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Patrick L. Sullivan
has a few ideas for
Winsted Main Office fishing gear: like socks.
86 Main Street 860-379-7561

Any Anglers
Winsted West End
654 Main Street 860-379-3361
Avon 860-677-2809
East Granby 860-653-2515

On Your List?
Granby 860-653-7228
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High School Academic Branch
The Holidays are a good time
for giving the angler in your life something related
to this special pastime. Such a gift is more than just
thoughtful. If chosen with care it will get said angler out
of your hair for most of the winter.
Fishing books
Housatonic River Outfitters in Cornwall Bridge has an
color • foils excellent collection of angling books, from the practical
haircuts for men, women and children and technical, to the sort of lyrical (or overblown) prose
manicures • pedicures that seems to afflict those fly-fishermen who also dabble
in writing.
facials and full body waxing For sheer usefulness, “Instinctive Fly Fishing: A
518-789-6007 Guide’s Guide to Better Fishing” by Taylor Streit is the
138 ROUTE 44 • MILLERTON, N.Y. 12546 single best “how-to” book for all fly-rodders, at any level
of proficiency.
“The Fly Fisher’s Guide to Warmwater Lakes” by Cliff
Hauptman is another hugely useful book for those who
pursue bass and panfish in our ponds and lakes. It seems
to be out of print, but Amazon has inexpensive used cop-
ies listed.
Gear
Any of the fly shops below can hook you up with a
good rod, reel, or combination thereof. I think it advis-
able for the non-angler to buy from a store rather than
online, unless the angler in the family has left a subtle
hint as to what he (or she)needs to achieve the next
level, such as a catalog (with circled items) on the kitch-
en counter.
For those looking for a new rod but not prepared to
spend gobs of money, I will plug the rods from Temple
Fork, which are excellent at reasonable prices. (By rea-
sonable I mean under $300.)
I am also a fan of Orvis Clearwater reels, which are $49
($19 for an extra spool) and extremely resilient. Many
anglers make a fuss over their reels; I am not one of
them. A back-up reel with a new line on it is something
every fisherman should have handy, for those inevitable
moments when the fancy reel gets dinged up and won’t
turn.
Please turn to page 7
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Aglet Theatre Company Interlaken Inn Robert G. Rinninsland-Attorney at Law
AHA! Irving Farm Coffee House Rooney Design Group, Ltd
Andrighetti & Sons, Inc. & Racing ITW Deltar Lakeville Operation Rose Hill Kitchen & Bath, LLC
Arnoff Moving & Storage J. Keith Nolan, P.C. Salisbury Bank & Trust Company
Associated Lightning Rod Co., Inc. Jiffy Promos Salisbury Garden Center
Bang + Collins PR Jims Garage LLC Salisbury Rotary Club
Becket Business Appraisals, LLC John Harney Associates, LLC Salisbury Visiting Nurse Assoc., Inc.
Best & Cavallaro Real Estate Kay Builders Salisbury Wines
Black Forest Bakery and Café Kristin A. Lavieri, EA Salisbury Winter Sports Association
Borden Realtors LaBonne’s Markets Salsa Fresca, LLC
Broken Wheel Ranch, LLC Lake Wononscopomuc Association Sharon Audubon Center
C & M Electric Lakeville Interiors Sharon Auto Body, Inc.
Café Giulia Lakeville Journal Company, LLC Sharon Health Care Center
Candice McRee, Education Consulting Lakeville Wine & Spirit LLC Sharon Hospital, Inc.
Carbray Staunton Financial Partners, LLC LaMonica Pictures Sharon Optical
Computers By Design Lauray of Salisbury Shear Illusions
Cornwall Child Center Law Offices of Donna D. Vincenti Simmons Way Village Inn
Crescendo, Inc. Lime Rock Park Association Skintastic, LLC
Dave Kowalski, LLC Litchfield Bancorp Sotheby’s International Realty
Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Little Gates & Co.,LLC SPARC, Inc.
Douglas A. Finch MD LLC Lopane & Co., CPA’s, PC St. John’s Episcopal Church
Downey, Haab & Murphy, LLC Lori Hoyt & Co. Salon Still Photo
Dutchess Oil & Propane Mary Kay Cosmetics / Sales Director Survive the Drive, Inc.
Dynamic Change Life Coaching Max Partners, LLC Susan Gallaway, Financial Educator & Planner
Ed Herrington Inc. Metz Family Enterprises Sweethaven Farm
Edward Erbacher Miles of Smiles Directional Co. Taconic Stage Company
Elizabeth’s Fine Jewelry and Gifts Miller Tax Law, LLC Taro’s Restaurant
Elyse Harney, Real Estate Mixedbreed Films, Inc. The Bainbridge Group
Eternity Web Monroe Tree Co. Inc. The Corner Market / The Idea Farm
Evergreen Philanthropy & Community Relations Moore & More Printing The Hills
Falls Village Children’s Theater Mountain View Inn The Hotchkiss School
First Niagara Bank National Iron Bank The Kinderhook Group
Foothills Media Group NickBee’s The Laundry Lounge, LLC
Foundation for Community Health Noble Horizons The Ledgewood Consulting Group
Founders Insurance Group Norfolk Curling Club The Moviehouse
Four Maples Farm, Inc. North East Community Center The Salisbury Association, Inc.
Geer Nursing and Geer Village Northern Lights Tole & Decorative Painting The Sharon Historical Society Inc.
GeronNursing Registry NW, Inc. Northwest Connecticut’s Chamber The Surrey Bed & Breakfast
Gilded Moon Framing & Gallery Northwest Hills Credit Union The White Gallery, LLC
GK Electric Northwestern CT YMCA-Canaan Family Branch Thornhill Flower & Garden Shop
Guendelsberger, Collins, Henry & Guendelsberger,LLP Northwestern Mutual Life Thriftique
Guion, Stevens & Rybak. LLP Oakhurst Diner Tri-Arts Sharon Playhouse
Habitat for Humanity of NW CT O’Hara’s Landing Twistedink, Inc.
Hafner Mechanical LLC Pastorale Ultra Clean
Harney & Sons Fine Teas Paul Leka Music / Heather Productions Upcountry Services of Sharon
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Highlights Peerless Since 1945 Inc. Village Mortgage Company
Hilltop House Bed & Breakfast Penelope H. Dubourg, CPA Visible Changes Painting
Home Repairs On Call People’s Bank North Canaan Super Stop & Shop Wake Robin Inn
Housatonic Child Care Center Peters Boathouse Wassaic General Store
Housatonic Youth Service Bureau, Inc. Petpourri, Inc. WaterCheck.biz
House Huggers Prime Time House Inc. William J. Cole Agency Inc.
Hylton Hundt Salon Prindle Insurance Agency William O. Riiska
Indian Mountain School Progressive Paving & Construction, LLC Women’s Support Services
Inn at Iron Masters RBC Wealth Management WQQQ 103.3 FM Radio
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Continued from page 5

A truly thoughtful gift is a new line, something fishermen

often overlook. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve started
out to fish after a long winter, only to discover my line is
cracked and useless.
The key here is to figure out what sort of line your angler
uses. (He probably has several but uses one or two almost
exclusively.) This can be accomplished by looking at the
spools of the reels, which often have a little sticker on them
indicating what kind of line it is — something like WF6F
(weight forward six weight floating). Write it down and tell
the salesman at the shop.
Please turn to page 17
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 For the Swimmer in Your Life

 
 One of the nice things about If you prefer to shop locally (and want a cap that’s a
#$  indoor lap swimming is that it does not require a lot of bit more serious), the sporting goods store in the Mars
equipment. Nonetheless, there are a lot of appealing holi- Athletic Center at The Hotchkiss School has a few
day gifts that you can buy for the swimmer in your life. different kinds of TYR brand caps, from the $3 latex
 
Caps are a start, if your beloved swimmer is female (or model to the sturdier silicone version, $12.60. I have
  ! "  a male competitive swimmer; generally, male recreation- a latex TYR cap and have found it easy to put on and
al lap swimmers eschew the headgear). take off. It’s also sturdy and hasn’t ripped in the four or
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Just for fun, you could get one of those campy, old-fash- five months that I’ve owned it.
ioned flower-power caps — but only if your dear swim- Hotchkiss also sells caps with the school logo in navy
mer is very secure about the stage she is at in the aging blue or in silver with a ferocious bearcat (the school’s
      
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 I found three fun flower-power caps at a popular and Perhaps Some Goggles
well-priced website called swimoutlet.com. Creative Sun- Here’s a great idea: Very very serious swimmers often
    
  
      
wear has two versions with actual rubbery flowers at- choose these funny little goggles made by a Swedish
tached to the cap ($10.95 and $4.95) and Line Sports has a company called Malmsten. These goggles are often
       
  
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($9.95).
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. . . Prescription Goggles
And Underwater Music

Continued from page 13

I ordered a pair and tried them out; they’re nifty

and I recommend them. Water doesn’t get into them
and they don’t fog up.
They are also super cheap ($5.60 at the Hotchkiss
store, $4 at swimoutlet.com but you have to pay for
shipping).
If you can’t figure how to set them up, send me an
e-mail, [email protected].
Prescription Goggles. Really.
One more eyepiece idea before we move on to
other swim products: Carl Marshall at Sharon Optical
has prescription goggles.
You can buy them ready-made (like over-the-coun-
ter reading glasses) for $55 a pair or you can get them
custom-made to your prescription for $170.
They’re available in smoke or blue and are made
by a company called Leader. It takes less than a week
to get a pair made to order. Swimmers say they are
especially nice for outdoor, open-water swimming.
How About Fins?
Fins are an excellent gift. Some pools have fins that
you can borrow, but it’s always nicer to have a pair
you can call your own.
Swimmer magazine recently tested a ton of fins,
and explained the difference between short-, medi-
um- and long-bladed models.
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE The short fins require you to work really hard, ac-
Friday, December 10, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm cording to the review, and are best for swimmers who
want an intensive cardio and leg workout. They also
suggest that these are not a great choice for swim-
Regular Hours
mers who don’t have excellent kicking form.
Tuesday – Friday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm The medium fins were recommended for all types
Saturday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm of workouts. Several serious swimmers up here in the
Sunday: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Northwest Corner use the Speedo Optimus Training
Fin (the list price is $40 but they’re usually $25.95 at
Please call or visit to find out about classes and holiday events. swimoutlet.com, and were recently on sale for $19.95).
They’re kind of cute; they have a notched tip, like a
mermaid’s tail, and are half blue and half orange.
Sharon Shopping Center • www.bodhitreegallery.com • 860-364-5642
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If you want a more traditional long-bladed fin, the

magazine gave high marks to the Speedo Trialon ($30 list
or $24.95 at swimoutlet.com; they were on sale recently
for $22.95) and to the TYR Crossblade (list price $32 or
$27.95 at swimoutlet.com, on sale recently for $22.50).
Music. Yes, Music
One thing about indoor lap swimming is that it can be
quite dull, especially for swimmers who do lots and lots
(and lots) of laps.
Music makes all repetitive activities more interesting.
There are several waterproof MP3 players around; some
swimmers wrap their regular iPod or player in a water-
proof armband and get waterproof earbuds.
Something completely different, which many swim-
mers seem to like, is the Finis Swimp3. I can’t give you
the technical explanation of how this unit (which you
clip onto your goggles) works, but it’s small and fits in
your ears and the sound is conducted through water and
bone. When you step out of the water, the music stops.
For a more serious explanation, go to finisinc.com, or
you can learn more at swimoutlet.com, which has a 1GB
Finis Swimp3 for $135.
Then There’s Pool Time
Of course the best gift you can give a serious swimmer
is access to a serious pool, such as the one at The Hotch-
kiss School.
Morning adult lap swim sessions for the public are
Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 to 9:30 a.m. and
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday from 9 to 10:30 a.m.
The swims are sponsored by the Salisbury and Sharon
recreation commissions; you don’t have to live in one of
those towns to swim at the pool. A single session costs
$5; a season pass for the entire winter is $200 but you can
contact the recreation directors to get a pro-rated fee (for
the MWF sessions, e-mail Lisa McAuliffe at recreation-
[email protected]; for TThS, e-mail Matt Mette at
[email protected]).
Swim instruction for experienced swimmers is also
available in winter at Hotchkiss. Coach Rick Vizzari has a
U.S. Masters swim team that meets Sundays at 2 p.m. All
swimmers have to join the U.S. Masters program, which
is about $40 a year; to get prices and dates for the 2011
sessions, contact Vizzari at [email protected].
Don’t be intimidated. Vizzari’s swimmers range from
serious tri-athletes to lap swimmers who want to upgrade
their strokes. His workouts are flexible and always in-
clude time between laps to rest and catch your breath.
The Hotchkiss School athletic store hours are Wednes-
days and Saturdays, 11:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursdays and
Fridays, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
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locally at Peter Becks Village If you don’t want to venture 860-379-1952, farmingtonriver.
Store in Salisbury, where you into the tackle purchasing com
can also get fishing-themed game, my last recommenda- Rob Nicholas (guide),
belts and other ephemera. Pe- tion is to buy your loved one a Housatonic Anglers, 26 Bolton
ter at the store is one of us; he guided float trip for the spring. Hill Road, Cornwall,
can make a solid recommenda- Many of the shops listed next 860-672 -4457 or 860-387-3300,
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Christine Bates
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shopping scene.
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anything for those equine lovers on your list.
Shop with a theme and you’ll find surprising items that
you might not have noticed like the collection of vintage
Kentucky Derby mint julep glasses at the Bottle Shop on
Route 44. Work your way through Millbrook from west
to east and stop at Yellow Church Antiques. In addition
to refined, framed, hunting and racing prints, the store
has a 19th-century Victorian rocking chair with a horse’s
head on the back and custom pillows featuring galloping
Indians on horseback.
Next stop: Merritt Bookstore has lots of equine coffee
table books, but also children’s books and games featur-
ing horses, a large stuffed horse, and serious books on
horse nutrition.
Heart & Soul Tack at 18 Washington Road, a store
devoted to riding with a great bulletin board of equine
events, offers everything from bridles, blankets and
boots to contemporary and traditional riding attire.
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after a renovation, and the amount of Holiday stuff on
display was overwhelming. If you needed a wreath to
decorate your front door, a plate to serve shrimp cocktail
or items that play jingles, crack chestnuts and store cook-
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“It has been absolutely crazy today,” said Auxiliary for
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holiday decorations — and not just little purchases.
They’ve been buying loads of stuff.”
Hudak noted that the thrift shop replenishes its inven-
tory every day with stock from its back room, which is
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Please turn to page 22
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Michael Marciano
Continued from page 21

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ter. This all goes along with the store’s regular assort-
ment of clothing, shoes, coats and various household
items.
Hudak said auxiliary volunteers spent four days
transforming the thrift shop into a winter wonderland
after sorting through the best of their donations from
Winsted-area households.
“We had many new gift items this year and we sold a
HDTV LED lot of jewelry,” she added.
The sheer number of deals was enough to make this

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one bread maker for $18? I love it! A coffee grinder for
$8? Good luck finding that deal somewhere else.
Still, the most pleasant part of this shopping experi-
ence for me is knowing that I can find ordinary holiday
items that are either new or gently used, at a fraction
of the price that they would be at regular retail. The
holidays are expensive enough, buying gifts for fam-
ily members and friends, without adding up all of the
incidental items.
Some might say they sense a bit of a “humbug” tone
in all of this, but I say frugality is good in a slow econo-
my. In the end, the money goes to a great cause, as the
auxiliary uses proceeds to buy needed medical items
— defibrillators, cardiac rehabilitation equipment and
wheelchair lifts — for the community. So if I walk out
of the thrift shop with a few extra dollars in my pocket,
I say happy holidays.
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