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Kymberley Libby, 10, of Wallingford, attaches a lead toLacey, a mini horse. In the back, Kate Nicoll, directorof Soul Friends, stands with Ginger.

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Jenna Shankman watchedher Algebra II teacher write apractice problem on theboard at Cheshire HighSchool. As the class started tosolve it, the 15-year-old over-heard that there had been aschool shooting. Later in theafternoon, she sat in her U.S.

history class as her teacherlive-streamed newscasts.

They did not discuss pastleaders or battles that day. In-stead, they became witnessesto history. They absorbed im-ages of parents clutching cellphones and crying, childrenclasping hands and quicklyleaving Sandy Hook School,and families embracing.From 30 miles away, they

took in the aftereffects of thesecond-deadliest schoolshooting in the country’s his-tory, which left 20 studentsand six members of theschool staff dead. Shankmannever imagined such atragedy could happen at anelementary school in her ownstate.

“That’s what first got mestarted thinking about how Iwanted to do something forthese families,” Shankmansaid.

The sophomore went homeand continued to watch thecoverage with her family. Shethought about her great un-cle, who died because of gunviolence. She thought of her8-year-old brother, Jordan,just a little older than 20 ofthe victims.

On Dec. 27, she and a dozenof her friends will hold a din-ner at Grand Apizza ofCheshire on South MainStreet. Money from thefundraiser will go to the Uni-versity of Connecticut’sSandy Hook School Memori-al Scholarship Fund, whichwill provide financial aid toSandy Hook students, sib-lings of the victims and chil-dren of the adult victims ifthey choose to attend UConn.

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By Laurie Rich SalernoSpecial to The Citizen

It wasn’t easy to keepLacey the miniature horsefrom pulling to inspect everyinch of the ring at her newhome in Cheshire Friday,Dec. 14, but 10-year-old Kym-berley Libby held fast to thelarge-dog-size horse as sheled him in a circle.

“It’s a real confidencebuilder, I think, for her,” saidthe Wallingford girl’s mother,Wendy Libby, as she watchedher patiently but firmly leadthe animal. “I think it’s the

ability to control her behav-ior when she’s around them— and they listen to her.”

Kymberley is a client ofSoul Friends, a Wallingford-based therapy program thatintegrates animals into itsprogram for children who areworking through a variety ofissues. And Lacey is one oftwo miniature horses thatSoul Friends picked up fromLyman Hall High School’s vo-cational agriculture programFriday afternoon, Dec. 14,and brought to Hunter’s Glen

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Arielle Perez, in the role of angel, at the annual Chil-dren’s Christmas Pageant at Cornerstone Church,Waterbury Road, Dec. 16. Additional photo page 11.

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The stage was beautifullyset for the Cheshire Commu-nity Chorus’ holiday presen-tation of “Rejoice, Sing andBe Glad!” Glorious red andpink poinsettias were awarm welcome against thered velvet drapes of the DoddMiddle School auditorium.The chorus, ranging in agefrom their 20s to their 80s,wore traditional white andblack with festive red cum-merbunds for the men andscarves of red and greenplaid, which also served asascots for the gentlemen.

Conductor LisaZolkiewicz-Ives, the group’sconductor for more than adecade, led the chorus, agroup of about 40 memberson stage, through traditionalPolish and German carolsand also a lesser knownAfrican folk song, “AnAfrican Celebration.”

The chorus hit the markwith a full, rich sound on“Cantate Domino” and “Born‘Neath a Star.” Hanukkah se-lections also were represent-ed in the concert. “OseShalom” the conductor ex-plained, meant “The OneWho Makes Peace,” and istaken from traditional He-brew text, set to music byJohn Leavitt. The audiencethen tapped their feet anddanced in their chairs withthe playful “Bidi Bom.”

Wife of chorus member, Dr.Lawrence Kline, Nancy Klinesaid, “They’re having fun!”She noted that “The directoris very positive.” This is thesecond year Kline’s husbandhas been in the chorus. “Heworks very hard,” she said,

adding, “He also takes pri-vate lessons. He loves mu-sic.”

Chorus member and thegroup’s publicist, VincentLentini said learning all thesongs in the show was noteasy. “I even sang in theshower,” said Lentini. Hethought the music selectionwas great. “I really enjoyedthe music’s different varia-tions and arrangements.”

Ellie Romano, is one of theoriginal members of thegroup. “We did great,” shesaid at the end of the night’sconcert, adding “You knowI’ve never missed a perform-ance.” She explained thegroup started in 1980 whenthe town was looking forsingers to perform at the cer-emonies during Cheshire’s200th anniversary.

Co-founder Chuck Ped-drotty said the group then de-cided to sing together forChristmas, and then went onto form a chorus. “We’ve hadwonderful directors all theway through,” he said.

“They all get a kick out ofbeing on stage!” saidZolkiewicz-Ives. Once theyhear the applause, and the

clapping, she said, “Theylove it!”

Family members of tenorArne Solli were in the audi-ence cheering him on. Grand-daughter Molli Veilleux,dressed in a sparkly holidaydress, danced in the aisle andsang with enthusiasm in thesing-a-long of “Rudolph theRed-Nosed Reindeer.”

Zolkiewicz-Ives back-ground in music includes arecent 6th Year Degree inMusic Education from Cen-tral Connecticut State Uni-versity. She is an accom-plished soloist, singing withthe Connecticut Gilbert &Sullivan Society and the Con-necticut Grand Opera. Shesaid of the chorus, “It startswith them, and it’s for them:to keep their love for musicalive in them and in theircommunity.”

Chorus president ReneeBarley was “thrilled” withhow well the night went. “Wehad fun, and it’s great toshare with the community,”she said.

Zolkiewicz-Ives was appre-ciative of the turnout, butwould love to see more resi-dents come out for the shows.

“We don’t have a big budget[for advertising]...We needpeople to support the arts, es-pecially in this economy.”

Before the last song of thenight, Barley asked the audi-ence to join her in a momentof silence in light of thetragedy in Newtown. Apeaceful, meditative rendi-

Citizen photo by Joy VanderLek

Conductor LisaZolkiewicz-Ives leads theaudience in a sing-a-longduring the “Rejoice, Singand Be Glad!” concert withthe Cheshire CommunityChorus held at Dodd Mid-dle School Dec. 15.

Community chorus presents holiday concert

Local competes inpageant

Azria Rountree ofCheshire was named a semi-finalist in the recent MissConnecticut USA 2013 pag-eant.

Women’s Clubschedulesspeaker

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Thursday, Jan. 3 at theCheshire Senior Center.

Gary Rose, PhD, Chairmanof the Government and Poli-tics Department of SacredHeart University is to speak.Rose has been named Con-necticut Professor of theYear in 2011 by The CarnegieFoundation for the Advance-ment of Teaching and theCouncil for Advancementand Support of Education.

The club’s business meet-ings and luncheons are formembers only at 11 a.m. Pro-

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For more information, callTrudy at (203) 272-1772.

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tion of “I Wish You Christ-mas,” a poignant John Ruttercomposition followed.

The next Cheshire Commu-nity Chorus concert will be apops concert to be held in thespring. Zolikiewicz-Ives invitessingers in the community tojoin the weekly rehearsals atthe Highlands Health CareCenter, Route 10, in Cheshire onTuesdays at 7 p.m. Auditionsare not required. Go online towww.cheshirecommunitycho-rus.org for information.

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Lyman Hall put its two 3-year-old miniature horses,Lacey and Ginger, out to bidthis fall, hoping to find thema new home because ofmounting care costs andtime. The horses were donat-ed to the school by a Meridenwoman about two years agofor its equine program, forwhich the school also hasfull-sized horses as well, ac-cording to Patrick Donnel-lan, head instructor of thevo-ag department.

No one bid on the horses,according to the town’s Pur-chasing Department. Sowhen Kate Nicoll, founder ofSoul Friends, called the townlate this fall to see if theywere still there, the town de-cided to donate them to thenonprofit group.

“It’s good for them, they’regoing to get everything theygot here,” Donnellan said ofdonating the horses to the

group. He said it was nice tosee them end up in a placewhere they can benefit anumber of people — not justowned by one family.

Nicoll said the two littlehorses may be easier to ap-proach for children who mayneed to work up to the largehorses, and more portable foroff-site school programs.

They also are a great exam-ple for children, as “their sizedoesn’t define their spirit.”

Her nonprofit employseight staffers — social work-ers like herself, councilorsand psychologists — andserves about 600 children un-der the age of 18 a year,through individual, familytherapy and six-week groupprograms.

The nonprofit plans to ex-pand its services to adults,but currently focuses on chil-dren who have experiencedsome sort of life trauma,change, loss, family divorce,or challenge. At its Walling-ford headquarters at 300Church St., clients interactwith therapy dogs and small-er animals such as guineapigs and rabbits.

Nicoll’s horse program hasbeen around for six years.

Though today she is up andwalking, she had the idea forpet therapy when she wasparalyzed from the neckdown by a virus in 2002.

“I noticed that animals re-sponded to my pain and mymood,” she said, talkingabout a dog she had at thetime that became a devotedcompanion and helped herthrough the recoveryprocess.

The horses, she said, canteach children about humanbehavioral characteristicsand allow them to under-stand their own responses toevents. They can teach chil-dren about non-verbal com-munication, fear, and need-ing space. Having lived to-gether for so long, they canalso be a model for sibling re-lationships.

“We’ll get a sense of howtheir personalities are com-plementary and what chal-lenges (there are) ... do somefamily therapy,” Nicoll said.

She said a horse will alsorespond to the moods of chil-dren coming in.

“If an anxious kid came inhere, the horses would re-spond,” Nicoll said watchingLacey and Ginger romp

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around their new run at-tached to their stalls for thefirst time. “Because they’reprey animals, they react.”

Kymberley looks forwardto the time she can spendwith the horses each weekduring her sessions — eventhe chores.

“They teach them how toclear the hooves, groomthem, wash them, all aspectsof the care,” her mother said.“It’s not just the fun part.”

Laurie Rich Salerno is a re-porter for the Record-Journal.Contact Laurie Rich Salernoat [email protected] or follower heron Twitter: @LaurieSaler-noRJ.

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On Dec. 11, the CheshireHigh School chapter of Stu-dents Against Destructive De-cisions, presented an educa-tional program for parentsand students about the effectsof drug and alcohol abuse.

The “Parents: You Matter”program was presented toparents by Marelene F. Mc-Gann from the South CentralSubstance Abuse Council.Connecticut state TrooperKelly addressed approximate-ly 150 students in a separatepresentation. This federalprogram is designed to give

parents tips on how to educatetheir children about drug andalcohol use and also alertthem to the warning signs ofsubstance abuse.

McGann states the numberone reason youths do not dodrugs or consume alcohol istheir parents. She states thatstudies show that familieswho eat dinner together havechildren who are more likelyto not get into drugs and alco-hol. A handout given to theparents from Timetotalk.orgexplains that research showswhen parents talk openlyabout drugs and drinking,children have better self-con-trol and develop more nega-

tive perceptions of these riskybehaviors.

In a poll taken by the Uni-versity of Michigan (Monitor-ing the Future Study), it wasfound that 24 percent of 12thgraders had used an illicitdrug in the past 30 days priorto the study. That would meanthat almost 1/4 of the seniorswalking around our halls havebeen involved with drug use inthe past 30 days.

The reasons students trydifferent drugs include stress(school and family life), rela-tionships (friends and roman-tic), family problems/pres-sures, fitting in and the avail-ability of drugs and alcohol.The top five substancesabused are, alcohol, marijua-na, prescription drugs, in-halants and ecstasy.

“There is so much sub-stance abuse today! We don’tknow all the long term affectsthat they have. We all need tolearn how to deal with thestress, peer pressure and de-pression; listening to each oth-er and recognizing whensomeone we love needs help isan important part of reducingsubstance abuse,” said Rebec-ca Daddio, adviser of SADD.

One interesting facttouched upon is that the brainis not fully developed untilpeople are 25 years old. Ifyouths start using drugs andalcohol at a young age, it willaffect the development oftheir brains. If drug or alcoholuse starts at a young age, peo-ple are more likely to becomeaddicted.

Teenagers should to learnto listen to their parents moreand also be able to say no todrugs and alcohol. For moreinformation, go to the partner-ship at drugfree.org (Leah Ver-rillo, class of 2016, is a studentat Cheshire High School. Shewrote this story for the schoolnewspaper The Rampage.)

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Dec.27 Thursday

Boys Basketball -Cheshire vs. Southington atSHS, 7 p.m.

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Wrestling - Cheshire vs.Xavier at Xavier, 1 p.m.

Girls Basketball -Berlin Holiday Tournamentat Berlin, 5 p.m.

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Cheshire Women’s Club- The Cheshire Women’sClub is scheduled to meetThursday, Jan. 3 at theCheshire Senior Center.Gary Rose, PhD, Chairmanof the Government and Pol-itics Department of SacredHeart University is tospeak. The club’s businessmeetings and luncheons arefor members only at 11 a.m.. Programs are open to thepublic and scheduled for12:30 p.m. For more infor-mation, call Trudy at (203)272-1772.

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Bottle/can drive - BoyScout Troop 51, Cheshire,has scheduled a bottle andcan drive for Saturday, Jan.5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at theFirst CongregationalChurch of Cheshire Green.Proceeds will purchasecamping supplies andequipment. For more infor-mation, call (203) 250-9295.

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The children of St. Bridget’s Sunday School classesrecently held the annual Christmas Pageant wherethe children performed the Nativity Story. Pictured,from left: Alex Riello, Tegan Danaher, Dominic De-Sena, Michael Fusco, Kaylin Sweeney, CarrickHannon, and Jillian Falcone.

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ed at 554 South Main St.(across from the CheshireHigh School). The YellowHouse offers recreationaland educational programs,club activities and leadershiptraining workshops. Formore information, call (203)271-6690 or email [email protected].

High school Friday nightactivities

All ninth through twelfthgrade Cheshire residents arewelcome to attend the Fridayevents, scheduled from 6 to 11p.m. All events are super-vised by Cheshire Youth Ser-vice staff. All activities arefree and held at the YellowHouse unless otherwise stat-ed on the registration/per-mission form.

Middle school Saturdaynight activities

All seventh and eighthgrade Cheshire residents arewelcome to attend the Satur-day events, scheduled from 6to 9:30 p.m. All events are su-pervised by Cheshire YouthService staff. All activitiesare free and held at the Yel-low House unless otherwisestated on there gistration/per missionform. Pre-registration is re-quired for all.

Youth Literacy Project The Youth Literacy Project

is designed to promote read-ing among first gradersthrough working one-on-onewith a high school mentor,demonstrating the impor-tance of reading. The twohour meetings consist of a

one-on-one reading experi-ence for each first graderpaired with a high school vol-unteer followed by hands-onactivities related to the read-ing of the day. The programmeets on Saturdays from 10a.m. to noon.

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The Student Math MasteryClub is designed to promoteconfidence among thirdgraders by working one-on-one with a high school men-tor, demonstrating the impor-tance of math. The programmeets on Saturdays from12:30 to 2 p.m.

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school students a platform toexplore complex issues fac-ing youth today, including vi-olence, oppression, social jus-tice and what it takes to be aleader and peacemaker. Aspart of the curriculum, eachyear youth learn about thelife and work of one of thePeaceJam Nobel Laureates,and the strategies they use toaddress pressing global is-sues. The program also in-cludes the annual PeaceJamNortheast Youth Conference,where youth spend a week-end with the Nobel Laureate,giving them an unprecedent-ed opportunity to exchangeideas and work towards be-coming leaders in the com-munity. The program meetstwice a month from 6 to 7:30p.m.

For more information andfor listings of upcoming pro-grams, call (203) 271-6691 oremail [email protected].

By Andrew RagaliThe Cheshire Citizen

There will be a new perma-nent principal at Dodd Mid-dle School in the near future.

On Dec. 13, the Board ofEducation unanimously vot-ed to hire 38-year-old MikeWoods to replace Jeff Solanas principal of the town’sonly middle school. Solanwas hired over the summer tofill an opening at CheshireHigh School. School Superin-tendent Greg Florio placedlongtime Cheshire educatorDon Wailonis at Dodd to fillSolan’s spot on an interim ba-sis.

Woods, who grew up inCheshire and graduated fromthe public school system,said “it’s an honor more thananything else to come back tothe community I grew up in.”

Woods is assistant princi-pal as Saxe Middle School inNew Canaan, a position he’sheld for five years. He beganhis education career in Madi-son, where he has lived forthe past three years. He at-tended Quinnipiac Universi-

ty for undergraduate andgraduate studies before re-ceiving his sixth-year creden-tial in educational leadershipfrom Sacred Heart Universi-ty.

“He’s gone through a verythorough and rigoroussearch process,” Florio said.

Florio said Woods will bepaid an annual salary ofabout $130,000. There is nostart date yet, Florio said, be-cause he didn’t want to final-ize plans with the NewCanaan school district untilthe school board approved ofthe hire. Florio’s best esti-mate was that Woods wouldbegin in February.

Board member StephenMrowka was especially hap-py to see Woods hired.

“I was Mike’s chemistryteacher at Cheshire HighSchool,” he said.

Mrowka said Woods servedas a role model and leaderboth in and out of the class-room.

“Mike will certainly be-come an outstanding admin-istrator in the Cheshireschool system,” he said.

School Board ChairmanGerry Brittingham said thatas he went through the inter-view process with Woods, “itwas readily and rapidly obvi-ous he was a dedicated, intel-ligent, keen and gifted man.”

“Mike will do a great job,”Wailonis said. “He’s cut fromthe same cloth as Jeff (Solan)and myself.”

Wailonis plans to workwith Woods in the near fu-ture to help him acclimate toDodd and the workings of theschool district.

“Every school district isdifferent,” Wailonis said.

With Woods’ start date stilluncertain, Wailonis — whoalready came out of retire-ment to fill Solan’s place atDodd — said he will stickaround “as long as they needme.”

“I can put off vacationplans for a little while,” hesaid.

To contact Andrew Ragali,email [email protected] or follow him onTwitter: @AndyRagz.

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By Andrew RagaliThe Cheshire Citizen

Officer Joe Giampietro’scommitment to the statechapter of Mothers AgainstDrunk Driving over the lasttwo years has earned him theorganization’s coveted Com-munity Champions award.

The award was deliveredto Giampietro on Thursday,Dec. 13, by Janice HeggieMargolis, the state organiza-tion’s executive director, at asmall ceremony at theCheshire Police Department.Margolis said Giampietro isone of only two people in thestate to receive the awardthis year. The other is Dr.Pam Hoffman, of Bridgeport.

MADD is a national non-profit organization.

“Our responsibility andour goal are to thank thosewho on a daily basis do some-thing to help our mission,”Margolis said. “We honorthose in the community whogo above and beyond to stopdrunk driving.”

Giampietro became in-volved in the organization

two years ago at the urging ofhis cousin, who had been in-volved with MADD as a po-lice officer for two decades,Margolis said.

Being a part of MADD, Gi-ampietro said, “is truly an

honor.”“The most important thing

is to get impaired drivers offthe road, and I think we’redoing that in Cheshire,” hesaid.

Giampietro works the mid-night shift, and concentrateson keeping dangerous driv-ers off the streets. After hisshift, he often attends MADDmeetings with his two youngchildren at 9 a.m. the nextmorning, Margolis said. He ison the MADD advisoryboard.

“I love my job,” Giampi-etro said. “Working mid-nights is getting the impaireddriver off the road.”

He also doesn’t mind work-ing early in the morning be-cause he can spend time withhis two sons, Nicholas, 5, andJude, 2, during the day.

The organization has rec-ognized Giampietro the pastthree years with a specialservice pin because he’s ledthe Cheshire Police Depart-ment in impaired driver ar-rests.

Police Chief Neil Dryfecalled Giampietro “an out-

State MADD chapter honors police officer

Citizen photo by Andrew Ragali

Janice Heggie Margolis,executive director of theConnecticut Chapter ofMothers Against DrunkDriving, delivers a “Com-munity Champions”award to Officer Joe Gi-ampietro.

standing officer, and a creditto the department and to theprofession.”

While Cheshire can be qui-et at night, with little traffic,impaired driving “is some-thing that occurs here often,”Dryfe said.

“For a town this size, theymake an inordinate amountof DUI arrests,” Dryfe said ofhis patrol officers.

Dryfe said Giampietro andanother officer have attendedspecial classes on drug recog-nition. The ability to recog-nize behavioral effects ofprescription and recreation-al drugs helps police catchdrivers who may not be un-der the influence of alcohol.

“We’re hoping to bring anew level to impaired driverenforcement by not justthrowing up our hands whenfaced with a situation wheredrivers are under the influ-ence of drugs, not alcohol,”Dryfe said. “There’s not adoubt in my mind that proac-tive DUI enforcement saveslives.”

Giampietro called theMADD award “a great hon-or.”

“Especially for somethingthat’s dear to my heart,” hesaid. “I do it for my family.”

Contact Andrew Ragali [email protected] follow him on Twitter:@AndyRagz.

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ServicesCalvary Life Family

Worship Center, 174 E.Johnson Ave., Saturday – 6 to7:30 p.m.; Sunday – 9:30 to11:30 a.m. (203) 272-1701.

Cheshire LutheranChurch, 660 W. Main St.,Sunday – 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.Services; 9:10 a.m. educationhour. (203) 272-5106.

Cheshire UnitedMethodist Church, 205Academy Road, Sunday –10:45 a.m. service; Sundayschool, 9:30 a.m. (203) 272-4626.

Christ CommunityChurch, 120 Main St., Sun-day – 10:15 a.m. service; Sun-day school, 9 a.m.; AWANAWednesday, 6:15 p.m. (203)272-6344.

Congregation Kol Ami,1484 Highland Ave., Wednes-day, 6 p.m.; Thursday, 8 a.m.;Friday, 7:30 p.m. Shabbatservice; Saturday, 10 a.m.service with Torah Study at 9a.m. (203) 272-1006.

Cornerstone Church,1146 Waterbury Rd., Sundayservices 9 and 10:45 a.m.;Youth Sunday 6:30 p.m.,Wednesdays: Alpha 6:30 p.m. and Grapple 7 p.m. (203) 272-5083. Corner-stonecheshire.com.

Fellowship of LifeChurch, 150 Sandbank Rd.,Sunday - 10 a.m. Worship andteaching; Wednesday - 7:30p.m. Revival prayer. (203) 272-7976.

First CongregationalChurch, 111 Church Drive,Sunday – 9 and 11 a.m. servic-es. (203) 272-5323.

Grace Baptist Church, 55Country Club Road, Sunday -Worship, 9:15 a.m. in Man-darin, 11 a.m. in English;Sunday School for all ages -9:15 a.m. English, 11 a.m.adults Mandarin; Tuesday -7:30 p.m. Prayer meeting:Wednesday - small group;Friday - 7:30 Chinese Fellow-ship/youth program in Eng-lish. Joint worship servicefirst Sunday of month at10:30 a.m. (203) 272-3621.

Oasis, 176 Sandbank Rd.,Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Children’schurch and nursery avail-able. (203) 439-0150. www.cele-bratethejourney.org.

St. Peter’s EpiscopalChurch, 59 Main St., Sunday– 8:15 a.m. Rite I; 10:30 a.m.Rite 2. (203) 272-4041.

St. Thomas BecketCatholic Church, 435 No.Brooksvale Rd., Masses: Vig-il (Saturday) 4 p.m. EST, 5p.m. DST, Sunday 8, 9:30, 11a.m., Confession: Saturday, 3p.m. EST, 4 p.m. DST, (203)272-5777. www.stthomasbeck-et.org.

Temple Beth David, 3Main St., 7:30 p.m. serviceFriday, except first Friday ofmonth when family servicesare at 6:30 p.m. (203) 272-0037.

The following are sugges-tions on how you can helpthe community of New-town. It comes from the re-gional United Church ofChrist and was formulatedby the leadership there inconsultation with their col-leagues in Newtown.

Please do not try to callthe Newtown churches. Thephones are still ringing offthe hook and important andnecessary calls are not get-ting through.

It’s fine to email a mes-sage of support to a church,but please do not expect animmediate reply. There hasnot yet been time for thestaff to weigh all the offersof support or acknowledge

condolencesAn old-fashioned card or

letter, sent through the U Smail, may be the best formof communication. Theseare easily shared and can beposted.

Churches and the com-munity are being floodedwith care items: prayerbracelets, shawls, and atleast 8,000 teddy bears.Church will try to acceptand distribute any items re-ceived, but especially thosemade by children for New-town children.

While these items will

find good homes, they canbe a bit much to manage inthe midst of a crisis. Youmay wish to inquire first asto what is needed.

Churches and churchagencies are in it for thelong haul. The most signifi-cant work will begin afterthe camera crews have leftand the people of Newtownneed to begin dealing withthe long term effects.Please note that there willbe ways to support the peo-ple of Newtown in the fu-ture. (See page 12 for how tohelp.)

Suggestions for Newtown condolences

The Cheshire Women’sClub has scheduled a varietyof programs for 2013.

Gary Rose, PhD Chairmanof Government & PoliticalSciences from Sacred HeartUniversity is scheduled inJanuary to speak about therecent election; MediquickWalk-in Medical has sched-uled a program in February;a fashion show is planned for

March; Kevin Johnson fromthe Connecticut State Li-brary is scheduled to speakin April and in May, the clubcelebrates its 120th year an-niversary.

The Women’s Club servesthe community through vol-unteer services. Moneyraised benefits the foodpantry, animals shelters, po-lice and fire departments. Li-

brary, children books and pa-jama projects as well asscholarships.

There is no age require-ments and no qualificationsto join; members show a de-sire to help others.

For more information or tojoin, call Fran at (203) 250-7669 or [email protected].

Women’s Club plans for 2013

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The annual Children’s Christmas Pageant at Cornerstone Church, WaterburyRoad, included angels, shepherds, stars, reindeer and the Statue of Liberty. Theevent took place Dec. 16.

‘O star of wonder’girls will waitress, starts at 5p.m. Ten percent of each din-ner bill and all the tips thegirls gather will go to the vic-tims.

“When something like thishappens, we all need to cometogether, and it really shows alot about our society. Not thatthis happened, but that we’reall coming together likethis,” Shankman said. “An-other reason is because din-ner is something you wouldusually have with family and,right now, being with yourfamily is the most importantthing, at least for me.”

“I really hope it’s a largeevent just so we can raise asmuch as possible for thesekids,” Shankman’s friend JillDurso said. “I feel like it’s go-ing to help them throughoutthe rest of their lives.”

On the day of the shooting,Shankman first reached outto classmate Emily Humins-ki.

“Do you think we can dothis? Can we get a group to-gether this fast?” she askedin a text message.

Emily responded: “Ab-solutely.”

“It just hit a nerve for somany different people. I wassure it could get done,”Huminski said.

Shankman then contactedmore friends, includingmembers of her Relay forLife team and Durso, thegroup’s captain. The teamhad held fundraisers atGrand Apizza in the past andfelt confident that the Italianrestaurant would host themnow. Shankman sent textmessages to 10 people, andnine responded in 20 minutesto ask how they could help.

“It amazes me how fast itreally just started (coming to-gether),” Shankman said.

Durso said she was eatinglunch when she peeked at herFacebook page on her phone.The sophomore saw a weblink to a news story about theshooting. During chemistry,she listened as a student re-freshed news web pages on

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his phone and gave the classupdates.

“It’s something that nevershould have happened. Butsince it did, we need to dealwith it and show these peoplethat we are there for them,because obviously no oneever wants to be in their situ-ation but we want to helpthem through it,” Durso said.“Because they’re not that faraway and this could have eas-ily been our school.”

Durso took on the role oforganizer for the fundraiser.

Schools in Ridgefield wentinto lockdown Monday afterreports of a “suspicious per-son” near BranchvilleSchool. Durso’s close friendslive in the town, and she saidshe started to cry when sheheard the news.

“Just the thought of evensomething bad happening tothem broke me down somuch,” Durso said. “I don’teven want to think aboutwhat it was like for the peoplewho lost someone they love(in Newtown).”

The girls created a Face-book page for the event and10 people said they would at-tend in the first 15 minutes.

All three girls said theyhave struggled to grasp howinnocent people could losefamily members in such a vi-olent way. Shankman said thevictims reminded her of theUnited Girls’ Choir she in-structs, and Huminski said

the incident recalled memo-ries of young campers sheknows.

“I think it doesn’t matterhow much money we give tothem — just that they knowthat we’re thinking of themin this time,” Shankmansaid.

“Even if you weren’t per-sonally touched, it touchesthe state,” Durso said. “A lotof people have said they wantto help but they don’t knowhow. Coming to eat dinnerhere is going to help.”

[email protected] (203) 235-2275.

social/leisure skills in addi-tion to life skills in a fun-filled environment.

Programs scheduled forteens include Valentine’s DayDance, pizza, dinner andgames and bowling. Chil-dren’s programs includecooking, yoga, half sleepover,a pre-school playgroup, andmusic.

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Government MeetingsWednesday, Jan. 2

Parks and Rec. Commission, 7 p.m.Town Beautification Committee, 7:30 p.m.Public Building, 7 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 7Historic District commission, 7:30 p.m.Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 8Town Council, Council Chambers, 7:30

p.m.Wednesday, Jan. 9

Public Safety Commission, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Jan. 10

Human Services Committee, 7 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 15

Economic Development Commission, 7:30p.m.

Inland/Wetlands and Watercourses Com-mission, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 21Historic District commission, 7:30 p.m.Library Board, Cheshire Library, 7 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 28Energy Commission, 7 p.m.Planning & Zoning Commission, 7:30 p.m.Youth Services Committee, 7 p.m.

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Here are opportunities tosupport Newtown.

United Way of WesternConnecticut

“United Way extends ourmost sincere condolencesand prayers to all those fami-lies affected by the devastat-ing events inNewtown/Sandy Hook, Con-necticut,” the organizationsaid in a statement on itswebsite. “We will stand withthe community and everyoneaffected directly and indi-rectly by this tragic event aswe face the days and weeksahead.”

Checks for the United Wayfund may be mailed to SandyHook School Support Fund,c/o Newtown Savings Bank,39 Main St., Newtown, CT06470, or may be dropped offat any Newtown SavingsBank branch.

Newtown MemorialFund

Brian Mauriello, a long-time resident of Newtown,

established the NewtownMemorial Fund to help withfuneral expenses and a per-manent memorial to the vic-tims. Mauriello said he was“dedicated to ensuring ourcommunity has a proper fundfor the memory of those whodid perish, and for all thoseaffected by this tragedy.”

To donate to Mauriello’sfund, checks can be mailed toNewtown Memorial Fund,P.O. Box 596, Botsford, CT06404.

My Sandy Hook FamilyFund

Established by parents ofchildren who survived the at-tack, the My Sandy HookFamily Fund intends to usedonations to pay for immedi-ate needs of families who lostloved ones, including funeralservices, and ongoing livingexpenses such as food, mort-gage payments, daycare andinsurance, until families canget back on their feet.

“We ask the world to joinus not only in our grief butalso in our burning need totake some of the burdens offthese families in their time ofincredible pain,” the groupsaid on its website.

Donations can be mailed toMy Sandy Hook FamilyFund, c/o Union SavingsBank, 1 Commerce Drive,Newtown, CT 06470.

University of Connecti-cut Scholarship Fund

The University of Con-necticut established a memo-rial scholarship fund thatwill cover college costs forstudents who attend Sandy

Hook Elementary School, aswell as siblings of thosekilled and children of teach-ers and other adults who losttheir lives.

“Newtown is in our ownstate and many of our stu-dents and alumni have ties tothose who are affected direct-ly,” UConn President SusanHerbst said in a statement.“The gift of higher educationis a transformational one. Wewant the students of SandyHook to have the opportunityto study at a top public re-search university.”

Checks can be mailed tothe UConn Foundation, 2390Alumni Drive Unit 2306,Storrs, CT 06269. Note on thecheck that the gift is for theSandy Hook School Memori-al Scholarship Fund.

InfolineState police have estab-

lished an informational hot-line for people or businessesthat want to assist the vic-tims of the Sandy Hook Ele-mentary School shooting. As-sistance may include vic-tims’ assistance agencies,counselors, religious or min-istry services, dog therapyand transportation services.

For more information, con-tact the hotline by dialing211.

United States PostalService

The U.S. Postal Service hasset up a special post officebox for the public to send itscondolences to Newtown.Letters and cards can be sentto P.O. Box 3700, Newtown, CT06470.

How you can help NewtownBand helps outTo the editor:

In my first year as presi-dent of the SouthingtonBand Backers I cannot bemore proud of theSouthington High SchoolBlue Knights MarchingBand and our organization.This past season presentedus with unique challenges,all of which were taken onand conquered.

For most of the seasonwe did not know if the SHSfield would be ready forour home competition,“Music of the Knight.” De-spite the fact that manypeople were working to getthe field completed for ourshow, it was not ready intime. We waited until thevery last minute to makeour decision to move theshow to Cheshire.

In preparation for thiscontingency, we made con-tact earlier in the season

with our neighbors inCheshire and they wel-comed us with open arms.Without the help of theCheshire Band Parents As-sociation, Music in Motioncommittee, Cheshire bandand athletic directors,school administration andcustodial staff, Cheshirepolice, and the CheshireParks and Recreation ourshow would not have beensuccessful.

The 20th annual “Musicof the Knight” competitionwas a huge success. In ad-dition to being the band’slargest fundraiser, havingthe opportunity to host oneof the largest and best com-petitions in the state isvery important to our stu-dents.

Brian RobargePresident, Southington

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By Laura Clementsen Special to The Citizen

M a n yfolks thinka calendarmakes agood gift.In theweeks be-fore NewYear’s Day,I receiveds e v e r a l .

Some came from businessesor organizations that see thecalendar as a gentle re-minder of the services theycan offer. There is one fromthe oil company. The imprint-ed company name and phonenumber are tastefully placedbelow the picture but abovethe neat pocket at the bottom.My insurance man sent atiny one with a flip-out standfor the desk. There is onefrom a fraternal organizationwhich expects us to send acheck for it although we didnot order it and do not partic-ularly want it.

One I look forward to re-ceiving comes from my hus-band Art’s nephew in Nor-way. For 2006, Oddvar sent usa calendar featuring ferries,a different ferry pictured foreach month. (He knows I loveusing the ferries. They are of-ten the best-·sometimes theonly-way to cross a fjord.)One year he sent a calendarshowing the coastal steamerswhich carry both freight andpassengers to the many portsalong the west coast of Nor-way. Another year, the calen-dar was scenes of Bergen, acity dating from Hanseatictimes.

I keep handy a large calen-

dar with large blocks for eachday so I can write in appoint-ments or important events.As I discarded a 2005 calen-dar, I noticed the printer hadincluded more than the usualholidays-Valentine’s Day,Mother’s Day, Flag Day andIndependence Day, for exam-ple. It also notes Coming ofAge Day, celebrated in Japanon Jan. 10. There’s GreeneryDay in Japan on April 29.There is Canada’s Thanks-giving Day, celebrated thesecond Monday in Octoberand coinciding with ourColumbus Day. There are twoholidays whose meaning andtraditions I think Americanshave forgotten. May 30 usedto be called Decoration Day. Itwas first observed in 1868when flowers were placed ongraves of Civil War dead. Itwas transformed into Memo-rial Day as Congress, in 1971,changed it to the last Mondayin May to make it part of athree-day weekend and, al-most incidentally, as a day ofremembrance for those whodied in our nation’s service.

Something of the same hashappened to Armistice Day.Nov. 11 marked the end ofWorld War 1. After World WarII, it was recognized as a dayof tribute to veterans of bothwars. In 1954, it became Vet-erans Day, a day to honor vet-erans of all U.S. wars. Usual-ly only government officesand schools are closed onthese holidays. Stores areopen. People may watch theMemorial Day parade, but formany it is the beginning ofsummer activities.

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(The following is a discus-sion of security measures atCheshire High School byPrincipal Jeff Solan. Hemade this statement lastweek through the school’sstudent news service, TheRampage.)

I am Cheshire HighSchool Principal Jeff Solan.Thank you for joining me onCHSRampage.org for thisweek’s Principal’s Message.

On Friday, Dec. 14t, New-town, Connecticut becamethe international epicenterof sorrow and tragedy. Likemost parents, I thought ofmy own children and won-dered if their school hadprepared to manage a crisisof similar magnitude.

In this broadcast I willoutline our current proto-cols for crisis managementand the district’s plans forthe future.

All perimeter doors atCheshire High School arelocked throughout the day.Visitors to CHS must ring abuzzer at the south or eastentrances for entry. Visitorstypically identify them-selves via intercom and arevisible through a closed cir-cuit security camera.

Please understand thatwe have recommitted to stu-dent and staff security byasking all future visitors toidentify themselves byname, confirm throughidentification, and expresstheir purpose for visitingbefore we permit entry. Weappreciate your cooperationand patience as we imple-ment this process.

Cheshire High Schoolalso employs four full timehall monitors. They includeboth a retired fire fighterand a retired police officer.They all carry walkietalkies allowing them directcommunication with eachother and the office areas.Moreover, the Cheshire Po-lice Department has sta-tioned a dedicated police of-ficer to share betweenCheshire High School andDodd Middle School.Cheshire High School hasalso initiated the process of

installing direct alarmswithin the school to ensurethat in the event of a crisisthe police are notified in asexpeditious manner as pos-sible.

All Cheshire schools prac-tice their lockdown proto-cols at least twice a year. Wehave a comprehensive planthat addresses threats posedby those either inside or out-side the building. Ourschool based crisis manage-ment team met in Novemberto review this protocol. Ourteam consists of education-al, medical, counseling, po-lice, and fire professionalssome of whom are parents.As a result of this plan andpractice I know that our stu-dents and staff are knowl-edgeable in how to respondin the event of a crisis.

In August 2012, theCheshire Police Depart-ment’s tactical responseteam engaged in training atCheshire High School. Thiswas the third training pro-gram they held in theCheshire Public Schools andsecond specifically at CHSdating back to February2012. The Cheshire PoliceDepartment is as well pre-pared as any tactical unit inthe country to address aschool based incident. Theywill be responsible for di-recting us to a safe locationand will determine wherethat is based on individualcircumstances. We do nothave a preordained meetinglocation. We would commu-nicate with our parentsthrough Code Red and/oremail in the event of a cri-sis. Please make sure thatthe information located inyour powerschool account isaccurate.

All students deserve to at-tend school in a safe andsupportive environment. Asthe Cheshire Public Schoolswork to ensure that to thegreatest extent possible wewill immediately review allof our protocols andstaffing. Please do not hesi-tate to contact me to shareany concerns or questionsyou may have about

Cheshire High School secu-rity.

We are making every ef-fort to make our school daysas typical as possible. Thatbeing said, we understandthat it is likely that somestudents and staff may needsupport in dealing with themagnitude of this incident.Please know that our stu-dents are being encouragedto access counseling servic-es through our school orCheshire Youth Services. Itis best to discuss what isbothering them rather thanbottling it up.

Please do not hesitate tocall the guidance depart-ment if you have any con-cerns about your child.Some things you might lookfor are changes in affect,constantly watching newscoverage of the event, with-drawal, significant changein appetite, or significantchange in sleep patterns.Please see our website formore information.

Our students have al-ready mobilized to respondto this terrible event. I havereceived several emailsfrom students suggestingways in which we can sup-port and console the SandyHook community. We will beholding a special meetingfor students in the Com-mons on Tuesday, Dec. 18 todiscuss how we can coordi-nate our efforts to supportthe people of Newtown.

I know that our students,staff, and families haveworked very hard to focuson academic excellence overthe course of the first se-mester. As we break for theholiday and you take time torelax and recharge I ask thatyou take a moment to sharehow much your loved onesmean to you and keep thosein Sandy Hook in yourthoughts and prayers.

Thank you for joining meon CHSRampage.org.

Property TransfersProperty transfers reportedfrom Dec. 3 to Dec. 7

Margaret W. Gorham to Jen-nifer A. Schall, 176 WoodlandDrive, $305,000.

Estelle G. Havens to DeniseDiehlzeller, 3 Promontory Dri-ve, $210,000.

Craig F. and Kathleen M. Cit-ron to Njies N. Pedjie and Edl-bie L. Nofiele, 223 LancasterWay, $318,000.

Doris G. Black to MargaretW. Gorham, 6 Old Towne

Road, $190,000.Charles J. and Nan. S.

Peschel to Two Lube, LLC,262 C Robin Court, $109,000.

Sally L. White, trustee andNancy E. White to PellumpAmetli, 1698 Waterbury Road,$85,000.

CitiMortgage Inc. to EverettR. Shaw, 325 Greens Loop,$139,000.

Barb Realty, LLC to FLPProperties, LLC, 555 HighlandAve., $389,000.

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been popular in the UnitedStates is May Day, May 1. Insome countries it is celebrat-ed with various festivals in-cluding crowning of a Mayqueen. Elsewhere it has beenmarked by labor parades andpolitical demonstrations. An-other holiday not observed byAmericans is InternationalWomen’s Day, March 8. It isindicated on both the HeiferInternational calendar andthe UMCOR calendar. I firstheard about Women’s Dayfrom a Russian man I used toteach English to. He assuredme that this holiday is notequivalent to Mother’s Day.In Russia, he said, it is a dayoff for everybody and it is asalute to all females, youngand older, girls who are stu-dents, women teachers anddoctors, female co-workers,sisters and aunts, not justmothers. Small gifts are giv-en and flowers are especiallywelcomed.

I like the idea. I wonder ifcelebrating March 8 asWomen’s Day would evercatch on in America.

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17CitizenSportsThe Cheshire CitizenThursday, December 27, 2012

Boys basketballCheshire 71, Xavier 66:

Cheshire pocketed a qualityearly-season victory with a71-66 SCC interdivisional winover Xavier.

The game, tight all the way,was sealed with just under aminute to go when Cheshireguard Collin Jordan grabbeda steal and went in for alayup. The play stretched theRams’ lead from three to fiveand capped a 20-point nightfor Jordan.

Kevin Dietrich collected 14points and his twin brotherEric had 12. Each Dietrichdrained a pair of 3-pointers.

Erik Pettit added 12 pointsand Andrew Yamin kicked ineight for the Rams, who im-proved to 2-1 overall.

Xavier, despite a game-high 23 points from ElijahPemberton and 15 from Bran-don McPherson, suffered itsfirst loss and dropped to 2-1.

“This is probably going tobe indicative of how ourgames will go this year —

very close, back and forth,”said Cheshire coach Dan Lee.“They’re a very good team.They’ve got good guards andsome bigs that gave us trou-ble. It’s definitely a good ear-ly-season win.”

Amity 59, Cheshire 52:The Spartans outscored theRams 21-12 in the final quar-ter en route to the SCC Housywin in Woodbridge.

Zachary Campbell led theway with 17 points for Amity,3-1 overall and 1-0 in the divi-sion. He was followed in thescoring column by GardnerBroderick (16) and DavidRyan (15).

Collin Jordan led all scor-ers with 22 points forCheshire (2-2 overall, 0-1Housy). Eric Dietrich con-tributed 13.

Girls basketballMercy 49, Cheshire 19:

Cheshire (2-2) didn’t have achance against Mercy’s full-court pressure, which keptthe visiting team off the

board for the first 14:16 of thecontest.

Mercy led 33-0 beforeCheshire’s Missy Bailey sanka 3-pointer with 1:44 left inthe first half. Cheshire had 17turnovers before scoring andattempted only 10 shots in theopening half, which endedwith Mercy leading 35-3.

Kya O’Donnell ledCheshire with seven pointsoff the pine. Bailey, theRams’ leading scorer, waslimited to a season-low fourpoints. SCSU-bound MariaWeselyj scored a game-high10 points for the Tigers (5-0).

“We press and play allman-to-man,” Mercy coachTim Kohs said. “We don’thave a weak defender. I’m notsurprised we have played aswell as we have. We havesome size and we put them onthe ball a lot. To hold themscoreless for that long was alittle surprising.”

Cheshire 38, Shelton 31:Lauren Como pumped in 14points as Cheshire openedSCC Housatonic play with a

Girls hoop back over .500;Swimmers stay undefeated

Photo by Christopher Zajac

Cheshire’s Eric Dietrich takes the ball to the rim duringthe Rams’ 71-66 victory over Xavier.

Photo by Justin Weekes

Cheshire’s Missy Bailey takes it to Mercy’s Jordyn Nappi. The Lady Rams werebested that night.

Ram Notes

win over Shelton.Missy Bailey added nine

points for the Rams, 3-2 over-all.

Alyssa Eannotti finishedwith a game-high 17 pointsfor Shelton, 1-3 overall and 0-1 in the division.

Boys swim/diveCheshire 94, North

Haven 75: The Rams uppedtheir record to 2-0 overallwith the SCC interdivisionalwin over the Indians atGawrych Town Pool in North

Haven.Taking home individual

wins for Cheshire were AlexBauer (100 butterfly, 1:04.13),Sal DeLucia (diving, 130.25points), Kyle Shadeck (100backstroke, 55:31) andPatrick Morley (500 freestyle,5:25.21).

Cheshire also won a pair ofrelays. Shadeck linked withMatt Pinciaro, MichaelGoodrich and AlexanderCheruk for a first-place fin-

To submit sports informationThe Cheshire Citizen welcomes news and scores from

all sports leagues in Cheshire. Submissions for theSports Bulletin Board also are welcome. Informationand photos can be sent to: The Cheshire Citizen, 11Crown St., Meriden, CT 06450. Information also can befaxed to (203) 639-0210, or emailed to: [email protected].

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Cheshire’s Alex Bausch attempts to back hand a shot past Xavier goalie ShaneBaldwin Dec. 19 at Wesleyan University. Xavier prevailed 3-1.

By Ian CroughwellSpecial to The Citizen

Below the huge woodenrafters overhead at Spurrier-Snyder Rink on the campusof Wesleyan University, theCheshire ice hockey teamfell short against fellow SCCDivision I foe Xavier 3-1 onDec. 19.

“I thought we hung with avery good team,” second-yearRams coach Karl Sundquistsaid. “The game came down toa couple breaks, but my guysworked their butts off andgave the fans a good show.”

The Falcons tried to get go-ing early, pressuring the Ramdefense with swift attacks formost of the first period,while limiting Cheshire’s of-fensive opportunities bykeeping the puck out of theirown zone.

Cheshire was no slouch, ei-ther. The Rams played sti-fling defense by giving Xaviernarrow shot selections andmanaged to keep the Falconsoff balance in a scorelessfirst quarter.

As the second period be-gan, so did the scoring. Rams’junior Luke Vendetto con-verted 30 seconds into the pe-riod to give the Red and Blacktheir first and only lead of

the game.Xavier answered halfway

through the period with agoal by Sean Johnson.

The Falcons capitalized ona 5-on-3 power play whenBryan Stanton scored withonly moments left in the stan-za to give the Falcons a 2-1 ad-vantage going into the secondintermission.

“It’s unacceptable thatthey get the lead with thatpower play and we don’t see apower play in all three peri-ods,” a frustrated Sundquistsaid after the game. “I thinkwe earned one or two, but ourguys stuck with it besidesthat and did a good job.”

The Rams were never outof the game and showed it byturning up the offensive pres-sure in the final period. Itwas hard-hitting, as theteams traded bone-rattlingshots.

The Rams had a chance totie the score with nine min-utes left when Vendetto brokefree from the pack, but hewas denied by the glove ofFalcon goalkeeper ShaneBaldwin.

Breaks don’t go Cheshire’s way; Xavier prevails

It turned out to be the de-ciding factor in this nail-biter.

Xavier (2-1) later got anopen-net goal from JackGethings to make the score 3-1.

Rams’ senior goalie ScottRomano compiled an impres-sive 42 saves in the loss.Xavier’s Baldwin recorded 10saves between the pipes.

“I’m disappointed with be-ing 0-3, but I’m not disap-pointed with guys effort,”said Sundquist.

‘It’s a long season. Our con-ference is a monster, but luck-ily we have some Division IIgames to get eight wins to getto the state tournament. Ihave confidence in my guysto do that.”

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At press time, the CHSboys swim and dive teamwas undefeated at 2-0.Ram diver Sal DeLucia ispictured in action lastweek.

ish in the 200 medley relay(1:54.85).

In the 200 freestyle relay, ittook Pinciaro, Cheruk, Mor-ley and Karl Bishop 5:25.21 totouch the wall first.

WrestlingShelton 39, Cheshire 39

(tiebreaker): The Gaels wonthe SCC match in Cheshireby the fourth criteriatiebreaker, which is mostpins.

The Rams got wins fromJoe Villano (113 pounds, pin,:27), Jacob Cervero (132, 17-1technical fall), Daniel Mas-succi (138, 10-2 major deci-sion), Andi Mino (160, pin,1:29), Gabe Vega (182, pin,1:59) and Billy Janes (195,pin).

Vega and Janes both wres-tled up a weight class andearned pins, with Janes stak-ing Cheshire to a 33-27 lead.

Shelton went ahead 39-33on forfeits at 220 and 285pounds.

Cheshire’s Erik Ravenbergwon by forfeit at 106 poundsto tie the score at 39-39.

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30 Day Layaways Available$5 Off a purchase of $25 or more$10 off a purchase of $100 or more

Check us out on FacebookAmple Free Parking in Our Lot

Free Gift w/$15 or more purchaseMon-Fri 9:30-5, Sat 10-5, Sun 10-2

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1122//1133-- 1122//1188

20% Off All LINENS(cannot be combined with any other offer)

MATTRESS SET: Brand nameQueen pillow top mattress andfoundation NEW in plastic.Must sell! $150. Call/Text Jim860-709-7667

MAYTAG New Model Washer &Dryer, brand new never beenused. $950 for the set. Call 203-630-2164 or 203-886-9811

MISCELLANEOUSFOR SALE

2244 PPeeooppllee NNeeeeddeeddTO LOSE 5-100 POUNDS!

DR. RECOMMENDED! GUARANTEED!((220033)) 771155--22777799

BATH CABINET w/MIRRORWhite wood. New. $25.

Call after 5 pm 860-704-8119

CRYSTAL Lake Equestrian CenterMiddletown, CT

Horse Back Riding Lessons,Pony Rides/Parties, Boarding& Clinics! Gift CertificatesAvailable for the Holidays!

(203) 631-8324

HAND PAINTEDWelcome Goose. L13 X W 10 1/2

$25. (203) 269-8486

LADIES Winter Jackets OneMedium & One Large. $20 eaExcellent cond. 203 440-3919

LEXMARK 5300 Printer/Scanner/Fax. Like New.

$25. 203-440-9504

WOOD, FUEL &HEATING EQUIPMENT

100% SEASONED HardwoodCut, Split and Delivered.$200/cord; $125/half cord.Pick Up Available 203-294-1775www.lavignestreeservicellc.com

CLEANEST Seasoned Firewoodin state! $210 Full cord deliv-ered. Discounts over 2 & pickedup. Mike (203) 631-2211

SUV’S

CCAARRSS SSttaarrttiinngg AAtt $$119999 DDoowwnn24 Month/2400 Mile Warranty

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$4988 Stock#9385C

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Call Nick The Hyundai Guy

((220033)) 881188--33330000

AUTOMOBILESWANTED

DDoo YYoouu NNeeeedd XX--MMaass $$??We Pay Cash For Junk Vehicles

Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles. Quick Pick Up.

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BOATS & MOTORS

1966 JOHNSON 9 1/2 HP SeaHorse Outboard Motor WithStand. Like New Condition.Best Offer. Call (203) 235-9422

PETS & LIVESTOCK

ATTENTION DOG OWNERS! Dog Obedience Classes starting

Jan 14th at Cheshire Park & Rec.Bruce Gianetti, Phil Huntington,& Kathy Queen - Instructors.Call 203-272-2743 9am-4pm.After 6pm Call 203-235-4852.


BABY’S WORLD

BONAVITA SALE OF THE YEAR!

She�eld Collection Peyton Collection

Hudson Collection Metro Collection

20% OFFCRIB & 2 DRESSERS

SALE ENDSDEC. 30

Sale does not applyto previous purchases

15% OFFCRIB & DRESSER

SALE ENDSDEC. 30

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Cheshire Citizen Dec. 27, 2012