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Saturday, August 07, 2004
In his weekly address, First Selectman David Denvir discusses partisan politics in Killingworth and the concepts of fair play, rules that apply to all, and respect for public officials. Read David Denvir's complete remarks here.
Friday, August 06, 2004
Special Election Might be Needed to Fill Vacancy
Killingworth Democrats are investigating the process of holding a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Selectman Charles Morgan last week. Read all about this in today's Hartford Courant.
Killingworth Democrats are investigating the process of holding a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Selectman Charles Morgan last week. Read all about this in today's Hartford Courant.
It was hot, muggy and always threatening to rain this week, so Around Town On Foot traveled to a wonderful, short trail that you can spend a half-hour or two hours exploring. The Winkel Pond Trail is an easy hike, right near the town circle, developed by Eagle Scout Greg Doolittle. The display of pond lilies is reason enough to go, but once you are there, you will find many other reasons to stay and explore this property, owned and maintained by the Land Conservation Trust. So, get out for a hike this weekend and enjoy a family adventure right in your own backyard. Visit Exploring the Killingworth Trails for a preview and trail information. Visit the new links section that can add to your hiking experience. A new trail will be added every week throughout the summer. Send your trail suggestions or comments to editor@killingworthtoday.comThursday, August 05, 2004
OBITUARY
The Middletown Press reported that Joshua Clayton Young, son of Pastor Ryan Young of the Living Rock Church, passed away on Aug. 4 at his home in New London. Joshua was 25 years old. He is survived by his parents, Dale and Ryan Young and his sister, Elisa-Gayle Beth Young. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Aug. 7, at 10:00 a.m., with Reverend John R. DeCarmo, at the Living Rock Church. Interment will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Westbrook. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Living Rock Church, 138 Rt. 81, Killingworth, Conn. 06419. The Swan Funeral Home, 80 East Main St., Clinton is in care of arrangements.
The Middletown Press reported that Joshua Clayton Young, son of Pastor Ryan Young of the Living Rock Church, passed away on Aug. 4 at his home in New London. Joshua was 25 years old. He is survived by his parents, Dale and Ryan Young and his sister, Elisa-Gayle Beth Young. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Aug. 7, at 10:00 a.m., with Reverend John R. DeCarmo, at the Living Rock Church. Interment will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Westbrook. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Living Rock Church, 138 Rt. 81, Killingworth, Conn. 06419. The Swan Funeral Home, 80 East Main St., Clinton is in care of arrangements.
Wednesday, August 04, 2004
Hazardous Waste Facility Dates
The Connecticut River Estuary Region Household Hazardous Waste Facility in Essex is open on selected Saturdays, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. May through October, 2004. Remaining days for 2004 are: Saturdays, August 7, August 21, September 18, September 25, October 2, October 9, October 16, October 23, October 30, The facility is available for residents to drop off household materials that are not accepted at the town transfer station. The facility is off Route 9, exit 4 in Essex. The service is free to residents but the town does pay a fee to the facility based on the number of vehicles from Killingworth that visit the site; so pooling with your neighbors is appreciated. A lists of materials accepted at the site is available at the transfer station and at Town Hall. For directions and information on acceptable materials, Please call CRERPA at 860/388-3497.
The Connecticut River Estuary Region Household Hazardous Waste Facility in Essex is open on selected Saturdays, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. May through October, 2004. Remaining days for 2004 are: Saturdays, August 7, August 21, September 18, September 25, October 2, October 9, October 16, October 23, October 30, The facility is available for residents to drop off household materials that are not accepted at the town transfer station. The facility is off Route 9, exit 4 in Essex. The service is free to residents but the town does pay a fee to the facility based on the number of vehicles from Killingworth that visit the site; so pooling with your neighbors is appreciated. A lists of materials accepted at the site is available at the transfer station and at Town Hall. For directions and information on acceptable materials, Please call CRERPA at 860/388-3497.
Renovations Begin on Congregational Church
The Congregational Church in Killingworth has started renovations on its beautiful steeple. Erected in 1817, it stands tall over the Killingworth countryside. According to Rev. Edward Cornell, the steeple houses a 1200 bell that since 1817 has in faithfulness called out to the community. It also houses the Carillons. The Carillons grace the community with their soothing tones each day at noon and five. Structural work on the steeple, the sanctuary, repainting, and upgrades in rooms for education are planned as part of the Church's capital campaign project. Improvements are also planned for the church-owned "Old Town Hall" building. The campaign will be held from September 12 to October 19, but clearly work has already started. For more information on the campaign contact the church at 663-1789 or email Rev. Cornell at reved@rcn.com.
The Congregational Church in Killingworth has started renovations on its beautiful steeple. Erected in 1817, it stands tall over the Killingworth countryside. According to Rev. Edward Cornell, the steeple houses a 1200 bell that since 1817 has in faithfulness called out to the community. It also houses the Carillons. The Carillons grace the community with their soothing tones each day at noon and five. Structural work on the steeple, the sanctuary, repainting, and upgrades in rooms for education are planned as part of the Church's capital campaign project. Improvements are also planned for the church-owned "Old Town Hall" building. The campaign will be held from September 12 to October 19, but clearly work has already started. For more information on the campaign contact the church at 663-1789 or email Rev. Cornell at reved@rcn.com.
Tuesday, August 03, 2004
This week, Killingworth Democratic Town Committee member Kathleen Amoia reviews, and comments on, the new Michael Moore film, Fahrenheit 9/11. Read her complete remarks here. Monday, August 02, 2004
Congregational Church Fair and Chicken Barbecue
The 45th Annual Country Fair at the Congregational Church in Killingworth will be held this weekend, Aug. 6 and 7. Two days of fun and nostalgia will begin with the traditional Chicken Barbecue Dinner under the tent on Friday evening from 5:00-8:00 p.m. The menu features a plate of two pieces of barbecued chicken, corn on the cob, cole slaw, dinner roll, baked beans, apple pie and beverage. 
Throughout the evening, enjoy a Classic Car Show featuring the vintage vehicles of the Shoreline Recycled Teenage Cruisers auto club. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children age 12 and under. Tickets will be sold at the door, but the dinner usually sells out, so get your tickets early! Call the church office at 663-1789 for advance tickets and reservations.
The Country Fair will continue Saturday, from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
The giant Silent Auction will be held in the air conditioned Old Town Hall building behind the church, where you are invited to bid on a wide variety of local goods and services, including a Triumph "Iron Horse" road bike and a Heritage "FeatherLite" kayak, both from Action Sports, a 2000 BTU Ducane gas grill from Killingworth True Value Hardware, the third in a series of limited edition Hitchcock chairs featuring a scene of the Congregational Church in the springtime, a DVD player from Shore TV, Baldwin garden loveseat, wok attachment for a Weber grill from Page Hardware, assorted gift baskets, a large bowl and platter from Venetucci, a country style lamp from Bare Wood, a vintage handmade quilt, a signed book by Christine Northrup, a three month membership to Shoreline Health and Fitness in Clinton, and much, much more. In addition to the silent auction, the fair will feature about 30 Crafters and Antique Dealers selling a wide variety of handmade and vintage items, a lunchtime Concert by Jon Condie playing familiar standards and classic rock & roll under the tent from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., a huge White Elephant Sale, the traditional quilt raffle, a glass blower creating and selling hand blown glass figurines, 
the country store booth, used books, jams and jellies, bake sale, garden booth, fire trucks, a hay ride, Moon Bounce, face painting, an expanded children's activities and games area, and lots of traditional fair food!
This year's Quilt Raffle features a beautiful, hand-made queen size quilt in the "Liberty Blossom" pattern. Tickets for the raffle will be sold at the fair or, call the church office at 663-1789 to purchase tickets in advance.
Admission is free, and there is plenty of free parking available. Additional parking will be available at Killingworth Elementary School, with free shuttle-bus service to the fair.
The 45th Annual Country Fair at the Congregational Church in Killingworth will be held this weekend, Aug. 6 and 7. Two days of fun and nostalgia will begin with the traditional Chicken Barbecue Dinner under the tent on Friday evening from 5:00-8:00 p.m. The menu features a plate of two pieces of barbecued chicken, corn on the cob, cole slaw, dinner roll, baked beans, apple pie and beverage. Throughout the evening, enjoy a Classic Car Show featuring the vintage vehicles of the Shoreline Recycled Teenage Cruisers auto club. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children age 12 and under. Tickets will be sold at the door, but the dinner usually sells out, so get your tickets early! Call the church office at 663-1789 for advance tickets and reservations.
The Country Fair will continue Saturday, from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
The giant Silent Auction will be held in the air conditioned Old Town Hall building behind the church, where you are invited to bid on a wide variety of local goods and services, including a Triumph "Iron Horse" road bike and a Heritage "FeatherLite" kayak, both from Action Sports, a 2000 BTU Ducane gas grill from Killingworth True Value Hardware, the third in a series of limited edition Hitchcock chairs featuring a scene of the Congregational Church in the springtime, a DVD player from Shore TV, Baldwin garden loveseat, wok attachment for a Weber grill from Page Hardware, assorted gift baskets, a large bowl and platter from Venetucci, a country style lamp from Bare Wood, a vintage handmade quilt, a signed book by Christine Northrup, a three month membership to Shoreline Health and Fitness in Clinton, and much, much more. In addition to the silent auction, the fair will feature about 30 Crafters and Antique Dealers selling a wide variety of handmade and vintage items, a lunchtime Concert by Jon Condie playing familiar standards and classic rock & roll under the tent from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., a huge White Elephant Sale, the traditional quilt raffle, a glass blower creating and selling hand blown glass figurines, the country store booth, used books, jams and jellies, bake sale, garden booth, fire trucks, a hay ride, Moon Bounce, face painting, an expanded children's activities and games area, and lots of traditional fair food!
This year's Quilt Raffle features a beautiful, hand-made queen size quilt in the "Liberty Blossom" pattern. Tickets for the raffle will be sold at the fair or, call the church office at 663-1789 to purchase tickets in advance.
Admission is free, and there is plenty of free parking available. Additional parking will be available at Killingworth Elementary School, with free shuttle-bus service to the fair.
Sunday, August 01, 2004
OBITUARY
The New Haven Register reported the passing of George Heft of Parker Hill Road. A Killingworth resident for more than 50 years, Heft was an Army veteran of WW II; a charter member of the Killingworth V.F.W, serving as its commander for 18 years; a member of the Killingworth Volunteer Fire Company; a troop leader and mentor in the 4-H organization, and a Mason. The Board of Selectmen proclaimed September 1, 2003 to be a day of recognition for Heft's organization and stewardship of the Killingworth Annual Memorial Day Parade and Commemoration. He is survived by his three children and their families; two brothers, John and Louis; three sisters, Evelyn Messier, Doris Kurze and Helen Wettish; many nieces and nephews, and good friends. A gathering will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 4 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Robinson Wright & Weymer Funeral Home, 34 Main St. Centerbrook. A memorial service will be held Thursday, Aug. 5 at 11:00 a.m. at the Congregational Church at Killingworth. Contributions may be made in his memory to the Killingworth V.F.W. Post 9920, 4 Pond Meadow Road.
The New Haven Register reported the passing of George Heft of Parker Hill Road. A Killingworth resident for more than 50 years, Heft was an Army veteran of WW II; a charter member of the Killingworth V.F.W, serving as its commander for 18 years; a member of the Killingworth Volunteer Fire Company; a troop leader and mentor in the 4-H organization, and a Mason. The Board of Selectmen proclaimed September 1, 2003 to be a day of recognition for Heft's organization and stewardship of the Killingworth Annual Memorial Day Parade and Commemoration. He is survived by his three children and their families; two brothers, John and Louis; three sisters, Evelyn Messier, Doris Kurze and Helen Wettish; many nieces and nephews, and good friends. A gathering will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 4 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Robinson Wright & Weymer Funeral Home, 34 Main St. Centerbrook. A memorial service will be held Thursday, Aug. 5 at 11:00 a.m. at the Congregational Church at Killingworth. Contributions may be made in his memory to the Killingworth V.F.W. Post 9920, 4 Pond Meadow Road.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
ISBN: 0385512104
If a boy who happened to be autistic were to attempt to solve a murder mystery, how would he go about it?
Christopher John Francis Boone discovers that the dog belonging to his next-door neighbor, Mrs. Shears, has been killed. Christopher finds the body of Wellington lying in Mrs. Shears' back yard. It's clear the animal is dead, and that he has been murdered with a gardening fork. This scene is something Christopher cannot get out of his mind, even though his father has asked him to forget about it, and has forbidden him to pursue uncovering any facts regarding the mysterious death.
Christopher is extremely bright; he can list all of the countries of the world with their capitol cities. He is very skilled at math and is able to recite every prime number between 1 and 7,057. He is aware that he sees the world in a different way than most people. And he knows that he cannot leave this strange murder unresolved.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a unique and fascinating novel that describes Christopher's journey of discovery and self-revelation as he uncovers who killed Wellington, as well as layers of secrets kept by his mother and father.
Susan Miller is the Associate Director of the Arnold Bernhard Library at Quinnipiac University. She holds a Bachelor and Master of Music from Ohio State University and a M.S. in Library Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Contact Susan at covertocover@killingworthtoday.com
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