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After recently performing mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, members of a Middlefield choir were complimented by members of the Holy See.

In June, St. Colman’s Choir traveled to Rome to sing a se-ries of concerts culminating in a performance for the pope. And while the choir from St. Colman’s Church in Middlefield did not get an au-dience with Pope Francis, choir members said the trip to the city where the leaders of their faith was headquar-tered was a trip to cherish.

When St. Colman’s Choir performed mass in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Music Director Matt Campisi said it was the most nerve-wracking thing he has ever done.

“For me, it wasn’t achieving musical perfection that

night,” he said. “It was just about the experience.”

The choir was not allowed to rehearse in the most im-portant church in catholi-cism. Mass started at 5:15 p.m., and the choir was told to take its place in the left side of the room at 5:13 p.m.

Campisi prepared for this moment to play before cardi-nals, and other members of the Holy See. He directed the choir in “We Are One in Christ.” It was a simpler piece for the group, one they could have confidence singing as they adjusted to the new space, he said.

Choir member Julia Orosz, senior at Coginchaug High School, said St. Peter’s was filled with gold, a room so large she felt minuscule, a place so large Campisi said 12 St. Colman Churches could fit

Holy See praises St. Colman’s Choir

St. Colman’s Choir performs at St. Peter’s Basilica | (Submitted photo)

Daniel JacksonSpecial to Town Times

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Holly Pearce Bisson loves the history behind the an-tique combs she collects. “I like to imagine the story be-hind them,” she said. “I can picture a woman dressed up in her ball gown, wearing one in her hair.”

Bisson, owner of Holly Locks hair salon, in Durham, started her collection when she was in high school. “I al-ready knew I wanted to be a hairdresser. I wanted an-tique combs because they have to do with hairdressing, and I just like old combs. So I started going to flea mar-kets and antique stores to find them,” she said.

Before barrettes and hair-pins, women used hair combs

to keep their hair up, she said. The oldest combs are the tortoise shell combs, dating back to the 1700s. Then came combs made from ivory, fol-lowed by black combs in the early 1800s. (Queen Victoria was in mourning then, and all women wore black, thus giving rise to the popularity of the black combs.) Plastic combs arrived on the scene in the 1920s and 1930s, followed by rhinestone combs. “The rhinestone combs were glit-tery,” Bisson said, “and were often worn by the flapper girls.” Next came our mod-ern metal combs.

Her collection numbers about 50 combs, some of which are on display at her shop. She gets them by way of customers who give her combs that belonged to their

ancestors, a neighbor who is an antique dealer who gave her combs for her birthday and Christmas, and by going to a flea market in Cape Cod every summer. While at the Cape last year she bought a pair of antique combs from a woman who told her she lived in Middlefield. “What are the odds?” Bisson said. “I had to go all the way to Cape Cod to get combs that are probably from Middlefield.”

Her collection includes combs made from tortoise shell, Ivory, celluloid (the first plastic that was invented), rhinestones, and the comb (called a peineta) used for a mantilla (a lace or silk veil or shawl worn over the head and shoulders, popular with

Spanish women). She also has three antique hairstyling tools given to her by a cus-tomer-a metal hair crimper

(which was warmed up first on a stove), a hot comb (used to straighten hair, it was also warmed up first on a stove),

Antique combs are her passion

Holly Pearce Bisson with her collection of antique combs. |(Diana Carr Special to Town TImes.)

By Diana Carr Special to Town Times

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Middlefield resident Adam Twombly is a 2012 gradu-ate of Coginchaug Regional High School will begin his sophomore year at Central Connecticut State University this fall where he majors in music education.

Twombly plays the bari-tone horn while marching with the 7th Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps based in New London. He’s kept a tight schedule since he last December when he started attending weekend camps where members practiced 12 hours per day, learning the art of precision marching, turns and moves, while play-ing a musical instrument. The weekend camp schedule lasted until June of this year, at which time it launched into a summer schedule of performances.

The corps’ tour began in late June with a parade in Quincy, Mass., followed by other parades and perfor-mances in New Haven and Bristol, R.I.

On the Fourth of July the group marched in three sep-arate parades in the Boston area. His last New England performance was at the New London High School football stadium July 21.

At this time, the 7th Regiment has embarked on an extended tour of the Midwest, with performances in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. In August it will participate in the finals at the Colts stadium in Indianapolis. Currently, Twombly’s group (7th Regiment, Open League, 2nd Tier) is in fourth place.

According to the group’s website, the 7th Regiment was, “Founded in 2002 to provide youth (12-22) with a unique and comprehensive

education program in mu-sic, marching and perform-ing arts. Through music and marching arts education, competition and travel, the 7th Regiment is dedicated to developing leadership, character and life skills in its members to enable them to reach their full potential.”

The modern idea of drum and bugle corps has its ori-gins in the post-World War I era. Parents impressed by the pageantry of American military and parade units launched drum corps in their local communities. The number of groups formed has grown steadily since that time.

Twombly, who played trombone in District 13’s marching bands from Korn School through Coginchaug was required to learn a new instrument in order to qual-ify for the 7th regiment. Last year, he taught himself how to play the baritone horn. “A friend told me the trombone slide system was similar to fingering on the baritone, so I chose it,” he said.

Twombly’s parents are Ken and Kathy Twombly. “When we watched them in New Haven, our mouths just dropped open. The art of what they do shows on the field. It’s really amazing,” Ken Twombly said.

This summer Adam Twombly’s division is per-forming a theme show enti-tled ‘Sunset to Sunrise’. The music, a combination of jazz, classical and rock, is per-formed in four movements beginning in the western sec-tion of the field and proceed-ing east through sunset, moon rise, star light and finally sun-rise, with flag holders in the group change their colors to reflect each movement.

“You wouldn’t think so, but drum corps is physi-cally and mentally challeng-ing,” AdamTwombly said.

Practices and performances are often done during ex-treme summer heat in long sleeved, dark uniforms. During a recent event, a med-ical doctor strapped heart and lung monitoring equip-ment to one of the players. “Halfway through the per-

formance the doctor noted that his heart and breathing rate were equivalent to what you’d expect from a marathon runner,” Adam Twombly siad.

When not participating in practice drills or perform-ing in competitions in New England and the Midwest,

Adam Twombly works part-time in the club house at Indian Springs Golf Course in Middlefield.

For more information on the 7th Regiment, go to ww-w.7th-regiment.tripod.com/info, or Facebook.

Twombly takes his music on the road

Adam Twombly plays the baritone horn with the 7th Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps . | (Submitted photo.)

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Elephant show at fair provokes backlash

The negative reaction started immediately after the announcement of an el-ephant show at the 94th an-nual Durham Fair and has since taken the form of a large on-line petition to cancel the show.

A post on the Durham Fair Association’s Facebook page publicizing the appearance of the show, called “Elephant Encounters,” drew approxi-mately 300 comments, most of them negative, before the post was removed by the DFA.

An on-line petition to cancel the show started by Rachel Mann of Durham quickly gathered over 1,000 signatures in its first few days. As of July 30, just over four days after the petition’s

start, almost 1,700 people have signed.

Mann told the Town Times that part of the reason she started the petition was to give voice to people who opposed the event after the DFA’s Facebook thread was shut down. “My goal is to get the show canceled,” said Mann.

The petition reads, in part, “The Durham Fair Association in Durham, Connecticut is supporting the captivity, mistreatment and exploitation of elephants for entertainment by hosting the Elephant Encounter show.”

Other social media have grown up around the ef-fort. A Facebook page run by Denis Leining, formerly of Durham but currently living in Massachusetts, tracks the petition’s growth and serves as a clearinghouse of media

stories.Stephanie Herrick of

Wallingford wrote of her de-cision to sign the petition, “The fair is a local agricul-tural event, not a showcase for animal abuse such as this. If the Fair Association does not respond and cancel this horrible ‘attraction,’ I will never again support this fair and will encourage others to boycott as well.”

The DFA has released a statement saying that the el-ephants were chosen after input from their members and work with a “reputable agency” for entertainment. “We also mandate the re-

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Other than the statement, the DFA has gone silent on Elephant Encounters. DFA president Dan Miramant, head of entertainment Wendy Manemeit, and head of mar-keting Deb Huscher all de-

clined to be interviewed for this article, referring to the released statement. In ad-dition to the removal of the Facebook thread, there is no mention of the elephants on the Durham Fair’s web page.

Elephant Encounters is run by Bill Morris of Gibsonton, Florida, who charges fees to bring two elephants, one African and the other Asian, to fairs and circuses.

According to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ media page, he has been cited by the USDA multiple times for improper care for his ele-phants, such as a lack of vet-erinary care, improper diet and poor transportation facil-ities, but not within the past ten years.

According to the DFA statement, “[W]e have been in contact with the owners of these animals and are con-vinced that they regard these animals as we regard our own pets. Again, our intent here was purely for the educa-tional aspects of having this rare experience of witnessing these awesome animals in a controlled environment.”

On-line, that educational aspect is repeatedly ques-tioned. Lili Kinsman on the Town Times Facebook page wrote, “The Durham Fair has always offered its residents, volunteers and visitors the

experience of a true agricul-tural fair. This is a captivity for profit event and teaches our children that its okay to sustain the chain of mis-ery captive animals endure worldwide.”

Mann, who is a teacher at Memorial Middle School but makes it clear she is speak-ing only for herself, said she was drawn to the plight of el-ephants after doing a project with her students.

“I’m very moved by all of the responses,” said Mann. The petition, Mann said, will continue until August 12, which is World Elephant Day.

After that, Mann hopes to deliver the petition to the DFA at their next meeting and possibly speak about the issue. “This is not a personal vendetta against the Durham Fair,” said Mann, “I love going to the fair. I would be so sad to not go.”

Mann said she would not go to the fair if the elephant show is held. Interviewed on July 29, Mann said she has made no plans to protest the fair. “I’m hoping we can make this go away before we have a circus in town,” said Mann, employing a double meaning for circus. “They can solve it.”

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Bisson said she is glad she began collecting when she did, as these days it is no easy matter. “When I started in high school, I got them for $8,” she said. “Now they’re $50. And they’re getting hard to find. I really have to look for them.”

Her favorite combs are the ones made from tortoise shell and Ivory. “It would proba-bly be illegal today to make combs like these,” she said. “I would probably never be able to find them again.”

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Registered Democrats of Middlefield and Rockfall chose their slate for the 2013 municpal elections recently. Candidates were chosen for the Board of Selectman, the Board of Finance, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Tax Collector, and the Board of Assessment Appeals.

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Some people said when television came in years ago that read-ing books would fade away. That dire prediction has certainly not come true. Although most corner bookstores have gone out of business, there is a big box bookstore in every shop-ping mall. On-line book-stores attract many. Some folks swear by electronic books. Libraries are busy. Used book sales are com-mon. Book clubs are popular. Authors are interviewed on television and radio about their latest creations.

“What are you read-ing?” is often asked among friends. For me, the answer is an eclectic list including mysteries, non-fiction and best sellers. I prefer books without gratuitous vulgar language. I don’t need the details of steamy bedroom scenes. To avoid accumulat-ing more “stuff’, I like to bor-row rather than buy books.

Here are some of the books I have been reading over the past year.

Archer Mayor is not your

typical mystery writer. Yes, finding out “who-dun-it” is always part of a mystery, even his. A Vermont resi-dent and man of many skills, Mayor is so good at develop-ing his characters they seem to come to life. Most of his stories are set in Vermont where his fictional detective “Joe Gunther” has allegedly been a Brattleboro cop. Descriptions of the towns, which are crime scenes, are so accurate I feel I am there.

A friend in Florida recom-mended “A Far Traveler” by Nancy Marie Brown. This is the story of Gudrid, a Viking woman said to have come with her husband Karlsefui to Vinland (North America) in the year 1000. The sagas claim Gudrid’ s son Snorri was the first white child born on this continent. Brown, a former science writer at Penn State, carefully doc-uments parts of two sagas that allude to the three-year stay of Gudrid and Karlsefni at the Vinland site.

The title of another book by Brown intrigued me. What could “A Good Horse Has No Color” be about? It took the local library a few days to locate the book through interlibrary loan. I was amazed to find that the book was borrowed from the Lyndon, VT State Teachers

College library. It is the story of Brown’s search in Iceland for an Icelandic horse to buy. Again she cites various sa-gas and folktales as she vis-its horse farms in western Iceland.

Two books recommended by book club friends were wonderful reads. Elizabeth Kostova’s book “The Swan Thieves” is fascinating.

Abraham Verghese’s book “Cutting for Stone” is one of the best stories I have ever read.

A few months ago a musi-cal friend and I were talking about John Wesley and the vast number of hymns writ-ten by John, Charles and Samuel Wesley.

I mentioned that John was known as the founder of Methodism. My friend re-called that in his youth, he had read a book about the Methodists called “Adam Bede” by George Eliot. A bell rang in my head. I had a copy of “Adam Bede”, inherited from my aunt. There it was on the shelf, a small book whose red leather cover I had never even flexed, 597 pages of tiny print.

It looked daunting. I read only a few pages at a time to start. It had a slow-mov-ing story line. Weeks later, I have finally finished it and realized at last that the

story had a much greater impact than I thought it would have. Adam had sur-vived his father’s drunken-ness, his mother’s whining and the loss of his first love. He had been betrayed by his friend. Long-suffering, he had gained a reputation for honesty, good workmanship and dependability.

What shall I read next? The choice is huge. It will probably be Alexander McCall Smith’s book “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency,” borrowed from my sister.

(Laure Clementsen is a frequent contributor to the Record-Journal weeklies.)

Books to check out this summerBy Laura ClementsenSpecial to The Citizen

Clementsen

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Durham Government Calendar

(Unless otherwise indi-cated, all meetings are held in the Durham Library. Check the town website at www.townofdurhamct.org for updates.)

Monday, Aug. 5H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t

Commission, Library, 7 p.m.Fire Department Trustees,

Durham Vol. Firehouse, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 7Planning & Zoning, Town

Hall, 7:30 p.m.Monday, Aug. 12

Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, 7 p.m.

Inland/Wetlands, Library, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 13Conservation Commission,

Durham Public Library, 7:30 p.m.

Library Board of Trustees, Library, 7:30 p.m.

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

Thursday, Aug. 15Public Safety Facility

Planning Committee, Durham Vol. Firehouse, 6:30 p.m.

DMIAAB, Middlef ield Community Center, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 20Board of Finance, Town

Hall, 7 p.m.Agriculture Commission,

Town Hall, 7 p.m.Wednesday, Aug. 21Planning & Zoning, Town

Hall, 7 p.m.Monday, Aug. 26Board of Selectman, Town

Hall, 7 p.m.Tuesday, Aug. 27Economic Development

Commission, Library, 7 p.m.Wednesday, Aug. 28Board of Educat ion,

C o g i n c h a u g Re g i o n a l High School, 7:30 p.m.

Middlefield Government Calendar

(Unless otherwise indi-cated, all meetings are held in the Community Center.)

Tuesday, Aug. 6Board of Education, 7:30

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p.m.Thursday, Aug. 15Board of Finance, 7 p.m.Monday, Aug. 19Middlef ie ld Housing

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Tuesday, Aug. 20Board of Selectman, 7 p.m.Wednesday, Aug. 21Inlands/Wetlands

Commission, 7 p.m.Tuesday, Aug. 27Zoning Board of Appeals,

7 p.m.

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During this summer of heat waves and pour-off-you humidity, many will flock to the beaches while others tuck themselves away in their air condi-tioned homes. For me, the local movie theater stands as the ultimate refuge. Cool air and hopefully siz-zling entertainment. The sky high box office receipts that run rampant Memorial Day through Labor Day show that I am not alone in this mindset.

But is there anything truly hot to see this sum-mer? The Heat makes a go of it by pairing the usu-ally elegant quirkiness of Sandra Bullock with the raucous hilarity of Melissa McCarthy. While the cast-ing is a coup, the odd cou-ple arrangement atop the buddy cop cliché had the potential to deliver an-other “been-there-done-that” comedy. Considering it would put me to sleep faster than sheep to count the number of times a movie depicts the FBI tak-ing over a case from a local precinct, I am grateful di-rector Paul Feig had some tricks to avoid these pitfalls.

First, he cast ladies with chemistry. Until the ad-vent of Bridesmaids, few female leads have carried blockbuster films, at least successfully. Thanks to Melissa McCarthy’s break-through performance as bridesmaid Megan, female characters have been given a newfound freedom to push the envelope of tra-ditionally perceived male

raunchiness and comedy. As a woman, I find it dis-turbing that it has taken so long to address gender equality in film. Together, Bullock and McCarthy do women justice and not just because they play cops.

Second, the story is set in Boston because every-one knows a Boston accent is funny – unless you are from Boston. I must ad-mit that though I am from Massachusetts myself, I still laughed out loud. The real genius was to cast real Boston accents. Enter Joey McIntyre of NKOTB fame who plays the tank-top wearing dimwitted brother to McCarthy’s brisk cop. His tongue-in-cheek deliv-ery added character to the character. Delightful!

Third, The Heat plays on clichés and even tosses some out the window along with a drug dealer. In a re-freshing change of pace, the men fawn over the boxy and rude McCarthy as opposed to the thin and polite Bullock. An albino character is charged with being a bad guy when he really is a good guy, or is he? A girls’ night out at a local bar breaks out into a dance number but one so terrible a football player could have done it. The list of cheekiness goes on.

Yes, my friends, The Heat is hot, maybe not red hot but an apropos pink hot. With a playful script and mischievous fun, the film is good old fash-ioned entertainment best suited with a dose of air conditioning.

The Heat: 3 stethoscope

Diagnosis Movies: The Heat By Tanya Feke M.D.Special to Town Times

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On July 28, the Westport U-12 All-Star baseball team beat Coginchaug 9-1 to take the three-game state champi-onship series.

Westport pitcher Harry Azadian managed to con-found Coginchaug batters in the decisive game, recording 11 strikeouts -- eight of them on called third strikes.

Coginchaug’s Connor Rulnick managed to go 3-for 3, including an RBI single, bringing the score to 6-1 in the fourth inning.

Coginchaug outfielders made some nice catches in the game. Unfortunately for them, that was because Westport batters managed to hit the usually-dominant John John Jose.

The loss ended a season un-like any other in Coginchaug U-12 history. The team cap-tured the District 9 title and the Section 2 championship with victories both dominant and dramatic.

Jose pitched a complete

game shutout in the District 9 championship game, beating Haddam 10-0. At one point in the district tournament, Coginchaug won four of five games by Little League’s mercy rule.

One opposing coach thought Coginchaug’s offense was so powerful it was like the team was using “magic bats.” Throughout the tour-naments, T.J. Vallone, Ryan Genest, Griffin Saks, Jose, Cole Neidmann, among oth-ers, came up with key hits, RBIs, and homeruns.

In the most dramatic game, A.J. Kleczkowski hit a two-out, walk-off home run to complete a bottom-of-the-sixth-inning comeback over Waterford, 11-9.

Coginchaug also moved forward with quality pitch-ing. In addition to Jose, James Salemme managed to shut down opposing teams. They weren’t alone. In the Section 2 championship game, Rulnick, working with more guile than speed, managed to get a talented South Windsor lineup to look at strikes and

swing at air.Rulnick acknowledged the

team defense after that par-ticular game. “I did my fair share,” he said, “but I knew I had my guys behind me.”

Ten of Coginchaug’s 13 players were part of the U-11 team that won the 2012 dis-trict and sectional tourna-ments and advanced to the state finals.

“They felt a lot of pressure because we did make the fi-nals last year,” Coginchaug manager Ken Vallone said.

Vallone addressed the siz-able crowd after the Westport game, thanking supporters and assistant coaches Scott Strang and Scott Genest. The 13 young men who comprised the roster, Vallone said, have become a family everyone could be proud of.

That sentiment was echoed throughout the Coginchaug side of the field, where there were a few tears, but enough applause, hugs, and phrases like “heck of a run” to recog-nize more than a summer’s worth of memories.

Dream season ends in state championship series

By Mark DionneTown Times

The Coginchaug U-12 All-Stars leave the field after winning the District 9 championship, 10-0. The team’s magical summer run came to an end in the state finals.

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One New York Yankee pre-pares for departure despite calls to stay. Another is get-ting ready to return while many people seemingly want him to go. The difference is marked — and indicative of

current Bronx woes — be-tween Mariano Rivera and Alex Rodriguez.

Rivera, New York’s home-grown closer since 1997, is the all-time saves leader. Even at 43 years old, well past typi-cal baseball retirement age, he holds up as an elite-level competitor. That vicious cut-

ter is still unhittable, shred-ding bats as it slashes through the strike zone. Yet, #43 plans to hang up pinstripes for good upon season’s end. Yankee fans everywhere, naturally, would rather he not.

Over 19 seasons, Rivera has maintained a stellar rep-utation, other than a few minor blips. (We refer to blaming others following certain blown saves in play-off games, notably the 2001

World Series). Regardless, his lasting image — besides as the top closer historically — will be as a beneficent team-mate, opponent, and mentor/role model for young play-ers. How a nice guy came to throw such a nasty cutter is a question for the ages.

Then there’s A-Rod, injured and unable to perform so far in 2013. Polarizing, narcissis-tic, overpaid, steroids-abuser, playoff disappointment, 2009

postseason hero, homerun champion, three-time MVP, best-ever: he’s been labeled it all to both extremes. Since 2011, Rodriguez has been a letdown, slugging 16 and 18 homeruns in 2011 and 2012, respectively. In those two years, the Yankees paid him $61 million. Including this year, they still owe him $114 million more. Meanwhile, he’s made more of an impact in New York recently atop tabloid covers than on the baseball diamond.

Things reached a nadir on June 24. A-Rod Tweeted that a doctor greenlit him to play baseball again. In re-sponse, New York’s normally carefully-worded General Manager Brian Cashman told ESPN that the third baseman “should just shut the [exple-tive] up,” and leave personnel announcements to the orga-nization. This exchange led to a series of stories about whether Yankee manage-ment was fed up with their $114-million-dollar man. All the while, 2013 threatens to be a lost season in the Bronx. Besides A-Rod, several addi-tional high-paid stars are out with injuries. While fill-ins achieved early, talent dearth has caught up. New York now sits in fourth place in the ul-tra-competitive A.L. East.

Sometimes, that’s the price to stockpiling expensive free agents. When they get hurt, their lavish salaries restrict a team’s ability to afford tal-ented replacements, even in New York. Moreover, play-ers who grew up in an orga-nization — see Rivera or the injured Derek Jeter — may be more respectful to it than those brought in for big bucks like A-Rod. Wealthy fran-

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S u m m e r R e a d i n g Celebration — A Family Party with Danny Magic (all ages). Thursday, Aug. 8 at 6:30 p.m. Danny Magic brings his comedy magic show back to Durham to close out our Summer Reading Program. The show is fun for the whole family.

Kids Only Tag Sale - Saturday, Aug. 17, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Set up at 9 a.m.) Tag sale is for ages 6 to 18. Children as and under must bring a par-ent. Participants are welcome to bring a table, set up on the library lawn and sell your wares. Only children may sell items, but all ages may pur-chase. Rain date is Saturday, Aug. 24.

Drop-in Story ProgramsLittle Diggers (ages 18 to

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Bedtime Storytime (ages 2 to 5 years) Mondays, through Aug. 5 at 7 p.m.

Growing Readers (ages 3 to 6 years) Tuesdays, through

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Shark Teeth Jewelry (ages 10-18) Monday, Aug. 5, 2 to 3 p.m. Learn wire wrap-ping techniques so you can add items to jewelry that don’t have holes in them…like shark teeth. Plenty of other jewelry beading supplies too. Registration is requested.

Jaws Movies Marathon (ages 10-18) All four Jaws movies will be shown at the library. Popcorn and drinks provided. Jaws – Monday, Aug. 5, 3 to 5 p.m.; Jaws 2 – Tuesday, Aug. 6, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Jaws 3 – Wednesday, Aug. 7, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Jaws: The Revenge – Thursday, Aug. 8, 3 to 5 p.m. No regis-tration required.

Teen Knitting Club (ages 10-18) Tuesday, Aug. 13, 7 to 8 p.m. Learn to knit or bring your projects and knit along. All levels welcome. Needles and yarn available for those just learning. Drop in, no registration.

TAG Ice Cream Social (ages 12-18) Create your own ice cream sundae. We will be talking about what the Teen Advisory Group does

and taking suggestions and ideas for the library. All young adults ages 12-18 wel-come. Wednesday, Aug. 21, 7 to 8 p.m. Registration is requested.

Visit www.durhamlibrary.org to search the catalog, re-view your account, register for a program or renew your materials online. For infor-mation or to register for a program by phone, call (860) 349-9544.

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Thursday, Aug. 8 - Art Explore, 11 a.m. Registrations is required.

Tuesday, Aug. 13 - Movie Matinee, 3 p.m. Registrations is required.

Wednesday, Aug. 21 - Crazy Craft, 11 a.m. Registrations is required.

Monday, Aug. 26 - Back to School Storytime, 3 p.m. Registrations is required.

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(Earlier this year, Town Times published a column by Judy Moeckel on the use of na-tive plants in landscaping. She provided a wealth of informa-tion, much of it from conver-sations with Diane St. John, of Durham. In this follow-up piece, St. John describes her approach to landscaping and provides photos of her plan in action. )

I garden and landscape with native plants for two main reasons. One: because these plants are better suited to our Connecticut environ-ment when sited properly. Native plants withstand our climate better when sited properly. Right plant, right place. Two: to give the local

wildlife food and shelter. The food chain starts with

the plants. Insects eat the plants and many other things eat the insects. Without giv-ing the insects food and shel-ter, we would have way less species of birds to enjoy. I have created a balanced yard; the way nature intended it to be. I do not spray my plants with pesticides to kill the pests. I have encouraged the beneficial insects to stay and in turn, they take care of the more destructive insects for me, as do the birds that now live here.

I can relax and enjoy the yard. I am not in charge of keeping the plants healthy; the organic soil and the ben-eficial insects do that for me.

We see all kinds of birds, frogs, toads and turtles in our yard. All of these are nature’s insect eaters. If I had all plants from other countries that in-sects could not eat, I would have no food for the above mentioned animals to eat and they would move on. If every landscape is only planted with exotic plants, there is nowhere for the wildlife to thrive. We have done this in the U.S. We clear the land, plants tons of grass and use trees and shrubs from other places. These plants are like plastic to insects; they can-not survive on them. Then we spray our landscapes and use chemicals on our lawns and gardens and make the situa-tion worse. The plants from other places are not always suited to our environment.

Here are some exam-p l e s : T h e Bradford Callery pear tree that is overused to-day splits into pieces with ice and wind. It does not feed a single insect. The river birch tree, with the pretty bark, is left alone by the bronze birch borer,

a destructive insect that is now here in the state and thrives on the paper white birches. This tree is pretty in all seasons and a great landscape t r e e . T h e river birch also comes in smaller cul-tivar which is good for plantings that are closer to the house.

A l s o t h e asclepias tu-berosa is one

of the asclepias host plants for the monarch to lay eggs on. Any type of our native as-clepias is good. If you have the asclepias syriaca type growing wild on your proper-ty-please do not mow it down. Allow it to spread somewhere on your property if you can and become a place where monarchs can. We now mow and spray farmland and road-sides where this plant used to be found in great numbers - but it is greatly diminished. Monarchs are struggling and

we as home-owners can h e l p t h e i r population to come back if we give their babies food to eat. The monarch cat-erpillar feeds on a bit of plant, but not enough to ruin the plant or make it look bad once it is established.

The Eastern black swallow-tail butterfly lays eggs on dill, parsley, fennel and carrots.

The native spicebush shrub has yellow flowers in early spring and the spicebush swallowtail butterfly lays eggs on this plant and caterpillars

eat leaves. I learned about this native from the Regional School District 13 outdoor education teachers and then found it all around my yard. I cleared the invasive spe-cies from around any native I could find and identify.

Native plants best bet for your yardBy Diane St. JohnSpecial to Town Times

In the photos on this page are several more examples of how native plants work in harmony with nature.


Boulder Knoll Farms has been a busy place this sum-mer due to several projects at the site. Members of the Waterbury Police League have helped out during the month of July and two Boy Scouts completed their Eagle Scout projects.

Brian Dickinson of Troop 1 created two raised planting beds for straw-berries and included a brochure about raised bed gardening.

Paul Lepere, also of Troop 1, cleared and land-scaped an area overlooking the vernal pool. He added a

bench and raised beds for ornamental shrubs.

Future activities at the farm include the Caseus Cheese Truck Dinner, scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 11, from 4 to 7 p.m. The event includes farm tours, hayrides, raffle and more.

The Farm to Table Dinner is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 18, from 6 to 9 p.m. The event fea-tures a catered dinner, live music, silent auction and more. A fee is charged.

For more information, visit friendsofboulderknoll.com.

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Seniors in Durham and Middlefield are invited to a focus group meeting on Monday, Aug. 12, at 12:30 p.m. at the Durham Activity Center.

The purpose of the meeting is to give input on the selection of the new superintendent for District 13.

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Church, on the corner of Rt. 81 and Little City Road, Higganum, has scheduled its annual chicken barbecue for Saturday, Aug. 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. Outdoor or air-condi-tioned indoor seating is avail-able. Take out is available. A fee is charged.

For more information, call Wayne LePard at (860) 345-4172.

Notre Dame ChurchTag saleNotre Dame Church, 280

Main St., has scheduled its monthly flea markets and tag sale for Saturday, Aug. 3, Sept. 7 and Oct. 5, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will be in the church hall, rectory garage, parking lot and the side lawn of the church, rain or shine. The event features household goods, pots, pans, dishes, craft supplies, sewing supplies, furniture, clothing, shoes, antiques, toys, col-lectibles, books, Christmas decoration and more. A jew-elry table will be set up in-side. Breakfast and lunch will be available for purchase. Vendor space is available for rent.

For more information, call Bob Smith at (860) 349-0356.

Holiday fairChurch of the Holy Trinity,

381 Main St., has scheduled its annual holiday fair for Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Made possible by the in-stallation of a new elevator, the fair will be held on two floors. Vendor space is avail-able for rent.

For more information, call the church at (860) 347-2591.

Faith Briefs

Music at the Mansion has scheduled its f i-nal summer concert for Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 6:30 p.m., at the Wadsworth Mansion, 421 Wadsworth St . , Middletown. Jeff Pitchell & Texas Flood with the Jeffrettes are scheduled to perform. The concert is free. The grounds will open for pic-nics at 5:30 p.m. Parking is available at Mercy High school, 1740 Randolph Road and Wilbert Snow School, Wadsworth Street. For more information, call (860) 347-1064 or visit wad-sworthmansion.com.

Durham Recreation has scheduled Get Stitchy, an open event for quilters and sewers, for Monday, Aug. 12, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Durham Activity Center, 350 Main St. Get Stitchy is an opportunity to en-joy the company of others, exchange ideas and finish projects. Bring you project materials, sewing machine and an extension cord.

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into one St. Peter’s. This trip was the first time the choir performed in cathedrals, where the sound reverber-ated and amplified their voices.

Campisi was experiencing the largest rush of adrenaline he ever experienced in per-formance. He told his choir to not worry about perfection, to simply have the experience of playing in the most import-ant church of their faith.

Next, the choir sang the of-

fertory. They stood, opened their folders and turned to an old Italian hymn, “La Nostra Offerta.” Campisi raised his hands — he doesn’t conduct with a baton — and they be-gan to sing.

“La Nostra Offerta,” our of-fering in English, was a hymn Campisi heard time and time again growing up in St. S e b a s t i a n C h u r c h , Middletown. When he be-came music director for St. Colman’s, he arranged the piece for his choir — the same piece they took to

Rome. Afterwards, the music di-

rector for Vatican City, Campisi only knew him as “Maestro Di Capelli,” asked for a copy of Campisi’s arrangement.

“The music director liked what we did with it, so he wanted to take a look at it,” he said.

The choir’s tour manager also told Campisi the cardinal who officiated the mass was impressed by the group. Campisi said the cardinal was happy there was so many young people in the choir, and that made him feel good about the future of the Catholic Church.

The choir also took in the whirlwind of Rome, the cul-tures converging on Vatican City, the performance for the City of Rome in St. Ignatius’ Church, the architecture, mu-seums filled with maps, tap-estries and gold. They saw

the pastors in training and the nuns.

The group passed through the Sistine chapel, the cold, darkened room with the work of Michaelangelo floating on the ceiling above.

For Orosz, this was the most powerful moment of the trip.

And while experiencing the goings on in Vatican City, they learned how the city had changed with its new leader, Pope Francis.

On July 23, a Tuesday, Pope Francis did not attend a con-cert given in his honor. The Associated Press reported that while Pope Francis’ pre-decessor, Pope Benedict, loved music, Pope Francis does not care for it.

Campisi said he heard about the pope’s no show at that concert, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, which was con-ducted without the pope in attendance.

The next day, St. Colman’s Choir was scheduled to play for the pope. But Holy See policy changed from when they planned the trip. After waiting for four hours, the choir sang for the crowd of 300,000 waiting to see Pope Francis.

Campisi said he was disap-pointed the choir did not sing for the pope because it was the original reason for the trip, but he understood.

“That’s just the kind of pope he is,” Campisi said. “He’s not interested in all that pomp and circumstance.”

Finally, Pope Francis ar-rived. He walked around and greeted sections of the crowd. Orosz said the choir was within 30 to 40 feet of the pope, extremely close for the size of the crowd.

Campisi said he thinks Pope Francis will be a popu-lar pope as the pontiff has the same ability to communicate with an audience that President Barack Obama has.

Orosz said the pope looked like he was in his element talking to people, simply in-teract ing with people one-on-one

The Sunday before, the choir saw the pope as he gave his afternoon address in Italian.

“He actually seemed really cool,” Orosz said. “Every time

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Men’s softball: Matty’s stumbles

Matty’s Next Door Sports Bar continued their los-ing ways in the Middlesex County 40 and Over Men’s softball league over the past weeks, dropping three games to fall to 0-6 for the year.

On June 24 a depleted nine-man squad made the trip to Greider Field in Essex to face a strong Essex Vets squad. Though they had a good hit-ting day, the Matt-Men came up on the short end of a 26-11 decision.

After falling behind by nine after two innings, Matty’s came through with four runs in the top of the third to make a game of it. With one out, Ken Judson and Bob Dynia singled. Mike Mills followed with a triple to right center for two runs. Bob Edwards and George Miller also had run-scoring hits in the frame.

Dynia and Mills each tri-pled in the fourth for another run, but the home team had too much firepower, scoring in each inning to pull away.

A sixth-inning single by Dynia plated Will Evers for the team’s sixth run. Matty’s had one more push in the seventh, scoring five times. Edwards, Miller and Jack Carr each singled to load the bases with no outs. A Micah Ackerman base hit scored Edwards, with Miller and Carr coming across on a hit by Evers. Judson fol-lowed with a single to bring in Micah. The final run came in on a groundout.

Judson led the offense with four hits, with Evers, Dynia, Miller and Carr getting three apiece. All nine Matty’s play-ers had a least one hit. Mills had three RBI; Dynia and Evers had two apiece. Dynia and Evers each scored twice.

It was a different team that

showed up to Nolan Field in Portland to face the league’s top team, Mad Murphy’s, July 7. Again playing with a ros-ter of nine, Matty’s left their hitting shoes home in a 19-0 shellacking. Only four batters reached base in the game.

Matty’s road trip continued on July 15, as they played in Killingworth, a game Matty’s manager Steve Ackerman hoped would be one in the win column. Once again, however, only nine players showed up in a 27-12 defeat. The visitors came out swing-ing, scoring five times in the first on RBI hits by Mills, Miller, Edwards, Carr and Steve Ackerman.

After Killingworth scored seven, Matty’s came right back with three in the sec-

ond. Dynia tripled with one out and scored on Mills’ sin-gle to center. After a sin-gle by Miller, Edwards came through with a base hit to plate Mills. Miller scored on a fielder’s choice grounder.

After falling behind again, the visitors scored two more in the third. Singles by Evers and Judson, followed by a walk to Dynia, loaded the bases with no outs. With one down, Miller singled to score Evers. Judson came in on a fielder’s choice.

The home team took over in the middle innings stretch-ing their lead as Matty’s failed to score in the fourth, fifth or sixth innings to trail 22-10.

The Matt-Men briefly came alive in the seventh, scor-ing twice on Dynia’s second

triple of the game, scoring Judson who had singled, and a base hit by Mills that sent in Dynia.

Killingworth scored five times in the bottom of the seventh to end the game on the 15-run mercy rule.

Steve Ackerman voiced some frustration with hav-ing a short squad, but praised his team’s work ethic. “Our defense, even being short-handed, did a great job, espe-cially the outfielders,” he said. “They snared some drives I thought were going to drop in. One extra player, though, could have made a big dif-ference in the Killingworth game. It would definitely have been a closer game, or even one we could have come out on top.”

By Bob Dynia

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chises can mire themselves with pricy contracts which do not pan out and instead lead to fractured relations be-tween team and player.

Which is to say that noth-ing is more valuable than homegrown talent. When a superstar has been born of a franchise, he typically has too much self-respect than to turn on what nurtured him. Yes, examples to the contrary abound (Clemens). But when an organization can form its own leader, someone who bleeds for the team, it can be the making of champion-ships: for instance, just look to the departing Rivera, the altruistic, dependable closer with five World Series rings.

Kyle Swartz is editor of The North Haven Citizen and an editorial associate at the Record-Journal, Meriden.

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The Coginchaug 9-10-year-old All-Star baseball team brought home the league’s second district cham-pionship of the summer, besting Old Saybrook 11-3. Kolby Pascarelli started on the mound for Coginchaug. Griffin Biro closed things out. Justin Penney and Evan Faiella had multi-hit games for the locals, and team-mate Nick Lipka came through with a RBI triple. Coginchaug outscored its opponents 64-20 in district play. The champs are, front row, from left: Blake Courschesne, Jack Knopka, Kolby Pascarelli, T.J. Isleib, Aiden Lentz, Michael Garofalo, Evan Faiella, Noah Kleczkowski, Justin Penney, Griffin Biro, Aaron Faiella, Nick Lipka. Back row, from left: coaches Scott Penney, Keith Pascarelli, Bill Biro, Sal Santanello.

A local nonprofit group, HELO (Home Education Love Opportunity), Inc., will host a golf tournament, at Indian Springs Golf Course ,132 Mack Road, Middlefield, Aug 3. Tee-times start at 12 p.m. A buffet dinner and concert featuring the Union Brothers’ Singers of Kenscoff, Haiti, the highlight of an event HELO hosted last summer, will fol-low the tournament. HELO invites those who are not golfers or who do not wish to golf to join them for the dinner and music starting at 4 p.m.

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The event is to raise money to add a seventh grade teacher to the organization’s Haitian school and to contribute to the building fund for a fourth home there. HELO currently has three homes, three fam-ilies, and a school educating almost 80 children.

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ley Farm Farmers Market, 2341 Durham Rd., North Guilford, is open on Satur-days, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., through October. The market offers fruits and vege-tables, flowers and plants, baked goods, eggs, natural-ly-raised meats, handmade art, crafts, maple syrup, jam, jellies, pickles and more.

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Tag sale - Notre Dame Church has scheduled a gi-ant flea market and tag sale for Saturday, Aug. 3. Break-fast and lunch are available in the church hall. For more information, call Bob Smith at (860) 349-0356.

Golf tournament - Home Education Love Opportu-nity, Inc. has scheduled a golf tournament for Satur-day, Aug. 3, at Indian Springs Golf Course, 132 Mack Rd. Tees time begin at noon. Middlefield. Proceeds will be used to add a seventh grade teacher and contribute to the building fund for a fourth

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Identity theft topped the list of national consumer complaints received by the Federal Trade Commission in 2012, for the 13th consec-utive year. It accounts for 18 percent of all complaints, up from 15 percent in 2011.

Identity theft can involve taking over your credit ac-count, stealing your tax re-fund, taking out loans in your name, accessing per-sonal bank accounts or even running up medical bills us-ing your name. You might not notice these crimes until they’re done, which can mean you’ll have months of incon-

venience and time spent correcting the problem, in addition to the financial cost.

You may be more vulnera-ble than you realize. Common opportunities for identity theft include:

Collecting personal infor-mation you’ve shared over unsecured websites

Completing change-of-ad-dress forms to redirect your mail

Going through your mail or trash to find credit offers, bank and credit card state-ments, or medical records

Stealing personal informa-

tion you’re carrying if your wallet or purse is lost or stolen

Stealing your mobile deviceYou could turn around and

discover bad checks, loans or credit card bills that are suddenly your responsibility. Your savings account could be wiped out and your credit ruined.

Even children are vulner-able because of their clean credit histories.

The identity theft experts offer some advice:

When you sign up for a catalog or add your name to

a mailing list, consider if the benefit is worth sharing your personal information with someone who could poten-tially sell it.

If you sign up for email coupons or loyalty programs, don’t share your full address or any financial information.

Ensure your passwords used for online banking and shopping sites are strong and unique; use a different pass-word for each site. Mark your calendar to change your pass-words every 90 days.

Request that your medical and insurance providers as-

sign you a unique personal identification number. Don’t reveal medical or insurance information by phone or email unless you made the first contact. File paper and electronic copies of your re-cords in a secure location, and shred any outdated med-ical documents, including old prescription labels.

If your passport has been lost or stolen, pre-vent someone from order-ing a new one in your name by contacting the U.S. State Department ’s Passport Services Department.

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