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Tuesday, February 09, 2010The 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! ![]() The Killingworth Volunteer Fire Company responded to the following incidents during the week beginning Sunday, January 31, 2010: 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. ![]() 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 ![]() Senior captain Jordan Shultz drives by a Morgan defender. ![]() 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. Monday, February 08, 2010![]() 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. ![]() 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 ![]() Jared Benton-Smith leading the sweep in the 500 Freestyle. ![]() 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. Sunday, February 07, 2010Whether 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. ![]() 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 Printable version ![]() Kiley Anderson works for the rebound as Erin Kane boxes out Hale Ray. ![]() Saturday, February 06, 2010![]() Monthly Column: February, 2010 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. Read More »« Show Less Most striking is the method of selecting the head of government, the Premier. He or she is not elected by the voters but selected by the MPs of the majority party. The Premier is therefore accountable more to the members of Parliament than to the voters and generally serves a five year term before a new election of MPs occurs. ![]() HK freshman Marissa Moncata chases down a loose ball against Old Saybrook. ![]() ![]() Friday, February 05, 2010![]() 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 ![]() 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. ![]() Thursday, February 04, 2010![]() F. Luis Mora, Lola Sewing Outdoors, c. 1910. Oil on canvas board. Collection of Peter Hastings Falk 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. ![]() ![]() Sophomore Shaina Rowley blocks an East Hampton shot as fellow sophomore Kaylee Normandy looks on. ![]() ![]() Ryan Buys in a tight race for first. 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 Wednesday, February 03, 2010![]() The discussion begins at 1:00 p.m. in the Killingworth library meeting room and newcomers are always welcome. ![]() ![]() HK stifles John Winthrop with a strong defensive effort. ![]() 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 |
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