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Mailed free to requesting homes in Brooklyn, the borough of Danielson, Killingly & its villages Vol. II, No. 50 Complimentary home delivery (860) 928-1818/email:[email protected] ‘Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved.’ Friday, November 21, 2008 Four proposed ordinances rejected BY MATT SANDERSON failed were the requirement of VILLAGER STAFF WRITER appropriation statements of agen- BROOKLYN — Two of the seven cies requesting funds, the proposed proposed ordinances passed voter budget reporting structure of the approval at the town meeting Recreation Commission and the Tuesday night, Nov.18, at Brooklyn Board of Fire Commissioners, and Middle School. Approximately 100 the reduction of the Planning and people attended. Zoning Commission members First Selectman Roger Engle said from 10 to seven. the meeting went as expected. He Resident Jeff Otto, who serves as liked the turnout and said voters the liaison for the Board of should be attending all town meet- Finance and the Board of ings in the future, whether the Education, said the appropriations items up for vote on the agenda are ordinance, which asked that no hot topics or not. The proposed ordinances that Turn To ORDINANCES, page A11 Matt Sanderson photo Jared Elam and drop-off site coordinator Adele Thomas, both of Killingly, collect shoeboxes wrapped as presents on Commission accepts Tuesday afternoon at the drop-off site for Operation Christmas Child, a spiritual outreach by the Samaritan Purse orga- nization geared to bring children in desolate countries presents. Wal-Mart application Helping kids have happy holidays BY MATT SANDERSON tion has been scheduled for the VILLAGER STAFF WRITER next Inland Wetlands meeting at 6 BROOKLYN — Wal-Mart’s wet- p.m. Dec. 9 in the Community OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD UNDERWAY lands application was unanimous- Room at the Parks and Recreation ly accepted in a 5-0 vote last building at 69 South Main St. BY MATT SANDERSON Purse, a nondenominational natural disaster, poverty, illness Approval for the application is VILLAGER STAFF WRITER Wednesday night, Nov. 12, at the evangelical Christian organiza- or neglect. monthly Inland Wetlands pending until after the public hear- KILLINGLY — Adele Thomas, tion that provides spiritual and The effort is directed to bring Commission meeting. The applica- ing closes. of Killingly, is pushing into her physical aid to hurting people the spirit of Christmas to chil- tion asks that Wal-Mart operate at More than 30 residents filled fourth year organizing the Quiet around the world. Volunteers dren living in desperate situa- its proposed 25.5-acre site at the Town Hall for the meeting, which Corner’s outreach of Operation have been filling empty shoebox- tions. The shoeboxes and lids are intersection of Providence Road prompted Sherri Soucy, chair, to Christmas Child and it is her es with toys, school supplies, taped separately in festive wrap- and Brickyard Road with a dis- move the meeting to the Parks and sixth year being involved. hygiene products and other charge of storm water within Recreation Community Room in The annual project is items to send to children living approximately 130 feet of a wetland order to accommodate the volume arranged by the Samaritan’s in countries suffering from war, Turn To OPERATION, page A13 boundary. A public hearing on the applica- Turn To WAL-MART, page A13 ARC opens its doors in Putnam PROCEEDS BENEFIT NONPROFIT’S SERVICES, PROGRAMS BY CHENOA PIERCE Dayville, according to Arc Executive said of the store’s first official week at VILLAGER STAFF WRITER Director Sue Desrosier, who said that the new location. “I think people are The Arc of Quinebaug Valley Inc., when the opportunity to move the store excited to see the store there, and I located in Danielson, has been commit- arose, the ARC jumped at it immediate- hope it will be a great addition to their ted to helping individuals and families ly. Main Street businesses.” with special needs since 1952 and “… We thought it would be a great Patrons to the store will find plenty recently has found a way to expand its way to expand our store,” she said. of items and services to fit their every services. The Nov.10 opening was a trial open- need. On Monday, Nov. 10, the Arc ing, to work out some of the kinks, According to Desrosier, the Arc Emporium opened its doors to the pub- according to Arc Director Linda Emporium houses a thrift shop, copy lic at its new location at 160 Main St. Lamoureux. The official grand opening center, art gallery, florist, snack shop (former home of Shaw’s Office of the Arc Emporium was Thursday, and more. Stephanie Charette photo Supplies) in Putnam. Nov. 20, but the public was already The Arc Emporium, at 160 Main St. in Putnam, opened Nov. 10. The store was originally located in flocking to the store since day one. Turn To PUTNAM, page A13 “Business has been great,” Desrosier Celebrating 150 years of Killingly Public Schools BY MATT SANDERSON VILLAGER STAFF WRITER KILLINGLY — If you can pronounce “sesquicentennial,” then you are in luck. Killingly Public Schools is celebrating its 150th year as a school district tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 22, while the town continues celebrating its ter- centennial. The 150th celebration is also in conjunction with the 87th celebration of the National Education Association’s American Education Week (Nov. 16 through Nov. 22), high- lighting the importance of providing every child in America with a public education from kindergarten through college. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to Courtesy photos Turn To SCHOOLS, page A14 Left: A group photograph of students from the South Killingly one-room schoolhouse. Date unknown. Right: The old Dayville Center School in 1880. A8-9— OPINION VILLAGER TRIVIA! A 12 — SPORTS LOCAL LEARNING NEW OFFICE B1 — HOT SPOT CAMERAS IN What president said: “Once OPENS ON you get into this great stream B4-5 — OBITUARIES MAIN STREET THE HALLS of history, you can’t get out”? B7 — RELIGION Answer on page 2. PAGE A11 PAGE A6 INSIDE B6 — CALENDAR A2 • Friday, November 21, 2008 KILLINGLY VILLAGER Courtney talks grants, economy, Obama VILLAGER ALMANAC QUOTATION OF THE WEEK “We discovered it with the juxtaposition of the two [town] anniversaries. You don’t realize how far you’ve come in 150 years compared to other cities and towns.” — Jan Huber, director of state and federal programs for Killingly Public Schools, talking about the upcoming celebration of the school district’s 150th anniversary this Saturday Courtesy photo Left: Congressman Joe Courtney (D-Conn., 2nd District) talks about Pell grants to Marianapolis students during his presentation. Right: Courtney (left) discusses the economy with Athletic Director Eric Gustavson after a presentation at Marianapolis Preparatory School Nov. 13. FRONT-PAGE QUOTE & TRIVIA FRONT-PAGE QUOTE: D.H. Lawrence BY CHENOA PIERCE The conversation took a turn from there, leading VILLAGER STAFF WRITER straight into the economy and discussion on how the TRIVIA Answer: Richard Nixon PUTNAM — On Thursday, Nov. 13, re-elected national debt has drastically increased since President Congressman Joe Courtney (D-Conn., 2nd District) paid a Bush was first elected into office eight years ago. visit to the Quiet Corner to find out how things were hold- A point of interest for many of the students was ing up following the hectic and historic election week. Courtney’s decision to vote “no” in the Paulson bailout, a AUDUBON Courtney’s first stop was Marianapolis Preparatory controversial decision that he continues to stand by. School, where he was the speaker at an all-school assem- To vote “yes” would have been to vote against helping Week of Nov. 10: bly,and the hot topics of discussion were health care, the the people of the country in favor of saving big business- Bird sightings this week at Connecticut Audubon and election, the economy and what’s next for President-elect es. Wyndham Land Trust properties in the northeast corner of Barack Obama. “It was not an easy week for me to hold tight and vote Connecticut: Barred Owl, Purple finch, Pine Siskins, Pileated According to Diana Creed, communications director at against it, but history will judge,” he was quoted as stat- Woodpecker, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Raven, Robins, Cedar Marianapolis, Courtney’s presentation began with a mes- ing in Creed’s information. Waxwings, a Vireo species, Song sparrows, Golden-crowned sage to students on the importance of voting and how The hottest topic of the day was, of course, the election Kinglet. every vote cast counts toward the outcome. and what challenges are awaiting Obama when he is Every high school student is concerned about attending sworn into office in January, a topic he also discussed college, and the ever-rising cost of higher education was when he paid a visit to the Villager office following his THE FIVE QUESTIONS … a point of discussion Courtney also made sure to discuss, Marianapolis visit. according to Creed. He spoke about his reasoning for The main issue, of course, is the economy. Courtney 1. Looking north, what country is to the left of the Adriatic unfreezing the Pell Grant program, which will raise stu- compared the state of today’s economy to that of the Sea? dent loans from $3,000 to $6,000 and cut government loan Great Depression and said that Obama is facing a situa- 2. Where is Fort Sumter? rates, which help make college more affordable to stu- tion similar to that of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 3. Was it George M. Cohan, George Jessell or Irving Berlin dents. “Not since the 1930s and the Great Depression have we who wrote “God Bless America”? seen such economic difficulties,” said Courtney.

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