Volume 10, Number 8 Plainville’s Only Weekly Newspaper Thursday, February 24, 2011 The Plainville C it it iz iz en Father and son reach their goal: the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro O’Mazing Race competitors may be searching for a needle in a haystack Photos courtesy of John Paradis John Paradis and his son, Michael, finally reached Uhuru Peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, on the seventh day of the trek. From left, assistant mountain guide Florian Marangu, John Paradis, Michael Paradis, and mountain guide Herment Mosho pose for a picture at the top before sunrise. John Paradis, left, and his son, Michael, pose next to a “glacier-gram” that they wrote to friends and family with rocks in the snow on the fifth day of their climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro. District merge could be a healthy move for both towns By Julie Sopchak The Plainville Citizen John Paradis went to Mount Kilimanjaro because he wanted to climb to the top, but when the trek was all said and done, reaching the top took a backseat when it came to the overall journey. “The best part of the trip was doing it with Michael, just going through a very in- tense week, and it was amaz- ing because it really was a hard week, but there was never a moment where we got frustrated at each other,” See Goal, page 6 By Julie Sopchak The Plainville Citizen The deal isn’t done yet, but Plainville and Southington have been communicating and mulling over the idea of combining health depart- ments and regionalizing into a health district that would cover both towns. The idea was presented at a Plainville Town Council meeting on Dec. 6 by Southington Health Director Chuck Motes, who said he feels the benefits of merging health departments would be seen for both towns. He said Southington will end up sav- ing around $100,000 and Plainville will then acquire a full-time health director; right now the health director in Plainville is a part-time position. “We basically have got it put together, but there’s still a couple questions that have to be answered about if the district forms this year,” Motes said. “Will the state of See Merge, page 8 By Robin Lee Michel The Plainville Citizen One of the mostly closely guarded se- crets in town is the list of tasks competi- tors will need to accomplish for this year’s O’Mazing Race presented by the Wheeler Regional Family YMCA. Last year’s checklist in- cluded taking a photo- graph of a team member in a doghouse, singing a song with a group of strangers, jumping in a pool of water fully clothed and finding random ob- jects such as a man in a wedding dress. This year’s list will have new challenges and participants will not know until the morning of the 2nd Annual O’Mazing Race, Saturday, March 19. Competitors have two hours to collect as many items on the list throughout the Plainville/Farm- ington area to earn the most points. When asked ahead of time for some of the tasks, Chris Pallatto, YMCA executive director, laughed. “Ask me on March 20,” he said. Chris Roy, interim child development di- rector at the Y, participated last year. The race had “lots of twists and turns and every opportunity to embarrass yourself. It was a blast,” Roy said. The event is a fundraiser for the annual Strong Kids Campaign, which funds scholarships for YMCA member- ships, child care and summer camp, and First Wave, a program of free swim lessons for every first-grade child in Plainville and Farmington. First Wave was launched last year in Plainville and this year in Farm- See Race, page 22
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Volume 10, Number 8 Plainville’s Only Weekly Newspaper Thursday, February 24, 2011
The Plainville
CCititizizeennFather and son reachtheir goal: the peakof Mt. Kilimanjaro
O’Mazing Race competitors may besearching for a needle in a haystack
Photos courtesy of John Paradis
John Paradis and his son, Michael, finally reached Uhuru Peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro,the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, on the seventh day of the trek. Fromleft, assistant mountain guide Florian Marangu, John Paradis, Michael Paradis, andmountain guide Herment Mosho pose for a picture at the top before sunrise.
John Paradis, left, and his son, Michael, pose next to a“glacier-gram” that they wrote to friends and familywith rocks in the snow on the fifth day of their climb upMt. Kilimanjaro.
District merge could be ahealthy move for both towns
By Julie SopchakThe Plainville Citizen
John Paradis went toMount Kilimanjaro becausehe wanted to climb to the top,but when the trek was allsaid and done, reaching thetop took a backseat when itcame to the overall journey.
“The best part of the tripwas doing it with Michael,just going through a very in-tense week, and it was amaz-ing because it really was ahard week, but there wasnever a moment where wegot frustrated at each other,”
See Goal, page 6
By Julie SopchakThe Plainville Citizen
The deal isn’t done yet, butPlainville and Southingtonhave been communicatingand mulling over the idea ofcombining health depart-ments and regionalizing intoa health district that wouldcover both towns.
The idea was presented ata Plainville Town Councilmeeting on Dec. 6 bySouthington Health DirectorChuck Motes, who said hefeels the benefits of merging
health departments would beseen for both towns. He saidSouthington will end up sav-ing around $100,000 andPlainville will then acquire afull-time health director;right now the health directorin Plainville is a part-timeposition.
“We basically have got itput together, but there’s stilla couple questions that haveto be answered about if thedistrict forms this year,”Motes said. “Will the state of
See Merge, page 8
By Robin Lee MichelThe Plainville Citizen
One of the mostly closely guarded se-crets in town is the list of tasks competi-tors will need to accomplish for this year’sO’Mazing Race presented by the WheelerRegional Family YMCA.
Last year’s checklist in-cluded taking a photo-graph of a team member ina doghouse, singing a song with agroup of strangers, jumping in a pool ofwater fully clothed and finding random ob-jects such as a man in a wedding dress.
This year’s list will have new challengesand participants will not know until themorning of the 2nd Annual O’MazingRace, Saturday, March 19. Competitorshave two hours to collect as many items onthe list throughout the Plainville/Farm-
ington area to earn the most points.When asked ahead of time for some of
the tasks, Chris Pallatto, YMCA executivedirector, laughed. “Ask me on March 20,”he said.
Chris Roy, interim child development di-rector at the Y, participated last year. The
race had “lots of twists andturns and every opportunityto embarrass yourself. It wasa blast,” Roy said.The event is a fundraiser for
the annual Strong Kids Campaign, whichfunds scholarships for YMCA member-ships, child care and summer camp, andFirst Wave, a program of free swim lessonsfor every first-grade child in Plainville andFarmington. First Wave was launched lastyear in Plainville and this year in Farm-
See Race, page 22
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ty” Boukus joined Secretaryof the State Denise Merrilland leaders of the Govern-ment Administration andElections Committee to un-veil four distinct pieces oflegislation that form the cor-nerstone of efforts to im-prove and reform Connecti-cut’s election system. Thelegislation was highlightedat a public hearing of theGAE Committee.
The legislation wouldstrengthen the integrity ofConnecticut’s elections by re-quiring more communica-tion between local registrarsof voters and the secretary ofthe state’s office. Under theproposed legislation, everymunicipality in the statewould be required to reportto the secretary of the state’soffice how many ballots they
purchase for upcoming elec-tions, and certify that theyhave taken into account fac-tors such as tight races thatmay augment voterturnout. In rare cases thesecretary would be author-ized to direct a municipalityto order more ballots if an in-sufficient number was pur-chased.
Every town would also berequired to have an emer-gency plan to address issuessuch as power outages andballot shortages on ElectionDay. An amendment to theConnecticut Constitutionthat would open the door toearly voting options such as“no-excuse” absentee ballotsor regional early voting cen-ters was also highlighted.
“We want to get more peo-ple out to vote each year,”Boukus said. “These reformswill help with voter turnoutas well as ensure the trans-parency and accuracy ofelections.”
Merrill, Connecticut’schief elections official, said,“For centuries, elections inConnecticut have been runentirely at the local level.While that has served ourstate well, it is also clear thatall of us involved in the elec-tions process need more in-formation and oversight.The bottom line is that noregistered voter who wantsto cast a ballot on Election
Day should ever be turnedaway from the polls. I alsothink it is time for Connecti-cut to make it easier for vot-ers in our fast-paced and mo-bile society to vote beforeElection Day. If states likeNorth Carolina and Oregoncan do it, so can we in Con-necticut.”
The four pieces of legisla-tion are:
Raised Bill 942 “An ActConcerning the Integrityof Elections”
Requires municipalities toadopt emergency contin-gency plans for Election Day
Requires municipalities toreport to secretary of thestate’s office the number ofballots ordered for each up-coming election, based on areview of prior turnout andother factors
Secretary of the state’s of-fice would be allowed to di-rect municipalities to ordermore ballots if in sufficientnumber purchased for anelection
Municipalities that fail toreport to the secretary of thestate’s office would be re-quired to order ballots for 100percent of registered voters
Improved and enhancedtraining of moderators at thepolls
Cities/towns report listsof polling places and moder-ators to secretary of the statebefore each election
Secretary of the state au-thorized to enter polling lo-cations on Election Day, re-move a moderator withcause
House Joint Resolution88 — ConstitutionalAmendment
Amendment to the Con-necticut Constitution to re-move restrictions on votingby absentee ballot
Amendment would grantConnecticut General Assem-bly the power to enact either“No-Excuse” Absentee bal-loting or other forms of earlyvoting such as regional vot-ing centers
If approved by two-thirdsmajority of the General As-sembly, Amendment could be
ratified by voters in Novem-ber 2012
Raised Bill 938 “An ActConcerning Technical andMinor Changes to Elec-tions” and Raised Bill 6330“An Act Concerning Cer-tain Revisions to ElectionRelated Statutes”
Removes all references inConnecticut state laws tolever voting machines, thathave not been used since2006
Makes needed technicalchanges to Connecticut elec-tion laws to bring laws up todate with the use of opticalscan technology
— from the Office of stateRep. Elizabeth “Betty”Boukus
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The Dunk It! Petit MSMemorial Basketball Tour-nament returns for a fourthyear to slam the competition:multiple sclerosis.
The fourth annual Dunk It!Petit MS Memorial Basket-ball Tournament will be heldMarch 19 at Cheshire HighSchool. The event is a co-edbasketball tournament creat-ed to honor the memory andcelebrate the lives of Jen-nifer Hawke-Petit, and herdaughters, Hayley andMichaela Petit. The tourna-ment benefits the NationalMultiple Sclerosis Society,Connecticut Chapter andHayley’s Hope andMichaela’s Memorial Fund.
The tournament was creat-ed by four Cheshire youngadults — Megan Alexander,Justin Ivey, Wayne Lawrenceand Stephen Selnick — as atribute to the Petit women.
“I wanted to develop an up-
lifting way to celebrate thelives of Jennifer, Hayley andMichaela while at the sametime bringing our communi-ty together,” said Alexander,founder of the event and aclose childhood friend ofHayley Petit. “We decided tohost an activity the threewomen had enjoyed as a fam-ily. Basketball seemed a fit-ting choice, particularly asHayley was an avid basket-ball player, and the family en-
joyed following the UConnwomen’s basketball team.”
Pre-registered co-ed or sin-gle-sex teams over a widerange of divisions groupedby age and skill level com-pete throughout the day, cul-minating in a championshipgames. Teams of five to eightindividuals can register atwww.petitmemorialbball.com. There is a fee to register.Admission to the event isfree for spectators, but dona-
tions will be accepted.Last year, 34 teams partici-
pated and raised approxi-mately $7,000. The tourna-ment has raised more than$30,000 in its three years.
The Petit women were ac-tive participants in the fightagainst MS. In 1999, Hayleyformed a walk team at age 9after her mother Jennifer’s
diagnosis. Her team, Hay-ley’s Hope, has gone on toraise more than $55,000. Hersister Michaela was also be-ginning her own team,Michaela’s Miracle, whentheir lives were tragicallytaken in the 2007 home inva-sion.
See MS, page 7
Photo courtesy of the MS Society, Connecticut Chapter
From left to right, Cheshire residents Justin Ivey,Jesse Sheehan, Dr. William A. Petit Jr., Megan Alexan-der and Wayne Lawrence take a moment to pose dur-ing the 2010 Dunk It! Petit MS Memorial BasketballTournament at Cheshire High School. Ivey, Alexanderand Lawrence founded the tournament in 2008 and willserve as coordinators for the 2011 event set for March19 at Cheshire High School. The event has raised morethan $30,000 in three years for the National MultipleSclerosis Society, Connecticut Chapter and the Hay-ley’s Hope and Michaela’s Miracle MS Memorial Fund.
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Dress Barn in Plainville,275 New Britain, Ave. isamong 835 stores throughoutthe United States that is par-ticipating in the 2011 SendOne Suit campaign organizedby Dress for Success.
Dress for Success, foundedin New York City in 1997, isan international non-profitorganization which offersservices to help women findemployment and remain em-ployed. When a client has a
job interview, she receivesone suit free of charge andcan return for a second suitwhen she finds work. Dressfor Success clients are servedby referral only and musthave an interview before par-ticipating.
During S.O.S. weekend,Feb. 24 to 27, people are en-couraged to drop off nearlynew women’s business suitsand accessories at DressBarn stores. During the pastnine years, Dress Barn hascollected more than 315,000suits and separates.
Pizza feuds
Pizza Feuds, of Plainville,will be held Tuesday, March29, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., atNuchie’s Restaurant, 164Central St., Bristol. Thisevent is hosted by thePlainville Chamber of Com-merce. The categories to bejudged are people’s choice:best original and best spe-cialty; judge’s choice: best
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public and there is a chargeto attend. A disc jockey willprovide the entertainmentand there will be a 50/50 raf-fle and an open bar.
For more information, callthe chamber, at (860) 747-6867,or Dee Babkirk-Rodriques, at(860) 919-9087.
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A Business after Hourswill be hosted by Euro Home-care, 17 Pierce St., Plainville,on Thursday, March 3, from 5to 7 p.m.
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A f t e r“Tom,” ourlarge workhorse died,my familypurchased am e d i u mweight “flea-bitten gray.”This didn’tmean he had bugs; it meansthat his summer coat waspure white with tiny flecks ofbrown in it. In winter he waspure white, except for hisblack nose.
I’m sure when we boughthim (at a farm in Sunder-land, Mass. where theyraised these beautiful ani-mals) he had a name. He wasfully grown and well trained.But somehow he became“Dick” and secretly to me, atleast, he was “Sir Richard theLion Hearted.”
Gently sweet, beautiful, hebecame my special friend. Imade daisy wreaths for his
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“Wild” girl and “wild” horse, Ruth and Dick, play in afield. This photo was taken in 1943 or ’44.
neck and found him the mosttender clover.
A special treat was takinghim to the blacksmith, upover the rough mountainroad to Leyden. This wasmore like a trail and nowheeled vehicles could go onit.
My friend, Polly, who had abay mare named Molly, usu-ally came with me and Dickand had her horse’s shoeschanged. We would race upthe rough old road like wildgirls (we were about 12) thehorses going full out, manesand tails flying — so great.
We really enjoyed watch-ing the old horseshoes beingtaken off, the hoofs trimmedand examined, then the red-hot new shoes taken from thecharcoal fire, placed on thehoof to get the correct size.This did not hurt the horse atall, but smelled awful.
After the blacksmith wassatisfied that the shoe was agood fit, it was securelynailed in place. Again thisdid not hurt the horses.
The horses really seemedproud of their new shoes onthe way home and I really be-lieve they walked on tiptoe.
Anyone who has ever hada horse knows how much Iloved this big guy.
Sometimes, especiallywhen I was a little older Iwould take a peanut butterand jelly sandwich and a bot-tle of water and go off up themountain with Dick for aquiet “think” since therewas 98 acres of ours on themountainside. My motherworried that I’d get lost —never did!. Dad told her“Dick will take care of her.”He also got half of the sand-wich (the horse not Dad!).
We saw beautiful wildcountry where ancient farmswere marked with piles ofstones called “cairns.” Thisshowed where that farm end-ed and another started. Bob-cats, bear and porcupines,fox and other animals livedsafely in those woods.
See Remembering, page 28
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John said. “That probablywas the best thing, that wewent through this togetherand it was great, kind ofpulled us to get even closer,but that was the best thing.The second best thing was thepeople we met and the friend-ships we made there, andthen the third best thing wasmaking it to the top. That wasso important to me, and I’mglad I made it, but that’s prob-ably third.”
It took a total of six daysfor the Plainville residents toreach the mountain’s sum-mit, which sits at a height of19,341 feet above sea level inTanzania. Kilimanjaro hasthe distinction of being thetallest free-standing moun-tain in the world, meaning itis not part of a mountainrange, and it is the fourthtallest overall.
Michael said the trip was“awesome,” and there aren’tmany people he could makethat kind of trip with, consid-ering the close quarters youare in for the duration of thetrek.
“It was a lot harder than weexpected, not that we took itlightly,” he said. “We both gotsome altitude sickness whenwe were there, so we hadheadaches, had some troublesleeping, and had some trou-ble eating, but I guess in thelong run that made it better,made it worth it.”
The altitude sickness wassomething John said theydidn’t expect. Michael said hestarted to get headachesaround 15,000 feet at the Lava
Tower campsite, and John’sbegan at around 18,000, al-though he said he felt the ef-fects at the Lava Tower aswell, noting that site as the“game-changer.”
“The first two or threedays were kind of easy —surprisingly easy,” Johnsaid. “And we didn’t say it toeach other, but we both kindof thought it because wetalked about it when we gotto the top, it was a little bit ofa letdown because we justthought is it just going to be aglorified walk? And boy, wepaid for that, the mountaingods heard our thoughts orsomething. It was amazingthat we quickly learned thisis a real trek, and it washard.”
The sickness, as John de-scribed it, was so severe attimes, at one point hethought he was going to diebecause he couldn’t controlhis breathing while restingin the tent. Another time hesaid he had hallucinated hisson falling off a cliff.
“At that height, when thathappened, I lost my breath,and you can’t catch yourbreath,” said John about thefalse vision. “So you reallyhave to just control yourselfand you have to control youremotions, and you have yourrational parts saying just re-lax, it’s OK, and then youhave the other part of youthat’s just screaming for oxy-gen and you can’t breathe.”
Michael said the sicknessaffected him too, although hedidn’t have visual hallucina-tions.
“I had some instanceswhere, during the day, the
sixth day, the real tough daywhen we were on our way upto the summit camp,” hesaid, “there was some timeswhen I’d feel someone tap-ping my shoulder or I heardsomeone calling my nameand I’d look and there was noone there, things like that.”
Both Paradises took Di-amox on the ascent, a glauco-ma medication used for alti-tude sickness, and John saidit helped him to regain con-trol of his breathing. Bothsaid the sickness really onlyaffected them at night, andduring the day they werefine. Fortunately, they werealso mountain sickness-freefor their final climb to thepeak.
“That was by far thetoughest challenge, then go-ing to top we didn’t even havea headache,” he said. “It wasa very steep climb to the peakand there was no headacheand there was just an incred-ible feeling of euphoria. Itwas just an amazing feeling.We felt perfect, so we spentabout an hour up there.”
While the sickness did“bizarre” things to the body,according to John, he saidthe weather could be just asstrange, although only a nui-sance compared to the symp-toms of mountain sickness.
“We’d be sitting in ourmeal tent, and the sun wouldcome out, and I mean as fastas 10 seconds goes by, itwould go up 10 to 20 degreeshigher and then you’d startpeeling something off, thenclouds would move in, and in20 seconds it would drop 20
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After hearing of an“igloo” that was createdout of milk jugs,Plainville Family Re-source Network staffmembers got excitedabout creating one oftheir own for their parentand child classroom atLinden Street School.Aided by Plainville stu-dent volunteers, Alexand Peter Lawson andKevin Spence, the igloo was created as a surprise for families over the holiday vacation. A perfect place for curling up with a book, orhaving a friendly conversation, the igloo has been a great success at the PFRN.
More than 6,000 Connecti-cut residents live with multi-ple sclerosis, a disease affect-ing the central nervous sys-tem. The cause is unknownand, as a result, there cur-rently is no cure. Theprogress, severity and specif-
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ic symptoms of MS in anyone person cannot be pre-dicted. Funds raised ensureongoing scientific researchto find a cure and provide forthe continuation of vital pro-grams and services offeredby the chapter to Connecti-cut residents affected by MS.
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Connecticut have enough topay the per capita to the newdistrict this year?”
Plainville Town ManagerRobert E. Lee said the town iscertainly considering theidea. He said the mergebrings along benefits, andPlainville wouldn’t save asmuch money as Southington,but a full-time health directorseems to be a good directionin which to go.
“One of the attractions tothis particular possiblemerger is the fact that itmakes us eligible for addi-tional grant funds becausewe’re a regional health dis-trict as opposed to a stand-alone health [department],”he said. “I believe it providesus with backup and it pro-vides us with a full-timehealth director, which, Ithink we’ve got a great healthdirector, it’s just the differ-ence between part-time andfull-time and the state’s push-ing down towards full-timehealth directors.”
The merge wouldn’t re-quire any consolidation orloss of staff, and the offices
“The way the health boardis comprised, as I under-stand, is you get one repre-sentative for each 10,000 pop-ulation,” Lee said. “SoPlainville would have twomembers on the health dis-trict board, because it’s 17,000people. I think Southingtonwould have five, because theyhave [42,000] people, so itwould be a seven-personboard, and in our discussionswith Southington, we werecoming to an understandingthat at least two of the per-sons on the health boardshould be the town man-agers, or their designees, sothere’s a big picture under-standing to how this all inte-grates into the community asopposed to boards. Some-times they only look out fortheir particular area and for-get about how they fit into thelarger picture, so I think lossof control is probably onethat’s a concern.”
Motes said that if themerge happens, somewheredown the line it would be pos-sible to expand services tothe public without incurringany additional costs.
“We would probably lookinto some expansion of envi-ronmental services and foodservice expansions,” he said.“Educational aspects, espe-cially in the field of the envi-ronment, plus the non-envi-ronmental health services
wouldn’t even have tochange.
“The bottom line is, samepeople doing the same thingfor the same places, for thesame people at a lesser cost,”Motes said.
The state’s per capita fund-ing is something thatSouthington has not receivedfor the past two years sincethe funding was eliminatedfor health departments thatserved a population of lessthan 50,000 people. Plainvilledidn’t receive the funding be-cause its department is part-time. Now, with Plainville’spopulation of 17,000 com-bined with Southington’s42,000, the merge would allowthat funding to come back tothe towns.
“Combine the two of themtogether,” Motes said, “andwe can wave our hands infront of the state health de-partment and say, ‘Listen,this is now a full time healthdepartment serving 60,000people.”
He added the Town ofSouthington has lost $50,000in per capita funding overthat period.
If the merge happened, aboard of directors wouldneed to be established. Leesaid one of the drawbacks tomerging is there would be aloss of local control sinceSouthington would have themajority of representationon the board because of itslarger population. See Merge, next page
Toffolon recycles
Photo courtesy of Plainville Community Schools
The Louis Toffolon Elementary School StudentCouncil recently implemented a recycling programat school. Students now recycle the school’s bot-tles and cans. The Student Council also recentlypresented the Plainville Community Food Pantrywith the gathered items. From left are Frank Pylint,volunteer at the Plainville Community Food Pantry,with Toffolon students Jake Hillburn, Mark Gni-adek, Luke San Juan, Taylor LaPira, Jessica Skaw-inski, Evan Dube, Liana Testa and Aryanna Lebron;bottom row, Spencer Steeves and Nick Costantini.
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degrees,” John said. “Andyou couldn’t get your coatback on fast enough, and itwas just amazing of how rap-id the temperature wouldchange during the day andeven at the top, it was verywindy, but it was very rea-sonable and it was very de-cent, but at night it got reallycold.”
He added they were con-stantly peeling off and put-ting back on layers of cloth-ing, but it was difficult to getcomfortable.
“That was the kind ofthing that you can’t read in abook, you can’t really ex-pect,” he said. “Really wildclimate changes and how fastthey were, so that was mybiggest surprise. Just rapidchanging weather, and whenI say rapid I mean in secondsit would change.”
The trip wasn’t all trial
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such as providing full timefollow-up on diseases, investi-gation of outbreaks, furthercoordination of health edu-cation within the two townsusing the same people we’vegot now so we can have ex-panded health education tothe general public.”
Motes said proposals arebeing drawn up for the towncouncils to vote on in their re-spective towns. He added that90 percent of the state’s popu-lation is currently beingserved under full-time healthdepartments, and more than50 percent are being servedby district health depart-ments.
“We’re looking at a reallytough financial situation,town and state and federal, so
this becomes an economy ofscale,” Motes said. “It’s moreeconomical for the two townsto join together, so financial-ly it’s a good deal, and person-ality-wise and goals-wise, thetwo towns are very much instep, so as personalities go,the two towns match, thefunding deals match, so it’s awin-win situation.”
“Certainly one of the bene-fits that I see of regionalizingthe health district is it opensup lines of communicationswith the Town of Southing-ton that may lead to otherpossible regionalization op-portunities,” Lee said. “And Ithink as long as we’re work-ing together and we see thatwe have similar goals andgiving up a little bit of singu-lar control for joint control isnot a bad thing, I think thatthere will be other opportuni-ties down the road.”
and hardship, however, inthe homemade DVD madefrom video footage taken onthe trip, the father and sonduo are seen having a catchtogether with a baseball andtheir mitts that they broughtalong with them at their firstcampsite, Shira 1, which was11,496 ft above sea level. An-other scene showed theirmountain guide, HermentMosho, holding a radio withcountry music star Toby Kei-th coming through the speak-ers. Another picture showedthe two in front of a “glacier-gram,” a message written instone on top of a glacier.
When it was time to comedown, Michael said the de-scent was easier on the mind,and John said the abundanceof oxygen back into theirsystems was invigorating,but their legs took the bruntof the hardship.
“It was like sprintingdownhill, you go really fast,”Michael said. “It’s easier on
your mind and your lungsand everything because youhave more air. Physically onyour muscles, it’s way hard-er. Climbing was easier onyour legs.”
John said even through allof the challenges, he wantsto come back with his 8-year-old son, who will be olderwhen they go. He said theguides and the porters whohelped them were amazing,leaving campsites after themand somehow making it tothe next campsite and settingeverything up before Johnand Michael arrived.
“We couldn’t have done itwithout them,” John said. “It just made it more fun, thebrotherhood, the cama-raderie. By the end of thetrip, complete strangers arejust best friends.
“Medical school is proba-bly the only thing tougherthat I’ve done.”
feature a silent auction, bakesale, concessions, and otheractivities designed for familyfun.
For more information onthe Dunk It! Petit MS Memor-ial Basketball tournament,visit www.petitmemorialb-ball.com.
John S. Owens, a seniorcommunications major atCentral Connecticut StateUniversity, is currently con-ducting an internship withthe National MS Society, Con-necticut Chapter. Owens is anative of East Hartford.
Belgian wafflebreakfast
The Southington Grangewill be hosting a Belgian Waf-fle Breakfast on Saturday,March 12, from 8:30 to 11:30a.m., at the SouthingtonGrange Hall, corner of Sum-mit Street and Knowles Av-enue. The menu includes aBelgian waffle with choice oftoppings, sausage links,juice, coffee and tea. Ticketscan be purchased from anygrange member and will alsobe available at the door.
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‘The JollyBeggars’
The Jolly Beggars, fromWest Hartford, will performSunday, Feb. 27, at 4 p.m., atPlainville United MethodistChurch, 56 Red Stone Hill.The group plays traditionalCeltic folk music. Fifty per-cent of the proceeds will ben-efit the church, its missionand ministries. There is acost to attend, tickets will besold at the door, and all agesare welcome.
For more information ortickets, call the church at(860) 747-2328 or (860) 747-2592.
Public welcometo Bahai events
Bahais in Plainville and inthousands of U.S. communi-ties will observe Ayyam-i-Ha,a period of charity and gift-giving from Feb. 26 to March1, followed by the annual 19-Day Fast starting on March2.
During the days of Ayyam-i-Ha this year, Plainville Ba-hais will be hosting a Fridaynight fish dinner on Feb. 25, awomen’s celebratory gather-ing on Feb. 26, a spaghettidinner fundraiser for PARCon Feb. 27, and a devotionalgathering on Feb. 28. These
events are open to everyone.To learn more about the Ba-hai Faith in Plainville or toget more information aboutthe upcoming celebrations,contact Allissa Robinson at(732) 272-5689 or via e-mail [email protected].
To learn more about theBahai Faith in Plainville orto get more informationabout the upcoming celebra-tions, contact Allissa Robin-son at (732) 272-5689 or via e-mail at [email protected].
Ladies Guildcard party
The Ladies Guild of OurLady of Mercy Church, 19 S.Canal St., is hosting a Schol-arship Card Party on Tues-day, March 15 at 7 p.m. in theParish Center Hall. There isa fee to attend and ticketswill be available at the door.Refreshments will be servedand door prizes and raffleswill be awarded. All proceedsfrom the card party benefitthe Ladies Guild ScholarshipFund.
New venue forFood for Friends
Food for Friends will meetat Church of Our Saviour,115 W. Main St., Plainville, at
5 p.m. on the second, thirdand fourth Wednesdays ofthe month. The program re-sumed Wednesday, Feb. 16.The program was moved be-cause of the collapse of theCongregational Church ofPlainville fellowship hall.
Methodistchurch events
Events at the PlainvilleUnited Methodist Church, 56Red Stone Hill are:
Sunday, March 6,Methodist Youth Fellowshipmeets at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 9, AshWednesday, service at 7 p.m.
Sunday, March 13, GirlScout Sunday, 10 a.m., day-light savings time begins
Saturday and Sunday,March 19 and 20, MethodistYouth Fellowship Rock-a-thon.
For more information,contact the church at (860)747-2328.
Contemporary worship Feb. 26
Grace Lutheran Church,222 Farmington Ave.,Plainville, offers a weeklySaturday 5 p.m. worshipservice. The next contempo-rary worship will be held Sat-urday, Feb. 26.
The worship service,which has been named “Re-joice and Renew,” is designedto be a joyful and upliftingencounter with God throughthe words of the Bible,through songs and prayers,and through the presence ofJesus in communion — themeal of the church, accord-ing to the pastor, the Rev.Steve Brisson.
For more information, vis-it www.graceinplainville.orgor call Pastor Steve at (860)747-5191.
Fighting fear andworry: taking thedirect approachBy Tiana Welles
Special to The Citizen
My in-laws once told mythen 5-year-old son the clas-sic tale that putting salt ona bird’s tail will enable youto catch it. For two sum-mers he ran around with asalt shaker. The third year Itold him the truth. Point incase: when accepting infor-mation, we must have agood source.
Instead of listening to allthe fearful news aboundingaround us, why not trustGod, the author of life. TheBible is full of references toGod’s protecting, guidingpower, available when wetrust him. “Trust in theLord with all your heartand lean not on your ownunderstanding. In all yourways acknowledge him,and he will direct yourpaths.” (Proverbs 3:5,6)
Only you can make thedecision to trust God. Some
of us have experienceddread and worry abouteverything as part of ournormal home life. Some ofus were raised in a moreoptimistic and trusting en-vironment. While it isharder for the fear basedperson to escape the habitsthey’ve grown up with, thepower of God can deliverthem if they are willing tochange.
Here’s a novel approachto fighting fear: Ask God toforgive you for it! The Bibletells us, “Fear not, for I amwith you. I will never leaveyou nor forsake you.” (He-brews 13:5) Taken as a di-rect order from the Lord;wouldn’t it follow that tofear is actually disobeyingGod? Disobedience to Godis sin, right?
Once again, repentanceto the rescue! What a won-derful relief to know that
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ObituariesEdward Shappy III
Edward J. “Jack” ShappyIII, 64, ofNew Britainand formerlyof Plainville,died unex-pectedly Feb.3, 2011. Hewas thebeloved husband of Doreen(Cap) Shappy.
He was born in NewBritain, son of the late Fran-cis and Jane Dobrowolski.He attended local schoolsand graduated from NewBritain Senior High School.He served his country in theConnecticut National Guard.He was employed as a paint-ing foreman with Paintingand Decorating in NewBritain for more than 28years.
Besides his devoted wife,he leaves his children, Ed-ward J. Shappy IV, Kristo-pher Morrell and AdrienneShappy; two brothers, Alanand his wife, Rosalind Do-browolski, and Gerald Shap-py; sisters, Gloria (Shappy)and her husband, John Me-ickle, Christine Kolej, DianeZiomek and her husband,John, and Marilyn Elwell; fa-ther-in-law, Joe Cap; broth-ers and sisters-in-law, BrianCap, Joann Cap, and Joe andKaren Cap; many nieces andnephews; and his pets. Hewill be missed deeply.
A funeral service was heldFeb. 9, 2011, at Kenney-LuddyFuneral Home, New Britain,with the Rev. Bruce Fletcherofficiating.
Lillian Wright Lillian “Willie” (McGrath)
Wright, 71, ofNewington,died Feb. 5,2011. She wasthe belovedwife ofRobert B.Wright for 51years.
She was born in NewBritain and lived inSouthington for more than20 years before moving toNewington a few years ago.She was employed by theState of Connecticut, De-partment of EnvironmentalProtection and attended
Holy Spirit Church. She wasan avid Red Sox fan and adedicated bingo player.
Besides her husband, sheleaves her three sons, RobertB. Wright Jr. and his wife, Ja-calyn, of Plainville, WilliamJ. Wright, of Newington,Stephen J. Wright and hiswife, Debra, of Southington;her daughter, Donna Nyrenand her husband, Jon, ofSouthington; seven grand-children, Daniel, Deana,Todd, Kasey, Jonathan, Mad-die and Jack; one great-grandson, Gavin; her sister,Joanne Rampone, ofSouthington; and severalnieces and nephews.
The funeral was held Feb.9, 2011, at Newington Memor-ial Funeral Home, Newing-ton, followed by a Mass atHoly Spirit Church. Burialwas in West Meadow Ceme-tery, Newington. Memorialdonations may be made toAutism Speaks, 1 East 33rdSt., 4th floor, New York, NY10016.
Della Kozakiewicz Della Elizabeth Koza-
kiewicz, 82,of Plainville,died peace-fully at herhome, Feb. 7,2011. Shewas the wifefor 57 yearsto the late Frank Koza-kiewicz.
She was born on Feb. 4,1929, in Plainville, to the lateArthur and Maria (Csuchor)Perron. She was a lifelongresident of Plainville, whereshe married Frank andraised her seven children.She was a devoted Catholicand a member of Our Lady ofMercy Church. She had azest for life, always willing totake on a next new adven-ture. Her love of baking wasknown by all, as there wasnever a time the house wasdevoid of a cookie or pie. Herinfectious smile was one thatseemed to define her, alwayshappy and full of life. Shewill always be rememberedas a devoted and loving wife,mother and grandmother.
She is survived by her sev-en loving children, MichaelKozakiewicz and his wife,Diane, of New York, Peter
Kozakiewicz, of Florida,Joseph Kozakiewicz and hiswife, Janet, of Trumbull,Kathryn Vaccariello and herhusband, John, of Florida,Frank Kozakiewicz and hisspecial friend, Diane, ofBristol, Anne Maier, ofPlainville, and ThomasKozakiewicz and his wife,Allison, of Southington; 16grandchildren, Emily, Melis-sa, Brian, Nathan, Jordan,Sara, Jessica, Annie, Lee,Jeffrey, Matthew, Melissa,Malorie, Leah, Sage andShea; her brother, DonaldPerron and his wife, Gladys,of Florida; and her sister,Ruby Lackey, of Bristol; andmany nieces and nephews.She was predeceased by sev-eral brothers and sisters.
The funeral was held Feb.11, 2011, at Bailey FuneralHome, Plainville, followed bya Mass at Our Lady of MercyChurch. Burial will be heldat a later date. Memorial do-nations may be made to theCOPD Foundation, 2937 SW27th Ave, Suite 302, Miami,FL 33133.
Maria D’Anna Maria D’Anna, 79, of New
Britain, diedFeb. 7, 2011,at home ofn a t u r a lcauses withher familyby her side.She was thewidow of Biagio D’Anna, herloving husband of 57 years.
She was born in Sperone,Province of Avellino, Italy,and was the daughter of thelate Francesco and Rosa(Napolitano) Monteforte.She came to the UnitedStates in 1958, where shetook her residency in NewBritain, joining her hus-band, Biagio, who came be-fore her to get his family es-tablished. She had a love forher garden, but most of allshe loved cooking for herfamily. She was a wonderfulloving mother, grandmotherand sister. Her love for herfamily came through witheverything she prepared.She loved being surroundedby her family; in the midst ofthe craziness was when shewas the happiest. She was al-ways and will continue to be
our angel-she put her familyfirst, loving unselfishly andunconditionally.
She is survived by herdaughter, Tina and her hus-band, Sebby Caruso, of Kens-ington; her son, Tony and hiswife Judy D’Anna, of NewBritain; her son, Frank andhis wife, Anna D’Anna, ofPlainville; her son, PasqualeD’Anna, of New Britain; herdaughter, Rosemary and herhusband, Robert Sussdorff,of Burlington; her daughter,Maria and her husband,Richard Gagnon; her two sis-ters, Carmela DiMaio andRosa Mai and her husband,Luigi; her grandchildren,Christina and Rick Bon-figlio, Mickey and Pia Toro,
Myles Biardi, Tiana Caruso,Biagio D’Anna, Jayson D’An-na, Tony and Vanessa D’An-na, Frank and Lori D’Anna,David and Kelly D’Anna,Amy D’Anna, Angela D’An-na, Alyssa Gagnon, RickyGagnon, Kara Jankowski;her 17 great-grandchildren;and many nieces andnephews.
The funeral was held Feb.11, 2011, at the Paul A. Shaker/ Farmingdale FuneralHome, New Britain, followedby a Mass at St. Ann Church,New Britain. Committalservice and final restingplace was in St. Mary Ceme-tery, New Britain.
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Catch basinsThe Town of Plainville requests that residents try to
open catch basins in front of their property to eliminateany possible flooding. Catch basins are marked in the roadwith a “CB” stencil. Thank you for your cooperation inthis matter.
For more information contact the department of Physi-cal Services at (860) 793-0221 ext. 208.
Rotary Club hosting WelchThe Rotary Club of Plainville will be hosting state Sen.
Jason Welch on Monday, Feb. 28, at 12:15 p.m., at J. Timo-thy’s, 143 New Britain Ave., Plainville. Welch representsthe 31st District, which includes Bristol, Harwinton,Plainville and Plymouth.
CitizenOpinion The Plainville CitizenThursday, February 24, 2011
Letters to the EditorLetter toRuth Hummel
Dear Ruth,I enjoyed your article on
the turkeys of Ledge Roadwhich appeared this week inThe Citizen. I grew up inPlainville and rememberwell the domesticatedturkeys that Roy Tuttle kepton his turkey farm, also onLedge Road.
Every Thanksgiving myfather (Charles Whelan - aformer councilman) and Iwould travel up to LedgeRoad to Roy’s place to pick upour holiday bird. Roy’s moth-er would sometimes be
in with the turkeys, usingher “turkey catcher” — animprovised noose she hadfashioned from an old fish-ing rod. An indelible sightfor an 8-year-old!
Another memory: Occa-sionally, a turkey would es-cape from Roy’s enclosureand somehow end up in themiddle of town. I know thosedomesticated birds were ren-dered flightless, so I imaginewhat the bird did is jump offthe edge of the cliff that bor-dered the farm and glidedown to town.
I now live in Stratford, On-tario, Canada and weCanucks up here also have
had great success in re-intro-ducing the wild turkey to thelocal landscape. A wonderfulsight as I drive along theback roads!
Your pieces for The Citi-zen are a great way to re-member those wonderfuldays growing up inPlainville!
Rick WhelanStratford, Ontario,
CanadaRick Whelan is a former
Plainville resident who nowlives in Canada. He stayscurrent with Plainville newsby reading The PlainvilleCitizen on our websitewww.plainvillecitizen.com .
Government MeetingsThursday, Feb. 24
Democratic Town Committee, MunicipalCenter, 7 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 28Aviation Commission, Municipal Center, 7
p.m.Town Council, Municipal Center, special
meeting, 7 p.m.Veterans Council, Municipal Center, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 2Inland Wetlands Commission, Municipal
Let us know what you’re thinking - send us your Letters to the Editor! The Plainville Citizen, P.O. Box 57, Plainville, CT 06062
Class for dogobedience
The Plainville RecreationDepartment, 50 Whiting St.,has planned dog obedienceclasses. The first class will beheld without the dog on Sat-urday, March 26, from 9 to 10a.m. The remaining six class-es with dog will be held onSaturdays at 9 to 10 a.m. Allclasses are held at NortonPark.
The classes teach basicdog obedience behavior andcontrol as well as provide in-sight on behavior problemsfor ages 6 months and up. Allvaccinations must be cur-rent.
To register or for more in-formation, call the Recre-ation Office at (860) 747-6022.
Seeking infoon knitting mill
The Plainville HistoricalSociety, 29 Pierce St., ispresently working on a newexhibit that will deal withthe Plainville Manufactur-ing Company: its history andits people. The PlainvilleManufacturing Company be-gan in 1850. Known as the“Stockenette” or “knittingmill,” it was taken over bythe Bristol ManufacturingCompany in 1902 and contin-ued in operation until 1924.
The historical society islooking for any informationor pictures anyone mighthave concerning the “knit-ting mill.” If anyone has pic-tures the historic centerwould like to borrow them toscan them into the collec-tion. If anyone has artifactsfrom the mill, the historiccenter would like to take pho-tos. If anyone has old jour-nals or diaries of people whoworked at the mill during dif-ferent periods of time thehistoric center would like tolook at them.
The Plainville Manufac-turing Company — by what-ever name — influenced thelives of the people ofPlainville for more than 70years. The historic centerstaff would like to be able totell its story.
For more information, callthe historic center at (860)747-6577.
Chamber awardsThe Plainville Chamber of
Commerce is seeking nomi-nations for the followingawards: Employee of theYear, the nomination for thisaward will be accepted fromchamber members only; Dis-tinguished Volunteer Award,the nominees for this awardwill be accepted from cham-ber members and the generalpublic; Business RecognitionAward, the Plainville Cham-ber of Commerce Board ofDirectors will choose thewinner of the businessaward. A committee of inde-pendent judges will selectthe winners of the abovementioned awards.
Completed forms shouldbe returned to the chamberoffice, located in thePlainville Municipal Centeror mail the forms to P.O. BoxC, Plainville, CT 06062 no lat-er than Monday, March 14.
Awards will be presentedat the chamber’s 103rd Annu-al Dinner on Wednesday,April 27 at Nuchie’s ofForestville, 164 Central St.,Forestville.
For more information,contact Maureen Saverick, atthe chamber office, (860) 747-6867.
Mothers of multiples
The Greater Bristol Moth-ers of Multiples’ next month-ly meeting will be heldWednesday, March 2, at 7p.m., at St. John’s EpiscopalChurch, 851 Stafford Ave.,Bristol. The support group isfor moms with twins, tripletsor higher order multiples.Those who are expectingmultiples, or already blessedwith them, are welcome.
For more information,contact membership coordi-nator, Tracey Gabree, at(860) 628-9199, or visithttp://www.bristolmoms.org .
Plainville Briefs
13CitizenSchoolsThe Plainville CitizenThursday, February 24, 2011
Main Streetfoundation
The Main Street Commu-nity Foundation is offeringscholarships for students inBristol, Burlington,Plainville, Plymouth,Southington and Wolcott.The scholarship funds targetmany diverse areas of study,and are available to studentsat different points in theireducational experiences, in-cluding those returning toschool. Visit the website atwww.mainstreetfounda-tion.org to view the 2011Scholarship Directory forscholarship opportunitiesand to download the applica-tion. The deadline for themajority of the scholarshipsis March 31.
CFGNBscholarships
The Community Founda-tion of Greater New Britainwill award 60 scholarshipstotaling approximately$135,000 to graduating sen-iors from high schools inBerlin, New Britain,Plainville and Southingtonwith select scholarships forstudents in Farmington,Newington and Wethers-field. There are also variousscholarships for students al-ready enrolled in a programof higher education.
For more information, vis-it the website www.cfgnb.org .
Broadcastingscholarship
The Connecticut Broad-
casters Association is ac-cepting applications for its2011 Scholarship Awards.Applications are availableonline and by phone. Dead-line is March 19.
Up to $100,000 in scholar-ship grants will be presentedin this year’s program.Awarding of scholarships isbased upon the individual’sbroadcasting goals, currentacademic average, extra-cur-ricular activities involvingthe electronic media, needand recommendations fromfaculty, employers and oth-ers and/or on the basis ofneed..
Applications are availableat www.ctba.org or call theCBA office at (860) 633-5031.
Future leaders
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The Elementary Student Leadership Conference,sponsored by the Connecticut Association ofSchools, was held at Naugatuck Valley Communi-ty College in January. Toffolon Elementary Schoolwere invited to participate in this informative andfun day where they learned about bullying, self im-age and how to become a great leader. Partici-pants included Elona Tanski, Mark Gniadek, Park-er Bernier, William Cronkhite, Evan Dube, JakeHillburn, Taylor Cavaliere, Nathan Michalek, NickCostantini, Brigett Fithian-Giantonio, JessicaSkawinski and Taylor LaPira.
Scholarships
Dean’s ListThe following students
were named to the dean’slists for the fall 2010 semes-ter.
Kevin Czellecz, a senior,in actuarial mathematics, ofPlainville, at Bryant Univer-sity, Smithfield, R.I.
Christopher Albert,Steven Arduini, ErionBaci, Christine Crawford,Paulina Cwalinski,Michael DiPietro, Mag-dalena Dluzniewska, LeeFischer, Sara Forcella,Christie Foster, KathleenKoncewicz, Robert Lee,Rebecca Lenois, MandyLucente, John Mendes,Katherine Merlini, JillianMyslenski, Daniel Ouel-lette, Ashley Pease, Court-ney Perrotti, KristinaSoultatos, AgnieszkaStephens, Jade Tarca,Chelsea Tyrrell, CoreyZdunczyk, all of Plainville,at Central Connecticut StateUniversity, New Britain.
Samuel Dostaler, a sec-ond-year student whose ma-
jor field of study is commu-nications sports journalism;Nicholas Edgerton, a third-year student whose majorfield of study is sports biolo-gy; Meghan Sisson, a third-year student whose majorfield of study is applied soci-ology, all of Plainville, atSpringfield College, Spring-field, Mass.
Kimberly Lachapelle, anarchaeological studies majorfrom Plainville, was amongthose honored by State Uni-versity of New York, Pots-dam, N.Y., president’s list.
Kirsty Ubermuth, ofPlainville, daughter ofMichelle Bigos and JohnUbermuth, at Furman Uni-versity, Greenville, S.C.
Jasmine Walker, ofPlainville, and a junior, is aninternational business ma-jor at American Internation-al College, Springfield, Mass.
Noelle C. Corriveau, ofPlainville, at School ofHealth Sciences at Quinnip-iac University, Hamden.
Kindergarten registrationChildren who will be five years old on or before Jan. 1,
2012, are eligible for kindergarten in September 2011. Con-tact one of the following elementary schools to obtain ma-terials for kindergarten registration: Linden StreetSchool: (860) 793-3270; Louis Toffolon School: (860) 793-3280;Frank T. Wheeler School: (860) 793-3290.
Registration will be held during the week of Monday,Feb. 28 to Friday, March 4. Hours of registration will be 10a.m. to noon and 1 to 2:30 p.m. Parents may also register atthe schools any time after the designated registrationdates.
Education night March 7Higher Education Night is for juniors, seniors at
Plainville High School, 47 Robert Holcomb Way, and theirparents to receive an overview of the college process andother post high school interests. School counselors willprovide students and parents with the necessary informa-tion needed for the transition out of high school. Programwill be held Monday, March 7, 6:30 p.m., in the auditorium,with a snow date of March 14.
Project GraduationProject Gradmeeting dates
The next meetings forPlainville High School Pro-ject Graduation are Wednes-days, March 2 and April 6, 7p.m., at the Wheeler RegionalYMCA, 149 Farmington Ave.Project Graduation is an allnight alcohol and drug-freeparty, held for Plainville HighSchool seniors right after thegraduation ceremony. Theparty is held at the YMCA thenight of graduation and isfilled with many activities.All junior and senior parentsare invited to attend themeetings. If interested inhelping, contact Kris Darge-nio at (860) 747-1965.
Comedian NightA Comedian Night
Fundraiser for Project Grad-uation, will be held Saturday,March 19 at the Veterans ofForeign Wars, NorthwestDrive. There will be a 50-50raffle and DJ entertainment.Participants can bringsnacks and beverages.
For more information or topurchase tickets, call DoreenCorriveau at (860) 250-4443.
Dodgeballtournament
A Dodgeball Tournamentwill be held at the PlainvilleHigh School, 47 Robert Hol-comb Way, in the Kegel Gymon Thursday, March 3, at 7p.m., with proceeds benefit-ing Project Graduation.There is a cost per team toparticipate and a general ad-
mission fee to watch thetournament. Prizes will beawarded to the winning teammembers. Public participa-tion highly welcome includ-ing businesses, town/schoolemployees, civic organiza-tions, kids, adults.
For more information orto register a team callChristina Tufts at (860) 747-3933.
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A creative writing classwill be held Fridays, March 4to April 22, from 10 to 11:30a.m., at the Plainville SeniorCenter. This class is taughtby writing coach and pub-lished author Susan Omil-ian. This creative writingclass will guide participantsinto the writing life and givetips on craft as well as the giftof writing. The class will ex-plore both fiction and nonfic-tion (memoir), spark newideas to write about andbuild skills so participantscan confidently move for-ward with stories and com-plete them. No previous writ-ing experience is required.There is a cost for the seven-week class. Sign up between9:15 to 10:15 a.m. on any day.
ChairPilates
Chair Pilates will be heldat the Plainville Senior Cen-
ter on Mondays, Feb. 28 toApril 4, 3 to 4 p.m.
Instructor Amy Gray willlead this exercise programdesigned to develop the corefoundation of the body. Exer-cises focus on the muscles ofthe abdominals, lower back,and the pelvic floor that sup-ports the spine and internalorgans, essential to the over-all fitness of the body. Thereis a cost for this class. Signup between 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.on any day or following thefree demo.
AARPChapter 4146
AARP Chapter 4146 is of-fering the following trips:
March 8: Jury’s IrishCabaret, Agawam, Mass.
April 20: It’s All About the’50s, Old Saybrook
Sept. 15: Ronan Tynan(The Voice), Aqua Turf Club,Plantsville
For information, contactHelen Marinelli, tour direc-tor, at (860) 747-3723.
League reportsbowling results
Senior Citizens CenterBowling League results forthe week of Feb. 7:
High bowler, women —Helen Marinelli, 191
High bowler, men — LenWishart, 196
Ham bone club — FaithFabrizio
Turkey club — FaithFarizio-2, Dan Hurley-2, Jer-ry Tracey Jr., BerniceSt. Jean, Bob Duval, JohnDelin, Jim Stuart, Al Cassella
Split club — Conrad Chas-ses, Percy Thompson, DanHurley, Bob Wassil, BarbaraSchultz-2, Judy Tracey, TonyRosenthal, Helen Tessier,Tom Genovese, Lou Wanat,Jim Ray, John Delin, Ray-mond Giroux, Paul Bell,Sandy Waiksnoris, ElsieSenaldi
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Senior Happenings
Senior Citizens CenterBowling League results forthe week of Feb. 14:
High bowler, women —Elsie Senaldi, 182
High bowler, men — DanHurley, 219; Paul Bell 212
Ham bone club — PaulBell-2, Frank G. Robinson,Dan Hurley, Jerry Tracey Jr.
Turkey club — Paul Bell-3, Bill Dodez-3, Frank Robin-son, Dan Hurley, HelenTessier, Jerry Tracey Sr.,Raymond Giroux
Split club — Paul Biscoe-
2, Rocky Roberts, Elsie Senal-di, Al Cassella-2, BerniceBaylock, Frank Robinson,Lou Wanat, Tom Maher,Mary Oakes, Tina Wishart,Jackie Corbin, HelenMarinelli, Bob Durval
200 Club —Paul Bell, 212,209; Dan Hurley, 219; FrankRobinson, 214; Jerry TraceySr., 212
For information, contactFrank Robinson, bowlingleague president, at (860) 747-2918.
John Stepeck celebrated his 99th birthday at Lau-rel Lanes on Monday afternoon with a party thrownby the Senior Bowling League after giving up bowl-ing two weeks prior.
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The FunFest is challenging local families to get physi-cally active and to get physically active together. Familiesare being challenged to complete at least 15 of 20 items onthe list and bring it to the Healthy Family FunFest onSunday, March 6. Everyone completing the checklist willbe eligible for family prizes. All successful families willreceive a special certificate of accomplishment.
Items on the list include: Go on a family hike at one ofthe town parks; star gaze as a family; cook a healthy mealtogether; try a new sport as a family; go sledding as a fam-ily; have a family game night; go on a family scavengerhunt; build a snowman with family; volunteer as a fami-ly; take a family walk on the Linear Trail; develop a fam-ily exercise program; walk after dinner as a family; go ona family bike ride; turn off TV for a week; have familyvideo fitness time (i.e.: Wii).
On Sunday, March 6, a large area of the Aqua Turf willbe held for interactive activities for children. Here’s whatis scheduled so far: a gymnastics obstacle course, achoose your healthy meal craft project, bean bag toss inhula hoops, inflatable ski ball game and mini basketballhoop.
For young children, there will be hippity-hop relayraces, bowling, mini golf, hockey shoot, soccer juggle,hula hoop contest, recycling sorting challenge, ping pongtic-tac-toe, volleyball bump challenge, high jump and ten-nis ball darts.
See FunFest, page 21
Free wellness screening
The community is invitedto free screenings at TunxisCommunity College in Farm-ington.
In recognition of NationalProblem Gambling Aware-ness Week, March 6 to 12,screenings to help identifypossible gambling problemswill be held Thursday, March10, noon to 1 p.m. and 5 to 6p.m., Administration Build-ing corridor. The screeningswill provide information forthose who are concernedthey or a family member mayneed help. Participants maymeet privately with a coun-selor.
For more information, call(860) 255-3548, or [email protected] information on Tunxis,visit tunxis.commnet.edu .
Radontesting
The Plainville Health De-partment is conducting anawareness campaign and of-fering free test kits — whilesupplies last — to Plainvilleresidents who live in homes
with living space belowgrade, such as finished base-ments or cellars, and/ orthose served by a private wa-ter supply well. Only a fewkits are left.
For more information,contact the Plainville HealthDepartment at (860) 793-0221,ext 219.
Upcomingblood drives
Nearby American CrossBlood Drives will be held:
Tuesday, March 1, 8 a.m. to1:45 p.m., Hospital of CentralConnecticut, 100 Grand St.,New Britain
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Bingo — Veterans of For-eign Wars Madeley-RobertsPost 574 men hold open bin-go every Thursday, at 6:30p.m., at post headquarters, 7Northwest Drive at the cor-ner of Route 10. The publicis invited. Information: callEarl Carey at (860) 747-5400.
Frederica Chapter —Frederica Chapter No. 110,O.E.S., meets at 7:30 p.m. onthe second and fourthWednesdays of each monthat the Masonic Temple, 70 E.Main St.
Guitar Hero — OnThursday, Feb. 24, from 2 to3 p.m., the library will hostGuitar Hero for students inmiddle school and older.Sign up is necessary by call-ing (860) 793-1450.
Movie ‘Coraline’ — OnThursday, Feb. 24, at 6 p.m.,the children’s department
will be showing the movie“Coraline” in 3D. Rated PG,the movie is open to all andpopcorn is free. Informa-tion: call the children’s de-partment at (860) 793-1450
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Science for girls — TheFriends of the PlainvillePublic Library, 56 E. MainSt., is offering a scienceworkshop geared towardsgirls in the third- throughsixth-grade, but open to allstudents. On Friday, Feb. 25,at 11 a.m., Mad Science willpresent Dry Ice. This work-shop will explore the threestates of matter. Turn waterinto ice in 30 seconds, wit-ness bubbling potions, car-bonate water, and createamazing smoke illusions inthis cool workshop. Studentswill take home a Thermocol-or Cup that changes colorwith a cold liquid. Informa-tion and registration: callthe library, (860) 793-1450.
Bahai fish dinner — TheBahai Faith in Plainville
and in thousands of U.S.communities will observeAyyam-i-Ha, a period ofcharity and gift-giving fromFeb. 26 to March 1, followedby the annual 19-Day Faststarting on March 2. Duringthe days of Ayyam-i-Ha thisyear, Plainville Bahais willbe hosting a Friday nightfish dinner on Feb. 25. Infor-mation: contact AllissaRobinson at (732) 272-5689 orvia e-mail [email protected].
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Contemporary worship— Grace Lutheran Church,222 Farmington Ave.,Plainville, offers a weeklySaturday 5 p.m. worshipservice. The worship serv-ice, which has been named“Rejoice and Renew,” is de-signed to be a joyful and up-lifting encounter with God.Information: visit www.gra-ceinplainville.org or call theRev. Steve Brisson, at (860)747-5191.
Women’s gathering —The Bahai Faith inPlainville and in thousandsof U.S. communities will ob-serve Ayyam-i-Ha, a periodof charity and gift-givingfrom Feb. 26 to March 1, fol-lowed by the annual 19-Day
Fast starting on March 2.During the days of Ayyam-i-Ha this year, Plainville Ba-hais will be hosting awomen’s celebratory gather-ing on Friday, Feb. 26. Infor-mation: contact AllissaRobinson at (732) 272-5689 orvia e-mail [email protected].
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The Jolly Beggars —The Jolly Beggars, fromWest Hartford, will be per-forming Sunday, Feb. 27 at 4p.m. at the Plainville UnitedMethodist Church, 56 RedStone Hill. The group playstraditional Celtic folk music.Fifty percent of the pro-ceeds will benefit thechurch, its mission and min-istries. There is a cost to at-tend and all ages are wel-come. Information or ticketscall the church at (860) 747-2328 or 747-2592.
Library open — On Sun-days, from January throughApril, the Plainville Public
Crafty valentines
Photo by Jessica Nelson
Among those working on a Valentine’s Day craft atthe Plainville Public Library are Lorenzo Raimon-di, 2, Carmen George, Ashley Chranowski, 1, andher mother, Diane, brothers, Anthony Abarno, 2, inthe yellow shirt, and Dominick Abarno, 3, and fa-ther Anthony Abarno.
See Calendar, page 23
17CitizenSportsThe Plainville CitizenThursday, February 24, 2011
CIAC Class M Wrestling Tournament
Tanner, Pietrowicz settle for secondPlainville fifth overall
Citizen photos by Nick Carroll
Pictured during the CIACClass M state tournamentfinals Saturday night inWillimantic are PlainvilleHigh School’s Matt Tannerand Jake Pietrowicz. Bothplaced second in their re-spective weight classes.Right: Tanner has Led-yard’s Dean Gilbert in atough position. Below:Pietrowicz takes a breathafter being pinned byWindham’s BrandonKoch.
By Nick CarrollThe Plainville Citizen
Powered by runner-up per-formances by Matt Tannerand Jake Pietrowicz, thePlainville High Schoolwrestling team generated 140points and finished fifth atthe CIAC Class M state tour-nament, held this past week-end at Windham High Schoolin Willimantic.
Bacon Academy (229), Led-yard (216) and Windham (180)were the leading point-get-ters at the two-day event.
PHS coach Doug Fink wascontent with his team’s ClassM showing. “That’s a goodperformance. I’m pleasedwith it,” he said. “Everybodywrestled well. We had a goodtournament … I didn’t expectto do much better than that.That’s about as good as wecan do.”
Tanner fell to Ledyard’sDean Gilbert, 4-2, in the 145-pound title match.
“We expected Matt couldwin that match,” said Fink.“I know Gilbert’s a tough
kid. A couple things didn’t goMatt’s way. He gave up a take-down at the end of the firstperiod and had to fight backfrom there.”
Tanner’s resume is im-pressive. He has compiledmore than 100 wins, and is aconference champion. But astate title eluded him. “Heseemed to handle it (the loss)well. It’s disappointing be-
cause his goal was to be astate champion,” said Fink.
An even grander prize isstill available, however.
Tanner and four of histeammates have qualified forthis weekend’s State Open inNew Haven.
“I still think he can go tothe Opens and win,” Finksaid of Tanner. “He’s beatensome of the top kids in thestate that he’ll see there. Hedefinitely can do it. I’m notworried about this loss, andhopefully he won’t be either.”
Joining Tanner at theOpen will be Plainville’sPietrowicz, Kevin Spence,Alex Lawson and Rob Voi-sine.
Pietrowicz was Class Mrunner-up at 189. The seniorwas pinned by Windham’sBrandon Koch in the finals.
“Jake has the ability to
beat anybody,” Fink said. “Idefinitely thought he couldmake it to the finals.”
Spence bumped up toheavyweight for the Class Mtournament and finishedthird. The senior pinnedNew Fairfield’s Joe Amoran-do in the third-place tilt.
“He had a good tourna-ment,” Fink said of Spence,who has manufactured morethan 100 victories during hisscholastic career. “He madeone mistake. Otherwise, hewould have been in the finalsas well.”
Fink also liked the workturned in by Lawson. Thesophomore placed fourth at103. “He performed reallywell, had a great tourna-ment,” said Fink.
Plainville’s other Class Mplace-winners were juniorBrian Lister (fifth, 112) andVoisine (fourth, 152) a senior.
Complete state tourna-ment results are posted atcasciac.org.
Perhaps the biggest sur-prise at the 27-team Class Mtournament was the per-formance turned in byBerlin, which had lost itsswagger as of late.
The Redcoats crowned twoindividual champions inWillimantic and finishedfourth with 157.5 points.
It was Berlin’s best statetournament finish in threeyears. The Redcoats were10th in 2009, 9th in 2010.
Plainville (6th) out-point-ed Berlin at last year’s ClassM tournament.
“I think we remindedeveryone that we’re stillhere, we’re still tough, andwe’re still competitive,”Berlin first-year coach C.J.McCormack said.
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Cheer teams converge on PHSThe Central Valley Panthers and Plainville High
School co-hosted the Northeast Blizzard CheerleadingCompetition Feb. 19 at PHS.
Middle school, high school, and college cheerleadingteams from around Connecticut competed in the annualevent.
Division champions were Woodbury Middle School(Middle School Division), North Haven High School(High School Junior Varsity Division), North HavenHigh School (High School All-Girl Varsity Division),Crosby High School (High School Co-Ed Division) andCentral Connecticut State University (College Division).
The CVP All-Star teams and Plainville High Schoolcheerleaders performed exhibitions throughout the day.
CVP will be heading to Dallas this weekend to competein the NCA Nationals. The PHS cheerleaders will nextcompete at the State Championships, March 11-12 at Hill-house High School, New Haven.
It’s on to the postseason for DevilsBy Mark Pukalo
Special to The Citizen
It was their night. Whenthe game was on the line inovertime, the five seniors onthe Plainville boys basket-ball team warmed to thetask.
Chase Tarca, TylerWesolowski, Tyler Guimond,Ross Zettergren and BrettLitke, who had alreadyhelped clinch the team’s firststate tournament berth since2007, made Senior Night spe-
cial with a 74-70 victory overPlatt on Feb. 15.
“I just said, ‘We’re going towin or lose with our five sen-iors,’” Plainville coach MarcWesoly said. “All five of themplayed great in overtime toget us our ninth win.”
The Blue Devils trailed 35-33 at the half, but outscoredPlatt 25-15 in the third quar-ter to take an eight-pointlead.
But Plainville, 72 percentfrom the free-throw line forthe season, made just 3-of-10
in the fourth quarter to allowPlatt to climb back in it andthe Blue Devils turned theball over with a chance at thelast shot in the final seconds.
“We had to make a big stopat the end [of regulation],”Wesoly said. “I just told theguys it was 0-0 now. We start-ed a new game. We had to geton top, quick.”
That’s what the Blue Dev-ils did. Wesolowski hit a 3-pointer in OT and Plainvillemade 7 of 12 from the free-throw line to hold on for thevictory. Wesolowski had fourpoints, while Tarca, Gui-mond and Litke each had twoin overtime.
Tarca finished with 32points and six assists, contin-uing his outstanding season.
“What’s great about him ishe has trust in his team-mates,” Wesoly said. “Whenteams collapse on him, hekicks it out for wide-openjumpers. He has such a quickrelease, that all he needs is alittle space to get his shot up.”
Wesolowski finished with14 points, Litke had 11 pointsand five assists and Zetter-gren had five points and ninerebounds against Platt.Wesoly also praised the hardwork of Guimond.
The Blue Devils tried to get
to double figures in victoriesthree days later at Glaston-bury, but came up short in thefourth quarter in a 71-61 loss.
Plainville led 19-13 afterone quarter and trailed just31-30 at the half, holding Glas-tonbury’s leading scorer
Nico Donato to six points.“We did our job in the first
half,” Wesoly said. “We want-ed to make the other kids beatus.”
But Donato got it going inthe third quarter, scoring 12of the Tomahawks’ 14 pointsas they pushed the lead tothree (45-42). Plainville couldnot answer in the fourthquarter as Glastonburyedged away for its 13th victo-ry.
“Our shots were just notfalling in the fourth quarterand we had letdowns defen-sively,” Wesoly said. “We hadchances to get back into it,but we just couldn’t do it.”
Tarca led Plainville with 30points and Litke added 11.Zettergren (11 rebounds) andWesolowski each chipped inwith eight points.
The Blue Devils played atBulkeley after press timeTuesday to end the regularseason. Plainville would needa victory and some help toqualify for the CCC tourna-ment.
But there is still the ClassM state tournament ahead.The seniors made sure ofthat.
Photo by Matt Leidemer
Chase Tarca and the Plainville High School boys bas-ketball team are looking forward to making a run in theCIAC Class M state tournament.
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PHS swim team flying high, literally
WrestlingPlainville Wrestling Club
members participated in astate tournament qualifier Feb.20 in Bristol. The top four fin-ishers in each weight class ad-vance to the state tournament,which will be held this weekendin New Haven.
Placing first at the qualifierwas Plainville’s Jason Ro-mano. Finishing second wereDante Colagiavonni, DominicPedrolini and Alex Hernandez.Brendan Quilter, Doug Ro-mano and Sean-Michael Dav-ey were third. Frankie Griffintook fifth.
Brothers Jason and Doug Romano, pictured, and sev-eral of their Plainville Wrestling Club teammates havequalified for the upcoming state tournament.
Zadnik toenter Hall
Plainville High School ath-letics director John Zadnik, aveteran softball umpire, willbe inducted into the Con-necticut Scholastic and Col-legiate Softball Hall of Fameas an umpire.
Over his 35-year career,Zadnik has worked numer-ous CIAC tournamentgames, including 15 state fi-nals.
The Hall of Fame dinnerwill be held Sunday, March 13at the Aqua Turf inSouthington. The deadline topurchase tickets is Monday,Feb. 28.
For Hall of Fame dinnerticket information, contactAnthony Candido at (203)878-3363; [email protected].
By Nick CarrollThe Plainville Citizen
Eleven members of thePlainville High School boysswim team, and four chaper-ones, jetted off to FloridaSaturday for the program’sannual training trip; aneight-day, seven-night excur-sion.
Although team membersget time to relax and soak in
the sun while they’re away,Plainville coach RandyDoucette said: “no matterwhat, they’ve got to work.”
Plainville swimmers prac-tice for two hours, twice aday in Florida. The Blue Dev-ils convene for a daily meet-ing as well.
“There’s a lot of teambonding. It’s a special thingfor the kids,” said Doucette,who pointed out that the ca-
maraderie extends beyondthe current season. “It lastsfrom year to year. That’swhat I really like.”
The PHS boys swim teamholds three major events tohelp pay for the trip to Flori-da. Doucette said, thanks tothe fund-raisers, most teammembers have $300 to $400lopped off the price tag.
Once in Florida, thePlainville crew trains with
the Farmington High Schoolswim team, which makes theyearly trek south as well.“The kids get to know eachother, and the coaches dotoo,” said Doucette.
When Plainville andFarmington go head to headduring the regular season,Doucette said: “It’s kind oflike a friendly meet. We jokearound about it.”
Farmington handledPlainville in their meet thiswinter, but that was one ofthe few off days the BlueDevils have had this season.
Plainville headed to Flori-da with a stellar mark of 11-3.Doucette said the season hasunfolded “pretty much asplanned” — his guys are hit-ting their peak just in timefor the upcoming champi-onship meets.
Perhaps Plainville’s mostmemorable win of the sea-son was a 97-85 decision overits old foe Berlin. In recentyears, the Redcoats dominat-ed the Blue Devils. “Our kids
really enjoyed beatingBerlin,” Doucette said. “Wecaught them as they’re re-building. Right now, we’re atthe top of our building.”
Three days after beatingBerlin, Plainville blastedBulkeley, 99-79. The most ex-citing event that day was the500 freestyle wherePlainville senior Mike Rotti-er edged his freshman broth-er, Andrew, by one one-hun-dredth of a second. “It was soexciting,” said Doucette,adding that the Rottiers spunthe race in different way.
Mike said he let his littlebrother stay close, while An-drew claimed the only rea-son he didn’t win was be-cause he didn’t want bigbrother to look bad.
Plainville is slated to capits regular season slateagainst Middletown Feb. 28.The Blue Devils then turntheir attention to the CentralConnecticut Conference andCIAC Class M state meet.
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ObituariesJosephCappuccio
Joseph Gary Cappuccio, alifelong resident of Farming-ton, died Feb. 11, 2011, follow-ing an extended illness. Hewas predeceased by hismother, Jacquelyn StreverWarner, and stepfather,Robert Warner.
While working at TheGables in Farmington, hemet and fell in love withMartha Kozaryn and theywere married. During theiryears together, they sharedmany happy times vacation-ing and visiting Misquami-cut Beach in Rhode Island. Itis because of those specialmemories that he requested
to return there at the end ofhis life’s journey. He was im-mensely proud of his chil-dren and granddaughters.He shared his love for his fa-vorite teams the NY Giants,Yankees, Notre Dame, Uni-versity of Connecticut bas-ketball and the BostonCeltics. He shared the week-ly stats with his brother,David, and close familyfriend, Jim Migliore, whenthey met every Sunday at theMain Street Diner inPlainville for the past 15years.
He is survived by KariCorridori and her husband,Matt, and their daughters,Makaila, Sydney and Jillian,of Millbury, Mass.; TiffaniDemeusy and her husband,David, and their daughter,Jordan, of Tolland; and RyanCappuccio and his dog,Hank, who gave great joy toJoe, of Farmington; hisbrothers and sister, Guy andBonnie Cappuccio, of AvonPark, Fla., David and MonaCappuccio, of Newington,Samantha and Glenn Miller,of North Hampton, N.H.,Robert and Janice Warner, ofEstero, Fla., Seth and ShirleyWarner, of Tolland, Mass.,Joseph M. Cappuccio, ofSarasota, Fla., and GinnyCappuccio; several niecesand nephews; and hisstepchildren, RaymondKozaryn, Todd Kozaryn andhis wife, Jamie; and KelliKozaryn.
He proudly served in theU.S. Army during the Viet-nam War and was honoredwith military honors at hismemorial service Feb. 15,2011, at The Ahern FuneralHome, Unionville. The fami-ly would like to extend appre-ciation to the staff and doc-tors of John Dempsey Hospi-tal and Connecticut Hospicefor their care and support.
Jacqueline LeighJacqueline Leigh, 61, of
New Britain, died Feb. 10,2011, at Hartford Hospital.
She was born in EagleLake, Maine, and was thedaughter of the late Lucienand Theresa (Voisine)Nadeau.
She is survived by herbeloved husband, Michael J.Leigh and her daughter,
Kristy A. Bellview and herhusband, Allen, all of NewBritain, her son, James M.Leigh and his wife, Lori, ofMeriden, her daughter, Jessi-ca Leigh, of New Britain, herdaughter, Rebecca L. De-lahunty and her husband,Jerram, of Southington; herfour brothers, PhilipNadeau, of Plainville, Ger-ald Nadeau, Robert Nadeauand Ronald Nadeau, all ofNew Britain; her sister,Elaine Lopez and her hus-band, Reynaldo, of Meriden,her sister, Brenda Sokolows-ki and her husband, Kaz, ofNew Britain; her sevengrandchildren, Chelsea E.,Emma C., Maggie M., KevinJ., Amanda L., Eric M. andLiam E.; her brother-in-law,Lester Schoonmaker, ofMeriden; and several niecesand nephews. She was prede-ceased by her sister, RenaSchoonmaker.
A celebration of her lifewas held Feb. 15, 2011, at PaulA. Shaker/Farmingdale Fu-neral Home, New Britain.Burial was private. Memori-al donations may be made toNew Britain Public Library,20 High St., New Britain, CT06051.
Mary Esposito Mary Lisa (Ruscito) Es-
posito, 42, ofP l a i nv i l l e,died Feb. 14,2011, at Hart-ford Hospi-tal. Her pas-sion and ded-ication wereher two children.
She was born in NewBritain and was the daugh-ter of Joseph and Anna(Marotta) Ruscito. She was agraduate of St. ThomasAquinas High School Classof 1986, a graduate of Briar-wood College and most re-cently was completing hernursing degree at the CapitalNursing School in Hartford.She was employed as a med-ical assistant in cardiologyfor St. Francis Care. She vol-unteered at her children’sschool, and was a lovingdaughter, wife, mother, sis-ter, aunt and friend. Her car-ing and loving nature will bemissed by her family andfriends.
Besides her parents, she issurvived by her devoted hus-band, Pellegrino (Pelly) Es-posito and her beloved chil-dren, Joseph and StefanieEsposito; her brother, Fortu-nato Ruscito, of Plainville;her sister, Rosanna Patoineand her husband, Gill, ofNew Britain; her mother-in-law, Stephanina Esposito;her brother-in-law, AntonioEsposito and his wife, Jen-nifer; two sisters-in-law, San-ta Esposito and Maria Espos-ito and her companion,Mario Sgro; many nieces,nephews; and friends. Shewas predeceased by her fa-ther-in-law, Guiseppe Esposi-to.
The funeral was held Feb.19, 2011, at New BritainMemorial & Donald D.Sagarino Funeral Home, fol-lowed by a Mass at St. AnnChurch. Burial followed inSt. Mary’s Garden Mau-soleum, New Britain. Memo-rial donations may be madeto the Esposito children’s ed-ucational fund.
She wasthe beloveddaughter ofEllen (Galvin) Cimadon andher husband, David, ofPlainville, and Jack Colanti-no and his wife, Linda, ofBaltimore; sister to JohnColantino, of Massachu-setts, and Christine Colanti-no-Hasty, of Illinois; and ad-ditional family.
The funeral liturgy washeld Feb. 11, 2011, at OurLady of Mercy Church,Plainville. Burial serviceswere private. The NewBritain Memorial Donald D.Sagarino Funeral Home wasassisting the family.
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Mazing Race was very suc-cessful with $12,000 raised.This year’s goal is $15,000.
Teams of four are beingregistered now. The fee is $200per team, which includes theafter party. Participation islimited to 125 entrants whomust be age 21 or older. Re-quirements are that the teamhas to stay together at alltimes, and cannot spend anymoney, do anything illegal, ordrink alcohol but can usetheir charm and persuasionto convince others in the
Farmington and Plainvillearea to assist them in theirquest.
This year’s starting pointis the Farmington Communi-ty Center, 1 Montieth Drive,which can accommodate thehundreds of people expected.
The whole community gotinvolved in 2010 and theYMCA received many tele-phone calls afterwards fromresidents inquiring about theevent.
To view the promotional“flash mob” video for the O’-Mazing Race 2011, visit thelink http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUmhHQ356dQ . At the end of the dance,there’s a brief explanationand some photos from lastyear’s inaugural race.
A gallery of photos from2010 can be seen on ThePlainville Citizen websitewww.plainvillecitizen.com .Click on photo gallery tab,click on search, and type inO’Mazing Race.
For more information andto register, contact SallyMiller, at the YMCA, (860)793-9631.
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Library, 56 E. Main St., isopen from 1 to 4 p.m., exceptfor on holiday weekendswhen it is closed.
Spaghetti dinner — TheBahai Faith in Plainvilleand in thousands of U.S.communities will observeAyyam-i-Ha, a period ofcharity and gift-giving fromFeb. 26 to March 1, followedby the annual 19-Day Faststarting on March 2. Duringthe days of Ayyam-i-Ha thisyear, Plainville Bahais willbe hosting a spaghetti din-ner fundraiser for PARC,Family-Centered Servicesfor People with Developmen-tal Disabilities. Information:contact Allissa Robinson at(732) 272-5689 or via e-mail [email protected].
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Bahai devotional gath-ering — The Bahai Faith inPlainville and in thousandsof U.S. communities will ob-serve Ayyam-i-Ha, a periodof charity and gift-givingfrom Feb. 26 to March 1, fol-lowed by the annual 19-DayFast starting on March 2.During the days of Ayyam-i-Ha this year, Plainville Ba-hais will presenting a devo-tional gathering on Monday,Feb. 28. Information: contactAllissa Robinson at (732) 272-5689 or via e-mail at [email protected].
Plainville Choral Soci-ety — The Plainville ChoralSociety rehearses Mondays,7 to 9:30 p.m., at the GloriaDei Church, 355 Camp St.,Bristol. Information: callMal Cummings, at (860) 747-5695, or Maureen Deming, at(860) 559-9781.
Rotary Club — The Ro-tary Club of Plainville meet-ing will feature guest speak-er state Sen. Jason Welch onMonday Feb. 28, at 12:15p.m., at J. Timothy’s, 143New Britain Ave., Plainville.Welch represents the 31stDistrict, which includes thecommunities of Bristol, Har-winton, Plainville and Ply-mouth. Information: callGuy Doyon at (860) 793-4113.
Kindergarten registra-tion — Children who will befive years old on or beforeJan. 1, 2012, are eligible for
kindergarten in September2011. Contact one of the fol-lowing elementary schoolsto obtain materials forkindergarten registration:Linden Street School: (860)793-3270; Louis ToffolonSchool: (860) 793-3280; FrankT. Wheeler School: (860) 793-3290. Registration will beheld during Monday, Feb. 28to Friday, March 4, 10 a.m. tonoon and 1 to 2:30 p.m.
March1 Tuesday
Bingo — Veterans of For-eign Wars Madeley-RobertsPost 574 Women’s Auxiliaryholds open bingo everyTuesday, at 6:30 p.m., at postheadquarters, 7 NorthwestDrive at the corner of Route10. The public is invited. In-formation: call Earl Carey at(860) 747-5400.
Circus fans — Tent No.24 meets on the first Tues-day of each month at J. Tim-othy’s Taverne, 143 NewBritain Ave. Information:call Gary C. Payne, at (860)833-7925.
Citizens and PropertyOwners Association — TheCPOA will meet Tuesday,March 1, 7 p.m., in thePlainville Public Library, 56E. Main St. New membersare always welcome. Infor-mation: contact JohnKisluk, president, at (860)747-3542 or [email protected] or visit thewebsite http://plainvilleciti-zens.homestead.com .
Kindergarten registra-tion — See entry on Monday,Feb. 28.
Order of the EasternStar — Olivet Chapter No.29, O.E.S., meets at 7:30 p.m.on the first and third Tues-days of each month at theMasonic Temple, 70 E. MainSt., Plainville.
Plainville Wind Ensem-ble — The Plainville WindEnsemble meets at 7 p.m.Tuesdays in the PlainvilleHigh School Band room. In-formation: call the Recre-ation Department at (860)747-6022.
Woman’s Club ofPlainville — Woman’s Clubof Plainville meets at 7 p.m.on Tuesday, March 1 at thePlainville United MethodistChurch, 56 Red Stone Hill.
2 Wednesday
Kindergarten registra-tion — See entry on Monday,Feb. 28.
Lions Club — ThePlainville Lions Club meetson the first and thirdWednesday of each monthat 6:30 p.m. The firstWednesday meetings are atthe Oasis Restaurant, 782Pine St., Bristol. The thirdWednesday meetings are atthe Plainville Public Li-brary, 56 E. Main St. Infor-mation: call Michael Blan-chard at (860) 628-8326.
Project Grad meeting —YMCA Project Graduationis an all-night drug and alco-hol-free party held at theWheeler Regional FamilyYMCA, 149 FarmingtonAve., for the senior highschool students on gradua-tion night. The group wouldlike to invite anyone inter-ested to the next meetingWednesday, March 2, at 7p.m., at the Wheeler Region-al Family YMCA, 149 Farm-ington Ave. Information:contact Kris Dargenio at(860) 302-6627 or e-mail [email protected].
3 Thursday
Bingo — Veterans of For-eign Wars Madeley-RobertsPost 574 men hold open bin-go every Thursday, at 6:30p.m., at post headquarters, 7Northwest Drive at the cor-ner of Route 10. The publicis invited. Information: callEarl Carey at (860) 747-5400.
Kindergarten registra-tion — See entry on Monday,Feb. 28.
4 Friday
Fife and Drum Corps —The Connecticut Patriots Se-nior Ancient Fife and DrumCorps meets Fridays at 7p.m. at the Middle School ofPlainville, 150 NorthwestDrive. Information: PhyllisThompson, P.O. Box 243,Plainville, CT 06062 or call(860) 621-6090.
Kindergarten registra-tion — See entry on Monday,Feb. 28.
ObituariesRose A. Longo
Rose Ann( C a r u c c i )Longo, 93, ofP l a i nv i l l e ,died peace-fully on Feb.11, 2011, atSouthingtonCare Center. She was thebeloved wife of the late JohnF. Longo, with whom sheshared 53 years of marriage.Born in Bristol, on Dec. 4,1917, she was the last surviv-ing daughter of the childrenborn to the late Michael andRose (Inquito) Carucci.
She was a lifelong residentof Plainville, graduatingfrom Plainville High Schoolin 1936, where she was voted“best personality.” She livedfor her family and time spentwith them was most cher-ished. She was a devoted wifeand mother to her children,raising them to always putfamily first. At home, sheand her husband worked as ateam. John would grow thefruits and vegetables in hisgarden as Rose would canand cook them for family andfriends. Holidays were al-ways celebrated by her tradi-tional Italian cookies andbaked goods. They enjoyedBig Band music and dancingat Lake Compounce. Theyalso enjoyed travelingabroad with friends. She wasa spiritual woman and devot-ed to her faith, spending timein prayer daily and was anactive member of Our Ladyof Mercy Church. She will bedearly missed.
She leaves her loving chil-dren, Peter Longo and hiswife, Lee, of Plainville,Michael Longo and his wife,Carol, of Manchester, John“Jack” Longo of Glaston-bury, Mark Longo and hiswife, Peg, and her son Dan ofManchester, and Elizabeth“Betty” Bovino and her hus-band, Michael, of Meriden;eight grandchildren,Matthew, Michael, Timothy,Stephen, Jason and SarahLongo, Kristin Dalton andher husband, Joe, MeredithAtkinson and her husband,Joel; two great-grandchil-dren, Sophia Field andZachary Dalton; her sisters-in-law, Margaret Plocharsky,Rose Mossa and Viola Longo;
numerous other relatives;and friends.
A celebration of her lifewas held Feb. 17, 2011, at Bai-ley Funeral Home,Plainville, followed by aMass at Our Lady of MercyChurch and services at St.Joseph Cemetery, Bristol.Memorial donations may bemade to Southington CareCenter, 45 Meriden Ave.,Southington, CT 06489.
Philip SaucierPhilip J. Saucier, 63, of
Plainville, died Feb. 14, 2011.He was the beloved husbandfor 41 years to Janice(Frenette) Saucier.
He was born Dec. 19, 1947,in Madawaska, Maine, to thelate Conrad and Claire(Dupery) Saucier. He gradu-ated from the MadawaskaHigh School in 1966 and wenton to serve his country in theUnited States Marine Corpswhere he proudly fought inthe Vietnam War from 1968 to1969. He was then employedwith Hartford Hospital for 40years, retiring in 2010. Hewas a member of Our Ladyof Mercy Church and was anactive member of thePlainville Veterans of For-eign Wars Post 574. He en-joyed hunting and enjoyedriding his motorcycle, butabove all, his family was hislife. He was a loving hus-band, father and grandfatherwho will be forever missed.
Along with his devotedwife, he leaves his two lovingchildren, Michelle Fangiulloand her husband, James, ofPlainville, and Scott Saucier,of Bristol; two granddaugh-ters, Kali and Chloe Fangiul-lo; his brother, Dick Saucierand his wife, Rita, of Florida;and his sister, Carleen Guer-rette and her husband, Joe,of Florida. He was prede-ceased by his sister, Marie St.Jarre.
A Mass was held Feb. 19,2011, at Our Lady of MercyChurch, Plainville, followedby a reception at the SiloRestaurant, Farmington.Burial will be held at the con-venience of the family. Bai-ley Funeral Home,Plainville, was in charge ofarrangements.
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LEGAL NOTICEPLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
PLAINVILLE, CONNECTICUTThe Town of Plainville's Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a Public Hearing onTuesday, March 8, 2011 commencing at 7:30 p.m. at the Plainville Municipal Center, OneCentral Square, Plainville CT on the following items:Zoning Text Amendments - Planning and Zoning Commission - Remove philanthropic & fra-ternal organizations from special exception uses - Permit Commission to make determina-tions regarding reasonable accessory uses - Define campers as recreational vehicles -Establish clear setback requirements for decks & pools - Allow greenhouses in approvededucational settings - Establish maximum number of rear lots to be served by a commondriveway - Provide clarification regarding parking requirements, repair & use classification fortrailers & recreational vehicles - Remove sale & storage of mobile homes from list of per-mitted uses - Require Special Exception for bars & taverns in Central & General Commer-cial Zones - remove as permitted use in Quarry Zone - Permit conference centers in theTechnology Park Zone - Permit Recreation Centers in General Commercial Zones - PermitHealth Clubs in Central Commercial & General Commercial Zones - Clarify accessory recre-ational uses - Clarify that a contractor's business cannot be a storage yard - Clarify MachineShop use - Expand requirements for self storage facilities in General & Quarry IndustrialZones - Remove Gasoline Service Stations as permitted uses in Central Commercial Zone& allow by Special Exception in General Commercial Zones - Remove Motor Vehicle Sales,rental repair and/or service as permitted use in Central Commercial Zone and allow by Spe-cial Exception in General Commercial Zone - Remove boat sales & repair from list of per-mitted uses in General Industrial & Quarry Zones - Clarify sales & storage of personal &commercial trailers, remove as a permitted use in the Central Commercial Zone and allowby Special Exception in General Commercial & General Industrial Zones - Clarify sales &storage of recreational vehicles, remove as permitted use in a Central Commercial Zone andallow by Special Exception in General Commercial & General Industrial Zones - Removesingle family residential dwellings as permitted uses by right in Central & General Commer-cial Zones and allow by Special Exception - Limit efficiency units to 25% of the total resi-dential units per property in the General Commercial Zone - Regulate heavy traffic genera-tors by Special Exception - Require traffic impact study for all drive through windows and per-mit the Commission to require additional stacking if deemed necessary - Add controllingstandards for automotive & recreational vehicle sales & service - Clarify controlling standardsfor screening in business zones - Add controlling standards for the removal of earth materi-als - Provide controlling standards to insure pedestrian & bicycle access & safety - Defineterms to provide clarification & support proposed amendments.The files are available for public inspection at the Department of Technical Services & theTown Clerk's Office in the Plainville Municipal Center. Copies of the proposed revisions canbe viewed online at http://www.plainvillect.com (navigate to: "Planning and Zoning Commis-sion", then to "Planning and Zoning Commission News") or hard copies may be requestedfrom the Department of Technical Services by calling 860-793-0221 Ext. 213.At this hearing, interested persons may appear and be heard and written communicationsmay be received.Any person requiring special assistance in order to attend and/or participate in this publichearing may call the Department of Technical Services at (860) 793-0221 before noon onFriday, March 4, 2011. Respectfully submitted,David Thompson, SecretaryPlanning and Zoning CommissionDated at Plainville, CTThis 14th day of February 2011
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Kevin G.Rohon, 59, ofNew Britain,died unex-pectedly athome Feb. 19,2011. He wasthe belovedhusband of Anna Marie(Sosa) Rohon.
He was born in NewBritain, on March 28, 1951,one of five children of ClaireB. (Zebrowski) and the lateHenry D. Rohon, who prede-ceased him in January 2011.He was raised in Plainville,graduating from PlainvilleHigh School in 1969. He en-listed in the U.S. Navy shortlyafter, serving his countryduring the Vietnam War. Hewas an outdoors enthusiast,who enjoyed hunting andfishing with his friends. Heliked the peacefulness of na-ture, growing vegetables, andlistening to classic rock, andmade a hobby of workingwith metal, creating sculp-tures and statues. An avidsports fan, the New EnglandPatriots, Boston Red Sox andUniversity of Connecticutwere among his favoriteteams. He lived each day tothe fullest, keeping his familyat the center of his life, andleaving them with manycherished memories of thegood times they shared.
In addition to his wife, heleaves a stepdaughter, ViolaFernandes and her husband,Pedro; brothers, Daniel Ro-hon and his wife, Anna Marieand Neil Rohon; sister, An-drea Principato; sister-in-law,Beverly Rohon; cousins,Kathleen Clayton, JudithBryant and Marion Lasko;aunt, Jean Pepe; best buddy,Jimmy Chace and his wife,Carrie; and a niece andnephew. He was predeceasedby his brother, David A. Ro-hon.
The funeral was held Feb.23, 2011, at Bailey FuneralHome, Plainville, followed bya Mass at Our Lady of MercyChurch, Plainville. Burialservices will be held at a laterdate. Memorial donationsmay be made to the WorldWildlife Fund, 1250 24th St.,N.W., P.O. Box 97180, Wash-ington, DC 20090-7180 or acharity of choice.
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CHESHIRE. 1BR, large 1st floorapt, eat in kit, liv rm. hardwoodflrs, front & rear porch, off st,parking. W/D available. Pet ok.$840/mo. Call 203-250-8288
18 S. Orchard St. Wallingford. 203-284-3786 or 203-269-4975
ALWAYS Buying, Old, usedand antique hand tools.Carpentry, machinist andworkbench tools. If youhave old or used tools thatyou are no longer using, callwith confidence. Fair &friendly offers made in yourhome. Please call Cory 860-613-1108
DDEEEE’’SS AANNTTIIQQUUEESSBuying Collectibles,
Jewelry & Silver. China,Glass, Military, Musical.Anything old & unusual.
Single item to an estate.220033--223355--88443311
FISHING TACKLE. Local col-lector looking for old or newrods, reels, lures. Highestprices paid. Call Dave any-time 860-463-4359
AUTOMOBILESWANTED
WANTED:Paying cash for junk motorcy-cles, cars & trucks, dead oralive. Free pickup/towing.
203-631-0800 or 203-630-2510.
BOATS & MOTORS
COBIA 24' 2000 240 Walk-around. Fishing or Family fun!enclosed Bimini, cuddy cabin,live well, depth/fish finder, 250hp Mercury outboard. Lowhours. Well maintained. E-Zload trailer. Asking $17,900.Call Tom 203-238-2820
PETS & LIVESTOCK
ATTENTION DOG OWNERS! Dog Obedience classes starting
March 28 at Cheshire Park &Rec. Bruce Gianetti & PhilHuntington, Instructors. Call203-272-2743 9am-4pm. After6pm call 203-235-4852.
BOXER PUPPIESWith 2nd set of shots &
deworming. 3 left. 1 male, 2females. Ready to go. $650.
Tax, Title, Fees AdditionalApply Now BChevynow.comJack Cos 1-866-879-1616
26 The Plainville Citizen — Thursday, February 24, 2011
ATTIC & BASEMENTSCLEANED
GARY Wodatch Debris removal ofany kind. Homeowner’s, contrac-tor’s, small dumpsters avail.Quick, courteous srv. All callsreturned. Ins. #566326. Office203-235-7723/Cell 860-558-5430
GARY Wodatch Demolition Ser-vices. Sheds, pools, decks,garages, concrete walks, patios,Quick, courteous srv. All callsreturned. Ins. #566326. Office203-235-7723/Cell 860-558-5430
CARPENTRY
ADDITIONS, Decks, Garages, Fin-ish bsmt, Window & door re-placement. Repairs of all types.Complete Home Improvement.Free est. 203-238-1449 # 578107www.marceljcharpentier.com
See how we can turn your Attic orBasement into Usable Space at
DE CA Home Improvement● Kitchen & Bath● Flooring, Painiting● Roofing & Siding
We provide reliable service.(203) 630-1294 (203) 886-6566Ins., Free Estimates. CT #624716
HOUSE CLEANING
CLEANING SERVICE We’ll cleanyour house or office with asparkle. Ask about Free Clean-ing for New Clients. Polish/English speaking. Bonded, ins.Free est. Anna (860) 505-7720LET me clean your home/officefor less $. Will beat other quotes
by 20%. (Mature Woman/USCitizen). Call (203) 238-0566
POLISH/English speakingwoman to clean house w/care.2nd cleaning 50% off. Ins &bonded. Refs. 860-538-4885
YOUR HOME or office will besparkling clean. Free estimate.Good references. Insured. 10 yrsof exp. Call (203) 815-6630
Commercial Specialists.Nicholas J Murano LLC, Member:Snow and Ice Management Assn
BILL RUDOLPHLarge piles of snow moved.
Reasonable price. 203-237-9577
ROOF SNOWREMOVAL
Amenta Builders. Fully ins.Most residential roofscleared for $500 or less. Callfor free est. 860-833-3051
SALT - $130/Yard. Sand/salt 7:2DOT mix, $65 per yard, pickedup. 100% magnesium chlorideicemelt - Safest for concrete!$16/50lb. bag. Pallets pricesavail. 24/7. 203-238-9846
SNOW & Ice removed by steam.Call Hamden Painting LLC, 203-627-1131
(203) 238-1953or
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Heat, Hot and Cold Water IncludedCentral air! Intercom system!Fully applianced kitchens On-site laundry!with frost free refrigerator, Library with computer range with self cleaning oven, workstation!dishwasher, garbage disposal! Ample on-site parking!Community room with fireplace Picnic area with grill!and full service kitchen! 24-hr. maintenance!
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also accepting applications for Affordable UnitsIncome Restriction Apply
WLFD-2BR townhouse, largecondo, w/garage & basement.W/D hkups. New windows & car-pets. Good loc. Call 203-848-9233 or 203-265-1520
ROOMMATES
MERIDEN House to share, Room,Male, Christian home. Sharekit/ba, Easy hwy access. Nosmoke. Refs, credit ck. $550/mo.inc. util. 203-634-6606
ROOMS FOR RENT
CHESHIRE-Located on minifarm. Off-st-parking. Kitchenprivileges. No smoking/drugs.$480/month. (475) 201-8894
MERIDEN $100 per week. Fullyfurnished BR, Kit & LR. All utils &cable TV incld. Washer & dryeron site. No drugs or alcohol.
Please Call 203-537-6284
Thursday, February 24, 2011 — The Plainville Citizen 27
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MEDICAL CAREERSMEDICAL CAREERS
RRNNssFT, PT, Per Diem positions for RNs
Spanish speaking a plus. Avail in Bristol, Cromwell, Rocky
PPaarrtt TTiimmee PPoossiittiioonnssA multi-discipline private psy-chiatric practice in a primeSouthington location withmultiple positions to fill. Weprovide an excellent workenvironment with a friendlyteam of professionals provid-ing a full range of psychiatricservices to children and fam-ilies. We offer flexible hourswith excellent compensationfor on-site and off-siteduties. We are seeking to fillthe following positions:
SLIDERS GRILL & BAR is nowhiring Line Cooks and Servers
860-747-5199 www.slidersgrillbar.com
WAIT Sfaff, experienced, parttime or full time. Apply withinBasil’s Pizza, 680 No. ColonyRd, Wallingford.
SEEKINGEMPLOYMENT
SEEKING Employment Typing@ Home-Retired secretarywith 35+ yrs. exp. Have com-puter, printer, fax machine,scanner. (5 hrs/25 hrs.wkly-M-F). On Soc. Sec./Medicare,don’t need any benefits. E-Mail: mvmfriend@ cox.net.
HELP WANTED
LAUNDRY/Housekeeping 32-40hrs. Apply in person, M-F, 8-4.
Coccomo Memorial33 Cone Ave., Meriden. EOE.
TTrruucckk DDrriivveerr nneeeeddeedd!!Must be able to drive at least
26K lbs. Must be able to driveinterstate. Have valid CT driverlicense. Able to communicate inEnglish. Must pass backgroundcheck and drug test. Apply inperson:
tracting company based in Mid-dletown, CT. We are currentlyseeking an HVAC/R installationand/or service technician. Theideal individual must have atleast five years experience onthe field and hold an HVAClicense in CT, preferably contrac-tor “S” or “D”, journeyman willbe considered.
Send resumes to hhrr@@cceesscctt..ccoommOr mail to:LLMMGG,, IInncc..
MECHANICAL ASSEMBLERGrowing local company seekinga hard-working individual withmechanical aptitude for nuts &bolts assembly, proficient inhandtool use, detail oriented,able to lift 40+ lbs email resume
to [email protected] fax to 203-238-2444NNEEWW YYEEAARR ★★ NNEEWW CCAARREEEERR
BRING IN 2011 By Getting A★ NNEEWW PPOOSSIITTIIOONN ★In a Growing Industry
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★General Labor★Retail/Sales
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Call to Schedule your interview!Call Now 886600--332299--00333300
Text Contact Info: 886600--888844--66886611Email resume to:
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NORTHEAST Regional Class Atractor trailer driver needed.Sleepers are utilized. You willbe out 3-5 nights per week. 3years driving experiencerequired. Clean driving record.No DOT reportable accidents.Call 203-484-9793 Mon-Fri,9am-3pm
PROFESSIONAL delivery serviceis looking for an individual tobecome our driver of local homedeliveries of new furniture in theSouthington area. Exp in furni-ture delivery with set up neces-sary. Ability to drive a truck cleandriving record no DUIs. Excellentincome. For interview call Dylan@ 215-651-8733 or email resumeto [email protected]
HELP WANTED
CLERKS for computerizedCheshire collection agency.Prior office experience a must.203-250-9615 8:30-5:30.
DRIVER F/T & P/T. Must haveown car & insurance. Reliable.Apply in person: Pizza Heaven,286 W. Main St. No phone calls
DRIVER/CHAUFFEUR PT. Flexhrs. Weddings, funerals, air-ports, etc. Must have clean driv-ing record & PSL. (203) 284-9000
needs 4 temporary workers3/1/2011 to 12/15/2011 worktools, supplies, equipment pro-vided without cost to worker.Housing will be available with-out cost to workers who cannotreasonably return to their per-manent residence at the end ofthe work day. Transportationreimbursement and subsis-tence is provided upon comple-tion of 15 days or 50% of thework contract. Work is guaran-teed for ¾ of the workdaysduring the contract period$10.16 per hr. Applicants toapply contact CT Dept of Laborat 860-263-6020.Job#4558925. Plant, cultivateand harvest fruits vegetablesand ornamental flowers crops.Use of pruning tools, applypesticides. Sorting, processingand packing products. Set up,operate and repair farmmachinery. Set up irrigationand maintain. Work mainlyoutdoor, could be extremelyhot or cold conditions. Workrequires to frequently bend,stoop, and lift up to fiftypounds. Work on ladders atheights up to twenty feet.Thirty days experience induties listed above.
Direct care positions workingw/adults w/developmental/intellectual disabilities in Meri-den, Wallingford, Middletownand Hartford areas. Exper. pre-ferred. CT Driver’s Lic, HSDipl/GED required. Apply onlineat RMS-inc.org. EOE
HELP WANTED
ADMIN SECRETARY FT5 years healthcare experiencepreferred. Computer literate.Fax resume and salary require-ments to 203-272-6968 or mailPO Box 1056, Cheshire, CT 06410
ATTENDANT for One Stop Laun-dromat in Cheshire. Flex hrs -some mornings, some after-noons. Call Sal 203-949-1940
AUTO MECHANICS neededFull time. Salary based onexperience. Full benefits pack-age. Apply in person only.Portland Transmission 25 SilverSt, Portland 860-342-4273
AUTOMOTIVE TTeecchhnniicciiaannss inConnecticut needed. CallRoland at 886600--882288--33112277 eexxtt 1155..
CAKE DECORATOR To make anddecorate ice cream cakes atDQ. Exp’d & artistic talents req’d.Serious inquiries only. Apply inperson at Dairy Queen, 956Broad St., Meriden, CT
DENTAL ASSISTANTExp’d. P/T. Chairside w/some
receptionist skills for generalpractice. Wallingford. Sendresume to: The Record-Journal,Box 2M, 11 Crown St, Meriden,CT 06450
DriverSSmmiitthh TTrraannssppoorrtt,, IInncc..is a driver friendly company
that is““DDeeddiiccaatteedd ttoo EExxcceelllleennccee””
a Cocker Spaniel,a Marketplace ad can help track it.
CONDOMINIUMSFOR SALE
MMEERRIIDDEENN Spring Village Phase2. New 1726 SF. Townhousew/3BR, 2.5BA, huge LR, 2 cargar, trek deck. Starts at$220,000. Galleria RE Call203-671-2223.
MYRTLE BEACH, SCRREEDDUUCCEEDD!! $$7799,,5500001st floor, ground level, ranch,
2BR, 2 bath, furnished! OnIsland Green Golf Course.Pool, large fitness room.
Call 203-271-3172
HELP WANTED
A Start up Machines Shop in the Durham, CT area is
WWiitthh 55 --1100 yyrrss eexxppeerriieennccee.. All positions involve lifting,sawing, drilling and movementof graphite blocks, billets andrandom graphite materials.Have considerable knowledgeof machining measuring equip-ment. Work with minimalsupervision. Possess the abilityto read and interpret blueprintsto customer specifications, towork within blueprint tolerances,perform basic shop math, readand understand measuringequipment. Must be able toread, understand and workfrom dispatch list. Machinistexperience in a job shop pre-ferred. The company offersexcellent benefits, includingMedical, Dental, Vision, Life,Disability, 401k, vacation andsick time.
Send resumes to RReeccoorrdd--JJoouurrnnaall BBooxx 33
WLFD $499,900 Beautiful custom4BR home in neighborhood.Many elegant features & finishesincluding MBR w/loft & FP, 2family roooms +incredible pool& patio! Linda 203-265-5618
MMEERRIIDDEENN-Spring is aroundthe corner, is this the yearto build your dream home?
www.cobblestonect.comCall 203-269-0325
CONDOMINIUMSFOR SALE
WALLINGFORD Desirable firstlevel 1 bedroom corner unit.1.5 baths with add’l bedroom.1586 liveable sq. ft. UpgradedSS appls, lg master BR, ampclosets. Pvt wooded back yard.$175,000. Al 203-265-5618
TO Place your Marketplace adtoday, call 203-238-1953,anytime 9am-5pm, Mondaythrough Friday.
C.N.A.’S - HOMEMAKERS -COMPANIONS
Immediate local positions for pri-vate duty work, flexible hours.No prior experience needed.C.N.A.’s also needed. Top pay to$13.00 hour. Apply today, Worktoday. Must have clean criminalbackground & clear drug screen.wwwwww..kkeeeeppmmeehhoommee..ccoomm//wwoorrkk
The Plainville Citizen — Thursday, February 24, 2011 281192605
Plainville Soccer Club to hold Registration forthe Spring 2011
Youth Soccer Recreational League
Attention Soccer Players!Get Out and Get in the Game!
Registration Dates:Saturday, March 5th 9:00 am - 12:00 pmWednesday, March 9th 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmSaturday, March 12th 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Where:Plainville Recreation Department
(upstairs)50 Whiting Street, Plainville
Registration Fee:• Kindergarten - First Grade $55• Second - Third Grade $60• Fourth - Sixth Grade $65
Cash and personal checks made out to Plainville Soccer Club accepted. A late fee of $10 will apply toregistrations submitted after March 12th
Registration fees include $10 worth of raffle tickets ($1 each).Each raffle ticket will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win 1 of 5 prizes.
Details will be provided during registration.
Registration is required even if your child has played before.The spring season starts the week of April 10th and runs through June 18th.
Join us at Dicks Sporting Goods for PSC Appreciation Day!Everyone who registers will receive a coupon for up to 25% off soccer gear.
Coupon valid at the Plainville location Saturday March 26th from 10 am to 3 pm.
Contact Don Miller at 860-706-3204 with questions or visit our website atwww.plainvillesoccer.com
Are you ready for another exciting seasonof Plainville Youth Soccer?
If you are, it’s time to register for theSpring 2011 season!
RememberingContinued from page 5
Once I rode Dick all theway to Bernardston on the“State Road,” but he didn’tlike the traffic at all and I did-n’t like the boys yelling at meas they drove by in farmtrucks.
Memories of my years ofadventure with Sir Richardare some of my dearest mem-ories. To have a horse as afriend is very, very special.
Ruth S. Hummel is thePlainville town historian whowrites regularly for ThePlainville Citizen.
ApproachContinued from page 10
we don’t have to live with ourfears indefinitely. Instead,confess your fear to God as asin, and tell him you’re sorry.Then receive forgiveness bythe cleansing power of theBlood of Jesus.
You will be surprised byhow well this really works.Now you have a choice: con-tinue in the freedom fromfear by trusting God, or letyour habit of worrying andfretting draw you back to-wards fear. Good news! Whenyou feel afraid again, ask forforgiveness again! God’s“mercies…are new everymorning.” (Lam. 3:23) Why?Because we need His fullmeasure of mercy everyday.
Now here’s the final keyonce you have received for-giveness for your fears, what-ever they are. The way to stayfear free is to quote Scriptureverses whenever you arethreatened with worry ordread. Try Psalm 23:5,“Though I walk through thevalley of the shadow ofdeath, I will fear no evil, foryou are with me.”
Tiana Welles is a resident ofPlainville.
The Plainville Citizen wel-comes sermons or faith-basedreflections from clergy as wellas lay people. Articles shouldbe no longer than 600 words.The submissions may be e-mailed to [email protected] or The PlainvilleCitizen, P.O. Box 57,Plainville, CT 06062. Pleaseinclude your name and tele-phone number (not for publi-cation) in case we need to con-tact you.
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