The New Haven Register is reporting that unless the town turns over the nickel-deposit cans and bottles being collected at the transfer station for the Boy Scouts, the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority will cancel a recently announced $10 per ton rebate for recyclables received from Killingworth.

The CRRA contract requires the town to deliver "all acceptable recyclables generated within your town" to the faciility in order to be eligible for the rebate. "While your town may have been relying on diversion of fiber or utilizing nickel deposit money to help offset town transfer station or other municipal costs, or fund charitable organizations, in order to maintain your eligibility for rebates you must send all the recyclable materials to the Mid-CT facility," wrote Thomas Gaffey, CRRA director of recycling and enforcement.

Don Berry, who oversees the operation of the transfer station, allows residents to drop their returnables in a separate container at the transfer station. When the box is full, he notifies MLI Redemption Services of Stratford, which then collects the cans and bottles and writes the Boy Scouts a check.

Town Attorney Michael Wells is reviewing the town's contract with CRRA before selectmen decide what to do, but Selectwoman Cathy Iino said the can program may have to move from town property in order for it to continue.

Bertha Evelyn (Davieau) Gergler Dinardi, 83, passed away peacefully at home in Killingworth on Tuesday (February 26, 2008). Beth was born to Arthur Davieau and Bertha Evelyn Coffin in Hartford on October 25, 1924. She lived her adult life in Rocky Hill and Gilford, NH moving to Killingworth in 2006. She attended Morse School of Business and worked at the Carlin Co. in Wethersfield before retiring to New Hampshire where she loved her garden, the mountains and the lake. Beth is survived by her beloved children: Geraldine Degree of Middletown, Evelyn Griswold (Richard) of Amston, Sandra Bidwell of Killingworth, Thomas Gergler of Old Lyme, Donald Gergler of Old Saybrook and her step-son, James Gergler of New Hampshire; her much loved 16 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren; her sister-in-law, Barbara Gergler; many nieces and nephews. She was particularly fond of her sister's children, Frank, Cathy and Alan Schutz; also her dear friends from childhood including, Bobbie Westerberg, Olive Bonneau and Evelyn Kizis. She was predeceased by her husbands, Everett Gergler and Frank Dinardi; her daughter, Doris Gergler; her twin sister, Alberta (Betty) Schutz, and her brothers, Arthur and Ralph Davieau; also her son-in-law, Stephen Degree and daughter-inlaw, Nanci Gergler. Family was very important to Beth. She was happiest spending her time cooking, baking, knitting and visiting with family and friends. Her kindness, sense of humor and love of family will be greatly missed. Calling hours are Sunday, March 2, from 1-3 p.m. at Rose Hill Funeral Home, 580 Elm St., Rocky Hill with a service at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Peter Degree officiating. Burial will be Monday, March 3, at 11 a.m. at the Storrs Cemetery, Storrs. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 2550 US Highway 1, North Brunswick, NJ 08902-4301 or American Cancer Society, 538 Preston Ave., P.O. Box 1004, Meriden, CT 06450-1004.

Join the Arts Center for a night of "swingin" at the Fourth Annual Jazz NightOut Concert featuring New York-based drummer, Carl Allen. Allen's soulful and propulsive sound has been heard on tours and recordings with artists such as Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw and Benny Green. Presently, he leads his own groups and is co-leader of the Allen-Whitaker Project with Rodney Whitaker. Allen serves on the Jazz faculty of The Juilliard School in NY where he is currently Director of the Jazz Studies Program.

Opening the evening is double bass player, Phil Bowler. Like Allen, Bowler has played with many of the greats, including on Wynton Marsalis' Grammy-Winning album, Think of One. In addition to leading his own bands, Bowler is the musical director/host of WPKN-FM's 89.5 "Jazz Adventures," a music and interview radio show broadcast in CT and NY.

Allen brings with him vocalist, Debra Cilingin, noted for traditional and contemporary jazz with a blues flavor reminiscent of Nina Simone and Billy Holiday.

The event is held in a café-style environment at the Living Rock Church on March 22 at 7:30 p.m. (138 Route 81). Tickets: $30 for adults, $15 for students, $10 for children 12 and under. Call (860) 663-5593 or mail checks to: The Arts Center at Killingworth, 276 North Parker Hill Road, Killingworth, Conn., 06419; or see www.artscenterkillingworth.org.

First Selectman Richard Cabral welcomed Haddam-Killingworth High School students from Karen Porter's Drawing and Studio Art classes to Town Hall on Wednesday. The students' artwork is on exhibit in the Town Office Building conference room this month as part of Cabral's initiative to bring more recognition to the town's young artists. The artwork includes self portraits, figure studies, pen and ink drawings and visual image studies. Next month Cabral invites middle school students to display their work.

Artwork you can see on exhibit is by 9th graders Tyler Norman, Emily Ferjak, Angella Narducci and Meghan Raczka; 10th graders Melissa Buckley, Kate Miller, Leah Thorndike and Leila Karst and 11th graders Regan Hammell, Zach Morello, Cassy Scully and Morgan Raczka.

First Selectman Richard Cabral and HKHS Art teacher Karen Porter with visiting artists.

HK Sports: The HK Boys Swim team celebrated senior night during its final regular season swim meet versus Avon. Avon won the meet 103 to HK's 81. The Boys Swim team finished its regular season with a record of 5 to 3. The team now looks forward to competing in the Nutmeg Championships and States.

Resident State Trooper Matt Ward reports that there have been quite a few larcenies in town recently from unlocked motor vehicles. GPS units, satellite radios, IPods, change and other electronic items are easy targets for opportunistic thieves. Trooper Ward also confirmed that there have been a few residential burglaries in the area. There have been one or two in town, several in Haddam and one or two in Madison and Clinton. One town incident involved power equipment being stolen from an unlocked storage shed. Trooper Ward encourages residents to lock their cars, homes and storage sheds.

Please come and join the HK Middle School 8th grade class on Friday, February 29 from 6-8:00 pm for a Pasta Dinner. It will take place in the cafeteria of the middle school on Route 81. The dinner includes pasta, salad, bread and desserts plus a silent auction. Cost is $8 adults, $7 Senior citizens, $4 child. A family of 5 or more cost $25, payable at the door. The dinner is a fundraiser for the annual 8th grade Washington, DC trip. For more information, contact Kathy Strom 345-3398 or Cathy Gargiulo 663-9970.

The Killingworth Volunteer Fire Company announced it will receive $5,015 towards an accountability system from a recent Homeland Security Grant. The grant was made possible as part of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program's Fire Prevention and Safety Grant initiative through the U. S. Fire Administration.

The total grant of $235,560 will be shared by seventeen area fire companies. The money will help fund the purchase of an identification system that uses personal tags with bar codes to keep track of firefighters on the scene of a fire. Many local fire departments currently use an accountability system that requires individual firefighters to carry two name tags, one that is left on the truck and one that is used on the scene to track where a firefighter is working on the blaze.

While systems vary according to department, the universal safety goal is to know who is working the scene and where those firefighters are. The new system, which is the same one adopted by the Homeland Security Department, uses identification tags with bar codes that can be swiped on the scene by a hand-held computer. All fire departments will eventually be able to swipe cards on any computer at any scene.

HK Sports: The Haddam Killingworth Boys Basketball 11U Travel team hosted a four team tournament at the HK Fieldhouse on Sunday, February 24th. Portland, Essex and the Madison Shoreline team participated. HK won the first game against Madison and played in the championship game against Essex. HK won 40-25 behind a great team effort where all HK players scored at least 4 points. Coach John Abbott and Tom DiMauro are to be commended for a great season. Roster for the tournament: John Abbott, Tom DiMauro, Mike Milano, Torren Callender, Ethan Kovach, Peter Welsch, and Robbie Scully. Teammates Joey Aitken and Eric Wind are not pictured.

Photo courtesy K. Milano

The next meeting of the Tuesday Book Discussion Group will be March 11 at 1:00 in the Killingworth Library meeting room to discuss Tennessee Williams' play "The Night of the Iguana." The play was first performed on Broadway on December 28, 1961, giving Williams his fourth New York Drama Critics Award. It was subsequently made into a movie directed by John Houston, and staring Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, and Deborah Kerr. A theater critic of the day said the play took place at the "moving, tormented heart of the human condition." Newcomers are welcome.

The Killingworth Scholarship Association is hosting a March Madness Fitness Days fundraiser, where all proceeds will benefit our Scholarship Fund. Every Saturday morning in March, from 7:30 - 8:30 AM, in St. Lawrence Church Hall, a fitness class will be held. Throughout the month, five area fitness professionals will donate their time to conduct a one-hour fitness class, introducing you to their unique approach to achieving personal fitness.

• March 1 - Body Weight Strength Training
• March 8 - Bootcamp
• March 15 - Buff Yoga
• March 22 - Pilates Fusion
• March 29 - Jazzercise

Call Joey Morman at (860) 663-0326 to pre-register, or register at the door. Please arrive a few minutes early so that class may begin promptly at 7:30 AM. Dress in comfortable workout clothing, wear sneakers and bring a mat or beach towel. Classes are suitable for ages 13 & up.

• 1 or 2 classes @ $15 / class
• 3 or 4 classes @ $12 / class
• ALL 5 classes for $50

Come to one class or come to all five! Don't miss this great opportunity to support our soon-to-be high school graduates AND get a great workout at the same time. If you can't join us, please consider a tax-deductible donation to Killingworth Scholarship Association, PO Box 653, Killingworth, CT.

The Killingworth Scholarship Association has been awarding scholarships to Killingworth's most deserving college-bound, high school graduates since 1976. We are committed to providing this valuable support to our 2008 graduates as well!

Sunday February 17th
• 9:15PM: Medical emergency, Pleasant Trail
Tuesday February 19th
• 2:40PM: Motor vehicle accident, Rte 81 & 80 circle
Friday February 22nd
• 10:38AM: Fire Alarm, Fawn Hill Drive
• 2:25PM: Electrical Pole Fire, River Road
Saturday February 23rd
• 9:26AM: Medical emergency, Woodland Trail

The Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority announced late last week that towns that make up the Mid-Conn project, including Killingworth, will pay 25% more to dispose of its garbage. The increase was unanimously approved by the directors of the quasi-public agency.

The agency has projected that the $76 fee, that will take effect July 1, will jump again to $81 per ton in 2010, $88 per ton in 2011, and $90 per ton in 2012.

CRRA President Thomas D. Kirk said commercial waste haulers, who under their contracts with the authority can quit it should the fee hit $72 per ton, may decide they can get a better deal elsewhere. Paul Nonnenmacher, a spokesman for the authority, said the increase was needed to close its Hartford landfill and ship waste to other sites out of state.

Read more about this in the Hartford Courant and the Journal Inquirer

The Haddam-Killingworth Recreation Department has openings in the Easter Floral Arrangement Class on Tuesday, March 11th from 7:00 - 8:30 PM at the Haddam Elementary School All-Purpose Room. The fee is $25 for Adults and $20 for senior citizens (non-residents please add $10). Participants should bring a pair of scissors and/or pruners to cut flower stems and ribbon. Brighten your room or use as an Easter table centerpiece. For more information and to register, call the HK Recreation Department at 345-8334.

HK Sports: The HK Boys Basketball team lost, 69-55, to Cromwell last night in the quarterfinals of the Shoreline Conference Championship. HK led the first half, but Cromwell went on a 13 point run in the third quarter to take the lead. Dan Wendt was the high scorer for H-K with 20, and Alex Langevin chipped in with 13. Read all about the game in The Middletown Press.

Agenda
Regular Meeting of the Board of Selectmen
Monday, February 25, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.
Town Office Building

1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approval of minutes of Regular Meeting held February 11, and Special Meetings of February 13, 20 and 21, 2008
4. Visitors: Concerning Items on the Agenda
5. Tax Abatements & Refunds:
6. Vacancies:
    a. WPCA 1/45, 1-30-3/5
    b. Land Use (1)
    c. Recreation Commission - over 45 days
7. Appointments:
    a. Registered Sanitarian - Ronald Rose (1 yr. Apptmt.)
    b. Agent for Director of Health - Richard Leighton (2 yr. Apptmt.)
8. Old Business:
9. New Business:
    a. Town Employee Mileage Submission
    b. WPCA Draft Ordinance - "The Regulation and Management of On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems"
10. RJC Announcements
11. Selectmen Concerns
12. Visitor Comments: General
13. Adjournment
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