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July 9, 2015
in the press
Residents rail
against school
staffing change
Top: Avon’s Jeremy
Zarwanski drives in
a run with a sacrifice
fly against Southington.
Bottom: Simsbury’s
Mike Amato drove in
a run with a double and
took third on the throw
to the plate, sliding in
safely before being
tagged by Unionville third
baseman Brendan Walsh.
Right: Unionville pitcher
Brendan Quigley lasted
4 1/3 innings in the loss
to Simsbury.
Every single speaker at a July 1
public hearing on the elimination
of social workers in Avon public
schools wants them back. Concerns – all surrounding the firing
of school social workers – ranged
from the concerns that children
won’t be properly cared for to ire
over a lack of transparency in the
decision to get rid of the beloved
staff members. PAGE 13
Five given
service awards
Russell St. John, along with four
others of the community, were
recently honored by Granby selectmen with community service
awards. PAGE 13
The boys of summer
Photos by David Heuschkel
The three local American Legion teams were in action last week on ideal days for baseball. Avon, Simsbury and Unionville athletes all took the field
to play ball. For more local sports news, turn to page 21.
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Editorial
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Town News
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Business
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Kids
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“When I receive calls from
schools about one of my
clients, it is almost always
from a school social
worker, who is trained to
reach out to community
providers and collaborate
in the best interest of the
student. ... I respectfully
disagree with your plan
to eliminate school social
worker positions
in the district.”
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Sports
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Calendar 25
Classifieds
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-Thomas Lipscomb in “Residents
rail against...” on page 13
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Simsbury reader Joan Miller opened her kitchen blinds recently and saw something in the butterfly garden – a speckled fawn. “I’m sure it will be back for the delicious daylilies,” she said. If you have a photo of
a critter that you’ve spotted locally, submit it for this segment to Abigail at [email protected]. Include
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submissions will be considered for inclusion in a future edition.
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“It’s a constant struggle
to pay for services and
keep taxpayers from being
harmed too much.
It’s the price you pay
in a civilized society.”
-Mike Demicco in “State budget
changes...” on page 16
Local residents to perform in Shakespeare Festival
By Sloan Brewster
Senior Staff Writer
Greater Hartford Shakespeare Festival
is celebrating 25 years with a production of
“Romeo and Juliet.”
With the beautiful campus of the University of Saint Joseph for a backdrop, the
Capital Classics Theatre Company will
perform the tragic tale of two star-crossed
lovers outdoors during the festival on weekends in July and August.
The festival has been taking place on
the campus for about 10 years, said Herb
Emanuelson, board president and marketing manager for Capital Classics. Before
that, performances were held at the Bushnell Park.
“We’ve got a tremendous relationship
with the University of Saint Joseph,” Emanuelson said. “It’s a beautiful space.”
Capital Classics Co-founder Geoffrey
Sheehan is directing “Romeo and Juliet.”
In 1991, Sheehan and his wife, Laura
Sheehan, noticed there was no summer
theater in Hartford. They decided the beautiful Bushnell Park would be the perfect
setting for outside plays and founded the
company and festival.
That first year, the company put on
Shakespeare’s “Three Gentlemen in Verona.”
After several years, the company was
invited to become the theater-in-residence
at the university and has been there since.
“Romeo and Juliet” was the perfect
production for the 25th anniversary, according to Sheehan, because the company
hasn’t done it in 10 years and because it is
timeless and very specifically speaks to the
world in which we now live.
“We have these two souls living in a
very violent world and we see that daily on
our computer screens on our televisions. I
just know that in those places are people
trying to love each other, trying to survive.”
Sheehan said. “[Romeo & Juliet] just speaks
so truly to our time and to so many of the
stories we are experiencing in America and
in our world.”
There’s a need for things like the Shakespeare Festival in the area, Emanuelson
said.
“There’s definitely a hunger for Shakespeare in this community,” he said. “It’s
great. Over the course of the season we’ll
get a few thousand people coming in for the
production.”
The outdoor performances are what
really make the festival a draw, according to
Emanuelson.
Shows take place each Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, with different pre-performance
festivities each night and special events on
certain weekends.
The Elizabethan Consort sings at every
performance, and all festival attendees can
visit the university’s art gallery for free.
On Thursdays, students participate in
the “Youth in Community Arts” program,
including Mark Twain House and Museum’s
“Neighborhood Studios: Write to the Point,”
which takes place July 23; Hartbeat Ensemble Youth Play Institute, which takes place
July 30; and August 6, the Hartford Stage
Company’s Breakdancing Shakespeare will
perform a teaser from “Hamlet.”
Every Friday, Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop
of West Hartford will sell ice cream before the show. Saturdays is “Prize Night”
with raffle prizes. On Sundays, professors
give talks about the play in the “Professor
Series.”
The festival audience can be interesting as well, with crowds in the hundreds
showing up when the weather is nice,
according to Emanuelson.
“It’s kind of a Tanglewood experience,”
he said. “So, we have people who will show
up with a Subway sandwich or a pizza, and
we have other people that will show up
with tables and chairs and a candelabra.”
In case of rain, the show gets moved
into the Hoffman Auditorium on the campus when someone keeping watch on a
weather app warns that a storm is rolling in
or there are ominous clouds overhead.
“Romeo and Juliet,” which Emanuelson remembered as “our first Shakespeare
experience in high school,” has a great cast,
Emanuelson said.
Eric Michael Smith will perform the
role of Romeo. Smith just completed the
role of Edgar in the feature film of “King
Lear,” directed by Alexander Barnett, and
has performed in Shakespeare’s “Measure
for Measure,” “As You Like It” and “The
Merchant of Venice.” He received his BFA
from the University of Illinois Urbana/
Champaign.
Hartford resident Vanessa Butler will
perform the role of Juliet. Butler is a former
professional dancer who has most recently
acted with Bated Breath Theatre Company,
HartBeat Ensemble, Collective Consciousness Theatre Company and Playhouse On
Park. She received her MFA from the California Institute of the Arts.
Three actors from Farmington will appear in the show.
Mike Nowicki, who plays Capulet;
Brendan Howes, who is the Prince; and
George Sebastian-Coleman, who takes on
the role of Montague, are all from the town.
The three Farmington Valley actors
also have a connection with Tunis Community College in Farmington.
Sebastian-Coleman, who teaches acting at Tunxis, heads up the theater department and founded Tunxis Stage, has been
in theater for more than 40 years.
“Taking on just being an actor again
has been really enjoyable,” he said.
Nowicki has been in Capital Classics
for 20 years. He has watched the festival
grow from small beginnings in a tiny corner
at Bushnell Park to the crowd pleaser it has
become, he said.
Not only are the actors of good quality,
but the company reads deeply into Shakespeare’s scripts, digging out the details and
bringing out subplots, which for his role as
Capulet, is crucial, Nowicki said.
Howes, who graduated from Tunxis
with an Associate’s Degree in Arts & Sciences in May and will attend Trinity in the
fall to study economics, enjoys acting as it
takes him out of math for a while.
The group already strong connections,
which will make the performances that
much better, Geoffrey Sheehan said.
The festival will run for three weekends
from July 23 through Aug. 9.
Performances of Romeo and Juliet will
be held Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at
7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 5:30 p.m.
Tickets are are available at the door or
at the Frances Driscoll Box office, 860-2315555, CapitalClassics.org.
Photo by Nicole Battistone
A scene from last year’s festival on the grounds of the University of Saint Joseph
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Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra hosts educational concerts
Courtesy photos
Third-graders from Avon, Farmington, Burlington and the Focus Center for Autism in Canton were among those attending the Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra’s educational concerts
at the end of May at Lewis Mills High School. The concerts are an annual event designed to stimulate intellectual curiosity in music and encourage participation in school music
programs. The program featured Berlioz’s “Roman Carnival Overture,” the finale of Connecticut composer Joseph Russo’s Symphony #2 and the winners of the Nutmeg Symphony
Orchestra’s Young Artist Competition. Pictured above left: First prize winner Benjamin Aube (on right) and second prize winner Shayamal Datta, shown here with music director and
conductor Marshall Brown, were soloists for the concert. Sponsors included the William and Alice Mortensen Foundation, Greater Hartford Arts Council, George A. and Grace L. Long
Foundation, Sky Bight Foundation and Oles Family Charitable Foundation. The Oles Family Charitable Foundation also sponsored the Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition. Above, right: students with the GHAC banner
UVIA sponsoring annual
movie nights
By Ted Glanzer
Staff Writer
FARMINGTON
—
Three contemporary family
friendly movies are scheduled this year for the annual summer movie night,
sponsored by the Unionville
Village Improvement Association and the Farmington
Community Chest.
“Big Hero 6,” rated PG,
will be shown Friday, July 17.
The animated Disney film
explores the bond between
a teenage prodigy and his
portly inflatable robot Baymax. Ostensibly a children’s
superhero movie, the 2014
hit film also delves into the
themes of love and loss.
The live action “Free
Willy,” rated PG, is scheduled to be shown Friday,
July 31. The movie shows the
lengths one boy is willing to
go to save a beloved killer
whale that is scheduled to
be euthanized by aquarium
owners.
Finally, the series will
close with an update of the
the Disney classic fairy tale
“Cinderella,” rated PG, Friday, Aug. 14. Audience members young and old will be
enchanted by the 2015 story
of a young girl, Ella, whose
father passes away unexpectedly. Ella finds herself
at the mercy of her cruel
stepmother and her daugh-
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ters. Ella’s fortunes begin to
change when she meets a
debonair stranger. All movies are free and
will be shown on a portable projection screen at
the Union School athletic
field starting at dusk. The
portable projection screen
was purchased by UVIA,
the Farmington Community Chest and Farmington
EXCL, according to a press
release. Free popcorn will be
provided by Unionville Autobody. Locals are also invited to bring a picnic supper
to enjoy before or during the
movie.
Town Council Chairwoman Nancy Nickerson
said the summer movie series is just one of the many
things that make Farmington special.
“The family-oriented
programs are part of what
makes Farmington what it
is,” Nickerson said. “From
the Fireman’s Jamboree, to
movie nights to the farmers market, there are a lot
of things in town that are so
important to the community. … I’m happy and proud
to be part of a town that
values that.”
Nickerson credited the
work that UVIA does to
bringing family movie night
to fruition.
“They do a great job,”
she said.
July 9, 2015
Recreation Department’s annual concert series begins
By Ted Glanzer
Staff Writer
FARMINGTON — The annual
concert series at the Alice Clover Pinney Park on School Street, sponsored
by the Farmington Recreation Department, kicked off with the 28th ice
cream social July 2. Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters featuring Roger Williams on guitar played as
people enjoyed Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
and caught up with old friends while
kids got their faces painted.
Five more concerts are scheduled
for Thursday evenings this summer
from 7-8:30 p.m. at the gazebo, including tribute bands honoring the music
of both Creedence Clearwater Revival
and The Man in Black, Johnny Cash.
“The series has been going on for a
while, and people look forward to it every year,” said Farmington Recreation
Supervisor Geoffrey Porter. “It’s our
way of giving back to the community
every year.”
Porter said that more than 1,200
people turn out for the concert series
in total, or about 200 to 300 people for
each show.
It’s a perfect, family friendly form
of entertainment for both adults and
children, Porter said, noting that people often mistakenly say it’s the best
thing they get for their tax dollars. The
concert series is supported by funds
generated from program fees, not taxes, Porter said. This year, in an effort to expand
the programming, Porter said the Tavern at the Exchange will be at every
concert and offer giveaways. The summer schedule in the
words of the Recreation Department
is below:
Creedence/Fogerty Tribute Band,
July 9 – The Creedence/Fogerty Tribute Band plays the songs of Creedence
Clearwater Revival and John Fogerty,
a tribute that will keep the audience
clapping for more. With songs such
as “Centerfield,” “Old Man Down the
Road,” “Fortunate Son” and “Down on
the Corner,” the Fireman’s Carnival
will be the perfect setting for this truly American band. Creedence/Fogerty
Tribute Band will be performing at
Family Night at the Fireman’s Carnival.
Erica Sunshine Lee, July 16 – This
country music singer/songwriter and
Nashville recording artist has earned
the reputation of “Hardest Working
Woman in Country Music” due to her
uncompromising work ethic, established during her upbringing in rural
Georgia.
With her captivating songs and a
truly engaging personality, Lee is traveling the world, gaining new fans in every city, state and country she plays in.
She draws crowds in with her
unfiltered tunes such as “I’m Just
Your Woman,” “The Walk of Shame”
and “Put Some South in Your Mouth.”
“What It Takes To Be A Country Man”
released worldwide and hit No. 6 on
the country charts throughout Europe
and Oz. “This is the kind of authentic
music country DJs have been asking
for,” says Nashville’s Al Brock.
Kenn Morr Band, July 30 – Kenn
Morr Band has been described as a
brand of original folk/rock music instantly humable with sound coming
straight from the American heartland.
Morr’s songs have an elemental qual-
ity – water, earth, relationships, seasons, time, change, loss – like the great
songwriters who inspired him early on:
Dylan, Simon, Van Morrison, Graham
Nash and Gordon Lightfoot. Instruments include guitar, piano, mandolin,
fiddle, bouzouki, accordion, bass and
drums.
Cash is King, Aug. 6 – Legendary
country rebel Johnny Cash comes to
life in the re-creation show “Cash Is
King.” With a career spanning half a
century and countless hits, including
“Folsom Prison Blues,” “I Walk the Line”
and “Ring of Fire,” and the list goes on.
The Man in Black became a musical icon. Now you can experience the
father of Outlaw Country as he was in
his prime, from his Sun Records days to
his historic concert at Folsom Prison.
Singer Brian Chicoine captures Cash’s
trademark baritone, while his band delivers the infectious, driving rhythm of
the Tennessee Three.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a Johnny
Cash show without Mrs. Cash, June
Carter, brought to life by Vicky St.
Pierre on such classic duets as “Jackson.” With authentic costumes and
stories from Cash’s eventful life, Cash
Is King is the true Johnny Cash experience.
Simply Swing, sponsored by Farmington Bank, Aug. 13 – This amazing
10 piece swing orchestra featuring six
swinging horns, a dynamic rhythm
section and talented Big Band vocalist,
Vivian LaRosa, specializes in recreating the music and memories of the Big
Band & Swing Dance eras. Enjoy the
music of Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Ella
Fitzgerald and Diana Krall.
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Coffee and ink: local resident and Coffee Trade employee pens novel series
By Sloan Brewster
Senior Staff Writer
Celia Allen does more than
make your morning coffee.
She has been writing since she
was 8 years old and, in high school,
started work on her first series of
novels.
At 26, the West Granby resident, who writes as C.A. Allen, has
completed the four book series
and is at work on another series.
When she is not writing, she works
at the Coffee Trade in Avon.
With fantasy as her genre of
choice, the books delve into the life
of a civilization of squirrels.
“I don’t remember the very
first thing [I wrote], but [as a child]
I read a lot of these books, which
had animals for the main characters, which is probably where the
squirrels came from,” Allen said.
The first book in the series, “A
Dew Drop Away,” stands alone. It is
followed by “The Dew Drop” trilogy, a prequel to the first book.
Allen chose squirrels as her
characters because, with so many
species of them, there was a lot to
work with and she could borrow
their personalities and traits from
everyday life, she said.
“In my head, they’re basically
human, except they’re all squirrels,”
Allen said. “Back when I started
writing [the books], I used to have
a fascination with squirrels.”
In her books, Allen invested
the different types of squirrels, who
live in separate colonies, with different characteristics, she said. Red
squirrels, for example, are greedy
and flying squirrels are mystical.
“There’s a lot of division,” Allen
said.
The world within “A Dew Drop
Away” is ruled by immortal black
squirrels, who, according to the
author, “are not very nice.” Rupert,
the book’s main character, is a gray
“It’s always in the morning.
For some reason, I’m best
then. I’m definitely
a morning writer. I like
to have my coffee.
That’s the first thing I get.”
–Celia Allen
squirrel living in a prison created
by the black squirrels.
“He learns from a mysterious
white squirrel that the artifact that
is making the black squirrels immortal is missing,” Allen said.
His quest is to find the missing
artifact and become the new ruler.
Allen makes a practice of writing every day, especially when she
is working on a specific project.
“It’s always in the morning.
For some reason, I’m best then,”
she said. “I’m definitely a morning writer. I like to have my coffee.
That’s the first thing I get.”
She also sets a goal for how
much she should write each week.
“In most novels I write, it’s
10.000 words that I write [every
week],” she said. “It keeps you in
the world. I like to write every day
because it keeps you in the world.”
Allen graduated from Albertus Magnus College in 2011 with a
degree in English and a concentration in creative writing.
After college, she submitted
manuscripts to literary agents but,
eventually, decided the self-publishing route was for her.
“I was feeling a little disenchanted with the whole writing
world,” Allen said.
She chose to publish on Amazon, via CreateSpace.
“A Dew Drop Away” has been
on the market for about 2 1/2
years. The second book came out
at the end of 2013, and the last two
books were put on the market earlier this year.
The books are available on
Amazon and printed copies are for
sale at The Coffee Trade.
The books’ covers were designed by artist Emily C. Holt of
Massachusetts. “I always loved her
art,” Allen said.
Holt took Allen’s sketches to
a new level in designing the cover,
the writer said.
“I was really impressed,” she
said. “I definitely attribute a lot of
the attraction of the book, selling
the book, to the cover.”
Allen is working on her next
series, which she said is still very
rough. This time, she’s writing
about vampires.
Photo by Sloan Brewster
Celia Allen, who writes as C. A. Allen, stands before a display of her books
at the Coffee Trade in Avon, where she works.
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Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz kicks off July 16
The Greater Hartford
Festival of Jazz will kick off
Thursday, July 16 at Infinity
Hall, Front Street, Hartford,
from 8-11 p.m. and continue in Bushnell Park on the
Pavilion Stage Friday, July
17-Sunday, July 19. At the
kickoff at Infinity Hall, come
meet Tony Succar and expe-
rience a sample of the “Unity
Tribute” to Michael Jackson
and salsa dancing. Tickets
are $19 and $34. On Friday,
the music begins at 7 p.m.,
gates open at 5 p.m. with an
opening ceremony at 6:30
p.m. Succar will perform at
7 p.m. and Monty Alexander
and Harlem Kingston Ex-
press at 8:30 p.m. On Saturday music starts at 4:30 p.m.
Performing will be Eric
Leone, Ed Fast and Conga
Bop, Jakiem Joyner, Nick Colionne and Maysa, Side Street
and Jus…Us. On Sunday,
Ross Tucker’s Hot Cat Dixieland Jazz band will play at 10
a.m. Mass at Christ Church
Cathedral in Hartford. From
11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Infinity Hall
there will be a Front Street
brunch with Kim Scott. Destiny Africa Children’s Choir
will perform at 3 p.m. Jazz
will be from 4:30-7:30 p.m.
in the park with Kim Scott,
Dezron Douglas and Airmen
of Note.
Garmany series: Washboard Slim & the Bluelights
Benefit car show July 12
a $10 registration fee for show
cars. Spectators are asked to
park in the Simsbury Meadows. Suggested donation for
spectators is $3 per person
or $5 per family. The founder,
Howard Miller passed away
this year, and in celebration of
his life (and his creating this
fine car club), pause – just a
bit – to honor him.
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The Valley Collector Car
Club will host its big event,
the 14th annual charity benefit car show, Sunday, July 12
from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Iron
Horse Boulevard, Simsbury.
Show cars may arrive at 8 a.m.
with the center of the field filling first. Enter the show fields
from Iron Horse Boulevard
from either direction. There is
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music from the turn of the
century and roots rock‘n’roll.
Starting in 1986, they continue to perform at festivals,
concerts and clubs throughout North America.
Their most recent triumph was to win the 2008
State of Connecticut Blues
Challenge and the opportunity to represent their state
in the International Blues
Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. Advance registration
is required for the concert.
Register in advance by calling
the library at 860-673-6791 or
visiting the library’s web site
at www.farmingtonlibraries.
org. The event is made possible by Richard P. Garmany
through a grant awarded by
the Hartford Foundation for
Public Giving.
Tracy Walton at Warner’s
Nancy Marine Studio Theatre
Torrington native
Tracy Walton brings his
band and his new album
“Moderately Unknown”
to the Warner Nancy Marine Studio Theatre, 68
Main St., Torrington, for
one night only Saturday,
July 18 at 8 p.m.
They will be playing the new album in its
entirety and, for the first
time ever, some of Connecticut’s best singers
will be joining Walton to
sing their own renditions
of some of Tracy’s classic songs. Guest artists
”Lettuce
include, Julia Autumn
Ford, Jay Roberts, Krizta
Moon and Becky Kessler.
A few surprise guests
will appear as well.
Nominated
two
years in a row for Best
Male performer in the
New England Music
awards, Walton recently
celebrated the release of
his latest album “Moderately Unknown” at Daryl
Hall’s House Club.
For tickets, call the
Warner Box Office at
860-489-7180 or visit
www.warnertheatre.org.
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p.m. on the lawn of the Barney Library at 71 Main St.
Drawing on a wide
variety of traditional music forms, the Bluelights
have created a new musical
style respecting equally the
past and present. A typical Bluelights performance
might include original music,
early jazz, blues, swing, standards, jug band, gospel, pop
elic
As part of its summer
outdoor concert series,
Farmington Libraries will
host Washboard Slim & the
Bluelights Tuesday, July 14,
for a performance of music
ranging from ragtime to rock.
In the event of rain, this
event will be moved to the
Farmington Main Library at
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The Farmington Valley
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group exhibition showcasing the 2015 artists-in-residence featuring works by
Jennifer Casaburi, Kathy
Conyers, Ben Dworski-Riggs
and Lori Racicot-Burrous.
The exhibition, entitled “Explorations,” opens with a
reception Saturday, July 11,
from 2-4 p.m. in the Drezner
Visitors’ Gallery. The “Explorations” exhibition includes
paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, writings and color studies that
chronicle the artists’ investigations since entering the
program, and provides the
viewer a glimpse into the
process and development
of their work during the
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Sunken Garden Poetry
Festival featuring
Marie
Howe
Gallery on the Green presents 55th Anniversary Show
Gallery
on
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Green’s 55th Anniversary
Show will run from July
10-Aug. 9 at the gallery, 5
Canton Green Road, Canton. It is an exhibition of
fine art and photography
by the members of one
of Connecticut’s longest
running artists guilds. See
work by current members
as well as a special showing of the art of John Just
Ellis (1927-2014), one of the
first Gallery on the Green
artists. A former president
of the Connecticut Water
Color Society, he won prizes for his watercolors and
paintings in juried shows
throughout the region. He
taught art in public schools
and at Central Connecticut
State University.
There will be a gala
opening reception for all
shows Saturday, July 11
from 6-9 p.m. with refreshments. The reception is
free and open to the public.
Hours are Friday-Sunday,
1-5 p.m. HSO’s music festival continues with Classical Night Fever
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In the historic Sunken Garden on the beautiful
grounds of the Hill-Stead
Museum, 35 Mountain Road,
Farmington, one of America’s most important poetry
events has delighted audiences since 1992. On Sunday,
July 12, the featured poet will
be Marie Howe and the opening poet will be Ciaran Berry.
Music will be by Zingerz.
Gates open at 1:30 p.m., with
a prelude conversation with
the headlining poet at 2 p.m.,
music at 3 p.m., and headlining poet at 4 p.m. Admission
is $12 in advance online, $15
at the gate. Howe is the 201214 poet laureate of New York
state and the author of three
volumes of poetry: “The
Kingdom of Ordinary Time,”
“The Good Thief ” and “What
the Living Do.” She is also the
co-editor of a book of essays,
“In the Company of My Solitude: American Writing from
the AIDS Pandemic.” Opening poet Berry is the 2012
Winner of a Whiting Writers’
Award from the Mrs. Giles
Whiting Foundation, author
of “The Sphere of Birds” and
winner of the Crab Orchard
Series of Poetry Open Competition, the Jerwood Aldeburgh First Collection Prize,
and the Inaugural Michael
Murphy Memorial Prize.
Members of Zingerz – Dan
Bernier, guitar and vocals;
Michael Frishman, upright
and electric bass and vocals;
and Gary Parrington, percussion and drums – hail from
the Connecticut shoreline
area, and perform swing,
rhythm and blues, jazz, reggae, classic rock, blues, and
standard and contemporary
ballads.
The Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s Talcott
Mountain Music Festival
will travel back to the era
of disco, bell-bottoms, big
hair and platform shoes
with Classical Night Fever
Friday, July 17, at 7:30 p.m. at
the Performing Arts Center
at Simsbury Meadows. Led
by HSO Music Director
Carolyn Kuan, the program
will feature such groovy favorites as “Disco Inferno,”
ing an eclectic mix of acoustic bluegrass, blues, folk, pop
and oldies with Mark White
on guitar, harmonica and vocals, and Jon Swift on upright
Rumpus Funkberry on bass
guitar and vocals, Spanishfly
on guitar and vocals and Cyclone Link Skywalker Jr. on
drums and vocals. Each are
highly skilled musicians and
performers, but more than
that, they’re on a mission –
a mission to “funkitize” the
masses by marrying the lavish sounds of the orchestra
with brilliantly arranged disco hits by the likes of Donna Summer, The Bee Gees,
Barry White, The Village
People and more. They take
the stage with stylin’ afros,
head-turning retro costume
changes and some of the
coolest platform shoes this
side of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Advance single lawn tickets are $20 for adults, $5 for
children 12 and under. Adult
single lawn tickets are $25 at
the gate. Call 860-987-5900
or visit www.hartfordsymphony.org.
Connecticut’s Vietnam 50th Celebration Weekend
Connecticut’s
Vietnam 50th Celebration
Weekend events and activities will take place Saturday, July 11 and Sunday,
July 12 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
on the grounds of the
Connecticut Air National Guard Base in East
Granby. In addition, other
static air displays will be
at the New England Air
Museum at 36 Perimeter
Road in Windsor Locks.
The weekend will feature
many vehicle and aircraft
displays, rare helicopter rides in the famous
UH-1D “Huey,” nationally
renowned speakers and
authors, and a live con-
Musical night with bluegrass duo at Avon Library
Come to the Avon Library, 281 Country Club
Road, Avon, Monday, July 13
from 7-8 p.m. for a musical
evening of Americana featur-
“Get Down Tonight,” “Stayin’ Alive,” “Dancin’ Queen,”
“Car Wash” and so much
more. Rain date is Saturday,
July 18. Classical Night Fever,
the popular ‘70s disco symphony pops tribute show,
has been touring nationally
and receiving rave reviews
since its inception in 2013.
The world-class show features four powerhouses from
the Planet Funktar: Superfly
on guitar and vocals, Sir
bass and vocals. The event is
free and open to the public
and will be held in the outdoor courtyard or community
room, depending on weather.
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Horizons at The Ethel Walker
School Week proclaimed
The Dober Invitational
scheduled for July 17-18
Stephen “Dober” Harris
is organizing his 26th Annual Charity Golf Tournament,
the “Dober Invitational,”
which will take place July 17
and 18 to benefit Treasured
Time, Inc.
For parents with a
life-threatening illness and
high medical bills, the simple
pleasure of a summer vacation is a luxury. That’s where
Treasured Time comes in.
Treasured Time, Inc. is
a 501(c)(3) organization that
grants wishes to parents who
want to create lasting memories with their children, but
need a helping hand because
they are facing medical conditions that drain finances
and time. An in-kind donation from an organization can
help create a memory that
will last a lifetime.
Anna Hutchinson is the
mother of two children and
a daughter who passed away
from a one in a million brain
tumor at Yale. Anna was diagnosed with stage IV metastat-
ic colon cancer at the age of
38, about two years ago. The
cancer had spread to her liver and over 20 lymph nodes
at the time of her diagnosis.
The doctors said that due to
the size of the tumor that her
cancer had been growing for
about 10 years. She has had
several surgeries and been
on various chemo treatments
with no success. She will
be on chemo for life. Anna’s
wish is to take her children
to a no-stress, no-doctors,
relaxing vacation so that her
children can be children for
a week and not have to worry about the stresses of life.
Her 11-year-old daughter has
grown up too fast because of
this process and she wants
to give her back some of her
childhood.
The Dober Invitational
is a local charity golf tournament at Westwoods Golf
Course July 18 and dinner
dance at the Farmington Club
July 17. For more information
visit www.thedober.com.
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Donation given to barn
As part of the ongoing
exterior work on the c.1880
Horse Guards Barn in
Avon, a donation by Northwest Community Bank of
$750 was received to paint
the newly constructed
south wall. Participating
in the check presentation
outside the newly painted
barn in early June are, pictured above left to right: Terri Wilson, president,
Avon Historical Society;
Lee Wilson; Kim Murphy
of Northwest Community
Bank in Avon; Peter Wright,
Capri Frank and Len Tolisano, all trustees of the Avon
Historical Society.
On Monday, June
29, a bus filled with 15
kindergartners and 15
first-graders pulled up in
front of Beaver Brook, the
main academic building at
The Ethel Walker School
in Simsbury. As the girls
spilled off the bus, Walker’s faculty, staff, parents
and volunteers welcomed
them to the opening day
of Horizons at The Ethel
Walker School. The fullday, six-week academic
and cultural enrichment
program helps improve
educational outcomes for
public school students
from low-income families by reducing summer
learning loss. Based on a
national model, Horizons
at The Ethel Walker School
is greater Hartford’s first
Horizons program and the
first all-girls Horizons in
the country.
Interim Head of
School Stephen Dunn read
an official statement from
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy,
proclaiming June 29-July
3 as Horizons at The Ethel
Walker School Week in the
state of Connecticut.
The students later departed for the Farmington
Valley YWCA, where they
will receive swimming lessons five days a week for
six weeks. Students also
will enjoy arts programming, and daily classes
in math, reading, science
and engineering. The program focuses on experiential learning, building
confidence,
developing
problem-solving
skills
and enhancing academic
self-esteem.
“The Ethel Walker
School believes in the
power of girls to change
the world,” said Dunn.
For more information
about Horizons at The
Ethel Walker School, visit
ethelwalker.org/horizons.
Student historians win awards at National History Day Contest
Connecticut’s top student historians participated in the prestigious National History Day Contest
at the University of Maryland in College Park from
June 15-18. The Outstanding Connecticut Entry Award in the
Senior Division was awarded to Swati Rath, Smrithi
Raman, Sahiti Alavala for
their Senior Group Website, World Wide Webster,
a project about Noah Webster. They are students at
Farmington High School. History Day students
spent months conducting
historical research and creating projects (paper, ex-
hibits, websites, documentaries and performances. The students who participated in the National Contest had previously placed
first or second at the State
History Day Contest.
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Legislators host annual Memorial Day essay contest
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Middlewoods of Farmington residents pose for a ballpark
photo with “Rocky,” mascot for the New Britain Rock Cats.
Middlewoods of Farmington
continues game tradition
Residents of Middlewoods of Farmington Independent and Assisted Living
Community continued their
annual Rock Cats game tradition June 17 with a trip to
New Britain Stadium for a
night out at the ballpark. The
group was joined by staff
and family members who all
gathered in the parking lot
for a pre-game tailgate party
before heading in to catch
the first pitch. The event was organized by the Middlewoods
of Farmington team and also
included staff, residents and
family members from their
sister community, Middlewoods of Newington. Both
communities have been attending Rock Cats games
and tailgating in the parking
lot with their residents and
families for the past six years,
making “a night out at the
ballpark” an annual tradition. State Rep. Tim LeGeyt
and state Sen. Kevin Witkos
hosted the 5th Annual Memorial Day Essay Contest,
sponsored in conjunction
with Collinsville Savings Society in Canton. In the spirit of the Memorial Day holiday, sixthgrade students from Thompson Brook Elementary in
Avon and Canton Intermediate School in Canton submitted essays on the topic,
“What Memorial Day Means
to Me.”
LeGeyt and Witkos
joined Gary Roman, Collinsville Savings Society president and CEO, along with
parents and guests, at a June
11 award ceremony. “Each year, I continue
to be impressed with the
display of creativity and
inspired work that the
participating
students
put forth,” said LeGeyt. “In their personal reflections and interpretations
of what Memorial Day
means to each of them, it is
evident that the students
have given thoughtful consideration to the topic. I
offer my congratulations
to the winners on their
fine essays. I’d also like to
thank Collinsville Savings
Society for their continued
partnership in making this
a wonderful experience
for the students and their
families.” “Memorial Day is a time
to remember those who
made so many sacrifices
for our nation and our way
of life,” added Witkos. “This
essay contest was an important way to get students
thinking about this special
day and an opportunity to
express their perspective
and interpretation of what
this day means to them and
their families. Congratulations to all the young people
who participated in this contest and to the winners for
their exceptional work and
self-expression.”
The winners were presented with a monetary
award from Collinsville Savings Society, along with a
citation from the General
Assembly in recognition of
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their accomplishment. Winners from Thompson Brook Elementary
School were Rishi Virpura,
Jack Sherbacow and Hannah
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Emma Vrabel, Maya Sutton-Hall and Sophie Thomas.
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Simsbury Woman’s Club awards four scholarships
creating an art program for
students with and without
disabilities. She has done volunteer work for the Gifts of
Love Food Pantry and Double Dog Rescue. She will be
attending Simmons College
to major in women and gender studies, and psychology.
Nardozza is the second Simsbury High School
graduate to receive a SWC
scholarship. While attending
SHS, he was president of the
French Honor Society, created and was student adviser
of the American Sign Language Club and was the student technical director for
the school’s theater productions. He has been involved
in Chamber Orchestra and
Big Band playing bass, piano
The Simsbury Woman’s
Club recently gave scholarships to two Simsbury High
School seniors and two
women who are currently
enrolled in an institution of
higher learning and achieving high academic scores.
The four scholarship
recipients are Emily Cole
and Matthew Nardozza from
Simsbury High School, and
Desiree Napoleon and Nicole
Burger, the adult recipients.
Cole graduated this
year from SHS with a 4.1
GPA. During her tenure at
SHS, she was a Simsbury
Scholar, involved in the Unified Theater Program and
the American Sign Language Club. Cole earned the
Girl Scout Gold Award by
and saxophone. Nardozza
is a member of the National
Honor Society and the National Society of High School
Scholars. He plans to attend
the University of Connecticut and pursue a major in
biological sciences on a premed track. Napoleon was awarded the Nancy Bird Scholarship. She was the first in
her family to graduate from
high school, and, at 38 years
of age, will be the first in her
family to graduate from college. Napoleon is currently
in her senior year at the University of Saint Joseph where
she will obtain her degree
in social work. Napoleon,
who has an 8-year-old son,
said her life experiences, in-
cluding homelessness, have
been “nothing less than
humbling,” but she is confident they are going to make
her “a better worker and activist for social change.” She
has a 3.6/4.0 GPA. Burger, the second adult
scholarship recipient, is a
48-year-old non-traditional
student enrolled in the University of Hartford’s Bachelor
of University Studies where
a curriculum has been designed around her architectural interest of sustainable
residential design. She plans
to attend Boston Architectural College Sustainable
Design Institute this fall for
a master’s degree in sustainability. To date, she has maintained a 3.56 GPA.
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Students recognized
for academic excellence
Isabel Andrews and Logan Orschel, two students
from Canton, were honored
as two of the brightest young
students in the world at a regional awards ceremony for
academically advanced children sponsored by the Johns
Hopkins University Center
for Talented Youth held Saturday, June 6.
Isabel and Logan, participants in the CTY Talent
Search, were recognized
for their exceptional performance on a rigorous,
above-grade-level test given
to academically talented second- through eighth-grade
students.
As part of the CTY Talent Search, advanced young
learners take above-grade
level tests that identify academic talent and reveal gaps
between a child’s academic
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used for college admissions.
These students, along with
second- through sixth-graders, can also take the School
and College Ability Test, an
above-level test, or the Spatial Test Battery, which measures spatial ability.
The Canton Intermediate School students were two
of more than 33,000 students
from 60-plus countries who
participated in the CTY Talent Search this year by testing between March 2014 and
February 2015.
Because of the difficulty of the tests, only about
25 percent of students who
participated earned an invitation to a CTY Awards
Ceremony where they are individually honored for their
academic performance and
potential.
“Congratulations to all
of the outstanding young
people recognized as part of
the CTY Awards Ceremonies
for their willingness to challenge themselves by taking
a test originally designed for
significantly older students,”
said Elaine Tuttle Hansen,
executive director of CTY.
“This is an opportunity to
recognize these students’
achievements, but to also
honor the parents and educators who have nurtured
and supported their intellectual growth and development.”
This spring, more than
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in China and Hong Kong.
GoodWorks donates to FOCUS Center for Autism
Galston given scholarship
Brittany Galston was
the recipient of Simsbury
Bank’s annual scholarship
announced at the Simsbury
High School awards ceremony held last month. Ken
Sklodosky, vice president and
senior market manager, presented the $1,000 award to
Galston, who will be attendCourtesy photo
ing Central Connecticut State Brittany Galston with Ken
University in the fall. Sklodosky
The FOCUS Center for
Autism received a financial
boost from GoodWorks Insurance, which donated $2,500
and was named the Presenting Sponsor of the 2015 FOCUS Festival for Autism.
FOCUS Center for Autism in Canton is a nonprofit
that provides supportive programming and services for
children and young adults
with autism spectrum disorders. GoodWorks Insurance
is an independent insurance
agency in Glastonbury, New
Milford and Columbia that
donates at least 50 percent
of its operating profit to qualified nonprofits that support
education, health care and
public-safety programs.
“There are times in life
when the unexpected hap-
pens and it turns out to be
just what you needed,” said
Donna Swanson, founder
and executive director of FOCUS Center. “When GoodWorks Insurance offered to
be a Presenting Sponsor for
our FOCUS Festival for Autism, it was amazing.”
Curt Johnson, senior
vice president at GoodWorks
Insurance, said, “Our approach to community giving
is to make meaningful donations to qualified nonprofits that have a positive and
profound impact on helping
children, youth and adults.”
The autism-and-family-friendly event was held
last month. The festival’s
unique environment supports the sensory needs of
children on the spectrum
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Pine Grove Schoolhouse 150th birthday celebrated by community members with ceremonial event
Former students of
Avon’s 1865 Pine Grove
Schoolhouse celebrated the
school’s 150th birthday with
a ceremonial ribbon cutting
June 7. The Schoolhouse
served as a primary grade
school from 1865 to 1949. It later became a nursery
school, meeting place for
Explorer Scouts and then
became the first building
restored by the Avon Historical Society for the U.S. Bicentennial in 1976. Participating in the ribbon cutting
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were, pictured from left to
right: Tessa Robertson, currently a student at the new
Pine Grove School; Glenn
Lawrence, who attended the
nursery school; Jeanette Petersen St. Peter (with scissors), former student of the
schoolhouse; Nancy Osborn
Quimby, who attended it as
a nursery school; and Elda
Garrett Cleary and Gloria
Garrett Engelke, who both
attended the schoolhouse. Over a dozen former
students attended, some
with memories going back
80 years. The Pine Grove
Schoolhouse is open Sundays from 2-4 p.m. from
June through Septem-
ber. For more information
on the 1865 Pine Grove
Schoolhouse, visit www.
avonhistoricalsociety.org/
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What a treat it is to have Simsbury Community Television in
town. The team that runs the station is top notch. When my son,
Sutton, was given a big end of a research assignment to present to his
fifth grade class, he chose the topic
of film and television production.
We approached the local studio for some insight and direction
and what happened next was magical. Station Manager Karen Handville and Operations Assistant
Kristen Benedict offered Sutton the
incredible experience of producing,
writing, directing and acting in his
own news program.
He learned how to use all the
cameras, green screen, teleprompter, and editing program. He had the
time of his life working with these
fabulous women and their genuine
commitment to him and his project was exceptional.
Our local studio is an incredible resource for residents to learn,
volunteer and create their own TV
shows. Visit, watch and, most importantly, donate to this local nonprofit treasure in our town.
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Fillings and free advice
I’m always five minutes late.
I tend to lead incredibly productive days and others often ask
me my secret. Although it’s always
how I remember living, I believe
it’s because I maximize every moment, bouncing from task to task,
allowing no moment to go wast- Abigail Albair,
Editor
ed, leaving one appointment for
the next with exactly the correct
amount of time to arrive on schedule.
The problem with that way of doing things is
there is never room for error.
Many mornings my alarm goes off at 4:45 a.m.
I get up early so I can get work done before I leave
for, well, work. I also plan laundry, cleaning the
kitchen and a variety of other chores for the first
minutes after sunrise.
Despite the early hour of the buzzer, inevitably, I hit the snooze four rather than three times, I
spill cereal all over the floor or put soap in my hair
while in the shower and now my perfect plan to
be on time has me running for the door three minutes after when I wanted to leave. Not to mention
the fact that I forgot my car was running on empty
and now I need to swing through the gas station
before I can be on my way.
I’m a put orange juice in my coffee kind of girl.
I tend to use every available brain cell for my
job, which means a few details of every day functioning get pushed aside along the way. Thank
goodness for my husband who hangs my keys that
I’ve dropped on the counter on the key hook, puts
my papers that I’ve strewn about on the coffee table in a pile for when I need to pack quickly in the
morning and neatly puts away my laptop after I’ve
fallen asleep with my hands still on the keyboard.
He calls me a beautiful mess. I have to say, I
do sometimes feel like the walking version of organized chaos, though they say that there is beauty
in madness.
Sometimes my lateness is fortuitous. While
walking into Town Hall in West Hartford for a
meeting last week just as the hour hit, I ran into
someone I needed to speak with and paused for
a few minutes to arrange a time to chat later.
Though one could say my timing was ideal, as I
walked through the doors at the exact moment
she was walking the opposite way, I also arrived
at my scheduled appointment three minutes late.
So, when I was five minutes late to a recent
dental appointment, it wasn’t surprising. It didn’t
matter, however, because I was the second appointment of the day and my dentist began his
own morning ten minutes late.
“Are you always on time?” he asked me as he
started work drilling my cavity.
“No” I mumbled with an awkward smile
formed around the dental tools.
“That’s your optional side,” he said without
missing a beat in his work.
Throughout the next 45 minutes, he proceeded to give me a motivational speech of sorts about
the difference between optional and procedural
people, pointing out how lucky I am to be married
to a procedural counterpart.
He said that optional people are creative, but
it is only in following a few procedural rules that
they are able to let that creativity soar. After all,
he said, he was an expert having given in to his
optional side his entire life.
He gave me homework upon my departure
and it wasn’t to floss every day.
“Try to be on time for everything for the next
month until I see you again,” he said. “Discipline
gives you freedom and freedom lets you love.”
It was a little bit of a fortune cookie statement, but a true one nonetheless.
I love the creative parts of my job, and if I can
manage to be on time for every appointment and
complete my more structured job functions on a
timetable, I’ll have more time to explore my writing and graphic design. If I get my work done by
every deadline and keep off-deadline tasks from
rolling from one day to the next, perhaps I’ll have
a bit more time for friends and family.
I’ve tried to be on time, though changes never
happen overnight.
I was still eight minutes late to my first appointment this morning, arriving at the coffee
shop where I was to interview someone for an article at the perfect time for a passerby to overhear
our conversation and offer a valuable resident perspective to the topic. A happy accident and not a
reward for my lateness, I suppose.
Now it’s time for me to wrap up this week’s
column. My deadline is approaching. Another
minute or so and I’ll be late.
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Residents rail against
staffing change in schools
Local scouts
changing the
community
By Sloan Brewster
Senior Staff Writer
Courtesy photo
Mikayla Bibbins, a junior at Simsbury High School, recently completed her Gold Award project for the
Girl Scouts for which she created a Unified Twirling Team with the help of FAVARH. She is pictured
above with club participant, Kim, after Mikayla awarded team members medals. To read more about
Mikayla and other local Girl and Boy Scouts completing good work locally, turn to page 20.
Five given community service awards
By Ted Glanzer
Staff Writer
GRANBY — Russell St. John
recalled the first time he drove
through North Granby in 1929. He eventually settled in a
home on Silver Street with his
wife, Anne, and three children.
“All three of our kids graduated from Granby [Memorial]
High School,” St. John said during
a meeting of the Granby Board of
Selectmen June 15. “They were
Granby Bears 100 percent. They
all have gone on to be very successful people.”
Russell St. John, along with
four others of the community,
were honored by the selectmen
with community service awards. St. John and Incy Muir were
provided retirement plaques for
their many years of dedicated
service to the town.
Since 1963, St. John served
on various boards and commissions, including the Granby
representative of the Greater
Hartford Transit District, the
Planning and Zoning Commission and the Development and
Industry Commission.
“Thanks for your service to
the town of Granby,” First Selectman Scott Kuhnly said.
Muir, a lifelong resident of
Granby, was honored with a retirement plaque for her many
years of dedicated service
See SERVICE on page 27
AVON — Every single speaker
at a public hearing on the elimination of social workers in Avon
public schools wants them back.
Residents nearly filled the
auditorium at Avon High School
Wednesday, July 1. Their concerns – all surrounding the firing
of school social workers – ranged
from the concerns that children
won’t be properly cared for to ire
over a lack of transparency in the
decision to get rid of the beloved
staff members.
The board made the decision
at the June 17 meeting, much to
the dismay of students and parents in attendance. At that meeting, according to the minutes,
Board Chairman Peggy Roell advised residents that there was a
possibility they could get their
jobs back in the future.
The public hearing was a response to a petition signed by residents, requesting the social workers be reinstated.
Before the floor was opened
to speakers, Roell took a moment
to put the decision “in context.”
Based on a recommendation
by the administration, the board
eliminated 3.67 social worker positions and replaced them with
three psychologists and 1.8 school
counselors, she said, calling it a
more efficient staffing model.
“It has nothing to do with the
social workers,” she said.
Speaker after speaker rose to
the microphone decrying the loss
of the social workers.
Social workers, they said,
have a holistic approach and provide counsel to students. What’s
more, many students are willing to
go to a social worker rather than a
psychologist. Students who do not
feel comfortable with a psychologist will be left in the cracks.
In addition, social workers
have a longer reach into the community and are much more aware
of programs and support outside
of school where students in need
can go for additional help, many
speakers said, each reiterating the
comments of the other. More than
mere knowledge and understanding of those programs, the social
workers also set up students in
them.
Psychologists will not have as
much knowledge of said supports,
nor the contacts, nor the time to
reach out, as they will be overloaded with work in the absence of the
social workers and forced to do
the jobs of two distinctly different
professions, speakers said.
None were against the psychologists, however, many stating
the need for both as each offers
different services.
“I have worked with both
psychologists and social workers,”
said Heidi Zacara. “I have no problems with either profession, however, I feel they both have a time
and a place.”
Some residents read letters
from clinical psychologists and
social workers who oppose the decision, and a stack of letters from
such professions was submitted to
the board. Some such professionals also spoke, saying there was
See STAFF on page 27
Avon graduate nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year award
By Ted Glanzer
Staff Writer
AVON — In her time at Western New England University, Avon
High alum Grace Kucharski received just about every accolade
possible for her prowess on the
volleyball court.
A setter in high school,
Kucharski was moved to libero
- a defensive specialist - during
her freshman year in 2011, which
proved to be a stroke of genius, as
Kucharski went on to become the
Golden Bears’ all-time leader in
digs with 2,118.
She ranks ninth all-time in
New England NCAA Division
III history and was named the
Commonwealth Coast Conference Libero of the Year twice and
on the all-CCC First Team. She
was named an AVCA coaches’
All-America (the only CCC libero)
and all-New England for the second year in a row.
She also became just the second Western New England athlete
ever to earn All-America recognition for her work on the court
and in the classroom in the same
season, having also been named
a CoSIDA Academic All-American. Kucharski was also named
all conference four times and aca-
demic All-CCC three times.
Now Kucharski, who graduated summa cum laude (3.91
GPA) with a degree in business
management this past May, is up
for one last major collegiate honor, as she has been nominated for
the prestigious 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year award.
Every school belonging to the
NCAA’s three divisions can nominate a female athlete. Kucharski is
Western New England’s nominee
this year.
According to a press release,
there are 478 nominees for the
award, with Kucharski serving as
just one of 179 student athletes
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representing Division III schools;
she is also just one of 55 nominees
who plays volleyball.
Kucharski, for her part, said
she was honored and humbled to
be nominated and be among such
select company.
“I was really shocked – it’s
an honor to be recognized by the
school,” said Kucharski, who just
returned from a trip to Brazil to
play volleyball with an all-star
team of Division III players.
Kucharski wasn’t just a preternaturally gifted volleyball player. She also played softball for the
Avon High alum Grace Kucharski
July 9, 2015
See GRADUATE on page 27
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Lost Acres FD establishes Explorer Post
GRANBY — The Lost
Acres Fire Department
and the Connecticut Rivers
Council, Learning for Life
have established Lost Acres
Fire Department Explorer
Post 1936. LAFD is accepting applications from residents of the Town of Granby
between the ages of 14 and
18 for participation in the
cadet program.
As members of the
LAFD Explorer’s Post
1936, cadets will train and
serve alongside firefighters of LAFD. Cadets will be
trained to assist the firefighters with various support activities. Additionally,
the cadets will be trained
in actual firefighting skills
in controlled conditions to
help prepare them for possible careers in the profession or continuing on to be
full time members of LAFD
when they turn 18.
The affiliation with the
Connecticut Rivers Council,
Learning for Life provides
for a defined structure and
ensures that the adult leaders of the post are trained
to work with today’s youth.
This connection also helps
to provide the basis for
learning more about life
skills, citizenship, character
education, and leadership
experiences.
Contact Lt. Steve GalusPhoto by Steve Galuska
ka at stevegaluska@gmail.
com for more information Granby’s LAFD has created
Explorer Post 1936.
and an application.
New policy incentivizes business development
By Sloan Brewster
Senior Staff Writer
SIMSBURY — Simsbury’s Board of Selectmen
has passed a policy designed
to give businesses an incentive to open in the town.
The board approved the
Business Development Incentive Policy at its June 22
meeting, passing the motion
along party lines, with First
Selectman Lisa Heavner and
fellow Democrat Chris Kelly
opposed and Republicans
Deputy First Selectman
Nancy Haase, Sean Askham
and Cheryl Cook in favor.
The policy offers tax
abatements, under certain
conditions, to high quality
businesses opening in town.
Some of the conditions
listed in the policy include
making a significant investment in new or renovated property, providing
employment opportunities
or enhancement to the tax
base or encouraging technological innovation and/or
investing in a goal or objective identified in the town’s
adopted plans.
Businesses must also
have a “firm commitment to
remain in the town beyond
the length of the abatement”
to be considered for it.
Existing
businesses
taking on expansion projects may also qualify for the
abatements, Heavner said.
Heavner was in favor of
that particular point in the
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policy, though she and Kelly
debated other points of the
policy with Republicans.
“That is one area [that]
I am pretty supportive of,”
Heavner said. “You want to
retain those businesses that
are in town.”
Where she was less
than supportive was in the
part of the policy that referrs
to residential housing.
Included in the types
of businesses targeted by
the policy are mixed-use
developments or Planned
Area Developments and
businesses expanding to
include residential use on
their properties.
Heavner was also concerned that retail businesses would be offered abatements under the policy.
“My concerns are that
I felt we needed some limiting language on apartments and retail,” she said.
At the meeting, Director of Community Planning & Development Hiram Peck said it would be
a good thing to bring more
affordable and attainable
living spaces to town.
“I don’t see it as lift-
ing the flood gates,” he said.
“Make it as discretionary and
up to this board as possible.”
The policy also offers
possible waivers and refunds for certain town fees,
including the sever use fund.
“It doesn’t make sense
to do that for the sewer use
fund,” Heavner said. “That
didn’t make a lot of sense
to me.”
In addition, the policy
includes a rebate program
for some infrastructure
costs.
In a phone call Thursday, June 2, Haase spoke favorably of the policy, calling
it a clear, comprehensive
package. The policy in place
prior to the approval of the
new policy was not a true
incentive, Haase said.
The new one gives the
types of businesses the town
wants incentives to open
there and does so “in keeping with the character of the
town.”
“In passing it, I think we
sent a clear message to the
business community that
Simsbury is open to incentivizing business development,” she said.
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By Ted Glanzer
Staff Writer
REGION — After nearly a decade of planning, the
Farmington/Avon live fire
training facility has gone out
to bid.
Farmington Director
Of Fire & Rescue Services
Mary-Ellen Harper said the
project received two bids
and, due to the structure of
the bidding procedure, she
and staff members were
parsing through the numbers as of last week.
“The bids were broken
out by trade,” Harper said in
a telephone interview. There
were 10 different categories,
including general contracting and water.
So far, Avon has raised
$400,000, while Farmington
has raised $550,000, including the land, for the project,
Harper said. While the final
number hasn’t been reached
yet, Harper said there wasn’t
enough money to construct
the entire facility.
“We don’t have enough
money to build it,” Harper
said. “But there is enough to
build a Phase II, just not have
everything in it.”
Harper said the bids
were helpful in providing a
hard figure to provide the
towns in terms of how much
the project will cost. Before
the bids were opened last
week, everything was just an
estimate, Harper said.
“We came up with a
number [initially about $1
million], which helped out
with the fundraising, but
until now it was just an estimate,” she said.
Harper said staff will be
creative, however, to get the
project going. For example,
Harper said it was possible
to not pave the area around
the facility, which will be
constructed near the waste
water treatment plant just
off Farmington Avenue.
Regardless, Harper said
she was excited about moving the process forward.
“We’re seeing a light at
the end of the tunnel,” she
said. “That’s our goal. It’s not
a question of if, it’s a matter
of when.”
Having the shared fire
training facility available will
make a big difference to both
towns’ volunteer fire departments, Harper said.
Currently, members of
both departments travel to
the Windsor Locks live fire
training facility to receive
their annual training. That
fulfills a requirement, Harper said, but she would prefer
that Farmington firefighters
have proficiency in things
such as climbing ladders,
working on ladders while
carrying someone and working in a building with smoke
so black that they cannot see.
“We want them to do it
over and over until they are
proficient,” Harper said. “I
want more for our firefighters, so they can do the best
job they can.”
It is difficult to find a
place in the area to practice
those maneuvers, Harper said,
as they can result in property
damage. It is also a lot to ask
volunteer firefighters to travel
all the way to Windsor Locks
after they finish with their day
jobs, train there after hours
and then travel back home
late at night.
“It’s going to be great to
have this facility in town,” she
said. For those who would
like to assist with the campaign or make a donation,
contact Farmington Fire
Chief Richard Higley at 860678-1018 or at richhigley@
sbcglobal.net, or Harper
at 860-675-2322 or HarperM@Farmington-CT.
org or donate via gofundme.
com/9g4w24.
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Residents offer feedback on areas of life in town through survey
By Sloan Brewster
Senior Staff Writer
opinions on the senior/community center and
other town services.
After years of haggling and nearly 40
meetings on the subject of where to put the
proposed facility, selectmen, in March, agreed
to split the new center between a new facility
at the Performing Arts Center and Eno Memorial Hall, the idea being to use a combination
of the two locations for an expanded senior
center.
There has been some outcry over the idea
of putting the center at the PAC. In March, before the decision, Conservation Commission
Secretary Don Rieger sent a letter to selectmen in which he described the area as where
the center was proposed to go as “important
from a conservation point of view” and classified as critical habitat by the state.
For survey takers, the programs and services at the center were more important than
its location, said Seamus McNamee, senior director of research at GreatBlue.
“Offering programs, such as health activities and recreational activities, to the entire
community in addition to the seniors would
increase visitation,” he said, reading from the
survey results.
Residents also rated their willingness to
pay higher taxes for the proposed center.
When asked if they would support the
cost, 50 percent said they would be willing
to pay more taxes for a $5 million center, 44
percent said they would be willing to pay additional taxes for an $8.5 million center and
about 34 percent were willing to take on the
burden of a $12 million facility, McNamee said.
Surveyors reached out to about 4,000
people to get the desired 400 residents to participate in the survey, McNamee said.
Selectman Cheryl Cook was one of the
folks who agreed to take the survey and, based
on her comments at the meeting, she took
SIMSBURY — An increased number of
Simsbury residents think life in the small rural
town is “excellent.”
According to a survey completed in May,
about 97 percent of the 400 people who responded, rated the overall quality of life in the
town very highly, said the duo who presented
the results at a special Board of Selectmen
meeting Monday, June 29. The presenters from
GreatBlue Research, Inc., of Cromwell – the
firm that conducted the survey for the town
– also compared the results with the last town
survey, which was completed in 2008.
“There was an increase in residents rating it as excellent” Nicole Gaona, director of
research at GreatBlue, said to the group gathered in the community room at the public library.
There was also great satisfaction in the
local library, Gaona said. With more than 99
percent of participants ranking it positively,
the library got the highest marks of all town
resources.
Fire and emergency services came next,
with more than 98 percent of folks giving
them a thumbs up, she said. Parks and recreation offerings were rated only slightly lower.
Dissatisfaction was centered on usability of the town’s website, police presence and
road maintenance.
Priorities ranked the highest included
open space and keeping things usable for pedestrians.
“Preservation of open space was high,”
Gaona said.
Respondents placed high importance on
“preservation of elements of town character,
such as views of the ridge,” she said. Residents
also rated the town’s efforts to retain character favorably.
The question on the
minds of many people in
TOWN OF FARMINGTON
TOWN PLAN AND ZONING COMMISSION
attendance at the meeting,
however, was the location of a
Notice is hereby given that the Town Plan and Zoning Commission
will hold a public hearing Monday, July 13, 2015 at the Town Hall
proposed Senior/Community
Council Chambers, 1 Monteith Drive, Farmington, at 7:00 p.m. on
Center.
the following applications:
It was regarded with
CPD Parent Properties LLC application for special permit and site
high importance by about 69
plan approval to convert gas station to retail store at 1593 Southpercent of residents, accordeast Road, B1 zone.
ing to Gaona. Approximately
Ed Queirolo application for special permit to construct accessory
40 percent reported that the
structure (pool house) in excess of 700 sq. ft. at 41 Ely Road, R80
zone.
location would “increase visitation” while nearly 20 perAt this hearing interested persons may be heard and written communications received. A copy of this proposal is on file in the Plancent said visitation would not
ning Department, located in the Town Hall, Farmington, CT.
change if the location did and
they would continue going.
Dated at Farmington, Connecticut, this 26th day of June 2015.
In March, selectmen deDonald W. Doeg, Secretary
cided to perform the townwide survey to get residents’
issue with the questioner’s demeanor, whom,
she said, was editorializing at one point in
their conversation.
“‘It’s a shame so many people don’t want
the senior center. They don’t realize they’re going to be old someday, too’” Cook said, quoting
the woman. “I didn’t find it was totally neutral.
... I was surprised.”
Board of Finance member Linda Schofield said someone she spoke with who was
also surveyed said the same thing.
“I think all of us did find it very interesting
and helpful,” Schofield added at the end of the
discussuion.
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State budget changes restore Farmington funds to last year’s level
By Ted Glanzer
Staff Writer
FARMINGTON — With the
passage of amendments to the $6 billion state budget last week, Farmington will receive an extra $167,000 in
grant money for fiscal year 2015-16.
The additional funds bring
Farmington’s total amount of state
aid to $6.2 million, the same amount
the town received in 2014-15. The
news was greeted by state and town
officials with a mix of triumph and
relief.
“We’re very happy to see the
money that did not initially hold
the town harmless reinstated,”
Town Council Chairwoman Nancy
Nickerson, a Republican, said in a
telephone interview. “We’re even
now. … Many members of the Town
Council have been in contact with
our state legislators, asking that we
be held harmless rather than lose
anything.
“We’re delighted that Farming-
ton is getting the same amount that
it has in the past.”
Similarly, Town Manager Kathleen Eagan said that the town “is
pleased with this additional funding
which will result in the town receiving the same amount of grant funding as we received last year.”
Farmington Republicans wrote
a letter to the editor of the Valley
Press criticizing state Rep. Mike
Demicco (D-Farmington) for voting
for an initial state budget package
that saw, among other things, the
town receive $167,000 less in state
grants than it did the year previously.
Demicco, for his part, said in
a telephone interview that he was
pleased that, as part of the state
budget amendments that were
passed in a special two-day legislative session, several towns, including Farmington, were able to receive
additional funds for property tax
relief.
“I’m not going to get into the
political stuff,” he said. “This whole
thing is a process.”
Demicco said that the town is
scheduled to receive $6.7 million in
state grants for fiscal year 2016-17,
which is a $500,000 increase over
current levels.
“That’s pretty darn good,” Demicco said. “I’ll stand and defend that
to anybody.”
He also noted that the town
received the single largest increase
- from $5.4 million to $6.2 million,
or $800,000 - out of any town in the
state in grant money in 2015.
“We made out pretty well,”
Demicco said. “I went to bat for the
town.”
As far as the rest of the budget,
Demicco said that it’s not perfect.
“There’s no such thing as a perfect budget,” Demicco said. “There
was a fair amount of criticism on
what was done initially. … Everybody has something in the budget
that they are not going to vote for.”
He said there were attempts to
shift some of the tax burden away
from individual residents to large
corporations “to make things more
equitable.”
“We got a lot of criticism, and
we moderated it by delaying the
combine reporting system for one
year. That allows corporations to
plan accordingly,” he said. Other proposed taxes on services such as veterinary care, engineering and architecture were also
taken off the table, Demicco said. “We’re trying to swing the pendulum to make things more equitable,” he said. “People aren’t happy
paying taxes, but we could lessen
our tax burden if some companies
with small tax burdens or no burdens pay their fair share. You don’t
want to be imbalanced. It’s a constant struggle to pay for services
and keep taxpayers from being
harmed too much. It’s the price you
pay in a civilized society.”
But Demicco said the budget
was one that, in addition to keeping
Farmington grant money level in
year one and increased by $500,000
in year two, keeps in place key services for state residents, particularly
those who are most vulnerable.
“The budget keeps the state
moving forward,” he said. “There
was a lot of compromise.
Demicco wasn’t the only state
legislator who represents Farmington to defend the budget that was
just passed. State Sen. Beth Bye
(D-5th District), the chair of the appropriations committee, said there
were a lot of comments about tax
increases, without focusing on the
state legislature cutting more than
$1 billion in various areas. “This budget funds critical services, provides property tax relief
for families and businesses, and sets
in place a plan for long term transportation infrastructure improvements,” Bye said. “It was not easy.
We cut $600 million off of current
services in 2016 and $800 million in
2017. And we helped our cities and
towns.”
First Farmington Libraries Farmers Market kicks off this week
By Ted Glanzer
Staff Writer
FARMINGTON — Twelve
vendors from all over central Connecticut have signed on to take
part in the first Farmington Libraries Farmers Market, which is set to
run every Friday at the Farmington
Public Library on Monteith Drive
from July 10 through Aug. 28.
The Hill-Stead Museum host-
ed a farmers market for years, but
ceased its operations in 2013. After
a year off, the Farmington Libraries
stepped in to fill the void, according to Leah Farrell, the libraries’
community service coordinator. “It’s not officially the HillStead’s farmers market,” Farrell
said in a telephone interview. “But
when it closed, we took over the
responsibility of having a farmers
market in Farmington. … We want
people to have access to locally
grown, fresh produce and also support small businesses in the region.
Farrell said the libraries felt an
obligation to host a farmers market in light of the town having so
many farms. “We felt it was important to
keep up the tradition,” Farrell said,
noting that the library in the town
hall complex was a perfect place
to host it due to its location and
available space on the Farmington
High School lawn. “We have a lot of
resources; it just worked out. It’s a
great location. We’re really looking
forward to it.”
The market, which will be
open from 2 to 5 p.m. for eight
weeks, will feature local farms and
businesses such as New Hartford’s
Barden Farm, Better Baking by
Beth, Chet’s Italian Ice, Simsbury’s
George Hall Farm and Giv Coffee.
No Farmington farms are taking part in this year’s market, Farrell said, though she hopes that will
change in the future.
“A lot of farms in town are so
small, they don’t have the staff to
dedicate to the market,” Farrell
said. “We’re hoping for next year.”
The Farmington Farmers Market will be held rain or shine. For
more information, visit farmingtonlibraries.org/farmers-market/.
THE FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2015 WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL WHO GENEROUSLY
CONTRIBUTED TO PROJECT GRADUATION THROUGH YOUR DONATIONS OF TIME, GIFTS,
FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR AN AMAZING CELEBRATION.
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Advanced Communications
American Eagle Credit Union
Apricot’s
Aqua Turf
Art Rich Photography
Avon Family Dentistry
Bernetich Agency, LLC
Bottle Shop
Bow’s & Bandanas
Chili’s - Bristol
Chili’s – New Britain
Confetti’s
CT Pediatric Dentistry
CVS - Farmington
Deming Insurance Agency
Dennis Guerard Electric Co.
Dunkin Donuts - Farmington
D.V. Morin Construction
East Farms Fire Station
East Farms PTO
Evening Star Lodge #101
Exchange Club of Farmington
Farmington Bank
Farmington Board of Ed
Farmington Club
Farmington Community Chest
Farmington Farms
Farmington Gardens
Farmington Jewelers
Farmington Miniature Golf
Farmington Motor Sports
Farmington Police Mutual
Benevolent Assoc.
Farmington Republicans
Farmington Sports Arena
Farmington Valley Dental
Farmington Valley Orthodontic
Farmington Vol. Fire Dept.
FHS Custodial Staff
FHS Staff & Dr. Silva
First & Last Tavern - Plainville
First Church of Christ Cong.
Women’s Association
Jill Fitzsimmons
Flaggstead Smokehouse
Gables
George’s Pizza
GK Floor Covering
Gnazzo’s Food Center
Great Taste
Green Tea Restaurant
H&S Enterprises
Health Consultants Group
Highland Park Market
Jason Mielczrek, DMD
JB Sports Gear
Jeffrey Tepper, DDS
Jim Sandler
Joey Garlic’s
J. Timothy’s
Knights of Columbus
Council 32
Lake Compounce
Lauren Avezzie Foundation
Law Office of Eric Brown
Lawrence Brunoli, Inc.
Lions Club of Unionville
Maier Advertising
Main Moon
Mallory Industries
McDonald’s - Unionville
Merrill Lynch
Middle Woods
Mohawk Mountain
Monarch Jewelers
Naples Pizza
Olee’s Pizza
Ostroski Orthodontics
Panera Bread
P.F. Chang’s
Pretzel Maker
Richard’s Hair Salon
Riverfront Mini Golf
Roffer Eyecare Center
Roo Storage
Sage Broadview Fin. Planning
Scully, Nicksa & Reeve
Ski Sundown
Slider’s - Plainville
St. Mary’s Church
Stone Marketing, Inc.
Stop & Shop - Unionville
Subway -Farmington
Swanson & Company
Talcott Center for
Child Development
The Adventure Park
The Driving Image of
New England
Town of Farmington
Truffles
Tunxis Country Club
Tunxis Hose Fire Station
Uncle Sam’s
Union Eye Works
Union School PTO
Unionville Auto Body Repair
Unionville Pediatrics
US Foods
Verizon - Unionville
Westwoods School PTO
Winding Trails
Wine Cellars 4
Wood N Tap
Yume
Friend Donations
Laura Arena
Sarah Ashton
Carolann & Richard Asselin
David Austin
Richard Baker & Janice Carroll
Greg & Lisa Batton
Cindy Bazzano
Allison Bombara
Judith Bonk
Dave & Cathy Bradford
Dr. Tim Breslin
Tina Byfield
Beth Castello
Bruce & Susan Chudwick
Daria Clark
Mike Clark
Marie Colavecchio
Betty Cunningham
Pam DeVincke
Scott & Sharon DeVoe
Jo D’Eugenio
Kristina Dittmer
Patricia Donelan
Darlene Dopp
Bernie Erickson
Audrey Fern
Christine Feinberg
Betsy Fox
Mary Francini
Michael Galluzzo
Terry Gerratana
Bill & Leanne Gombatz
Kim Gulino
Kim Harrell
Robert Isner
Samantha James
Karol Jawitz
Ernest Johnson
Shawn Ladda
Peter Mastrobattista
Beth McGovern
John & Carole McLaughlin
Pat Messina
Nancy Michaelis
Charles Michet
Teresa Mordasiewicz
Jessica Morin
Nancy Nickerson
O’Connor Family
Nicole Owens
Kim Palazzo
Nicole Pittsley
Jennifer Plona
Andrea Quercia
Chris & Christina Ramsay
Paula Ray
George & Carol Reider
Robert Rostkowski
Anita Santa Maria
Amy Scanlon
K. Schaedler
Lisa Smith
Ana & Brian Steele
Heidi Steir
Bea Stockwell
Patty Stoddard
Joanne Stranieri
Dan & Pam Sucato
Ann & John Taylor
Linda Powers Tomasso
Lucy Tomasso
Meredith Trimble
Marjorie & Dave Trombley
Penny Underwood
Nagesh Venuturumilli
Heather Vogler
Martha Weimann
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Wilson
Alane Wolkoff
Toya Wolo
Nancy Wollenberg
C. K. Wong
Special thanks to our co-chairs Lori Keane and Liz Darienzo, the Project Graduation Committee,
parents and all the volunteers who worked to make this evening a huge success and a wonderful memory for our class.
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The
Valley Press
July 9, 2015
PRESSBUSINESS
Should you pay off your mortgage?
nancial uncertainOne of the more
common
questions
ty? Some things are
more
important
we receive from individuals approaching
than money, and if
worrying about the
retirement is “Should I
mortgage is keeping
pay off my mortgage?”
While that sounds like John Eckel you awake at night,
an easy question, there are you should consider paying
it off.
many things to consider:
*Is your concern about
*What is the current
interest rate on your mort- your mortgage a response
gage? If the mortgage is at a to a recent loss of spouse,
relatively low rate, and you job or other event in your
have a diversified investment life? It is usually best not to
portfolio, the probability is make quick decisions after a
that you will likely do better particularly stressful event,
financially if you maintain especially decisions that are
your investment portfolio not easily reversed.
*What is the tax imintact rather than paying off
your mortgage. Of course, pact? Generally prepaying
if the interest rate on your a mortgage reduces future
mortgage is high, you should interest expense, but that
either consider refinancing should be offset by lower interest and dividend income.
it, or paying it off.
*What liquid resources However if you need to sell
investments
are available for an emergen- appreciated
cy if the mortgage is repaid? to pay off the mortgage, it
You always need to maintain will subject you to a capital
access to funds in case of an gain tax, which can vary sigemergency, and if paying off nificantly depending upon
the mortgage depletes your your income. Thanks to our
“rainy day” account, it is not amazingly complex tax sysa good idea. One option is to tem, things are not always
apply for a Home Equity Line straightforward. If you are
of Credit, which usually costs already taking a standard denothing until you use it and duction, prepaying the mortis a good source of emergen- gage will not reduce your
cy funds.
tax deductions. And if your
*What is your risk tol- adjusted gross income is suferance and how comfortable ficiently high to qualify you
do you feel dealing with fi- for the Itemized Deduction
Phase-out (in the vicinity of
$250,000 for a single individual and $300,000 for a couple),
you may not be receiving the
full value of your mortgage
deduction and should consult your CPA to understand
the full tax impact of prepaying the mortgage.
The decision of whether
or not to pay off your mortgage may have an impact
on both your comfort level
as well as your finances and
should be carefully considered before you act.
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 Pinnacle-Investment.com.
Adams & Knight earns Mercury Awards
Adams & Knight was
honored with four awards
at the 2015 Mercury
Awards Celebration, sponsored by three chapters of
the Public Relations Society
of America.
The integrated marketing agency took home two
Gold awards with its client
Hartford HealthCare. In the
digital marketing category,
the agency was honored
for HealtheMinder, an allin-one mobile app created
to help patients manage
their well-being, as well as
their connection to Hart-
ford HealthCare. It also
won Gold for its “Thumbs
Up. Phones Down.” social
media campaign designed
to reduce distracted driving
and encourage people to
take a safe-driving pledge.
The agency was also
recognized with a Silver
award for a video it created
for the Hartford Gay and
Lesbian Health Collective.
The video addressed the
common feelings people
with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities
and expressions often experience – and positioned
HGLHC as a support system for those people.
Together with its partner, The Connecticut Economic Resource Center,
Adams & Knight received a
Gold award in the brochure
category for the 2015 Connecticut Economic Review.
The Review was created
in conjunction with Eversource Energy.
“It is an honor to be
recognized for work that
gets results for our clients
and has a positive impact
on our community,” said
CEO Jill Adams.
Previous members sought for Chamber 50th
The Avon Chamber of
Commerce 50th anniversary celebration is set for
Thursday, Nov. 19 and the
planning committee is seeking former chamber members to invite to the event.
The chamber was
founded in November 1965
following three months of
planning by a group of more
than 20 business owners,
the majority located along
Route 44. This steering committee wrote bylaws that
stated the purpose of forming the chamber: to advance
the business, civic and economic interests of the town
of Avon. They were led by a
man who became the first
chamber president, Norm
Southergill of Norm’s OK
Tires in Old Avon Village.
Now, 50 years later,
members of the Avon Chamber own businesses based in
several area towns and total
membership has reached
more than 350. A variety of
networking and educational programs are sponsored
each month where members
can connect with one another and learn new business
skills.
The event will feature a
sit-down dinner at Avon Old
Farms Hotel; the ticket cost
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PRESSBUSINESS
Nearly century old Golf Club of Avon makes major renovations
By Sloan Brewster
Senior Staff Writer
AVON — The Golf Club of
Avon has made some changes.
The club, which was founded in 1925, recently completed
some renovations. The sprawling
grounds are beautiful with a rolling
golf course facing the western hills
and setting sun and while the facility may have been founded on golf,
it has evolved into a country club
with much more.
“The club invested in its clubhouse, golf course, pool complex,
tennis complex and with work to
follow in our paddle tennis complex,” said General Manager Era P.
Daglian.
The renovated club has a 27hole golf course, eight tennis courts,
three paddle courts, a swimming
pool with a zero entry area – for the
young and old to get in at their own
pace, and a diving well – a deeper
body of water for diving without
danger.
There are also pro shops for
golfers and tennis players
The improvements in the pool
complex improved the area cosmetically, “to bring it up to the rest
of the club’s standards,” Daglian
said. The same went for the improvements in the tennis area, including the deck area and pro shop.
“We really pride ourselves as
being a family club. When they did
these renovations, they really had
the whole family in mind,” Gina
Mongillo, membership director,
said. “That’s why we’ve been so successful this year because we are a
family club.”
All told, the renovations took
about three months to complete,
beginning in January and wrapping
up before the clubhouse reopened
in April.
On a tour of the facility, Mongillo pointed out that there were
children’s activities at the club and
a summer camp was taking place
with children, split into groups, participating in various fun activities
or receiving instruction in golf, tennis or swimming.
With 42 children enrolled in
the four-session summer camp, it is
twice as big as it was last year, Mongillo said.
Renovations were also completed in the member dining areas
in the clubhouse. The brand new
eateries have been completely
transformed, according to Mongillo
and Daglian.
The 100-seat family dining
room was moved, switching spots
with the pub, and has an area where
kids can sit and enjoy comfy couches after dinner.
“Now with the changes, it
flows beautifully,” Daglian said. “It
was imagined that way and it’s 110
percent of what was imagined.”
The formal dining room was
spiffed up, too, as was the banquet
room, which was painted in tasteful
shades that gave it a brighter personality compared to when it was
Photo by Sloan Brewster
Gabe Martin, 7, jumps into the newly renovated pool at the Golf Club of Avon. The club is proud to have members
from all over the Farmington Valley, West Hartford and even Bristol.
simply white, Daglian said.
The banquet room can support gatherings, such as weddings,
of up to 220 guests and is often used
for benefits. By the end of the year,
Daglian anticipates approximately
$2 million will be raised through
the venue.
“Most of that money stays in
the community,” he said.
Like the golf course, the restaurants face west and, according
to Daglian and Mongillo, provide
breathtaking sunset views. The
views are visible from seats inside
and the outside patios.
“It’s gorgeous, it’s really gorgeous,” Mongillo said.
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far as Daglian was concerned, was
the transformation to the pub.
The 80-seat eatery was designed by West Hartford architect
Sheldon Crosby of L’ARC Architects,
who has designed some popular
restaurants in West Hartford. “He’s
captured the essence of the hot
spots here at the golf club,” Daglian
said. “People tell us that going into
our pub is like going into Maxes, going into Grants.”
The food is better than ever,
too, he said, thanks to Executive
Chef Robert Vastano, who has been
with the club for just over one year.
“Our goal is to be the center
of life in the Valley,” Daglian said.
“With the renovations, we’re closer
to that.”
In addition to the renovations
to the physical plant, the club has
improved programs including golf,
which is now led by Ryan Hall, the
club’s PGA head golf professional.
“We give him a lot of credit for
reaching out to our sort of non-traditional golfers,” Daglian said.
Daglian and Mongillo are
looking ahead to more renovations
including to the paddle tennis complex and the bunkers on the golf
course.
“We haven’t done any work on
our bunkers in a long time,” Daglian
said. “That’s going to happen in the
fall of 2016. For golfers, that’s an exciting thing.”
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PRESSOBITUARY
Marilyn Ann Yates
Marilyn Ann (Allen) Yates
of Kennebunk, Maine, and
Simsbury passed away
April 26, 2015. Daughter
of Charles R. and Edith M.
(Donnelly) Allen, she was
born in Albany, New York,
Feb. 9, 1929.
Married for 60 years
to the late Alan F. Yates,
she and the love of her
life began their journey
together in Wethersfield.
Living several years in
Suffield, they eventually
settled down in Simsbury,
where they raised their
family.
Marilyn was a master gardener, recognized
nationally for her creative
flower arrangements, resulting with some designs
being published in books
for the world to appreciate.
She thoroughly enjoyed
her responsibilities judging flower design competitions across the country.
An extremely active member of the Trinity Episcopal Church, Tariffville, she
never tired of the responsibility of making sure there
were beautiful flower arrangements to grace the
church alter, or any other
place they were needed.
Her favorite and proudest
contributions were her
palm crosses she crafted for the church, family,
friends and loved ones.
Her volunteerism included working with special education adults in
Avon. She was a longtime
member of the Simsbury
Garden Club. She was also
instrumental in the inception and development of
the Old Drake Hill Flower
Bridge, a nationally known
bridge over the Farmington River. Marilyn, along
with her husband, Alan,
was very involved with the
“Flower Bridge” for many
years. In addition, they
both loved to travel and
explore diverse cultures
in far-flung parts of the
world.
Predeceased by her
brother, William Allen,
and sister Janice (Allen)
Jones, Marilyn is survived
by daughter Linda Yates
and her sons, Neil, Adam
and Kyle; son Steven Yates
and his children, Allison
and Zachary; daughter
Sandra (Yates) Negus
and her children, Victoria, Andrew and Douglas;
and son Douglas and his
daughter, Erin. She is also
survived by many nieces
and nephews.
A memorial service
for both Marilyn and Alan
will be held July 18 at 11
a.m. at Trinity Episcopal
Church, Tariffville.
Memorial donations
may be made to the Old
Drake Hill Flower Bridge,
P.O. Box 314, West Simsbury, 06092. To leave a
message of condolence for
the family, visit www.autumngreenfuneralhome.
com. The Autumn Green
Funeral Home, 47 Oak St.
in Alfred, Maine, respectfully handled arrangements.
Farmington Valley VNA
appoints new director
The Farmington Valley Visiting Nurse Association’s board
of directors announced the
appointment of Nancy A.
Scheetz, advance practice registered nurse, board certified,
as the agency’s new executive
director.
Scheetz is a certified
clinical specialist with the
American Nurses Credentialing Center, and is licensed
as a registered nurse and an
advance practice registered
nurse in the state of Connecticut. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Fairfield University
and a Master of Science degree in nursing from Russell
Sage College. With more than
30 years of nursing and teaching experience, her extensive
career in the health care field
includes former positions
with Saint Francis Hospital,
MedOptions, Inc., Hartford
Hospital and The Institute of
Living. She is an adjunct faculty member at the University
of Saint Joseph in West Hartford. A 2015 nominee for the
13th Annual Hartford Regional Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing, Scheetz
will begin her new role with
the Farmington Valley VNA
July 20.
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MaryBeth on our leadership
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Fanelli named
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Natalie Gallo and Lauren Rossitto earned their Gold Award.
Farmington Girl Scouts
receive highest honor
Natalie Gallo and Lauren Rossitto of Farmington
have received their Girl
Scout Gold Awards, the
highest honor a girl can
earn in Girl Scouting.
In order to earn the
Gold Award, Senior and
Ambassador Girl Scouts
grades nine through 12
spend at least 80 hours researching issues, assessing
community needs and resources, building a team,
and making a sustainable
impact in the community.
Natalie’s project helped
spearhead four different
STEM-related club meetings in order to empower
young girls and introduce
them to STEM fields. Natalie plans to pursue a career in the STEM field after
she graduates.
Lauren’s project helped
elementary school students
build confidence in mathematics by hosting “Family
Math Nights.” During the
math nights, elementary
school students were able
to play games created by
Lauren, and also given the
opportunity to create their
own board games to take
home with them and maintain an interest in math.
Lauren plans to pursue a
career in elementary education after she graduates.
“On a national level,
only 4 to 6 percent of Girl
Scouts earn this prestigious
honor, and I am beyond
proud of our girls,” said
Mary Barneby, CEO of Girl
Scouts of Connecticut.
For more information
about the Gold Award visit www.gsofct.org/pages/
GoldAward.php.
Eagle candidate dedicates project to grandfather
Nathan Genest, an Eagle Scout candidate from
Troop 23, Burlington, recently dedicated his Eagle Scout
project at the Foote Road
complex in Burlington. The
Burlington Lions Club was
the beneficiary organization
for the project.
Rob Cook, current president, said, “With Burlington
Lions Club fields being used
on a regular basis by organizations and the general public, we try to keep up with
maintenance on our facility.
It is a joint effort with the
town in doing so. The funds
we raise go to the Lions, Burlington residents and local
charities of people in need,
so when Nathan was looking
for an Eagle Scout project
to help our facility improve
its safety and looks, it was a
perfect fit. We would like to
thank Nathan and all those
that helped him reach his
goal and improve our site.”
The actual project consisted of removing 130 feet
of old metal guard rail to the
right of the barn at the Foote
Road complex and replacing
it with a wooden guard rail of
post and beam construction.
The idea was to match an existing fence on the other side
of the complex.
The project was dedicated to Nathan’s grandfather, Eugene Huppe, who
was helpful in all aspects
of the project. He suffered
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through various tricks, explaining how exactly to do
each one to the best of their
ability.
“I really want you guys
to leave here knowing you
learned something new that
you’d maybe like to continue,
and I hope you also leave this
room in the next few months
with some new, strong friendships,” she told the participants.
Many new friendships
were made and kept between
Mikayla and her teammates
and the ladies with disabilities that came out to give baton twirling a try.
Mikayla joined Girl
Scouting at the age of 6. Since
her first days as a Brownie,
she has gone on to become
an ambassador, and, while in
July 9, 2015
Nathan Genest with his parents, Norm and Denise Genest
a stroke one evening after
helping Nathan with cutting
the last beams. He passed
away a week later, not seeing the project completed. A
plaque in his memory will be
placed on the fence.
Among donors and
those who helped with the
project, Nathan thanked
Sanford & Hawley Lumber
Yard in Unionville, who assisted with the purchase of
the material.
Off to the
jamboree
The 2015 World Scout
Jamboree will be held this
summer in Japan. A local
Avon Boy Scout, Micah
Rahardjo, will be in attendance with the New England troop. The New England troop has four adult
leaders and 27 scouts, with
13 from Connecticut. The
jamboree will take place in
Kirara-hama in Yamaguchi.
It will bring together more
than 30,000 Scouts, leaders,
and staff to share adventures, international friendship and personal growth
over the 10-day event. The
Scouts will cook their daily
meals and camp in tents.
They will have time for
sports and water activities,
as well as friendship and
cultural exchanges.
Courtesy photo
Richard Malley, John Bradford, Mark Holowesko, Cole Starrett, Daniel Gerardi, Max Burger,
Tyler Drake, Patrick Sullivan, Cam Ballard, Dan Carr, scoutmaster
Seven scouts awarded scholarships
During the Simsbury
BSA Troop 76 June Court of
Honor, seven senior Scouts
were awarded the 2015
Sgt. Felix M. Del Greco Jr.
Memorial Scholarships.
The Troop 76 recipients
were John Bradford, Cole
Starrett, Daniel Gerardi,
Max Burger, Tyler Drake,
Patrick Sullivan, and Cam
Ballard. The scholarships
Mikayla Bibbins completes Gold Award project with a ‘twirl’
Mikayla Bibbins, a junior at Simsbury High School,
gathered a group of enthusiastic people around the age
of 20 in a gym facility a few
months ago to learn a brand
new sport.
Mikayla, a self-proclaimed baton twirling enthusiast, is in the process of
earning her Girl Scout Gold
Award. For her project, she
met with the recreation director at Favarh and created
a Unified Twirling Team that
performed at Relay for Life in
Farmington recently. Members of the team learn a few
basic, simple baton twirling
tricks that are later put into a
routine that is performed at a
large event.
Holding a baton, Mikayla led the group of six ladies
Courtesy photo
middle school, earned both
her Bronze and Silver awards.
“After completing my
Silver Award, I realized how
much I enjoyed the leadership
aspect of it,” she said, adding
that she wanted to continue this in earning her Gold
Award, the highest honor a
Girl Scout can achieve. Mikayla’s interest in baton twirling was encouraged by her
twirling coach, Colleen Tighe,
when she first joined her local
twirling team, the Simsbury
Spinners.
In order to earn her Gold
Award, Mikayla was required
to put in approximately 80
hours of work, which included submitting a project proposal to the Connecticut Girl
Scout Gold Award Committee, spending time at Favarh
performing and talking with
the spectators to develop interest in the new program,
and coordinating with Favarh
and her Simsbury Spinners
team to hold a series of Unified Team practices over this
past year.
Mikayla is a member of
Girl Scout Troop 66222.
Her mother, Deb Bibbins,
is a co-leader of the troop.
“It was a growing experience, not only for me, but for
my teammates as well and I
was glad that I got to be the
leader in it all,” Mikayla said
of her project. “Many people
think that because someone
has a disability, he or she can’t
do the same things that we
can do. I’m glad my team and
I got to prove those people
wrong today.”
were presented by Mark
Holowesko, board trustee
chairperson, along with
board trustees Richard
Malley and Charles Mayer.
Del Greco, as a member of Troop 76, earned his
rank of Eagle Scout in 1999.
During his scouting years,
he was a leader among his
peers. His leadership qualities continued during his
military service.
On April 9, 2004 while
on patrol, Del Greco became the first Connecticut National Guard soldier
killed in action during the
conflict in Iraq. The scholarship has become his
legacy. For Simsbury BSA
Troop 76, it is a time to remember and honor one of
their own.
Feeding the hungry
Courtesy photo
Cub Scout Pack 76 from Squadron Line School joined
forces with the nonprofit Feeding Children Everywhere last month and packaged 6,912 meals for hungry people in Hartford County. The boys and their families surpassed their goal of $1,500 and raised $1,825
to help the organization that fights hunger locally and
globally.
PRESSSports
Gray
Matters
By Scott Gray
Photos by
David Heuschkel
Avon’s Justin Olson was a major contributor
in a 7-1 win over Southington in an American Legion Zone 1 baseball game June 29.
Olson gets down and dirty for Avon
By David Heuschkel
Sports Editor
Dirt was caked on Justin
Olson’s uniform. The freshfaced leadoff batter for the
Avon American Legion baseball team got on base four
times in five plate appearances and circled the bases twice,
explaining why his white pants
and baby blue jersey were
soiled.
“You got access to a
washing machine tonight?”
coach John Ponziani asked
his players following a 7-1 win
over Southington June 29.
Avon had plenty of base
runners. The team had 15 hits,
14 of them singles, and scored
runs by playing station-to-station baseball.
Nobody reached base
more than Olson, who went
2-for-3 with two walks. Nobody got down and dirty as
much as the red-headed kid
at the top of the batting order.
He was thrown out attempting
to steal second base and slid
twice into home plate.
When he wasn’t running
around the bases, Olson was
on the mound doing his best
to keep Southington batters
off them. He pitched five innings, allowing two hits and
one unearned run.
“Justin’s a competitor,”
Ponziani said. “This is a league
where 16-year-olds don’t succeed and he succeeded as a
15-year-old and he’s succeeding even greater as a 16-yearold. I really can’t say enough
about Justin. He’s been fantastic for us. He fought through
five tough innings tonight.”
His only clean inning
was the fifth, retiring the side
1-2-3. He had to get a couple
extra outs because of fielding
miscues, including a dropped
fly ball due to miscommunication by outfielders Connor
McCutcheon and Matt Williamson in the fourth inning
with the score tied at 1.
The error put runners on
first and second with two outs,
but Olson promptly picked off
Justin Mackles.
Avon broke the tie with
two runs in the fifth. Andrew
LeDuc, who had three hits
from the No. 9 spot, led off
with a single and moved to
third on Olson’s single. Williamson followed with a sac fly
See OLSON on page 24
Roy balances baseball, medicine and family
By Brendan Driscoll
Correspondent
The very brief big league
career of Archibald “Moonlight” Graham is immortalized
in the baseball movie “Field of
Dreams.” As a wide-eyed young
ballplayer, Archie Graham is
picked up hitchhiking and ends
up playing in a baseball game
with some of the biggest names
of the early 20th century. Stepping off the field to save a child
who is choking on a piece of
hot dog, he instantly morphs
into “Doc” Graham.
Gerard Roy’s baseball career as a player wasn’t quite
that dramatic. He never had a
cup of coffee in the big leagues,
never got a sniff of the minors.
However, he did quit playing
ball in college and eventually
became a physician who brings
a child into the world.
Roy, an obstetrician/gynecologist in New Britain, is in his
second year as American Legion baseball coach of Unionville Post 32. He manages to
juggle medicine and baseball
while spending time with his
oldest son, Jack, a shortstop on
the team.
“He’s pretty much been
there with me since I’ve played
t-ball,” Jack Roy said after a recent game. “Being in the profession that he’s in, he doesn’t
get a lot of free hours. He gets
maybe one day off, Monday,
where he’s not on call, but he’s
at 80 percent of our games at
See ROY BALANCES on page 23
Photo by Brendan Driscoll
Unionville Post 32 head coach Gerard Roy makes a point to his
players following a recent American Legion baseball game.
The 4th of July has left a surprise or two in its
wake. Baseball legend holds that the team in
first place on Independence Day goes on to
win its league championship and advance to
the World Series. That legend was born in an
era of just two leagues in major league baseball, only eight teams in each league. It was
quite an advantage for a team that only had
to worry about holding its lead, not having to
deal with two other division winners and two
wild card teams.
The Houston Astros don’t have the biggest lead in baseball. That distinction goes to
the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League
Central. Still, it’s a major surprise that the
‘Stros sit atop the American League West.
The biggest holiday surprise in big league
baseball may be the Yankees in the American
League East. Playing more than two months
without two of their top five starting pitchers,
Matsuhiro Tanaka and Ivan Nova, and nearly two months without their starting center
fielder, Jacoby Ellsbury, the Yanks slid into
the 4th with the lead. Just as surprising is the
way they’ve done it, behind the resurgence of
Mark Tiexiera, rumors of his demise greatly
exaggerated, and Alex Rodriquez, coming off
a full year of inactivity. It’s also surprising that
the Red Sox are in last place in that division.
In the Eastern League, the new New Britian
Rock Cats, now a Colorado Rockies franchise,
were in position to get to the mile marker in
first place, until they ran up against the Reading Phillies at home and the New Hampshire
Fisher Cats on the road. If the Rock Cats are
going to charge from the 4th of July to an
Eastern Division title, they’ll have to start from
second place.
The biggest 4th of July first place surprise
may not be in baseball at all. In the WNBA, despite getting to the holiday off their first backto-back losses, the Connecticut Sun hold a
one-game Eastern Conference lead over the
Washington Mystics and New York Liberty,
after playing their first 10 games without,
arguably, their top two players, forward Chiney Ogwumike, the top pick in the 2013 draft,
out for the season following knee surgery,
and guard Allison Hightower, the inspirational
leader on and off the court, who could be back
this month.
The question isn’t, “How is this team in
first place?” but, as I put it to head coach
Anne Donovan following last week’s loss to
the Indiana Fever in which the Sun trailed by
23 points, only to get to within three with just
over a minute to play, “Why?”
“I have to say chemistry,” said Donovan.
“Chemistry is the headline. Just below that
is how committed they are to defense, how
unselfish they are. They have chemistry that
is really very special, especially to come together so quickly with 16 players. That more
than anything else is why we’ve started out
so strong.”
“We went after Camille Little for a reason,”
said Donovan, when asked about filling the
Ogwumike void on the front line, a reference
See GRAY MATTERS on page 23
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King for a night
By David Heuschkel
Sports Editor
a lot of pressure, too, because you want to get on
base. If the leadoff guy gets
on base, he usually scores.”
And if he doesn’t, he
cannot score. That was
the case the previous day
when King went 0-for-7 in
a doubleheader split with
Bristol.
The next night against
Unionville,
Simsbury
scored all nine runs on
two-out hits. Brendan
Reilly and Ryan Gothers
had two-run singles in the
first and second innings,
respectively. Jack LaVigne
drove in Simsbury’s final
two runs with a single in
the fifth that made it 9-0.
Simsbury had 14 hits,
eight of them with two
outs, and went 6-for-11
with runners in scoring position.
“It’s something we’ve
been battling and talking
about. Today, we were
very successful at it,” Vincent said, adding the team
wasn’t as successful in the
doubleheader split with
Bristol.
“When you have a runner on third with one out,
you’ve got to get him in. If
that doesn’t happen, with
two outs you got to have
that big hit. This is what
it is with a wooden bat
league. You’re only going
to get a few opportunities
and, when you get them,
you’ve got to make them
count.”
King started two of the
For the first time this
season, Jake King played
third base for Simsbury
Post 84. He would achieve
another first by scoring
four runs in a game.
King came to the plate
four times, reached base all
four times and circled the
bases every time in a 9-2
win over Unionville June 30
at Memorial Field. In other
words, he did everything a
leadoff batter is supposed
to do.
King went 3-for-3 with
a walk, starting three scoring rallies for Simsbury. He
went 4-for-4 in the field,
handling four groundballs.
“He’s a very gifted athlete. He’s one of those players who will do anything
for the team,” Simsbury
coach Tom Vincent said.
“He made some really nice
plays at third tonight.”
King’s normal position is center field. Vincent
asked him to play third in
Jack Nedorostek’s absence.
King is no stranger to playing the infield – he was the
starting shortstop for Granby Memorial baseball team.
But he batted third for
the Bears, being the best
hitter on the team.
“Batting third, I think
there’s more pressure because you’re the guy who
has to drive the guys in
sometimes,” King said. “Being the first guy up, there’s
scoring rallies and was in
the middle of two others.
He drew a leadoff walk in
the first, and Jack Patrina
(2-for-4) singled. Both
moved up on LaVigne’s
bunt and scored on Reilly’s two-out single, which
dropped in front of left
fielder Brandon Loehle.
With two outs in the
second, King slapped a 0-2
pitch to center and Patrina
reached on a bunt single.
King scored on LaVigne’s
single and Gothers (2-for3) drove in two with a single to make it 5-0.
King beat out a slow
roller up the middle to
start the fourth and went
to second on a groundout.
He scored on a two-out single by Gothers, who came
around on Mike Amato’s
double.
With two on and
one out in the fifth, King
reached on an infield hit
to load the bases. After
Patrina hit into a fielder’s
choice with the lead runner out at the plate, LaVigne hit a blooper to center
that dropped for a hit and
scored two.
The win moved Simsbury (10-3) into sole possession of first place in
Zone 1. Post 84 maintained
the lead by defeating Wolcott 9-1 the next night.
“We play well together,” King said. “It’s a good
group of kids who like to
play the game and know
how to play the game well.”
ANDERSON TURF
Top: Simsbury’s Jake King
had a productive day swinging the bat in a win over
Unionville.
Middle: Playing third base
for the first time this summer,
Simsbury’s Jake King was
flawless in the field.
Bottom: King tags out a
runner at third.
Photos by David Heuschkel
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Another Mets young arm
Photo by David Heuschkel
Simsbury’s Mike Gibbons, seen here pitching for the
Torrington Titans two years ago, has made a quick
climb in the New York Mets minor league system since
the big league club signed him as an undrafted free
agent last August following his junior year at Wheaton
College. The 22-year-old right-hander and Avon Old
Farms alum was recently promoted to Binghamton
(AA) in the Eastern League. He made his professional
debut June 15 for the St. Lucie Mets in the Florida
State League, pitching seven scoreless innings
against Clearwater. Gibbons earned his first win
June 21 with the Brooklyn Cyclones in the New
York-Penn League with a solid outing to beat the
Staten Island Yankees and also won his next start.
He made his fourth one July 3 for Binghamton,
allowing three runs and four hits in 6 1/3 innings in
a 3-2 loss to Erie.
GRAY MATTERS from page 21
to the veteran forward acquired during the off season. “She’s been a very
successful player in this
league, who is a great conduit to a powerful low post.
Camille can spread the defense out, she can stretch
out to the three point line.
It keeps teams a little more
honest when they double
team (center Kelsey) Bone.
“I don’t know if you replace either one,” said
Donovan, addressing Ogwumike and Hightower as
a tandem. “You just try to
shuffle the deck, put people
in position to be successful. Shuffling the deck left
Alex Bentley playing the off
guard after she played the
point for me last season.
She’s just thrived being
moved to the two spot.
That’s a hole that Allie left
that’s pretty big.”
Even in the loss to the
Fever, Donovan saw the
chemistry as her team
trimmed 20 points off the
fourth quarter deficit. “The
fight, the maturity to know
that there’s enough time.
Look at the box score,
double figures all the way
down. We don’t rely on one
person to score or on one
person to rebound. It really
is a group effort.”
Donovan says chemistry
starts with the front five,
Little, Bone, Bentley and
the Thomases, forward Alyssa and guard Jasmine.
“The chemistry with those
five starters,” says Donovan, “is pretty special.”
First place on the 4 th
of July is no guarantee,
though the numbers skew
in favor of the team being
pursued. The Sun must
now learn one half does not
a season make.
Still, it is surprising
they’ve reached the turn in
first place. Maybe not so
surprising, however, when
you consider why.
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least, and he still makes
time to be at home to be a
great dad.”
Last year, Gerard Roy
received the Fran Mullins Sportsmanship Award
as voted on by the other
coaches and managers in
Zone 1. The award recognized the Unionville Legion program for respect,
compassion,
dedication
and fairness toward opponents, umpires and league
officials.
“Dr. Roy has always
been a competent administrator who watches out
for his Unionville program
first, but never at the expense of another program,”
said Zone 1 Chairman Tim
Vincent, the general manager of Simsbury Post 84.
As an undergrad in the
mid 1980s, Roy spent one
year on the baseball team
at Stonehill College. As
much as he loved the game,
he decided to stop playing
after having a chat with his
father.
“I couldn’t miss all that
time going on away trips or
miss the labs while going
down to Georgia for spring
training,” Roy said. “So, my
father said, ‘You are playing
baseball for fun; you aren’t
going to be doing it for a career. So, why don’t you just
focus on school?’ ”
Heeding his father’s
advice, Roy switched his
focus. After graduating
from Stonehill, he attended medical school in
Chicago before doing his
residency at the University
of Connecticut.
“It kind of is difficult
to manage my time, and I
think that’s probably the
case for most coaches,” Roy
said. “You start out saying,
‘I really like this sport and
my kid wants to play it, so
I’ll get to spend more time
with him or her.’ I could not
do anything if I didn’t have
coaches that could help or
if I didn’t have an understanding family that knew
that I was going to be pulled
in different directions. You
can’t do this alone.”
Sal Germano, an assistant coach for the Unionville Legion team, said there
have been times when Roy
has had to leave a game
because one of his patients
has gone into labor.
“He said, ‘Got to go,
guys,’ ” Germano said. “We
said, ‘You got to do what
you got to do, G.’ “
This is Roy’s fourth
year with the Unionville
Legion program, previously serving as an assistant
coach one year and coach
of the Junior Legion squad
another year. He has also
been a coach/club representative for teams in the
Farmington Bank/Vantis
Life Baseball League.
“The interesting thing
is I’ve had more fun coaching when my kids aren’t
playing,” said Roy, who
also has a younger son and
daughter. “Most guys start
out coaching because you
want to spend time with
your kids and then you realize it makes a difference
and it matters what you
do.”
Photo by David Heuschkel
Unionville shortstop Jack Roy, who just finished his freshman
year at Trinity, has been playing baseball on teams coached
by his father, Gerard, for years.
Jack Roy, the oldest of
three children, said his father’s dedication to coaching is apparent.
“He usually makes a
point if he’s coming to a
game to stay until the end,”
Jack Roy said. “But, obviously, if he has work, he
can’t make the game.”
At 3-11 heading into
this week, Unionville was
in last place in the Zone 1
standings. The Black Bears
will likely miss the postseason for the second year in a
row, but Gerard Roy has a
broader view of the game.
“I think it’s important
to realize that it is ok to
be imperfect,” he said. “Everyone out here is trying
as hard as they can and
sometimes you strike out
or make an error. If you put
so much pressure on them
to be perfect, they aren’t
going to enjoy the game. It’s
supposed to be fun.
“The measuring stick
for us is if we grow and get
better, then it’s a successful
season. If we stay stagnant
and nobody gets better
and nobody enjoys playing
baseball because I’m pushing them too hard, well,
that’s going to be a lousy
season for everybody.”
Roy, 49, said his three
passions – baseball, family
and medicine – have a similar theme.
“You go through life
trying to make a difference. I’ve chosen to make
a difference with baseball,
medicine and trying to
make my family see the value of service. That’s what
it comes down to,” he said.
“You always want your kids
to be better than you are as
a person and, hopefully, I’m
teaching my kids to be better than I was.”
Sports editor David
Heuschkel contributed to
this story.
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By David Heuschkel
Sports Editor
Matt Gill, a 17-year-old
pitcher on the Simsbury
American Legion team, was
blessed with something
that cannot be taught: size.
At 6-feet-5 and 230
pounds, it’s conceivable
that Gill will be on a major
league team’s draft board
next summer after he graduates from Avon Old Farms.
For the time being, though,
his plan is to continue his
education.
That plan, Gill revealed
last week, is to play baseball
for Boston College starting
in the fall of 2016. He re-
cently gave a verbal commitment to Eagles coach
Mike Gambino.
“When I went up to
the campus, I immediately
fell in love with it,” Gill said.
“The first minute I stepped
out, I knew I wanted to go
there for four years.”
Barring a change of
heart, Gill will join Avon
Old Farms alum Anthony
Masseli at BC. Masseli, of
Burlington, just finished
his freshman year at the
Heights.
Gill was invited to play
in the Area Code Baseball
Games in Long Beach, Calif.
The showcase tournament
is Aug. 4-11 and features the
top high school players in
the nation from the classes
of 2016, ’17 and ’18.
“That’s one thing Coach
Gambino said. He said, ‘You
can have your fun in Long
Beach, but toward the end
of the week you have to tell
the scouts that I’m going to
go to college. Don’t waste
a [draft] pick on me,’” Gill
said.
Gill said BC wasn’t even
on his initial list of schools.
Others that showed interest, he said, included some
big-time programs, among
them Florida, Oklahoma,
North Carolina, Wake Forest and 2015 College World
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Gill said Avon Old
Farm baseball coach Rob
Dowling mentioned BC as
a possibility. The Eagles play
in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
“He said just throw BC
on the list because it’s an
ACC school,” Gill said. “He’s
got a really close relationship with Coach Gambino.
He called up Coach Gambino and said, ‘I think I’ve got
a guy for you.’”
Gill was invited to attend Gambino’s camp last
winter. On BC’s 2015 roster,
there were two players listed at 6-5. Junior first baseman Chris Shaw (6-3, 248)
was selected by the San
OLSON
from page 21
to make it 2-1.
Ben Suski and Sean Del
Gallo had consecutive singles,
loading the bases with one
out. Olson scored on Jeremy
Zarwanski’s sac fly.
Olson got his teammates back in the dugout
with another shut-down
inning. His teammates got
him another run on a twoout single by Williamson
that scored LeDuc, making it
3-1. The inning ended when
Olson got thrown out at the
Photos by David Heuschkel
Left: Matt Gill, a pitcher on the Simsbury American Legion
team, can be an intimidating presence on the mound
because of his large stature. Above: Even as a 14-year-old
Gill did not pitch to anyone his own size.
Francisco Giants as the 31st
overall pick in MLB’s amateur draft last month.
“It’s a big relief [to
choose a college],” Gill said.
“I was really worried coming into my junior year. I
didn’t have a sophomore
year because I hurt my
knee. I was really worried
about being exposed and
how this whole college process would play out. All the
phone calls are over now.”
Gill’s fastball has been
clocked at 90 mph, but he
said he needs to work on
his off-speed pitches over
the next year.
“I can show some curveballs, but I definitely have
to get that down to where
it’s a reliable pitch where I
can throw in counts where
hitters aren’t really expecting a curveball,” he said.
“Just probably overall development as a pitcher I have to
work on between now and
my freshman year at BC.”
plate on the back end of an
attempted double steal.
Connor Dunn pitched
the final two innings for
Avon, which scored three insurance runs in the seventh.
McCutcheon had a two-run
single, moved to second on
a balk and scored on Brady
Williamson’s single.
Ponziani called Olson
a gritty player and praised
his work ethic. He played on
the high school varsity team
his first two years, batting in
the second spot and taking
a regular turn in the starting
rotation.
“He busts his butt on the
base paths. That’s what we
love,” Ponziani said. “That’s
why he’s at the top of my order.”
Olson’s performance in
a 1-0 win over Suffield May
23 is why he was the top
starter for the Falcons this
past spring and will be as a
junior next year. He pitched
a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts as Avon clinched a spot
in the NCCC tournament.
A week later, Olson
went 3 for 3 with two walks
and scored three runs to
help the Falcons to a 9-8
win over Coventry in the
conference championship
game. He pitched the first
four innings and returned
to the mound in the seventh, pitching a 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts to
earn the save.
It was the second time
Olson beat Southington in
five days. He allowed just
one hit over six innings in
a 3-1 win June 25. He had a
double and a single in three
trips to the plate.
In the 7-1 win last
week, Olson was one of four
players in Avon’s lineup who
played on the high school
varsity team and must
make the adjustment from
using alumni bats to the Legion-mandated wood.
“It’s probably a little
easier as a pitcher to face
[batters] with a wooden
bat. As a hitter, it’s tough,
too,” Olson said. “At the beginning of the season I was
struggling. Once I adjusted,
I’ve done pretty well.”
Olson appears to have
the baseball clichés down
pretty good.
“Just do the best I can to
help the team win the game,”
he said.
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AVON–––––––––––––
Sew Thankful Quilters making Quilts
of Valor for service people touched by
war Thursdays, July 9 and 23, 6-9 p.m., at
Avon Congregational Church, 6 West Main
St., drop in
Avon Senior Center, 635 West Avon Road,
860-675-4355:
• Ping Pong Fridays, July 10, 17 and 24, 10
a.m., sign up
• Ice Cream Sodas Tuesday, July 10, 12:30
p.m., sign up
• Shuffleboard Wednesday, July 15, 10 a.m.
• Rotary Club of Avon-Canton Senior Picnic
Thursday, July 16, noon-1:30 p.m.
Red Cross blood donation opportunity
Monday, July 13, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., at Bertucci’s, 380 West Main St., to make appt.
visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-7332767
Avon Library’s farmers market Monday,
July 13, 4 p.m., music concert with bluegrass acoustic duo of Jon Swift and Mark
White at 7 p.m., full list of vendors at www.
avonctlibrary.info/farmersmarket.html
Senior Picnic for Avon and Canton seniors Thursday, July 16, noon-1:30 p.m.,
at the Canton Senior Center, 40 Dyer Ave.,
Collinsville, sponsored by Rotary Club of
Avon-Canton and the two senior centers
Avon Rec & Parks summer camps registration online at www.AvonRec.com: Pee
Wee Camp, ages 3 ½-5, fee $150 each
session, Session 3 Color Play July 20-31
and Session 4 Insect Inspectors Aug. 3-14;
Summer Fun Camp entering grades 1-3
Session 4 Carnival Week July 13-17, Session 5 Barnyard Palooza July 20-24, Session 6 Under the Sea July 27-31, Session
7 Let’s Make Things Aug. 3-7, Session 8
Week at Paradise Island Aug. 10-14; Camp
Discovery entering grades 4-7, Session 4
Summer Bucket List July 13-17, Session 5
Sports Week July 20-24, Session 6 Action
Week July 27-31, Session 7 Camp’s Got
Talent Aug. 3-7, Session 8 Summer Olym-
for 60+ $2.50, $4.50 for others, pre-register by noon the day before at 860-6935811
• Wii BowlingTeam every Monday at 1
p.m., Wednesday at 10 a.m. and Thursday
at 9 a.m.
• Commodity Supplemental Food Program for
residents age 60+, if interested in program
and fit income guidelines call Claire Cote
pics Aug. 10-14
Summer worship at Avon congregations: in July worship at the West Avon
Congregational Church, 280 Country Club
Road, and in August worship at the Avon
Congregational Church, 6 West Main
St., with the ministers, the Rev. Martha
Chenault and the Rev. Brian Hardee, alternating leading the worship
Parks & Recreation Month Celebration
Saturday, July 11, 1-4 p.m., with family fun
day at Mills Pond Park including live music from local bands, bounce house, face
paintings, activities in the pool and food for
sale provided by Canton Lions Club – 30th
anniversary of national Parks and Recreation Month
Avon historic sites open every Sunday
through September from 2-4 p.m. for tourist season – Pine Grove Schoolhouse, 3
Harris St., and Derrin Farmhouse, 249 West
Avon Road
Tuesday Crafters meeting weekly on
Tuesdays at 10 a.m. at Avon Congregational Church, 6 West Main St., on drop-in basis
to do simple sewing and knitting projects
Library office hours for town historian
David Leff Tuesday, July 14, 4-6 p.m., in
the Margaret H. “Peg” Perry local history
room at the library, to explore library’s local
history resources, ask questions and swap
stories about Canton’s heritage
BURLINGTON–––––––
Burlington Parks & Rec programs at
www.burlingtonctparksandrec.com: Kickbox Combo Mondays and Wednesdays thru
Aug. 26, 6:30-7:30 p.m., $70/$95, walkins $10 per class; Fitness Mix – evenings
Tuesdays and Thursdays thru Aug. 27,
6:15-7:15 p.m., fee $10
VNA blood pressure screenings Tuesday,
July 14, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., at Canton Town
Hall, 4 Market St., and Wednesday, July 15,
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Canton Community Center, 40 Dyer Ave.
Farmers Market vouchers for Canton
residents either 60 years or older, or
younger than 60 and permanently disabled, living in subsidized housing – informational sessions Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11 a.m.-noon thru Aug. 26 at
the Community Center with Claire Cote
to qualify for vouchers (860-693-5811)
CANTON––––––––––
At the Canton Senior Center, 40 Dyer
Ave., 860-693-5811:
• The ArtFull Heart, how to create a painting in a group setting, Thursdays, July 9,
Aug. 13 and Sept. 10, 2:30-3 p.m., single
class $23, all 3 $60, sign up at center or
call
• Annual Senior Picnic July 16, noon, with
hot dogs, hamburgers, side dishes and
desserts, and live music, sign up by Friday,
July 10, at 860-693-5811
• Matter of Balance classes offered by
Farmington Valley Health District Thursdays, thru Aug. 6, 10 a.m.-noon, free of
charge, register
• Canton Community Café open every
Wednesday and Friday, suggested donation
Mills Pond Pool open thru Labor Day,
Sept. 7, pool memberships and daily passes available at the pool, daily fees $5 residents/$7 non-residents
Senior and Social Services Department
summer office hours Monday-Friday, 9
a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Calling all crafters for the Canton Hol-
To submit an event for the calendar,
e-mail Sally at
[email protected]
iday Craft Fair Nov. 21 at Canton High
School, contact Tammie Coffey at dremkr@
aol.com
FARMINGTON––––––
Farmington Libaries Farmers Market
Friday, July 10, 2-5 p.m., rain or shine, at
the library, 6 Monteith Drive – locally grown
fruit, vegetables, coffee, baked goods, pottery and more (860-673-6791)
Middlewoods of Farmington, 509 Middle
Road, open house Saturday, July 11 from
10 a.m.-2 p.m., RSVP 860-284-5700 or
[email protected] – tours, chat with
residents
Summer at Stanley-Whitman House,
37 High St., 860-677-9222: Sunday Afternoon Historical Trade Demonstrations, free
admission, open to all ages, Woodworking
July 12, 12:30-4 p.m., with woodworker Jim
Vibert demonstrating traditional woodworking skills using period tools; Wednesday
programs for children, admission $10, Tinsmithing July 15, 10 a.m.-noon, ages 8 and
older, making a pierced lantern to take home
At the UConn Health Center, 263 Farmington Ave.:
• Bladder Cancer Support Group Saturday,
July 11, 2-3 p.m., Outpatient Pavilion, for
patients, family members and caregivers,
only group of its kind in New England (860679-7820)
• Free IVF Information Sessions Thursday,
July 16, 6-8:30 p.m., Cell and Genome Science Building, 400 Farmington Ave., registration required at 860-679-4580
• Infertility Peer Support Group Thursday,
July 16, 7 p.m., Center for Advanced Reproductive Services, 2 Batterson Park Road
Red Cross blood donation opportunities
Tuesday, July 14, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at Tunxis
Community College, Route 6 and 177, 271
Scott Swamp Road, and Wednesday, July
15, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Blood Donation Center,
209 Farmington Ave., to make appt. visit
redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767
Events at Farmington Senior Center,
321 New Britain Ave., Unionville, 850-6752490, ext. 3: Scrabble/Quiddler: Mondays,
1 p.m.; Ladies Pool: Fridays, 10 a.m.; Book
Club: Thursday, July 16 at 1 p.m. “At the Water’s Edge” by Sara Gruen
Five Corners Thrift Shop at First Church
of Christ, 61 Main St., Unionville, super
summer clothing sale, most summer clothing $1, hours: Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
GRANBY––––––––––
Bill Benson performing Friday, July 10, 7
p.m., at Lost Acres Vineyard, 80 Lost Acres
Road, North Granby, tickets $7 in advance
at lostacresvineyard.com, $10 at the door
day of concert (860-324-9481)
Granby Senior Center, 15 North Granby
Road, 860-844-5352:
• Shopping at Ocean State/Big Y Thursday,
July 9, 1:45 p.m.; Enfield Mall Friday, July
10, 10 a.m.; Walmart Wednesday, July 15,
1 p.m.
• Painting Party Wednesday, July 15, 1:30
p.m., with local artist Irene Hilbert – paint
an abstract picture, cost $25 per person
including supplies and snacks
Granby Artists Association show at
Simsbury Library thru July 31, reception
Thursday, July 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
SIMSBURY–––––––-–
Guest Chef Day with Chris Prosperi at
the Simsbury Farmers’ Market Thursday,
July 9, 3-6 p.m., at Simsmore Square, 540
Hopmeadow St.; Simsbury Library to visit
market July 16
At the Simsbury Senior Center, Eno Memorial Hall, 754 Hopmeadow St., 860-6583273:
• Lunch Café at Eno Friday, July 10, 11
a.m.-noon, beef noodle soup, oven roasted
chicken and seafood salad sandwich, $2/
sandwich, $2/soup
• Casino Trip to Mohegan Sun Monday, July
At the Library
Avon Public Library,
281 Country Club Road, 860-673-9712,
www.avonctlibrary.info:
• Elvis! Thursday, July 9, 1 p.m., with Elvis
impersonator Bob McArthur, all ages
• Kids Choice Book Club Thursday, July 9,
4-5 p.m., “Pegasus: The Flame of Olympus,” grades 4-6
• Foodie Film Fridays, 1:30-4 p.m.: July
10 “The Monuments Men” and July 17 “A
Streetcar Named Desire”
• Teen Friday: Water Wars and Dunk Tank
July 10, 2-3:30 p.m., on the lawn, grades
7-12, sign up
• Avon Summer Theater Movie Matinee
Monday, July 13, 1-5 p.m.
• Farmers Market Monday, July 13,
4-7 p.m.
• BYOA: Teen Art Monday, July 13, 6:30-8
p.m., grades 8-12, drop in
• Summer Music Bluegrass Acoustic Duo
featuring Jon Swift and Mark White Monday, July 13, 7-8 p.m.
• Summer Fun Stories Tuesdays, July 14,
21, 28 and Aug. 4, 11, 10:30-11 a.m.,
ages 3 and up, drop in
• Children’s Movie Matinee Tuesday, July
14, 2 p.m., “Babe the Gallant Pig,” drop in
Local Author Festival: Fiction Night Tuesday, July 14, 7-8:30 p.m., with authors
T.J. Banks, Katy Lee, Linda Massucci,
Kathryn Orzech
• Morning Book Club Wednesday, July 15,
10-11 a.m., “The Guernsey Literary and
Potato Peel Pie Society” by Shaffer and
Barrows
• Open Art Studio Wednesdays, July 15,
22, 29, Aug. 5 and 12, 10:30 a.m.-noon,
drop in
• Uberbots Robotics Wednesday, July 15,
3 p.m., ages 5 and up, see how fun robotics can be, drop in
• Free Blood Pressure Screening by VNA
Thursday, July 16, 12:15-1:45 p.m.
• Bomber Planes of WWII Thursday, July
16, 1-2 p.m., with John Cilio
• Khet Club Thursday, July 16, 4 p.m.,
entering grades 4-6, like chess but with
lasers
• Teen Game Night, Teen Trivia Crack,
Thursday, July 16, 6-7:30 p.m., grades
7-12, sign up
Burlington Library,
34 Library Lane, 860-673-3331,
www.Burlingtonctlibrary.info:
• Rhythm and Rhyme Story Time Friday,
July 10, ages 9-35 months, drop in
• Family Fun Night Robin Hood presented
by Hampstead Stage Company Tuesday,
July 14, 6:30 p.m., all ages
• Picnic Story Time Wednesday, July 15,
noon, all ages with caregivers, drop in
Tween & Teen Crafts Thursday, July 16,
5-6 p.m., Super Hero Duct Tape Wallet,
register
• Hero Art – Craft Corner Monday-Friday
thru Aug. 14, 10:30 a.m.-noon, ages 2 and
up, drop in
• Picnic Story Hour Wednesdays, thru
Aug. 12, noon, all ages, drop in – bring
lunch and a blanket for outdoor story hour
Canton Public Library,
40 Dyer Ave., 860-693-5800: www.cantonpubliclibrary.org, beginning Saturday,
July 11, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., closed Sundays
• Superhero Skits: The True Hero Edition –
Up, Up and Away! Thursday, July 9, 1-2:30
p.m., grades K-4
• Face Painting 101: Cheek Painting!
Thursday, July 9, 4-5 p.m., grades 3 and
up, register
• Movies on the Big Screen Thursdays at
6:30 p.m.: July 9 “Big Hero” and July 16
“Frozen – Sing Along Edition,” ages 6 and up
• Teen Face Painting 101 Tuesdays, 1-2
p.m., grades 6 and up, register: July 14
Cheek Painting and July 21 Superhero
Paints
• Camp NaNoWriMo Workshop Tuesdays,
July14, 21, 28, 2-3:30 p.m., grades 6 and
up, register
• Drop-In Story Time: Guardians of the
Library Wednesday, July 15, 10:30 a.m.,
ages 3 and up with parent/caregiver
• Teen Night: Ultimate Werewolf Game
Wednesday, July 15, 6-7:45 p.m., grades
5 and up, register
• July art display: Shelter and Art: The
Architectural Photography of Richard
Swibold thru month of July, with opening
reception Friday, July 10, 2-4 p.m.
• Books/DVD donations for book sale
in September during library hours thru
Aug. 29
Farmington Library,
6 Monteith Drive, 860-673-6791, ext. 1,
www.farmingtonlibraries.org:
• Afternoon at the Bijou Thursdays, 2
p.m.: July 9, “Magnificent Obsession,”
July 16, “Written on the Wind”
• Literary Afternoon: Readers Meetup
Thursday, July 9 and 16, 2-2:45 p.m., entering grades 2-4, register
• Documentary Film Screening: “Burning in the Sun” Thursday, July 9, 7 p.m.,
register – a documentary that follows a
young West African man, Daniel Dembele,
who starts a business building solar panels from scratch and selling them to rural
customers in Mali
• My Many Colored Capes Friday, July 10,
9:30-10:15 a.m., ages 3-5
• First Farmers’ Market Friday, July 10,
2-5 p.m., on the lawn adjacent to the library and in front of the high school
• Spring Art Show in Community Room
thru July 10, contact library in advance on
room’s availability
Barney Library, 71 Main St.,
860-673-6791, ext. 2
• Zap, Zizzle, Buzz! Tuesdays, July 14-28,
10-11:30 a.m., ages 7 and up, register
Granby Library,
15 North Granby Rd., 860-844-5275:
• Crafternoon for Kids Thursdays, July 9,
16 and 30, 1 p.m.
• Music at the Gazebo at the Cossitt Library, 388 North Granby Road, Sunday,
July 12, 2 p.m., with Marcie and Gordon
Swift on harp and fiddle (postponed from
June 28)
• Learn to Draw a Super-Hero Wednesday, July 15, 1:30 p.m., with Matt Ryan
of Free Lunch Comics, ages 8 and up,
pre-register
• Book & Film Series, “An Impressionistic
Sweep”: “Claude & Camille” by Stephanie
Cowell (novel) Wednesday, July 15, 1:30
p.m., at the Cossitt Library, register
• Wildfowl & Fish Carving Demo Wednesday, July 15, 6:30 p.m., with David Findley,
sample carvings on display, pre-register
Simsbury Library,
725 Hopmeadow St., 860-658-7663:
• Granby Artists Association Reception
Thursday, July 9, 5-8:30 p.m., light refreshments
• Sit & Stitch Needlework Group Friday,
July 10, 10:30-11:30 a.m., drop in
• VNA free blood pressure screening Friday, July 10, 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
• Friday Flicks July 10, 1-3 p.m., “The
Bridge on the River Kwai”; July 17,
“Twelve O’Clock High”
• Meet Humphrey, The Therapy Dog Monday, July 13, 7-8:30 p.m., and owner Judy
Sparks, an adult program, but also suitable for older children or teens, registration suggested
• Business programs: iPad Lab for beginners
Monday, July 13, 10 a.m.; Getting Started on
LinkedIn Thursday, July 16, 3 p.m.
• Sci-fi and fantasy author panel July 18,
1-3 p.m., register before Friday, July 10
• Books wanted for September Used Book
Sale, collection site at library thru Aug, 29
Teen programs
• Nerdfest/Fandom Social Thursdays, July
9, 16, 23 and 30, 2 p.m.
• Techie Tuesday: LED July 14, 2 p.m.
• Lunch & Lit with free books Wednesdays, July 15, 22, 29, noon
• Crafternoon: Minions, Wednesday, July
15, 2 p.m.
• Yoga Thursday, July 16, 7 p.m., RSVP
Children’s programs
• Let’s Make It! Mondays, 1-2 p.m., July
13, 20 and 27, entering grades K-3, drop in
• Dog Days of Summer Monday, July 13,
2:30-3:30 p.m., R.E.A.D. to a furry friend,
entering grades 1-6, drop in for 15-minute session
• Cooking, entering grades 1-3, Tuesday,
July 14, 2-3:30 p.m.; Thursday, July 16,
2-3:30 p.m.
• Maker Buddies Mondays, July 13, 20
and 27, 3-4 p.m., entering grades 3-6
• Discoverer’s Club Crafts Wednesdays,
July 15, 22 and 29, 3-4:30 p.m., ages 3
and up, drop in
• Family Movie Wednesday, July 15, 6:30
p.m., “Paddington”
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• Jewelry Making Workshop Monday,
July 13, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., cost $5
• Monday Supper July 13, 5 p.m., burgers and beans, $3, register no later than
the prior Thursday (July 9)
• Senior Summer Sizzler at MeadowBrook of Granby, 350 Salmon Brook St.,
Granby, Tuesday, July 14, 4-6 p.m., live
entertainment with hot and cold hors
d’oeuvres, adult beverages, door prizes
and more, limited seating, sign up early
• Massage Wednesday, July 15, appts.
starting at 10 a.m., cost $10
• Lunch at Eno Wednesday, July 15,
noon, BBQ beef brisket, $3/$4, sign up
the Friday before (July 10) by noon
• Investment Club Wednesday, July 15,
3-5 p.m., drop in
• Bocce on the new bocce court Tuesdays at 10 a.m. (weather permitting)
• Medicare 101 Thursday, July 16,
1-2:30 p.m., sign up by Monday, July 13
• Pickleball at Simsbury Farms Ice Rink
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,
4-5:30 p.m., thru October
• Meditation Thursdays, 11:15 a.m.noon, thru Aug. 27, 7 classes $21 (no
classes July 16 and 23)
VNA blood pressure screenings
Wednesday, July 15, 11:45 a.m.-2:15
p.m., at Eno Memorial Hall, 754 Hopmeadow St.
Simsbury Community Band concert
Wednesday, July 15, 7 p.m., at Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center,
rain location Simsbury ice rink
At the Simsbury Free Library, 749
Hopmeadow St., 860-408-1336:
• Genealogy Talk with Tom Howard Saturday, July 11, 1 p.m., free to members,
$5 nonmembers, RSVPs recommended
at 860-408-1336 – Personal Papers: Diaries and Account Books Are Underutilized Family History Resources
• New exhibit: George L. Hall’s WWI
Letters Home written between Aug. 11,
1917 and Oct. 21, 1918
• Pinchot Sycamore Art Contest for children and teens living or attending school
in Simsbury, info at Simsburyfreelibrary.
org or 860-408-1336
Millwright’s “Farm to Table” dinner
series Thursday, July 16, 6:30 p.m., with
Chef Jamie McDonald of Bears Smokehouse, Hartford, at the Community Farm
of Simsbury, visit www.millwrightsrestaurant.com/shop for details and tickets
Chamber of Commerce Fun Run/Walk
of 3-5 miles at 5:30 p.m. every Tuesday,
meeting and ending at Red Stone Pub,
10 Jim Gallagher Way
Dog Days of Summer free hot dog
suppers Mondays thru Aug. 17, 5-6:30
p.m., at Shepherd of the Hills Evangelical Lutheran Church, 7 Wescott Road,
860-658-0583 – hot dogs, chips, fruit
and veggies, beverage and dessert
Marketplace Day Camp Aug. 10-14,
9 a.m.-noon, at Covenant Presbyterian
Church (The Barn), 124 Old Farms Road,
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junior high and high school students to
serve on ministry teams, registration
open at cpcbarn.org (860-658-9772)
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Scene Art Bar’s Open House, Unionville, Thursday, July 9. 6-9 p.m., wine
tasting $5, face painting for kids $5,
portion of proceeds to Tunxis Hose Company #1 (860-856-5880)
Farmington Valley Butterfly Count
Saturday, July 11, 7:30 a.m., meet
in the Roaring Brook Nature Center
parking lot, 70 Gracey Road, Canton;
butterfly walk 1:30-3 p.m., $4/$6 –
travel throughout the Valley, stay a
few hours or all day (860-693-0263)
Suicide Bereavement Support Group
Monday, July 13, 6:30-8 p.m., contact
[email protected] or phone 860655-1562 before attending and for
more information
Red Cross blood donor opportunity
Wednesday, July 15, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.,
at the American Red Cross Blood Donation Center, 209 Farmington Ave.,
Farmington
Summer Shabbat Service, Shabbat
Under the Stars,” Friday, July 17,
6 p.m., at Stratton Brook Park, West
Simsbury – bring a picnic Shabbat dinner at 6 p.m., dinner follows the service
in the picnic grove, in case of inclement
weather, service and dinner will be at
the Temple at 6 p.m.
Farmington Valley Farmers Market
Sundays 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at Riverdale
Farms Shopping, 124 Simsbury Road,
Avon, vendors offering certified organic produce, local meats, breads,
local eggs, baked goods, prepared and
ready-to-eat foods, fresh local seafood, fresh coffee, Italian ice, local goat
soaps and fresh cut flowers, SNAP/EBT
credit/debit cards accepted ([email protected])
Northwest Catholic All State Youth
Football Clinic teaching fundamentals of football July 28-31, 8:30 a.m.noon, at the school, 29 Wampanoag
Drive, West Hartford, for those entering
grades 3-9, registration form at www.
northwestcatholic.org/page.cfm?p=509
Academy International Coaches
visiting Ethel Walker School in
Simsbury to host a weeklong field
hockey training camp Aug. 10-14,
4:30-7:30 p.m., beginners to advanced players welcome, register at
www.academyinternational.net or call
1-888-529-3827
American Red Cross blood donation
opportunities
Wednesdays,
11:45 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Saturdays,
6:30-11:30 a.m. at the American Red
Cross Blood Donation Center, 209 Farmington Ave., Farmington, for appt. visit
redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-7332767
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Arts & Events
Opening reception Thursday, July 9,
5:30-7 p.m., for Joe Galiette’s “Femme
Aprovechar” art show at The Simsbury
1820 House, 731 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury, thru July 31 (860-658-7658)
Tunxis Hose Company No. 1’s Fireman’s Carnival, Fireworks & Parade
Thursday, July 9-Saturday, July 11 on the
Union School grounds, 173 School St.,
Unionville, carnival grounds opening each
night at 6 p.m. – Family Night Thursday
with Creedence/Fogerty Tribute Band at
7 p.m., fireworks Friday at 9:30 p.m.;
Firemen’s Parade Saturday beginning at
6 p.m.
At the Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main
St., Hartford:
• Film:“The Nightingale (Ye Ying: Le
Promeneur D’Oiseau)” Thursday, July 9,
7 p.m., with additional screenings July
11 at 4 and 7 p.m., and July 12 at 2 pm.,
tickets $9, $8/$7
• Summer Sizzle Under the Stars: “It
Happened One Night” Friday, July 10,
5-10 p.m., a la carte dinner in Gengras
Courtyard accompanied by live Dixieland
with Alta and Matt deChamplain and Kris
Jenson, followed at 8:15 p.m. by film,
tickets (not including dinner) $9/$8/$7;
July 17 a la carte dinner and “Libeled
Lady” accompanied by Latin jazz with the
deChamplains
• Second Saturdays, “Paper Play,” July
11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Look at MATRIX 172
artist Mark Bradford’s works using paper,
make a pulp paper sculpture
• Gallery Talk “Peter Blume” Thursday, July
16, noon, with curator Erin Monroe, free
with museum admission, stay for a free
screening of “Without Gorky” at 1 p.m.
• Film “Dukhtar” Thursday, July 16, 7
p.m., tickets $9/$8/$7
At Bridge Street Live, 41 Bridge St., Collinsville, 860-693-9762: July 9, 8 p.m.,
Diggin’ Dylan; July 10, 8 p.m., Comedy
Night: Pete Lee; July 11, 8 p.m., Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez plus special
guest Lovelace/Stoltz; July 16, 8 p.m.,
Devon Allman w/special guest Balkun
Brothers
At Infinity Music Hall and Bistro:
20 Greenwoods Road North, Norfolk,
860-542-5531: July 9, 8 p.m., The Artimus Pyle Band; July 10, 8 p.m., Dave
Reilly Comedy Summer Jam; July 11, 8
p.m., Satisfaction – The World’s #1 Rolling Stones Tribute Band; July 12, 7:30
p.m., Little River Band; July 14, 8 p.m.,
Hot Tuna; July 16, 8 p.m., An Evening
with Chris Robinson Brotherhood; July
17, 8 p.m., Marshall Tucker Band
32 Front St., Hartford: July 9, 8 p.m. An
Evening with Keller Williams; July 10, 8
p.m., Black Violin; July 11, 8 p.m., The
Allman Neville Pitchell Band; July 16, 8
p.m., Greater Hartford Jazz Festival Kick
Off Concert; July 17, 8 p.m., Draw The
Line – Aerosmith Tribute Band
The HSO’s Talcott Mountain Music
Festival 20 Seasons in Simsbury conducted by Michael Lankester Friday,
July 10, 7:30 p.m., gates open at 6 p.m.,
at the Performing Arts Center at Simsbury Meadows, Iron Horse Boulevard,
advance adult single lawn tickets $20,
$5 for kids 12 and under, adult single
lawn tickets $25 at the gate, 860-9875900 or www.hartfordsympphony.org
Singer-songwriter Bill Benson at Lost
Acres Vineyard, 80 Lost Acres Road,
North Granby, Friday, July 10, 7 p.m.,
advance tickets $7 at lostacresvineyard.
com, or $10 at the door
Warner Theatre showing of classic
film “American Graffiti” Friday, July 10,
8 p.m., in the Main Theatre, 68 Main St.,
Torrington, tickets $5, call box office at
860-489-7180 or at www.warnertheatre.org
The Goddamn River at Crown & Hammer, 3 Depot St., Collinsville, Friday, July
10, 9:30 p.m. to Saturday, July 11, 12:30
a.m.
Connecticut Theatre Company’s
“Noises Off” July 10-26, shows Fridays
and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays
at 2 p.m., at The Repertory Theatre, 23
Norden St., New Britain, tickets $18/$15,
www.connecticuttheatrecompany.org or
at the door
AspenDream ProductionsTM Murder
Mystery Dinner Theater, Mob’s Murder Mystery, Saturday, July 11 on Lady
Katharine Cruises on the Connecticut
River in Haddam, tickets $67.95-$77.95,
call 866-867-4837 – Rodney Klussendorf of Canton is a leading actor on the
cruises and Janice Luise-Lutkus of Burlington is executive director of AspenDream Productions
Vinyl Revolution Live Saturday, July 11,
8 p.m., at Trinity-on-Main, 69 Main St.,
New Britain, for a night of classic rock
and roll, tickets $10, 860-229-2072
“HAIR” at Playhouse on Park, 244 Park
Road, West Hartford, tickets $15-$45 at
860-523-5900, ext. 10 –performances
Wednesday and Thursdays, July 9, 15
and 16 at 7:30 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, July 10, 11, 17 and 18 at 8 p.m.;
Sundays, July 12 and 19 at 2 p.m. with
talk back with cast after show
Vietnam 50th Celebration Weekend
Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12,
9 a.m.-5 p.m., on the grounds of the
Connecticut Air National Guard Base,
East Granby – aircraft and vehicle
displays, helicopter rides, U.S. Coast
Guard Band concert and speakers
to honor and remember veterans, all
events free except for the $100 Huey
369 helicopter rides scheduled for and
paid for on-site, all attendees must go
thru security check
Chef to Farm dinner series Moo &
Brew Festival, Sunday, July 12, 4-8 p.m.,
at Rosedale Farms & Vineyards, East
Weatogue St., Simsbury, $45 per person, live music by Will Evans; Bluegrass,
Beers & BBQ Friday, July 17, 6:30-10
p.m., at the Farmer’s Cow, 49 Chappel
Road, Lebanon, $90 (860-566-8360)
Bluegrass concert with Jon Swift and
Mark White Monday, July 13, 7 p.m., at
the Avon Library, 281 Country Club Road,
Avon, outdoors in courtyard in back
Summer Outdoor Concert with Washboard Slim & The Bluelights, Tuesday,
July 14, 6:30 p.m., at the Farmington Library, 6 Monteith Drive, Farmington
At the Mark Twain House & Museum,
351 Farmington Ave., Hartford,
• Book/Mark Tuesday, July 14, 7 p.m.,
“The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the
Church of Scientology Tried to Destroy
Paulette Cooper” with author Tony Ortega, in the Lincoln Financial Services
Auditorium, free, book sale and signing,
reservations recommended at 860-2803130
• Writing in Mark Twain’s Library starting Thursday, July 16 from 6-9 p.m. and
continuing Monday, Oct. 19, 6-9 p.m.,
and Sunday, Jan. 16, 2016 from 8-11
a.m., space limited, register by calling
860-280-3130
Farrell at Elizabeth Park, 1561 Asylum
Ave., West Hartford, Thursday, July 9,
6:30-8 p.m., on the Rose Garden lawn
and in the Pond House if rain
Elizabeth Park Summer Concert Series
with Eight to the Bar Wednesday, July
15, 6:30-8 p.m. on the Rose Garden
lawn, 1561 Asylum Ave., West Hartford,
rain date Thursday, if rain on Thursday,
indoors in the Pond House, picnics
welcome at outdoor concerts only
Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz
kickoff Thursday, July 16 at Infinity
Hall, Front St., Hartford, from 8-11 p.m.,
“Unity Tribute” to Michael Jackson and
salsa dancing, tickets $19/$34; festival
continuing in Bushnell Park Friday, July
17-Sunday, July 19
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no evidence that the plan would
work and it was not supported by
any standard.
“In my practice, when I begin
intensive work with a child, teen or
family, I often attempt to contact
the student’s school,” wrote Thomas Lipscomb, a licensed psychologist. “I typically seek out the school
social worker, because I find that
person to be the one at the school
who will have the best understanding of the clinical issues involved.
When I receive calls from schools
about one of my clients, it is almost
always from a school social worker,
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working with the Visiting Nurse
Association.
She served as executive director
of the Farmington Valley VNA since
1989, assisting residents for more
than 26 years in various capacities,
including health counseling, food delivery services, clinics and providing
nursing services to schools, Kuhnly
said. She also received the 2015
Nightingale award for excellence in
nursing, Kuhnly said.
Muir said she was humbled by
the recognition.
“It really is not necessary and
unexpected,” she said. “When you
do work that you love, in a place
you love, with people you love, it’s
not work at all. … It’s been a wonderful journey. I hope I left a little
footprint here, not only as a resident, but in my role in the VNA. It
really is a special place.”
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Golden Bears, batting .362 this past
season with two home runs and 16
RBIs in 33 games. Her performance
helped Western New England qualify for the NCAA tournament for
the first time in program history.
Juggling the responsibility of
two sports while also maintaining
who is trained to reach out to community providers and collaborate
in the best interest of the student.
... I respectfully disagree with your
plan to eliminate school social
worker positions in the district.”
Joan Ricelin called the situation a disaster and said social
workers have unique training and
offer a unique perspective for students with mental health issues.
“I find it outrageous that you
would even consider laying off social workers,” Ricelin said, urging
the panel to rescind the decision.
Another concern was that the
additional psychologists who were
coming in do something some
people vehemently oppose, diagnose children.
“I don’t want my child to be diagnosed in school,” Shawna Labor
said.
Speakers also voiced anger
that the public was not part of the
decision to get rid of the social
workers and said it was done secretly, with some people learning
about it through an unofficial email
that only some parents received.
Lori Valencort, the author of
the petition, went on a door-knocking campaign in her neighborhood
and others to inform people of what
was going on and get signatures.
“It did lack transparency, from
Sheri Litchfield and John Kroninger were adult recipients of community service plaques.
Litchfield has been active in
numerous early childhood development measures in town, including the Granby Early Childhood
Council, where she has served as
chairman since 2008; the GECC kindergarten picnic, which prepares
kindergartners for their transition
to first grade; the Holcomb Farm
play group; servicing as a Granby
Public Library volunteer – story
time with the children; the Green
Eggs and Ham reading event; and
food collection for the food pantry. Kroninger works with the Granby Rovers as a U10 and U11 assistant coach and a club volunteer. He
is also involved with rec basketball
and Granby Little League, and he
has been a Granby PTO volunteer.
Kroninger has worked with the Early
Childhood Council, the Good Company Theater (he works in the or-
chestra) and the Granby Cub Scouts. Granby Memorial High student Rebecca Rising was this year’s
youth recipient of a community
service award.
Rising has volunteered as a
freshman orientation leader; tutored fellow students; has been a
blood drive volunteer; has volunteered with the food bank fundraiser; helps to tend gardens at South
Church growing produce for the
Waste Not, Want Not Community
Kitchen and Food Share; and has
been a supporter of Granby Days
with a dance company. She also has
done fundraising for juvenile diabetes and Stand up to Cancer, and she
has worked in the soup kitchen at
South Park Inn and Marshal House.
“Thank you for your service,”
Kuhnly said to the award recipients.
In other business, the selectmen accepted the resignation of
Linda Spevacek from the planning
and zoning commission.
such a high performance in the classroom wasn’t always easy, Kucharski
said. But the opportunity to continue to play the sports she loves at the
collegiate level was what drew her to
Western New England.
“I had no free time,” she said.
“But I love playing sports.”
In her last game wearing a
Golden Bears uniform, a 1-0 loss to
Williams, Kucharski went 2-for-3.
Walking off the field, she said she
didn’t feel pangs of melancholy. Instead, she said she felt “content” with
what she accomplished during her
four years at Western New England.
“I thought it would be more
emotional,” she said. “I think I’m
done now and it’s time to retire.”
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what I could gather, and most people agreed,” she said. “We are your
constituents. We are speaking, and
we want you to hear us.”
Initially, students were not allowed to speak as the meeting was
meant, under state statutes, to be
a venue for voters within the town,
according to board Attorney Rebecca Santiago.
After many speakers vocalized the desire that they be given
a chance to speak and after a few
students went to the podium despite the ban, the board passed a
motion allowing students to speak.
Allison Zeiler braved her fear
of public speaking to say that she
has autism and has relied on the
services of a social worker.
“Mrs. Knee has always been
there for me,” she said. “I just don’t
know what I am going to do without
her. ... If you don’t make the right decision, I’m going to be truly ashamed
to go to the school next year.”
After speakers concluded, one
member of the board said she was
in favor of rescinding the decision.
Roell defended the decision,
saying she had reached out to an
administrator from another district
who called the move progressive.
She said that if it does not work,
there may be an opportunity to revert back to the old way next year.
Satisfying a hunger
Courtesy photo
Justin Isner, a member of the FHS Chapter of TRI M Music Honor
Society, spearheaded an instrument drive in the Farmington Public
Schools district to benefit Hunger for Music. Students and families
donated used instruments for the organization that serves children
who demonstrate a desire to learn music as well as teachers who
have students willing to learn but cannot afford to purchase their
own instruments. Justin, a junior, collected 39 instruments including violins, guitars, saxophones, trumpets and drums. He is pictured with Jeff Campbell, the CEO of Hunger for Music.
some ways has only just begun. She
will soon travel to Orlando, Florida,
where she will enroll in graduate
classes at Central Florida University. Her ultimate goal is to work for
Disney, where she interned her junior year.
Not bad for the former high
school setter who went on to become the finest libero in her univer-
sity’s history.
“I just wanted to play,”
Kucharski said, reflecting on the
moment she changed positions her
freshman year. “I’m grateful I had
the opportunity. … It’s crazy to look
back. I had no idea what it would be
like. … It’s been a really crazy ride,
these four years. I can’t believe it’s
over.”
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Home Improvement
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$150- 6 weeks $300-13 weeks Add WEST HARTFORD Press for 1/2 Price!
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CEILINGS
Water Damage
Repair • Plaster
Sheetrock
Texture Spray ~ Painting
28 years experience. Free Estimates. Insured.
Call Robert
860-890-6704
EQUIPMENT REPAIR
ADVANCED
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DRIVEWAYS
ER PA
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860-521-6942
Senior Citizen Discounts • Insured & Guaranteed
HOME IMPROVEMENT
20% off
STONE WORKS SPECIAL
EXPIRES 7/30/15.
959-999-4056
860-605-4987
Fully Licensed & Insured
MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED.
CT Lic. 575422
HOME IMPROVEMENT
24 Hour Emergency Service
• Generator installations
• Interior & Exterior Lighting
• Remodeling & Additions
• Service Upgrades
• Telephone, Cable TV, &
Computer Network Wiring
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www.brannackelectric.com
HOME IMPROVEMENT
www.JPCountryBuilders.com
Old Fashioned Quality You Can Live With
Remodeling
RY BUILDERS
O UN T
•Additions • Bath • Kitchens
LL
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Replacement
Since 1988
•Windows & Doors • Siding • Decks
Lic#0621710
860-738-1502 John T.Yacawych 860-589-2267 Pat Collin
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• Patios
• Walkways
• Steps
• Retaining Walls
• Driveways
• Chimney Repointing
• Nautral Stone Walls
www.renew-asphalt.com
ELECTRICAL
35 Peters Road
Bloomfield
www.advancedequipmentct.com
FREE ESTIMATES
Call for
Free Estimates
860-242-6486
860-269-3103
• Expert Tree Removal
• Pruning
• Stump Grinding
• Landscaping
• Lot Clearing &
Excavation
and much more.
860.953.6519
Call today
for your
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obligation
consultation
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LANDSCAPING & TREE SERVICES
• Sealcoating
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Residential * Commercial * Industrial
INC.
Bruto’s General Services, LLC
RENEW ASPHALT
MAINTENANCE
Brannack Electric Inc.
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SPRING TUNE-UPS!
HOME IMPROVEMENT
DRIVEWAYS
ELECTRICAL
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860-693-3404
HIC License #0674006
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220 Albany Tpke., Rte. 44, Canton Village, Canton, CT 06019
Since 1984
G R E AT P R I C E
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• Textured Ceilings • Drywall & Plaster Repair
• Ceiling Painting • Interior & Exterior Painting
& Refinishing
• New Ceiling Installation
• Bathtub Reglazing
& SERVICING
VALLEY CHIMNEY SWEEP LLC
CEILINGS CEILING EXPERT
Specializing In: Cracked And Water
Damaged Ceilings
CHIMNEYS
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Over Three Decades of Service
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Floors
Tile • Slate • Linoleum • Stone • Stripping
Refinishing • Waxing & Polishing
CT LIC #0673079
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HOME IMPROVEMENT
HOME IMPROVEMENT
HOME IMPROVEMENT
HOME IMPROVEMENT
Hebert Construction
Home Improvement
BARRETT ENTERPRISES LLC
Home Improvement Contractor
So Many Amateurs . . . So Few Professionals!!
Framing • Siding • Roofing • Doors
Sheetrock & Tape • Intall Finish Stairs
Inside & Outside Trim • Replacement Windows
Kitchens & Baths • Room Additions & Blueprints
- COMPLETE MAINTENANCE & REPAIR • Siding
• Decks
• Kitchens
Over 35 years experience • References
Call 860-977-3621 or
HIC 050743
860-819-3663
HOME IMPROVEMENT
HOME IMPROVEMENT
AVALLONE
CONTRACTORS
CONSTRUCTION
ROOFING
SIDING
REPLACEMENT WINDOWS
GUTTERS
ADDITIONS
TOTAL REMODELING
INTERIOR & EXTERIOR
Serving the Farmington Valley
for over 10 years
* Concrete * Stone Walls * Patios
* Bricks * Belgium Blocks * Chimneys
* Wood Fencing
In business for a blessed 29 years
Email: [email protected]
CT License #HIC0616677
JUNK REMOVAL
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Junk Removal
DESIGNS
$149
For single truck load up to 1 Ton
Mattress & Box Springs
$50 extra.
“Building Trust By Doing Jobs Right!”
P.O. Box 791
[email protected] Farmington, CT 06034
www.pinnaclemaintenancellc.com T 860-284-8975 Fax: 860-255-7900
860-508-2765
[email protected]
Consulting - Landscape Design - Installation
Residential & Commercial
Specializing in eco-minded and low-maintenance
landscapes that combine beauty and
technical expertise to bring you
Elegant Solutions to Complex Problems
LANDSCAPING
LANDSCAPING
Arboretum
LANDSCAPE & DESIGN, LLC
Stone Work • Patios • Retaining Walls Custom Vinyl & Wood Fencing
Sidewalks • Fire Pits • Pruning • Plantings Tree Removals
Spring Cleanups • Mulching • Mulch Deliveries
860-906-6736
MASONRY
F&R MASONRY
All work done by Father
Land Clearing • Brush Clearing
Shrub Removal • Hardscaping
New Lawn Installations
MASONRY
Stone Walls • Veneer Stone
Brick Walls • Blue Stone
Steps • Fireplaces
Chimneys • Patios • Sidewalks
Pavers • Retaining Walls
Serving the Farmington Valley
Satisfaction Guaranteed ~Free Estimates ~ Lic#0637095
Lic #0637257
Insured
Free Estimates
All Masonry Repairs
Andi’s Masonry
203-805-9114
Buki - 860-417-9968
MASONRY
MASONRY
ALEX EUROPEAN MASON
Over 30 years experience
Retaining Walls, Chimney Repair,
Steps, All Masonry Services
Free Estimates • Fully Insured
203-232-0257 Lic. #0580443
860-810-4196
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LOW
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CT REG.
ROOFING
#509749
SIDING • WINDOWS
DOORS • GUTTERS • DECKS • AWNINGS
D.H. RADOMSKI, INC.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
High in Quality and Dependability
FREE ESTIMATES
Email: [email protected]
LANDSCAPING
860-296-3405
LANDSCAPING
LANDSCAPE
CONTRACTORS
• 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
FallMowing
Clean-ups
Weekly
• Mulching
Aerating
• Overseeding
Hedge
Trimming
& Pruning
• Mulching • Weekly Mowing
Powerwashing
•
Stump
Grinding
Pruning • Hedge Trimming
Complete Landscape
• Powerwashing
• StumpServices
Grinding
• Complete
Landscaping
Services
SENIOR
DISCOUNTS
LANDSCAPING
LANDSCAPING
When It Comes To Tree Service
We Run Rings Around The Competition.
TREE CARE OR TREE REMOVAL
Grimshaw Tree Service
and Nursery Company
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Full Service Landscaping Company
• Mowing
• Pruning
• Mulching
• Garden design
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STONE MASON CONTRACTOR
860.225.3077
cell 860.839.8971
MASONRY
AD MASONRY
All type of Masonry Work
• Patios
• Walls
• Driveways
• Pools in Stone
• Brick, Bluestones
& Pavers
• Stairs and Walkways
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
Serving the Farmington Valley
for over 17 years!
FREE ESTIMATES
CT Lic# 602717
MASONRY
Tom’s Masonry
Stone Walls • Brick Walls
Blue Stone • Steps
Chimneys • Sidewalks
Pavers • Retaining Walls
All Masonry Repairs
Call Tom Ajro
860-274-7681
Cell - 203-565-4381
Satisfaction Guaranteed ~Free Estimates
• Shrub removal
• Seeding
• Lawn renovations
• Spring and Fall
Cleanups
Call today for your free estimates
860-324-2912 www.elite-landscape.com
MASONRY Dennis Volpe
and Son
• Stonewalls • Sidewalks
• Steps • Chimneys • Patios
• Repairs & more
Visit us at www.dhradomski.com
PO Box 9656, Bristol, CT • Fully Ins. Worker’s Comp & Liability
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FULLY INSURED
Expert Tree Climbers & Crane Service
(860) 582-0712
HOME IMPROVEMENT
Fax: (860)410-1190 or (860) 583-2183
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Lic.#514976
203-206-2839
PINNACLE
MAINTENANCE,
LLC.
CT. LIC. #602130 • Office (860) 796-0131
www.berkshirewoodsmiths.com
Licensed & Insured
860.738.4931 or 203.232.9114
Lic. #HIC0625936
NICK
Price includes dump fees,
labor and fuel cost. We will
remove junk from basements,
attics, and garages
Jim Barrett, Owner
SMALL OR LARGE • WE DO IT ALL!
HOME IMPROVEMENT
• Bathrooms
• Remodeling
• Improvements
Se
• 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
860-368-9486
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
PAINTING
PAINTING
Quality Painting by Joseph’s & Co.
PAINTING
PAINTING
Exterior Experts
Since 1950
PROFESSIONAL HOME
IMPROVEMENT-REMODELING
ALL WORK The Experienced, and Reliable Company.
GUARANTEED Staining • Power Washing • Carpentry
860-561-0146
PAINTING
Interior & Exterior
Aluminum, Vinyl & Wood
Siding & Shingles
INTERIOR WORK: repair ceilings, walls, trim,
moldings, baseboards, doors, windows
EXTERIOR WORK: Small Masonry Repair
Let
(860) 675-4025
Farmington
Olde Tyme Service
I will respond to all phone calls and will be present on all jobs.
Over 25 years experience. Insured • Free estimates • 24 Hour Message Center
CT LIC. #621995 • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL
www.OldeTymeServiceLLC.com
860-459-6705
[email protected]
lic. #0623272
We also offer general handyman/repair services.
Our success is based on your satisfaction. Since 1986.
PAINTING
Simsbury’s Hometown Painting Company
VALLEY PAINTER
Serving the Valley since 1980
FULL CREW READY TO GO
EXTERIOR SPECIALS
Quality Craftsmanship • Competitive Prices
Call Peter Sottile 860-658-7745
Insured - Interior & Exterior • CT Reg. #562798
POOLS
STRUCTION
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POWER WASHING
ROB’S
POOL
CONSTRUCTION
& REPAIR
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POWER WASHING
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860-559-9104
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Spas
Stonework
- Patios
Water
Features
- Spas --- Paint
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- Patios
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Decks - Decks
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Complete
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Stonework
Patios
Decks
Plumbing
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Patios
Decks
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ROOFING
[email protected]
CONN. LICENSE NO. 536406 COMPLETE INSURANCE
Speedy Pride Painting
beautify the inside of your home.
PAINTING
Call Andrew at 860-930-0392 or 860-659-1296
OWNER
MR. JOSEPH PONTILLO
MANY SATISFIED CUSTOMERS
Scheduling interiors as well as exteriors.
Call: Zenon 860-518-0630
Bodgan 860-518-2625
• Ceilings – Textured or Smooth –
Repaired, Repainted, or Replaced
• Woodwork – Crown Molding, wainscoting,
etc – Installed, Repaired or Replaced
• Drywall & Plaster Repairs
• Wallpaper Removal & Hanging
KITCHENS - BATHROOMS - WALLPAPER
TILES- BASEMENTS - ATTICS
ALUMINUM SIDING
If you sign within the next 2 months, receive $25 gift card to Starbuck’s
Free estimates. You can count on us for a precise & excellent job!
20 year experience. HIC #0575928
WATER DAMAGE REPAIR
PAINTING -ALL PHASES
ROOFING
INTERIOR SPECIALS FOR
THE NEXT TWO MONTHS
2 rooms plus a 1/2 bath
$
includes materials
Any 3 rooms plus a 1/2 bath
$
includes materials
785
978.67
Refer a friend, you both receive 10% OFF
Hanging • Removal
Interior Painting
Wall Prep • Skim Coating
Guaranteed Quality
28 years experience. Free Estimates. Insured.
860-890-6704
POWER WASHING
RAINBOW
HYDRA-BLAST
WHY JUST POWERWASH
Specializing in high pressure
house detailing since 1988.
Fully Insured/Free Estimates
860-649-4953
860-402-7672
ROOFING
HARMONY
Creating HARMONY
860-614-1173
between customer,
contractor & community
Lic. #0639246
SIDING
WINDOW WASHING
HIC#0629057
Pro Quality
Painting & Home
Repair, LLC
860-201-7788
www.pqpainting4u.com
• High Quality interior/exterior painting
• Remodeling • Interior/exterior restorations
• All home repair • Fully licensed and insured
The best decision you’ll ever make
PESTS
Fully Insured
FREE Estimates
Lic. #604200
WINDOW WASHING
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WaltersPestLLC.com
I’ll take care of any pest...
four legs or more!
License # B-3000
PLUMBING
ANDY WOTTON
PLUMBING &
HEATING, LLC
(860) 833-8153
Old fashion, honest, reliable
service at a reasonable price.
All residential plumbing, repairs
done from leaky faucets to
snaking your main drain.
Call today and we will
show you quality still
makes a difference!
STUMP GRINDING
STUMPS?
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VALLEY STUMP
GRINDING, LLC
860-614-1173
Lic. #0639246
WINDOWS
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Commercial & Residential
• Free estimates • Fully Insured & Bonded • Uniformed • Reliable
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Free estimates. Absolute lowest prices possible!
Deal direct with owner.
WINDOWS & DOORS
*Sales * Service * Installation*
REPAIRS/GARAGES
Hann’s On Home Improvement
860-563-2001
PAINTING
WE CLEAN WINDOWS!
VINYL SIDING SUMMER SPECIAL
Ct Lic. #547581. Fully licensed & Insured.
Cell 860-916-6287
Free
Estimates Home 860-523-4151
WALLPAPERING Walter’s Pest Control
• General Pests $
& PAINTING
10 OFF
• Termites
Home Improvement (860) 645-8899
T.C. Home Improvement
PAINTING/WALLPAPERING
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STU
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VALLEY STUMP
Roofing
& Siding
GRINDING, LLC
Sale!
Lic #:HIC0607969
Small renovations,
home repair, carpentry
& painting.
Complete prep.
PAINTING
PAINTING
DON’T RELY ON AN INTERNET SERVICE TO FIND YOU A
PAINTER WHEN YOU CAN HIRE A LOCAL PROFESSIONAL
ZB PAINTING
• Good painting preparation
• Trim, Window Painting & Glazing
• Shingle Repair • Power Washing
PAINTING &
CEILING REPAIR
ZIBBY DRZAZGOWSKI
We also Spray Paint Faded Aluminum & Vinyl Siding
like new with a 15 Year Written Guarantee
Insured
Lic. #062380
PAINTING
A BETTER VIEW
WINDOW CLEANING, PLUS
(203) 284-8836
860-249-1558
www.fishwindowcleaning.com/3053
860-747-8875
thewindowmanofct.com * [email protected]
*Bill Morrell Contractor * Ct Lic.#0509785 * Insured*
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Let Us
RENEW
YOUR DRIVEWAY
Our Saw, Cut & Patch Service offers nearly
permanent repairs to heavily damaged areas.
We specialize in:
• Seal Coating
• Asphalt Cut & Patch
• Hot Crack Filling
• Line Stripping
RENEWLLC
ASPHALT MAINTENANCE
Owner
operated
family business
with owner
on every
job site.
860-953-6519
HAVE YOUR
DRIVEWAY
SCHEDULED
WHILE YOU’RE
ON VACATION
VISIT WWW.RENEW-ASPHALT.COM
FOR A FREE EVALUATION OF YOUR DRIVEWAY
LIC. #575422 • FREE ESTIMATES • FULLY INSURED • SERVING THE HARTORD AREA FOR OVER 18 YEARS
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