The Killingworth Congregational Church welcomes you to the 2nd Annual Celebration of
Chocolate Friday, February 12th from 6:30-9pm at the Old Town Hall. Enjoy an amazing
variety of chocolate desserts, such as a chocolate fountain, cakes, candies, cookies, etc.

There will also be a bake sale, and Valentine gifts and cards will be sold as well. Tickets are only $5/person and will be available at the door. Please come!

Sunday: January 31:
• 23:17:39 Medical Call, Burr Hill Road.
Monday: February 1:
• 17:54:27 Medical Call, Route 81.
Tuesday: February 2:
• 00:04:05 Medical Call, Little City Road.
Friday: February 05:
• 09:09:57 Medical Call, Cranberry Meadow Lane.
• 09:13:00 Fire Alarm, Little City Road.
• 12:52:48 Medical Call, Little City Road.
• 17:40:32 Medical Call, Chittenden Road.

Last Chance to Register for Spring Baseball and Softball
Thursday from 5 to 7 pm at the Killingworth Fire House - Rt. 81
Boys and girls ages 6 to 16 are eligible to play. First-time players must provide original birth certificate at registration Additional information and registration forms can be found on our website KYLBASEBALL.ORG

HK Sports: The HK Girls Basketball team took on rival Morgan on Monday evening at the fieldhouse and the Huskies went home with the 53-42 road win. The Cougars held a 23-17 halftime edge, but succumbed to Morgan's pressure in the 3rd quarter and got outscored 19-5 in the period. HK was led by Emily Anderson with 15 points and Jordan Shultz with 13. Cloe Savino connected for 2 long range three pointers to finish with 6 and Shaina Rowley and Marissa Moncata each scored 4. With the loss, the Cougars fall to 7-10 overall and 7-8 in the conference standings. The team travels to Cromwell (weather dependent) on Wednesday evening to take on the Panthers at 7 pm. Write up and photo courtesy A & E Anderson

With help from HKHS Athletic Director Dick Dupuis, Region 17 has approved the forming of a HKHS Boys Club Lacrosse team. The team is open for all HKHS boys 9th-12th grade. The team will play a 14-game JV schedule with shoreline high schools. The goal is to play as a club team for 2010 and 2011, then in 2012 play as a CIAC High School team and part of a shoreline boys lacrosse conference.

We reached out to area high schools and they all were excited that we were moving forward with HKHS Boys Lacrosse. As a club team the funding will have to come from players, parents and fund raising. If you have any boys lacrosse equipment you would like to donate to the club team please contact Bill Silas. If you are interested in playing or volunteering to help the club please contact Silas at wtsilas@comcast.net or 860-663-3996 . There also will be a sign up sheet at the High School office.

Come out to Parmelee Farm this weekend for the first day of a Maple Syrup Workshop. Get out of the house, bring your coat and hat, because it's sugarin' time! Our local experts will provide a hands-on opportunity to learn all about how to make maple syrup. The workshop is free and open to the public.

Saturday, February 13th- 10:00 a.m. at Parmelee Farm, Route 81
John McCurdy will discuss the tree physiology and chemistry of how maple sap is formed, how the trees are tapped, sap collected and what to expect in the evaporation process. George McQueeny, Charlie Martens and Bruce Dodson will show and discuss how trees are identified and the process for tapping. Visitors are welcome to stay after the demonstration to further observe and help with the tapping process. Parking is available at the Farm or in the front lot of the middle school. There are no restroom facilities available.

Sunday, February 21nd- 1:00 p.m. at the Welter Farm, Roast Meat Hill Road
The Sugar Shack at the Welter Farm will be used for the evaporation process to make maple syrup. Workshop organizers will be working throughout the morning, and visitors are welcome. The final stage resulting in maple syrup can be observed around 1:00 p.m. John McCurdy will make a presentation on the process. Parking for the Welter Farm is available at the Platt Nature Center, 344 Roast Meat Hill Road. Under no circumstances, should cars be left in the Welter Farm driveway. There are no restroom facilities available.

The Haddam-Killingworth High School community will pull together as a team to help Haiti this Thursday, February 11th with a volleyball fund raising tournament. The tournament consists of 6-player teams comprised of high school students and staff. The tournament will start at 6:00 pm in the high school gymnasium and go until we have a winner.

We are encouraging the entire community to come out to enjoy the tournament and support this cause. There will be a $5 entrance fee and plenty of food and drinks for sale as well.

100% of all the money raised from the tournament will go to the Mission Haiti organization. Local teacher Jon Todzia is a key member of the Mission Haiti group. Todzia has traveled to Haiti many time over the last few years and has been an integral part in the fund raising and building of an orphanage in Haiti, which is now taking in hundreds of refugees from the earthquake. For more information on Mission Haiti visit: www.mwts.org

HK Sports: Bringing their overall record to 8 wins and 2 losses, the HKHS Boys Swimming and Diving Team defeated Granby Memorial High School, Thursday, 95-67. HK dominated from the beginning sweeping four events, placing first in all events, and second in all but two events. The sweeps came in the 100 Freestyle (Ryan Buys, Jeff Ludington, and Cody Johansen), 500 Freestyle (Jared Benton-Smith, Ryan Blewett, and Tanner Kahre), 400 Freestyle relay, and the Diving event (Reece Gesick, Colin Gaffey, and Grace Colonia-Hughes). First and second place finishes came in the 200 Medley relay, 200 Freestyle (Ludington and Buys), 50 Freestyle (Blewett and Clayton Rountree), 100 Butterfly (RJ Moore and Rountree), and 100 Breaststroke (Richie Afragola and Kahre). Other first place finishes came in the 200 IM (Moore), the 100 Backstroke (Jamie Verney), and the 200 Freestyle relay.

HK will host Suffield High School, Wednesday at 4:00 PM. Write up and photo courtesy M. Hughes

On Saturday, the HK Boys and Girls Indoor Track teams competed at the Shoreline Championship meet held at the New Haven Haven Athletic Center. On the boys side, the team competition was closely contested throughout the day with the H-K boys team battling with Old Saybrook, Coginchaug and East Hampton for the team title. Unfortunately the boys ended up just short as they placed 4th as a team with 78 pts, a mere 11 pts. behind team champion Old Saybrook. The boys were led by many outstanding individual and relay performances. Leading the way were seniors Chris Pfrommer and Jason Funaro. Pfrommer earned 1st team All-Conference as he won the High Jump competition with a jump of 6' 0", helped the 4x400 relay team place 1st with a time of 3:39 and capped off his afternoon by placing 3rd in the long jump with a jump of 19' 5". Funaro also helped in the team scoring with his gutsy effort in the three distance races where he placed 3rd in the 1000 (2:40), 4th in the 1600 (4:42) and in his final race of the day edged out the win in the 3200 with a time of 10:13 to also earn 1st team All-Conference. Other contributors to the team effort were Robbie Sheahan who placed 2nd in the Shot Put (43'4"), Jeff Hall placing 3rd in the High Jump (5'10"), Andrew Vollaro 4th in the 300 (37.24), Ray Cerino 5th in the 600 (1:29) and Dan Hollenbeck 5th 3200 (10:25). The relay teams also had a tremendous afternoon as they started off the meet with the 4x800 relay team of Cerino, freshman Peter Brandon, Connor Walsh and Hollenbeck who placed 2nd as a team in a time of 8:38 and then in the final event of the day the boys 4x400 relay team of Ryan O'Neal, Pfrommer, Cerino and Vollaro came away with the victory in a time of 3:39.

The girls team entered the competition focused on specific individual events and relays rather than trying to accumulate points for the team competition. Ending up in 6th place as a team with 42 points, the girls had several individuals earn 2nd team All-Conference. Leading the way for the girls was the foursome of seniors Ali Armstrong, Jess Moore and Marina Annino along with sophomore Caitlin Blancaflor. These four girls combined in the Sprint Medley relay and the 4x400 relays to place 2nd on both events in a time of 4:33 for the SMR and 4:27 for the 4x400 relay. Individually, Armstrong placed 2nd in the 600 with a time of 1:46, Moore placed 2nd in the 1000 (3:15) and Annino jumped her personal best of 15'10.5" to place 2nd in the long jump. Also scoring on the girls side was the relay team of Shannon Sledzik, Allie Buys, Meryl Gersz and Erin Buckley who placed 5th in the 4x200 relay in a time of 2:00.

Next up for the boys and girls team will be the Class S State Championship meet next Saturday morning at the New Haven Athletic Center.

Whether heading north or south on vacation or staying in the Nutmeg State, a good book is always nice to have around. And you're guaranteed to find one at our next book sale: Saturday, February 13th, 9:00am-3:00pm in the meeting room. We could also use your help! Setting up, selling, taking down - extra hands make the work go smoother. Please call Tammy at the library (860-663-2000) if you're able to assist.

Along with the Killingworth Library Book Sale, there will be a Bake Sale. A variety of cookies, cakes and sweet loafs will be offered for sale from 11:00am to 3:00pm. Come and satisfy your sweet tooth!

You'll also notice that the library has started participating in Connecticut's first Snapshot Day, a statewide effort to collect statistics and pictures of library use on one date, Monday, February 18. Short evaluations for patrons are already out. Staff and volunteers are collecting statistics on areas such as attendance and computer use. Thank you in advance for your participation!

PLEASE NOTE: The library has stopped accepting book sale donations until after February 18th - we've run out of storage space! Please hold onto your items until then.

Agenda
Meeting of the Board of Selectmen
Monday, February 8, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
Town Office Building

1. Call to Order
2. Pledge Of Allegiance
3. Approval of Minutes of Special Meeting held January 19, and February 2, 2010
4. Visitors: Concerning Items on the Agenda
5. Tax Abatements & Refunds:
6. Vacancies:
    (A) Cable Advisory Council - 1 (B) Conservation Comm. - 1 (C) Historic Review Comm. - 1, (D) Energy Task Force - 1 (E) Municipal Land Use - 1 (F) Public Health agency - 1 (G) Housing Partnership- 3 (H). Estuary Council of Seniors - 2
7. Appointments:
    C. Cordelia B. Ewers - Historic Review Commission
    E. Mun. Land Use - David L. Long
8. Old Business:
    A. Demolition of 571 Route 148 - R. Leighton's Bid Recommendation
9. New Business:
    A. MLUC Fund Request / CT Trust For Historic Preservation - R. Pleines
    B. Discuss Priorities for Town 2010/11 Budget w/BOF - John McMahon
    C. Updated Bidding Regulations
    D. Funding for Wettish Project
    E. Resolution Authorizing FS to apply for Energy Block Grant
10. First Selectwoman's Comments
11. Selectmen's Comments
12. Visitor Comments: General
13. Adjournment
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The HKMS Girls Basketball team defeated the Hale Ray Noises by a score of 58-35 at home on Friday. HK jumped out to a 31-19 lead at the half and never looked back. Lauren McCann had a breakout game and could not be contained by the Noises scoring 25 points. Kiley Anderson also contributed with 12 points. Additional HK scorers were Casey Jackson with 6, Liz Anderson with 5, Maddy DeRita with 4, Erin Kane with 3, Maya Savino with 2 and Quinn Millard with 1 point. Write up and photo courtesy D. Savino

The legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly did not start until early this month and so we had open and free the month of January. My wife and I decided to take our Labrador retriever and visit the intriguing island of Bermuda, which is located only an hour and a half by air from JFK Airport and is situated in the middle of the Gulf Stream. Winter in Bermuda, while not tropical, is moderate and pleasant.

Being a political wonk, I not only visited and toured the Bermuda Parliament but also met Members of Parliament (MPs) and compared the legislative processes of Bermuda with those of Connecticut. The Bermuda parliamentary system is vastly different from our system. First, there is a merger of the legislative and executive branches, many MPs being not only legislators but also cabinet ministers. I did not think that this merger of the two branches was particularly effective because the ministers of the various bureaus often lacked expertise in the work of their department.

The Bermuda Parliament consists of two houses, the members of the lower house being elected but the members of the upper house (the Senate) being appointed by the lower house. The upper house is thus beholden to the lower house and lacks independence.

HK Sports: The HK Girls Basketball team squandered a double digit first half lead and fell to the Old Saybrook Rams at the fieldhouse on Thursday, 49-43. The Cougars were led by Jordan Shultz and Emily Anderson with 16 points each and Anderson grabbed 12 rebounds. Cloe Savino hit two key three pointers late in the game to bring HK close and she finished with 7 points. Carley Mooney and Shaina Rowley each netted a pair. With the loss, the Cougars fall to 7-9 overall and 7-7 in conference. On Monday, the Morgan Huskies visit the fieldhouse at 7 pm for the second meeting this season of the perennial rivalry. Write up and photo courtesy A & E Anderson

The HKMS Wrestling team competed in the last single meet competition of the season on Wednesday in the Cougar gym. First year wrestlers Ryan Henderson and Luke Velez, both enjoying excellent rookie seasons, lost in very close matches by one point respectively. Returning wrestlers Zack Roth and Riley Byrne, also enjoying very successful seasons, earned quick wins by pin before the third period. David Parmelee and Ryan Shea compeated hard for the Cougars. All six show great promise and should contribute at the next level next year. The team will end the season at the Middletown Tournament this Saturday.

The Emmanuel Episcopal will host "The Four Seasons Plus" Guitar Concert with Peter Griggs on Sunday, February 21 at 4:00p.m.

Griggs' program is "500 Years of Music for the Guitar": A chronological tour of music for the guitarist's repertoire from the renaissance to the contemporary. It will include Baroque, Classical, Flamenco and Jazz.

50 Emmanuel Church Rd. Killingworth, CT 06419 Good Will Offering is hoped for.
For information or direction 860-663-1109 or visit www.churchinthewilderness.org

Conor Brownell, son of Scott and Kim Brownell of Killingworth, signed a Letter of Intent on National Signing Day to attend and play football for Marist College this Fall. Marist participates in the NCAA Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision in the Pioneer League. Conor attends Xavier High School, where as a two year starter he played Tight End, was the team Punter and earned All Area, All Courant and All State Honorable Mention recognition.

(l-r) Xavier Athletic Director Anthony Jaskot, Conor Brownell and head football coach, Sean Marinan. Photo courtesy J. Guerin

HK Sports: Last Friday night at HKHS Fieldhouse, the Boys Varsity Basketball team welcomed a rugged squad from North Branford for a SLC clash. When it was all said and done, the Cougars made the plays late in the game that counted, as they upset the T-Birds, 45-40, on their way to their 3rd straight victory. After trailing throughout most of the game and just keeping it close, the Cougars used an explosive 3rd quarter to blitz the T-Birds before finally holding on in the fourth quarter.

The play of the game occurred with under a minute left and the Cougars ahead by one point, 41-40. Junior guard Brian Zak stepped to the line for a 1-1 attempt. Unfortunately for North Branford and lucky for H-K, Senior point guard Rob Flynn seemed to be the only one on the court to know it was a 1-1. As the ball caromed off the rim, Flynn raced in past sleeping NB defenders and laid the ball in to put the Cougars up 3. After a huge defensive stop, Zak was again fouled and went to the line and redeemed himself by sinking both free throws and sending the Cougars to their fifth win of the season. Leading the way for H-K was sophomore guard Erik Carlson with 17 points, continuing his push for an all-conference selection. Big man Wes Nuhn added a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards.

The HKMS Boys Basketball team was leading a pesky North Branford squad, 24-20, with about 4 minutes left in the third quarter. Thanks to the brilliance of assistant Coach Mike Baklik, the Cougars turned on their patented "Hit Squad" pressure defense to outscore NB 31-9 over the final 12 minutes for the comfortable, 55-29, victory. The Cougars were lead by Kyle McCormick's 18 points and 11 boards while Luke Ford picked up 14 of his own. Abbott, Callahan, Kovach, Welch, and Afragola all played great minutes as the Cougars remained perfect at 10-0 on the season.

The Mattatuck Museum Arts & History Center in Waterbury will host a panel discussion and closing celebration event of the F. Luis Mora Exhibition on Sunday, February 7 from 2:00 - 3:30 pm.

Join us as we salute Mora's works of beauty and give them a proper send-off as they return to their former homes.

Many artists move from acclaim to obscurity as their styles fall out of fashion. Our distinguished panel of art experts, William Gerdts, Ph.D., Jeffrey Cooley, Peter Falk and Killingworth resident Lynne Pauls Baron, examine Connecticut artists who were popular during their lifetimes but whose life and art are now in various stages of rediscovery. A reception immediately follows the panel discussion.

The HK Recreation Department is sponsoring The Secret Garden on Wednesday, February 17th from 1:00 - 2:45pm at the HK High School Auditorium. The fee is $7 Adults / $6 children (ages 2 - 12) payable at the door. The show is presented and produced by the Newington Children's Theater, a traveling group of talented young people committed to the goal of presenting quality children's theatre.

Don't miss this fabulous performance of young actors and singers. Based on the classic novel, this charming musical adaptation will entertain children and adults alike! When ten year old Mary Lennox is sent to live at Misselthwaite Manor with her uncle in England after the death of her parents in India, she finds her new home to be a gloomy fortress. When Mary discovers a strange, walled garden that has been locked up for years, she enlists the help of the gardener's apprentice, and together they coax the garden back to life. The garden seems to have a wonderful, magical effect on all who enter it, and brings new life to her uncle and sickly young cousin as well.

For more information, please call the HK Recreation Dept. at 345-8334.

The Haddam-Killingworth Youth Lacrosse Association will host an information "open house" for parents and youths interested in learning about the upcoming spring season for grades 1st through 8th. The open house will be held TONIGHT, February 4th at 7:00pm. at the Killingworth Volunteer Fire Co. This will be a great opportunity to learn and ask questions about the program, meet the organizers, and even sign up to volunteer! For additional information please see our website at www.hkyouthlax.org.

HK Sports: In a critical match up with playoff consequences, the HK Girls Basketball team traveled to East Hampton on Monday evening and defeated the Bellringers, 40-31. The game was close throughout with neither squad building more than a 5 point lead through the first three quarters. With the score tied 25-25 at the beginning of the fourth period, HK junior guard Lauren Muise took the inbound pass and drained a three pointer. The Cougars never looked back building as much as an 11 point lead to secure the crucial victory. Muise who scored 9 of HK's 15 points in the fourth quarter finished the game with 14 as did fellow junior Emily Anderson who also pulled down 14 rebounds. Other valuable contributions came from sophomores Cloe Savino and Shaina Rowley who scored 6 and 4 respectively and combined to hold East Hampton's sharp shooting guard Sarah Denihan scoreless. Junior Carley Mooney grabbed 11 rebounds and senior captain Jordan Shultz scored on a pretty turn around jumper early in the contest. With the win, the Cougars improve to 7-8 (7-6 in conference). On Thursday evening at 7 p.m. the team hosts Old Saybrook in another important Shoreline Conference showdown. Write up and photo courtesy A & E Anderson

The HKHS Boys Swimming and Diving team beat Kennedy High School in Waterbury last Friday, 107-78, but fell to Fitch High School in Groton last Tuesday, 104-77. Against Kennedy the team swam some great races and put up a strong front to steadily pull away to a sound win. On Tuesday the team put in a valiant effort but Fitch High School was stronger. Due to a Fitch forfeit the HK divers swept the Diving event. The only other HK first place finish came from Ryan Buys in the 100 Butterfly (55.95). HK gathered several second place finishes including Jeff Ludington, Ryan Blewett, Buys, and Raymond Moore in the 200 Medley relay (1:50.39); Buys in the 200 Freestyle (1:58.20); Ludington in the 100 Freestyle (52.58) and the 100 Backstroke (1:01.37); Jared Benton-Smith in the 500 Freestyle (6:03.32); Blewett in the 100 Breaststroke (1:13.30); and Buys, Moore, Tanner Kahre, and Ludington in the 400 Freestyle relay (3:49.99). Individual third place finishes came from Moore in the 200 IM (2:23.87) and the 100 Butterfly (1:04.59); Jamie Verney in the 50 Freestyle (26.72); and Richie Afragola in the 100 Breaststroke (1:16.68).

The Boys Swimming and Diving team's next challenge is at home on Thursday at 4:00 PM against Granby Memorial High School. Write up and photo courtesy M. Hughes

The non fiction selection for the February 9th meeting of the Tuesday Book Discussion group is "Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time," by Karen Armstrong. This biography is one in the Eminent Lives Series of short biographies of pivotal historical figures published by Harper Collins. Armstrong is a well known scholar and commentator on religious history and culture. Laurie Goodstein writing for the New York Times Book Review said of the work "To glimpse how the vast majority of the world's Muslims understand their prophet and their faith, Karen Armstrong's short biography is a good place to start."

The discussion begins at 1:00 p.m. in the Killingworth library meeting room and newcomers are always welcome.

In these ongoing, hands-on Workshops, artist and teacher Aleta Gudelski will guide adults and teens to develop a comprehensive art portfolio for admission to college art programs. Set and achieve specific portfolio goals, tailored to the requirements of your individual art programs. Complete at least 2 pieces each month. Cost is $50. To register call (860) 663-5593 or email artscenterkillingworth@gmail.com. Visit us online at www.artscenterkillingworth.org.

The HKMS Girls Basketball team traveled to John Winthrop and came away with a decisive, 57-29, victory on Tuesday. The Cougars stifled the Chargers with their defense on one end as their offense exploded on the other end. A dozen Cougars saw action in the game. Points scored by the Cougars were: Maya Savino with 13, Caroline Fortuna with 9, Lauren McCann with 8, Kiley Anderson with 7, Casey Jackson with 6, Jessica Kasper and Quinn Millard each with 4, Erin Kane, Ciara Samuel and Kolby Burger each with a pair. HK's record improves to 9-2. HK will play their next game against the Hale Ray Noises on Friday, February 5 at home.

The JV team defeated John Winthrop, 18-12. Scoring for HK were Meghan Sepega with 6 points, Lex Regan and Jessica Kasper each with 4 points, Julia Babbitt and Claire Dougherty each with a pair. Write up and photo courtesy D. Savino