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Thursday
October 8, 2015
in the press
Selectmen vote
to up EMS level
Per the recommendation of Chief
Administrative Officer Robert
Skinner, the Canton Board of Selectmen passed a motion upgrading its emergency medical services
to a paramedic level, to be passed
on to the Board of Finance for review. PAGE 13
Development
size a concern
A crowd of about 60 people piled
into the selectmen’s chambers at
the Sept. 27 Planning & Zoning
Commission meeting raising a
host of concerns with a proposal
for a mixed-used development in
Avon Park North, the developer
acknowledged it is big. PAGE 13
Photo by Ted Glanzer
Smiles and safety tips at SVFC open house
Connor Chase is dressed for a future career in firefighting at the Simsbury Volunteer Fire Department’s Open House Oct. 4. The event was held in conjunction with national Fire Safety Week. See more photos on page 6.
Wild about animals
NEWS
THIS WEEK
A&E
3
The Buzz
7
Town News
13
Calendar 19
Sports
21
Business
28
Editorial
26
Classifieds
29
Quotes
of Note
“If UConn goes out of
business and we
downgrade to basic
EMS, I don’t want to
sound dramatic, but
people will die. We need
paramedics. There’s no
ifs, ands or buts about it.”
-Selectman Tom Sevigny in
“Selectmen vote to up EMS level”
on page 13
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Simsbury reader Frank Zaremba recently saw a cormorant at Elizabeth Park in West Hartford. If you
have a photo of a critter that you’ve spotted locally, submit it for this segment to Abigail at aalbair@
turleyct.com. Include “Wild About Animals” and the animal spotted in the subject line, as well as your
town of residence. All submissions will be considered for inclusion in a future edition.
“Plain and simple,
we don’t want our
$500,000 [and]
$600,000 houses next
to apartment buildings.
I didn’t move into this
community and buy a
beautiful home to have
an apartment complex
next to it.”
-Joseph Onion in “Proposed
development size sparks
concerns” on page 13
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Avon Historical Society hosts 2nd ‘Great Photo Hunt’
Brooks Williams
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Brooks Williams at South
Congregational Church
The Salmon Brook Music Series will present Brooks
Williams Friday, Oct. 16 at
the South Congregational
Church, 242 Salmon Brook
St., Granby. Doors open at 7
p.m., with the fun beginning
at 7:30 p.m. Keeping with
its practice of encouraging
young artists, South Church
will feature Joe Bourque
and Tom Gunderson as the
opening act. As cousins,
they have been playing and
singing together for a long
time. Refreshments will be
available for purchase, and
all funds raised support the
mission and goals of the
church. Tickets are $15 in
advance and $17 at the door.
Call Arlene at 860-916-5066
to reserve tickets.
The music of Williams
is almost tangible in its power. The combination of the
story and backbeat of songs
he heard as a boy is what
drew him into a music career. Describing his gravitation toward blues, Williams
described the appeal of its
strength and passion. Using the combination of its
rhythm and range of notes,
he powerfully tells stories in
this genre. On tour in the U.S.
for the next several weeks,
he welcomes the opportunity to see family and friends
again. Having performed
at South Church before, his
concert is being anticipated
by his local fans.
The Avon Historical Society, in
conjunction with the Marian Hunter
Local History Room of the Avon Free
Public Library, 281 Country Club Road,
Avon, invites residents of the Farmington Valley to donate old photos of
Avon during its second “Great Photo
Hunt” Friday, Oct. 16, from 1-4 p.m. at
the library. The Society is seeking to
expand its collection of “Avon specific” photographs of people, places and
things from Avon over the past 100+
years. Of particular interest are images of remnants of the Farmington Canal, local farms, mills, industry, Cherry
Park fairground, schools, people, stores
and shops, gas stations, homes of all
ages, office buildings, Little League games, scouting
events (camps), local parades, parks, open spaces,
etc. Anything up to the
present, including the last
40 years, is encouraged
and welcomed. However,
the older the photos the
better, as those images
are disappearing from the
landscape. The society and
library have photos stored
away in archival boxes and
files in the History Room
that are reviewed from
time to time when the
public requests research
information. Many times
those requests include
photographs, letters, account books, ledgers, etc.,
in order to add to the information obtained. The society would like to add to this
Canton resident in CTC’s ‘Young Frankenstein’
The hilarious musical
comedy based on the classic Mel Brooks’ film “Young
Frankenstein” is at the Repertory Theatre in New Britain, home of Connecticut
Theatre Company, thru Oct.
18. “Young Frankenstein”
tells the story of Dr. Frederick
Frankenstein, who inherits
his infamous grandfather’s
estate in Transylvania. Soon after his arrival, he
begins to recreate his grandfather’s experiments with
the help of his assistants,
Igor and Inga and the stern
Frau Blucher. After creating
his own monster, complications arrive in the form of his
madcap fiancee, Elizabeth.
“Young Frankenstein” stars
22 local actors and actresses
from Central Connecticut
including Doug McCarthy
of Canton, Tullio Milani, Johanna Regan, David Nunner, Tiffany Vinters, Johnny
Revicki and Erin Campbell.
Co-directed by Susan Smith
Thom and Duane Campbell,
this musical comedy stays
true to the classic film, while
offering some surprises for
newcomers to the story.
The show is at The Repertory Theatre in New Britain, 23 Norden St. Tickets are
general admission and are
$25 for adults and $23 for seniors. Shows are Friday and
Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets can
be purchased in advance
at www.connecticuttheatrecompany.org or bought at
the door the night of the performance.
collection as it frequently receive requests for information about the town,
residents, buildings and land. Donors
will be asked to sign a gift form for original photos. If the owner prefers not to
donate originals, they can ask to have
copies or scans done. History Room
volunteers and other local historians
will be on hand to help identify photos
if needed. If a donor cannot attend the
event, but has photos to donate, contact the Avon Historical Society at 860678-7621 and someone will be in touch
to arrange another time to view them.
In addition, the current exhibit
“A Canal Runs Through It: Faith, Commerce and Education in Old Avon Cen-
ter” will be on display through October.
It contains many old photos, postcards, pictures, old yearbooks, etc. of
the center of Avon from the time of the
Farmington Canal (1828-1849) through
to present day with much emphasis on
the Avon Congregational Church, the
canal, the railroad and the two Towpath Schools, which are all part of the
history of Avon Center.
For more information on the
Avon Historical Society, visit: www.
avonhistoricalsociety.org For more
information on the Marian Hunter Local History Room visit: http://www.
avonctlibrary.info/MarianHunterHistoryRoom.html.
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Art on the Hill with Stephen Sottile
The Simsbury 1820
House, 731 Hopmeadow St.,
continues its series Art on
the Hill, featuring the art of
Stephen Sottile Friday, Oct.
16 from 5:30-7 p.m.
The event is free and
open to the public. For additional information call 860658-7658.
Sottile attended the
School of Fine Arts at The
University of Connecticut
where he studied art history, graphic design, photography and printmaking.
He received his B.F.A. in
printmaking in 1981. He is
a professional printmaker,
working primarily on metal
plates creating etchings and
aquatints.
He also experiments
with other printmaking processes, including woodcut,
solar plate, gelatin print, collagraph and lithography. A
member of the Manchester
Art Association, Sottile is a
part-time student at MCC
and currently exhibits his
works in galleries and shops
throughout New England.
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Antique buttons roadshow
Remember
going
through grandma’s button
box? Remember playing
“button, button, who’s got
the button?” Interested
in history? Join the Acorn
Button Club of Central
Connecticut Wednesday,
Oct. 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the
Burlington Library, 34 Library Lane, while revisiting
the art, history and beauty
of antique buttons. The club
will be present an informative and visually interesting
overview of antique buttons
and the hobby of button collecting, for the novice and
the curious. Antique buttons
from various materials, eras
and genres will be reviewed.
Questions welcome. Take a
trip together down memory lane to see these buttons
as they were meant to be
– miniature works of art. If
you have any old buttons,
bring them along, and learn
about their age and history.
Registration required. Register online at www.burlingtonctlibrary.info, in person
or by calling 860-673-3331.
Eighties Family Dance Party at the library
Courtesy photo
Cast of “6 Boobs” from left to right: Cindy Lesser, Kelly Boucher, Rosanne Gowdy, Mike
Gowdy
Farmington Valley Stage Company presents
‘6 Boobs and a Pianist’
Farmington Valley Stage
Company will present “6
Boobs and a Pianist” Friday
and Saturday, Oct. 16 and 17
at 8 p.m. in the auditorium
at the Canton Town Hall, 4
Market St., Collinsville. “6
Boobs and a Pianist” is a new
and original musical cabaret
conceived and performed by
The Rack Pack: Cindy Lesser, Kelly Boucher, Rosanne
Gowdy and Music Director
Mike Gowdy.
The original cabaret
features hilarious music and
laugh-out-loud
sketches
while celebrating and honoring cancer survivors, their
families and loved ones.
Wanting to create something original, they thought
that a cabaret celebrating
cancer survivors would be
a great project to work on.
Many of their friends, family
and loved ones have been affected by breast and ovarian
cancer, so partnering with
a non-profit whose focus is
on cancer treatment, education and prevention was a
“no brainer.”
All they needed to do
from there was come up with
an apropos name and start
writing – thus, the genesis
of “6 Boobs and a Pianist!” In
bringing the show to Collinsville, Cohn enlisted the help
of Abigail O’Brien, director of
development, Health Sciences at the UConn Foundation,
for assistance in providing
information on ovarian cancer through the Julie Merle
Epstein Cancer Fund, whose
goal is to educate women on
the disease and the importance of early detection. Julie,
Cohn’s cousin, passed away
from ovarian cancer at age
28. It was her wish that programs be developed to educate women about ovarian
cancer. In addition, Doreen
and Abigail (a breast cancer
survivor herself) decided
to highlight breast cancer
research and treatment by
recognizing the efforts of
UConn Health through the
Letts-O’Brien Fund for Breast
Cancer Research. UConn
Health is home to Pramod K.
Srivastava, Ph.D, M.D., who
was recently granted the
first, in the world, FDA-approved ovarian cancer vaccine clinical trial. All seats are
$25 general admission. Tickets can be purchased online
by visiting www.fvstage.org
or at the door.
The box office will open
one hour prior to curtain and
theater doors open at 7:30
p.m. Free parking is available
on the street as well as in various nearby parking lots. The
auditorium is handicapped
assessable. Suggested age appropriateness is 13 years and
older.
‘You’re so fine, Mickey” meets big hair, tights
and leggings at a totally
rad dance party Friday,
Oct. 9 from 7-10 p.m. at
the Simsbury Public Library, 725 Hopmeadow
St. So, practice one’s break
dancing moves, comb
back your mullets and
perm up your hair, and be
prepared to have an evening of fun. Win prizes for
best dance moves and (optional) best costume. Dig
out the jean jackets and
parachute pants. Enjoy favorite snacks from the ’80s.
Dance to the hits, and not
so great hits, of the ‘80s
with DJ N.E.B, who’ll keep
the tunes going all evening
long. All ages are welcome
and it’s free. Registration is
suggested at 860-658-5973
or www.simsburylibrary.
info.
‘The Talking Dead: A Walk through the Past’
On Saturday, Oct. 17,
take a walk thru the past
presented by the Simsbury
Historical Society in cooperation with the Simsbury
Cemetery
Association.
With a ‘spirited’ guide, take
a fascinating tour through
historic Simsbury Cemetery, founded in 1688. Stop
along the way to converse
with seven resurrected
souls, who will tell their
engaging stories. Among
the local luminaries you’ll
meet Dr. Richard Eels
(1800-1846), one of the
most distinguished physicians in the state; Capt.
Joseph Toy Jr. (1836-1862),
whose father owned the
Toy Bickford & Company
fuse factory, an industry
that saved thousands of
miners’ lives; Josephine
Jewell Dodge (1855-1928),
who started the Day Nursery Movement; and a vibrant, distinguished group
of others, young and old,
including a survivor of The
Courtesy photo
Titanic, a felon, a socialite
… all of whom contributed
profoundly and uniquely to
the community. These past
residents of town will have
you laughing, conversing
and thinking about history
in a whole new way as you
discover what their lives
were really like. The tour
was written and directed by Betsy McGuire and
takes about 90 minutes. It
starts at the Ellsworth Visitors Center, 800 Hopmead-
ow St. Tours are offered at
10 a.m., noon, 2 and 4 p.m.,
with a special one-hour indoor, seated performance
in the Meetinghouse at
7 p.m. to accommodate
those who are less able
to walk the paths and the
steep hill of the cemetery.
The fee is $7 for members
and $10 for non-members.
Reservations are required
by calling 860-658-2500, or
email [email protected].
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Granby artists to open studios for the public
By Sloan Brewster
Senior Staff Writer
The Granby Artists Association began as a few artists
who wanted to share their art
with their neighbors.
That was 13 years ago,
and to spread that message,
the artists decided to open
their studios on the same
day, according to President
Deb Reelitz, who is one of the
group’s founding members.
Since then, the association
has grown and is now an official 501(c)(3) non-profit.
“We first started off as
an informal group of artists
who pulled together an open
studio event in the fall of
2002,” Reelitz said. “We just
all decided to open up our
studios on the same day, so
we worked together to create
signs and share the news. It
was an opportunity to help
people in our town to become aware of the talent in
the backyard, to really let people know that you’ve got this
wonderful group and they’re
your neighbors.”
Besides the annual resurgence of the open studio
tradition, the group also does
other events.
On Sunday, Oct. 4,
Reelitz and other members
of the association participated in one of the events. At 10
that morning, they met at the
Broad Hill Road Corridor, a
stretch of property preserved
through a conservation easement by the Granby Land
Trust and Put and Nannie
Brown, for the association’s
annual Paint Out.
The artists situated
themselves in nooks where
they could see the splendor of
the property, took out paints
and canvases or other art materials and spent a few hours
creating masterpieces in the
open air, showcasing the
beauty of the property.
Each year, the association chooses a property that
has been preserved or is on
the verge of being preserved,
Reelitz said.
Called plein air painting,
it gives artists a chance to
break away from the typical
stagnant photos from which
most derive their creations.
“We’re not painting from
pictures,” Reelitz said. “We’re
painting from the changing
landscape, what Mother Nature’s presenting at the moment.”
Many of the works done
at the event will be included
in an art show at the end of
the month.
Reelitz, a calligrapher,
works in letters and creates
designs in which she wraps
calligraphy with other art. She
also works in collaboration
with other artists.
During the paint out,
she found a niche with some
interesting mushrooms that
she painted and will be part
of an illuminated piece.
“It was wonderful. The
artists after being out there
for several hours were chilly,”
she said of the Paint Out. “It’s
such a great lead-in to the
open studio event.”
Open Studios, in which
attendees can tour studios,
talk to artists and check out
their work, takes place Oct.
16-18.
Sue Hackett, an artist who works in glass and
mixed media, will be one of
the 13 artists in eight different
studios participating in the
event.
“We’re painters and potters and glass blowers, jewelers, lots of different types of
artists,” Hackett said.
Hackett has a piece currently on exhibit in Brooklyn
and attended an opening
there Oct. 1.
During the tour, Hackett
will open her studio, which
in on the shore of Lake Manitook.
Hackett described the
theme of her work as “a little
depressing.”
“I’m concerned about
state violence against civilians,” she said.
She spoke of the more
than 800 American civilians
who have died at the hands of
the police and the more than
2,400 people in Palestine, including more than 500 children in Gaza.
Her art represents those
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Photo by Ben LaVigne
Laura Eden, a member of the Granby Artists Association, is
pictured plein air painting with egg tempera as her medium
during a Paint Out event held Oct. 4.
people. Among other things,
she creates what she calls
shrines for secular humanists,
she said.
Two other artists in the
association, Mark Gottlieb
and Annukka Ritalaht, who
also work in glass and who recently wed and built a studio
together, will demonstrate
how they do their work, Rellitz said. The demonstration
will be a new one to the open
studio tour.
“They’ll do flame work
during the event,” Reelitz said.
Jean-Luc Godard will
also bring something different to the tour, she said.
Godard is an engineer
and an artist who works in
wood. He will show some
lamps he has created through
his woodworking and wired
through an understanding of
high technology.
There will also be painters, such as Sally Sargent
Markey, who works as a watercolorist, who also works in
collage paste paper and fimo
– plastic clay.
“Sally does a lot of naturalist watercolors,” Hackett
said.
Lori Garcia will show her
lampwork glass jewelry and
some beads.
Diane Olean Bannon will
show sculptures she makes
out of quartz.
There will also be a couple of new artists in the tour
this year, Hackett said.
According to a press
release, unlike past years,
the tour will begin on Friday
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celebration this year, and
most locations will open Friday, Oct. 16 from 5-8 p.m. (5-7
p.m. at Lost Acres Vineyard).
The gala event will continue Saturday, Oct. 17 and
Sunday, Oct. 18, with hours
from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Maps for the self-guided
tour will be available as flyers
and advertisements in local
papers, at local businesses
and at each studio location.
Maps can also be printed
from the Granby Artists Association website, www.granbyartists.org. More information
can also be found on Granby
Artists Association Facebook
page.
Some works created at
the Paint Out will be entered
in the upcoming Granby
Land Trust Art Show – “Celebrating New England’s Natural Beauty” – which runs Oct.
29 to Nov. 29 at Lost Acres
Vineyard in North Granby.
Historical release of final
autobiography volume
In a special edition of
the lecture series The Trouble Begins, starting at the
special time of 7 p.m. at
The Mark Twain House &
Museum, 351 Farmington
Ave., Hartford, editor Benjamin Griffin of the Mark
Twain Papers & Project will
headline the official release
of “The Autobiography of
Mark Twain,” Volume 3,
Wednesday, Oct. 14. The
last volume in the authoritative reconstruction of
the author’s autobiography
contains tales and anecdotes relayed in freewheeling fashion, ranging from
his youth in Hannibal, Mo.,
through his Western years,
through his two decades in
Hartford, to his final days
in New York and Connecticut. It includes the “Ashcroft-Lyon Manuscript,” a
long attack on Isabel Lyon,
who has been referred to as
his “other woman” after his
wife’s death, and her husband, Ralph Ashcroft. The
program follows a 6:30 p.m.
reception in Hal Holbrook
Hall at the museum. This is
a free event, but a $5 donation is requested and reservations are recommended.
Call 860-247-0998 or go to
www.marktwainhouse.org
and click on “Events.” Farmington Libraries to hold
photography show
From Oct. 15 to Nov.
30, the Farmington Main
Library will host a fine art
photography gallery show.
An opening gala with the
artists present will take
place Thursday, Oct. 15, at
6:30 p.m. at the Main Library at 6 Monteith Drive.
The event is free and open
to the public. The artists featured in the show are Glenn
Affleck, Kathy Conway, Ann
Hodgdon-Cyr, Andy Mars,
Walter Schuppe, Megan
Stevens and Lou Zucchi.
Subjects portrayed include
nature, local landmarks,
travel and portraits, using
a variety of styles. Farming-
ton Library art shows gather together diverse local
talent in one place, allowing for a broader and more
nuanced view of what the
Connecticut art scene has
to offer. The items in the
collection are for sale and
will be on display in the
Main Library’s Community Room until Monday,
Nov. 30. The exhibit can be
viewed during the library’s
operating hours. Because
there are programs scheduled in the Community
Room throughout the
month, contact the library
in advance to check on the
room’s availability.
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Eric (right) and Will Schreijack
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Ella Capozzi gets a free balloon at the Simsbury Volunteer
Fire Department’s Open House Oct. 4.
ozens of families attended the Simsbury Volunteer
Fire Company’s Open House at the main fire station on Hopmeadow Street Sunday, Oct. 4. Children
were provided firefighter hats and balloons, and they were
schooled by firefighters on safety measures such as “Stop,
Drop and Roll,” and how to exit a burning building. The kids
also got the opportunity to climb on trucks and other apparatus. This year’s message, according a press release, is “install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate
sleeping area and on every level of your home, including the
basement. Larger homes may need more alarms.” The event
was held in conjunction with Fire Safety Week, which is Oct.
4-10.
Landon Cook demonstrates how to “Stop, Drop and Roll” as
engineer Joe Barrett observes.
Photos by Ted Glanzer
Left: Three kids pile into a fire truck at the Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company’s Open House.
Above: Simsbury Fire Chief Jim Baldis (right) and Assistant Fire Chief Randy Chesanek
Below, left: Darren Dowdell holds his son Daniel, while DJ Dowdell climbs a fire truck during
the Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company’s Open House Oct. 4.
Below: Charlotte and Poppy Morrison
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Taste of Korea: Korean cuisine,
full of wisdom and nature
Welcome back the
Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project
as it presents ‘A Taste of
Korea’ Saturday, Oct. 10,
2-4:30 p.m., at the Simsbury Public Library, 725
Hopmeadow St. Learn to
make five popular dishes
from Korea – Kimchi salad, rice with mixed vegetables (Bibimbap), soy sauce
and honey marinated beef
(Bulgogi), braised soybean
curd (Dubu Jorim) and
sweet potato noodles with
mixed vegetables (Japchae). Find out about the
health benefits of Korean
food while enjoying a full
meal, including dessert.
Participants will receive a
recipe book to take home
and books on Korean history and culture will be
available for free. Korean
Spirit & Culture Promotion Project is a non-profit
organization that is dedicated to raising awareness
of Korean history and culture. In appreciation for
the United States’ support
for Korea during the Korean War and in the years
that followed, since 2009,
KSCPP has held over 1,000
presentations about the
history and culture of Korea throughout the country. There is no charge,
but it is limited to 25 participants, age 12 to adult.
Pre-registration is required
at 860-658-7663 or www.
simsburylibrary.info.
TriMathlon in Avon Oct. 18
Mathnasium will host
a TriMathlon contest designed to encourage kids to
engage in math and to support local schools. Children
at all levels of math ability
are invited to participate. In
addition to winning medals,
all students who participate
this year will earn money for local schools with a
donation for each student
participating in the event.
The winner at each grade
level will be entered into the
Grand Prize TriMathlon.
The competition, open
to second- through fifthgrade students, will be held
at 2 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Avon
Mathnasium Learning Center at 51 East Main St., below Nicci G’s Restaurant.
Participation is free and registration is open at mathnasiumtrimathlon.com.
Historic water plan receives
initial state funding
Church of Good Shepherd
Courtesy photo
Vignettes of Hartford Historical
Architecture series begins
If you have ever visited
Hartford, you have probably
noticed the beautiful historic buildings, but did you
know that there are guns
carved into the outside of
the Church of the Good
Shepherd, commissioned
by Elizabeth Jarvis Colt? Or
have you ever noticed the
unusual details that appear
on fireplaces and chimneys
in historic homes? Using
photos and examples from
his own experience, William
Parsons, owner of William
H. Parsons Masonry and
Restoration, will share some
vignettes of Hartford’s historic architecture Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 7-8:30
p.m. at the Simsbury Public
Library, 725 Hopmeadow
St. Come and be amazed
by what you may not have
noticed. Parsons rebuilds,
repairs and restores masonry structures, relines chimneys, manages restoration
projects, builds and rebuilds
fireplaces and much more.
Pre-registration is suggested
at 860-658-7663, ext. 2200, or
www.simsburylibraryinfo.
Simsbury’s state Rep.
John K. Hampton applauded the State Bond
Commission’s decision to
finance development of a
comprehensive statewide
water plan by July 1, 2017,
in accordance with section
22a-352 of the Connecticut
general statutes. The legislation was signed into law
last year by Gov. Dannel
P. Malloy after Hampton
mounted opposition to a
potentially devastating and
costly 50-mile water diversion from the Farmington
River. The Bond Commission passed this first installment of $500,000 at its
recent meeting in the Legislative Office Building in
Hartford.
“This historic legislation, which has been lauded for its foresight and its
promise of good stewardship, now will see the funding to make the plan a real-
ity,” said Hampton. “This a
major step toward the development of a state-wide
water plan that supports a
far-reaching vision for water resource management.
We’ve been working hard
on the plan, and this funding will be welcome inspiration.”
The legislation requires the establishment of
a statewide plan, which will
address virtually every aspect of water use, including
availability, public health
and safety, conservation,
recreation, commerce, quality, security and agriculture.
The plan will identify appropriate regions in the state
for strategic water planning,
identify data needs and develop a consistent format
for submitting data to it, applicable state agencies and
regional councils of government for planning and permitting use.
All 4 Kids Consignment Sale Oct. 17
The Simsbury Latimer Lane Elementary School
PTO will hold its All 4 Kids
Consignment Sale Saturday, Oct. 17 from 8 a.m. to 1
p.m. in the school gymnasium. From noon to 1 p.m.,
all white tagged items will
be marked one-half off the
original price. The sale will
include gently used quality
children’s fall/winter clothing, outerwear, and shoes. The sale will also include a
huge selection of toys, books,
games, outdoor play equipment, sports equipment and
baby strollers/furniture. All
proceeds from the event
will benefit the many programs offered by the Latimer Lane PTO. Latimer Lane
Elementary School is located at 33 Mountain View
Road in Simsbury. Find
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Farmington students receive scholarships from the American Savings Foundation
Nine Farmington students
were recently awarded the Robert
T. Kenney Scholarship from the
American Savings Foundation for
the 2015-16 academic year. The recipients are: Sean Galvin, a student
at Johns Hopkins University; Scar-
lett Yoona Huh, who is attending
University of Connecticut; NiaMarie
Jackson, a student at Winston Salem State University; Yea Jin (Jessica) Lee, who is attending University
of Connecticut; John Mastroianni,
a student at Worcester Polytechnic
Institute; Hollie Randall, a student
at Marist College; Kerry Ann Randall, who is attending University
of Scranton; Dagmara Sobczyk, a
student at Wheaton College; and
Ugne Vaiciulyte, who is attending
Boston University.
Maria Falvo, chief operating
officer of the American Savings
Foundation, said, “For 20 years we
have done what we can to help
make college more affordable so
students can focus on their studies
and achieve their goals.”
This year alone the foundation
is awarding $772,500 in scholarships to 398 students.
For more information about
the scholarship and how to apply
for the 2016-17 school year, visit
www.asfdn.org.
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Barney Library Building Committee
Board of Education Negotiations Committee
Board of Education Policy Committee
Board of Education Liaison for Green Efforts Committee
Board of Education Committee on Health and Wellness
Board of Education Noah Wallace Fund Committee
Board of Education Liaison for FOCUS Committee
Community Chest
CT Conference of Municipalities Representative
Cub Scout Pack 68 Den Leader
Eagle Open Volunteer
East Farms School PTO
Farmington Exchange Club
Farmington Food Pantry Board and Volunteer
Farmington Land Trust Member
Farmington Public School Foundation
Farmington Recreation Soccer
Farmington Republican Town Committee
Farmington Saving Bank Corporator
Farmington Services for the Elderly
Farmington Soccer Club Coach
Farmington Veterans’ Committee
Farmington Village Green and Library Assoc.
Farmington Volunteer Fire Department
Farmington Youth Baseball Coach
FHS Field Hockey Booster Club
FHS Lacrosse Booster Club
FHS Soccer Booster Club
First Church of Christ Congregational
Fire Service Board
Founding Member, Unionville Business Cooperation
Friends of Farmington High Music
Friends of the Farmington Library - past co-chair
Greg Warren Memorial Field House Building Committee
Historical Society Board Member
Junior Achievement
Justice of the Peace
Jr. Women’s Club
Knights of Columbus
Land Acquisition Committee
March of Dimes
Meals on Wheels Driver
Noah Wallace PTO
Project Graduation
Relay for Life
Rotary Club
St. Mary’s Church
St. Patrick’s Church
Town Council Environmental Green Committee
Town Council Liaison to the Board of Education
Economic Development Commission, Historic District
Commission, Libraries & Veterans Memorial Committee
Town Council Strategic Planning Committee &
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Avon VFW visits with student vets
Photo courtesy of Deb Key Imagery
Last month, on a recent visit to Central Connecticut State University’s Student Veterans Organization Center in New Britain, the Gildo T. Consolini Avon VFW Post 3272
visited with student veterans and school administrators. They also presented two student veterans with $500 each to assist them with their school expenses. The donation
was made possible through the generous support received by the Avon VFW during
its Annual Buddy Poppy Drive every Memorial Day. Pictured left to right, back row:
Michael Wright (student veteran); Laura Tordenti, VP, Student Affairs CCSU; Avon Post
Commander Lee Wilson; Noah Stein (student veteran); Shantee Duzant (student veteran); Past Post Commander Bill Newman; Chris Gutierrez, Veterans Affairs coordinator
CCSU; left to right, bottom row: Paul Small (student veteran), Corey Chipman (student
veteran) and Jonathan Davie (student veteran)
Woofstock 2015 seeks cutest pup contestants
Proud pooch parents from throughout Connecticut are invited to duke it out
for the billing of Woofstock 2015’s Top Dog.
Woofstock 2015 will be held Oct. 17 on
the grounds of Miller Foods/Oma’s Pride
in Avon to celebrate the love pets bring
into our lives. The event raises awareness
for The Rob Branham Foundation and includes pet themed booths, live demonstrations, food vendors and pet adoptions.
Dogs can be entered in the Facebook
Photo contest at www.facebook.com/
RobBranhamFoundation. The pup voted “Cutest” will walk away with barking
rights as prizes for the winner, runner up
and an honorable mention.
The Rob Branham Foundation is a
small, non-profit organization dedicated
to providing support and services to patients and families fighting leukemia or
other blood cancers.
Its goal is to help families cope with
the ‘extraneous’ stresses more easily, so
they can focus their attention on the patient’s treatment and healing by offering
emotional and financial support. RBF also
supports Be The Match, the National Marrow Donor program.
Night golf
tournament
a success
Armed with glowing
projectiles, 72 golfers took
to Blue Fox Run Golf Course
Friday, Sept. 25 in a night
tournament. Timed to coincide with a full moon, the
Avon Canton Farmington
Youth Hockey Association
held its annual scholarship
fundraiser by playing golf in
the dark. A growing expansion of the sport of golf, the
game involves LED lit glow
golf balls and other glowing features that heavily
mark the golf course to play
“real golf.” The four-player
scramble format had several groups achieve under par
rounds on a modified Red
Course at Blue Fox Run.
The event was supported by many local businesses.
The tournament sponsor
was Acstar Insurance, and
food sponsors were Boyles
Furniture and Toce Brothers, Inc. Many local businesses sponsored at the
gold and silver levels, along
with various raffle prizes
awarded at the conclusion
of golf.
At the conclusion of
golf, ACFYHA Board President Scott Miller addressed
the assembly, thanking
them for their support of
the scholarship fund that
will help defray the cost of
hockey for those in need.
The event was a big success
raising more than $6,000 for
the scholarship fund. The
ACFYHA is looking ahead
to planning for next year’s
tournament.
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benefit rescue organization
Dog Star Rescue will
host the second annual
Bark & Brew fundraising
event Saturday, Oct. 10 at
The Hooker Brewery.
Bark & Brew is
the Central Connecticut-based dog rescue organization’s annual fundraising event. Tickets include
award-winning Dog Star
Rescue barbeque, unlimited Hooker beer, raffle,
silent auction and a puppy kissing booth where at
least five adoptable puppies will be ready to offer
up slobbery kisses full of
puppy love to attendees.
“For a small donation, enjoy a bottomless
glass of 13 types of Hooker
Beer, free Dog Star Rescue pint glass, along with
award-winning barbeque
and great music. See you
there,” said Dan McCabe,
Dog Star Rescue founder.
Founded in March
2013, Dog Star Rescue is a
licensed nonprofit organization that rescues strays
and abandoned dogs from
high-kill shelters and takes
in owner-surrenders. To
date, 400 dogs have been
c
rescued and adopted out
through Dog Star Rescue
adoption events in the
Farmington Valley, West
Hartford and surrounding
towns and online applications.
In addition to dog rescue, volunteers build dog
beds for shelters, participate in community talks
with local scout troops,
attend charity events and
assist area animal control
officers.
All adoption fees and
donations, including proceeds from Bark & Brew,
go toward helping to save
dogs.
Expenses range from
veterinary costs like vaccines and surgeries, transportation and supplies.
Last year’s event brought in
$6,000 for the organization.
Bark & Brew will be
held from 6-9 p.m. at The
Hooker Brewery, 16 Tobey
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Dog adoption event Oct. 18
In honor of October being National Adopt a Shelter
Dog Month, Almost Home
Animal Shelter is teaming up
with CT Liberty Mortgage to
help give dogs their “fur-ever”
homes. The public is invited
to visit the fall themed, oneday adoption event Sunday,
Oct. 18 from noon-3 p.m. at
CT Liberty Mortgage’s office
at 1027 Farmington Ave.
Meda Talley, founder
of Plainville-based Almost
Home, is hopeful that all of
the dogs at the event will
have a family to love them by
the holidays.
Cara Britton, owner of
CT Liberty Mortgage, believes in adopting from a
shelter whenever possible.
“We are thankful to be able
to raise awareness and highlight the importance of animal adoption,” said Britton.
“We have the opportunity to
help these dogs have a home
of their dreams, much like we
do for our clients,” she added.
People looking to adopt
a dog the day of the event are
encouraged to bring family members. It is important
that the pet one is adopting
will fit in with one’s family.
So, if one has children and/
or a well-behaved, leashed
family dog, bring them along.
Fall-themed activities and
games will be provided for
children who attend.
The adoption fee for
all dogs at the event is $350.
This price includes spay/
neutering, vaccines, vetting
and grooming. People who
would like to get prequalified before the event may call
Talley from Almost Home at
860-519-8592 or email [email protected].
The shelter is also in
need of donations. Suggested items are gently used dog
and cat beds, blankets, towels and pillow cases. Other
needs include paper towels,
large garbage bags, laundry detergent and cleaning
products. Donations will
be accepted at CT Liberty
Mortgage’s office prior to and
during the event.
On Sunday, Sept. 20,
132 Avon High School athletes and 26 volunteer parent-drivers canvassed area
neighborhoods to solicit donations to the annual Avon
Booster Club Ticket Drive.
Event coordinators KC
O’Brien and Jen Gorack report that residents responded very generously. The club
netted $7,700 – every dollar
of which will be invested
in Avon High School student-athletes through funding of programs, equipment,
specialty gear and scholarships. The Booster club is
Courtesy photo
The Avon High School field hockey team gathers before heading out at the annual Booster
Club ticket drive.
still accepting donations
(checks may be written out
to Avon Booster Club and
mailed to Avon Booster
Club, P.O. Box 9, Avon 06001)
and encourages sports fans
of all ages to come see the
Falcons in action this fall.
A complete listing of Avon’s
home games and meets can
be found at www.ciacsports.
com.
Har-Bur ‘Open Air’ Club volunteers help clean up river
Saturday, Sept. 26 at
10 a.m. marked the commencement of the Farmington River Watershed
Association’s 28th Annual
River Clean-up. Each year, volunteers
from Farmington River Valley towns slip on gloves and
tote trash bags in an effort
to make the river a cleaner environment for people,
wildlife and vegetation.
This year, Har-Bur
Middle School was able to
send 26 student volunteers
as a part of Kids in the Middle’s “Open Air” Club.
These students weren’t
afraid to disconnect from
their electronics and recon-
Har-Bur Middle School participated in the 28th annual River Clean-Up.
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hosting such a great event.
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Judy Hedderman Kip (left) and Cheryl Shields Lindstrom take a trip down Memory Lane as
members of the Farmington High Class of 1965.
From left: Bert and Kathleen Peterson and Rich Hadden pause before taking a tour of Farmington High School. The trio are members of the Farmington High class of 1965.
Farmington alums relive high school days of 50 years ago
By Ted Glanzer
Staff Writer
About 50 Farmington
High alums from the class
of 1965 took a trip down
Memory Lane and became
high school seniors for several hours as they were welcomed back for a reunion by
Board of Education Chair
Mary Grace Reed Saturday,
Oct. 3.
The rechristened high
school “seniors” met in the
Farmington High cafeteria and were treated with
memories of their high
school experience, as well
as the world and pop culture events that were taking
place during the 1964-65
school year.
The cafeteria was filled
with mirth, as Reed regaled
the class of 1965 with tales
of their high school experience. “Over the PA system
we can hear the voice of
Principal Bennett calling
Bernie Erickson [a member
of the class of ’65] … to get
to the office,” Reed said as
the room erupted in laughter. “There’s no telling what
trouble you’re in.”
Erickson, Reed told
those in attendance, went
on to serve on the Farmington Town Council and
is Reed’s colleague on the
school board.
“The value of Bernie Erickson on the Board of Education is something I really
could not begin to describe
to you,” Reed said. “His connection with the community and his feeling about the
children, his passion about
education … he sets a high
bar for students.”
The top television
shows at the time were
“Gomer Pyle,” “Bonanza,”
and “The Lucy Show.” Numerous attendees sang
along with and danced in
their seats to snippets of
the most popular songs of
the time, including “Wooly
Bully” by Sam the Sham and
the Pharaohs and The Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost
that Loving Feelin’.”
The entire contingent
sang along to the chorus of
“(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones.
Reed also noted the
seismic cultural shifts that
either had taken place,
or were about to, in the
1960s, including landmark
laws that were passed,
such as the Voting Rights
Act, Supreme Court decisions handed down, such
as Griswold v. the State of
Connecticut, and President
Lyndon Johnson’s decision
to escalate the number of
troops in Vietnam.
The young, preternaturally gifted heavyweight
champion Cassius Clay
changed his name to Muhammad Ali.
It was a trip down
Memory Lane that was augmented by the presence of
seven current Farmington
High students who accompanied the large group on
a tour of the building after
Reed’s presentation.
The two groups traded tales on the differences
between Farmington High
then and now.
In 1965, there were just
180 members of the senior
class. Now there are about
350.
Current Farmington
High senior Danny Lester
said he was told the high
school consisted of just the
main building, the cafeteria
and the science wing.
“I hear a lot of them
went home for lunch,” Lester said. “It’s changed so much,”
alum Jeffrey Sens agreed,
adding that he and a friend
used to compile the top
10 songs of the day during
physics class. “God, we
didn’t pay attention in physics at all.” Alum Doug Petersen
said that on the first day of
his chemistry class he and
his classmates were told
to purchase the items on a
shopping list to make alcohol, which the class brewed
to use later in experiments.
“Yeah, that wouldn’t
happen today,” Farmington
High senior Sammy Kallman said. “I’m just disappointed that we can’t use
the Bunsen burners to roast
marshmallows.”
Reed
acknowledged
the looser reins that were on
the students 50 years ago.
“The students are
stunned at the things you
guys could do that would
get them arrested now,”
Reed quipped to another
round of laughter.
It’s the eighth, and final,
year that Reed has hosted a
class. Reed is stepping down
from the school board when
her term ends in December
after a quarter of a century
of service.
Still, she left the members of the class of 1965 with
a reminder as to why she
wanted to keep them connected to Farmington High
School.
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schools,” Reed said. “This is
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Shredding
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By Alison Jalbert
Assistant Editor
By Sloan Brewster
Senior Staff Writer
AVON — A proposed development in Avon would dwarf
others in the Farmington Valley,
according to residents.
A crowd of about 60 people
piled into the selectmen’s chambers at the Sept. 27 Planning &
Zoning Commission meeting
raising a host of concerns with a
proposal for a mixed-used development in Avon Park North, the
developer acknowledged it is big.
“There’s nothing of this magnitude in the Farmington Valley,” said Joe Pierik of Carpionato
Group.
The proposal calls for 68,000
square feet in commercial space
and a total of 1.1 million square
feet of buildings with more than
300 residential units.
The plan is to construct the
development in phases, with
about 100 of the residences going
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“What is going to constitute
See CONCERNS on page 17
and he looks
like he’d rather
chew on shards of glass than speak in front of a
large audience.
On the surface, his achievements are nice,
CANTON — Per the recommendation of Chief Administrative Officer Robert Skinner,
the Canton Board of Selectmen
passed a motion upgrading its
emergency medical services to a
paramedic level, to be passed on
to the Board of Finance for review.
The vote, which took place at
the selectmen’s Sept. 30 meeting,
passed 4-1, with Selectman David
Gilchrist in opposition.
Town officials have been reviewing the need for a local paramedic service, dating as far back
as October 2011. In November
2014, the Canton Fire/EMS Department presented a report indicating that the town would no
longer be able to continue with the
advance-level emergency medical
service it currently performs. This
change is a result of the University
of Connecticut Health Center no
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Officials have been weighing the options of either offering
a basic EMS service and have
See RUN on page 18
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Above: Avon resident Teagan Stedman (left), a 15-yearold Westminster School sophomore, stands next to musician Charlie Scopoletti, a two-time cancer survivor.
Stedman has organized Shred Kids’ Cancer, a nonprofit
group that has raised more than $300,000 for pediatric
cancer research; right: Grace O’Connell cheers on her
mother, who ran the Rock the Run 5K at the Simsbury
Performing Arts Center Oct. 4.
Locals ‘Rock the Run’
By Ted Glanzer
Staff Writer
SIMSBURY — Avon resident Teagan Stedman,
15, is like many bright teenagers growing up in the
Farmington Valley. He plays guitar in the jazz combo at Westminster School, where he’s a sophomore,
Resident reactions to Charles House Commons mixed at TPZ meeting
By Ted Glanzer
Staff Writer
FARMINGTON — Farmington residents’ reactions to Charles
House Commons – the proposed
268-unit
townhouse/apartment
complex at 19 Perry St. by developer
Centerplan Development Co. – were
mixed at the Town Plan and Zon-
ing Commission’s meeting Monday,
Sept. 28.
Several of the 14 people who
spoke during the public comment
portion of the meeting objected,
at least in part, to the proposal because the large-scale project will add
more vehicles to an already trafficplagued area.
Resident Josh Davidson, for ex-
ample, said that while he commended the developer for its efforts, he
had serious reservations about the
size and the scope of the $60 million
to $70 million project that calls for
four large buildings to be constructed on the 10 acres of land adjacent
to Union School and would be next
to the Farmington River.
In addition to the impact the
Everything for Your Home
project would have on traffic, Davidson said he was concerned about
what construction would do to the
area and whether there would be
adequate parking.
The project calls for 439 parking spaces and the construction of
a new road looping around Union
School for the pickup and dropoff
of students, according to project ar-
chitect Mark Arigoni. There will also
be a riverfront walkway and several
other smaller buildings, including a
poolhouse.
But Davidson said the town’s
traffic consultant determined that
the loop road “lacked any actual
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FPSF will mark 20th anniversary next week
By Ted Glanzer
Staff Writer
FARMINGTON — The
Farmington Public School
Foundation will celebrate
its 20th anniversary with a
dedication of engineering
labs that have been installed
throughout the district in
a gathering at Farmington
High School Friday, Oct. 16.
The foundation has invited major donors, school
board members and others
who have contributed to the
organization to the event,
scheduled for 7:30 a.m.,
according to FPSF Chair
Meghan Guerrera.
Through its $138,000
in grants, the foundation
was able to build a new engineering design and prototyping lab at Farmington
High School, support new
engineering programs at
Irving A. Robbins Middle
School and West Woods Upper Elementary School; and
furnish technology resources needed to implement the
programs.
“FPSF is proud to celebrate its many years of service in conjunction with the
dedication of the Engineering Labs for grade five-12,”
she said. “The Engineering
Labs are a wonderful example of the innovative projects
and programs that FPSF has
provided Farmington public schools over the past 20
years. We hope to continue
our partnership with our
generous community and
corporate donors and look
forward to supporting innovative educational opportunities in Farmington public
schools for many years to
come.”
The mission of FPSF is
to fund areas in the schools
that are on the school district’s wish list, but are not
necessarily items that would
be included in the schools’
budget.
“What we’re looking for
is what school wants to pilot,
doesn’t make sense to put
school funding to,” Guerrera
said.
To date, the foundation has granted more than
$225,000 to Farmington
schools through the Teacher Initiated Grant Program
and the Innovative Initiative
Grant Program. These pro-
grams have allowed students
to: participate in authentic
archaeological digs; hatch
and release trout into the
Farmington River to support ecological studies; create dynamic music videos
to enhance number skills;
create and distribute school
e-newspapers; and now access state-of-the-art engineering facilities in support
of an engineering curriculum.
Guerrera noted that the
foundation awards grants
for projects at every school,
including the following: Students Teaching Students
at East Farms Elementary
School; e-News broadcasts
at Noah Wallace School;
engaging reluctant readers
and writers at West District
Elementary School; land and
water stream table investigations at Union School;
the West Woods Upper Elementary School News Crew;
digital imagery at Irving A.
Robbins Middle School; and
jewelry making, designing
and marketing at Farmington High School.
The
foundation
launched its annual fund-
raising campaign Oct. 1;
the campaign includes the
annual Trivia Bee, which is
scheduled for April 1, 2016.
While it just completed
its $138,000 drive for the
engineering labs, the foundation has now committed
to raising $85,000 for Edge
Media Labs for grades seven
through 12 and will teach
“new media literacy to kids
at those grade levels,” Guerrera said. The efforts of the foundation are not lost on school
officials. Superintendent of
Schools Kathy Greider called
Guerrera and the work that
the foundation does “amazing” at a recent school board
meeting. Greider noted the
tireless work that the foundation does – including meeting with other towns’ education foundations – in an
effort to raise money and increase the number of donors
for programs that dramatically enrich the education
opportunities for students in
the school district.
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TOWN OF FARMINGTON
INLAND WETLANDS COMMISSION
TOWN OF FARMINGTON
TOWN PLAN AND ZONING COMMISSION
Notice is hereby given that the Inland Wetlands Commission will hold a public
hearing on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall Council
Chambers on the following application:
Notice is hereby given that the Town Plan and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at
the Town Hall Council Chambers, 1 Monteith Drive, Farmington,
at 7:00 p.m. on the following application:
Town of Farmington application for regulated activity in wetlands and within
upland review area for reconstruction of road, replacement of drainage system
and installation of energy dissipaters at outlets for South Road (from Two Mile
Road to Orchard Road).
Old Mill Commons, LLC application for text amendment to the
zoning regulations (UC/UV zones), special permit and site plan
approval related to development of multi-family dwellings for
property located at 19 Perry Street and an access driveway on
173 School Street and 37 Mill St. UC zone. A copy of the text
amendments are on file in the Town Clerk’s Office.
At this hearing interested persons may be heard and written communications
received. A copy of this proposal is on file in the Planning Department, Town Hall,
Farmington, CT.
Dated at Farmington, CT, this 1st day of October, 2015.
At this hearing interested persons may be heard and written
communications received. A copy of this proposal is on file in the
Planning Department, located in the Town Hall, Farmington, CT.
INLAND WETLANDS COMMISSION
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Mansion at Chestnut Hill is one new option to house the
senior center which has outgrown Eno Hall (above).
New senior center options
brought to selectmen
By Sloan Brewster
Senior Staff Writer
SIMSBURY — Some
new possibilities have
opened up for a location
for the Simsbury Senior
Center.
At the Sept. 28 Board
of Selectmen meeting, First
Selectman Lisa Heavner
said that, while the town
will continue to explore
using a combination of the
Performing Arts Center
and Eno Memorial Hall,
two additional sites may
also warrant consideration.
“I wanted to bring this
to your attention,” Heavner
told the board.
The developers of the
former Webster Bank, the
18,000-square-foot Ensign
House, which is now called
Mansion at Chestnut Hill,
are looking for investors
and have applied for a tax
abatement, Heavner said.
They also mentioned the
possibility of a public-private partnership for the
building’s use.
“I do believe that it is
important to preserve this
building,” she added.
The house sits on the
corner of Hopmeadow
Street and Drake Hill Road,
across Hopmeadow from
First Church of Christ and
across Drake Hill from the
Drake Hill Shopping Center.
Jackson Eno, who
died in April, swept in and
bought the mansion for
$1 million in the spring of
2013, when a retailer had
been looking at it. At the
time, Eno said he wanted
to save the home, which
was built in 1905 by his
father’s godfather, John
Ensign.
Eno planned on putting a residential development “all tucked in behind”
the house. He described
about 30 town center condos within walking distance of all the amenities,
including grocery stores
and other shopping needs.
The house, which has
three floors and a basement, would be used as a
clubhouse or community
center for residents.
Heavner said the developers would consider
using the entire house for
the senior center if selectmen decided to pursue the
option.
The owner of the
building that formerly
housed Andy’s Supermarket has also come forward
with an offer, Heavner said.
He would like to lease the
28,000-square-foot building for the long term, rather than sell it.
Owners for both properties will continue to pursue other options, she said.
Talks have not yet reached
the level of discussing
numbers.
“Both have unique
potential,” Selectman Sean
Askham said, adding each
would resolve the need to
keep the center downtown
and provide sufficient
parking, he said.
Selectman
Cheryl
Cook agreed that both had
potential, but said she was
concerned what problems
might be uncovered in the
mansion.
“I am a little concerned about the older
building and what we
might find,” she said.
Heavner pointed out
that the selection process
for the senior center has
been daunting and has
gone on for a long time,
though she added that the
current Board of Selectmen has only been at it for
eight months.
“I know it’s been a frustrating process,” she said.
“If this was an easy choice,
we would have made it.”
The board decided to
have town staff and the
Building Committee look
into the two properties.
Reorg pending for Land Use Department
By Alison Jalbert
Assistant Editor
CANTON — The Land
Use Department will soon
be reorganized, accompanied by a raise for the director of planning and community development.
Chief Administrative
Officer Robert Skinner outlined his recommendation
at the Sept. 30 Board of
Selectmen meeting, which
seeks to reorganize and
consolidate zoning, fire inspection and building inspection all under the Land
Use Department.
“In looking at what
other towns do, there are
certainly benefits to combining those all under one
department,” he said.
All regulatory functions of the building official,
fire marshal and zoning
would be under the direct
supervision of Neil Pade,
the director of planning and
community development.
The
reorganization
would provide several benefits to the town, Skinner
said.
There would be better
coordination between the
three divisions, as there are
currently times when permits are issued without the
other departments review-
ing them first.
It will also lead to coordinated policies that all
Land Use regulatory offices
will follow, leading to a better experience for the public
when seeking permits and
various approvals.
It could also enable updating procedures, such as
online permitting. Skinner
said the town has tried that
in the past, but not having
that function consolidated
under one person proved to
be problematic.
“This would be a huge
benefit for everybody – the
public and town staff. Combining departments will
help that happen,” he said.
Along with the reorganization,
Skinner
also recommended increasing Pade’s salary due
to taking on additional
responsibilities.
“It wouldn’t be overwhelming; he would now
be the direct supervisor of
additional staff and play a
larger role in developing
policies and procedures for
the combined staff,” he said.
In the Farmington Valley and surrounding areas,
town planner positions are
competitive, Skinner explained.
“They play a critical
role in the development of
a town. Neil has certainly
played a critical role in the
development of Canton,” he
said.
The recent town planner vacancy in Simsbury
is being advertised with a
$120,000 annual salary.
The recently hired town
planner in Avon makes
$115,000. Pade’s annual salary, retroactive to July 1, will
be $105,583.
Skinner’s recommendation calls for an increase,
effective Oct. 1, to $112,792.
“If we’re going to retain
our staff, especially those
considered leaders in our
field, we’re going to have
to pay them accordingly.
The increase is twofold: it
compensates for additional
responsibilities and [helps
us] maintain experienced
employees,” he said.
Selectman
Lowell
Humphrey said he would
not support the recommendation “because of some of
the background information.”
“The method in which
this came about – if this is
going to be addressed, it
should be addressed during
the budget process, not
mid-year,” he said.
The motion to approve Skinner’s reorganization recommendation was
approved 4-1, as was the
motion to increase Pade’s
salary. Humphrey was the
dissenting vote in both.
In other board of selectmen news, a motion
was unanimously passed
to modify the Youth Service
Bureau, eliminating the requirement that one of the
members is between the
ages of 18 and 21, and the
requirement that at least
one-third of the total membership should be individuals who receive less than
50 percent of their income
by delivering services to the
youth.
Sue Saidel, chairperson
of the Youth Services Bureau, requested that the selectmen consider the modifications, as it has been
traditionally difficult to find
18- to 21-year-olds to fill the
position, and that there are
people over 21 interested in
being on the bureau.
As to the second modification, Skinner said in a
Sept. 3 memo that it is difficult to enforce since income
information is not sought,
and it is “arguably unnecessary” since the town now
has an ethics ordinance.
TOWN OF FARMINGTON
TOWN PLAN AND ZONING COMMISSION
Notice is hereby given that the Town Plan and Zoning Commission took the
following action on Monday, September 28, 2015:
Approved Edward E. Fishman application for change of zone from R20 to B1,
special permit and site plan approval for medical office use for property located at
1432 Farmington Avenue with conditions.
Approved Diamantis Konstantinos request for lot line adjustment to 396 Meadow
Road and conservation easement area as submitted on plan sheet number SUB1, Revision to Final Subdivision “The Gardens” prepared for Calco Construction &
Development, Inc. with a revision date of August 26, 2015 on file in the Planning
Office.
Dated at Farmington, CT
October 2, 2015
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‘Light pollution’ upsets
Ahrens Park neighbor
By Ted Glanzer
Staff Writer
Regan, the only resident to
complain about the lights,
to mitigate any issues he
has.
The fourth light was
permitted, he said, in response to Regan’s complaint.
Specifically, the fields
were realigned and the light
was added so no light was
facing Hungary Road.
“We did that to alleviate [the concern] and we
believe we achieved that,”
Tyburski said.
Tyburski noted that
the lights were needed because “there are only so
many fields in town.” Salmon Brook Park is primarily
used by youth soccer in the
fall, so Ahrens Park is used
for football.
The league practices
three times a week, from
5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Tyburski
said, and will do so until the
end of October.
Tyburski said that the
league cleans up after itself and, whenever there
has been an issue, it has
responded quickly and appropriately.
“They’ve never done
anything wrongful, and
they have never tried to
be blatantly disruptive,” he
said. “They have been good
stewards of the park.”
GRANBY — The use of
portable lights for the Granby Youth Football League at
Ahrens Park is a nuisance
that should be addressed
by the Planning and Zoning
Commission, according to
a Hungary Road resident.
Bill Regan told the
Granby Planning and
Zoning Commission at its
meeting Sept. 22 that the
Park and Recreation Department permitted the use
of the portable lights without any discussion from the
town or the neighbors who
would be affected.
Initially, the league had
approved the use of three
portable lights for practice
during the week, but this
year the league was provided the ability to use four
lights, which has resulted
in “light pollution,” Regan
said.
While Regan voiced
his concerns during public
comment, commissioner
James Sansone commented, “This is exactly why the
town should not exempt
itself from the regulations.”
In a telephone interview, Park and Recreation
Director Thomas Tyburski
said he has worked with
Photos by Sloan Brewster
State Department of Housing Commissioner Evonne Klein presented the Simsbury Housing Authority with a check for
$775,580 for capital improvements at the Owen L. Murphy Apartments and Virginia Connolly Residences.
Grant awarded to Simsbury Housing Authority
By Sloan Brewster
Senior Staff Writer
SIMSBURY — State Department of Housing Commissioner Evonne Klein presented the Simsbury Housing
Authority with a check for
$775,580.
The check, a Community Development Block Grant
through the Small Cities
Program, will help cover site
improvements at the Owen
L. Murphy Apartments and
a roof replacement at the
Virginia Connolly Residence
at 1600 Hopmeadow St., said
Housing Authority Executive
Director Ed LaMontagne.
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municipalities to be awarded
a grant through the program.
At a press conference
Monday, Sept. 28, First Selectman Lisa Heavener and state
Rep. John Hampton thanked
the commissioner for the
award, which was merit
based.
The town was awarded the grant after a rigorous
application process during
which the Connecticut
Housing Finance Authority
assessed the properties for
capital improvement needs,
LaMontagne said.
“This was a competitive round,” Klein said. “We’re
pleased to say that you did a
great job in convincing us that
Simsbury would be worthy.”
Klein lauded Gov. Dannel Malloy for investing in affordable housing at rates she
said the state had not seen in
nearly three decades.
“I’m proud that we can
award the town of Simsbury
this grant, which will help to
add more vibrancy to this already wonderful community,”
Klein said. “Utilizing this program, made possible by the
U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development, we
will be able to improve several units of housing for local
seniors and disabled individ-
TOWN OF FARMINGTON
INLAND WETLANDS
COMMISSION
Notice is hereby given that the
Agent for the Inland Wetlands
Commission took the following
action on 9-30-15. Approved
the application for regulated
activity: construction of an
addition, within upland review
area, for property located at 424
Plainville Ave.
Wiliam Warner, AICP
Agent for the Farmington
Inland Wetlands Commission
9/30/15
uals in town.”
Since Malloy took office,
more than 6,125 units of affordable housing have been
preserved, rehabilitated or
built in the state, a nearly $1
billion investment, Klein said.
“Some of us remember
a time that Connecticut did
not have funding for affordable housing,” Klein said.
“We’re fortunate that we
have a governor that considers affordable housing a priority.”
After the check presentation, the group went on a
tour of the complex, stopping
in an apartment in the Owen
Murphy building and at one
of the Virginia Connolly units.
“It’s just a beautiful,
beautiful place in the heart
of Simsbury,” Heavner said
before the tour. The residents
of each unit happily opened
their doors and welcomed
the visitors.
Irene Kubica said she
has lived in her apartment for
six months. She moved there
from Farmington when she
was no longer able to drive
and began needing daily assistance.
Of the things she likes
most about her new home,
assistance from aides tops
the list. “That why I’m here,”
she said.
Rosemarie Demlowski’s unit was bright and airy,
with windows on either end
and doors opening out to the
complex grounds. She has
lived there for 14 years.
“I like it. I do like it here,”
she said, smiling graciously
as Klein admired her decor
and commented on her family pictures. The properties,
which are adjoining, are managed by the town.
The Virginia Connolly
Residence has 40 units of affordable housing for senior
citizens 62 and older, and the
Owen L. Murphy Apartments
consist of 70 apartments for
seniors or disabled individuals. Some have one-bedroom
units and the rest are efficiency units.
During the tour, Selectman Cheryl Cook, who also
serves on the town’s Housing
Commission, said it was good
news that the town received
the grant and that last year
the town also applied but did
not get the funding, which
“was devastating.”
Cook has visited the
facilities many times and
knows many of the residents,
she said.
“There is never a complaint,” she said.
TOWN OF FARMINGTON
HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
Notice is hereby given that the Farmington Historic District Commission will hold a
public hearing on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. in the Town Hall Council
Chambers on the following application:
Kathleen Sayre application for Temporary Certificate of Appropriateness to install
shed at 23 Colton Street.
At this hearing, interested persons may be heard and written communications
received. A copy of this proposal is on file in the Planning Department located in
the Town Hall, Farmington, CT.
Dated at Farmington, Connecticut, this 1st day of October 2015.
John Bombara, Secretary
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CONCERNS
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that amount of commercial
setup for this area where
we’re going to have empty
buildings and empty places?”
asked resident Elaine Primo.
Speaker after speaker
rose and asked questions
or simply pointed out problems they foresaw with the
density of the development,
including the projected loss
of their property values and
the destruction of the rural
character of town, as well as
the quiet, peaceful nature of
local life.
Jen Fish said that while
she lives on the opposite side
of town from Stop & Shop,
EMS
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paramedic services provided
as they currently are from
UConn or another third-party vendor, or raise Canton’s
EMS service to a paramedic-level service.
“We can either hire
paramedics as employees,
or hire them through contracted services,” Skinner explained. “The problem with
hiring employees is expensive [due to] hourly wages
and benefits. It would be significantly less expensive to
use contracted services than
employees.”
In looking at the price
of these options, Skinner calculated the actual costs last
year for non-staff expenses.
For fiscal year 2014-15, the
cost is $198,650.17. He then
added in $15,248.14, the additional cost of providing
paramedic services, and
$8,000, the costs of maintenance and fuel for the fly
car. A fly car is usually a fourwheel drive SUV that carries
equipment such as oxygen, a
defibrillator and narcotics. It
is only for the paramedic and
she often wakes in the night
to the sound of beeping
from trucks going in reverse
in that parking lot. She discovered that was where the
sound came from one night
when, upon waking from the
sound at 4 a.m., she drove
around to see where it had
originated.
Noise from the Avon
Park North development
would be even more disruptive, she said.
“It’s a quality of life [issue], and it’s going to affect
our property values,” Fish
said.
Some speakers spoke
specifically about the rental units and apartment
buildings planned for the
development.
“Plain and simple, we
don’t want our $500,000
[and] $600,000 houses next
to apartment buildings,” said
Joseph Onion. “I didn’t move
into this community and buy
a beautiful home to have an
apartment complex next to it.”
Commission members
had some concerns of their
own, including that the development may end up with
a large retail store as an anchor, which commission
chair Linda Keith pointed
out the commission had
made clear it did not want.
Pierik estimated the
cost to construct the devel-
opment would be approximately $200 million.
The development would
incorporate the old brownstone buildings where Ensign Bickford had operations
until 1969, said architect Neil
Middleton. The brownstones
would be renovated and
modernized and one would
be razed.
There would be a network of streets, and in the village center there would be a
campanile, or bell tower.
Approximately
312
apartments would be interspersed through three locations in the development,
Pierik said.
Smaller shops would
the paramedic’s equipment.
The total non-staff expenses is $221,898.86. To that
amount, Skinner said adding
the paid staff cost and the
cost of having a paramedic
on call 24/7 “would be the
lion’s share of the cost.” Also
to be included is the cost of
the EMS staff – during the
day, two people need to be
on duty.
Combining the nonstaff expenses with the paid
staff costs yields a total operating cost of $579,409.46. In a
Sept. 30 memo from Skinner,
he said the total actual EMS
budget for 2014-15, including
the cost of utilizing emergency medical staffing service
Vintech, was $405,761.69.
The increase for paramedic service from last year is
$173,647.77.
Subtracting last year’s
revenue – $382,771.69 – and
savings from not having to
pay the UCHC - $17,799 –
creates an operating deficit
of $178,838.77. There would
also be capital costs for a
$35,000 cardiac monitor, as
well as $50,000 for the fly car
and associated equipment.
“Keep in mind, currently,
because we can’t get volunteers with the proper certification, the deficit is around
$90,000,” Skinner reminded
the selectmen. “This will be a
lot more money. Absolutely.
It may be our only option if
we’re going to provide longterm paramedic service to
our residents.”
Canton has Vintech on
contract through June 2017,
so there is the possibility of
adding paramedic services
to its current contract.
“If UConn goes out
of business and we downgrade to basic EMS, I don’t
want to sound dramatic, but
people will die,” Selectman
Tom Sevigny, a dispatcher
for the town of Farmington,
said. “We need paramedics.
There’s no ifs, ands or buts
about it.”
Selectman Lowell Humphrey said it will ultimately
be up to the voters to decide,
and that this issue will be
passed on to the new board,
to be elected next month.
First Selectman Richard Barlow said although the current board won’t make the
final decision, it can move
the dialogue by going to the
Board of Finance with Skinner’s recommendation.
“We’ve been conversing about this for four years
now,” Skinner said. “With the
time restraints coming up,
we need to apply to the state
to change our certification
level.”
Gilchrist said he has
“a lot of trouble” adding
$179,000 in paramedic costs
when the town is going from
a use of 20 percent to an
application of 100 percent.
Humphrey agreed, but said
there is no other option.
Gilchrist rebutted, saying
UConn is available.
Barlow made a motion
to move to accept the recommendation of Skinner in his
Sept. 30 memo for the provision of paramedic level services for the town of Canton
and, further, to direct Skinner
to prepare a cost analysis for
the fly car, cardiac monitor
and other equipment necessary to provide paramedic
services. That information
will then be passed along to
the board of finance.
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make up the majority of
spaces, then there would be
larger junior anchors, such as
Northface, REI, or J. Crew.
Larger and smaller retail
businesses and restaurants
dotting the development will
be broken into groups connected by green spaces, areas
where shoppers could stop
and rest, have lunch or take
in afternoon entertainment.
There would also be an
anchor store, perhaps a grocery chain or a Lowe’s.
There would also be
71,000 square feet of open
space in the center, including the area that is now the
Green, and some adjacent
wetlands.
In total, there would be
28.6 acres of open space in
the development including a
15.2-acre park.
Avon Land Trust President Chris Graesser said
while it’s great this development would be walkable
and pedestrian friendly, the
whole town needs to be
that way.
“I encourage you to
look at how does this plan
integrate with the rest of the
town and make the quality
of life in the entire town improve,” she said to the commission.
The public hearing on
the development will reconvene Oct 20.
Senior
Signals
By Stephen Allaire
Nursing Home Questions
Every family faced with a sudden need for long term care in a
nursing home has common questions. Some are routine and some
are frightening. Here are those questions.
What does a nursing home cost? In Connecticut, between $13,000
and $15,500 per month is a rough range. It is expensive.
Do I have to give the nursing home all my financial information?
Yes. They are entitled to it before they admit you, but it will not
adversely affect you, as you will have to give it to the Department of
Social Services anyway, when you apply for Title 19.
Will I lose my home?
Not if you are married. The well
spouse can keep the house without a lien. But, if you are a single
person, most likely the value of the house will go towards your care.
There are exceptions, so it is important to get sound advice.
Should I transfer my assets to my kids? The general answer is
no. It depends on your individual situation. There are exceptions for
children under twenty one years of age, and disabled children no
matter what age, and other rules that may allow transfers.
Do my children have to guarantee payment to the nursing home?
Absolutely not. There is a federal law against it. Nursing homes will
often try to get adult children to sign as a “responsible party”, but
they should not.
Won’t the nursing home kick me out if I run out of Medicare?
The nursing home is entitled to get paid for its services, but it can’t
discharge you without a safe discharge plan, which is based on the
care you will need, and your ability to get that care in place.
How long will Medicare last for my rehabilitation? It will last up
to 100 days, as long as you need the rehabilitation to maintain you
in your best possible condition. It will terminate earlier if you do
not need that care. Then you will be private pay unless you can get
Medicaid, or can go home without care.
Will I get worse care if I’m on Medicaid? The care you get will be
exactly the same whether you are private pay or on Title 19. The one
difference is that you can’t have a private room of you are on Title
19. In fact, the caregiver probably don’t even know if you are on
Medicaid.
How can I get Medicaid in a nursing home? The person on Medicaid cannot have more than $1,600 in his or her name. A well spouse
however, can have significant assets in his or her name and that is
where all the special rules come into play.
If I go on Medicaid, can I transfer to another nursing home? Yes
and it may be easier than you think, because once you are on Medicaid, the nursing homes know that there will be no uncertainty on
coverage and no gap in payment. So if you can be moved closer
to your family, or you feel one home has better care, it is entirely
possible to move.
There are probably a million other questions that can come up,
but the ones above are almost always asked. It could be critically
important to get the right answers, so don’t rely on your brother in
New Jersey, who had a friend, who told him something about Medicaid. First, other states have variations on the rules. Second, that
person may have had an entirely different situation. Third, you know
how stories get lost in translation. You probably played that game
in second grade where everyone sat in a big circle and whispered
something from one person to the next around the circle, and by the
time it got back to the start it was totally different. Get your information from the horse’s mouth. By that I do not mean Mr. Ed. I mean
someone who knows what they are talking about.
Attorney Stephen O. Allaire is a partner in the law firm of Allaire Elder Law, members of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys,
Inc., with offices at 271 Farmington Avenue, Bristol, (860) 259-1500,
or on the web at www.allaireelderlaw.com. If you have a question,
send a written note to Attorney Allaire at Allaire Elder Law, LLC, 271
Farmington Avenue, Bristol, CT 06010, and he may use your question in a future column.
October 8, 2015
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Valley Press
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COMMONS
from page 13
“I don’t know about 500
neighbors,” Perry Street resident Joseph Fish said. “What
I don’t like is the poison in the
wells. It creeps everywhere.
You need to get it out. If any
project works, this is what we
should do.”
Fish also disputed the
15-minute dropoff time at
school that Davidson referenced. “From 7:05 in the
morning until after 9, people
are double parked, swinging their SUV doors open to
walk around,” Fish said. “How
someone hasn’t gotten hurt is
beyond me, and it gets worse
and worse. People park all the
way down Perry Street for
school functions.”
As for the traffic, David
Sullivan, Centerplan’s traffic
engineer, said the situation
in Unionville already was
less than ideal. During peak
times, the project would add
“Perception is the issue,
but the reality is that pickup
and dropoff time [at Union
School] is 15 minutes,” Davidson said.
Resident Don Dube said
the project would add roughly
500 people to the population
of Farmington, representing a
2 to 2.5 percent increase.
“That’s a big impact,”
Dube said. “You’re more than
doubling the population of
the area. You will change the
character of Unionville.”
While some objected to
the project, others expressed
their support, stating that,
among other things, it was
time to clean up the site,
which has been contaminated with the insecticide
Dieldrin since the property
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135 vehicle trips in the morning and 165 vehicles in the afternoon. he said.
Sullivan presented several ways to mitigate the
impact of that added traffic,
including changing the signal
light timing in Unionville to
have vehicles flow through
quicker. Another proposal
calls for Mill and Perry streets
to be squared off and turned
into a four-way intersection.
Bob Landino, Centerplan CEO, said at the time
that the high number of units
overall was necessary because of the insecticide contamination, which, he said,
would cost in the neighborhood of $3 million to $9 million to clean up.
Landino said that to
make the investment work,
the number of units had to be
on the higher end. The Town
Plan and Zoning Commission approved a 91-unit complex in 2007, but that development never went past the
planning stages because of
the high cost of the environmental remediation, Town
Planner William Warner said. But some residents even
questioned whether the market existed to support the
project to begin with.
“They reference it as
‘live, work and play,’” resident
Jason Wong said. “But where’s
the play? Not at McDonald’s
or Dunkin’ Donuts. ... That’s
what West Hartford is for.”
Wong said he was past
the under-30 demographic
who was in search of restaurants and bars, so he moved
to Farmington to raise a
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he said.
Others disagreed concerning the lack of a market.
Resident Janet Colturi said
she was eager to move into a
Perry Street apartment eight
years ago, when the smaller,
91-unit project was first approved for another developer.
“I couldn’t wait any
longer. I sold my house and
moved to Meadow Farm
[condominiums],”
Colturi
said.
Centerplan representatives said they planned on
renting out the apartments
for $1,500 to $2,000 a month
to attract young professionals
making $80,000 to $100,000
a year and empty-nesters/
retirees who no longer want
to own their own homes.
Thirteen of the project’s 15
condominiums/townhouses
would be in the first building
that fronts Perry Street, providing an ownership interest
in the building most visible to
the public from the street.
The project is currently winding its way through
the approval process, and is
before both the Farmington
Town Plan and Zoning Commission as well as the Inland/
Wetlands Commission.
Earlier in September,
the Town Council in two separate motions twice voted
5-2 to modify a conservation
easement the town has on 19
Perry St. and to provide Centerplan an access drive easement at 173 School St.
In addition to the town
commissions, the project
would also need the approval of the state Department of
Transportation and the state
Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection.
The Town Plan and Zoning Commission continued
its hearing on the matter until its next meeting Oct. 14.
RUN
from page 13
but they might lead one to
say, “It’s not like he’s curing
cancer.”
The riposte, of course,
is: He’s doing that, too.
When he was just 8 years
old, Teagan’s friend was
diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. That led
the precocious Stedman
to organize “Shred Kids’
Cancer,” an organization
that has, to date, raised
$300,000 to fund eight clinical trials for cancer drugs
that treat children.
“Teagan felt bad for
[his friend], so he decided
to do something,” Kelly Stedman, Teagan’s mother,
said. “He just said, I know
how to play music and my
friend who is battling cancer plays music, so he came
up with the idea of forming
a band and a concert.”
Teagan’s friend is
currently doing well, and
Shred Kids’ Cancer is
thriving.
In addition to a concert, Teagan has organized
races, dodgeball tournaments and other events
to raise awareness and
money to combat pediatric
cancer.
On Sunday, Oct. 4,
Teagan and Shred Kids’
Cancer hosted the Rock
the Run 5K, which had 55
participants, at the Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center. It was the
fourth time the event was
held, but the first time
in Connecticut. The first
three runs were held in
California, from which the
Stedmans moved to Avon
last year. Teagan and the members of the Westminster
jazz combo entertained
the runners during the prerace, and musician Char-
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Emily Kunsman of
Weatogue is the first
female to finish the Rock
the Run 5K Oct. 4.
lie Scopoletti, a two-time
cancer survivor, played his
original song “Beautiful
Day,” just before the start of
the run.
Simsbury
resident
Mark DeKanter finished
first, while Emily Kunsman
was the first female, and
third overall, to complete
the run.
Teagan doesn’t just
throw money at a problem.
Kelly Stedman said her son
meets with doctors and reviews the clinical trials.
He is also working
on research at the UConn
Health Center in Farmington on a chemotherapy delivery system for children.
“I feel that’s the best
way for me to make a prolonged impact, to work on
as many angles as I can in
this cause,” Teagan said. Teagan’s parents – Kelly and father Greg Stedman
– are amazed at what their
son has accomplished.
“He’s literally curing
cancer,” Kelly Stedman
said. “I’m blown away.”
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Sew Thankful Quilters making Quilts
of Valor for service people touched by
war Thursday, Oct. 8, 6-9 p.m., at Avon
Congregational Church, 6 West Main St.,
drop in
Senior Center, 635 West Avon Road,
closed Monday, Oct. 12, Columbus Day
Pumpkin Patch at Memorial United
Methodist Church, 867 West Avon Road,
open thru Oct. 31, Saturday 10 a.m.-6
p.m., Sunday and Monday noon-6 p.m.
pumpkins of all sizes (860-673-2111)
Avon Historical Society exhibit
“A Canal Runs Through It: Faith,
Commerce and Education in Old Avon
Center” thru October in display cases
outside the Local History Room of the
Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country
Club Road
BURLINGTON––––––-
Burlington Garden Club meeting
Thursday, Oct. 8, business meeting
at 6:30 p.m., program at 7 p.m. at the
Burlington Historical Society Elton Brown
Tavern, 781 George Washington Turnpike
– Peter Picone addressing “Why Habitat
Quality and Quantity Is Important,” how
to make a difference by planting native
trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses and
managing invasive non-natives
Lake Garda School Community Tag
Sale and Bake Sale Saturday, Oct. 17,
9 a.m.-2 p.m., in the school parking lot
Parks
&
Recreation
fall
programs registration at www.
burlingtonctparksandrec.com:
• Kickbox Combo Mondays and
Wednesdays thru Dec. 16, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,
at Lewis S. Mills High School, $10 per class
with waiver
• Toning and Shaping Mondays thru Dec.
21, 7:15-8:15 p.m., walk-ins $4 per
class at the door with signed waiver
Oct. 14, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Favarh Family Support Children’s
Playgroup and Activity Club Saturday,
Oct. 17, 10 a.m.- noon
CANTON––––––––––-
Town historian David Leff’s library
office hours Tuesday, Oct. 13, 4-6
p.m., in the History Room at the Canton
Library, no registration (860-693-5800)
– stop in and explore the library’s local
history resources, ask questions and
swap stories about Canton’s heritage
At the Canton Senior/Community
Center, 40 Dyer Ave., 860-693-5811:
• Making It Meaningful: Planning for the
Future educational series Thursdays thru
Nov. 5 at 4:30 p.m.: Oct. 8, Rightsizing
the Next Season of Life; Oct. 15,
Preparing Your Home: Modifying or
Moving; Oct. 22, “Estate Planning: The
Benefits; Oct. 29, Paying for Long Term
Care: Ways to Keep from Going Broke;
Nov. 5, Hospice & Palliative Care: Making
Informed Decisions
• Medicare and your coverage, an
interactive, informative and fun
workshop Friday, Oct. 9, 12:45 p.m.,
presented by Medicare specialist Rick
Buteau of Canton
• Medicare Part D Supplement open
enrollment starting Thursday, Oct. 15,
screening only Tuesday, Oct. 13
• Time to sign up for AARP Smart Driver
Safety Course to be held Nov. 9, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Town of Canton Community Cookbooks
for sale at $10 a book, which includes 150
recipes, available at the Senior Center, the
library, town clerk’s office and the CAO’s
office
Collinsville Farmers Market every
Sunday until Oct. 25, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., on
Main Street in downtown Collinsville
Looking for volunteers for Neighbors
Helping Neighbors work day Nov. 7
from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., to volunteer
call Kathy Corkum at 860-693-8612 or
Cynthia Politano at 860-693-1210
Leaf Peeper Scavenger Hunt Monday,
Oct. 12, 1-4 p.m., at Roaring Brook
Nature Center, 70 Gracey Road, 860693-0263 – Drop in anytime and head
out on the trails for a fall scavenger
hunt and special crafts, apple cider and
cookies provided, scavenger hunt map
$2 plus admission to the nature center
Calling all crafters for the Canton
Holiday Craft Fair Nov. 21 at Canton
High School, contact Tammie Coffey at
[email protected]
FARMINGTON–––––--
At the UConn Health Center:
• Free IVF Information Session Thursday,
Oct. 15, 6-8:30 p.m., Cell and Genome
Sciences Building, 400 Farmington Ave.,
registration required at 860-679-4580
or www.uconnfertility.com
• Fall Mum Sale of 8-inch pots by UConn
Health Auxiliary Friday, Oct. 16 at three
locations: 16 Munson Road starting
at 8 a.m., outside the Connucopia Gift
Shop in the main building starting at 9
a.m. and at the Outpatient Pavilion gift
shop starting at 9 a.m. (860-679-2963,
Farmington Valley VNA blood pressure
screenings Tuesday, Oct. 13, 11:30
a.m.-1 p.m., Canton Town Hall, and
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.,
Canton Community Center, 40 Dyer Ave.
Favarh events at 225 Commerce Drive:
• Project Search Information Session
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 3-4 p.m.
• Favarh Recruitment Day Wednesday,
To submit an event for the calendar,
e-mail Sally at
[email protected]
auxiliary.uchc.edu)
Events at Farmington Senior Center,
321 New Britain Ave., Unionville, 850675-2490, ext. 3:
• Chit Chat Cafe Wednesday, Oct. 14, no
frills lunch, sign up by Oct. 13
• Co-Ed Pool Mondays, 10 a.m.
• American Mah Jongg Wednesdays,
1 p.m.
• Pinochle Thursdays, 1 p.m.
Lorey Cavanaugh of Unionville, owner
of Kitchen & Bath Design + Construction,
offering two seminars
thru adult
continuing ed programs of Farmington
and West Hartford – kitchen remodeling
guidelines and trends and bathroom
planning guidelines - kitchen seminars
Thursdays, Oct. 15 and 22, 7-9 p.m., and
bathroom seminar Oct. 29, at the KBDC
showroom, 13 Sedgwick Road, West
Hartford, to register, call Farmington
Continuing Ed at 860-673-8263
The Farmington Table: A Moveable
Feast Saturday, Oct. 17, at the StanleyWhitman House, 37 High St., $150 per
person, register by Saturday, Oct. 10,
860-677-9222, ext. 306
Five Corners Thrift Shop at the First
Church of Christ, 61 Main St., Unionville,
offering fall merchandise, including
housewares, clothing and some holiday
items, Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and
Sunday, Sept. 27 during Unionville Day
festivities from 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
GRANBY––––––––––
Granby Senior Center, 15 North Granby
Road, 860-844-5350:
• Medicare Open Enrollment 2016 and
Senior Medicare Patrol Friday, Oct. 9, 10
a.m., register
American Red Cross blood donation
opportunity Friday, Oct. 9, 1-6 p.m.,
at South Congregational Church, 242
Salmon Brook St.
Brooks Williams Friday, Oct. 16, at
South Congregational Church, 242
Salmon Brook St., doors open at 7
p.m., concert at 7:30 p.m., tickets
$15 in advance $17 at the door (www.
southchurchgranby.org)
Bruce Porter Memorial Music Series
with the Nat Reeves Ensemble Oct. 18,
4 p.m., at South Congregational Church,
242 Salmon Brook St.
SIMSBURY–––––––--
At the Simsbury Senior Center, Eno
Memorial Hall, 754 Hopmeadow St.,
860-658-3273:
• Lunch Café at Eno Fridays 11 a.m.noon, $2/sandwich, $2/soup: Oct. 9,
New England clam chowder, sliced
turkey and tuna salad sandwich; Oct. 16,
beef noodle soup, oven roasted chicken
and seafood salad sandwich
• Jewelry Making Workshop Monday,
Oct. 12, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., $5 plus cost of
supplies
• Lunch at Eno Wednesday, Oct. 14,
noon, turkey cutlet in mushroom cream
sauce, $3/$4, sign up the Friday before,
Oct. 9, by noon
• Pizza Lunch and Wii Bowling with
teens at the library Wednesday, Oct. 14,
12:30-3 p.m., sign up by Friday, Oct. 9
• Coffee with the First Selectman, Lisa
Heavner, Thursday, Oct. 15, 10-11 a.m.,
sign up by Monday, Oct. 12
• Jump on Board trip to New Britain
Museum of American Art Saturday, Oct.
17, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (free admission)
• Holiday Card Making Workshop Monday,
Oct. 19, 10 a.m.-noon, at the Simsbury
Library, sign up by Tuesday, Oct. 13
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At the Library
Avon Public Library,
281 Country Club Road, 860-673-9712,
www.avonctlibrary.info:
• Movie Matinee Thursdays, 1:30-4 p.m.:
Oct. 8, “Double Indemnity”
• NAMI Book Club Thursday, Oct. 8,
6-8:15 p.m.
• Foreign Film Series Thursday, Oct. 8,
6:30 p.m., “Butterfly,” Spain, intro by
Professor Bob Kagan
• Evening Book Club Thursday, Oct. 8,
7-8:30 p.m., “Orphan Train” by Christina
Baker Kline
• Teen Movie Day Friday, Oct. 9, 2:454:30 p.m., “Me and Earl and the Dying
Girl,” grades 7-12
• Computer Classes with the Uberbots, 3D
Printing: what is it? Wednesday, Oct. 14,
3:30-5 p.m.
• VFVNA Flu and Pneumonia Clinic
Thursday, Oct. 15, noon-2 p.m.
• Kids Choice Book Club Thursday, Oct.
15, 4:15-5 p.m., grades 4-6, “The Maze
Runner”
• Kids Chess Club Thursday, Oct. 15,
4:30-5:30 p.m.
• MS Publisher Class Thursday, Oct. 15,
6:30-7:30 p.m., beginner class, first
come, first seated (limited to 12 students),
doors open 10 minutes before class
begins
• Friends of the Avon Library Used
Book Sale Friday, Oct. 16, 4-8 p.m., $5
admission; Saturday, Oct. 17, 9 a.m.4 p.m., no admission; Sunday, Oct. 18,
noon-3 p.m., no admission fee, bag sale
$5 per bag
Burlington Library,
34 Library Lane, 860-673-3331,
www.Burlingtonctlibrary.info:
• Tween & Teens Craft – Book Quote Light
Switch Saturday, Oct. 10, 2 p.m., grades 5
and up, register
• Meet Crosby and Lucy! Tuesdays,
Oct. 13, ages 4 and up, register for a
15-minute slot
• Antique Buttons Roadshow Wednesday,
Oct. 14, 6:30 p.m., with the Acorn Button
Club of Central Connecticut, bring any old
buttons, register
• Movement! Yoga! Circus! With Heidi
Kirchofer of Matica Arts Monday, Oct. 19Nov. 16, 4:30-5:15 p.m., ages 6 and up,
register
• Picnic Story Time Wednesdays at 11:30
a.m. thru Nov. 18, all ages welcome, drop in
Canton Public Library,
40 Dyer Ave., 860-693-5800:
• Music for Me Story Time Friday, Oct.
19, 10:15 a.m. for babies and prewalkers
with caregiver and 11 a.m. for toddlers
and walkers
• Healthy Home Fermentation Workshop
with Lisl Huebner and Ann Mione
Saturday, Oct. 10, 10:30 a.m. – bring
jars and favorite prepared vegetables to
ferment
• Teen “Cosplay” 101 Workshop Saturday,
Oct. 10, 2 p.m., register – learn the
cosplay (costume play) basics
• Library closed Monday, Oct. 12,
Columbus Day
• Drop-In Story Time: Squirrels and
Acorns Tuesday, Oct. 13, 10:30 a.m., ages
3 and up with caregiver, drop in
• After School Video Gaming Tuesday, Oct.
13, 3-4:30 pm., grades 4 and up
• Town historian David Leff office hours
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 4-6 p.m.
• Teen Movie “Insidious” Wednesday, Oct.
14, 6 p.m., grades 7-12, register
• Tech Talks: Appy Hour Wednesday, Oct.
14, 6-7:30 p.m., registration encouraged
• The Junior Book Club Wednesday, Oct.
14, 6:30 p.m., “Franny K. Stein, Mad
Scientist: Lunch Walks Among Us” by Jim
Benton, 1st-3rd graders, register
• Monday Night Book Club Oct. 19, 7 p.m.,
“The Invisible Wall” by Harry Bernstein
• “The Artist’s Eye: The Work of Jim
Koplar” in the gallery space thru October
• Midsomer Murders showings with tea
and biscuits Thursday, Oct. 15 at 1:15
p.m., “Death’s Shadow,” register
Farmington Library,
Granby Library,
6 Monteith Drive, 860-673-6791, ext. 1,
www.farmingtonlibraries.org:
• Afternoon at the Bijou Thursdays, 2-5
p.m.: Oct. 8, “Borderline” (drama), and
Oct. 15, “Love Nest” (comedy)
• Me and My Baby, The First Year Together
Friday, Oct. 9, 10:30 a.m., Sleeping and
You: Relaxation techniques for one’s
baby, lullabies and board books; Oct. 16,
Finding Your Style, drop in
• Koo Koo Kanga Roo Dance Party with
Bryan and Neil Friday, Oct. 9, 3-3:45 p.m.,
all ages, drop in
• FVVNA flu clinic Saturday, Oct. 10, 9
a.m.-noon
• New Stories and Old puppet theater for
families Saturday, Oct. 10, 10:30-11 a.m.
• Creative Building Saturday, Oct. 10, 2-4
p.m., ages 6 and up
• Learn to line dance Tuesday, Oct. 13,
7 p.m., with Sharyn Farrell – lesson for
beginners for adults, seniors and teens,
register
• Teen Movie on the Big Screen,
“Avengers: Age of Ultron,” Wednesday,
Oct. 14, 2:30-5 p.m., grades 7-12
• Fall Art Show Opening Gala Thursday,
Oct. 15, 6:30-8 p.m.
• Appraisal Day Sunday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m.1 p.m., tickets $5 per item purchased at
the door
• Chess Club with Alex Lumelsky
Wednesdays, thru Nov. 4 (Oct. 28 and
Nov. 4 at Plainville Library), grades K-12,
register
Barney Library,
71 Main St., 860-673-6791, ext. 2
• Garmany Music Series: Les Julian
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2-3 p.m.
15 North Granby Road, 860-844-5275
• Musical Storytime for Preschoolers
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 10:30 a.m.
• Book & Film Series: India Wednesday,
Oct. 14, 1:30 p.m.
• Memoir Writing Series Wednesdays,
6:15 p.m.
• Crafternoon for Kids Thursdays, 4 p.m.
Simsbury Library,
725 Hopmeadow St., 860-658-7663:
• Loyalty Unleashed: Pit Bulls and the
People Who Love Them with author Sue
Torres Thursday, Oct. 8, 7-8:30 p.m.,
registration suggested
• Adult Book Discussion Group, “Bartleby,
The Scrivener” by Herman Melville
Thursday, Oct. 8, 7-8:30 p.m.
• Free Blood Pressure Screening Friday,
Oct. 9, 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
• Friday Flicks Oct. 9, 1-3 p.m., “Cannery
Row” and Oct. 16, “Red Pony”
• Eighties Family Dance Party Friday, Oct.
9, 7-10 p.m., rad dance party, win prizes
for dance moves and costume, snacks
from the ‘80s, DJ N.E.B, all ages welcome,
reservations suggested
• Taste of Korea: Korean Cuisine, Full of
Wisdom and Nature Saturday, Oct. 10,
2-4:30 p.m., ages 12-adult, pre-register
• Save Your Photo Days Sunday, Oct.
11, 1:30-4 p.m., with certified photo
organizer Regina Sanchez, bring up to 50
loose, printed photos to be scanned for
free, registration suggested
• Mystery Book Club Monday, Oct. 12,
11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m., “A Taste for Death”
by P.D. James
• iPhone Essentials IOS8 (2-part course)
Tuesday and Thursday, Oct. 13 and 15,
10-11 a.m., sign up
• Simsbury Land Trust Green Scenes:
“Just Eat It. A Food Waste Story” Tuesday,
Oct. 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
• Architecture Series: Vignettes of Hartford
Historical Architecture Wednesday, Oct.
14, 7-8:30 p.m., with William Parsons,
registration suggested
• Berlioz and His Symphonie Fantastique
with Jeffrey Engel (2 parts) Thursdays,
Oct. 15 and 22, 2:30-3:30 p.m., preregister
• Art on display for month of October:
Deborah Sacks in the Program Room,
Jennifer Riccio in the West Gallery,
Simsbury Camera Club in the East Gallery,
Forrest Doyle’s woodworking in the
display case
Teen programs
• Avengers: Age of Ultron, movie and
snacks, Monday, Oct. 12, 2-4:30 p.m.
• Wii Bowling, Pizza & Older Adults
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 12:30-3 p.m., RSVP
• Teen Advisory Board Meeting Thursday,
Oct. 15, 7-8 p.m.
• Nerdfest/Fandom Social Friday, Oct. 16,
3-5 p.m.
Children’s programs
• Caravan Puppet Show, “From Page to
Stage,” Saturday, Oct. 10, 11 a.m.-noon,
grades K-6, register
Lego Mania Saturdays, Oct 10, 17, 24 and
31, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., ages 5+, drop in
• New Storytime: Hola Bebe Tuesdays,
Oct 13, 20 and 27, 9:45 a.m., birth-23
months with caregiver
• Music with Marie Tuesdays, Oct. 13 and
27 at 10:30 a.m., ages 1-4, drop in
• Chess & Go Club Tuesdays, Oct. 13 and
27, 4 p.m., grades 2-6
• Storytime at the Firehouse Fridays, Oct.
16 and 30, 11 a.m., at the main firehouse
at 871 Hopmeadow St., drop in
• R.E.A.D. to a Furry Friend Saturday, Oct.
17, 1-2:30 p.m., call to reserve a spot
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Pond State Forest parking lot, limited to
20 people, register at 860-651-8773 or
[email protected]
• Cool Colors Hike from Penwood to
Tariffville Saturday, Oct. 17, 9 a.m.noon, RSVP by Oct. 15 to 860-651-8773
– approximately 5 miles, with some
moderately difficult terrain, after the hike
have lunch at the Cracker Barrel Pub in
T-ville
Events at Simsbury Free Library, 749
Hopmeadow St., 860-408-1336:
• Genealogy Road Show Saturday, Oct.
10, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., with Diane LeMay,
free to members, $5 non-members,
RSVP
• Drop-In Book Club Tuesday, Oct. 13,
11:15 a.m., “The Language of Flowers” by
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, drop in
• Connecticut’s Borders and Firelands
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1 p.m., with Professor
Tom Ratliff, call for reservations
Paying for Long-Term Care: Ways to keep
from going broke Monday, Oct. 12, 6:30-8
p.m., at the Simsbury Inn, 397 Hopmeadow
St., with Attorney Brendan Daly, free to all,
coffee and dessert provided, RSVP at 860236-7673
Simsbury Retired Men’s Luncheon
Tuesday, Oct. 13 in Palmer Hall, lower level
of First Church of Christ at intersection
of Hopmeadow and West streets – lunch
at noon ($8) followed by a talk by John
Harris, state commissioner for consumer
protection, on the subject of “Cost Effective
Consumer Protection that Does Not
Overburden Business” (860-658-7996)
Simsbury Chamber of Commerce After
Hours hosted by Eastpointe at Dorset
Crossing, 55 Dorset Crossing, Tuesday,
Oct. 13, 5:30-7:30 p.m., arrive at 5 p.m.
and learn “5 Investment Ideas to Transform
Your Future” presented by Jamie Rice,
CFA, JQR Capital Management, RSVP by
Saturday, Oct. 10, [email protected]
Farmington Valley VNA blood pressure
screenings Wednesday, Oct.14, 11:45
a.m.-2:15 p.m., at Eno Memorial Hall, 754
Hopmeadow St.
McLean Fall Caregiver Educational
Series Wednesdays, thru Nov. 4, 6-7:30
p.m., at McLean, 75 Great Pond Road,
Burkholder Community Center, light
supper provided, RSVP 860-658-3723:
Oct. 14, Caring for an Elder Loved One;
Oct. 21, Understanding and Responding to
Dementia-Related Behavior; Oct. 28, Your
Window to Their World; Nov. 4, Caring for
the Caregiver: Eat Healthy, Be Active and
the Importance of Looking After You
Simsbury High School class of 1980 35th
reunion Oct. 16-18, contact Cindy Porter
Marsella at [email protected]
“People of Simsbury – Past, Present
and Future” Saturday, Oct. 17, guided
tours of Simsbury Center Cemetery at
10 a.m., noon, 2 and 4 p.m. and special
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p.m., reservations required, call 860-6582500, members $7, $10 nonmembers
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Anonymous screenings for a mood
checkup Thursday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m.-1
p.m., in the Administration Building main
corridor at Tunxis Community College in
Farmington, info at 860-773-1506 or email
[email protected]
American Red Cross blood donation
opportunities, visit redcrossblood.org
or call 1-800-733-2767 to make appt.:
Saturday, Oct. 10, 6:30-11:30 a.m., and
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 11:45 a.m.-5:30 p.m.,
at the American Red Cross Farmington
Blood Donation Center, 209 Farmington
Ave., Farmington; Thursday, Oct. 15, 10
a.m.-3 p.m., at Tunxis Community College,
Scott Swamp Road – October is Liver
Awareness Month, give blood and platelets
to support liver transplant patients and
others needing blood products
Max Chef to Farm event HOPtoberfest by
Max Sunday, Oct. 11, 2-6 p.m., at Rosedale
Farms & Vineyards, 25 East Weatogue St.,
$45 per person, must be over 21, 860-5668360 – food and beer sampling event
JCC in the Valley: Fall on the Farm
Monday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m., at the Pickin’
Patch, 219 Nod Road, Avon, RSVP to Elana
MacGilpin at 860-231-6327
Hartford area BioNutrient Food
Discussion Group chapter meeting
Monday, Oct. 12, 6-8:30 p.m., at Holcomb
Farm CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West
Granby, topic: soil testing and mineral
basics with Mark Cegielski, for info
and to RSVP visit www.facebook.com/
HartfordCTBionutrientFood
Job Fair for 2015-16 season at Ski
Sundown, New Hartford, Wednesday, Oct.
14, 1-8 p.m., and Thursday, Oct. 15, 4-8
p.m. (860-379-7669)
Roast pork dinner at Copper Hill United
Methodist Church Oct. 17 at 5 p.m.,
$12/$6, reservations at 860-653-2834
Hartford Free to Breathe 5K Run/
Walk Oct. 18 at Rentschler Field in East
Hartford, to register and fundraising, visit
freetobreathe.org, online registration
closes Wednesday, Oct. 14 ($15/$25), mailin must be received by Monday, Oct. 12
($18/$25), event day registration at 12:30
p.m. ($20/$30)
Mathnasium’s TriMathloncontest for
grades 2-5 Sunday, Oct. 18, 2 p.m., at
the Mathnasium Learning Center, 51 East
Main St., Avon, participation free, register
at mathnasiumtrimathlon.com
Woofstock 2015 Saturday, Oct. 17, on
grounds of Miller Foods, West Avon Road,
Avon, enter dogs in cutest dog photo
contest on Facebook at www.facebook.
com/RobBranhamFoundation
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Arts & Events
Singer-songwriter Les Julian Thursday,
Oct. 8, 2 p.m., at the Barney Library, 71
Main St., Farmington, register at www.
farmingtonlibraries.org
bilingual storytelling, digital images,
folkloric dance and traditional music
from Latin America by Lorena Garay and
Surcari
At Lisa’s Crown & Hammer, 3 Depot St.,
Collinsville, 9:30 p.m.: Friday, Oct. 9, Jeff
Prezch, and Saturday, Oct. 10, Bipolar
Jukebox featuring Andre Balazs
Art talk, “A Lyrical Life in Color” given
by artist Joan Shapiro, Thursday, Oct. 8,
6:30 p.m., at the Art Gallery at Mill, 29
Mill St., Unionville
At Bridge Street Live, 41 Bridge St.,
Collinsville: Oct. 9, 8 p.m., Ticket to Ride
celebrating John Lennon’s 75th birthday;
Oct. 15, 8 p.m., Fred Eaglesmith; Oct. 16,
8 p.m., Boxcar Jones: Celebrating James
Taylor
Dulcimer Folk Association Saturday,
Oct. 10, 8 p.m., at the Sounding Board
Coffeehouse at The Universalist Church
of West Hartford, 433 Fern St., West
Hartford, tickets $15/$8 at reservations@
sounding boardcoffeehose.org, or by
calling 860-770-3001
Farmington Valley Stage Company’s
“God of Carnage” Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, Oct. 8, 9 and 10 at 8 p.m.
at 4 Market St. (Canton Town Hall),
Collinsville, tickets $18/$20 in advance,
$20/$22 at the door (www.FVStage.org)
Hartt School events at the University
of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Ave., West
Hartford, unless otherwise noted:
• “Small Town Story” Thursday-Saturday,
Oct. 8-10, 7:30-10 p.m. and Sunday, Oct.
11, 3-4:30 p.m., Handel Performing
Arts Center HPAC Roberts Theater, 35
Westbourne Parkway, Hartford, $20
admission
• Foot in the Door Wednesday, Oct. 14,
7:30-9:30 p.m., Lincoln Theater
• Richard P. Garmany Chamber Music
Series, Dawn Upshaw, Thursday, Oct.
15, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Millard Auditorium,
$35/$30/$25
• An Evening with Guitar Thursday, Oct.
15, 8-9:30 p.m., Berkman Recital Hall
At the Wadsworth Atheneum, 600
Main St., Hartford, 860-278-2670,
thewadsworth.org:
• Film “Transcend” Thursday, Oct. 8,
7:30 p.m., $9/$8/$7
• Concert: “Motets, Madrigals and
Moresche by Orlando di Lasso” Friday,
Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m., free
• Second Saturdays: “The Great Chain
of Being” Oct. 10, 1-4 p.m. – explore
Mark Dion’s “The Great Chain of Being”
with the help of invertebrate and reptilian
friends visiting from the Connecticut
Science Center, free
• Food & Film : “The Hundred-Foot
Journey” Saturday, Oct. 10, 5 p.m.,
screening followed by dinner and live
music, $48/$47/$45/$38, wadsworth.
org/event/food-film-the-hundred-footjourney/
• Film: “White Lies” Thursday, Oct. 15, 7
p.m., $9/$8/$7
• “Aspects of Portraiture: Photographs
from the Wadsworth Atheneum” thru
Nov. 15, featuring nearly 50 examples of
photographic portraits in a variety of styles
• Mark Dion/MATRIX 173 “The
Wadsworth Atheneum’s Great Chain of
Being” thru Jan. 3, 2016
Writer Jaed Coffin giving a reading at
Westminster School, 995 Hopmeadow
St., Simsbury, Friday, Oct. 9, 7 p.m., as
part of Friday Nights in Gund
Noche Latina 2015 – Viva Latin
America! Friday, Oct. 9, University of
Saint Joseph, 1678 Asylum Ave., West
Hartford, $5 adults – an evening of
At Infinity Music Hall and Bistro
20 Greenwoods Road North, Norfolk,
1-866-666-6306: Oct. 9, 8 p.m., David
Bromberg Quintet; Oct. 10, 8 p.m.,
Boston Comedy Festival’s “Best of the
Fest”; Oct. 11, 3 and 7:30 p.m., The
Kingston Trio (2 shows)
32 Front St., Hartford: Oct. 8, 8 p.m.,
Nick Lowe with special guest Josh
Rouse; Oct. 9, 8 p.m., Kim Russo; Oct.
10, 8 p.m., Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam;
Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m., Jonny Lang with
special guest The Record Company; Oct.
15, 8 p.m., Hispanic Heritage Month
Grand Finale Extravaganza
“Tuesdays with Morrie” thru Oct. 18 at
Playhouse on Park, 244 Park Road, West
Hartford, tickets ranging from $25-$35,
860-523-5900, ext. 10, performances
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.,
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sunday
matinees at 2 p.m. followed by talk back
with cast; and a special matinee Tuesday,
Oct. 13 at 2 p.m.
At the Mark Twain House & Museum,
351 Farmington Ave., Hartford, 860-2803130:
• Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours Oct. 9, 16,
17, 23, 24, 29 and 30, stepping off at 6,
7, 8 and 9 p.m., tickets $22/$17/$15 at
860-247-0998
• Transgender comedian Ian Harvie
in Come Out Laughing, a benefit
performance for True Color’s mission
to support sexual and gender minority
youth, Friday, Oct. 9, with a VIP
reception at 6:30 p.m. followed by
general admission at 7:30 p.m., with
performance at 8 p.m., at Webster Bank
Museum Center, VIP reception tickets
$40, general admission $25, 860-2470998
• An evening with New York Times bestselling author author Stuart Woods Oct.
13, 7 p.m., tickets $30/$25, VIP reception
at 5:30 p.m. for $75
• The Trouble Begins at 5:30 event
Wednesday, Oct. 14, the launch of
Mark Twain’s autobiography Volume
3 with editor Benjamin Griffin, 6:30
reception, 7 p.m. talk, free ($5 donation
requested)
• Book launch: “Living Proof: Onyx
Moonshine’s Journey to Revive the
American Spirit” with author Adam von
Gootkin Friday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m., followed
by an Onyx Moonshine tasting
• First exhibition to pair work of Andy
Warhol and Robert Mapplethorpe
opening Oct. 17
Open Cockpit Day, Great New England
RC Swap Meet & Library Book Sale
Sunday, Oct. 11, at the New England
Air Museum, Windsor Locks, museum
admission (860-623-3305)
Holly Boutique Craft Fair Thursday, Oct.
15, 3-8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 16, 9 a.m.-7
p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 17, 9 a.m.-3
p.m., at United Methodist Church, 3 Case
St., North Canton, lunch served 11 a.m.2 p.m. Friday and Saturday
At the Warner Theatre, 68 Main
St.,
Torrington,
860-489-7180:
• International Playwright Festival in the
Nancy Marine Studio Theatre, Oct. 15-17,
tickets $15 per night, Thursday “Pastiche,”
Friday “Moments,” Saturday, “Duet”
• “Young Frankenstein” movie Friday, Oct.
16, 8 p.m., $5
Judy Handler and Mark Levesque
at “Friday Nights in Gund” Friday, Oct.
16, 7 p.m., at Westminster School, 995
Hopmeadow St., Simsbury
“Rocky Horror Show” by Phoenix
Theater Company Oct. 16-31, at Trinityon-Main, 69 Main St., New Britain,
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., three
midnight shows Oct. 17, 24 and 31,
tickets $22 in advance, $24 at the door,
860-229-2072 or www.phoenixtheater.us
“Best in Show” exhibition celebrating
man’s best friend, the dog, in the
Drezner Visitors Gallery at the Farmington
Valley Arts Association, 25 Arts Center
Lane, Avon, thru Oct. 24, gallery open
Wednesday-Saturday, noon-4 p.m.
“Playful,” exhibit of prints, drawings,
mixed media, collage and paintings
by Elizabeth McNally thru Nov. 5 in the
Wallace Barnes and Barbara Hackman
Franklin Art Gallery at the entrance of
the 600 Building at Tunxis Community
College in Farmington
Theater Guild of Simsbury’s “The King
and I” Nov. 14, 19 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. and
Nov. 15 and 22 at 2 p.m., in the Simsbury
High School auditorium, West Street,
Simsbury, advance tickets $21/$18, at the
door $24/$18, theatreguildsimsbury.org
Little Theatre of Manchester’s Fairy
Tale Costume Ball Oct. 17 hosted by the
Little Theatre of Manchester, visit www.
cheneyhall.org/gala
PRESSSports
Gray
Matters
By Scott Gray
Canton hosted Granby in an NCCC field hockey game
Sept. 29 on the grass field at Canton High. Samantha
Bates scored twice and Brigitte DeGange had the other
goal in a 3-0 win by the visiting Bears. For more photos,
visit the Valley Press Facebook Page.
Photos by David Heuschkel
Three sisters keep Avon on XC win trail
By David Heuschkel
Sports Editor
Ashley Martin got a small
head start in life – by two minutes – on twin sister Rachel.
Christina Martin, who is a year
ahead of her two siblings in high
school, got the jump on both in
running and thus was the fastest of the three until she was
passed by Rachel as the No. 1
runner on the Avon girls cross
country team this
fall.
The Martin sisters –
Ashley and
Rachel are
sophomores,
Christina
is a junior – are not necessari- for the New England Champily competing with one another. onships.
However, there is an intrinsic
Avon should have no probsibling rivalry.
lem running the table in its dual
“We encourage each other,” meet schedule. Windsor and
Ashley said. “If one of us passes Bulkeley have neither the talanother one, it’s like, ‘C’mon, ent nor depth to compete with
keep going.’ So, it’s like a friendly the Falcons. And when Weaver
competition.”
showed up with just four runThe Martins, along with ners – three boys, one girl – at
senior Ryley Higgins and sopho- Fisher Meadows last week, the
more Sara Leavens, all have the race amounted to a practice
same goals:
run for Avon.
Ashley Martin,
to repeat
NorthChristina and
as Class
west
Rachel
MM
CathMartin
state
olic
chamand
pion
and
Photo by
qualify
David Heuschkel
Farmington don’t figure to be a
challenge, either.
Avon won all three big
meets in September, starting
with the 37th Haddam Windham Invitational. The Falcons
also finished first at the Connecticut River Valley Invitational in Cromwell Sept. 19 and blew
the field away at the Winding
Trails Invitational in Farmington the following weekend, finishing 107 points ahead of runner-up Brookfield.
Winning another state title may be a more attainable
goal than winning a league
championship now that Avon is
competing in the Central Connecticut Conference against
top-flight programs such as
Glastonbury and Tolland.
Plus, there will actually be
more teams (32) at the
CCC Championships,
scheduled Oct. 21 at
Manchester’s Wickham
Park, than in the Class
MM state meet (27).
See AVON XC on page 24
If there was ever a night when I needed a friend,
it was the night my father died. I got the call in
Piscataway, NJ. I was there to call a UConnRutgers women’s basketball game the next day.
After making a series of calls, I went to the hotel lounge for a late dinner. His dinner party just
breaking up, Geno Auriemma joined me at my table. We stayed in the lounge until well past midnight. I remember a few beers, conversation about
the great groups of the ’50s and ’60s and a lot of
Doors tunes on the jukebox. Geno picked up the
tab. A couple of weeks later, he told me he wished
he’d had a friend to spend an evening like that with
the night his father died. It was a side of the UConn
womens basketball coach most people don’t get to
see. It’s the side I try to remember at those times
when he gets a bit too full of himself and crosses
the wrong lines.
Geno crossed such a line last week during a
lengthy Grantland podcast interview when he offered the opinion that “some of our fans are so (gd) stupid, it’s unbelievable.”
Geno’s problem with the fans was, “They complain a lot of times that we have no competition
and it’s boring. Then, if we play a really good team
and don’t play our A-game, they bitch that something’s wrong with UConn.”
The reality is that a lot of times the competition
level isn’t up to UConn’s caliber, and 50-60 point
routs do get boring. It’s not Geno’s fault, but he’d
be wise to remember there were times when he
was just as unhappy with the lack of competition
himself. His first decade at UConn was spent in a
Big East Conference that got no respect because,
after several seasons of Miami and everybody else,
it was UConn and everybody else. It took a perfect
season and a national championship in 1995 to
get the nation’s power programs to take notice of
UConn. It was the Huskies’ success that led other Big East programs to show some commitment,
with Rutgers, Villanova, Georgetown and other
schools making an effort to advance to UConn’s
level. When Notre Dame joined the Big East, the
conference enjoyed a new status with as many as
three or four teams reaching the regional finals in
any given year. By the time the Big East, behind
UConn’s lead, had earned a position of respect,
the conference disbanded and UConn was again
in a class by itself with little competition inside the
league. No one was more frustrated than Geno. He
should understand the feelings of his fans.
State U. fans aren’t just turnstile spinners who
pay his salary by buying tickets and licensed merchandise–they’re taxpayers, who help build state
-of-the-art facilities and pay for charter flights.
They deserve his respect, not to be told, “Women
who bitch and moan all the time about not getting
respect do a horrible job of supporting women’s
sports at the gate with their money.”
Geno has turned UConn from a Big East alsoran into the most respected national program in
his sport. He’ll likely set two standards this year
that will never be touched, with an 11th national
championship, including an unprecedented four
in a row. He recruits top-notch student athletes
who graduate on time, with honors. Five times his
teams have produced perfect records. He’s right
when he says the bar is set too high and the tolerance for failure is too low, but he can find a better way to express himself than accusing fans of
bitching and moaning.
See GRAY MATTERS on page 22
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Photo by David Heuschkel
Avon junior Ian Jalbert (10) tries to escape the grasp of Glastonbury’s Michael Calder as he heads upfield.
Bigger challenges for Avon boys soccer team
By David Heuschkel
Sports Editor
Yes, the Avon boys soccer team looked forward
to playing the best team in
the state. And no, the topranked team doesn’t always
travel to road games in a
motorcoach. Nevertheless,
the luxury bus that pulled
into the parking lot at Fisher Meadows last week was
hard to miss.
Glastonbury, the 2014
Class LL state champion, is
bigger than reigning Class L
champion Avon. The Tomahawks were predictably
better, as evident by their
3-1 victory over Avon in the
first meeting between the
teams Sept. 28.
“They’re so deep,” Avon
coach David Zlatin said.
“Their starting 11 are great.
Their five guys off the bench
are great. There’s no letdown there. They’re a very
skilled team. They’re ranked
where they are for a reason.”
Zlatin said there isn’t a
team in the North Central
Connecticut
Conference
that compares favorably to
Glastonbury. Maybe if you
took all the best players in
the NCCC and put them on
one team, he said.
“They’re the best team
I’ve seen in the last five
years,” Zlatin said. “I can say
that pretty confidently.”
In the last five years,
Avon lost a total of 11
matches to NCCC teams
in the regular season. Eight
were to Suffield, which had
a 43-game winning streak
snapped by the Falcons
when the teams played to
1-1 draw last October.
The NCCC, which is
comprised mainly of Class
M and S schools, boasted three state champions
in 2014: Ellington won the
M title while Avon (L) and
Somers (S) were co-champions in their respective class.
Moving into the Central Connecticut Conference this fall, Avon is seeing
better competition and facing bigger schools. In their
first seven matches, the
Falcons lost to Simsbury,
Glastonbury and Conard –
all LL teams – and were 4-0
against two L teams, one M
and one S.
Zlatin said his team
struggled to beat Class L
Bulkeley 1-0. The Falcons
needed overtime to beat
Plainville (M), 3-1.
“I think we’re getting
used to the CCC,” Zlatin
said. “We’re getting used
to the idea that everyone
brings the challenge to us.”
Zlatin certainly knew
Glastonbury would present
a major challenge. He was
encouraged with the way
his team played, particularly in the second half when
Avon’s Kobe Barnes scored
in the closing minutes. He
told his players that he
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learned more about them
in those 80 minutes than
he did in the first five
games.
“Despite the scoreboard, this is the best
we’ve played all year.
They’re No. 1 in the state
for a reason,” Zlatin said.
“I thought we were even
with them early in the
first half, and then they
were certainly the better
team late in the first half.”
“We lost, but we got
stuff out of it,” said Jack
Keenan, a senior captain.
“Playing against a state
champion gives you a lot
of experience. It was definitely enjoyable.”
“They’re really fast
and very skilled,” said
Max Gorack, another
team captain for Avon.
“We had to come out here
with more heart because
we knew they were better
than us. The scoreboard
really doesn’t reflect how
we played because we
learned a lot from this.”
Alycia LeConche (Simsbury ’15),
a freshman on the Regis College
field hockey team, was named the
New England Collegiate Conference Rookie of the Week Sept. 14.
LeConche scored her first career
goal as part of a 2-1 victory over
Bay Path Saturday, Sept. 12. … Tyler Detoria (Canton ’11), is a senior
on the Yale University mens soccer
team. He appeared in three of the
first six matches for the Bulldogs,
Alycia LeConche
making two starts and recording one
assist. … Conor Lanahan (Avon ’12), a senior defender on the
Brandeis University mens soccer team, scored the game-winning goal against Nichols College Sept. 8 in a 1-0 victory. Lanahan was named D3Soccer.com First
Team All-American and Defender
of the Year as a junior last fall. …
Amanda Van Buren (Lewis Mills
’14) is a sophomore defender on
the University of St. Joseph soccer
team. …Also at St. Joseph, Sarah
Lipinskl (Farmington ’15) is a freshman middle hitter on the volleyball
team. She was second on the team
in kills (56) and digs (66) after the
Blue Jays’ first eight matches. …
Alexi Beaulieu (Lewis Mills ’14) and
Conor Lanahan
Anna Kleis (Granby ’15) are sophomore and freshman runners, respectively, on the St. Joe’s cross
country team. … Emily Hogan (Farmington ’14) is a sophomore
back on the American International College field hockey team.
…Sara Stokesbury (Avon ’1 4) is a sophomore on the Tufts University womens cross country team.
She finished 57th of 87 runners at
the Bates Super XC Shootout Sept.
19. Her time was 20:57.8 in the
5K race.
Sarah Lipinski
College corner is a periodic feature that
follows the collegiate athletic careers
of former high school students from
Farmington Valley towns. Please email
names of individuals along with their
college and sport to staff writer Ted
Glanzer at [email protected].
GRAY MATTERS from page 21
Geno’s record has earned him
a hallowed place in Connecticut’s
sports pantheon and, frequently,
the protection of the state sports
media. Veteran beat writers have
been known to advise newcomers to UConn women’s basketball which “Geno-isms” can
or cannot be printed for public
consumption. A few years ago he
delivered a similar tirade against
UConn women’s fans then loudly
took exception with a beat writer
who printed his comments, saying they were off the record, even
though they’d been delivered in a
postgame press conference.
I’ve seen many sides of Geno
Auriemma. Not all of them, like
the one he displayed last week,
are pretty. He isn’t shy about
reading press clippings, and he
has been known to get a little
full of himself, fueled by adoring
throngs who hang on his every
word. But that’s not the Geno Auriemma I’m appealing to with this
column. I’m appealing to the guy
who helped me get through one
of the toughest nights of my life,
the guy Geno Auriemma is most
of the time.
To that Geno I say, deliver another message to your fans, a
simple one. Just say, “I’m sorry,”
and leave out the obscenities.
Athlete of the Week
Jake Whittingslow
Boys Cross Country
Also plays: Lacrosse
Key to success: “Have
confidence in yourself.”
Awards: All-State in
cross country, Canton
Athlete of the Month
(May 2014)
One word that
describes me as an
athlete: Competitive
My quote: “Well done
is better than well said.”
– Benjamin Franklin
Jake Whittingslow Pre-race ritual: “I
Canton
always listen to some
music to pump me up.”
My breakfast of champions: Ham and scrambled eggs
Favorite snack: Pirate’s Booty
Song that pumps me up: “Crush (remix)” by Jennifer Paige
Hidden talent: “I can play ‘Through the Fire and Flames’ on
legendary mode in Guitar Hero on my PS2.”
Favorite movie: “The Shawshank Redemption”
My must-see TV show: “The League”
Dream job: Professional lacrosse player
Dream vacation: The Maldives
My time machine is set to…: “2020 to see what my life will be
like as I head into adulthood.”
My three dinner guests would be: Michael Jordan, Daniel Tosh
and Lyle Thompson
Simsbury Badminton
Photos by Daniel E.S. Kornegay III
Top: Simsbury High badminton coach George Blick prepares
his team for its match against Hamden on Sept. 30. The Trojans
fell to the Green Dragons, 7-0. Bottom: Senior Toni Park hits
a backhand during her singles match. The other players on
the team are Laura Ritson, Meghan Rice, Jennifer Kornacki,
JuWon Park, and Jessica Shin. Ryan King is a practice player.
A great 80 for Farmington girls soccer team
By David Heuschkel
Sports Editor
Buoyed by a halftime
adjustment, the Farmington girls soccer team
played a strong 40 minutes – the best half of the
season “by a mile,” according to coach Steve Jarvis
– against Simsbury and
was rewarded with a 2-1
victory over the previously
unbeaten Trojans Sept. 29
at Holden Field.
With the win, Farmington improved to 5-1
and was halfway to its goal
of 10 regular season wins.
Two days later, the Indians
moved another step closer
as the strong second half
against Simsbury carried
over in the first half against
Hall when Farmington
scored four times and went
on to a 5-2 win over the
Warriors.
“The first 40 minutes
against Hall was just as
good as the second half
versus Simsbury, maybe
better because the team
finished the chances that
were created,” Jarvis said.
Jarvis marveled at the
way his team played in the
last 40 minutes against
Simsbury.
Sophomores
Izzy Lipinski and Taylor
Hennig scored secondhalf goals as Farmington
overcame a 1-0 halftime
deficit.
Simsbury
senior
Morgan Ryan gave the
Trojans (3-1-2) an early lead. Senior Melissa
Stumper, who scored two
goals in Simsbury’s previous game, a 3-1 win over
Southington, was sidelined against Farmington
with a sore foot, coach
Jim Bayer said.
Hennig scored the
game winner with 19:36
left. Standing near the top
of the box, she intercepted a goal kick by Simsbury
and promptly put a shot
into the far top corner.
Simsbury goalie Kolby
Thomas had no chance.
“A miss kick straight to
Taylor, boom. That’s what
great players do. They punish mistakes,” Jarvis said.
“It’s kind of refreshing to
see because it’s often that
we get punished for our
mistakes.”
The mistake by the
Simsbury player, Jarvis
said, was the equivalent of
a football player picking off
a pass and returning it untouched for a touchdown.
“It was presented to
Taylor, but that
strike was unstoppable,” Jarvis said.
“That’s a talent, to
put that ball in the
upper 90 from
18 yards out.
[An]
unfortunate
mistake for
Simsbury.”
Hennig also
set up
the tying goal 4 ½
minutes into
the second half,
sending a corner
kick into the box. The ball
was perfectly struck, the
right height and distance
for Lipinski, the tallest
player on the field, to rise
up and head it into the net.
Farmington began the
game in a 1-5-4 formation
with junior Navva Sedigh
up top and Hennig in the
midfield. At halftime, Jarvis was informed by his
players how Simsbury
was marking Hennig. So,
he moved her up for the
second half.
“Everything just
turned on its
head as
soon
as we did that. She was
terrific,” Jarvis said. “I also
have to mention Julia
Cohn, who was fantastic in the midfield. With
Taylor playing up top, she
created more space for
Julia and Julia just reveled
in it.”
Hennig, one of 10 returning starters for Jarvis
this fall, showed why she
was an All-Conference
player as a freshman.
“She turned the whole
game around for them,”
Bayer said.
With a 1-0 lead
at the break, Bayer told his players that one
goal wouldn’t
be enough.
He warned
them that
Farmington was going
to ramp up the
pressure,
and
they need to be
able to handle
that.
“I do give
[Farmington] credit,”
Bayer said.
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Classical mismatch for Granby
By David Heuschkel
Sports Editor
A 9-0 score in soccer
says as much about the
winning team as the losing
team. It is a bad situation
for everybody, Granby coach
Dave Emery said. Unlike
football, there is no “score
management policy” or mercy rule in soccer.
Last fall, Granby beat
Classical Magnet by that
same lopsided score. When
the teams met last week on
Granby’s turf field, the final
was much closer. The Bears
won 4-0, scoring all four
goals in the first half.
Since joining the
North Central Connecticut Conference last fall,
Classical has been a magnet
for blowout losses. The Hartford team lost 23 of its first
24 games as a member of the
NCCC, many by wide margins, including 9-0 to Suffield
recently.
Mindful of the mismatch he was witnessing,
Emery was asked if he pulled
back the scoring reins in the
second half.
“We played everybody
on the roster, so scoring
wasn’t a priority. But no, I
didn’t hold them back,” Emery said. “I thought our finishing left something to be
desired. Their goalkeeper
had a really stellar day.”
If not for Classical
goalie Nick Evans, the final
score could have been a lot
worse. He made several diving stops, including one in
the opening minute to deny
Zach Parker, and finished
with 19 saves.
It took Granby nearly
half of the first half to put
one past Evans. Senior captain Bryan McTeague gathered a rebound of his own
shot after Evans made the
initial save and tucked
the ball inside the
right post at the
18:44 mark.
Adam
Holden,
Joe
covering up one ball for his
only save. He spent most
of the game watching his
teammates possess the ball.
“It’s kind of nice because I get to watch my players shoot up front,” Fish said.
“You can watch the
team come together,
see how we’ve been
doing. It’s good
to see them
push the
ball
around. I
wouldn’t say it’s
really boring because I
enjoy watching soccer.
But for actionwise, it’s
probably boring.”
Fish saw much
more action two days
earlier in a 3-3 tie with
the Sport & Medical
Sciences Academy.
Mehmedalija Sisic
scored all three
goals for SMSA,
which
had
lost all five
previous
games
to
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– players
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Granby
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minutes of the half.
Granby goalie Ryan
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possesses the ball.
NCCC in 2011.
It was a disappointing
tie, Emery said, because
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Granby was clearly the better team. Overall, though, he
is pleased with his team. The
Bears were 3-3-1 after the
win over Classical (0-7).
“We’re not very deep,”
Emery said. “We don’t have
a lot of speed. We’re missing a dominant player to
build everything around
in the midfield, but we’re
doing a lot of things well.
The biggest issue we’ve had
recently – I’m hoping it’s the
final issue – is just getting
everything cleaned up in
back, getting the right personnel in place to keep our
mistakes to a minimum.”
Case in point: Against
SMSA, two Granby backs
came together on a bouncing
ball that wound up on Sisic’s
foot and in the back of the net.
“If I have one player advancing on the ball and the
second player is covering for
him, we’re fine. Just simple
things like that,” Emery said.
“The way we’re constructed
right now, if we make one
mistake, we’re in trouble
because if someone on the
other team steps through,
we can’t catch them. We have
been experimenting with different personnel back there.
We put two players with better speed back there.”
Other than that, Emery
has no complaints. He said
his players work hard and are
selfish. He said they understand the game and play it the
right way. He said his team is
generating plenty of offensive
chances, just not finishing as
many he would like.
“Are we tearing things
up? No,” Emery said. “Do I
feel as though we’re getting
stronger and stronger? Yes.
I think we’re going to be a
problem for people.”
Photo by David Heuschkel
The Martin sisters all have the same goal: repeat as state champion.
AVON XC
from page 21
In the meantime, Ashley and Christina will try to
keep up with their swift sister. Rachel was the top finisher for Avon in the three
invitational meets.
“The four of us are with
each other every day of the
summer,” Ashley said.
The fourth one is Leavens, a sophomore in the
same class as the Martin
twins.
“She’s the honorary
Martin,” Rachel said.
All three Martin sisters,
along with their father Scott,
have run the Iron Horse Half
Marathon in Simsbury each
of the past two years. In the
2014 event, Christina and
Rachel finished first (1:39.09)
and third (1:55.29), respectively, in the age 15-and-under female division. This past
June, 16-year-old Christina
was first (1:32.20) in the 15-19
females while Rachel (1:33.01)
and Ashley (1:49.25) were first
and third in the 12-14.
Like many kids who
grow up in Avon, the Martins did a lot of running on
soccer fields. Rachel and
Ashley played several years
for the youth Tornadoes in
the Farmington Valley Soccer Club.
“That was a lot of fun,”
Ashley said. “But Christina started running in high
school and she never really
played serious soccer. She
was like, ‘Oh, we’re going to
do a half marathon.’ I think it
was originally our dad’s idea
to do a half marathon. That
was like our first real running
experience. Christina was going to do it, so we were like, ‘If
Christina is going to do it, we
want to try it.’ That was the
sister competitive thing. We
ran that race and the three of
us just fell in love with it.”
In high school, because
soccer and cross country
are both fall sports, they had
to choose one.
“I wasn’t really a runner. I actually kind of hated running,” Christina said.
“Rachel and Ashley decided
to join cross country as seventh-graders and they are
what really got us to be competitive with one another.
Even though it’s two miles,
we got really competitive,
not wanting to go home and
being told, ‘Oh, you’re the
slowest one.’ ”
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Eight zeros for FHS soccer
By David Heuschkel
Sports Editor
At the midway point
of the regular season, the
Farmington boys soccer
team was unbeaten (6-0-2)
and comfortably perched
atop the top-heavy CCC
Central/White standings.
The Indians had yet to
allow a goal in their first
eight games.
“We will,” coach Steve
Waters predicted after
watching his squad battle
Hall to a 0-0 tie last week.
It is the longest stretch
of shutouts by Farmington
since joining the Central
Connecticut Conference
in 2008. The fall of ’07,
Farmington’s final season
in the old Northwest Conference, is the last time the
Indians went eight straight
games without an opponent scoring.
With the realignment of the CCC this year,
Farmington has its least
challenging
schedule
since the team played in
the NWC. The Indians are
the only Class LL team in
the CCC/White and thus
are the class of the subregion.
Among the five other
teams in the CCC/White,
only Avon figures to present a challenge to Farmington. The teams met
Oct. 10 at Fisher Meadows. The Indians beat the
other four teams – Bulkeley, Northwest Catholic,
Weaver and Windsor –
by an aggregate score
of 28-0. All four of those
teams had at least five
losses in their first seven
matches.
Prior to this fall, Farmington would play Conard,
Hall, Simsbury and Southington – all Class LL teams
– twice in the regular season. In the new CCC, the
Indians see those teams
as well as Glastonbury, the
reigning LL state champion, just once in the regular
season.
So, there will be few
balls that end up in the
back of Farmington’s net.
Playing a softer schedule
isn’t the only factor. On
the field, Simsbury coach
Kevin McKenna said it’s
twofold: Farmington is adept at getting players back
and quickly moves the ball
upfield.
“We hit the post twice
against them,” said McKenna, whose team lost 2-0
to Farmington. “If you’re
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you have to know they
transition back to defense
probably better than any
team we play. So, it’s very
rare that you have numbers up against Farmington. It’s very rare that
you have a 3-on-2 or a
2-on-1.
“The second thing is
they do not spend a lot
of time with the ball in
the back. They play long
balls. If they have a choice,
they’re going to get the
ball out of the back as
soon as they can, realizing
if the ball is in your end,
you have 70 yards to go
to score.”
By not allowing a goal
in the first eight games,
Farmington already has
equaled the number of
shutouts in 16 regular
season games a year ago.
Hall had few quality
scoring chances among
its 10 shots. Farmington
had 11 shots. Farmington
goalie Jake Mezzanotte
made two saves, and
Hall’s Jeremy Rausch had
three.
“Jake was spot-on
today, well-positioned all
game. He was where he
had to be,” Waters said.
Rausch was in the
right spot in overtime,
denying Jared Edelson in
the box on a give-and-go
with Evan Hughes.
“I thought, overall, it
was a fitting end,” Waters
said. “I think both teams
put in the effort to try
to win. No team hung
back.”
Farmington hopes to learn from losses
By Brendan Driscoll
Correspondent
Losing is not something
Farmington volleyball has
been accustomed to over the
past few years, having gone
undefeated in the previous
two regular seasons. However, after winning the Class L
state championship last fall,
the Indians faced the difficult
challenge of trying to replace
players like Sophie Borg and
Devon Michaelis.
A seven-game winning
streak by Farmington to
start the season came to an
end with back-to-back losses to rivals Southington and
RHAM last week.
A 3-1 loss to the Blue
Knights Sept. 30 was the
first loss by Farmington in
the regular season in three
years. The Indians had won
56 straight regular season
matches, starting with the
final 11 in 2012.
In the 3-0 loss to RHAM,
Farmington dropped three
close sets. The Sachems won
25-23, 25-21, 25-23.
“It’s a little disappointing. We had a lead in all three
games,” Farmington coach
Laura Arena said. “My team
is somewhat young. We were
hit hard by graduation, but
we have to learn how to close
and we have to learn how to
play aggressive at the end of
games.”
Arena said her teams
didn’t learn much in its first
seven matches – all 3-0 wins
by Farmington. She expects
the losses to Southington
and RHAM to be a good
Photo by Brendan Driscoll
Farmington’s Caroline Cullen rises up for a kill attempt in a
match against RHAM.
learning experience.
The Indians had not lost
two straight matches since
October 2009. The last time
Farmington was swept in a
match was Sept. 27, 2012, by
Bristol Eastern, which went
on to win the Class L state
title that season.
In the first game against
RHAM, Farmington led 2322 but RHAM scored the
next three points to close
out the set. In the second
game, Farmington had a 2014 lead before RHAM went
on an 11-1 run to win it. And
in the third set, Farmington
led 15-12 but RHAM went on
an 11-4 run and eventually
closed out the match.
Farmington junior Caroline Cullen had nine kills
and senior Cheray Saunders
had eight. Arena praised junior setter Ali Troup.
“Ali set a nice game,” Arena said. “We are a little young
and inexperienced in the setting position, after graduat-
ing three setters. Ali has the
most experience.”
Despite not having
played a regular season
match against each other
since 2007, RHAM and Farmington are no strangers. The
teams have met four times
since 2011 in tournament
play – RHAM has won three
– with three of the matches
going five sets.
Farmington beat RHAM
to the win the Class L state
tournament last November,
avenging a five-set heartbreaker to the Sachems in
the 2013 final. RHAM also
defeated Farmington 3-2 in
the 2011 Class L semifinals
and the 2014 CCC tournament final. Farmington had
beaten Southington in six
straight matches, including
all three between the teams
last fall. The teams play just
once in the regular season
this year after meeting twice
from 2009-14. The change is
due to the CCC realignment.
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Take an early approach to detection
With statistics like 2.8 million breast cancer
survivors living in the United States right now,
there’s no way women should be forgoing a mammogram for any reason.
The key to continually seeing that number of
survivors increase is early detection. Knowledge is
everything.
Connecticut law requires insurance companies to provide coverage for mammograms beginning with a baseline between the ages of 35 and 39
and annual mammograms for those 40 years old
and above.
However, those with a family history of breast
cancer should talk to their doctor about establishing a baseline through a mammogram earlier.
For those without symptoms of breast cancer
but who have been diagnosed with the disease via
a mammogram, the cancer tends to be small and
confined to the breast, according to the American
Cancer Society. And in this case, size matters.
Young adults and those in their 30s are not
exempt from being diagnosed with breast cancer
despite the lessened risk that comes with their age
group. Clinical breast exams should be performed
by doctors at least every three years.
Young women should also ask their doctors
to show them the techniques for performing
self-exams. With these exams, young women can
establish what their breasts feel like and understand what is normal, giving them the chance
to detect when something doesn’t feel right – at
which point they should contact their doctor.
Again, knowledge is everything. October,
designated as National Breast Cancer Awareness
Month, provides an opportunity for mothers to
talk to their daughters about breast cancer and
self-exams, for sisters to remind one another to
schedule an exam, for friends to gently prod one
another that it’s time to begin what should be an
annual tradition.
The conversation about prevention should
not be limited to just women. Men, too, can be diagnosed with breast cancer, and they also should
be kept in the know.
Be good to yourself – receive a mammogram
to establish a baseline if you have yet to do so or
if you’re 40 years old or above and have not had a
mammogram.
Pass that good onto someone else and urge
those you love to talk to their doctors about early
prevention. Knowledge is everything.
For more information about breast cancer
and mammograms, visit www.nationalbreastcancer.org or www.cancer.org.
Letters to the EDITOR
Congratulations to Avon schools
To the editor:
Congratulations to Avon administrators,
teachers and most importantly, students. Their recent results on the new high stakes standardized
test is admirable. For the past four years, all CT
schools have been hard at work adjusting to a new,
more rigorous curriculum. The first true measure
of success came with the 2015 SBAC test; a test far
more complex than the CMT. Avon scores were at
or near the top level across all areas. This remarkable accomplishment deserves recognition and
celebration. The tradition of high expectations and
student success continues in Avon. I am grateful to
have had the good fortune of raising my children
in this town.
Sue Henneberry
Avon resident
Thanks from the Canton Food Bank
To the editor:
A few weeks ago the Canton Food Bank was
running low on food, so we asked for donations
and you responded. We would like to express our
heartfelt thanks to all those who have so generously given food and/or money. It was especially
nice to meet people who came out to Flatbread
October 8, 2015
Pizza on Sept. 22 to have dinner and support the
Food Bank. Thanks to you, the Food Bank continues to be able to assist an average of 120 Canton residents each week, providing them with 3
days-worth of meals every week.
Thank you again so very much!
Submitted by the Canton Food Bank
VALLEY
As a Unionville resident, part
of a local family business, an active
PTO member and a mother, I am
proud to support Meredith Trimble
for re-election to Town Council. Like many of us, Meredith can
be seen in the mix on the t-ball and
soccer fields each Saturday. Whether explaining the complexities of
the education and town budgets
to PTO members or delivering cupcakes to the bake sale, she is there. Meredith has an unparalleled depth
of professional experience in government, ethics and economic development that has already served
Farmington well. I am most encouraged, however, to be able to continue to support a candidate who is relevant to
my demographic. In Meredith, we
have a mother of elementary children and a committed community
volunteer. She is also no stranger to
the concerns of operating a small,
local business. Meredith is interested, inquisitive, down-to-earth and
accessible, and I am proud to be
able to cast my vote for her on Nov.
3. I hope you join me in doing so.
Tina Zadrozny
Unionville resident
540 Hopmeadow St.
Simsbury, CT 06070
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Thank you from the Simsbury Grange, encouragement to attend workshop
To the editor:
Thank you for the great article recently on the Simsbury Grange and our Annual
Agricultural Fair. The fair is registered with
the State, and the State Fair Inspector said
it has been getting better each year. We appreciate the support of the farmers, volunteers, vendors and the community during
the busy weeks of September.
In case you missed it, the Simsbury
Grange Agricultural fair is a free old-fashioned event and long-standing tradition.
We offer ribbons and small cash prizes for
adults and children in judged categories
like baking, fruits and vegetables, flowers,
home arts (needlepoint, crochet, etc) and
children-only categories of art and Legos.
We also have hay rides, a bake sale, and
many kids games with small prizes. Next
year we will add a shaded lemonade garden
(50 cents for old-fashioned lemonade) so
folks can sip a cool drink and enjoy the live
music of Bill Benson.
In response to community interest we
are hosting a workshop Oct. 12 from 3-5pm
to teach people how to can, jelly and jam.
Now is the perfect time to preserve boun-
Vote for Lisa Heavner
To the editor,
I am writing to urge residents to vote for
Simsbury First Selectman Lisa Heavner, Selectman Chris Kelly, Elaine Lang and Garrett
Delehanty on Nov. 3 to ensure that we have the
right team is in place to make the best decisions for our town’s future.
As Simsbury’s former First Selectman,
I am proud of what Lisa has accomplished
since taking over during a difficult transition
last January. Our town is fortunate to have a
leader like Lisa who listens, cares and always
does what is best for Simsbury.
As First Selectman, Lisa brought with her
six years of experience on the Board of Selectmen working hard on cutting taxes two years
Bill Volovski has my vote for Canton’s
Board of Selectmen and there is good reason for my fellow citizens to join me.
A lifelong resident of our town, Bill
knows the people of Canton and the issues
we face. Employed in government by nearby communities for close to three decades,
Bill understands how municipal budgets
and administration work.
As a long time building official, he has
deep knowledge of the difficult land use
and economic development matters confronting our town.
Bill Volovski believes in public service
and was a volunteer firefighter in Canton
in a row, reforming town pension plans and
supporting senior tax relief and community
programs for families struggling with mental
health and substance abuse issues. As a graduate of Georgetown Law School, Lisa understands the complexities of running Town Hall.
As a mother of two and former Henry James
PTO President, Lisa and her husband Jim support the importance of a strong educational
system for all students.
It does make a difference who leads our
town. Remember to vote for Lisa and her team
on Nov. 3rd to ensure we have trusted leadership that puts the people of Simsbury first.
Mary Glassman
Simsbury resident
I am writing to enthusiastically endorse Diane Tucker as a Town Planning and
Zoning Commission Member, and encourage you to vote for her Nov. 3.
I met Diane approximately seven years
ago when she was working as the Hill-Stead
Museum naturalist. Diane is extremely
smart, fair, honest, analytical, responsive,
and experienced.
Diane served on the Zoning Bd of Appeals for 16 years in neighboring West Hartford. Her record indicates she is a stickler
for regulations, moderate in her approach,
and a proven listener.
To the editor:
I am writing to enthusiastically endorse and support Leslee Hill’s candidacy
for First Selectman in Canton. At a time
when national politics seem to be taking
all the headlines we must remember how
important this Fall’s elections are to our
towns and communities.
Canton is a small town with great
resources, wonderful schools and a
growing tax base. Leslee has the experience, expertise and passion to keep Canton great at every level.
For the past three years Leslee has
been chair of our school board making
sure our facilities are well maintained
and our test scores are among the best
in the state. Working with Leslee on the
for 37 years. During most of that time I
served with him. I have seen Bill under both
stressful life-and-death circumstances and
ordinary routine moments working with
people. He is a man of integrity, excellent
judgment and compassion. A hard working,
thoughtful person who is a good listener, he
will make a fine selectman.
I have not missed voting in a single
election for over 40 years. Rarely have I cast
my ballot with such unbridled enthusiasm.
Voting for Bill Volovski is one of the best
things we can do to ensure a bright future
for Canton.
Board of Education, I was always impressed
with her organization and deep knowledge
of the issues.
She listens, asks great questions and
acts appropriately.
Our future is not without challenges
and Leslee Hill has the leadership ability
and skills to keep our town moving forward. Leslee is the right choice for Canton. I would encourage the Canton voters
to please come out and vote for Leslee Hill
for First Selectman, on Tuesday November
2. Thank you.
Louis M Daniels
Former Selectman and Board of Education Member
Canton resident
The casino isn’t
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David K. Leff
Canton resident
A vote for Diane Tucker
To the editor,
and ideas – please contact us at info@
simsburygrange.org. We are a group of volunteers committed to the legacy and the
future of the Grange and we welcome donations in any amount.
These can be sent to Simsbury Grange
Secretary, 36 Rocklyn Dr., West Simsbury
06092. Please join us on October 12th to
can and jam, stay tuned for other community events, and be sure to come to the fair
next year.
Susan Masino
West Simsbury resident
Leslee Hill is the right choice
Support for Bill Volovski
To the Editor:
tiful fresh food. All are welcome, and the
fee of $25/15 (grange members, seniors,
students – kids under 12 free) includes all
materials.
Folks will go home that day with at
least 2 jars of priceless homemade goodness. We are also sponsoring an electronics
recycling October 31 from 9-12. Most importantly, the Simsbury Grange members
want the community to know that we are
open to community input for events and
initiatives.
Our building can be rented at reasonable rates, and we welcome new members
Diane has significant connections to
Farmington. She attended high school in
Farmington, was the naturalist at the HillStead Museum, and moved to Farmington
several years ago.
Since her move to Farmington she educated herself about all planning and zoning
issues, and the town-wide traffic challenges. She is ready to tackle these issues on the
Town Planning and Zoning Commission.
I am thrilled she has decided to volunteer her time and energy to help our town.
Farmington is very lucky to have her!
Amy Suffredini
Farmington resident
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PRESSBUSINESS
Obtaining a pension from your home
Many individuals
grow to the extent that it
in or getting close to
may actually exceed the
retirement have sigvalue of the home.
nificant equity in their
It is non-recourse to
homes but until relthe borrower, which means
atively recently it has
that neither the borrower
not been easy to inexnor his estate are responpensively tap it for their
sible for any losses if the
John Eckel
retirement.
value of the loan exceeds
That began to change in the value of the home. And since
2008 when the FHA (Federal a reverse mortgage is guaranteed
Housing Authority) began mak- by the FHA, the lender is not reing significant enhancements to sponsible for any losses. It is flexireverse mortgages (also known as ble in that the borrower can use it
HECM’s – Home Equity Conver- entirely as a standby line of credit
sion Mortgages).
(similar to a home equity line of
If you have an unfavorable credit) or entirely as a mortgage
view of reverse mortgages, you are with no mandatory principal or
not alone. I also did until earlier interest payments, or a combinathis year when I began learning tion of the two.
about the changes to the proThe initial amount that can
gram and very favorable analysis be borrowed is based on current
by highly respected and indepen- interest rates, age of the borrowers
dent financial advisors.
and the current home value. Older borrowers can borrow more,
and the initial line of credit is
What is it?
Reverse mortgages are available higher when interest rates are low
on primary residences for indi- (as they are now). But since the
viduals 62 or older and enables unused line of credit grows at the
you to continue to own and live same rate as interest rates, studies
in your home. They are similar to have shown that it can beneficial
a combination of a conventional to establish the line of credit earlimortgage that does not require er, rather than later.
Although a credit score is
any payments (payments are optional) and a flexible line of credit not part of the approval process,
that can grow (based upon inter- the borrower does need to show
est rates) over time. It is possible the ability and willingness to pay
for the unused line of credit to property taxes and insurance.
Closing costs can vary widely
(starting with zero) and is based
upon how much the borrower
needs the first year, whether it is
used to buy a new house or refinance an existing house, and interest rates.
The borrower or heirs will
never owe more on the loan than
what the house is worth when
the loan is repaid and any excess
equity belongs to the borrower
or heirs. Unlike a HELOC (home
equity line of credit) a lender cannot freeze, reduce or cancel the
loan. The only way a house can
be repossessed is if the borrower
fails to pay the property tax and
home insurance.
The loan is repaid when the
borrower and spouse permanently leave the home, if the property
is sold, or if the borrower fails to
pay property tax and homeowner
insurance.
How can it be used?
If used properly and sensibly, reverse mortgages can improve retirements, but not rescue them.
Some possible uses include:
Eliminate mortgage payments, freeing up funds for current expenses;
Enable you to delay Social
Security, resulting in higher Social
Security payments;
Drawing on the line of cred-
it rather than investment during
bear markets;
A standby emergency line of
credit for unexpected emergencies such as a health care;
Purchase a new home (but
it is important to be careful not
to be persuaded to spend more
than you should as a result of the
features of the reverse mortgage
since it will need to be repaid if
you move);
If you have run out of money and need funds.
The potential growth in the
unused line of credit is a very attractive feature of the loan. This
is particularly true if you are able
to obtain the line of credit with
very low closing costs when you
are relatively young (but at least
age 62). Computer simulation
suggests that you are better off
establishing a reverse mortgage
early, rather than later. This may
be particularly true now since interest rates are currently very low,
which will enable you to qualify
for higher line of credit.
Surprisingly, computer simulations also show that in many
cases, if used properly, a reverse
mortgage can actually increase
the value of the estate you leave
to your heirs.
Who are the providers?
Reverse mortgages are not available through the “usual suspects”
ie., your local bank. Rather they
are available through sources like
LendingTree.com,
Retirement
Funding Solutions, and AAG. But,
please note, this not meant to be
an endorsement of any of them.
Final Note
Reverse mortgages are complicated and take some time to
understand, so if you decide to
find out more, proceed slowly.
They should be considered as
part of an overall financial strategy and financial plan that helps
you achieve your overall financial
goals, and not just as an isolated
transaction.
John W. Eckel, CFP, CFA
This article is intended to be
general in nature and not intended
to be comprehensive nor a substitute for personal tax advice. John
W. Eckel, CFP, CFA is President of
Pinnacle Investment Management
Inc. of Simsbury. He has been included in BusinessWeek.com’s list
of the Most Experienced Independent Financial Advisors, has been
named four times to Worth Magazine’s list of Top Financial Advisors,
included twice in Medical Economics list of Top Financial Advisors for
Doctors and named twice in JK Lasers list of Top Professional Advisors
for Baby Boomers.
John Eckel can be reached
in Simsbury at 860-651-1716 or at
[email protected] for comments or questions. For additional
information about Pinnacle Investment Management Inc., you can
visit our website at www.Pinnacle-Investment.com.
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October 8, 2015
Photo by Ted Glanzer
Heather Grahling, owner of Vivid Hue, holds the large scissors used to cut the ribbon to her store Vivid Hue. Next to
Grahling is Rose Ponte, the economic development director for the town of Farmington.
Ribbon cut at Vivid Hue
By Ted Glanzer
Staff Writer
The
Farmington
Chamber of Commerce
held a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 1 for Vivid Hue,
the funky and colorful gift
boutique located at 775
Farmington Ave.
Rose Ponte, the town’s
economic
development
director, presented Vivid
Hue’s owner Heather Grahling, a Farmington resident,
with a plaque commemorating the store’s opening.
“Studies have shown
when you have a shop in
your town that gives you a
wonderful experience and
a social experience, that’s
what makes a vibrant community,” Ponte said. “So
thank you for making this a
vibrant community. Thank
you for your investment in
the town and welcome to
the Chamber.”
Ponte could have been
referring to vibrant, either
figuratively or literally,
when it comes to the store.
It’s not for nothing that Vivid Hue is its name.
Vivid Hue features
bright, breezy items from
small gifts for a house par-
ty – such picture frames,
throw pillows, artwork and
ceramics – to smaller home
furnishings, such as sofas
and chairs. Many of the
items of the store’s inventory are so colorful and warm,
they pop, but in a tasteful,
rather than tacky, way.
While there are higher-end things on sale, many
items in the shop are priced
less than $50. So far, the reception for the store, which
opened in April, has been
solid, Grahling said.
“I’ve been really overwhelmed by the support
from the community,” she
said. “It’s been wonderful to
have locals and neighbors
stop in on their way to Truffles or just walking on the
street. It’s been really great.”
Grahling, who worked
in advertising and marketing prior to becoming an
entrepreneur, runs a successful blog called Vivid
Hue Home (www.vividhuehome.com), where over a
period of three years she
morphed from initially
commenting on her home
remodeling project into
providing insightful tips on
interior design and decorating.
Luna Pizza raising funds
October is both National Pizza Month and
Breast Cancer Awareness
Month, and for Lisa Maurer of Avon, both causes are
important. She’s the owner
of Lisa’s Luna Pizza in Simsbury Commons and is also
friends with many women who are battling breast
cancer. That’s why Maurer
is donating $1 for every
large pizza sold at full price
during October to Hartford
Healthcare’s Helen and Harry Gray Cancer Center in
Avon. This is the third year
she has donated a portion
of her pizza proceeds to a
breast cancer cause, an effort that yielded $2,500 so
far. For information, call
860-651-1820, or visit www.
lunapizzasimsbury.com.
Business helps Simsbury Celebrates!
The Simsbury Celebrates! Committee has
teamed up with Little Caesar’s Pizza for an online
fundraiser. The fundraiser
is available for orders from
Oct. 1-18. Go to Simsburycelebrates.com under
News for information and
links, or call 860-658-3836.
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HOME IMPROVEMENT
HOME IMPROVEMENT
www.JPCountryBuilders.com
Old Fashioned Quality You Can Live With
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• Repairs • Replacement • Remodeling
www.brannackelectric.com
Fully Ins. Worker’s Comp & Liability
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HOME IMPROVEMENT LLC
We do it all from the ground up!
860-982-3300
RobPolo.com
License #103858 & 103859 • Fully insured
Remodeling
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•Additions • Bath • Kitchens
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Replacement
Since 1988
In business for a blessed 29 years
(860) 582-0712 •Windows & Doors • Siding • Decks
Lic#0621710
Fax: (860)410-1190 or (860) 583-2183
PO Box 9656, Bristol, CT •
860-738-1502 John T.Yacawych 860-589-2267 Pat Collin
Email: [email protected]
ROOFING
SIDING
REPLACEMENT WINDOWS
GUTTERS
ADDITIONS
TOTAL REMODELING
INTERIOR & EXTERIOR
Lic.#514976
860-269-3103
advancedequipmentct.com
GUTTER CLEANING
POWER WASHING
ROOF CLEANING
24 Hour Emergency Service
• Generator installations
• Interior & Exterior Lighting
• Remodeling & Additions
• Service Upgrades
• Telephone, Cable TV, &
Computer Network Wiring
• Repair & Upgrades
• Pool & Spa Wiring
Home Improvement
$29-1 week
BUSINESS & SERVICE DIRECTORY
$150- 6 weeks $300-13 weeks Add WEST HARTFORD Press for 1/2 Price!
HOME IMPROVEMENT
HOME IMPROVEMENT
HOME IMPROVEMENT
Visit us at www.dhradomski.com
NICK
LOW
PRICES
CONSTRUCTION
Serving the Farmington Valley
for over 10 years
* Concrete * Stone Walls * Patios
* Bricks * Belgium Blocks * Chimneys
* Wood Fencing
D.H. RADOMSKI, INC.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
High in Quality and Dependability
CT #0628836
Email: [email protected]
CT License #HIC0616677
HOME IMPROVEMENT
HOME IMPROVEMENT
FREE ESTIMATES
LANDSCAPING
Home Improvement Contractor
So Many Amateurs . . . So Few Professionals!!
- COMPLETE MAINTENANCE & REPAIR • Siding
• Decks
• Kitchens
• Bathrooms
• Remodeling
• Improvements
SMALL OR LARGE • WE DO IT ALL!
www.berkshirewoodsmiths.com
Licensed & Insured
860.738.4931 or 203.232.9114
Lic. #HIC0625936
• Complete Basement Renovations
• Kitchen & Bathrooms Updated
• Windows/Doors Installed
• Pre-Finished Floorings • Custom Ceramic Tile
• Maintenance-Free Decks • Finish Carpentry
• Complete Painting Service • Custom Countertops
Jim Barrett, Owner
CT. LIC. #602130 • Office (860) 796-0131
LANDSCAPING
CT LIC# 0630444
FULLY INSURED
MASONRY
• Patios
• Walls
• Driveways
• Pools in Stone
• Brick, Bluestones
& Pavers
• Stairs and Walkways
Serving the Farmington Valley
for over 17 years!
FREE ESTIMATES
CT Lic# 602717
MASONRY
Land Clearing • Brush Clearing
Shrub Removal • Hardscaping
New Lawn Installations
860-906-6736
All type of Masonry Work
MASONRY
Expert Tree Climbers & Crane Service
Spring Cleanups • Mulching • Mulch Deliveries
AD MASONRY
• Pool Patios
• Poolscapes
• Lawn Installation
• Tree & Shrub
HYDROSEEDING
Planting
EROSION CONTROL
• Pruning
Based In & Serving The Farmington Valley • Walkways
For Over 18 Years
& Patios
Fully Licensed & Insured
• Walls & Steps
• Yard Drains
• Excavating
• Grading
cell: 860-250-2908
• Snowplowing
• Bucket Loading
LANDSCAPING
LANDSCAPE & DESIGN, LLC
Stone Work • Patios • Retaining Walls Custom Vinyl & Wood Fencing
Sidewalks • Fire Pits • Pruning • Plantings Tree Removals
LANDSCAPING
LANDSCAPE
CONTRACTORS
860-296-3405
Arboretum
BARRETT ENTERPRISES LLC
CT REG.
ROOFING
#509749
SIDING • WINDOWS
DOORS • GUTTERS • DECKS • AWNINGS
203-206-2839
HOME IMPROVEMENT
860-368-9486
MASONRY
Dennis Volpe
STONE MASON CONTRACTOR
860.225.3077
cell 860.839.8971
30 Years Experience • License #0630165 • New Britain, CT
SPECIALIZING IN:
Stone Wall Patios & Veneers • Patio Walls - Walk Ways
Chimney Rebuilding - Brick & Block Additions - Partition Walls
Basement Waterproofing - Drainage Work - Pre-Cast Retainer Walls
Pre-Cast Artificial Stone Veneers - Ceramic Tile Installed
Bobcat Service - Snow Plowing - Trucking
MASONRY MASONRY
PAINTING
PAINTING
Stone Walls • Veneer Stone
Brick Walls • Blue Stone
Steps • Fireplaces
Chimneys • Patios • Sidewalks
Pavers • Retaining Walls
All Masonry Repairs
Satisfaction Guaranteed ~Free Estimates ~ Lic#0637095
Andi’s Masonry
Buki -
MASONRY
KC MASONRY
Stonewalls • Brick Walls
Bluestone • Steps
Fireplaces • Chimneys
Patios • Sidewalks
We can also do all
Masonry Repairs!
Fully Insured
Quality Workmanship
Free Estimates • Lic#0604514
Ken (203) 558-4951
860-417-9968
MASONRY
ALEX EUROPEAN MASON
Over 30 years experience
Retaining Walls, Chimney Repair,
Steps, All Masonry Services
HIC#0629057
Pro Quality
Painting & Home
Repair, LLC
860-201-7788
www.pqpainting4u.com
Free Estimates • Fully Insured
203-232-0257 Lic. #0580443
860-810-4196
• High Quality interior/exterior painting
• Remodeling • Interior/exterior restorations
• All home repair • Fully licensed and insured
The best decision you’ll ever make
October 8, 2015
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Home Improvement
$29-1 week
BUSINESS & SERVICE DIRECTORY
$150- 6 weeks $300-13 weeks Add WEST HARTFORD Press for 1/2 Price!
PAINTING
PAINTING
G. Kelly Painting
PAINTING
PAINTING
VALLEY PAINTER BRECHUN
Interior & Exterior Painting
Simsbury’s Hometown Painting Company
Complete Exterior & Interior
Serving the Valley since 1980
Professional Service for 26 years
Proper prep & repair PROMPT quotes
and service
FREE estimates
FULL CREW READY TO GO
EXTERIOR SPECIALS
Call anytime 860-379-3685
Call Peter Sottile 860-658-7745
PAINTING
and more
Over 15 years of experience
Call Chris @ 860 944 9100
www.AkcentRestoration.com
POWER WASHING
PAINTING
PESTS
PLUMBING
ROOFING
T.C. Home Improvement
Cell 860-916-6287
Free
Estimates Home 860-523-4151
POWER WASHING
RAINBOW
HYDRA-BLAST
WHY JUST POWERWASH
ANDY WOTTON
PLUMBING &
HEATING, LLC
(860) 833-8153
Specializing in high pressure
house detailing since 1988.
Fully Insured/Free Estimates
Old fashion, honest, reliable
service at a reasonable price.
All residential plumbing, repairs
done from leaky faucets to
snaking your main drain.
860-649-4953
860-402-7672
ROOFING
ROOFING • SIDING
STUMPS?
• WINDOWS • & more...
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VALLEY STUMP
Roofing
& Siding
GRINDING, LLC
Sale!
860-614-1173
Lic. #0639246
TREES
STUMP GRINDING
STUMPS?
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VALLEY STUMP
GRINDING, LLC
WINDOW WASHING
860-614-1173
Lic. #0639246
WINDOW WASHING
When It Comes To Tree Service
We Run Rings Around The Competition.
WE CLEAN WINDOWS!
Grimshaw Tree Service
and Nursery Company
Commercial & Residential
TREE CARE OR TREE REMOVAL
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REPAIRS/GARAGES
Home Improvement (860) 645-8899
Fully Insured
FREE Estimates
Lic. #604200
Lic #:HIC0607969
Call today and we will
show you quality still
makes a difference!
ROOFING
The
860-673-7280
Small renovations,
home repair, carpentry
& painting.
Complete prep.
Specializing in:
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PAINTING
• Powerwashing • Deck Staining
• Ceiling Repairs • Spraying
• Home Improvements & Renovations
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Reg #0562179
EPA
CERTIFIED
PAINTING &
CEILING REPAIR
Painting and Remodeling
Creating HARMONY
between customer,
contractor & community
25 years of experience
in Farmington Valley
Insured - Interior & Exterior • CT Reg. #562798
PAINTING
HARMONY
Power Washing,
Deck Staining, Light Carpentry
Quality Craftsmanship • Competitive Prices
Serving the Farmington Valley
Akcent
PAINTING
Ct Lic. #547581. Fully licensed & Insured.
Hann’s On Home Improvement
860-563-2001
WINDOWS
(SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO)
• Free estimates • Fully Insured & Bonded • Uniformed • Reliable
“Residential”
WINDOWS & DOORS
*Sales * Service * Installation*
860-249-1558
www.fishwindowcleaning.com/3053
860-747-8875
thewindowmanofct.com * [email protected]
*Bill Morrell Contractor * Ct Lic.#0509785 * Insured*