KES-PTO Events This Week
The Killingworth Elementary School Parent Teachers Organization will sponsor the Scholastic Book Fair Monday, October 18 - Thursday, October 21 on the stage of the KES All-Purpose Room. The proceeds from this sale will be used for the purchase of school library materials. Parents are invited to come browse the book fair and join the first of four PTO Family Nights on October 19 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. for fun activities, crafts and refreshments. The night's theme is Red/White and Blue. All interested parents and town residents may attend the book fair on Tuesday afternoon on October 19 during the hours 3:15-8:00 p.m.

Voter Registration
The Killingworth Registrars of Voters will hold their final voter registration session at the Town Offices, October 19, from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday is the last day registrations will be accepted before the November 2, 2004 election. All mail-in registrations must be postmarked by October 19 and hand delivered cards received by the registrar by this date.
Mature Rights Registration: The Registrars of Voters will be at the Town Offices on Monday, November 1, from 9:00 a.m. until 12 noon to accept new voter registrations for residents with mature rights. This is for anyone who has moved into Killingworth since October 19, 2004 or has turned 18 years of age, or became a U.S. Citizen since the 19th of October. They may than become eligible to vote in the election on the following day. For more information please call the Registrars of Voters at 663-4048.

Resident Wins Spanish Heritage Art Prize
Killingworth resident Felipe Molina is one of 10 area Hispanic and Latino artists chosen to receive a cash award from Arte Inc. At the awards ceremony, Thursday night, Molina received a $500. cash award to help develop his creative talent. In the article in today's New Haven Register, Molina said he is working on "a series of 6-foot paintings, oil on canvas, that will be called 'Pre-Colombian Influence in Modern Art,' ". He said he plans to use the money to buy supplies. According to the article, "Arte is a nonprofit group founded by Daniel H. Diaz and David S. Greco, whose vision is to develop and promote Hispanic and Latino arts, culture and events".

State Park Historical Program
Marilyn Aarrestad, Park Forest Supervisor and Museum Curator at the Shenipsit State Forest in Stafford Springs will be the guest speaker at a fall program hosted by the Killingworth Historical Society and the Killingworth Land Conservation Trust on Thursday, Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Killingworth Fire Station on Route 81. Aarrestad will speak on the Civil Conservation Corp and the history of the state parks, especially Cockaponset and Chatfield Hollow State Parks. The program will begin with a brief meeting of the Historical Society. The program is free and everyone is invited to attend. Refreshments will be served. For more information on the program please call 663-1616.

Halloween Costume Parade
The Killingworth Women's Organization is hosting its second annual Halloween Parade on Saturday, Oct. 23 at 3:00 p.m. at Killingworth Elementary School. The costume parade, which includes trick or treating, is for children of all ages. Games and crafts at the event will include hayrides, decorating a Jack-O-Lantern candle, donut on a string, pin the nose on the pumpkin, and kids tattoos. The proceeds from the from the extra activities will benefit the toy closet for patients at the office of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Associates of Guilford. To learn more about the Killingworth Women's Organization, a service group for Killingworth women over the age of 18, contact Gena Murray at 663-8044.

Plane Propeller Found in Killingworth
The propeller from the plane that crashed into a house on Lovers Lane, in Madison, Monday night was found on Maple Hill Road in Killingworth according to today's Middletown Press.

HKYFS Pumpkin Run
The 11th Annual Pumpkin Run to benefit Youth and Family Services of Haddam-Killingworth will take place on October 31 at 1:00 p.m. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. The cost is $15 prior to the race day and $18 on the race day. There will be activities for the whole family, including a coloring contest and writing contest. Deadlines for the writing & coloring contests are October 25. For information or a registration form, please call 345-7498 or visit their website at www.hkyfs.org.

Board of Selectmen Appointments
At Tuesday's Board of Selectmen's meeting, Killingworth resident Gwenne Lally was unanimously appointed to the Conservation Commission and resident Kathleen Amoia was unanimously appointed to the Library Board. The Board is still looking to fill one position on each of these important boards. Nominations for these positions can be submitted to the Town Offices at 663-1765 or at twn.killingworth@snet.net.

HKYFS Prevention Council Community Night
The Prevention Council of Haddam-Killingworth will hold a community night in the Haddam-Killingworth High School cafeteria on Monday, October 25, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Chef Pam Simmons will demonstrate some easy dishes for families to prepare and share. Research finds that teens who have dinner with their families two nights a week or less are at double the risk of substance abuse as teens who have frequent family dinners.

Simmons is the Director of Recipe Development for Andre Prost, Inc., a food stylist, and a food photographer. She is the former owner/chef of Sweet and Savory, in Madison, as well as a food columnist for the Shore Line Times, and host of Madison's local cable food show called, "Madison's Cooking." Her recipes have been published in newspapers across the United States and Canada. Please call 345-7498 for further information and visit www.casafamilyday.org for more information.

Selectmen Vote to Stripe Remaining Footprint Roads
The Killingworth Board of Selectmen passed the motion to stripe the remaining town signature roads, last night in a 2-1 vote. The funding will come from an existing highway department line item used for road resurfacing. Selectman Louis Annino, Sr., proposed the motion and Selectman Fred Dudek voted in favor, after determining exactly which line in the town budget would be used for the purpose. Dudek preferred the money not come out of the general fund that is normally used to cover overruns in the snow plowing budget. The money for the first round of striping came from a surplus in last year's budget. The 2004-2005 budget was passed without any funding in the road striping line. The vote passed despite First Selectman David Denvir's objections. He said that the Board implied there would be some investigation into the choice of roads to be striped, and he objected that money was being moved from one budget item to fund another. In previous meetings, Annino and Dudek have voted against bringing the issue to a Town Meeting, despite several petitions from residents, because they said it was a public safety issue that should be decided by the Board and not a public vote. Highway foreman Jim Ward will determine when the roads can be striped, but Dudek said he thought it might have to wait until spring because of road temperatures.

Middle School Soccer Shuts Out Old Lyme
The Haddam-Killingworth Middle School Girls Soccer team defeated Old Lyme, 5-0, Friday at the HK Field. Goals were scored by Brooke Faircloth, Maura Calamari, Siobhan Blancaflor, and two by Allie Rand. The Junior Varsity also won, defeating Old Lyme, 2-0. The goals were scored by Heather Kenney and Maura Calamari.

This week, Killingworth Democratic Town Committee member Kathleen Amoia provides an endorsement and some background on 12th Senate District candidate, Democrat Ed Meyer. A Guilford resident and member of the Guilford Economic Development Commission and the Guilford Town Democratic Committee, Meyer has received the Democratic party's endorsement in his bid to unseat Republican State Sen. Bill Aniskovich. Read her complete remarks here.

Last Chance For PAYT Committee Survey II
The Pay As You Throw Committee would like to receive all responses from the second survey by tomorrow, Oct 13. Please take a moment to fill out this important and brief survey about Transfer Station practices. For more information contact Steve Hollander, Chairman, 663-3008, (203)-640-6565 (cell) or Jeff Reisman 663-0900. Submit the survey ONLINE or print it then mail or fax it.

Sunday Afternoon Concert Series
The Congregational Church in Killingworth will open its Sunday Afternoon Concert Series with the Connecticut Yankee Chorus. The concert will be held Sunday October 17, at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $5.00, and may be purchased at the church office or at the door. The Connecticut Yankee Chorus is a twenty-member, male chorus under the direction of Eugene Gerety. The Chorus is dedicated to the "Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America". In addition to traditional barbershop music, their program includes songs from WW II, pop music, and selections from Broadway shows.

Town of Killingworth
Notice of Special Town Meeting
The Electors of the Town of Killingworth and all those qualified to vote in meetings of said Town are hereby notified and warned that a Special Town Meeting will be held in the All Purpose Room of the Killingworth Elementary School on Monday, Oct 18, 2004 at 8:00 p.m., to consider and act upon the following items of business:

1. To discuss (for information, only) but not vote upon, the plan approved by the Land Use Committee, Board of Selectmen and Board of Finance, to construct the Killingworth Recreation Center on the former Bosco property located on the east side of Route 81 approximately one-quarter mile south of Route 148, said project to be funded by the issuance of municipal bonds in an amount not to exceed $5.25 million.
2. To consider, discuss and vote upon a resolution to authorize the preparation and printing of an explanatory text in advance of the referendum to be held regarding the Killingworth Recreation Center, in accordance with Section 9-369b of the Connecticut General Statutes.
3. To approve the Annual Report of the Board of Finance for fiscal year 2002-2003.
Dated at Killingworth, Connecticut this 7th day of October, 2004.
Clough Harbour & Assoc. complex design, view here. For a more detailed view, look at the .pdf file. This is a large file and will take a few moments to download. On both representations, the southernmost field that was eliminated from the plan, has been removed.

Field Hockey and JV Soccer Win
The Haddam-Killingworth High School Girls Field Hockey team defeated Newtown, 3-2, yesterday at the HK field. Leslie Zules had two early goals and Chelsea Brookes scored the third goal for the lead, and the win. The Junior Varsity Girls Soccer team defeated Old Saybrook, 7-0. Amy Chamberlain scored 4 goals and Cassie Schull, Shayln Carey and Samantha Gargiulo each score one.

36 Views of Mount Fuji:
On Finding Myself in Japan
by Cathy N. Davidson
ASIN: 0452272408

Cathy Davidson, an English professor at Michigan State University, dreams of living in Japan. She applies and is accepted into an academic faculty exchange program, where she will teach at the Kansai Women's University while someone from KWU teaches her classes at Michigan State University. 36 Views of Mount Fuji is Davidson's account of the four trips she made to Japan as a teacher of the English language to Japanese students.

For anyone interested in either living in or visiting Japan, Davidson's sensitive descriptions of becoming familiar with Japanese culture will be a delightful read. She learns through her students, and is also befriended by other teachers at KWU who help Davidson feel more comfortable in a setting that is truly foreign to her.

Throughout the course of her four trips to Japan, Davidson finds herself on several intriguing quests. One goal is to become adept with the language and customs of Japan. Another is to work through the death of her mother. A third quest, seeing Mount Fuji, proves to be the most elusive of all. She does not see the mountain until her fourth trip to Japan. For that reason the book's title is based on Katushika Hokusai's work, Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, a series of illustrations of the famous mountain from thirty-six different vantage points. Davidson's book will help the reader see Japan from at least as many points of view.

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

Helping Hands Collecting Food for the Needy
Helping Hands of Killingworth has a collection table at the transfer station, set up and ready to take food donations each Saturday in October. As you travel through town, please think about dropping off some food for those who may be in need. Helping Hands is still looking for volunteers for several of the 2-hour shifts each weekend between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Pictured below, Kristen Milano and Lindsay Knowles spent a couple of hours relaxing in the sun and picking up community service hours. To sign up for a food collection shift, or for more information on other volunteer opportunities, please contact Michele at 663-3196.