Henry R. "Hank," "Bud" Lawton, 73, husband of Eleanor Colligan Lawton, of Kenilworth Dr., Killingworth, died Wed., Oct. 4, 2006, at Middlesex Hospital. Born in Portland on April 7, 1933, son of the late Raymond E. and Ruth Boomhower Lawton, he was a Killingworth resident for many years. He had been employed by Pratt-Reed of Ivoryton for 30 years until his retirement.

He was a member of the Killingworth Volunteer Fire Co. for more than 30 years, and had served as treasurer for 23 years until his retirement last month. He was a veteran of the Korean War, having served in the U.S. Navy. He was a very active member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Portland. He was a member of the choir for more than 60 years and a lay-reader for 40 years, and he had been a Sunday School teacher. He also served as a senior warden of the church, as well as ecumenical minister and church treasurer. He had served on many committees in the parish and had worked with the youth training the acolytes.

Besides his wife, Mr. Lawton is survived by his daughter, Cheryl Robishaw and her husband Robert of Uncasville; his sisters, Dorothy Whitman and her husband Leonard of Chaplin and Eleanor Kaiser of Corinna, Maine; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his son, William Raymond Lawton.

His family will receive relatives and friends in the Portland Memorial Funeral Home, 231 Main St., Portland, on Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will held Monday at 10 a.m. in Trinity Episcopal Church. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be sent to the Killingworth Volunteer Fire Co. Memorial Scholarship Fund, 333 Route 81, Killingworth, CT 06419, or to the Rev. Edw. T. Patrick Memorial Scholarship Fund c/o Trinity Church, 345 Main St., Portland, CT 06481. www.portlandmemorialfh.com

HK Sports
The Haddam-Killingworth Football team suffered its first setback of the season with the 22-12 loss to the Hawks of Vinal Tech/Coginchaug Friday night at Palmer Field.

After both teams stalled on their first possessions, Vinal took an early lead on a one yard touchdown run. The 2-point conversion made it 8-0 Hawks. Trailing for the first time of the season, HK seemed to wake up.

A one yard touchdown run by Jarrod Ramsey on the next HK possession was followed by the Cougars recovering a fumble deep in Hawk territory. Five plays later, Ramsey bulldozed his way for a six yard touchdown run that put HK up 12-8.

That would be the last lead the Cougars saw on this chilly October night. It was all Hawks the rest of the game as the HK offense couldn't seem to get on track. Meanwhile, Vinal Tech/Coginchaug hit on a few big plays and pushed the score to 22-12 in their favor. HK falls to 3-1 on the year. Vinal improves to 1-3.

Ramsey finished with his two touchdowns and now has nine on the season. Chris Arrigoni had an interception for the Cougar defense.

The HK Volleyball team defeated Hyde, three games to none on Friday night. Game scores were 25-10, 25-13, 25-11. Megan Murray had 15 digs and eight aces and Jess Lindquist had 17 assists for the undefeated Cougars.

The HK Girls Soccer team defeated Old Lyme, 4-2.

The Killingworth Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization ("KES-PTO") has formed a "Playground Committee" whose charge is to replace the outdated playground equipment on the upper playground at KES. The upper playground is the one that is located on the Southeast section of the school grounds and affronts Route 81. Perhaps you have seen the very old and simplistic equipment as you have driven by the school on Route 81! Given the tight school budget, notwithstanding recent tax increases, this is a project that cannot be funded with school or region funds, but rather, through donations.

As part of its fundraising efforts, the Playground Committee is hosting a Pasta Dinner on Friday, October 20, 2006 with seatings at 5:30 and 7:00 p.m. at the Killingworth Elementary School All-Purpose Room. The menu for the evening will be a simple buffet of pasta, salad and bread. Beverages will also be available. The event will also feature live, local entertainment. Tickets will be sold in advance for: $8 Adult, $5 Senior Citizens and child (5-12), or $30/family. Children under 5 are free.

To reserve tickets for your preferred seating, download an order form and submit to Committee Chair Michele Early 15 Victoria Drive, Killingworth, CT 06419, or email to m1chele@comcast.net, 663-1496, or stop by the KES School Office to fill out an order form.

Samantha has been in a foster home for some time now, and in desperate need of a forever home. This little brown tabby beauty showed up at a house in Killingworth, and led the owner to a carrier by a busy road. It was the spot where someone had abandoned her with a bowl of food and water. It was also obvious that she had recently had a litter of kittens, but a search of the area did not turn up any babies. She was taken to the veterinarian where she was spayed, vaccinated and received a clean bill of health, and then to Forgotten Felines' shelter, where her heartbreak and confusion became apparent. So agitated by the other cats, Samantha was beside herself! She absolutely could not be in a room with even one other cat, so she had to be isolated. Just being able to see the others, however, sent Samantha into a tailspin, and so it was impossible to interact with her. Samantha was taken in by one of our foster homes, and has been a different cat ever since. This cute girl is friendly, loving, and playful, and sleeps with her "mom" every night. She loves sitting at the window watching the birds, and loves charging from room to room through the house.

If you can offer Samantha a quiet house where she is the only pet, call Forgotten Felines at 860-669-1347 or visit the website at www.forgottenfelinesct.org Tax-deductible donations are welcomed and can be sent to Forgotten Felines, P.O. Box 734, Clinton, CT 06413. Photograph by V. Van Norden

The HK High School Football Booster Club has launch a fundraising campaign to purchase and install lights around the main athletic field at the high school. The Touchdown Club has already raised $37,000 towards its $100,000 goal. Read all about this in today's Hartford Courant.

Spotlight on Global Warming: Interfaith Power and Light presents An Inconvenient Truth at the Congregational Church in Killingworth, UCC, this Saturday night, October 7, at 7:00 PM.

During the month of October, four thousand congregations around the country will screen what has been called "the most important film to be shown in America this year." This film engages viewers intellectually and moves them to a place of action. The Interfaith Power and Light campaign is "a religious response to global warming." Across the United States, the religious community is taking action and answering the call for stewardship of our planet, our health and all of creation. Please join us! The entire community is invited to this FREE presentation of Paramount's An Inconvenient Truth (rated PG) at the Congregational Church on Route 81. There will be no admission charge, but the church will accept donations to offset the screening costs, and to benefit our local stewards of the earth, the Killingworth Land Conservation Trust.

HK Sports
The HK Field Hockey team defeated Old Saybrook, 8-0, yesterday. Leslie Zules scored an amazing 5 goals to lead the Cougars. Jess Hall, Meghan O'Leary and Kellie Moskey also scored. HK is now 9-0 on the year.

The HK Boys Soccer team won, 4-2, over Old Lyme yesterday. Goals were scored by Josh Wright, Loam Isleib and two by Joel Blancaflor. The team is 7-2 and plays rival Morgan on Tuesday at 3:45 at home.

The Killingworth Democratic Town Committee is holding a Brunch Fundraiser for State Senator Ed Meyer on Sunday, October 15, at 11:30 am. The event will be held at the Lally residence, 14 Jennifer Lane. Tickets are $25 a piece. Reservation may be made by emailing Brunch@gwennelally.com or by calling Gwenne at 663 3747.

The 13th Annual Pumpkin Run will take place on Sunday, October 29th. The run/walk will start at 1:00 p.m. and the Fun Run will start at 12:15 p.m. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. A free long sleeve shirt will be given to the first 100 runners for the 5K race, refreshments will be available for all runners and walkers. For more information, visit our website at www.hkyfs.org.

Absentee ballots for the November 7^th election will be available this Friday, October 6^th. An application must be completed before we can issue the ballots. We can mail or fax the applications to voters or they can be downloaded from the Secretary of the State Site: www.sots.state.ct.us

The applications are to be returned to: Town Clerk, 323 Route 81 and we MUST have the originals. Faxed applications can only be accepted if the original is received in the office no later than the day of the election.

Parents should remind students away at college to apply for ballots as soon as possible, to have sufficient time to receive and return the ballot. For more information please contact the Town Clerk's Office at 663-1616.

St. Lawrence Church will hold it's Annual Fall Rummage and Bake Sale on Saturday, October 14th from 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. at the Church Hall on Route 81.

Drop off time are as follows: Tuesday, October 10th, Thursday, October 12th and Friday October 13th from 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. and Wednesday, October 11th, from 10:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. in the Church Hall. Bake Goods may be dropped off on Friday, October 13th from 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. and Saturday before 10:00 A.M. also in the Church Hall.

For further information please contact Betty Dennis at 860-663-0204.

Residents can dispose of household electronics on Saturday, October 7 during a collection sponsored by the Connecticut River Estuary Regional Planning Agency at the CRRA Transfer Station off Route 9 in Essex. The collection will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Residents can bring items to the transfer station, rain or shine. Computer equipment, including monitors and CPUs; printers; copiers; and fax machines will be accepted.

HK Sports
The HK Field Hockey team blanked Valley Regional, 1-0, to extend its undefeated season to 8-0. Leslie Zules scores the game's only goal in the first half. Shelby VanHuysen had 3 saves in goal for the shut out.

The Public Health Nurses will be administering Flu Vaccine at St. Lawrence Church Hall on Hemlock Drive, Thursday, October 19, 2006 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to Town of Killingworth residents over the age of 60 or those residents with a chronic medical condition over the age of 18. Please bring Medicare cards and wear short sleeved clothing, if possible.

October has arrived and believe it or not, the HK Project Graduation Committee has already had their first meeting to plan a wonderful alcohol and drug free party for the Class of 2007 on Graduation Night.

Even though many projects for this event are already in the works, a tremendous amount of help is still needed. A volunteer is needed for the position of Food Chairperson. This person with the help of many individuals, prepares, purchases and serves the Graduates on their special night. Please consider making a commitment such as this. In addition, chaperones for the night itself are still needed, as well as help on the decorating committee. Contact the individuals listed below if you are interested in any of these venues. Any commitment of time is appreciated. General Comments/Questions Laura Dowd: 345-3109; Nancy Bradley 663-2485; Trish Hatin 663-3451.

A new law championed by state Sens. Ed Meyer and Toni N. Harp which requires the state to notify a child's grandparents if that child is going to be removed from parental custody takes effect October 1.

Sen. Meyer and Sen. Harp, who are co-chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the General Assembly's Select Committee on Children, sought the changes in the most recent legislative session as a means of addressing those Connecticut children who are removed from parental custody every year due to a variety of dire and tragic circumstances.

"Families in these unfortunate and delicate situations need every opportunity to get through difficult times with as much assistance as available, and grandparents are more often than not only too willing to help out as much as they can," Sen. Harp said. "When we as a state intervene so dramatically as to physically remove a child from his or her parent's home, we ought to do everything we possibly can to find the child’s grandparents and keep them current with what's going on."

"As the grandfather of 11, I'd certainly want to know if one of my grandchildren was going to be removed from their home," Sen. Meyer said. "There's a natural inclination to want to keep families together, even if separated by a generation. The first step toward doing that is informing grandparents."

The new law requires the state Department of Children and Families commissioner to use her best efforts to identify and notify a child's grandparents no later than 15 days after a court removes him from a parent's custody. The law also allows grandparents to give the commissioner their contact information in order to be notified about the removal of a child who is the subject of a department abuse or neglect investigation or who is, or has been, under the department's care or supervision.

HK Sports
The HK High School Boys Soccer team defeated Coginchaug, 3-1, in overtime. Although HK dominated the first half in yesterday's Shoreline matchup, Coginchaug lead at the half-time break 0-1. Liam Isleib tied it up in the middle of the second half forcing the two five minute overtime periods. In overtime, Tyler Bradley scored on a free kick from just outside the penalty box to make it 2-1. Joel Blancaflor scored late in the second overtime to secure the 3-1 win. Action will continue on Thursday at home verses Old Lyme.

Four veteran members of the Killingworth Volunteer Fire Company, representing nearly 120 years of service, have retired as officers. Read about this is today's New Haven Register.

A cemetery clean-up will be held at the Union District Cemetery on Roast Meat Hill Road on Saturday, October 7th. The Killingworth Historical Society invites anyone interested in helping, to gather at the cemetery at 8:30 a.m. The group plans to clean and reset stones and to trim brush. All are welcome to bring shovels or soft brushes and help spruce up the old burying grounds.

The Union Cemetery is rich with history and among the graves are familiar names of early settlers to this area: Parmelee, Lane, Griswold, Wilcox and Hull. Please come and join the Society in preserving this piece of history.

The Tuesday Book Discussion Group will meet on October 10th in the Killingworth Library meeting room to discuss Jodi Picoult's novel, "My Sister's Keeper." The story is centered around the enormous physical and mental strain that caring for a seriously ill child can bring to bear on the other members of a loving family. The discussion begins at 1:00 p.m. and newcomers are always welcome.

The Killingworth Women's Organization is pleased to be hosting the 4th annual Halloween Happenings on Sunday, October 22nd (rain date Oct 29th) from 4 - 6:30 p.m. at the Killingworth Library. This is a free event for all to enjoy. Come in costume, and enjoy all of the festivities!

There will be a hayride, games, fortune telling, festive music by Jeff Sasso, spooky storytelling by David Denvir, and a candy hunt for all. Bring your carved pumpkin to display and enter the jack o'lantern judging contest. Be sure to have your pumpkin in place by 5:45, and the winners will be announced at 6:00. Brian O'Connor, Killingworth's State Representative, will be judging the jack o'lanterns. There will be cash prizes ($35.00 for 1st place, $25.00 for 2nd place, $15 for 3rd place) for winners under the age of 13. Certificates will be awarded for all participants of the contest. Come enjoy this free community event!

The recent Killingworth Elementary School PTO Innisbrook Gift Wrap fundraiser was a huge success! In-school sales officially closed last Friday and the tally was one of the best to date. This year the PTO received over $18,700 from this fundraiser.

Money raised goes to pay for cultural arts programs throughout the year, such as the recent program featuring Dovie Thompson, a Native American storyteller. Thompson's stories gave students exposure to the values and beliefs of native people and demonstrated how the culture has been maintained and passed on today.

The top three sellers in the school from the fundraiser were awarded prizes and all the KES students received popsicles for their hard work. You can continue to purchase products year round at www.innisbrook.com (our school code is 104909). Thank you for your continued support!

Top sellers Emma Stillman - 1st Place; Noah Luther - 2nd Place and Travis Watrous - 3rd Place.

The Killingworth Volunteer Fire Company responded to the following incidents during the week beginning Sunday September 24, 2006:

Monday September 25:
• 11:51 AM: Mutual aid to Clinton, medical emergency, Ninety Rod Rd.
Tuesday September 26:
• 4:11 PM: Medical emergency, Route 81.
Wednesday September 27:
• 2:04 AM: Medical emergency, River Road.
• 8:44 AM: Medical emergency, Route 81
Friday September 29:
• 1:13 PM: Medical emergency, Roast Meat Hill Rd.

During the month of October, Killingworth's Transfer Station will continue a trial program in which cardboard and newspaper for recycling will be crushed on-site. Newspaper and cardboard usually accepted in the collection bin will be crushed in the large and currently unused blue compactor in the center of the Transfer Station, just past the entrance. This month-long program follows a similar and successful two week trial in August. Selectmen want more information before deciding whether to make the test program permanent.

Town residents with cardboard and newspaper for recycling should bring it to the Transfer Station as they always have done. No special home separation process is necessary. Once at the waste collection facility, Transfer Station staffers will redirect the cardboard and newspaper to the compactor for crushing. The trial program results from the Pay As You Throw (PAYT) Committee's urging and endorsement from town selectmen as a way of improving efficiency and saving tax dollars at the town waste collection facility. The August trial program cut in half, from two to one, the number of cardboard/newspaper loads hauled from Killingworth to the Essex processing facility.

Currently, Killingworth's full bin of uncrushed newspaper and cardboard weighs about one and three quarter tons, usually requiring two loads per week to be taken to the regional processing center. The August trial resulted in about four tons in each of the crushed loads of cardboard and newspaper. The town truck hauling the bin is capable of carrying 20 tons. PAYT believes only one load every two weeks would be necessary by compacting on-site, with the projected annual savings of over $5000. Therefore PAYT, as the town committee studying and making improvement recommendations for the Transfer Station, has urged making the trial program permanent.

The highly-popular and very successful mixed paper recycling collection program will continue as usual, unaffected by the trial newspaper and corrugated cardboard crushing experiment. PAYT predicts improved recycling and other steps overall should result in cost savings exceeding $ 10,000 at the town Transfer Station during the first year alone.

HK Sports
The Haddam-Killingworth Football team improved its record to 3-0 by defeating the Mountaineers of Housatonic, 26-6, in Falls Village. The contest was tight throughout due to numerous HK turnovers. A 7-6 HK lead at halftime quickly became 13-6 when Jarrod Ramsey rumbled 60 yards for a touchdown on the Cougars' opening possession of the second half. The score remained that way until late in the fourth quarter when Sal Zichichi dashed 21 yards for a score and consequently dashed any hopes of a Mountaineers comeback.

The Cougars were lead offensively by Ramsey who had 15 carries for 125 yards and two touchdowns. Chris Arrigoni chipped in with 98 hard fought yards of his own on 18 carries, while sophomore Zichichi added 43 yards rushing on 4 carries to go with his touchdown. Alex Pollack connected with Bill Kolodziej on a 24 yard pass to open the scoring for HK.

Defensively, Haddam-Killingworth was stingy all afternoon, limiting Housy to just 124 yards of total offense. Eric Auer spearheaded the defense with 11 tackles. The secondary intercepted four passes on the afternoon. Dave Bartolotta and Matt DiFilippo each had one while Nick Kanaras picked two for himself. Kanaras now has four interceptions in three games.

The Cougars will be back in action this week on Friday night as they take on the Vinal Tech/Coginchaug Hawks at Palmer Field in Middletown.(Directions) The game will be held under the lights with the kickoff at 6:30 p.m.

Legal Notice
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 Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at 8:00 p.m. to consider and act upon the following items of business:

1. To consider, discuss and vote upon the purchase of a Detroit Diesel Generator Model #100DSEJC in the amount of $44,531 to be fully reimbursable by FEMA.

2. To consider, discuss and vote upon the purchase of a 2,000 gallon Tesco Diesel Fuel Tank Model R613C in the amount of $10,495.

3. RESOLVED: That the Town Meeting, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Section 13a-49, hereby approves the discontinuance of a portion of Alders Bridge Road, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen and the Planning and Zoning Commission pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Section 8-24, said portion of Alder's Bridge Road being described as follows:

All that piece of parcel of land located along Connecticut Route 148 in the Town of Killingworth, County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut and shown as "Parcel 'D' 0.02+1-Acres" on a certain map entitled "Road Re-Alignment Plan For The Town of Killingworth Alder's Bridge Road Killingworth, Connecticut Scale:1"=40' Dated: Nov. 2, 1999" revised to September 20, 2000 by David A. White Land Surveyor which map is on file in the Killingworth Land Records as Map__ and being more specifically bounded and described in documents available in the Town Clerk's Office.

Such discontinuance is subject to, however, the right of The Connecticut Light and Power Company to maintain, operate, repair, replace, upgrade and access their electric cables, conduits, lines , wires, poles, guys, anchors, braces, equipment, facilities, structures and appurtenances currently installed on, over, in through, across, near, adjacent to and/or under that portion of Alder's Bridge Road being discontinued as described herein.

Dated at Killingworth, Connecticut this 28^th day of September, 2006.