Volume 9, Number 27 Plainville’s Only Weekly Newspaper Thursday, July 8, 2010 The Plainville C it it iz iz en Rotary honors Osle with Paul Harris Award The Rotary Club of Plainville honored its past president, Shirley Osle, in late June with the prestigious Paul Harris Award. In April, Osle, who is the assis- tant town manager, received the Spirit of Caring Award from the United Way of West Central Connecticut. At the Rotary Club presentation, Osle gave the follow- ing remarks. Congratulations to the new board members and especially to our new presi- dent, Andrea Wasley. Thanks to District Governor Herb Toback for attending this evening and presenting me with this most prestigious award. I am humbled to be among those that have received it in the past. I would like to thank my wonderful husband Phil for all his support and understanding when I have to spend time doing activities for the club. I thank my daughters Cindy, Cari and Sara, my son-in-law, Dante and sister-in-law Cathy who are here this evening for their caring and loving ways. I thank my dear friends, Maureen, Jean, Jane, Bill, Stacy, Helen, Jean- nette and Rob for always being there for me. This weekend as I was enjoying my camper in East Hampton, I started to reflect on this past year as president State launches First CT Alert Emergency Notification System Plainville makes magazine’s list of best towns Osle The State of Connecticut announced June 30 the open- ing of the registration Web site for CT Alert www.ctalert.gov, the nation’s first statewide emergency notification system enabling Connecticut authorities to communicate critical infor- mation to hundreds of thou- sands of Connecticut resi- dents and businesses before, during and after emergen- cies. The new system was used Tuesday in Southington when an ederly woman was missing. She was later found. Connecticut Public Safety agencies — including police, fire, homeland securi- ty, public health, state and lo- cal officials — will use the alert system during haz- ardous events, such as natu- ral disasters and public health emergencies. The CT Alert Emergency Notifica- tion System was developed in partnership with state and local officials, as well as the emergency notification company Everbridge. In Plainville, dispatchers with the Plainville Police De- partment were trained in the use of the system as activa- See State, page 23 See Rotary, page 23 By Brian Woodman Jr. Special to The Citizen “Hartford Magazine,” a regional magazine focused on Hartford County, named Plainville as one of the best towns in the area in which to reside. The magazine printed the article in its June issue, which ran separate lists for large, medium and small towns as de- fined by population. Plainville was ranked ninth on the list of medium towns, which were defined as towns with populations of between 15,000 and 30,000. The other towns on the list in order of ranking were Avon, Simsbury, South Wind- sor, Farmington, Berlin, Rocky Hill, Newing- ton, Windsor, Wethersfield and Bloomfield. The article was written by Carol Latter, See Magazine, page 16 Keeping cool Citizen photos by Dan Brechlin The Berner Pool in Norton Park proves to be the coolest place in town during the summer heat. The pool and the wading pool in Paderewski Park are open daily.
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Volume 9, Number 27 Plainville’s Only Weekly Newspaper Thursday, July 8, 2010
The Plainville
CCititizizeenn
Rotary honors Oslewith Paul Harris Award
The Rotary Club of Plainville honoredits past president, Shirley Osle, in lateJune with the prestigious Paul HarrisAward. In April, Osle, who is the assis-tant town manager, received the Spirit ofCaring Award from the United Way ofWest Central Connecticut. At the RotaryClub presentation, Osle gave the follow-ing remarks.
Congratulations to the new boardmembers and especially to our new presi-dent, Andrea Wasley. Thanks to District Governor HerbToback for attending this evening and presenting me withthis most prestigious award. I am humbled to be amongthose that have received it in the past. I would like tothank my wonderful husband Phil for all his support andunderstanding when I have to spend time doing activitiesfor the club. I thank my daughters Cindy, Cari and Sara,my son-in-law, Dante and sister-in-law Cathy who are herethis evening for their caring and loving ways. I thank mydear friends, Maureen, Jean, Jane, Bill, Stacy, Helen, Jean-nette and Rob for always being there for me.
This weekend as I was enjoying my camper in EastHampton, I started to reflect on this past year as president
State launches First CT AlertEmergency Notification System
Plainville makes magazine’s list of best towns
Osle
The State of Connecticutannounced June 30 the open-ing of the registration Website for CT Alertwww.ctalert.gov, the nation’sfirst statewide emergencynotification system enablingConnecticut authorities tocommunicate critical infor-mation to hundreds of thou-sands of Connecticut resi-dents and businesses before,during and after emergen-
cies.The new system was used
Tuesday in Southingtonwhen an ederly woman wasmissing. She was laterfound. Connecticut PublicSafety agencies — includingpolice, fire, homeland securi-ty, public health, state and lo-cal officials — will use thealert system during haz-ardous events, such as natu-ral disasters and public
health emergencies. The CTAlert Emergency Notifica-tion System was developedin partnership with stateand local officials, as well asthe emergency notificationcompany Everbridge.
In Plainville, dispatcherswith the Plainville Police De-partment were trained in theuse of the system as activa-
See State, page 23
See Rotary, page 23
By Brian Woodman Jr.Special to The Citizen
“Hartford Magazine,” a regional magazinefocused on Hartford County, namedPlainville as one of the best towns in the areain which to reside. The magazine printed thearticle in its June issue, which ran separatelists for large, medium and small towns as de-fined by population.
Plainville was ranked ninth on the list ofmedium towns, which were defined as townswith populations of between 15,000 and30,000. The other towns on the list in order ofranking were Avon, Simsbury, South Wind-sor, Farmington, Berlin, Rocky Hill, Newing-ton, Windsor, Wethersfield and Bloomfield.
The article was written by Carol Latter,
See Magazine, page 16
Keeping cool
Citizen photos by Dan Brechlin
The Berner Pool in Norton Park proves to be the coolest place in town during the summer heat. The pool and the wading pool inPaderewski Park are open daily.
One man’s junk is anotherman’s treasure; Jerry Greencan testify to that. He is theowner and operator of JWGreen Company, Inc., ofPlainville, a scrap metal recy-cling facility. Green grew upin the business. It was startedby his grandfather, John W.Green, then continued by hisfather, John A. Green, beforeJerry Green took it on. “I’vebeen doing this for 30 years,”he said.
Metal theft is on the riseand several photographs ofmissing metal structures, in-cluding a sculpture of ajaguar, are on display in theoffice. They are posted nearcomputers where employeesaccess a theft registrywww.scraptheftalert.com tosee what major items mayhave been reported missing.A recent check of the Website shows that as much as200 ft. of copper wiring wasremoved from the ground at apower plant substation inOhio. Although it is not likelythe stolen property wouldmake it as far as Connecticutto be sold, it is such items inthe central Connecticut areafor which Green and his em-ployees keep a close watchsuch as the missing starting
Company gives ‘junk’ new life
Citizen photo by Robin Lee Michel
The first step of the process is sorting what looks tobe a heap of junk. Jerry Green and other employeessee it as a pile of recyclables that can be made intonew products.
ramps that were used for theBristol Soap Box Derby. Thebusiness works closely witharea police departments onmonitoring metal thefts to ar-rest thieves. “We’ve had somesuccess but it’s tough,” Greensaid.
Business for the recyclingcompany is generated fromthroughout New Englandwith most coming from Con-necticut. Trucks come intothe site, located at 276 S.Washington St., loaded withmetal refuse from manufac-turing companies, municipalprojects and forges. The vehi-
cles drive onto a scale wherethey are weighed. Each truck
and its load is photographed,another process to help themmake sure it is not metal thatauthorities have reported asstolen.
The business employs 15full-time employees andthree part-time employees.During the past year, hiswork force has been cut by 25percent, a direct result of thevalue of the euro, Green said.“Anything that happens inthe world directly affectswhat’s here. Our business isinternational,” he said. Be-cause of the economy, somecities and businesses haveput projects on hold, whichreduces the amount of metalthat comes into the site to berecycled.
The first step of theprocess is sorting the pilesinto types of metal from ma-terials that cannot be recy-cled. On one part of the 20-acre property is a pile of dis-carded highway streetlights.It would be too time-intensiveand not cost-effective to dis-semble by hand so they willbe shipped to China where
Jerry Green, left, ob-serves Rick Cowles meas-ure a piece of metal with adevice that analyzes themetal content. This piecewas found to be 70 per-cent nickel and 18 percentchrome.
Citizen photos by Robin Lee Michel
From left to right, state Rep. Elizabeth “Bet-ty” Boukus, Jerry Green and Maureen Sav-erick, office manager of the PlainvilleChamber of Commerce, listen to RobertMeek who operates a shear that cuts hugepieces of scrap into 5-foot lengths. Thesame machine was used at the World TradeCenter site and the Big Dig in Boston.
they will be taken apart. “Wecan’t do handwork anymore,machines are the only wayyou can do it,” Green said.Another pile is the scrap re-maining from the manufac-ture of tin cans. “Every pile
See Green, page 24
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local third-graders visit-ed theP l a i n v i l l eHistoric Cen-ter, the firstfloor was justas busy as the main floor aswritten about in the June 10,2010 edition of The PlainvilleCitizen.
On the first floor, GaryEisenhower covers two veryimportant segments ofPlainville history.
First he talks to the chil-dren about the early days ofthe railroads in town, refer-ring to a large photo displayof trains and stations inPlainville. Included are de-pictions of huge steam en-
gines towering over the engi-neers and brakemen.
Then he moves the chil-dren to an area where thehistory of ice cutting is toldin pictures and artifacts.Plainville had several iceponds, both private and com-mercial. One off NewBritain Avenue shippedlarge loads of ice by train.
Ice delivery by horse andwagon, door-to-door, espe-cially the part where the iceman gave the neighborhoodkids ice chips, is a big hit.
The historical society isextremely lucky to have beengiven a wonderfully pre-served, horse-drawn ice cut-
ter by Jennie and LewisCowles. It had been used tocut ice on Johnson’s Pond,next to the Tyler CowlesFarm on Unionville Avenuefor generations.
Meanwhile, in the barnroom, Carol and Dick Fitzare ready to explain themany wonderful items dis-played there.
Tools used by the old timefarmers include a huge andvery heavy ox-yoke, a rarecradle scythe, horse collars,blacksmith tools and a CivilWar saddle.
Dick proudly shows thechildren a very special col-lection which he has carved
History by Hummel
Photo by Rose Stanley
Dick Fitz, left, and Carol Fitz tell tales of Plainville his-tory to third-graders visiting the Barn Room at thePlainville Historic Center, 29 Pierce St.
over the years. There is ahorse-drawn bakery wagon a“wood shed sled” heavilyloaded with logs, all done inthe finest detail. Smoke risesfrom a teamster’s pipe and alittle dog appears in severalcarvings.
My personal favorites are
his carvings of horse, everydetail, every knife stroke isperfect: you can almost seetheir muscles ripple.
And if that wasn’tenough, the children get tosee the last of seven Roger’s
See Tour, page 20
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Plainville BriefsMissing catsin Plainville
A male indoors cat hasbeen lost in thePlainville/Southington area.He has no collar but is mi-crochipped. He has a distinc-tive white “J” marking onhis face and he answers to“Jack.” There is a reward. Iffound, call (860) 869-0205 orbring him to the nearest vet-erinarian’s office.
A medium 2-1/2 year oldcat has been missing forthree weeks in the SouthWashington Street vicinity.
His name is “Rocco” and hehas a white spot on his bellyand a pink nose. If anyonehas spotted him, call Chris-tine at (860) 584-2656.
Event supportsmemorial fund
There will be a fundraiserand bake sale for the RichardJames Essik Jr. MemorialFund, which supports fami-lies with babies born withTrisomy 18. The event willbe held Friday, July 9, begin-ning at noon, at Frascone’sItalian Deli, 33 East St.,Plainville.
Summer concerts
The Friends of NortonPark Concerts is offering aseries of free outdoor con-certs. These concerts will beheld at Norton Park at 6:30p.m. on the following: July13, Dick Santi Orchestra, 17musicians playing the BigBand sound; July 20, Nzin-ga’s Daughters, rhythm &blues; July 27, Old Tyme Fid-dlers. Sponsors include theRotary Club of Plainville,the Elizabeth Norton TrustFund, Plainville Fire Compa-
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On July 19 and 20, theTown of Plainville will befilling cracks on NorthwestDrive beginning at Route 177to Cooke Street. Officialssaid to expect delays or use
an alternate route if possi-ble. Questions should bemade to Physical Services, at(860) 793-0221, ext 208.
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A recently released moviebased on the book “The TimeTraveler’s Wife” will be nextFriends of the LibraryMovie Matinee, 56 E. MainSt., on Thursday, July 8, at2:30 p.m., at the library.
For more information,call (860) 793-1446.
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Cub Scout Pack 76 ofToffolon ElementarySchool gather during amodel rocket launchevent on June 19. Theboys each built andlaunched two modelrockets made from kitspurchased with pro-ceeds from their annualpopcorn fundraiser.Boys that are not yetmembers of the packhad the opportunity toshare in the fun. Boys entering grades one to five at Toffolon are welcome tojoin. Contact Rick Solomon at (860) 302-9283 or go tohttp://pack76plainville.ScoutLander.com for more information.
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Brownies’ collection of tabs for Shriners amazingBrownie Troop 66073 would
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The troop would also like tosend a special thank you tothe following locations andfellow Girl Scout Troops whoplayed an important part inour collection efforts: J.W.Green’s, 276 S. WashingtonSt.; Gnazzo’s Food Center, 73East St.; Second’s Please Con-signment, 21 West Main St.;Plainville Public Library, 56E. Main St.; Rapid Raceway,161 Woodford Ave.; PlainvilleCommunity Food Pantry, 54S. Canal St.; Linden Street El-
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Redeemer’s A.M.E. Zion Church represented at conference
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The Rev. Elvin Clayton, pastor of Redeemer’s A.M.E.Zion Church in Plainville, holds the Rev. Ester Dozierby Faith plaque, which he received for his dedicationand service to his church and community.
By Christine ClaytonSpecial to The Citizen
In June, 25 members of theRedeemer’s A.M.E. ZionChurch of Plainville attend-ed the 166th session of theNew England Annual Con-ference held at the BelmontA.M.E. Zion Church inWorcester, Mass. Every year,all of the African MethodistEpiscopal Zion churches inNew England meet for theconference. This conferenceincludes Bishop George Ed-ward Battle Jr., all of thetraveling ministers andpreachers, lay delegates, thedistrict officers of the vari-ous departments in thechurch, and the members ofthe various churches.
Everyone gathered onJune 8 for a laity banquet,where money was raised forLivingstone College and theHood Seminary. Thatevening, the Redeemer’sMass Choir sang three selec-tions and the Redeemer’spastor, the Rev. Elvin Clay-ton, preached the evangelicalmessage. The official open-ing of the conference beganJune 9. On Wednesday andThursday of the conference,
various reports were given.Friday was Missionary Day,organized by the missionarysupervisor, Iris Miller Battle.The day began with a morn-ing prayer breakfast, spon-sored by the supply depart-ment, which collects and dis-tributes items to needy indi-viduals and organizations.That afternoon, there was aconvocation service, wherethe district officers of theMissionary Department, oneof them being Vanessa Clay-ton, the Western Districtchairwoman of the LifeMembers and the wife of theRev. Elvin Clayton, had toperform a skit about thework they have done the pastyear. The day ended with acandlelight service in theevening, where hundreds ofmissionaries processed andsang around the sanctuary.
Saturday was dedicated tothe youth of the New Eng-land Conference. There wasa morning service with aspeaker chosen specificallyfor the youth, and that after-noon, all the youth attendedworkshops. Redeemer’s sentfour youths to the work-shops. That evening, therewas the Truth about Youth
banquet, organized by theministers’ spouses and wid-ows. At this banquet, theyouth showed off their tal-ents in music, dance, acting,and more. Jayvon Gatling, ofRedeemer’s, performed in aplay, and Christine Clayton,of Redeemer’s, played aBeethoven piece on the pi-ano. The money raised fromthe ticket sales was given asscholarships to 11 studentsentering college based ontheir academic achievementand a written essay.
Furthermore, the confer-ence surprised the Rev. Clay-
ton with the Rev. Ester Dozi-er by Faith Award, given an-nually to a pastor who dis-plays dedication and com-mitment to his church andcommunity. Very much sur-prised, Clayton received aplaque for all his hard work.The conference closed onJune 13 with a Sunday morn-ing service, where BishopBattle read the appointmentsof all of the pastors and trav-eling ministers. Fortunately,the members of Redeemer’swill keep Clayton as theirpastor for another year. Re-deemer’s members would
definitely call this confer-ence successful and are plan-ning on attending the 167thsession of the New EnglandAnnual Conference nextyear, which is scheduled to beat Metropolitan A.M.E. ZionChurch in Hartford.
Redeemer’s A.M.E. ZionChurch is located at 110 Whit-ing St., Plainville. For moreinformation, call the churchat (860) 747-1808.
Christine Clayton is a highschool student who lives inPlainville.
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The Rev. Glen Halvorsenwill be guest minister atTrinity Covenant Church, 59Trumbull Ave., on July 11.Halvorsen, a Plainville resi-dent, is chaplain at CovenantVillage of Cromwell.
Sunday, July 18 will be thefirst Sunday back for the Rev.David Chandler, pastor ofTrinity Covenant Church, af-ter a time of sabbabical. Awelcome-back reception forthe pastor and his family fol-lows the worship service onthe 18.
Sunday worship at TrinityCovenant Church begins at10 a.m. during the summer.All are welcome.
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ObituariesDavid Scougall
David E.Scougall, 70,of Plainville,beloved hus-band andfriend of 48years toS u z a n n e(Bouthiller)Scougall, died June 18, 2010,at home, surrounded by hisloving family after a coura-geous battle with pancreaticcancer.
He was born July 19, 1939,in Springfield, Mass., son ofthe late John A. and Bernice(Wojtkiewicz) Scougall. Hehad served in the U.S. Navyand has been a resident ofPlainville for many years. Hewas employed as a machinistand supervisor for Dell Man-ufacturing Company inFarmington for 43 years, hav-ing retired in 2005. He was anavid golfer and reader. Heloved to travel, especially va-cationing at Cape Cod duringthe summer, with his familyand grandchildren. He was amember of St. GregoryChurch for 23 years.
Besides his wife, he is sur-vived by his son, David ScottScougall and his wife, Va-lerie, and children, Alexan-der, Stephen and Darianna,of Thomaston; his daughter,Cynthia “Cindy” Rothkugeland her fiance, Jeffrey Cis-tulli, and children, Christo-pher and Amanda, of Bris-tol; his brother, John “Jack”Scougall and his wife, Pier-rette, of Enfield; his brother-in-law, Paul Bouthiller andhis wife, Patricia, of SouthHadley, Mass.; his sister-in-law, Jeanne Johnson and herhusband, Neal, of Wilbra-ham, Mass.; several niecesand nephews; and many spe-cial friends. His familywould like to thank the Ma-sonic Care Hospice Teamwith a special thanks toKatie Precourt and JoanneFoohey.
Funeral services wereheld June 22, 2010, at theO’Brien Funeral Home,Forestville, to St. GregoryChurch, Bristol, for a Mass.Entombment, with militaryhonors, followed in the HolyFamily Chapel Mausoleumat St. Joseph Cemetery, Bris-tol. Memorial donations may
be made to the AmericanCancer Society, 825 Brook St.,I-91 Tech Center, Rocky Hill,CT 06067.
She wasborn March 15, 1933, inPoland, daughter of the lateJoseph and Julia (Pawlaska)Zarzycki. A resident ofForestville the past 55 years,she was employed at SmithGates in Farmington formany years until her retire-ment. She was a member ofSt. Matthew Church.
She is survived by herthree daughters, Helen Mas-trianni and her husband,William, of Southington,Irene Bordieri and her hus-band, Sebastian, of Bristol,and Mary Plominski ofForestville; her six grand-children, Christina, Cather-ine, Stephen, Melissa, Pauland Sherriann; her great-grandson, Hunter; and herbrother, Walter Zarzycki, ofPlainville.
The funeral was held June23, 2010, at the O’Brien Fu-neral Home, Forestville, toSt. Matthew Church,Forestville, for a Mass. Bur-ial followed in the ForestvilleCemetery. Memorial dona-tions may be made to theAmerican Cancer Society,825 Brook St., I-91 Tech Cen-ter, Rocky Hill, CT 06067.
Walter WysoskiWalter E. Wysoski, 81, for-
merly of Southington, diedJune 18, 2010, at the JeromeHome in New Britain. Hewas the husband of the lateSebby Ann M. (Naples)Wysoski.
He was born Oct. 10, 1928,in New Britain, and was theson of the late Walter andPhobe (DeRange) Wysoski.He had retired from theC.N.G. Corp. He was a veter-an of World War II and theKorean conflict, serving in
the U.S. Army. He was amember of the American Le-gion Kiltonic Post No. 72 andserved on the SouthingtonFire Dept. Co. 5. He was anavid Yankee Fan, and Univer-sity of Connecticut basket-ball fan. He was a fishing andcamping enthusiast and aparishioner of St. DominicChurch, Southington.
He is survived by a hischildren, Susan Flanaganand her husband, Daniel, ofWindsor Locks and Chris-tine Banks and her husband,Glenn, of Plainville; twograndchildren, Kellina andBreana Flanagan; and sever-al nieces and nephews. Hewas predeceased by a son,Walter M. Wysoski; and twosisters, Eleanor and Evelyn.
The funeral was held June23, 2010, at DellaVecchia Fu-neral Home, Southington, toSt. Dominic Church. Burialwas with military honors atSt. Mary’s Cemetery in NewBritain. Memorial donationsmay be made to the VitasHospice, 1579 StraightsTurnpike, Middlebury, CT06752 or the CT Humane So-ciety, 701 Russell Road, New-ington, CT 06111.
Audrey BrolinAudrey Lynne Brolin, 47,
of Plainville, formerly ofNew Britain, died peacefullywith her beloved family byher side June 26, 2010, at thehome of her brother in Tor-rington. She had fought a 10-month battle with pancreaticcancer with dignity and afaithful heart.
She was born in NewBritain, on March 8, 1963, toBernadette (Moore) Brolinand the late Carl W. Brolin.She graduated from NewBritain High School in 1981and attended Central Con-
necticut State University inNew Britain. She had a pro-found talent playing the pi-ano and organ, which led hertalents to First LutheranChurch, in New Britain, astheir church organist, play-ing for the ConnecticutCabaret Theatre, in Berlin,then for the past 10 years asthe minister of music atGrace Baptist Church, inBristol. While working atGrace Baptist, she alsoworked the past 10 years atJP Jewelers in Plainville.Her talent with people, theability to teach and be thebest she could be made hervery successful at whateverendeavor she took on.
In addition to her mother,she is survived by her twobrothers, Carl R. Brolin andhis wife, Janice, of Torring-ton, Kenneth W. Brolin andhis wife, Cynthia, of Chester,Va.; her niece and Godchild,Lori Zizza and Michael Zizza,of Florida; nephews, Ryan,Colin and Liam Baca, of Tor-rington, Gino Zizza, of Flori-da; nieces, Lena and Mia Ziz-za; her nieces and nephewswere the joy of her life andthe love they showed her wasunmatched by any other. Shealso leaves Aunt AudreyHouston, New York; manycousins and dear friends;very special bosses, Maryand Joseph Polumbo, whogave with their hearts morethen any boss would eventhink to give; and Pastor Bar-ry Clifton and those at GraceBaptist who became her sec-ond family. The family wouldlike to extend a very specialthank you to Dr. DebraBrant, KK, Diane and othersat the Center for Cancer Carein Torrington. With theirloving care, concern and re-spect it made a difficult timemore acceptable to go
through.As Pastor Barry wrote
“There are souls that touchyou and change you for thegood. You cross their pathsand you are uplifted. In-spired. Ennobled. Audrey issuch a soul. Some say her giftis her music. For more than adecade, she has brought heav-en’s harmonies into the expe-rience of worship at GraceBaptist in Bristol. Musicaltheaters around Connecticuthave been enriched by her ex-quisite talent and profession-alism. Some say her gift isher humor. After all, she is aPittsburgh Steelers fan (soshe’s gotten the last laugh sixdifferent times, as she likedto remind everyone.) Somesay her gift is her warmth.She parcels out smiles likesnowflakes and hugs like can-dy. Children glom onto her.Poodles love her. She canmake the sternest baritonecrack a smile. Some say hergift is her faith. Years ago sheran in Jesus’ arms and hasn’tlet go — though heartacheand disappointment have of-ten tried to pry her loosefrom him. With all of this tosay, her gift is her life!”
A wake and celebration ofher life was held June 30,2010, at Erickson-Hansen Fu-neral Home, New Britain.The funeral was held July 1,2010, at Grace Baptist, Bris-tol, followed by burial atFairview Cemetery, NewBritain. Memorial donationsmay be made to Grace BaptistChurch, 737 King St., Bristol,CT 06111.
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CitizenOpinion The Plainville CitizenThursday, July 8, 2010
Letters to the EditorHelp our kids,not hurt them
To the editor:Well this Plainville resi-
dent is going to start gettinginvolved in the local politicalactivism process.
First of all, even thingabout closing WheelerSchool is a terribly bad andmisguided idea. Superinten-dent of Schools, KathleenBinkowski is 100 percent cor-rect when she says the beststudent-to-teacher ratio isabout 15-to-one, not close to30-to-one. Overcrowdedclassrooms are a very badway for children to learn.
Our council majorityleader and our elected offi-cials should work with ourcongressional delegation toget a surcharge of, lets say, 1to 2 percent passed on every-body’s income tax forms, ifthey are making more than$125,000 a year. This is pro-
gressive and fair; this moneythen can be distributed backlocally for education spend-ing.
The town council shouldnot be afraid of being criti-cized by a vocal but minoritygroup of people led by CPOAPresident John Kisluk. Mr.Kisluk seems to spend mostof his time complainingabout teachers, schools andthe board of education. Hesometimes says some veryterribly mean and wrongthings about teachers andthe education system inPlainville.
Our property values willgo down if we devalue educa-tion in town. That’s why peo-ple move into Plainville forthe good education system,that’s why I moved in yearsago. Lower property valuesequals less revenue. This is avery simple concept to un-derstand. We all want ourchildren to have a better fu-
ture with more opportuni-ties than we had. The bestway to accomplish this iswith education being fundedproperly not being underfunded and being cut everyyear.
Let’s start bailing out ourchildren instead of thegreedy people on Wall Streetand other dishonest andgreedy companies. If we re-ally love our children, weowe them that much. Let’sstop putting obstacles intheir way, like this very badand dangerous idea of clos-ing Wheeler School. You can-not no matter how hard youtry put a price tag on a goodeducation it is priceless, solet’s stop once and for allmaking the education sys-tem the scapegoat for townbudget matters. Help ourchildren, not hurt them.
Joseph SozanskiPlainville
Government MeetingsThursday, July 8
Economic Development special meeting,Municipal Center, 7 p.m.
Recreation and Park Board, 50 Whiting St.,7 p.m.
Recycling and Solid Waste, Municipal Cen-ter, 7 p.m.
Monday, July 12Veterans Council, Municipal Center, 7 p.m.Zoning Board of Appeals, Municipal Cen-
ter, 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, July 13
Downtown Beautification, Municipal Cen-ter, 7 p.m.
Planning and Zoning, Municipal Center,7:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 15Economic Development, Municipal Cen-
ter, 7 p.m.Monday, July 19
Town Council, cancelled.Veterans Council, Municipal Center, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, July 21Republican Town Committee Executive
Board, Municipal Center, 7 p.m.Monday, July 26
Aviation Commission, Municipal Center, 7p.m.
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Plainville BriefsChildren’sevent
On Saturday, July 10, incelebration of Connecticut’s375th birthday, the PlainvilleHistorical Society, 29 PierceSt., will present an afternoonof activities based on thesummer display, “A Woman’sWork is Never Done!” Therewill be a demonstration ofthe use of fresh and driedherbs from the colonial gar-den. Children will have theopportunity to make a laven-der sachet. The children willalso learn how butter wasmade in colonial Americaand see how cream can turnto butter by hand. Ice creammaking will also be part ofthe activities. When all isdone, the children will beable to taste the results oftheir efforts. The activitieswill begin at noon and rununtil 2:30 p.m.
For more information, callthe historical society at (860)747-6577.
A benefit forMike Thaxton
The Road to Recovery Ben-efit will be held for MichaelThaxton at the Blue PlateCafe, 180 Woodford Ave.,Plainville, on Saturday, July10, at 6:30 p.m. Thaxton,known as “Masta,” was in-volved in a serous motorcy-
cle accident May 15. He has amajor spine injury and as ofright now is paralyzed fromhis shoulders down.
He was at St. Francis Hos-pital in Hartford, but hasjust relocated to the Hospitalfor Special Care in NewBritain. He is a devoted fa-ther of three and was goingto school for massage thera-py to better the lives for himand his children. There is nofee to attend.
For more information,call the Blue Plate (860) 747-4860.
Children’sbooklet
A free summer activitybooklet for children is beingmade available by thePlainville Historical Society,29 Pierce St. The first bookletcame out on June 30 and thesecond will be available onJuly 7. The booklet includesarticles, coloring activities,word puzzles, historical pho-tos, facts and a history hunt.
The answers to the ques-tions can be found at thePlainville Historic Center byvisiting Wednesdays or Sat-urdays, noon to 2:30 p.m., andto receive a History Hunter’scard. Successful HistoryHunters will receive prizesat the August ice cream so-cial.
For more information, callthe historical society at (860)
11CitizenSchoolsThe Plainville CitizenThursday, July 8, 2010
Binkowski’s alumni leadership results in articleSuperintendent of Schools and
University of Connecticut alumnus,Kathleen Binkowski, was featured inthe spring 2010 edition of “UCONNMagazine,” as part of a roundtablediscussion on educational leader-ship. “UCONN Magazine” and theNEAG School of Education invitedfive alumni and graduates of the ed-ucational leadership certificate pro-gram to discuss their roles as leadersin Connecticut school districts.
The educational leadership group,comprised of superintendents fromPlainville, Granby, Montville, Glas-tonbury, and a deputy superinten-dent from Hartford, addressed a va-riety of subjects relative to their per-
spectives as leaders in Connecticutpublic schools. Topics ranged fromtheir most significant challenges toengaging the community, achieve-ment gaps and goals.
As part of the roundtable discus-sion, Binkowski articulated the chal-lenge and success of increasing stu-dent achievement while facing achronic lack of resources, as thePlainville school district continuesto move forward despite financialshortfalls. When asked how the chal-lenge of engaging the communityhas changed over time, Binkowskinoted that communication haschanged dramatically with advancesin technology.
Coupled with the complexity ofschool district operations, she indi-cated that ongoing information man-agement and effective communica-tion of district messages is key toparent and community engagement.Binkowski also touted the strategicsteps that Plainville has taken to-ward improving student achieve-ment, noting the cohesiveness of dis-trict faculty and staff around theshared focus on student achieve-ment.
“As superintendent, I am proud ofour significant achievements andthat Plainville is recognized forthose achievements,” Binkowskisaid.
“Dr. Binkowski’s participation inthe education roundtable is yet an-other confirmation of her leader-ship on educational issues aroundthe state. She is highly regarded byher peers around Connecticut. ThePlainville community is extremelyfortunate to have her expertise, dedi-cation and commitment,” saidPlainville Board of Education Chair-woman Becky Tyrrell.
To read the entire UConn Maga-zine education roundtable interviewfeaturing Binkowski, visit thePlainville Community Schools dis-trict Web sitewww.plainvilleschools.org.
— Plainville Community Schools
Doggone it! Wheeler studentslove to read and support Fidelco
Photo courtesy of PlainvilleCommunity Schools
From left to right areFrank T. Wheeler Ele-mentary School stu-dents Thomas Swiders-ki, Jada Wilson, libraryinformation teacherJoyce Goldberg, DanielEmmendorfer and JuliaNowak with Legend, aFidelco guide dog, asthey present a $1,349.66donation to the Fidelcoorganization.
Each year, Joyce Gold-berg, library informationteacher at Frank T. Wheel-er Elementary School,challenges students to readfor pleasure. This year, thechallenge was to read16,000 books, with a year-long “Doggone it! I Love toRead” theme. Students sur-passed the goal, reading atotal of 17,415 books.
Throughout the year,there were a number ofreading-themed happen-ings including teachersand staff bringing pictures
of themselves reading withtheir dogs, dog-bone shapesdecorating the school’sfront showcase as theytracked the number ofbooks read, and Wheelerstudents “adopting” a litterof Fidelco Guide Dog or-ganization puppies by col-lecting spare change, total-ing $1,349.66 for a donationto Fidelco.
Fidelco sent e mails toWheeler each month withupdates and pictures of thelitter. When the studentsreached their reading goal,
Goldberg arranged withparent teacher organiza-tion parents to bake dog-shaped cookies for a cele-bration. Jan Adams, of Fi-delco, visited Wheeler withLegend, one of the guidedogs. Adams shared howLegend would be going tothe home of a young manwho had been wounded inIraq and now needs a guidedog to help him live an in-dependent life in his ownhome.
— Plainville CommunitySchools
School ReunionsNew Britain High School
Class of 1960 is planning its50th reunion. The reunioncommittee is looking for thefollowing classmates: SusanAbrams, Elaine Albro-Le-brun, Gerald Avitable, JamesBonaiuto, Joann Borek-Jost,Maureen Boudreau, MicheleBoudreau, Shelia Boyle, JeanBrayne-Vetre, Janet Breault-Bonaiuto, William Brown,Mary Canteen, MaureenCapehart-Krown, Carole Cia-rcia, Maria Ciscar-Blanco,Sandra Cohen-Folder, LindaCutler, Patsy D’Amato, Na-dine Decosta-Vietts, RaphaelDeLorenzo, William Delottie,James Donahue, MadelineDupont-Soule, RichardDziezyk, Nancy Fink, Ed-ward Forster, Pauline Fran-cis Liistro, Elizabeth Gaj-Camp, Alexander Garcia,Frances Golino, Bette Grif-fin, John Gromko, GeorgetteGuerrette, Judith Gutowski,Diane Hagopian-Aparo, Hol-lis Halberg, Donald Jakad,Karen Janik-Slater, JamesKatzianer, Diane Fable Ko-zlowski, Harry Klauser,James Kloiber, Richard Ksi-azkoski, Susan Lamay-Swan-son, Judith Larson, JudithLempke-Connelly, Beverly Li-eff-Birnholz, Lucia Lis, JoelLitsky, Janice Lotko-Tasko,Mary Maciejewski-Dechard,Thomas Marcinczyk, RogerMartel, Patricia Masonis-Young, Bernard Medura, Lin-da Melinoskas, Jane Mon-tanile, Brian Neumann,
Pamela Neumann, CarolNicols-Reed, Barbara Niem-czyk, Mary Novak, ElizabethOlbrias, Patricia Ormsby-Anastas, Joseph Pakutka,Ruth Parker, Lida Piispanen,Laurel Pogorzelska-Mingel,Frederick Prusaczyk, LindaReindl, Joanne Rizza, RobertRobinson, Joan Rogers, MyraRoot, Patricia Rubera-Burns,June Russell-Holcomb, DianeRust-Chu, Chester Rzonca,William Seidl, MaxMillianSendek, J. Bradford Smith,Patricia Smith, James St.Onge, Jerold Stoddard, Mari-on Sulik-Mosier, MarionSwanson, Sally Tanguay, Pa-tricia Velicks-Delapena, Cyn-thia Venti-Corrado, SherrillVinci-Hennessy, BernieWashington, Irene Wasik,Chester Whitham, HaroldWrice, Grace Zelinka-Becker.For more information con-tact Joan Mancini-Noyes:j n o y e s 1 4 8 5 @ c o x . n e t ;[email protected];Kathy Walsh-Fagan (860) 674-1279 or Marge Janowski-Rinkavage at (860) 628-9480.
Plainville High SchoolClass of 2000 is planningtheir 10 year reunion on Nov.27, 2010, 7 p.m. at Murphy &Scarletti’s Restaurant, 270Farmington Ave., Farming-ton. Information on purchas-ing tickets to follow. For moreinformation or questionscontact Erin Pugliese at [email protected].
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Free groceriesfrom Foodshare
The Foodshare Organiza-tion delivers free food to lowincome individuals.Plainville has been chosen tohave a Mobile Foodshare siteat the Plainville Housing Au-thority, 20 Stillwell Drive,Sunset Community Room onMonday, from 1 to 1:30 p.m.Groceries are distributedevery other Monday. Thenext distribution will be July12.
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to Plainville residents whoare at least 62 years old orpermanently disabled underthe Social Security Act. Thefirst time in the program,bring proof of age and resi-dency.
For more information, callthe housing authority at(860) 747-5909.
AdventureClub
A trip will be taken by theOutdoor Adventure Club toBluff Point State Park inGroton on Friday, July 16.The bus will leave at 9 a.m.from the Our Lady of MercyChurch parking lot on SouthCanal Street and return at
approximately 3 p.m. Thereis a 1.5 mile gravel trail to theshore. Participants shouldbring a light picnic anddrinks. There is a charge toparticipate. Sign-up beginsJuly 8.
The club will also take awhitewater rafting trip onthe Deerfield River on Fri-day, Aug. 20. There is acharge to attend. Sign-up be-gins on July 8.
Picnic atCalendarHouse
A picnic will be held at theCalendar House, Southing-ton’s senior center, on Friday,July 16, noon. Bingo will beheld after the lunch. This
will be held rain or shine.There will be transportationavailable for people who donot drive. No lunch will beserved at the Plainville Se-nior Center on that day.There is a small fee to attend.To register, contact Kristy inthe kitchen. Deadline is July12.
Take charge,feel better
The “It’s Your Life... Live itWell” workshop will be heldFridays, Sept. 24 to Oct. 29,9:30 a.m. to noon. The work-shop is designed for adults 55and older who want to takecharge of ongoing health is-sues such as diabetes, highblood pressure, arthritis andother chronic conditions.There is a charge for theworkshop. A free informa-tion session will be held Aug.27, 10 a.m. Sign-up for theworkshop begins July 8.
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The Senior Center Cafe isopen Tuesdays and Wednes-days, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Soup,sandwiches, panini and sal-ads are all freshly made. Thecafe is open to the public.
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The front porch of the sen-ior center is open and mem-bers are welcome to loungeon the deck furniture to visitwith friends.
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Pre-registration is re-quired. Call Traci Brown,
wellness liaison, at (860) 314-2798 to register or for moreinformation.
Upcomingblood drives
There are several Ameri-can Red Cross blood drivesplanned:
Saturday, July 10, 7:30 a.m.to noon, Hospital of CentralConnecticut, New BritainCampus, 100 Grand St., lec-ture rooms 1 and 2
Thursday, July 15, 11:30a.m. to 4 p.m., TiGhiTco, 245Old Brickyard Lane, Berlin
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Tuesday, July 20, 1:45 and6:45 p.m., Nuchie’s Restau-rant, 164 Central St.,Forestville
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Summer outing
Photo courtesy of Christopher Watts
Peter and Marianne Zablocki, from left to right, ofPlainville, spend a rainy summer day at a freescreening of “Robin Hood” in Barkhamsted. Theshowing was sponsored by ConnectiCare as partof its Setting the Stage 2010 series of free summeractivities for its Medicare VIP members. The goal ofthe program is to encourage members to get out ofthe home and stay active this summer.
JulyOngoing
Swimming pools open —Paderewski Park WadingPool opened Tuesday, June22. Hours are weekdays, 10a.m. to noon, and 1 to 4 p.m.;weekends, 12:30 to 5 p.m.;Elizabeth A. Berner Pool inNorton Park is open for thesummer to Plainville resi-dents and their guests. Aphoto identification cardsystem will be used. Com-munity open swim is June 19to Aug. 15 daily, 1 to 8 p.m.;post season starts Monday,Aug. 16, daily 1 to 7 p.m.Adult swim is Monday, Tues-day, Thursday and Friday,5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the lappool and Wednesdays, 6:15 to7:30 p.m. For more informa-tion or how to purchase apass, call the Recreation De-partment, (860) 747-6022.
8 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.
Guided nature walks —Guided nature walks onThursdays starting at 9 a.m.will be held at Tomasso Na-ture Park, Granger Lane, offRoute 177, Unionville Av-enue, by Ruth Hummel andSue Holcomb. Information:call (860) 747-0081.
Movie matinee at li-brary — A recently releasedmovie based on the book“The Time Traveler’s Wife”will be next Friends of theLibrary Movie Matinee, 56E. Main St., on Thursday,July 8, at 2:30 p.m., at the li-brary. For more informationcall (860) 793-1446.
9 Friday
Fife and Drum Corps —The Connecticut Patriots Se-nior Ancient Fife and DrumCorps meets Fridays at 7
p.m. at the Middle School ofPlainville, 150 NorthwestDrive. Information: PhyllisThompson, P.O. Box 243,Plainville, CT 06062 or call(860) 621-6090.
Fundraiser — There willbe a fundraiser and bakesale for the Richard JamesEssik Jr. Memorial Fund,which supports familieswith babies born with Tri-somy 18. The event will beheld Friday, July 9, begin-ning at noon, at Frascone’sItalian Deli, 33 East St.,Plainville.
10 Saturday
A benefit for MikeThaxton — The Road to Re-covery Benefit will be heldfor Michael Thaxton at theBlue Plate Cafe, 180 Wood-ford Ave., Plainville, on Sat-urday, July 10, at 6:30 p.m.Thaxton, known as “Masta,”was involved in a serous mo-torcycle accident May 15. Hehas a major spine injuryand as of right now is para-lyzed from his shouldersdown. He was at St. FrancisHospital in Hartford, buthas just relocated to the
Hospital for Special Care inNew Britain. He is a devotedfather of three and was go-ing to school for massagetherapy to better the livesfor him and his children.There is no fee to attend. In-formation: call the BluePlate (860) 747-4860.
Teen center open —Faith Bible Church, 168Unionville Ave. at North-west Drive, has a youth cen-ter where Plainvilleteenagers can come Satur-day nights, from 7 to 9 p.m.,to have fun free of charge.Activities include billiards,ping pong, foosball and oth-er games. For more informa-tion, call the church at (860)747-5209.
Town transfer stationopen — The Town TransferStation on Granger Lane isopen Saturdays, from 8 a.m.to 3 p.m., and is forPlainville residents only.Identification is required.For more information, callthe Physical Services De-partment, (860) 793-0221, ext.208.
Women’s work exhibit— “A Woman’s Work is Nev-er Done,” the summer ex-hibit at the Plainville His-toric Center, 29 Pierce St., is
open to the public noon to2:30 p.m. on Wednesdays andSaturdays. Information: callthe center at (860) 747-6577or visit the Web sitewww.plainvillehistoricalso-ciety.org.
12 Monday
Rotary Club — PlainvilleRotary Club meets at 12:15p.m. Mondays at J. Timo-thy’s Taverne, 143 NewBritain Ave. For informa-tion, call Guy Doyon at (860)793-4113.
13 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.
Foxwoods trip — ThePlainville Senior Center isoffering a trip to Foxwoodson Tuesday, July 13. It isopen to the public. For moreinformation, call the seniorcenter at (860) 747-5728.
Norton Park concert se-ries — The Friends of Nor-ton Park Concerts is offer-ing a series of free outdoorconcerts. The concerts areheld at Norton Park at 6:30p.m. The next concert willbe July 13 featuring theDick Santi Orchestra. Spon-sors include the Rotary Clubof Plainville, the ElizabethNorton Trust Fund,Plainville Fire Company,Plainville Chapter AARP4146, the Plainville SeniorCenter, the Friends of thePublic Library, the Woman’sClub of Plainville and thePlainville Chapter of AARP5106. People should bringlawn chairs or blankets tosit on.
Plainville Greenway Al-liance — The PlainvilleGreenway Alliance meets onthe second Tuesday of everymonth at 7:30 p.m., at thePlainville Public Library, 56E. Main St. For more infor-mation, call Jim Cassidy at
(860) 324-8416 or Steve andKathy Cole at (860) 747-2909.
Plainville Wind Ensem-ble — The Plainville WindEnsemble meets at 7 p.m.Tuesdays in the PlainvilleHigh School Band room. Formore information, call theRecreation Department at(860) 747-6022.
14 Wednesday
Food for Friends — TheFood for Friends free mealwill be served everyWednesday at the Congrega-tional Church of Plainville,130 W. Main St. from 5 to6:30 p.m.
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.
Library program — OnWednesday, July 14 at 6:30p.m. Nappy’s Puppets willperform at the PlainvillePublic Library, 56 E. MainSt. For more information orto register call the chil-dren’s department at (860)793-1450.
Women’s work exhibit— “A Woman’s Work is Nev-er Done,” the summer ex-hibit at the Plainville His-toric Center, 29 Pierce St., isopen to the public noon to2:30 p.m. on Wednesdaysand Saturdays. Information:call the center at (860) 747-6577 or visit the Web sitewww.plainvillehistoricalso-ciety.org.
15 Thursday
Bingo — Veterans ofForeign Wars Madeley-Roberts Post 574 men holdopen bingo every Thursday,at 6:30 p.m., at post head-quarters, 7 Northwest Driveat the corner of Route 10.The public is invited. Infor-mation: call Earl Carey at(860) 747-5400.
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will be held at Tomasso Na-ture Park, Granger Lane, offRoute 177, Unionville Av-enue, by Ruth Hummel andSue Holcomb. Information:call (860) 747-0081.
Knights of Columbus —The 4th Degree Knights ofColumbus, Council 3544,meets at 7:30 p.m. on thethird Thursday of the monthat 55 Whiting St. Informa-tion: call Malcolm Soucie at(860) 747-4039.
Lighter than air —Lighter Than Air will meetThursday, July 15 at 7:30 p.m.at the Municipal Center, 1Central Square.
16FridayFife 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.
Hip Hop program — OnFriday, July 16, at 2 p.m., theHip Hop Break Dance Com-pany will demonstrate danceat Norton Park. For more in-formation, call the children’sdepartment at The PlainvillePublic Library at (860) 793-1450.
17 Saturday
Teen center open —Faith Bible Church, 168Unionville Ave. at NorthwestDrive, has a youth centerwhere Plainville teenagerscan come Saturday nights,from 7 to 9 p.m., to have funfree of charge. Activities in-clude billiards, ping pong,foosball and other games.For more information, callthe church at (860) 747-5209.
Special education program acknowledgedThe Plainville Community Schools
Special Education Program was one of150 programs statewide to meet theState of Connecticut’s 2008-2009 AnnualPerformance Requirements, accordingto a letter sent to Superintendent ofSchools Kathleen Binkowski, fromCommissioner of Education Mark K.McQuillan.
In accordance with the Individualswith Disabilities Education Improve-ment Act 2004, each state must have inplace a performance plan that evalu-ates the state’s efforts to implement theintent and requirements of the law.Connecticut’s State Performance Plan
is a six year plan that describes thestate’s performance on 20 indicatorsrelative to special education. Statesmust also report annually to the publicon the performance of each district inrelation to the targets in the State Per-formance Plan. The data is reviewedand each district is assigned to one offour categories including: “Meets Re-quirements, Needs Assistance, NeedsIntervention, and Needs Substantial In-tervention,” with Plainville achievingthe Meets Requirement status. Currentdeterminations are based on district’s2008-09 data.
“I am pleased with this determina-
tion that reflects the hard work and ded-ication of the entire Special EducationDepartment. We look forward to contin-ued success,” said Director of SpecialEducation and Pupil Services MaureenSchiffer who works with Anne Walsh,supervisor of the Special Education De-partment.
“This acknowledgment is a testa-ment to the high caliber of special edu-cation programming in our school dis-trict. I am proud of the leadership ofMs. Schiffer and Ms. Walsh, as we rec-ognize this significant accomplish-ment,” Binkowski said.
— Plainville Community Schools
School News
Linden SchoolThe following students were named
students of the month at Linden StreetSchool for May:
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Stephanie Riefe and NancyThompson. The authors drewmaterial from the state De-partment of Public Safetyand the Connecticut Econom-ic Resource Center, which is aprivate non-profit organiza-tion that provides marketingand economic information oftowns in the state with thestated purpose of improvingthe economic environment.
“As was the case with theCT Magazine’s similar fea-ture last year, I can say thatrating towns by their size isonly one way to approach thistask,” said Mark DeVoe, di-rector of planning and devel-opment for Plainville. “Whenyou look at the town rankedwith Plainville, there are de-mographic disparities that,when ranked with othertowns with more similarityin terms of demographiccharacteristics, would not be
as evident. I think the man-ner in which both publica-tions approached the studywas reasonable, but perhapsa bit slanted given the eco-nomic disparities that existbetween Plainville and themajority of towns in our cat-egory. The results are reason-able given my knowledge ofthe ranked towns and cities.”
The three categories usedto rate the towns were eco-nomic conditions, educationand quality of life. Plainvillewas ranked seventh in eco-nomics, fifth in educationand 11th in quality of life.
Specific characteristicsused for evaluation were theaverage class size, the per-centage of Connecticut Mas-tery Test Scores above thestate-established goal, thepercentage of the town’sbudget marked for education,the high school graduationrate, the cost of educatingeach pupil, per capita tax,town debt, the media houseprice, the percentage of resi-dents with incomes below thepoverty level, the cost of liv-ing, the percentage of thegrand list that is either com-mercial or industrial, the
number of people that are atleast 25 years old and hold atleast a bachelor’s degree, vot-er turnout, distance from amajor or community hospi-tal and spending on librarymaterials. The data wasdrawn from years rangingfrom 2005 to 2009.
Certain characteristicswere double-weighted due totheir perceived significance.These included Scholastic
Aptitude Test scores, the per-centage of high school stu-dents proceeding to highereducation, median house-hold income, the mil rate,crimes per 10,000 residents(arson was excluded) and thepercentage of residencesowned by their occupants.
The information is avail-able online at www.Hartford-mag.com.
Youth Services’ teens programsPlainville Youth Services still has openings in summer pro-
grams for teenagers ages 11 to 17. Programs began July 6 andend Aug 12.
Summer Adventures meets every Wednesday and includesactivities such as a Talcott Mountain hike, horseback riding,trip to the Connecticut Science Center, Winding Trails Ad-venture course and more. Some of the activities are freewhile other have a small fee.
Summer Splash of Art meets on Thursdays from 10 to 11:30a.m. and includes a different art medium such as painting,clay, jewelry making and more. There is a small fee for the artclub.
Summer Service and Fun Club meets every Tuesday andinvolves a community service activity at sites such as theHousing Authority, YMCA Kids Camp, Apple Rehab andmore. This club is free.
Participants can sign up for one or more sessions.For more information or to register, contact the Youth Ser-
vices department at 50 Whiting St., (860) 793-0221, ext. 261.
17CitizenSportsThe Plainville CitizenThursday, July 8, 2010
Some thrived, others faltered last winter
Photos by Matt Leidemer
Right: Kevin Spence con-trols his opponent during amatch last season. Spenceand PHS wrestling teamturned in a solid 2009-10 campaign. Above, left: Plainville’s Mike Thomas takes theball to the hoop last winter. For the third straight year, the PHS boys basketballteam fell short of the state tournament. Above, right: The PHS cheerleaders placedfifth at the 2010 CIAC Class M state competition.
‘Baseball gods’ shineon 21st annual clinic
Citizen photo by Nick Carroll
Plainville High School baseball coach Bob Freimuthtalks with players last week at the Blue Devil Base-ball Clinic. See more pictures from the 21st annualclinic on page 19.
By Nick CarrollThe Plainville Citizen
The Citizen continues our look back atthe year in sports at Plainville High School,a year in which milestones were reached,new coaches emerged and champions werecrowned.
This week, the winter season …After a one year absence, the PHS girls
basketball team returned to the postseason.The Lady Blue Devils pulled off a first-round upset in the CIAC Class M state tour-nament, but fell to Tolland, 49-40, in Round 2.
The locals ended the year with a mark of9-13.
Unlike their female counterpart, the PHSboys basketball team’s postseason droughtcontinued. The Blue Devils rolled up arecord of 6-14, which left them two victoriesshy of qualifying for the state tournament.Plainville last punched a ticket to the post-season in 2007.
The Blue Devils did have some successesthis past season, however. The locals wonfour straight games to start the year andclaimed the championship trophy at theDavid Rybczyk Memorial tournament.
The PHS wrestling team stumbled out ofthe gate, but went on to have a strong cam-paign, finishing 19-6. Along the way, the BlueDevils topped old foes Berlin and Middle-town, placed first at both the Greater Hart-ford Invitational and the Groundhog Duals,and finished sixth at the CIAC Class M state
Celli, and juniors Matt Tanner, Rob Voisineand Jake Pietrowicz, earned a spot in theState Open.
Powered by junior swimmer Andy Leeand sophomore diver/swimmer Peter Dale-na, the PHS boys swim team finishedfourth at the Central Connecticut Confer-ence championships and eighth at the CIACClass S state meet.
During February vacation, the Blue Dev-ils took their annual training trip to Florida.
The PHS cheerleading team finishedfifth at the CIAC Class M state champi-onships. Prior to that event, at the CentralConnecticut Conference competition, theLady Blue Devils were hit with a 25-pointpenalty for an illegal stunt and did not place.
Also … The PHS boys and girls basketballteam’s held their inaugural Hoopla Nightevent. The teams were unveiled thatevening, skills contests were held, andsquads comprised of PHS alumni and facul-ty and members of the police department,fire department and Athletic Backers facedoff in a round robin-style tournament …Competing as a “team of one”, PHS juniorMillie Mills turned in a successful gymnas-tics campaign. Mills earned All-State andAll-Central Connecticut Conference acco-lades … Due to budget cuts, PHS did not of-fer indoor track and field this season …
See PHS, next page
By Nick CarrollThe Plainville Citizen
Times have changed.Kids have changed. Andwith a few more grey hairson their head, BobFreimuth and Greg Ziogashave changed a bit as well.But in 21 years, the goal ofthe Blue Devil BaseballClinic has never swayed.
“You want to see themimprove their fundamen-tals,” said Freimuth, whoalong with Ziogas has over-seen the clinic since its in-ception more than twodecades ago. “And you wantthem to have the social ex-perience, the interactionwith other kids, which isgreat.”
Some 65 young playerscame out to Plainville HighSchool’s Alumni Field forthe 21st annual clinic. Boysage 6 to 15 participated inthe four-hour daily ses-sions, held June 28 to July2.
Weather conditions lastweek were ideal for a littleearly-summer baseball.“The baseball gods areshining on us,” saidFreimuth, the head base-ball coach at PHS.
Players receive a crash
course in the game of base-ball at the Blue Devil clinic.Clinic-goers work throw-ing and hitting, base-run-ning and sliding. The high-light of each day is a scrim-mage game.
Unlike town-centric clin-ics, the Blue Devil BaseballClinic is open to playersfrom Plainville and sur-rounding towns. Formerclinic-goers have gone on toplay for high school teamsin Bristol, Berlin, Burling-ton and Farmington.
And of course, over theyears, dozens of Blue DevilBaseball Clinic alumnushave ended up onFreimuth’s roster at PHS.“It’s nice to see a lot ofPlainville kids come upthrough the system andplay at the high school,”the veteran coach said.
Plainville’s strong feederprogram has made the highschool team one of themost respected in the state.The Blue Devils have wonsix state championships inbaseball.
“We start kids at a veryyoung age,” said Freimuth,who led PHS to five of thosestate crowns. And when
See Baseball, next page
Danny Spisak, ofPlainville, is picturedwith the 47-poundstriped bass hepulled from the Con-necticut River re-cently. Spisak wasfishing with hisgrandson, LandinMichael Spisak, atRiverside Park whenthe female bass washooked. “We hadjust pulled into dockto refuel, and I threwa line out with a bob-ber and a piece ofsquid 30 yards out,”Danny Spisak ex-plained. “While wewere resting, thedrag started smok-ing.” Some 30 minutes later, the 47-pound basswas in the boat.
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BaseballSenior American LegionRCP 9, Plainville 5: Taylor
Perun had two hits and oneRBI, and Sam Dostaler hadtwo hits and drove in two runsfor Plainville.
Plainville 8, Glastonbury2: Winning pitcher Conor Pha-neuf went six innings, allowingjust two runs and five hits.Leading the victors at the platewere Dylan Chasse (3 hits, 3RBI, 1 run), Brett Litke (2 hits,2 runs, 1 RBI), Rob Ciotto (2hits, 1 run, 1 RBI) and BrandonDalena (2 hits).
Plainville headed into thisweek with a mark of 6-7 inZone 7.
Ryan Sgroi hit a grand slam toget Plainville back in the game,but Yalesville would not be de-nied.
The Plainville battery ofpitcher Jacob Nilson andcatcher Joe Chacho was solid.
Southington North 13,Plainville 3: Andrew Schu-mann and Buzz Adams hadtwo hits apiece for Plainville.Schumann had a solid day allaround.
Plainville 11, Jack Barry 5:Winning pitcher Buzz Adamswent five-plus innings and al-lowed just two hits and onewalk as Plainville prevailed.Joe Chacho was solid behindthe plate and added two hitsfor Plainville. Grant Sarra hada RBI for the victors.
Anchoring Plainville’s de-fense were Cam Bielawski,Ryan Sgroi and Andrew Schu-man.
Men’s SoftballCentral Cafe 16, Team
America 6: Scott Dzioba,Andy Bekstrom and Eric Neu-mann led the victors at theplate. Chris Jiantonio had hisfirst career triple for CentralCafe. Teammate Kyle Ligonscored twice.
Central Cafe 23, TeamAmerica 5: Shane Dlubac,Eric Neumann, Don Tinkerand Jeff Dillon powered the topof the lineup, going 10-for-11and scoring three runs apiece,as Central Cafe rolled. Tinkerand Dillon each had a three-run homerun. Josh Makulaadded a two-run homer for thevictors. Dlubac was the win-ning pitcher.
Pirates 24, West Main Piz-za 23: Powering West MainPizza were Sean Lizon (6-for-6, 2 homeruns, 6 RBI), KeithLizon (4-for-5, homerun, 3RBI) and Dom Ciotto (4-for-4,3 RBI).
Central Cafe 8, Pirates 3:Kyle Ligon (3-for-3, triple, 2runs scored) and Eric Neu-mann (3-for-4, double, one runscored) powered the offensefor the victors. Andy Bekstromcrossed the plate twice forCentral Cafe, and Josh Makulawas solid defensively in his re-turn to the field.
Central Cafe 19, Pirates 3:Scott Dzioba and Eric Neu-mann had three hits apieceand Jeff Dillon and Josh Maku-la each scored three runs asCentral Cafe rolled. Kyle Ligonadded a three-run homerun forthe victors, and Dave Fischplayed flawless defense.
West Main Pizza 12, TeamAmerica 2: Sean Lizon, TonyAnderson and Kris Martinellihad three hits apiece, andMike Szmeiter and Eric Cranecombined for four hits and fiveRBI as West Main Pizza rolled.
Firehouse 18, West Main
What a catch!
Cubs win!
PHSContinued from page 17
Chris Farrell was hired ashead coach of the PHS foot-ball team. He replaces RockyGagliardi, who steppeddown in 2009 after two sea-sons with the Blue Devils.Farrell, a health and physi-cal education instructor atthe high school, is the pro-gram’s sixth head coachsince 2001. … The 2009 PHSgirls swim team received theSportsmanship Award fromthe state’s Swimming Boardof Officials … The CIAC GolfCommittee looked at the pos-sibility of moving either, orboth, the boys and girls golfseason from the spring tothe fall. In the end, the deci-sion was made to keep golfseason where it is … TheCIAC Board of Controlunanimously passed regula-tions that sanction a coachwho chooses to publicly crit-icize game officials.
BaseballContinued from page 17
players get a taste of the gameat a young age “they developan appreciation for the game,and a fondness for playing it,”he added. Ideally, those kidsget sound instruction in youthleagues. “And it just feedsright up through,” Freimuthsaid. “Success breeds success.That’s the key.”
Sports BriefsPizza 11: Sean Lizon went 4-for-5 with two homeruns andfour runs scored, and Tony An-derson finished 3-for-4 withthree RBI, but it wasn’t enough,as Firehouse prevailed.
West Main Pizza 12, Fire-house 11: Leading West Mainto the come-from-behind victo-ry were Eric Crane (4-for-4,homerun), Tony Anderson (3-for-4, homerun) and MikeSzmeiter, who came throughwith a two-RBI walk-off double.
West Main Pizza 20, Cen-tral Cafe 2: Powering WestMain were Keith Lizon (3-for-4,2 homeruns, 7 RBI), Tony An-derson (3-for-4, homerun, 3RBI), and Mike Szmeiter, SeanLizon and Dom Ciotto, eachwith three hits. Corey Cranewas solid on the mound for thevictors.
The Cubs topped the Tigers, 13-10, to claim thePlainville Little League AAA title this season. Thechamps are, kneeling, from left: Mason Sarra, DylanMorrell, Tyler Miller, Tyler St. Onge and Wyatt La-Combe. Standing, from left: Coach Keith LaCombe,Manager Marc St. Onge, Robert Cartier, Robert Nor-ris, Johan Strasser, Alex Hernandez, Frank Griffin,Michael Susco, Coach Don Miller and Coach SeanGriffin. Missing from photo: Brendan Mullan.
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Boys of summer
Citizen photos by Nick Carroll
Some 65 young players came out to Plainville High School’s Alumni Field last week for the 21st annu-al clinic. The clinic is overseen by PHS baseball coach Bob Freimuth and Greg Ziogas.
Golf Classic has raised $700,000 for Wheeler ClinicPress Release
More than 100 golferscame out to supportPlainville’s Wheeler Clinic’sspecial education programsat the 25th Anniversary GolfClassic held at the CountryClub of Farmington on June14.
Golfers and sponsors haveraised more than $700,000 to
support Wheeler Clinic pro-grams during the event’s 25-year history, making a differ-ence to thousands of Con-necticut children, adoles-cents, adults and families.
“The funds raised at thisyear’s tournament will sup-port critical technology en-hancements and help beginneeded renovation and ex-pansion of the Northwest
Legion dinnerThe Plainville Post 33
American Legion baseballprogram will host a pastadinner fund-raiser Friday,July 16, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. atCentral Cafe. For more infor-mation contact Lou Mandev-ille [email protected].
Soccer clubThe Plainville Soccer Club
is in need of two organizedindividuals to be co-directorsof its Concession Stand Com-mittee for the fall season. Di-
rectors will be responsiblefor organizing a committeeof volunteers that will over-see the concession stand dur-ing soccer games at NortonPark and Paderewski Park.
If interested, contactDawn at (860) 793-9823.
Road raceThe third annual GE 5K
Road Race will be held Sun-day, July 18. The event bene-fits the Petit Family Founda-tion. For more in-formation, visit www.pe-titroadrace.com.
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Village School facility inPlainville,” said SusanWalkama, LCSW, presidentand chief executive officer ofWheeler Clinic. “The veryfirst tournament in 1986 wasalso held to raise funds forthe school.”
Tournament chairmanSteve LeFebvre recognizedseveral long-time sponsors ofthe tournament, includingtwo companies who haveplayed in the tournamentsince its inception —Produc-tion Fasteners, Inc. of Water-bury and Yarde Metals ofSouthington.
Wheeler Clinic is a non-profit, multi-service behav-ioral health agency servingcentral Connecticut, GreaterHartford and beyond. Theclinic provides mentalhealth, substance abuse, ear-ly childhood, community jus-tice, special education, pre-vention and wellness servic-
Steve LeFebvre, right, tournament chair of the 25thAnniversary Golf Classic, presents a 25-year certifi-cate of recognition to golfers from Yarde Metals, fromleft, Matt Smith, President and COO, Chris McDonaldand Mike Shea.
es for children, adolescents,families, adults, and the eld-erly.
For more information,
contact Wheeler Clinic at(888) 793-3500 or visit the clin-ic’s website at www.wheeler-clinic.org.
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Ellen A. Glasbrenner, 78,of Red Hill, Pa., and formerlyof Conyngham, Pa. and Cam-bridge, Wis., died June 20,2010. She was the wife ofStanley N. Glasbrenner.They were married 54 yearslast July.
She was born in NewBritain, a daughter of thelate Arthur and Florence(Kilbourne) Nelson. She wasthe valedictorian of theClass of 1950, Plainville HighSchool, and a graduate of theUniversity of Connecticutwith a degree in educationand chemistry. She was achemist in various labsthroughout her lifetime. Shewas currently a member ofPennsburg United Church ofChrist, and was a formermember of the UnitedMethodist Church in Conyn-gham, Pa., and Grace Luther-an Church in Cambridge,Wis. She was a former mem-ber of the Lioness Club inConyngham. She enjoyedcrafts of all kinds, especiallyneedlecrafts. She enjoyedquilting, cross stitching and
sewing. She often sewedmatching outfits for herself,her daughter and her daugh-ter’s dolls as she was grow-ing up. She canned and madefruit jellies. She played thepiano her entire life and par-ticipated in the churchchoirs. She enjoyed playingbridge and other card games.She was an avid reader. Sheenjoyed playing golf, and par-ticipated in and organizedaerobics classes wherevershe lived. She loved theocean. She spent many sum-mers at Great HammockBeach, and later in life, shevacationed in Florida. Sheenjoyed walking the sand-bars, watching the sunriseand listening to the sounds ofthe ocean.
Besides her husband, sheis survived her children,William A. Glasbrenner, ofFairless Hills, Pa.; PatriciaAnn, wife of Mark Rooney, ofLafayette Hill, Pa.; and DavidN. Glasbrenner, and his wife,Barbara, of Frostburg, Md.;sisters, Dorothy Stephenson,of Plainville, and Nancy Lor-ing, of Hemphill, Texas; andsix grandchildren, Saman-
tha, James, Daniel, Sara,Steven and Andrew. She waspredeceased by siblings, Al-ice, Arthur and Judson.
The funeral was held June24, 2010, at the Messiah Unit-ed Methodist Church,Lafayette Hill, Pa. Falk Fu-neral Homes & Crematory,Pennsburg, Pa., was incharge of the arrangements.Memorial donations may bemade to the Erdheim-Chester Disease Global Al-liance, c/o Ralph Stallard,6375 Thomas Jefferson Hwy,Charlotte Courthouse, VA23923.
Charles BrownCharles Brown, 78, of
Southington, died ThursdayJune 24, 2010, at The Hospitalof Central Connecticut atBradley Memorial. He wasthe loving husband of thelate Marilyn (McKay)Brown.
He was born in St. Albans,Vt., on Dec. 6, 1931, to the lateHarold and Elizabeth (Devar-ney) Brown. He lived inSouthington for most of hislife and worked as a custodi-an for Reuben Thalberg Ele-mentary School for manyyears. He was also a Veteranof the United States Army.
He is survived by two sonsand their wives, Joseph andKathy Brown, of Plainville,and Steven and Elizabeth(Fazzino) Brown, of NorthGranby; a daughter, Donnaand her husband Garry Thi-bodeau, of Plainville; onesister, Shirley Baker; twobrothers, George Brown andRobert Brown, and six
grandchildren; Steven Jr.,Jason, Sarah, Matthew,Jonathan and Michele. Hewas predeceased by his son,John Brown, and one broth-er, James Brown.
A funeral service was heldJune 28, 2010, at Mt. CalvaryCemetery, in St. Albans, Vt.Plantsville Funeral Home as-sisted the family witharrangements. Donations inhis memory may be made toa charity of one’s choice.
Carl Holmberg Carl Norman “Norm”
H o l m b e r g ,87, of Kens-ington, hus-band ofM a b e l( B o s t r o m )H o l m b e r g ,died June 29,2010, at theHospital of Central Con-necticut in New Britain.
A New Britain native, sonof the late Carl and Linnea(Johnson) Holmberg, he wasborn in New Britain on June12, 1923. He graduated fromNew Britain High School in1941 and entered the Univer-sity of Connecticut. Heserved with the U.S. Armyduring World War II in theEuropean theater and was arecipient of the Purple Heartand Bronze Star. He returnedto the University of Con-necticut after the war, was amember of the Sigma ChiFraternity and the UConnbaseball team, graduating in1948. He was employed as anengineer at Marlin Rock-well/TRW in Plainville for 30
years and then was an assis-tant to the commissioner ofbuildings and grounds for theState of Connecticut for 10years, retiring in 1993. Hewas a member of FirstLutheran Church of the Re-formation in New Britain,was an avid golfer and amember of the TimberlinMens Club and the SVEA So-cial Club.
Besides his wife of 56years, he is survived by adaughter, Nancy Robertsonand her husband, Alan, ofNew Britain; a sister, BettyJane Nygren, of NewBritain; three grandchil-dren, Matthew Robertsonand his wife, Jesse, of Port-land, Maine; Erica Robert-son, of Lynnfield, Mass.; andAdam Robertson, of NewBritain; and several cousins,nieces and nephews.
The funeral was held July3, 2010, at the First LutheranChurch, New Britain, fol-lowed by burial with militaryhonors in Fairview Ceme-tery. Carlson Funeral Home,New Britain, was in charge ofarrangements. Memorial do-nations may be made to theFirst Lutheran ChurchMemorial Fund, 77 FranklinSquare, New Britain, CT06051.
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ObituariesRosaire Levesque
Rosaire Levesque, 88, ofP l a i nv i l l e ,died June 21,2010, at AppleRehab. Hewas thebeloved hus-band for 50years to Stel-la (Gagne)Levesque.
He was born Feb. 10, 1922,in Fort Kent, Maine, to thelate Pascal and Many(Caron) Levesque. He servedhis country in the U.S. Armyduring World War II. He wasthe proud owner of Rose’sPackage Store in NewBritain for more than 20years. After retiring, he andStella spend vacationing attheir Eagle Lake cottage inMaine for 22 years. He had alove of fishing and garden-ing but above all that he wasa devoted Red Sox fan. Headored his grandchildrenand great-grandchildren andcherished any time spentwith his family. The familywould like to extend a spe-cial thank you to Apple Re-hab and Masonicare Part-ners for all the support andcare given to him and thefamily.
Along with his lovingwife, he is survived by twodaughters, Kathleen Onofrioand her husband, David, ofBristol, and Laurine Ouel-lette and her companion,Mac Ouellette, of Plainville;five grandchildren; sevengreat-grandchildren; his fivebrothers, Euclide Levesqueand his wife, Mae, of Texas,Herman Levesque and hiswife, Angie, of Southington,Philip Levesque and hiswife, Claudette, ofPlantsville, Claude Levesqueand his wife, Marilyn and El-don Levesque, all of SouthWindsor; along with manynieces and nephews. He waspredeceased by his threebrothers, Alberie, Patrickand Reginald Levesque; andthree sisters, Pricilla Car-penter, Blanche Michaudand Gloria Levesque.
A celebration of his lifewas held June 25, 2010, atBailey Funeral Home,Plainville. Burial was heldprivately.
Bryan MadisonBryan W. Madison, 67, of
Farmington, formerly ofPlainville, died June 15, 2010,after a long illness.
He was born in NorthAdams, Mass., the son ofLawrence and Martha Madi-son, and grew up in Riverton,where he played baseballwith numerous long-termfriends. He served in the U.S.Air Force and lived in Ari-zona until 1967, returning toConnecticut to live near fam-ily. He worked for manyyears at Pratt and Whitney,volunteered for thePlainville Little League andmore recently during retire-ment, worked at both AvonHardware and City Hard-ware in Bristol. He was anavid and meticulous builderof buildings, scenery andreplicas for model railroads,creating detailed artwork ofmany different historicalbuildings or new creations.
He is survived by his wife,Michele; his son; grandson;three brothers; and one sis-ter. The Paul A.Shaker/Farmingdale Funer-al Home, New Britain, was incharge of arrangements.
Mark Dickman Mark Kevin Dickman, 51,
of Middle-town, diedp e a c e f u l l ysurroundedby his lovingfamily June18, 2010, atGaylord Hos-pital inWallingford after a coura-geous battle with cancer.
He was born in NewBritain, Feb. 13, 1959, the sonof Marjorie (Bertz) Dick-man, of Plainville, and thelate Herbert Dickman. Hehas been in the electrical dis-tribution industry for 30years and was most recentlyemployed with ElectricalWholesalers Inc. in Hartford.He played football in highschool and college; he wasalso an avid golfer and fisher-man.
Besides his mother, he issurvived by his brother, Jef-frey Dickman and his wife,Melissa, of Ellington; his fi-ancee, Marianne Enes, of
Middletown; as well as manyaunts, uncles, nieces,nephews, cousins and treas-ured friends.
Funeral services wereheld June 25, 2010, at BiegaFuneral Home, Middletown.Burial was at the conven-ience of the family. Memori-al donations may be made tothe American Lung Associa-tion, 61 Broadway, New York,NY 10006.
Charles Desell Charles E. Desell, 86, of
Southington,died June 29,2010. He wasthe husbandof the lateBertha (Tut-tle) Desell. Hewas born inHartford onJune 6, 1924, the son of thelate Charles and Florence(Smith) Desell. Prior to hisretirement he was a self-em-ployed business owner. Dur-ing his earlier career he wasemployed by Landers, Ferryand Clark for over 20 years.He was a parishioner of St.Dominic Church.
He is survived by his chil-dren, Charles E. Desell Jr., ofBristol, Dwight Desell andwife, Linda, of Plainville,Jean Angelone, ofPlantsville, David Desell and
wife, Darlene, of Southing-ton, Ronald Desell and wife,Joann, of New Britain andDonna Gregorek, of Bristol;nine grandchildren, Denise,Darlene, Dawn and Diana De-sell, Derek and Sara An-gelone, David, Ronald andErin Desell; his two sisters,Florence Morton, of Ten-nessee and Anita Davis, ofFlorida; and several niecesand nephews.
The funeral was held July2, 2010, at the DellaVecchiaFuneral Home, Southingtonto St. Dominic Church. Bur-ial followed at St. ThomasCemetery.
RosemaryBorawski
Rosemary (Anderson) Bo-rawski, 81, born Jan. 20, 1929,and a lifelong resident ofUnionville, widow of JohnEdward Borawski, diedpeacefully June 17, 2010, athome after a short battlewith pancreatic cancer.
She was a graduate ofFarmington High School,Class of 1947, a longtimecommunicant at the Churchof St. Mary Star of the Sea inUnionville and held variousjobs through the years. Sheenjoyed reading, loved toplay the card game “31” withThe Gang and going to themovies.
She is survived by her chil-dren, John A. Borawski, ofUnionville, Roseann Togni-nalli and her husband, David,of Burlington, Raymond M.Borawski, of Unionville,Karen Spring and her hus-band, Dave, of Burlington,Amy Borawski and her fi-ance, Steve Rogowski, ofUnionville; and her belovedgrandson, Ryan Togninalli;her sister, Barbara Prange, ofNewington, and her brother,David Anderson and his wife,Billie, of Plainville; herbrother-in-law, Harold Heinand his wife, Peggy, of Farm-ington; her brother-in-law,Pete Salvatore, of Avon;many nieces, nephews andother relatives as well as TheGang with whom she sharedmany special times. The fam-ily would like to extend a sin-cere thank you to the Farm-ington Valley VNA for thewonderful care given to her.
The funeral was held June21, 2010, at The Ahern Funer-al Home, Unionville, followedby a Mass at the Church of St.Mary Star of the Sea,Unionville. Memorial dona-tions may be made to theFarmington Valley VNA, 8Old Mill Lane, Simsbury, CT06070.
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tion would be made by the de-partment. Training, whicranged between eight and 16hours, was done at no cost tothe town, according to FireMarshal Larry Sutherland. Alink to register for the notifi-cation is also accessiblethrough the Web sitewww.plainvillefireco.com.
CT Alert enables state andlocal officials to provide po-
ates several programs inConnecticut. These pro-grams include two grouphomes for teenage girls, Bea-con House in Wolcott andPlainville Group Home; theSupervised Apartments andIndependent Living (SAIL)
Program in Bristol for teensincluding young mothers;the Community-Based LifeSkills Program in Water-bury, a life skills educationprogram; and a vocationaltraining program, Stitch To-gether, also located in
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Property TransfersJune 16
Victor R. and Maria O. San-tana to Brian Johnson, 69-71Whiting St., $269,500.
Daniel J. Smith to 129 Mil-ford St. Ext. Unit A9, 129 Mil-ford St. Ext. Unit A9, $85,000.
June 18US Bank NA ND to Misty
Real Estate LLC, 66 RobertSt., $100,000.
Jane Wolak to M + R Cus-tom Homes LLC, 15 PerronRoad (proposed Lot B, .691acre), $102,000.
June 22Brandon J. Artibani to De-
neen Chu and MichaelBouchard, 21 Dallas Ave.,$204,250.
June 23Christopher Duffy and Caro-
line Bilodeau to Robert C.Smith, 59 W. Broad St.,
$186,000.Daria M. Savickas to Eliza-
beth Bednarczyk, 46 NewtonAve., $158,000.
JNS Development to Rod-ney and Sherry Hayes, 3 GreatPlain Drive, $368,441.
June 25Darlene Bartlett to Emily L.
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June 28Beneficial Financial Inc. to
Formatt LLC, 74 TrumbullAve., $90,000.
June 29Dwayne Masse to David M.
Luth, 20 Grant Ave., $155,000.June 30
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of the Plainville Rotary Club.I thought of the wonderful in-stallation of officers lastJune at the Country Club inFarmington and how hon-ored I was to be a part of thatcelebration. We honored ourpast president Hanna Chap-man, past secretary FrankVasile and Outstanding Citi-zen of the Year Peg Matteoeach with the Paul HarrisAward.
I was so very excited tostart my year as the leader ofthe club and couldn’t wait toimplement what I thought atthe time to be some great newideas. And then just as I wasgoing to take over, it felt likemy world came crashingdown. The words that we allfear: “You have cancer.” I im-mediately thought how am Igoing to lead the club anddeal with this terrible illnessat the same time? And then Ithought of Hanna.
What had happened in herlife was by far more devastat-ing than what was happeningto me. Mine was treatablewith chemotherapy and radi-ation. There was no treat-ment for what she was andhas been going through. Andyet Hanna stepped up to theplate and led our club duringa very difficult time of herlife doing an outstanding job.So as I stated when I tookover the presidency a yearago that Hanna was my men-tor, she has also been my in-spiration.
With that I started my year.Although each time we didone of our fundraisers wefound that the economy defi-nitely affected them, we stilldid outstanding at raisingmoney which provided 26
tion would be made by the de-partment. Training, whichranged between eight and 16hours, was done at no cost tothe town, according to FireMarshal Larry Sutherland. Alink to register for the notifi-cation is also accessiblethrough the Web sitewww.plainvillefireco.com.
CT Alert enables state andlocal officials to provide po-
scholarships to Plainvillestudents and donations tothe Disaster Relief Fund inHaiti. At Christmas we hadour Children’s Christmasparty, rang the bell for theSalvation Army and in Janu-ary our treasurer, MikeMichaud, was honored byPARC with the John P. Sulli-van Community ServiceAward.
At the beginning of June,the Plainville Recreation De-partment dedicated the bandshell which the club has com-mitted to fund over threeyears. Just today, the boardvoted to donate to thePlainville Fire Company,PARC, the Petit Family Foun-dation, YMCA camperships,concerts at Norton Park,Plainville Police AssociationWing Ding, Cub Scout Pack49 and the Plainville Commu-nity Food Pantry. We alsocommitted money to anothercommunity project at thePlainville Senior Centerwhere we will install twobenches and do some plant-ings.
I feel good about what wehave accomplished this yearin spite of the economy. AndI thank the club for all theydid over this past year tomake our citrus sale, Penny
Sale and golf tournamentgreat successes. You all workvery hard and put your heartand soul in whatever needsto be accomplished for thisclub and the community. I es-pecially thank the board foryour support over this pastyear. But most of all, I thankall of you for your compas-sion, your understanding,your thoughtfulness, yourstrength, your words of en-couragement — without it Iwould have never made itthrough one of the most diffi-cult years of my life.
You are the best and morethan my fellow Rotarians; Iconsider you my friends. Iwant to especially thank An-drea for sitting in for mewhen I was not feeling welland to Jay for sitting in whenAndrea wasn’t able to. I did-n’t implement any of thosegreat ideas I had but I knowthat our new president, An-drea, will do that and more.She has already started tolook at ways of doing thingsbetter. So Andrea, my friend,I pass the gavel on to you andknow you will do us proud. Iam excited to work with youover the next year knowingyour enthusiasm for theclub. Thanks to all of you forall you do.
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For this system to be effec-tive, it is vital for Connecti-cut residents to register onthe site www.ctalert.gov toreceive emergency alerts, of-ficials said.
“We are proud that Con-
necticut is the first state inthe nation to implement astatewide emergency notifi-cation system to protect thelives and property of all ofour citizens,” said Lt. Gov.Michael Fedele and PublicSafety Commissioner JamesThomas in a press release.“The state is committed toensuring public safety, butwe can’t alert you if we can’treach you. We’ve signed upour families for CT Alert andurge all Connecticut resi-dents and businesses to do
the same.”Some of Connecticut’s 169
towns, including Stonington,Mystic, and Pawcatuck havealready utilized this CTALERT system during thespring storms that left manyresidents stranded and inneed of help.
“Having the emergencynotification system in placeallowed Connecticut to havea clearly defined and effec-tive process to communicateeverything from notifyingvolunteer and paid first re-sponders and officials, toproviding evacuation infor-mation to our citizens. Wealso can keep the public in-
formed following any stormsfor recovery purposes,”Fedele said. “Communica-tions tools and technologyhave made it easier for us toensure the safety of our citi-zens at all times, but we urgeour residents to do their partas well and sign up.”
For Connecticut citizensto sign up their cell phone,fax, home phone or any mo-bile device to the CT AlertEmergency Notification Sys-tem, they must visit thewww.ctalert.gov Web site.
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LEGAL NOTICEZONING BOARD OF APPEALSPLAINVILLE, CONNECTICUT
The Zoning Board of Appeals of Plainville, Connecticut willhold Public Hearings on Monday July 12, 2010 at 7:30 pmin the Plainville Municipal Center, One Center Square,Plainville Connecticut, Room 302 to hear and consider thefollowing applications:
HILLTOP ROADApplication #10-07-01, Jason Nocera of 49 Hilltop Roadseeks approval for a variance to Article 4, Section 400Schedule of Height, Area and Yard Requirements - Min-imum Front Yard Setback to permit the reduction of theFront Yard Setback from twenty-four (24) feet to twenty-two (22) feet for the purposes of constructing an addi-tion to a structure at 49 Hilltop Road.
STILLWELL DRIVEApplication #10-07-02, Anthony Colagiovanni of 5 Still-well Drive seeks approval for variances to Article 4, Sec-tion 400 Height, Area and Yard Requirements, MinimumFront Yard Setback and Article 4, Section 410, Sub-sec-tion 6, Fences, Paragraph b-i and ii to permit the reduc-tion of the minimum Front Yard Setback from twenty-four (24) feet to six (6) feet and to permit the installationof a six (6) foot fence between the street line and build-ing line in lieu of the maximum three (3) foot for the pur-pose of constructing and enclosing an outdoor eatingarea at 5 Stillwell Drive.
RELIANCE ROADApplication #10-07-03, Mark Chambrello of 26 RelianceRoad seeks approval for a variance to Article 4, Section410, Sub-section 6 Fences, Paragraphs c-i to permit theinstallation of a eight (8) foot high fence in lieu of themaximum height of six (6) feet for a property known as26 Reliance Road.Dated at Plainville, Connecticut this 30th day of June2010.Gail Pugliese, SecretaryPlainville Zoning Board of Appeals
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Some of the lighter materi-al is crushed by one of threemachines into blocks of met-al, which will be sent else-where to be melted. A $1 mil-lion machine known as ashear is able to cut heavypieces of structural steel,such as bridge beams, intomanageable 5-foot lengths.They were slated to be takenvia truck to New Jersey to beshipped by boat to Turkey.Green said some of his equip-ment can be operated by re-mote control which enablesone operator to do two jobs.In contrast, there are smallloads that must be sorted andanalyzed by hand, one pieceat a time. This is for metal ofa higher quality, such ashigh-end stainless steel,which can be sold for a high-er price.
The Plainville recyclingcompany relies on the nearbyrail line to transport the sort-ed metals to various sites asfar away as Chicago. Truckscarry some of the other met-al to docks in New Haven andNew Jersey. The businesswill also pick up discardedmetal from large buildingsites.
It’s a cycle that continuallyrepeats: scrap metal comesin, is sorted, sold and used fornew products. “It doesn’tend,” said Green, who was re-cently elected president ofthe New England Chapter ofthe trade association ISRI.
Green sees the business asdoing a service to the envi-ronment. Metal recyclingkeeps more natural re-sources from being usedwhile keeping the environ-ment a cleaner place. “It’s agreat business,” Green said.“It’s recycling, the oldestbusiness known to man.”
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PIZZA Delivery Driver: Eveninghours avail. Call Amore Apizza203-265-2379 ask for Kate orKevin.
ROGERS ORCHARD, SOUTHING-TON, CT needs 6 temporaryworkers 7/1/2010 to 11/4/2010.Work tools, supplies, equipmentprovided without cost to worker.Housing will be available withoutcost to workers who cannot rea-sonably return to their perma-nent residence at the end of thework day. Transportation reim-bursement and subsistence isprovided upon completion of 15days or 50% of the work con-tract. Work is guaranteed for 3/4of the workdays during the con-tract period. $10.16 per hr. Appli-cants to apply contact CTDepartment of Labor at 860-263-6020. Job order #CT4558894.May perform any combination oftasks related to the productionand harvesting of fruit and veg-etables including pruning, thin-ning, hoeing, planting, irrigating,mowing, and harvesting. Work-ers will be using straight andstep ladders and will be requiredto lift approx 40 lbs whiledescending and ascending lad-der on a sustained basis. At least1 month experience in duties list-ed required.
TEACHINGPOSITIONS
Wallingford Public Schools isseeking CT certified candi-dates for the following2010/11 teaching positions:HHiigghh SScchhooooll LLeevveell:: AAtthhlleettiiccDDiirreeccttoorr;; FFaammiillyy && CCoonnssuummeerrSScciieennccee ((..77))..
IIMMMMEEDDIIAATTEE OOPPEENNIINNGGSSCapable of working inde-pendently and building toblueprint. Capable of operat-ing Prototrak millingmachines. Top wages & ben-efits.
COOK: Exp. Req, part or fulltime. Apply in person atFriend’s Cafe, Southington
DELI MARKET HELP NEEDED,Making Sandwiches, Cleaningor Slicing. Neat appearance amust. Apply 1320 East MainStreet, Meriden between Hrsof 8am-10am or 2pm-5pm
DRIVERS: Co & O/OP’sFamily medical-benefits with
a reasonable payroll deduction.Average earnings $1023/week.Home most weekends. CDL-A
1 Yr. OTR req. 877-538-7712 x18Apply @
www.kennedytrucking.com
GROOMER with experience. PT-FT For busy dog and cat
grooming salon. Call (860) 346-1242
GROWING Co. is seeking indi-vidual for mechanical work.Duties incld repair of carpetcleaning machine, dehu’s, smeng & basic mntn. Must haveown trans & refs. 203-269-8412
HOMEMAKER/
CCoommppaanniioonnNeeded for elderly.Immediate opening.
INJECTION Machine Opera-tor, entry level. Will train ifhave good language com-prehension, reading andmath skills. Temp w/possi-bility of hire. Cheshire
$8.50/hr. AR Mazzotta (203) 949-4242
PPOOLLIICCEE OOFFFFIICCEERRThe Wallingford Police Depart-ment is seeking qualified appli-cants for Police Officer.$1,055.60 weekly plus an excel-lent fringe benefit package. Theinitial exam phases consist ofphysical performance, writtenand oral exams. Other require-ments for Police Officer can beobtained with the applicationmaterials at the following loca-tions: Personnel Department,Town of Wallingford, 45 SouthMain Street, Wallingford, CT06492; Wallingford PoliceDepartment, 135 North MainStreet, Wallingford, CT 06492;South Central Criminal JusticeAdministration, 675 StateStreet, New Haven, CT 06511. CCoommpplleetteedd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss aalloonnggwwiitthh aa $$4400..0000 aapppplliiccaattiioonn ffeeeemmuusstt bbee rreettuurrnneedd ttoo tthhee SSoouutthhCCeennttrraall CCrriimmiinnaall JJuussttiiccee AAddmmiinn--iissttrraattiioonn bbyy WWeeddnneessddaayy,, JJuullyy 2288,,22001100 aatt 44::3300 PP..MM..
The Town of Wallingford is anEqual Opportunity Employer
CCAA$$HH FFOORR YYOOUURR HHOOUUSSEEWe Buy Houses - “AS-IS” - Fast
860-589-4663www.VRGHomeBuyers.com
HELP WANTED
AUTO MECHANIC, Foreign carexp., own tools, exc. pay & ben-efits. Wlfd. dealership. 203-284-8989 fax: 203-269-1114
Can you sell ice to anEskimo, while still
providing excellent,professional
customer service?
Then Record-Journalhas a position for you!
PP//TTSSAALLEESS RREEPP
(30 hour position)
We need an outgoing,self motivated P/T salesrep to call on local com-panies to help thembuild their businessthrough advertising withour many media options.This is an entry levelposition, 30 hour workweek.
CLASS A Motor Home 1988SunSport 27ft long, 454 engine,A/C, rebuilt engine, sleeps 5awning all around. Must See!Asking $10,000. 203-269-1229
MERIDEN/WALLINGFORDBRAND NEW DELUXE 2BRHOME IN UPSCALE PARK!FINANCING AVAILABLE!
$69,900 203-799-7731
LOTS & ACREAGE
MERIDEN Builder’s take notice.200 x 2300 approved building lotless than 1 mile from Berlin.Recent soil test done & surveypriced at $79,900. Just needs plotplan. Reasonable offers accept-ed. Owners financing. Call Dawn203-235-3300
Sat. TV, furn’d. Daily/Wkly On Bus Line. 203-239-5333
GARAGE & STORAGESPACE FOR RENT
MERIDEN - Garage for Rent!$75 per month. 203-554-3377or 203-537-8851
HOUSES FOR SALE
MERIDEN $179,900 Tastefullyremodeled 4BR brick Cape.Newer roof, windows, kit. andbath. Updated electric and CAIR.Oversized garage w/workshop &spacious loft. Home office possi-bility. Linda 203-235-3300
COVENTRY Custom, Cape.Country setting. Granitecounters. Fully applianced.2nd floor student suiteHardwood floors. Fireplace.Vinyl siding. Attached 2-cargarage. Central air. Bigyard. Open Space Subdivi-sion For future UConn par-ents, you can save the costof room and board eachyear. Possible savings of$40,000 or more for one stu-dent New home to be built$449,900 Call LawrenceNadeau Const. 860 919-6592Coventry, 4 bed., 2 1/2 baths.
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) 505-7720
JUNK REMOVAL
Pete In The PickupFor All Your Junk Removal Needs
203-886-5110
KITCHEN & BATHREMODELING
C&M CONSTRUCTIONTo ensure a quality job
at a fair price. Call 203-630-6459 CT Reg #608488
LANDSCAPING
LAWN mowing, yard clean-ups,hedge trimming, brush, shrubpricker & tree removal. Gutterscleaned, Junk Removal. Freewritten est. Don 203-235-1318
