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Vol. 6, Edition 23
Thursday
June 4, 2015
in the press
Town will not
endorse dog
park application
A memo issued last week by
Mayor Scott Slifka and Town
Council Minority Leader Denise Hall, who together comprised a special committee
to study a potential dog park
site by Cornerstone Pool, explained, “It is with great regret
that we must recommend that
the town not submit the application for a dog park at this
site.” The memo went on to say
that the administration should
refrain from pursuing other
potential sites at this point.
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Mud and rain are perfect mix for these kids
The second annual Kids R.A.M. Race was held Sunday, May 31 at Wolcott Elementary School. The race gave hundreds of kids from all over town the
opportunity to “run a muck” through the Wolcott Children’s Forest. Above: Victoria Przestrzelski emerges from the mud pit. See more photos on page 4.
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Town News
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Quotes
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Calendar
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Classifieds
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scoreboard at the UConn field during one of his son’s baseball games. If you have a photo of a critter that
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“There will be another
proposal for another site
at some point. Someone
will object to it, perhaps
a homeowner, perhaps
a state bureaucrat. Our
political leaders will
have an opportunity to
show their colors.”
-Phil Karlin in “Town will not
endorse application...” on page 7
Photos by Abigail Albair
Current members of the fire department and retired Station 1 captains from as far back as a
half century ago pose to recreate a 1928 photograph of the station.
Firefighters ‘re-make history’
in preparation for station’s 100th
By Abigail Albair
Editor
Jim Birmingham vividly remembers
many details of his work in the town’s fire department.
He can tell you everything from the elevations of hydrants to the names of the men
he worked alongside and the stories they
shared with him throughout the years.
Birmingham was one of many retirees of
the department who gathered with current
members – all in dress uniform – Saturday,
May 30 at Station 1 on Prospect Avenue to “remake history,” as Capt. Steve Winter termed
the event.
Under Winter’s direction, the station
members got together in preparation for the
100th anniversary celebration of the station,
which will take place Aug. 15.
“This building was built in 1914 and fire
service started here in August 1915,” Winter
explained, standing in front of the century-old
structure. “This used to be the East Side Fire
District.”
Winter mingled with retirees whose
service spanned half a century of the department’s history – including Birmingham who
was a captain at Station 1 from 1969 to 1972
– just after a few members of the group posed
in front of fire trucks for a photo.
The photo was meant to replicate a 1928
photograph of the fire station that hangs in
the station’s kitchen. It depicts personnel of
the East Side Fire District and vintage apparatus assembled in front of the station. The
new photo, taken to celebrate the anniversary, included modern apparatus, current
department personnel and retired Station 1
captains.
The building was designed by the same
architects who designed the former Hall
High School, now town hall, and many of the
homes in the historic district on Prospect Avenue, Winter said.
When it came to honoring the building’s
centennial, Winter explained, “The original
idea was to do something special, and one of
the firefighters pointed out that this photo
epitomizes the legacy of the firehouse and the
fact that it is still here 100 years later.”
He was pleased with the turnout for the
photo, noting that there aren’t frequent opportunities for retirees and current department members to come together.
Birmingham looked back fondly on
his years in the department as he chatted
with old friends.
An immigrant from Ireland, he lived in
town when he worked for the department
and he remains a West Hartford resident
today.
Before joining public service, he worked
for Pratt & Whitney and was drafted into
the military in 1957, spending six months in
training and more than five years in the active
reserves.
He spent 18 months in the town’s police department before switching to the fire
service.
“They were wonderful months,” he said.
“It was an educational process for me.”
When he learned a position in fire service was available, he left the police department on a Saturday and joined the fire department Sunday.
Aside from the work itself, one of the
things he remembers most is the people with
whom he worked.
They were a mix of veterans of World
War I and World War II, as well as the Korean
War. “You listened to those men and you respected them,” he recalled.
Birmingham shared reflections of many
conversations had in the station kitchen over
a cup of coffee during which he learned valuable lessons from his fellow firefighters, both
about the fire service and about life.
He recalled the days spent checking
building fire alarm systems and touring locations in town to be sure the department
knew any obstacles that would be in their
path should they need to respond to a fire.
Before the modern technology of today that
allows firefighters to access maps and details
of hydrant locations and building numbers
electronically, all that information was kept
manually.
“We had it on every street in town, every
building,” Birmingham explained as he pulled
the department’s old “running cards,” containing maps and details of streets in town off
a shelf.
He rose through the ranks – ultimately retiring as a deputy chief – and became a
training officer during his time in the department. He recalled how different things were
decades ago, when the uniformity in place for
training today did not exist.
Most importantly, he recalled the level of
respect members had for each other, a level of
respect current members said is strong today.
“You were part of a team,” Birmingham
said. “You depended on each other.”
Station 1 Capt. Steve Winter points out details on a historic photo of Station 1 on Prospect
Avenue. Station members recreated the image, which features vintage fire trucks and former
personnel, with modern trucks and department employees, both retired and current.
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After scaling walls and crawling through mud, kids ran over
a bridge and out of the Children’s Forest.
Scaling walls was just one of the obstacles cleared by kids
during the second annual Kids R.A.M. race.
This A-frame was one of the final obstacles in the course
that took kids through the mud and rain May 31.
Above: Kids crawled under ropes through a mud pit; Below: Participants used a zip line to head down a hill to the pit.
Children ‘Run A Muck’
Above: Kids walked a rope line over a muddy pit;
below: a water slide wasn’t enough to clean the
mud off eager participants.
T
he second annual Kids R.A.M. Race was held Sunday,
May 31 at Wolcott Elementary School. The race gave
hundreds of kids from all over town the opportunity to
“run a muck” through the Wolcott Children’s Forest, making
their way past several obstacles. They scaled walls, crawled
through the mud, went down zip lines, slid down hills and
walked rope lines over muddy pits. The steady rain did not
keep kids from enjoying themselves, in fact many parent volunteers along the course mused over how the weather likely
increased the fun of the event, designed to be a child’s version of the popular mud runs for adults. An announcement
of the event on the Wolcott PTO’s website explained, “This
race ... is no gym class or walk in the park. They will get down
and dirty while challenging their physical agility.” Children
ages 6-12 took off in groups every 20 minutes throughout a
four-hour time period. Younger children ran a “little rascal”
version of the race earlier in the day. Proceeds from the event
will be shared with each elementary school to fund indoor
recess and after-school fitness programs, according to the
announcement.
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PRESSARTS&ENTERTAINMENT
‘HAIR’ coming to Playhouse on Park
Things are getting
groovy over at Playhouse
on Park, 244 Park Road,
starting Wednesday, June
10. The Playhouse finishes
out its sixth season in operation with Tony-award
winning “HAIR,” a worldview-shattering
musical that, upon its initial
premiere, delivered social
commentary with a punch
that still serves as a living
and breathing history lesson today. The production
features Ryan Connolly as
Berger, Tara Novie as Sheila
and Michael Jayne Walker as Claude. Ticket sales
CitySingers of Hartford will perform this weekend at The Mark Twain House.
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Summer concert with CitySingers of Hartford
The Mark Twain House
& Museum presents two
June afternoons filled with
music. Come enjoy CitySingers of Hartford: “Legends of
Twain – Quips, Quotes &
River Songs Saturday, June
6, and Sunday, June 7 at 4
p.m. each day. In two performances at the Mark Twain
House & Museum’s Lincoln
Financial Auditorium, 351
Farmington Ave., Hartford,
CitySingers of Hartford
will present Legends of
Twain: Quips, Quotes & River Songs! giving snapshots
of Mark Twain’s life through
a blend of music, narrative
and drama. Twain’s writings
that reflect his life and times
in Hartford and beyond will
be enriched by CitySingers’
performance of river songs
and music that Twain heard
and especially enjoyed. Also
featured will be the moving
Civil War anthem “Maryland, My Maryland,” a
reading from “Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn” and
spirituals associated with
the Underground Railroad,
a cause” close to home” for
Twain and his neighbor,
Harriet Beecher Stowe. And
to make the scenario complete, John Pogson, nationally known impersonator
of Twain, will deliver a running commentary of famous
quips and quotes from the
literary legend himself. Tickets are $10 for the general
public and $7 for students
with ID and seniors. The
event is free for Mark Twain
House & Museum members.
Call 860-280-3130 or visit
marktwainhouse.org
and
click on Events.
Arts in the
Center
Arts in the Center
Concert Series will present the Asylum Quartet
Sunday, June 7 at 4 p.m.
at First Church of Christ
Congregational, 12 South
Main St. Suggested donation is $10. The quartet plays everything from
lush classical works, minimalism and modernisn,
to indie rock, world music and klezmer. The four
classically trained saxophonists met as graduate students at The Hartt
School.
have already been strong
for the production directed and choreographed by
the Playhouse’s own artistic directors: Sean Harris
and Darlene Zoller, respectively. Music direction is
by Colin Britt and Emmett
Drake. Titillating numbers
include “Aquarius” and
“Good Morning Starshine,”
which promise to evoke
memories for all who lived
through the exciting time
that was post mid-century
America. “HAIR” runs from
June 10-July 19. Tickets for
review nights Wednesday
and Thursday, June 10 and
11 at 7:30 p.m. are $15.
Opening nite is June 12 at
8 p.m., with a pre-performance wine and cheese
reception. Performances
Wednesdays and Thursdays are at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8
p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
with a talk back with the
cast after the show on Sundays. Tickets range from
$32.50-$45. Call the box
office at 860-523-5900, ext.
10 , or visit www.playhouseonpark.org. Due to strong
language, nudity and drug
use, “HAIR” is recommended for ages 16 and up.
Local performer in ‘Superstar’
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Left to right are Ashley Kus, Christi-Lyn Levesque, Aurora Boe, John Demetre, Gabbie Hasson and Hannah
Thompson (of West Hartford) appearing in Phoenix
Theater Company’s production of “Jesus Christ Superstar.” The final performances are Friday and Saturday, June 5 and 6 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 7 at
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Henry Cohn of West Hartford to tell story of Jaffa Colony at Mark Twain House
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West Hartford Women’s Chorale Scholarship awarded
Celebrate! West Hartford
The 29th annual Celebrate! West Hartford will take
place on the grounds of West
Hartford Town Hall Saturday,
June 6 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and
Sunday, June 7 from noon-6
p.m. The two-day community
fair gives businesses, civic and
service organizations, recreation groups and charitable
foundations a way to increase
public awareness of their important work. Celebrate! West
Hartford also provides festival
attendees with a wide range of
family activities – a highly rated juried arts & crafts show,
great food, entertainment,
games, carnival rides and a
certified 5K road race. There
is no admission charge for the
event and many of the activities are free. Entertainment
on Saturday includes performances by numerous local
school jazz ensembles. Professional bands perform on Sunday afternoon.
Tour the town by bicycle
On Saturday, June 6, the
committee and the nonprofit organization CT BikeWalk
will host a series of rides
through West Hartford in
conjunction with Celebrate!
West Hartford. Rides leave
at staggered times from the
Kingswood Oxford parking
lot at 170 Kingswood Road
at three distances: 50 milers
leave at 8:30 a.m.; 25 milers
leave at 10 a.m.; 10 milers
leave at 11 a.m. Visit the CT
BikeWalk website for rates,
registration. Proceeds go to
CT BikeWalk and to Bike West
Hartford Inc., a nonprofit that
supports bike safety and more
bicycle friendly streets.
The West Hartford
Women’s Chorale will
award its 2016 Scholarship
to Michael Terranova, a
member of Conard High
School’s choir and orchestra (viola and violin) for the
last four years. The WHWC
offers an annual scholarship to Hall High School or
Conard High School student musicians who will
pursue music education
after graduation.
Terranova is known for
his generous spirit, sense of
humor, kind heart and his
love of music. His involvement with music is broadbased ranging from giving
Five local couples married 50 years or longer put
their togetherness to the
test as Companions for Living presented “The Not So
Newlywed Game” May 14 at
Playhouse on Park. When the
competition concluded, Alan
and Cookie Beresner of West
Haven emerged victorious. However, the Alzheimer‘s Association, Connecticut Chapter was the big winner of the
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Michael Terranova from Conard High School receives the
2016 women’s chorale scholarship award from Sheila
Nussbaum, WHWC board member.
scholarship award.
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a non-audition community chorale, go to www.
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Suzuki lessons to elementary school students to participation in both vocal and
instrumental select groups
at Conard High School and
Hartt School of Music. He
will pursue music education at Central Connecticut
State University in the fall.
On June 5, the WHWC
will present its concert,
Universal Song, at Bristow
Middle School auditorium,
34 Highland St., at 7:30 p.m.
Free will donations are accepted and an audience
reception follows the concert. Door proceeds from
free will donations are used
toward funding the annual
by nearly 100 guests raised
$2,400 in support of Alzheimer’s care and research. “This was our 6th annual
‘Vino and a Show’ benefit for
the Alzheimer’s Association,
Connecticut Chapter,” said
Julianne Roth, founder and
president of Companions for
Living. “I’m pleased to report
that this year’s event, ‘The Not
So Newlywed Game,’ raised
$2,400, which is a 29 percent
increase over last year.”
The Not So Newlywed
Game theme was based on
the popular TV game show,
“The Newlywed Game.” The
live event exposed the en-
Courtesy photo
Pictured left to right are: Pat and Charlie Shimkus, Saul and
Fran Reichlin, Sherman and Harriet Radler, Leonard and
Anne Goldman, and Alan and Cookie Beresner, joined by
host Connie Houle (behind them)
tertaining moments of married life with a funny dose of
honesty, as couples who have
celebrated their golden anniversaries or better were pit-
ted against each other. Along
the way, audience members
learned and laughed about
the couples’ courtships and
quirks. PRESSNews
Jen Lanese named
Teacher of the Year
Making a difference
By Abigail Albair
Editor
Three Hall High School students recently
completed a project to tackle the
transportation needs of the homeless.
Sam Katten, Sam Dobbins and Jason Gilbert,
(pictured left to right above) senior students
in Hall’s global problem solving class,
organized a bike drive and collected bikes
– a total of 140, exceeding their goal of
100 – as well as bike locks, new or preowned bike gear and monetary contributions. Residents of the Community Renewal
Team’s McKinney Shelter recently received
the bicycles, which will be used as primary
transportation for the men to get to work,
for job interviews and medical appointments. Pictured left: Katten helps Richard
Doak with his bike lock.
Courtesy photos
For Jen Lanese, classic literature is made new with each new
group of students.
That is one of many things she
continues to love about her job.
Lanese shared the thought in
early May when she was named
one of three finalists for this year’s
West Hartford Teacher of the Year.
She was given the title last
week.
During an interview at the reception for finalists May 5, Lanese,
who has taught in the Hall High
School English department since
2001, said she was inspired by her
eighth-grade English teacher, who
read “The Hobbit” aloud to her
class from his rocking chair.
She retained a passion for literature since, and said she loves
sharing that passion with her
students – young people she described as “really funny, curious
and dynamic – because, while
the words remain the same, each
group of students has a unique
reaction and appreciation to the
works they read in her class.
“Romeo and Juliet still die at
the end, but it’s fresh for the people
in front of me,” she said.
An announcement of Lanese
as Teacher of the Year said her “commitment to the Hall High School
community, to her students and col-
Photo by Abigail Albair
Hall High English teacher Jen
Lanese is this year’s Teacher of the
Year in West Hartford.
leagues, and to excellent instruction
in her English classroom makes her
perfect for this recognition.”
Superintendent Tom Moore
shared similar thoughts of Lanese
with the Board of Education in
May, calling her an “active member
of the staff,” and noting that she is
“deeply committed to the culture
and community at Hall and making sure that each student has a
place.”
Lanese serves as the faculty
adviser to the Action Club, which
See LANESE on page 8
Town will not endorse application for dog park at Cornerstone Pool site
By Abigail Albair
Editor
The proposal to locate a dog
park on a site adjacent to Cornerstone Pool will not go forward for
the approval process with the Town
Plan and Zoning Commission.
A memo issued last week by
Mayor Scott Slifka and Town Council Minority Leader Denise Hall,
who together comprised a special
committee to study the potential
site, explained, “It is with great regret that we must recommend that
the town not submit the application for a dog park at this site. Furthermore, we believe at this point
that our administration refrain
from pursuing other potential sites.”
The decision was made following two hearings held in April – one
with Dog Park Coalition members
and dog park supporters and another with members of the Buena
Vista Property Owners Association,
neighbors to the latest site, who
voiced a number of concerns.
Because the land on which the
park would be located is owned
by the town, the town would have
needed to be a co-applicant on the
proposal should it have proceeded
to the Town Plan and Zoning Commission for approval.
While the council formally offered support to the concept of a
dog park in town in 2009, the memo
explains that the submission of the
application “would carry the implicit endorsement of the Council,”
and therefore Slifka and Hall sought
to explore whether or not that endorsement was one the governing
body should make.
The spot next to Cornerstone
Pool is the latest in a string of possible locations considered for a park.
While the town originally
looked at the parks system, nothing
was a good fit.
The town made a failed at-
tempt to build a dog park in Elmwood as well as on land owned by
Home Depot across from Charter
Oak School. The town also proposed locating one on land at the
corner of Memorial Road and Trout
Brook Drive, adjacent to the Whole
Foods parking lot.
The problem was that the land
is owned jointly by the town and
the Connecticut Department of Environmental & Energy Protection.
Ultimately, the DEEP did not
approve of putting a dog park on
the land because it is in a flood control area, the concern being that the
dog park fence could trap debris
in the instance of a flash flood and
cause water to back up.
In the summer of 2013, Director of Human and Leisure Services
Helen Rubino-Turco was hopeful
the DEEP would reinvestigate that
site after an effort made jointly with
the town of Farmington to locate
a dog park on MDC property was
shot down. In that case, the Public
Health Department had concerns
about locating a dog park on “sensitive” land, Rubino-Turco said.
“A particular point of frustration to council members and dog
park advocates is that the last two
proposals … appeared to be very
promising and did not suffer from
neighborhood opposition, but they
were rejected by third parties for
reasons other than their own merits,” the memo on the committee
conclusions reads. “In short, we
wouldn’t be here today but for Connecticut DEEP and the MDC and,
moreover, they took their time in
reaching their conclusions – which
resulted in further delays and frustration for dog park advocates.”
Points of debate
Advocates for the location adjacent
to Cornerstone Pool and Buena Vista Golf Course argued that the location would not directly abut any
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residences, not interfere with other
established programed spaces, not
be within a sensitive environmental
habitat, not be in close proximity
to a playground, and visual impact
would be minimal. Parking is also
available nearby, rounding out the
list of requirements for a potential
site.
Funds raised by the coalition,
which is in the process of forming
a 501(c)(3), would cover the cost
of constructing the park as well as
yearly maintenance, Karlin said.
President of the Dog Park Coalition Phil Karlin explained that,
when the site by the pool was first
identified, he and other members
of the group measured the distance
to the nearest houses – 400 feet or
more – which are on a hill completely obscured by trees.
He said the coalition conducted noise measuring tests, the
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‘Community policing’ to ramp up this summer
By Abigail Albair
Editor
Continuing an ongoing
effort of “community policing” in town, three police
officers will be assigned to
neighborhood beats this
summer.
Officer Stacy Thomas,
one of the town’s school
resource officers, will be assigned to the Hillcrest Area
Neighborhood Outreach
Center, Bicycle Officer Aaron Vafiades will be assigned
to the area of Elmwood and
Beachland Park, and Bicycle Officer Kevin Harrison
will be assigned to the Park
Road and Kennedy Park
area, according to a recent
edition of the Town Council
briefs.
The officers will host
a monthly “Meet Your Beat
Officer” meeting at a local
business.
“The officers will listen
to community concerns
and offer information on
the programs that are available at the police depart-
ment,” the briefs explain.
The department and
town recently entered a
partnership with the University of Hartford as part
of ongoing efforts to form
community ties.
Head men’s basketball coach John Gallagher
joined with Police Chief
Tracey Gove and West
Hartford Community Partnerships Manager Suzanne
Oslander to extend opportunities to boys in the Hillcrest neighborhood.
According to a press
release, the partnership
affords “some of the most
gifted and driven boys” the
chance to attend the “On
The Floor” Basketball Camp
tuition-free this summer.
“This goes back, for me,
to when I became chief,”
Gove said when the partnership launched. “We had
great connections within
the community, but I had
heard people in Elmwood
felt a lack of connection to
the police department. We
went to community meet-
ings, had our citizens’ police
academy there and were
trying to make inroads.”
Gove called the Hillcrest Avenue area “an island
unto itself due to physical
proximity,” and said he and
Oslander have been working together to bridge the
work of the Hillcrest Avenue Neighborhood Outreach Center with the police department.
At the time, he noted the plan to have beat
officers in certain areas of
town this summer, and said
it is “not because there is
an increase in crime, but
so we can build those connections to the neighborhood and get to know the
families.”
At a nationally contentious time for police and
citizen relations, Gove said
he feels the department has
a “legitimacy with our community.”
“We have that. We’ve
built that. It hasn’t been
overnight, it’s been through
years of building commu-
nity trust,” Gove said. “This
outreach to the Hillcrest
neighborhood began well
before national events took
place.”
Fourteen
sergeants
from Hartford, East Hartford and West Hartford
graduated from the eightweek Community Policing
Leadership Initiative run by
Leadership Greater Hartford, including Sgt. Anthony
Anderle of West Hartford.
In other police department news, eight West
Hartford cadets participated in the 24th annual
Connecticut Stations Day
Competition sponsored by
Northeast Regional Law
Enforcement Educational Association last month,
and two cadets placed first
in the Driving Under the
Influence event, while two
took second place in the
robbery scenario.
The department also
recently launched a Facebook page to help maintain
a line of communication
with residents.
Senior center hosting ‘Corsets and Top Hats’ trip
The West Hartford
Senior Center is hosting a
Corsets and Top Hats Charter Trip Wednesday, June
24. Participants will meet
Caroline Astor, the grande
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dame of Newport and New
York Society. Astor will give
the group a 19th century Newport city bus tour.
There will be a lunch in
the Canfield House dining
room and a visit to Marble
House, the “summer cottage” of Alba Vanderbilt.
The bus will depart
from the senior center in
Bishops Corner at 7:30 a.m.
and will return at 7 p.m.
Cost is $94 for members,
$100 for residents and $101
for non-residents. Call 860561-7583 for more information.
Labrot earns designation
from clerks association
Town Clerk Essie
Labrot recently received the
prestigious Certified Municipal Clerk designation from
the International Institute of
Municipal Clerks.
The International Institute of Municipal Clerks
is a professional, nonprofit
association that promotes
continuing education and
certification through university- and college-based
institutes and provides networking solutions, services
and benefits to its members
worldwide.
According to a press release, In order to receive this
designation, a municipal
clerk must complete a minimum of 180 hours of classroom/workshop training in
the areas of general management, records management,
elections, meeting administration, human resources
and financial management.
Labrot has been the
town clerk since January of
2008 and received her Connecticut State Certification
in 2012.
She currently serves as
the chair of the Legislative
and Elections Committee
for the Connecticut Town
Clerks Association, which
provides continuous liaison with the secretary of
the state, governmental
agencies, and reviews and
proposes modification to
election laws or any other
measure relating to duties
and responsibilities of town
clerks.
Labrot will be on the
ballot for re-election this November.
LANESE
process is a rigorous one.
Teachers are nominated by
their peers and then must
submit a resume, essay and
recommendations as well as
a videotaped lesson in their
classroom.
The final three are interviewed by the teacher of the
year committee.
The other finalists for
teacher of the year were
Christine Newman, a kindergarten teacher at Duffy
Elementary School who has
taught in the district for
many years and also served
as a curriculum specialist
until returning to teaching
two years ago, and Jennifer
Hall, a fourth-grade teacher
at Morley who has spent her
entire career in the district.
Lanese said the most
important thing to her is to
know that, when students
leave her classroom at the
end of the year, they are
aware someone loves them.
“It might not be me,
we might not have had that
connection, but I would
hope that during their time
in West Hartford public
schools they learned to really believe in themselves,” she
said.
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“meets to increase awareness of social justice issues, contribute to positive
change in our school and
community, and encourage
student leadership,” according to the school’s club information booklet.
She also recently took
on the role of one of the advisers to the school’s new
Drag Club.
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PARK
from page 7
Opponents of the site
also said the terrain – primarresults of which proved there ily a steep hill – is difficult terwould be little if any more rain on which to build a dog
than “ambient level” noise park.
That was a point with
heard at the nearest homes
and responded to concerns which the committee agreed
that errant golf balls from the in its findings.
“This site is far from ideBuena Vista course could hit
people in the dog park that al for a dog park,” the memo
the direction of play would be reads. “Though exceptions
exist, we believe that the
away from the site.
In arguing against the best dog parks in Connectisite, Sherry Haller, the presi- cut have been those situated
dent of the Buena Vista Prop- within vast open space. We
erty Owners Association, said have rallied around this site
the neighborhood is one of the not because of its strengths,
primary reasons she moved to but because it is arguably our
West Hartford, calling it one last best hope for a dog park in
that is “richly dense with rec- West Hartford.”
The memo also says the
reational opportunities for the
whole town,” something that site is “potentially negative
she said makes it unsuitable from an Americans With
Disabilities Act perspective”
for a dog park.
“It’s so richly dense now, and that “the extreme slope
why would we put a dog park of the park is not user-friendin the most, or one of the ly for the dog owners who
most, populated recreational will be required to curb their
dogs, or help their dog when
spots in town?” she said.
Other neighbors agreed, necessary.”
Furthermore, the memo
and argued that they hear
noise from the complex now, states, “the concerns of the
so a dog park would only ex- neighborhood must take priority – particularly when the
acerbate the matter.
Additional worries neigh- merits of the site are in doubt,”
bors had included the cars and says the conclusion is that
that may line Cornerstone a dog park at that site would
Drive, the impact increased more likely detract from than
traffic would have on children improve the neighborhood.
Because of the lack
walking through the area as
well as increased “stranger of open space in town, the
danger” for young children memo says the committee
who would encounter more believes “we have exhausted
strangers brought to the area the possibilities of potential
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point, feel that further efforts
by our administration will be
fruitless.”
When Karlin announced
to the Coalition via Facebook
that the plan would not go
forward he wrote, “Dog parks
benefit everyone. They are
good for dog owners, and
“Though exceptions
exist, we believe that
the best dog parks in
Connecticut have been
those situated within
vast open space. We
have rallied around
this site not because
of its strengths, but
because it is arguably
our last best hope for
a dog park in West
Hartford.”
–A memo regarding the decision
on the Cornerstone Pool dog
park proposed location
they are good for neighbors.
They are a place where people
meet, forge new friendships
and build their communities.
It’s proven that they enhance
property values in their towns.
All of West Hartford is worse
off today.”
While he wrote in a post
May 31 that “it’s heartening to
see the growth in this group,”
noting an increase in membership on Facebook from 500
to 658 during the life of the
Cornerstone proposal, and
characterized that growth as
“an indication of the broad
support for a dog park in West
Hartford,” he spoke sharply
against town leadership.
“There will be another
proposal for another site at
some point. Someone will
object to it, perhaps a homeowner, perhaps a state bureaucrat. Our political leaders
will have an opportunity to
show their colors. They would
do well to remember, we are
not dogs. We are voters.”
Slifka said the council
still supports the concept
of a dog park, but that town
resources should not be expended on the search.
However, he said in a follow-up statement to dog park
advocates that if they are
willing to “continue to wage
an uphill battle” with regard
to the difficulty in finding a
suitable site in town, that he
would continue to be available to work with them in
their pursuit.
“I believe a dog park
would add to the vibrancy
of the town and would bring
great pleasure to residents
and pets alike, at little cost to
town government,” he wrote
in the statement shared on
the Coalition’s Facebook
page. “Furthermore, I know
the dog park supporters are
good people whom I am confident would make excellent
stewards and caretakers of a
park if one were established.”
Student news
Cyrus Duff earns prize at Yale
Watkinson School
2014 graduate and West
Hartford resident Cyrus
Duff received the E.
Francis Riggs Memorial
Prize from Yale University. The prize is awarded
annually to that member
of the freshman class
of Yale who is enrolled
in the special courses
in the humanities for
freshmen who, in the
judgment of the faculty
teaching those courses,
demonstrates the best
knowledge of general
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culture by means of the
distinction of his/her
performance. Duff also
won a prestigious spot
as a sound design intern
at Williamstown Theater
Festival this summer.
Jones named Gates Millenium Scholar
Brittany Jones, a
senior at Conard High
School, was named a
2015 Gates Millenium
Scholar and will attend
High Point University
this fall. The Gates Millennium Scholars Program, funded by a grant
from the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation, was
established in 1999 to
provide
outstanding
low income African
American, American
Indian/Alaska Native,
Asian Pacific Islander
American, and Hispanic American students
with an opportunity
to complete an under-
graduate college education in any discipline
they choose. Continuing Gates Scholars
may request funding
for a graduate degree
program in one of the
following discipline areas: computer science,
education, engineering,
library science, mathematics, public health
or science. The goal of
GMS is to promote academic excellence by
providing thousands of
outstanding students,
who have significant
financial need, the opportunity to reach their
full potential.
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The world lost an elementary school
custodian and a better man than most
I lost a friend yesterday.
John was a custodian at my school. We both
started working at Wolcott Elementary School
about 17 years ago. More than a custodian, John
was an important person in the lives of many
children. He offered high fives to students as they
headed off to their buses. He was on duty during
concerts, Boy Scout meetings, after-school daycare, school plays and more. He knew the names
of more students in our school than many of our
teachers, myself included.
Almost every one of my memories of every
event at my school over the past 17 years has John
standing somewhere in the background, watching
and waiting to help whenever possible.
He made sure that the dunk tank was filled
with warm water before I climbed aboard the hot
seat.
He cleaned up after my students’ overly ambitious science fair projects.
He stood in the doorway to my classroom,
watching my students perform in their annual
Shakespearean production.
He often arrived to work early on Friday to
watch our students read and sing and act in our
weekly Town Meeting.
John was a good man. The best of men.
John was in a car accident on his way to work
yesterday. He died in the accident. No surprise
that John was on his way to school. For the past 15
years, he has had perfect attendance.
I have many stories about John from over the
years. Here is one of my favorites:
In my second year of teaching, when I was
still as dumb as a rock, a colleague and I thought
it would be amusing to empty the thousands – if
not millions – of tiny paper punch-outs from the
binding machine into the classroom of one of our
teammates. By the time we were finished with out
prank, it looked as though it had snowed in the
classroom. Tiny paper rectangles were everywhere.
It was a stupid and thoughtless prank. While
our colleague was shocked by the appearance of
her classroom, I put no thought into who would
ultimately clean up the mess. This was especially egregious because I was just a year away from
managing a McDonald’s restaurant, and I was all
too aware of the thoughtlessness of people who assume that service workers are available to clean up
their mess at all times.
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In my mind, these millions of tiny rectangles
were someone else’s mess
John’s mess.
John was upset by the enormous amount of
work that we had created, but he didn’t say a word
to anyone. He simply took out his vacuum and
cleaned up the mess. Another colleague, much wiser and better than me, took me aside and pointed
out my thoughtlessness.
I felt like such a fool.
The next day I came to work with my vacuum
and told John that I would clean the rugs in my
wing of the school for a week. I apologized and told
him how awful I felt.
John refused my offer.
I refused his refusal.
In the end, I spent a week vacuuming the
classrooms in my wing with John, side by side. I got
to know John well during that week, including a
newfound appreciation for his job.
John forgave me for my thoughtlessness instantly. He never made me feel stupid or insensitive
for what was absolutely stupid and insensitive. He
never brought up the incident again.
He was a much better man than me.
My heart broke upon hearing about his death.
John has been a fixture in my life for almost two
decades. He was often the last person to whom I
spoke before leaving work each day. We often parted company laughing about something that we
found mutually amusing.
Today was the first day in 15 years that John
was not in my classroom at the end of the day. I
can’t believe that he is gone. I find myself struggling to recall our last conversation, wanting to
hold onto it forever. It was something about my
wife’s search for a new job and how much I wish
she would return to our school and teach in her old
classroom again.
I remember telling John how much I still miss
her during the school day.
Now I will miss him, too.
His name was John Emsholff, and I still can’t
believe he is gone. He was loved by many. He made
a difference in the lives of children. The world is a
darker place today without him.
-The author, Matthew Dicks, is a Wolcott faculty
member. This article originally appeared May 28 on
his blog, one day after John Emsholff died.
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Ballet Theatre Company expands into larger space in same spot
By Alison Jalbert
Assistant Editor
The Ballet Theatre Company has
moved to a new, expanded space, conveniently located in the same building as its
former studio.
Still at 20 Jefferson Ave., BTC now has
two studios, a large waiting room, a costume storage space and an office.
Parents and dancers can enter from
two main entrances: one from Jefferson Avenue facing Home Depot and another on the
parking lot side.
Doug Eicher, co-chair of BTC’s board of
directors, said the company signed its lease
for the original space in 2005, but due to the
growth of the organization, a new location
was required.
“We need to service more paying students and a growing need to address interest in our outreach program,” he explained.
“We got together last spring [and] laid out
plans to expand.”
In looking for new studio space, it was
agreed on by both the board and Roman
Baca, artistic director and general manager,
that BTC did not want to leave Elmwood.
“We’re investing in the Elmwood community,” Greene said. “It’s a growing community. We like being here.”
Since BTC is a nonprofit organization,
it services a “narrow niche of need” in Elmwood, which makes it important to stay,
Baca said.
“We are a studio, but we think of ourselves as a community,” Greene said. “It’s the
school, performances and outreach. They’re
integral and intertwined – a three-legged
stool.”
Not only does the new location provide
Photo by Alison Jalbert
The main studio’s floor at the Ballet Theatre Company’s new location is 20 percent larger than the space it previously had in its largest studio.
the opportunity for more programs, but it’s
also a state-of-the-art dance facility, Baca
said. The main studio’s floor is 20 percent
larger than what the company previously
had in its largest studio.
Classes began in the new space
mid-May, and the students “absolutely love
it,” he said.
“The parents have been very excited.
The energy around this new facility has
been motivating and inspiring. Kids from
age 3 to 18 run around this place like it’s
their new home.”
Parents helped with moving and refurbishing items for the new space, Greene
said, with 10 families showing up and moving the entire studio in three hours. Since
Baca is the only full-time staff at BTC, a motivated group of volunteers is key.
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into taking care of it.”
Baca said a responsible leadership culture is fostered at BTC, with students encouraged to work hard, have fun, be kind
and be responsible.
The expanded space will allow for community class offerings to double. A teen and
adult ballet class will be introduced in the
evenings, along with a jazz class. Greene
said drop-in classes, as well as camp programs for all ages, will be added to the
schedule.
“We give our dancers a variety of dance
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BTC will double its community outreach efforts, enabling it to do more with
groups such as Autism Families of CONNECTicut, the Burns Latino Studies Academy and the Hillcrest Area Neighborhood
Outreach Center.
BTC’s outreach program serves more
than 700 children a year. For every paying
student it has, there are eight it serves in the
community.
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schools that are local, such as Smith STEM
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West Hartford Connections is an exchange group
meeting the first and third Friday of the month.
The June 5 meeting will be at 7:30 a.m. at Town
Hall, 50 South Main St., Room 400. Attendees
are given a network opportunity to connect with
others doing business in the area. Enjoy a light
breakfast and coffee supplied by Panera Bread
Catering. Non-members welcome.
Holy Family retreats/event
Holy Family Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road,
860-760-9705, www.holyfamilyretreat.org, will
offer the following retreats/event:
• Women’s Weekend Retreat: Know Greater Joy
Friday-Sunday, June 5-7, cost $295
• Music Ministers Evening Retreat Tuesday and
Wednesday, June 9 and 10, 6-9 p.m. (same
program each night), with Fr. David Cinquegrani,
$40 – share in the healing power of liturgical
and sacred music and pray together in joyful
song
• Men’s Weekend Retreat: Know Greater Joy
Friday-Sunday, June 12-14, dinner at 6 p.m. on
Friday, $295
• Fifteenth Annual Gerald J. Kristofak Memorial
Golf Tournament Thursday, June 18, at Indian
Hill Country Club, Newington (860-760-9716)
Discover CT Bike Tour
Join Bike Walk Connecticut for its first ride in
the new Discover Connecticut Bike Tour Series
Saturday, June 6, in conjunction with the Celebrate West Hartford festival. Riders can select
from distances of 11, 25 and 50 mile routes. The
starting point is Kingswood Oxford School, 170
Kingswood Road, and the ending point is Town
Hall, 50 South Main St. Departure times are 8:30
a.m. for the 50-mile tour, 10 a.m. for the 25mile tour and 11 a.m. for the 10-mile ride. Any
questions, contact [email protected]
or call 860-977-1404.
Tag & Bake Sale
Elmwood Community Church annual Tag & Bake
sale will take place Saturday, June 6 from 9
a.m.-1 p.m. on the church lawn, 26 Newington
Road. There will be toys, kitchen stuff, décor
items, sports equipment, tools and more.
To submit an event for the calendar,
e-mail Sally at
[email protected]
the following events: monthly adult social event
Saturday, June 6, 6:30 p.m., crawfish boil, and
monthly Book Club Tuesday, June 9, at 7:30
p.m., discussing “What Alice Forgot” by Liane
Moriarty. For more information on either event
go to [email protected] or www.
westhartfordnewcomersclub.com
Events at Blue Back Square
• Saturday, June 6, 7 p.m., The Combustors
concert of classic rock and R&B music
• Sunday, June 7, 1-2:30 p.m., Pushing Static performing acoustic music; 4 p.m., Auburn
Mode, acoustic music
• Tuesday, June 9, 7 p.m., Circle in the Square
Drummers
Alex’s Lemonade Stand
A lemonade stand to benefit Alex’s Lemonade
Stand Foundation will take place Sunday, June
7 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at 12 South Main St. (the
lawn of First Church Congregational).
Circle of Mercy Golf Outing
The Mercy Community announces the 15th annual Circle of Mercy Golf Outing Monday, June 8
with a shotgun start at 12:15 p.m. at The Hartford Golf Club, 134 Norwood Road. Registration
is $300 per individual golfer. The day includes a
buffet lunch, cocktail hour, dinner, awards and
a silent auction. For info, call Christine Looby at
860-570-8305..
Safe Grad 2015, flocking orders
Flocking order for Hall or Conard high schools
can now be placed, with Conard’s ending Monday, June 8 and Hall’s continuing until graduation. With a $25 donation to Safe Grad, send a
Flock of Flamingos to anyone residing in West
Hartford as well as to those high school seniors
living in nearby towns. To order, for Hall, go to
www.whps.org/page.cfm?p=3155; for Conard,
www.whps.org/page.cfm?p=3213.
Northwest Catholic Golf Tournament
Northwest Catholic’s golf tournament will
be held Tuesday, June 9, 11:30 a.m., at the
Wampanoag Country Club, 60 Wampanoag
Drive. Sign up for the 18-hole scramble event,
or choose to attend just cocktails and dinner.
Visit www.NorthwestCatholic.org/Golf.
Puppy classes
Canton-based Dogology is teaming up with
West Hartford’s Uberdog Dog Playcare & Hotel to offer puppy classes at its West Hartford
location, 635 New Park Ave., 860-236-8237.
Starting Wednesday, June 10, Uberdog will host
a young puppy class for dogs ages 9-18 weeks
and an older puppy class for ages 5-9 months,
both taught by trainer Ben Garson.
Info session on foster parenting
The Village, 331 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford,
will offer an information session on becoming
a foster parent Wednesday, June 10, from 6-8
p.m., or visit www.thevillage.org/fostercare or
call 860-236-4511. The Village was formerly
The Village for Families & Children.
Zentangle Workshop
Learn and enjoy the meditative art of Zentangle Saturday, June 6, 1-4 p.m., at the Market
Square Wellness Center with Elizabeth Krall,
certified instructor and West Hartford artist.
The cost is $35. To register, email Elizabeth at
[email protected].
Author coming to town to lead retreat
The Copper Beech Institute, 303 Tunxis Road,
will host poet, philosopher and New York Times
#1 best-selling author Mark Nepo for a weekend retreat, The Exquisite Risk: Daring to Live
an Authentic Life. The retreat will begin Friday,
June 12 at 5 p.m. and conclude Sunday, June 14
at noon. Tuition is $250 plus accommodations.
Nepo will offer participants skills on how to negotiate life and be present in the world without
losing sight of who they are. He will use stories,
poetry, journaling, reflection and dialogue. Visit
copperbeechinstitute.org.
Newcomers events
The West Hartford Newcomers Club will hold
Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma
The Greater Hartford area Stepping Out to Cure
At the Library
Noah Webster Library,
Noah Webster Library,
20 South Main St., 860-561-6980
• High School Nutmeg Committee Meeting
Thursday, June 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
• Hands-On Fairy Tales for children entering
K and 1st grade Fridays, June 5, 12, 19, 26,
10:15 or 11:30 a.m., online registration required for 4-week series
• Book Trivia Battle Wednesday, June 10,
12
The
West Hartford Press
6:30 p.m., grades 5-8, register online or at
860-561-6996
• Author event: Dan Pope, author of “Housebreaking,” joined by writer/commentator
Rand Richards Cooper Thursday, June 11, 7
p.m., register
• West Hartford Fiction Writers meeting
Thursday, June 11, 7 p.m.
• The library’s Blue Back Spellers took first
place at the Literacy Volunteers of Central
Connecticut’s 2015 Scrabble Challenge, defeating reigning champions Webster Bank.
June 4, 2015
Scleroderma walk will take place Saturday, June
13 at Blue Back Square-West Hartford Town
Hall, 50 South Main St. Check in and registration
is at 9 a.m. and the walk at 10:30 a.m. The walk
is to raise funds and awareness for scleroderma
research and patient support. For more information about scleroderma call 1-800-867-0885 or
go to www.SclerodoermaTriState.org.
Mandell JCC Sports Jams Camp Program
Scott Snow will be the lead instructor for the
Tennis Jam Summer Camp as part of the KCC
Sports Jams Camp program for grades 1-8
with weekly camps offered from June 15-Aug.
21. The camps offer half and full-day options,
as well as before and after care services. Snow
will also be offering Junior Tennis Clinics: Tiny
Tots for ages 3 ½-5, Juniors Level 1 for ages
5-7, Juniors level II for ages 8-10 and Juniors
Level III for ages 11-13. For adults, Snow will
offer Adult Beginners Tennis, Doubles Drill and
Cardio Tennis. Advance registration for tennis
programming is required at 860-922-1866 or
[email protected].
Amateur Softball League registration
WHASL summer registration is open for children ages 5 to high school. The summer season
runs mid-June to the first week of August. The
Coach Pitch League, Junior Softball League and
STORM Softball League registration deadline is
June 17. For more information visit www.whasl.
com or contact Karen Sandler at 860-930-3585
or [email protected].
Open auditions for youth choir
Boy and girl singers 7 ½ and up – and boys with
treble voices – are invited to audition to join the
youth choral program at St. John’s Episcopal
Church, 679 Farmington Ave., for the 2015-16
season. Contact Music Director Scott Lamlein at
[email protected] or phone 860-523-5201,
ext. 324 for an interview, or visit www.reddoormusic.com/youthchoir for an online application.
John Mirabello’s NWC Basketball Clinic 2015
Improve one’s games this summer at John Mirabello’s Northwest Catholic Basketball Clinic:
June 22-25 for boys entering grades 8-9, 8:30
a.m.; June 29-July 2 for boys entering grades
5-7, 8:30 a.m.-noon; July 6-9, 8:30 a.m.-noon,
bonus boys weeks (grades 5-9); July 13-16 for
girls entering grades 5-9, 8:30 a.m.-noon. Cost
is $125. Registration accepted until enrollment
is full at 860-236-4221, ext. 130 or 860-6700030, [email protected].
Aging Care Academy courses
Hebrew HealthCare’s upcoming Aging Care
AcademySM, a service designed especially to
assist family members caring for older adults,
will offer the following courses thru July, 4-5:30
p.m., at 1 Abrahms Boulevard: June 18, 4-5:30
Talking with Your Health Care Provider; June 23,
Household Safety; June 25, Normal Aging and
Health Habits; June 30, Taking Care of YOU:
Avoiding Caregiver Burnout; July 7, Advanced
Directives and Emergency Preparedness; July 9,
More than the Blues; July 14, Avoid Scams and
ID Theft; July 16, Essential Elements to Avoid a
Nursing Home; July 23, Myths about Memory
Loss. To reserve a seat call 860-920-1810 or go
to www.agingcareacademy.org.
Hall reunion
Hall High School class of 1995 20th reunion will
be Saturday, June 27 from 7-11:30 p.m. at Avon
Old Farms Hotel, Avon. Tickets are $65 per person until June 19. The event will include a buffet
dinner, cash bar and s’mores by the pit. Payment
can be made through PayPal at [email protected], or mail checks to Megan
Conroy Schuck, 12 North Drive, Simsbury.
Summer programs at Playhouse on Park
Playhouse on Park, 244 Park Road, will offer a
Creative Kids Young Actor Training Program to
children entering kindergarten through second
grade and a Professional High School Actor Training Program for students entering freshman year
in high school through freshman year in college.
Both classes will run from June 29-July 10. Children entering grades three-eight can register for
the Young Actor Musical Theater Preparatory Program, which will run from July 13-24. The program gives children instruction in acting, dance
and music. To register for any program, visit the
Education page at www.playhouseonpark.org
and download registration form, or call 860-5235900, ext. 10. Playhouse on Park is seeking enthusiastic theater lovers who are willing to usher
for upcoming productions. For more information,
visit www.playhouseonpark.org or call 860-5235900, ext. 10.
Arts & Events
At Infinity Music Hall and Bistro:
20 Greenwoods Road North, Norfolk, 860542-5531: June 4, 8 p.m., Gaelic Storm; June
5, 8 p.m., The Nice Ones with Stone Cold Fox;
June 6, 8 p.m., The Black Lilies with special
guest The Joint Chiefs
32 Front St., Hartford: June 4, 8 p.m., An
Acoustic Evening with Rich Robinson of the
Black Crowes w/David O’Grady; June 5, 8 p.m.,
Livingston Taylor; June 6, 8 p.m., Martin Sexton
with special guest Brothers McCann; June 7,
7:30 p.m., Marc Broussard; June 11, 8 p.m.,
The Rippingtons featuring Ross Freeman
At the Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main St.,
Hartford:
• First Thursday Block Party, “¡Viva Peru!”June 4, 5-8 p.m. – folk music and dance by
Inca Son, Peruvian-inspired food and more,
film “El Elefante Desaparecido (The Vanished
Elephant)” at 8 p.m., $5, free for members
• “Mark Bradford/MATRIX 172” opening
Thursday, June 4, a wall drawing inspired by
Sol LeWitt, with talks about his project June
4 at 6 and 7 p.m. in MATRIX’s Bunce Gallery
• Gallery Talk: “His & Hers of the Colt Collection” Friday, June 5, noon, with curator Alyce
Perry Englund celebrating the wedding anniversary of Samuel Colt and his wife, Elizabeth,
with a look at the couple’s firearms and art
collection, free with admission
• Echoes of Sinatra: A Celebration of a Man
& His Music Saturday, June 6, 3 and 7 p.m.
Sacred Music at the Red Door concert with
the Hot Cat Jazz Band Friday, June 5, 7:30
p.m., at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 679
Farmington Ave., West Hartford, suggested
donation of $20 (860-523-5201)
“Jesus Christ Superstar” by Phoenix Theater Company final performances Friday
and Saturday, June 5 and 6 at 8 p.m. and
Sunday, June 7 at 3 p.m. at Trinity-on-Main,
69 Main St., New Britain, tickets $22 in advance, $24 at the door (860-292-2072) – cast
includes Hannah Thompson of West Hartford
Northeast Regional Button Association
annual show and sale Friday-Sunday, June
5-7, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1275 Strongtown Road, Southbury (nerba.org)
At the Mark Twain House & Museum,
351 Farmington Ave., Hartford:
• Tom Sawyer Day – Adventures Abroad!
Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. – pony
rides, petting zoo, live music, games, arts and
crafts, the Mark Twain Players, good trucks
and more, discount tours of house at $10/$5
• Twain-Inspired Summer Concert with
CitySingers of Hartford: Legends of Twain –
Quips, Quotes & River Songs! Saturday and
Sunday, June 6 and 7 at 4 p.m. each day,
tickets $10/$7
• “The Power of Conviction: My Wrongful Conviction 18 years in Prison and the Freedom
Earned Through Forgiveness and Faith” with
authors James Tillman and Jeffrey Kimball
Monday, June 8, 7 p.m., Lincoln Financial Services Auditorium, moderated by John Motley,
followed by 8:30 p.m. dessert reception, book
sale and signing
• Book launch event Tuesday, June 9, 7 p.m.,
“Mark Twain’s Guide to Diet, Exercise, Beauty,
NWC registration for summer programs
Northwest Catholic is now accepting registration for a wide variety of programs being offered
during the summer. The programs are available
to students entering grades 3-12 and include
athletic clinics for boys and girls basketball, football, volleyball, boys and girls lacrosse, boys and
girls soccer, baseball and field hockey, as well
as PSAT and SAT prep courses. For a brochure
and registration form, visit www.NorthwestCatholic.org/summer. Any questions contact Matthew
Martorelli at 860-236-4221, ext. 127.
Farmers Markets
The West Hartford Farmers Market on LaSalle Road
in the Arapahoe municipal parking lot will be open
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, Tuesdays
and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and Thursdays,
11 a.m.-3 p.m., thru Oct. 31. The Bishops Corner
Farmers Market runs every Saturday thru Oct. 31
from 9 a.m.-noon in the Crown Market parking lot.
Fashion, Investment, Romance, Health & Happiness” by Mark Dawidziak
• The Trouble Begins at 5:30: Mark Twain
and the Jaffa Colony Wednesday, June 10, 5
p.m., wine and hors d’oeuvres reception, talk
at 5:30 p.m., with Henry Cohn, Superior Court
judge and Twain aficionado
• Jacqueline Schwab Summer Concert Thursday, June 11, 7 p.m., limited seating, tickets
$25/$20, call 860-280-3130
• Best-selling author James Patterson
Wednesday, June 17, 7:30 p.m., at Immanuel Congregational Church, 10 Woodland St.,
Hartford, tickets $60/$50 at 860-280-3130,
$175 tickets for pre-event reception at Town
& County Club
Hartford Blooms Garden Tours June 6-14
showing off public and private gardens and
Hartford’s iconic architecture (including the
National Park Service offering tours of the
Colt Dome, 140 Huyshope Ave., 2-4 p.m.),
the $10 tour book is one’s “ticket” to all tours
and special events available at Elizabeth Park
Conservancy office 1561 Asylum Ave., West
Hartford, and various locations in Hartford
(860-296-6128)
Country dancing and family fun Saturday,
June 6, 4 p.m.-dusk, on grounds of Miss Porter’s School in Farmington, presented by Stanley-Whitman House Museum, tickets $25/$10
available at 37 High St. or by calling 860-6779222, ext. 302, or on day of event
Hartford Symphony Orchestra Pops!
“Disney in Concert: Magical Music from the
Movies” Saturday, June 6, 7:30 p.m., at The
Bushnell, Hartford
Antique Auto Show at the New England Air
Museum, Windsor Locks, Sunday, June 7, 10
a.m.-3 p.m. (860-623-3305)
UU Sunday Organ Recital Sunday, June
7, 12:30 p.m., at the Unitarian-Universalist
Meetinghouse of Hartford, 50 Bloomfield Ave.,
Hartford, $15 – organist Cheryl Wadsworth’s
program of compositions by Cook, Schmutzler, Bach, Brahms, Mendelssohn and Dupre
Farmington Valley Symphony Orchestra’s
“Give My Regards to Broadway” Saturday,
June 7, 4 p.m., under tent on lawn of Miss
Porter’s School, 60 Main St., Farmington,
$15/$12/$7 (1-800-975-FVSO, www.fvso.org)
Benefit concert for victims of Nepal earthquake Sunday, June 7, 7 p.m., at the Asylum
Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Ave.,
Hartford,, with musicians of the Hartford Symphony and the church choir
“A Very Classical Folk Festival” orchestral concert Sunday, June 7, 7 p.m., at Beth El Temple,
2626 Albany Ave., West Hartford, with the Beth El
Orchestra and Beth El Choir, tickets $20/$15 in
advance or at the door (860-233-9696)
Wine & Roses, the Elizabeth Park Conservancy’s annual fundraiser of a garden party
and cocktail reception Friday, June 12, 6:309 p.m. at the Pond House Café, 1555 Asylum
Ave., West Hartford, tickets starting at $75,
call 860-231-9444, ext. 102
Summer Art Program
The West Hartford Art League will offer a summer program starting July 6. The four-week
program of classes is broken up into morning
classes (9 a.m.-noon) for youths entering kindergarten thru fifth grade and afternoon classes
(1-4 p.m.) for students entering middle school
and up. View the summer catalog of classes and
register online at westhartfordart.org/classes/.
Little Sprouts
Beginning in the fall, the Mandell JCC’s Beatrice Fox Auerbach Early Childhood Center
will offer a new drop-off class, Little Sprouts,
for children born January to May 2014. Little
Sprouts will be offered Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at
the center, Mandell JCC, Zachs Campus, 335
Bloomfield Ave. For full details and pricing,
contact Pam Powell at 860-231-6345, [email protected].
PRESSSports
Gray
Matters
By Scott Gray
Photos by David Heuschkel
Left: The Mayor’s Cup game came to a stunning conclusion as Hall senior Neil Kelley, representing the tying run, is called out at the plate
attempting to steal home. Right: The Chieftains failed to qualify for the state tournament but got their hands on the trophy for the first time
since the annual game was first played in 2012.
Trying to catch Conard sleeping, Kelley caught stealing
By David Heuschkel
Sports Editor
The first three Mayor’s Cup
baseball games between Hall
and Conard lacked drama. The
fourth one did not and will long
be remembered for its improbable conclusion.
It ended with a Hall runner
being tagged out at the plate in
a daring attempt to steal home,
securing a 4-3 win by Conard
at the University of Hartford on
May 26. For the first time since
the series began in 2012, the
Chieftains brought the trophy to
Beechwood Road.
“I played football and never won the trophy. I finally got
one,” Conard catcher Henry
Fracasso said.
Conard sophomore Mike
Mathews, pitching in a relief
role, got the save and took home
the game MVP trophy. His final
pitch was a ball. Seconds later, with his back to the plate,
Mathews turned immediately
and threw a strike to Fracasso to
nail Neil Kelley trying to steal
home for the final out.
Mathews also showed
poise after being summoned
in the sixth inning with a runner on second
and one out. His second pitch
skipped away from Fracasso,
allowing Ian Henderson to
move to third and forcing Conard infielders to play
in. Matt
Skwiot
hit
a
high
chopper
about halfway up the third base
line that Mathews fielded. He
faked a throw to first and turned
to third.
Conard shortstop P.J. Melly observed that third baseman
Lucas Busch had broken toward
the plate when the ball was
hit and noticed
HenPhoto by
derDavid
son
Heuschkel
Conard pitcher
Mike Mathews
had
strayed down
the line. Drifting
over to third base,
Melly took a throw
from Mathews and tagged Henderson attempting to slide back
to the back for the second out.
Mathews then retired Dylan
Rosenbaum on a grounder to
keep it a one-run game heading
to the seventh.
In the seventh, Kelley led
off with a single and Josh Singer dropped a bunt up the first
base line. Mathews fielded the
ball and his throw sailed over
first baseman Joe Celio’s head.
As Kelley scampered to third
base, plate umpire Bob Williams
ruled Singer was running inside
the first-base line and called him
out on interference. Kelley had
to return to first.
“I think it’s a really tough call.
It’s really hard to be all the way
inside the line,” Hall coach Jeff Billing said. “I didn’t think that [Singer] interfered with the throw.”
See CONARD WINS on page 14
It’s all Conard in Mayor’s Cup softball game
By David Heuschkel
Sports Editor
As the Conard and Hall
baseball teams were engaged in
a nail-biter in the annual Mayor’s
Cup Classic last week, the game
between the schools’ softball
teams on an adjacent field at
the University of Hartford was a
yawner.
The Chieftains scored early and often, cruising to an 18-0
mercy-rule win over the Warriors on May 26.
Conard pitcher Bridget Garach, a junior, did not allow a hit
in five innings of work, retiring
15 of the 17 batters she faced.
She struck out seven and walked
one.
Meanwhile, the Chieftains
had seven of their 19 hits in the
first inning and took a 5-0 lead.
Another year without a ring for Ken Gernander.
Until last week, the Hartford Wolf Pack coach was in
position to win two.
In early March, the Pack scored four goals in the third
period against the Syracuse Crunch on a Friday night at
the XL Center to overcome a three-goal deficit on the way
to a win that triggered a blistering season-ending streak
that vaulted the team to a division championship and the
third seed in the East for the American Hockey League
Calder Cup playoffs. Perhaps most importantly, the Pack
showed itself to be a much different, and much better,
team than the one that had been owned by the Manchester Monarchs in the regular season. In all likelihood
the road to a Calder Cup would send them against the top
seed Monarchs in the Eastern Conference final.
While Gernander had the Wolf Pack playing its best
hockey at the most important time of the season, his influence was being felt in the National Hockey League,
where the Wolf Pack’s parent team, the New York Rangers, put together the best season in franchise history,
claiming the President’s Cup as the league’s best team
with club records of 53 wins and 113 points. Nearly half
the roster that led the Rangers to their unprecedented
success had developed under Gernander in Hartford.
While the Rangers would have made the playoffs without
him, they would have fallen well short of the President’s
Cup without Cam Talbot, who turned in critical service
in goal late in the season filling in for injured star Henrik
Lundquist. Talbot was one of 10 players on the Rangers
24-man postseason roster who advanced to New York
following stints under Gernander in Hartford. For the
Rangers he had a 21-9 record in 36 games with a solid
2.21 goals against average.
As expected, the AHL East came down to the Wolf Pack
and Manchester Monarchs, amid great expectations that
the gap between the two had narrowed considerably by
the end of the regular season. While Gernander wasn’t
quick to point at the Syracuse win as a specific turning
point, he did acknowledge that it demonstrated how
much his players had grown over the season and how
much character they had developed. By the time they
reached the playoffs, his confidence in them was at its
season high, and they showed an abundance of the grit
Gernander showed in his playing years in advancing to
the Eastern Conference final.
The Gernander grit was also well represented with
the Rangers as they survived two of most intense playoff series in recent memory, at one stretch locking up in
14 straight games that were decided by one goal. Gernander’s influence with the Rangers dated back to the
2003-04 season, in which center Dominic Moore was a
teammate of the then Wolf Pack captain. Chris Kreider,
Ryan Callahan, Dan Girardi, Ryan Bourque, J.T. Miller, Mats Zucarello, Chris Summers and Talbot were all
coached by Gernander in Hartford.
By the midpoint of the second period of game three of
the AHL Eastern Final at the XL Center last Tuesday, it was
more than evident the Monarchs, who had won the first
two games in New Hampshire, were the superior team.
The next night they wrote the postscript and played Taps.
The team with the league MVP and two hottest postseason scorers made short work of the Wolf Pack.
Meanwhile, the Rangers, who had gained notoriety
for their ability to win with their backs to the wall while
winning the seven game series, forced a seventh game
against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL’s Eastern
Conference final, to be played at Madison Square Garden.
The Rangers were a team with “Destiny” written all over
them. The Lightning had its own destiny in mind, controlling the better part of a scoreless first period with a
9-5 shot advantage. It also held a shot advantage through
a second scoreless period and, early in the third, it played
to its strength, putting the game in the hands of its defense and goalie Ben Bishop, taking a 1-0 lead. When a
shot went under Lundquist’s left arm midway through the
third, the Rangers were forced to play the final 3:44 with
an empty net. Bishop joined Patrick Roy and Tim Thomas
as the only goalies in NHL history to notch shutouts in two
game seven wins in the same season.
Forty eight hours after the Wolf Pack was eliminated
from the Calder Cup pursuit, the New York Rangers fell two
goals short of the Stanley Cup final. The wait goes on for
coach Ken Gernander, who owns a Calder Cup ring as the
Wolf Pack’s captain. The quinella he fell just short of this
season would have been most fitting. No one had as great
an influence in getting two teams just one series away.
That was more than enough support for Garach.
Just three batters in, the
Chieftains had a two-run lead
after a leadoff single by Charlotte Leyland and back-to-back
triples by Sarah Hamilton and
Bridget Foley-Johnson. A sac fly
by Garach made it 3-0 and the
Chieftains had four consecutive
two-out singles, scoring two
more runs.
Photo by David Heuschkel
“The first inning, we really The Conard softball team had 19 hits and plenty of fun after an 18-0
took care of business,” Conard win over Hall.
senior Keleigh Brown said.
“We just came out here really drove in two runs.
Daija Merced, Conard’s two other
pumped and ready to go.”
“My last game ever playing seniors. Both had two-out RBI sinConard scored four runs them was really important,” said gles in the five-run first inning.
in the second, added two in the Brown, who had two hits. “I realConard has beaten Hall 12
third, and blew it open with a ly wanted to win, but I wanted it straight times, dating back to
seven-run fourth.
to be a good one. I didn’t want to the last time the Warriors won
Hamilton went 3-for-4 with feel crappy after it.”
in 2009. By finishing 2-16 this
three RBI and scored four runs.
It was also the last game year, Hall won two more games
Sara Hoisl had three hits and against Hall for Callie Murphy and than last spring (0-18).
June 4, 2015
The
West Hartford Press
13
CONARD WINS
from page 13
According to Williams, Mathews
had to throw over Singer’s head and
therefore the runner was called out.
Kelley, who was on base four
times (3-for-3 with a walk), moved
to second on a passed ball and stole
third base on the next pitch. When
Danny Roth walked and stole second,
the tension in both dugouts grew with
the potential tying and winning runs
in scoring position for cleanup hitter
Sam Turner. Turner drove in Hall’s
first run with a ground-rule double
to center. He had a single in his next
at-bat and just missed hitting a tworun homer in the fifth when his drive
down the line in right hooked foul. But
this time Turner did not get a chance
to swing the bat again. He was intentionally walked to load the bases.
With the infield playing in,
Mathews struck out Patrick McHale
swinging on a 1-and-2 fastball. It was
now up to Henderson, who had a
chance to atone for his base-running
gaffe in the previous inning. With a 1-2
count, Henderson took a ball. As Kelley took a few steps off third, Fracasso threw the ball back to the mound.
Mathews caught it and turned his
back to the plate. As soon as he took
one step toward the mound, the
speedy Kelley broke for the plate.
“I didn’t see him at all until he
was about halfway down the line and
I just heard people yelling,” Fracasso
said. “I had no idea he was going to do
that.”
Neither did Mathews, who unleashed a quick throw to Fracasso,
who tagged out Kelley sliding headfirst. Fracasso later said that he was
so surprised that he didn’t initially
realize the game was over until his
teammates poured out of the dugout
and celebrated at the plate.
“I didn’t know if it was the third
out,” Fracasso said. “Did that “I didn’t
know if it was the third out,” Fracasso
said. “Did that just happen? Is that
how the game ends?”
Conard’s Alex White, who saw
the play unfold from center field, said
he was shocked and described it as
“probably one of the best feelings after
a weird season.” Conard finished 5-15,
losing 10 of its last 12 games to miss
the state tournament for the second
straight year.
What was Kelley’s mindset?
How many times had he attempted to
steal home before? He was not made
available for comment.
“You can ask me anything you
want to ask me,” Billing said.
He was asked if Kelley had the
green light to steal home.
“No comment,” Billing said, adding “Hall baseball, we look for every
advantage we can take. Sometimes
we get there, sometimes we don’t. It’s
a bang-bang play. You go to the video
[replay]. I think that’s going to be a
very close play.”
Which begs another question for
Kelley: Did he think he was safe? He
didn’t protest the call. “I thought he
was clearly out,” Fracasso said, “but it
was very, very close.”
Kelley has a penchant for being
aggressive on the bases, often soiling
his uniform early in the game. In the
second inning, he was a little too aggressive. His two-out single scored
Sam Dobbins, who led off with a double. Running hard all the way, Kelley
rounded first and headed for second
on the throw to the plate. When the
ball skipped away from Fracasso,
Kelley broke for third. Conard start-
ing pitcher Brendan Deakin, who
was backing up the play, retrieved
the ball and threw out Kelley to end
the inning. In the fifth, Kelley drew a
leadoff walk and moved to second on
an error. He stole third and scored on
Roth’s double, making it 4-3.
Kelley singled in the first, moved
to second on a grounder, took third
when an attempt pickoff at second went into center, and scored
on Turner’s two-out double. Turner
moved to third on a wild pitch and
McHale walked, but Celio stabbed a
hard grounder by Henderson for the
third out to keep it 1-0.
Conard responded in the second, capitalizing on a popup by Parker Murray in front of the plate that
was dropped by catcher Rosenbaum,
a ball that is normally caught by the
first baseman or even the pitcher. Celio scored on the error, which would
have been the third out, and the next
three batters singled. Melly extended the inning with an infield hit and
Busch followed with an RBI single
to left-center, sending Melly to third
base. After Busch stole second, White
hit a bouncer through the hole that
scored both runners and made it 4-1.
“That looked very familiar,”
Conard coach Ty Bongiovanni said,
noting other teams – not his – have
usually turned extra outs into runs. “It
was in the opposite direction. I told
some of our coaches in the seventh
inning we’re due one of these at some
point. That was exactly the type of
game that had been going against us
all year. We were able to finally turn it
around. I think the kids did a good job
of being positive, just find something
positive to do today, regardless of our
record, regardless how many close
games we’ve lost. They just played.”
Athlete of the Week
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CCC West Championship
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CCC West Outdoor Track and Field Championship took place in Simbsbury May 26. The
overall results of eight teams for the girls was Hall in second, Conard in fourth and
Northwest Catholic in sixth. The overall results for the boys was Conard in third, Hall
in fourth and Northwest Catholic in sixth. Clockwise from top left: Hall sophomore
Julia Silverman high jumped the height of 5-2 to tie for first, so there was a jump
off and Silverman won; Northwest Catholic junior Christian Mackay-Morgan starts
off and finishes strong to win the 400 M (49.46); Northwest Catholic sophomore
Jayson Williams triple jumps 39-6; Conard junior Thomas Callahan pole vaults 9-6;
Conard junior Marchell Prados came in second in the 100 M with the time of 11.64; Grant
O’ Connor won the 1600 M (4:26.55) and the 3200 M (9:46.48); Conard senior Nickolas
Hartman threw the shot put 41-3 3/4; Northwest Catholic sophomore Asa Guest won the
110 M hurdles (16.39); Conard Benjamin Hadra leaped the triple jump 40-1 1/2 and high
jumped 5-4; Hall senior Savannah Dubay won with great effort the girls 100 M (12.5) and
the 200 M (26.03); 4x800 Hall boys won with a time of 8:20.53, legs of the team were Ari
Klan, Max Aronow, John Kabackle and Brent O’Conner; a neck-to-neck finish for senior
Helen Chavey in the 1600 M (5:28.14) and a win in the 3200 M (11:47.71).
Conard volleyball right at home for state tournament
By Ted Glanzer
Correspondent
After her team lost to Farmington High May 12, Conard High boys
volleyball coach Kerry Roller looked
at the five remaining matches on
the schedule and set two goals for
her team.
The first was to not lose another
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of the first, was to earn a home game
in the state tournament.
With its 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 2520) victory over rival Hall May 28,
the Chieftains achieved both of
these goals. The last time Conard
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wins. That was also the last time the
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state tournament.
With the win over Hall, Conard
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9 Fairfield Warde/Ludlowe June 2.
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and putting things together in
matches,” Roller said after the victory over Hall. “I like how we look
going into the state tournament. In
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gotten better.”
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