THE HK High School Boys Soccer team lost, 3-1, in overtime to Old Saybrook yesterday. Cougar Perry Pratt had 11 saves in goal and Tucker Cumpstone scored the lone goal on a penalty kick. HK took five shots to Old Saybrook's 9. Up Next: The Cougars play at North Branford on Tuesday.

The HK High School Girls Soccer team lost, 3-0, in its rainy opening game to Valley Regional yesterday afternoon. Katie Anderson made seven saves in goal for the Cougars. Up Next: HK plays host to Westbrook on Monday at 4:00 p.m.

Just to remind all our friends, we're at Cold Stone Creamery in Clinton for one more Friday, tonight September 16 between 5:00-8:00pm only, for our Ice Cream for the Arts Fundraiser. Our friends at The Creamery will donate a portion of the ice cream sales to the Arts Center at Killingworth for Fall programming. If you didn't visit with us last week, we'd love to see you this Friday. For those of you who did come, we appreciate your support, and remember, you can always start your diet on Monday. So come again this Friday!

The exhibit of drawings from our colorful and wildly popular Japanese Manga Cartooning Workshops will still be on view. But remember, to help the Arts Center fundraise, come between 5:00-8:00pm. Cold Stone Creamery is located at 7 Glenwood Road, Clinton. (Click for map). Phone (860) 669-7025.

The Killingworth Volunteer Fire Company elected the following officers at its Annual Meeting on Monday, September 12, 2005. For more information on the fire company please visit its website at www.Killingworth-Fire.org

Chief: Fred Dudek
Deputy Chief: Dick Bauer
Assistant Chief - Station 1: Todd Hajek
Assistant Chief - Station 2: Brian Ahearn
Captain - Station 1: Bill Wright
Captain - Station 2: Jeremy Adametz
Lieutenant - Station 1: Dennis Campbell
Lieutenant - Station 2: Paul Jacobs
Rescue Captain: John Fox
Chief Engineer: Red Harris
Secretary: Rick Albrecht
Treasurer: Bud Lawton
Trustee: Jim McDonald
Quartermaster: Mike Carri

The Haddam-Killingworth High School Boys Soccer team defeated Hale-Ray, 4-0, yesterday. The Field Hockey Team lost, 4-0, to defending CIAC Class M champion Branford. The Cougars were led by goalie Colleen Kavanaugh with 18 saves. Read all about these games in the Middletown Press.

Yale-New Haven Hospital's Women's Education Life Learning (WELL) program has announced that the fall schedule of classes will include an innovative course for women who are considering pregnancy, entitled Pre-Fit.

The class is being offered at the Yale-New Haven Hospital Shoreline Medical center in Guilford beginning Tuesday, September 20 and running through the third week in November.

The new course is designed to teach women how to practice healthy behaviors that prepare them for a healthy pregnancy and help minimize their risks for disorders such as gestational diabetes or high blood pressure once they become pregnant.

This class was designed by Ann Cowlin, founder/director of Dancing Thru Pregnancy. Cowlin, teaches in the Yale University Athletic Department and is assistant clinical professor in the Yale University School of Nursing. She is also the author of Women's Fitness Program Development, as well as other works on pregnancy and exercise.

For more information or to register, please contact the Women's Education Life Learning (WELL) program at Yale-New Haven Hospital at (203)-688-9355.

Killingworth Elementary School will hold its annual open house tonight. Parents of children in grades K-2 should attend between 5:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. Parents with children in grades 3-5 should attend between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Parking is always limited; please do not obstruct driveways or park in restricted areas.

Information will be available about music instruction, volunteering in the classroom and special programs being offered by the KES-PTO and School District. This is also an opportunity to meet classroom teachers and administrators and discuss curriculum plans for the coming year.

After months of trying to get the Town to begin recycling mixed paper, the Pay As You Throw Committee received approval in early August and recently began collections at the Town Transfer Station. Now, according to the Hartford Courant, the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority has issued a warning that any contract with an outside company to receive the mixed paper would violate the Town's contract with the State. The CRRA does not currently recycle mixed paper but has plans to begin accepting materials on October 1.

On August 8, the Board of Selectmen approved moving forward on a contract with Willimantic Waste Paper Company to provide a receptacle at the Town Transfer Station for mixed-paper recycling. The contract also covered hauling the recyclables and a rebate to the Town of $40 per ton. At that time, mixed paper was not being recycled but was disposed of with the rest of the Town's municipal solid waste at the CRRA facility in Essex at a cost to the Town of $70 per ton.

At the August 22 BOS meeting, the Board, aware of the CRRA's concerns, approved using one of the Town's own receptacles for mixed-paper disposal stating that it would decide later who would receive the materials.

On Monday according to reports, the Board of Selectmen decided to send the one box container to Willimantic when it is full and resume sending the material to the CRRA facility when it begins accepting the material for recycling.

The Haddam-Killingworth High School Volleyball team defeated East Lyme, 12-25, 25-23, 25-11, 25-13, yesterday afternoon in its opening match of the 2005 campaign. The 2005 Captains are seniors Stephanie Wiese and Megan Piscopiello. Up Next: The Cougars are away at Cromwell on Thursday.

The Girls Soccer team defeated Old Saybrook, 2-0, in its opener yesterday. Nichelle Gode scored both goals in the first half of play with assists from Jess Mullaney and Corinne Mazzotta. UP Next: The Cougars play Valley Regional at home on Thursday.

The Boys Cross Country team finished seventh at the West Beach Invitational at Hammonasset State Park in Madison. The Cougars were led by the fifth-place finish of senior Jake Corbett.

The Girls Cross Country team finished 13th, and was led by senior Julia Deming. Both teams are at the Blue Dragon Invitational this Friday in Middletown.

This Saturday, September 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., The Estuary Region Household Hazardous Waste Facility in Essex will be collecting old electronics as well as household, garage, workshop and yard/garden materials not accepted at the Town Transfer station.

According to PAYT Committee member Amy Perry, there is a need to get these items out of the compactor site and out of bulky waste. With all the new computers purchased for back to school - their will be discards. The disposal is FREE of charge but the Town will be charged for each car that uses the facility, so carpooling is strongly recommended. Save gas and time by joining with your neighbors for the responsible disposal of computers, televisions, microwaves and VCRs. For a complete list of acceptable items and future dates please download the .PDF brochure from the Killingworth Town Services page.

Identification is required: drivers' licenses will be checked.

Directions: Take Route 9 south; exit 4; go straight off exit ramp, cross over railroad tracks, pass the CRRA transfer station, the HHW facility is on the left.

For more information or questions please contact CRERPA at 860-388-3497 or visit the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority website at www.crra.org

All over the country, families are pitching in to help our southern state neighbors rebuild their lives and reunite their families. In Killingworth the efforts should not go unnoticed.

The tag sale held on Saturday at Ted and Patty Coletti's house to raise money for relief efforts of Hurricane Katrina was a huge success. According to Ted Coletti, it started as a lemonade sale that his daughter Mary wanted to run. It quickly evolved into a coffee and egg sandwich sale and then into a neighborhood-wide tag sale. Not having many items to sell of their own, the Colettis decided to solicit donations from their Wolf Hollow neighbors and their coworkers at The Lee Company in Essex.

Many people responded eagerly and by Friday night the garage was full of good quality stuff. Son Richard worked the cash register along with neighbors Tyler Montesi and Chris Constantino while Scott Elliott sold his mom's flowers. Mary and her friend, Nadia Rohlfs, sold lemonade too. Everyone's contributions and efforts yielded an amazing $1,018 for The Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund! The Colettis would like to thank everyone who helped and stopped by. "It was a day we'll remember and hopefully it will help to ease someone's suffering."

Superintendent of Schools Gary Mala and Registered Nurse Carol Flanagan-Dupuis from the High School, attended the KES-PTO meeting last night to follow up with parents about the four District students who were diagnosed with viral meningitis over the past three days. Over the weekend, two HK High School Football players were diagnosed and admitted to the hospital. Dupuis said they determined that the "common use of a water jug" was the likely carrier. On Monday the District was informed that two Burr Elementary School students were also diagnosed.

In a letter sent home to District students Monday, Dupuis said viral meningitis is one of the most common types of meningitis and is usually seen between the months of June and October. She said the two related students from the elementary school and the two high school students' illnesses were unrelated. Viral meningitis is less severe than bacterial meningitis and the person usually gets better without any specific treatment. It is spread person to person through "respiratory droplets"; sneezing, coughing, or by the fecal-oral route. Frequent and thorough handwashing, especially after diaper changes or using the bathroom is particularly important.

The symptoms of viral meningitis include fever, severe headache, stiff neck, drowsiness or confusion, nausea, and vomiting. Viral meningitis is serious but rarely fatal in healthy persons. Symptoms generally appear within 3-7 days from the time you are infected until you develop symptoms.

If you have any concerns about your child, please call your family physician or Dupuis at 345-8541. The Director of Public Health in Killingworth is Dr. Ed Winokur. He can be reached at 669-8659.

This week, Killingworth Democratic Town Committee member Barbara Klein offers information on a transportation service available to residents. "The 9 Town Transit Services are available to everybody regardless of age or ability. This includes both the Off-Route and Transit-On-Call services."

Did you see the beautiful 9 Town Transit bus at the Killingworth Town Picnic, the bus with the turquoise and blue ripples painted on its side? It's not a bad idea to inquire about how the services offered by the Estuary Transit District (ETD) may meet your needs. You may want to think twice about buying that jalopy for your teenager, or take the bus to visit your mother while your car is being repaired, or keep a doctor's appointment when you are unable to drive. You may even save commuting time and money by using the bus to connect with the Shoreline East.
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The Haddam Killingworth Mentor program will beginning its 11th year in September and what we hope will be a tremendously successful experience for our adult volunteers (Mentors) and their students (Mentees). Last year we expanded the program to include the three elementary schools in the district in addition to the middle and high school sites. We also attracted additional volunteers by providing Mentoring opportunities for students during the after-school programs in the district. When the program was revived in December of 2004 only seven students were being mentored. In the 2004/05 school year we had over 45 volunteers who were matched and met regularly with their students. However, we need an additional 30 volunteers this year to meet student demand.

For further information about the program & future training sessions please contact Ernest Nagler Mentor Project Coordinator at 345-8567 ext 259 or at NaglerE55@RSD17.orgor after work hours at 345-8216.

Mentor Training Schedule for Fall 2005
Saturday, September 17 in Killingworth from 9:00 - 11:00 am
Tuesday, September 20 in Haddam from 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Tuesday, October 4 in Killingworth from 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Saturday, October 15 in Haddam from 9:00 - 11:00 am
Tuesday, October 18 in Killingworth from 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Saturday, November 5 in Haddam from 9:00 - 11:00am
Saturday, November 19 in Killingworth from 9:00 - 11:00am

Despite the lopsided, 33-0, score, the Tri-Town Youth Football team held its own against a dominant Madison Youth Football squad, yesterday at the Surf Club in Madison. It's just the start of the 2005 season with a majority of Tri-Town players and cheerleaders hailing from Killingworth. The team roster includes: Avery Auer, Ryan Jacobucci, Ben Belliveau, Trevor Phelan, RJ Kasper, Patrick Schaefer, Tommy Harrington, Tyler St. John, Sean Difillipo, Aidan Grealish, Richie Afragola, Matthew Stoner, Matthew Sturman, Greg Murray, Patrick Dougherty, Brandan Le Clerc, Wes Nuhn, Ben Belisle, Austin Boulay, William Ellery, Brett Griffith, Austin Wezenski and Christian Riera. Killingworth players in bold. photos courtesy M. Murray

The Haddam-Killingworth High School and Middle School Fall sports seasons are about to commence. The High School and the Middle School schedules are available here and from the left navigation bar under schools. Both are subject to change. Please confirm the dates and times with the school or if you have questions.

For a preview of the volleyball season, visit the Middletown Press

For a preview of Cross Country read the Middletown Press for Girls and Boys.