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Staff and clients laugh-ingly dodged one another, carrying heaping plates of turkey, beans, Spanish rice, sweet potatoes, gravy and rolls at a Nov. 27 multicul-tural Thanksgiving dinner at Abilities Without Boundaries.
“The food, I want the food,” said Joey Frankenfield, a cli-ent. He was in the day room, waiting for his meal.
Moments later, a staff member placed it before him and he smiled broadly as he unwrapped his flatware.
“I’m always thankful for the food,” he said. “And my
friends, my friends, too.”About 50 clients and 40
staff members of the organi-zation for the developmen-tally disabled, showed up for Wednesday’s feast.
“Thanksgiving means get-ting along with your friends and family,” client Michael Raucci said between large bites. “They already knew what I wanted here. Why, tur-key of course.”
Staff members dished out food in the warm, narrow kitchen that smelled strongly of turkey, while rock music blasted on the radio.
Client Rosie Wilkin, who
Abilities Without Boundaries thankful for the camaraderie By Eve BrittonThe Cheshire Citizen
There were more than enough sweets to go around during a gingerbread house workshop hosted by the Cheshire Historical Society on Sunday afternoon.
A dozen children took part in the workshop held at the Hitchcock-Phillips House on Church Drive. Diane Calabro, president of the society, has organized the workshop for the past five years. It’s free of charge; all she asks is that children come with candy to share with the entire group. To prepare for the event, Calabro said, she and her hus-band David whipped up 25 pounds of frosting. They also premade gingerbread houses for the children to decorate.
Those at the workshop had just about every kind of candy imaginable to work with. After David Calabro gave a brief tutorial on how gingerbread houses are made and how to use frosting tubes, the chil-dren got to work. The bois-terous atmosphere suddenly became quiet as everyone concentrated on decorating their gingerbread homes.
“This is pretty much what always happens,” Diane Calabro said, as the children
were busy with their cre-ations. “We just step back.”
Every house turns out orig-inal, said Connor Luciani, 10. The best part is “when you can make your own,” he said, referring to the fact that he was able to decorate his own gingerbread house this year. Last year, Connor and his younger brother Colin, 7, had to share decorating duties on one house because there
weren’t enough for every-body. Things got messy work-ing together, Connor said. The two brothers “have such a good time with this,” said their mother, Cara Luciani.
“It’s a great way to get into the holiday spirit,” she said.
After attending the work-shop with her two boys in the past, Luciani said she finds it
Holiday spirit’s alive at gingerbread house workshopBy Andrew RagaliSpecial to The Citizen
Colin Luciani, 7, licks frosting from his finger while decorating a gingerbread house during a workshop held at the Cheshire Historical Society on Sunday afternoon. Colin’s older brother, Connor, 10, works beside him. Marion Mino stands at the end of the table and collects candy for her own gingerbread house. | (Andrew Ragali/Special to The Citizen)
Joey Frankenfield and Tim Moore enjoy the Thanksgiving dinner at Abilities Without Boundaries. | (Eve Britton/The Cheshire
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The Cheshire Food Pantry received enough donations to give out all 140 Thanksgiving meals to people who re-quested them, and even had 10 leftover, which were do-nated to a women’s shelter, pantry officials said.
“ It was wonderfu l ,” said pantry director Patty Hartmann.
She added that some of the perishable items they had requested, like butter and whipped cream, didn’t come through, but that they had enough turkeys and canned
goods for all who needed them.
“This year we included rec-ipes with the canned items, and all the things needed to prepare the dish. That way everybody had food that went together,” Hartmann said. “It enhances the experience for the client.”
The days leading up to Thanksgiving were incred-ibly hectic, she said, but it all pays off in the end when they can provide meals for residents.
As for how many people donated items, Hartmann was at a loss.
“I wouldn’t have the foggi-est idea,” she said, laughing.
“The last two days people were just bringing food and turkeys all day long. I don’t even know how many pounds of food we got.”
Pantry Board President Paul Bowman said he was also happy with the success of the pantry’s efforts this year.
“I’m very proud with the way the volunteers han-dled the mad rush with Thanksgiving,” he said. “A couple of times during the week, it was very, very busy. To that end, it is was a very successful holiday.”
Donations to food pantry come through in the endBy Eve BrittonThe Cheshire Citizen
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The Cheshire Correctional Institution has been under the same contract with the state for more than 20 years, and town officials are looking for a chance to amend it.
A bil l requiring the re-opening of prison con-tracts between the state and the town became law in April. Since then, town offi-cials have been waiting for an opportunity to discuss the matter, primarily because of the use of the waste water treatment plant, said Town Manager Michael Milone.
“Nothing is set yet,” said
a spokesman for Interim Prison Commissioner James Dzurnda. “Nothing is set in stone, but it will not happen before the end of the year.”
For the last eight years, the prison has been using more than its alloted share of the wastewater treatment plant, but only pays the price orig-inally negotiated in 1989, ac-cording to Milone.
Now, the aging wastewa-ter treatment plant is being rebuilt at a cost of $32.15 mil-lion, to be paid for by funds from a referendum passed by voters. The town will have to start paying the money back in fiscal year 2017-18. The town filed a lawsuit against the state in an attempt to re-
open the contract last year, when a similar bill was in-troduced in the legislature, Milone said.
Cheshire was the only town in the state with a cor-rectional facility unable to amend its contract, accord-ing to State Rep. Mary Fritz, who represents Cheshire and sponsored the bill.
The town is also in a dis-pute with the state over its reimbursement under the PILOT (Payment in lieu of taxes) program. Cheshire is losing approximately $2 mil-lion due to inadequate Pilot funding, Milone said.
“If we got that, we wouldn’t have to raise the mill rate at all,” he said.
Town still waiting for updated prison dealBy Eve BrittonThe Cheshire Citizen
The Cheshire Historical Society, 43 Church Drive, has scheduled its annual Christmas holiday party for Sunday, Dec. 15, at the Hitchcock-Phillips House.
The house will be dec-orated for the holidays
and all display rooms be will open for viewing. The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, visit www.cheshirehistory.org.
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In a cozy room, at Moss Farm Studio, Cheshire’s Jan
Lesnikoski can be found at his potting wheel whenever he can find a free moment.
The artist — who has a de-
gree in horticulture — works full-time as a production di-rector for a wholesale nurs-ery, so he treasures time spent in his workshop.
“I call it my sanctuary,” Lesnikoski said.
From the windows and doors, light spills into the compact space, and onto the various shelves and boxes that hold his work. Platters and batter bowls, glazed in a vivid indigo, are nestled next to footed plates in a sea-weed and toasted sage glaze. Garlic jars, in muted green tones, have leaf details en-circling their forms.
“I have a glaze obses-sion,” he confessed, as he flipped through a color and glaze logbook. He likes to play with the color from the glazes he uses to find vari-ations and new creations. From the work in his studio, one can see he is attracted to blues and greens, the col-ors of nature: water, sky and flowers.
Art is personal, Lesnikoski said and the interest runs deep in his family. Born
in Wolcott to parents of Polish and Irish heritage, his mother, Elizabeth, and his aunt, Marguerite, were paint-ers and important influences. He began painting at an early age starting with portrait lessons. His adult daughter, Kelsey, is also a painter.
Pottery spoke to him, when as a young boy on school trips to Sturbridge Village, it was
the work of the potters which fascinated him. Many years later, a drive in the Litchfield Hills led to a chance meeting with then unknown potter Guy Wolff who has since be-come famous after his “dis-covery” by Martha Stewart. But when Lesnikoski met him, Wolff had just a small roadside barn on Rt. 7 near Bantam, with a handmade kiln in the yard.
“That’s when the bug [pottery] bit me again,” L e sn i kosk i sa id . “ We watched him throw some pots, he was very open about what he was doing and easy to talk to, and incredibly tal-ented to watch,” he said. It was then Lesnikoski knew that pottery was what he wanted to do, too.
Soon after, he began classes at the Brookfield Craft Center and through the years has continued to hone his techniques and experiment.
“I’ve been concentrating on functional pottery,” he said. Functional pottery is pottery with a purpose, such as bowls, platters, and ves-sels. In the future, Lesnikoski would like try more art pot-tery which is more decora-tive, than functional, he said.
However, most of all , Lesnikoski wants to spend more time at his potter’s wheel. “What I like is going on the wheel and I’ll let the clay tell me where it wants to go.”
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Local potter continues age-old traditionBy Joy VanderLekThe Cheshire Citizen
Jan Lesnikoski, artist and potter, shown in his Cheshire Moss Farm Studio. | (Joy VanderLek\The Cheshire Citizen.)
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Concert - The Cheshire Community Chorus has scheduled its 2013 holiday concert “Season of Splen-dor” for Saturday, Dec. 7, 7 p.m., at Dodd Middle School, 100 Park Place. A fee is charged. Tickets are avail-able at the door.
Craft show - The Cheshire Grange has scheduled its second annual craft show and bake sale for Saturday, Dec. 7, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 44 Wallingfrod Road. Visit with Santa from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring a camera. For more information, call Mary-alyce at (203) 272-9421.
Bazaar - St. Peter’s Epis-copal Church, 59 Main St., has scheduled its annual Christmas bazaar for Sat-urday, Dec. 7, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Christmas de-cor, gifts, baked goods and more. Lunch is offered for purchase.
Christmas fair - The First Congregational Church, on the green, has scheduled its annual Christmas fair for Saturday, Dec. 7, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The public welcome, free parking is available be-hind the church. Lunch will be available for purchase at 11 a.m. For more informa-tion, call (203) 272-5323.
Sunday, Dec. 8Concert - Silk’n Sounds
has scheduled its annual a cappella holiday perfor-mance for Sunday, Dec. 8, 2 p.m., at the Spring Glen Church, 1825 Whitney Ave., Hamden. A fee is charged. For more information and to reserve tickets, call Donna at (203) 248-7348.
Tuesday, Dec. 10DAR - Daughters of the
American Revolution Lady Fenwick Chapter has sched-uled its holiday luncheon for
Tuesday, Dec. 10, at noon, at The Farms Country Club, 180 Cheshire Road.
Wednesday, Dec. 11Girls basketball -
Cheshire vs. Daniel Hand at Cheshire, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 13Girls basketball - Boys
basketball - Cheshire vs. Hamden at Hamden, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 15Historical Society - The
Cheshire Historical Society, 143 Church Dr., has sched-uled its annual Christmas holiday party for Sun-day, Dec. 15 at the Hitch-cock-Phillips House. The house will be decorated for the holidays. All display rooms will be open. The event is free and open to the public. For more information,
visit www.cheshirehistory.org.
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For the past 14 years, Cheshire High School stu-dents set aside a day each spring to celebrate differ-ences and share personal stories. The goal is to have students recognize how one’s individual actions impact others, and how everyone can come to-gether as a community to “Be One” (also referred to as “B-1 Day”).
Educators at CHS try to find ways to teach diversity, compassion, and collabora-tion. It fosters empathy and acceptance of others, and attempts to tackle issues of ignorance, bullying, and
apathy. The B-1 Day com-mittee wants the com-munity to celebrate not just differences, but what makes us all the same.
The B-1 Day commit-tee welcomes all Cheshire families and friends to the inaugural B-1 Day Winter Festival. The festival will be held in the CHS caf-eteria and commons on Saturday, Dec. 7, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Children between 2 and 10 years of age may participate in crafts, face painting, fun activities, and have the chance to win prizes. A do-nation is charged.
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It seems it’s better to ask forgiveness than permis-sion to build a deck, pool, finished basement, or other addition in Cheshire, un-less a proposed legislative change is approved by the Town Council and adopted by the state.
Currently, residents who don’t get permits to build additions, and get caught, are fined $150, and then have to go through the per-mit process, which costs $25 for the first $1,000 of con-struction cost and $12 for every $1,000 after that, ac-cording to Building Official Bert Schiaroli.
“People don’t want to pay to get a permit,” he said. “It’s easier to beg forgive-ness than ask permission.”
Schiaroli added that he doesn’t know how many additions are in town without permits. “It’s hard to say. You build a deck on weekends or finish a basement, we’re not go-ing to see it,” he said. “We find out with the turnover or sale of a dwelling. We see a lot of people coming in for permits after the fact.”
Then, there’s the tax is-sue. Currently, taxes can only be assessed for as long as the resident says the ad-dition was there, said Town Manager Michael Milone, so getting back taxes for an ad-dition is almost impossible.
The statute being pro-posed by Milone and before the Town Council now for consideration would allow the town to assess any prop-erty addition for three years prior, as opposed to just be-ing able to tax prospectively.
“We’re trying to close some loopholes, to right some wrongs,” Milone said. “We’ve been losing poten-tial back taxes and the bur-den is on us to prove when it was built. This way the burden of proof is shifted.”
Milone added that “the
small fine isn’t much of a deterrent.”
And, that small fine is about to go away.
On the first of the year, the state will stop allowing the $150 fines for residential properties, the bulk of vio-lations. Commercial proper-ties will still have to pay the fine, but there aren’t many of those, Schiaroli said.
Both Schiaroli and Milone said it’s not all about money, either.
If passed, the legislation may prompt more people to get permits, Milone said.
“It will encourage peo-ple to build safely,” Milone said. “They pay such a small amount to build projects with a permit.”
Schiaroli agreed that get-ting a permit is not just about adding to the town’s coffers.
“It’s about safety,” he said. “It’s making sure everything is up to code, that your deck doesn’t collapse on you.”
Officials eye remedy for building permit scofflaws By Eve BrittonThe Cheshire Citizen
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The parking lot is a mass of dirt and heavy equipment. The grass is dried up and matted down. There is only one dog-waste receptacle.
But none of it seems to matter to the myriad of dogs
and dog owners who gather at the town’s new dog park.
The park is not officially open, but the fencing was put up around the two-acre plot of land next to Artsplace on Waterbury Road a few weeks ago. Since then, dogs of all breeds have been run-ning around the enclosure, while owners stand shiver-
ing and talking.While the fencing goes
around the entire plot, a separate, larger area is cor-doned off for big dogs beside a smaller one for little dogs.
“We started this process five years ago,” said Fern Burelle, one of the co-found-ers of the group that raised money and organized the new park. “We knew how important it was to the area.”
The group is planning a soft opening in a few weeks as soon as the parking lot is finished, Burelle said.
A g ra nd open i ng i s planned for May in conjunc-tion with the town’s annual Canine Carnival.
The paved parking lot will
have about 18 spaces.“We sti l l have to get
benches, and they’re pricey, we have to do some minor
fence fixes, and we’re trying to get some agility equipment in,” said Cindy Forlenzo, also a co-founder of the Cheshire Dog Park committee.
The group is still accept-ing donations. The Cheshire Lions Club just donated $1,100 for waste receptacles.
“We really want to be able to get at least a couple of benches for out front,” Forlenzo said.
The local Eagle Scouts have pledged to make perma-nent signs for the park, and build a kiosk to display rules and announcements.
One problem the park has already encountered is a tub of dog toys someone left at the park.
“They were nice to do it, but we need it removed,” Forlenzo said. “We can’t have toys left behind because of the mowing and there are too many chances of spread-ing infections.”
The dog park committee raised more than $31,000 for the park, located on a former town landfill. Town depart-ments will provide mowing and maintenance.
The group is still gather-ing donations for inscribed bricks that will be laid at the park for $50 and $60.
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A table laden with fancy cupcakes, pumpkin bread, and other delectable baked goods, made by Cheshire High School parents and students, tempted passersby at Everybody’s Market recently. Proceeds from the bake sale will help to fund this year’s CHS All Night Grad Party. Pictured: CHS senior Meaghan Kirby helps a customer. | (Joy VanderLek/The Cheshire Citizen)
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Main Street (across from the high school in Bartlem Park), is Cheshire Youth Services’ Program Facility. The house is intended to provide a safe, com-fortable, fun environment for the youth of Cheshire to enjoy. Programs and activities held at The Yellow House are de-signed by Youth Services Staff in conjunction with Cheshire Youth and the Cheshire Youth Advisory Council.
The Yellow House has pro-grams that are both recreational and educational and include weekday programs includ-ing various club activities and leadership training workshops. Friday and Saturday nights in-clude themed activities such as pool tournaments, movie nights, karoake, make your own ice cream sundae, scavenger hunts and much more. There are also a variety of volunteer opportunities available at The Yellow House. High school Friday night activities
Friday events are sched-uled from 6 to 11 p.m. for all ninth through twelfth grade Cheshire residents. Events are supervised by Cheshire Youth Service staff. All activities are free and held at the Yellow House unless otherwise stated.
Middle school Saturday night activities
Saturday night events are scheduled from 6 to 9:30 p.m. for all seventh and eighth Cheshire residents. Events are
supervised by Cheshire Youth Service staff. All activities are free and held at the Yellow House unless otherwise stated. Pre-registration is required for all students who want to par-ticipate in an activity to ensure that they will be able to attend a particular night.
Youth Literacy Project The Youth Literacy Project
program is designed to pro-mote reading among first graders through working one-on-one with a high school mentor, demonstrating the im-
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FaithFaith Briefs
BazaarSt. Peter ’s Episcopal
Church , 59 Main St . , has scheduled i ts an-nual Christmas bazaar for Saturday, Dec. 7, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Christmas decor, gifts, collectibles, toys, baked goods, gift baskets and more. Lunch is offered for purchase.
Santa BingoSt. Bridget Guild has sched-
uled Senior Santa Bingo for Monday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m., in the school dining hall for Cheshire Seniors. The event includes Bingo, raffle and refreshments. A transporta-tion sign up is at the Senior Center. For more informa-tion, call Janice Borowy at (203) 439-0274.
Congregation Kol Ami
H e b r e w c l a s s e s - Congregational Kol Ami plans basic and advanced Hebrew classes, along with
conversion and ritual prayer reading. Classes will be an-nounced as classes form. A fee is charged for non-mem-bers. For more information, contact Limor Shefer at [email protected].
Congregational Kol Ami, 1484 Highland Ave. (203) 265-1198.
Cornerstone Church
The Cornerstone Church, 1146 Waterbury Road, is scheduled to offer three Sunday morning services, 8:30, 10, and 11:30 a.m. For more information, call (203) 272-5083 or visit www.cor-nerstonecheshire.com.
Temple Beth DavidTorah Study at Temple
Beth David. Join Rabbi Josh Whinston for Torah Study every second through fifth Saturday of each month to delve into that week’s parsha.
Temple Beth David, 3 Main St. (203) 272-0037 or www.tbdcheshire.org.
Christmas fairThe First Congregational
Church, on the green, has scheduled its annual Christmas fair for Saturday, Dec. 7, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The public welcome, free park-ing is available behind the church.
The event features a vari-ety of chocolates, the cookie walk, featuring homemade holiday cookies, and hand-crafted items, baked goods, jams and jellies, and interna-tional items.
Children are welcome to make a gingerbread house or craft and visit with Santa.
Lunch will be available for purchase at 11 a.m.
For more information, call (203) 272-5323.
First Congregational Church
C h e s h i r e ’ s F i r s t Congregational Church has scheduled a quiet Christmas service for those for whom it is hard to join with others in seasonal festivities. The service offers a different way
to welcome Christmas, with peace and hope rather than merrymaking. The service is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the church, on the Green in the center of Cheshire. Parking is behind the church.
Led by the Rev. Alison McCaffrey and specially trained Stephen Ministers, the contemplative, welcom-ing service is open to all.
For more information, call the church office at (203) 272-5323.
The Preaching Hour“The Preaching Hour”
has scheduled a new three month series on “The Book of Hebrews: If You Know Jesus You Will Persevere” airing Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on Public Access Cox Cable Channel 15. The show is hosted by Cheshire resident Br. Tobin Hitt, founder of Zion Pentecost Mission.
Calvary Life Family Worship Center, 174 E. Johnson Ave., Saturdays, 6 p.m.; Sundays, 10 a.m. (Gate 43 - Children’s Church and nurs-ery available); Mid-week ser-vice on Wednesdays at 7 p.m.; The Loft (junior and senior high) meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. (203) 272-1701.
C h e s h i r e L u t h e ra n Church, 660 W. Main St., Sunday – 8 and 10:30 a.m. ser-vices. Education for all ages, 9:10 a.m. (203) 272-5106.
C h e s h i r e U n i t e d Methodist Church, 205 Academy Road, Sunday school, all ages, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. (203) 272-4626.
C h r i s t C o m m u n i t y Church, 120 Main St., Sunday – 10:15 a.m. service; Sunday school, 9 a.m. AWANA, Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m. (203) 272-6344. www.cheshireccc.org.
Church of the Epiphany, 1750 Huckins Rd., Mass sched-uled for Sunday through Wednesday and Friday at 8:30 a.m.; Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
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Hiking the Casertano prop-erty offers beautiful views, no matter the season. At this time of year, the leaves are off the trees in the heavily for-ested open space property, located off Marion Street, and good views of Meriden’s Hanging Hills can be seen along the way to the top.
Those same views can be somewhat obscured when the leaves are still on the trees in early fall. The reward, how-ever, is the colorful view within — the colors can be spectacular with the season’s change. Then again, hiking here in the summer also has its rewards. When the trees are all leafed out in summer, it makes a cool place of refuge from the heat.
Getting to the top is a hike of a moderate chal-lenge. Suzanne Simone, Environmental Planner for Cheshire, said the trail “goes up and up and up.” Hiking boots, not sneakers, should be worn. A walking stick may also be useful as well for the steeper pitches. On
Beautiful views, no matter the seasonLeft: Even with the fallen leaves, it’s easy to follow the trail. Note the view of the Hanging Hills in the distance. Below: A view worth money. Meriden’s Hanging Hills and Castle Craig as seen from the top of the trail on the Casertano property. |(Joy VanderLek/The Cheshire Citizen)
By Joy VanderLekThe Cheshire Citizen
the lower portion of the trail, deep ruts can be tricky to ma-neuver around if you are not sure-footed.
“Prior to the town’s pur-chase of the property, this road was used during a gravel excavation at the site. The large depressions on the side (east) of the trail show the scars of this operation,” Simone said. Trucks were also used to remove invasive species, of which many are still present, notably multi-flora rose and barberry.
Walking to the top and into a clearing, it’s possible to then dip into the other side and take a quick half-circle trek into the woods. Here the walking is easy with long view lines into the woods. A portion of an old stonewall, about three-feet high, can been seen as you travel on the trail. The traffic of I-84 can be heard, but is muffled.
At this time, one project on a “loop trail,” is being marked by as a Boy Scout project, said Simone. “The long-term goal is to extend the trail past the easement and offer a loop back on a different trail, but
that is on the long term hori-zon,” she said.
The trails are as yet not blazed, but simple enough to follow the well-established path. The parking area at the foot of the trailhead has been improved by the addition of gravel. A green “Open Space” plaque marks the property by the road. A trailhead kiosk is in the works. Leave nothing behind, but footprints; pack out what you brought in, and be considerate of the environ-ment, and bordering proper-ties by staying on-trail.
There is no need to plan a whole day for this hike. It’s
easy enough to do in a small amount of time—count on 60-minutes total, 30-minutes up and back.
For more information on Cheshire Open Space prop-erties, go to www.cheshirect.org.
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Library Briefs
Cheshire Cats Classics Club
The Cheshire Cats Classics Club at the Cheshire Public Library is scheduled to meet Wednesday, Dec. 11, 7 p.m. The selected book for discus-sion is “For Whom the Bells Tolls” by Ernest Hemingway.
Holiday concert The Cheshire Public
Library holds its last Sunday Showcase concert of 2013 Sunday, Dec. 8, at 4 p.m. Jim Dalton and Maggi Smith-Dalton will present a special holiday concert “300 Years of Christmastime in America”. It will focus on American
Christmas music through the ages. This program is free and open to the public.
Author visitThe Cheshire Public
Library has scheduled Ray Bendici, of Connecticut mag-azine, for Monday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m. Bendici plans to discuss his tales of Connecticut jerks, based on his book “Speaking Ill of the Dead: Connecticut History.”
For more information, contact E. Topitzer at (203) 272-2245 or email [email protected].
One on one computer instruction
Cheshire Public Library has scheduled one-on-one com-puter instruction for adult novices. Topics include ba-sic internet, basic computer, and registering for an email account.
Sessions are one hour and are by appointment only. Appointments are available for Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 2 or 3 p.m. and Thursdays at 1 p.m. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call (203) 272-2245, ext. 4.
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The Town of Cheshire Leaf Collection program is in progress. All leaves must be placed curbside the evening prior to the collection date, and must be in paper biode-gradable bags.
Loose leaves, leaves in plas-tic bags, and bags containing
yard debris, grass clippings or any material other than leaves will not be collected.
R e s ident s m ay t a ke properly bagged leaves to the Transfer Station on Mondays, during the sched-uled collection period, from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., at no
charge, as follows:Week of Dec. 9 - All resi-
dences west of Route 10, (en-tire west side of town).
Week of Dec. 16 - All resi-dences east of Route 10 (en-tire east side of town).
Inclement weather or un-expected emergencies could delay the collection of leaves. For more information, call the Public Works Department at (203) 271-6650.
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Gingerbread
interesting how different ev-eryone’s decorations look by the end of the event. While decorating, Colin sampled the frosting a few times, look-ing up with a smile after each taste.
“It’s smart that they use ed-ible frosting,” said his mother.
At the end of the day, “they are so proud of their work,” Luciani said.
It wasn’t just children en-joying the workshop. Marino Mino stopped by the event with her niece, and since there was an extra ginger-bread house available, she decided to do some dec-
orating as well. Mino said she recently went to a fair where there were profes-sionally decorated ginger-bread houses, and wanted to try some techniques she saw.
“These things can be more intricate than people think,” she said.
Calabro and her husband have been making ginger-bread houses together for 25 years. They’ve been married for 24 years. She organizes gingerbread house tours ev-ery year.
“On our second date, we made a gingerbread house,” Diane Calabro said. “He didn’t know what he was get-ting into.”
From Page 1FESTIVAL OF TREES
Kellie Moran, left, and Carolyn Kelly help to brighten the display of the 4th Annual Festival of Trees and Marketplace at the Cheshire United Methodist Church Nov. 23. The yearly fundraiser also featured an assortment of beautifully decorated trees for the silent auction, crafts and gifts for holiday shoppers, along with homemade pies, ornaments and a soup and salad luncheon. | (Joy VanderLek/The Cheshire Citizen)
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Dinner
had just received her plate of food, smiled when asked about her Thanksgiving thoughts.
“I like to sleep over when everybody comes to the house,” she said.
Client Tim Moore was busy setting up extra long tables in the day room, when he paused for a few Thanksgiving thoughts.
“I love everything,” he said. “Having a roof over my head, friends, family, being with my family. All of it.”
While clients seemed to enjoy the food and camara-derie with loud laughter and shouts across the rooms at each other, staff, when not serving food, sat down with the clients and enjoyed the meal.
“I’m thankful seeing all the faces of my clients and see-
ing they’re happy,” said staff member, Meegan Jordan, eat-ing some of the turkey on her plate. “I’m just thankful they’re happy.”
Staffer Jean-Marc Robert said he was also thankful see-ing the clients happy.
“I’m starting to appreciate all the little things in life,” he said. “Being with family, friends, just bringing happi-ness to someone else’s life.”
Mark Proff itt, interim
d i r e c t o r o f Abilities Without Boundaries, took a break from de-livering meals to the various tables set up through-out the facility to think about what he was thankful for.
“I’m very thank-ful we have an or-ganization like Abilities Without Boundaries and for all the adults we serve with dis-abilities,” he said. “Today is our cul-minating event for November.”
He added that the facility on West Johnson Road is being pre-pared for some improvements, like a major paint job and they’ve just received new materials for the day program, as well as two multi-passenger vans. The organization has 65 cli-
ents and 45 staff members. “We’ve accomplished a lot recently and with the new roll-out, 2014 is going to be an exciting year,” Proffitt said.
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portance of reading and the part literacy will play in their lives as they get older. The two hour meetings consist of a one-on-one reading experience for each first grader paired with a high school volunteer followed by hands-on activities related to the reading of the day. The program meets on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon at the Yellow House.Student Math Mastery Club
Student Math Mastery Club is designed to promote con-fidence among third graders through working one-on-one with a high school mentor, demonstrating the importance of math and the part it will play in their lives even as they get older.The program meets Saturdays from 12:30 to 2:00pm at the Yellow House.Peace Jam
PeaceJam gives high school-aged youth a platform to ex-plore complex issues facing youth today, including vio-lence, oppression, social justice and what it takes to be a leader and peacemaker. As part of the curriculum, participants learn about the life and work of one of the PeaceJam Nobel Laureates, and the strategies they use to
address pressing global issues. They develop their own service projects that address the Global Call to Action, becoming cre-ative leaders who are commit-ted to solving the most difficult problems facing their commu-nities and our world.
The program also includes the annual PeaceJam Northeast Youth Conference, where youth spend a weekend with the Nobel Laureate they have been studying, giving them an un-precedented opportunity to ex-change ideas and work towards becoming leaders in their own community. The program meet twice a month on weekdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Yellow House.
For more information, call (203) 271-6691.
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Calendar
Thursday, Dec. 19Wrestling - Cheshire vs.
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From Page 5Artsplace has scheduled
two holiday-themed work-shops for Saturday, Dec. 7.
H o l i d a y G i f t Workshop, for students in Kindergarten through third grade, is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students can created gifts and holi-day cards. A fee is charged. All supplies are included. Bring a bag lunch.
Elf Workshop, for fourth grade through adult, is scheduled from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. Students can cre-ate a six to eight inch elf character. A fee is charged. All supplies are included. Bring a bag lunch.
Painting Workshop, for second through fifth grade, is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 21, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students can create an acrylic painting. Bring a bag lunch.
More more information and to register for a work-shop, call (203) 272-2787.
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Opinion
The search for my an-cestors is proving inter-esting. I find one of my paternal great grandfa-thers particularly intrigu-ing. He is Ebenezer, born in 1691, in a small town north of Boston. Soon af-ter he married Dorothy, they moved to a farm in eastern Connecticut. They had five children, four sons and a daughter.
He appears to have been a prosperous, successful farmer and a respected member of the church and community.
Life expectancy for a man in that period, the early 1700s, was about 35 years. Thus, Ebenezer lived to be an “old” man, surviv-ing until age 55. His wife, age 50 when he died, was well provided for as shown in the will he wrote a few weeks before his death.
To her, his dearly be-loved wife, he bequeathed half of the new house, all of the “movable estate” in the house, and half of the orchard.
He left instructions for the executor of the will, although it is not clear whether this person was one of the sons, aged 23 to 26, or someone outside the nuclear family. The ex-ecutor was directed to see that every year during her widowhood, Dorothy got four bushels of rye, two bushels of wheat, one and a half bushels of malt (for beer making, no doubt), two bushels of turnips, half a bushel of (dry) beans, some green beans in sea-son, sufficient firewood for fires, ten pounds of wool, twenty pounds of flax, a hundred forty pounds of good pork, fifty-weight of beef, as much rum and
molasses a s w a s “needful”.
The ex-ecutor was a l s o re -sponsible for seeing that apples were made into cider (hard cider was a staple in early America) for Dorothy. She also was to have land for a kitchen garden and to be allowed to keep a pig by the back door.
Most of all, she was to be provided a doctor and a nurse to look after her in time of sickness.
Dorothy lived to age 63. March forward a little
over three hundred years to one of Ebenezer and Dorothy’s descendants. Sam was born in 1960 in Vermont. He married three times. His last wife was Lynn who had been married four times. They lived within a few miles of his boyhood home. He had children from his first marriage. She has children from her first and second marriages. He was a truck driver. She has worked at many different jobs. Life expectancy for men born in 1960 is about 70 years.
What a shock to learn that Sam, in apparent good health, a few days after a routine physical exam, collapsed on his way to work and died. He was a few years younger than Ebenezer was. His es-tate consisted primarily of “rolling stock” — two cars, a truck and a motor-cyc1e--plus some house-hold goods. His widow Lynn, about the same age as Dorothy was, is too young to collect Social Security. She was not a beneficiary of any life insurance. In
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Commentary
Many families will be traveling for the holidays, and after multiple cross country trips with my kids, I have a handful of tips to share on air travel with small children. Today, we discuss flying with babies, from birth to 12 months.
Save money by flying with your child as a lap baby. Any child over two is required to have a pur-chased seat, but before two, kids can fly free. My kids were lap babies as long as possible.
If you are traveling with a lap baby, see if the gate attendant can put you next to an empty seat. I’ve had quite a bit of success with this request.
If you do purchase a seat, bring the car seat. If your child has a purchased seat, the FAA recommends infants are placed in a rear-facing, airplane ap-proved child restraint sys-tem. Babies usually like to sleep in their car seats, both at the airport and on the plane. Car seats can be gate checked if your child is a lap baby.
Wear your infant. Using a child carrier, your hands
will be free and your child will be snug.
On the plane, some flight crews don’t allow babies to be in the carrier for take-off and landing, but some do. Be prepared for either scenario.
Bring a stroller that folds up easily. Make sure any layovers are long enough to retrieve the stroller and still make it to your next gate.
Pre-board. Passengers traveling with little ones are given the opportunity to pre-board. Getting your baby settled before takeoff can be great. If you are on a flight that doesn’t have assigned seats, pre-board-ing makes for a great seat selection.
Sit in the back, unless you have a tight connection. The back of the plane is less crowded, close to bath-rooms, and the loud white noise helps babies sleep. The back often provides convenient access to flight attendants and the galley.
Don’t put your carry-on in the overhead compartment. Put it under the seat, where you can reach it. I recom-mend a backpack instead of a diaper bag. With a back-pack, you have both hands free, and if you are wear-ing your baby, the backpack
balances the weight. No bag smacking your leg or sliding down your shoulder.
Pack the right stuff. Bring fewer toys than you think you’ll need, and more di-apers, wipes, food or for-mula, and spare clothes. Pacifiers, bottles or sippy cups, comfort items, and a book or two should be in-cluded, too. These toys and books are even more inter-esting to kiddos if they are new. Bring a small first aid kit, and some children’s pain reliever in case of ear pain. Do not forget extra clothes for yourself.
Keep baby eating or drinking during takeoff and landing to minimize ear pain, but skip the lollipops, and all their sugary mess.
Don’t be a hero. People are generally very kind to parents traveling with ba-bies, and you will probably have strangers offering as-sistance. Don’t be afraid to take it, particularly if you are the only adult in your party, as I often am.
Infants are usually fan-tastic travelers. They sleep, they are easily comforted, and they are small and por-table. Best of all, they fly free!
Next time, we’ll talk toddlers!
Travel with baby made easier By Amy FlorySpecial to The Citizen
Commentary
Roots search leads to Ebenezer’s story By Laura ClementsenSpecial to The Citizen
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Cheshire Police Department reported the following ar-rests. Arrests do not indicate convictions.
Nov. 18Jack Ubertalli, 46, 30 Ives
Hill Ct., disorderly conduct.Nov. 20Yokerl in Montes ino-
Ramire, 20, 778 Main St., Waterbury, f ifth-degree con/larceny from building, fifth-degree larceny from building.
Jose Polanco-Capellan, 18,
18 Central Ave., Waterbury, f ifth-degree con/larceny from building, fifth-degree larceny from building.
Nov. 22Shawn Freeman, 35, 484
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Genealogy is a hot topic. Between hit shows on TV like “Who Do You Think You Are” to online services such as Ancestry.com, genealogy as a hobby is enjoying huge popularity.
Many would-be ancestry sleuths got a chance to find out just how to go about a family roots search with The Cheshire Public Library’s recent program “A Step by Step Guide to Finding Your Ancestors.”
The featured speaker of a recent Friends of the Cheshire Public Library presentation was Beth Mariotti, director of the Godfrey Memorial Library in Middletown, a li-brary founded by “an avid genealogist” and open to the public for the express pur-pose of genealogy research.
“We received a grant from CT Humanities to make many of the materials described to-night, such as church records and funeral records, avail-able online to patrons of the Godfrey. They have been a generous supporter of our goal to inform and engage the public in learning about his-tory through understanding the individuals who lived it.”
Mariotti’s program concen-trated on the “nuts and bolts” of genealogy, which included organizing and useful data-bases. She also detailed five fundamental steps helpful for those interested in re-searching their family trees. Preparation, of course, is crucial. Researchers should use a software program for genealogy, such as Family Treemaker, keep a binder, as she does and “keep track of citations,” so you can go back to your information when you want and not lose the trail.
“There’s a lot out there, and sometimes when peo-ple start I think they don’t know how much there is to find. Sometimes it’s easy and sometimes it’s not. So partly it’s learning about his-tory, learning about what documents might have been available.”
The census is the “core re-search document” when you get started, said Mariotti. It tells you where the peo-ple were located, who was with them and the dates. Documents in your search should also include vital sta-tistics, which can be obtained through vital records; mili-tary records, which can tell you about your ancestor’s service; and immigration re-cords. Getting family histo-ries, from documents such as postcards, letters, life and achievement certificates are also good building blocks of information. A word of warning, however: “The in-formation is only as good as the person it came from,” said Mariotti. Make sure to find supporting information to back-up any oral family history.
“When I started genealogy, I didn’t think I liked history, but that’s been one of the re-ally cool things about it. I’ve learned that I like history, be-cause I am learning about it through the context of people who lived at that time.”
An elderly gentleman in the audience, Gordon Freeman, has only just started his re-search. He told the audience Google had been a good re-source tool for him. Freeman talked about finding the lo-cation of the house in Maine where he lived as a young boy. “I remember that house,” he said pointing to the map he
‘Nuts and bolts’ of genealogy explained By Joy VanderLekThe Cheshire Citizen
Mark Duff has spent three years researching his side of the family and plans to help his wife research her family. Duff is shown here with Beth Mariotti, director of the Godfrey Memorial Library. | (Joy VanderLek/The Cheshire Citizen)
had printed out. “I was born in 1926 and I can remember an elderly man in that house who never got out of bed.” That was my great-grandfa-ther, Freeman said, and then showed the relative’s death certificate in 1929. “I was only three years old, but I do re-member him.”
Ruth Stanley is serious about her family history re-search. She brought along a good-sized, wire-bound binder full of notes. She and her brother want to one-day go “on a pilgrimage” to see the towns where their family members lived and worked, and the siblings hoped to stop into the brick and mor-tar buildings in those towns to see vital statistics and any other information they might find.
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The Cheshire Human Services Department will accept applications for the Connecticut Energy Assistance program.
The energy assistance program provides financial assistance to income eligi-ble households in paying for a portion of their heat-ing cost during the winter months.
Program eligibility is based on income, liquid assets and family size. Applicants must provide documentation of current income and assets of all household family members over the age of 18, in or-der to apply for assistance. Documentation of assets
include most recent check-ing, savings, credit union statements, stocks, bonds, CD’s, IRA’s etc. Applicant must provide current pri-mary heating source bill. Please arrive at appoint-ment with all necessary documentation.
All heat sources are con-sidered, including oil, pro-pane, electricity, gas and wood.
Renters who have their heat included in their rent must provide rent re-ceipts and copy of lease. Applications will be taken by appointment only.
For more information, contact Cheshire Human Services at (203) 271-6690.
Friday, Dec. 13: Salmon with honey mustard sauce, orzo, green beans, rye bread, cranberry juice, chocolate cake.
Senior Calendar
Monday, Dec. 9: Meriden Mall mini-bus shopping; Sweatin’ to the Oldies exer-cise, 9 a.m.; 9 to 5 Cards, 10 a.m.; Get Fit with Phyllis, 10:15 a.m.; Arthritis Class, 11:30 a.m.; Knit and crochet class, 12:30 p.m.; Poker, 1 p.m.; Tai-Chi advanced, 1 p.m.; Senior Christmas at St. Bridget Parish Center, 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 10: Crafty Ladies, 9 a.m.; Zumba Gold, 9:30 a.m.; Hospitality meet-ing, 10 a.m.; Moderate exer-cise, 10:15 a.m.; “The Medicare Savings Program: How Can It Help You?” Round Table Review w/social worker, 10:30 a.m.; Yolartis, 10:30 a.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m.; Blood Pressure, 1 to 2:30 p.m.; Pinochle, 1 p.m.; Poker, 1 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 13: Get Fit with Phyllis, 9:15 a.m.; Golf Cards, 10 a.m.; Art/Painting, 10:30 a.m.; Tai-Chi beginner, 10:30 a.m.; Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Setback, 12:45 p.m.; Discussion Group, 1 p.m.
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Senior Happenings
Round Table Review – Tuesday, Dec. 10, 10:30 a.m. in the Senior Center Library. Topic of discus-sion is “The Medicare Savings Program: How Can It Help You?” Presented by Stefanie D. Theroux, LCSW. Registration is required. Call (203) 272-8286.
C h a t P r o g r a m - Wednesday, Dec. 11 , at 10:30 a.m. “Home Safety/Fall Prevention” presented by Kim Estes, RPT. Co-
sponsored by Family Care Visiting Nurse and Home Care. Registration requested. Call (203) 272-8286.
Veteran’s Thank You – Thursday, Dec. 12, 1p.m. All veterans are welcome for a special program to thank you for your service. Wayne Rioux Veteran Liaison for VITAS Innovative Hospice Care will speake. Widows and widowers of service men and women are invited. Register by Mon., Dec. 9.
Photo ID – Monday, Dec. 16, 1 to 3 p.m. Photos taken on first come, first serve basis.
Fa n t a sy L i g h t s a t Lighthouse Point – Monday, Dec. 16, 4:30 p.m. Dinner at the Senior Center. Senor van trip to the holiday lights at Lighthouse Point. A fee is charged (includes dinner, snacks and park admission.) Register by Monday, Dec. 9.
Senior Bookworms are Hooked on Reading – Tuesday, Dec. 17, 10 to 11 a.m.
Book discussion “Gilead” By Marilynne Robinson. The group will meet in the Senior Center Library.
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Whist Holiday Party – Thursday, Dec. 19, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Last name A - L, bring small appetizer; M - Z, bring dessert. A fee is charged. Pre-registration is required. Call Cindy at (203) 494-1676 to reserve your table/seat.
Jingle Mingle Holiday Open House – Monday, Dec. 23, 1 to 3 p.m. Music by Vinnie Carr. Bring a non-perishable food or household item (pa-per goods, cleaning supplies) to benefit the Cheshire Food Pantry. R.S.V.P. by Monday, December 16.
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Cornerstone Church , 1146 Waterbury Rd., Sunday services 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m. Nursery provided at all services. Children’s church at the 10 and 11:30 a.m. ser-vices. (203) 272-5083. Cornerstonecheshire.com.
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CHESHIRE — With a Class LL playoff berth there for the taking, the Southington football team received some good and bad news from its leader upon reaching the locker room at halftime.
The Blue Knights were making uncharacteristic mis-takes at the most inopportune times. Senior captain Stephen Barmore laid out his message loud and clear.
“I said to the team, ‘There’s good news and bad news,’” the quarterback said. “The bad news was we we’re not playing well, but the good news was we didn’t play well and we were still up by seven. We just came out and executed and did what we needed to do. That’s why we pulled away.”
Barmore did much of the pulling himself. That’s why he left Maclary Sports Complex brandishing hardware that proclaimed him his team’s and the game’s most valuable offensive player.
Barmore threw for two touchdowns and ran for an-other Thanksgiving morn-
ing as Southington clinched a home game in the Class LL quarterfinals on Tuesday with a 38-6 thumping of the Rams in the annual Apple Classic.
“He made the plays, he made the throws, he ran the ball well when needed,” Southington coach Mike Drury said. “He had a great game. He took control of the offense.”
Southington (9-1) won for the second straight year and tied the Apple Classic series at nine wins apiece. Prior to the rebranding of the rivalry
game in 1996, the teams met 18 times. The R ams h o l d a 19-17 lead overall.
Southington took a step forward on its first posses-sion. Barmore hit Jay Rose in the seam of the defense for 38 yards and scored from the Cheshire 5 on the next play.
The Rams (4 -7 ) wen t 70 yards in 13 plays on t h e i r f i r s t possession,
but Southington linebacker Steven Hamel led a charge that stuffed Tony Marcucilli on fourth-and-goal from the 3 that kept the lead intact.
Southington’s defensive MVP Zach Maxwell called it the turning point.
“That changed the com-plexion of the game, if you think about it,” the senior linebacker said. “That could have put them right back in the game and it broke them.”
Both teams came up empty after long drives in the sec-ond quarter that left the half-time score at 7-0.
The Knights took advan-tage of a short field after the defense forced a Cheshire punt on the first series of the second half. Five plays later, Hyde ripped through the cen-ter of the line for a 25-yard touchdown.
C h e s h i r e a n s w e r e d promptly when some deft backfield exchanges and superb blocking opened up a gaping hole for Jack Cunningham to embark on a 58-yard TD run.
It was the Rams’ final offen-sive gasp. They made just one first down the rest of the third quarter. By the time they made another, Southington was 32 points ahead and it was mop-up time.
Southington bests Cheshire in annual tilt
The Southington Blue Knights hoist the Apple Classic trophy at Cheshire High School after defeating the host Rams 38-6. | (Christopher Zajac/Special to The Citizen)
By Ken LipshezSpecial to The Citizen
Southington’s Tyler Hyde tries to break from the grasp of Cheshire’s Tony Marcucilli. Hyde had two touchdown runs.| (Christopher Zajac / Special to The Citizen)
Southington’s Tyler Hyde (25) is tackled by a host of Cheshire players at the one-yard line, narrowly avoiding a safety during the first half. | (Christopher Zajac / Special to The
Citizen)
Apple Classic
Southington’s Daniel Williams, left, sacks Cheshire quarterback Josh MacNiven. | (Christopher Zajac / Special to The Citizen) See Football / Page 25
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S O U T H I N GTO N — T h e Southington Blue Knights rode over the Cheshire Rams 21-12 Monday night in the annual powder puff game at Southington High School’s football field.
It brings the 18-year-long powder puff series to a tie at nine games each.
“I can’t thank you enough. You really brought it out on the field,” Southington coach Charles Kemp
said hoarsely to his cheering team.“I’m so proud of you and I’m going
to miss you.”A total of 51 Cheshire girls and 55
Southington girls participated.“I think we played fine. They’re a
good group of girls, “ said Cheshire coach George Gilhuly.
“They did everything they were supposed to do. It’s always a good time and a good game.”
The Blue Knights went up 14-0 early in the second half and also led 21-6 before the Rams made the final
score tighter.Cheshire’s Alexa DiLeo
was one of the offensive stars of the game.
“I think we really brought it all out there. Powder puff is a great group,” DiLeo said.
“If we had to lose to some-one, it was a great team and fought well.”
Southington moved the ball well on offense, but at the end of the first quarter there was no score.
In the second quar-ter, Southington’s Annalisa Sega scored on a 5-yard run. Silvana Tellerico kicked the extra point.
The first half ended with Southington ahead 7-0.
Southington’s Kayla Nati had an 85-yard touchdown run in the second half.
“I was hesitant at first. I didn’t expect that,” Nati said.
Cheshire’s Kristin Cabrera takes the ball on a run play as Southington’s Rachel Dube defends. | (Dave Zajac/Special to The Cheshire Citizen)
By Eve BrittonSpecial to The Citizen
Blue Knights prevail in annual battle
Cheshire’s Isabella Gozzo, center, darts between Southington defenders Joy Blanchet, left, and Elizabeth Ragozzino during the annual Powder Puff game at Southington High School, Monday, December 2, 2013. | (Dave Zajac/
Special to The Cheshire Citizen)
Southington’s Kayla Nati, right, tries to step around Cheshire’s Anisa Chaudhry during the annual Powder Puff game at Southington High School, Monday, December 2, 2013. | (Dave Zajac/Special to The Cheshire Citizen)
Southington’s Silvana Tellerico tries to escape the Cheshire defense during the annual Powder Puff game at Southington High School, Monday, December 2, 2013. | (Dave Zajac/Special to The Cheshire Citizen)
“Then I saw it was open and I went for it. It was a good game.”
In the second half, Nati added a 59-yard touchdown run.
While Southington relied on its running game, Cheshire opted for more passing.
Cheshire attempted a comeback in
the second half as DiLeo caught pass after pass, but her team was unable to score.
In the fourth quarter, Kristin Cabrera scored for Cheshire, making the score 14-6.
BryAnna McIntosh also scored for Cheshire.
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With twirls and tumbles, leaps and back flips, the 12 fifth- and sixth-grade Junior Cheerleaders enthusiastically prepare for their first trip to Nationals next month.
“This is the first time for the organization,” said head coach Alysa Worthy. “The biggest thing we focus on is safety, safety and safety. Falling happens, that’s the learning process.”
The Junior Cheerleaders program began in the 1980s, then fizzled out for a time and came back in 2003.
Before last year, the girls from schools throughout Cheshire cheered only for local football games. Last year, they started competi-tion cheering and made it to state, then regionals, which includes four states.
This year they placed sec-ond at state, then went on to win regionals, making them eligible for Nationals, which will be held Dec. 14 in Kissimee, Fla.
The girls, dressed in col-orful shorts, T-shirts and white sneakers, leapt around
the practice room at Dodd Middle School Nov. 25.
“The more you do it the right way, the more your body is going to remember it,” Worthy told the girls as she put them through their paces.
They recently prac-ticed creating a plat-form of girls for the “flyer” to fall into, and another routine where a girl is turned over in the air, suspended by her teammates.
“I like to learn new skills and get over any fears, like falling,” said Madison Fletcher, 11, a flyer, meaning she stands atop the other girls and lets herself freefall into their wait-ing arms.
Ten-year-old Reagan Gromko said getting over the fears is a big part of being a flyer.
“Only when I fall, it’s scary,” she said, af-ter she fell out of the girls’ arms. “It hurts. It’s scary when it hurts. But I like it, the tum-bling like gymnastics.”
For the girls, it’s not just about the cheering
and routines they learn, it’s the camaraderie.
“I like everybody here, the atmosphere,” said a smil-ing Taylor Gromko, 10, who was described by others as a “key.”
“If I don’t cry before we go on we won’t do it well,” she said, blushing.
Amanda Marcko, 11, also enjoys the friendships she’s developed through the program.
“It’s lots of fun and I’ve made lots of friends in here and that makes me happy,” she said. “I also like to keep on pushing myself to do bet-ter stuff.”
As for Nationals, the girls giggled with nervousness.
“I think it’s going to be re-ally nerve-wracking,” said Marcko.
“Yeah, I’m nervous,” said Julia Williamson, 11, laughing.
Whether or not they win at Nationals, Worthy said she is proud of them.
“They’re a good group. They really are,” she said, watching a girl tie her shoe before heading to fly. “I want them to get leader-ship skills, learn to work to-gether through thick and thin. We win together. We lose together.”
Cheshire coach Don Drust noted that the game was a mi-crocosm of the season. The Rams battled West Haven and Hand, but couldn’t finish.
“When we show up and play the way we’re capable of playing, we’re a pretty good football team,” Drust said. “For some reason we have a hard time coming back from some adversity and the sec-ond half kind of sums up what our season was. That’s on me. It’s my job to find a way to get our kids to respond and I’ll put that on my shoulder.”
The Knights regained their two-TD edge with 3:14 left in the third quarter when Hyde scored from the 3. Maxwell recovered a fumble on a botched exchange from cen-ter, which led to a 28-yard
From Page 23 field goal by Kyle Smick and a 24-6 lead.
Another fumble sent Southington on its next scoring drive. Hamel recov-ered at the Cheshire 40 and a three-yard Barmore-to-Rose aerial put the contest out of reach. The third lost fumble of the half enabled Barmore to connect with Alex Jamele
for a 25-yard TD 30 seconds later.
“[Barmore’s] always been a leader out there, but this year’s he’s stepped up that role within the team,” Drury said. “He’s really getting comfortable with the flow of the game. He doesn’t get rat-tled. He’s really grown into a tremendous player.”
Junior Cheerleaders to make first trip to NationalsBy Eve BrittonThe Cheshire Citizen
Cheerleaders work to roll Christine Pisani, 11. | (Eve Britton/The Cheshire
Citizen)
Team raising money to compete in Florida
The Junior Team C h e e r l e a d e r s o f Cheshire Junior Football and Cheer will compete in the American Youth Football and Cheer National Championship in Kissimmee, Fla., on Dec. 14 and 15.
Fundraising efforts are underway to offset costs for the team, made up of fifth- and sixth-grad-ers. The team will have a bake sale fundraiser at Bagelicious Bagels, 945 S. Main St., on Saturday, Dec. 7, and Sunday, Dec. 8, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
To contribute you may also send a check made out to CJF (memo: “cheer”) and your name will be added to the do-nor list on the Cheshire Junior Football website. Checks can be mailed to P.O. Box 171, Cheshire, CT 06410. For more information, contact Monica Oris at orisfamily @att.net.
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ARE YOU ON THE EDGE?
A Cheshire High School class met with generational expert Kim Lear recently, just before a forum on the subjects of the Millennial Generation and Generation Edge. The event attracted about 275 people and included a focus group and a keynote address from Lear about various generational groups, particularly Generation Edge, which is comprised of students in kindergarten through grade 12. Pictured with this group from Genteration Edge is Kim Lear, top, center, Leslie Paier, CHS business education teacher, top, right; and students who participated in the focus group, Owen Kennelly and Domenic Allegrini top third- and fourth from right. | (Submitted by Joseph Musante)
Creating Cooperative Kids, a talk show for parents and teachers, is scheduled for Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on Cox PATV-15. Host Bill Corbett addresses parenting ques-tions, interviews and demonstrates parenting tips for a live audience.
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CHESHIRE 5200 sq ft bldg. To-tally renovated. 1/2 mi from Rte 10. 1 mile from 691. 2 loading docks. $8/sq ft triple net. 203 250-7297
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MERIDEN Nice, Lg 2 BR, Top Fl. Balcony, Laundry facilities, off street parking. E. Main Street. 2 mos sec & credit ck. $900/mo. No pets. 203 284-0597
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WALLINGFORD, 2 Family house. Second flr is avail-able. 3 br, off street park-ing, washer and dryer hook up, no pets. 1st & last month sec deposit. $1200/Mo. Call 203-687-0083.
MERIDEN 1 BR, 3 Rm Apt, 1st Fl. Stove & Refrig. Off st parking. No pets. No smok-ing. 1 mo sec & refs. $775 per mo. Call 203 237-9074
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MERIDEN- Newly renovated 2 br, off st. parking. $825/ Mo. Gas heat. Credit check and sec. dep. No pets. 203-715-7508.
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MERIDEN, Nice 2 Bdrm apt., Dep., credit, ref’s req. No pets. Off Street parking. 25 Griswold St. $850/Mo. Call 203-238-1890.
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Antiques & Collectibles
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32 norTh Colony sT WallinGford(203) 269-9341
2 levels, 1800 SF of Con-signed Home Decor & Fur-nishings. 30 Day Layaways Available. $5 Off a purchase $25 or more. $10 off a pur-chase $100 or more. Check us out on Facebook. Ample Free Parking in Our Lot. Free Gift w/$15 or more purchase. Hours Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 9:30-5 Thurs 9:30-6, Sat 10-5, Sun 11-4
THE Old brick factory, heated indoor. Antique
& vintage Christmas collectible. Sat 9-3 & Sun 12-3, 387 So. Colony St, Meriden, 203-600-5075.
LOVING Pups Rescue Puppies for adoption. To view the pup-pies and notice of our next Adoption Day event visit us at lovingpups.com or call 828-208-0757
2ND Generation Buys Napier & costume jewelry, old Bar-bie, musical instruments, Dept 56, Estates & old Xmas items. 203 639-1002
Furniture & Appliances
AFFORDABLEWashers, Dryers,
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Will Deliver(203) 284-8986
PUREBRED Maltese Puppies
4 Females, 1 Male 6 wks old. $800
Call 860-302-5371
AARON’S BUYING Old Machinist Tools,
Lathes, Bench Tools Hand Tools, Much More.
(203) 525-0608
ALL CASH FORMILITARY ITEMS203-237-6575
MiscellaneousFor Sale
DEE’S ANTIQUESBuying Collectibles,
Jewelry & Silver. China, Glass, Military, Musical. Anything old & unusual. Single item to an estate.
203-235-8431
END TABLE - Glass Top. Good condition. $4. Call (203) 634-7709
MOVING. Selling 7 1/2’ pool table with ping pong ball table $250. Upright piano, $300. Entertainment cen-ter $250. Grill, $100. Shoe storage cabinets $20 each. Other furniture and more. Call 203-235-4183, leave message w/phone number.
OLD TOOLS WANTEDAlways buying old, used hand tools, carpentry, machinist, engraving & workbench tools. If you have old or used tools that are no longer being used, call with confidence. Fair & friendly offers made in your home! Please call Cory, 860-322-4367
Livestock
attention Students and all. Opportunity for com-munity service projects at farm. Also horses for lease. Call Rita at Rap A Pony (203) 265-3596
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Mahogany Hutch Excellent Condition $350
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WANTED Swords, daggers, helmets, metals etc. Call 203-238-3308
SEASONED Firewood Delivered Cherry, Apple, Maple
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Sporting Goods & Health
GENTLY Used free trumpet wanted for
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WANTEDThe Good, The Bad,
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Jewelry
Canelli’sJewelry & Boutique
Specializing in Unusu-al Gifts and Fine Sterling Jewelry. Since 1917. 130 South Colony Rd. (Rt. 5) Wallingford. 203 269-5242
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AKCLAB PUPPIES
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