Volume 10, Number 10 Plainville’s Only Weekly Newspaper Thursday, March 10, 2011

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CCititizizeennFinal trip

Photo by James Fink

Plainville resident James Fink captures historywith his photo of the Feb. 24 launch of space shut-tle Discovery. With this experience, Fink fulfilled alifelong wish to see a NASA rocket launch. Seemore photos on page 8.

Town council votes 7-0 in favor oflitigation to decide ongoing dispute

Citizen photo by Julie Sopchak

An area off Norton Road is impassable on March 21. Police assisted with voluntaryevacuations from Robert Street Extension.

Lee presents proposed $53 millionbudget; public hearing Thursday

Spring flooding causes evacuation and road closures

Sunday - March 13

DON’T FORGET!

By Robin Lee MichelThe Plainville Citizen

If the fiscal year 2012 budget proposed byTown Manager Robert E. Lee is adopted, res-idents would see a 1.68 increase in the millrate — or 5.98 percent hike — to 29.69 mills,assuming estimated revenues remain thesame. The current mill rate is 28.01.

The proposed budget stands at $53,811,600.The 2.13 percent variation translates to a$1,120,711 increase over the current budget of

$52,690,889.A public hearing on the budget will be held

today, March 10, at 7 p.m., at the PlainvilleMunicipal Center, council chambers.

Lee presented the proposed budget at Mon-day night’s meeting, followed by the presen-tation of the school budget by Board of Edu-cation Chairwoman Becky Tyrrell, Directorof Finance and Operations Richard

By Julie SopchakThe Plainville Citizen

Earlier this week, some ar-eas of Plainville flooded dueto melting snow and heavyrains over the weekend. Resi-dents of those areas were is-

sued a voluntary evacuationon Monday morning, accord-ing to Plainville Police Sgt.Charles Smedick.

“When we see that it’sabout to flood, we put out thereverse 911 and let everybodyknow that they should get outof the area,” Smedick said.“It’s a voluntary type ofthing, depending on how fastthe flood waters are comingup. [Monday] it got to a situa-tion where half the residentsdown on Roberts Street vol-untarily went out when theyheard the first reverse 911call.”

Smedick said some resi-dents didn’t try to leave untilthe second call, at which

See Flooding, page 5

See Budget, page 5

By Robin Lee MichelThe Plainville Citizen

It wasn’t until 11:20 p.m.Monday that the PlainvilleTown Council emerged frommore than one hour in execu-tive session to announce itsdecision regarding resolving

the ongoing dispute betweenthe council and board of edu-cation.

In a 7-0 decision, the coun-cil voted to hold a publichearing April 4 on the appro-priation of up to $10,000 for alawyer to represent the townin seeking declaratory judg-

ment against the board of ed-ucation.

The two parties have beenmediating about whether theBOE is required to providedetailed financial informa-tion on a regular basis. The

See Council, page 5

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Local Girl Scout Troop’s visits bridge generation gapBy Julie Sopchak

The Plainville Citizen

Girl Scout Troop 66805 ofPlainville has been workingtowards earning the BronzeBadge, which is the highesthonor any Junior Girl Scoutcan receive. In pursuit of thisbadge, the girls have begunmaking monthly visits to TheSummit of Plantsville for theAdopt-a-Grandmother pro-gram. The Summit offersshort-term rehabilitation,long-term, respite, hospiceand dementia care.

“It’s teaching the kids toopen up their hearts,” saidMarlene Arini, mother andtroop leader of the group.“It’s very interesting.”

“There’s so many hours ofcommunity service involved,

tions that they wanted to asktheir ‘grandmother,’ so thatopened up a lot of dialogue.”

Troop member PaigeMadigan said she liked inter-viewing one of the residentsand learning about her life.

“I like every week we dosomething new, and some-times we can bring things toshare with our ‘grandpar-

See Project, next page

Photos by Julie Sopchak

Girl Scout Troop 66805members pose for a pic-ture with Nellie Danks, aresident of The Summit.The Girl Scouts, from left,are Paige Madigan,Alyssa La Monte, MeghanGuimond, Abby Pelletierand Rosa Arini.

State Sen. Welch brings state budgetto Plainville residents at library

By Julie SopchakThe Plainville Citizen

Plainville residents tookthe opportunity March 3 toparticipate in an open forumwith state Senators JasonWelch, 31st District, and RobKane, 32nd District, to dis-cuss Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’sproposed budget for the State

of Connecticut.“This is not a budget I sup-

port for a number of rea-sons,” Welch said. “First andforemost, this budget doesnot address the real prob-lems we have here in thestate of Connecticut, andthat is, we have a spendingproblem.”

Welch said that for this fis-

cal year, the state’s expendi-tures add up to over $19.3 bil-lion. He said for the upcom-ing fiscal year, Malloy plansto increase expenditures toover $19.7 billion.

“It’s kind of a lazy way todo budget, isn’t it?” Welchsaid. “The hard work of go-

See Welch, page 18

and so many hours of plan-ning, which the girls, theylike to plan things,” saidTammy Pelletier, whose

daughter, Abby, is in thetroop. “The first meeting wehad, it’s kind of like a life sto-ry, the girls wrote up ques-

ents,’” Madigan said. “Likemy ‘grandparent,’ she likes

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On one particular Wednes-day evening, the girls decidedto host a bingo night.

“They usually have verygood entertainment,” saidone of the grandmothers.“My favorite activity, I likethe bingo.”

The girls took turns spin-ning the bingo ball machineand calling out numbers,while the grandmothers ea-gerly placed their chips ap-propriately on their cards.The winner received a pieceof hard candy.

Pelletier, who works at TheSummit, managed to coordi-nate with Director of Thera-peutic Recreations BarbaraBlau to set up the program.

“It gives the kids an oppor-

ProjectContinued from page 2

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tunity to spend time witholder people,” Blau said.“Some of the girls don’t havegrandmothers, some of theseniors don’t have grand-daughters, so it’s reallynice.”

Blau said the girls haveeven celebrated holidays

with the residents. Arinisaid one time the girls wentChristmas caroling throughthe hallways.

“”We’re making a scrap-book for The Summit, andthe girls are doing pageseach time we come in,” Arinisaid. “Whether it be playing

bingo, Christmas gifts, orhaving a snack with them,” itis a lifelong lesson.

“It makes me happy to seethem smile,” said Alyssa LaMonte, one of the Girl Scouts.“Some of them don’t haveany visitors and that makesme sad. I’m glad we can govisit.”

Pelletier said this is thesecond year of the girls work-ing on the badge.

“There’s so many elementsof the badge,” Pelletier said.“The final step of this one iswhere we are. We had to do aproject showing leadershipskills, so we had to take 15hours to complete it, includ-ing planning time, and do theproject.”

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The Connecticut Accor-dion Association will meetSunday, March 20, 1 p.m., atSpartan II Restaurant, 930Meriden-Waterbury Turn-pike in Plantsville. Thismonth’s meeting will featureU.S. Champion ChristopherGorton. Open mic will follow.This gathering is free to CAAmembers. There is an admis-sion fee for the general pub-lic. RSVP deadline is Friday,March 18 to Marilyn at (203)272-1202. The website iswww.CTAccordion.com .

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Comedy film featuring humans and puppets made in PlainvilleBy Brian Woodman Jr.Special to The Citizen

“Josh and Todd: The Storyof a Man and his Puppet,” afull-length comedy filmed us-ing Plainville locations, iscurrently undergoing revi-sions, according to its pro-ducers.

The film, which featurespuppets and human actors, isscheduled to be shown at theSouthington-based artgallery Paris in Plantsvilleon April 22 and 23. It pre-miered at the gallery on Feb.19 and was produced by Elm-wood Productions, which hasreleased short films and mu-sic videos online. ElmwoodProductions co-owners JonBristol, Russ Bird and JimWilliams will be seeking adistributor once the film hasbeen edited further.

Bristol, creative director,said he began the company in2001. He said it is based main-ly out of his main puppetworkshop, The ElmwoodPuppets, in Terryville. Healso does a lot of his work atParis in Plantsville.

“Originally there was a dif-ferent name, but I found outthat another puppet grouphad a very similar name, soto avoid any conflict I cameup with another one,“ saidBristol. “I used Elmwood be-

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From left, actors Jennifer Tanner and Eric Stegmaier, and Russ Bird and Jim Williams talk abut the film at Parisin Plantsville.cause it was the town I grewup in and the name of the fic-tional town in a screenplay Ihad written. it really all be-gan because I wanted to makepuppets and movies featur-ing them. It’s kind of a lostart in this day and age, andI’m hoping to help re-open adoor many in the U.S. don’teven realize has a knob to beturned.”

Bristol and Williams co-di-rected the film, which fea-tures professional artistsEric Stegmaier as Josh, aman whose relationship withhis girlfriend, played bySouthington-resident Jen-nifer Tanner, comes under

strain when a hard-partyingpuppet named Todd intrudeson his life. Although Todd’santics initially wreak chaosin Josh’s life, the creaturegradually emerges as a pow-erful influence on Josh. Birddid the cinematography andediting for the film, which in-cludes much raunchy humor(there are puppet strippers)and bizarre characters likethe homeless puppet JohnnieSojive; a spin-off film aboutthe character is beingplanned.

Bristol started filming inSeptember 2009 and complet-ed most of it by December.Portions of it were re-filmedin the summer and fall of2010 as it was being edited.

“The most challenging as-pect of making this film wasthe long hours put into post-

production,” said Williams,who is a Plainville resident.This is because every shotwith a puppet is consideredand has to be treated as a spe-cial effects shot. Extra spe-cial detail has to be paid tothese scenes, lengthening theprocess greatly.”

Bristol said he and hisfriends conceived the ideawhile bored at work.

“Russ and I worked at Bor-ders Farmington with JoshLeder,“ he said. “The three ofus would have these wackyconversations and I keptthinking ‘Someday I’ll putthat in a movie.’ Finally Russand I decided to actually dothat, and Josh ended up help-ing us hash out the originalstory. Then years later Jimand I took the short film Iwrote from those days and

turned it into a featurelength script.”

He said the film cost about$1,000 to shoot without count-ing gear and puppets. “I did afew puppet making work-shops, and then money wesaved from our days job,“ hesaid regarding fundingsources. “We did our best tokeep costs down.”

A few local businesses inPlainville are featured as lo-cations in the film. These in-clude Books and Music onRoute 10 and Central Cafe onWhiting Street.

“I was a cartoonist foryears,” said Bristol, “andhave always loved puppetry.In 1997, some friends and Iwere trying to make one ofmy comics into a film, justfor kicks, and realized wewere too ugly to play theparts ourselves. Around that

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FloodingContinued from page 1

point he said a few people gotstranded because the waterswere too high for them to getthrough in their vehicles.

“That was when the fire de-partment went in with theirboat and got a couple peopleout of there,” he said.

He added the waters in theroads were between 4 and 5feet deep. Roadways ForemanMichael Widger, of thePlainville Roadways Depart-ment, said the areas ofRoberts Street Ext. andCronk Road got flooded be-cause they are low-lying ar-eas and are basically wet-lands.

“If we have to pump [wa-ter], we pump,” Widger said.“Really we didn’t have it toobad considering other townsI hear are a lot worse.”

Smedick said the police de-partment has patrol officerswho go out and monitor theareas that are prone to flood-ing. When the officers noticea problem, they will call theRoadways Department.

Widger said he received a callaround midnight on Mondaymorning for a problem onHollyberry Lane. He said thecauses of flooding can beanything from small debristo pipe damage.

“Sometimes it can besomething as small as debrisover a catch basic, or it’ssticks or something in apipe,” Widger said. “Some-times it’s ruts — we have areal rut problem down onBurnside [Avenue] in be-tween North [Street] andBurnside, we just haven’t re-ally been able to address it be-cause of the weather andsnow.”

Smedick said the roadswere re-opened on Tuesday,but the police are keeping aneye on rains forecast for laterin the week.

BudgetContinued from page 1

Carmelich and Superinten-dent of Schools KathleenBinkowski.

Of the proposed $53 mil-lion budget, $33,508,282 would

$53,811,600.The municipal budget in-

cludes Gov. Dannel Malloy’sfunding figures; has no re-duction in staff other thanthrough attrition; $43,000 forleaf collection, an item elimi-nated in fiscal year 2011 budg-et; assumes a 5 percent in-crease in medical benefits; a$49,534 increase in policeovertime; and a wage andsalary increase of 2 percentfor municipal staff, except forthe town manager and part-time employees.

Decreases include $175,000from interest income and$600,000 from the Payment inLieu of Taxes program.

Items on the capital im-provement plan include twopolice cruisers, $46,000; 12-inwood chipper, $38,000; tax/as-sessor software, the second offive ongoing lease payments,$30,634; data processing up-grade and equipment,$25,000; fire equipment re-placement of radios, pagersand other items, $21,500; po-lice computer replacements,$16,000; police equipment,$15,000 and a flail mower,$7,500.

In conclusion, Lee wrote,

fund the board of educationbudget. The school board ap-proved its budget Feb. 14.

The general governmentproposed budget stands at$15,062,338. Debt service, cap-ital and capital return of$500,000 to fund balancebring the budget up to

“The Town Governmentbudget is recommended withsome decreases in the cur-rent levels of service to thecitizens in Plainville. TheCapital Improvement Planrecommendation is sup-posed to address the long-term needs of the communi-ty in an orderly and plannedfashion. However, the cur-rent plan is only partially

meeting this goal...The budg-et still has a long way to gobefore it is finished. I lookforward to working with theTown Council to put forth abudget that will be accept-able to the citizens ofPlainville.”

Other budget meetings aretentatively set for March 14,15, 22, 24, 28 and 29, at 7 p.m.,at the municipal center.

CouncilContinued from page 1

issue arose last year whenthe council reviewed encum-brances on the municipalside and wished to do thesame for school expendi-tures. The school board saidit did not have to provide theinformation nor did a staffmember have the time to pre-pare the data. The board alsodebated the council’s authori-ty over the school board.

The council and boardhave held two mediationswith attorneys to resolve theissue; however, the secondmediation ended abruptlyand there were no plans for a

third.“The mediation was not

getting us where we need tobe. We are not getting the re-sponse we feel we should begetting,” Town CouncilChairman Dan Hurley saidTuesday morning. “Our towncharter needs to be protectedand we take an oath to protectit. Our authority comes fromthere,” he said.

In the declaratory judg-ment, the court will decidethe matter after both sidespresent their facts and the is-sues, Hurley said.

Town Attorney RobertMichalik Sr., who has beenrepresenting the council thus

See Council, page 21

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Friends of Plainville Libraryreceives grant from foundation

Photo courtesy of Susan Sadecki

The Main Street Community Foundation grantee organizations are represented by,front row, from left, Trudy Kijanka, Dolores Martin, Linda Rich, April Smolski; backrow, from left, Jessica Potrepka, Sharon Robinson, Susan Saucier, Ann Evans, Do-lores Bell, Ellen Zoppo and Doreen Stickney.

The Women & Girls’ Fund of the MainStreet Community Foundation presentedgrants at the recent annual meeting at theImagine Nation Museum in Bristol. The 2010Grant Distribution included more than$18,000 in funds to eight organizations. Allprograms address the mission of the fund,which is to make it possible for women andgirls to improve the quality of their lives.The Women & Girls’ Fund was established in2001 and has awarded more than $180,000 ingrants to organizations that help women andgirls obtain the skills they need to lead suc-cessful lives.

Grant recipients included Friends of

Plainville Public Library, Bristol Youth Ser-vices, Charter Oak State College Foundation,Family Center/Imagine Nation Museum,Prudence Crandall Center, Southside/O’Con-nell Family Resource Center, SouthingtonCare Center and Southington Youth Ser-vices.

The fund will celebrate its 10th anniver-sary this year. The annual Wonder of Womenevent will be held Wednesday, April 13 and aspecial anniversary celebration known as“Jeans and Jazz” will be held Sept. 17. Formore information, contact the Main StreetCommunity Foundation at (860) 583-6363 orvisit www.mainstreetfoundation.org.

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Renowned musician Eliz-abeth von Trapp, of thevon Trapp family, returnsto perform March 27 atChurch of Our Saviour,115 W. Main St.

In Plainville, “The Hillsare Alive with the Sound ofMusic,” referring to a songmade famous in a longstand-ing treasured musical, “TheSound of Music,” by RichardRodgers.

On March 27, some of themusic created by the highlytalented von Trapp familywill be presented inPlainville by the grand-daughter of Maria vonTrapp. Elisabeth von Trappwill be in concert at theChurch of Our Saviour, Epis-copal, 115 W. Main St., at 4p.m. There is an admissionprice per person plus the do-nation of a non-perishablefood item. Proceeds of theconcert will benefit thePlainville Community FoodPantry and the Church ofOur Saviour. This concertwill feature von Trappsinging songs that will strikea familiar chord to many aswell as new delightful addi-tions to her long list of musi-cal accomplishments. Shewill be accompanied by PaulAsbell on guitar.

For Elisabeth von Trapp,“the sounds of music” arepart of her earliest memo-ries. Born and raised in Ver-mont, Elisabeth is the grand-daughter of the legendaryMaria and Baron von Trapp,whose story inspired “TheSound of Music.” Singing

professionally since child-hood, Elisabeth has en-thralled audiences from Eu-ropean cathedrals to Wash-ington D.C.’s Kennedy Cen-ter.

Inspired by her fatherWerner von Trapp’s guitarplaying and singing, Elisa-beth has carried on the lega-cy of the internationallyrenowned Trapp FamilySingers. She began taking pi-ano lessons when she was 8and by the age of 16 she wasplaying guitar and travelingthe back roads of New Eng-land performing with hersiblings at weddings, gospelmeetings and town halls.Building on her famed fami-ly’s passion for music, Elisa-beth has created her ownartistic style, at once ethere-al and earthy, delicate andpowerful. Listeners havelikened her to Judy Collinsand Loreena McKennitt.Critics have called her voice...“hauntingly clear,” “joyful-ly expressive” and “simplybeautiful.”

Paul Asbell will add a newdimension to the concert tobe presented March 27.

From his early years, play-ing blues on Chicago’s SouthSide, to his present multi-faceted career based out ofnorthern Vermont, Asbellhas earned an undergroundreputation as a true “musi-

cian’s musician.” He hasplayed and recorded withMuddy Waters, John LeeHooker, Howlin’ Wolf, Light-nin’ Hopkins, Otis Rush,Magic Sam, Earl Hooker,

Lightnin’ Slim, Paul Butter-field, Sam Lay, Pops Staples,Donny Hathaway, and numer-ous others while in his home-town of Chicago, Ill. Hemoved to Vermont in theheady “back-to-the-land”days of 1971, where he stilllives. He soon started playingwith a diverse array ofartists, including Big MamaThornton, singer-songwrit-ers Paul Siebel, Jim Ringer,Mary McCaslin and RosalieSorrells, jazz greats Jon Hen-dricks Bobby McFerrin, Son-ny Stitt and Nick Brignola,and many others.

In 1978, seeking an outletfor more personal musical vi-sions, he formed Kiliman-jaro, and recorded two award-winning albums for PhiloRecords which led to severalappearances at the Kool JazzFestival at SPAC, the AtlantaJazz Festival, the MontrealJazz Festival, the MontreuxJazz Festival in Switzerland,the Roskilde Festival inCopenhagen, and numerousnational tours and concertdates.

To order tickets or to ob-tain additional concert infor-mation, call (860) 747-1919 andask for Susie or Wayne.

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Ever wonder what LittleRed Riding Hood was doingduring the ’50s? ThePlainville Chorale Society’sseries of children’s concertstakes a doo-wop spin with atotally surprising version ofthe classic fairy tale. Orga-nizers said to get the idea ofthe production, “cross theBrothers Grimm with‘Grease’.”

The production will bepresented Friday, March 11and Saturday, March 12, 7p.m., at the Middle School ofPlainville, 150 NorthwestDrive. Tickets can be pur-chased at the door or in vari-ous businesses in town.

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Photographs by the Lem-ming Photography Society isthe featured exhibit forMarch at the Plainville Pub-lic Library, 55 E. Main St. Theopening reception will beheld Saturday, March 12,from 1 to 3 p.m. Members ofthe club include Mark andEloise Fioravanti, ofPlainville. The photogra-phers refer to themselves aslemmings because they go asa group, “we climb, we stoop,we get dirty, and we’re not

afraid to get wet,” accordingto a press release.

PHS play production

Plainville High School willpresent the drama “TeachMe How To Cry,” by PatriciaJoudry. The author describesthe story as that of a trou-bled teenaged girl, Melinda,who is steered away from ahazardous life of escapismby the love of a boy, Will, whohimself learned to face reali-ty. Melinda and Will aredrawn together out of mutu-al need, and together theyfind their way toward per-sonal dignity and a sense ofbelonging. Performanceswill be Friday, March 18 andSaturday, March 19, at 8 p.m.,in the Mel Perry Auditoriumat PHS. The play is being di-rected by Jeff Blanchette.The technical director is TJRiccardo. There is a cost andtickets may be purchased atthe door.

Brass quintetat church

The third event in the Glo-ria Dei Lutheran Church, 355Camp St., Bristol, concert se-ries will take place FridayMarch 18. The event will be aSt Patrick’s Day Dinner, at 6p.m., followed by a concert

presented by the Candle-wood Brass Quintet. Ticketsare on sale at the church;children under 6 years of ageare free.

The Candlewood BrassQuintet is a versatile cham-ber music ensemble that wasformed in 1982. They haveperformed for weddings, so-cial events, concerts andgraduations, including thegraduation of a princess,daughter of Jordan’s KingHussein, at the WestoverBoarding School for girls inMiddlebury. The quintet’smusic library numbers morethan 300 compositions andarrangements and spansmore than 500 years of musi-cal styles.

The Candlewood BrassQuintet Features musiciansAnthony Nunes and Ed Dick-man, both on trumpet, MikeFitzgerald on trombone,Margaret Fitzgerald onFrench horn and John Gais-er on tuba.

For ticket information ordirections, contact GloriaDei Church at (860) 582-0629or by e-mail toddhelming@gdeichurch.com .

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same time we were kickingback for a Christmas partywatching “Muppet Christ-mas Carol” and I said, ‘That’sit! I’ll make puppets! Howhard can it be?’ Well, if Iknew then... Ha-ha. It’s beenan adventure ever since.”

He said the company hascompleted several web seriesas well. Future projects in-clude web-based series suchas “Steve the Vampire,” “Ani-mal Behavior” and “Gamrz.”

They are also planning afeature film called “Head,”which Williams described as“a low-budget, grind house-style horror movie” and willbe shot this summer.

“I hope to broaden myhorizons in the realm of filmmaking,” said Williams. “Iam really up any challengeplaced before me.”

Bristol credited Jim Hen-son, who created The Mup-pets, with sparking his inter-est in puppetry.

“As a kid I was obsessedwith them,” he said. “TheMuppets actually got mestarted in art as a cartoonist.

I would spend hours drawingthem as a kid and it led intobeing a cartoonist, then even-tually into puppetry. Sincethen I have tried to absorb allkinds of puppetry, and I’ve re-alized a passion of the art.Once I got started learningabout puppets and puppetryit really consumed me. And Ilove it.”

Bristol has posted more in-formation regarding the film,including biographies of theentire cast, at http://joshand-todd.blogspot.com.

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The following events arehappening at Our Lady ofMercy Church in the ParishCenter, 19 S. Canal St.: Satur-day, March 12, at 5 p.m.,corned beef and cabbagesupper; there will also be hot-dogs and potato chips. TheShamrock School of IrishDance and the local parishtalent will be performing. Toreserve tickets, call (860) 747-6825.

The monthly breakfastwill be held Sunday, March13, from 8 to 11 a.m. Kid’sCorner will feature St.Patrick’s Day activities.

Thrift shopbag sale

The CongregationalChurch of Plainville, ThriftShop, 130 W. Main St., will behaving a bag sale from nowuntil Saturday, March 19.Customers can bring a gro-cery bag and fill it for a setprice.

Scrapbookparty set

Faith Bible Church inPlainville, 168 UnionvilleAve. at the corner of GrangerLane, is having a scrapbook

crop on Friday, March 18,from 6 p.m. to midnight, andSaturday, March 19, from 9am to 9 pm. Proceeds willbenefit our free children’sprograms. The cost includesbreakfast, lunch, dinner, icecream social, raffle prizes,vendors and free use of theircutting tools. For informa-tion, call or e-mail Michelle,at (860) 628-3676 or fbc-crops@cox.net, or Kim, (860)302-4746.

Methodistchurch events

Events at the PlainvilleUnited Methodist Church, 56Red Stone Hill are:

Girl Scout Sunday, 10 a.m.,Sunday, March 13, daylightsavings time begins.

Methodist Youth Fellow-ship Rock-a-thon, Saturdayand Sunday, March 19 and 20.

PUMC Hosts Mid-WeekLenten Worship, Thursday,March 24, 7 p.m.

For more information,contact the church at (860)747-2328.

Ladies Guildcard party

The Ladies Guild of OurLady of Mercy Church, 19 S.Canal St., is hosting itsScholarship Card PartyTuesday, March 15, at 7 p.m.,

in the Parish Center Hall.There is a fee to attend andtickets will be sold at thedoor. Refreshments will beserved; door prizes and raf-fles will be awarded. All pro-ceeds from the card partybenefit the Ladies Guild

Scholarship Fund.

Contemporary worship March 12

Grace Lutheran Church,222 Farmington Ave.,Plainville, offers a weekly

Saturday 5 p.m. worshipservice. The next contempo-rary worship will be heldSaturday, March 12.

For more information, vis-it www.graceinplainville.orgor call Pastor Steve at (860)747-5191.

ObituariesMary Scott

Mary Jane Scott, 82,beloved wife, mother andgrandmother, of Colchester,Edgartown, Mass., andJupiter, Fla., died March 2,2011. She was a four-year sur-vivor of pancreatic cancer.

She was born in NewBritain, the daughter of RoseDePoto Lippia and FrederickLippia. She graduated fromPlainville High School andreceived her registerednurse degree from the NewBritain General HospitalSchool of Nursing. She re-ceived a bachelor of sciencedegree from the Universityof Connecticut and a masterof arts and education degreefrom the University of Ken-tucky. She also earned an ele-mentary school teaching cer-tificate from Eastern Con-necticut State University.She began her career as anurse and spent much of hercareer in nursing educationand administration. She in-terned at the Ring Sanitari-um, Boston, as a psychiatricnurse and later was the assis-tant director, at the School ofNursing, St. Joseph’s Hospi-

tal, in Lexington, Ky. She wasactively engaged in nursingactivities at many of theprominent hospitals in east-ern Connecticut. She was apsychiatric nurse at Nor-wich State Hospital and ateacher at the NianticWomen’s Prison. As a Con-necticut visiting nurse formany years, she was thehealthcare educator/nurseat Hartford Steam Boiler. Sheserved as the chairwoman ofthe Colchester Board of Edu-cation, and took part inmany other town and com-munity activities.

She is survived by her hus-band of 58 years, MelvinScott, Esq.; her three chil-dren, Jacqueline R. Scott,Esq. (David Fortney, Esq.), ofMcLean, Va., Daryl F. Scott,Esq. (Kay Scott, Esq.), ofRichmond, Va., David R.Scott, Esq. (Deirdre Devaney,Esq.), of Haddam; her broth-er, Joseph A. Lippia, ofSouthington; five grandsons,Hunter Fortney, Jacob andAndrew Scott, Phineas andOlafur Scott; and numerousother relatives and friends.Memorial donations can bemade to University of Con-

necticut Clinical and Trans-lation Breast Program, c/oJody Blumberg, 263 Farming-ton, Ave., Farmington, CT06030. A memorial period wasobserved at the Scott resi-dence through March 7, 2011.Arrangements were entrust-ed to Weinstein Mortuary,Hartford.

Anne Roden Anne Marie (Kannenberg)

Roden, 44,wife ofStephen Ro-den, diedMarch 5,2011, at TheHospital ofCentral Con-necticut in New Britain.

She was born in NewBritain, daughter of Doris(Piquette) Kannenberg andthe late Richard Kannenberg.She is a graduate ofSouthington High School,Class of 1985 and was a grad-uate of Quinnipiac College.She was employed as a regis-tered nurse by Ready Nurseof Farmington for the pastseven years. She was a mem-ber of St. John’s EvangelicalLutheran Church in NewBritain.

She is survived by her hus-band, Stephen Roden, ofBristol; and her mother,Doris Kannenberg, ofPlainville.

The funeral was heldMarch 9, 2011, Carlson Funer-al Home, New Britain. Aservice was held at St. John’sEvangelical LutheranChurch, New Britain. Burialwas in Fairview Cemetery,New Britain. Memorial dona-tions may be made to FidelcoGuide Dog Foundation, 103Old Iron Ore Road, Bloom-field, CT 06002.

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Denis C. Thompson, 68, ofP l a i nv i l l e,died March2, 2011, atH a r t f o r dHospital. Hewas the hus-band ofMary (Pratt)Thompson, and the late Ruth(Swenson) Thompson, whopredeceased him in 2006.

He was born in Milford,on March 3, 1942, one ofthree sons to the late Henryand Dorothy (Dobson)Thompson. Raised in New-town, he was a 1960 graduateof Newtown High School,and went on to graduatefrom the University of Con-necticut in 1964, where hewas a member of the BetaSigma Gamma fraternity. Heheld a longtime career incommercial insurance as anexecutive at Aetna Life andCasualty, as well as Trum-bull Services, a subsidiary ofThe Hartford. He, along withhis wife, Ruth, were devotedto the Plainville LittleLeague. He served as a teammanager in the minor divi-sion, and served as presidentfor more than 20 years, leav-ing a great impact. He wasrecently credited for his vol-unteerism with the renovat-ed field named in his honor.He was currently serving asa member of the PlainvilleParks and Recreation Com-mission, and could be foundmany days jogging with hisdog at Norton Park. A car en-thusiast, he was known forhis constant rotating fleet ofvehicles, and had a passionfor following his alma mater,watching UConn basketball.

In addition to his wife, heleaves his son, HenryThompson; his daughter,Ruth Thompson Mann andher husband, Jonathan; hisgrandson, William Mann;his brothers, Gordon and hiswife, Beverly and Roger andhis wife, Vickie; and manyother relatives.

A celebration of his lifewas held March 5, 2011, atBailey Funeral Home,Plainville. Committal servic-es followed at West Ceme-tery. Memorial donationsmay be made to thePlainville Little League, 112

Stillwell Drive, Plainville, CT06062 or the Hartford Hospi-tal Cardiac Unit, 80 SeymourSt., Hartford, CT 06102.

MargaretFrancolino

Margaret A. Francolino, ofForestville,beloved wifeof 53 years ofthe lateJoseph Fran-colino, diedFeb. 28, 2011,at Apple Re-hab in Cromwell. She wasthe daughter of the late Man-ual and Lillian (Sachaklian)Atashian.

She was born July 27, 1918,in New Britain, she graduat-ed in1936 from New BritainHigh School where she ex-celled in stenography. Shemet Joseph Francolinowhere they worked at CorbinScrew Co. in New Britain.The couple married on June29, 1942, in St. Ann’s Churchin New Britain. They lived inNew Britain where their twochildren, Barbara andRichard were born. The cou-ple built a home in Newing-ton in 1953 and resided thereuntil moving to theForestville section of Bristolin 1965. She was employed atFafnir Bearing Co. in NewBritain where she developedmany friendships that con-tinued well after her retire-ment in 1980. She was a mem-ber of the Bristol Senior Cen-ter and AARP in Plainville.She and her husband werevolunteer drivers for theAmerican Cancer Society.She was an avid reader andcould be found browsing thebiography section of thePlainville Library. She was agenerous and loving mother,grandmother and great-grandmother and extremelythoughtful, visiting andsending cards to relativesand friends in the hospitaland care facilities.

She is survived by a son,Richard Francolino andwife, Cheryl, of Egypt; adaughter, Barbara Parentand husband, Ron, ofSouthington; five grandchil-dren, Bryant Carpenter andwife, Colleen, of Portland,Christopher Carpenter andwife, Sharon of Medford,

N.J., Laura Penta and hus-band, Louis, of Wellington,Fla., Richard and GregoryFrancolino, both of VirginiaBeach; five great-grandchil-dren, Matthew and Katie Car-penter, Brady and Jake Pentaand Laura A. Carpenter; andtwo brothers, HermanAtashian, of New Britainand Charles Atashian, ofSouthington; her sister-in-law, Marie Gagliardi, of NewBritain; a brother-in-law,Francis Franklin; a sisterand brother-in-law, Ann andWilliam Fischer, and a spe-cial cousin, Rose Dell, all ofWallingford; and numerousnieces and nephews, includ-ing a special nephew, JohnAmento, of Jenson Beach,Fla. She was predeceased bya sister, Helen Sahadi. Thefamily would like to expressits appreciation to the staff atApple Rehab who interacteddaily with their warm andcompassionate care of Mar-garet, especially Kristy,Irene, Allie, Renee, Maxine,Carmen and Robin.

The funeral was heldMarch 5, 2011, at DellaVec-chia Funeral Home,Southington, to St. Ann’sChurch, New Britain. Burialwas in Fairview Cemetery,New Britain. Memorial dona-tions may be made to St.Ann’s Church, 47 Clark St.,New Britain, CT 06051.

Leon AbramczykLeon J. Abramczyk, 75, of

Plainville, the loving hus-band of Janet (Gasper)Abramczyk, died suddenly

Feb. 23, 2011, at Bristol Hospi-tal.

He was born in NewBritain, a son of the lateJoseph and Mary (Wiezorek)Abramczyk, He lived in NewBritain for most of his lifeuntil moving to Plainville 22years ago. A carpenter bytrade, he was a proud mem-ber of Local 24. He was anavid outdoorsman who lovedfishing at Bashan Lakewhere he enjoyed spendinghis summers with his family.He was a loving family manwho always put others beforehimself and will be dearlymissed by all who knew him.

In addition to his belovedwife, he is survived by hisson, Leon J. Abramczyk Jr.and his wife, Mary-Ann, ofSouthington; his daughter,Karen A. Meehan and herhusband, Michael, ofPlainville; his grandchil-

dren, Tracey Surrett and herhusband, Danny, Jennifer,Steven, and Leon J. Abram-czyk III, Kelly DeBellis andher husband, Michael, LauraMeehan and her spouse, KateGilman, and Melissa Meehanand her fiance, Ben Sweeney;his great-grandchildren,Justin, Emily, Nolan andJack; his brother, Henry R.Abramczyk and his wife,Dorothy; and his sister,Theresa Madey. He was pre-deceased by his sister, AnnaSokolowski, and his broth-ers, Joseph, Frank, Stanley,John and Lucian Abram-czyk.

The funeral was held Feb.28, 2011, at Burritt Hill Fu-neral Home, New Britain, fol-lowed by a Mass at HolyCross Church, New Britain.Interment was at SacredHear Cemetery.

Skate park to openThe Sk8Park Committee has planned that the grand open-

ing of the skate park in Norton Park will be Saturday, April 2,from 10 to noon. Rain date will be Sunday, April 3, same time.

CitizenOpinion The Plainville CitizenThursday, March 10, 2011

Letters to the EditorEducation resultsmeasure up

To the editor:“Christina,” the anony-

mous columnist of the“Hometown Connection,” al-leged that Plainville’s educa-tion system’s, “results andstanding in the region do notmeasure up.” Exactly the op-posite is true.

The Connecticut Depart-ment of Education recog-nized that the income and ed-ucational levels of a commu-nity impact the educationalresults of students, especial-ly in reading and writing.Consequently, the state setsdifferent CMT and CAPTtesting goals for each cityand town based on a commu-nity’s income and educationlevel (i.e., DRGs). DRGsrange from A to I. The statewould have set Plainville’sDRG level at G (third fromthe bottom) but the schooladministration requested

and received permission tobe moved up to DRG F soPlainville could strive toachieve the higher goals ofricher and better educatedcommunities.

Avon and Farmington areboth at DRG Level B vs.,Plainville’s DRG F. Based onthe CERC 2010 Town Pro-files, here is the actual dataon average income, percentof college graduates and per-cent of non-high school grad-uates: Avon — $115,200 in-come, 65 percent college, and4 percent non-high school;Farmington — $85,100 in-come, 52 percent college and7 percent non-high school;and Plainville — $60,000 in-come, 26 percent college and13 percent non-high school.

Despite the wide disparityin income and education lev-els among the three towns, Icompared the 2010 CMT andCAPT state goals vs. profi-ciency scores in math, read-ing, writing and science for

the eighth-grade students inthe three towns. The resultswere:

Avon — Math, 90.6/98.4;Reading, 94.8/97.4; Writing,88.9/95.6; and Science,88.3/95.3.

Farmington — Math,87.6/96.0; Reading, 91.3/95.4;Writing, 84.0/92.3; and Sci-ence 85.3/90.5.

Plainville — Math77.6/93.7; Reading 76.9/85.5;Writing 58.1/81.9; and Sci-ence 82.0/87.4.

Plainville exceeded stategoals and was very competi-tive with Avon and Farming-ton with the exceptions ofreading and writing. Lowerstate goals in those areasclearly reflect their recogni-tion of the impact of the dis-parity in income and educa-tion on students.

There is even better newsfrom the seventh- and eighth-grade CMT and CAPT scoreswho scored even higher. Sev-enth-graders’ proficiency re-

Government MeetingsThursday, March 10

Clean Energy Task Force, Municipal Cen-ter, 7 p.m.

Recreation and Parks Board, 50 WhitingSt., 7 p.m.

Recycling and Solid Waste, Municipal Cen-ter, 7 p.m.

Town Council, Municipal Center, publichearing, 7 p.m.

Monday, March 14Board of Education, Plainville High

School café, 7 p.m.Budget meeting, Municipal Center, 7 p.m.Veterans Council, Municipal Center, 7 p.m.

Zoning Board of Appeals, Municipal Cen-ter, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 15Budget meeting, Municipal Center, 7 p.m.Housing Authority, 20 Stillwell Drive, Sun-

set Village Community Room, 6:30 p.m.Wednesday, March 16

Budget meeting, Municipal Center, 7 p.m.Republican Town Committee, Municipal

Center, 7 p.m.Thursday, March 17

Economic Development Agency, Munici-pal Center, 7 p.m.

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sults were Math, 95.4, Read-ing, 91.5 and Writing, 85.6and sixth-graders at Math,95.8; Reading, 91.6 and Writ-ing, 91.6. Science is not testedbelow the eighth grade.Clearly, the trend is towardseven better educational re-sults.

Superintendent of SchoolsKathleen Binkowski and hermentor, James Ritchie (for-mer superintendent), haveled Plainville’s education tolevels that exceed the stategoals and headed towardsthe levels of achievement ofricher and better educatedcommunities. Why would theBoard of Education not wantto utilize the services of Dr.Ritchie or Dr. Binkowski inseeking a new superinten-dent to build on the strongfoundation they have laid?Imagine what could beachieved if adults withoutstudents were as committedto educational excellence asthey are to leaf and trash col-lection.

Val E. DumaisPlainville

Support saferfootball helmets

To the editor:In December 2010, we as

parents of Plainville HighSchool football players and

in conjunction with the Ath-letic Department atPlainville High School, start-ed a grassroots effort to raisemoney to purchase 56 addi-tional football helmets thatutilize new technology tohelp reduce the risk of con-cussions in our high schoolplayers. We believe thatthese specialized helmetsneed to be standard footballequipment and currentlythere are not enough ofthese helmets for every play-er.

We are asking for yoursupport and that you consid-er being a sponsor of thisvery important cause. Noamount is too small. To date,through the generosity ofthe community, we haveraised $4,200, which isenough to purchase 21 hel-mets. As you can see, we stillhave a way to go to reach ourgoal. Spring training is rightaround the corner and wewould like to see every playerin a specialized helmet by thestart of training.

At this time, we would alsolike to take this opportunityto thank the following peopleand local companies for help-ing to make our vision a real-ity: Tilcon, Zettergren Fami-ly, Jim’s Grocery and Deli

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and Plainville Citizens, wantto officially announce thatwe have arrived on Face-book. The Southington Citizen page can be found atwww.facebook.com/southingtoncitizen and to find ThePlainville Citizen page search, “The Plainville Citizen,”and we’ll pop up.

Once you’ve found the respective page you’re lookingfor, click the little “Like” box in the top right corner soyou can become a fan of the page and interact with oth-ers in the community who also “Liked” The Citizens. It’sa simple process, but a fantastic way for us to help keepyou informed, as well as for you to share ideas with usand interact in a variety of different ways includingsharing links, photos, videos, thoughts, questions, con-cerns and more!

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LettersContinued from page 12

and customers, Garden PathFlorist, Bates Family, Stylair,Ernie Brackett, Ray-M CoInc., Northeast Riggers, Ar-row Manufacturing Co.,Strictly Business, CWPM,Roland Dumont, Justin andTabitha Manafort, FredPerkins, Liberty Bank, In-stallations Inc., Americanand Foreign, Nano Construc-tion, Rockwell Center, YardeMetals and Infinity Lawncare.

Once again, on behalf ofthe parents and Athletic De-partment of Plainville HighSchool, thank you for consid-ering supporting this causeand for helping to protect ourchildren from brain injuries.

If you wish to make a do-

nation, checks may be madeout to “Plainville Football”and may be mailed or deliv-ered to Jim’s Grocery andDeli, 361 Woodford Ave.,Plainville, CT 06062.

Nancy StefanskiJulie Giano

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Sen. Welch heardpeople’s message

To the editor:Many thanks to the

Plainville residents who at-tended my Town Hall Meet-ing this past week andthanks to the Plainville Pub-lic Library for hosting theevent.

Area residents asked in-formed questions about ourstate budget crisis and theysuggested creative solutions.The tone throughout the two-

hour meeting was civil andrespectful.

The message that I heardloud and clear was thatPlainville residents want meto say “no” to new taxes andthey want me to continue tofind ways to make state gov-ernment more efficient. Iplan to do just that.

I look forward to futuremeetings like this and listen-ing to what Plainville has tosay. Please continue to con-tact me at Jason.Welch@cga.ct.gov with yourthoughts and comments.

Jason WelchBristol

Jason Welch represents thestate Senate 31st District,which includes Plainville,Bristol, Plymouth and Har-winton.

Food pantryneeds grow

To the editor:On behalf of the board of

directors, staff, volunteers,and clients, we would like totake this opportunity to offerour heartfelt thanks to thecommunity at large for theirgenerosity throughout theyear in 2010. Even with thedown turn in the economy,kudos to all of you. Youhelped us to assist those inneed in an efficient and effec-tive manner. If we did nothave this partnership with inour community we wouldhave never been able to keepup with the demand.

We have witnessed the in-crease in demand for ourservices and our programs.For example, program serv-ices have risen by 34 percent.The most dramatic change

we have seen would be 127households per month to 170households.

As 2011 begins, we realizethat this year’s services willcontinue to grow putting astrain on our programs aswell as the many householdsthroughout our community.

Thank you for helping usto continue making a differ-ence in the lives of our lessfortunate. We appreciateyour support in the past andhope you will continue sup-porting the Plainville Com-munity Food Pantry and ourmission. We extend to youand your family our bestwishes for a happy andhealthy 2011.

Susie WoerzPlainville

Susie Woerz is the execu-tive director of PlainvilleCommunity Food Pantry.

100th Day celebration

Photo courtesy of Plainville Community Schools

Students and staff at Louis Toffolon ElementarySchool celebrate the 100th day of school on Feb.16 with a parade of first-graders. The first-gradersmade posters with 100 items on each, as well as T-shirts with 100 sight words written on each. In ad-dition, they enjoyed a variety of “100th Day” activ-ities in their classrooms. First-graders, LandonCody, Autumn Chasse, Lily Barry, Rhianna Mar-shall and George James show their projects.

Comedian NightThe Comedian Night

fundraiser for ProjectGraduation will be heldSaturday, March 19 at theVeterans of Foreign Wars,Northwest Drive. Therewill be a 50-50 raffle andDJ entertainment. Partic-ipants can bring snacksand beverages. Doorsopen at 7 p.m. Show startsat 8 p.m.

For more informationor to purchase tickets, callDoreen Corriveau at (860)250-4443.

Awarded a bachelor’s degreeMarissa R. Gray, a 2006 Plainville High School graduate,

was awarded her bachelor of science degree in health scienceon Dec. 10, from Georgia Southern University in Satesboro,Ga. She has relocated to Norcross, Ga. where she will pursuenew career opportunities in the health service industry.

Honor roll at St. PaulDarek Chrzanowski, of Plainville, made the honor roll

grade 10 Second Honors at St. Paul Catholic High School,Bristol.

Schools closedAll Plainville schools will be closed on Friday, March 18

due to Professional Development Day. Schools will reopenMonday, March 21.

Dunkin’ Donutsscholarship

Dunkin’ Donuts fran-chisees will award 100, $1,000scholarships to qualifiedhigh school seniors in Con-necticut. This year the appli-cation process will be com-pletely online atwww.dunkindonuts.com/scholarship.

The scholarships will beawarded to high school sen-iors who plan to enroll in afull-time undergraduatecourse of study at an accred-ited two-year or four-yearcollege, university or voca-

tional-technical school.Scholarship recipients willbe selected on the basis of“well rounded” character:positive academics record,demonstrated leadership,commitment to school andcommunity activities and ex-perience in the work envi-ronment. Deadline for onlineapplications is March 15.

Broadcastingscholarship

The Connecticut Broad-casters Association is ac-cepting applications for its2011 Scholarship Awards.

Applications are availableonline and by phone. Dead-line is March 19.

Up to $100,000 in scholar-ship grants will be presentedin this year’s program.Awarding of scholarships isbased upon the individual’sbroadcasting goals, currentacademic average, extra-cur-ricular activities involvingthe electronic media, needand recommendations fromfaculty, employers and oth-ers and/or on the basis ofneed..

Applications are availableat www.ctba.org or call theCBA office at (860) 633-5031.

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Bingo — Veterans of For-eign Wars Madeley-RobertsPost 574 men hold open bin-go every Thursday, at 6:30p.m., at post headquarters, 7Northwest Drive at the cor-ner of Route 10. The publicis invited. Information: callEarl Carey at (860) 747-5400.

Friends movie matinee— “Unstoppable,” actionthriller to be March movie

matinee, just released inDVD will be screened onThursday, March 10, at 2:30p.m., at the Plainville PublicLibrary, 56 E. Main St. Infor-mation: call the library at(860) 793-1446.

Thrift shop bag sale —The Congregational Churchof Plainville, Thrift Shop,130 W. Main St., will be hav-ing a bag sale from now un-til Saturday, March 19. Cus-tomers can bring a grocerybag and fill it for a set price.The Thrift Shop at the Con-gregational Church ofPlainville is open Wednes-day and Thursday, 10 a.m. to4 p.m., and Saturday, 9:30

a.m. to noon.

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Doo Wop Red RidingHood — Ever wonder whatLittle Red Riding Hood wasdoing during the ’50s? ThePlainville Chorale Society’sseries of children’s concertstakes a doo-wop spin with atotally surprising version ofthe classic fairy tale. Orga-nizers said to get the idea ofthe production, “cross theBrothers Grimm with“Grease’.” The productionwill be presented Friday,March 11, and Saturday,March 12, 7 p.m., at the Mid-dle School of Plainville, 150Northwest Drive. Ticketscan be purchased at thedoor or in various business-es in town.

12 Saturday

Corned beef and cab-bage supper — The follow-

ing events are happening atOur Lady of Mercy Churchin the Parish Center, 19 S.Canal St.: Saturday, March12 at 5 p.m. corned beef andcabbage supper and therewill be hotdogs and potatochips. The Shamrock Schoolof Irish Dance and the localparish talent will be per-forming. To reserve ticketscall (860) 747-6825.

Doo Wop Red RidingHood — See listing on Fri-day, March 11.

Lemming PhotographySociety exhibit — Pho-tographs by the LemmingPhotography Society are inthe featured exhibit forMarch at the Plainville Pub-lic Library, 55 E. Main St.The opening reception willbe held Saturday, March 12,from 1 to 3 p.m.

Thrift shop bag sale —The Congregational Churchof Plainville, Thrift Shop,130 W. Main St., will be hav-ing a bag sale from now un-til Saturday, March 19. SeeMarch 10 listing.

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13 Sunday

All-you-can-eat break-fast — An all-you-can-eatmonthly breakfast will beheld on the second Sundayof every month at Our Ladyof Mercy Church ParishCenter, 19 S. Canal St., from8 to 11 a.m. The choice ofmenu is juice, eggs, westerneggs, sausage, ham, hashbrowns, Texas French toast,bagels, doughnuts and cof-fee. There is a charge to at-tend. Children under 6 arefree. Open to the public.

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Art League — The ArtLeague of Plainville meetson the second Monday ofthe month, 6:30 p.m., at thePlainville Public Library, 56E. Main St. Meetings arefree and open to the public.

Plainville Choral Soci-ety — The Plainville ChoralSociety rehearses Mondays,7 to 9:30 p.m., at the GloriaDei Church, 355 Camp St.,Bristol. Information: callMal Cummings, at (860) 747-5695, or Maureen Deming, at(860) 559-9781.

Rotary Club — PlainvilleRotary Club meets at 12:15p.m. Mondays at J. Timo-thy’s Taverne, 143 NewBritain Ave. Information:call Guy Doyon at (860) 793-4113.

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Bingo — Veterans of For-eign Wars Madeley-RobertsPost 574 Women’s Auxiliaryholds open bingo every Tues-day, 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.

Ladies Guild card party— The Ladies Guild of OurLady of Mercy Church, 19 S.Canal St., will hold its annu-al scholarship card partyTuesday, March 15. Membersmay pay their card party

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Plainville Lions Club meetson the first and thirdWednesday of each month at6:30 p.m. The first Wednes-day meetings are at the Oa-sis Restaurant, 782 Pine St.,Bristol. The third Wednes-day meetings are at thePlainville Public Library, 56E. Main St. Information: callMichael Blanchard at (860)628-8326.

Thrift shop bag sale —The Congregational Churchof Plainville, Thrift Shop,130 W. Main St., will be hav-ing a bag sale from now un-til Saturday, March 19. SeeMarch 10 listing.

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Bingo — Veterans of For-eign Wars Madeley-RobertsPost 574 men hold open bin-go every Thursday, at 6:30p.m., at post headquarters, 7Northwest Drive at the cor-ner of Route 10. The publicis invited. Information: callEarl Carey at (860) 747-5400.

Lighter than Air —Lighter than Air will meeton Thursday, March 17 at7:30 p.m. at the PlainvilleMunicipal Center, 1 Central

tickets and any outstandingdues at the luncheon.

Relay For Life 2011meeting — Meetings for Re-lay For Life of Plainville2011 will be held at thePlainville Public Library, 56E. Main St., team captains at6 p.m., committees at 7:15p.m. The dates are Tuesday,March 15; and Wednesdays,April 6, May 4 and June 1.

16 Wednesday

Food for Friends — TheFood for Friends free meal isnow served at Church ofOur Saviour, 115 W. Main St.,at 5 p.m., on the second,third and fourth Wednes-days of the month.

Grandparents supportgroup — Grandparents /Relatives Raising Grandchil-dren Support Group willmeet Wednesday, March 16 at10:30 a.m. at the PlainvilleSenior Center, 200 East St.Information or to register byMarch 14, call the seniorcenter, (860) 747-5728.

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Last chance for O’Mazing Race Contestants will have to walk, ride and drive their way

through Farmington Valley to earn points for the 2nd an-nual Saint Patrick’s themed, O’Mazing Race fundraiseron Saturday, March 19,from 6 to 9 p.m. Deadlineto register is March 11.The event, which requirescontestants to do silly things orfind unusual items, will begin at the Farmington Commu-nity Center at 1 Montieth Drive.

To register, stop at the Wheeler Regional YMCA, 149Farmington Avenue, Plainville, call (860) 793-9631 or visitwww.ghymca.org. Participants must be 21 years old.There is a charge to participate. The YMCA is seekingsponsors for the O’Mazing Race and its wrap party. Thepost-event party will include a silent auction and theYMCA is looking for goods and services. For more infor-mation, contact Sally Miller at (860) 793-9631.

Talent show benefits PARCThe Plainville Talent Show being organized by PARC, Fam-

ily-Centered Services for People with Developmental Disabil-ities, will be held Friday, March 25, from 7 to 10 p.m. The eventvenue is at RockWells, formerly Celebrations Dance Hall, 161Woodford Ave., with a fee for adults, 12 and under free.

For more information, call (860) 747-0316 or e-mailparc.plainville@gmail.com .

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So if you haven’t tried itout, do so and make sure tofollow The Southington andPlainville Citizens today.

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League reportsbowling results

Senior Citizens CenterBowling League results forthe week of Feb. 28:

High bowler, women —Sue Holcomb, 170

High bowler, men — JimRau, 210

Ham bone club — JimRay, George Boucher, DanHurley, Bill Dodez, RichardBushey

Turkey club — Jim Ray-2,George Boucher, Dan Hurley,Bill Dodez, Richard Bushey,Tom Genovese, Jim Stuart,Paul Bisco, Bob Duval, Cook-ie Nemec

Split club — John Delin,Richard Bushey, RockyRoberts, Rose Plourde, TomMaher, Tony Rosenthal, TomGenovese, Ron Jablonski,Marie Cyr, Jane Deblois, DanHurley, Helen Marinelli, AlCassella, Simone Guimond,Mary Jane Dumais, JackieCorbin, Judy Tracey, Bob Du-val-2, Tina Wishart

200 club — Jim Ray, 210;Dan Hurley, 201

For information, contactFrank Robinson, bowlingleague president, at (860) 747-2918.

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Senior HappeningsFun and Games

Fun and Games will beheld at Linden Street SchoolCafeteria, 69 Linden St. onThursdays, March 10, 17 and24, 3:30 to 5 p.m.

The Plainville Family Re-source Network is looking

for senior friends who wouldbe interested in playing cardgames or board games, suchas Scrabble, checkers, etc.with groups of three to fourchildren. Anyone helpingonly needs to play games.Plainville Family ResourceNetwork will provide the

games and are responsiblefor the children, they are justlooking for some extra adultswho would like to have somefun.

For more information or tovolunteer some time, contactCarolyn Coughlin, (860) 793-6304.

Short stories and celebration

On Monday, March 14, at 3p.m., senior center members,Sally Miller and Pat Roper,will read their short storiesand essays, which were re-cently published in an an-thology called “Mosaics.”They competed against sen-iors from seven states. Only53 writers were chosen tohave their works published.

Roper also recently wonthe 2010 Older AmericanMonth essay contest “AgeStrong Live Long,” and a fewyears ago she published ashort children’s book entitled“Grandmother’s Prayer.”

This was Miller’s first at-tempt at creative writing.Both look forward to sharingtheir works and to encourageothers to tap into their owncreative resources. Refresh-ments will be served.

Call the senior center toregister.

Caregiving Connections

Caregiving Connectionswill be held at the PlainvilleSenior Center on Tuesday,March 15, at 10 a.m. Peoplegather to share experiences,friendship and support aboutcaring for their loved ones.Extended confinement dur-ing the winter can add to thechallenge of providing careto a loved ones and takinggood care of oneself. Care-givers from any town are wel-come to attend.

For more information callBette at the senior center andlet her know if anyone willneed a volunteer to visit witha loved one while attendingthe meeting.

Brain dayIn celebration of Brain

Awareness Week, thePlainville Senior Center willpresent Brain Day onWednesday, March 16, 9:30a.m. to noon. This health andwellness fair is designed tohelp keep minds activethrough five important com-ponents: fitness, nutrition,

socialization, spiritualityand mental challenges onWednesday, March 16, 9:30a.m. to noon.

9:30 a.m.: Guest speakerPatty O’Brien, of theAlzheimer’s Association, willlead a discussion about thenormal — and not so normal— aspects of memory associ-ated with aging.

10 a.m.: Get your brain andbody moving with a specialsurprise fitness demo.

10:30 a.m.: Megan Mitchellwill lead a Mindful Aware-ness Seminar. Learn tech-niques for keeping a healthymind, soul and spirit.

11 a.m.: Show your creativeside with artistic paper fold-

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A bachelor and bache-lorette will be “auctionedoff ” Saturday, April 16 tobenefit the Petit FamilyFoundation.

The second annual “Buya Date and Be the Change”charity auction will beginat 7 p.m. at the Zen Bar, 317Farmington Ave.,Plainville. The event is be-ing presented by the Per-fect Benefit, a division ofPerfect Productions, inconjunction with the Zenbar. Tickets are now beingsold.

The auction will feature40 local business profes-sionals who will donatethemselves to be “auc-tioned off ” for a dreamdate with the highest bid-der. Each auction will in-clude a date package. Thetarget market for thisevent is men and womenbetween the ages of 23 and35.

The auction is beingheld to benefit the PetitFamily Foundation, hon-oring Jennifer, Hayley andMichaela Petit, who diedin a home invasion in 2007.The foundation supports

the education of youngpeople, specifically womenin the science field, thosesuffering from chronic ill-ness, and in the protectionand aid of those affectedby acts of violence.

With the hopes of rais-ing the greatest amount ofmoney to benefit the foun-dation, any donation orsponsorship will benefitthis cause. Organizers saidall items will be extremelyhelpful, including, but notlimited to gift certificates,tickets, flowers and gifts.

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Health and Wellness BriefsRelay For Lifemeetings

Meetings for Relay ForLife of Plainville 2011 will beheld at the Plainville PublicLibrary, 56 E. Main St., teamcaptains at 6 p.m., commit-tees at 7:15 p.m. The dates areTuesday, March 15; andWednesdays, April 6, May 4and June 1.

The event, which supportsthe American Cancer Soci-ety, will be held June 11 and12, 10 a.m. to 10 a.m., in Nor-ton Park, Plainville.

Gamblingproblems?

In recognition of NationalProblem Gambling Aware-ness Week, March 6 to 12,screenings to help identifypossible gambling problemswill be held Thursday, March10, noon to 1 p.m. and 5 to 6p.m., Tunxis CommunityCollege, AdministrationBuilding corridor. The

screenings will provide in-formation for those who areconcerned they or a familymember may need help. Par-ticipants may meet privatelywith a counselor.

For more information, call(860) 255-3548, or e-mailvcraven@txcc.commnet.edu.For information on Tunxis,located in Farmington, visittunxis.commnet.edu .

Cancer survivorprogram

On Wednesday, March 30,at 7 p.m., Relay For Life ofPlainville will sponsor anevening of information andsocial networking for cancersurvivors, caregivers andtheir families at thePlainville Public Library, 56E. Main St. Carrie King, nu-tritionist at The Hospital ofCentral Connecticut will dis-cuss “Healthy Eating for theCancer Survivor.” A repre-sentative from the AmericanCancer Society will share in-

formation about the free pro-grams and services ACS of-fers for cancer patients, care-givers and their families. Re-freshments will be served.

For more information, callKris Farina at (860) 410-9820.For more information on Re-lay For Life of Plainville, vis-it www.plainvillerelay.org.

Look GoodFeel Better

The American Cancer So-ciety’s Look Good, Feel Bet-ter program for women un-dergoing cancer treatmentwill be held March 15 andMay 3, 1:30 to 4:30 pm., at TheHospital of Central Con-necticut, New Britain cam-pus. Registration required.Limited number of seats. Toregister, call (860) 224-5299.

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ing into agencies, finding outwhere the waste and excessis, and trimming, it isn’tdone.”

Welch, who lives in Bris-tol, showed attendees at thelibrary program a series ofslides depicting graphs andpie charts of how the state’smoney is split up and wherecitizens’ taxes go, as well asbullet points of how muchmoney requested for the newbudget. The governor’s budg-et proposal will take $878 mil-lion from personal incometax and $461 million fromsales and use tax, accordingto one of the slides. It willalso raise taxes on rentalcars, property taxes on boatsand planes, cigarettes and al-cohol.

“We have one of the high-est per gallon prices in gas inthe country,” Welch said.“Sixty percent of that price

Citizen photo by Julie Sopchak

State Sen. Jason Welch, left, of the 31st District, ad-dresses the crowd last Thursday night at a public fo-rum held at the Plainville Public Library. Sen. RobKane, of the 32nd District, came as well to answerquestions on the minds of Plainville residents.is tax, and by the way, thegovernor’s budget proposesto increase the tax on gaso-line.”

Plainville Town CouncilChairman Dan Hurley was atthe meeting, and said thetown lost $600,000 because ofthe manufacture pilot. Headded the town lost an addi-tional $2 million last yearand $1.2 million this year. He

said the town is going to haveto tax double on citizens.

“We’re going to drive ourpeople out of this town to thenext town,” Hurley said.“That’s not right.”

“It’s not even option,they’re telling you you haveto tax your way out of this,”Kane said in response.

Welch asked the crowd atone point which part of the

budget residents found themost “offensive.” The gener-al consensus was the crowddidn’t like any of it, but the$500 property tax credit be-ing taken away was one thatstuck out.

“The only thing fair is thecredit that you get,” Welchsaid. “I agree, that needs tostay. That hits more peoplethe hardest, the fastest.”

Welch also said unfundedmandates were a large prob-lem with the state, and poten-tially they push some spend-ing problems back on thetown.

“One of the ways to allevi-ate that is to give towns thefreedom to balance their ownbudgets,” he said. “Becausethey can make revenue deci-sions, they can make expen-diture decisions here inPlainville, not in Hartford.”

Welch held the public ses-sion as a senator in his firstterm ever in politics. He saidcoming into the position wasexciting, not for being on a

public platform, but for theopportunity to help the citi-zens.

“It’s not about position,”he said. “It’s about thechange that needs to bemade, and that’s what I’m ex-cited about.”

As far as getting used tothe legislative end of the job,he said a lot of “balance” isrequired.

“I have a full-time job, Ican’t give that up, and beingwith family,” he said.“There’s a lot to learn as faras process, procedure, andyou have to balance all that,so it’s a lot.”

Welch, who is an attorneyfull-time for Beazley, a com-pany located in Farmington,has so far introduced 48 billsto the general assembly, saidhe will try to establish officehours to communicate betterwith the public and also sendout as many e-mails as possi-ble to inform citizens wherehe stand on specific issues.

19CitizenSportsThe Plainville CitizenThursday, March 10, 2011

Lee, Dalena tops in CCC SouthDevils fourth overall at divisional meet

Plainville baseball’sall-time nine

Who was the best Plainville High School pitcher? Thebest shortstop? Outfielder? Let us know what you think.E-mail sports@theplainvillecitizen.com, or share yourthoughts on our Facebook page. PHS baseball’s all-timestarting lineup, and back-up players, will be unveiled inan upcoming edition. Play ball!

By Jim BransfieldSpecial to The Citizen

The Plainville High swim team isa program headed inthe right direction.Although the BlueDevils could onlymange a fourth placefinish in the CentralConnecticut Confer-ence South Champi-

onship meet Saturday at PHS, coachRandy Doucette is upbeat.

“My kids all swam great today,” hesaid. “But there is a lot of room forimprovement. We had only four daysto taper after coming home from

Florida, so we should be in even bet-ter shape for the state Class S meet.”

Doucette took his team, which hada regular season record of 11-4, toFort Lauderdale for training duringthe February break.

“Normally I have a couple ofweeks to get ready for this meet,”said Doucette. “But with the break aweek later this year, we didn’t havethe time we usually do.”

Still Doucette said that the team’sperformance was “excellent.” Hesingled out Andrew Lee who won thebreaststroke with a time of 1:04.52,finishing ahead of teammate An-drew Rottier’s second place finish of1:08.74. Rottier also had a good 200

yard individual medley, finishingthird.

Plainville also took first place indiving when Peter Dalena scored219.60 points in the competition heldThursday.

“I’m hoping that our success heretoday breeds more success in thestate meet,” said Doucette. “Then wehope the program keeps building asit has in recent years.”

Other notable performances Sat-urday included the 200 yard medleyrelay team of Dalena, Lee, Mike Rot-tier and Cam Agbaso, which tookthird, Mike Rottier’s fourth in the500 yard freestyle and sixth in the 100yard butterfly, Lee’s third in the 50

yard freestyle, Dalena’s fourth in the100 yard backstroke and Agbaso’sthird in the 100 yard freestyle andfourth in the 50 freestyle.

Plainville’s 200 yard freestyle re-lay team took second to Middletownwith a time of 1:36.55.

The meet was won by Middletownwith 331 points. Berlin was secondwith 248, the Bristol Co-op programwas third with 239, Plainville wasfourth with 231, the Meriden Co-opprogram was fifth with 104 andBulkeley was sixth with 92 points.

Plainville will next compete in theCIAC Class S state meet. Class S div-ing will be held March 9. Swimmingwill take place March 16.

‘It just wasn’t our night’:Boys hoop falls in Class M opener

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Chase Tarca, pictured, and the Plainville High Schoolboys basketball team’s 2010-11 season came to anend Monday night.

By Nick CarrollThe Plainville Citizen

The Plainville High Schoolboys basketball team fell tohost Notre Dame-Fairfield,74-53, Monday night in theopening round of the CIACClass M state tournament.Despite the lopsided score,PHS coach Marc Wesoly isnot certain the best team ad-vanced. “I think we can beatthem probably five, six timesout of 10,” the third-yearhead man said.

Wesoly pointed out NotreDame’s small gym posedproblems for the Blue Devils.“If we played them on ourcourt, I think it’s a differentoutcome, totally,” he said.

Brett Litke pumped in 19points for Plainville, thetournament’s 30th seed.

Chase Tarca netted 12 pointsand Ross Zettergren collect-ed 15 rebounds for the BlueDevils.

No. 3 Notre Dame (18-3)held a 12-point lead at half-time. Plainville whittled thehome team’s advantage tojust three soon after thebreak, but Notre Dame re-sponded with a 20-3 run toknock the wind out of theBlue Devils.

“We hit a dry spell. Wecouldn’t hit anything,” saidWesoly.

“We forced a lot of shotsthat we normally don’t. And Ithink a lot had to do with thetype of game it was; the at-mosphere. It was loud.”

If his troops could find away to get past Notre Dame,Wesoly saw a pathway to thesemifinals. “If we wanted to

get far, we knew we had tobeat a good team. Unfortu-nately, that good team was inthe first round,” the coachsaid.

“To be great you have tobeat a great team. It just was-n’t our night.”

Plainville wrapped up its2010-11 campaign with amark of 9-12, and along theway, claimed its secondstraight Rybczyk Christmastournament title.

Despite turning in a solidyear and qualifying for thepostseason for the first timesince 2007, the bus ride homefrom Fairfield was a somberone.

“They’re down. They’reupset that the season ended.But I told them we achieved alot this year,” said Wesoly.

“It’s going to hurt for a lit-tle bit, but this is how yougrow to become a young man.You’ve got to roll with thepunches. It’s a good growingexperience for them.”

Plainville loses five playersto graduation: Litke, Tarca,Zettergren, Tyler Wesolows-ki and Tyler Guimond.Wesoly said their departureleaves “a huge hole.”

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Senior Kevin Spence, pictured in action againstBerlin’s Mason Powers this season, was the PlainvilleHigh School wrestling team’s lone representative atthe 2011 New England tournament.

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Plainville High School senior Alyssa Mills competed inthe CIAC State Open gymnastics competition this pastweekend at Pomperaug High.

By Nick CarrollThe Plainville Citizen

Plainville High Schoolheavyweight Kevin Spenceheaded into the New Englandwrestling tournament, heldthis past weekend in NewHaven, with modest expecta-tions. “I knew for the wholetournament I was going tohave my hands full,” the sen-ior said.

“I just wanted to wrestlemy hardest. I knew thesewere the best kids in NewEngland. I just wanted tohave a good run at it.”

Realistically, Spence knewplacing at the event would beno easy feat. But his innerwarrior had a hard time ac-cepting that. “I alwaysthought I could beat thesekids,” he said. “But thesekids were a lot bigger thanme. I had to have my bestmatch, every match.”

Spence would win one ofhis three matches at the NewEnglands. He earned a spot

there by placing third at theCIAC Class M meet andfourth at the State Open.

Spence’s losses at the NewEnglands came to State Openchampions from New Hamp-shire and Vermont. “I just

happened to fall in a very dif-ficult spot,” said the senior,Plainville’s lone representa-tive at the New Englands.

In his first match lastweekend, Spence was pinnedin the second round. He thendropped into the wrestle-back bracket where he out-pointed a guy from Rhode Is-land, 4-0. From there, Spencewas defeated 7-3.

Aside from his coaches,Spence had solid support atthe New Englands. Also,teammates asked Spence for— and received — text mes-sage updates throughout thetournament.

Spence said representingthe town and the state “feltreal good.”

“My head coach (DougFink) hadn’t been here sincehe’s been at Plainville. He ap-preciated it a lot. I didn’twant to let him down. I gave itall I had,” said Spence, a teamcaptain.

Five Connecticut wrestlerswon New England titles, in-cluding Daniel Hand-Madi-son heavyweight JosephDeMichele, who Spence tan-gled with at the State Open.

The PHS wrestling team islosing a lot of talent to gradu-ation, but Spence is confidentthe program will be okay. Thereturning guys “just have tostay focused, get stronger,and get more technique,” hesaid. “These kids next yearare going to step up.”

And Spence plans to do hispart to foster their growth.“Whenever I have some freetime, I’ll come down and helpthem out,” he said.

Spence plans to play col-lege football, but has not de-cided on a school. This pastfall he helped lead the long-struggling PHS football teamto the Central ConnecticutConference South Divisiontitle and to the state playoffsfor the first time since 1997.

“I’m just having a greatyear so far. I couldn’t ask fora better senior year,” saidSpence, who will compete intrack and field this spring.

Competing as a “team ofone”, Plainville High Schoolsenior Millie Mills per-formed well at the CIACState Open gymnastics com-petition, held this past week-end at Pomperaug High.

Mills finished better thanher seed in each of herevents. She placed 17th onvault and 19th on floor.

“I did my best,” said Mills.“I was seeded a lot lowerthan what actually hap-

pened. So I’m happy withthat.”

The State Open draws theTop 40 gymnasts in eachevent, regardless of schoolsize.

Earlier this season, Millsmanufactured her 1,000th ca-reer point, a major accom-plishment in the sport. Com-peting in just eight or ninemeets each year, Mills had tocompile some 30 points per-meet to achieve the mile-stone.

Mills practices and com-petes alongside the Farming-ton High gymnastics team.“It would be awesome” forPHS to have a gymnasticsteam, said Mills, who hascompeted in the sport sincethe age of four. “But I’m notsure there’s a lot of inter-est.”

Like Kevin Spence, Millshas put together a memo-rable senior year. In the fall,she claimed the Class S statetitle in diving.

“It’s been good,” Mills said

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MillsContinued from page 20

CVP cheerleaders shine atnational competition

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Central Valley Panthers cheerleaders shined at the 2011 NCA All-Star NationalChampionship in Dallas. Panthers cheerleaders, including Plainville’s ChanelMacklin, Kelsea Giantonio, Morgan Susco and Tauri Spencer, are pictured in actionat the Northeast Blizzard Cheerleading Competition, held last month at PlainvilleHigh School.

The Central Valley Panthers, based inPlainville, had quite a showing at the 2011NCA All-Star National Championship, heldrecently in Dallas.

Competing against teams from Texas, Cal-ifornia, Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Utahand Oregon, Central Valley, the lone teamfrom New England, more than held its own.

The CVP Senior 3 Small team was crownednational champion and won the InnovativeChoreography award.

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HoopContinued from page 19

“These seniors have beenthrough a lot,” he added.“They’ve been through a win-less season. They’ve had twocoaches in four years. Lastyear, I think we all agree thatwe underachieved. This year,we took that next step. Andthat’s what we wanted to do.”

If the Blue Devils are tocontinue moving in the right

direction, Wesoly indicatedhis returning guys must nothang up their basketballshoes. “Tonight can’t be thelast time they dribble a bas-ketball, or shoot a basket-ball,” he said.

After all, Wesoly is not con-tent with Plainville being aone-and-done state tourna-ment team. “We have biggerand better things to achieve,”he said.

Mills is a team captain inswimming and track. “It’sabout setting a good exam-ple,” she said of the leader-ship role.

Mills is pondering continu-ing her track and field careerin college, but has yet to so-lidify plans.

CouncilContinued from page 5

far, cannot serve as an attor-ney as technically he alsorepresents the BOE. Attor-ney Christine Chinni, ofAvon, has been serving as theschool board attorney.

Hurley said he did not an-ticipate that the attorney forthe town would cost $10,000.

Town Manager Robert E.Lee and Michalik will be find-ing “the appropriate lawyer,”Hurley said. “We’re doing the

town’s business. It’s unfortu-nate we have to go this way.”

Earlier in the evening, dur-ing oral petitions, ThomasArcari Sr., former council-man, and Kathleen Puglieseboth spoke against the coun-cil further pursuing financialdetails from the board of edu-cation.

“This is a true embarrass-ment to the town, all over ourmoney by our two electedboards. I’ll support them (theboard of education) on notsupplying (it). The only timeyou need detailed informa-tion is now,” during budgetseason, Arcari said.

Pugliese attended the sec-ond and last arbitration.

“The boards are so farapart. I don’t believe it is pos-sible to move forward. Thearbitration I went to was hos-tile, non-productive. Makinga decision tonight is not justfor Plainville but has a farreaching impact,” she said.

The public hearing will beheld Monday, April 4, 7 p.m.,in council chambers.

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tinguished VolunteerAward, the nominees for thisaward will be accepted fromchamber members and thegeneral public; BusinessRecognition Award, thePlainville Chamber of Com-

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be returned to the chamberoffice, located in thePlainville Municipal Centeror mail the forms to P.O. BoxC, Plainville, CT 06062 no lat-er than Monday, March 14.

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at the chamber’s 103rd An-nual Dinner on Wednesday,April 27 at Nuchie’s, 164 Cen-tral St., Forestville. For moreinformation, contact Mau-reen Saverick, at the cham-ber office, (860) 747-6867.

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Business BriefEx-DEP officialjoins Loureiro

Michael Harder is thenewest technical director ofmunicipal services atLoureiro Engineering Asso-ciates, 100 Northwest Drive,Plainville. Harder was previ-ously employed 32 years atthe State of Connecticut De-partment of EnvironmentalProtection. He most recentlyheld the position of the chiefof the Bureau of Waste Man-agement. He retired fromstate service in 2006 and hasworked as a volunteer for the

Town of Hebron helpingthem with recycling and oth-er waste management pro-grams. He is also the vicechairman of the HebronConservation Commissionand is a member of the DEPSolid Waste Advisory Com-mittee. He holds a bachelorof science in chemical engi-neering from Syracuse Uni-versity, New York, and anmaster of science in sani-tary engineering from Cor-nell University, New York.

Harder brings technicaland functional expertise inthe areas of regulatory com-

pliance, waste and watermanagement, according toLoureiro officials. This ex-pertise results from his sen-ior management positions atboth the Water and WasteManagement Bureaus of theDEP. He is currently workingwith the management teamon assisting public clientswith obtaining funding forlandfill closures.

Loureiro Engineering As-sociates is an engineeringconsulting firm headquar-tered in Plainville, that wasestablished in 1975. Withsatellite offices in New

Hampshire and Rhode Is-land, Loureiro provides serv-ices including engineering(environmental; structural,mechanical, electrical,plumbing and fire protec-tion; civil/survey), construc-tion; environmental, healthand safety, energy, and wastemanagement to leading in-dustrial, commercial, andmunicipal entities through-out the Northeast.

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LEGAL NOTICEZONING BOARD OF APPEALSPLAINVILLE, CONNECTICUT

The Zoning Board of Appeals of Plainville, Connecticut willhold Public Hearings on Monday, March 14, 2011 at 7:30pm in the Plainville Municipal Center, One Center Square,Plainville Connecticut, Room 304 to hear and consider thefollowing application:HAYDEN AVENUEApplication #11-03-01, Andre Sevigny of 63 NorthWashington Street seeks a location approval for a UsedAutomobile Dealership as required by Section 14-54 ofthe Connecticut General Statutes for property located at143 Whiting Street. The subject parcel has a zoningdesignation of General Industrial. Dated at Plainville, Connecticut this 24th day of Febru-ary 2011.Gail Pugliese, SecretaryPlainville Zoning Board of Appeals

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Thursday, March 10, 2011 — The Plainville Citizen 25Looking for the perfect new

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WALLINGFORD - 2BR, 1st flr,Fridge, stove, w/d. $900/mo. + 1mo. sec. 2BR, 3rd flr, w/d hookup.$700/mo. Both downtown w/ offst. parking. Available April 1. Call(203) 915-8940

WALLINGFORD - 2BR, small 2ndflr apt, private rd, no smoking/pets. $875. Call (203) 269-1562

WALLINGFORD - Beautiful loca-tion! North Main St. Remodeled 5rooms, hdwd flrs, new appls, w/attic space. 2nd flr. Smoke free.$1200. Sec. & refs. 203-269-7671

WALLINGFORD 1 BR 3rd Fl.Remodeled, C-Air & heat. EIK,new appls & cabinets. Off stparking. Washer & Dryer. Nopets. $700 + sec 203-272-3855

WALLINGFORD 2nd FloorRemodeled. New bath, kit & flrs.

2 BR. WD. Stove, refrig. Fence -in yard. Garage extra. $900.Owner/Agent 203-269-7348

WALLINGFORD Choate area. OffNo. Main St. Walking distance tolibrary & downtown. 1 BR Apt.Off st. parking. No smoking, nopets. $725 + sec. 203-265-3092

WALLINGFORD-1BR incldsheat & HW. Lease & security.No pets. $795/mo. Call 203-265-7101 JJ Bennett Realty

WLFD- NORTHRIDGE Com-mons, spacious 1 & 2BR units.$725 - $875 & up 203-269-5770

ROOMMATES

RELIABLE ROOMMATEFemale to share w/same in Meri-

den condo. $650/mo incl utils.Newly built 3 story townhouse,only 3 yrs old. Hdwd flrs thru-out.Share DR, LR, kitch, 1.5 baths. 1stmo. rent req’d. No pets. Call(917) 886-1740 leave message.

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

MERIDEN - 2 BR, large 2nd flrapt. $680/mo. 302 East MainSt. (203) 715-1296

MERIDEN-2BR, quiet bldg. 3rdflr. Off-st-parking. Avail now!$750/mo. 1 car gar optional.W/D hkup 203-641-8483

MERIDEN-3BR remodeled. Off-st-parking. Sect 8 approved.Avail 3/8. $1300/mo + sec.Utils incld. 203-265-4664

MERIDEN-3BR, nice size 2nd flrapt, $850/mo incl. new refrig.,new stove, w/d hookup in unit.No pets, utils or smoking. 1 yrlease, credit chk & refs req.Sec & 1st mo. rent. 203-608-8348

MERIDEN-4BR2 floor unit. Nice, new carpet,paint, etc. Available immedi-ately. $1,250 per month.

Call 203-440-1003MOVE IN SPECIAL

MERIDEN- 1BR - $750/month.Heat, Hot Water, Electricincluded. Private balcony.

1 month free rent. Ask for details.Call for info 203-639-4868

PLAINVILLE - X-Large studio apt.Fully appl. kit. inc. A/C, onsiteprkg, private balcony. $635/mo.Call CPI 860-225-1570 x1

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WALLINGFORD $800 1 BR, 3rd Floor. Off st parking.

WD hookup. S Orchard St. Call Dennis 203-395-1961

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

MERIDEN 1, 2, 3 & 4BR. Startingat $500. West Side - RecentlyRenovated. Off st parking. Nopets. Sec, refs. Ask Lisa aboutour specials. Call 203-935-6612

MMEERRIIDDEENN 1023 Old Colony Rd.

22 BBRRStarting at $750. Heat & HW incl.

Ask about 1 month free rent.203-639-8751

MERIDEN 1BR. 2nd Floor.Newly carpeted BR, walk-in kit,full bath. $750 incl heat, HW &cooking gas. Parking. Small petOK. Lincoln St. 203-440-4789

MERIDEN 2 bdrm. 224 CrownSt. 2nd fl. Recently renovat-ed, big and bright with newappliances, off street park-ing, $800 mo + gas heat andelectric utilities. Securitydeposit. Call 203-630-2186

MERIDEN 2 Bedroom, 2ndFloor Apartment. 1 bath, Appli-ances Incl. 110 Colony St. Off St.Parking. Section 8 Approved.$800 + Sec. Call 203-927-8215

MERIDEN 2 BR, 2nd Flr. FreshPaint. New Flooring. Lrg lot. Util-ities not incl. $710/Mo + Sec.

203-464-0815. Woodland Street

MERIDEN 2 BR, 3rd Floor. 53Washington St. Clean, newpaint. Appliances. Laundryfacilities. No pets. $725/mo +2 mos. security. (203) 494-2147

MERIDEN 2 BR. $775. 3 BR w/2full baths $875. Both withappls. Hdwd flrs. Parking. Utilsnot incl. 1 Mo rent + sec. Cred-it check. Call 646-345-2636

MERIDEN 3 BR Clean, 1st floor.Stove & refrigerator included.WD hookup. Private yard, fullbasement. Small pets at dis-cretion of landlord. 136 BunkerAve. $980 per month. Section8 approved. 203-671-3112

MERIDEN 3BR, 1.5 bath, basmtW/D hookup, $1200/m + utils.1m sec. No pets. Avail 3/1. Call203-631-8421 or 203-440-1290

MMEERRIIDDEENN 3BR, 2 full BA, lg rmsw/much closet space, W/D inbsmt, off-st-park, $1200/mo +sec & utils. Sect 8 appr’d. Nopets. Avail now. 203-537-1772

MERIDEN- FULLY FURNISHED1BR, LR, kit., prvt bath

$675/mo. Also, 2 BR apt, 3rdflr, $775/mo. Lease & sec depreq’ d. No pets. 203-238-9772

MERIDEN-1BRS. All appliances &hot water incl 2 mo. sec.. Nopets. Coin op laundry. 1095 OldColony Rd. Showings 9-11 am.203-581-3620

MERIDEN-1BRS. All appliances &hot water incl 2 mo. sec.. Nopets. Coin op laundry. 1095 OldColony Rd. Showings 9-11 am.203-581-3620

HOUSES FOR RENT

WALLINGFORD - 3BR House, 1.5baths, private parking, privateyard. Easy access to highways.$1400 per month + sec. dep. Call203-265-1278 or 203-668-9024

CONDOMINIUMSFOR RENT

MERIDEN 2 bdrm, 1 1/2 baths.1396 N Colony Rd, 1B Well-Mntd Townhouse 2 Car Pkng$1,100/Mo + Uts 203-589-5144

MERIDEN East Side Condo2BR. Fully applianced.

No pets. No smoking. $875(203) 235-4853

MERIDEN- Cozy, 1 BR, 1 bathcondo. $650/mo. 1 mo. rent plus2 mos. sec. No utils incl. Call cell203-213-2352

YALESVILLE On the Green2BR, 2 bath. All appliancesincluded. W/D. Gas heat.Exercise Facility, Patio &

BBQ Area. No pets. Call 203-464-8066

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

CHESHIRE. 1BR, large 1st floorapt, eat in kit, liv rm. hardwoodflrs, front & rear porch, off st,parking. W/D available. Pet ok.$840/mo. Call 203-250-8288

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Studio & 1 Bedroom AptsAffordable apts for qualifiedapplicants 50 yrs of age or older

Small pets acceptedPlease call 860-621-3954

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From $725 + sec. & utils. Avail. Immed. 203-240-4688

MER 1BR, 2nd fl, hdwd flrs,heat, hot water, elec incld. W.Side, refrig, stove incld.$240/wkly+sec. Call 203-630-3823 12pm-8pm

MER. FURNISHED apts: Incl Heat,Elec, HW. East Side, 2nd flr Stu-dio, $758/mo+ sec. 1BR, 3rd fl,$845/mo+sec. 12pm-8pm 203-630-3823 or Meridenrooms.com

MERIDEN - 2BR, New appli-ances. Hardwood floors. Off street parking. No smoking. Nopets. Heat & HW included.$850 month. (203) 444-5722

MERIDEN -1 ROOM Private Bath. Clean. Stove,

fridge. Broad Street. No pets. 2 mos security. Credit check req.

$450. Call 203-284-0597MERIDEN -11 Camp Street

3BR, 3rd flr. $900/mo + security.Fresh paint, new flooring. Utili-ties not included. Off-streetparking. Call 860-209-0646

MERIDEN -Beautiful, Remodeled● 2 & 3BR, Large. Sherman Ave.● 3+ BR, Franklin Street

Laundry RoomOff st parking Hardwood flrs.

(203) 634-6550MERIDEN 1 Large BR Apart-

ment on 1st Floor. Newlyremodeled. Hdwd Flrs. $700/mo. Can be made into 2 BR. 203-235-5364 or 203-500-9080

MERIDEN 1, 2 & 3 BR. Newkitchen & baths. New appls,hdwd flrs, off st parking. Laun-dry. Private porches, niceviews. $645 & up. 203-430-0340

ELECTRONICS

27” Panasonic console color Tv.Asking $95 or best offer. Call203-815-5581

WANTED TO BUY

1, 2 OR 3 ITEMS OR AN ESTATE

$$$ CA$H $$$Estate sale service provided.

Seeking: Antiques, Meriden-made items, lamps, paintings.

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1-2 ITEMS Silverware, China, Glass.

Furniture. 50’s Items. Whole Estates.

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Always Buying EverythingOld or Collectible.

Call or stop by Frank’s, 18 S. Orchard St. Wallingford. 203-284-3786 or 203-269-4975

ALWAYS Buying, Old, usedand antique hand tools.Carpentry, machinist andworkbench tools. If youhave old or used tools thatyou are no longer using, callwith confidence. Fair &friendly offers made in yourhome. Please call Cory 860-613-1108

DDEEEE’’SS AANNTTIIQQUUEESSBuying Collectibles,

Jewelry & Silver. China,Glass, Military, Musical.Anything old & unusual.

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FISHING TACKLE. Local col-lector looking for old or newrods, reels, lures. Highestprices paid. Call Dave any-time 860-463-4359

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HOUSES FOR RENT

MERIDEN- 3BR, 7 rooms, 2 levelColonial w/garage for rent.Spacious yard. $1400/mo. Noutilities. incl. Pets allowed.Please call (860) 770-2595

PETS & LIVESTOCK

BULLDOGS, Boxers, Chihua-huas, Pekingese, Yorkie, Bugg,Poodle Mix. $250+.

860-930-4001PUREBRED BLACK LAB

No papers. Virgin. 18 months old. Housebroken. 860-349-1588 or 860-510-3707

CONSTRUCTION EQUIP& TOOLS

JJEETT DDRRUUMM SSAANNDDEERRModel 10-20 Plus

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CHILDREN’S All wood bunk/trundle bed with desk, 3 draw-ers & large storage compart-ment. Includes 2 mattresses.$400 or best offer. Call (203)235-0840

MISCELLANEOUSFOR SALE

DANBURY-MINT 22kt gold WWFcards $100.00. 203-237-0912

JJEETT DDRRUUMM SSAANNDDEERRModel 10-20 Plus

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PPoorrttaabbllee DDuusstt CCoolllleeccttoorrRELIANT Model NN-821

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SPORTING GOODS &HEALTH

PISTOL PERMIT CERTIFICATION CLASS

Required for CT applicants. $100.

Call 203-415-1144

WEIGHT BENCHLike new. Asking $75.

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