky character you love to hate: Agatha Raisin is back in “Something Borrowed, Someone Dead” (BEA) written by M.C. Beaton. Gloria French has a ter-rible habit of borrowing items and “forgetting” to return them – then someone poisons her with elderberry wine. Agatha is called in to find the murderer. When she finds the village secretive and unhelpful, she proceeds to be her nosy self and worms her way into the life of the town to un-cover the murderer. Sound like a simple story? Sure, but don’t forget this is Agatha Raisin. She is never straightforward and is always abrasive, especially with her employees, who begin to leave her left and right. M.C. Beaton gives her character just enough good will so the reader still, somehow, sympathizes with Agatha and always asks for more!

Sandra Brown, queen of the romantic thriller, is a familiar name with 60 books published. “Deadline” (BRO) is her newest. Dawson Scott is a journalist just returned from Afghanistan to find a new, vituperative boss and himself at loose ends. Instead of following orders and writing a fluff piece, he covers the disap-pearance of Jeremy Wesson, son of terrorists on the FBI’s most- wanted list. Romance enters as he meets Wesson’s wife and, when the nanny of her two sons is killed, he is considered a sus-pect. Scott uncovers secrets about the fugitives hidden for years and secrets about his own ancestry. Murder, mayhem and ghosts from the past create a twisty tale Brown followers will find hard to put down.

OK. Now I’m going to have to read “The Shining” – not sure I could watch the movie! Stephen King has written a sequel to it that sounds just fascinating, “Doctor Sleep” (KIN). Dan Tor-rance (Danny) is now mid-dle-aged and drifting through life. He settles in New Hampshire and works at a nursing home where he uses his shining power to ease people in their final hours (from which he acquires the name, “Doctor Sleep”). He meets Abra Stone, whose shining is the brightest he has ever seen, and enters into a battle to keep her safe. It all sounds so “Stephen King” – scary because it is so nor-mal, but not really. And isn’t that a significant characteristic of horror stories – that they have enough reality base to scare the pants off us?

Lots of other books written by popular authors are coming out within the next few months, so stay tuned to keep updated; many write holiday books also. So much to look forward to!

Adult Services Librarian Donna Hine has been writing Library Lines once a month while the Middlebury Public Library has been in its temporary loca-tion. Once the library move back to its Crest Road home is com-plete, we hope she will resume sending a column twice a month.

“Loyalty: The Vexing Virtue”

by Eric Felten

(Simon & Schuster, $25)Reviewed by Chris Richcreek

They say that good things often come in small packages. In “Loy-alty: The Vexing Virtue,” Eric Fel-ten, a Wall Street Journal colum-nist, uses the small stature of his book to offer a large amount of thought about the true meaning and viability of loyalty.

People generally think of loyalty as a good thing, something to strive for. Felten points out how it’s a lot more complicated, and challeng-ing, than its surface meaning.

For example, what happens when loyalty to your country comes into conflict with loyalty to your family? After all, it was the Unabomber’s own brother who eventually turned him in to au-thorities.

Loyalty is a key component of the marriage bond, yet as Felten points out, it is trampled on so of-ten, it calls into question the idea of true commitment.

Today’s business loyalty also is questionable. Felten asks who is it that usually gets the key perks: the longtime loyal employee or the

youthful newcomer with talent who will jump to a competitor if not substantially rewarded?

Perhaps the most memorable point the author makes relates to Benedict Arnold, the famed traitor of the Revolutionary War. Why is it, he asks, that people of today know Arnold’s name from history, but not the names of the people who exposed his treachery? Is it more notable to be the disloyal betrayer than the loyal servant of the nation?

Throughout the book, Felten provides numerous challenges to the virtue of loyalty, but the final chapter reverses field to lift it up, showing reasons why, even if it takes some effort, it is better to have been loyal and suffered some wounds because of it than to have shirked loyalty and missed out on its benefits. “Loyalty gives us the emotional investment in meeting our obligations,” Felten notes. “It launches us into action.” Even as it often vexes us to our core.

(c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.

Middlebury Community Calendar

Library Lines

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Library Happenings

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

Bird Seed Headquarters

Mums • Ornamental Cabbage & Kale • Perennials • ShrubsBag and bulk mulches and top soil

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

Tomatoes, cucumbers, pickling cucumbers, squash Cornstalks • Straw Bales • indian Corn

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of their college experience.

At Westover your daughter will have opportunities to explore

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Monday, Oct. 7Board of Selectmen6 p.m. .................................................Town Hall Conference Room

Tuesday, Oct. 8Democratic Town Committee7:30 p.m. ........................................................ Shepardson Room 27

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

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

Wednesday, Oct. 9Board of Finance7 p.m. ............................................................. Shepardson Room 26

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

Thursday, Oct. 10Retirement Plan Committee1 p.m. .................................................Town Hall Conference Room

Parks and Recreation7 p.m. ............................................................... Shepardson Room 1

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

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Move HomeThe library’s temporary loca-

tion at 199 Park Road Ext. is closed effective Monday, Oct. 7. The grand reopening and ribbon cut-ting at its renovated Crest Road “home” will be Monday, Nov. 4. Check the website, middlebury-publiclibrary.org, for more infor-mation.

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“The Curse”Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 6:30 p.m., the

library will welcome former U.S. Congressman Robert H. Steele to discuss his novel, “The Curse.” The book depicts the conflict, intrigue, drama and greed of citizens in one Connecticut town beginning in 1630 and leading up to today’s headlines. Steele’s talk will touch on the contemporary issues sur-rounding the state’s $300-million gaming industry. Light refresh-ments will be served. For more information, call 203-729-4591.

Yale GargoylesWednesday, Oct. 9, at 6:30 p.m.,

Mathew M. Duman will present “The Gargoyles of Yale University,” a documentary in photographs with historical notes. Come view a bit of local history and listen to

Duman give his talk on the Yale gargoyles. Light refreshments will be served. Call 203-729-4591 for more information.

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

southburyWednesday Movie

The Wednesday afternoon movie Oct. 9 at 1 p.m. in the Kingsley Meet-ing Room will be a recent film based on what’s been called the great American novel, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Leonardo Dicaprio, To-bey Maguire and Carey Mulligan play the principal characters in this tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and tragedy.

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

Photographer/Poet Show The October art exhibit featuring

Jane Herschlag’s photographs and poetry, “Photography with Ekphras-tic Poetry,” is on display until Tues-day, Oct. 29. Herschlagh is a former apparel designer, textile designer and model-home decorator.

For more information, call 203-262-0626 or visit www.south-burylibrary.org. The library is at 100 Poverty Road in Southbury.

WoodburyFall Book Study

In recognition of the 50th an-niversary of the civil rights move-ment, the fall book study group will read, “The Gospel of Free-dom: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Let-ter from Birmingham Jail and the Struggle That Changed a Nation” by Jonathan Reider, Bloomsbury Press, 2013. A limited number of the books are available at the cir-culation desk.

Two discussion sessions will be held, one on Thursday, Oct. 10, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and one on

Thursday, Nov. 7, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The Oct. 10 discussion, led by Rev. Lyn Barrett of First Con-gregational United Church of Christ of Woodbury, will focus on the letter and its context in the civil rights movement. Participants should read the letter prior to the class. Copies of the letter are avail-able at the circulation desk and also can be downloaded from the Internet.

The Nov. 7 discussion will fea-ture a panel discussion on the letter and its legacy. Participants should read the book prior to the class.

Art ExhibitThe October exhibit, “Paintings

from the Notorious Series,” fea-tures the work of Connecticut resident Frederick V. Velardi, a hard-edge, color-field painter, with a strong interest in color. In his paintings, he tries to bring movement and depth to his work through the interaction of color and the juxtaposition of the forms. An opening reception for him will be held in the Gallery Saturday, Oct. 5, from 2 to 4 p.m.

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

For more information, call 203-263-3502 or visit www.wood-burylibraryct.org. The library is at 269 Main St. South in Woodbury.

This painting by Frederick Ve-lardi is among his works on ex-hibit at the Woodbury Public Library this month.

(Submitted photo)

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Nearly every senior I know has less free time in retirement than he or she thought they would. A big reason is that others assumed the new retiree would have loads of free time and would therefore be willing and able to ... (fill in the blank). In other words, the so-called free time quickly van-ished under the requests of oth-ers.

A recent study compared quality of life with the amount of free time available to a retiree. It was originally assumed that more free time meant a better

quality of life. Not so, researchers said. Instead, the management of the time we have leads to a better quality of life. The re-searchers went so far as to sug-gest that seniors be taught time-management techniques.

I don’t know if that’s really necessary, do you? We spent the first part of our lives managing our time, either for work or fam-ily obligations, or both. What we need to learn upon first retiring is the word “no.”

“Oh, you’re retiring? Would you please watch the kids during the day to save me the babysit-ting costs?” Answer: No.

“Can we count on you to join the board at the senior center?” Answer: No.

“Will you sign up to deliver meals to shut-ins?” Answer: No.

No, no, no ... at least until you get a handle on your free time once you’ve retired. Give it at least a couple of months. During that time, explore some of your options: a hobby you never had time for, uninterrupted hours in the library, sewing the new drapes that have sat untouched for years ... you get the idea.

Then, once you learn what “free time” you really have, maybe you can say “yes” now and then.

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


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Sunday, Oct. 6No Events Scheduled

Monday, Oct. 7PHS Music Fundraiser Begins (Pie Sale) ............... 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.RMS Intramural Volleyball .................................... Gym, 2:45 - 4 p.m.Board of Education ................................PHS AP Room 103, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 8LMES PTO Scholastic Book FairRMS Intramural Basketball ................................... Gym, 2:45 - 4 p.m.RMS Parks & Rec Basketball Evals/Tryouts ........ Gym, 5:30 - 9 p.m.PES PTO/CCSS Parent Presentation.........................................7 p.m.RMS PTO ........................................................................................7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 9LMES PTO Scholastic Book FairPES Picture DayLMES PTO Muffin Mates ...................................................7:30 - 9 a.m.RMS Parks & Rec Basketball Evals/Tryouts ........ Gym, 5:30 - 9 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 10LMES PTO Scholastic Book FairGrade 5 Class Picture on PlayscapeRMS Intramural Basketball ................................... Gym, 2:45 - 4 p.m.PHS Open House .....................................................................6:30 p.m.MES PTO Meeting ........................................................................ 7 pm.

Friday, Oct. 11Professional Development Half Day .........................Early DismissalMES Boxtops Submissions DueGrade 5 Picture Raindate

Saturday, Oct. 12No Events Scheduled

Sunday, Oct. 13No Events Scheduled

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

Nondenominational Bible StudyThe New Hope Anglican Church’s non-

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

Book club to meetThe center’s book club will meet Monday,

Oct. 7, at 10 a.m. to review “Water for Ele-phants” by Sara Gruen. Next month’s read-ing will be “The Rent Collector” by Camron Wright. No reservations are needed.

Come for teaAfternoon tea will be served at the center

on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 2 p.m. Bring a fa-vorite tea cup and saucer. Reservations are required by Oct. 8.

VFW event ticket salesPhyllis Schaar from the Ladies Auxiliary

of Oakville VFW Post 7330 will be at the cen-ter Thursday, Oct. 10, from 12:30 to 1 p.m. to sell tickets to the VFW’s Elvis show Satur-day, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. and the Christmas with Dino show Sunday, Dec. 8, at noon. Tickets are $10 each.

Become a magicianLearn how to perform magic tricks at the

Tricky Magic Workshop Friday, Oct. 11, at 2 p.m. Magician Joe Lantiere, owner of the Mercury School of Magic, will be the instruc-tor. Reservations are required by Oct. 10.

October Flu ClinicThe next senior center flu clinic will be

Tuesday, Oct. 15, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The clinic for adults ages 55 and older is spon-sored by VNA Health at Home.

Insurance plans that will be accepted at the clinic are Medicare Part B, Medicaid, Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Con-nectiCare, Harvard Pilgrim Health and Well-care Medicare. Other insurances require a prepayment of $25 by cash, check, Master-Card, Visa or Discover Card. Insurances that do not pay for flu shots at these clinics are Cigna, Oxford and United Healthcare, in-cluding their Medicare plans.

Preregistration forms are available at the senior center, and participants are encour-aged to complete them prior to arriving for their flu shots. VNA Health at Home asks participants to wear short-sleeved shirts to the clinics.

Flu ShotsFlu and pneumonia shots will

be available Monday, Oct. 7, from 1 to 3 p.m. by appointment only. Call 203-577-4166 to schedule your shot. Prices are $25 for the flu shot and $41 for the pneumo-nia shot. Insurances accepted are Medicare B, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and Conne- Cticare.

Trade In Your GoldMonday, Oct. 7, from 10 a.m.

to 12 p.m., Prospect Jewelers will be at the senior center to pur-chase jewelry made of gold and

other precious metals. They also will do free appraisals. Call 203-577-4166 with any questions you may have.

Trips

American BandstandMonday, Oct. 7, enjoy Ameri-

can Bandstand at the Aqua Turf Country Club. Celebrate and re-member the man who started it all, Dick Clark. Shake, rattle and roll your way back to the Ameri-can Bandstand when the Latshaw Pops Orchestra, singers and dancers recreate the memories,

dances, excitement and music from the roots of rock-and-roll.

$64 per person includes a full-course family-style lunch, trans-portation and entertainment. Call 203-577-4166 to make a reservation.

Jersey Boys at the PalaceThursday, Oct. 10, the bus will

leave the senior center at noon so passengers can attend the 1 p.m. matinee of “Jersey Boys,” in lower and upper orchestra seats. Tickets are $75.

“Jersey Boys” is a 2006 Tony Award-winning best musical

about rock-and-roll hall of famers The Four Seasons – Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide – all before they were 30!

The show includes their hit songs “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” “Oh What a Night” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.” For a reservation, call 203-577-4166.

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Donate to Rummage Sale

The Middlebury Congrega-tional Church is seeking dona-tions for its annual rummage sale. Donations may be dropped off at the church weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The Rummage and Bake Sale will be Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the church’s social hall at 1242 Whittemore Road in Middlebury. Clothing and shoes for people of all ages will be on sale at unbelievable prices. Home-baked cookies, cupcakes, pies and other goodies also will be available for pur-chase.

Lee DiCorpo, chairwoman of this year’s sale, said the rum-mage sale is intended as a com-munity service rather than a large fundraiser for the church. It is meant to help families stretch their dollars during these difficult economic times. Pro-ceeds from the sale will be used to purchase new equipment for the church’s kitchen and support the church’s missions.

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

Naugatuck Senior Housing

The Naugatuck Housing Au-thority is accepting applications for elderly housing at the Robert E. Hutt Congregate Complex at 480 Millville Ave. in Naugatuck. All efficiency units are single oc-cupancy. Each unit’s rent in-cludes heat, hot water and elec-tricity. Also included are one meal a day, light housekeeping once a week and a 24-hour on-site security guard.

To qualify for a unit, you must be 62 or older with an annual income of less than $45,100. Ap-plications may be picked up at the Naugatuck Housing Author-ity office at 16 Ida St. in Nauga-tuck Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Call 203-729-8214 if you want an ap-plication mailed to you.

Flu, Pneumonia ShotsThe Torrington Health District

is offering flu vaccine by appoint-ment only to Middlebury resi-dents 19 years and older Mon-

day, Oct. 7, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Senior Center at Shepardson Community Center.

Participating insurances are: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Connecticare and Medicare. Cash and check payments will be accepted. The fees are $25 for the flu vaccine, $35 for the high-dose flu vaccine and $100 for the pneumonia vaccine. Call 203-577-4166 for an appointment.

Quilts that CareQuilts that Care, an organiza-

tion that makes quilts for people who undergo cancer treatment, meets the first and third Monday of the month. The next meeting will be Monday, Oct. 7, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center at 1075 Chase Parkway in Waterbury. Donations of fabric shop gift cards, 100-percent cotton fabric, quilting materials, a used vac-uum cleaner and gallon zip-lock bags are being accepted. Volun-teers are welcome.

For information, call Deb at 860-945-0184 or email Quilts- [email protected].

Status of IntermarriageTuesday, Oct. 8, from 7 to 8:30

p.m., Rabbi Dana Z. Bogatz, chaplain for Brownstein Jewish Family Service, will facilitate a discussion on intermarriage at the Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut at 444 Main St. North in Southbury. This free program is open to couples, par-ents and extended families. Light refreshments will be served.

Seating is limited. Reserve a seat by calling 203-267-3177.

Veterans’ Benefits Support Seminar

Peter DiMaria of the Depart-ment of Veterans’ Affairs will speak about different veterans’ benefits Thursday, Oct. 10, at 10 a.m. at the Jewish Federation at 444 Main St. North in Southbury. DiMaria will provide information about VA benefits, including ser-vice-connected disability, VA health care, and aid and atten-dance assisted-living facility benefits.

Veterans, spouses, survivors and adult children of veterans will have an opportunity to ask questions at this informative seminar. This program is free,

but seating is limited. To register, call 203-267-3177.

Pomperaug High Open House

Pomperaug High School Prin-cipal Lorrie Rodrigue invites parents and members of the Re-gion 15 community to the annual “Back-to-School-Night” open house Thursday, Oct. 10, at 6:30 p.m. The evening will begin in the auditorium.

Parents and other community members may obtain schedules in the all-purpose room. Parents will follow their sons’ or daugh-ters’ schedules throughout a simulated school day. This will allow parents and other mem-bers of the community to hear about the educational program and enjoy the facility.

Refreshments will be served in the cafeteria throughout the evening.

Early Irish Settlement Program

The Naugatuck Valley Gene-alogy Club’s brief business meet-ing Saturday, Oct. 12, at 1 p.m at the Naugatuck Historical Society at 195 Water St. in Naugatuck will be followed by a presentation on early Irish settlement in this area. Janet Maher, a native of Water-bury, will present her methods of finding illusive information in researching her book, “From the Old Sod to the Naugatuck Valley: Early Irish Catholics in New Ha-ven County, Connecticut.”

Maher’s book explores the history of Ireland through the perspective of religion and cen-turies of discord that led millions of Irish Catholics to leave their native land. Her research of par-ticular families in the Naugatuck Valley led her to the location in Ireland from which many of the early settlers and priests origi-nated. Maher is an associate professor at Loyola University Maryland and a member of the Connecticut Society of Geneal-ogists.

The public is invited to attend. Admission is free to members of the Naugatuck Historical Society or Genealogy Club. There is a $2 admission charge for non-members. For more informa-tion, visit the club website at www.naugatuckvalleygenealo-gyclub.org or call Dick Kreitner, 203-881-8181.

Garden Club Program The Naugatuck Garden Club

program Thursday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m. at St. Michael’s Church Hall in Naugatuck will feature Adri-enne Caruso speaking on “Gar-den Iristocrats.” Caruso is a pro-

fessional floral designer, master gardener and the former co-owner of Terri’s Flower Shop in Naugatuck

Caruso and her husband, Joe, purchased Terri’s Flower Shop in April 1988. After attending the highly regarded Frankie Shelton School of Floral Design in Hous-ton, Texas, the couple success-fully ran their full-service flower shop together for 19 years.

In 2007, they sold their shop to a professional floral designer who continues to run the suc-cessful business. Now retired, Adrienne devotes most of her time to the master gardener pro-gram and to planning and pre-senting lectures to local garden clubs and civic organizations.

She is a member of the Rox-bury-Bridgewater Garden Club. Her presentation will include an explanation of the characteristics of different types of iris and their care, including when and how to divide and transplant them. She also will demonstrate how to use iris in simple fresh floral designs that the members/attendees can create at home.

Pageant RescheduledDue to personal circum-

stances, the Connecticut 2013 USA Extravaganza Pageant scheduled for Sept. 21 and hosted by 2012 Miss Teen USA, Logan West, at John C. Daniels School in New Haven, was re-scheduled to Oct. 27, 2013.

For more details, information and updates, please visit ctusaex-travaganzapageant.moonfruit.com or contact pageant directors Patricia West at [email protected] (860-620-4662) or Patrick Moore at [email protected] (203-645-9657).

Ladies Night OutThe Ladies Night Out to Ben-

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

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

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

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mary Lou will be sorely missedTo the Editor,

Mary Lou Duffy passed away Wednesday, Sept. 18th. Mary Lou was a lifelong Middlebury resident. She was a dear friend of our family. Even though she was active in the Middlebury Democratic Town Committee, she was friends with my father, Bill, who was the Re-publican first selectman.

After my grandfather died in the ’80s, Mary Lou always found time to look after my grandmother. Mary Lou babysat my kids when they were little. Mary Lou had a heart of gold, and she will be sorely missed.

Chip Longo Beacon Falls

sit out the southbury electionTo the Editor:

In November, the voters of Southbury will cast ballots to ei-ther return the Republicans to power or to keep the present Dem-ocrats in power. This is a very dif-ficult decision for many of us. Many longtime residents can recall what was once accurately de-scribed as the “Republican Re-gime” by the former town Demo-cratic chair. However, we have now become familiar with what can be called the “Democratic Regime.”

While I, like many of my neigh-bors have read letters in support of Republican Mr. John Monte-leone and his team and have seen the photo ops that appear on a regular basis, none of them may be significant enough to convince many of us who, two years ago, voted more to vote the former Re-publican first selectman and his party out of office than to vote Edelson and the Democrats into office.

After decades of what many of us saw as waste, fraud, abuse and disrespectful behavior by the Re-publicans, two years ago we had

our fill. Many of the problems that frustrated us over the years not only continue two years later, but have expanded under the Demo-cratic Regime, resulting in an over-all violation of the public trust.

The Republicans have dramat-ically failed to understand what they are up against. While many devout Republicans have ex-pressed their support of the Re-publicans, many of us remain skeptical that returning them to power will lead to the necessary changes that must be made.

First, I believe that an apology needs to be made to those who have been wronged by the former Republican Regimes, along with a commitment that they will not return to their old ways. Second, as of today I have not heard any compelling policy reasons to vote for the Republicans; however, the current Democratic Regime has convinced me not to return them to our town hall! I suspect that many of us feel the same, particu-larly residents of Bates Rock Road, Concerned Taxpayers and envi-ronmentalists, and the ordinary resident suffering under the long-held axiom, “You can’t fight town hall … especially Southbury’s town hall!”

Two years ago the voters in this household helped vote Democrats into office; we will not make that mistake again. Accordingly, we regrettably have no choice but to sit this election out.

Franz R. PielmeierSouthbury

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Ever heard of a yo-yo scam? How about a spot delivery scam? You could be caught up in these if you’re in the market for another vehicle.

Here’s how a spot delivery scam works: When you’re shopping for another vehicle, the deal is put to-gether on the “spot” with a car al-ready on a dealer’s lot. If you have less than excellent credit or a low income, the auto dealer will sug-gest you finance the vehicle through the dealership. You sign the papers, thinking all is well, ac-cept the keys and drive off in your new wheels. At some point there-after (days, weeks, months) you’ll be called back to the dealership after being told that the deal isn’t finalized.

The “deal” in question is the purchase of your contract from the dealership by a third party. This third party buyer might insist on more money down, or maybe hav-ing a co-signer. If no one purchases your contract to the dealer’s satis-

faction, the dealer will cancel the contract with you.

Meanwhile, in the yo-yo portion of the scam, you’ll have the car, and you won’t be shopping for another one, which is the whole idea of the scams: to take you out of the buy-ing market. You’re allowed to drive the car away but, like a yo-yo and the string, you’ll be pulled back in and will be told you have to sign a new financing agreement – one with higher interest. You might be threatened with fees for use of the car, or even police intervention for auto theft.

The Federal Trade Commission did a study of those who’d had a car-buying experience in the pre-vious 12 months. The results:

• Buyers most likely to be tar-geted for the yo-yo scam are those with poor or no credit or with low income.

• Victims of the yo-yo scam had a hard time getting back their down payment or even their trade-in vehicle.

• A majority of consumers caught in a yo-yo scam caved in and signed a second con-tract for the same vehicle, at a higher rate of interest.Before you buy any vehicle, read

about yo-yo scams on the Federal Trade Commission site (ftc.gov). Search for “Deal or No Deal: How Yo-Yo Scams Rig the Game against Car Buyers” and read all 17 pages. Be sure you know all the signs of these scams.

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


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Now is a great time to plant peonies and day lilies. Both can be planted bare root. Peonies are deer- and vole-resistant. They are extremely fragrant and bloom in June. The foliage of the peony stays beautiful and green through September. They usually take a few years to become established, but once they do, they are amaz-ing. They do require some sup-port because the flowers are large and can cause the stems to

droop. Most nurseries carry pe-ony hoops that are great for sup-porting the blooms.

Day lily flowers last only a day, but these plants are very prolific and continue to bloom for a few weeks. Stella D’oro day lilies will

bloom in midsummer and again in late summer. They are not deer resistant. Both peonies and day lilies are great in combination with daffodils. After daffodils bloom, you should not cut back the foliage until it turns yellow. Sometimes the daffodil foliage can look messy. The foliage from the peonies and day lilies will hide the foliage of the daffodils.

Enjoy your time in the garden!

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MaryLou Anne Duffy, 79, of Mid-dlebury died unex-pectedly Wednes-day, Sept. 18, 2013, at Waterbury Hos-pital.

Miss Duffy was born in Newark, N.J., Oct. 1, 1933, daughter of the late William R. Duffy Jr. and Ella (Roberge) Duffy. MaryLou lived in Middle-bury most of her life in her child-hood home, a place she truly loved.

MaryLou graduated from Sa-cred Heart High School in Wa-terbury, class of 1952. She at-tended The Congregation of Notre Dame in Kankakee, Il. Marylou worked at Notre Dame Academy in Waterbury as an art teacher for a short time. She held a variety of roles in her work for Region 15, spending most of her time at Memorial School. Mary-

Lou later worked at Four Corners Store in Middlebury.

MaryLou was a member of the Democratic Party for many years. She served as registrar of voters for the town of Middlebury and enjoyed her role as a justice of the peace. More recently Mary-Lou loved spending time with her many friends at the senior center, where she enjoyed being social.

MaryLou leaves her sister, Patricia (Duffy) Watterworth; brother-in-law, Donald L. Watterworth; her nieces, Kyle (Watterworth) Magner, Gayle Watterworth and Darlene (Watterworth) Salvatore; and grandnieces Lauryn Magner, Ka-tie Magner, Emma Salvatore; and grandnephews David Salvatore, Cameron Leed, and Christopher Salvatore. She was predeceased by her brother, William Duffy III.

Her funeral Mass will be held Saturday, Oct. 5, at 10 a.m. at Saint John of the Cross Church at 1321 Whittemore Road in Mid-dlebury. There are no calling hours. The Murphy Funeral

Home at 115 Willow St. in Wa-terbury is in charge of arrange-ments.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Middlebury Senior Center, 1172 Whittemore Road, Middlebury, CT 06762.

To send the family an online condolence, please email [email protected].

Middlebury Social Services Director JoAnn said Wednesday the Bannon & Hebert Properties REALTORS Reach Out food drive brought in 374.8 pounds of food and $141 in donations for the Middlebury Food Bank. She said a nice variety of nonperishable items such as tuna fish, peanut butter, cereals, pasta, and canned fruits and vegetables were do-nated.

Cappelletti said the drive came just in time. “The shelves were almost bare,” she said. That was because people needed food

from the food bank over the sum-mer months, and there hadn’t been any food collections for a while.

Bannon & Hebert co-owner and broker Donna Bannon said the project was part of the Na-tional Association of REALTORS Reach Out Month. Bannon said she and co-owner Mary Ann He-bert discussed the project with their agents. Bannon had learned from Cappelletti that the food bank needed donations. “JoAnn’s cupboards were pretty close to bare. It was pitiful,” Bannon said.

She said she was thrilled the office took on the project and thrilled with the community’s response. “It was a nice experi-ence, and I would do it again in a minute,” she said. Her next project will be to organize turkey donations in November.

To keep a supply of food and emergency funds available, do-nations of money or items such as tuna fish, canned soups, jello, cereals and peanut butter can be dropped of at Shepardson Com-munity Center Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Bannon & Hebert Properties brokers and real estate agents, left to right, brokers Mary Ann Hebert and Donna Bannon, agents Karen Rigopulos and Jackie Desmarais, Middlebury Social Services Director JoAnn Cappelleti and agent Carol Anelli stand by a pickup truck filled with food donated during their REALTORS Reach Out food drive for the Middlebury Food Bank. (Marjorie Needham photo)

Donations help food bank


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Just their color makes me happy. Their many health ben-efits create a desire to get in the kitchen and roast their seeds, scoop out their pulp and carve them, deeply inhaling the aroma of this awesome gourd.

It’s so much fun to create a beautiful tablescape for our up-coming Canadian Thanksgiving feast by placing pretty flowers inside pumpkins and adding to the beauty and conversation of the day. Putting the little orange delights around candles for pops of color here and there around our home makes the eyes smile and heart happy. Indulging in a pumpkin cinnamon chai latte or adding pumpkin to pancakes, muffins or bread adds to the warmth and treats of fall time.

What kinds of feelings does the wonderful pumpkin bring up for you? The bright orange color

helps usher in fall. Pumpkins placed atop branches of brightly colored gold, reds and yellows on a table is reminiscent of child-hood memories carried on in our family to this day. Ah, the plea-sures of pumpkins.

This week’s nugget for life is to enjoy the awesome pumpkin and the beauty of the new month. Drink mulled cider and take a trip to your local orchard to apple pick. Visit a pumpkin patch to get your pumpkins instead of buying them from a store. Enjoy a hayride, fall sports in the great outdoors and that cozy sweater

slipped on in the cool morning hours as you really feel in touch with the gifts of this new season. Feel the gentle heat of a yummy pumpkin pureed soup as it slides down your throat, warming you from the inside out. Let the plea-sures of the pumpkin offer up bright new thoughts, ideas and recipes for life inside you!

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

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Is it true that those of us who have to take Prilosec every day are in danger of getting a bone fracture? Should we consider stopping it? – Anon.ANSWER: We need to give readers a clue to what we’re talking about. The subject is GERD, gastroesoph-ageal reflux disease, something most call “heartburn.” It’s the erup-tion of stomach acid and digestive juices into the esophagus, a place not built to withstand those pow-erful fluids.

Proton-pump inhibitors are the most effective suppressants of acid production. There are eight: Prilosec (omeprazole), Nexium (esomeprazole), Prevacid (lanso-prazole), Dexilant (dexlansopra-zole), Protonix (pantoprazole) and Aciphex (rabeprazole). These medicines have made life livable for people who don’t respond to other strategies or medicines for heartburn control.

All effective medicines have side effects. A side effect of pro-ton-pump inhibitors is weakening

of the hip bone with possible frac-ture of it. It’s not a common occur-rence. When it happens, it hap-pens to those who have taken high doses of these medicines for five to seven years. As a preventive step, take a proton-pump inhibitor at the lowest dose that controls symptoms and for the shortest time possible. You can resume taking it if and when heartburn returns.

You also can try acid suppres-sants that don’t have this side ef-fect: Tums, Rolaids and Maalox. Don’t eat foods that cause you to have heartburn. Frequent offend-

ers are excessive amounts of caf-feine, chocolate, alcohol, pepper-mint, fatty foods, citrus fruits and tomatoes. Or try a different family of acid suppressants. Zantac (ra-nitidine), Pepcid (famotidine) and Tagamet (cimetidine) are exam-ples.

The booklet on heartburn ex-plains this illness and its treatment in detail. Readers can order a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue – No. 501W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a 90-year-old senior in good health. I belong to an HMO. During my annual physical, I told the doctor I had some hemorrhoids. He in-sisted I get a colonoscopy. My family is ready to kill him for rec-ommending this for someone 90 years old. I have refused the colonoscopy and received a letter stating that I would be responsible for any bills if I ever have a prob-lem. Should I have this procedure? – H.L.ANSWER: The U.S. Preventive Ser-vices Task Force, a committee of recognized authorities, says peo-ple can stop having colonoscopies at age 75 if previous colonoscopies have been normal. It also says peo-ple older than 85 should not be routinely advised to have a colonoscopy, because the danger of colon perforation during the exam is greater than their risk of dying from cancer. However, if older people have a life expectancy of 10 years and want to be screened, their wishes should be honored.

Ask your doctor about other ways of detecting colon cancer. The fecal immunochemical test for blood is an example. Your stance is not unreasonable.

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

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1. Eleven (Chicago five; Houston six).

2. Brett had 201 steals in a 21-year major-league career; Rose had 198 in 24 years.

3. It was 1998.4. Willis Reed (1970), Michael Jor-

dan (1996, ’98), Shaquille O’Neal (2000) and Kobe Bryant (2009).

5. It was 2004.6. Mexico, with 14.7. Stevens has won each of the

Triple Crown races three times.


1. In 2012, Houston and the Chi-cago Cubs set a record for most pitchers used in a nine-inning, 1-0 game. How many was it?

2. Who had the most stolen bases for his career: George Brett or Pete Rose?

3. When was the last time before 2012 that Texas A&M won at least 10 games in a season?

4. Name three of the four players to win the NBA All-Star MVP Award and NBA Finals MVP Award in the same season.

5. When was the last time before 2013 that the Toronto Maple Leafs won an NHL playoff game?

6. Name the country that has made the most trips to the World Cup (men’s soccer) with-out bringing home a title.

7. Which of the three Triple Crown races has jockey Gary Stevens won the most times?

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I’ve got a squeaky-floor problem, but it’s a little bit weird. When people walk along the

ground floor, I can hear wood squeaking against the pipes in the crawlspace. Is this a risk to the pipes? How can I fix the squeaking noise? – Jim in Bu-ford, Ga.

You won’t know for sure without getting into the crawlspace and

visually inspecting the pipes and the underside of the floor, includ-ing the joists. The pipes running along the crawlspace are likely suspended from the floor joists. If the pipes are in contact with the joists, then you might hear the faint screech of wood across metal as the joists rub against the pipes.

How serious is the problem? It depends. If the floor and joists are in good condition, then you can reposition the pipe very slightly so it doesn’t contact the wood. Do this by lowering or loosening the existing pipe

hanger slightly, or replacing it with another pipe hanger or a plastic pipe strap.

You must support the pipe in place as you do any loosening or replacing of the hangers. A pipe should not move more than a few centimeters in any direction, and it shouldn’t hang unsupported even during a quick rehanging job. Doing so could cause it to work loose at a pipe joint, and you’ll have a much bigger prob-lem than a squeaky floor.

To avoid this you can either rig up a substitute – a sturdy rope or cloth tacked to the joist and wrapped underneath the pipe, for example – or keep the old pipe hanger in place as you at-tach a new pipe hanger just a little lower. Once you’ve ham-

mered the ends of the new hanger into the side of the joist, carefully work the old hanger loose as a helper holds the pipe in place. Gently lower the pipe into the new hanger. Repeat at other hanger locations along the run where the pipe contacts the joist.

If, on inspection, you see that the joist is not in good condition – it’s sagging, or you detect wood rot or water damage – contact a flooring or foundation specialist. Damaged joists can cause prob-lems throughout the house, so you’ll want that problem ad-dressed immediately.

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The Panthers football team dropped the hammer on New Mil-ford last Friday at Ed Arum Field on the campus of Pomperaug High School in front of a boisterous home crowd. Pomperaug racked up more than 50 points for just the second time in six seasons to put away the Green Wave by a con-vincing 52-21 margin and record the first win of the season.

“We all needed this one,” said Pomperaug Head Coach Dave Roach. “I don’t believe in long, drawn-out speeches. These guys were up at 5:30 a.m. in the off sea-son lifting weights. They know all the hard work they put into this. They certainly don’t need any speeches from me to get them mo-tivated.

“We haven’t played bad the first two games; we just didn’t play well for all four quarters. We needed to come out here and play all four quarters, and tonight we did that.”

At 7:37 left in the opening quar-ter, Nick Harper came on the field and booted a 36-yard field goal that split the uprights to give Pom-peraug a 3-0 lead. New Milford drove deep into Panther territory with A.J. MacDonald running (131 yards rushing) and Nick Kimball passing (14 of 28 for 143 yards) before Troy Sullivan made the stop in the backfield on the fourth down to give the ball back to Pomperaug.

The Panthers set up shop at their own 13-yard line, and on the first play of the series Bobby Tzepos (182 yards rushing on 17 carries, two touchdowns) bounced outside, turning the corner for a 48-yard blast down the sidelines.

Wade Prajer (13 of 25 passing for 155 yards, two touchdown passes) faked a hand-off and found Mike Curcio on a 39-yard pass play for a touchdown to make it a 10-0 lead with 2:32 left in the first quar-ter.

Jack Yule stood up a ball carrier on fourth down to turn the ball over on downs, and James Chris-tiano recorded a sack to force a New Milford punt as the Green Wave was having trouble negoti-ating field position against a stout effort from the Pomperaug de-fense.

With 8:22 left in the first half, MacDonald managed to slip a tackle and rumbled 50 yards into the end zone as New Milford

closed the gap at 10-7. The Green Wave had seven possessions in the half resulting in four punts and two loss of downs as the Panther de-fense was on its game with Nico Rosa, Jake Parsell and Mitchell Saunders applying the pressure up front.

Prajer called his own number, taking an 18-yard keeper into the end zone to culminate an 85-yard drive in which Prajer scrambled three times, picking up 39 yards on the ground to give Pomperaug a 17-7 advantage at the half.

“We are supposed to come out and punch teams in the mouth playing smash-mouth football, and that’s what we did in the sec-ond half running our hammer offense,” said Roach, about the second-half strategy.

“As a coach you have to play to your strength and attack your op-ponent’s weakness. The hammer offense is a double-wing tight for-mation, and it’s hard to emulate in practice. But we felt we could have success running the ball.”

If New Milford had any notions of a comeback, they were quickly put to rest when the Panthers churned up 305 yards of rushing offense in the second half, picking up 12 first downs. Pomperaug had 127 yards rushing and seven first downs in the first half.

It proved to be effective as Pom-peraug scored three touchdowns in the third quarter to build a knee-buckling 38-7 advantage. You knew every time Yule carried the ball as both the offensive and defensive lines converged and the entire pile of bodies was pushed up the field. Yule had 11 carries for 56 yards, converting third down four times to move the chains.

Tzepos found a seam and darted 46 yards on the first pos-session of the second half. Prajer then just handed off to Yule and got out of the way as Seamus Con-way, Griffin Namin and Erik Gran pushed the pile down the field. Yule smashed his way into the end zone on a three-yard bull rush to open up a 24-7 lead.

Prajer went to the air and hooked up with Tzepos on a 38-yard touchdown pass. Curcio opened up some room in the run-ning game, picking up 92 yards on five carries including 21- and 37-yard jaunts.

Sam Rubinstein (eight catches for 54 yards), Steve Croce (two catches for 17 yards) and Ryan Jo-hannes (one catch for 8 yards) helped move the ball down field, and at 1:29 left in the third quarter Tzepos found a hole and took it in from four yards out to build a 38-7 lead.

Curcio scored in the fourth quarter on a 37-yard run, and Derek Lapke picked up 43 yards rushing and scored the final touch-down on a 32-yard blast. New Mil-ford managed a couple of win-dow-dressing touchdowns when the game was already out of hand. Mike Carozza hauled in a 27-yard touchdown pass from Kimball late in the fourth quarter, and Mac-Donald snuck one in from two yards out for the 52-21 final mar-gin.

“We are going to enjoy the mo-ment,” said Roach. “But we still have a lot of work to do and get ready for a tough Bethel team.”

Pomperaug is back at home this week with a 7 p.m. contest tonight, Friday, against the Bethel Wildcats.

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Bobby Tzepos (No. 4) turns the corner, leading Pomperaug to its first win of the season. Tzepos ran for 182 yards and scored two touchdowns as the Panthers unveiled a rushing attack that churned up 432 yards. (Ken Morse photo)


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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My male guinea pig, “Dale,” was always healthy. He was fat and not losing weight. One day, we cleaned his cage and noticed that he was stick-ing his head out repeatedly and opening his mouth – like yawning. The vet said to come in right away, and within five minutes of hanging up, Dale was dead. The vet looked at him and said he looked healthy and that maybe he had a heart attack or stroke, but I didn’t see any symptoms. Any help would be great because we have two oth-ers. – Julie G., via e-mailDEAR JULIE: Sadly, it often can be difficult to tell when a guinea pig is getting ill. They’re very good at hiding signs of illness, and often they are acutely ill before their owners can tell what’s wrong. It’s clear that you pay close attention to your guinea pigs, as you were aware of Dale’s weight and normal behavior.

However, guinea pigs can be-come ill very quickly. You were right to contact the veterinarian

immediately after noticing Dale’s strange behavior, which I agree, could have been a sign of a stroke or heart attack.

I’ll refer again to the late Peter Gurney’s brilliant Guinea Pig Health Guide. One suggestion, which you may be able to apply to your surviving guinea pigs, is to have the vet listen to their heart-beat. A heart murmur can indicate valve problems. Another possibil-ity is an undetected fungal or bac-terial infection that got into Dale’s system, eventually causing a heart attack. But as you pointed out, he showed no external signs of ill-ness.

For this mystery, I’ll turn to my readers. Any suggestions for Ju-

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Youth Dance ProgramSession one of the Youth Dance Program with

instructor Linda Rice begins Monday, Oct. 7, at Shepardson Community Center in Room 8. There will be no classes Oct. 14, Nov. 11 and 29, Dec. 23 to 31, and Jan. 1, 2014.

Tap, ballet and jazz lessons organized by age group and skill level are offered, along with an introduction to dance class. Student ages range from 3-1/2 to 12 and older. Classes may be com-bined or omitted.

Information regarding costumes for recital will be distributed in the first session. Costume fees, if applicable, must be paid in December.

Fees range from $80 for residents and $90 for nonresidents for a 30-minute class to $110 for residents and $120 for nonresidents for a 120-minute class.

First Aid ClassesInstructor Terry Schmidt will teach students

ages 12 and older infant/child CPR Tuesday, Oct. 8, and standard first aid Thursday, Oct. 10. The classes will meet from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Shep-ardson Community Center. Each class costs $60 for residents and $70 for nonresidents.

Basketball Program 2013-2014Registration for all basketball programs can be

done online at www.middlebury-ct.org or in the Parks and Recreation office through Nov. 1. After Nov. 1, a late fee of $20 will be charged, and place-ment will not be guaranteed. Once teams have been picked, no new registrations will be taken. No exceptions!

Kayaking Group River TripsAn instructor from Connecticut Outdoors will

teach kayaking to students ages 16 and older Sat-urday, Oct.19 (rain date Oct. 26), in a two-session class with a lunch break in the middle. Sessions will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Bantam River in Litchfield.

This class is for both those who’ve never kay-aked before but would like to try it and those who have their own kayak and would like a guided tour of the Bantam River. What better time to enjoy this outing but at peak fall foliage! Connecticut Outdoors instructors will fit you with a kayak, life jacket and paddles and get you into the water.

The fees with a kayak rental are $37 for residents and $47 for nonresidents. The fees for those with their own equipment are $29 for residents and $39 for nonresidents.

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PUPOThis wonderful, crazy pup would like an active

home and a family who will love his energy! Meet Pupo. He’s a year-and-a-half old and loves life! He knows his basic commands and is almost com-pletely housebroken. He loves to play with other dogs, but wants to be the alpha of them at first. When he has calmed down and the energy has been run out of him, he just wants to lie by your side and give you plenty of love!

SUNSHINESunshine was abandoned here at our shelter.

Why someone would tape a cat up in a box and abandon her outside is something we have to deal with but cannot comprehend. This girl has come a long way in a short time and is looking for a place she can call home. Sunshine will be altered soon and will be ready for adoption. She is just about a year old and such a sweet girl. Her large bright eyes say it all: Just love me!

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