Kings of the Ring

Mailed free to requesting homes in Brooklyn, the borough of Danielson, Killingly & its villages Vol. VII, No. 38 Complimentary home delivery (860) 928-1818/email:[email protected] Friday, July 26, 2013 THIS WEEK’S QUOTE QVCC student needs life saving liver transplant “To avoid criticism do ‘THIS WAS A GREAT SHOCK … I THOUGHT I WAS HEALTHY’ nothing, say BY CHARLIE LENTZ for Haiti, creating a student and to raise yourself out of Community College in New VILLAGER STAFF WRITER nothing, be talent show, or serving on it. I know all these things. If Haven. The news was grim. It isn’t easy for Shaun the Student Advisory I can advocate for those peo- He learned he had acute nothing.” Bingham to ask for help. Council of the Board of ple — help out in any way I liver failure and the progno- The Quinebaug Valley Regents. can, that’s what I want to sis called for a transplant. Elbert Hubbard Community College stu- “I take up causes not do.” “This was a great shock,” dent is usually the one because I want to see my All that is on hold as the said Bingham of the June doing the helping — orga- name in the paper or in the 24-year-old lies in a hospital 21 phone call. “I thought I nizing an Easter egg hunt, news,” Bingham said. “I do bed at Yale-New Haven was healthy. I thought that INSIDE Courtesy photo starting a campus ministry, it because I know what it’s Hospital. things were going great. I Quinebaug Valley Community spearheading drives for like to be homeless. I know Bingham was ordered to just got married. In the what it’s like to be a foster the hospital on June 21 — A8 — OPINION College student Shaun Toys for Tots and Teens, blink of an eye I found Bingham is suffering from acute assisting the homeless, child around Christmas his doctor phoned him as myself in an emergency A12-13 — SPORTS liver failure and is hospitalized helping organize a fashion time and not have a present. Bingham was representing B1 — CALENDAR at Yale New Haven Hospital. show to benefit a relief fund I know what it’s like to QVCC at a Board of Regents Please Read BINGHAM, page A16 come from basic poverty meeting at Gateway B3— RELIGION B4 — OBITUARIES B5 — CLASSIFIEDS Sharing a drive down Rock Avenue LOCAL ARTIST LETS SUN SHINE IN LATEST WORK LOCAL BY CHARLIE LENTZ got to work to share her “Morning Light,” her VILLAGER STAFF WRITER impression — using oil on impression of that sun- Susan Scott Kenney canvas. strewn morning on Rock sometimes sees the sun “I thought, ‘Oh, that’s Avenue, which melds real- spray a spectrum of perfect,’” Kenney said. ism with a twist. warmth down Rock Avenue Celebrations Art Gallery “The subject matter’s in Dayville when she takes in Pomfret Center unveiled realistic but I like it to look a drive. works by 16 artists on a bit more contemporary,” “I was going by one Saturday,July 20, in a show Kenney said. morning and the sun was themed “Illumination, a Kenney earned a bache- Charlie Lentz photos streaming in and I pulled Playful Dance With Light.” lors degree in art from The Rude Dog Boxing Program trains at Muscle Max Gym in in the driveway and all the The exhibition runs Southern Connecticut Danielson. From left, program manager and gym co-owner trees were dark in the front through Sept. 1 and the State University and Paul Iannuzzi, Henry Hewig, Max Sandberg, Jordan Canney and the light was in the gallery is open Wednesday earned her masters degree and gym co-owner Jim Canney. back,” Kenney said. through Sunday from 10 at the University of Four generations When that sunlit a.m. to 5 p.m. Hartford’s Hartford Art. of belief in Putnam moment matched the Kenney lives in Dayville Her style has evolved since Page A3 theme of an upcoming and one of the works she her college days. local art exhibition Kenney created for the exhibition is Kings of Please Read ROCK, page A16 SPORTS the ring SWEAT, HARD WORK KEYS TO SUC- CESS FOR ‘RUDE DOG’ BOXERS BY CHARLIE LENTZ VILLAGER SPORTS EDITOR DANIELSON — Ninety-nine degrees in the shade outside the brick walls of Muscle Killingly’s Michalski Max Gym on a Friday gets 3rd win at afternoon last week but Thompson Speedway Max Sandberg wasn’t looking for relief inside. Page A12 Sandberg and his com- patriots in the Rude Dog Boxing Program are turning sweat into boxing titles — the alchemy EVERYDAY ECOLOGIST Henry Hewig, left, and Max works best when the tem- Sandberg do some light spar- perature rises like an PAGE A5 ring at Muscle Max Gym in uppercut to the chin. Danielson. “It’s the one sport FINANCIAL FOCUS where when you’re fight- Muscle Max Gym in PAGE A7 ing you can’t blame it on March and wasted no BEAT THE someone else if you lose time putting its ring to — it’s 100 percent you,” use. Sandberg, 16 year- said Sandberg, 18, from old Henry Hewig and HEAT Putnam and a June grad- Canney’s 14-year-old, Charlie Lentz photos uate from Ellis Tech. “I’ll Jordan, are among three see where it takes me.” of Iannuzzi’s prized pupils but there’s no text- DAYVILLE — The electronic sign Rude Dog Boxing is book for this class. The outside Owen Bell Park in Dayville run by Paul Iannuzzi, a only prerequisite is a read 102 degrees at 4 p.m. on former New England Thursday, July 18 — but inside the Golden Gloves ban- desire to win. Sandberg park, youngsters beat the heat tamweight champion in has been in the ring only and humidity by cooling off at the his youth who is now 44 10 months. Visit our website with Splash Pad. For more photos, turn years old but still boxes “These guys have been your smart phone or tablet to page A9! in the masters division at fighting less than a year device! 141 pounds. and are fighting on a Just scan the “QR code” Iannuzzi and co-owner below with your device and Jim Canney purchased Please Read BOXING, page A17 instantly be linked to our website, www.villagernews- papers.com, where you can read the PDF versions of our newspapers! It’s as easy Lucier utilizes her talents at Celebrations as that! BY CHARLIE LENTZ most of the gallery’s shows. Saturday, July 20 with the like any good utility player Cabbage,” “Spectrum” and VILLAGER STAFF WRITER “I usually participate in exhibition “Illumination, a she was up for assignment. “Sunset.” If Jacquie Lucier were on all of the special exhibits Playful Dance With Light” “I didn’t have anything “Spectrum” is an the roster of the Boston Red that they have,” said Lucier, and Lucier was among 16 prepared so I took that into abstract painting and Sox, she’d be a utility player from East Killingly. artists who riffed on the consideration when I start- Lucier enjoyed working — able to adapt to most any “Whatever happens to be topic. The show continues ed my paintings,” Lucier within the show’s theme. position in the ballpark. the theme I try to produce through Sept. 1. The gallery said. “I used an interference At Celebrations Art some sort of work to accom- is open Wednesday through As the title of the exhibit paint that gives the picture Gallery in Pomfret Center, modate that theme.” Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 implies, Lucier played with a sheen and a shine and Lucier’s diverse talents The latest theme at p.m. Lucier created three light on her three works in keep her in the lineup for Celebrations opened on works for the exhibition — the show including “Red Please Read LUCIER, page A17 A2 • Friday, July 26, 2013 KILLINGLY VILLAGER Car dealerships, greyhound racing and grocery stores Several weeks ago, while a Market (the Gingras Market) in service (conversation 7/20/13). A High School team. The following group of us were reminiscing at KILLINGLY Dayville that burned in 1948. After year or so ago Ted Sabourin had players were listed — co-captains the Killingly Historical Center, Joe the fire the store was located on taken me for a ride to show me Frank Dascoli and Adam Slowik; Chauvin wondered if Gary Wrobel AT 300 Railroad Street where the package locations of five grocery stores in Denton Gallup, Anthony Dascoli, remembered when Dick Turner store is now situated. Joe said that the Goodyear/Rogers section of Andreas Haveles, Joseph Yolda, used to put a car that he had for MARGARET his grandmother, Mamie Ray, who town. He again summarized them and Armand Gladu. Coaches were sale up on a platform at his auto- lived on Dog Hill Road, could call for me this past weekend. Forcier’s Raymond Mitchell and Ralph mobile dealership. WEAVER Pechie’s, place an order, and the grocery store, located on Main Higgins; William Leoutsacos was Turner would reduce the car store would deliver it. Joe recalled Street, was operated by Frank manager. Gerard Gorman, Stanley price $10 a day until the car sold. that when he was young, patrons Sarault during the 1940’s. The post Weigel, Sidney Marland, and Joe said that his father purchased of the store walked up to the office was situated in the back, and Norman Lague were also listed. cars from Dick, and Gary said that has a 24 per cent unemployment counter and placed their orders.

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