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REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2007
SECTION
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Rhode Island greens xxx
xxx. xD
A giant indoor botanical center
opened recently. 2D
NATURE
Help needed to help injured birds
I
’m interested in birds. online at www.therecovery- wild birds, almost all of which
The number of people wing.org. are protected under federal
pursuing birding as a Jayne is a high-energy per- law.
hobby grows every day. son with a real devotion to her It’s been a difficult year for
GREG HANISEK
Yet I know few people as de- mission. Last year, with the Jayne and her husband Wayne.
voted to birds as Jayne Amico help of volunteers, her service Their beautiful old house,
of Southington, who operates a handled 283 birds of 49 species. which they spent years reno-
state-of-the-art rehabilitation According to her Web site, 173 vating, was destroyed in a fire
facility at her home. have been released back into earlier this year. They’re living
It is known as Recovery lished, Recovery Wing has the wild. in a camper on the property
Wing, a non-proft charitable or- been holding an annual fund- The facility, on 4.5 acres, in- while they pull things back to-
ganization, and its operation is- raising event. The second annu- cludes a small clinic and three gether.
n’t cheap. Jayne feeds, houses al Recovery Wing fundraiser outdoor flight cages. Jayne’s But when I spoke to her re-
and rehabilitates injured and and auction will be held from 1 passion for what she does as- cently, Jayne quickly steered
orphaned songbirds. Her goal to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 25, at sures that her equipment and the conversation to the fund-
is always to return them to the the Aqua Turf in Southington. buildings are always in top raiser and her desire to contin-
wild. Tickets are $50 and can be or- shape and the birds get expert ue her avian mission. COURTESY OF MARK SZANTYR
This baby gray catbird seems to be a waving a greeting at
In order to continue her work dered by calling (203) 484- treatment. Of course she has all Reach Greg Hanisek at
at the high level she has estab- 9304. Information is available the requisite permits to handle ghanisek@rep-am.com Recovery Wing in Southington, where it received good care.
ACTIVE
OUTDOORS
RIDE-CT
Ready to ride? TIM JONES
Sliding,
B e t t e r b o n e u p o n yo u r c yc l e t o - d o s b e f o re t h e s e a s o n
Powerball? Stopped at Auto Zone in Torrington
BUD WILKINSON
gliding,
last Sunday afternoon where the kid behind the
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
counter laconically informed me, “We don’t sell lot-
T
his is the time of year when thoughts should tery tickets.” Fortunately, someone else knew that a
turn to preparing for the coming riding sea- Powerball is a baseball-sized, foam-rubber adaptor
son. It never hurts to make a checklist of for a power drill to make the polishing of metal,
soaring
what needs to be done, and RIDE-CT has such as wheels, easier. “Aisle 2,” he said, courteous-
been doing both recently. ly leading me over to the rack. Check.
New rubber for the V-Rod? Definitely. Out with
See CHECKLIST, Page 2D
the factory Dunlop tires that came with the bike and
in with stickier Metzelers. Ordered and paid for
I
three weeks ago, they’ve arrived and are awaiting feel genuinely sorry for
installation. the folks who see winter
New face shield for the Shoei full-face helmet? as something to escape
Still need to decide whether to stick with clear or from. I’m sure you know
switch to lightly tinted. some poor souls who cocoon in
Other gear? The Harley-Davidson patch on an ar- front of the fireplace and eat or
mored riding jacket needs to be re-stitched. Better watch TV, or who head south to
get it to the tailor soon. A needle and thread just a beach somewhere. Sad, isn’t
won’t cut it when it comes to heavyweight leather. it?
New seat and saddlebags? Can’t decide between Winter is something to es-
an OEM upgrade or a Mustang seat, and can’t find cape to, not escape from. Ever
any saddlebags that look good. Might have to hold since the Sweetheart Storm of
off on both purchases as they would strain the budg- Valentine’s Day, I’ve been try-
et after the tire purchase. ing to get my fill of winter. That
isn’t ever going to happen, but
it’s a worthy goal, and one I’d
highly recommend.
2006 Victory Hammer In the process, despite eating
like a glutton, I’ve managed to
VICTORY MOTORCYCLES
drop a few pounds and ramp up
my aerobic capacity a notch.
I’m smiling all the time and at
night I sleep without waking.
All good stuff. Plus, I’m going
to be ready for bicycling and
hiking this spring. Since even
southern New England is get-
ting snow this year, winter is
available to everyone.
See SKI, Page 2D
If ordinary cross-country
skiing seems a little, well, tame
to you, you can always take to
the air like this jumper at
Storrs Hill in Lebanon, N.H.
TIM JONES REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN