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GOSHEN — Falls Village

How you can help First Selectman Henry Todd
raised the alarm about a new law
that mandates behavioral health

Holiday wish list from nonprofits training for first responders at

By Debra A. Aleksinas
The Lakeville Journal recently
reached out to a sampling of
area nonprofit agencies inviting
them to submit a list of holiday
wishes of items or services they
need. Wishes range from gift
cards for gas, food or personal
items to monetary donations
to help visiting nurses establish
a caregiver fund for those who
cannot afford private care.
Readers can choose a non-
profit that follows their passion.
ty (www.sundayinthecountry.
org); and Fishes and Loaves in
North Canaan (www.northca-
naancongregationalchurch.org/
the-fishes-loaves-food-pantry).
All three of these organizations
serve multiple towns.
Salisbury Visiting Nurse
Association (SVNA)
Salisbury Visiting Nurse As-
sociation provides skilled home
medical care, hospice and home
assistance services to residents in
the Northwest Corner.
SVNA is seeking donations to
start a Caregiver Fund that would
allow them to give the gift of time,
personal assistance and compan-
ionship to residents in need who
do not have the means to afford
supplemental private care.
Donate to Salisbury Visiting
Nurse Association, Attn: Caregiv-
er Fund, 30A Salmon Kill Road,
Salisbury, CT 06069 or go to www.
See WISH, Page A8
the Thursday, Dec. 12, meeting
of the Northwest Hills Council
of Governments (COG). The
COG is an organization of the
first selectmen of 21 Litchfield
County towns including the six
towns of the Region One School
District.
Public Act 19-191, “An Act
Addressing Opiate Use,” is “an- PHOTO BY ANNE DAY
other unfunded mandate, that’s
Delilah, a dairy cow from Copake, was named Supreme Cham-
not even on the list of unfunded pion for the second year in a row at the World Dairy Expo.
mandates,” Todd said.
The training costs $2,200 and
is available in Maryland and
Michigan, he continued.
Todd noted it already costs
Delilah is twice

While we offer below only a sam-
pling of charitable organizations
in the Northwest Corner, there
are many more worth exploring
through their websites. Learn
about them. Volunteer your time.
Give cheerfully.
We have not listed any indi-
vidual food banks or pantries
here because there are many in
the area, all of which will be im-
pacted by the federal government
reduction in food stamps.
As community members who
had been getting along margin-
ally lose their food supplements,
they will need to look to the local
food banks for help. Each town in
the area has a social services agent
who can suggest an area organi-
zation that needs support. Three
of the regional food banks are the
Corner Food Pantry in Lakeville
(www.thecornerfoodpantry.
org); the Sunday in the Country
Food Drive in Dutchess Coun-
Nature’s
Supreme Champ
about $4,000 to train a new first
responder, and while current
As assistance needs increase, licensed personnel are exempt
from the new training, new
SVNA grows and moves recruits are not.
Todd said with the high turn-
By Kaitlin Ohlinger some are a 3. Delilah is a 10.”
He cites her balance as a key
over of personnel in volunteer
By Debra A. Aleksinas COPAKE — When Cutting factor, and her ability to “fill out”
fire and ambulance departments, Edge T Delilah blew out the before a show.
the additional training “is going
LAKEVILLE — Fueled by an increase in demand and a waiting candles on her seventh birthday The World Dairy Expo, as
to put a strain on emergency
list for people seeking home care assistance, the Salisbury Visiting cake on Dec. 2, she did so as a its name implies, is where dairy
medical services.”
Nurse Association (SVNA) has relocated its Home Assistance pro- two-time Supreme Champion. farmers from all over the world
“I think it’s a lousy bill.”
gram from Salmon Kill Road in Salisbury to two new sites. One is Delilah is owned by Ken Main gather and compare their live-
He encouraged the assembled
at 342 Main St. in Lakeville, the site of the former White Gallery; the of Elite Dairy in Copake, N.Y., stock. Delilah competed against
first selectmen to get in touch
other is in Sheffield, Mass., where there is a similar need for services. and Dr. Kenny Joe Manion of approximately 2,500 other cows
with their state legislators to get
The new offices officially opened on Monday, Dec. 16, under Kentucky. in Madison, in front of a crowd
the law “modified or quashed.”
the direction of Meghan Plouffe, who is home assistance director. She is one of only four Brown of at least 65,000 people, most of
State Rep. Maria Horn (D-64)
SVNA’s Home Assistance is a non-medical, private duty agency Swiss cows to have been named them dairy professionals.
was in the audience. She said the
within the venerable Salisbury Visiting Nurse Association, which Supreme Champion at the World The Elite Dairy team made
matter has come up in conversa- Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., in the 22-hour trip from Copake
tions with other legislators. “It’s the past 50 years. Following her to Madison with 11 cows this
See SVNA, Page A8 on my radar.” win in the same category in 2018, year. The expo was from Sept.
Delilah is the first Brown Swiss 29 to Oct. 3.
Correction
Christmas to win Supreme Champion two
years in a row since 1988-1989.
Delilah, in particular, seems
to enjoy traveling.
A photo in the Dec. 12
bird count Main bought Delilah’s moth-
er, Dancer, as a calf roughly 12
“She can’t wait to get in and
go,” Main said, much like the
years ago. Dancer was also a family dog that loves to go for a
Lakeville Journal about the
community update at Sha-
yields record prize-winning show cow. Asked ride. Next year, he said, they will
what makes a cow a winner, Main
ron Hospital and Nuvance
incorrectly identified the bald eagle said simply, “Some girls are a 1, See DELILAH, Page A8

Notebook image as that of Dr. Mark

Hirko, the hospital’s new sightings
Bernard A. Drew president.
By Debra A. Aleksinas
The person in the photo
is Scott Clay from the com-
pany PYA. SHARON — Small teams
Capped PHOTO SUBMITTED
The photo at left, on this
page, is Dr. Hirko.
of amateur and expert birders
fanned out in a 15-mile circle
Dr. Mark Hirko, a vascular in the Northwest Corner from

I
wear baseball caps or T-shirts
that bear a message. I’m not
trying to sell anything; I’m
not supporting a cause; I’m
trying to provoke a little con-
versation.
My messages are non-polit-
ical. (Well, my WAMC cap may
be just a little political, but the
radio station’s president, Alan
Chartock, has been a friend since
the network aired old Hopalong
Cassidy radio shows a few de-
cades ago.)
I won’t explain them all, but
I have reasons for each message.
See NOTEBOOK, Page A8
The Journal regrets the
surgeon, is the new head of sunrise to sunset on Sunday, Dec.
error.
Sharon Hospital. 15, to participate in the annual
Trixie Strauss Christmas Bird
Count (CBC), organized by the
Sharon Audubon Center.
TricornerNews down temporarily The leader of the south Sharon
group, Zach Adams, began his
The Lakeville Journal Company’s website, www.tricornernews. day at 3 a.m. with fellow birder
com, suffered an outage, Friday, Dec. 13, as a result of age-related Evelyn Cass. Their first sightings
software incompatibilities. were of a barred owl and a screech
We are currently upgrading software and rebuilding the site. We owl, said Adams, who volunteers
don’t have a clear timeline but we are working to bring the site back as the Trixie Strauss CBC compil-
online as quickly as possible and with minimal data loss. er. He was soon joined by a team PHOTO BY ANNE DAY
Plans were being made to upgrade and revamp the site in the first of five fellow birders, and after
quarter of 2020. That timeline has been accelerated. In the coming
weeks, readers can expect to see an updated look as well as added
hours of sightings and tracking,
they paused for a brief noon
Honoring lives lost to guns
functionality as we bring the site back online. break back at Sharon Audubon. About 40 people stood in a cold rain on Saturday, Dec. 14,
While the site is down, current issues of The Lakeville Journal may “It was a busy morning,” par- on the Green in front of The White Hart in Salisbury for
be viewed at www.lakevillejournal.com/current and The Millerton ticularly for bald eagles, with 10 an early evening candlelit vigil in memory of the lives lost
News at www.millertonnews.com/current and readers can sign up of them spotted by mid-day, said at the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012. The vigil was
for our weekly news e-blast. Adams. By day’s end, the team organized by Lee and Sophia DeBoer, who spoke.Also taking
Email questions, comments or general feedback to James Clark part was state Rep. Maria Horn (D-64), who read the names
at jamesc@lakevillejournal.com. See BIRDS, Page A8 of lives lost to gun violence in the past year.

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A2 THE LAKEVILLE JOURNAL, Thursday, December 19 & 26, 2019
In The Journal this week
CORNWALL..................... A3
SALISBURY...................... A3
KENT................................ A4
SHARON.......................... A4
FALLS VILLAGE.............. A5
NORTH CANAAN........... A5
GIFTS............................... A6
Three-day forecast
Friday................................................Sun, high 24°/low 8°
Saturday......................................................Snow, 33°/23°
Sunday............................................... Partial sun, 37°/24°
Police Blotter: Troop B
The following information was
provided by the Connecticut State
Police at Troop B. All suspects are
considered innocent until proven
guilty in a court of law.
Following too closely
On Dec. 4 at approximately
7:45 a.m. on Route 7 in North
Canaan a 2002 Honda Civic LX
driven by Courtney June Morey,
17, of Falls Village struck the rear
of a 2015 Honda Civic LX driven
by Assane Arnaud Betche, 41, of
Waterbury. Morey was issued a
written warning for following
too closely.
Operating under suspension
On Dec. 6 at approximately
2 p.m. on Hospital Hill Road in
Sharon a 2010 Toyota Tundra
driven by Taylor Wilson, 30, of
Southbury, Conn., turned left
at an intersection and collided
with a 1992 Volvo 740 driven
by Matthew Garritt Delmolino,
36, of Salisbury. Delmolino was
found at fault for proceeding
through the intersection after
the Tundra was already halfway
through the intersection. Both
drivers were found to have sus-
pended licenses and were issued
misdemeanor summons for op-
erating under suspension. They
were both scheduled to appear
in Torrington Superior Court
on Dec. 20.
Failure to obey traffic signal
On Dec. 9 at approximately
3:15 p.m. on Route 44 in North
Canaan a 2011 Toyota Corolla
driven by Brad Michael Steward,
33, of Torrington failed to obey
the red traffic light and struck a
2009 Honda Cr-V driven by John
Patrick Holland, 66, of Falls Vil-
lage. Steward was transported to
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital.
He was issued an infraction for
Ski jumping camp Dec. 30-31
SALISBURY — The Salis-
bury Winter Sports Association 
(SWSA) will host a two-day ski
jumping clinic on  Monday and
Tuesday,  Dec. 30 and 31, at Sa-
tre Hill in Salisbury. The jump
camp runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
each day.
Boys and girls 7 years and
older are welcome.
What to bring: Your enthu-
siasm, your downhill skis and
boots (no need for poles) and
your helmet.
Learn the basics of ski jump-
ing, practice on the smallest
hill and join Team SWSA and
practice throughout the winter
for fun tournaments.
The cost for the entire two-
day program is $50 per person
and includes instruction, lunch
and a T-shirt to the first 25
Seeking students
in Class of 1970
FALLS VILLAGE — The
Housatonic Valley Regional
High School Class of 1970 is
planning its 50th class reunion.
The committee is planning the
event to be held on Sept. 12, 2020,
at the Grove in Lakeville. There
will be a tour of the high school
in the morning of the event.
The committee is reaching out
to former classmates and asking
that they send their email address
and their physical address to
hvrhs1970@outlook.com. In-
formation regarding the reunion
will be sent out to classmates at
a later date once addresses and
emails are known.
OBITUARIES................... A7
SPORTS............................ A7
LEGALS............................ A8
OPINION......................... A9
VIEWPOINT.................. A10
CLASSIFIEDS...........A11-12
failure to obey a traffic control
signal.
Following too closely
On Dec. 9 at approximately
9 a.m. on Ashley Falls Road in
North Canaan a 2019 Honda
HRV driven by Sharlene Simp-
son, 65, of Southfield, Mass.,
struck the rear of a 2008 Subaru
Outback driven by Deborah
Wuori, 55, of Norfolk. Simpson
was issued a written warning for
following too closely.
Following too closely
On Dec. 10 at approximately
1 p.m. on Norfolk Road in North
Canaan a 2006 Subaru Forester
driven by Christopher Jordano, 36,
of North Canaan struck the rear
of a 2016 Subaru Impreza driven
by Mary Moore, 69, of North
Canaan, which had slowed to turn
right. Moore was transported to
Sharon Hospital for neck pain,
Jordano was issued an infraction
for following too closely.
Following too closely
On Dec. 11 at approximate-
ly noon on Route 7 in North
Canaan a 2013 Ford Transit
driven by Russel Duntz, 54, of
North Canaan struck the rear
of a 2012 Blue Bird school bus
driven by Karen Jean Haddon,
52, of North Canaan, which had
stopped to turn left. The police
report stated that two children
were on the school bus and were
uninjured. Duntz was issued a
written warning for following
too closely.
The Lakeville Journal will
publish the outcome of police
charges. Contact us by mail at P.O.
Box 1688, Lakeville, CT 06039,
Attn: Police Blotter, or send an
email, with “police blotter” in
the subject line, to cynthiah@
lakeville­journal.com.
registrants.
For those who can’t attend the
camp, instructor Ariel Picton Ko-
bayashi invites anyone to join in
the fun at jumping practices that
take place several afternoons and
at least one weekend day a week
through the end of the season.
To pre-register or to get more
information, email ariel.swsa@
gmail.com.
Trinity Church
Lime Rock
Joyous
Christmas Worship!
Sunday, December 22
10:30 AM Advent IV and Pageant
Tuesday, December 24
3:30 PM Christmas Concert
4:00 PM Festive Christmas Eucharist
with Trinity Choir, Crescendo singers
and Baroque instruments
7:00 PM Misa de Nochebuena
with Alturas Duo (Latin American music)
Wednesday, December 25
10:00 AM A Peaceful Christmas Morning
Eucharist with Carols
Sunday, December 29
10:30 AM Service of Lessons & Carols
484 Lime Rock Rd.
Lakeville, CT 860-435-2627
www.trinitylimerock.org
Regional
Century Club’s newest member
Akke Jasmine greeted Alice Gustafson, seated at right in
photo, at the latter’s well-attended 100th birthday party
at the Grove in Lakeville on Saturday, Dec. 14.
Track Watch
This circular pattern was seen in Salisbury on Tuesday, Dec. 3.
Weird tracks spotted
It feels as though there should
be a logical explanation for these
tracks but that explanation has
eluded us here at The Lakeville
Journal.
Higgs Merino photographed
these perfectly symmetrical
half-circles in a field on Route
41 in Salisbury near Dutcher’s
Bridge on Tuesday, Dec. 3, fol-
lowing some heavy snowfall.
It seems like they must have
been made to facilitate some
sort of recreation. Anyone who
has actual information (or an
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Family & Friends
Grant for Canaan Child Care Center
NORTH CANAAN — Ca- Region One at its new location
naan Child Care Center re- at North Canaan Elementary
ceived a $5,800 grant to fund School. It is an accredited School
their security camera system. Readiness Site that provides
The funds were awarded by quality care at discounted prices.
the Northwest Connecticut The center receives state funding
Community Foundation. This to help families pay for childcare
grant is made possible by the and accept Care-4-Kids.
Khurshed Bhumgara Fund, a To learn more about, or sup-
fund of the foundation. port the programs at the Canaan
Canaan Child Care Center is Child Care Center, call Fran at
a nonprofit organization serving 860-824-0597.
PHOTO BY PATRICK L. SULLIVAN
A Kent resident helps Swiss
students get more out of science
KENT — Trisha Worthington of Kent, a member of the class of
2021 majoring in environmental engineering at Worcester Polytech-
nic Institute (WPI), was a member of a student team that recently
completed research through the WPI project center in Zurich,
Switzerland, titled Improving Student Learning at the Swiss Science
Center Technorama. In their project summary, the students wrote,
“The problem Technorama faced was that it has so many exhibits
that students often try to race through the whole museum, learning
a minimal amount. To address this problem, we created a scavenger
hunt so that students would focus on a few exhibits and better absorb
the information presented.”
At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a re-
search-driven, professional-level project that applies science and
technology to address an important societal need or issue.
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Aid on congressional issues Jan. 15
SALISBURY — The staff of Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-5) will meet
with constituents at the Scoville Memorial Library in Salisbury on
Wednesday, Jan.15, from 1 to 4 p.m. to help solve problems involving
federal government agencies such as the Social Security Adminis-
tration or the VA. This service is free, non-partisan, and open to all
residents of Connecticut’s 5th District. As part of her commitment
PHOTO BY HIGGS MERINO
to accessibility, Congresswoman Hayes is hosting Casework on
Your Corner events to all 41 towns in the district for all those who
need or prefer a local option. In the Northwest Corner of Litchfield
County, those towns include Canaan (Falls Village), Cornwall, Kent,
Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury and Sharon.
send it to cynthiah@lakeville- Residents of any town can drop in to any of these sessions. Visitors
journal.com. are also always welcome at the Congresswoman’s office in Waterbury.
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A stroll in a scenic village
WEST CORNWALL — Merchants in West Cornwall cele-
brated the impending holiday season with a Winter Stroll on
Saturday, Dec. 14. Holiday food and drink were available at many
locations, and there were book signings and a project workshop
by Joseph Brien of Lost Art Workshops at The Souterrain Gallery.
And of course, Santa was available to visit with and share
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You think you can’t do Zumba, but you can
By Cynthia Hochswender
SALISBURY — Zumba seems
like the opposite of what New
England people would like, and
yet the fast-paced aerobics class
with a Latin flair now has an ex-
tremely dedicated fan base here
in the Northwest Corner.
For those unfamiliar with it,
Zumba is a style of exercise in-
vented in the 1990s that involves
a great deal of coordination and
a high comfort level with hip
thrusts, fast hands and snappy
head movements.
Credit for our local and recent
Zumba mania has to go to teacher
P.J. Birriel, who has a halo of in-
fectious energy around him that
almost makes him seem to glow.
Combined with that is his deep
need to encourage other people
to feel joy and find happiness, in
spite of any physical limitations
they might have, whether it’s a
minor inability to remember
dance moves or the more extreme
impediment of being wheelchair
bound.
Everyone, Birriel believes,
wants to dance, loves to dance
and is able to dance.
“The oldest student I’ve had
was a woman who was 92. She
had such joy. She learned to cha-
cha,” Birriel said.
Birriel first moved to the Tri-
state region full-time in 2016.
“The election that year was
very stressful. Everyone was
screaming at each other on the
television. I just wanted to come
up here and work in my garden
in peace every day.”
Very quickly, the creative
energy that flows from his every
pore had Birriel looking for some
ways to make art and share joy.
A sculptor, he began work on
a series of rock cairn sculptures
Seeking solutions
for China Inn
By Patrick L. Sullivan
SALISBURY — The Board
of Selectmen had their regular
monthly meeting on Monday,
Dec. 9, and decided to hold a town
meeting in early January to deal
with a $232,000 shortfall on the
new sewer pumping station and
for engineering and oversight
plans for extending sidewalks.
First Selectman Curtis Rand
said the town will probably seek
a 10-year loan from a local bank
for the sewer funds.
Rand said the additional cost
was the result of engineering mis-
takes, geography and inadequate
contingency planning.
The sewer pumping station
is on Salmon Kill Road, next to
the Rail Trail.
Rand said the town has re-
quested proposals to take on the
process of applying for funding to
turn the closed China Inn restau-
rant in Lakeville into affordable
housing. If someone can be found
to handle the process, and if funds
are approved, then the question
of the town buying the property
will go to a town meeting.
Rand said he was not going to
raise the subject of the town buy-
ing the property unless “there is
some funding and organization
behind it.”
PHOTO BY LAZLO GYORSOK
­— Cynthia Hochswender
The infectious energy of P.J. Birriel, center, makes the complex
moves of a Zumba class seem fun and even easy.
at Umpachene Falls in Massa-
chusetts (he lives in Sheffield).
A dancer and former Disney
choreographer, he became a
certified instructor and began
teaching Zumba to people with
disabilities and chair Zumba to
elderly residents at Geer in North
Canaan and Noble Horizons in
Salisbury.
It was not the classic Zumba
population. One normally as-
sociates the high-energy classes
with young or youngish wom-
en. In Birriel’s classes, many of
the students were essentially
immobile.
But he learned something
profound from those students:
Even if they didn’t seem to be
dancing, even if their legs and
arms weren’t moving, these
people were having fun and feel-
ing the music. The class meant
something to them.
“It taught me that a good
Zumba teacher teaches for the
class he has, not the imaginary
class they present to you in the
training sessions,” he said.
Let’s be clear, however, that
Birriel is not teaching a class
designed for everyone of all ages
and abilities. He’s teaching a
flat-out fast-paced hyperkinetic
electric Kool Aid Zumba class.
But no potential students
should be intimidated by this.
First of all, he says, the class is
meant to be fun. There is no
judgment. There is no need to
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SALISBURY — Locally raised
meat might not be the first item
that comes to mind when making
your holiday shopping list, but
maybe it’s time to change that.
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“Think about being upstairs
at the bar and looking down on
the dancers on the disco floor,”
said Birriel, who has been to a
couple of discos in his day. “It’s
a big heartbeat. Every couple is
doing something different. You
should just go out and enjoy.”
As for keeping up with his
steps, his teaching method is to
start with a fairly simple move-
ment. Four steps right, four steps
left. Then he starts to embellish
and anyone who wants to try and
keep up, can do so.
The most important thing,
he said, is to “stop predicting the
next move and just enjoy. The
beat will always be there for you.
When you stop worrying about
that, then it’s just freedom. And
fun. It’s only difficult if you look
at it as a puzzle.”
Birriel had been teaching
Zumba at the YMCA in North
Canaan but he is now teaching
the class at Noble Horizons in
Salisbury. It is open to the public.
All ages are more than welcome.
The hour-long Monday class-
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the public; these are regular up-
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THE LAKEVILLE JOURNAL, Thursday, December 19 & 26, 2019 A3
Inside Scoop: How the
world of banking has
changed in a half century
By Patrick L. Sullivan
SALISBURY — Don Mayland
is retiring from the Litchfield
Bancorp board of directors after
41 years, 26 as chairman.
Mayland met with a reporter
PHOTO BY ANNE DAY
Thursday, Dec. 12, at Salisbury
Town Hall.
Asked how banking has
changed during his tenure, he
said that when he began, 90% of
the loans made by a community
Allen and Robin Cockerline of
Salisbury’s Whippoorwill Farm bank such as Litchfield were real
estate mortgages.
are a terrific resource for local
meat, regularly attracting buyers “That’s still a big part of it,
but now we have had to get into
from over an hour away. The retail
small- and medium-sized com-
space on their farm, opened in
mercial loans.” PHOTO BY PATRICK L. SULLIVAN
2005, carries a wide selection of
meat, from traditional cuts to the He said that government Don Mayland
regulation of banks has increased
often overlooked, as well as eggs
to the point where banks must and can talk for hours about
and other locally sourced edibles.
devote an “exorbitant” amount shipwrecks he has seen in Lake
There is a strong chance
that the culinary connoisseur of resources to compliance. Champlain.
in your life wants one thing for He also noted that there are Asked about a persistent story
the holidays: bacon. Few food
ingredients fetch such a passion
fewer banks in the state than
when he began in the early 1970s.
that there is a substantial boat
deep beneath the waters of Lake
from chefs as high-quality bacon. “There were over 100 then. Now Wononscopomuc, he said there
there are not even 50.”
Whippoorwill bacon is cured are canoes and rowboats and the
and smoked on-site after a rub Mayland came to Lakeville remains of a small airplane — but
after his discharge from the Navy
with a black pepper seasoning no big boats.
in 1970. He was familiar with the
blend and a touch of maple syr- Mayland served for many
area, having spent summers here
up. The bacon is sold unsliced, years on the Salisbury Board of
as a child.
giving the chef control over the Finance and is currently a select-
He spent three years in the
slice thickness. A thicker slice man. He said that effective town
family business, the Mayland
isn’t just more satisfying; it’s government has been the norm
Chime Company, which made
also ideal for making lardons, in Salisbury since his arrival.
cathedral chimes and percussive
sautéeing with Brussels sprouts That sober continuity, com-
musical instruments such as
and pasta dishes or adding to a bined with the natural beauty of
xylophones.
pot of slow-simmered bean soup. the town, is what makes Salisbury
But that business was shifting
Fresh, streaky bacon isn’t attractive to the man who grew
toward electronics, which did not
cheap at $13 per pound, but up in suburban Long Island and
interest him.
that’s what makes it gift-worthy. has no appetite for large popu-
Mayland spent a total of 38
More affordable are beef short lation centers.
years teaching economics at The
ribs ($6 per pound), a great “It’s the quintessential New
Hotchkiss School.
choice for a more hands-off holi- England town,” he said. “I’m
He is an avid scuba diver,
day meal. Try slow cooking them thrilled to live here.”
in last year’s holiday culinary gift,
the Instapot.
Call 860-435-2089 to check
Christmas at Lakeville UMC
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Kent/Sharon
Angry residents oppose plan for new cell phone tower
By Cynthia Hochswender
Expenditures approved
KENT — At a public infor-
at Sharon meeting
mation meeting attended by
By Leila Hawken to enable the Sharon Housing
more than 110 people, a group of
Authority to replace the heat-
Kent residents made it clear that
SHARON — At a sparsely ing system at Sharon Ridge.
they will do everything in their
attended town meeting on Fri- The new system is expected to
power to stop construction of a
day, Dec. 13, voters approved reduce utility costs for those
cell phone tower at either of two
funding proposals in support residents.
proposed sites near Route 341/
of installing HVAC improve- Also approved was the
Segar Mountain Road.
ments at Sharon Ridge and the purchase of a new F550 truck
The meeting on Friday, Dec.
purchase of a new town truck. for the town, to be financed
13, at Town Hall began at 7 p.m.
By unanimous vote, res- through Salisbury Bank and
and continued until almost 10
idents agreed to co-sign a Trust Co. at a total cost of
p.m., with about 30 people stand-
loan with power company $132,000 ($125,000 for the
ing up to state their opposition to
Eversource for up to $100,000 truck, plus financing costs).
having a cell tower built on Bald
Hill Road or at 93 Richards Road.
The presentation was made by
representatives of five companies
involved in the potential tower
project, including attorney Lucia Open ice dates and skate lessons
Chiocchio, who represents both
KENT — Kent Park and form (no cost).
Homeland Towers and AT&T
Recreation, in cooperation with Learn-to-Skate is an intro-
(the service provider that will be
Kent School, will offer skating at duction to ice skating for anyone
the first to put its antenna on a
the Kent School ice rink at the just starting to skate. Participants
tower, if it’s built).
following times: Dec. 27 and 30 gain confidence while learning
Chiocchio spoke first and
and Jan. 2: open skate, 10 a.m. to the basics of skating, such as
introduced the other presenters.
noon; sticks and pucks, 12:30 to standing unassisted, starting,
Ray Vergati, regional manager
2:30 p.m. gliding and stopping while play-
for Homeland Towers, made the
Participants must wear hat ing fun games.
bulk of the presentation.
and skates on the ice during open More proficient Learn-to-
Plan details
skate and skates and helmet for Skaters may advance to Hockey
Vergati talked about the
sticks and pucks. A park pass is Development, a more structured
search for a site, and the need for
required to participate and can program that involves more
a tower to cover the dead zone
be purchased at the rink during advanced skating drills, pro-
for cellular service in the center
PHOTO BY CYNTHIA HOCHSWENDER skating hours. Passes are $35 gressing to learning to skate with
of town and especially on Segar
a hockey stick and, later, basic
Mountain Road. Melanie Ough, standing, was one of the Kent residents who spoke up at a public information for Kent residents; free to Kent
residents ages 65 and up; $65 puck handling.
He talked about the govern- meeting on Friday, Dec. 13, against a plan to build a cell tower in town.
for non-residents or $5 per day Participants will need a hock-
ment program called FirstNet,
per person. ey helmet with face shield,
which AT&T participates in. will be done and added to the but most spoke. audience at the beginning of the
Park and Rec will offer a hockey skates, and stick for
With FirstNet, the town’s emer- technical report. Public safety concerns evening to be respectful.
Learn-to-Skate/Hockey Devel- Hockey Development. Addi-
gency services organizations are Vergati said that if anyone Three people spoke in favor She had to ask the crowd to
opment Program for ages 2 to tional hockey gear for padding
invited to have antennas on the has other properties that are of the tower. One was Kent Vol- calm down several times. Audi-
adult on Sunday mornings from is recommended.
tower at no cost. well sited and that are available unteer Fire Department Chief ence members accused REOPEN theING pre- Registration forms are avail-
SUN DAY S 8 to 9 a.m. at Kent School ice rink,
He showed maps indicating to lease, he would be happy to Alan Gawel, the former executive senters of lying and of ignorance, 3/31/19 Route 341 West. able online at www.kentct-
the dead zones in the center of look at them. His email address director of Litchfield County and said they will hire OPEattorneys
N MON-SAT
5 pm
8 am topower
The cost is $150 per partici- parkandrecreation.com and
town and showed the areas that is RV@homelandtowers.us. NODispatch, COUPONS REQUIRED!!
the region’s 911 system. and do everything in their
pant. The program began at the outside the Park and Recreation
the new tower and commercial He and the project’s attorney He said that it’s difficult for to ensure no tower is ever built
end of November and will run office at Kent Town Hall on the
antennas are expected to cover. explained to the audience that it the fire, ambulance and police at either proposed site.
He introduced Triumph Brian Gaudet is up to theLoyal Connecticut Life Siting in town Country
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Falls Village/North Canaan

Popular songs and a popular music program at HVRHS
FALLS VILLAGE — The mu-
sic program at Housatonic Valley
Regional High School continues
to thrive under the direction of
Thomas Krupa.
About 100 students in the
Concert Band and Concert Choir
and the four audition-based
groups (Jazz band, Night choir,
Sweethearts female a cappella,
and Heartbreakers male a cap-
pella) took part in the winter
concert on Friday night, Dec. 13.
They performed a mix of con-
temporary and popular songs,
including a medley of pieces
Boarding house hearing Dec. 30
from the musical“Hamilton” and NORTH CANAAN — There will be a public hearing of the
the Night Choir performed one Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday, Dec. 30, at 7 p.m.
holiday song, “Where Are You, at Town Hall. The subject of the hearing will be the proposed mor-
Christmas?” atorium on boarding houses.
— Cynthia Hochswender There have been concerns that some so-called boarding houses
PHOTOS BY TOM BROWN

Highlights from the Housatonic Valley Regional High School music program on Friday,
Dec. 13, included the Sweethearts a cappella group (top), the jazz band (lower left) and Zyaja
Huggan on alto saxophone (lower right).
are “sober houses” that are not being properly monitored.
At a public hearing, the public can ask questions and express
concerns and make comments. The commission members will meet
at a later date to make a decision.
— Cynthia Hochswender

Learn to curl on Jan. 4 in Norfolk

FALLS VILLAGE — The Falls
Village Recreation Commission
is offering a Learn to Curl work-
shop at the Norfolk Curling Club
on Saturday, Jan. 4, at 2:15 p.m.
The cost is $35 per person. All
participants must be 12 or older.
All students will spend 95
minutes on the ice with an
instructor. Wear rubber-soled
shoes and warm comfortable
clothing; because it is 42 degrees
in the rink, jeans are not recom-
mended.
Registration ahead of time is
required; space is limited. Email
reservation requests to fvrc@
comcast.net.

Great Falls Brewery celebrates successful first year

By Willy Yahn
St. John’S
EpiScopal church
NORTH CANAAN — The
Great Falls Brewing Company
held a one-year anniversary party
on Sunday, Dec. 15. Hundreds
of patrons funneled in and out
of the brewery to celebrate with
friends and participate in raffles. 
christmas services
“It’s been an education,” said
owner Chris Tripler about the
first year. “Fortunately I have a
really great staff; without them
we couldn’t have done half the
things that we did.” 
The brewery’s taproom has
become a popular draw in the
area for a cold one. Part of
the appeal is a full calendar of
promotional events, including
game nights and food trucks. The
brewery has started distributing chriStmaS EvE:
their most popular beers to area PHOTO BY WILLY YAHN

liquor stores as well. 

“Lazy Hazy Housy has done
Great Falls Brewing Company had a one-year birthday party for itself on Sunday, Dec. 15.
There were cakes, raffles and, of course, beer.
5:00 p.m.
the best,” Tripler said about the
brewery’s most successful beer
Festival eucharist
tion to the fund. 
so far. “Canaan Mountain Lager
Great Falls Brewing Compa-
the reverend adam Greene, Celebrant
is the next one; that’s why those
two are always on the tap board.”  ny was nominated for a Toasty the reverent marilyn anderson, preaCher
Award by the national restaurant
Tripler said the brewery has
platform Toast. The brewery is donald sosin, Organist
proudly been involved in many
one of five finalists for the Local
initiatives that benefit the com-
munity. Those efforts continued Community Advocate category, Sanitation Service Joanna seaton, sOpranO
on Sunday. Brewery merchandise which celebrates restaurants Judith dansker, ObOe
and other prizes were raffled off, and breweries that have uplifted Quality Service For Refuse Removal
with all proceeds going to the their communities, according to
Recycling For The Future lucy Bardo, CellO
Toast’s website. Vote for Great
Kara Zinke Emergency Fund.
Falls Brewing Company at
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for 26 years who have been hit
by unexpected tragedy.
“It helps people in emergency
11:00 a.m.
situations or if you have a fire or
whatever it may be,” said Priscilla
holy eucharist with hymns
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ble to lose a child, but if you can
make something good out of a Celebrant
donald sosin, Organist
tragedy it’s all worthwhile.”
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ation for the brewery’s contribu-
at the
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Bubbly gifts will keep parties sparkling through the holidays
The first leg of the holiday
sprint is down and as gift-giving
season closes in, you don’t have
to look far to find great gifts of
the wine variety.
Sparkling wine takes the
crown at this time of year as the
easiest way to spread holiday
cheer: It’s festive and likeable, and
quality purchases can be made at
almost any price point.
We paid a visit to six local
retailers for their take on the
perfect go-to sparkling wine.
Kent Wine & Spirit
24 N. Main St., Kent
Kent Wine & Spirit’s annual
sparkling tasting is a much-loved
tradition. Owner Ira Smith hosts
members of the wine trade, staff
and guests for a tasting of 40 to
50 sparkling wines, and the at-
tendees vote the selections down
to five winners.
The Victorine de Chastenay
Cremant de Bourgogne, at $18,
blew away the competition last
year. Smith called it “stupid
good,”which in the wine industry
is possibly the highest compli-
ment a wine can receive.
Prosecco, an Italian spar-
Holiday
Gifts
Kaitlin Ohlinger
bubbles.”
Known for its delicacy and
freshness, look to smaller houses
such as Garbel for bottlings of
100% Glera and a lower residual
sugar content than the big box
competition.
Little Gates Wine Merchant
34 Main St., Millerton
Chris Jeans of Little Gates is a
champion of small Champagne
producers. The region of Cham-
pagne in France is a commune,
and smaller producers historical-
ly sell their grapes to large houses
such as Krug or Clicquot.
The B. H. Coutier Ambonnay,
NV France, at $49.50, is a single
appellation bottle from a fami-
ly-owned producer that would
fetch mortgage payments when
sought after from a big name
Champagne house.
For the adventurous or even
Regional Gifts
French.” Just don’t tell the French.
Salisbury Wines
19 Main St., Salisbury
Jim Kennedy of Salisbury
Wines is a chenin blanc lover, so
it’s no surprise that he selected a
sparkling chenin as his Holiday
favorite. Chenin blanc makes
exceptional sparkling, as it has
naturally high acid and plenty of
fruit. The Jacky Blot Triple Zero
Brut ($30) is a certified organic
wine with zero added sugar. It is
“dry, but has plenty of richness,”
Kennedy said, and will comple-
ment food beautifully.
Rick’s Wine & Spirits
12 Gay St., Sharon plaza
New owner Dave Wheeler is
no stranger to handpicked wines
after many years in the restau-
rant world. A classic favorite of
his is the Champagne Henriot
Brut Souverain ($57.99). This
200-plus year-old family estate’s
house Cuveé is bright and fresh
with notes of spring flowers and
white peach.
The only Austrian spar-
kling on our Northwest Corner
rounds was also found at Rick’s:
The Schloss Gobelsberg Brut PHOTO BY KAITLIN OHLINGER

kling wine, is perhaps the most
crowded category. Smith sug-
gested Adami Garbel, $16. This
producer could be considered
the “first family” of Prosecco, if
there were such a title.
The rise of Prosecco, Smith
said, “brought fun back to
just curious, Little Gates carries
the British sparkling Exton Park
Brut ($46) and Brut Rosé ($50).
Selected after a tasting of a dozen
or so “Brit Fizz” options sold
in distribution, Jeans said the
Exton Park could absolutely let
you “close your eyes and think
($39.99) is a vivacious blend of
gruner veltliner with traces of
riesling and pinot noir.
Lakeville Wine & Spirits
336 Main St., Lakeville
Owner Robain Dionne offers
up the bestselling Prima Perla
Prosecco ($9.99) as her holiday
Exton Park Brut Rosé ($50) and Brut ($46) at Little Gates Wine Merchant in Millerton.
recommendation. The category with notes of pear, peach and Bernard Remy on price alone.
is big for a reason, as a Prosecco citrus. The competitive pricing on their
will deliver a refreshing and light Stateline Wine & Spirits Brut ($34.99) and Brut Rosé
bubbly at a competitive price. 13 E. Main St., North Canaan ($39.99) are reflective of their
Perfect for Christmas morning Manager Steve Sereday sides small distribution footprint and
mimosas, Prima Perla is subtle, with small Champagne house moderate total case production.

The unexpected holiday surprises to be found at museum stores

mini-poles ($20) are available
as harbingers of hope for the
New Year. The shop closes Dec.
20 but reopens Jan. 6; the hours
are Tuesday through Saturday 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays 9 a.m.
to 1 pm; 26 Benton Road, www.
worldpeace.org.
The Sharon Audubon Cen-
ter’s Nature Store overflows with
a Santa’s Workshop worth of
fiercely huggable stuffed animals,
including a Hogwarts-ready
snowy owl ($14.99) made of
recycled materials. There are
shelves stacked with wildlife- and
garden-themed puzzles ($5.95
which includes Stockbridge’s Red
Lion Inn, are a best-selling item
at the capacious gift shop of the
Norman Rockwell Museum, a
short drive away.
The motif is also hand-paint-
ed on a glowing votive candle
($17.95), and reproduced in
a 500-piece puzzle ($18.95).
With goods ranging from cre-
ative housewares to games and
painting sets for children, the
store is worth a visit — and you
can shop without paying the
museum’s $20 adult admission
fee. The museum is 9 Glendale
Road/Route 183. The shop is
open daily until 5 p.m. except
for Dec. 24 and 31, when it closes
at 4 p.m.; closed Christmas and
New Year’s Day; www.nrm.org.
Not far away is Naumkeag,
a grand hilltop house-museum
from the Gilded Age. Maintained
by the Trustees of Reservations
it’s famed for its gardens — but
in winter, it’s worth visiting for its
pop-up Holiday Shop. You’ll find
cozy Fair Trade alpaca scarves,
bulb-forcing vases, upscale jew-
elry, books, toys and ornaments,
Naumkeag tea towels — and
Night Scout knit hats (in four
colors) with rechargeable LED
headlamp ($15). Visit the shop
at 5 Prospect Hill Road from
5 to 9 p.m. Thursdays through
Sundays until Dec. 29; and from
5 to 8 p.m. on Mondays Dec. 23,
30 and 31. Tickets are by reser-
vation only and include shuttle
transportation from a special
parking area; www.thetrustees.
org/places-to-visit/Berkshires/
naumkeag.

A basket full of plushy, huggable stuffed animal owls found
at Sharon Audubon Center’s Nature Store.
Holiday
Gifts
Divya Symmers
You don’t have to go to a mall
or order online to find delightful
and reasonably priced holiday
gifts. Instead, why not support
a local museum by shopping at
their gift shop?
PHOTO SUBMITTED
The World Peace Sanctuary
in Wassaic, in a warm converted
barn, serves as headquarters for
the U.N.-affiliated May Peace
Prevail On Earth International
and home to a tiny enticing gift
shop with a potpourri of peace-
themed presents that bear the or-
ganization’s simple but powerful
message (May Peace Prevail on
Earth) in several languages. Cus-
tom 6-foot peace poles ($160)
as well as 17-inch garden and
desktop versions and a set of five
Brain Teasers
to $25.99), creative games and
educational toys, a marvelous
selection of nature books for
children and birdwatchers, plus a
carousel of finger puppets ($3.79
each) and bottles of Audubon CLUES ACROSS
maple syrup. Not surprisingly, 1. No longer on the market
5. W. African language
there are birdfeeders, birdhous- 9. A way to open
es and hummingbird feeders 11. A type of pigeon
galore, priced for different bud- 13. Japanese warrior
gets, including “squirrel buster” 15. Pelvic areas
16. No seats available
feeders in small ($34.99) or large 17. Not working
($50.99) and a suet log feeder 19. In a way, soaks
($13.99) that holds three suet 21. Growing outward
22. Ritzy local __ Air
plugs. Sharon Audubon’s spe-
23. Telegraphic signals
cial Northwest Corner birdseed 25. Metric units
blend comes in 20-, 10-, and 26. Large wine cask
five-pound bags. The store is at
27. Fiber from the husk of a
325 Cornwall Bridge Road and is coconut
open Tuesday to Saturday from 29. Gets up
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays
from 1 to 5 p.m.; www.sharon.
31. French river
33. Witnesses
34. They make great neighbors
audubon.org. 36. The sun does it
Drive north on Route 7 to 38. Used to store ashes
Massachusetts and you’ll soon 39. First Chinese dynasty
41. Network of nerves
reach the Christmas village of 43. Word element meaning ear
Stockbridge, immortalized by
44. Metric unit of length (Brit.)
artist Norman Rockwell’s 1967 46. Tributary of the Danube 32. Starts all over again
48. Off-limits 34. Jai alai arena Look for the
“Home for Christmas” illus- 35. Star Wars antagonist solution in next
tration for McCall’s magazine.
52. Appeal earnestly
37. Freestanding structure
53. It’s good to have them
38. The ideal place
week’s issue.
Giclée prints ($35 to $170) of 54. Commercial flying company
this iconic Main Street scene, 56. Acted out in protest 40. The extended location of
57. Took to the sea something
58. Cuckoos 42. Made level Dec. 12 Solution
59. Drove fast 43. Distinctive smell
45. Greek goddess of discord
CLUES DOWN 47. Got older
1. Trapped 49. Type of monkey
2. About osmosis 50. Travels to
3. Romanian monetary unit 51. Geological times
4. Form of Persian 55. Edge
5. Cold wind
6. Leave out

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2019 ChriStMaS MaSS SChedule 10. A narrow path or road
11. Contrary beliefs
Sudoku
12. One who speaks Gaelic
December 22nd Adoration and Confessions 14. Private school in New York
6:00pm - Saint Joseph Church in Canaan 15. Jackson and Townshend
are two
December 24th Vigil Christmas Eve 18. Soldier in an airborne unit
20. Taken illegally Dec. 12 Solution
5:00pm - Saint Mary Church in Lakeville 24. Capital of Valais
26. Male reproductive organs
December 25th Christmas Day 28. State capital
9:00am - Saint Joseph Church in Canaan 30. One with supernatural
insight
11:00am - Immaculate Conception Church in Norfolk
Holy Day Vigil - Solemnity of Mary
5:00pm - Saint Joseph Church in Canaan
Holy Day of Obligation - Jan. 1st Solemnity of Mary
9:00am - Saint Mary Church in Lakeville retirement rehabilitation healthcare
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A field guide to gifting for the cyclist in your life
By Ian Strever
The serious cyclist, even if
he or she is not riding outdoors
at this time of year, is definitely
thinking about cycling and bike
parts. This guide to cycling gifts
is done with a nod to blogger
Eben Weiss, who set out on an
archaeological quest to identify
the various tribes of cyclists that
populate New York City.
The Roadie
Look for skinny tires, tall
socks and someone who takes
cycling way too seriously. If they
can tell you who won the Giro
d’Italia this year, you’re on the
right track. This person could
use mountain bike shorts for
the two-to-three times this year
when they take a day off and
actually ride to Sweet William’s
in Salisbury just to have coffee.
Anything else you get them they
probably already own, but theirs
is lighter and faster.
I’ll always go for something
rechargeable, and while most
flashers now plug into USB ports,
make sure to read the package
What to get your favorite
fly-fisher for Christmas
T
he options: You could
walk into the Orvis store
with a target painted on
your forehead, or you could be
guided by yours truly.
Not that there’s anything
wrong with the Orvis store. As
a matter of fact, on the subject of
inexpensive rods for beginners,
the Orvis Encounter or Clear-
water rods are pretty good, with
a 9 foot 5 weight rod, reel, line
and case coming in under $300.
Or you can go to Housatonic
River Outfitters in Cornwall and
get an Echo Base starter rod outfit
for $169.
But your angler is experienced
and needs a new challenge, like
Euro nymphing, which has a nice
NSFW ring to it.
It’s really a method of subsur-
face fishing that involves a longer
rod than usual. UpCountry
Sportfishing in New Hartford
has three Euro outfits from $419
to $469. I can vouch for the least
expensive, the Cortland 10 ½ foot
3 weight competition rod with a
Lamson Liquid reel.
Most anglers wear chest wad-
ers, but they are hot and clumsy
in warmer weather. I offer two
options: Redington Palix River
Pants, which are waist-high boot
foot waders ($129 on Amazon).
These are great for smaller
streams and far more useful than
the old-fashioned hip boot when
it’s raining or icy and you want to
sit down. (Think about it.)
And for when it is really hot,
get a pair of technical pants such
as LL Bean’s aptly named Tech-
nical Fishing Pants ($89) and
a neoprene bootie such as the
Hodgman Neoprene Guard Sock
($19.99 on Amazon). The bootie
fills up the space in the wading
boot, and the gravel guard keeps
the pebbles out.
I have never seen the point
in buying expensive collapsible
wading staffs. None of them
are designed to support the full
weight of an adult for any length
of time. They are for balance.
Typically they come with a
crummy little holster thingy
that falls apart and is difficult to
wedge the staff into. Get a Kool
Bak wading holster ($19.95 at
Amazon), which offers easy
storage, serious toughness, fits
on almost any belt, and is made
in the US of A.
A very nice gift is to go to the
fly shop and ask for a Tacky fly
box filled with an assortment of
flies that are suitable for spring
fishing. Tacky boxes come in all
sorts of configurations but the
one I like best is the Hydropho-
bic SD box ($35), which is big
enough to hold a day’s worth of
flies but small enough to fit in
most vests and packs. How many
flies you buy is between you and
the fly shop.
There are many options for
adding traction to wading boots
in the form of studs or spikes.
One option is to go to the
hardware store and get some
sheet metal screws and attach
them.
However, I recommend a
less onerous method that works
carefully to avoid buying one
with batteries.
The Mountain Biker
Known by fat tires and flat-
brimmed baseball hats. While
visibly different from The Roadie,
Mountain Bikers can be equally
discriminating about appearance.
Underneath the baggie shorts lies
a core of Lycra. There is a bit more
range in their wardrobe, though,
which incorporates everything
from Fox-branded T-shirts to
Western-style button-downs.
Mountain Bikers are a bit more
forgiving on the accessory front,
too. While they might have a
preferred style of handlebar grip,
they’ll burn through it quickly
enough that the gift of a new pair
will get used eventually.
And although most Mountain
Bikers feign ennui about com-
petition, any cyclist can get lost
down the rabbit hole of Strava,
an app that records times along
“segments” of roads and trails and
posts them from fastest to slowest,
thus creating a kind of virtual race
that plays itself out in group rides
everywhere.
Tangled Lines
Patrick L. Sullivan
PHOTO BY PATRICK L. SULLIVAN
Goat Head spikes keep your
fly-fishing friend safe in the
water and make an excellent
holiday gift.
better anyway. Goat Head Sole
Spikes ($19.95 at www.goathead-
gear.com) come in half-inch and
inch lengths, and fit in both rub-
ber and felt soles. I keep a set of
them handy, as occasionally one
gets mashed up or pulled out, and
I tend to be rough on boots. Or a
friend might need some help. It’s
a simple, inexpensive solution to
an ageless problem.
If your angler has so much
stuff that adding anything is just
silly, then I heartily recommend
Taylor Streit’s “Instinctive Fly
Fishing.” Streit is a guide in Taos,
N.M., and I met him once but I
was drunk and I don’t remember
it very well.
Never mind that. This is the
single most useful book on the
sport I’ve ever read. There is
something for every fly-rodder
here, at any level of skill ($16.95
on Amazon).
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There is a great series of virtual
enduro races in the Berkshires
that depend on Strava to partici-
pate, and a year’s subscription to
their “Summit” service, which
includes training plans and
in-depth ride analysis, is a cool
$59.99.
The Triathlete
In cycling circles, the Triath-
lete is an outlier. Not a dedicated
cyclist by definition, they contin-
ually flout the unwritten codes of
the Roadie and Mountain Biker,
but they tend toward the tech-
nical: Show up to an Ironman
start line, and you’ll see the most
exotic mix of equipment this
side of a cycling trade show. If
it’s aerodynamic, these guys are
all over it.
Ironman events can last up
to an entire day, and training for
them consumes intense amounts
of time. Triathletes will already
know that from their countless
watches — most of which also
measure their heart rate — but
many need to develop an appre-
ciation for time spent recovering.
Bosu balls, massage sticks and
other recovery tools are entice-
ments to get them to spend more
time in the living room, which
their families will appreciate until
someone points out that they
aren’t actively training.
Like Roadies, Triathletes will
try any new technology that
promises an edge, and electronic
muscle stimulators (“e-stim” in
cycling parlance) and embroca-
tion such as AMP Human’s PR
Lotion claim to do just that.
E-stim units electronically
activate muscles and simulate the
effects of acupuncture or mas-
sage, but at much less expense
and much greater convenience.
The twitch-inducing technology
takes some getting used to, how-
ever, and they aren’t the cheapest
way to recover (PowerDot will
OBITUARY
Barbara Mae Jones
MILLERTON — Barbara Mae
Jones, 58, a lifelong resident of
Millerton, passed away on Nov.
29, 2019, at her home in
Millerton.
Born on April 17, 1961,
in Sharon, she was the
daughter of the late Pearl
(Conklin) and James
Jones.
Barbara was a graduate
of Webutuck High School,
Class of 1979. She worked
as a housekeeper at the
Wassaic developmental
center.
Barbara valued friend and
family. She was the kind of person
to lend a helping hand, always
giving all she had to friends,
family and others.
Most of Barbara’s time was
spent with her best friends,
Lisa Murnane and Steve Wilms.
She loved shopping and riding
around the countryside. Barbara
loved animals, especially her cats
THE LAKEVILLE JOURNAL, Thursday, December 19 & 26, 2019
run you about $350), so some
may prefer to just rub AMP’s
lotion into sore muscles and rely
on their claims that it will help
delay the onset of the painful
lactic acid buildup that limits
their hardest workouts.
The Fred
Look for unmatched cycling
outfits, a plastic chain guard inside
the rear cassette, and accessories
that concede comfort over per-
formance and style.
High-rise handlebars, plush
seats, gel gloves — these are
tell-tale signs of the Fred, the
ubiquitous, bike-loving (but not
bike-obsessed) aficionado who
rides often enough for non-cy-
clists to associate them with the
sport.
To Roadies, Freds are clueless;
to Mountain Bikers, they are
milquetoast. But Freds probably
comprise the largest segment of
the cycling population, if not the
ones who spend the most on their
passion.
What to get them for the hol-
idays is a matter of perspective.
Roadies would suggest some
matching “kit” (jersey, shorts,
etc.).
Mountain Bikers would say
baggy shorts, but to split the dif-
ference, go with bib shorts. These
differ from traditional shorts by
the addition of a set of suspend-
ers that are built into the shorts,
thus improving fit, comfort and
performance. Anyone who tries
them will never go back.
Assos’ Mille shorts are the
gold standard when it comes
to padding and fit, and I’ve
converted riders of all stripes
to bibs after trying a pair. Not
flamboyant with team labels or
colors, these shorts just do what
they’re supposed to do, making
long rides more comfortable
by keeping everything where it
belongs.
Muffy and Tux.
Barbara is survived by six
brothers, James, Fredrick, John,
Wi l l i a m a n d
D a n i e l Jon e s
and Allen Brown;
four sisters, The-
resa Lyke, Nan-
cy Baker, Izettia
Nichol and Tina
Brown; and sev-
eral nieces and
nephews.
Barbara was
predeceased by
her parents, Al-
ton and Elizabeth Hafford; and
three brothers, Stewart and Ed-
ward Jones and Richard Hafford.
A celebration of life will be
held at a later date. Memorial
donations may be made to the
Dutchess County SPCA, 636
Violet Ave, Hyde Park, NY 12538.
To send the family an online
condolence, go to www.hufcut-
funeralhome.com.
Holiday Sports Gifts
Cabin fever
No matter which strain of
cyclist broods about your house
during the winter, they all get a
little stir-crazy. Indoor trainers
have taken monumental leaps
forward in recent years, thanks to
Zwift, an app that can transport
cyclists through virtual rides
in several destinations, includ-
ing New York, London and
“Watopia,” a surreal landscape
that includes underwater and
trans-volcano segments. Sync
the app with a Bluetooth-enabled
trainer such as Wahoo’s Kicker
line, and the resistance on the
trainer will simulate the pitch of
climbs. Wahoo even has a fork-
mount tower that will raise and
Worship Services
Week of December 22 & 29, 2019
The Congregational
Church of Salisbury, U.C.C.
30 Main Street, Salisbury, CT
Serving the Lord with Gladness
We bid you warm welcome to come
worship with us Sundays at 10 am.
All are welcome!
Moving music,and Christian fellowship
in a historic 19th C. Meeting House.
No nursery care for the summer months,
beginning Sunday June 9
The Rev. Dr. John A. Nelson
(860) 435-2442
www.salisburycongregational.org
St. John's Episcopal Church
12 Main Street, Salisbury, CT
Rev. Marilyn Anderson
Rev. Paul Christopherson
SUNDAY SERVICES
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Rite I) Said
10:00 a.m. Eucharist with music (Rite II)
WEDNESDAY HEALING SERVICE
At Noon – with Eucharis
www.stjohnssalisbury.org
860-435-9290
North Canaan
Congregational Church, UCC
Joyfully opening our hearts
and doors to all God's people
Pastor Savage Frieze
172 Lower Rd/Rt. 44, East Canaan CT
Worship services Sundays at 10 am
AT THE PILGRIM HOUSE
30 GRANITE AVE, CANAAN:
FISHES & LOAVES Food Pantry and
CLOSETS for clothing, Wednesdays 9-11
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northcanaancongregational
North East Baptist Church
Historic Meeting House,
Main & Maple Millerton, NY
God's word is always relevant!
A Warm Welcome Awaits You
SUNDAY SERVICES
Family Bible School - 9:30 AM
Morning Worship - 11:00
Evening Service - 6:00 PM
WEEKDAY MEETINGS
Weds. Prayer Meeting 7:00 PM
at Parsonage 33 S. Maple Ave.
Sat. Bible Studies
for Men & Women 3:00 PM
FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON
First Sunday of each month
after AM services
Pastor Henry A. Prause
518-789-4840
The Sharon United
Methodist Church
112 Upper Main Steet,
North End of Sharon Green
Touching Lives - Lifting Spirits
10:45 a.m. Worship Service, Nursery Care
No Sunday School in Summer
The Rev. Margaret Laemmel
860-364-5634
sharonumc5634@att.net
Canaan United
Methodist Church
2 Church St., Rte 44, Canaan, CT
11 a.m. Worship Service
“Open Hearts – Open Minds – Open Doors”
Rev. Lee Gangaware
860-824-5534
canaanct-umc.com
canaanctumc@gmail.com
Promised Land
Baptist Church
29 Granite Ave., Canaan, CT
Where you will find: A Warm Welcome!
Helpful Bible Messages, A Place to Grow!
Sunday School - 10am
Sunday Worship - 11am
Wednesday Bible Study
and Prayer Meeting — 7PM
(860) 824-5685
VISITORS WELCOME!
www.promisedlandbaptist.org
The Chapel of All Saints,
Cornwall
An intimate Episcopal service every
Sunday
9:00am Holy Eucharist and sermon
Chapel at Trinity Conference Center
West Cornwall, CT
WELCOMING ALL
SAINT KATERI
TEKAKWITHA PARISH
860-927-3003
The Churches of
Sacred Heart, Kent
St. Bernard, Sharon
St. Bridget, Cornwall Bridge
MASS SCHEDULE
9 AM – Sacred Heart
Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday & First Friday
SATURDAY VIGIL
4 PM - St. Bridget
SUNDAY MASSES
8 AM - St. Bernard
10 AM - Sacred Heart
The Smithfield
Presbyterian Church
656 Smithfield Valley Rd.
Route 83, Amenia, NY
Services every Sunday 10 a.m.
21st Century Theology
in an Historic Building
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lower the front end of the bike to
imitate the angle. Best of all, it all
works with your existing ride and
bike position, so the transition in
spring to open roads is seamless.
Stop by Berkshire Bike and Board
in Great Barrington for a test ride
of this and for all of the other
aforementioned products.
Of course, the truly bike-ob-
sessed person in your life needs
some downtime, too, and any of
the Eben Weiss books will enter-
tain and (perhaps) promote some
necessary self-effacing humor on
the part of the cyclist-reader. In
contrast to Lance Armstrong’s
memoir, Weiss appreciates that
for some of us, it’s always about
the bike.
All Saints of America
Orthodox Christian Church
313 Twin Lakes Rd., Salisbury, CT
Sat. Vespers at 5:00 p.m.
Sun. Liturgy at 9:30 a.m.
Rev. Fr. John J. Kreta
860-824-1340
www.allsaintsofamerica.us
Falls Village
Congregational Church
16 Beebe Hill Road, Falls Village
10:00 a.m. Family Worship
11:00 a.m. Coffee Hour
A Friendly Church with
a warm welcome to all!!
860-824-0194
Christ Church Episcopal
in Sharon
9 South Main, Sharon CT
Sunday Holy Eucharist at 9:00 AM
Rev. Dr. Martha Tucker
All welcome to join us
860-364-5260
www.christchurchsharon.org
Greenwoods
Community Church
355 Clayton Road, Ashley Falls, MA
Sunday Service 10:30 AM
Kidz Konnection
K-6th grade (during Sun. Service)
Nursery Care All Services
Pastor Trip Weiler
413-229-8560
www.greenwoodschurch.com
St. Thomas
Episcopal Church
40 Leedsville Road
Amenia Union, NY
SUNDAY WORSHIP 10:30
followed by refreshments
All ages welcome!
Rev. Dr. Robert D. Flanagan
www.stthomasamenia.com
845-373-9161
Trinity Episcopal Church
484 Lime Rock Rd., Lime Rock
Sun. 8 & 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Nursery Care/Sunday School 10:20 a.m.
“Offering companionship along the way”
Rev. Heidi Truax
(860) 435-2627
trinity@trinitylimerock.org
www.trinitylimerock.org
Unitarian Fellowship
of NW CT
Cobble Living Room
Noble Horizons
The next meeting will be
Sunday, January 12 at 10:30 a.m.
All are Welcome
For information call 860-435-2319
The Lakeville United
Methodist Church
319 Main St., Lakeville, CT 06039
9:30 a.m. Worship Service
Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
“Open Hearts - Open Minds - Open Doors”
The Rev. Margaret Laemmel
860-435-9496
Lakevillemethodist@snet.net
ST. MARTIN OF TOURS
PARISH
Immaculate Conception,
4 North Street, Norfolk
St. Joseph, 4 Main Street, Canaan
St. Mary, 76 Sharon Road, Lakeville
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Vigil 5 pm, St. Joseph Church
Sunday 9 am, Church of St. Mary
Sunday 11 am,
Immaculate Conception Church
DAILY MASS SCHEDULE
Wednesday 6pm
St. Joseph Chapel or Church
Thursday 8am
Immaculate Conception Church
Friday 8am
Church of St. Mary
ALL ARE WELCOME!
For information,
please call 860-824-7078
UCC in CORNWALL
Congregational
Worship Sunday, 10 am
Cornwall Village Meeting House
8 Bolton Hill Rd, Cornwall
Outstanding Church School (10 am)
Mission Opportunities
Warm Fellowship following Worship
860-672-6840
FB - UCC in Cornwall
Rev. Micki Nunn-Miller, Minister
Welcoming all - including the
LGBTQ Community
Sharon Congregational
Church
25 Main Street, Sharon, CT
Sunday Worship Service
and Sunday School at 10:30 a.m.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 8 p.m.
Bible Study will resume Jan. 16, 2020
860-364-5002
info@sharoncongregationalchurch.org
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Notebook
Continued from Page A1
Last fall, at the Friends of
Taconic State Park anual barbe-
cue at the Copake Ironworks site,
a tablemate asked if I was from
Washington state. He pointed to
my cap, a souvenir of Snoqualmie
Falls in that state. It’s a giant
banana slug. My daughter lives
there, I explained. I lived there, he
told me. I’ve visited, I said. And
we had a conversation.
My Montreal cap sparked a
three-way conversation once as
I was making a retail purchase.
The person behind me once lived
in the Quebec city, the clerk had
visited there. I have a cousin who
lives there, I said. And my wife’s
ancestor, Jacques Archambault,
dug the first well in the old sec-
tion of the city. The well site is
still there, with a plaque.
Another day, purchasing a
small container of cranberry
walnut chicken salad at Big Y,
the deli man repeated my request
and put an “eh?” at the end. I
caught on. He was born in one of
the western provinces of Canada,
Saskatchewan, he explained. My
parents were born in Quebec, I
said, eh?
I don’t wear my thistle cap
much. No one knew it was a Scot-
tish thistle. Instead I wear a cap
that spells it out. SCOTLAND.
Have you been there? I’ve been
asked. Three all-too-short days,
I answer. I lived there for a year,
she told me. I was jealous.
I thought my Case IH cap
would let me blend in with
farmers, until a friend chastized
me for not wearing a John Deere
cap, she being a far-up-the-tree
desdendant of that agricultural
inventor. I have had to adjust
my wardrobe because of the
reactions.
I don’t wear my Martin cap
as often. I purchased it when our
family toured the guitar factory
in Pennsylvania years ago. I’m
not a musician, and diehard gui-
tarists quickly bury me in their
enthusiasm for Martins.
Except for Phil Terni, the Mil-
lerton Main Street shopkeeper,
no one knew my GeeBee belt
refers to the racing airplanes
made in Springfield, Mass., in
the 1930s. (Famed pilot Lowell
Bayles flew a GeeBee an air show
at the North Canaan airport in
1931.)
I figured no one would rec-
ognize the front end of the circa
1950 Citroen Traction Avant,
blazingly silkscreened on my
latest T shirt. But the first person
to notice was an artist friend from
Mount Washington. Fresh out
of college in the early 1960s, he
told me, he and a friend were in
France and bought an old Citro-
en for $100. It wouldn’t start, he
said. They had to push it. That car
took them all over France. They
carried sleeping bags with them
and overnighted beside the road.
Can’t do that anymore, he sighed.
So skip the “Bernie” or
“MAGA” messages and start a
good old-fashioned harmless
conversation.
Today the writer wore his
Tugboat Annie’s cap — from a
restaurant and bar on the Puget
Sound, where he enjoyed a tasty
fish dinner while visiting his old-
est daughter and her boyfriend.
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Birds
Continued from Page A1
counted an all-time circle high
of 27 bald eagles.
While a stiff breeze through-
out the day kept songbirds
hunkered down, larger birds
were plentiful on this 40-degree
day, which was unseasonably
warm compared to last year’s
event, which was postponed
once due to ice, snow and frigid
temperatures.
“It’s different every year,”
said Adams of the weather. “You
never know what you are going
to get.”
He and fellow naturalists
Rene Wendell of Pittsfield, Mass.,
and Jonathan Pierce of Lenox,
Mass.— all members of the
Hoffmann Bird Club — decid-
ed to scope out the woods and
fields at the Audubon Center in
search of one particular species:
a golden-crowned kinglet, a
delicate little songbird that emits
a high-pitch call, similar to a
coach’s whistle.
As the trio trekked through
woods and fields, they kept their
eyes to the sky.
“That’s a red-tailed hawk over
there,” announced Wendell, a for-
mer conservation ranger for the
329-acre Bartholomew’s Cobble
Reservation in Sheffield, who is
currently a land steward for the
Nature Conservancy.
Pierce, a naturalist who has
led bird walks in the southern
Berkshires, said he, Wendell and
Adams are longtime friends who
have a passion for the outdoors
and nature. “We love birds, but
we keep our eye on everything:
mushrooms, plants, animals,
Wish
Continued from Page A1
salisburyvna.org.
Contact Executive Director
Nancy Deming at ndemng@
salisburyvna.org or 860-435-
0816.
Sharon Audubon Center
The Sharon Audubon Cen-
ter’s Wildlife Rehabilitation
Clinic accepts hundreds of ad-
missions of injured or orphaned
birds and other wildlife each
year. They don’t charge for this
service, so gifts are very much
needed.
They need animal care
supplies; paper towels, bleach,
laundry detergent and gift
cards to Amazon, Petco or
hardware stores are a great
help. Or buy a Rodent Pro gift
certificate to feed the resident
birds; contact Sunny Kellner
for instructions.
Donate to Sharon Audubon
Center, 325 Cornwall Bridge
Road, Sharon, CT  06069.
Contact Wildlife Rehabilita-
tion Specialist Sunny Kellner at
skellner@audubon.org or 860-
364-0520 ext. 106.
Women’s Support Services
Women’s Support Services in
Sharon works to create a com-
munity free of domestic violence
and abuse through education,
advocacy and support. WSS
offers free, confidential, cli-
ent-centered services regardless
of identity. They also offer pro-
gramming to schools throughout
Region One, from pre-school
through grade 12, that focus on
developing healthy relationship
Contact us to learn more about
ALL of the services available
on the Geer Village campus.
tracking.”
While the golden-crowned
kinglet was elusive, by the end
of the day — which included
visits to Sharon’s Mudge Pond
and local farm fields including
some in the Cornwall area —Ad-
ams predicted they would have
identified a total of between 70
and 80 different birds by the early
evening, when the teams and
individuals would congregate
at the Sharon Audubon Center.
Bird highs, bird lows
By 7:30 p.m. the tally was
in and Adams reported on the
day’s activities to this reporter
by email.
“Despite a long, windy day
all birders had a great time out
and about the fields and forest.
We finished with a total species
count of 72 species and 14,986
different individuals. Our species
count is about average despite
being lower than the last few
years. This is likely due to the
intense wind.”
The individual count, said
Adams, was higher than last
year’s 11,000 birds.
“This is due to the 6,200
Canada Geese found by one
team! We were disappointed to
see lower numbers of cooper’s
hawk, sharp-shinned hawk,
dark-eyed junco and the com-
pletely unseen purple finch and
brown creeper.
“We did have some great
highlights of snow goose, per-
egrine falcon, eastern phoebe,
and an all-time count circle
high of 27 bald eagles. You can
endlessly speculate at what
skills to create safe and inclusive
communities.
In the past year, Women’s
Support Services provided more
than 400 nights of emergency
shelter for individuals and
families in crisis. Many clients
come with not much more than
a backpack, and often minimal
financial resources. Gift cards to
Stop & Shop, gas stations and
stores like CVS or WalMart en-
able clients in crisis to purchase
basic self-care items as they plan
for a safer future for themselves
and their families.  in dementia care, who are certi-
Donate to Women’s Support
Services, 158 Gay St., P.O. Box
341, Sharon, CT 06069.
Contact Director of Devel-
opment Shelly Ross Robbins
at srossrobbins@wssdv.org or
860-364-1080.
Wheels of Opportunity
The mission of Wheels of Op-
portunity is to create economic
opportunity in the Northwest
Corner by providing transporta-
tion options to individuals and
families with limited income.
Cars are given to qualified
clients if they meet the criteria
of in-demand short-term job
training and/or move into sus-
tainable full-time employment
at a livable wage.  in the process.
Cars in working condition
are needed, as are any monetary
donations or gas cards.
Donate to www.wheelsofop-
portunity.com.  TOWN OF CANAAN
Contact co-founders Dave
Ferreira (dave@wheelsofoppor-
tunity.com) or Erin Kennedy
(erin@wheelsofopportunity.
com).  ready to receive Supplemental
Avian activity caught the attention of Zach Adams, Rene Wendell and Jonathan Pierce during
the Trixie Strauss Christmas Bird Count at Sharon Audubon Center on Sunday, Dec. 15.
caused increases or declines of
these numbers, but regardless it
is always an amazing experience
to be out for an entire day, just
counting birds.”
SVNA
Continued from Page A1
serves Northwestern Connecti-
cut communities and is head-
quartered at 30A Salmon Kill
Road.
Plouffe said that since the pro-
gram was started in 2012 under
the leadership of former director
Brenda Fife, the need for home
care assistance has been “growing
like crazy,” and has outgrown its
two small offices.
“I started with 25 clients and
25 caregivers, and that number
has tripled in three years, that’s
how big the demand has been
in our area. It’s exhausting, but
amazing.”
Fife has returned to the agency
and is currently managing the
Sheffield branch.
Plouffe said there is a com-
mon misconception that the
home assistance side of SVNA
is all about medical care.
“We are far beyond that. We
have caregivers who are trained
fied nurses aides trained in hos-
pice care. We have caregivers who
have taken clients to Tanglewood
for concerts, to out-of-state
weddings” and other events, she
said, to allow them to safely enjoy
Delilah
Continued from Page A1
try their luck in Madison again.
Delilah made news of another
kind in September of this year.
Main and his dairy partner, Peter
Main, dissolved their business
and dispersed a herd of 170 cows
Lakeville, Connecticut
CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL
SHARON
CHRISTMAS WORSHIP
DECEMBER 24TH, CHRISTMAS EVE
5:00 PM
FESTIVAL MUSIC AND
CANDLELIGHT CHRISTMAS COMMUNION
The Rev. Dr. Martha Tucker
Sherry Dwyer, Organist
Mary Jean Calvi, Flutist
9 South Main Street
Sharon, CT
Teams and individuals from
all over the state and country take
part in the CBC, and the num-
bers are compiled and reported
to help better understand what
Meghan Plouffe, the director of Home Assistance for the
Salisbury Visiting Nurse Association, said that the agency is
expanding to two new locations because the need for home
care has tripled.
major moments in life. Some
clients use the program twice
weekly for a few hours, others
use it 24 hours a day, seven days
a week, said Plouffe.
“People are really concerned
Delilah was a commanding
draw at the sale, which
took place at the farm in
Copake, posting a record-
breaking $210,000. Though
she has a new owner, she
will remain at Elite Dairy.
• 860-435-0578
PHOTO BY DEBRA A. ALEKSINAS
birds are doing in the winter.
Audubon’s Christmas Bird
Count, in its 120th year, is one
of the longest-running wildlife
censuses in the world.
PHOTO SUBMITTED
about being able to stay at home
as they age.”
Once staff has settled into
their new locations, said Plouffe,
the agency plans to offer month-
ly lectures as well as Coffee
Wednesdays open to the public.
For more information about
Home Care Assistance, go to
www.salisburyvna.org or call
860-435-0816.
LEGAL
NOTICES
Legal Notice
TAX COLLECTOR,
Pursuant to Sec. 12-145 of
the Connecticut statutes, the
Tax Collector, Town of Canaan
gives notice that she will be
Motor Vehicle taxes and the
2nd installment of Real Estate
& Personal Property taxes due
January 1, 2020 at the Canaan
Town Hall, PO Box 47, 108 Main
St., Falls Village, CT 06031.
Office Hours: Monday’s 9-12,
1-4 and Wednesdays 9-Noon.
Payments must be received
or postmarked by February 3,
2020 to avoid interest.
All taxes remaining unpaid
after February 3, 2020 will be
charged interest from January
1, 2020 at the rate of 1.5% for
each month from the due date
of the delinquent tax to the date
of payment, with a minimum
interest charge of $2.00. Sec.
12-146.
Failure to receive a tax bill
does not relieve the taxpayer
of their responsibility for the
payment of taxes or delinquent
charges. Sec.12-30
Dated at Town of Canaan,
Connecticut, this 9th day of
December 2019.
Rebecca Juchert-Derungs
CCMC
Canaan Tax Collector
12-19-19
01-02-20
01-23-20
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THE MILLERTON NEWS Turning Back

EDITORIAL PAGE A9 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19 & 26, 2019
The Winsted Journal
The Pages
P.O. Box 1688, Lakeville, CT 06039 P.O. Box AD, Millerton, NY 12546 P.O. Box 835, Winsted, CT 06098
518-789-4401 FAX 518-789-9247 Norma Galaise
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Editorial
100 years ago — December

A turning point 1919

Owing to the impossibility of

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heating their garage at the old
his is a moment that is transformational for commu-
Stuart blacksmith shop, Rosse-
nity journalism across the country. That fact is evi-
ter and Neill have moved their
denced by the volumes being written about it in the business to the large building on
media, from The New York Times to The Columbia Journal- the Heffernan place on Church
ism Review to The Washington Post, and the many studies Street where they will be glad
being done on it by places like PEN America, The Brookings to see their patrons and friends.
Institution and the Pew Research Center. Foundations like
Report for America and Knight are gathering what journal- John Finkle has entered
ists consider a lot of money to help find solutions for dimin- the employ of H.S. Kelsey at
ishing revenues through the old models of financing for local Salisbury.
reporting: advertising and circulation.
A transformation is also proven by the almost 2,000 PHOTO BY CAITLIN HANLON
The lake froze over last night
newspapers that have shut down over the past 15 years in
the United States. While some of those closures could be
The snow ... before the rain ... before the slop for the first time this winter.

attributed to changing reporting needs in shrinking commu- LIME ROCK — Mr. Charles
nities, it is very likely that the disappearance of local news Stanton was found dead in his
sources has also changed communities irrevocably, decon-
structing previous cohesiveness and interconnection.
Press + politics + public = impeachment cabin in White Hollow on Mon-
day and was buried in Sharon

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So it was with some fear of the unknown that The Lake-
he Founding Fathers
ville Journal and Millerton News jumped into first publish-
never envisioned im-
ing surveys in October to find out our readers’ opinions
on what they value most about our publications, and then
peachment to be death
by a thousand cuts. They would
publishing the proposal of a membership model to support
the newspapers. Would our readers respond? Would they
not have tolerated partisan hacks
searching endlessly for a crime
understand the problems of local journalism and the impor-
tance of solving them for continued community coverage?
throughout a president’s entire
tenure. The American people
We didn’t know those answers. never wanted that either.
We do now. Almost 300 of you, our readers, responded Yet that’s exactly what Dem-
with enthusiasm to the surveys and let us know what was ocrats and the mainstream press
most important to you and what was not. You wrote us notes have given us these past three
to clarify your well-made points. It was clear that the core years, ever since their world came
of our mission, covering local government and support- crashing down during that fateful
ing open discourse, was what you valued most. But so was summer and fall of 2016.
keeping track of the schools, community events and cultural Although the definition of
activity. And many of you liked the chance to communicate “high crimes and misdemean-
your opinions through letters to the editor and reading opin- ors” was left imprecise in the 18th
ion pieces. We were glad to know you value what we value in century, it was understood that
our reporting. the removal of a sitting president
But what really surprised us, and heartened us, has been was to be reserved for crimes of
the response to the membership model idea. We first pub- truly great magnitude. It was
lished the membership model description in both newspa- not supposed to revolve around
pers on Nov. 7, then weekly through Nov. 28. To date, we hearsay about conjecture about
a phone call about collusion as
have received contributions of more than $70,000, many in
related to unconsummated quid
amounts of less than $500, along with more notes on your
pro quos aka treason and/or brib-
feelings about your community newspapers: “Keep the faith. ery, no matter how much Dem-
I love the L.J.”; “Here’s a small gift to help the Journal stay on ocrats and journalists profess to
track. The community needs you!”; “I’ve been reading The be “shocked, shocked” about it.
Lakeville Journal for 35 years, I want to preserve this com- Democrats claim Donald
munity gem.”; “Keep up your good work. We need you!”; Trump is an “existential” threat to
“You are an invaluable part of the community — thank you.”; the country. That’s their pretense
“Enclosed is my part for keeping a community paper viable.”; from which to justify their own
“Hope your membership drive and other steps work! The assault on democracy. Even their
community would lose tremendously if The Lakeville Jour- timetable is political. They’re
nal goes out of business.”; “Keep on keepin’ on!”; “Please list rushing to impeach Trump be-
the donor of the enclosed gift as: The Salisbury Seven. The fore the effort hurts them in the
individual contributors wish to remain anonymous, but wish caucuses next year.
you every success in building a sustainable model for our But it’s already hurting them.
invaluable local resource, The Lakeville Journal.” Trump’s ratings are up, and a ma-
From 1995 to now, our ownership has contributed the jority of Americans now oppose
amount needed to fill in for our losses and keep The Lake- impeachment. Meanwhile, the
ville Journal and Millerton News publications independent Democrat charade parade led by
and afloat. Now, we are looking forward to the next step for Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff and
the company, with a successful membership model and the Jerrold Nadler becomes more
resulting ability to explore the possibility of transitioning to cartoonish by the day. Once
a nonprofit. again, history repeats itself, or
at least rhymes.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, to our contributors; you
In 1867, the Radical Republi-
have kept us going. Thank you as well to all our readers and
cans detested President Andrew
advertisers, who have supported The Lakeville Journal Com- Johnson, whom they clashed
pany publications through thick and thin. We will be here with over many things, includ-
for our communities in the new year, thanks to all of you, ing Reconstruction. Congress
and we will keep you informed of our progress in realizing passed the “Tenure of Office Act,”
the continuation of your community publications. a dubious law meant to weaken
Happy holidays and happy new year!
Off the
Record
Mark Godburn
the power of the presidency. It
forbade Johnson from removing
his own cabinet officers without
Senate approval.
When Johnson dismissed
Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
anyway, that became the main
article of impeachment. Like
today, there was debate about
whether Johnson had done
anything impeachable. Also like
today, Congress claimed Johnson
had questioned its legitimacy. In
the end, the Radicals failed by
one vote of convicting Johnson
in the Senate.
Twenty years later, the “Ten-
ure of Office Act” was repealed,
and in 1926 the Supreme Court
said it was probably unconsti-
tutional anyway. It turns out
Johnson had abundant reason to
question Congress, just as Trump
does today.
In the 1970s, the villain was
Richard Nixon, despised like
Trump by the left. Although Nix-
on was never linked to the Water-
gate break-in, he was nailed for
obstruction of justice. Faced with
a hostile press, shrinking public
support and sure conviction in
the Senate, he resigned in the
summer of 1974.
A quarter-century later, the
impeachment of Bill Clinton
never gained traction. Demo-
crats insisted you don’t remove
a sitting president over “per-
sonal” matters like lying under
oath about Oval Office sex with
interns. The press agreed, the
economy was good and the
feminists sided with Bill be-
cause they had mutual agendas.
House Speaker Newt Gingrich
and prosecutor Ken Starr were
vilified by the press, while Bill’s
popularity soared.
Today, after the Russian
collusion dud, Democrats and
the press scrambled for new
Trump crimes — too chummy
with dictators, too much lip, any
pretense to railroad him. They
jumped on his phone call asking
the Ukrainian president to “look
into” corruption, including by
Joe and Hunter Biden.
Although everything the
Bidens did in Ukraine was
corrupt, Democrats and the
press insist it wasn’t. They insist
Trump was really trying to harm
a political rival. They also insist
that the investigation into Trump
that began in 2016 had nothing
to do with Democrats trying to
harm their rival.
That’s exactly what you need if
you want to impeach a president:
a partisan press to back your side
and stonewall the other.
You also need public support.
Impeachment is a public rela-
tions matter as much as a legal
one. The press is instrumental
in crafting that public support.
The House Judiciary Com-
mittee has now approved two
articles of impeachment: abuse
of power and obstruction of
Congress. The full House is ex-
pected to concur and the Senate
to acquit unless public sentiment
for booting Trump increases
dramatically.
That’s not likely. Democrats
tried but failed to reach that tip-
ping point with closed hearings,
selective leaks, and a made-for-
TV courtroom drama in which
every Trump accuser was a
truth-telling hero and every
Trump supporter a lying villain.
The Democrats always had
major media on their side. If
they could get a public majority
too, Trump would be toast. It
wouldn’t matter if he was guilty
of a high crime or a traffic ticket.
The founders wouldn’t like it,
but Democrats from Washing-
ton, D.C., to The Washington
Post, would be ecstatic.
Tuesday.
No trains will be taken off
on the C.N.E. road as was an-
nounced last week, as the road
has coal for its present needs.
LAKEVILLE — Chester
Thurston has been off duty
owing to an injured ankle re-
ceived while playing basketball
last week.
50 years ago — December
1969
After about a year of mulling
over local opposition, the State
Board of Fisheries and Game is
proceeding with condemnation
proceedings to purchase a pub-
lic boat launching site at Twin
Lakes, Salisbury. How long this
will take is not known, but the
new public area is expected to
open some time in late spring.
Mabel M. Malone has sold
“The Apple House” on the cor-
ner of Route 44 and Old Green-
woods Turnpike to A. Russell
Thompson of Garden City, N.Y.
William C. Cannon of Lakev-
ille, who has been a director of
the Salisbury Bank and Trust Co.
since 1939, resigned from this
position last week at the age of
97. Appointed to take his place
is Donald T. Warner of Sharon.
Miss Dorothy Grinnell, for-
merly of Lime Rock but now
a resident of Litchfield, has
entered Sharon Hospital as a
surgical patient, and does not
know how long she will be in-
capacitated. She has asked the
Journal to print this notice in
hopes that her friends will un-
derstand if her usual Christmas
greetings don’t get out in time.
25 years ago — December
1994
SHARON — Area dog owners
will have to bring their poop-
er-scoopers along if they wish
to exercise their pets on Sharon’s
Veterans Field, according to
an ordinance passed at a town

Letter to the Editor Mark Godburn is a bookseller

in Norfolk and the author of
“Nineteenth-Century Dust-Jack-
meeting last Friday.

Items are from past issues of

Value of local journalism

ets” (2016). The Lakevile Journal.

Recently, New York Times
columnist David Leonhardt
wrote about the importance
of local media coverage, and I
responded to him as below in
support of the concept, with
another angle added.
Nobody ever talks about this
aspect of local newspapers, but
they are also repositories of his-
tory. While I write local history,
and repositories of newspapers
in the areas I work on are my
bread and butter, I realize that
ultimately all history is local.
For example, one current
project concerns William H.
Barnum, a U.S. senator and
political operative, and nemesis
of The New York Times back
when (and) before he was the
longest-service chair of the Na-
tional Democratic Committee.
Yes, I read about him in the
Times archives, of course, and
in archives of other large papers,
such as the Hartford Courant.
But where I learn most about
W. H. Barnum the man is in
the archives of two community
newspapers, the Connecticut
Another letter appears on the next page.
Western News (defunct for a
century) and The Lakeville Jour-
nal — which is not defunct, but
is having a whole lot of problems
staying in business and is trying
to find a path to a nonprofit
model, through a membership
model.
I could not have written the
book “Lakeville Crucifix” with-
out local media to counterbal-
ance the effect, even in the 1880s,
of national and international
media and the rise of the AP.
Without local newspapers,
we stop recording our own his-
tory, and, for those of us whose
names will never be headline
words, we assure our own disap-
pearance in the historical record
going forward.
This is a plug for The Lakeville
Journal, of which I am a reader
and member, but also a sugges-
tion that historians and those
who read their work ought also
to be supporting local media.
Thanks for your efforts in
this area!
Geoffrey Brown
Taconic
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Measles virus clobbers
the immune system
W
e once hoped that
measles would follow
smallpox into extinc-
tion. From 1963, when the vac-
cine was introduced and there
were hundreds of thousands of
cases, many countries became
measles free. No longer. Mea-
sles caused more than 100,000
deaths worldwide in a recent
year, according to The World
Health Organization, and that
number has recently increased.
American Samoa, where levels
of vaccination are less than 41%,
is enduring an epidemic. Almost
5,000 cases have occurred in a
population of about 200,000 and
70 people have died, mostly chil-
dren under five. Samoa closed
down — no schools, no sports,
no government offices open, no
tourism. People now stay home,
and if a house has active cases,
they indicate that with a flag.
Vaccination by the local health
authorities with resources from
The Centers for Disease Control
is proceeding.
The measles virus is a miser-
able little thing. Like hundreds
of other viruses, we know the
sequence of its genome (only six
genes) and what role each gene
performs. Its power starts with
the fact that it is a respiratory
virus and is efficiently transmit-
ted by a cough. (Imagine what
might have happened if Ebola
virus had been transmitted by
a cough.) If you are on a plane
or a ride at Disneyland with an
infected coughing person, you
have a high chance of drawing
a measles virus into your lungs.
Happily, immune cells patrol
your lungs. B cells, T cells and
macrophages have evolved to
deal with invaders and to acti-
vate the immune system. If you
have had the full vaccine, your
immune cells are prepared and
that is the end of it.
If not, measles virus has the
advantage because it has evolved
specific ways to infect those
roving immune cells and to
sabotage their protective efforts.
A few hours after inhaling the
virus, macrophages or B cells in
your lungs could be producing
millions of new viruses, even if
you do not immediately feel sick.
Infected immune cells wan-
der out of the lungs into the
circulation. The next target is
the skin, where the virus copies
itself. When the immune system
detects these infected cells,
inflammation results, causing
the defining reddish rash. The
rash fades about 10 days after
infection and the patient usually
recovers.
u u u be reached at Richard.kessin@
But this is not where our
story ends. Physicians and
parents have noticed that after
a measles infection, children
are often susceptible to other
diseases for as long as two years.
A paper from an international
consortium based at Harvard
Medical School and the Univer-
sity of Amsterdam, published
in Science Magazine on Nov. 1,
explains why.
After any viral infection, the
body’s immune system responds
by producing specific antibodies
that bind to and inactivate the
virus, one set of antibodies for
each virus. After the infection
is over, the response subsides,
but certain cells, called memory
B cells, are banked, probably in
the bone marrow. They continue
to produce antibody at a low
level to provide continuous
immunity.
After a case of measles,
antibodies that protect a child
against chickenpox, mumps or
many other viruses disappear
from the blood, for months or
even years. During that time,
children are vulnerable to infec-
tions that their immune systems
would have snuffed out before
‘New Year’s is a harm-
less annual institu-
tion, of no particular
use to anybody save
as a scapegoat for
promiscuous drunks,
and friendly calls and
humbug resolutions.’
— Mark Twain
The Body
Scientific
Richard Kessin
their measles infections. that, but claiming you shouldn’t
To answer the question of
whether measles virus elimi-
nates antibodies that neutralize
other viruses, we must find a
population of children who
do not get vaccinated and who
will get the disease by natural
means. We must also get their
permission.
As it happens, there are three
villages in the Netherlands that
follow a Protestant orthodoxy
that precludes vaccination.
Parents and students in three
local schools were asked by
mail if they would be willing
to participate in a study. There
were 73 positive responses.
The regulatory background for
such studies, both Dutch and
American, is strict, as it should
be, but since this experiment
requires just a few milliliters of
blood before and after a child
gets measles, it does not pose
a great risk.
In a tour-de-force of molec-
ular biology, bioinformatics,
statistics and international
organization, the consortium
of researchers showed that after
a measles virus infection, kids
had a much lower diversity of
circulating antibodies and were
less protected against many
serious viruses than they had
been. Measles vaccine (MMR)
did not reduce immunity. Un-
vaccinated kids who never got
measles (only a few) also did not
lose antibody diversity.
Not taking the MMR vaccine
exposes a child to a lot more than
measles, mumps and rubella.
The results explain a lot, suggest
other uses for the technology
(called VirScan), and raise a lot
of interesting questions.
I think I can make this paper
interesting to non-scientists. I
will try to do that when I speak
on Monday, Jan. 13, at 6 p.m.
at the Norfolk Hub as part of a
general discussion of vaccines
and disease. Call the Norfolk
Hub at 860-542-7185 for more
information and to reserve a
free seat.
Richard Kessin, PhD in Pro-
fessor Emeritus of Pathology
and Cell Biology and Columbia
University’s Irving Medical Cen-
ter. He lives in Norfolk and can
gmail.com.
Drip, drip, drip
Viewpoint
Inspiration after repairs
C
all me Ishmael. My white
whale appeared in the
form of my car. After a
long drive to Boston, utilizing
a combination of rigid German
discipline and advanced technol-
ogy, the car informed me that it
would remain inoperable until
it cooled down to an acceptable
temperature. OK, I’ll let it cool
down and deal with it after my
meeting. When I returned two
hours later it started right up. Just
“one of those things” that hap-
pens with advanced electronics?
Ready to make the 150-mile trip
home? I wanted to believe it. But,
overheating with an outside tem-
perature of 34 degrees, common
sense prevailed and I headed to
the local dealership.
After driving all of 3 miles, my
caution was rewarded. An omi-
nous vehicle shutdown message
flashed in red as I pulled into the
service area. If you’re going to
breakdown, this was the place to
do it. “Do you have an appoint-
ment?” I explained that this was
an emergency. “Leviathans don’t
need appointments” I added
sotto voce. It’s late afternoon.
Parts would need to be ordered.
This car wasn’t going anywhere
today. And neither was I.
Fortunately, a call to a friend
led to an impromptu dinner in
town, a quick trip to CVS for
travel-sized necessities and a
cozy guest bedroom to spend
the night. All things considered,
not too bad. But I needed some
reading material to get to sleep.
A nightstand stacked with books
looked promising. But as I un-
raveled meditation book after
healing book after wellness book
after the currently mandatory
book on kindness I knew that this
PHOTO BY CAITLIN HANLON
News of Very
Narrow
Interest
M.A. Duca
material would not do the trick.
Then it appeared. The last
and most incongruous book in
this feel-good lollapalooza: “Mo-
by-Dick.” Having spent a lifetime
avoiding this acknowledged
classic, I faced the inevitable. I
read the first chapter, then the
second. Hardly the dull high
school assignment written by
another flinty New Englander
that I had dreaded.
With its mission accom-
plished, I turned out the light
and placed “Moby-Dick” in its
well-earned place back on the
nightstand among its self-help
brethren. Wisely, upon returning
home, I resisted the (foolish)
urge to tout this 168-year-old
literary “discovery.”
I would continue the voyage
of the Pequod on my own.
M.A. Duca is a resident of
Twin Lakes narrowly focused on
everyday life.
Letter to the Editor
Another letter to the editor appears on the previous page.
Take notice of what volunteers can do
On behalf of the Board
of The Lakeville Community
Conservancy, I am writing to
thank our many, many donors
whose contributions have given
us the opportunity over the past
four years to work and make a
difference in our community.
Organized in 2015 as a 501(c)3
tax exempt entity, the Lakeville
Community Conservancy’s
core mission is a multiple one.
That mission is to undertake
initiatives that contribute to and
support the health and vitality
of the village of Lakeville and
therefore the town of Salisbury.
Our initial projects have focused
on enhancing, improving and
maintaining public spaces.
The benefits of such projects
are threefold. They provide an
underpinning for property val-
ues for families, young and old,
who have invested their futures
in our town. They support the
economy and local businesses,
which offer valuable services
and employment to fellow
townspeople. Equally import-
ant, such projects lift the spirits
of the community and foster
community pride.
We hope you have noticed the
projects we have been privileged
to undertake on behalf of our
fellow townspeople:
1. The restoration of Cannon
Park at the intersection of Routes
44 and 41 with the installation
and maintenance of a public
garden with beautiful benches
for the public’s use;
2. The restoration of the public
space at the Lakeville Post Of-
fice building with the addition
of a welcoming public garden,
its seasonal plantings, holiday
wreaths and benches.
3. The installation of a public
garden with benches at Bauer
Supreme injustice
T
he U.S. Supreme Court
is once again hearing
arguments to decide if it
is legal to discriminate against
homosexual Americans. I can’t
believe that this is still a question.
Gay people are human beings.
They are citizens of this country.
If you are religiously opposed
to homosexuality, then don’t par-
take in same sex marriage your-
self, don’t invite LGBTQ+ people
home for dinner. I am fine with
have to work with anyone who is
part of the LGBTQ+ community
is outrageous. Avowed racists
cannot refuse to work with peo-
ple of color. Misogynists cannot
refuse to work with women. Why
do we have this need to declare
one group of people or another
less than ourselves?
According to Kris Kristoffer-
son it is, “Cause everybody’s gotta
have somebody to look down on,
who they can feel better than at
any time at all.” That certainly
seems to be true when it comes
to LGBTQ+ folks.
One of the most ridiculous
arguments against giving gay
and transgender people equal
rights is that we all might have
to share a bathroom. But really,
don’t we already all share public
bathrooms? Given opportunities
for privacy in those public bath-
rooms, though, no one should
be watching anyone else relieve
themselves. How is it your busi-
ness what genitals I possess? I do
not intend to show you mine nor
ask to see yours. My genitals and
what I choose to do with them
are none of your business. Nor
is whom I choose to love.
Then there is the religious
argument: But, the fact that it is a
“religious” argument immediate-
ly invalidates it. Do you only hire
and work with people who share
your religious beliefs? Is it accept-
able to discriminate against Jews
or Muslims or Zoroastrians? No.
You may not discriminate on the
basis of religion in this country.
Yet you are discriminating on
the basis that anyone who is not
heterosexual is not acceptable to
your religion. That is religious
discrimination.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Sonia Sotomayor recently noted
during open session arguments
in the Court, “We can’t deny
that homosexuals are being
fired merely for being who they
Park at the head of Factory Pond,
called The Children’s Garden as
our horticulturist selected its
plants for the express purpose of
their sensory appeal to children.
4. Twelve large new planters,
also planted and maintained
seasonally to beautify and give a
core element to the various areas
of the more spread out Lakeville
village center.
5. The Campaign Community
for Field, 2019, an initiative to
revitalize this iconic park and
community space was a goal
worth seeking. This is a large
public space that belongs to the
entire town, not any one particu-
lar group, it should be preserved
for generations to come. It is a
major town resource for families
with young children, seniors,
outdoor enthusiasts and an
asset critical to attracting and
Realtor® at Large
The natural follow up to the availability
of seasoned firewood is the issue of
maintaining a safe chimney. Cleaning
and inspecting one’s chimneys on an
annual basis is very important to avoid
chimney fires caused by the buildup
of creosote. This creosote is a residue
on the chimney’s lining left by burning
wood. It is highly flammable and
becomes a high risk for fires as it builds
up. A chimney sweep will keep the lining
clean to prevent this from happening
and will inspect the condition of the
chimney. A primer on this issue can
be found on the Connecticut State
Department of Consumer Protection
website: portal.ct.gov/DCP/Common-
Elements/Common-Elements/What-
to-Know-About-Chimney-Cleaning-
and-Repair#shop. For local trusted
chimney contractors, I have worked
with the Sultan of Soot at (860) 435-2269
and 3G Chimney LLC at (860) 489-0700.
But Then
Again...
Lisa Wright
are and not because of religious
reasons, but merely because they
are a suspect class of people.”
Most historians agree that
when the Founding Fathers de-
clared that “all men are created
equal,” they were speaking only
of white, land-owning men. Over
the centuries we have come to
understand that those words
must include all citizens.
In recent years we have be-
come aware that some people
have a different view of gender
altogether. Some people have
believed since childhood that
they were born in a body of the
wrong sex. They identify with
the opposite gender. Some even
feel this so strongly that they
are willing to undergo painful
sex change operations to make
things right.
In America, these choices
inevitably bring not just ap-
probation, but discrimination
and violence. Americans have
been fighting this kind of vio-
lence against blacks and Jews
and “others” for more than 200
years. It is not morally or legally
acceptable to beat or lynch any of
these groups. How can it still be
acceptable to visit this violence
on people for whom they love?
How can it still be acceptable
to deny them employment and
service?
The conservative justices are
arguing that homosexuality is
not a matter of sex and thus is
not covered by Title VII, which
prohibits discrimination on the
basis of race, religion, national
origin and sex. They claim to
follow the letter of the law. The
two cases going before the U.S.
Supreme Court are testing that
claim. It is time we stop looking
for people to discriminate against
and start to realize that we are all
people, all Americans, all entitled
to respect and employment.
Lisa Wright divides her time
between her home in Lakeville
and Oblong Books in Millerton
where she has worked for more
than 35 years. Email her at
wrightales@gmail.com.
keeping working age families
in our town.
Fortunately, the town Rec-
reation Commission agreed.
Working with them, we were able
to remove the decrepit chain-link
apparatus and replace it with new
post and rail fencing, reburbish
the entrance with a new custom
made farm gate and install a
totally new electrical system.
This was a terrific collaborative
effort with the town crew as well.
Again, thank you so very
much for your contributions to
our efforts.
Susan Galluzzo, President
Margaret Monaco,
Treasurer
Board members
Meghan Conklin, Karen
Faveau, Ellen Hubbard, Bill
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MOVIES
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Screenwriter, 4-5
‘Marriage Story’
Reviewed, 9
FOOD
Hoppin’ John
For New Year, 6
NATURE
The Year Of
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CALENDAR
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HOLIDAYS: STEPHANIE KOVEN

Ornaments: A Family Christmas Story

I
have one child, and she was
born on Christmas. On the
last appointment with my
Ob-Gyn, she told me the news:
“Looks like the baby is coming
on Christmas, which means
I am going to have to induce
you.”“Why is that?” I asked,
naively. “Well, I’ll be in Aspen
on Christmas.”
All I can say is that when
I went into labor at 2 a.m. on
Christmas morning, I was
happy I hadn’t given in to the
convenience of my doctor. We
tracked the contractions until
the timing was right, grabbed
the overnight bag I had care-
fully packed and hailed a taxi
to NewYork Presbyterian
Hospital, where a doctor I’d
never met before delivered my
beautiful daughter.
When we stepped out of
our building that morning,
the snow had just started to
fall. It was the great Christmas
snowstorm of 2002, one of the
most magical days of my life.
At one point during my labor,
a man dressed in a Santa Claus
costume came into the room
offering bagels.
But even before the birth
of my daughter (no, I did not
name her Noel), Christmas
was always a time of beauty,
reflection, generosity, music
and surprise. I inherited from
my mother, grandmothers
and great-grandmothers an
obsessive love of Christmas
trees and have done my best
to carry on my family’s rigor-
ous, eccentric traditions. This
includes finding the right tree:
a tall, skinny Fraser fir, prefer-
ably unclipped so the branches
swoop naturally upward the
way they would if it was still
growing in the forest. And
with enough space between
branches so that ornaments
can hang freely and be layered
so the tree has visual depth.
I finished decorating my
tree last weekend, as my
Christmas baby sat teary-
eyed on the sofa drinking
tea, absorbing disappointing
first-round college news. Yes,
time moves on and, despite
the holidays, life is not always
easy. As I unwrapped each
ornament, though, it was hard
to stay sad.
“Ah! The spider web! Re-
member when you used to be
scared of this one?” I said, and
she managed a smile.
One by one, each in its
original box: the Santa para-
chute man, the school bus, Mr.
potato man, the snail, the lilac,
the baboon, Granny’s horn, the
long Santa ornament, Mozart,
the painted goose egg. Hun-
dreds more. The months since
the previous Christmas make
unwrapping each ornament
a surprise, a “hello again, old
friend” feeling that is reassur-
ing in a quiet yet profound
way.
“I gave you that one,” my
daughter piped in as I hung a
blue sparkly dinosaur.
PHOTO BY STEPHANIE KOVEN
When I stand back to take
a look, dizzy from my work, I of its tissue, hold it up to the
realize the tree represents four light. My daughter knows the
generations on both sides of story of Christmas in 1929, but
my family. At the start of the I tell it to her again. She asks if
Great Depression, when my she can hang the ornament. I
mother’s mother was first mar- hand it to her and say what my
ried, she made angels out of mother used to say to me: This
wool and hung anything shiny one is heavy. It needs a strong
she could find on their tree, branch. My daughter finds a
including silver teaspoons and good place for it. As I watch
a lead crystal knife rest, which her, I realize she is the fifth
is now on my tree. I take it out generation.

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MOVIES: ALEXANDER WILBURN

An Interview With
the ‘Bombshell’
Screenwriter
T
he award-season film
to take on the #MeToo
movement was never
going to guide us on a simple
journey, and there couldn’t be
a more ethically ambiguous
labyrinth than the headquar-
ters of Fox News. In “Bomb-
shell,” written by Charles Ran-
dolph (who won an Academy
Award for co-writing “The Big
Short” with Adam McKay),
the scandal at the center of
the story concerns sexual
harassment charges against
CEO Roger Ailes — but it’s the
women who own the nar-
rative. Nicole Kidman plays
Gretchen Carlson, who led
the suit against Ailes; Margot
Robbie plays a composite nar-
rator to represent the many
news staffers who suffered un-
der Ailes’ reign and Charlize
Theron, utterly transformed,
plays the talking point at the
center of the media circus:
journalist Megyn Kelly. Ther-
on and Robbie have both been
nominated for the upcoming
77th Golden Globes.
Charles Randolph spoke
with Compass in anticipation
of the Q&A he will lead fol-
lowing the opening of “Bomb-
shell” at The Moviehouse on
Friday, Dec. 20.
Alexander Wilburn: “The Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie star in “Bombshell.”
Big Short” was a film that
really struck a chord, and of
course you won your Oscar “Bombshell” as a follow-up, writing “Bombshell”? ing, or was it the next natural
for the screenplay. In writing do you feel like, “This is it, I’ve CR: I sold it in 2016, it step?
hit my stride” or is it more, was about the time the Billy CR: It was daunting be-
“Oh god, I wrote something Bush tape came out, and then cause it’s such a loaded issue.
people really like and now I wrote it that spring. And then AW: On both sides of the
have to do it again?” in October the Harvey Wein- aisle.

EARLY Charles Randolph: More

the latter! I always say the
stein story broke, and the
whole context beneath the
CR: You know you’re not
going to make everyone hap-

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AW: How long was it
film changed.
AW: I think I read that you
spent quite a long time on
“The Big Short” script, is that an entertaining film that has
right?
CR: Actually, not really.
Michael Lewis had done so
much of the work with his
have an underlying book,
it’s a lot more work in terms
of culling together
various
ing primary research myself.
Labor-wise this was three
times as much work.
py, so it starts from that place.
But you do want to try and get
it right, and you try to make
as much to say as possible.
There’s a degree of subtlety
that enters into these things. I
think the most difficult thing
is not the balance of political
so perspectives, it’s meeting the
artistic need of “showing not
telling” in an era where a lot
of particularly younger people
want you to “tell.” There’s a
didacticism to a lot of our
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Screenwriter Charles Randolph
making Megyn’s character
learn more of a moral lesson.
For me it’s quite obvious that
she’s a woman who learns
there’s a cost to pay, that she’s
complicit for a generation
of women being harassed
because of her silence. Her si-
lence has led to problems for
other women. That will stay
with her for the rest of her life.
In my mind, that’s a pretty
damning portrayal. But a lot
of people who see the film
aren’t happy — that it’s not
enough. Megyn carries this
label for so many people, and
they want that label to be real.
It’s fascinating how people
just look past scenes and the
character arc because they
want to think it’s not harsh
enough.
AW: How do you take real
figures, whose experiences are
so public, and render those
experiences without coloring
them with the constant com-
mentary that comes with con-
suming those stories online?
CR: We don’t choose people
because they’ve gone through
extreme circumstances or be-
cause they’ve done something
particularly noble, we make
COMPASS, Thursday, December 19 & 26, 2019 5
When there’s no separation be-
tween politics and moral and
Megyn is a great example of the bystander
social issues, it can be hard problem. She solved her harassment problem,
to have a conversation with developed a very good relationship with her
people without reverting to a harasser and had been very successful.
knee-jerk reaction over what’s
good and what’s bad. We want
to simplify something to its
most basic morality.
CR: Man, that’s beautifully of her politics. him where he has a bitter-
put. That’s the struggle in AW: Although do you think sweet retirement. But are we
making a film about someone that’s difficult because of your willing to go on a journey with
who makes a moral choice. character’s gender? a woman, a complicated, am-
You get people who want it CR: That’s such a good bitious woman, who makes a
to be more and want it to be question. Maybe. Maybe if single moral choice? Maybe
less. To me it’s really about they were men we would feel not. It’s a question worth
presenting it as sophisticat- more generous. You think of thinking about for sure.
edly as we can and leaving it “The Irishman” — This interview has been
open to interpretation. People AW: I was about to say, edited for space.
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to evaluate or enjoy a portray- man, and a liar on top of be- The Moviehouse in Millerton on
movies about people who al of this woman struggling ing a hitman, and you’re more Dec. 20, at 6:20 p.m. The Q&A
have a strong and unusual with a moral choice because willing to go on a journey with will follow the screening.
internal conflict. Megyn is a
great example of the bystand-
er problem. She solved her
harassment problem, devel-
oped a very good relationship
with her harasser and had
been very successful. When
her harasser is accused by
other women, she knows that
it’s true, but she also has no
immediate personal interest
in stepping up. That’s a con-
flict you don’t see very often.
Despite that she does [step
up], she doesn’t escape the
taint of the institution. She’s
still tainted by working at
that place. But by opening the
door to ambiguity, which is
what a portrayal does, you’re
also opening yourself up to
criticism that you didn’t do
x or y or z in a culture that’s
hungry for very clear labels
for people. How old are you?
AW: I’m 31.
CR: So you get this, be-
cause you guys in the mil-
lennial culture have come up
with so much social media,
there’s less tolerance for cer-
tain issues.
AW: And we all fall into it.
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FOOD: KAITLIN OHLINGER
A Southern New
Year’s Tradition
I
n the Southeastern United
States, the tradition of
eating black-eyed peas and
collard greens on New Year’s
Day is alive and well. It is not
uncommon for a Michelin-
starred restaurant to feature a
course of Hoppin’ John cassou-
let as part of a prix-fixe menu
during the New Year’s season.
The quick version of why peo-
ple eat this dish on New Year’s
Day is this: black-eyed peas are
said to symbolize coins, and
collard greens paper money.
The long version is a bit more
complicated.
What we know as Hop-
pin’ John began as a pilou,
often spelled perlo or purloo.
A dish of African descent, a
classic Carolina perlo is rice
slow-simmered in broth with
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broth was flavored with bacon The earliest known recipe
and peas and incorporated appears in Sarah Rutledge’s
with the rice, it became known “The Carolina Housewife”
as Hoppin’ John. As for the (1847), calling for one pound
name itself, some say there of bacon, one pint of peas and
was a man known as Hoppin’ one pint of rice. Following
John who sold rice and peas on this exact recipe in 2019 will
the streets of Charleston. Still surely lead to disappointment,
other accounts say it is named mostly due to agricultural
for how children “hopped” changes. Carolina Gold rice
around while waiting to eat it. was the preferred rice, a nutty
General consensus, however, and heartier variety than most
accepts that there is no clear modern rice. Sea Island red
answer. peas were more common than
Murkier still is when exactly black-eyed, and much firmer.
it became a New Year’s Day These two differences yield a
good luck tradition. Histori- final product that has struc-
cal accounts of early southern tural integrity, whereas today’s
America state that slaves attempts to cook the peas and PHOTO BY KAITLIN OHLINGER
were given the time between rice together can end up rather Black eyed peas and collard greens for Hoppin’ John
Christmas and New Year’s mushy and unappetizing.
off, and the dish was often If you can accept the lack delicious with a few additional times. Accompanying collard
prepared during this time. of clarity that comes with spices worked in. The more greens can be steamed to keep
Leaping forward to the early this tradition, it is a fun one risk-adverse can choose to it light, or stewed with yet
1900s, Charleston newspapers to embrace and make your cook the peas separately from more bacon, Tabasco, chicken
clearly mention Hoppin’ John own. Slab bacon or ham hock the rice if desired, skipping the stock, canned tomatoes and
as a New Year’s Day dish that may be used interchangeably challenge of uneven cooking plenty of black pepper.
brings luck; how they arrived for extraordinary flavor, yet
there we may never know. vegetarian versions can be
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NATURE: CYNTHIA KLING
This Was The Year Of The Mushroom
F
or political junkies it’s
been a year of looking
into the dark abyss of
the impeachment fight, but
for us gardening and woodsy
folk, it’s been a fascinating year
discovering a secret garden
growing underneath our feet
— fungi — those mysterious
organisms that are neither
plant nor animal but belong
to their own kingdom. Fungi
have been known to grow to 4
square miles, making them the
largest living thing, and were
ingested by our proto- human
forebears for their halluci-
nogenic powers. These days
they’re being studied at medi-
cal research centers across the
country for their ability to cure
anxiety, depression and ad-
diction, according to a recent
“60 Minutes.” Johns Hopkins is
using them for smoking cessa-
tion trials.
They are fascinating and
little known and the famed
botanist Carolus Linnaeus be-
came so frustrated trying to fit
them into his new taxonomy
system that he gave them their
own kingdom, “Chaos,” ac-
cording to “The Way Through
the Woods,” written by Norwe-
gian anthropologist Litt Woon
Long. This small sweet memoir
begins when Long’s husband
falls dead of an unexpected
heart attack at age 54. She
finds her way through the
tragic pain, loss and disinte-
gration of her world by becom-
ing a mushroom hunter. It
sounds odd but makes perfect
sense because the mycologi-
cal universe can become an
all-absorbing escape, that may
explain why this idiosyncratic
book has been translated into
14 languages already.
As the reader, you root
for Long, and she does start
to find happiness searching
Amanita muscaria, a psychoactive mushroom that grows
widely in the Northern Hemisphere.
for morels in — wait — the
Hudson River Valley. On her
overseas hunt, she doesn’t
actually bag any of these pre-
cious brown caps but provides
the reader with a recipe for
chicken and morels, one of
several in her generous book.
If you are more of a vi-
sual type, then you should
definitely see “Fantastic Fungi”
(playing currently at Time and
Space Limited in Hudson). The
small indie film has gotten lots
of attention and covers a long
sweep of the mysterious myco-
logical history using amazing
time-lapse photography, so
you can see these sculpturally
bizarre creatures come to life.
Narration by scientists and
big thinkers like mycologist
Paul Stamets and journalist
COMPASS, Thursday, December 19 & 26, 2019 7
muscaria, the classic red-and- didn’t contain the Finnish ver-
white mushroom pictured sion of consumer crap ­— they
here, to reach visionary states. contained ideas and solutions.
In this story, the shaman took Imagine it: Around the dark-
the mushroom, turned into est night of the year, the lights
a fat guy driving his rein- blaze, and this avuncular guy
deer, loaded down with gifts, appears who suggests we think
and brought them down the introspectively about healing
chimney. Only these packages our ills. That’s a gift.
Looking for a spiritual home
this Christmas?
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Michael Pollan tells a tale that
travels from science and art
to our understanding of other
species. Like last year’s Pulit-
zer Prize-winning novel, “The
Overstory,” this film asks you
to change your relationship to
Blue Christmas
them. Some eat mushrooms,
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ARCHITECTURE: ANNE DAY

Hendricks Churchill Wins

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T
here is a new landmark
on the local horizon,
hard to miss from
most directions approach-
ing Sharon, but best seen
from the south as you enter
Sharon from Amenia Union
Road. The large classical
Greek Revival house (called
the “White House” — as in
the one in Washington D.C.
— by some locals) has been
named a 2019 Institute of
Classical Architecture and Art
Stanford White Award Lau-
reate for “Residential Archi-
tecture — New Construction
Over 5,000 SF.” The house,
designed by the architecture
firm Hendricks Churchill was
commissioned by a family
PHOTO BY ANNE DAY who first employed the firm
Heide Hendricks and Rafe Churchill to design two ancillary struc-
tures on the property, which
inspired the final structure.
The large white house will
serve as the weekend home
for the owners.
Compass spoke with the
architects, husband and wife
team Rafe Churchill and
Heide Hendricks, about the
award and their growing busi-
ness. “The house is based on
an historic building. As Asher
Benjamin was a major propo-
nent of the Greek Revival style
in early America, the order
and proportions of the home
were derived from his 1830
treatise, ‘The Practical House
Carpenter.’” The firm, which
is based in Sharon and New
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MOVIES: SOPHIA KAUFMAN
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young (Divorced) Man
N
oah Baumbach’s
cinematic oeuvre is
filled with stories of
marriages in varying states
of unraveling, and of young
artists trying to find a place in
their world. “Marriage Story,”
his latest, is about an artistic
couple who no longer feel
inspired by each other, despite
their working relationship, and
are navigating parenthood on
top of that.
The two in question — di-
rector Charlie (Adam Driver)
and his leading actress Nicole
(Scarlett Johansson) — are
already sure they want to
separate by the very begin-
ning of the film. The story
picks up when Nicole decides
she wants a different kind of
life, and hires Nora, a high-
powered attorney (Laura
Dern), to represent her in the
divorce that they had always
said they’d rather do “without
lawyers.” Feeling ambushed,
Charlie begins his own search
for a lawyer, especially once he
finds out how much is at stake
regarding custody of their
young son Henry.
Nicole is right in her assess-
ment of their marriage. Charlie
is fundamentally unable to
comprehend that as a couple
they have always put what he’s
wanted first: as Nora points
out, when there’s something
Charlie wants, they have a deal
but when there’s something
Nicole wants, they have a
discussion. Charlie is entirely
believable in his desperation,
trying to manage his career
and family troubles simultane-
ously, but the script doesn’t
serve Nicole’s character
comparably: though everyone
accepts that in lending her
name to his marquee, she gave
Charlie a boost in the begin-
ning of his theater company’s
COMPASS, Thursday, December 19 & 26, 2019 9
Adam Driver stars in “Marriage Story.” Scarlett Johansson stars in “Marriage Story.”
film won’t really help answer ed from the freedom to which
Charlie is entirely believable in his those questions, and it would it will (and does) lead.
desperation, trying to manage his career and be a shame if they took up
family troubles simultaneously, but the script more space than discussions “Marriage Story” is play-
of the script, which is far more ing widely and is streaming on
doesn’t serve Nicole’s character comparably interesting. The best moments Netflix.
of “Marriage Story” linger in
life, there are no scenes that reminiscent of Woody Allen), if the space created when they
pay tribute to the talent that bittersweet themselves. As one come to an understanding:
supposedly drew them to- lawyer points out to Charlie, the ugliness and heartbreak of
gether. (It doesn’t help that in Henry will eventually become their situation can be separat- Now Showing
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ART
Academy Building, 24 Main St.,
Salisbury, CT, 860-435-0566
“Wonders of Winter” exhibition
through Jumpfest 2020, Feb. 9.
AIM Gallery at Maplebrook
School, Alumni Hall, 5142 Route 22,
Amenia, NY, aimny.org
“Frank Federico: The
Retrospective,” works from
1960-2015, through Dec. 21.
Argazzi Art, 22 Millerton Rd.,
Lakeville, CT, www.argazziart.com
Gallery artists on view through
Dec. 31.
Berkshire School, Warner Family
Gallery, Kennard Visual Arts Center,
245 North Undermountain Road,
Sheffield, MA, www.berkshireschool.
org
“Redacted Elements,” Charles
Thomas O’Neil solo show,
through Dec. 21.
The Bird House, 448A Salmon Kill
Rd., Salisbury, CT www.sarahblodgett.
com
Photography gallery and
studio of photographer Sarah
Blodgett.
The Cornwall Library, 30 Pine St.,
Cornwall, CT, www.CornwallLibrary.
org
“A Mix of Oil and Water” group
show through Dec. 31.
Watercolor landscape
workshop with Collette Hurst,
Jan. 4, 11, 18 and 25 at 10 a.m.
to noon.
Craven Contemporary Gallery, 4
Fulling Lane, Kent, CT, 646-355-8142,
@cravencontemporary on Instagram
“New Nudes” through January.
David M. Hunt Library, 63 Main
St., Falls Village, CT www.huntlibrary.
org
12X12 Number Nine Art Show,
through Jan. 4, 2020.
Eckert Fine Art, 12 Old Barn Rd., Unit
1, Kent, CT www.janeeckertfineart.
com
“Eckert Essentials” through
Dec. 28.
Five Points Gallery, 33 Main St.
Torrington, CT
“Homage to Ice and Snow”
vintage silver prints by Tom
Zetterstrom, through Jan. 18,
2020. Also showing Wayne
Herpich, Terry Donsen Feder.
Hendrick & Co. (Formerly
Saperstein’s), 41 Main Street
Millerton, NY www.karenlesage.com
“Karen LeSage: Paintings”
through Jan 26. Hours: Fri, Sat,
Sun 11-5.
Housatonic Camera Club at
Cobbler’s Corner Winter
Market, 350 Main Street, Lakeville,
CT.
Holiday Exhibit on second floor
of building across from The
Boathouse, in conjunction with
the Sweethaven Farm’s Holiday
Fair on the first floor. Exhibit
runs through Jan. 1.
Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Kent, CT,
www.kbfa.com
“About Landscape,” group
exhibition, through Dec. 22.
Kent Memorial Library, 32 Main St.
Kent, CT, www.kentmemoriallibrary.
org
“Third Eye,” exhibit of paintings
by artist Heather Scofield,
through Jan. 10, 2020.
The Moviehouse, 48 Main St..,
Millerton, NY, www.themoviehouse.
net
One exhibition made up of two
distinct shows: Jack Rosenberg:
NEXXXT and GARY ESPOSITO:
Paintings and Monoprints;
through Jan. 7, 2020.
North Elm Home, 5938 North
Elm Avenue, Millerton, NY www.
northelmhome.com
Selected Paintings by John
Goodwin, through Dec. 29.
Ober Gallery, 6 North Main St., Kent,
CT, www.obergallery.com
“New Paintings” by Wayne
Herpich, through Jan. 11.
The Parish House of the United
Church of Christ, 8 Bolton Hill
Rd., Cornwall, CT
“The Silence of Peace and
Beauty,” mixed media artwork
of Magaly Ohika through March
15. Opening reception Jan. 19 at
11:30 a.m.
Standard Space, 147 Main St.,
Sharon, CT www.standardspace.net
Jessie English, “The Book of
Hours” Dec.13 – Jan.12, 2020
Tremaine Art Gallery at The
Hotchkiss School, 11 Interlaken
Rd., Lakeville, CT, www.hotchkiss.
org/arts
“Flat File: Works on Paper,” by
Cleve Gray, through Jan. 12,
2020.
Troutbeck, 515 Leedsville Rd.,
Amenia, NY
The work of Vera Girivi, in
collaboration with James
Barron Art. Through March
2020.
Wassaic Project, 37 Furnace
Bank Rd., Wassaic, NY, www.
wassaicproject.org
“Heirlooms” and “Won’t You
Call Me By My Name” opening
reception Jan. 18 at noon
MISCELLANY
Bushnell-Sage Library, 48 Main St.,
Sheffield, MA
Children’s New Year’s Eve party,
Dec. 28, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Kent Memorial Library, 32
North Main St., Kent CT, www.
kentmemoriallibrary.org
Self-Awakening Yoga, Saturdays
8:30-9:45 a.m. Certified baby
sitter training program for
grades 6 and up, Jan. 12, 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Please register.
Menorah Lighting, Sharon War
Memorial (in front of the Clocktower)
Main St., Sharon.
Led by Carl Chaiet with a talk
by Betsy Hall. A brief history
of Hanukkah and singing of
traditional songs on Dec. 22,
4:45 p.m.
Norfolk Curling Club, 70 Golf Dr,
Norfolk Historic District, CT
The Falls Village Recreation
Commission offering to curl
workshop at the Norfolk
Curling Club, Jan. 4, at 2:15 p.m.
Reservations at fvrc@comcast.
net.
Sharon Health Care Center, 27
Hospital Hill Road, Sharon, CT
Cookies and cocoa with Santa,
Dec. 21, 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Sweethaven Farm Holiday
Workshops at at Cobbler’s
Corner Winter Market, 350
Main Street, Lakeville, CT.
Holiday workshops through
Dec. 22; make holiday
wreaths, garlands, pomanders
and much more.
MUSIC
The Barn, 17 South Main St.,
South Egremont, MA, www.
theegremontbarn.com
Open Mic night Wednesdays at
7:30 p.m.; Thursday-Sunday, live
music at 7:30 or 8 p.m.
The Bardavon, 35 Market St,
Poughkeepsie, NY
Hudson Valley Philharmonic
performs Handel’s “Messiah”
Dec. 21 at 2 p.m.
Berkshire Bach, at First
Congregational Church, 251 Main
Street, Great Barrington, www.
berkshirebach.org
Bach at New Year’s, All six
Brandenburgs with Eugene
Drucker. Dec. 30, 31, Jan 1.
Close Encounters With Music,
PO Box 34, Great Barrington, MA,
www.cewm.org
“Great strings—the Borromeo
Quartet,” Dec. 14, 6 p.m. at
the Mahaiwe Performing Arts
Center in Great Barrington.
Crescendo at Saint
James Place, 352 Main St.,
Great Barrington, MA, www.
worldclassmusic.org
A semi-staged Spanish Baroque
comic opera, “Acis y Galatea-
-A Tale of Divine Love and the
River Spirit,” on Dec. 28, 4 p.m.
Crescendo at United Methodist
Church, Main St. Lakeville, CT, www.
worldclassmusic.org
A semi-staged Spanish Baroque
comic opera, “Acis y Galatea
­— A Tale of Divine Love and
the River Spirit,” on Dec. 29 at
4 p.m.
Mahaiwe Performing Arts
Center, 14 Castle St., Great
Barrington, MA, www.mahaiwe.org
“The Nutcracker,” Dec. 22 at 1
p.m.; Free screening of “It’s a
Wonderful Life,” (1946), Dec.
20 at 7 p.m. as a gift to the
community, plus screening of
“The Polar Express,” (2004),
Dec. 21 at 4 p.m.
Noble Horizons, 17 Cobble Rd.,
Salisbury, CT, www.noblehorizons.org
Holiday favorites with Wanda
Houston and her trio, Dec. 21
at 2 p.m.
Twelve Moons Coffee House at
The Center on Main, 103 Main
St., Falls Village, CT
Kala Farnham, Jan. 4, 7 p.m.
THEATER
Ancram Opera House, 1330
County Route 7, Ancram, NY www.
ancramoperahouse.org
“Real People Real Stories,” Dec.
21, a community storytelling
program.
The Center for Performing
Arts at Rhinebeck, 661
Route 308, Rhinebeck, NY, www.
centerforperformingarts.org
“A Christmas Carol” through
Dec. 22. Sensory-friendly
performance on Dec. 21 at 3
p.m.
TheatreWorks New Milford, 5
Brookside Avenue, New Milford, CT,
www.theatreworks.us
“Wreck The Halls,” Dec. 6
through 28, “slay” ride of adult
humor.
Warner Theatre, 68 Main St.,
Torrington, CT, www.warnertheatre.
org
“Holiday Tribute” in Nancy
Marine Theater, Dec. 21, 7:30
p.m.
COMPASS
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James Clark
Production Coordinator
Caitlin Hanlon,
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Composing
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