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Serving the Military Community in Southeastern Connecticut since 1918Vol. 49, No. 4 Thursday, July 8, 2010

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21-Gun Salute to Independence

Photo by SA Michael Henderson

GROTON, Conn. – Gunner’s Mate Second Class Jeffrey Atkinson fires the Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE) Saluting Battery at the Thames View Marina in observance of Independence Day on SUBASE, July 5, while Gunner’s Mate Second Class Ross Cuzik and Gunner’s Mate Seaman Anthony Tucksen prepare the other gun to fire. The Sailors from Naval Submarine Support Facility (NSSF) Weapons Department fired one round every five seconds, ending the ceremony after firing 21 rounds.

By Lisa DanielAmerican Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON - The Defense Department launched an Internet-based program June 28 to help service members and other Americans living overseas vote more easily in November’s elec-tions.

The new, online voting assis-tant at www.fvap.gov will make the registration and absentee bal-lot application process “quick, easy, seamless and intuitive,” Bob Carey, federal voting assistance program director, said recently during an interview with The Pentagon Channel and American Forces Press Service.

Americans living abroad previ-ously had to research a 290-page manual to figure out their state requirements for absentee voting, including where and how to send in their applications, Carey said.

“One of the things we found from the 2008 elections was that voters found the process very complex, very laborious and not very intuitive,” he said. “With this, a voter doesn’t have to have a master’s in election law to figure out the process.”

The site asks prospective vot-ers to identify themselves either as a military member or family member, or other citizen living outside the United States, then answer fewer than 10 questions, including voting residence and how a ballot should be sent to them, Carey said. The process takes between two and 10 min-utes, he said.

The program automatically determines the voter’s election jurisdiction, and the proper ques-tions to ask to meet specific state and local registration and absen-tee ballot requirements. Once the questions are answered, the voter prints off a form in PDF format, signs it, and submits it by mail, fax or e-mail, depending on state requirements, Carey said.

The online assistant does not store the information after the form is complete, and the infor-mation is purged from the server, he said.

The program is expected to increase the number of ballots counted for service members, who are known to vote at a higher rate than the general public, Carey said. In 2008, it is believed that roughly 5,000

Independence Day boom at SUBFEST

Photo by MC1(AW) Peter D. Blair

GROTON, Conn. - Independence Day fireworks explode over Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE), July 3 during SUBFEST. The display lasted for 15 minutes and included a four-minute finale. SUBFEST, which ran from July 1 through 4, and has been a SUBASE staple for 21 years, featured rides for children and those young at heart as well as live entertainment and a variety of food. For more photos and the complete story, see page 4.

DoD progam helps military vote absentee

Grossman’s Seafood will host a free lobster dinner for 600 active duty and retired military personnel and their families, July 18 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., outside Grossman’s Seafood, located at 479 Goldstar Highway in Groton, Conn.

The free dinner will include lobster, mussels, steamers and baked potato. Entertainment will include a special appearance by Miss Connecticut, music by The Rhythm Method, and a moon-walk and other special activi-ties for family enjoyment!

Tickets are limited to four per family. Children 16 years and younger will receive ham-burgers (instead of a lobster) provided by Johnny Rockets. Guests must present a mili-tary ID card along with ticket at entrance of the event.

Tickets, which are free but required, are given out on a first come first serve basis at ITT, in Building 164 on Naval Submarine Base New London. For more informa-tion, call (860) 694-3238.

Grossman’s to host free lobster dinner

Flag linePhoto by SA Michael Henderson

GROTON, Conn. – Basic Enlisted Submarine School (BESS) Sailors march down Long Hill Road during the Independence Day parade in the Town of Groton, July 4. Each Sailor carried a flag representing an American submarine lost to the deep blue sea. Throughout the parade, the Sailors stopped and roared the Sailor’s Creed for the street side observers. Many different groups and associations marched dur-ing the parade including the Submarine Veterans of World War II, Antique Automobile Club of America, Sea Cadet Corps, Town of Groton Police Department, and the Connecticut Blues Fife and Drum Corps, to list a few.

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News in your community

This newspaper is an authorized publication for personnel of the Department of Defense and their families. Contents of The Dolphin are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense or the Department of the Navy.

Commanding Officer Naval Submarine Base New LondonCapt. Marc W. Denno

Executive Officer Naval Submarine Base New LondonCmdr. Daniel M. Rossler

Command Master Chief Naval Submarine Base New LondonCMDCM(SS) Ray Powell

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MC1(AW) Peter Blair, MM3 Sean Phillips, SN Joshua Hirschfeld and SA Michael Henderson

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Project “O”, live crabs at SUBASE Library

As part of the SUBASE sum-mer reading program, the library will host Project Oceanology, for the reading of Crab Moon and a live crab display at which participants will be able to touch and learn about crabs July 9 from 1 to 2 p.m.

Project Oceanology was formed in 1972 by a group of teachers and public school administrators from Southeastern Connecticut who recognized the potential and importance of the marine environment as an education resource. Their mission is to nurture interest and enthusi-asm for science and our planet’s marine environment.

Hospice recruiting volunteer therapists

Hospice Southeastern Con-necticut announces its next Volunteer Training Course for Complementary Therapists, July 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The training course is free and will cover an introduc-tion to Hospice Southeastern Connecticut including his-tory and guiding princi-pals; HIPPA confidential-ity and safety procedures; policies and procedures for Complementary Therapists and maintaining profession-al boundaries.

Hospice Southeastern Con-necticut provides care in the home and often in skilled nursing facilities for those facing the end of their life, regardless of age, disease or inability to pay. Hospice Southeastern Connecticut provides bereavement ser-vices for residents of New London County free of charge, regardless of wheth-er or not the death occurred under hospice care.

Hospice Southeastern Con-necticut is a community-

based, non-profit healthcare organization serving New London County. For more information, call Denise Hawk at (860) 848-5699 or e-mail [email protected].

Unite tires to pavement, hearts to a worthy cause

The National Multiple S c l e r o s i s S o c i e t y , Connecticut Chapter is rev-vin’ up to host the 10th annual MS Motorcycle Ride, July 25. Last year hundreds of bikers saddled up, uniting tires to pavement and hearts to a worthy cause. The 2010 ride, led by WFSB Channel 3 news anchor Kevin Hogan and featuring boot scoo-tin’ festivities and lunch by Outback Steakhouse, will start and finish at Cadillac Ranch in Southington.

The ride traverses a 50-mile route through Connecticut’s breathtaking countryside and quaint back roads. Highlights include a down home barbeque and finish line activities that include live music, vendors, draw-ings for prizes and much more.

Pre-registration is $30 per biker and $20 per passen-ger. Registration the day of the event is $35 per rid-ers and $25 per passenger. Registration fees include the finish line cookout by Outback Steakhouse. There is a $10 fee per person for those who do not wish to ride but want to take part in the finish line festivi-ties to include the cook-out. Event day registration begins at 9:30 a.m. The ride kick starts from Cadillac Ranch at 11 a.m. Cadillac Ranch is located at 45 Jude Lane in Southington. For more information, e-mail Stephanie Gaudette at [email protected].

SUBASE begins single stream recycling From SUBASE Public Works

Department

GROTON, Conn. - It is everyone’s responsibility at Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE) to recycle and help lower solid waste costs. It is not only the right thing to do, but it is the law in the State of Connecticut. The Installation Integrated Solid Waste/Recycling Manager, Scott Mello, or the Recycling Specialist, Robert Barner, can help you with any of your recycling questions or needs.

Recently, SUBASE began improving recycling efforts by providing single stream recy-

cling. Single stream recycling is the most convenient recy-cling method available today. Everything that is recyclable goes into the same container. The blue bottle/can dump-sters will be removed and the brown dumpsters at the base will be converted to single stream recycling dumpsters.

If your building does not have a brown dumpster, a 90-gallon blue container will be provided to your building man-ager. These containers will be picked up every Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

In the brown dumpsters and 90-gallon bins the fol-lowing items can be placed inside: all plastics labeled #1

thru #7, water bottles, milk jugs, detergent bottles, plas-tic/grocery bags marked with a #2 or #4, tin cans, aluminum cans/foil, pots and pans, all glass bottles and jars, shred-ded paper, all office paper, books, newspapers, maga-zines, mail catalogs, paper bags, envelopes, file folders, wrapping paper, phonebooks, hard cover books, milk and juice boxes, cardboard boxes, cereal boxes, and pizza boxes.

All large corrugated boxes should continue to be put into the brown dumpsters. If your command needs any small desk side totes or bins, call the Recycling Specialist. This is a great opportunity for everyone to make a concerted effort to recycle and help lower our solid waste costs.

For more information, call Scott Mello at (401) 841-2464 or Robert Barner at (860) 694-5133.

The First Class Petty Officer Association (FCPOA) will volunteer at the Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) Thrift Shop on Tuesdays, opening the shop one extra day during the week. The six-month experiment will begin on July 6. New hours for the NMCRS Thrift Shop are: Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (FCPOA volunteers), Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and on Fridays from10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

NMCRS Thrift Shop to be open extra day each week

SUBSCOL blood drive helps Red Cross

By William Kenny

GROTON, Conn. - Naval Submarine School students and instructors rolled up their sleeves and lent a hand to the Connecticut Red Cross Regional Blood Services quar-terly blood drive, June 30 at the school.

The collection target for the four-hour, 12-bed drive was 100 units. The 42 Connecticut hospitals supported by American Red Cross Blood Services require more than 600 pints of blood daily and reserves for all blood types are always at their lowest levels during the summer months.

Naval Submarine School is the largest one-day collection for the Red Cross and the drive has been a mainstay of the school’s community out-reach nearly two decades.

Photo by William Kenny

GROTON, Conn. - Right, Seaman Bry MacArthur, a Sonar Technician Apprentice (ST “A”) School student, readies himself as Lindsay G., a Blood Services Nursing Technician, com-pletes her preparations to draw his blood during a collection drive at Naval Submarine School, June 30.

By SPC Chrystal Long and PFC Heidi Everhart

GROTON, Conn. – Every pet owner at Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE) knows the important work the United States Army Veterinarians do at SUBASE and on July 14, the Vet Clinic will host an open house at their new location, in Building 521, fro 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Besides seeing the average service members’ animals on a daily basis, the SUBASE vet-erinarians perform important work across the base.

The two primary pillars of the U.S. Army Veterinary Services are the Animal Medicine support programs and Food Protection/ Safety. The U.S. Army Veterinary Command (VETCOM) serves as the Department of Defense Executive Agent for veteri-nary services. Simply stat-ed, the U.S. Army provides animal and food support on every DoD installation in the

world.Ensuring that Military

Working Dogs (MWDs) are healthy and ready for deploy-ment at any time is the pri-mary mission of the Animal Medicine section. Veterinary staff members work closely with military police dog han-dlers to monitor the MWD’s health and address any prob-lems that may occur. MWD’s are used for drug detection, identifying explosives and patrolling with the police among other duties. Therefore, it is essential that they are kept in the best condition pos-sible so they can work to their full potential.

The Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Army all ben-efit from canine units and it is because of U.S. Army enlisted animal care specialists and officer doctors of veterinary medicine that the mission succeeds.

Other services offered by the Army’s Veterinary Corps include caring for personal-ly owned animals (POAs) of

military service members by providing vaccinations, minor sick call, health certificates for traveling with your pet, outpatient surgeries, etc.

In addition to Military Working Dog and privately owned animal care, the U.S. Army Veterinary Service is responsible for food safety and quality assurance at home and abroad. They provide installa-tion support to all food estab-lishments by notifying and identifying the facilities affect-ed by any Food and/or Drug Activity recalls. Veterinary Food Inspectors protect the health of our military person-nel and their dependents as well as the financial interest of the government by conducting sanitary walk-through inspec-tions of food storage areas and monitoring food when it is received.

Other food safety mission priorities include, Approved Source Verification, in which they verify that the standards of the facility where the food is produced, prepared or pro-

cessed meets or exceeds the standards of the responsible regulatory. Warrant Officers in the field verify the stan-dards and practices by rou-tinely conducting commercial sanitation audits to ensure wholesomeness and safety at the manufacturing level.

Another high mission pri-ority is the inspection of Operational Rations used by our government and by State Departments as a food source during emergencies. Military Sanitary Inspections are also conducted on a routine basis to determine sanitary compli-ance, and ensure maintenance of food safety to protect the health of personnel from food borne illnesses. Other servic-es provided include verifica-tion of meat and deli cleanup operations as well as USDA inspections of meats and eggs. Although you will likely see veterinary food inspectors in the Commissary, we pro-vide the above services to all military food establishments located on the installation.

SUBASE Vet Clinic to host open house

Sailors attend NADAP SummitGROTON, Conn. – Sailors fill the auditorium and listen to a recorded distress call during the Naval Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program summit held at Naval Submarine Base New London’s (SUBASE) Dealey Center Theater, July 1. The recorded dis-tress call was made by a drunk driver who had lost control of his vehicle, later in the call realizing that he had just killed his two best friends. The call was a part of a slide show and presentation by Penny Price, Alcohol and Drug Control Officer from Naval Region Midlant. The slideshow dispelled many myths like: “If you see your Drug and Alcohol Program Advisor (DAPA) if you’re underage and want to quit drinking, they can send you to mast.” Any referrals to get help with alcohol abuse, or ques-tions regarding the Navy’s policy on alcohol use should be directed to your command’s DAPA. The num-ber for the Submarine School DAPA, Chief Hartman, is (860) 694-5527.


Single stream recycling is the most convenient recycling method available today. Everything that is recyclable goes into the same container.

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GROTON, Conn. – Left, (left to right) Seaman Charles Shedrick, Electronics Technician Third Class Todd Felton, and Electrician’s Mate Third Class Kyle Schenck from Naval Submarine Base New London’s (SUBASE) First Lieutenant Division lay stencils in the parking lot in front of Building 341, preparing to paint new parking stripes on SUBASE, June 25. The division finished painting the parking lots behind Building 86 and Building 84, June 26.

New stripes

The American Red Cross will host a blood drive in Bledsoe Hall, July

14 from 11:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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service members’ ballots couldn’t be counted because forms were inadequate, incomplete or mailed to the wrong jurisdiction, he said. An even bigger problem was that ballots didn’t make it to voting officials in time to be counted, he said.

The online assistant was released as part of Armed Forces Voters Week and Overseas Citizens Voters Week, which runs June 28 through July 7. Americans living overseas – some 6 mil-lion voters - are encouraged to use the site to register for absentee ballots in July.

“If it’s August, they’re start-ing to push it,” Carey said. “If it’s September, they’re going to have problems.”

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Voting ... SUBASE honored at volunteer dinner

Photo by MM3 Sean Phillips

GROTON, Conn. - Tomi Stanley greets both military and civilians at the Fairview Volunteer Recognition Dinner at Odd Fellows Retirement Home, June 17. James Malloy, Fairview’s administrator, welcomed all of the attendees and thanked them for all their hard work dur-ing 2009 and the beginning of 2010. The event featured dinner and presentation of awards. Letters of appreciation were presented to each of the volunteer groups who donated their time and effort to the residents and staff of the Fairview Odd Fellows Home.



By MM3 Sean Phillips

GROTON, Conn. – Navy personnel and civilians from the local area enjoyed the carnival style rides and food at Naval Submarine Base New London’s (SUBASE) twenty-first annual SUBFEST, held July 1-4. More than 15,000 patrons joined in the festivities last weekend to celebrate the Fourth of July, SUBASE style.

The festival included many rides including a giant ferries wheel, carousel, and super slide. Guests also participated in sideshow games where wonderful prizes could be won and browsed vendors who sold carnival style food and hand crafted merchandise.

Not only did the festival include rides and sideshows, it also included special performances with several bands, a lumberjack show, the Bantu Wizards and Vincenta Tigers. Familiar faces from last year appeared such as Bwana Jim who once again performed his Wild Life Show.

On July 3, the carnival ended with a bang as a flurry of fireworks ascended into the night sky in celebration of Independence Day. Sparks flew as thousands of shells exploded overhead. When the grand finale was over, the air reverberated with noise from the crowd that rivaled the fireworks themselves.

With greater attendance than last year, a seasonable dry spell of weather and a full array of family friendly fun and entertainment SUBFEST 2010 can be con-sidered nothing less than a hit, according to SUBASE Executive Officer, Daniel Rossler.

“What an awesome four day event,” said Rossler. “MWR and their entire staff came through once again as always! And a special thanks as well to our SUBASE fire, security, auxiliary security and reserve security forces, and the myriad of vol-unteers that helped make this safe and fun celebration possible. I can only imagine how this great team will look to top it for SUBFEST 2011.”

GROTON, Conn. – Above, children and parents zoom by as a Disney’s Alladin-themed ride whirls around during Naval Submarine Base New London’s SUBFEST, July 3. Children and adults alike lined up to take a turn on the super swings, tilt-a-whirls, ferries wheel, and other carnival attractions. Left, Bwana Jim presents his Fennec Fox at his wildlife animal show during SUBFEST at Naval Submarine Base New London, July 1. Bwana Jim presented many different species of animals during his half hour show, and even invited children to participate in holding specific animals like his snakes. Below, children enjoy the Super Swing ride at Naval Submarine Base New London’s SUBFEST, July 1. The festival hosted many fun and interesting rides and attractions during the four-day event.

SUBFEST returns to SUBASE celebrating

21 years of fun

SUBFEST 2010




GROTON, Conn. – Above, the Bantu Wizards show superior balance during their acrobatic performance at Naval Submarine Base New London’s SUBFEST, July 3. The Wizards danced, did tricks with a thick jump-rope, and performed aerial maneuvers to rhythmic African music.



Now showing at Dealey Center Theater

July 8 6:00 p.m. Sex and the CityJuly 9 6:00 p.m. Get Him to the GreekJuly 10 3:00 p.m. Shrek Forever After 5:00 p.m. Marmaduke 7:00 p.m. SpliceJuly 11 3:00 p.m. Marmaduke 5:00 p.m. Shrek Forever After 7:00 p.m. Get Him to the GreekJuly 12 6:00 p.m. MarmadukeJuly 13 6:00 p.m. Get Him to the GreekJuly 14 6:00 p.m. SpliceJuly 15 6:00 p.m. Get Him to the Greek

Sex and the City Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Rated: R, Story Type: Comedy, Romance, Drama, Sequel and Adaptation, Runtime: 147 min.

Marmaduke Cast: Lee Pace, Judy Greer, Rated: PG, Story Type: Comedy, Kids/Family and Adaptation, Runtime: 88 min.

Splice Cast: Adrian Brody, Sarah Polley, Rated: R, Story Type: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Suspense/Horror and Thriller, Runtime: 104 min.

Get Him to the Greek Cast: Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Rated: R, Story Type: Comedy, Runtime: 109 min.

Shrek Forever After Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Rated: PG, Story Type: Kids/Family, Animation and Sequel. Runtime: 93 min.

Next Week: A-Team and

The Karate Kid

Newport team takes softball title

NSSF hosts BBQ for employees


GROTON, Conn. - Commander Dale Green, Commanding Officer of Naval Submarine Support Facility (NSSF), and Master Chief Machinist’s Mate Kie Brown cook hamburgers at Naval Submarine Base New London’s North Lake, June 30. The Wardroom and Chief’s Quarters paid for the burger burn for all military and civilians of NSSF. NSSF is responsible for ensuring that all submarines are mission ready. Green said of the event that it was “Taking a couple of hours out of our day to tell them thanks, because they do a good job.”

Balfour Beatty hosts Safety DayPhotos by SA Michael Henderson

GROTON, Conn. – Above, children and parents gather around the new Naval Submarine Base New London Fire Department (SBFD) trucks at Balfour Beatty Community Center, during Balfour Beatty Safety Day, June 30. SBFD Firefighters gave a fire safety brief, lifted children with a ride on the Ladder, and let them try on the firefighter breathing apparatus. Below, Youth Officer Kelly Crandall, from the Groton Town Police Department, asks children to describe a poster during a talk about “Stranger Danger,” June 30 at the Balfour Beatty Community Center. Crandall and Patrolman Brian Dawson helped teach children about avoiding strangers.

MYSTIC, Conn. - For those who have ever wondered how – or why – trainers teach beluga whales various behaviors, Mystic Aquarium is now offering a way for guests to find out first-hand. The new Train-A-Whale program offers a side-by-side, intimate learning experience with a trainer during a beluga whale feeding and train-ing session.

The program begins in the Beluga Encounter Room, where a maximum of two guests meet a whale trainer and learn about the belugas at the aquarium and in the wild, as well as training concepts and current conservation issues. From there, they are led to the Arctic Coast exhibit, home to New England’s only beluga whales and one of the largest beluga whale exhibits in North America. The program takes place on the exhibit’s “beach”, an area typically only accessed by staff.

During this portion of the program, participants will shadow a trainer to get an up-close look at how they build relationships with the animals and teach them behaviors. These behaviors are taught for regular close interaction that includes daily physical examinations, research, exercise, playtime and learning with the whales. Guests will have the opportunity to participate in the training and interact with the whale one-on-one.

“Guests are always intrigued by our work with animals,” said Dr. Tracy Romano, senior vice president of research and zoological opera-tions at Mystic Aquarium, a division of Sea Research Foundation, Inc. “This new program allows individuals who are curious about animal behavior to connect with our whales and see the important work our trainers do to provide the highest levels of animal care and enrichment. It also serves as a great introductory experience for students interested in pursuing or learning more about a related career.”

The Train-A-Whale program is offered through Oct. 31. Programs take place daily from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m., Thursday through Monday. The program is open to those ages 13 and up (those under 16 must be accompanied by a participating adult). The program cost is $129 ($120 for aquar-ium members) and includes aquarium admis-sion and an “I Trained a Beluga Whale Today” T-shirt. Reservations are required. To make a reservation, visit mysticaquarium.org. For more information, call (860) 572-5955, Ext. 520.

The Train-A-Whale program is one of many animal encounter programs offered by Mystic Aquarium. To learn more about these programs, visit mysticaquarium.org.

Mystic Aquarium launches Train-A-Whale Program

Celtic Violin Virtuoso kicks-off New Parade Concert Series

Eileen Ivers will change the way you think about the violin in her only Connecticut perfor-mance, July 22 at 7 p.m., at the newly renovated Parade Plaza in downtown New London, corner of State & Bank Street, Concert is free and information is avail-able at:www.hygienic.org or by calling (860) 447-9490.

Mystic Seaport to offer brand-new, after-hours experience this summer

Mystic Seaport is extending the summer weekend experi-ence with “Summer Sunday Evenings” and will offer com-plimentary after-hours muse-um admission to all visitors, Sundays in July and August from 5 to 8 p.m.

Outdoor dining will be avail-able at Schaefer’s Spouter Tavern, located in the heart of the museum’s village and overlooking the Mystic River. A cash bar will be available, as well as the tavern’s regu-lar menu which features fresh-ly made salads, sandwiches, wraps, soup and desserts.

Visitors are invited to stroll through the museum’s historic grounds and 19th-century vil-lage, walk along the picturesque waterfront and listen to live music performed by local musi-cians. All exhibits will be closed.

The offer is valid July 11, 18, 25 and August 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29.

For more information, as well as a list of upcoming perform-ers, visit www.mysticseaport.org/summersundays.

Mystic Seaport admission is $24 for adults, $15 for youth

ages 6-17, and free for children ages 5 and under. Second-day admission is free upon ticket val-idation. For more information, visit www.mysticseaport.org.

Old Lyme’s Midsummer Festival on the Lieutenant River

Old Lyme’s Midsummer Festival, a highly anticipated summer event, is a town-wide celebration of the arts, July 30 and 31. Since the early 20th century, Old Lyme has been known to artists and art lovers alike as a haven for the arts.

For more than 20 years, the town has showcased its artis-tic heritage with a Midsummer Festival. This two-day com-munity event, a quintessential New England celebration for all ages, takes place in the heart of Old Lyme’s historic district. The activities span two loca-tions along Lyme Street, the Florence Griswold Museum and the Lyme Art Association. For more information visit www.OldLymeMidsummerFestival.com.

Programs, events held at Groton Public LibraryBooks 2 Movies

The Groton Public Library invites you to a showing of Julie and Julia, July 12 at

6:30 p.m. Join us for this entertaining film, based partly on the book “Julie and Julia” by Julie Powell, a frustrated New York secretary, who wants to be a writer, and on Julia Child’s book, “My Life in France.” The film celebrates the life of one of American food’s most influ-ential and beloved chefs: Julia Child.

The movie stars Meryl Streep as Julia Child and Amy Adams

as Julie Powell. This movie is rated PG-13

and the event is free and open to the public. Call the library at (860) 441-6750 for more infor-mation.Fashion show

The Groton Public Library invites all ages to join them for a Recycled Fashion Show, July 20 at 7 p.m.

Participants can create an out-fit or accessory using recycled materials at home, or at one of the library’s Crafternoons, then come to the library and model it. Audience members are also needed! Registration is required to model a creation, but audi-ences can just stop by and view these imaginative fashions!

For more information or to register, call the library or Anne Campbell at (860) 441-6750 or e-mail [email protected]. This program is free and open to the public.

Groton neighborhood scavenger hunt

The Bill Memorial Library in conjunction with the City of Groton Neighborhood Group of Children First Groton, invites families to their Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt, July 17 from 1 to 4 p.m. Pick up your Historic Groton Walking Map at the library and visit several sites throughout Groton Bank. Return to the library with your com-pleted scavenger hunt by 4 p.m. for food, games, and activities. The annual Art on Groton Bank show will also be held that day on the library lawn, so families are encouraged to visit the art show, where children can par-ticipate in art-related activities. For more information on this fun-filled day of events, call the library at (860) 445-0392.

Entertainment haenings around Southeastern Conneicut


GROTON, Conn. - Commander Daniel Rossler, Executive Officer Naval Submarine Base New London, stands next to team OTCN from Newport, R.I., after winning the Regional Championship tournament, June 16. Four teams from various naval bases in the New London area competed for first and second place trophies. (Top row left to right) Daniel Rossler, Brad Thoma, Eric Bachtel, Dave Soucy, Matt Busse, Jim Gray, Rodney Post, and Rob Moffat. (Bottom row left to right) Kevin Sullivan, Dave Anderson, Matt Anuci, Joshua Egidi, and Michael Carbone.


‘Flare’ for teaching


GROTON, Conn. – Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE) Fire Department Captain Patrick O’Brien demon-strates the proper use of a flare gun from the piers at SUBASE’s Thames View Marina while firefighters and guests stand by to take a shot of their own, June 26. The training evo-lution was held to teach boat owners the feel of the gun and proper technique should the need to use one ever arise.

GROTON, Conn - Class 10300/10310, USS Philadelphia (SSN 690) graduated from Basic Enlisted Submarine School, July 1.

Sonar Technician Second Class (SS) Jason Byers, Fire Control Specialist First Class (SS) Joseph Viger, FT1 (SS) Terill Bennett and STS1 (SS) Eric Fein were class instructors.

Seaman Apprentice Stephen Marchi was Class Honorman with a 95.65 Grade Point Average. Marchi, who continues in Apprentice Team Training, ATT, was also meritoriously advanced because of his overall academic achievement.

Seaman Robert Bruneel received the Navy League Award for his academic efforts. Bruneel also continues in the ATT pipeline.

Fireman Sean Day was recipient of the Submarine League’s William Purdum Award for most improved student. Day continues in Basic Mechanical Skills, BMS, training.

With Grade Point Averages of over 90.0, SA Raynard Robinson, SN Christopher Archer, SA Jeremy Kramer, SN Francis Rhoad, SA Troy Puloka, SN Edmund Martin, SN Christopher Cosme, SN Charles Tomberlin, SA Brian Hartnett and SN Jason Sherrill were named Graduates with Distinction.

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