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Good morning, Irene!

by Lois Street The tree crew arrived first thing Monday morning to extricate our Old Sib Road house from the large trees and heavy limbs that had crashed on and around it during Irenes assault on Sunday. The foreman stared at the once mighty trees lying crisscrossed in the yard like so many pickup sticks. He checked out the chestnut oak he guessed it had been 80 feet tall when upright that had smashed onto our porch, with the upper part of the trunk leaning on the back our homes main roof. The trees canopy, however, had snapped off and slid over to the front side of the roof, coming to rest far enough down that it obscured two bedroom windows on the second floor. Heavy limbs from an ash tree covered the roof over our family room. The foreman commented to Jim, my husband, that hed seen terrible damage all over Ridgefield. But yours is the worst! he said. The odd thing is that this whirlwind of destruction occurred within a few
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Storm smashes town

by Jake Kara Press Staff
Ridgefield avoided the more calamitous devastation, displacement, injury and death that Hurricane Irene brought as she made her way up the coast, but the town has certainly felt the blow of the 600mile-wide storm system that tore through town Saturday into Sunday. Its absolutely incredible, Mr. Marconi said Monday morning of the widespread damage. Infrastructure is badly crippled. Power outages that affected 100% of Ridgefield CL&P customers still impact thousands. Many people are relying on shelters and their more fortunate friends and neighbors who have power for food and hot showers. Some roads remained inaccessible Wednesday. Some severe property damage was done by flooding and falling trees, and some fires and carbon monoxide scares caused by people improvising with electric generators to power their homes have added to responders workloads. Because of the mess, opening of school has been delayed until Tuesday, Sept. 6. Commuters and emergency responders alike have been finding getting to their destinations a maze-like task. EMS and Fire response times have been delayed by roads that are partially or completely inaccessible to their trucks. A Ridgebury couple had a scare when the wife went into labor Sunday morning that had a happy ending. Paramedics had a hard time getting to her in some of the most intense wind and rain Irene dumped on the town. (See other story.) Though no storm-related injuries were reported, some stories were not so happy. Trees fell through a handful of houses, including a house off North Salem Road where a tree reportedly caused a chimney to crash through the roof, and two floors to land in the
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Gail Jaques of Florida Hill Road and her greyhound, Big Monster, went out for a stroll through the village Monday as utility crews worked to restore electricity. Its a beautiful day, might as well go walking, she said.

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Cold showers, hot coffee, dead batteries

by Macklin Reid Press Staff
No lights, no power, no hot water, no showers, no Internet, no morning coffee. Hurricane Irenes aftermath has been trying. Many Ridgefielders have risen to the occasion, some are taking it in stride. Others have had enough. It was cute for a day or two, Donna Devaney said Tuesday morning at Anconas Market, where bacon and egg sandwiches were being sold to hungry folks with no electricity in their homes no way to cook or boil water. What people really appreciated, Joe Ancona said, was hot coffee. Hed been been brewing and serving it every morning, starting early Sunday when the storm was still raging. It was like the Zombie apocalypse, he said. The alarm went off at 3. By 5 oclock I had just myself here and, expecting people, I started making coffee and getting prepared. Seven oclock, people were at the door. We lost our lights about 10 of 3, said Bill Burns, adding that he was at Anconas about 6:45 Sunday morning. Heres a merchant whos on duty all the time. Saved my ass: coffee! Im a pleasant person, said his wiches. And now were back for lunch, she said. Kind of a caf atmosphere with the music, picnic tables, places to sit in the shade. Tim Guthrie tried to make the best of the storm. I listened to the Yankees last night, he said at the chow table of the town shelter in Yanity Gym on Monday morning. I felt like I was nine years old, 10 years old. I used to listen to the Giants. Went to bed at 8 oclock. I couldnt sleep, so I got up and listened to the ball game. The Yankees won three back-to-back home runs! We went to a hurricane party, about 35 people, Saturday evening, said Geoff Harrington. I live in Ridgebury. The party was in Twin Ridge. It was worth it for a party! said Valerie Guthrie. Her own evening had been more low key. No one wanted to play. My friends were stiffs, she said. Sharon Lavatori had high praise
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Tales of Irene

This Weekend
Labor Day weekend offers a chance to clean up after Irene and to have a little fun, too. Round and Round the Garden opens at the Ridgefield Theater Barn Friday and Saturday. Page 14A. The Little Red Schoolhouse is scheduled to be open Sunday. Page 6A. Rocker Todd Rundgren will be at the Playhouse Sunday. Page 14A.

I went under trees, wires crossed myself every time I went under one.
wife, Stephanie Burns. But I need my coffee in the morning. Laurie Bachman of Cains Hill Road had lunch at Anconas with her daughter Maya on Monday. It was their second meal there that day. This is where we had breakfast. We were cruising, looking for something open. We had egg sand-

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Map of mess
A map shows the many roads where trees damaged power lines. Page 3A.

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Angry Rudy

Hes not happy with CL&P. Page 2A.

Hip hop math

Alexis Ehrlich has developed a way for inner city kids to love learning math. Page 14A.

Fro-yo

Theo was born amid Irenes fury

The owner of Swizzles, a Realtor, thinks people love selfserve frozen yoghurt. Page 17A.

Habitat help

Those new bins for returnable cans and plastic bottles help Habitat for Humanity. Page 16A.

Editorial

Some thoughts on Irene and her aftermath. Page 4A.

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Theo Lauw, born Sunday morning during Hurricane Irene, joined his father Dr. Anthony Lauw and his sisters, Greta, four, and Betty, three, for a photo on the familys back deck in Ridgebury. His mother, Kathrin, was resting.

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bending. I thought it would be better to not drive myself. A doctor who works for Boehringer owling winds and peltIngelheim pharmaceuticals, he ing rains welcomed could probably have helped his wife Theo Lauw into the through the delivery, but wasnt eager world Sunday morning. to do a home birth under storm conHurricane Irene vented her fury ditions. while a fire department ambulance I wasnt too scared to deliver the wound its way through a battened baby myself Im a physician by down Ridgebury to safely deliver his training, but its been years since Ive mother to Danbury Hospital about been delivering babies, he said. To 15 minutes before his birth. deliver a baby, you dont want to be It was just in time, his father, on your knees, and you want light to Anthony Lauw, said Tuesday. I can see what youre doing. tell you this was the most exciting The hospital seemed the place to story Ive ever had. be for Theos arrival, but it was about Dr. Lauw and his wife Kathrin are 6 oclock before they called for an new to Ridgefield, having moved ambulance. from Germany four weeks ago with We wanted to understand the their daughters Greta, four, and Betty, frequency of contractions. Has somethree. With the baby expected, his thing ruptured? Is the sac still there, parents, Sigrid and Kiem Lauw, are Dr. Lauw said. I had to give two also staying with them. tries to call them. The first time the It was Sunday morning, Dr. power went down during the call Lauw said. My wife woke up at 5:30 and then the power came up again and was saying Ive got contracand I gave a second call. It was the tions. It was really wild outside. It See Theo on page 7A was really dark. The trees were really

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School will start after Labor Day

by Jake Kara Press Staff
School will begin after Labor Day for the first time in some years, Superintendent Deb Low and Board of Education Chairman Austin Drukker announced Monday in a move she called somewhat drastic. The first day, originally planned for Wednesday, will be next Tuesday, Sept. 6. Ridgefield Montessori school will open that day also. Rather than try to guess day by day, were taking the guesswork out, she said. Ms. Low said the early notice affords families already dealing with the hectic aftermath of Irene the most flexibility to plan child care in the mean time. It was one of the earliest inidicators that town officials were not confident the roads could be cleared and power lines could be restored by the end of the week. Ms. Low said she has never had to delay the first week of school before. The missed days will be added to the end of the school year, as usual. The changes will be confirmed by Monday. The school schedule for Tuesday, Sept. 6 is: Full day of school Kindergarteners, as planned, early dismissal for first eight school days High school ninth graders will come in on regular school day schedule; the first day will include an orientation. High school 10-12 graders will be on a three-hour delay the first day to accommodate the freshman orientation.

Dangers remain after the storm

by Jake Kara Press Staff
Firefighters responded to a generator fire at a Great Hill Road garage Monday, and Fire Chief Heather Burford said that generators are an increasing concern as more people look to power their homes off the grid. The person was home and they saw it, called us immediately, Assistant Fire Chief Kevin Tappe said Tuesday. If nobody was home, Im sure it would have been much worse. The propane-fired generator was outside a garage, but exhaust heated an exterior wall, which ignited around 3:45 p.m., Assistant Fire Chief Kevin Tappe said. In addition to having flammable fuel and deadly exhaust, generators can backfeed power to the grid, making power lines in the area live. For that reason, Chief Burford said, all lines should still be considered live and left untouched. Be incredibly careful. Consider everything live, she said. The generator fire was the first storm-related structure fire, she said, adding that there have been some small electrical fires and dozens of utilityrelated electrical fires. When operating a generator, Chief Burford urges people to understand the device and use it safely. That means: Make sure the generator is outside, not near a door or window. Carbon monoxide in the exhaust is deadly. Only fill the tank when the generator is cool. Do not leave a generator running unattended. Make sure the system is installed properly. A generator can back-feed to the electrical grid, charging downed wires in your area and putting you, property and others at risk. Through the duration of the clean-up, Chief Burford urges residents not to use candles. If you have to, she said, make sure they are on a sturdy, level surface. Dont leave them unattended or burning all night. Chief Burford also said people should check on their neighbors, especially elderly neighbors, and charge up cell phones and devices, which can be done at the Yanity Gym on East Ridge Road.

A car drives through the lightly flooded Route 7 near New Road Sunday. Ridgefield fared better than many areas of the Northeast in the rain department, perhaps getting 7 or so inches. Farmingville Road was closed by flooding and so was a piece of Bennetts Farm, but water was never as high as in recent floods.

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Marconi blasts CL&P for unacceptable response

by Jake Kara Press Staff
With power starting to be restored, First Selectman Rudy Marconi Tuesday morning blasted CL&P for what he called a totally unacceptable response to Hurricane Irene. He said the company waited too long to contact outside crews and as a result had not lined up enough line workers. The emergency call went out after the assessment was oh my God, we have a problem, he said. That was too late he said. I dont believe Northeast has taken this part of their business, well, maybe not seriously enough. In a media conference call Tuesday morning, CL&Ps president and chief operating officer, Jeff Butler, said, We recognize that electricity is the lifeblood of our lifestyle today. Its gonna take time. There were 854 crews working statewide with two people to a crew and CL&P said 43 more crews would arrive Tuesday, and another 32 Wednesday. The company has pulled crews from 11 states and two Canadian provinces. Mr. Butler said 1,000 crews would be the ideal number to handle Tropical Storm Irenes damage. Connecticut National Guard troops in humvees were in town helping with the cleanup Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr. Marconi made clear that his criticism didnt extend to the line workers he said are working so hard, coming from out of the region and working 16-hour shifts. Ridgefield had six crews initially and that number had not increased Tuesday morning. He said there should have been 10 to 12. Monday he said he expected restoring power to take around 10,000 man-hours. Thats about 625 individual shifts. Mr. Marconi gave no time estimate for when power might be restored, but offered examples of how time-consuming restoring power can be. When New Fairfield had 700 outages after a storm last year, it took 16 crews 24 hours to reduce that number to 200, he said. There are over 10,000 CL&P customers, all experiencing outages, in Ridgefield. Mr. Marconi used Tuesdays CHIRP concert to address the town and offer more criticism of CL&P and another, more recent example of how under-manned the towns restoration process is. A fire and three snapped poles near the Halpin Lane substation took four crews 10 hours to fix. If we dont get more crews, its not good news, Mr. Marconi said He offered back-handed praise to CL&P, commending its paying crews overtime for their 16-hour shifts, which he said the company has not done in the past. U.S. Rep. Jim Himes and US Senator Richard Blumenthal were scheduled to visit to survey the damage, and Mr. Marconi said he would like to see upper echelon CL&P executives to come see the damage also. Mr. Marconi said hes also concerned that lines that service one or two houses could be virtually forgotten by CL&P and without power longer than most of the town. Mr. Marconi has repeatedly called for CL&P to step up its emergency response preparation and begin contracting outside workers sooner than they do. When widespread outages in June kept Ridgebury homes without power for days, Mr. Marconi said he was concerned the company would be ill-prepared for a more serious emergency and complained to the state attorney general. This is a situation that we have experienced many many many times, Mr. Marconi said. The problem is they dont have enough resources. As of Wednesday, power had been restored to much of Route 35, including Main Street and some downtown side streets, Ballard Green and Ballard Park. By 10 a.m. Wednesday, CL&P reported 7,595 outages 71% among Ridgefields 10,650 customers.

Womens Center seeks volunteers

The Womens Center is screening candidates for the fall dual Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Certification program. This 44-hour training certifies volunteers to perform crisis intervention at the center during business hours or from home when the center is closed; it is a prerequisite for court advocate, counselor advocate, group facilitator and other advanced volunteer positions. Evening training classes will begin in late September. During the last fiscal year, the Womens Center responded to more than 1,600 sexual assault and domestic violence hotline calls, in addition to providing emergency shelter, counseling services, advocacy services, community education and prevention programs, and information and referral services. For information or to register, call 203-731-5200, ext. 202

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Hurricane Irene storm damage

by John Palermo This map shows the areas with downed trees across power lines. Take a look at it. The damage throughout town is extensive. The roads in red represent trees and wires ... impacting getting the power back on [ i.e. the red is where there are major problems]. First the trees need to come off the lines, and its easier and faster to take them off while the power is off. Once they are off, they can go through the process of re-poling and restringing the lines. Once that is done, and each power grid is complete, turn that sections power back on. Some of the power came back online Monday night, and restoration will continue maybe slower than we would all like. Some folks in town have roads with extensive damage to not only the lines, but with poles that will need to be replaced before the power can go back on [Blacksmith Ridge and Peaceable Ridge are two examples] and that will take longer to restore. This is really an unprecedented event; only five hurricanes have hit this area since 1851 [NY Times, within 70 miles of NYC]. We are lucky that the storm that hit is was downgraded to a tropical storm, and not a category 1 or category 2 storm, as the damage would be much, much more extensive. Lets be supportive of those trying to get us back on line, the teams in the EOC, and in the shelter trying to make sure we have a place to get water, and shower, and information. We need their help and support to get through this, together.
The writer lives on Blacksmith Ridge Road and supplied the map for the EOC.

Suicidal youth is workshop topic

A free public workshop, Assessing and Intervening with Suicidal and SelfInjurious Youth will be held on Sept. 16, from 9 to noon at Western Connecticut State Universitys Westside Campus Center Ballroom. Attendees will learn about suicide and deliberate selfharm in children, teens, and adolescents. This workshop will also help participants to understand the differences between suicidal and self-injurious youth in crisis and how to identify, assess, and manage them. For more information or to register, visit ctclearinghouse. org or call 800-232-4424.

Map from Emergency Operations Center, showing in red all the sections of road affected by trees on wires. The map was provided by John Palermo.

Police Log
Stolen checks
John Dugan, 26, of Waterbury was arrested at Danbury Superior Court on a warrant for his arrest on two counts of fourth degree larceny around 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24. Police said Mr. Dugan stole two checks totaling $2,500 from a Ridgefield home and cashed them. He was held for arraignment that day.

Intoxicated
Lauren Oiveri, 21, of Beaver Brook Road was charged with driving while intoxicated on that road around 7:05 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29.

199 trees...
Police responded to 29 alarms; 19 check well-beings (mostly during the hurricane); four medical assists; 38 security checks; one driving while intoxicated arrest; three motor

vehicle accidents; two disputes; two missing properties; and 199 trees and wires blocking roads between Saturday, Aug. 27, and Sunday, Aug. 28. Capt. Dan Ryan said that last number is actually on the low side because many incidents werent reported as they piled up too quickly or were dealt with by officers as they arose. Plenty of downed trees and wires werent blocking roads.

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EDITORIALS
Its easy to complain, easy to criticize. But through a two-day whipping from Hurricane Irene, Ridgefield made out all thanks in no small part to town officials who were decision-makers and town employees who were their eyes and ears, who were the trouble shooters and the problem handlers through the emergency. When most of us were warm and dry and in the relative safety of our homes, Ridgefields police, firefighters and town crew were out on the roads in amid high winds and torrential rains, dealing with whatver came up. That included, according to police records, more than 199 instances of downed trees and wires blocking roadways. They also dealt with flooding, numerous transformer and power line fires, as well as non-hurricane related events such as a 99-year-old man with chest pains and a woman going into labor, situations made much more treacherous and demanding by the conditions effect the roads and travel. There will be second guessing. But with the town having made it through the emergency in what looks to be pretty good shape, considering, it is hard to argue with decisions to declare states of emergency by First Selectmen Rudy Marconi, Governor Dannel Molloy and President Obama. It is also hard to argue with the decision, made jointly by First Selectman Marconi and officials of Connecticut Light and Power, to shut off electrical service throughout town in order to assure townspeople would be safe while repairs were being made. The idea was brought up by CL&P when about 60% of the town was reporting no power. Mr. Marconi agreed when the town was 90% without power, after a tour around the roads Sunday when he and Fire Chief Heather Burford saw walkers, joggers and bikers dangerously disregarding the deadly threat posed by downed power lines. Did everything go right? Of course not. They way the towns shelter was moved from Scotts Ridge Middle School on Saturday night to Yanity Gym Sunday and then to The Recreation Center Tuesday largely in search of better showering facilities is something Mr. Marconi and other officials have said theyll learn from. But Ridgefield made it through. Most Ridgefielders showed admirable pluck and patience through the worst of the ordeal. People from neighbors to business people Joe Ancona and his crew at Anconas Market, the folks at Ridgefield Hardware and Keoughs Hardware in Branchville, people at Stop & Shop, Bissells and CVS went above and beyond to serve the town. Parks and Recreation workers and other town staff who manned the shelter, along with Red Cross volunteers, also put townspeople comfort and well-being above their own. And, everyone who made it through safe and sound owes thanks to the guys who were out on the streets working through the storm cops, firemen, highway crew, not to mention the many utility company workers who came from far and wide and have been working around the clock to deal with the storms damage and get things running again.

NewsNotes
by the staff
Hometown heroes
Anyone who listened to a radio scanner during the storm could not help but be impressed with the heroic feats that police and fire personnel accomplished during and after the storm. Just trying to get to people in need was a trial scores of roads were blocks and others required going under dangerously low wires. A front-page story about the baby being born in the storm gives an idea of what they went through. We are very fortunate to have such people working for us in Ridgefield. The owner has a rather cynical opinion of New England weather.

Irene

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LETTERS to the EDITORS

New bus policy is coldhearted
Sec 9-453t] prevented him from putting me on the slate. Never having attended a political caucus before, it held a certain fascination for me because it was grass roots democracy at work. Also of interest was the fact that there were several candidates, myself included, who are running for office for the first time. There are cynical views of these political gatherings -- references made to smoke filled rooms, decisions made by fiat, etc. Be that as it may, at the end of this caucus, 91 year old Mary DAddario stood up and recited Lincolns Gettysburg Address from memory. Well, recited, isnt the right word. She delivered it with all the passion, emphasis, pathos and respect it merited. She received a tremendous ovation and, for me, as I sat there listening intently to the words, it became an emotional experience just thinking about the prescience our forefathers had, and when required, their bravery and eloquence which is so often and sadly lacking today. It made me doubly glad that I had decided to partake in the democratic process by campaigning for a seat on the Board of Selectman. And I felt good that I had taken the time to attend this tiny political caucus, held in the basement conference room of Ridgefields Town Hall. Jan Rifkinson Un-affiliated candidate for Board of Selectmen

Revenues & fund balance

In a recent letter, John Palermo, a candidate for the Board of Finance, suggested the town will have to do more to align spending with anticipated revenues in the current economic environment. Tax revenues, as set by the Board of Finance, have met or exceeded budget for each of the last three years, even during a recession. Preliminary indications for this years revenues are also strong versus what was conservatively budgeted. We are expecting, but did not budget, a large increase in permit fees from BoehringerIngleheims expanby Dave Ulmer sion. To artificially reduce town or school services in anticipation of Mr. Palermos presumed, yet nonexistent, revenue shortfall, before it actually occurs, would be fiscally irresponsible. It is just as bad a mistake to cut expenses (services to town residents) prematurely as it would be to increase expenses more than economic growth will support. What Mr. Palermo should know is that the first selectman holds regular meetings with department heads to discuss both spending and revenue trends. The town controller and tax collector as well as the first selectman provide the Board of Finance with monthly updates. These meetings helped Ridgefield adjust its expense levels to meet reduced revenues (and unexpected cost overruns such as snow removal) during the last recession. We will continue to adjust if there is another recession. Thus, Ridgefields Bond rating (primarily based on our ability to collect taxes) is not in jeopardy, nor should we raise the Towns Fund Balance (our reserve rainy-day fund), as Mr. Palermo suggests. Ridgefields fund balance results from the town and schools spending under budgets, revenue overruns, and capital projects completed below budget. First and foremost, it is the taxpayers money, now about $9 million, or 7% of annual expenses. The Board of Finance allocated $1 million in FY10 and $450,000 in FY11 to reduce tax increases. However, none of those allocations were actually used. Why? Cost discipline by the town and schools and improved collection of prior years taxes. Keeping Fund Balance higher than it is in anticipation of worsening economic circumstances, as Mr. Palermo advocates, is not a conservative position. It is a statement that he believes Ridgefield cannot manage its finances, so we must retain more of the taxpayers money instead of returning some of it by lowering property taxes. In the coming campaign for the Board of Finance, you will be hearing more about these issues. I believe it is paramount that we look at them, not based on Mr.

Its interesting that your article examining Ridgefields harsh new policy about the maintenance (or lack thereof) of private roads appears the same week that the town has decided that public school buses will no longer pick up and drop off our children at their long-established private road locations. This baffling decision is not only inconsiderate of parents of younger kids, who will now have to drive the impractical walking distance from home to bus stop, but also inconsiderate of our childrens safety and welfare. I hope the town will reconsider this coldhearted new policy, but apparently Ridgefields Town Attorney has decided that private roads are no longer the towns problem. Of course, by the same logic, there is now no reason for the residents of private road communities to pay full town taxes, a large percentage of which go toward road maintenance. Chris Belden Mountain Road, Aug. 27

Funny how the trees we so love for their beauty and their shade become monsters crashing down around us when the likes of Irene pay a visit. The damage trees can do is a good argument for keeping a close tab on their health whether you are the town or the state in charge of roads, a utility in charge of wires, or a homeowner with a house to protect.

Steady work
Speaking of which, anyone looking for a business to go into that will never fall out of need might consider tree surgery. With or without storms, there are countless trees that need trimming or removal, and that need will never end in this part of the country. And its a profession that technology is not apt to produce any replacements for.

Founders Hall needs support

Caucus hears Lincolns Address

Democratic View

I was going to write about the Rudy Marconi, Town Hall, Chekhov appeal letter this week but, instead, I decided to write about the Independent Party caucus. The caucus started promptly at 8:00pm, Thursday, August 25th, under the chairmanship of Dom DAddario. Also joining him at the leadership table was his wife, Mary, and Tony Di Preta. The Chairman went through the slate of candidates the party was endorsing and asked those present to speak. I was honored by a special endorsement for Board of Selectman because, explained the chairman, the law [CGS

Letters
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The new term begins. Choosing what to take for the fall semester is not easy. There are so many classes, some given at the same time, the same day. Then there are the ongoing fitness classes, tai chi, yoga, exercise. Wow. No we are not talking about college. We are talking about Founders Hall, the beautiful building, filled with wonderful staff and teachers. Founders Hall offers more than 3,000 neighbors friendship, togetherness, relaxation and community, and an opportunity to grow and learn. Where would we be without Founders Hall? How would we spend our time? Where else can we meet so many wonderful people with such diverse life experiences? Where else can we experience the friendship, activities and stimulation that keep us young? Founders Hall membership is free. Many classes and activities are free. The cost of other classes may average a dollar or two an hour. How can that be? How can Founders Hall sustain this gift that keeps on giving? We should not take Founders Hall for granted. Let us give our thanks by giving of ourselves: volunteering our time or through donations, which are tax deductible. Both are needed. How can each of us do our share? We are very fortunate to be part of this community. Our sincere thanks. Myrna and Steve Shomstein South Salem, Aug. 19

Democratic View
Continued from first column Palermos referenced views of Washington or Hartford policies, but based on local circumstances. These are not Democratic or Republican issues. Ridgefield has been well managed locally. In my view, last years Board of Finance Budget actions resulted from a right wing political ideology, far beyond the Board of Finances charter mandate of maintaining an affordable and sustainable community. And Mr. Palermos letter continues along those lines. I would still prefer that voters be allowed to make responsible budget decisions for Ridgefield.
The writer is a member of the Board of Finance.

CORRECTIONS
A business news item last week incorrectly expressed Henry Phillips position. He is lead client service partner for one of Deloittes investment and advisory firm clients. The Press apologizes for the error.

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The Press describes its political campaign policies

So that we can publish as many statements and letters as possible, The Press has rules and guidelines for candidates, parties and supporters for the Nov. 8 election. They are similar to those of past campaigns. Letters to the editors: Letters promoting candidates including from candidates themselves must be 100 words or fewer. Longer letters will be rejected; shorter letters will get preference. A person may write up to two letters on candidates. We will not publish more than one letter from the same person in a single issue (i.e., dont send in two letters the week before the election). Letters on general election issues may be as long as the usual letters limit (300 words), but may not be cloaked endorsements (that is, a writer cannot analyze an issue for 250 words and then say, Joe Smith is the best person for handling this problem.). Political statements: Candidates for contested offices may have up to three statements, explaining their positions, from Sept. 8 through the Oct. 27 issue. Statements must not exceed 300 words each. They must be submitted as plain text, RTF or Word documents. News items: Brief news items about candidate activities, such as planned forums, visits, endorsements, etc., will be accepted. Pictures will be used if space is available, but, frankly, space is a serious problem. Ridgefield Forum: We have added a category, Election 2011, to the Ridgefield Forum on TheRidgefieldPress.com. Here, candidates may post as many statements as they wish, and make them as long as they wish. And voters or opponents can debate them. The debate must be civil. Deadlines: Statements and political news items must reach our office by 1 p.m. on the Thursday before planned publication. Letters have the usual deadline of Monday at 4, but the earlier they are submitted, the better the chance they have of appearing that week. We cannot guarantee that all letters will be published. Fair play: We expect candidates and supporters to stick to issues and not indulge in personal attacks on opponents. If letters or statements contain strong or serious charges against an opponent, we may opt to offer the opponent a chance to respond. We may reject any letter or statement we think is unfair, libelous or in poor taste. Because they would not have a chance to respond before the election, we will not publish letters critical of candidates in the Nov. 3 issue. Interviews: As it has for many years, The Press will conduct written interviews with candidates for contested offices. Questions will be sent to candidates in early October. Word limits will be established for responses. Written answers must be returned by Thursday, Oct. 27, at noon. They should be submitted electronically as text or Word documents. The interviews will appear Thursday, Nov. 3 the issue before the election. Commentaries: Each party will be asked to submit one commentary column of up to 500 words, discussing its slate and the slates advantages, to be published in the pre-election issue Nov. 3. The unaffiliated candidate for selectman may submit up to 250 words. Deadline is Oct. 27 at 1. (These commentaries are in addition to the normal, alternating GOP Viewpoint and Democratic View columns, which may also address candidates and election issues each week.) Pictures: Parties and candidates may submit campaignrelated photos, but they will be used on a space-available basis. In addition, candidates should submit one portraitstyle, color photo that theyd like to run with their interviews on Nov. 3.

Giving Thanks
Project Pride
Each year Ridgebury Elementary School supports Project Pride. It has been a tradition in which kids help others by raising awareness and money for charity. On the weekend of August 20 & 21, we held a bake sale at the Recreation Center to raise money for Save the Children. We would like to thank all those who helped support the bake sale. We would also like to extend thanks to the Recreation Center for providing a location indoors and away from the crazy weekend weather! With your generosity, we raised $200 in support of Save the Children. Sydney Girolamo, Emma Goldstein, Kristen LeFebvre 5th graders Ridgebury Elementary School

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and 26. For people who are comfortable with the basics, More Photography is available on Wednesdays, Nov. 2, 9, 16 and 30 and Advanced Digital Photography is available on Wednesdays, Dec. 7, 14; Jan., 11 and 18. Cost is $79 for each four session class. All classes meet at East Ridge Middle School from 7 to 9 p.m. Advanced registration is Red Cross plans required. Sept. 15 bloodmobile Visit ridgefieldschools.org The American Red Cross or phone Peggy Bruno at 431will have a bloodmobile 9995 for information. Thursday, Sept. 15, from 1:45 pm to 6:45 pm at the Park Campers help & Recreation Center 195 Special Olympics Danbury Road The American Red Cross Athletes Performance asks all those who are eli- Zones summer campgible to mark the end of the ers helped raise money for summer season by showing Ridgefields Special Olympics a labor of love and making Team who in turn donated the blood donation a part of your funds to Ridgefield Parks and plans. By donating blood you Recreations Out & About can help build inventories for club. Coordinating events Connecticut hospitals so we for adults with special needs, can end the summer season Out & About is a club open with a plentiful supply of all to residents ages 18 and up. blood types. Its my dedication to people As a special thank you to with intellectual disabilities to donors, all those who come in have a healthy and productive to donate blood will receive a life, stated Alesia Williams, coupon for a $12.99 oil change Ridgefields Special Olympics and free tire rotation, redeem- Team Coordinator. able at any Monro Muffler/ Ann Maher of Ridgefield Brake location. Parks & Recreation, on behalf Individuals who are 17 years of the Out & About club, of age, meet weight and height accepted a check for more than requirements (110 pounds $525 from Ms. Williams. or more, depending on their Athletes Performance Zone, height) and are in generally an athletic training facility in good health may be eligible to Ridgefield, raised the funds by give blood. donating a percentage of their Call 1-800-RED CROSS summer camp registration (1-800-733-2767) or visit fees. I felt that the money redcrossblood.org to make an raised should be given back appointment. to the community, added Ms. Williams. This five session class meets on Mondays, Sept. 26; Oct. 3, 17, 24 and Nov. 7 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at East Ridge Middle School. Cost is $97. An additional series will run Nov. 14 through Dec. 12. Visit ridgefieldschools.org or phone Peggy Bruno at 431-9995 for information. ers, said Robey. I look forward to sharing information about our classes, our instructors, and our philosophy. Dance classes for the Fall term begin on Sept. 12. The conservatory offers classes in ballet, jazz, modern, tap, pointe, and partnering. In addition, the conservatory presents The Nutcracker at the Ridgefield Playhouse and is home to the Ridgefield Civic Ballet, Ridgefield Contemporary Dance Ensemble, Ridgefield Junior Dance Ensemble, and Ridgefield Rhythm Tap Ensemble. For more information visit online at ridgefielddance.org or call 203-438-5597. Sept. 26 (noon to 1:30 p.m.) or Wednesday, Oct. 5 (7:30 to 9:30 p.m.). Spanish 1, part 2 starts Monday, Sept., 26 (1:40 to 3:10 p.m. or Wednesday, Oct. 5 (7:30 to 9 p.m.). Spanish Intermediate Conversation starts Monday, Sept. 26 (7:30 to 9 p.m.). Tuition is $133 to $143 with an additional reasonable text fee. Advance registration required. Course and teacher descriptions and dates are at ridgefieldschools.org or phone Peggy Bruno at 431-9995.

Gardening project coming to library

Author and gardener Colleen Plimpton will return to the Ridgefield Library for a show n tell presentation about putting gardens to bed for the fall and winter. Discussed will be bulb planting, what to cut down, what to leave up, composting, how to keep the deer away, lawn care and more. The program will take place on Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. Registration is not required. A garden author, lecturer, instructor and coach, Colleen is a member of Garden Writers Association, the Federated Garden Clubs of America, Tri-State Hosta Society, Mad Gardeners, The Nature Conservancy, The Garden Conservancy, Highstead Arboretum, the Connecticut Horticultural Society, the New York Botanical Garden, and many other groups. Her award-winning one-acre ornamental garden has been on numerous tours, and serves as a living classroom laboratory where she teaches composting, composition, color and many additional how-tos of gardening. She runs a garden coaching business and teaches gardening at the New York Botanical Garden. Her essays, memoir pieces and feature articles have appeared in publications such as People, Places and Plants, Fine Gardening, GreenPrints, The Litchfield Review, Connecticut Gardener and Toastmaster. Her most recent book is a gardening memoir, Mentors in the Garden of Life. For more information visit ridgefieldlibrary.org or call 203-438-2282.

the lobby at 6:30 followed by the workout at 7:30 p.m. There will be wine and cheese, hair and make-up tips by Adam Broderick Salon & Spa, jewelry and fashion, and more. For tickets ($15), call the box office at 203-438-5795, or buy tickets online at ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

Old schoolhouse open this Sunday

The Little Red Schoolhouse on Route 35 is scheduled to be open to the public this Sunday, Sept. 4, from 1 to 4, an event postponed from last Sunday. The West Lane Schoolhouse was established in the mid 1700s and the current building dates from the early 1800s. Its most famous graduate was Samuel G. Goodrich, who attended the school in the late 1700s and went on to become author of more than 100 books most of them school textbooks using the pen name, Peter Parley. The Ridgefield Garden Club maintains the building and recently completed extensive interior improvements, including the addition of exhibit boards and a video starring Peter Parley. The schoolhouse is at the intersection of West Lane, South Salem Road and Silver Spring Road. Admission is free. For information, visit peterparleyschoolhouse.com or call 203-431-0563.

Zumba classes starting up soon

Zumba starts soon through Ridgefield Continuing Education. Zumba fuses Latin and international rhythms with easy to follow dance moves (including samba, salsa, cumbia, reggaeton and more) to create a fun and energy filled workout as you sculpt and tone your body. Instructors are certified and experienced Zumba teachers. Patricia Anikewichs classes start Tuesday, Sept. 20 (six sessions for $73; 12 sessions for $139; no class Oct. 11; 7:15 to 8:15 p.m.; Veterans Park School). Elin Waterstons classes start Monday, Sept. 19 (10 sessions for $117; no class Oct. 10 or 31; 6 to 7 p.m.; East Ridge Middle School). Advanced registration is required. Please visit ridgefieldschools.org or phone Peggy Bruno at 203-431-9995 for information.

Continuing Education has three languages

French, Italian, and Spanish language classes start soon through Ridgefield Continuing Education. Day and evening classes are available. French 1 starts Tuesday, Sept., 27 ( noon to 1:30 p.m.) and Wednesday, Oct. 5 (7 to 9 p.m.). French 1, part 2 starts Monday, Sept. 26 (7 to 9 p.m.) and Tuesday, Sept. 27 (1:40 to 3:10 p.m.). Intermediate French Conversation starts Thursday, Oct., 6 (2:45 to 4:15 p.m.). Italian 1 starts Thursday, Oct. 6 (7 to 9 p.m.). Italian 2 starts Wednesday, Oct. 5 (7 to 9 p.m.). Advanced Italian starts Tuesday, Oct. 4 (7:30 to 9 p.m.). Spanish 1 starts Monday,

Knitting benefits mind, body, soul

Knitting for Everybody starts soon through Ridgefield Continuing Education. Instructor Liz Doty says, This age-old art benefits mind, body, and soul. Keep your mind sharp by learning a new skill; keep your fingers nimble by keeping them moving, and experience the joy of giving a gift which is the fruit of your labor. The instructor will provide practice needles and practice yarn to beginners for a small materials fee, until the participant determines a project.

A truly unique basket

by Pat Lennon
A truly unique basket was donated constructed of individually tightly rolled printed oriental papers glued together and varnished. The work must have taken an unbelievable amount of time. Inside, there are eight square compartments suitable for sewing or small collections. This is a must see! Four Franklin Mint original works of art created by Zhang Shou-Cheng are etched in pure silver and 24 karat gold. Their titles are The Swallows of the Springtime Willow, The Quail of the Golden Maple, The Sparrows of the Peony Tree and The Crane of the Quiet Bamboo. Buy one or all.

Mr. Serao teaching digital photography

Zumba workout at the Playhouse

The Ridgefield Playhouse will present an on-stage Zumba workout led by certified Zumba instructors Jenny Conciatore and Naomi Riek of Ridgefield Fitness Club, LLC, Tuesday, Sept. 27. Pre-Zumba activities start in

Digital Photography classes are available through Ridgefield Continuing Education. Instructor Michael Serao will cover the most basic things, assuming no one knows anything, and when were done, youll totally get it. Participants need a camera that allows some kind of manual control over exposure. Beginning Photography meets on Wednesdays, Oct. 5, 12, 19

Conservatory sets open house

The Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance on Main Street will host an open house and registration for new students on Tuesday, Sept. 6 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Conservatory director James Robey will be on hand to greet and answer questions about the various dance programs. The beginning of the new school year is an exciting time for both students and teach-

Thrift Shop
A good buy is a pair of new STX Lacrosse gloves size 11 for players 5 to 8 years; 70 to 100 Lbs. It has a two digitflex finger design. A charming bride doll from the 50s(?) in full bridal array has blond hair and blue eyes which open and shut. Also included is extra clothing, perhaps for the honeymoon? A sturdy walker has a folding seat and looks like new. It also folds up for easy storage. Anyone going in for hip or knee surgery might consider this. We do appreciate our customers and all the donations. Thank you all.

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Theo arrives despite Irene

Continued from front page Ridgefield fire brigade and right after I gave them the address the power went down again. I didnt even know if they were coming. About 30 minutes later, they were there. It was a while before they left for the hospital. They were first checking on my wife and deciding how to get her into the ambulance. You would go outside and you would be soaked in just a few seconds, he said. We got her into the ambulance, and the challenge was now to get her to the hospital. They had to take a couple of detours. They were talking the police on their walkietalkies and a couple of times they went down roads and had to back out trees on the ground, or power cables. About 45 minutes, an hour later thats how long it felt to me, I was not looking at the clock any more, I was paying attention to my wife and then we made it. Just in time, he said. Theo Lauw, named after his paternal great-grandfather, was born 15 minutes after we arrived at the hospital, his father said. Seven and a half pounds. Hes healthy. Thanks, God, hes healthy. Dr. Lauw also expressed gratitude to the fire department ambulance crew who had come out in the winds and rain of a hurricane to get his wife to the hospital a task which, with all the rerouting for fallen trees and downed lines, would have been tremendously difficult for someone just a month in this country. They did a fabulous job. Absolutely. These guys, they knew all about the routes. They were calm. I would have felt really bad if anything happened to either one of them, because its not like calling them on a regular day, Dr. Lauw said. The picture should be with them, he said of the firefighters. Theyre the real savers. He also had thanks for his neighbors on Parley Road in Ridgebury. People have been great, he said Tuesday afternoon after mother and baby had come home from the hospital. Neighbors are so helpful. Were cooking our soup tonight on their grill. Times like this neighbors are really important. You feel at home right from the start.

Utility company workers came from far and wide to help restore power. This crew of journeymen linemen came from Main Lite Electric out of Warren, Ohio, and had been sent first to Florida then up to the northeast. They were working 16-hour shifts and by Monday in Ridgefield theyd been out seven days. And I kept singing that song: Six days on the road and Im gunna make it home tonight, one said with a smile.

Macklin Reid

Micro-burst on Old Sib Road

Continued from front page short minutes around 7 a.m. Sunday morning. While the rest of my family slept, I came downstairs and peered out the family-room windows to check on the progress of the storm. Rain was falling steadily, and, as predicted, the wind gusts seemed to be in the 50 mph range. Then, instantaneously, the whole nature of the storm changed to shock and awe. The atmosphere turned completely gray. The rain went sideways. The wind rose to a resounding roar and doubled its speed. I heard a couple of bomblike explosions as trees snapped and the giant oak hit the house. With the jolt, my kitchen cupboard doors flew open, sending my glassware crashing and smashing to the floor. I myself remained standing in the family room as though in a sort of trance. Im used to living an orderly, predictable life in an orderly, predictable town. And suddenly I knew I was at the mercy of wild, ferocious forces, totally out of control. All I could do was wait to see what would happen. Not that I had much time to reflect. The sound and fury had shocked my family awake, and the three of them Jim, our son Al, and my sister Lucia Harvilchuck, visiting from Pensacola, Fla. rushed downstairs to confront the chaos. We quickly grabbed oil lamps and hustled into the basement. Meanwhile, the wind and rain returned to the normal levels of a tropical storm. Later, during the period of calm when the eye of the storm was passing over, we gathered outside with several Old Sib neighbors to check on each others safety and exchange accounts of the storm. The consensus was that wed experienced a micro-burst, a kind of small, reverse tornado that forms and dissipates suddenly. During its brief life, though, its winds can reach 100 miles an hour and it can wreak more havoc than people who are used to being safe and comfortable can easily comprehend. What we did understand, however, was that no one among us had been hurt, and those of us gathered there on Old Sib repeatedly expressed our relief and thankfulness for that.

Monday afternoon John Pierandri, front, and neighbor Brian Sullivan dealt with tree damage in front of a house Mr. Pierandri owns in the village. Why wait on the town to do this? Theyve got too much to do. It was right in my tenants driveway, Mr. Pierandri said.

Macklin Reid

Many people took advantage of the recharging station at Yanity Gym, where cell phones, laptops and other devices could be plugged in and juiced up.

Macklin Reid

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How to get a grant

by Di Masters
School days are here again and not just for the kids. At the Community Center there is a lot for the big folks too. We are busy preparing for the Grant Writing Workshop that will take place Oct. 3 and 4 from 9 to 4 p.m. This was a sell-out program last year. If you have not yet registered please go to our Web site for registration information. Oct. 14 will be a terrific time to test your sommelier skills at the Community Center /Cellar XV Wine Tasting to benefit Habitat for Humanity and RCC; all part of the Fall for Ridgefield weekend extravaganza. The corks will be popping from 6 to 9 p.m. and you just will not want to miss the fine selections of wine from Cellar XV and cheese from 109 Cheese and Wine. On Oct. 20, we are excited to host a program entitled:

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Real Women, Real Wisdom: A Caregivers Guide to Balancing it All, in collaboration with Joan Garbow, Ann Fowler-Cruz and sponsored by Ridgefield Crossings. This team is comprehensive and prepared to address all our questions. This will be an informative evening for everyone who attends. We are excited about the fall line-up of programs: senior lunch is Sept. 26. We are anxious for everyone to see the new entryway. Once you do, please consider purchasing a paver and joining the other donors on the mural as a legacy. Please visit our Web site lounsburyhouse.com for information about how to donate. We appreciate your support. Update your assignment books with these special dates.

Chez Lenard, the Main Street hot dog stand, was busy Monday as it was one of the few places in town where Ridgefielders could get a hot meal.

Jake Kara

Paws for the Cause will be marching again

Whether you walk on two legs or four, youre invited to join the fifth annual Blue Buffalo/ROAR Paws for the Cause Dog Walk in Ridgefield on Sunday, Oct. 2, in support of Ridgefield Operation for Animal Rescue and the ROAR Donofrio Family Animal Shelter. The fun begins at 1 p.m. at Ballard Park, followed by a one-mile walk through town at 2 p.m., and then a festive family-style celebration in the park. Downtown streets will be closed for the safety of the walkers, who last year numbered an estimated 1,000 people and their dogs. The celebration includes

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a delicious lunch donated by Chef Marc of Ridgefield Academy, music by Carly and Eliza Rae and Hot in the Pocket, and the antics of the Circus Follies. Dont miss a special demonstration by Shawn Murray and Zeus from Ridgefields Canine Police Unit. For more information or to register, visit roar-ridgefield.org or contact Pam Rybarczyk at 203-664-1235. The fee to register for an individual is $35 which includes one meal ticket, goodie bag, and all activities. Each additional walker

GOP pig roast honors Boucher

State Senator Toni Boucher will be the guest of honor at the seventh annual Redding Republican Pig Roast to be held on Sunday, Sept. 25, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Redding Community Center. The meal will feature a roast pig with all the fixins as well as appetizers, salads and desert. There will be an open bar featuring beer, wine and soft drinks. Cost is $35 per person in advance or $40 per person at the door. Children under 12 are free. Seating is limited, so reserve early. A reply card can be found on the Redding Republicans Web site, reddingrepublicans.org or, for further information or to RSVP contact Randi Hutton at 203-221-2186 or by e-mail, randi@therzconnection.com.

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is $5 which includes one meal ticket and all activities. New this year is the Corporate Challenge where businesses form their own teams and compete against other local businesses for the chance to win prizes and the ROAR Challenge Trophy. ROAR provides all who register with an easy-tobuild Web page that can be used to solicit fundraising pledges from friends and family. All funds raised go to support the work of ROAR, a private animal rescue organization which rescues dogs and cats and places them in loving area homes. The 2011 Paws for the Cause T-shirts may be pur-

chased in advance at the ROAR Shelter. Those who register and raise at least $250 will receive a free Tshirt. The lead sponsor is Blue Buffalo, the Wiltonbased pet food company that provides ROAR animals with nutritious food. Other sponsors include Adam Broderick, Deloitte, Fairfield County Bank, Union Savings Bank, CocaCola, Rebecca Murphy Photography, Events Party and Tent Rentals, Villarinas Pasta and Fine Foods, Ridgefield Parks and Recreation, Check Marc of Ridgefield Academy, Carvel, and the Ridgefield Press.

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As the seasons turn at the library

Sadly, summer is slipping away and shortly we will all be back into routines dictated by work and school. Here are some of the seasonal changes you will see at the library: The Library will be closed Sunday, Sept. 4 and Monday the 5th, but open for business as usual on Saturday the 3rd, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration for fall preschool storytimes and afterschool programs begins Sept. 6 and runs through Monday, Sept. 12. Starting on Sept. 11, the library will once again be open Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. With the showing of The Lincoln Lawyer on Sept. 13, the Hollister Film Series returns to its regular schedule of screenings at 1:30 and 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. The monthly Poetry Discussion Group with Professor Alan Holder resumes on Friday, Sept. 16 with the collected poems of Richard Wilbur. Meetings of the Ridgefield Writers Guild on the third Tuesday of the month also resume after a summer hiatus. September is Library Card Sign-up Month, so make sure every member of your family has an up-to date card, the key to physical and virtual library resources for school, work or home information needs.
Mary Rindfleisch is assistant director of the Ridgefield Library. She may be reached at mfrind@ridgefieldlibrary.org or 203-438-2282, ext. 1009.

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Its flu shot time: Why use the RVNA?

Why choose RVNA for your annual Flu Shot? Get vaccinated by nurses you know and trust! RVNA is a local non-profit organization founded in 1914 that has consistently served the community. Our first public flu clinic will be held at Yanity Gym on Tuesday, Sept. 27 from 10 to 12 p.m. for Ridgefield Gold Card Members and 12 to 1 p.m. for the general public. The revenue from our Flu Shot program helps

support many of our free community programs including the Ridgefield Annual Health Fair, Blood Pressure screenings, Quality Living

at Home Program, Wellness and Education seminars, Emergency Preparedness, Support Groups and the Friendly Driver and Visitor programs. These programs would not be possible without the support of the community. RVNA is the primary resource for seasonal flu vaccines in our community. Our experienced staff attend an annual in-service on safe immunization techniques that includes an update on current

CDC recommendations, written emergency protocols and the use of emergency medication. Yanity Gym is located at 36 Prospect Street, Ridgefield. No appointment is necessary. Most insurances and Medicare are accepted. Bring your insurance card or Medicare B card with you. Mark your calendars! Show your loyalty by attending an RVNA Flu Clinic!

Is your doctor an expert or a fake?

Im handed a business card from a patient of mine who is seeing her new endocrinologist. On the card is written, Expert in Diabetes Care, specialist in endocrinology, affiliated with ____ hospital (a world recognized top university hospital). It seems she has gotten to a top-notch specialist and is in the best of care, but I know better. Some doctors promote themselves, as any shrewd corrupt business person would, using catch phrases that give the impression that they are at the top of their field when they are not even certified to practice in their specialty. And while, hitherto, it was a feather in ones cap to get admitting privileges at a top academic center, most hospitals now succumb to a more important fact grant just about any doctor admitting privileges so you can fill the beds with his patients, no matter how unqualified the doctor may be. University hospitals have

also purchased or affiliated with small community hospitals, and added some new signage to the front of that hospital in order to ensure they will receive patients requiring expensive surgical procedures and tests that could have been sent to a competing hospital. In doing so all those doctors, many with bottom-of-barrel credentials, are now affiliated with a major university hospital and can use that to advertise for their practice. And so I stare at this card, and the doctors name on it, knowing who this duplicitous character is, and just shake my head. Yet if the patient just went to a Web site abim.org and typed this doctors name

in, she would have seen that the doctor isnt even certified in his field or in even the most basic field of internal medicine. Yet he appears to have the best credentials and perhaps that is why he is one of the busier doctors in his field. Just to make it clear: Being board certified does not guarantee that a physician is qualified to provide good medical care. In fact, the board certification exam, having just taken it to recertify this year, is probably too easy to pass more than 90% of takers pass the exam. But for those who do not qualify to take the exam for their specialty, because they never trained at a recognized and certified training program, or for those who cannot pass the exam, it tells a lot. It tells me that the chances that a doctor who is pretending to be an expert is likely not qualified to advertise that and that the doctor is far more

likely to be a poor physician than someone who can pass such a simple exam. And so I ask everyone reading this to take a minute and go to the Web site abim.org for doctors that practice internal medicine or abms.org to review all doctors, including doctors that practice surgery, and strongly consider seeing only physicians that have taken and passed their board exam. The abim site will only list doctors that practice internal medicine or a subspecialty of internal medicine (cardiology, endocrine, etc. ) but it will list every one of these doctors and report if they are certified or not. The abms site will have records of every doctor who is certified but seems to omit doctors who are not. The writer is a cardiologist who lives in Ridgefield. Reach him at vanlev@aol.com.

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Mary Alice Brown Ridgefield native

Mrs. Mary Alice Rowland Brown of Ridgefield, a Ridgefield native who lived in the Bahamas for many years, died at her home on Wednesday, August 24. She was 90 years old and the widow of Frederick Brown and mother of Susan Brown. Mrs. Brown was born in Ridgefield, Oct. 12, 1920, daughter of Joseph and Alice McSherry Rowland. Shortly after her birth, Mrs. Brown moved with her family and resided for many years in the Bahamas and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., while main-

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taining her annual summer vacations in Ridgefield. For the past nine years, Mrs. Brown was a full time resident of Ridgefield having resided with her daughter and son in law. She was a former member of St. Sebastian Church of Fort Lauderdale and of its Ladies Guild. She was also a volunteer at the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art and enjoyed travel. Besides her daughter and her daughters husband, Merrill, both of Ridgefield, Mrs. Brown is survived by her son-in-law, Phillip Gallagher of Riverview, Fla.; six grandchildren, Michael Gallagher, Maureen Gallagher Perkins, Freddie Gallagher, Alice Brown Blakely, Caroline Brown Simms and Charlotte Brown; three great grandchildren, Hannah Perkins, Beau Perkins and Charlotte Brown and a great great grandson. Besides her parents, Mrs. Brown was predeceased by a daughter, Nancy Gallagher. A Celebration of Life service will take place at the direction of the family. There will be no calling hours. Contributions in Mrs. Browns memory and honor may be made to ones own favorite charity. Kane Funeral Home, 25 Catoonah St., is in charge of arrangements.

All obituaries in The Ridgefield Press are news stories, and appear without charge. Many obituaries published in The Press also appear on our Web site, TheRidgefieldPress.com.

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Legal Notices
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Appeals on Zoning of Ridgefield will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, September 12, 2011, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Public Meeting Room of the Town Hall Annex, 66 Prospect Street, to hear the following petitions: Appeal No. 11-031 (7:30 pm) - Petition of Damian and Nancy Mullin: Continued from the July 25, 2011 meeting. 47 Shadow Lane. Appeal No. 11-033 (7:45 pm) - Petition of George Pilla: Continued from the July 25, 2011 meeting. 27 Abbott Avenue. Appeal No. 11-035 (8:00 pm) - Petition of Lori Mullery: for a variance of Section 3.5.H, setbacks, to allow a second story addition over the existing garage, closer than permitted to the side lot line; for property in the RAA zone located at 36 Rolling Ridge Rd. Appeal No. 11-036 (8:10 pm) - Petition of Kenneth S. and Paula A. King: for a variance of Section 3.5.H, setbacks, to allow an addition closer than permitted to the side lot line; for property in the RAA zone located at 94 Eleven Levels Road. Appeal No. 11-037 (8:20 pm) - Petition of Frank Altese and Martin Matkovich: for a variance of Section 3.5.H, setbacks, to allow a storage shed closer than permitted to the side lot line; for property in the RAA zone located at 4 Glen Road. Appeal No. 11-038 (8:30 pm) - Petition of Andrew and Lorna Redrup: for a variance of Section 3.5.H, setbacks, to allow a storage shed closer than permitted to the side lot line; for property in the RAA zone located at 276 Florida Hill Road. Appeal No. 11-039 (8:45 pm) - Petition of Rodney W. Thorn: for a variance of Section 3.5.H, setbacks, and 3.5.F, lot coverage, to allow a storage shed that will not meet the side setback and lot coverage regulations; for property in the RA zone located at 25 Rowland Lane. Appeal No. 11-040 (9:00 pm) - Petition of Golf 824, LLC: for a variance of Section 5.3.E, setbacks, to allow the construction of an addition closer than permitted to the front lot line; for property in the B2 zone located at 824 Ethan Allen Highway. Appeal No. 11-042 (9:15 pm) - Petition of Brendan Kolnick: for variances of Sections 3.5.F, lot coverage, and 3.5.H, setbacks, to allow an addition that will not comply with the lot coverage and setback regulations; for property in the R20 zone located at 15 Ramapoo Road. Appeal No. 11-043 (9:30 pm) - Petition of Don Longo, Agent for Arthur Edelman: for variances of Sections 3.2.B.1, residential uses, 8.1.A.3., expansion of a nonconforming use, and 8.1.B.4.a. and b., alteration of a nonconforming structure, to allow the construction of a greenhouse addition on a parcel of property that contains two dwelling units; for property in the RAAA zone located at 129 Spring Valley Road. The above scheduled hearing times are approximate and all applicants and persons wishing to be heard are requested to be present at least fifteen minutes prior to the assigned hearing times. Anyone requiring special accommodations due to disability is asked to contact the ZBA office at 431-2786 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Submitted this 1st day of September, 2011, at Ridgefield, Connecticut, CHARLES E. CREAMER Chairman MARJORIE TIPPET Administrator 9-1 9-8 Notice is hereby given that the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Ridgefield will hold public hearings on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the lower level meeting room at the Town Hall Annex, 66 Prospect Street, Ridgefield, Connecticut, including the following item(s): Item I: # 2 0 1 1078-SP: Special Permit application under Section 9.2 required by Section 8.5, Exception for Character Resource Preservation of the Ridgefield Zoning Regulations to add a covered open porch to existing house exceeding permitted lot coverage on property located at 48 Catoonah Street in the R 7.5 zone. Owners/Appl.: Ross M. and Valerie Z. Schneiderman. Item II: # 2 0 1 1082-SP: Application for Special Permit under Sec. 9.2 required by Section 5.5.D of the Ridgefield Zoning Regulations for (1) construction of a 52,339 s.f. building known as the RGD Pilot Plant Replacement Project, (2) request for building height exception under Section 5.5.E.(3) and (3) request for screener/rock processor under Section 7.5 on property located at 900 Ridgebury Road in the CDD zone. Owner/Appl.: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. c/o Leonard Lustrino. Plans and details for the above items are on file in the Planning and Zoning Office. At these hearings interested persons may appear and be heard and written communications will be received. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION Town of Ridgefield By: Rebecca Mucchetti, Chairman Dated: September 1, 2011 9-1 Notice is hereby given that on August 24, 2011 the Inland Wetlands Agent of the Town of Ridgefield, took the following action: Item I: APPROVED with conditions, Administrative Approval Application (#WET-2011-0010) for activities in the upland review area to replace a septic system on property located at 45 High Pastures Court in the RAA zone. Owner: Harry Scofield. Inland Wetlands Agent Town of Ridgefield By: S. Aimee Pardee Dated: September 1, 2011 9-1

by Kathy Fassman

Whats in a name?
Recreation News
is, the Ridgefield Parks & Recreation will be hosting a Pickleball Open House. Held at the Ridgefield Recreation Center, the free open house will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 7 (ages eight and up) and from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Sept. 8 (adult only). Come swing a paddle with us and enjoy one of the fastest growing sports in America, added Ms. Pauly. For more information about the Pickleball Open House or the various programs offered by Ridgefield Parks & Recreation, go to ridgefieldparksandrec.org or call 203- 431-2755.

Pickleball may have an unusual name, but its a sport taking the country by storm. Invented by a Washingtonian congressman in 1965, pickleball was named after the congressmans dog, Pickles. Combining the elements of tennis, badminton, and table tennis, pickleball is played on a smaller court than tennis and is played with a hard paddle and wiffle ball. With a smaller court and a slower moving ball, pickleball is a great alternative to tennis for children and seniors. Its a fun and easy sport to learn, stated Janice Pauly, a pickleball instructor at Ridgefield Parks & Recreation. To show people just how entertaining the sport

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SPORTS
is considering whether to count the five conditioning days toward a football teams 14 practice days. She said a decision would be made later this week. If they resume practices next Tuesday, most Ridgefield teams wont have met the 14day requirement before their first scheduled regular-season games. The first official day of the fall season is Sept. 13. We are going to have to reschedule some games from the opening week, he said. There doesnt seem to be any way around that. If the RHS football team is not allowed to start practicing again until next Tuesday, it would still have had 14plus days of practice before the season opener on Sept. 16 against Greenwich, even if conditioning days are not counted. It helped that we skipped the spring practices and started earlier, said Charles. But it still is not beneficial to have nine days off after 11 days of practice. That is a big interruption.

Irene plays havoc with RHS practice schedule

by Tim Murphy Press Sports Editor
Except for football, all Ridgefield High fall sports teams had their first day of practices and tryouts last Saturday. Thanks to Hurricane Irene, no one has practiced since. Yesterday marked the fourth consecutive off-day for Ridgefield teams, and with school now delayed until next Tuesday, it seems likely the squads will have an even longer break. I understand the significant damage in Ridgefield, said Ridgefield High Athletic Director Carl Charles. We are going to have to work around it. As of Wednesday morning, Ridgefield was one of two Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference schools not scheduled to resume practices until next Tuesday. Other FCIAC schools that were also delayed from opening until next week have gotten the go-ahead from school officials to begin practicing again this week. Ridgefield was hit harder than some other towns so it is understandable, said Charles. Some families that dont have power have left town, so it wouldnt be fair to have tryouts. I am asking that all coaches and athletes cooperate with the directive and do not hold any voluntary captains practices of any nature until I receive clearance, added Charles. Because it skipped spring practice in order to start earlier in the fall, the RHS football team has already had 11 days of practice (five conditioning, six contact). Charles said that given that scenario, he was seeking a contingency plan to have the football team resume practices this week. School administrators would need to approve the request. They have already had 11 days, and now they would be missing nine straight days if they cant practice again until Tuesday, said Charles about the football team. That

With Ridgefield High teams not practicing this week, Tiger Hollow was one of many empty fields on Wednesday morning.
is something we are hoping to avoid. One issue for Charles and other state athletic directors is that Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference guidelines mandate that teams must have 14 practice days before playing their first games. The CIAC announced earlier this week that it would allow member schools to count Sundays as a practice day, but as of Wednesday morning it was not lowering the 14-day requirement.

Scott Mullin

Its all about the health and safety of the kids, said CIAC Executive Director Karissa Niehoff. We still think its most important that they have the 14 days of practice before the first game. Niehoff said that the CIAC

SCOR tourney is off for this weekend

by Tim Murphy Press Sports Editor
The games will not go on after all at least not for the time being. After a meeting Tuesday night among the board of directors, the Soccer Club of Ridgefield decided to proceed with this weekends 28th annual Warm-Up Tournament, despite the lingering effects of Hurricane Irene. But town officials overruled that decision on Wednesday afternoon. The tournament is postponed for now, said Lori Hongach, one of the events co-directors. We need to look and see what our options are. Maybe we can play it at another time this fall. A posting on the SCOR Web site Wednesday afternoon said the tournament was postponed due to safety concerns stemming from the ongoing clean-up of Hurricane Irene. The site said the event might be rescheduled for Columbus Day weekend. Hongach said 90-plus teams, many from other Fairfield County towns, had registered for the tournament, which was supposed to take place Saturday and Sunday on various Ridgefield fields and feature boys and girls travel teams from the U-9 through U-14 age groups. In the tournament format, each team plays four games, two on Saturday and two on Sunday. Games consist of 25-minute halves with a five-minute halftime. Trophies are awarded to the winners in the boys and girls U-11 through U-14 divisions. The U-9 and U-10 players receive participation awards. Notes: For more information, visit the SCOR Web site at scor.org. Anyone with questions can send an e-mail to tournament@scor.org.

Heller memorial golf outing to have its 10th anniversary

Press Sports Editor
Since his death in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in September 2001, Joe Heller has had his memory honored through a golf outing organized by former mens softball teammates. That event will take place for the 10th straight year this September, although organizby Tim Murphy ers say this is likely the final time. It is probably the last one, said Brian Qualey, who is part of the organizing committee for the H. Joseph Heller Memorial Golf Outing. Its been a great event, but I think the 10th year will be the last. The outing is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Aspetuck Valley Country Club in Weston. A lunch at 11 is followed by a shotgun start at 12:30. A dinner, featuring live music, follows at the club. Qualey was part of a group that met Heller when the latter played for Qualey Tree Service in the Ridgefield Mens Softball League back in the late 1990s. After Hellers death, those teammates decided to organize the golf outing. There was a group of friends who became close with Joe and his wife, MJ, said Qualey. After his death we decided on a golf outing as a way to celebrate Joes life. Heller was 37 at the time of his death. He was a commodities broker for Carr Futures and was in their offices on the 92nd floor of 1 World Trade Center when the attacks occurred. Heller grew up outside Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from Fairfield University. Qualey said that some of Hellers high school and college friends participate in the golf outing each year. There are about five or six friends from Cleveland and eight or nine from Fairfield that come, he said. Its great to have them be part of the event. We also have a bunch of local people who attend. Proceeds from the event go toward the ongoing support of MJ Heller and her four children. We want to have a good turnout, especially since this is probably the last one, said Qualey. Those wishing to take part in the outing should call either Glenn Windisch at 203-4380879 or Brian Qualey at 203438-7431.

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CVS opened Monday morning with no power. Employees took requests and brought the items to a table set up in the doorway where people could pay. A pharmacist filled prescriptions.

Jake Kara

Kids found shelter, but not so much to do, at Yanity Gym. Celine DeAngelo, front, and Christopher and Michael Provenzale waited Monday morning on cots that had been set up for sleepers the night before. We just came to charge batteries, basically, and socialize, see our neighbors, said Celines mother, Lena DeAngelo of Quail Ridge.

Macklin Reid

Joel Weisvogel, left, swapped storm stories with Tim and Valerie Guthrie at the chow table in the Yanity Gym shelter Monday morning.

Macklin Reid

A big tree limb was down Monday in the front yard of a home off Florida Road, debris from one of countless near misses as Irene raged through town Saturday and Sunday.

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Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011

People in the News

Church names Karen Halac family ministry coordinator

Hip hop helps Ehrlich teach math

One wouldnt expect that on a hot, sunny day, a nineyear-old boy would rather be inside a gym learning math than playing basketball outside. Yet, this has been the case on Friday afternoons at the George Washington Carver Center in Norwalk. Alexis Ehrlich, a senior at Ridgefield High School, has been volunteering in the afterschool program for underprivileged children for the past three years. She originally volunteered to help children in grades kindergarten through five with their homework, particularly math. I realized that a great majority of these children lacked many of the fundamental math skills, like simple addition and subtraction, she said. Further, they seemed unmotivated to learn these skills. I felt that if there was a way to make acquiring these basic skills more entertaining, the children might be more motivated to learn them. As a student of hip hop dance with the Ridgefield Studio of Performing Arts for the past five years, Alexis realized that hip hop, a particularly rhythmic form of dance, had very prevalent patterns and count beats, which were the perfect vehicle to help the children become more aware of counting and numbers. Also, the idea of counting becomes more exciting and

Karen Halac has been named family ministry coordinator at The First Congregational Church. She will oversee the churchs programs for children, youth, and families. Ms. Halac has years of experience in this field of ministry, including serving as an intern at the church helping coordinate the confirmation program three years ago. Ms. Halac is also pursuing a doctorate degree in multicultural theological ethics at the University of Exeter/Hartford Seminary. She recently served as director of Christian education at an Episcopal church in Stamford and as a chaplain in the Clinical Pastoral Education program at Stamford Hospital. She has also served as minister for Karen Halac youth and young adults at the American Church in Paris. A graduate of Texas Christian University, she worked in the field of international finance for 10 years, including as director of consultant services for a global investment management firm. After a mission experience in Tanzania, she left Wall Street for Yale Divinity School, from which she received both a master of arts in ethics and a master of divinity degree. She is currently a candidate for ordination to the Christian ministry. The community is invited to meet Ms. Halac on Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Rally Day picnic from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the church grounds. Rally Day launches the churchs fall schedule, which includes programs for children and youth of all ages, church school, two childrens choirs, a youth band, community service and mission opportunities, confirmation for eighth and ninth graders, and family events throughout the year. Further information is available by calling 203-4388077 or visiting firstcongregational.com.

Alexis Ehrlich and Waid Ramsubhag with the children of the George Washington Carver Center, Norwalk.
memorable when the experience is a concrete one when you move your whole body to the rhythm and beats of music, Alexis said. This idea led her to create a program that incorporates simple, easy-to-learn moves and steps that the children can associate with numbers and counting. After organizing the program and presenting it to the Carver Center management, Alexis implemented Lexis Number Hop. On Fridays, instead of simply arriving and sitting down to teach the children addition and subtraction, the children congregate in the gym. It doesnt take much effort to convince young children to dance, and it is during this time that they are exposed to learning real math skills, Alexis said. Students learn math while exercising and having fun, said Mr. Waid Ramsubhag, program manager of the George Washington Carver Community Center. What is extraordinary is that she created this on her own. Alexis Ehrlichs program, Lexis Number Hop, has been a complete success, he said. The children have been successful in learning their number skills, they are enthusiastic about coming to class. As a result of her dedication to the Carver Center and her unique creative program, she received the Voluntary Action of Mid-Fairfield Award, honored as People in Action, who give freely of their time and talents to the community service agencies and organizations of mid-Fairfield to help the communities needs. Additionally, Alexis was given the honor of being named the High School Volunteer of the Year award from the Carver Centers Youth Development Program for the success of her program, Lexis Number Hop.

Charles Pieterse

Board member Charles Pieterse of Family & Childrens Agency has been named a 2011 Family Champion by the Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies. The award recognizes contributions at both the Board and staff level of those who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to respond to the needs of families served by their agency, according to the council, which also deems them the best of the best in the field of family services in Connecticut. Mr. Pieterse has worked with the agency for six years, including three years as a member of the Board of Directors; he currently serves as a vice chair of the board. A partner in the law firm of Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan LLC, his practice is focused on general litigation, business litigation and product liability defense. He has been selected as one of the top 50 lawyers in his practice area in Connecticut. Mr. Pieterse is active in pro bono legal programs, primarily representing children. He also coaches youth athletics and serves on the Board of Community Centers Inc., a Greenwichbased social service agency. Robert Cashel, president and chief executive officer of Family & Childrens Agency, commented, Charlie not only provides the highest level of legal guidance, but also offers important guidance regarding the strategic direction of the Agency. He is a great friend and partner in our work. The Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies is a statewide network of independent, non-profit family service agencies that deliver services to more than 150,000 families from more than 90 offices located throughout the state. The mission of CCFSA is to be the premier resource to strength the states diverse individuals and families and the communities in which they live. Family & Childrens Agency is a non-profit family service organization serving the needs of more than 10,000 individuals including children, adults and families - throughout Fairfield County and beyond. For more information, go to FamilyandChildrensAgency. org.

Charles Pieterse is named Connecticut Family Champion

India inspires Jennifer Mazzuccos art

The Divinity Within, an exhibition by Ridgefield Academy art instructor Jennifer Mazzucco will take place Sunday, Sept. 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. at The Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance on Main Street. Following the exhibition opening will be a kirtan featuring Sitas Light, Damodar Das and Satya Franche from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The art exhibition, which is free and open to the public, was inspired from Ms. Mazzuccos three trips to India in the past three years. Each trip resulted in a series of artworks and culminated in more than 90 paintings spanning the depth and breadth of her experiences in the country. Ms. Mazzucco Jennifer Mazzucco and some of her work. said she went to India as a spiritual seeker, a volunteer In color, texture and image, of my journeys, said Ms. art teacher, and to explore the I tried to capture the essence Mazzucco. For me, these Buddhist and Hindu cultures. three trips, these three series of paintings eventually led me to discover my own inner divine spirit. The conservatory is sponsoring the exhibit as part of Moving Spaces, a new program to support local artists by providing them space to exhibit their work. We are excited about this new collaboration with artists in the community, said conservatory director James Robey. Jennifers energetic and intricate paintings practically leap from the walls. The Divinity Within opening reception on Sunday, Sept. 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. is free to the public. The exhibit will remain up through Nov. 11. The Kirtan at 4:30 p.m. has a an admission fee of $15. For more information about the events or Jennifer Mazzuccos work call 203-241-7115.

Ayckbourn comedy opens this weekend

by Paulette Layton Ridgefield Theater Barn
Round and Round the Garden premieres Friday, Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. at the Ridgefield Theater Barn. A British comedy written by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Debbie Levin of Brewster and produced by Cheryl Boyd of Ridgefield, the show features Brian DeToma of Waterbury, Patrick Kelly of Ridgefield, Paulette Layton of New Fairfield, Laurel Lettieri of Mount Vernon, Harry Lipstein of Ridgefield and Meghan ORourke of Ridgefield. An insatiably frisky British sex farce....the garden variety of Alan Ayckbourns hilarious trilogy of plays, The Norman Conquests, recounts the incorrigible Normans quest to bring happiness to the women in his life through romance.... with him! Wildly comic and at times sweetly poignant, we meet the irritating but somehow irresistible Norman as he channels his inner Casanova to seduce not only his two sisters-in-law, but his wife Ruth as well...all at the same time. This fast-paced, roller-coaster of British comedy, described as explosively hilarious (Londons Guardian), provides a view into Ayckbourns gleefully torrid little world (Entertainment Weekly). Performances of Round and Round the Garden continue Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. through Oct. 1, with Sunday matinees at 5 p.m. on Sept. 18 and 25. Tickets are $24 for adults and $20 for students and seniors. Seating is cabaret style and the audience is invited to bring food and beverage to enjoy before the performance and during intermission. Doors open one hour prior Carol Cutler to curtain. The Ridgefield Norman (Harry Lipstein) attempts to woo his wife Ruth Theater Barn is located at 37 (Laurel Lettieri) in Round and Round the Garden at the Halpin Lane. Call 203-4319850 or visit ridgefieldtheaterRidgefield Theater Barn. barn.org.

His big hits include I Saw the Light, Hello, Its Me and Can We Still Be Friends. Rock & roll maverick Todd Rundgren stars in An Evening with Todd Rundgren featuring Jesse Gress, Kasim Sulton, Prairie Prince and John Ferenzik at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, Sept. 11, at 8 p.m. For tickets ($62), call the box office at 203-4385795 or visit online ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

Rocker Rundgren

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SteppingOut
Orchestra sets six soloists for season
by George Leeman Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra The Ridgefield Symphony Orchestras 2011-2012 season will feature two new guests and four soloists with prior memorable orchestra performances. One newcomer is soprano Teri Hansen, singing at the Feb. 4 concert, devoted entirely to Rodgers and Hammerstein music. Ms. Hansen is an actress and singer on Broadway and in opera and has produced a CD entitled Into Your Arms...Love Songs of Richard Rodgers. Returning to join her is baritone Nat Chandler, who excelled at last seasons Broadway concert. The second newcomer is Andy

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The Ridgefield Symphony Orchestras 2011-2012 season will include soloists Jorge vila, Madeleine Bouissou, Nat Chandler, Teri Hansen and Gayle Martin Henry.
Hammerstein, painter, writer and family historian he is the grandson of the famous lyricist. In his first of hopefully many major solos, concertmaster Jorge Avila will perform the Beethoven Violin Concerto on Oct. 1 and repeat his dazzling Lasdon performance of Summer from Vivaldis The Four Seasons on Nov. 19. On Nov. 19 cellist Madeleine Bouissou, two-time Western Connecticut Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition winner and Lasdon performer, will play the opening movement of Haydns second cello concerto. She will be joined by pianist Gayle Martin Henry remembered for her virtuoso rendition of the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto in Saint-Sans The Swan from Carnival of the Animals. Avila, Bouissou and Henry will collaborate in the fourth movement of the Schubert Trout Quintet. Subscriptions are obtained online at ridgefieldsymphony. org or via the office at 203438-3889.

Michaels: Get your rock on!

form is also online at bruceby Susan Dumont-Bengston album of the same name. This event kicks off the bennettnissan.com. Ridgefield Playhouse Singer/songwriter Bret Michaels has sold 25 million records and scored 15 chartbusting Top 40 singles including Talk Dirty To Me and the number one smash hit Every Rose Has Its Thorn. His VH1 Rock of Love became that networks highest rated program. Last Novembers Bret Michaels show at The Ridgefield Playhouse was sold out. He will be back with his Get Your Rock On 2011 Tour on Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 8 p.m. in support of his latest Guinness Black Lager Rock Series where ticket holders can taste a perfect pint of Guinness in a beer tent and fill out a form for a chance to win the thrilling Race Car Driver For A Day Giveaway driving experience courtesy of Ultimate Track Rentals and Bruce Bennett Nissan. The prize includes an overnight stay Saturday night (Sept. 17) for the winner and a guest at the Casino Hotels in Atlantic City, transportation to the track, breakfast and lunch, worth $10,000 in all. An entry The Little Pub (59 Ethan Allen Highway, Ridgefield) is offering a free glass of wine or beer with dinner the night of the show when tickets are shown. An AllShows.com VIP Party Pass which includes a pre-show cocktail party with food and open bar from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., priority parking and VIP seating is available for this show. For tickets ($110 orchestra/ $90 mezzanine), call or visit the box office at The Ridgefield Playhouse, 203438-5795.

Bret Michaels

Actress will describe Chekhovs technique

by Emelie Howard Michael Chekhov began teaching his acting technique in Ridgefield in 1939. His students were some of the most famous actors and actresses of the 40s, 50s and 60s including Yul Brynner, Clint Eastwood, Marilyn Monroe and Robert Stack. Chekhovs influence is still apparent in many modernday acting performances by such talents as Johnny Depp and Anthony Hopkins. His teaching/acting style is the subject of an experiential workshop on Sunday, Sept. 25 as part of the Chekhov International Theatre Festival in Ridgefield. The entire festival Chekhov technique. is free and the workShe works as a castshop will be open to ing director for both all. Space is limited theater and film, is in since Kathy Curtiss, the Actors Repertory an experienced Theatre Ensemble actress, director and at PBS (Utah) and teacher will hold the teaches univerworkshop on stage at sity level courses at Scotts Ridge Middle the New York Film School Auditorium. Academy specializing For those who are in preparatory work in Kathy Curtiss curious but do not the bachelor of fine want to participate, a live audi- arts and master of fine arts film ence will be permitted to watch making program, acting for the hour and a half exercise. camera, voice, movement and Using Anton Chekhovs combat and audition technique. The Seagull as the vehiThe film Specter of the Rose cle, Ms. Curtiss will use her starring Michael Chekhov and academic and professional Dame Judith Anderson will be expertise to teach the Michael screened, followed by a Q&A
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with Lisa Dalton, teacher and actress versed in the Michael Chekhov technique. The festival opens at the Aldrich on Sept. 23 at 6 with a kick-off party and a performance of Hamlet in modern dress and ends on Sunday with an Award Ceremony at 4:45 p.m. at Scotts Ridge. For additional information or to volunteer visit chekhovfestival.org, email selectman@ridgefieldct. org or call 203-431-2774.

First day of school for grades 10-12, Sept. 1. O.W.L.S., senior citizens group meeting, Thursday, Sept. 1, 10 a.m., Founders Hall Murder by the Book Mystery Discussion, Gentleman and Players by Joanne Harris, Sept. 1, 1 p.m., Ridgefield Library, 203-438-2282, ridgefieldlibrary. org Ridgefield Farmers Market, Friday, Sept. 2, 2 to 6, on the lawn behind 27 Governor Street. Memoir Writing Group, Saturday, Sept. 3, 10 a.m., Ridgefield Library, 203-438-2282, ridgefieldlibrary. org Chamber Meet-A-Member: Blogging, Personal Branding & More, with Drew Berman, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 11 a.m. to noon, free, Chamber of Commerce, 9 Bailey Avenue, ridgefieldchamber.org The Nonfictioneers, Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 7 p.m., Ridgefield Library, 203-438-2282, ridgefieldlibrary.org Bret Michaels, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 8 p.m., $110 orchestra, $90 mezzanine, Ridgefield Playhouse, 203-4385795, ridgefieldplayhouse.org Lyme disease, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia support group, Thursday, Sept. 8, noon to 1:30, Ridgefield VNA, 203-431-0462, RLDTF@comcast.net East Ridge Middle School open house, Thursday, Sept. 8, 6:45 p.m., at the school, 203-438-3744. Ridgefield Farmers Market, Friday, Sept. 9, 2 to 6, on the lawn behind 27 Governor Street. Tedeschi Trucks Band, special guest Scrapomatic, Friday, Sept. 9, 8 p.m., $127 orchestra, $97 mezzanine/balcony, Ridgefield Playhouse, 203-438-5795, ridgefieldplayhouse.org Round and Round the Garden by Alan Ayckbourn, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9 and 10 at 8 p.m., doors open at 7; cabaret seating, $24/$20, Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin Lane, ridgefieldtheaterbarn. org, 431-9850 Shutterbugs, photo club, Saturday, Sept. 10, 9:30 a.m., Ridgefield Library, 203-438-2282, ridgefieldlibrary. org Yoga at The Aldrich: Morning yoga in the galleries, Saturday, Sept. 10, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., free for members/$10 plus tax non-members, The Aldrich Museum, 203-438-4519, aldrichart.org Twin Visions with Jane Herschlag and her sister Anne M. Smith, exhibit and reception Saturday, Sept. 10, 2 to 4, Ridgefield Library, 203-438-2282, ridgefieldlibrary.org Unveiling of the 9/11 monument, Sunday, Sept. 11, 6:30 p.m., Danbury Road near Rec Center, 203-4312774, ridgefield911memorial.com Todd Rundgren, Sunday, Sept. 11, 8 p.m., $62, Ridgefield Playhouse, 203-438-5795, ridgefieldplayhouse.org RVNA Free Blood Pressure Screening, Monday, Sept. 12, 9:30 to 11 a.m., Ballard Green, 203-4385555, ridgefieldvna.org Books and Breakfast, Monday, Sept. 12, 10:30 a.m., Ridgefield Library, 203-438-2282, ridgefieldlibrary. org

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SteppingOut

Weir Farm Art Center will have its 16th Annual Jazz in the Garden Sunday, Sept. 25, from 3 to 5 at Weir Farm National Historic Site, featuring Chris Brubeck and the Brubeck Brothers Quartet. The concert is outdoors and picnicking is encouraged. There is no parking at the site. Shuttles will run continuously from 2 to 6 from Branchville School, 40 Florida Road. Tickets at $20 adults, $10 students 13 to 18, children 12 and under free at available at the door. For more information, e-mail us at JAZZ@weirfarmartcenter.org or call 203-761-9945.

Weir Farms plans Jazz in the Garden

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public is invited to an opening reception on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 2 to 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Jane Herschlag, model home Voted Radio Disneys Next Big decorator, budget home stager, Thing, Kicking Daisies will rock fashion designer, textile designer, out on The Ridgefield Playhouse now poet and photographer, capstage with The Big Bang Theory, tures bucolic farm scenes, iconic Keeping Secrets and more on New England landscapes, and Friday, Sept. 23, at 7:30 p.m. fevered skies of Manhattan. Much This 18-and-under four-piece of her work will be accompanied band, born in a Milford basement by her ekphrastic poems (poems has already appeared on national inspired by the visual). She has television and played before sellexhibited widely throughout out crowds in multiple venues Connecticut. across the country. Special guests Dr. Anne Smith is a psycholoare singer/songwriters Carly and gist. Eliza and The Distractions, a modThe exhibit can be viewed durern rock band from Ridgefield, ing normal library hours when the with a catchy post-punk sound. Dayton Program Room is not in This event is underwritten by use for another program. Call the Adam Broderick Salon & Spa and library at 438-2282 or visit ridgeNortheast Builders and is sponfieldlibrary.org for more informasored by Dimitris Diner. tion. For tickets ($45 Gold Circle includes Meet & Greet; $20 advance purchase; $25 day of show), call 203-438-5795, or visit ridgefieldplayhouse.org. The Acoustic Celebration, the singer/songwriter series presented by Barbara Manners who is also CHIRPs producer, begins its fall season on Sunday, Sept. Area choral group, Camerata 18, at 4 with a musician from the dAmici, is seeking new members Philadelphia area who has fans of for all voice parts for the 2011all ages. 2012 season, which begins Sept. 8. Blessed with a simple and wonThe groups repertoire features derful way with words and what a wide range of choral music, Kris Kristofferson has called a both sacred and secular, from wonderful combination of humor many cultures. Rehearsals take and heart, much of John Flynns place Thursdays from 7:30 to 9:30 music over the last two decades p.m., at South Salem Presbyterian and many of his performances Church. Performances are planned have been geared to families where for Sundays at 4 p.m. on Dec. 11. both the very young and the not so Feb. 26, and May 20. young have delighted in his songs. To schedule an audition, conIn recent years as Flynn has tact the director, Kristin Sponheim, become more and more concerned at 203-938-3711 or by e-mail at about the divisiveness in America kmsponheim@optonline.net. For and the apparent lack of concern more information, email Jennifer for the many American lives being Christensen at jchristensen@countr lost overseas his songs have taken yschool.net. on more social overtones. The concert is at Temple Shearith Israel, 46 Peaceable Street. Tickets are $17 in advance at Ridgefield Music, 19 Governor Street and $20 at the door. Twin Visions is a new exhibit For more information, visit by sisters Anne Smith and Jane acousticcelebration.org. Herschlag at the Ridgefield Library from Sept. 2 to 29. The

Next Big Thing is Kicking Daisies

A few tickets remain for An Evening with Lindsey Buckingham, legendary guitarist of Fleetwood Mac and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member, at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m. This show is underwritten by Ridgefield Capital. For tickets ($85), call the box office at 203438-5795, or order online at ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

Few tickets left for Buckingham

Troop 76 Boy Scout Nick Ninivaggis project for his advancement to Eagle Scout was to manage and coordinate the construction of new collection bins for redeemable cans and bottles at the Recycling Center. Through the ScoutsCAN initiative, Ridgefield scouts bag the cans and bottle plastic bottles which are redeemed to help fund area Habitat for Humanity projects in the area.

RMAC schedules Open Mic Night

Acoustic series begins with Flynn

Camerata seeks new singers

RMAC (Ridgefield Music and Arts Center) will kick off the school year with an Open Mic Night on Sept. 9, at The Enchanted Garden at 529 Ethan Allen Highway (Route 7). Tickets will be $5 at the door, and the show will go from 7 to 9:30 p.m. The first hour will be for walkons (first come, first served), and 8 to 9:30 will be for the students who signed up prior to the event. Doors will open at 6:30. To sign up to perform, e-mail Mallory Feldman at Malstar@comcast.net. For information, visit rmacct.org.

Youth and adult volunteers from Jesse Lee Memorial United Methodist Church and the First Congregational Church gathered Sunday afternoon, Aug. 21, to fill bags of school supplies for 60 Ridgefield school-aged children in need. The back-to-school essentials will be distributed through the Evelyn C. Peeler Gift Fund. Both congregations collected supplies throughout the summer, while Kathy Graham of Fairfield County Bank also recruited donations from CVS and its suppliers. When her office became full with boxes of supplies, townspeople entering the bank asked what

Churches collect school supplies

they could do to help. Bill Craig of Craigs Jewelry provided volunteers with pizza and drinks. Sue Ferguson, who manages the Evelyn C. Peeler Gift Fund drives, participated in the bagging session in the First Congregational Church social hall. She thanked volunteers and explained the work of the fund, which originally focused on gifts at Christmas for families in need and now also provides school supplies and gift cards for back-to-school clothes in August. She noted that since the funds beginnings, the number of Ridgefield families needing assistance has almost doubled.

Choirs will sing on 9/11

The Jesse Lee Choir and other choirs from around Ridgefield will sing in a large inter-faith choir at the 10th anniversary memorial ceremonies at the Rec Center lawn on Sunday, Sept. 11, at 6:30 p.m. Jesse Lee Choir will be performing two songs and the rehearsals will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1 and Wednesday, Sept. 7 at Jesse Lee Memorial United Methodist Church, 207 Main Street. Music will be handed out at the rehearsals. Anyone interested in participating should e-mail Henric at henric@jesseleechurch.com.

Haynes concert supports album

Comings & Goings

$290,000. Nine houses and two Branchville commercial buildings, worth a total Sunset Lane: Chester A. Zawacki of Oxford and Gary Zawacki of $9,450,286, changed hands in of Ridgefield to Stephen J. Zemo deeds filed with Town Clerk Barbara Residential Properties LLC of 109 Serfilippi between Aug. 18 and 24. Danbury Road, Aug. 19, $1,023,000. Transfers included:

Sisters share art exhibit

Warren Haynes soul-inspired Man In Motion album was recently released this year. He will be on tour in support of this chart-topper making a stop at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Monday, Sept. 12, at 8 p.m. He has been a rock and blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter with Govt Mule, as well as a longtime member of The Allman Brothers Band. For tickets ($92), call or visit the box office at The Ridgefield Playhouse, 203-438-5795.

Sold out

The one-night-only event, The Tedeschi Trucks Band, featuring Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday, Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. is sold out.

54 Barry Avenue: Kenneth and Elena Spence to Mark and Stacy Krys, Aug. 18, $1,502,500. 379 West Lane: Irene C. Mackin to Jeffrey Paseltiner of Stamford, Aug. 19, $419,500. 21 Forest Drive: Pauline M. Barnum Residuary Trust et al., to Dennis F. and Melissa A. Labroschiano, Aug. 19, $210,000. 99 Bayberry Hill Road: Kevin and Cheryl Just to Devon and Sarah Pettitt of Danbury, Aug. 19, $668,000. 84 Riverside Drive: Raymond and Eunice Krawczuk to Marcus A. and Kimberly A. Carone of Stamford, Aug. 19, $503,500. 44 Wilridge Road: Rudolf W. Newlon, trustee, and Von Dulon Trust to Jian Zhou and Lan Shi, Aug. 19,

93 Soundview Road: Patti A. Gradowich et al. to Jeffrey L. and Sarah J. Scott, Aug. 22, two thirds interest, $266,666. 14 Mead Ridge Lane: Lisa Marrie Garrett of Fairview Avenue to Carl J. and Nicole Genna of Brookfield, Aug. 22, $630,000.

Commercial 37 Ethan Allen Highway: Anna G. DeLuca of Redding to Demetri and Helen Zervos of Monroe, Aug. 18, $1,150,000 (building long used for restaurants, such as Luigis, Cooper Tavern, 59 Bank Street). Ethan Allen Highway at Wilton line: Keough Plaza LLC of Sandy Hook to Oak Ledge Associates LLC of Wilton, Aug. 19, $2,787,120.

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Craigs plans jewlery benefit for ROAR Doctor discusses hip and knee surgery

Sept. 1, 2011 Press, Ridgefield, Conn. 17A

Craigs Fine Jewelry will be hosting Ending Summer with a ROAR, a fundraiser/ trunk show for ROAR, the Ridgefield Operation for Animal Rescue, On Thursday, Sept. 15 from 4 to 8 p.m., It is the third in a series of local fundraisers called Craigs Cares. Since opening their doors in 2005, ROAR has placed more than 3,000 neglected or unwanted cats and dogs in Ridgefield and surrounding communities. Seeing the dedication of all their volunteers, and the good work the shelter is doing, helped us to see that ROAR was an organization that we wished to support, said Bill Craig. The event will feature Trunk Shows by four jewelry designers, Spark Jewelry Design, I. Reiss, Anna Beck, and Jan Leslie, along with all of Craigs everyday fashion jewelry priced from $45 and up. The Benziger Family Winery will also be hosting a wine tasting Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. ROAR will receive 20% of all sales, along with a $2,000 donation from Craigs, and customers will have the option of donating the 20% directly to the ROAR (by check), or Craigs will make the donation. All sales are final. Because of the Ridgefield High School Open House on the evening of Sept. 15, Craigs will be extending the 20% donation on all purchases through Friday, Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. to benefit ROAR. Additional scheduled events include: Praxair Cancer Center at Danbury Hospital on Oct. 20, Ability Beyond Disability on Nov. 17, and Craigs Tiger Hollow Stadium on Dec. 8. Two previous events, benefiting the Ridgefield Playhouse and the Ridgefield Boys and Girls Club, raised more than $15,000 for these organizations. All events are from 4 to 8 p.m. at Craigs Fine Jewelry, 394 Main Street.

From left are Bill Craig, president of Craigs Fine Jewelry, Karin Craig Petrini, Kimberly Craig, fourth generation employee, Anita Donofrio, ROAR supporter, Scott Linke, president of the ROAR board, and Pam Rybarczyk, ROAR supporter and volunteer.

A colorful backpack made in Accra, Ghana, sold at Ayindisa..

Caitlin Casti, DPT

Dr. John Dunleavy of Danbury Orthopedic Associates will discuss joint surgery at a Lunch and Learn lecture on Thursday, Sept. 22 at noon, at Laurel Ridge Health Care Center, 642 Danbury Road (Route 7). Dr. Dunleavy will discuss how people would make the decision to have the surgery done on a hip or knee, what factors are involved in the decision process, risks involved, the types of surgical treatment options available, and post-operative rehabilitation. Dr. Dunleavy is the orthopedic consultant at Laurel Ridge and is an associate attending physician at Danbury Hospital with his specialty focusing on disorders of the hip and knee, including total replacement or reconstructive surgery. He is a graduate of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where he received both his undergraduate and doctor of medicine degrees. The program is open to all area residents, including adult children and seniors, and is free with registration. Light lunch will be provided. Seating is limited, so please reserve your place at this event by calling Laurel Ridge at 203-438-8226.

Matthew Gerstenfeld, Ridgefield High senior, was Swizzling Friday afternoon.

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Fro-yo at Swizzles

People love self-serve model

by Jake Kara Press Staff

Ayindisa is carrying Ghanaian backpacks

Ayindisa, retailer of socially responsible handcrafts at 18 Prospect Street, is carrying colorful backpacks for school made by the new Ayindisa Bag Artisans four men who design and sew bags in a small workshop in Accra, Ghana. The backpacks, which have three roomy zippered compartments, are made from recycled, decorative African cotton. The director of the Ayindisa Bag Artisans is Alanzaro, who learned the craft from a master during an eight-year apprenticeship, said Chris Gay, founder of Ayindisa. Alanzaro, who is now a master seamster, trained his three colleagues. Purchases of the backpacks help support the artisans and provide income for food, education and medicine. Ayindisa carries other backto-school items from artisans around the world, including funky U-totes and student messenger bags from Ghana; olive wood pens from Kenya; jewelry from Chile, Ethiopia, India and Tibet; and apparel from Ghana and India. The store is open Monday through Thursday, 10 to 6; Friday, 10 to 7, and Saturday, 10 to 5. The Web site is ayindisa.com.

Roger Maude, vice president-retail banking of Fairfield County Bank, recently graduated from the American Bankers Association, Stonier Graduate School of Banking in Philadelphia. Stonier has given me an unparalleled education from the best experts in the financial services industry as well John Dunleavy, M.D. as the chance to exchange Patty Hellrigel information and ideas with We know that Patty will be a my peers, said Mr. Maude. great fit and that it is our cusSince the schools incepHellrigel joins tomers who will truly benefit tion in 1935, more than 21,000 Keller Williams from Patty joining us. students have followed a curriculum of more than 45 Patty Hellrigel, a real courses. The program culestate sales professional, has Dr. Casti rejoins minates with the Capstone joined the Keller Williams Carlson therapy Strategic Project, where stuRealty Ridgefield Market dents develop comprehensive, Center. Caitlin Casti, DPT has real-world business projects My goal is to always returned as a physical therafor their financial institutions. exceed my clients expectapist at Carlson Physical Mr. Maude has a bachelor tions by providing superior Therapy on 10 South Street. of science degree in finance quality service based on my Dr. Casti graduated from knowledge and experience, Quinnipiac University in 2006 summa cum laude from the University of Bridgeport. said Ms. Hellrigel. To with a bachelors degree in He is also a graduate with achieve a balanced life and health science, and in 2009 honors from the Connecticut the ultimate goal of closing with a doctorate in physical Bankers Association School with success. I chose Keller therapy. Williams due to their market Dr. Casti specializes in care of Finance and Management. dominance in the area, their for the athletic client. Being a professional standards and serious volleyball player and Music school offers their dedication to providing former coach herself, she said free demo days top quality customer service. she understands first hand As a long-time resident how the athlete functions and Hearts and Minds Music of Ridgefield, Ms. Hellrigel is adept at treating all types of at 19 Danbury Road will had previously been with sports related injuries. be offering four days of William Raveis Real Estate Recently, she has attended free demonstration classes in Ridgefield. A full-time, the first phase of the intenTuesday, Sept. 6 through 9. licensed Realtor, she is a sive McKenzie postgraduate Parents and children may member of the National study through the McKenzie participate in a variety of Association of Realtors and Institute and has completed classes. is a top-producing agent. continuing education in cerviOwner and Kindermusik Her achievements included cal-thoracic and lumbar-pelvic Maestro Amy Shinohara has William Raveis Chairmans disorders. been offering Kindermusik Elite Club designation for Dr. Casti has also comclasses in Ridgefield since superior sales, Number 1 pleted courses in vestibular 2006 and has taught music Selling Agent 2003-2010, rehabilitation and is experiand movement to more than Number 1 Listing Agent 2009, enced with balance disorders 400 children ages newborn to Customer Service Award such as vertigo. She is versed 7 years. Winner and Top Producer. in balance testing with their For more information about She is active in Girl Scouts new BioSway computer which free Demo days visit heartof America, East Ridge measures and retrains patients sandmindsmusic.com, call Middle School, Ridgefield with balance and concussion 203-438-4939 or e-mail hearts High School, St. Mary Church dysfunctions. andmindsmusic@yahoo.com. and the Ridgefield Board of She may be reached at Realtors. 203-431-7632. We are truly lucky to have Patty Hellrigel join us here at Keller Williams, said Team Leader Rick Scott. Keller Williams Realty offers its associates unparalleled career growth and lifelong opportuni ties in the real estate industry.

Maude completes graduate school

These days real estate is a pretty chilly market, but Rye, N.Y., entrepreneur moved to an even frostier calling this year when he left the brokerage he founded to start a trendy frozen yogurt chain, Swizzles. People love frozen yogurt and they love the selfserve model, he said, describing what he saw as a high-demand item that really didnt exist north of New York City. When Swizzles opened on Main Street on July 22, it was the third store hed begun since April, and he has plans of opening six more in coming months. If youre passionate about something like that, it doesnt matter what your lack of experience is, Mr. Kessner said describing the move to become a fro-yo mogul. I dont have any retail background or any food background, but I believe in it and Im passionate about it. He also has good help. I have a great team of designers, architects, a marketing team, he said. It did an excellent job of designing my shops the logo and the signage. The team has come up with an identity for the stores thats minimalist, cheery and fun. A pink wall inside the Main Street store catches the eye through the window with white lettering says Live life nutritiously! Four pumps let patrons self serve. Each machine has two flavors with three levers. The middle lever mixes the left and right flavors. One or two flavors will change out every couple weeks, Mr. Kessner said, but some popular flavors like cake batter are probably here to stay. We have our staple flavors that everyone loves. I tried changing one out once and people got mad at me. Coconut may be switched out soon for Irish mint, he said. Its a pretty simple setup: You fill a cup with yogurt, then move to a buffet-style toppings bar to pile on the gummy bears, sprinkles and brownie bits. Then you weigh in and pay 59 cents an ounce. There are some tables and chairs if you want to stick around. A signature light wall that changes colors and gives a disco feel is set to be installed, Mr. Kessner said. Youre in the downtown Ridgefield you look down the street and see a disco going on. According to the Web site, SwizzlesYogurt.com, all flavors are made with natural ingredients. All of their nutrition information is posted on the site, along with food allergy information listing which flavors contain gluten, milk, peanuts, soy, tree nuts, wheat gluten and egg. A handful and some of the lowest calorie options contain none of those. The site also says that those with lactose intolerance can eat their frozen yogurt because most of the milk sugar is converted to lactic acid. In addition, we serve dairy-free sorbet in various flavors. Mr. Kessner hasnt given up on real estate. His brother runs his real estate brokerage, the second he founded since finishing graduate school in 2003. But now hes a full-time fro-yo man. I love frozen yogurt, he said. I love seeing the smiles. When they leave my store and I hear them say that was awesome, when I put a smile on their face thats what makes me feel good. I really love the business that Im in right now.

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FROM the FRONT

Tales of Hurricane Irene: What Ridgefielders did

Continued from front page for the Yanity shelter, which had not only coffee Monday morning, but showers This is fabulous, she said. Waiting in line for a shower. Having a little something hot. It had been an adventure getting around. I went under trees, wires crossed myself every time I went under one, Ms. Lavatori said. Shed found out about the shelter through the mass phone messages sent to homes all over town by First Selectman Rudy Marconi. I think Rudy did a fabulous job, she said. If it wasnt for that phone call, I wouldnt have known I could have come down here. Pam Gensler had heard about the shelter form The Ridgefield Press. I had my smart phone, and I went to Twitter, she said. Unlike in 85, when we had a radio station, theres a paucity of information.
Ballard Green

just realized Im so dependent on electricity now. Kent Rapp of Hamilton Road, another RHS sophomore, had made a party of it. We just had a big barbeque and cooked all the food in the freezer because my parents didnt want it to go to waste. We just had a bunch of friends come over, he said. His family also sought to get a generator. We met a friend from Massachusetts half way up there to get a generator because we were desperate, and they were all sold out for 200 miles, he said. Generators, needless to say, were a big seller at Keoughs Hardware in Branchville. Weve been working hard to get more generators, said Bill Keough, who owns the Branchville store and one in Stamford, as well. Between the two stores, were getting 60 today, and most of those are already sold, he said Monday afternoon. Hed sold another 60 generators, at $899 each, in the days before the storm. We started getting prepared Wednesday. We received a truckload of emergency supplies flashlights, batteries, lamp oil, kerosene, generators, he said. But he felt the real story was the trip made by the general manager of the two stores, Ray Barrett, and his Stamford warehouse manager, John Frantzis, after the Newburgh, N.Y. facility of their co-op supplier, Do It Best Corp.,
Generators

With a giant propane generator keeping the stores 25 by 35 foot walk-in cooler humming, Joe Ancona saved what he estimated as 10,000 to 15,000 pounds of food, including meats, milk and dairy products.
travel: Cold showers. Youre lucky to have a shower, said Darla Shaw, who was at the Yanity shelter Monday morning. Were so spoiled, she said, and recalled being in the Bahamas seven years ago during one of the worst hurricanes theyd had. The roar of the winds. The waves. The destruction. That was scary, she said. Its surreal. Its learning that the necessities, you can learn to live without them and have a better life. Some folks were ready for Irene. We prepared. We didnt get any damage, which was great, said Anne Quesnell of Cains Hill Road where there are two trees still hanging on the line, she said. Ms. Quesnell was filling up containers Tuesday afternoon outside Yanity Gym, where the town was letting people replenish water supplies. Ive got a 32 gallon garbage can full of water at home, so Im restocking, she said. What does she miss most? Electricity. Having been able to cook weve done the grill, Ms. Quesnell said. The water: Being able to flush your toilet and shower, that kind of stuff. But weve been without electronics, which is fine. mail, she said. Im wondering what the ratio of people waiting to charge a device to people waiting to take a shower is. Electronic devices were definitely missed, especially by the young people. Not well. Not well at all, Drew Hassenstein said when asked how she was doing. I like the Internet, and I cant have it right now. The television isnt working and thats my favorite thing. The shower and the Internet and the refrigerator the milk is spoiled and that freaks me out. Im just generally negative about the whole situation. Ms. Hassensteins litany of complaints seemed a bit of a performance for three friends, who were with her at Tuesday nights concert in the park. All are starting their sophomore year at Ridgefield High School. Im really frustrated, said Anna Levy of Bridle Trail, another of the sophomores. I dont even have, some of the time cell phone service. We havent had power for three days. And water weve been going to Yanity Gym for showers. What does she miss most? I guess the Internet, she said. I feel really cut off. I

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Penny Frederick at Ballard Green was unhappy with emergency management there, saying that no one came around to check on residents, and a generator was not installed for some time after the storm. I was very shocked at how they handled the emergency situation here, she said. No one has done anything to take care of us here.. Ballard Green administrators could not be reached Tuesday afternoon, but someone from the Housing Authority told The Press Ballard Green is not like a nursing home; it is for people who can live independently, and there is no guarantee that the residents will have power during outages. The main advantage Ballard Green offers elderly people is the affordability. Ms. Frederick said that may be the case when people move into Ballard Green, but the reality is that elderly people move in and become less independent. She said emergency lighting should have been brought in and a generator, which was brought in after about four hours, should have been brought in sooner. Electronics Without power, she said, Emily White was at Yanitys medications that needed to be refrigerated were at risk of recharging station, where folsk could bring cell phones, going bad. laptops and other devices for Cold showers Thomas B. Nash Others rode things out pret- recharging. Im recharging my phone A Ridgefield man, who did not want to be identified, used a kayak to rescue a cat stranded on ty well. I do a lot of humanitarian and checking my work e- the 16-17th bridge at Dlhy Ridgefield Golf Course. It turned out to be a beaver

had run out of storm supplies. They made arrangement to meet the manager of Do Its Bests warehouse in Medina, Ohio, at 9 p.m., rented a truck, and set out for Ohio. Ten hours out and ten hours back, Mr. Keough said. They drove straight through the night out and straight through the night back. Ridgefield Hardware was also busy Monday, with its service people out in trucks trying to keep up with the demands of people who were having trouble making generators work. There we was also a lot of in-store traffic on everything form chain saw oil to batteries. Were doing the best we can, Jerry Rabin said. Were out of batteries. Were waiting for a load of generators tomorrow. We just got a load of chain saws. Its been very, very, very active. Stop & Shop was also open Monday, with generators going and people buying necessities and other foods. Avocadoes, for guacamole! Jenny Cox said to her daughter Anna Blum. I think we were lucky, Ms. Cox said of the storms impact. I think there was a small element of feeling ripped off when it wasnt that bad, her daughter added. Heather Cooper of Cardinal Court was in Stop & Shop with her two younger children, Oliver and Lillian. We actually stocked up before the storm, she said. Theyd been in North Andover, Mass., for a hockey tournament her older son, Gideon, was competing in, and shed done some shopping up there. The trip back Saturday night was an adventure. We got in about midnight, Ms. Cooper said. We got lucky. It was right before it started getting harsh. Were getting food because most of the stuff we had in our house spoiled, said Anashya Srinivasan, who graduated in June from Ridgefield High School and will be going to Boston University. Im going to college in a week. Move-in days on the third. I havent been able to get on line and see if the dorms have power, she said. Still, shed enjoyed the hurricane. My mother and I like rain storms, she said. So during the rain storm we went outside and put on garbage bags and just experienced it. The wind and rain was a lot of fun.

Irene topples 200 trees onto wires, blacking out town

Continued from front page living room. The most obvious damage, visible virtually everywhere in town, is the massive number of trees, power lines and utility poles that have fallen. Police recorded 199 reports of wires, trees and poles blocking roadways between Saturday and Tuesday morning, but there were many downed trees and wires that didnt affect roads and a number of calls that just couldnt be recorded, Police Capt. Dan Ryan said. Police bolstered their numbers, staffing more officers per-shift from Saturday through Monday, and officers through captains were on the road during the storm. Fire and EMS, police, and town crews out during the storm reported issues faster than they could be addressed. Responders triaged calls as outages spread across town. Transformers exploded and wires caught fire. And all through it, emergency responders catalogued downed poles and set up cones and caution tape record pole numbers. One officer reported flooding so bad the cones he set out quickly floated away, and Capt. Ryan said the department ran out of road closed signs. One might think drivers would not need a cone signaling them to avoid a road so flooded, but Capt. Ryan said that is not the case, adding that people frequently ignore or even remove warning signs, causing officers to have to go out again and replace them. We had problems with people driving over wires and taking down our cones and tape, Capt. Ryan said. Though few if any nonresponder residents were out during the storm, a lack of caution when the rain let up Sunday was the main reason Mr. Marconi said he ultimately allowed CL&P to shut off power to the remaining 10% of residents who still had it that afternoon, Mr. Marconi said. The number one reason for moving forward with that decision was safety. CL&P contacted Mr. Marconi when outages reached 60% about shutting off power to expedite the repair process, but he held off until outages were more widespread. After taking a ride around town, Mr. Marconi said he and Fire Chief Heather Burford saw people walking, jogging and riding bikes over downed electrical lines, despite Chief Burfords warnings for residents to treat all wires with extreme caution as if they were live. People just were not paying attention to the seriousness of the situation, Mr. Marconi Before the Dana Fuchs Band took to the stage, Ms. Manners introduced Mr. Marconi, Superintendent of Schools Deborah Low, and Police Chief John Roche. The first selectman has been working around the clock along with police, fire and EMS and the town crew, she said to a round of applause from the crowd. I have lived in this town for 30 years, Chief Roche said, adding that the town has dealt with wide-scale outages, though not with such widespread damage. He pleaded for patience and urged caution. Were a family, he said. Were a community, were here to protect you. Mr. Marconi also urged people to be patient, cracked a few jokes and told of his hammering CL&P for more crews. He recounted the damage to his own house on Main Street, a story the crowd could relate to. I lost my hot water heater, he said, I lost my oil burner, adding that insurance wont cover that. He welcomed people to come to the shelter now at the Recreation Center, 195 Danbury Road, for a hot shower and to use the facilities that are open free of charge. He urged people not to be safe, dont get near the power lines, and say a prayer.

Great Pond Road (a/k/a Picketts Ridge Road) near Route 7 on Sunday afternoon.
said. In essence they were creating a life-threatening situation. A second benefit of the decision, but an important one, Mr. Marconi said, was that shutting off power helped crews get to work sooner. However, Chief Burford and Mr. Marconi warned that even with the power shut off, people should be cautious. Generators can back-fill power onto the grid, making wires live even if theyre shut off from the grid. Town officials have been unable to predict and unwilling to guess when the cleanup might be complete. Mr. Marconi has been critical of CL&Ps repair effort, saying the company has not sent enough workers to Ridgefield. (See other story) The first priority was getting power restored to the Route 7 and 35 corridor with Stop & Shop, nursing homes, gas stations, pharmacies and doctors offices, Mr. Marconi said. By late Monday power was turned on to around 20% of CL&P customers, with some

Bryan Haeffele

losing it soon after because of fire and three snapped utility poles prior to the substation on Halpin Lane. By Tuesday, power was restored to Main Street and some side streets, enabling the CHIRP concert in Ballard Park to go on as scheduled. Selectman Barbara Manners said that Ballard Green, independent housing for elderly and disabled, was the reason the park had power. Senior housing is a priority, Ms. Manners said. We tagged along.

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