More Than the Study That They Based the Plant’S District Rule Is That No Student $100,000 We Had Set As Our Goal Last Autumn

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Covering The News In Connecticut’s Northwest Corner And Its Environs Since 1897 Region One board rejects middle school sports plan

By Patrick L. Sullivan New board members Brian favor of the plan. of the six town school boards Each town in the Region One such as swimming and track and Bartram (North Canaan) and To be adopted, the middle and the Region One board, were school district has its own board field. Kent has been vocal in its FALLS VILLAGE — The Stacie Weiner (Salisbury) joined school sports program required invited to speak on the pros and of education. The chairmen opposition to the plan and had Region One Board of Education new board chair Pat Mechare four “yes” votes. cons of the proposal, along with of those boards are on the All begun seeking legal advice on voted to reject a plan to create a (Falls Village) and Jenn Duncan Prior to the vote, members of Region One Athletic Director Boards Chair Committee. Each how it could not participate in regional middle school sports (Kent) in defeating the plan. the All Boards Chair Committee, Anne MacNeil, who developed board also has its own represen- the regional program. program, at the board’s meeting John Sanders (Cornwall) and a committee of the regional the proposal (for a profile of tative to the Region One Board David Valcin, who is chair- on Monday, Jan. 6. Bob Whelan (Sharon) voted in board comprised of the chairs MacNeil, turn to Page A5). of Education, which governs man of the Salisbury board and Martin Lindenmayer, who is regional education spending as the ABC Committee, spoke of the the chairman of Kent’s Board of well as the high school. positive aspects of the regional Education, attended the meeting Lindenmayer urged the board middle school proposal. and was vocal about that town’s to consider starting with region- misgivings about the plan. alizing “non-traditional” sports See VOTE, Page A8 Injunction sought against Cricket Valley energy plant By Kaitlin Lyle a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19, at the Brady wrote on behalf of the New York State Supreme Court Honorable Christi Acker that, POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — in Poughkeepsie. However, “The Court will continue its After organizing multiple rallies, the hearing was canceled on review of the motions to dismiss blockades and other actions over Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 18. the past year, area residents pro- Principal Law Clerk Shannon See INJUNCTION, Page A8 testing the construction of the

PHOTO BY CYNTHIA HOCHSWENDER natural gas power plant Cricket There is a critical shortage of bus drivers to take children to school, sports and field trips. Valley Energy Center (CVEC) filed a preliminary injunction against further operation until more studies on the plant’s im- Bus drivers needed, apply now pact can be conducted. By mid-December, a plan was By Cynthia Hochswender the manager for the Region One parents,” she said. “Your children set to serve a preliminary in- School District buses. She works can come to work with you. junction to stop CVEC from full There is a nationwide shortage at the Lakeville bus depot but also Younger children can ride on the operation until a Supplemental of school bus drivers, which is drives a bus route herself, a job bus with you and even take field Environmental Impact State- impacting Litchfield County. she began a decade ago when her trips; and with older children, ment (SEIS) can be completed. Michelle Christen works for son was very young. you can drive them to school.” On behalf of a family that lives All-Star Transportation and is “This is a wonderful job for Christen was speaking of near the power plant, attorneys her own decision to drive a bus, Michael Sussman and Joshua but she was also making a pitch Douglass filed a lawsuit against to parents and retirees in the the New York State Department Thank you (again) Northwest Corner who would of Environmental Conservation like to make a little extra money (DEC) and CVEC. as a school bus driver. “The reason why it’s appro- for your support The hours are moderate, with priate for the Department of each route taking between 25 and We hope it isn’t becoming tiresome to hear this but we are so Environmental Conservation to 45 minutes to complete. Drivers grateful to all of you in the community who have joined The Lakeville conduct a supplemental environ- average 20 to 25 hours per week. Journal and The Millerton News as members. mental study is that the initial “The Region One School As we go to press this week,we have raised slightly more than the study that they based the plant’s District rule is that no student $100,000 we had set as our goal last autumn. This should allow us to approval on was done in 2012, should be on the bus for more PHOTO BY MARINA BALLANTINE continue publishing local news for the year to come. We don’t know and in the nine years since that than an hour,” Christen said. yet what the future holds, but we know was accomplished, a lot of new Drivers arrive at the bus depot Welcome to the New Year’s baby! for certain that seeking federal 501(c)3 information has come to the ta- shortly before they begin their nonprofit status is on our agenda. We ble with regard to climate change See Page A9 for a route and check over the bus to The maternity unit at Sharon Hospital welcomed a new will keep you up to date on those efforts. and the effect of methane gas on be sure there are no leaks, no flat baby to the world on Wednesday, Jan. 1. Alexandra Diaz of list of member as For those of you who had planned to climate change,” explained North tires, no broken windows. Litchfield gave birth to her first child, Helix Alexander Diaz, join as members, please don’t feel that East resident Communications of Jan. 7, 2020 No one needs to be able to at 2:36 a.m., three days earlier than expected (the baby was it’s too late or no longer needed. There Director for StopCricketValley. look under the hood or do any due Jan. 4). Helix weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and measured See THANKS, Page A8 org Bill Kish. 19.75 inches. In 2019, there were 184 births at the hospital. The court hearing for CVEC — Cynthia Hochswender See DRIVERS Page A8 was originally scheduled for 11 For the most part, a quiet start to the new decade

By Cynthia Hochswender

Over the summer we published a survey asking what our readers want to see. One reader said she wanted to see more good news and more uplifting stories. Happily, this is a week when PHOTO SUBMITTED that kind of news is what we have, for the most part. Except Flow gently, Lake Washining for the unexpected events in Region One (see story above) it The annual blessing of Lake Washining (which is one of the was a very quiet New Year’s week Twin Lakes) took place on Sunday, Jan. 5. The Rev. John Kreta in the Northwest Corner. Any and members and guests of All Saints of America Orthodox government business that had Church processed from their chapel to bless the waters on been planned for the beginning Epiphany. The church is located in the Twin Lakes section of the week was canceled by the of Salisbury. ice storm (or the threat thereof) Lewis plans on Monday, Dec. 30. Then the New Year festivities rolled in and not much happened FILE PHOTO third history Remember winters when the lake ice was deep and the snow lasted? This is a decades-ago Page A3 See QUIET, Page A8 scene of Main Street in Lakeville.

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Member FDIC ©Salisbury Bank and Trust Company Equal Housing Lender A2 THE LAKEVILLE JOURNAL, Thursday, January 9, 2020 Regional In The Journal this week Police Blotter: Troop B SALISBURY...... A3-4 MEMBERSHIP...... A9 The following information was struck a SNET utility pole. Sur- 36, of Sharon turned a corner of Lakeville, was knocked to the SHARON...... A4 OPINION...... A10 provided by the Connecticut State dam was transported to Sharon and struck a pedestrian. The ground. She was transported to KENT...... A5-6 VIEWPOINT...... A11 Police at Troop B. All suspects are Hospital for minor injuries. She pedestrian, Dorothy Cusack, 76, Sharon Hospital for leg pain. No FALLS VILLAGE...... A6 COMPASS...... A11-12 considered innocent until proven was issued a written warning for of Cornwall, sustained minor enforcement action was taken. OBITUARIES...... A7 CLASSIFIEDS...... A13-14 guilty in a court of law. failure to drive right. injuries. An investigation was Traveling too fast LEGALS...... A8 Evading responsibility unable to determine fault. On Dec. 28 at approximately Traveling too fast On Dec. 19 James Hickey, 78, Disorderly conduct 8 a.m. on Warren Hill Road in Three-day forecast On Dec. 17 at approximately of Lakeville turned himself in On Dec. 24 at approximately Cornwall a 2003 Dodge Ram 1:30 p.m. on Canaan Road in on a warrant stemming from a 10:30 p.m. Troop B responded driven by Megan Scanlon, 46, Friday...... Rain, high 44°/low 42° North Canaan a 2004 Subaru one-car motor vehicle accident to a disturbance at a residence in of Goshen lost control due to Saturday...... Rain, 57°/39° Forester driven by Marc Mones, that occurred on Oct. 26. He North Canaan. Dakota Vadney, icy conditions and collided with Sunday...... Rain, 44°/26° 29, of Trumbull, Conn., lost was charged with operating 25, of North Canaan was charged a tree. Scanlon was transported control while negotiating a curve an unregistered motor vehicle, with disorderly conduct and as- to Sharon Hospital for minor and struck a SNET utility pole. operating without insurance sault in the third degree. She was injuries. She was issued a written The Subaru then struck a CL&P and evading responsibility. He scheduled to appear in Torrington warning for traveling too fast for HVRHS Fall 2019 honors utility pole. No injuries were was scheduled to appear in Tor- Superior Court on Dec. 26. the conditions. reported. Mones was issued a rington Superior Court on Jan. 2. Disorderly conduct Larceny FALLS VILLAGE — Principal (Salisbury), Amber Hill (Falls written warning for traveling too Following too closely On Dec. 26 Jonathan Mitchell On Dec. 28 Anthony Damis, Ian Strever announced the first Village), Zyaja Huggan (Kent), fast for the conditions. On Dec. 23 at approximately Ford, 41, of North Canaan turned 28, of North Canaan turned quarter marking period honor Valerie Lenis (Salisbury), Mad- Traveling too fast 2:30 p.m. on Main Street in himself in on a warrant. He was himself in on a warrant. He was roll at Housatonic Valley Region- ison McNealy (North Canaan), On Dec. 19 at approximately Salisbury a 2005 Mercedes Benz charged with disorderly conduct charged with larceny in the sixth al High School for the 2019-2020 Marin Montoya (North Canaan), 1 a.m. on Kent Road in Cornwall E55 driven by Paul Harney, 51, and assault in the third degree. degree and credit card theft. school year. Brogan O’Connell (Salisbury), a 2013 Nissan Altima driven by of Millerton, failed to stop and He was scheduled to appear in He was scheduled to appear in Sayde Paulson (Sharon), Shirleen Jennifer Leigh Marden, 33, of struck the rear of a 2016 BMW x5 Torrington Superior Court on Torrington Superior Court on Highest Honors Santiago (Kent), Jace Tomaino Gaylordsville, Conn., veered into driven by Mackenzie Cortsen, 17, Dec. 27. Jan. 13. Grade 9 (Salisbury), Alexavier Vidak the opposite lane and struck a of Millerton, which had stopped Pedestrian struck Mackenzie Corkins (Falls (North Canaan). guardrail. Marden was issued a to make a left turn. Harney was On Dec. 27 at approximately The Lakeville Journal will Village), August Dekker (Falls Honors written warning for traveling too issued a written warning for 9:45 a.m. on Sharon Road in publish the outcome of police Village), Leila Kline (Salisbury), Grade 9 fast for the conditions. following too closely. Salisbury a 2011 Honda Pilot charges. Contact us by mail at P.O. Melody Matsudaira (Cornwall), Kayla Archiere (Kent), Cath- Failure to drive right Pedestrian struck driven by Gilbert Maclaren, 59, of Box 1688, Lakeville, CT 06039, Shanea Togninalli (Sharon). erine Bushey (Salisbury), Kait- On Dec. 19 at approximately On Dec. 23 at approximately Falls Village was backing up and Attn: Police Blotter, or send an Grade 10 lyn Cunningham (Salisbury), 3:30 p.m. a 2012 Ford Escape 4:30 p.m. in a parking lot on Gay struck a pedestrian in the parking email, with “police blotter” in Janay Gregory (Sharon), Josie Kai Davis (Kent), Zoey Green- driven by Betty Surdam, 80, of Street in Sharon a 2015 Audi Q7 lot of the transfer station. The the subject line, to cynthiah@ Marks (Salisbury), Avery Tripp baum (Kent), Kaelary Gwinn Salisbury exited the roadway and driven by Colleen Mcmillan, pedestrian, Susanne Lambert, 68, lakeville journal.com. (Falls Village). (North Canaan), Braydan Grade 11 Karanjawala (Cornwall), Kay- Kjell Blum (Salisbury), Char- lin Piscitello (North Canaan), lotte Clulow (Salisbury), Aidan Izaiah Robles (Kent), Jacob Family & Friends McCarthy (North Canaan). Veach (North Canaan), Althea Grade 12 Voorhees (Kent). Livia Fallon (Sharon), Brian- Grade 10 Apply for 2020-21 scholarships Apply for Women & Girls fund grant na Webb (North Canaan). Mariana Bonett (North Ca- High Honors naan), Logan Cables (North The Northwest Connecti- be submitted by April 1. The Northwest Connecti- be completed and submitted Grade 9 Canaan), Donald Cahill (North cut Community Foundation is The Northwest Connecticut cut Community Foundation online at www.northwestcf.org/ Ariana Dahoney (Salisbury), Canaan), Williams Chavez awarding scholarships for the Community Foundation serves Women & Girls Fund invites womenandgirls. Lily Dolan (Sharon), Zoe Gillette Sanchez (Salisbury), Corrine 2020-21 academic year. Appli- Litchfield County with a collec- nonprofits to apply for grants. The Women & Girls Fund was (Salisbury), Sarah Gladding Clark (Salisbury), Emma Crane cations are now available for the tion of more than 30 scholarship Programs that serve women and established as a giving circle in (Salisbury), Wesley Lucas (Sha- (North Canaan), Pablo Gonzalez more than $150,000 available funds from local donors. These girls in the development of eco- 1999 by a small group of women ron), Spencer Markow (Corn- (Salisbury), Mason Holderman to area students. Scholarship funds provide scholarships to nomic self-sufficiency by means who shared a concern for the wall), Mackenzie Milton (Sha- (North Canaan), Marina Karam- guidelines, requirements and area students throughout the of education, financial literacy real-life needs of local women ron), Aramis Oyanadel (Falls pasis (North Canaan), Cyrus Ke- applications are available on the Northwest Corner. and social services are eligible for and girls. The fund has awarded Village), Elizabeth Petkovich arney (Sharon), Alexander Lopes Community Foundation website. For a complete list of schol- grants. Applicants may request more than $50,000 to organiza- (North Canaan), Helen Sanders (Falls Village), Colin McAuliffe Scholarship applications for arships, go to www.northwestcf. up to $5,000 for programs and tions that work to help women (Cornwall), Sylvie Stiffler (Sha- (Salisbury), Lucas McMillan the 2020-21 academic year must org/scholarships. capital needs. and girls develop skills, attain ron), Haley Swaller (Cornwall), (Cornwall), Katya Nweeia (Sha- The application deadline is economic security, and improve Alyssa Tatro (Sharon), Odessa ron), Devon Paniagua (North Feb. 29. Grant applications can their quality of life. Trabucco (Kent), Aislyn Wein- Canaan), Tristin Ralph (Corn- Graduations stein (Sharon), Sage Wilson wall), Iain Rand (North Canaan), (Salisbury), Ada Yeung (North Kirsten Richard (Falls Village), Charles Cross of Salisbury graduated from the College of Charles- Canaan), Maggie Zheng (North Felicity Richardson (Falls Vil- ton in Charleston, S.C., at the 2019 winter commencement with a Canaan). lage), Parker Riley (Salisbury), degree in public health. Jan. 11 last day for insurance aid Grade 10 Sydney Segalla (Salisbury), Haley Angus Gracey of Falls Village graduated from the College of Adrienne Aakjar (Cornwall), Simmons (North Canaan). Charleston in Charleston, S.C., at the 2019 winter commencement WEST CORNWALL — Help is available for anyone seeking Nichole Aguilar (Salisbury), Grade 11 with a degree in political science. insurance for health care on Saturday, Jan. 11, from 9 to 11 a.m. Caitrin Bailey (Sharon), Joseph Daniel Agostinho (Kent), Jus- at The Union, 415 Sharon-Goshen Turnpike, in West Cornwall. Brennan (North Canaan), Haley tine Allyn (North Canaan), Mar- Assistance is free of charge and is supported by a grant Considine (Salisbury), Victoria guerite Bickford (NortyCanaan), Academic honors from the Foundation for Community Health. Dodge (North Canaan), Jordan Elaine Dekker (Falls Village), Everyone must bring: Haggard (Falls Village), Wil- Alexis Galgano (North Canaan), Hendrick Kist of Salisbury, a senior at Pomfret School in Pomfret, • Social Security numbers for all family members in your liam Hoyt (Sharon), Madison Sirena Gualan (North Canaan), Conn., was named to the high honors list for the fall 2019 term. household Long (North Canaan), Nicole Kirstyn Hoage (Salisbury), • Visa, green card or other immigration documents McDowd (North Canaan), Nathan Hock (Kent), Henry Lo- • Most recent tax return Mackenzie Ongley (Sharon), pez-Gonzalez (North Canaan), Register by Jan. 28 to vote in • Employer information Crystal Palmer Andrade (Falls Tabitha Maffucci (Salisbury), • One current pay stub Village), Ruslan Peirce (Salis- Micah Matsudaira (Cornwall), April 28 Presidential Primary • Current insurance coverage information bury), Margaret Raftery (Kent), Melissa Mauri (Kent), Natalie The government extended last day to enroll for 2020; it had Evelyn Roy (Cornwall), Simon Nestler (Cornwall), Elle Raftery To vote in the Connecticut to note that Independent is a been Dec. 15, 2019, but now is Jan. 15 of this year. For more Savoye (Salisbury), Griffin To- (Kent), Keaton Terrall (Corn- Presidential Preference Primary, party in Connecticut. Anyone information, go to www.healthpathfinder.org, call 860-672- maino (Salisbury), Maximilian wall), Abigale Wayne (Kent). one has to be registered with who does not want to be reg- 0043 x111 or send an email to [email protected]. von Seufert (Kent) Remington Grade 12 a party. One may not switch istered with a party is listed as Wandall (North Canaan), Jack Braeden Allyn (North Ca- parties less than 90 days before “unaffiliated.” Yeung (North Canaan). naan), Anthony Altamirano the primary. Since the primary Grade 11 (North Canaan), Aidan Barr is April 28, 2020, voters cannot Esra Akgul (Falls Village), (Sharon), Egi Canie (Sharon), change parties after Jan. 28. This Jacob Ellington (North Canaan), Hope Carlson (Cornwall), Ian does not hold for those registered Jacob Gladding (Salisbury), Danforth Gold (Cornwall), as unaffiliated. It is important Serena Kim (Cornwall), Cassidy Jillian Diamond (Salisbury), An- INSIDE SCOOP Knutson (North Canaan), Aliza thony Fenn (Torrington), Han- Meet your neighbors who are doing Luminati (Sharon), Patrick nah Gilpatric (North Canaan), Congressional interesting and noteworthy things Merrill (Salisbury), Robert Heru Gray (Kent), Jessy Haggard to benefit their community. Murtagh (Sharon), Neve O’Con- (Falls Village), Timothy Hoose issues Jan. 15 Read ‘Inside Scoop’ this week in nell (Salisbury), Brandon Sorrell (Kent), Noah Lynehan (North SALISBURY — The staff of (North Canaan), Brooke Stamp- Canaan), Aidan Marks (Sharon), Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-5) will fle (North Canaan), Michelle Molly Menniges (Falls Village), meet with constituents at the Tittmann (Salisbury), Sarah Michael Reid (Salisbury), Ella Scoville Memorial Library in Upson (Salisbury), Emma Walsh Segalla (Salisbury), Samantha Salisbury on Wednesday, Jan.15, (Salisbury). Sheldon (Kent), Jacob Sheltra from 1 to 4 p.m. to help solve The future is now unclear for the Middle School Grade 12 (Falls Village), Shane Stampfle problems involving federal Athletics Program. Anne MacNeil explains in this issue Myah Baird (Cornwall), (North Canaan), Kacie Viel government agencies such as the ANNE MACNEIL how it came to be and stresses that above all, she wants April Bautista (Kent), Genevieve (North Canaan), Mason Weigold School Athletic Director, Social Security Administration what will be best for Region One student athletes. Bushey (Salisbury), Eric Hickey (Cornwall). Falls Village or the VA. This service is free, YAHN WILLY BY PHOTO non-partisan, and open to all residents of Connecticut’s 5th Blood drive at Noble on Jan. 20 District. As part of her com- mitment to accessibility, Con- A Good Mechanic Is Not Hard to Find! SALISBURY — Noble Horizons’ Red Cross Blood Drive in the gresswoman Hayes is hosting Community Room will be on Monday, Jan. 20, from 11 a.m. to Casework on Your Corner events 4:30 p.m. One pint of blood can save up to three lives; donors will to all 41 towns in the district for Ask for a proven pro be given information to track their donation. Registration is at all those who need or prefer a 800-RED-CROSS or www.redcrossblood.org. Noble Horizons is local option. at 17 Cobble Road in Salisbury. Residents of any town can An ASE Certified drop in to any of these sessions. VisitorsInsert are also always Listing welcome House Ads Technician- 1/9/20 Corrections at the Congresswoman’s office in An article in the Dec. 19/26 Carvello, it is Corvello. Waterbury. edition of The Lakeville Journal The Falls Village Planning Lakeville Journal 1x2 Millerton News 1x2 listed an incorrect telephone and Zoning Commission did not number for Salisbury Visiting change the zoning in the village Nurse Association’s office in area at its Nov. 20, 2019 meeting, Lakeville. The correct number as reported in The Lakeville Jour- is 860-435-1266. nal Jan. 2. The commission did An article in the Jan. 2 edi- vote to proceed with considering tion misspelled the name of the changes and will be discussing interim principal at Cornwall the matter in detail in the coming Check them out inside. Check them out inside. Consolidated School. It is not months. • Rite Aid • CVS • CVS Salisbury THE LAKEVILLE JOURNAL, Thursday, January 9, 2020 A3

PHOTO FROM THE LAKEVILLE JOURNAL ARCHIVE PHOTO OF LAKEVILLE MAIN STREET BY CYNTHIA HOCHSWENDER Looking back 50 years This has been a relatively quiet dawn of the new decade in the Northwest Corner, with the exception of the events at the Region One Board of Education meeting on Monday night, Jan. 6 (see story, Page A1). We thought we would take this time to look back in our archives and compare the way our towns looked 50 years ago, at left, with images taken this month, right.

H. Williams to Red Mountain Hope, passion and the last gallery in Lakeville Properties, LLC for $390,000. Real Estate June 3, property at 38 Cov- By Lia Wolgemuth ered Bridge Road from Melvin Transfers Brez and Ethel Brez to Barbara LAKEVILLE — A book sits J. Friedman and Robert L. Dow out in Judith Singelis’ Lakeville for $420,000. art gallery, Argazzi Art, with the SALISBURY — The following June 4, property at 58 Main title, “Art Is the Highest Form of property transfers were recorded St. from James S. Jaffe to Loch Hope.” Singelis pointed to the at Town Hall in 2019. K. Johnson and Leena S. Johnson title, taken from a quote by the March 18, property at 4 for $820,000. German painter Gerhard Richter, Lakeview Ave. from the estate of June 6, property at 10 Bloom- and smiled. Barbara W. Woodward to Marc er Lane from James P. Robinson “I really believe that,” she said. M. Mallett and Lenore M. Mallett and Melissa J. Robinson to Ca- With recent gallery closings for $660,000. sey, Ethan and John Gordon for in the area, Singelis is the owner March 28, property at 38 Ore $245,000. — or gallerist, as she prefers — Hill Road from Wells Fargo Bank June 12, property at 66 Bost- of the one remaining art gallery National to Michael A. Martin wick St. from the estate of Susan in Lakeville. Open now for 17 for $210,000. R. Lamont to James Preisig and years, she remains hopeful for April 1, property at 171 Sha- Anne Preisig for $390,000. the future of the local art scene. ron Road from Peter R. Dolan June 13, property at 5 Bunker “I was sorry the White Gallery and Katherine L. Dolan to Joseph Hill Road from Diane Mon- closed,” she said of the Lakeville N. Soltis and Darcie L. Soltis for ti-Catania to Emily Blair-Strib- gallery owned by Tino and Susan $985,000; and property at 33 Or- ling for $1,200,000. Galluzzo, which closed at the end chard St. from Ivan D. Schwartz June 14, property at 75 Indian of 2019. “But they were here 16 to Eva Naema Maria Yxfeldt for Mountain Road from Patrick years, and that’s a long time for a $320,000. Belcher to Colin J. Thomson for gallery. I don’t know if it’s going April 18, property at 52 Long $179,000. to affect me one way or the other.” Pond Road from Dana Kraus to June 20, property at 144 She doesn’t subscribe to the Carol Lynne Vargo and Robert Salmon Kill Road from Emily theory that people come to a Lloyd Blanchard II for $914,000. C. Dimartino to Seth Churchill town to wander from one busi- April 25, property at 5 Fowler for $605,000. ness (art gallery, antique shop) St. from Katharine Knicker- June 27, property at 20 Mil- to another. She feels that people bocker and Jay Knickerbocker lerton Road from Paralimni who come to Argazzi are coming to Salisbury Housing Trust Inc. Equities, LLC to RJS Holding, specifically to see what’s on the PHOTO BY LIA WOLGEMUTH for $210,000. LLC for $250,000. gallery’s walls. On display at Judith Singelis’ Argazzi Art in Lakeville is a show of work by Victor Mirabelli, April 26, property at 87 Ca- July 1, property at 105 Brinton “Galleries are a tough busi- including this piece, “Unknown Terrain.” naan Road 6E from Marjorie Li- Hill Road from Jason Joseph Ba- ness,” she said, noting that this ebowitz to the revocable trust of rillaro and Jennifer Lee Barillaro Caroline C. Herrick for $515,000. for $500,000. is true everywhere. “You don’t Singelis, who is a gentle but en- seums and private collections. “This business is totally built May 1, property at 117 Sharon July 16, property at 8 Grey- just open a business, put your thusiastic spirit, advises, “Look “I think people want to be on relationships between the Road from 117 Sharon Road, stone Lane from Lisa Quattroc- shingle out and expect to sell at as much art as you can and swept away,” Singelis said. That’s artist and the collector. I just put LLC to Brian R. Ohagan for chi to Jerald Kamiel and Kathlee paintings every day. It’s not the form your own opinions about certainly true of herself and her the two together. People always $1,050,000. Kamiel for $2,600,000. way it works. It’s a process, and what you like. When people come own response to the work. say, you have a great gallery. And May 2, property at 26 Ethan July 17, property at 18 Walton you have to build a clientele.” into your home, they’re mainly “It has to be something that I say, I have great artists.” Allen St. from Robert and Elaine St. from Theodore J. Burrell to Circling back to the inspi- going to look at the walls. They’re resonates with me — really lov- And because she is so passion- Cooper to Pieter M. Mulder and B&DRR, LLC for $88,000. ration and hope in the Richter probably not going to look at ing it myself and saying, someone ate about the work she shows, she Lucia Mulder for $850,000. July 23, property at 3 Lamotte quote, she said, “Lakeville could your sofa that much. And I’m sure should see this, someone has to wants everyone to see it. May 20, property at 29 Under- Road from Tanya Patience Gold- become a wonderful destination they’ll enjoy your antiques. But see this because they’re going to “Every once in a while,” she for art.” mountain Road from Thomas en et al to Lemon Properties, LLC if you’re sitting some place and fall in love with it too.” said, “someone will say, I don’t for $440,000. The road to the you look at something wonderful The future come into your gallery because Harty to Anna Maria Fernan- Northwest Corner dez-Gevaert for $542,000. July 25, property at 5 Fowler on the walls, that’s what’s going Singelis plans to rotate work I don’t buy art. And I say, just St. from Salisbury Housing Trust Singelis has 34 years of experi- to resonate with not only people every four weeks this winter, come in anyway! Enjoy it! It’s May 30, property at 29 Berk- ence in the business. She learned shire Drive from Dorothy B. Inc. to Stephen G. Davis and who come into your home but and she is already planning a an exhibition space as much as Thaise Davis for $160,000. the ropes by working in a gallery with you.” summer show. it’s a business. I love people just Wright and Gerald K. Wright to in the resort town of Sun Valley, Jennifer A. Sims and Henry S. July 30, property at 33 Elm St. The gallery space “I never take anything in coming in and looking at the art.” from Oliver Dobbs and Christina Idaho. Argazzi Art is housed in a here that I don’t go to the studio Farah for $305,000. Although she grew up outside May 31, property at 14 Red Dobbs to Russell Shreve Charl- 19th-century building in the and see,” she said, noting that Argazzi Art (www.argazziart. ton et al. for $1,545,000. of Hartford, she said she didn’t Lakeville historic district, on she travels to New York City to com) is at 22 Millerton Road Mountain Road from Kathleen know the Northwest Corner at Route 44, which was once the visit studios and major shows (Route 44) in Lakeville. Winter all. She found Salisbury by chance home of The Lakeville Journal. several times a month. “One of hours are Saturdays and Sundays on a fall foliage drive with her It retains many of the build- the reasons I can talk about the from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., by appoint- late father and felt a longing to ing’s original floors, a cozy art is because I know the artists ment or by chance; Singelis is often All of your Freedoms, All of the Time return and open her own gallery. fireplace and a view of Factory personally, because I know what’s in the gallery on weekdays and Find us at lpct.org “It’s a beautiful location,” she Pond. The excellent acoustics behind it. welcomes pop-in visitors. said. “And I love working with have allowed for small concerts artists and the clients. People and lectures in the space; Singelis who tend to like art are really hopes to do more of them in 2020. interesting people.” The art she shows is mainly Many people are insecure representational, usually work by From our family to yours about choosing an expensive renowned artists from across the piece of art for their homes. The entire Noble Horizons family wishes you and your family a country with work in major mu- happy New Year! We are proud to have earned Medicare’s premier HOUSATONIC VALLEY 5-star rating and honored to serve our community’s health care needs. When you are looking for short term rehabilitation, physi- LIBERTARIAN PARTY cal therapy, senior living, skilled nursing or memory care, Noble Realtor® at Large Horizons has what you need. 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ADVERTISEMENT (860) 435-9851 • www.noblehorizons.org A4 THE LAKEVILLE JOURNAL, Thursday, January 9, 2020 Salisbury/Sharon When having too much stuff Exquisite drawings of lovely churches in Sharon SHARON — The Sharon Historical Society Over the past five years he has produced ar- and Museum will present Steeples of Litchfield chitectural illustrations of more than 20 churches becomes unhealthy County, a new exhibition of sketches by architect across the Northwest Corner. Steven M. Goldberg. This exhibition serves as a celebration of the By Patrick L. Sullivan A form of addiction? She said she and her husband The show opens on Saturday, Jan. 25, and will masterworks located in this region. This recon- She also compared the acqui- can now fit everything they own remain on view through Saturday, April 25. sideration of the enduring religious and cultural SALISBURY — The typical sition of stuff to addiction. into their car. This unique exhibition explores the beauty and presence of Litchfield County’s churches will American home contains a Getting new stuff releases Think first variations of historical ecclesiastical architecture in showcase Goldberg’s highly detailed illustrations in whopping 300,000 individual dopamine in the brain, a plea- How does someone begin to northwestern Connecticut. Curated in partnership conjunction with historical photographs and other items, according to psychologist surable reaction that also occurs reverse the acquisition process? with master draftsman and architect Steven M. related objects from the permanent collections of Kelly Kanda Hughes, who spoke when using drugs, having sex or Hughes said it starts with mind- Goldberg, the exhibition will explore the many the Sharon Historical Society & Museum. on “The Psychology of Stuff — hearing a favorite song. fulness. different architectural components and steeple On Saturday, Jan. 25, from 2 to 3, co-curators Why We Have So Much and “Our brains are working “It’s not just a buzz word,” she archetypes of Litchfield County’s churches. Alexander Ellis and Goldberg will give the opening What We Can Do About It” at against us,” Hughes said. said. “I need to be aware of my After graduating from the University of Pennsyl- lecture about the exhibit, at the Sharon Congre- the Scoville Memorial Library It gets worse. Hughes noted thoughts.” vania in 1965, Goldberg traveled extensively across gational Church, 25 Main St. on Saturday, Jan. 4. that every year there are stories So instead of spotting a Dal- Europe and the Middle East sketching masterpieces From 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. there will be a reception The immediate post-Christ- about people getting injured or mation toy and immediately of religious architecture before settling in Litchfield at the Sharon Historical Society & Museum. mas timing might have some- even killed in Black Friday fights buying it, she recognizes that she County in 1982. The snow date is Saturday, Feb. 1. thing to do with the stand- over sale items on the day after is indulging in a nostalgic fantasy, ing-room only crowd. The Thanksgiving. and the moment passes. library parking lot and adjacent “It’s like our ancestors fighting She said she asks herself, “Self, Selino for $100,000. Scott Siegler for $595,000. streets were chock full of parked over food.” do you actually need these? July 26, property at 203 Ame- Aug. 29, property at 9 Mil- cars. And people develop an emo- “I can stop it in its tracks, just Real Estate nia Road from David S. Helming lerton Road from Christian Some more fun facts: One in tional attachment to their stuff. by being aware.” and Lill M. Helming to Christine A. Tompkins and Jennifer M. 11 Americans rents off-site stor- “That’s how we get these col- She said she was able to sell, Transfers Mulholland for $269,500. Tompkins to Harold Kuplesky age space, and American women lections.” donate, give or otherwise dispose July 29, property at 30 Knibloe and Sok Nam Park for $350,000; spend a cumulative eight years of Hughes’ own collection was of most of her stuff by changing Hill Road from Benedict Aitken- and property at 22 Upper Main their lives shopping. stuff related to her favorite her thinking. She equated hav- SHARON — The following head to Keith Venkiteswaran for St. from Jolene M. Scott to New “Look at us!” said the ener- movie as a child, Disney’s “101 ing lots of stuff with a lack of property transfers were recorded $425,000. Sharon Green, LLC for $70,000. getic Hughes. “Eight years of our Dalmatians.” freedom. at Town Hall in 2019. Aug. 1, property at 22 Morey Sept. 6, property at Upper lives — gone!” As she grew older she kept “It was so liberating,” she June 28, property at Northrup Road from Gail Goldweber and Main Street from the estate of Hughes said the urge to collecting : Disney merchandise, enthused. Road from the estate of Frederick Aaron Goldweber to George Mildred K. Rick to Valerie R. acquire non-essential goods is McDonald’s Happy Meal/101 She was so determined about W. Palmer to Florien A. Palmer Fairbanks for $600,000. Becker for $150,000. baked into American life, espe- Dalmatians toys (she collected it that “one of my colleagues and Betsy Jenks-Palmer for Aug. 2, property at 133 Main Sept. 11, property at 53 West cially in the post-World War II all 101) and so on. asked if I had a terminal illness.” $301,200. St. from Scott T. Deason and Jay Woods Road from Jessica M. era, when consumer production In the meantime her academic Her ultimate goal is to be able July 1, property at 17 Hospital W. Gilbreath to Mark A. Bunnell Kaminsky to Susan Rushing and and spending rose sharply. career required that she move five to fit all her belongings into a Hill Road from Anu Properties and Julie A. Trager for $439,000. James Windolf for $900,000. Consumerism has replaced times in nine years. backpack. Corp. to Margaret Hove Columb Aug. 6, property at 20 Upper Sept. 13, property at 135 other, critical aspects of human With each move she packed Kicking a “stuff habit” in- and Douglas S. Columb for Ridge Road from Sylvie Sankow- Sharon Mountain Road from life — spirituality and ego satis- up her stuff, including the Dal- volves the same strategies used $266,750. ski to Thomas E. Bannister and Victonose Re LLC to James Turk faction in particular. matian collection. for adhering to diets or exercise July 3, property at 10 Hol- Eva Y. Chen for $625,000; and for $340,000; and property at 11 Americans are exposed to “Each time I’d go through regimens or smoking cessation. land Road from Shandra Lovell property at 4 Old Sharon Road Rolling Hill Road from Andrew A strategy hundreds of advertisements per packing and unpacking. Except Brickel to Erik Butz for $105,500. from Fawn Galli to Andrew Fer- J. Savage and Kim M. Savage to Hughes advised writing down day, depending on the medium. I started not unpacking.” July 12, property at 6 Silver entinos and Marilem Ferentinos Michael E. Katz and Jaclynn J. a plan, gradually increasing the And the ads work. It dawned on her that if she Hill Road from Paulette Galella for $275,000. Carroll for $765,000. days devoted to getting rid of Social media contributes hadn’t needed something in four and Joseph Cassano to Tyler H. Aug. 8, property at 38 Old Sept. 30, property at 36 Gay St. stuff, dividing the work into to the acquisitive urge as well. or five years, she probably didn’t Drosdeck for $250,000; and- Sharon Road from Austin 512, from Everett S. Pitcher to 14 Wil- manageable chunks of time, and Hughes said that users of need it at all. property at 539 Cornwall Bridge LLC to Sharon Homestead, LLC liams Road, LLC for $130,000. identifying both the triggers that platforms such as Facebook She was also “unfulfilled in Road from Eric C. Seibold and for $224,300. lead to acquisition and the strat- and Instagram post the most other areas of my life,” despite Rebecca A. Seibold to Frank Aug. 20, property at 206 egies to overcome the urge (like positive aspects of their lives her outward success in academia. Walsh and Kathleen Walsh for Sharon Valley Road from Darin taking a walk instead of buying online, which leads the viewers What she really wanted to do $329,000. S. Hudson to Stacy L. Hudson Correcting Errors something online). to conclude that happiness is was write children’s stories , espe- July 17, property at 230 for $360,000. And in order to keep yourself We are happy to correct achieved through having more cially stories about talking dogs. Mudge Pond Road from the Aug. 23, property at 59 Silver honest, Hughes advised telling errors in news stories when money to spend on more and Instead she was crunching estate of Richard R. Hayes to Lake Shore Road from James A. they are called promptly to others about your plan. better things. numbers at work and collecting Alexander H. Kenney and Jac- Reynolds and Ruth T. Reynolds our attention. We are also For more information on “Maybe if I got 12 dogs my stuff. queline C. Hurley for $1,371,000. to Steven Bafundo and Nancy happy to correct factual and/ Hughes, visit her website a www. or typographical errors in life would be better,” Hughes “The veil was ripped off,” July 22, property at 146 Sha- Bafundo for $55,000. kellykandrahughes.com. (True advertisements when such said, referring to the kind of she said. ron Valley Road from Lionel Aug. 28, property at 96 Upper to form, the website is very errors affect meaning. distorted thinking she believes And she got rid of 95 percent F. Cathcart to Jonathan Adam Main St. from Wayne Adler to social media leads to. of her stuff. minimalistic.)

Ecker for $240,000. Sept. 13, property at 444 Lime Aug. 26, property at 18 Har- Rock Road from Lab LLC to Real Estate rison St. from Diana Gilly and Ryan Cooper and Erica Cooper Federico Gilly to Medora Bross for $375,000. Transfers Geary and John W. Geary III for Sept. 16, property at 341 Mil- Brain Teasers $810,000. lerton Road from Peter Bailey to CLUES ACROSS Aug. 27, property at 78 Lin- Sharon Van Noord for $9,550. 1. Beer ingredient SALISBURY — The following coln City Road from Duane M. Sept. 16, property at 80 and 82 5. Popular FOX TV show property transfers were recorded Jones to Patricia M. Erie for Long Pond from Christopher S. 11. Recurring from time to time at Town Hall in 2019. $330,000. Lancto to Kenneth J. Fields and 14. Criticized severely Aug. 7, property at 52 Under- Aug. 28, property at 328 Wells Nicole C. Noya for $450,000. 15. Musician mountain Road from Arthur C. 18. German urban center Hill Road from Rubik One, LLC Sept. 17, property at 135 Far- 19. Quenched Eddy to Robin Lynn Sweeney and to Laura Fendrich and Peter nam Road from Edward Brash 21. Human gene Nicolas C. Osborn for $190,000. Plagens for $595,000. and Sarah Brash to Michael 23. Indian music Aug. 9, property at 10 Ore Sept. 3, property at 16 Pettee W. Klemens for $260,000; and 24. Accumulate Hill Road from Northwest Hills 28. One who graduated St. from the estate of Polly Wilm- property at 97 Interlaken Road 29. Atomic #109 Builders, LLC to Tanya Ann er Rodie to Katherine H. White from Hotchkiss School to Daniel 30. Semitic fertility god Hills and Craig Anthony Hills for $350,000. L. Goroff for $725,000. 32. Sportscaster Patrick for $90,000. Sept. 4, property at 7 Academy Sept. 18, property at 13 Pine 33. Child’s dining accessory Aug. 16, property at 68 East St. from Ronald S. Novak and Tree Ridge from Gerald X. Ger- 35. Payment (abbr.) 36. Guitarist’s tool Main St. from Salisbury Hous- Rose J. Novak to Margaret A. rior Jr. to Brian Lavigne and Holly 39. Dabbling ducks ing Trust Inc. to Tiffany Riva Rice for $300,000. Lavigne for $75,000. 41. Commercial for $200,000; and property at Sept. 5, property at 388 and Sept. 20, property at 60 42. Style someone’s hair 87 Canaan Road from Nancy S. 400 Between the Lakes Road Bunker Hill Road from Salis- 44. Biu-Mandara language Milton to Daniel Rashkoff for 46. Actress Spelling from Doris Chevron and Juergen bury Country Homes, LLC to 47. Large hole in the ground $245,000. Kalwa to 400 BTLR, LLC for Anthony A. Collins and Angela 49. One-masted sailboats Aug. 19, property at 54 Main $435,000. J. Wright for $1,515,000. 52. Tropical Asian plant St. from William P. Kellett and 56. Concurs 43. Narrow inlet Nancy R. Kellett to Meredith M. 58. Latin term for charity 45. News organization (abbr.) Look for the 60. The number below the line in 48. Scarlett’s home solution in next Graves for $775,000; and proper- a fraction ty at 230 Housatonic River Road 50. Micturates week’s issue. 62. Reddish browns 51. Monetary unit from Michael W. Klemens to Jan 63. This (Spanish) 53. Any customary observance or Kleeman for $1,162,500. practice Aug. 22, property at 87 Lin- CLUES DOWN 54. Sons of Poseidon 1. Belong to he Jan. 2 Solution coln City Road from the estate 55. Facilitates grocery shopping 2. One time only 57. Standard operating procedure of Laura Salas Hawks to David Presents In Collaboration With FilmWorks Forum 3. Parent-teacher groups 58. Former OSS Nickerson Ecker and Abby Lea 4. Puts in place 59. Midway between south and 5. Editing southeast 6. In the course of 61. The Wolverine State PARKLAND 7. Helps injured people (abbr.) 8. OJ trial judge Signs of an ailing 9. Resist authority (slang) 10. Formerly alkenols brain, on Jan. 23 A filmRISING by Cheryl Horner McDonough 12. “Cheers” actress Perlman 13. Jewelled headdress SALISBURY — Jennifer 16. Viking Age poet Sudoku LaBrie from Hartford Health- A documentary 17. Vanuatu island care’s Center for Healthy Aging tracing the journey 20. Wish harm upon of students at 22. Unit of length will discuss ways to keep your 25. Blood type brain healthy, offer techniques Marjory Stoneman 26. Drain for maintaining a sharp mem- Douglas High School 27. Do-gooders 29. Advanced degree ory, and explain the difference in Parkland, FL from Jan. 2 Solution shooting victims to 31. Business designation between normal age-related 34. Chinese-American actress memory changes and those that national activists Ling may warrant a deeper look. She against gun violence. 36. Performs on stage will be at Noble Horizons on 37. Slang for money Thursday, Jan. 23, at 11 a.m. 38. Large Russian pie SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2020 40. The Mount Rushmore State Following her free program, LaBrie will offer free, confiden- 11:30 A.M. Q&A With The Filmmaker tial memory screenings, which and Parkland Students Following are scheduled by appointment (call 860-435-9851, ext. 190). The Moviehouse The screenings do not diagnose retirement rehabilitation healthcare illness, but can indicate whether 48 Main St., Millerton, NY www.noblehorizons.org 860-435-9851 a follow-up medical exam is FREE ADMISSION recommended. 17 Cobble Road, Salisbury, CT 06068 www.salisburyforum.org Kent THE LAKEVILLE JOURNAL, Thursday, January 9, 2020 A5 Cookie art at peak perfection in Kent

By Cynthia Hochswender

KENT — In a town that values beauty and aesthetics, it’s no surprise that the gingerbread houses entered into the annual festival of cookie constructions are gorgeous. “If we could have given an award to every creation this year we would have,” said the Ginger Girls, who announced Domanie Guerrera, Juliette Trabucco, Celeste Trabucco and the winners of this year’s contest Estelle Trabucco won the People’s Choice Award for the ev- on Jan. 1. ergreen farm, on display at Kent Wine & Spirit. The Ginger Girls are Darlene Brady, Melissa Cherniske and Ellen Corsell. They organized 20 houses in 19 village retail locations this year, quite a feat. They are already making plans for next year’s 10th anniversary gingerbread festival. The festival is a Chamber of Commerce activity sponsored by several PHOTOS BY LANS CHRISTENSEN businesses in town (including Brittany Hrabcsak was again the Grand Prize winner in the Kent Gingerbread Festival. This Frank.food, which offered prizes year’s entry was a North Pole scene, on display in December at RT Facts. to everyone who voted for their favorite gingerbread creation). This year, according to the at Kent Wine & Spirit, earned a Ginger Girls, 100 people turned prize of $100. in their votes, which were on the Third to grand prizes Susan Allen earned first prize for her underwater scene, which maps handed out to anyone who Third place and $50 went to was on display at Heron American Craft Gallery. wanted to travel through town Tom Doyle, whose Santa Claus and see each house. The houses was on display at Foreign Cargo. were on display for the entire “The attention to detail in month of December. Santa’s scene is incredible,” the Judges always like to say every ginger judges said. “Everything entry was wonderful, but for the is so intricate and well thought Kent Gingerbread Festival, every out with an interesting use of entry actually was wonderful. materials. Tom took no shortcuts Choosing a winner is “like in his creation and we noticed picking a favorite child (you just and appreciated it ALL!” shouldn’t!),” the Ginger Girls said Second place and $75 went to in the Facebook post announcing Sue Haneman for her dramatic The “Most Environmental”gingerbread house was this the prizes. “Each creation has presentation of the climactic seed-studded village at Heron American Craft Gallery. different attributes and we loved scene in “King Kong,” with the each for different reasons. Each famous ape atop a cookie version display at Heron American Craft “The grand prize goes to a is special in its own way.” of the Empire State Building Most realistic “Sue’s building was 100% edi- Gallery. The judges cited “its house that stood out to us the To take away some of the dif- ble and structurally sound, which whimsy and as-always perfectly most for its grand perfection ficulty of choosing one winner, was amazing considering how executed craftsmanship. Susan’s and whimsical holiday repre- there are multiple winners in tall it was,” the judges marveled. creations are always favorites to sentation,” the judges said. “Take several categories. There is even The King Kong creation was both children and adults. The a peek at some of the exquisite sort of a “ghost” gingerbread on display at the newest shop more you look at the mermaid details that this house offered. house the more you discover.” This must have taken you thou- The judges went ape for Sue prize, awarded to Christopher in town, Silver & Sage Trading, Haneman’s cookie “King Tom Doyle’s frosting-tressed Lawrence of High Watch Re- a clothing and accessories shop The Kent Gingerbread Fes- sands of hours to complete and Santa Claus checked over his tival grand prize this year (and we LOVED everything about it!” Kong” scene, which was on covery Center. His recreation of with a rustic, Old West orien- display at Silver & Sage Trad- holiday gift list at Foreign a village building won for “most tation. $125) went to gingerbread ar- More photos of the winners Cargo. Doyle’s display earned tisan Brittany Hrabcsak, whose can be found on Facebook at ing. The classic film scene realistic” and brought with it an First place and $75 went to earned second place. third prize. award of $50. Susan Allen’s mermaid scene, on North Pole scene was at RT Facts. kentgingerbread. Before most people got to see it, however, it was eaten by a dog at the host business, Bain Real Estate. Mia the dog was very apologetic. The house was judged based on photos that were taken of it early in the month. Environmental savvy Another award was presented More neurology expertise to the “most environmentally savvy” house, which was on display at Ellen Corsell’s Heron American Craft Gallery (prize: Right in your neighborhood. $50). The seed-crusted house looked delicious and “thoughtful and unique, just like the merchandise in Ellen’s shop,” the judges said. A landmark The award for “most recog- nizable as a town landmark.” went to Elissa Potts and Linda Vaillancourt (prize: $50), on display at the Fife ‘n’ Drum. “This house tugs at our heart- strings,” the judges said. “We feel this creation was a true labor of love, the warmth and love of our town shines through in this house. Brava!” The judges also thanked the bakers for “always embracing the festival and our town and being willing ginger artists. Fife ‘n’ Drum Restaurant & Inn rocks and has a special place in the hear t of our town.” Christmas tree farm The people’s choice award went to a team calling themselves the Stonehouse Bakers and made up of Domanie Guerrera, Juliette Trabucco, Celeste Trabucco, and Estelle Trabucco. Their Christmas tree farm, on display Lucas Meira Benchaya, MD Sarah Benchaya, MD Sabra Becker, PA Hugh Cahill, MD, PhD Neurology Neurology Neurology Neurology Areas of Interest: Areas of Interest: Areas of Interest: Areas of Interest: Kent town • Neuromuscular Disorders • Epilepsy • Migraine Headache • General Neurology • Motor Neuron Disease/ALS • Electroencephalography (EEG) • Neuropathy • Stroke meeting Jan. 16 • Myasthenia Gravis • Intractable Epilepsy • Stroke • Multiple Sclerosis KENT — The Kent annual • Polyneuropathy • Neurostimulation Therapy • Headache • CIPD/Guillain Barre Syndrome • Epilepsy in Pregnancy town meeting will be held at • Muscular Dystrophies Town Hall on Thursday, Jan. • Electroneuromyography/EMG 16, at 7 p.m. The town report and audit for last year will be presented for approval; the Five-Year Capital Plan will be presented; and five members Accepting New Patients will be appointed to the Park and 538 Litchfield Street, Torrington860.626.8232 Recreation Commission.

The Hartford HealthCare Ayer Neuroscience Institute’s expert team of neurologists uses a Send Family & Friends comprehensive multidisciplinary approach that includes state-of-the-art technology and announcements to techniques to provide the best possible outcomes for every patient. [email protected] A6 THE LAKEVILLE JOURNAL, Thursday, January 9, 2020 Falls Village/Kent The regional sports plan and how it had evolved FALLS VILLAGE —Anne was still the athletic trainer and “I still wanted to be involved MacNeil has been involved with substitute teaching at that time in in athletics, but I didn’t know Housatonic Valley Regional High 2011 when the high school’s act- how to do it.” Carroll had pre- Inside Scoop School (HVRHS) sports for the ing athletic director, Dan Carroll, sented her with the way. Willy Yahn better part of 25 years, dating took a position at another school MacNeil soon after officially back to the beginning of her days four days before fall sports began. became the HVRHS athletic as the school’s athletic trainer in Carroll called MacNeil and told director. She inherited the role mittee and MacNeil were invited the 1990s. her that he put her name down of middle school athletic direc- to join the discussion on the With similar sports therapy for interim athletic director. tor as well, in 2013, responsible middle school sports before the Region One Board of Education experiences at various places, “I said ‘What!?’” MacNeil for coordinating sports teams on Jan. 6 before the board voted. including her alma mater Ithaca recalled. “I had never thought in the six regional elementary The program, if approved, would College, she was looking for a about it.” schools. The six regional towns have been part of the regional change. Once she digested the sugges- are Cornwall, Falls Village, Kent, school budget. “I was kind of doing an assis- tion, she realized that this was the North Canaan, Salisbury and “Coming off of the ABC tant [athletic director] position opportunity for change she had Sharon; each has its own elemen- vote I was extremely positive,” at that point,” said MacNeil. She been looking for. tary school, and all six share the MacNeil said. She said despite regional high school. pushback from Falls Village and “Jim Terrall was actually the Kent, she thought people would PHOTO BY WILLY YAHN first middle school athletic direc- see that this was the best thing Anne MacNeil has spent the past few months working with tor and he was also the one who for Region One middle school the Region One towns to create a new regional sports pro- started the conversation about student athletes. gram for middle school students. The Region One Board of regionalizing the middle school Ultimately, the board voted Education voted against the plan on Jan. 6. sports program,” MacNeil said. against adding regionalized mid- Terrall is a Cornwall resident, dle school sports to the regional expressed similar concerns to if procedure pushed the plan parent and soccer coach. school budget. those of Lindenmayer. She added, through, that’s not a great way “Then [the region] incor- Kent Center School board as she had at previous meetings, to get things started.” She added porated a ‘middle school sports Chair Martin Lindenmayer that the plan would decrease par- that right now may not be the coordinator’ into my position.” spoke during the meeting. He ticipation by students who want right time for this, although she Thus, MacNeil became the reiterated some of Kent’s major to represent their own school and believes it is. middle school and high school concerns while suggesting ways play in-house. The next step is unknown Now what? to MacNeil. She said she is only athletic director. From first-hand to ease the region into the change slowly. “I don’t think [the plan] is focused on what is best for the experience of having her own Mechare, who is now the re- completely dead,” said MacNeil. student athletes of Region One, children play middle school gional Board of Education chair, “My biggest fear now would be as she always has been. sports, as well as hearing from some of the region’s coaches and recreation directors, she Genealogy leads to three history books knew change was coming down the road. FALLS VILLAGE — Chuck “Talking with the rec direc- Lewis, when he’s not busy in tors, they were seeing a decrease town government or with church of participation” among the activities, is a historian. youngest athletes, she said. He has published two books, PHOTO BY BY KEVIN T. MCENEANEY The schools, she said, began to “John Lewis of Berkshire, Ver- Cellist Eliot Bailen is also artistic director of the Sherman include sixth-graders on their mont and Other Descendants Chamber Emsemble, which performed at St. Andrew’s Church middle school teams, which then of William Lewis” and “Cut Off: in Kent on Sunday, Jan. 5. decreased the number of athletes Colonel Jedediah Huntington’s playing on the region’s recreation 17th Continental (Connecticut) teams, which are traditionally Regiment at the Battle of Long Baroque marvels made up of younger students, Island, August 27, 1776” and is up to and including sixth grade. working on a third. Basketball and soccer had al- In an interview on Saturday, Sherman Ensemble ready become regional in the past Jan. 4, Lewis was sitting in his few years, and MacNeil said she home beside a floor-to-ceiling saw good results and a positive bookshelf filled with history begins season in Kent reception to the change. books. He said his career as a First steps to regionalization historian began with his research PHOTO BY PATRICK L. SULLIVAN By Kevin T. McEneaney MacNeil created the Middle into his ancestor, John Lewis Chuck Lewis first became interested in Colonial and military School Athletic and Activities (born 1723, died 1802). history by researching his own ancestor. That led to his pub- KENT —While there is a dearth of regional classical music en- Committee at the end of the One problem was that there lishing two history books; a third is on the way. sembles in many places in the U.S., western Connecticut boasts the winter sports season in 2019. were a lot of John Lewises. An- excellent Sherman Chamber Ensemble. Led by Artistic Director Eliot She wanted the committee to be other was that his John Lewis But John Lewis was also a Bailen, they present a mercurial flexibility in their programming. comprised of recreation direc- was a miller of corn, and lived soldier, Chuck Lewis discovered, Their annual Best of Baroque concert, performed at St. Andrew’s tors, coaches and other citizens to an itinerant life, traveling around and fought in the French and Inside Scoop Church in Kent on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 5, presented an impressive create the Middle School Region- and working wherever he could. Indian War and the Revolution- Patrick L. Sullivan array of superb musicians with a recondite program. al Athletics Program proposal. ary War. Pianist Raymond Erickson, founder of “Rethinking Bach: A “What’s funny is, some people That meant he could be Performance Workshop” at the Aaron Copland School of Music, who were invited said, ‘Well, you Fundraiser helps tracked using soldiers’ pension interested in history and when he teacher at Queens College, Juilliard and Rutgers University, is an don’t want me on the committee, records. That aspect of the settled in Falls Village it seemed internationally recognized Bach scholar and performer. I’m not for this.’ And my answer music students research has been significantly natural to write about American Erickson introduced the program by pointing out that Arcan- to that was ‘Yes, I do’,” said Mac- streamlined by newly digitized history and archaeology. FALLS VILLAGE — Com- gelo Corelli’s musical legacy ran in the sonata’s four-part structure Neil. “I didn’t want people who and searchable soldiers’ pen- He likes to focus on aspects munity members are invited (slow, fast, slow, fast), which also ran through J.S. Bach and Johann were just going to be for it. I sion records from the National he thinks are overlooked. “I have to donate gently used clothing Friedrich Fasch. wanted people who were going Archives. Lewis said the records a passion for the material,” he and household items for the By contrast, Georg Philipp Telemann’s use of the sonata followed to look at the other side.” were available before but were said. “And I know nobody else Housatonic Valley Regional the practice of Antonio Vivaldi’s three-part format (fast, slow, fast). Once the first draft of the plan very difficult to search. is going to do it.” High School Music Boosters’ Yet the largest influence on Bach was Vivaldi’s style of concertos, was created, MacNeil went before Lewis’ work-in-progress is Lewis was a Falls Village first FUNDrive, to be held Saturday, a form invented by Corelli, becoming the most popular format of each town’s board of education about the Rhode Island Brigade, a selectman and selectman for Jan. 11, from 9 a.m. to noon in the day during Vivaldi’s lifetime. and presented the proposal. little-known military unit raised many years. He is active with the the high school parking lot. The ensemble opened with Corelli’s Sonata de Chiesa (Church), The average length of each during the Revolution not by the Greenwoods Church in Ashley The goal is to raise $1,000 Op. 3, no. 2 (1689) composed in Rome. meeting was about 70 minutes, Continental Congress but by the Falls, Mass. He used to own and to support the music students’ They followed with Vivaldi’s Concerto in G Minor, RV 107 (1716). with a large portion of that New England colonies. run a canoe and kayak business upcoming appearance in the Sonata in E major for flute and continuo, BMV 1035 (1741), being questions that dissected Asked why he writes about in the center of town. music competition in Virginia offered a showcase opportunity for flautist Susan Rotholz. This the logistics of the proposal. these topics, Lewis said, “I like Lewis also spent 20 years Beach, Va. piece was made famous by Jean-Pierre Rampal, who often played Four of the six boards voted to to tell the stories of the soldiers.” working for the state Depart- Donations can include cloth- it at concerts between 1950 and 1970; he was the first person to implement the Middle School He said he has always been ment of Correction. record this piece in 1950. Regional Athletics Program, with ing, shoes, accessories, back- Erickson then played a solo rendition of “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desire” Falls Village and Kent voting packs, linens (soft goods must in an arrangement by Myra Hess. Of German descent she played against it. be in garbage bags) and small more than 2,000 concerts of German music in London during Hitler’s At the All Boards Chair (ABC) household items (boxed). No bombing of London. Erickson captured that special joy which Bach Committee meeting on Nov. 26, loose items or books can be is most capable of expressing. MacNeil brought some revi- accepted. Musicians call Fasch’s Sonata in D major, FaWV, N: D1 (c. 1745) sions to the plan as a response For more information or an “unusual” piece — which means “very difficult to play.” to common concerns voiced at for those who cannot make After the concert, Bailen told me that this was the most difficult of each meeting. She also tried to the event that day, contact Kim all the pieces in the program, yet there was no sense of difficulty in make changes to make the plan Fallon at blueberry_bunny@ the smoothly integrated performance. It made the difficult running more appealing to Falls Village hotmail.com to arrange a pick- of the year! up or contact Thomas Krupa at seem as easy as walking. and Kent. ° Quartetto in G major, TWV 43: G2 (c. 1733) from Tafelmusik Pat Mechare, Kellogg’s board [email protected] to arrange to SAVE 10%-50 /o (Tablemusic) by Telemann remains one of the most pleasing and chair at that time, said at the ABC drop items at the school sooner. off ALL shoes. popular selections from that sequence of dining music. The audi- meeting that she would have All goods collected through ence responded with an especially long round of applause as the liked to present the proposal’s the FUNDrive are sold to 20% musicians took six bows. revisions to her board with Mac- Savers, the parent company to OFFU(33 Here was a concert that traced innovative transmutation and Neil in the near future. And Kent thrift stores like Value Village, evolution of Baroque music with deft aplomb and exuberant cheer. strongly voiced its disinterest in Unique and Savers. They pay by There was an engaging meet-and-greet the musicians with participating and began seeking the pound for every qualifying Sundog refreshments after the concert. The ever-alchemical Sherman En- the advice of legal counsel. donation received. In turn, these d Shoe & Leather items help keep their shelves Kent Town Center semble manages to make the past new, performing in the present. Regional Board votes no 25 North Main Street, Kent, CT stocked. 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Dick was born in Dan- and friends at Myakka Pines Golf He was born on Oct. 2, 1942, He is survived by his beloved heley, 71, of Lakeville, died Dec. Mary in Lakeville as the Building vers, Mass., on Dec. 9, 1932, to Club in Englewood as well as in Yonkers N.Y., and lived with wife, Mary Ann, who resides in 29, 2019, at St. Francis Hospital and Grounds Coordinator for the late Richard J. Daley Sr. and fishing with friends. his parents in Edgewater in Rexford; his sons, Jeffrey Galm in Hartford. many years as well as trustee to Minnie (Peers) Daley of New Dick was lovingly called Bronx, N.Y. and his wife, Barbara, of Pine David was born April 8, 1948, the Rev. Joseph Kurnath. Marlborough, Mass. “Gramps” by his five grand- He moved to Pine Plains at a Plains, and David Galm and his in Binghamton, N.Y., the son of He is survived by his partner, He graduated from New children. They all have precious young age, attending school in wife, Melissa, of Hilton Head, the late Margaret (Shields) and Peggy; Uncle Bob and Aunt Marlborough High School in memories of Gramps especially the Pine Plains Central School S.C.; six grandchildren, Robert, Paul Feheley. Betsy Shields; his brother Terry; 1950. He then served his coun- golfing, fishing, boating and District, where he excelled in Kelsey, Mikaela, Tristan, Ashlynn David graduated from Catho- his sister, Christine; his niece, try in the United States Marine playing cribbage. Gramps was sports. and Karstin Galm; his cousin, lic Central High School in Bing- Claire; three great-nieces; and Corps. Dick married his loving very proud of their accomplish- He proudly served in the William “Billy” Galm and his hamton, Resurrection College numerous cousins. wife, the late Audrey (Rugg), on ments and the fine young adults Vietnam War in the United wife, Patricia; and several nieces Seminary in Ontario, Canada, He was predeceased by his July 12, 1958 in Massachusetts they have become. States Navy from 1964 to 1966 as and nephews. and the University of Oklahoma. brothers Christopher and Paul. and was married for 53 years. Dick is survived by his son, radioman 3rd grade petty officer. Lou was predeceased by his He spent the majority of his Arrangements are under the They lived in North Canaan Michael Daley and his wife, Cyn- He also worked in New York parents, Rita (Lynch) and Lou- career with Suburban Propane care of the Kenny Funeral Home for more than 40 years before thia, and their children, Kevin City Local 46 Metallic Lathers is Galm; and a sister, Patricia retiring as Senior Vice President in Sharon. David will rest eternal- retiring to Englewood. and Kate of Clinton, Conn.; his International Union 1967-1996. Boyles. of Operations. ly at Calvary Cemetery, Johnson Dick spent his career working daughter, Colleen Vigeant and He then started G&R Enterprises, A Mass of Christian Burial David’s family was actively City, N.Y. at Becton Dickinson in North her husband, Thomas, of Falls building many homes and several was celebrated Jan. 4 from St. involved in Scouting and he In lieu of flowers, please feed Canaan, until his retirement Village; and his son, Shaun Daley post offices in the area. Anthony’s Church in Pine Plains, proudly became an Eagle Scout. the birds, adopt a pet or donate to in 1997. Sr. and his wife, Amy, and their Lou was very involved in his the Rev. Kent Wilson officiating. David was a devout Catholic, the animal shelter of your choice. When his children were children, Shaun Jr., Declan and community, serving as a mem- Interment followed in Evergreen young, Dick enjoyed spending Finnegan of Shrewsbury, Mass. ber of the Milan Volunteer Fire Cemetery in Pine Plains. summer weekends at Twin Lakes He was predeceased by his Department and serving two In lieu of flowers, memorial teaching them to water ski, and grandson, Harrison Daley, of terms as Rescue Squad Captain. donations may be sent to the winter weekends teaching them Shrewsbury; and his sisters, Mary He was a 50-year member of Milan Rescue Squad, 900 Route Worship Services to ski at Jug End. In later years, Haas and Bettie Fader. National Ski Patrol at Butternut 199, Milan NY 12571; or Com- Week of January 12, 2020 Dick spent time with Audrey, his There will be a private burial Basin and was an active mem- munity Hospice, 179 Lawrence children, and friends playing golf in North Canaan in the spring. ber with International Order of St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Odd Fellows Lodge, Pine Plains Arrangements are under the The Congregational All Saints of America Lions Club, Pine Plains Business care of the Peck and Peck Funeral Church of Salisbury, U.C.C. Orthodox Christian Church Sipho Alexander Msipa 30 Main Street, Salisbury, CT 313 Twin Lakes Rd., Salisbury, CT Association, Town of Gallatin Home in Pine Plains. Serving the Lord with Gladness Sat. Vespers at 5:00 p.m. planning board and Town of To sign the online register, go We bid you warm welcome to come Sun. Liturgy at 9:30 a.m. dear friend Steve Cady. Above NORTH CANAAN — Sipho Gallatin town council. to www.peckandpeck.net. worship with us Sundays at 10 am. Rev. Fr. John J. Kreta Alexander Msipa, 24, tragically all else, Sipho was a wonderful All are welcome! 860-824-1340 Moving music,and Christian fellowship www.allsaintsofamerica.us passed away on Sunday, Nov. friend and teammate and fellow in a historic 19th C. Meeting House. 17, 2019. musician who shared No nursery care for the summer months, his kind spirit and Anne M. Veteran beginning Sunday June 9 Falls Village Sipho was born on The Rev. Dr. John A. Nelson Congregational Church Oct. 24, 1995, in Sha- sensitive soul with MILLERTON — Anne M. Anne will be greatly missed. (860) 435-2442 16 Beebe Hill Road, Falls Village ron Hospital, the son all those around him. www.salisburycongregational.org 10:00 a.m. Family Worship Veteran, 64, a 30-year resident of She will be remembered for her 11:00 a.m. Coffee Hour of Anne Fitzgerald Following high Dutchess County and formerly quick wit, easy laugh, endless A Friendly Church with St. John's Episcopal Church of North Canaan and school, Sipho spent of New York City, died peacefully kindness and dedication to a warm welcome to all!! 12 Main Street, Salisbury, CT 860-824-0194 Charles Msipa of Ha- some time at both on Dec. 27, 2019, at New York helping others. Rev. Marilyn Anderson rare, Zimbabwe. The the University of Ver- Presbyterian Hospital following Anne is survived by her broth- Rev. Paul Christopherson SUNDAY SERVICES Christ Church Episcopal name Sipho, when mont and Benning- a lengthy illness. er, Frank Veteran; her two sisters, 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Rite I) Said 10:00 a.m. Eucharist with music (Rite II) in Sharon directly translated ton College and also 9 South Main, Sharon CT Anne began her retailing ca- Susan Veteran and Lucy Veteran; WEDNESDAY HEALING SERVICE Sunday Holy Eucharist at 9:00 AM from the Zulu, means took almost a year to At Noon – with Eucharis reer in New York City and then her uncle, Gabriel Galletto; and Rev. Dr. Martha Tucker www.stjohnssalisbury.org “God’s Gift,” and in- live and do volunteer relocated to Dutchess County; several cousins and many ador- All welcome to join us 860-435-9290 deed he was a gift to all work in Africa. In she worked as a financial admin- ing extended family members 860-364-5260 who knew and loved him. addition to spending quality www.christchurchsharon.org istrator for several companies and friends. Anne is also survived North Canaan Sipho spent his early years liv- time with family in Zimbabwe, and private clients. She also by her beloved dog, Abbie. Congregational Church, UCC Greenwoods ing with his family in Zimbabwe, Joyfully opening our hearts Sipho lived in Cape Town, South worked for the Dyson Founda- In addition to her parents, Community Church in a happy, loving and bilingual and doors to all God's people Africa, where he volunteered tion for many years. Anne was predeceased by her Pastor Savage Frieze 355 Clayton Road, Ashley Falls, MA environment. He was especially for SEED, working in Mitchells Born Jan. 17, 1955, in Tarry- dog Gracie. 172 Lower Rd/Rt. 44, East Canaan CT Sunday Service 10:30 AM Kidz Konnection close to his beloved nanny, Nina, Plain, helping families in this Funeral services will be pri- Worship services Sundays at 10 am town, N.Y., she was the daughter AT THE PILGRIM HOUSE K-6th grade (during Sun. Service) and he spent many carefree days highly populated suburb to grow of the late Lucia E. (Galletto) and vate. Arrangements are under 30 GRANITE AVE, CANAAN: Nursery Care All Services Pastor Trip Weiler with his best friend, Bernardino, their own food (using boxes) and Anthony F. Veteran. She was a the direction of the Scott D. FISHES & LOAVES Food Pantry and CLOSETS for clothing, Wednesdays 9-11 413-229-8560 a young Mozambican boy who potentially bring some to market. graduate of Sleepy Hollow High Conklin Funeral Home in Mil- www.facebook.com/ www.greenwoodschurch.com lived on the property. He also busked on the street with School in North Tarrytown and lerton. northcanaancongregational After a family move back to a female companion and the duo was very active in the Demo- To send an online condolence, St. Thomas the U.S., Sipho attended Salis- was known as Lady Sparrow and cratic Party; she served as an go to www.conklinfuneralhome. North East Baptist Church Episcopal Church Historic Meeting House, 40 Leedsville Road bury Central School (K-three), the Medicine Man. elected official while residing in com. Main & Maple Millerton, NY Amenia Union, NY North Canaan Elementary In more recent years, Sipho Dutchess County. God's word is always relevant! SUNDAY WORSHIP 10:30 A Warm Welcome Awaits You followed by refreshments School (four), and ultimately had developed into a highly SUNDAY SERVICES All ages welcome! graduated from Indian Moun- skilled painter and craftsman, Family Bible School - 9:30 AM Rev. Dr. Robert D. Flanagan tain School (five to nine) in the ultimately landing with PK Morning Worship - 11:00 www.stthomasamenia.com Luis ‘Louie’ John Franke lll Evening Service - 6:00 PM 845-373-9161 ninth grade. While a student at Painting and Restoration in WEEKDAY MEETINGS Indian Mountain, Sipho took up North Canaan, a company that Weds. Prayer Meeting 7:00 PM SALISBURY — Luis “Louie” and he was a compassionate at Parsonage 33 S. Maple Ave. Trinity Episcopal Church the guitar under the tutelage of has been his extended family John Franke lll, 87, passed away caregiver to many over the years. Sat. Bible Studies 484 Lime Rock Rd., Lime Rock his lifelong friend and mentor for the past several years. In the for Men & Women 3:00 PM Sun. 8 & 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist peacefully on Dec. 31, 2019, at Above all, he was a true and loyal FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON Nursery Care/Sunday School 10:20 a.m. Ram Miles and became a key words of his colleague and good Noble Horizons, knowing he friend whom we will miss terribly First Sunday of each month “Offering companionship along the way” member of both the rock and friend Dan Mordecai, Sipho had was loved by his close friends and remember forever. after AM services Rev. Heidi Truax jazz band. Pastor Henry A. Prause (860) 435-2627 a great sense of humor, was a and caregivers. He was predeceased by his 518-789-4840 [email protected] There was one memorable great listener and an extremely He was born in New York on only sister, Felicia; and his www.trinitylimerock.org night when Sipho sat alone bright problem solver who was March 12, 1932, to the late Dor- longtime companion, Chiyoko The Sharon United onstage under the spotlight devoted to all — a positive person othy and Luis Franke Jr. Schuller. Methodist Church Unitarian Fellowship and played a very magical solo whom he loved talking to about 112 Upper Main Steet, of NW CT Louie was a member of the A memorial service is planned North End of Sharon Green Cobble Living Room acoustic instrumental on his music and life. Outside of work, Catholic Church and relied for later in January at Noble Touching Lives - Lifting Spirits Noble Horizons 10:45 a.m. Worship Service, Nursery Care grandfather’s four-string guitar. Sipho enjoyed spending time The next meeting will be deeply on his faith. Horizons. In lieu of flowers, me- No Sunday School in Summer Sunday, February 9 at 10:30 a.m. The room fell silent and Sipho with his friends, his mother He was an amazing cook, morial donations may be made The Rev. Margaret Laemmel Am I a humanist? shared his joy and love of music and adoring sisters, visiting his animal lover, history buff and to the Little Guild of St. Francis 860-364-5634 with everyone. It was also at IMS father and family in Zimbabwe, [email protected] All are Welcome supporter of the arts. in Cornwall in his honor. For information call 860-435-2319 that Sipho developed a passion trail running, mountain biking, While Louie’s interests were The Kenny Funeral Home in for snowboarding, a passion he shopping for wholesome and or- Canaan United many, his true passion was peo- Sharon has care of the arrange- Methodist Church The Lakeville United pursued competitively in high ganic food and cooking delicious ple. His generosity knew no limits ments. 2 Church St., Rte 44, Canaan, CT Methodist Church school. During these years, he coconut curries and stir-fries. 11 a.m. Worship Service 319 Main St., Lakeville, CT 06039 spent many hours with the Trotta Sipho is predeceased by his “Open Hearts – Open Minds – Open Doors” 9:30 a.m. Worship Service Rev. Lee Gangaware Sunday School 9:15 a.m. family honing his fishing skills. maternal grandparents, Martha Avery Eugene Wingo 860-824-5534 “Open Hearts - Open Minds - Open Doors” Fishing and Sipho were a great and Richard Fitzgerald; his pa- canaanct-umc.com The Rev. Margaret Laemmel [email protected] 860-435-9496 match — a natural pursuit for a ternal grandparents, Charlotte GREAT BARRINGTON — parents, Wilma and Clifford; [email protected] young man who was quiet, deeply and Cephas Msipa; and his Avery Eugene Wingo, 73, born and his grandparents, who raised Promised Land thoughtful and introspective. To maternal uncle, Peter Fitzgerald. May 10, 1946, in St. Louis, Mo., him, Richard and Avie James. Baptist Church ST. MARTIN OF TOURS everything he did, Sipho brought He is survived by his parents, passed away peace- Avery is survived 29 Granite Ave., Canaan, CT PARISH Where you will find: A Warm Welcome! Immaculate Conception, patience and determination. Anne Fitzgerald of North Ca- fully at home sur- by his wife of 47 years, Helpful Bible Messages, A Place to Grow! 4 North Street, Norfolk Sunday School - 10am Sipho proceeded to spend naan and Charles and Mercy rounded by family Susan Wingo; his chil- St. Joseph, 4 Main Street, Canaan Sunday Worship - 11am St. Mary, 76 Sharon Road, Lakeville the next four years at Vermont Msipa of Harare, Zimbabwe; his in Great Barrington dren, Juanetta Gor- Wednesday Bible Study MASS SCHEDULE and Prayer Meeting — 7PM Academy in Saxtons River, Vt., siblings, Aida and Macie Blue on Jan. 1, 2020. don, Donna Carter, Saturday Vigil 5 pm, St. Joseph Church graduating in June of 2014. There of North Canaan and Nozizwe Having lived Kevin Robinson, Ale- (860) 824-5685 Sunday 9 am, Church of St. Mary VISITORS WELCOME! Sunday 11 am, he dedicated himself to his love and Mandhla Msipa of Harare, in the Berkshires cia Wingo, Angelene www.promisedlandbaptist.org Immaculate Conception Church of guitar through jazz band and Zimbabwe; and his godparents, since 1985, Avery Wingo-Thompson and DAILY MASS SCHEDULE rock band, his appreciation of the Molly Fitzgerald of Wilton, The Chapel of All Saints, Wednesday 6pm was well-known and James Thompson, Av- St. Joseph Chapel or Church natural environment through Conn., and Matt Fitzgerald of loved throughout ery Reginald Wingo, Cornwall Thursday 8am An intimate Episcopal service every Immaculate Conception Church competitive snowboarding and Alexandria, Va. He also leaves the community by Jamesia Bingham and Sunday Friday 8am 9:00am Holy Eucharist and sermon competitive mountain biking, behind many aunts, uncles and all who met him. Gabriel Gordon; his Church of St. Mary Chapel at Trinity Conference Center ALL ARE WELCOME! and to being an accomplished cousins, who will all remember He was a carpen- grandchildren, Sadie West Cornwall, CT For information, midfielder on the Vermont his gigantic smile and gentle ter and a mason, and much of McManus, Kiah McManus, WELCOMING ALL please call 860-824-7078 Academy varsity lacrosse team. ways. his work can be seen throughout Athena Wingo, Archer Wingo, UCC in CORNWALL Sipho spent the spring of his The family wishes to ac- the area. Addison Viarengo, Jessica Dow, SAINT KATERI Congregational junior year studying in Santiago knowledge and express profound He had a wonderful singing Brian Dow, Jamison DeBerry, TEKAKWITHA PARISH Worship Sunday, 10 am de Compostela, Spain. He loved gratitude to all those who have voice and loved music, fishing Angelisa DeBerry, Lacey Cor- 860-927-3003 Cornwall Village Meeting House The Churches of 8 Bolton Hill Rd, Cornwall the Spanish language and had reached out and offered support Sacred Heart, Kent and the outdoors; woodwork- bett, Taylor Robinson, Andrea Outstanding Church School (10 am) many wonderful memories of at this time, especially Mike Pal- St. Bernard, Sharon ing in the shop with his great Robinson, Colin Robinson and St. Bridget, Cornwall Bridge Mission Opportunities his time there living with a host lone, Greg Karcheski, Dan Mor- friend Ed Domaney; and he Nathan Robinson; his best friend, MASS SCHEDULE Warm Fellowship following Worship 860-672-6840 family, an experience that carried decai and the entire PK Family, loved to barbecue. His ribs were his great-granddaughter Ilyana 9 AM – Sacred Heart Monday, Tuesday, FB - UCC in Cornwall him forward into AP Spanish Lit and Jody Soja and the Indian legendary! Avery DeBerry; and many other Wednesday & First Friday Rev. Micki Nunn-Miller, Minister in his final year. Also in his senior Mountain School community. Most of all he loved spending great-grandchildren; two nieces, SATURDAY VIGIL Welcoming all - including the 4 PM - St. Bridget LGBTQ Community year, Sipho was awarded the Bur- There is a plan to hold a time with his family and friends Lois and Tina; and one nephew, SUNDAY MASSES ton Snowboard Award, awarded celebration of Sipho’s life in and was always there at the drop Dwayne. 8 AM - St. Bernard 10 AM - Sacred Heart Sharon Congregational to a boy and girl rider who have the summer and to establish a of a hat for anyone who needed His wake is open to the public Church shown the greatest improvement charitable fund in his memory. him. and will be held on Saturday, Jan 25 Main Street, Sharon, CT The Smithfield in his or her snowboard racing The details of the fund are still He was predeceased by his 11, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Birch- Sunday Worship Service Presbyterian Church and Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. ability over the course of the to be worked out. Please e-mail son, Firman; his siblings, Ella, es-Roy Funeral Home in Great 656 Smithfield Valley Rd. season. Sipho was awarded the [email protected] if Loyd, Cletus and Geroid; his Barrington. Route 83, Amenia, NY Bible Study will resume Jan. 16, 2020 Services every Sunday 10 a.m. 860-364-5002 music prize upon his graduation, you wish to be kept abreast of [email protected] presented by music director and developments. 21st Century Theology in an Historic Building A8 THE LAKEVILLE JOURNAL, Thursday, January 9, 2020

Drivers Injunction Continued from Page A1 Continued from Page A1 repair work. special trips such as school field The children are not nearly the petition and will schedule an Community and Protection Act. New York state is closed. The “We have a garage in Tor- trips,” Christen said. “There is as much of a challenge as one oral argument on those motions He added that the attorneys sub- company claims it will be the rington that takes care of all that,” work every day for our drivers.” might expect, Christen said. High if it deems it necessary.” mitted arguments that included cleanest, least polluting power Christen said. The starting wage is $17.25 school students especially tend to CVEC opponents said they new information about climate plant in America. Each of the six towns in the per hour. Prospective drivers do pop their ear buds in and listen to were disappointed to learn the change that has been brought Opponents of the plant region has its own bus depot. In five days of classroom training, music or other diversions. court appearance had been to light since the state’s original say they are concerned about Lakeville, where Christen has her and are paid $11 per hour for that The driver’s main job is to canceled. environmental impact statement adverse environmental, health office, the depot is on Farnam time. The class covers everything drive the bus safely to its destina- “I thought it was important was issued. and safety impacts related to Road, just past Herrington’s from the pre-ride check of the tion, Christen said. If some of the for the public to hear both sides “It’s now in the judge’s hand,” the plant’s construction. There hardware emporium. It is a large bus to basics of what it means to passengers are antsy or getting and for the judge to hear what Kish said. are also claims that the state’s lot. In Falls Village, on the other be responsible for children other out of their seat, the driver can the arguments actually are,” Power plant background Environmental Impact State- hand, the small town has two than one’s own. usually see it through one of the Kish said. Located at 2241 Route 22 in ment (EIS) from the 2012 State buses parked at the town garage. Drivers also spend between 50 many mirrors in the front of the Johanna Fallert is a member Dover, CVEC is described on the Environmental Quality Review Drivers can check the All-Star and 60 hours actually driving a bus. A reminder to the child to sit of Stop Cricket Valley Energy CVEC website at www.cricket- Act (SEQRA) process is outdat- website to see which routes are bus; and then they ride as a pas- in their seat and be a good, safe LLC and of a grassroots organi- valley.com as “a fully permitted, ed and doesn’t cover the state’s available and can apply to drive senger with a more experienced passenger is usually sufficient. zation called Mothers Out Front approximately 1,100 megawatt existing ban on fracking. one that is near their home. driver at the wheel, so they can If it’s not, and problems recur, Dutchess County. natural gas-fired power plant … The permitting process for “We also always need spare see what it’s like to be on a bus “We have very good relationships “We were stunned and disap- on an industrially zoned site off the plant went on for many drivers, who can fill in when with children, as opposed to a with all the schools and we all pointed” by the decision to cancel Route 22.” years with little comment from a driver is sick or who can do nice quiet empty bus. resolve the problem together.” the hearing, Fallert said, “but the The plant is expected to fill in special interest groups who are Not just anyone can be a power is in the judge’s hand and some of the power production now opposing it. The plant is school bus driver. The state has we have to go along with what gaps that will be created as the nearly completed and could go Quiet strict health standards for appli- Justice Acker says.” Indian Point nuclear facility in online as soon as this month. Continued from Page A1 cants for Commercial Drivers “I had high hopes for this Licenses (CDLs). Drivers also court decision,” said Charles until Monday night. fairly quiet, drama-free couple of need to have clean driving re- Davenport, a member of the Vote Except that there was a rain- weeks. This is, therefore, a fairly cords and no felony convictions. Stop Cricket Valley Energy team, Continued from Page A bow over the Robbins Swamp drama-free issue. We have some All the requirements are listed in adding that, “There’s more legal preserve in Falls Village on Friday more real estate transfer listings a packet that Christen gives to all work to do.” At the ABC committee meet- will represent the board at ABC morning, Jan. 3, for no apparent from 2019. There are some pro- applicants for the job. Fallert said, “We’re going to ing Nov. 26, the six elementary meetings, as Mechare is also chair reason. It wasn’t raining. It wasn’t files of interesting people. The buses themselves are rela- continue to advocate against school board chairs had voted of the Falls Village board and will even misty. It was just … time for We also went back to an tively easy to drive, said Christen, the use of natural gas energy in 4-2 to recommend the middle represent that town. a rainbow, apparently. We were archival special issue about the who pointed out that she is 5-foot New York state because we do school sports program to the The six towns in the Region glad to see it. town of Salisbury that we pub- 2-inches tall and she is able to today have alternatives that don’t Region One vote. One School District are Corn- Often during the weeks be- lished in 1951. We were in the handle the bus easily. harm the people and don’t harm The dissenting towns were wall, Falls Village, North Canaan, tween Christmas and the New office admiring some of the old The buses are all relatively new the planet.” Falls Village and Kent. Kent, Salisbury and Sharon. Year holiday, there is a major photos in that issue, which is a (there are six in the fleet that are When asked to comment In the election of officers Each was to pay a propor- structure fire that it is our sad favorite past-time for us here at brand new this year). The school on the filing of the injunction, prior to the start of the Region tional part of the middle school duty to report on. No such fire The Lakeville Journal. district requires that no bus be a Cricket Valley Energy Center One meeting, Mechare of Falls sports program based on the happened this year (at least, not We decided to share a few of more than seven years old. spokesperson declined. Village was chosen as chair over number of students in its school. that we’ve heard of). those photos in this and future Many of the innovations in Attorneys Sussman and Sanders of Cornwall. Even though the program was Every winter we take a hol- issues. the new buses are improvements Douglass were given permis- Bartram is the new vice for middle school students, fund- iday hiatus; this year we pub- It wasn’t great weather for to the seats to make them safer sion to submit additional writ- chair, Sanders is the secretary, ing would have been part of the lished a double issue that came photos, and many of our photos for the children. ten arguments until Thursday, and Duncan is treasurer and regional school district budget. out Dec. 19 and remained on are a bit gray; the sky is lowering. “The children are like small Jan. 2. newsstands until our new issue But perhaps in 50 or so years, eggs and we think of the seats as Kish said he believes those came out on Jan. 2. we will look past those blemishes the cartons that keep them safe,” additional comments referenced Send obituaries Normally, when we return, and marvel at either how differ- Christen said. the state’s Climate Leadership to [email protected] there is a very large number of ent our towns looked in the first There are no seat belts on the obituaries that, again, it is our week of 2020 — or how much bus, Christen confirmed. The sad duty (and our privilege) to they haven’t changed. thinking behind that is that if a publish. This year we had very And if you love looking back bus flips or ends up in the river, few — although of course each in time as much as we do, you the children need to be able to LEGAL NOTICES obituary is a heartbreaker, and can find all of our old issues get themselves out of their seats there were some in the past dating back to 1897 at the Scoville and head for safety, even if the Legal Notice is $2.00. be open from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 couple weeks that were partic- Memorial Library website (www. driver is disabled by the crash. Notice is hereby given that Taxes can be paid by mail p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on ularly sad. scoville.advantage-preservation. But that doesn’t happen often, Arnoff Moving & Storage, Inc. addressed to: Tax Collector, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Overall, though, it’s been a com). Christen assured. has a storage lien against the P.O. Box 338, Salisbury, CT and Friday during the month “There have been a couple property owned by: 06068 or at the Town Hall, 27 of January. After February 1st fender-benders, but nothing Anthony DeBonis; Main Street, Salisbury CT on the hours are Monday, Tuesday Thanks major,” she said. Poughkeepsie, NY Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. Anyone interested in trying a Joseph Helmany; from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. Continued from Page A1 short- or long-term career as a Poughkeepsie, NY 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Dated at to 4:00 p.m. Payment is also Patricia Johnson; Town of Salisbury CT this 19th welcome through the mail at are two reasons to still join us. your check is, it matters to us. We school bus driver is encouraged Poughkeepsie, NY day of December 2019. P.O. Box 311, Kent, Connecticut One is that the financial appreciate the financial support. to go to www.all-startransporta- Kris Ruger; Poughkeepsie, Jean F. Bell, CCMC 06757. Credit Cards are not future is always uncertain; we But we also appreciate knowing tion.com; click on the box at the NY Tax Collector accepted in the office but you certainly had not planned to be that what we do still matters top right that says, “Hiring now, Peter Williamson; Salisbury CT 06068 may pay online by going to www. in dire straits when we began to you. apply online.” Poughkeepsie, NY 01-09-20 officalpayments.com. 2019. Advertising dropped unex- If you would like to sign up All such properties will be 01-23-20 Deborah Devaux CCMC pectedly as a few of our biggest electronically, with a charge Talk by sculptor sold unless the lien is satisfied. 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The caucus To enrolled members of the associated with our application Journal, P.O. Box 1688, Lakeville, brary on Saturday, Jan. 18. charges, services and storage will select members of the Town Republican Party of Salisbury, for 501(c)3 status. Our website CT 06039; or stop by and say The talk will begin immedi- with a statement of dates have Committee for 2020. Connecticut. crashed, and our software needs hello (although not on Mondays ately following the Kent Library been previously mailed to the Cornwall Democratic Pursuant to Rules of the to be upgraded (a little sooner and Tuesdays, when we are on Association annual meeting, said accounts by certified letters, Town Committee Republican Party and State than we had expected). deadline), at our office in Falls which begins at 2 p.m. at the the said accounts are further 01-09-20 Election Laws, you are hereby So, we do still need funds. Village at 64 Route 7 North. Kent Town Hall. The snow date notified that if said balance is notified that a Caucus will be There is also an emotion- And at the risk of being re- for both is Saturday, Jan. 25. not paid by Monday, January 20, Legal Notice held on TUESDAY, JANUARY al component. If you all as a dundant: Thank you. We deeply Woytuk now lives and works 2020 at 12:00 p.m. The personal The Town of Canaan 14, 2020 <\@> 5:00 PM at the community had said that local appreciate your support. in Thailand but was for many property above described will Republican Town Committee Salisbury Town Hall, 27 Main news coverage no longer mat- Janet Manko, publisher years a Kent resident. be sold by United Country- will be holding a caucus for new Street, Salisbury, Connecticut, to ters, we would have closed the and editor in chief, The talk is free and open to Absolute Auction and Realty Town Committee members on select candidates for Committee newspaper. The Lakeville Journal Co. the public. 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A10 THE LAKEVILLE JOURNAL, Thursday, January 9, 2020 Opinion THE MILLERTON NEWS The Winsted Journal EDITORIAL PAGE A10 THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2020 P.O. Box 1688, Lakeville, CT 06039 P.O. Box AD, Millerton, NY 12546 LP.O.ett Boxers 835, to Winsted, the E CTditor 06098 860-435-9873Editorial FAX 860-435-0146 518-789-4401 FAX 518-789-9247 We860-738-4418 should ban FAX steel 860-738-3709 jaw All branches of government traps in Connecticut I was recently walking across the south dam between Barbour woods and Haystack Mountain in Norfolk and observed beavers should strive for more, not swimming below on state land. Something didn’t look quite right and it was because one of the yearlings was caught in a steel jaw leg less, transparency hold trap, splashing around trying to free itself. t may not seem like a big deal that the Connecticut Judi- I nearly stepped on another steel jaw leg hold trap. I released the cial Department has decided to stop putting its legals into beaver and disarmed the traps. The beaver sat in my wife’s arms until dark. I immediately called DEEP to let them know what happened newspapers, keeping them on its own website instead. and to check if these were legally set. The next morning an ENCON IAfter all, the Legislatures in both Connecticut and New York officer returned my phone call to inform me that my actions were have had bills put forward every session for the past decade, illegal. I was charged with “Criminal Mischief” for removing the at least, that would result in that same action. Those bills beaver and disabling the steel traps. have not made it out of committee and have not passed into From the research I have done since, I found that Massachusetts, law. Still, it seems as if it’s inevitable, eventually, to have all our neighbor 5 miles north, and Rhode Island and New Jersey have such notices available only on government websites. all deemed these types of traps illegal. But would that be a good thing? If the goal is to have gov- Dying is never painless, but there is a reason these traps are ernmental information open to citizens, placing it only on a Too many are too old illegal in all of the EU and some of our surrounding states. I find government website would not fulfill that goal. How often do it hard to believe that most people would make a different choice you go to the ct.gov website and browse through for infor- to be president of the U.S. if they witnessed what I did. Furthermore, having traps around mation? We at the newspaper may do that, but the general that break legs are bound to catch an unsuspecting dog, or other public does not make that a usual part of their day. animal, or human. The general public, however, does still read newspapers, f Joe Biden is elected presi- I contacted our state Rep. Maria Horn (D-64), and she said last both in print and online, in large numbers, despite the fact dent, he will be 78 when he is If You Ask Me year there was a proposal to ban these traps in Connecticut. We those numbers aren’t as large as they used to be. While pe- inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2021. hope our representatives in Hartford will catch up with Europe and IIf he is reelected, he will be 82 rusing the digital or physical pages, reading the police blot- Dick Ahles some of our neighboring states and reevaluate Connecticut’s laws when he is inaugurated on Jan. concerning steel jaw leg hold traps. ter, obituaries, government or school news, it’s much more 20, 2025 and 86 when he leaves likely they will come upon some nugget in the legal notices Thank you. the White House on Jan. 20, 2029. do they really want the version that would otherwise have escaped their attention. Roger Johnson and Katka Hannelová If Bernie Sanders or Michael that Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Norfolk Chris Powell, the Connecticut journalist who writes a Bloomberg is elected president, Warren offers — $20 trillion column for the Manchester Journal Inquirer he shares with each of them will also be 78 health reform?” this newspaper, is on the executive board of the Connecticut when inaugurated, 82 if he wins a But The New Republic sug- Council on Freedom of Information, and has worked to pro- second term and 86 upon leaving gests that if Biden is serious about mote governmental transparency throughout his long career the presidency in 2030. Elizabeth serving a single term before in the state. Powell said in an email to this newspaper, “Legal Warren, 70, isn’t far behind. turning over the presidency to a notices support the only operations that provide indepen- This makes no sense. The new generation of Democrats, he dent public oversight of government. These operations have United States should not have a shouldn’t wait four years. “Why been weakening to the point that misconduct and corruption president who has been on Social shouldn’t a new Democratic ad- in government are being greatly facilitated. Security for 21 years. I know. ministration replace him within “Sustaining those operations is also very much in the I’ve been on Social Security for two years, a year, a month or a public interest. In addition to providing public notice, pub- 21 years and I get cranky when week of taking office?” lication of legals in newspapers is a check against corruption I miss my afternoon nap. I am as Biden — or any other aging in government. Notices published on the internet can vanish totally unsuited to be president candidate, including Trump quickly and can easily be falsified and placed in electronic today as I was when I was a lad — should not treat the vice archives as if they were posted in a timely way though they of 73 and took up afternoon presidency and the selection of weren’t really.” napping. Seventy-three is the the person to seek that job with The Litchfield County Probate Judge’s office in North age of Donald Trump, who also the usual casualness that gave us tends to show his age, among Canaan has confirmed that it will continue to publish its potential presidents like Spiro other things. PHOTO SUBMITTED legal notices in newspapers, so that part of public informa- Agnew, Dan Quayle, Sarah Palin As Patrick Henry didn’t quite and Mike Pence. A beaver was freed from a leghold trap in Norfolk. tion will still be available in the pages of the local newspaper. say, “If this be ageism, make the u u u This is how public information should still flow, as long as most of it.” I couldn’t think of any busi- the option exists, not only through the government’s digital The age of the venerable Dem- ness leaders of consequence as presence. Otherwise, the workings of government, which ocrats noted above should be an old as the president or his aging Thanks for a great exhibit should be open and transparent, will add one more layer of a issue of considerable importance opponents and I found a study All of us at the Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) veil that must be pulled away in order for the public it serves as they make their unsteady run that reported the average age of thank the Salisbury Association and specifically co-curators Sarah to see what it is doing on their behalf. for the presidency. And so should corporate chief executive and Morrison, Gerald Stanton and Allen Blagden for mounting an in- the age and mental condition of financial officers has been rising credible, one-of-a-kind art show. the nearly as ancient Republican. The Wonders of Winter event (it runs through Feb. 9th) was 100 years ago — January 1920 in the new century. Rising from Already better suited for designed to not only raise funds for SWSA and the Salisbury Asso- SALISBURY — Guy Drum early middle to slightly older elder statesmanship than the ciation, but to highlight the charms of Salisbury in the wintertime, has been confined to his home middle age. Turning Back demands of the presidency, the showcase our winter sports heritage and bring people into town to owing to illness for the past two The average age of CFOs has three Democrats’ prominence in experience our special businesses. Everybody wins. weeks. gone from 42 to 48 and for CEOs, The Pages the race does not inspire confi- from 45 to 50, according to a sur- Thank you. dence — confidence that they are Ken Barker, SWSA President TACONIC — Mr. Baldwin vey or 673 Fortune 500 and S&P Norma Galaise physically and mentally fit to be SWSA directors and volunteers was taken with a severe nose 500 companies. That’s a long way president for four years or more Salisbury bleed one day last week and from candidates named Trump, and confidence that any of them it was necessary for him to go FALLS VILLAGE — The Biden, Bloomberg, Sanders and can defeat the incumbent. to Sharon Hospital before the many friends of Mrs. Marion Warren, who are at least 20 years Consider what would happen ‘I want to do something splendid before I go into bleeding could be checked. Stock were distressed to hear that older than the man or woman to the current front runner Biden she has been ill at her home on most directors would entrust to my castle, something heroic or wonderful that if he manages to get nominated R.W. Dufour who has con- Beebe Hill Road. Mrs. Stock is run their companies. and elected. There are already won’t be forgotten after I’m dead. I don’t know ducted one of the best tonsorial feeling much better. In fact, the average age of rumors that he and his closest parlors in this section for the past CEOs is closer to 37-year-old what, but I’m on the watch for it, and mean to advisors are thinking and even 30 years, has finally decided to 25 years ago — January 1995 Pete Buttigieg, who is only two talking about a single term pres- astonish you all some day.’ leave the barbering business and SHARON — A rumor that years older than the minimum idency, with Politico reporting, has sold out to Chester Thurston. Sharon Hospital is in deep fi- age allowed for a presidential — Jo March in Louisa May Alcott’s ‘Little Women’ with some logic, “It is virtually Mr. Dufour’s skilled hand will nancial trouble was vigorously candidate. Needless to say, inconceivable that he will run be greatly missed by a host of denied this week by President Buttigieg is too young and inex- The letters deadline is 10 a.m. each Monday. for reelection in 2024, when he customers and friends, but Mr. and CEO James Sok. He dis- perienced to be president even Email letters to [email protected]. would be the first octogenarian Thurston has previously been claimed any hint of possible though he often seems to be the president.” so long identified with the shop bankruptcy, pointing with pride smartest person in the room. But u u u Send news and events items to that he will make a very worth to the hospital’s total operating he has time. So imagine a Biden campaign [email protected] successor to “Bob.” He is a popu- profit of $113,000 in the months And that leaves a couple of in which the candidate for pres- lar chap and it is perfectly safe to of October and November 1994. non-starters, Tom Steyer and ident runs as a lame duck. prophecy ample success for him. Andrew Yang, who may not “Elect Joe and he’ll do nothing Mr. Dufour will devote his time CANAAN — The Housatonic qualify for the next debate and to upset you” might be a pleas- to his other growing interests. Railroad Co. has taken measures Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who will. THE LAKEVILLE JOURNAL ant slogan after the daily chaos (USPS 303280) to avoid future derailments of Klobuchar, 59, is in her third of the single Trump term but term as senator from Minnesota An Independent Connecticut Newspaper Automobilists who have cars on its line. 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All this stuff has been going The Chris pansionary, is racing to obtain Friday, Jan. 3, killing by sary and legal, authorized by the • And does President on a long time without sparking nuclear weapons, and claims Athe United States of the Iranian vague congressional resolutions Trump even know what much congressional interest, Powell God’s authority to annihilate Gen. Qassem Soleimani as he adopted in recent decades as his own policy is? so Connecticut’s members of Israel and might also claim it to arrived in Iraq to direct his proxy Congress delegated its warmak- Congress, all Democrats, have Column annihilate Saudi Arabia, whose soldiers against U.S. facilities and ing power to the president. After all, a few weeks ago the little right to be surprised by oilfields it recently attacked. allies in the area. For the United But since the general has been president abruptly proclaimed what they say they resent not Left alone Iran soon might States and Iran have been more eliminated, the questions from the withdrawal of U.S. forces knowing and little right not to at least notes that the congres- dominate the area. or less at war for 30 years, a war Connecticut’s delegation are from the civil war in Syria, leav- be able to reach conclusions in sional resolutions from 2001 But can the Trump admin- that intensified in 2018 when rather academic now and not the ing our Kurdish allies to fend public already. and 2002 authorizing use of istration make a coherent case this country withdrew from the most compelling questions. The for themselves against Turkish After all, two other Demo- military force in Iraq when it for anything, especially with the international nuclear technolo- most compelling questions are: intervention. A few days later cratic members of Congress — was ruled by Saddam Hussein president fuming hysterically gy treaty with Iran and imposed the president said U.S. forces Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are long out of date and should under impeachment? And how a comprehensive economic • What exactly are the U.S. would stay in Syria after all to and California Rep. Ro Khanna be repealed. coherent can any U.S. policy be blockade on that country, a war military objectives in prevent the seizure of its oil — introduced legislation after Thereis a case to be made for while the aimless intervention that has been a shooting war off Iraq and nearby coun- wells by nefarious forces. Now the killing of Soleimani to pro- U.S. military intervention in the in Afghanistan continues to be and on through Iran’s proxies tries? Iraq is also slipping into anarchy hibit funding for offensive mili- Middle East and assistance to left to fail? throughout the Middle East. • Exactly how are these ob- as its government permits Iran tary action against Iran without other countries to contain Iran. However last week’s incident jectives to be achieved? to operate militias there even congressional authorization. The world needs the oil shipping Chris Powell is a columnist is described, Connecticut’s • Is the perpetual expedi- as the United States has bases A member of Connecticut’s lanes to be kept open as Iran for the Journal Inquirer in members of Congress are asking tion in the Middle East there and is using them to attack delegation, Rep. John B. Larson, threatens to close them. Iran’s Manchester. World’s oceans get a truckload of plastic every minute ither we develop new pack- Checkout bags aren’t even day at Walmart and everywhere creasing the world’s population? Freund’s Farm in East Canaan aging materials for food the tip of this mammoth ice- else. That would reduce consumption, showed the world that manure and other products or we berg. Billions of food items are Billions of pieces of plastic Off The production, pollution, green- can be made into “cowpots” for Etrain marine and other wildlife sold in plastic every year. Every clog the oceans, which are said house gases, everything. Plus planting, a perfectly ingenious to eat plastic and like it. shelf in every supermarket and to contain five massive floating Record you wouldn’t have to wait so long and useful way to recycle and The world’s fish, fowl and convenience store is filled with islands of the stuff. (Only five?) Mark Godburn in line for your Starbucks drink repurpose and presumably to fur-bearing creatures already plastic-wrapped food and plas- One of these islands, in the Pa- in the tall plastic cup with the profit as well. consume tons of plastic every tic-bottled drinks. Even foods cific Ocean between California plastic lid which gets tossed into Maybe someone equally year to their great detriment. If that are often sold loose like fruits and Hawaii, is reportedly the the plastic-lined plastic trash bin. smart and imaginative can only it was good for them and and vegetables have plastic bags size of Texas. Perhaps it would Ocasio-Cortez wants to do. Why not aim for five billion come up with packaging that they could eat all of it, we might right there to put them in. have been better to leave all that But where do you put all that people on the planet instead of is environmentally friendly for be able to get rid of it. (Speaking of which, why are plastic in its natural habitat along plastic once you dredge it up? If 10? World population is current- everything else. The latest effort to decrease those @#$% fruit and veggie bags roadsides. Texas was totally covered with it, ly 7.7 billion and growing like the Mark Godburn is a bookseller plastic in the environment is the so @#$% hard to open? If they’re So much plastic has been that would still be only a fraction national debt. Some day there in Norfolk and the author of elimination of plastic checkout going to phase out anything, how dumped into the oceans for so of the plastic in the environment. will be a reckoning. Remember “Nineteenth-Century Dust-Jack- bags. Big deal. The stores that about those @#$% things.) long that coastal rocks and coral What’s really needed is bio- “Soylent Green”? ets” (2016). are sanctimoniously phasing out Nor is the problem restricted reefs are becoming coated with degradable packaging that seals these bags are the same ones that just to food packaging. Retail it. Pretty soon tuna won’t need food properly with adequate inundated us with them in the stores worldwide sell billions of canning but will come in its shelf life, then breaks down easily first place. items packaged in plastic, every- own plastic shell. You’ll be able and harmlessly. We also need Supermarkets grossly over- thing from batteries to Barbie to walk from Alaska to Siberia less harmful packaging for every used plastic bags (with their dolls. And billions of those items on a plastic bridge. Beaches will other kind of product. And much logos) for decades by bagging are not only encased in plastic be slippery, not sandy. Earthday. of that merchandise should be so many items separately at but made of it too. org says “about 8 million metric made with more benign mate- checkout. Now they collect a fee Walmart, which may sell the tons of plastic are thrown into the rials to begin with. for the state to discourage use of most plastic, collects a 10-cent ocean annually.” Paper already replaces some these bags until they’re phased fee for the state for its plastic If the Green New Dealers plastic, but we can’t cut down all out entirely. Some stores even checkout bags. The bags probably really want to do something the forests either. We’re already charge for paper bags (again cost a penny or two, so there’s useful, how about removing burning them down in the Ama- with their logos), while selling big money in the name of envi- those floating islands from the zon and out West. That’s quicker. reusable bags (ditto logo), which ronmental stewardship, all while oceans? That ought to be as do- If we’re truly stuck with plas- are often made from heavy plastic millions of plastic toys, gadgets able as retrofitting every building tic, perhaps we can cut consump- fiber. Please. and housewares are sold every in America like Rep. Alexandria tion. To that end, how about de- PHOTO BY CAITLIN HANLON

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Why I Didn’t Love ‘Skywalker,’ Rosalind Chao and Chris Cooper ‘THOUSAND PIECES But Why You Just Might OF GOLD’ IN 4K AT he Rise of Skywalk- Rey, Finn and Poe. A success- original trilogy. trilogy. He lacked a natural THE MOVIEHOUSE er” was a massive ful element was the struggle The connective tissue bridge and created a crooked hit, the number one between good and evil, ex- wasn’t fully there for me, puzzle piece that barely fit in Documentary filmmaker Anne Makepeace ‘Tfilm in America. Fans had emplified by polar opposites though. Abrams was at a the Star Wars saga. began her career working on feature films, waited all year to see what Rey and Kylo Ren. bit of a disadvantage. The To me, his narrative including the epic “Thousand Pieces of Gold,” director J.J. Abrams would Abrams also gives a nod beloved director did 2015’s flowed more like a video released in 1991 and based on the historical do to bring an end to the to nostalgia by including “Star Wars: The Force Awak- game than a film. I felt that novel by Ruthanne Lum McCunn. Makepeace Star Wars series. Star Wars icons such as ens” but not the 2017 “Star character development wrote the screenplay for the film, which is being The numbers don’t lie. the robot C-3PO; Billy Dee Wars: The Last Jedi,” which was at a minimum and the rereleased in the 4K high definition format and Many people loved this epic Williams reprising his role as was directed by Rian John- emphasis was on hitting high will be shown at The Moviehouse in Millerton final episode, which in a Lando Calrissian; and Carrie son (who scored big with points. Because Abrams’ in special screenings on Sunday, Jan. 12, at 1 sense was 42 years in the Fisher, brought back posthu- the late 2019 mystery spoof, attention was on objectives, p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. Makepeace making. mously as Princess Leia. “Knives Out”). the storyline was rushed and will attend both screenings and will answer While there were many The banter between the Abrams was at a disad- felt to me like a collection of things to love about “The characters was very good, vantage when he came back questions afterward. Rise of Skywalker,” and while reminiscent of George Lucas’ to tie up the ends of the Continued on next page the film seemed especially to appeal to film fans who have been around since the very first film came out in 1977, I have to say … I was disap- At The Movies pointed. There were things I liked, of course. 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Now Showing Sunday, Jan. 12, 1 PM 1/10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 LITTLE WOMEN THOUSAND PIECES “LITTLE WOMEN” OF GOLD PG 7PM STAR WARS: THE RISE + Q&A with Anne Makepeace “KNIVES OUT” PG-13 7PM OF SKYWALKER Thurday, Jan. 16, 7 PM NT Live: ALL MY SONS CLOSED MONDAYS with Bill Pullman & Sally Field Continued on next page 354 Main St. Winsted, CT 06098 FANTASTIC FUNGI 1-860-379-5108 • www.gilsoncafecinema.com Doors open at 6 p.m. • 21 Years & Older 48 MAIN STREET, MILLERTON, NY A12 THE LAKEVILLE JOURNAL, Thursday, January 9, 2020 DANCE: JENNY HANSELL TRI-CORNER Expect The Unexpected CALENDAR As MOMIX Begins 40th Season From America’s Revolution” ART Jan. 29 ancemaking is a bit Academy Building, 24 Main St., like making maple Salisbury, CT, 860-435-0566 MUSIC syrup, says MOMIX “Wonders of Winter” exhibition through Jumpfest, Bard College Conservatory Dfounder Moses Pendleton. Feb. 9. of Music, Fisher Center for the In creating choreography, he Performing Arts, P.O. Box 5000, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, www. says, the dancers improvise The Cornwall Library, 30 Pine St., Cornwall, CT, www.CornwallLibrary.org [email protected] movements together and Watercolor landscape Chinese New Year Concert, then look at the videotapes workshop with Collette Hurst, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. to boil down the movements Jan. 11, 18 and 25 at 10 a.m. to the most essential, just to noon, Feb. 8, 15, 22, and 29, TALKS like boiling down sap. 1 to 3 p.m. New photography Kent Memorial Library at It’s an appropriate meta- by Catherine Noren, Jan. 11 to Feb. 29. Opening reception Kent Town Hall, 41 Kent Green phor, as the group has been Jan. 11. Boulevard, Kent, CT based in leafy Washington, Peter Woytuk art talk, Jan. 18 Conn., for 40 years. Pendle- Ober Gallery, 6 North Main St., at 3 p.m. Kent, CT, www.obergallery.com ton, a founding member of PHOTO BY MAX PUCCIARIELLO “New Paintings” by Wayne the innovative dance troupe Herpich, through Jan. 11. THEATER MOMIX kicks off its 40th-anniversary season with a performance at its home Pilobolus, split off and start- Ghent Playhouse, 6 Town ed his own group in 1980. theater, the Warner in Torrington, on Jan. 18 and 19. This is the company’s Tremaine Art Gallery at The Hall Place, Ghent, NY, www. , 11 Interlaken ghentplayhouse.org (Pilobolus, which celebrated only scheduled performance this year in Connecticut. This photo is of Hotchkiss School “Baths Of Caracalla,” a piece that will be on the program at the Warner. Rd., Lakeville, CT, www.hotchkiss. “The Chalk Garden” Jan. 31 its 50th anniversary in 2019, org/arts to Feb. 2, Feb. 7 to 9 and 14 is in Washington Depot.) of inspiration. “Early-morn- music, how they all work in the athletic. We all have bod- “Flat File: Works on Paper,” by to 16. Friday and Saturday Cleve Gray, through Jan. 12. In a recent interview ing bird song isn’t given the space and “take you on ies, and to see them doing performances at 8 p.m., Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. about the new MOMIX sea- enough credit,” he said. the MOMIX trip.” creative things is thrilling.” BOOKS son, opening at the Warner The Warner Theatre in Reflecting on the compa- Asked what the audience Shakespeare & Company, Theatre in Torrington on Torrington has been the ny’s 40-year history, Pend- can expect from the upcom- The White Hart, 15 Undermountain 70 Kemble St., Lenox, MA, www. Saturday and Sunday, Jan.18 Rd., Salisbury, CT, www.whitehartinn. shakespeare.org MOMIX home theater for leton said, “It amazes me to ing season, Pendleton said com/new-event Annual winter play reading. and 19, Pendleton was many years. “We love to put look back and think that we that, as always, “Expect the Tom Shachtman “The Jan 18: “The Norwegians” at bursting with metaphors to on the work for our friends created this ‘organism’ 40 unexpected.” Founding Fortunes: How The 1 p.m., “The Price” at 4 p.m., explain his creative process and neighbors,” Pendleton years ago and it is still living, The program at the Wealthy Paid For and Profited “Five Mile Lake” at 7 p.m. and the evolution of the said. “Many of our world breathing, and creating Warner will include a mix of company. tours have started at the t o d ay.” beloved favorites, old pieces “The major part of my Warner, this beautiful art-de- The process of dancemak- that haven’t been seen in job is to wander in the co wonder.” ing hasn’t really changed. years, as well as new work. Judean Hills like Moses with The company rehearses “We work collaborative- “It’s a surreal vaudeville … ‘Skywalker’ his headphones, finding on the main stage for a full ly, we stay interested and show,” he said, throwing in Continued from previous page burning bushes of sound,” week. curious.” one last metaphor. “If you he said, by way of explain- “No matter how you make MOMIX dances are a cele- don’t like a part of it, you sloppy scene transitions. what all the Star Wars fuss ing that the inspiration for something in the confines of bration of the human body. won’t have to wait long. It Furthermore, the revela- is about, you will enjoy this dances often comes from a studio, when you can finish “These dancers are so will change.” tions that I waited for came film, even if you haven’t seen “found sounds.” it sitting two-thirds of the well-trained and disciplined. either too quickly or were the ones that preceded it. Visual imagery, or a way back in a large theater, The marvelous unspoken MOMIX performs at the anticlimactic. Having prior knowledge theme like alchemy, or outer you can see what works and thing about the human body Warner Theatre in Torrington Abrams had promised might even work against space, or baseball, can also really get perspective.” and its achievements, that on Saturday and Sunday, that all our questions would you. Perhaps you, like me, lead to a new piece. Living in MOMIX, he said, is not connection to the athletic; Jan. 18 and 19. Tickets are be answered with this final will walk away imagining Washington, surrounded by just the movements, it’s the I’ve always thought of myself available at www.warnerthe- film, but I beg to differ. I yourself in the director’s seat nature, is an ongoing source props, costumes, lighting, as putting an aesthetic on atre.org. still don’t understand, for and thinking about how you example, how the emperor would have completed this returned. glorious space opera. BOOKS: SOPHIA KAUFMAN To me, “The Rise of Sky- walker” doesn’t feel like a Jeffrey Seitz is graduate worthy member of the Star student at the State University Lydia Davis Draws Back Wars series; it feels like a of New Paltz completing his commercially orchestrated Master’s Degree in English. He product. hopes to follow in the footsteps The Blind On How Writers Write Ultimately, the verdict of J.R.R.Tolkien, Madeleine ydia Davis is a writer one she addresses in “Essays through the process, not career gestures vaguely, and will rest with the audience. If L’Engle and C.S. 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