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Volume 10, Issue 3 For and About Hebron November 15, 2011 

Second Annual Colonial Day A Success! 

Just like the Hebron Harvest Fair, Country Carpenter’s Second Annual 

Colonial Day faced massive rain in the days preceding the event. 

However, despite flooded parking areas, the event celebrating 

Hebron’s history was a huge success, bringing out many residents 

and Connecticut tourists wanting to see a re-enactment of life in 

Hebron in the 18 th century. 

“We didn’t know what the turnout would be, given that the weather 

was forecasted to be more rain,” said Fred Brehant, Operations 

Manager for Country Carpenters. Brehant is the “brainchild” 

behind Colonial Day, with the full support of the company. 

This year’s Colonial Day drew a steady crowd on the overcast day. 

“We know that over 300 people attended, but with all the staff and 

volunteers working so hard to direct parking, we weren’t able to 

get an exact head count,” said Brehant. “What was exciting is that 

people came and stayed for a longer period of time than they did 

last year, primarily because of all the enhancements we made to the 

event which fascinated both adults and children.” 

Several new exhibits drew considerable crowds: the replica schoolhouse 

hand built and furnished by Brehant, using furniture currently 

in the Burrows Hill School House as his model; the new needlepoint 

and expanded quilting exhibit; the addition of family friendly farm 

animals; and (as gross as it sounds), Scott Lesinski’s onsite demonstration 

of the real process behind brain tanning and his dissection 

of a real bear claw and the ways early settlers used every available 

resource to survive in the 18 th century. 

“We received nothing but positive feedback from our visitors,” said 

Brehant. “We were especially pleased to learn that people were 

excited about the new ramps we provided that helped provide access 

to the various areas for people in wheelchairs or using walkers.” 

“Based on the feedback we received, we had visitors from 29 towns 

and 7 different states!” Brehant continued. “All like the friendliness 

of our resident historians and the fact that we would this event that 

showcases those crafts that are lost in today’s busy world. Others 

also complimented us on providing a free event that the entire family 

can enjoy. They really loved the new school house and farm area.” 

Heading up that new school house area was Hebron Historical 

Society (and active community volunteer) Carolyn Aubin. She 

took on groups from 3 to 20 in number and taught them about 

education in the 18 th century. Especially interesting was how she 

easily diverted young children into adapting to the tools available 

to children who would have actually attended an 18 th century one 

room school house. 

Fred Brehant and his father, Fred Sr., showed off their centuries-old 

blacksmithing skills to visitors at the 2nd Annual Colonial Day. 

Carolyn Aubin professionally demonstrated life in an 18th century 

one-room school house to the Peter and Louise Casarella’s grandchildren. 

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Aubin demonstrated the use of chalk 

books, primers, and even drinking 

from a common water bucket. Children 

were fascinated! 

On the farm side, Parker Aubin managed 

the goats provided by his friend, 

Nate Baribault, who is already wellknown 

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business. Adults and children alike 

loved petting the goats and watching 

them feed naturally on the trees and 

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Parker Aubin worked diligently to maintain Nate 

Baribault’s goats and their hungry habits for local 

vegitation, much to the delight of both children and 

adult visitors. 

Many oohs and ahhs were heard 

in the newly expanded textile area, 

headed up by Karen Strid, assisted 

by Nathalie Peltier-Horton. They 

were assisted by other docents, and were kept quite busy by residents 

asking about the live needlework demonstrations and historic quilts 

and needlepoint items on display. 

Despite the cries of “GROSS,” children drug their parents to Lesinski’s 

demonstration of brain-tanning animal skins and his dissection 

of a real bear claw that a friend of his from Maine provided. “Hey,” 

said Lesinski, “this was real life in our history. It pleases me so much 

that people came away learning more and more about what it took to 

survive in Connecticut’s earliest days.” 

Brehant said, “I think this world we live in needs to be reminded of 

the lifestyle that was a reality over 200 years ago. Yes, we are blessed 

today with so many great things, but yet shouldn’t we remember the 

satisfaction found in creating something with our own two hands that 

will provide a reflection of us and our history to the next generation” 

That was really the core mission of Colonial Day, and it was accomplished 

to everyone’s amazement and satisfaction. 

“Hebron’s Troop 28 Boy Scouts were a big help, as they worked with 

our team to park cars in the Country Carpenter’s yard due to the rain 

which made our original parking arrangements on the Lion’s field 

unusable,” said Brehant. “We also thank the Scouts for heading up 

Scott Leskinski demonstrated his skills in dissecting 

and using every part of a bear claw, a needed skill 

for 18th century colonists. 

the food and drink area, and we thank Ted’s IGA for their donations. 

We also thank the Hebron Lions for their support of this event, as 

well as the support of Donna McCalla and the Hebron Historical 

Society for all their work in promoting the event.” 

“I want to thank all the historians that freely gave up their time and 

knowledge,” said Brehant. “They know how important it is to share 

the gifts they have been blessed with, and to be able to show how 200 

years ago our town and country could shape the world we live in today.” 

If you missed this new annual event, don’t worry. The Third Annual 

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Off The Beaten Path Wins Best In Show 

by Arlene Snyder 

Five Honorable Mentions were also awarded. Recipients were Joseph 

Richards of Amherst, MA for his handmade, screen printed bags, 

Stephen Sottile of Manchester, CT for an original etching, Peter 

Schwartz, Fine Art Photography, Eric Holmquist, member of the 

Central Connecticut Woodturners for a turned bowl and Richard 

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Plymouth, MA for hand 

crafted wax animals and 

scented towel arrangement. 

Melissa and Jennifer VanSant Best In Show winners for a felted sculpture. 

Jennifer and Melissa VanSant, owners of Off The Beaten Path in 

Great Barrington, MA won Best In Show at the recent Artisan and 

Craft Show held during the Hebron Harvest Fair earlier this month. 

The VanSants’ own a store specializing in needle felted sculptures and 

toys. The VanSant sisters design and make these felted pieces. They 

also sell felting supplies and give lessons at their store. They won Best 

In Show for a three dimensional felt tree trunk with woodland animals. 

Jeannette Tuvey of 

Colchester, photographer 

and co-owner of Photo 

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Susan Tait Porcaro, artist, 

from Windsor, CT and 

Irene Scheibner, proprietor 

of Spirit of the Lioness 

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judged this event. 

All of these artisans participated 

in the inaugural 

Artisan and Craft Show at 

the Hebron Harvest Fair. 

All items at the show were 

hand made by artisans in 

New England and New 

York. The next show is 

planned for September 

6-9, 2012. 

Peter Schwartz, from Hamden, CT, won 

Honorable Mention for his photography 

Joseph Richards, from Amherst, MA, won 

an Honorable Mention for his original hand 

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Who was Revolutionary War Soldier John Rollo 

by Mary Ann Foote 

From Hebron’s Vital Records, we know that John was born on May 3, 

1751, to John and Mary (Phelps) Rollo, the third of seven children, 

and was named John Knowlton Rollo. (Knowlton was his grandmother’s 

maiden name.) He was raised in Gilead on top of Fawn Hill, 

somewhere near the present Gilead Hill School, along with families 

by the name of Phelps, Root, Tillotson, Youngs, Bushnell and Post. 

There would have been lots of neighborhood kids with whom to play, 

although none would have had bicycles or video games. They would 

have had hoop rolling contests, and played all sorts of running, throwing 

and hiding games. 

John Knowlton Rollo was buried along the Salmon River, although his 

family were buried in the Gilead Cemetery. Corporal Rollo died at the 

time of the Revolutionary War, but not from battle wounds. 

All photographs courtesy of David L. Morrison. 

Who was John Rollo, and why is he buried alone by the Salmon River 

in the State Forest His family lived in Gilead at the time of his death, 

and many are buried in the Gilead Cemetery, but he is not with them. 

What is John’s story 


The Rollo family’s social life would have been centered around the 

Gilead Church. They would have attended Sunday school, Sunday 

worship services both before and after lunch, as well as mid-week 

church services. All of the families in Gilead attended the same church, 

which had been organized and built by them just three years prior to 

John’s birth. 

Education in those days was a responsibility of the church. The Gilead 

Ecclesiastical Society levied taxes on each family, hired a teacher, and 

in the early years held school in various homes. School buildings were 

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John was one of 3,600 Connecticut men who responded to this “Lexington 

Alarm”. He would have dropped what he was doing, picked 

up his musket, said goodbye to his family, and headed northeast with 

the rest of the able Hebron militia. 

Corporal John K. Rollo served for 21 days, which doesn’t sound like 

much time, but it was long enough to support the colonists in the 

Boston area who were under threat by the British troops. It was long 

enough to show the British that the American colonies meant to protect 

their boundaries. It was long enough for the reports of British activities 

to raise the fervor among the colonists. It was long enough for all of 

the colonies to enact orders for the establishment of military organizations, 

and for many men to enlist as regulars to fight the Redcoats. 

John didn’t die from his military service, but he did die from small 

pox on March 20, 1777. Hebron’s Vital Records show that John was 

the only member of his family to die at that time so they must have 

succeeded in avoiding contagion by burying him several miles from 

home along the Salmon River. Legend has it that he was buried along 

with his horse, also due to the possibility of small pox germs being 

spread. That legend shall remain unproven. 

Notice that Rollo’s headstone clearly states he died of small pox. 

Interestingly, the headstone notes a middle name of “Nolton” rather 

than “Knowlton” as recorded on his birth certificate in Hebron’s official 

records for that time period. 

Nearly 235 years have passed since John Rollo was laid to rest. Jesse 

Bradstreet, a member of Colchester B.S.A. Troop # 72, is going to 

improve the trail to the site, repair the stonewall, and clean up the 

burial area of Corporal Rollo. This will be Bradstreet’s project for his 

Eagle Scout rank. The Hebron Historical Society has sponsored many 

Eagle Scout projects for Hebron Troop 28 scouts, but this marks the 

first time that the Society and its members have assisted the efforts of 

a neighboring community’s scout. 

built later with the bigger boys responsible for 

hauling firewood to stack inside the cloakroom 

for heating the building and drinking water 

gotten from the closest well. When a student 

was thirsty, he would take the dipper, dip it 

in the bucket of water, sip from the dipper, 

and then hand it to the next thirsty pupil 

-- no fountains, water bottles or cups were 

used back then. 

History doesn’t tell us what John did to 

make a living. We do know, however, that 

“the 18th of April in ‘75” began the start of 

William Dawes’ and Paul Revere’s rides and 

signals which were continued by others to alert 

colonial militias of the British encroachment 

near Boston. The message was carried all the 

way through Massachusetts, Connecticut, 

New York, and New Jersey until it reached 

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21 st -Century Learning in the High School Media Center 

Geri Dineen, Library Media Specialist, RHAM High School 

Ask any educator about today’s 

teens, and one thing becomes 

clear—they are a new breed 

of learner. Today’s students 

are shaped by a digitally rich 

world: constant connectivity 

via smartphones bracketed 

by video games and digital 

technologies. They are most 

comfortable and productive in 

a world of high stimulus, with 

a constant flow of information, 

multiple sensory inputs, and 

the ability to customize their 

environment. The greatest 

challenge for the tech-savvy 

teen may well be learning how 

to manage the input and information overload of the 21 st -century and 

use it to craft a positive, productive future. 

You may remember your high school library as the place you did 

homework, conducted research with books and reference materials 

for a term paper, or just got in a bit of quiet reading. While those 

activities still occur, students who visit the RHAM High School Media 

Center (MC) also find the tools they need to access information 

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in a variety of formats, both 

print and electronic, as well 

as trained staff to teach them 

the information literacy skills 

that will prepare them to live 

and work successfully in the 

21 st -century. Today’s MC plays 

an integral role in educating 

students for the future. It is 

where students learn to find, 

analyze, evaluate, interpret and 

communicate information and 

ideas—skills they will need as 

adults to live and work in our 

information-based society. In 

essence, students learn information 

and technology literacy 

skills that enable them to problem solve and be critical consumers of 

information for their entire lives. 

This year, students returned to RHAM High School to find new tools 

to facilitate learning and streamline access to resources. The new Destiny 

online public access catalog is available from any internet-ready device. 

Students can find a book, request a hold, write a review, recommend 

it to a friend, and even make purchase suggestions to library staff via 

email. A significant increase over last year’s September/October book 

circulation indicates that students are taking advantage of the benefits 

and multi-functionality of the system. Destiny’s collection management 

tools will allow the MC to tightly align new purchases with curriculum 

to ensure that our shelves provide the resources necessary for students 

to meet learning objectives. When combined with our subscription 

online databases, students have immediate access to a powerful collection 

of information-rich resources that mesh seamlessly with their 

technology-driven lifestyle. Providing ease of access to high-quality, 

current information is the first step in ensuring students develop 21 st - 

century skills. 

Above all, today’s MC works to help students understand that information 

by itself is of little value. It is not equal to knowledge. Students develop 

the skills necessary to analyze information for accuracy, timeliness 

and bias, and determine how they can use it for real-world applications. 

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Gone are the days 

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Headers 

to find high-quality 

information, graphic enhancements, and engaging multimedia that will teach others 

about what they have learned, all while creating a product that is infused with their 

distinct personality. 

RHAM High School is dedicated to preparing its students to meet the demands of 

the global community and tomorrow’s workplace. The Media Center helps students 

learn to leverage 21 st -century technology tools in support of traditional academic goals. 

Intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, interpersonal and collaborative skills development 

is still the foundation of a strong educational program. This is complimented by 

a focus on helping students develop self-direction, accountability and adaptability, and social responsibility. The need to help students learn 

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years, we’ve experienced relatively low inflation, but over time, 

even a low inflation rate can dramatically erode the value of your 

savings and investments. That’s why you may want to consider 

investments that provide the potential for rising income. 

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St. Peter’s Episcopal Church 

Ham n’ Beans 

Community Dinner 

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 30 Church St. 

(Rt. 85), Hebron, will hold a Ham ‘n Beans 

dinner on Saturday, November 19, 5 – 7 PM. 

The meal will include baked country ham, 

baked beans, coleslaw, brown bread and our 

delicious homemade desserts. The cost is $12 

for adults, $6 for children ages 6 – 11 and free 

for kids 5 and under. All attendees are urged 

to bring non-perishable food items in support 

of St. Peter’s outreach to our local food banks. 

For more info, call the church office at 860- 

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World War II Veterans Honored 

Robert N. Warner, Historian 

VFW Post #8776 & American Legion Post #95 

I would like to thank all involved for helping to make the annual Veterans 

Breakfast a rousing success. A tip of the hat to Russell Mercier 

Senior Center employees as they had to cope with unplanned crises. 

Veterans planning on attending had to endure necessary changes of 

venue, as the annual event was moved from the Senior Center due 

to flooding to the Gilead Congregational Church. Then, when the 

church lost power, it was moved again to the American Legion Hall, 

where it was finally held. 

This year, our Veteran of the Year was actually all World War II veterans 

with a Hebron connection. Nine World War II veterans were able to 

attend, and they were given certificates thanking them for their contributions 

in securing freedom for the world. For those Hebron World 

War II vets unable to attend, certificates were mailed to them as well. 

At this time, I would also like to thank the Jones-Keefe-Batson American 

Legion Post #95 for opening up their home for the breakfast, which 

was well attended by veterans and their families and friends. 

What’s the Buzz About 

The RHAM Education Foundation’s Annual Adult Spelling Bee 

will be held on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 7PM at RHAM 

High School. Spellers and spectators alike are invited to this funfilled 

community event. 

Friends, neighbors, co-workers, community groups and organizations, 

town committees, officials and businesses, gather your 

teams to enjoy a wonderful evening together! An emcee, judges, 

and a silent auction add to the fun! Teams of either three or four 

members will collaborate on the spelling of each word. 

The Annual Adult Spelling Bee is the Foundation’s major fundraising 

event. All proceeds will benefit the RHAM Education 

Foundation, a non-profit community organization dedicated to 

actively promoting enriching and enhancing educational opportunities 

for all within a dynamic, collaborative partnership between 

our schools and greater community. 

The tax deductible entry fee is $100.00 per team. Teams may be 

sponsored by businesses, groups or individuals. Audience tickets 

are $5.00 and include coffee and dessert. 

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From the Russell Mercier Senior Center 

There’s still time to review your Medicare options! Medicare Open Enrollment 

Period’s Ends on December 7 

You may have grown accustomed to Medicare’s Annual Open Enrollment Period, but 

this year it’s important to note the Open Enrollment Period’s dates have changed. 

It’s especially important to note that this open enrollment period ends sooner than 

previously—open enrollment now ends on December 7. Any changes made during 

the open enrollment period will become effective on January 1, 2012. 

Medicare Advantage Plans and Medicare Part D plans are currently still marketing 

their 2012 plans with your ability to make a change to your current coverage up until 

December 7. Since new plans come into the marketplace, existing plans change 

coverage and costs (premiums, deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance) for the 

upcoming year, and your personal situation may have changed, it is important, each 

year, to re-examine what options are best for you. 

Additionally, for those of you enrolled in the Medicare Savings Programs that pay 

the monthly premium for benchmark Medicare Part D plans, each year the plans 

that qualify as benchmark plans changes. 

We suggest that you take a few minutes to schedule an appointment with us during 

the Open Enrollment Period to review all of your available choices for obtaining 

healthcare coverage that most adequately suits your individual needs. Please call the 

Senior Center to set up your appointment at 860-228-1700. 

The One-day Watercolors Winter Church Scene Workshop with Audrey Carroll 

is on Saturday, November 12 from 9AM to 1PM (4 hours). This class will be held 

at the Gilead Congregational Church located on 672 Gilead Street Hebron, CT 

06248. Please note change of location and time! 

There will be Low Impact Total Body Workout make up classes held at the Douglas 

Library on Monday November 14 th from 10:30 to 11:20 AM and on Monday 

November 21 st from 10:30 to 11:20 AM. If you have any questions please feel free 

to call the Senior Center at 860-228-1700. Please note change of location. 

Please join us on Wednesday, November 16th, at 1PM at the Marlborough Health 

Care Center and help us wish everyone born in October and November a Happy 

Birthday while we enjoy some great music to sing along to and delicious dessert 

courtesy of Marlborough Health Care Center. We extend a special invitation to all of 

those born during the months of October and Novemeber and encourage all others 

to attend in order to make this a special celebration. Please note location change. 

The Free Hearing Screening with Audiologist Dr. Anne Kessler, PhD. CCC-A has 

been rescheduled to Tuesday November 29th, Dr. Anne Kessler with The Hearing 

Center of Glastonbury will be at the Senior Center from 9:30AM to 11:30AM 

offering a range of free hearing services including hearing screenings, assessment of 

middle and inner ear canals, along with cleaning and checking hearing aids. Dr. 

Kessler can also provide consultation regarding the use of various assistive communication 

devises which may include amplified telephones, television amplifiers 

and FM systems, etc. Please call the Senior Center for more information and/or to 

schedule an appointment with Dr. Kessler. Please note change in date. 

Also, the Hebron Volunteer Fire Department Corporation will be sponsoring their 

Annual Free Turkey Dinner for Hebron’s senior citizen. The event will be held on 

Sunday November 20 th from Noon to 2:00 PM. The dinner will take place at the 

Fire Headquarters located at 44 Main Street. Please sign-up by no later than Monday 

November 14 th by calling the Senior Center at 860-228-1700. 

Unfortunately due to the Russell Mercier Senior Center’s flooding that occurred 

over the Columbus Day Holiday weekend, the building is temporarily closed. Low- 

Impact Total Body Workout classes, Yoga and Quilting are still being held at their 

customary days and times, however temporarily at the Douglas Library, until the 

center reopens. Along with these two activities the Men’s Strength Training classes 

are now going to be permanently held at Tri-County Fitness on Wednesdays and 

Fridays from 12:30 PM to 1:15 PM. 


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Windham Hospital Press Release 

The Windham Hospital Foundation is among five non-profit agencies 

approved for inclusion in the 2011 Neighborhood Assistance 

Act (NAA) Program. This means that qualified business entities in 

Connecticut are eligible for a tax credit when they make charitable 

contributions to these agencies before the end of the calendar year. 

“We are delighted to have been approved for this incentive program 

that benefits businesses as they support worthy charitable organizations 

in the community,” commented Mona Friedland, Executive Director 

of the Windham Hospital Foundation. 

The NAA program is designed to promote funding for municipal 

and tax exempt organizations by providing a corporation business tax 

credit for businesses which make cash contributions to these entities. 

The minimum contribution is $250 and the maximum is $150,000. 

Businesses can receive a credit of 60 percent of their approved contribution 

(or 100 percent in the case of certain energy conservation 

programs) to any of the programs on the 2011 approved list. 

Each business requesting a tax credit under the Neighborhood Assistance 

Act Program must complete a separate Form NAA-02 for each 

program it wishes to sponsor. Form NAA-02 must have an original 

signature and be mailed or hand-delivered to the Department of 

Revenue Services on or after September 15 but no later than October 

3, 2011. Forms can be obtained at www.ct.gov/drs. 

Windham Hospital is a 130-bed acute care hospital serving thousands of 

people in northeastern Connecticut. For nearly 80 years Windham Hospital 

has been renowned for its outstanding physicians and extraordinary nursing 

care and today offers a unique combination of talent and technology in 

patient care as a member of Hartford HealthCare, Connecticut’s premier 

healthcare system. 

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Turning Lemons into Lemonade – Surviving Connecticut Storms with Humor 

There’s no way to positively view 

the last two major storms that have 

hit Connecticut in just a matter of 

months – unless we can look back 

and find the humor in our own 

personal survival techniques. 

For me, that was a lesson I learned 

early on as a child moving from 

town to town in South Texas by 

using humor to “adjust” to life’s 

challenges. I learned to survive by 

using humor to get past the internal 

tears and sometimes terror…by 

looking back and just laughing and 

being grateful for having moved on 

past the moment. 

Such is my latest adventure, and 

as many of us still sit here again 

without power, I thought I should 

share that story with readers of The 

Hebronian so that when you receive 

this edition, you will also sit back 

and find something funny about really stressful situations. 

As some of you know, I have spent a great deal of time this year 

“across the pond.” I have survived the turmoil and demonstrations in 

Syntagma Square in Athens when the Libyan crisis broke out and the 

financial realities Greece faces first hit the covers of major publications 

(mainly by hiding behind my hired bodyguard or behind Athenian 

police and their riot shields, uzzies, and submachine guns); I survived 

a particularly challenging time in Cote d’Azur, also by hiding behind 

gun-wielding French police and detectives who couldn’t speak a word 

of English; and I recently survived the after-effects of global demonstrations 

which turned violent in Rome, followed days later by “the worst 

storm to hit our city in 40 years” [to quote my temporary neighbor] 

that left many historical artifacts covered in 12 feet of water, nine 

people dead, and the metros flooded, forcing all of us to adapt to bus 

transport to get around. 

And trust me, if you’ve ever ridden an old bus on obsolete cobblestone 

streets which leave your insides rattled for hours, that experience alone 

requires survival skills! 

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Being a photojournalist, I couldn’t find my ever-present camera after 

the first accident in order to capture a picture of the wrecked, smoking 

cab that finally got me to Glastonbury. But I found this picture on the 

web, and basically the cars looks the same. Just substitute the word 

“NYC Police” for “NYC Cab” and you have a good idea of how I arrived 

back in Connecticut! 

But does any of that compare with 

a $500 unanticipated taxi journey 

from JFK to Bradley And we never 

even made it to Bradley 

So here’s what happened, which 

I hope brings a smile to your face 

as you also remember your own 

trials and tribulations from Connecticut’s 

first major snowfall on 

October 29 when I was in that taxi. 

My plane departed Rome on 

time; I was dressed in my signature 

way but fortunately bought 

a lightweight jacket to wear on 

the plane because they always 

freeze you to death for the 11 ½ 

hours you are trapped on the only 

available vehicle to get you home. 

Everything was going fine, until 

we approached the U.S. Being a 

former pilot, I knew something 

was wrong when I felt the plane 

change direction and start heading north, as into Canada. 

About 30 minutes after the plane “drift,” the captain came on air to 

announce that we had been diverted from JFK to Bangor, Maine due 

to weather. ARGH! All of these people on the plane were doing the 

DUH thing; I knew we were in deep trouble because there are no 

customs in Bangor, and we would never be allowed to de-plane under 

any circumstances without that glorious Homeland Security re-entry 

stamp on our passports! 

We landed in Bangor, and sure enough, sat there. American Airlines 

(not like Jet Blue) was careful to not “break the rules” in a spectacular 

way…. We sat on the tarmac for exactly the three hour limitation, then 

moved onto the takeout stretch, where the captain then announced 

that we “should have a ‘wheels up’ in about 30 minutes.” 

People were applauding. I get it; people trapped on a jumbo with 

almost no room to breathe applaud hope. But the guy in the next row 

and I just looked at each other; we had gotten to know each other a 

tad during the trip; we both travel internationally so we had already 

compared horror stories. We really got it. We knew we were in deep 

trouble. 

To make a long story short, they dumped us in New York with their 

highly efficient customs where we got the necessary Homeland Security 

stamp. Then they cancelled all flights. Oh, except flights back to 

Rome! I found that hilarious! YES! Take me back to Rome. Please! 

But no, such was not to be. American could not get me back to Connecticut 

until Tuesday, November 1, and of course, that jeopardized my 

impending surgery (which will be all over by the time you read this.) 

What to do I walked up to a strange guy who looked foreign; and sure 

enough, he was a Londoner. He had called his driver, who was on his 

way to pick him up. “Can he get me back to Connecticut” So cool, 


Even in late March, trouble was evident. Neo-Nazis have firmly established 

themselves in Greece, and are training revolutinaries to spread 

out across Europe. 

he called him… the driver looked up the flat rate. “$500,” my new 

“friend” said, “that’s ridiculous!.” He looked at me and his eyes said, 

“Don’t do it.” So I said, “What do I do” and he said, “I hate to say 

it, but a taxi will be only $100, maybe $120… but you’ll have to stand 

out in the taxi queue….” 

We looked outside. The taxi queue was over a block long; it was a 

mixture of snow, rain and high winds. The Londoner said, “I wouldn’t 

do it… but $500 is just outrageous.” 

So I trudged one 80 pound bag, one 37 pound bag, and one 26 pound 

bag and got in the queue. It was well over an hour’s wait. By the time 

I was up for a taxi, I was drenched, my hands and feet were frozen, and 

I would have given up my first born cat to just be in a car, a building, 

or trapped back inside the jumbo jet in Bangor, Maine. Quite the 

psychological game! 

“Can you take me to Bradley Airport in Hartford, CT” I anxiously 

asked the cab driver. “No problem, ma’am.” [I hate it when people 

call me ma’am!] “How much” I asked. “I don’t know, I have to call 

my company for the flat rate,” he replied. 

The police were moving taxi drivers with a studded whip due to the 

storm. “MOVE IT!” they shouted, so off we went….. and about 20 

miles down the road, he gave me the bad news: $463.00. Shudda 

taken the private driver for $500 and avoided the long wait for a taxi 

in freezing rain and snow! 

Don’t be mislead by this picture of picturesque Nice. The major mafia 

has started to move in. They send their elderly parents out to beg “for 

meat” that they claim not to have eaten for weeks. No matter what you 

give, they reach into your wallet for “more money.” Residents in Cote 

d’Azur are far too isolated in their opulent world to see the clear signs. 

“WHAT” I said. But then again, what choice did I have We were 

already on the way; I’d have to pay him for the ride back to JFK; my 

quite temporary Londoner friend was long gone, home and toasty 

warm by now…. 

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“Ma’am… you mustn’t fall asleep. I don’t know where I’m going; I 

have no GPS and you must direct me.” 

Am I in trouble or what 

I got on the phone with my dear friend Lisa Yopp. “What is the exit 

number for 91 from 95” She and her husband Crandall and son CJ, 

without power like everyone in Hebron, got out a propone lantern 

and started pouring over maps they found in their basement. “Exit 

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48,” she called back. Everything was fine on 95; just snow and rain. 

But once we turned on Exit 48, the game changed. 

“Ma’am, the roads are not clean.” Yeah, OK, they sure aren’t. “Well, 

I guess that’s why you’re charging me almost $500, so you decide.” 

We forged on. I guess we made it about 15 miles before he spun out 

of control and slammed into a guardrail. First we hit sideway, damaging 

both driver side doors, before landing nose down into a ditch. 

Everything inside the cab went flying. The taxi driver tried to back up, 

but couldn’t get the car out of the precarious position. 

“Let me try,” I said to the cab driver. Of course, we had to slide in 

and out of the passenger doors as neither of the driver doors would 

open. Easy, although I’m kinda short and had to really stretch to get 

my feet to the gas pedal and the brakes at the same time. I got us out. 

Am I now an officially certified NYC cab driver 

He got behind the wheel again. Big mistake. We made it about 

another 15 miles before he did it again. This time, we’re trapped in a 

guard rail facing south on I-91 North. I got us out again, and we just 

sat there, watching all the oncoming traffic headed our way. He took 

the wheel again. And then suddenly, maybe a macho thing, he pulls 

out in front of them to turn the cab around in the right direction! 

And of course, he got stuck. I then knew his tires were bald at best. 

As the realization hit me, I was also watching at least 15 cars screeching 

to a halt to avoid hitting us, cars going left, right, backwards, sideways, 

whatever. I was like a deer in the headlights. They’re all pointed directly 

at my door. “Dear God, they’re going to hit the only two doors left 

that will let me out of this nightmare!” 

But they didn’t. Off we go again, only for the driver to suddenly come 

to a dead stop about a mile down the road. “Ma’am, the roads are not 

clean.” DUDE, get going!!! We’re going to be rear-ended in about 30 

seconds. He just kept drifting to the right, into the snowbanks… no 

matter what I said, he just kept drifting right. And with every drift 

right, we spun out. 

So… about 3 miles later, he hits me again with a new surprise. “I’m 

about out of gas, ma’am. Do you know where I can get gas” We 

can’t find gas today in the daylight; what was I about to suggest in the 

pitch blackness 

So we get off at Route 99. We start down the road, and I can tell the 

strip is out of power. We pass a station totally in the dark. “There’s 

gas,” he exclaims! “No, it’s closed. Without power, they can’t pump 

gas, so they close down,” I patiently explained (or at least as much 

patience as I had left, which granted, wasn’t much…) 

We got into an argument, and finally I said, “OK, got for it. If you’re 

right, you’re right. Go for that gas at a dead station.” 

He pulled in at 99 and Route 3. And of course, dead on arrival. There 

was a supplier there. He tried to buy gas off of the tanker driver; that 

driver thought of course he was crazy and told him so. That didn’t 

set so well. So off we go again, but he no longer argued about power 

and pumping gas. 

We kept going and finally, thank God, we found a station with power 

AND gas! He asked me for cash for the gas, and it’s like, say what 

So he dropped that pretty quick. When he went in to pay for the gas, 

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I got to bed around 2:15 a.m., now 37 hours without sleep, only to be 

awakened less than 2 hours later by the guy snoring in the next room! 

Folks, that’s serious snoring! 

So I get up, still dressed in all my wet clothing, only to see the same 

night clerk out cooking breakfast for guests on a grill! And to be 

greeted at the front desk by a tentative “Ms. McCalla Is that you” 

It was Olivia Carr! One of my Girl Scouts! She works there now and 

has turned into a beautiful and highly professional woman. I felt such 

peace in watching Livie in action, dealing with all kinds of crises in the 

most wonderful, compassionate way with all her guests. 

I was finally home. 

Just as in Athens, the northern Africans have moved into Rome; the aggressive 

beggars are everywhere; the graffiti is starting to rule the city 

just as it already has in Athens. The “park wherever you want” policy is 

starting to rule; trash overflows. The Italian government is taking aggressive 

measures, but my prediction remains that the world is facing a 

global “French Revolution.” Native born residents in Greece, France and 

Italy are vocal about the open borders of the Eurozone, and the changes 

they are seeing daily. 

I started searching my bags… just take me home; we’ll never make it 

to Bradley at this rate. Just take me home. 

But no keys. Where were my keys Did I leave them in Rome 

After gassing up, he insisted on driving again, and I knew this was deep 

trouble. Take me to a hotel. Get me out of this cab. I directed him 

to Glastonbury and the Homewood Suites. As always, he kept drifting 

to the right… right into snowbanks which always caused him to 

lose control and spin into another accident. As we crossed the Route 

3 flyover, I said, “OK, you win, you won’t listen, but just understand 

that by continuing to drift over to the right and losing control, we’re 

about to crash down about 200 feet onto I-91 South, we’re both going 

to die, and that’s good for me, but your kids are really going to miss 

you… but I understand it’s a guy thing and you’re not going to listen 

to me about drifting constantly to the right… you’re obviously committed 

to this thing you have about setting a record for the number 

of accidents you can have in one night… I’m good if you’re good…” 

We pulled into a powerless Homewood Suites… the front end totally 

destroyed, smoke coming out from under the hood… only two working 

doors… I’m drenched to the bone… and the night managers just 

stared at me as I walked in and said, “Please, are you open” 

I’m sure my red hair dye was dripping all over their pristine hallway. 

“Uhhh, well, we have no power, no heat, no lights, no hot water… 

maybe you don’t want to stay here….” 

Yep. I knew it. You’re an apparent descendant of the Jeb Clampett 

clan straight from Beverly Hillbillies and ripe for a National Lampoon 

movie… and you really think they’re going to give you refuge 

I broke down. Totally. They took me in. That’s when the cab driver 

took all of my cash ($100) and still charged my credit card another 

$400 – he informed me I also had to pay all the tolls and that he 

needed the cash to repair his cab – my guess is he needed move than 

$2000 at a minimum even at a chop shop to repair the cab. I decided 

to cut my losses, give him my cash, charge me whatever just to have 

sanctuary at a heatless, lightless, expensive hotel. 


I know you have all gone through so much; I hope my silly story 

brings you laughter and somehow know that despite all your own 

challenges, you could have been in that taxi with me, but ended up 

in our own Olivia’s – or some other wonderful neighbor’s – heartfelt 

and gracious hands. 

In the end, the story is the same as it as been for centuries and generations. 

Hebron neighbors help their Hebron neighbors, no matter 

where we are, no matter what the circumstances. 

It’s what makes Hebron… Hebron. How blessed are we 

The Hebronian wants to hear from you. 

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When Hurricane Irene hit Connecticut 

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power, but running water, landline 

phone service, and cell phone service. That brought a whole new dimension 

to the magnitude of the powerful efforts of the storm. What it 

does to a small rural community… and how our own small community 

rallied together to take care of each other during a stressful time. 

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obligation to help each other. Providing 

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a sense of caring and community 

spirit. The event also provided an 

opportunity for our communities 

to use the resources of the district in 

a different way and to work closely 

with officials that are not usually a 

part of the school culture. 

The RHAM facility was opened for 

showers so community members 

who lost electricity and consequently were without water to shower 

in the high school lockers rooms. The showers were open, both in the 

morning and evening, and during that time period approximately 

1,200 people took advantage of the opportunity. People leaving the 

high school after taking a shower exhibited a sigh of relief, and there 

seemed to be a return to normal, brief as it was. 

Communication during the extensive power also presented some interesting 

challenges because the traditional means of communication 

were overburdened due to the magnitude of the disaster. 

CERT members talk and comfort community members as they wait in 

line for FEMA-supplied meals and hot showers at RHAM High School. 


Since both the district’s web site and communication system are 

hosted off site, school staff was in communication with the officials 

of the towns and messages were posted on the district’s web page. The 

district also used a system called “Alert Now” to inform citizens of 

any important issues such as the distribution of food. Since the only 

telephone numbers in the district’s system were those of families with 

students in the district, they were then asked to share their information 

with their neighbors. 

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the students were able to assist 

their communities. 

After Hurricane Irene struck Connecticut, 

the RHAM High School 

CERT (Community Emergency 

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CERT is a national program that 

trains civilians to assist their neighbors 

in the event of a disaster. Last 

winter, fifteen RHAM students 

and three adults completed 24 

hours of training. They learned 

disaster preparedness, fire extinguishing, basic first aid, and basic search 

and rescue. In addition, the RHAM CERT team, specialty-trained in 

video work, are equipped to record and document training exercises 

for emergency responders throughout central Connecticut. 

Hebron residents can be proud. RHAM is the only operational high 

school CERT in Connecticut. 

The RHAM CERT was requested by the Hebron emergency operations 

center on Monday, August 29 - the day after Hurricane Irene left 

Connecticut. CERT members moved through the center of Hebron, 

posting flyers with storm-related information for residents. The team 

also went door-to-door in an elderly housing development, checking 

on our seniors. That evening, CERT members were at the high school 

helping town officials supervise the emergency showers being offered 

at the school. Members of the RHAM CERT continued to assist with 

the RHAM showers every morning and evening through Thursday. 

The Town of Andover requested the RHAM CERT on Wednesday, 

August 31. First, the team went door-to-door in Andover’s elderly 

housing complex checking on residents. Then they helped the Andover’s 

CERT distribute food and water supplied by FEMA. CERT 

members directed traffic and helped move supplies to residents’ cars. 


RHAM CERT members worked the few available communications link 

to keep abreast of resident needs. They also documented the efforts 

of many community leaders and members who came to the aid of their 

friends and neighbors in tough times. 

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After dark, the RHAM team’s truck 

was used to light the area with its 

generator and large floodlights. 

The RHAM CERT continued to 

help distribute food and water 

through Friday, September 2. 

By the time the RHAM CERT 

“stood down” that Friday, students 

had contributed over 112 manhours 

of labor to assist their neighbors. 

Based on lessons learned after 

the storm, the RHAM CERT is 

now soliciting donations to purchase 

and install a powerful PA 

system on their truck that can be 

used in future incidents to notify 

residents of the locations of shelters, 

food distribution points, or 

Any RHAM high school student is welcome to join the team. Graduates 

will receive credentials that are valid throughout the United States 

and a CERT backpack containing basic tools and supplies. Adults are 

also invited to join one of the town CERTs in the area. 

For more information or to get involved in our communities and 

their future, I encourage you to email our CERT team at rhamtv@ 

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Advice on Taming Your Unruly Computer 

What Your Computer Really Is and Some Practical Advice! by Allen Stein 

History and speaking with people who were alive then tell us that during 

the Great Depression of the 1930’s millions of Americans listened 

to their favorite programs on radios usually made of wood and a cloth 

covered speaker. Some of them resembled an arched church window. 

The radio had a special place in most every home. The radio was often 

in the kitchen where families gathered to eat, communicate with each 

other. Even though I was born after that time my parents often spoke 

of those days and our family radio was a Philco floor-model that was 

always given tender loving care in a special corner of our dining room. 

Do a Google search and you’ll discover that President Roosevelt often 

spoke on the radio. During the really bad times of the depression, he 

gave thirty radio-speeches that were called “Fireside Chats” because 

he spoke from a chair near a fireplace. Entertainment on the radio 

included comedians such as George Burns and Gracie Allen, popular 

music, and shows such as Little Orphan Annie. When Americans 

listened to such programs, they forgot their problems. The radio 

provided entertainment and hope in some of the worst years of their 

lives. As I mentioned earlier I wasn’t alive during those dark days, but 

my mother and father told me about it and to them the radio remained 

a big part of their lives even when we had a television. 

During the Great Depression, many people turned to music for relaxation. 

Some songs, such as “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime,” sung by 

Yip Harburg, voiced the hopeless feelings people were experiencing. 

Other songs were written to keep people’s spirits up and give them 

hope. Perhaps the most popular of these songs was “We’re in the Money,” 

sung by Al Dubin with music by Harry Warren. 

Radio was the nation’s first mass medium, linking the country and 

ending the isolation of rural areas connecting them with the bigger 

cities. Radio was so important the 1930 Census asked if the household 

had a radio. Radio provided free entertainment; once you bought the 

radio it connected you with the entire world. Walter Winchell and 

Lowell Thomas were popular news commentators then. 

Most of us are not old enough to remember these things, but I remember 

my mother reminiscing about radio while I was growing up. 

Families laughed at comedians Jack Benny, Fred Allen, George Burns 

and Gracie Allen, Amos and Andy, and Fibber McGee and Molly. 

Radio featured daytime soap operas. In the evening, people listened to 

action shows such as the Lone Ranger, the Green Hornet, The Shadow, 

and Jack Armstrong. Singers Bing Crosby and the Mills Brothers, 

as well as Guy Lombardo’s orchestra and the Grand Ole Opry were 

popular. I still listen to the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday nights now 

using satellite and the Internet; it’s hard to pick up WSM 650 AM these 

days in Connecticut. You can visit websites where you can listen to 

old radio shows and there’s a radio classics station on Sirius XM Radio. 

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Back in those days families listened to baseball, cheering for stars 

like Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio. Reports show that 40 million 

people listened to the horserace between Seabiscuit and War Admiral 

in Maryland. In news coverage, the German airship Hindenburg 

caught fire in 1937 as it landed in New Jersey. Thousands of people 

across the country heard Herb Morrison describe the terrifying scene 

on live radio, saying “Oh the humanity!” Listening to this terrible 

event stuck in the minds of those who heard it including my mother 

and father. They would tell me that television is good, but radio was 

really the “theatre of the mind” expanding the imagination. We’ve all 

heard about Orson Welles’ broadcast “War of the Worlds,” a radio-play 

about Martians landing on Earth. Millions of people didn’t understand 

that the story was fiction. They panicked and tried to leave town. This 

shows the power of the radio coupled with one’s imagination. 

My research shows me that although the 1930’s were a time of great 

hardship, people still found ways to have fun. For many during these 

years, having fun didn’t have to cost much. This is a good lesson for 

all of us today with our current financial problems and the depressed 

economy. In those days everything was homemade; the food, the 

games, the music; there were even homemade portable dance floors. 

But traditional organized activities, like would you believe, rodeo and 

ofcourse football and baseball were popular as well. 

During those tough economic times neighbors got together to play 

cards and other games and to just talk. The wonderful art of conversation 

flourished during those times. Church socials and school programs 

gave people a chance to visit and maybe meet someone new. Picnics 

were popular. Soda-fountains and local dances gave young people a 

chance to have a good time and to go out on dates. My first job while 

attending high school was working at a drugstore that had one of those 

old soda fountains; one can only imagine all the good times people had 

sitting on those wobbly stools drinking a cherry coke exchanging ideas. 

So what does all this have to do with computers A lot! Today the 

computer has taken the place of the radio as the center for information, 

news, communication and entertainment. More and more people 

depend on the computer and when it breaks they’re at a loss and frustrated. 

They panic as if an alien from outer space is after them. They 

get depressed and angry with everyone even those who can help them. 

Today, unlike the yesterdays of the past, people are more self-centered 

and conditioned to expect immediate gratification. So they have a 

hard time waiting. They are so stressed that their smile muscles have 

atrophied away. What an awful condition to be in. My advice for 

those uptight, angry at the world victims of an electronic technology 

setback is to “cool it” and “get back to basics” and muster up some 

self-discipline and enjoy life even when doing without something. 

As this recession grows worse make sure your computer is working 

well and protected of course. You don’t want to do without it during 

these times and get into a happiness slump. The computer provides 

each of us a quick and expansive connection to the world. It’s a tool 

for communicating with our family and friends no matter where they 

may be on this planet, across the street or a 1000 miles away. It’s a 

fabulous tool for doing research and learning. Never in the history of 


With decades of 

experience in 

humanity has anything like the computer come along. It has taken the 

place of just about most every other medium including the wonderful 

radio that served well during the dark days of the Great Depression. 

I suggest that you look after your computer and if you have any questions 

or need help with it give the Computer Tamers a call or stop by 

their Depot at East Brook Mall. But when you do come by with a good 

attitude and with our hospitality you’ll find what you’re after. We’re 

good people who care about our customers and expect to be treated 

in the sane caring way we treat everyone who comes our way. Life is 

too short to be angry at the world. Sometimes we all need reminded 

about what is truly important in life. 

In addition, all those things that I mention in this column that got 

our grandparents and great grandparents through those earlier tough 

and miserable economic times are worth doing today. That old saying 

“keep it simple, stupid” is so true when it comes to fun and real 

wholesome enjoyment that never leaves a person with aftershock, aches 

and pains, or a pounding hangover. 

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D 2 ... The Do’s and Don’ts of Aging 

by Kathy G. Hendrickson 

As women, it is essential that we stick together in the aging process – let’s go into it with dignity, and by dignity I mean, kicking and screaming and 

delaying the process indefinitely. Sharing our stories is the inspiration behind these “Do and Don’t” narratives. 

“Do” ... Minimize your risk for dementia 

Have you ever received a magazine that makes you feel downright 

cranky Last year my mother was kind enough to order a magazine 

for me that targets the demographic of women between the ages of 

40 and 65. The magazine is designed to inspire, to encourage and, 

of course, to produce revenue for its advertisers. Unfortunately, each 

month when the magazine arrives, as I stand at my kitchen counter 

reading the mail I see the same cover story again and again and I 

have to admit that the only inspiration that I feel is to toss it over my 

shoulder into some dark corner of the room. I mean, honestly, how 

many times does some skinny arsed writer have to tell me to flatten 

my belly, smooth my thighs and pump up my chest muscles. Do the 

editors really believe that if they style the letters in a different font and 

color that I will not notice the same message each time “I get it! I get 

it!” I yell to no one in particular as the members of my family wisely 

move to other areas of our home. 

Although I have started a new exercise program recently, it is more 

in spite of the articles than as a result of them even if I am quite sure 

someone out there is taking credit for making me healthier. Anyway, 

that rant was not what I sat down to write about. Out of respect for 

my mother’s gift, I glance through the magazine now and again when 

I bend over retrieve it from floor (see, I told you I was exercising). 

Last month, I actually read an interesting article that claims that every 

hour spent watching television when one is between the ages of 40 and 

59 increases the risk of dementia by 1.3% while each hour spent on 

intellectual activities decreases Alzheimer’s risk by 16% and, best of 

all, an hour of socializing causes an 18% decline in risk. Now these 

are statistics that I can wrap my arms around. 

What a gift it was to learn that one of the pure pleasures in life, time 

spent with friends, can actually contribute to our overall mental health. 

If you combine that statistic with the knowledge that 

moderate consumption of red wine helps decrease 

a person’s risk for heart disease then it is clearly 

incumbent upon us to listen to their sage advice 

and socialize more. So dear friends …. after 

reading the Hebronian, come on over. 

“Don’t” … Avoid temptation 

Face it ladies, we get bored. When you see the same 

face every day, sometimes you cannot help but wonder, 

“What if” A picture in magazine or the glimpse of a 

stranger who passes you by in a crowd can set you to daydreaming 

about a blonde, a dark brooding brunette or perhaps 

an Irish red. You think to yourself, “No one will notice anything 


different about me. There will just be this new sexy aura that elicits a 

second look but does not raise any suspicions.” And so it begins. You 

know that this is a little naughty and you tell yourself each day that 

you are a mature woman who has no right thinking such thoughts, 

but sometimes you just cannot help yourself. Perhaps it is the very 

fact of one’s age that gives permission to take this chance. 

As women have done for centuries in this type of situation, we turn 

to our friends for advice. I do, however, strongly recommend that 

you do not seek the advice after the two of you have shared a few 

glasses of that red wine that I mentioned above. Sometimes, as you 

may have noticed, wine can have the side of effect of loosening one’s 

moral compass. 

One lovely night this past autumn several friends and I were working 

hard to stave off dementia by having dinner at Gina Marie’s (very good 

food by the way – love the new deck). As the evening drew to a close I 

found myself baring my soul to my closest friend who took pity on me 

and agreed to help me in my adventure. You see, she knew the person 

with whom I shared my special relationship and agreed that there was 

no way that person would understand my desire. We needed to take 

matters into our own hands. And so it happened that after many years 

of sharing a long standing relationship, I cheated. 

The next morning, as I awoke to the unforgiving light of day, I immediately 

regretted my decision. “What was I thinking” That face 

that I had grown so bored with, that face that looked back at me each 

morning from the bathroom mirror, was shocked at my own reflection. 

I had cheated on my hair stylist. I had blatantly purchased an OTC 

hair color and somehow had turned myself into a wild Irish red; the 

fact that I had intended to be a saucy blonde was of no consolation to 

my conscience. I wore the scarlet color of a woman who disregarded 

every piece of practical advice that my stylist would have surely raised 

had I been faithful enough to our relationship to let her guide me 

though this moment of weakness. I tried to comfort myself with the 

fact that, unlike honesty, hair has many shades of gray. 

So, while I would not dare to tell you to flatten 

your belly, I will tell you that mixing wine and 

OTC hair products in the same evening is a 

recipe for disaster. Even if someone Triple Dog 

Dares you to do your own hair, stick your tongue 

back in your mouth and resist the temptation. Trust 

me, you will thank me in the morning. 


PHONE NUMBERS 

Emergency/Fire/Police 911 

Food and Fuel Bank 228-1681 

Judge of Probate 652-7629 

Resident Trooper 228-3710 

Office of Emergency 228-3713 

Management 

SCHOOLS 

Superintendent (preK-6) 228-2577 

Superintendent (RHAM) 228-2115 

Gilead Hill 228-9458 

Hebron Elementary 228-9465 

RHAM Middle School 228-9423 

RHAM High School 228-9474 

HEBRON HOUSING AUTHORITY 

228-4411 

14 Stonecroft Drive 

FIRE MARSHAL 

Randy Blais 

228-3022 Ext. 29 

BURNING OFFICIAL 

Telephone: 228-3022 

Cell: 202-3725 

Tony Pitrone 

ANIMAL CONTROL 

228-5971x150 

William Bell 

STATE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER 

860-713-2506 

Linda Wenner 

PARKS AND RECREATION 

228-5971 Ext. 129 

15 Gilead Street 

Director: Richard Calarco 

AHM YOUTH SERVICES 

228-9488 Infoline: 211 

Pendleton Drive 

Director: Joel Rosenberg 

COMMUTER PARKING LOT 

Main Street and Wellswood Road 

FORM OF GOVERNMENT 

Council/Manager 

Town Manager: 

Bonnie Therrien 

Town Clerk: Carla Pomprowicz 

SELECTMEN 

Jeffrey P. Watt, Chairman 

Gayle J. Mulligan, Vice Chairman 

Daniel Larson 

Brian D. O’Connell 

Mark Stuart 

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Fax: 228-4859 

15 Gilead Street 

Monday - Wednesday 

8 a.m. - 4 p.m. 

Thursday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. 

Friday 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

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Fax: 228-5988 

550 Old Colchester Road 

Public Works Director: Andrew J. Tierney 

Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. 

Saturday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. 

Sunday 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 

FIRE DEPARTMENT 

Routine Business: 228-3022 


Fire Chief: Fred Speno 

SENIOR CENTER 


Fax: 228-4213 

14 Stonecroft Drive 

Director: Sharon Garrard 

VISITING NURSE 

Telephone: 860-456-7288 

Fax: 423-5702 

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DOUGLAS LIBRARY OF HEBRON 


Fax: 228-4372 


Director: Mary Ellen Beck 

Monday and Wednesday 

1 - 8 p.m. 

Tuesday and Thursday 

10 a.m. - 8 p.m. 

Friday 

Noon - 6 p.m. 

Saturday 

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Closed Saturdays July and August 

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Hebron 

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Postmaster, Doug Bardot 

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Bob Whatley will be demonstrating the age-old art of “chandler” (or 

candle) making at Colonial Day. All photographs by Fred Brehant. 

Fred Brehant is shown here on Dazzle, 

owned by Jim and Kathie Gregory, in a 

brain-tanned jacket which he handcrafted 

himself. 

Long time resident Curt Munson explains the use of 18th century rifles, 

and also shows how the shot was made to fuel this historic guns. 

Windham Hospital Staff Appeal Raises $58,000 for Cardiac and Sleep Medicine Equipment 

The Windham Hospital Foundation has 

completed its annual appeal to staff at 

Windham Hospital and a total of $58,000 

has been raised to support hospital priorities 

in the next twelve months. Employee contributions 

during the campaign represent more 

than 10 percent of the total campaign goal, 

which is $500,000 this year. 

“This demonstration of support by our staff 

for the hospital and Foundation is so heartwarming,” 

commented Mona Friedland, 

Executive Director of the Windham Hospital 

Foundation. “The staff understands the need 

for philanthropic support and has stepped up 

to send a message to the community that we 

need the help of many constituencies to keep 

pace with the demands of healthcare today.” 

Friedland said that the funds will be used to 

address some of the hospital’s greatest needs 

for the year ahead including: 

Purchase of a state-of-the-art EKG transmission system to be used 

by the hospital’s trained paramedics. This new system will be used 

Heather Tindall 

Tom and Lori Giambattista 

on patients in-transit and the data received 

immediately forwarded to the hospital where 

the patient will be admitted for cardiac 

catheterization and/or other heart-related 

procedures. 

A new cardiac stress system so that patients 

can have stress testing done locally. 

Acquisition of portable sleep medicine equipment 

for home testing for patients unable to 

come to the hospital for this service. 

The goal of the Windham Hospital Foundation 

is to build a bridge between the community 

and the hospital in order to develop 

the resources to support the hospital in 

meeting the health care needs of the 19-town 

Windham service area. 

For more information about the Foundation 

please visit www.windhamhospital.org/foundation. 

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Volume 10, Issue 4 For and About Andover July 15, 2010 

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Hebronian 

Volume 9, Issue 2 For and About Hebron September 1, 2010 

Keynote Address, Memorial Day 2010 

By Sylvia Dake, Photos by Robert & Virginia Wanagel 

Good Morning Andover! 

Thank you, John McCall, and thank you to the Memorial 

Day committee. I am honored to have this chance to speak 

to you today, Memorial Day2010. Thanks to you all for 

taking time out from your busy weekends to remember the 

reason for this holiday. On Memorial Day we remember 

and honor those who served our country in the military 

and paid the ultimate price. For those who laid down their 

lives, we say (and the audience responded) Thank You! We 

acknowledge and honor their sacrifice. And I’d like to suggest 

that from this day forward, we conduct ourselves, live our 

lives in an appreciative manner. How can we do this How 

did our colonial ancestors do it They were participants 

in the construction of their own homes, their daily meals, 

their communities and schools – and yes, participants in 

the drummers who did not return home. We pause today to 

their own safety! They were, of course, the minutemen of 

honor all our fallen veterans! 

the towns and state militias. We pause today to honor the 

sacrifice of those fallen during the Revolutionary War. We As our country grew and expanded westward, the pioneer 

honor the patriot spies and the flag bearers. We honor the spirit prevailed. The spirit of self-determination, self support 

water boys and the camp cooks. We honor the pipers and – a spirit of true grit only grew keener! I was born in St. Louis, 

Missouri. As a child, I watched the painstaking and precise 

construction of the Gateway Arch. The arch symbolized the 

spirit of other American families who understood that they 

were participants in the making of a great nation. 

The Civil War took the lives of far too many Americans 

-- on both sides – but through their sacrifice, the nation 

held fast! It has only been in the last 60 -65 years that a 

new sentiment has arisen. It’s a bit sad, at least for me. 

And a bit frightening. I’m sure you’ve heard it, and maybe 

even at times voiced it. “The Government” will defend us. 

“The Government” will rescue us and keep us safe. Sounds 

a bit “detached”, doesn’t it It is a perspective that I don’t 

think the early Andover citizens would understand. Yes, we 

depend on our Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Coast 

continued on page 4 

Country Carpenters Hopes “Colonial Day” Will Be Annual Event 

“We’re going to start out the first Colonial Day on a small scale,” 

said Freddy Brehant, Operations Manager of Country Carpenters. 

“The event will be held at Country Carpenters, 326 Gilead Street, 

from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. If it takes off, we hope to work 

with the Hebron Historical Society and other local organizations 

to offer Colonial Day every year.” 

Brehant noted that Colonial Day will have demonstrations on 

blacksmithing, furniture making, wood carving, and chandler 

(candle) making. In addition, there will be a Woodland Native 

People Camp, Colonial Militia re-enactors, and much more. “The 

event is meant to celebrate the coming fall season, and allow folks 

to come and see history in action,” he said. “Our hope at Country 

Carpenters is to create a glimpse of Hebron 200 years ago. Our town 

was home to farmers and craftsmen, hard working people that lived 

a self sustaining life style.” 

The idea for Colonial Day has been brewing in Brehant’s mind for 

some time. “We always have a lot of visitors to Country Carpenters 

during Maple Fest,” he said. “Both children and adults are fascinated 

to learn more about how our ancestors made their tools and 

household items. With Hebron being one of the oldest towns in 

Many long-timers remember 

forty years, 

Connecticut, it just made sense to offer people a chance to celebrate 

our colonial heritage.” 

when the Hebron Harvest 

Fair began simply as 

an event held at RHAM 

High School, supported 

by local organizations, 

and attended mostly by 

Hebron residents. Look 

how it’s grown! 

The same is true of the 

Hebron Maple Fest – its 

origins go back to 1990 

when Selden Wells gathered 

all the local people 

who made maple syrup and created the event that celebrates the 

start of spring tapping. Today, Maple Fest is attended by thousands. 

Country Carpenters of Hebron hope that their first “Colonial Day,” 

scheduled for Saturday, September 25, will be the start of another 

traditional fair to be enjoyed by Hebron residents. 

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The Worship Center: Engaging the Hebron Community 

The Worship Center, led by longtime Pastor Mark Santostefano, has 

been around in Hebron for over two decades. The church has a future 

home, but in the past has held their regular meetings at Patti Dunne’s 

School of Dance and now meets at RHAM High School. 

Plans are in place to build a permanent building on top of the hill at 

Marjorie Circle and Route 85, thanks to a land donation by the late 

Florence Boucher. 

On top of that hill, the church members have created a beautiful prayer 

garden which is open to all members of the community, and for that 

matter, any person who needs reflective time, said Lisa Gunas Yopp, a 

church member. 

“The prayer garden 

is our way 

of meeting the 

goal of 1 st Peter 

2: 4-5, in which 

we celebrate live 

through “living 

stones.” 

The Worship Center was founded 25 years ago, and church members 

celebrated those years with a special event. While they are currently 

working on building their final home on top of a hill overlooking all of 

Hebron, they previously have held services at Patti Dunne’s, and now 

meet every Sunday at RHAM High School. 

The Worship Center, which just celebrated their 25 th anniversary, is a core member of 

local churches, more information can be found on www.HebronChurchesUnited.com. 

The church’s youth band, Area of Refuge, appeared at this year’s Maple Fest, sponsored 

by Hebron Historical Society. They were received with rave reception, not only for the 

quality of their music, but for the message the young members brought with them. “Now 

that’s a band,” said a visitor to Maple Fest. 

“In June, we suggested having a family festival of all Hebron church members, which was 

very successful,” said Yopp. “And we support HIHS Food Bank year round. We focus 

on our love of God, but also our love of the Hebron Community.” 

Worship Center members will be focused on an outreach to the community for food, 

coats, toys and gift card drives through the holiday season. “Please call me if you wish 

to help your neighbors,” said Yopp. “I’m at 228-4141 – an easy number to remember!” 

The future home of The Worship Center is at the 

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WILLIMANTIC, CT 06226 

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Is it time to refinance 

If you’re like a lot of home owners these days, you’re wondering 

whether or not refinancing at today’s low rates could save you 

money. Stop wondering. Call Sharon McHugh and let her do the 

work for you. With a little information about your current loan, 

she can do the math and let you know what you might save with 

refinancing. If you deem it worthwhile, she can then help you get 

it done. No obligation. Just smart banking. Call Sharon McHugh at 

(860) 208-8925 today and tell him you want to look into refinancing. 

Member FDIC 

Equal Housing Lender 

21 Eastern CT Locations Including: 

115 Main Street, Hebron 

www.savingsinstitute.com

November 2011 - Gulemo

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