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In this issue ...Calendar..........................5Faith...............................14Government ..................20Health ..............................7Schools.............................8Seniors.............................6Sports.............................23

Citizen photo by Eve Britton

Senior Abby Lawlorwrites a paper for her APLiterature class in the Me-dia Center at CheshireHigh School recently.

By Eve BrittonThe Cheshire Citizen

Cheshire High School stu-dents said they gladly tradedin their snow shovels forbooks Wednesday, Feb. 13, asthey busily returned to thejob of being students for thefirst time since school closedthe previous Friday becauseof the snowstorm.

“There was nothing to doexcept shovel,” said seniorDylan Breen. “I shoveled outabout half my driveway andworked some (at a local gro-cery store), but then theywere closed.”

Kate Beebee, a senior, saidshe was grateful to be out ofthe house and back with herfriends in school again.

“I’ve never seen anythinglike this before,” she said. “Iknew it was going to be bad,but I didn’t think it would belike this.”

Beebee and Breen are thestudent advisers to theCheshire school board.

Breen said one of histeachers twittered pages ofnotes to students during thesnow days.

“It was great to work on as-signments while I was stuckinside,” Breen said.

The two, who are both tak-ing pre-calculus, agreed thatthe toughest classes to catchup in are math classes, wheredaily reinforcement of the

work is important.Cheshire public schools,

which started after a planned90-minute delay Feb. 13, werethe only public schools in thearea to resume classes. Atten-

Students and staff adjust after snow days

See Adjust, page 18

Submitted by Heather Husain

Members of the Subur-ban Garden Club ofCheshire recently created 48 Valentine’sDay arrangements forpatients at ConnecticutHospice. Each arrange-ment was placed in themilk glass bud vasesthat were donated byclub members. Pic-tured, from left: AnupaSimpatico, TonyPoitras, Jessica Fisch-er, Ginni Donovan, RitaGiannotti. Missing fromphoto: Susan Dillman.

Showing some love

By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

Chocoholics of all ages,shapes and sizes knew theywere in the right place whenMaria Poirier Brandriff ut-tered the words “You’ll behaving a lot of chocolatetonight!”

Brandriff brought herpopular “Chocolate Wars” tothe Cheshire Public Libraryrecently. It’s a presentationshe’s given around the stateand on local televisionshows.

The chocolate expert alsois assistant director at the li-brary and referred to by

many as “the chocolate lady.”Her background includes aUniversity of New Haven’sCertificate of Gastronomyprogram, as well as a “inten-sive, three-day apprentice-ship” with a chocolatier inArles, France.

Wearing a chocolatebrown apron adorned withthe words, “I want chocolateand I want it now,” Brandriffsaid her program was fullybooked within a day of an-nouncing it. The Friends ofthe Library presented theevening’s free program.

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Temperamental chocolate is worth the trouble

See Chocolate, page 13

Citizen photo by Joy VanderLek

Alisa DeLorenzo bitesinto a piece of pistachioand cranberry chocolatebark during the recentprogram “ChocolateWars” at Cheshire PublicLibrary.

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BriefsBereavementseminar

A New Day 10-week be-reavement seminar is sched-uled to begin Wednesday, Feb.27, at the St. Bridget School,171 Main St. The program isscheduled for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

For more information, call(203) 271-2372 or (203) 272-0070.

Shorelinevegetationdieback program

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Wallingford Rd., has sched-uled an informative presen-tation on Shoreline Vegeta-tion Dieback as part of itsFamily Activities night forWednesday, March 6, at 7:30p.m., at the Grange Hall. Thepublic is invited to attend.

Guest speaker Dr. WadeElmer, a plant patholo-gist/biologist with the Con-necticut Agricultural Ex-periment Station, plans todiscuss his research on themanagement of soilbornedisease of vegetable and or-namental plants using cul-tural methods and biological

controls as well as the role ofplant pathogen in the loss ofsalt marsh grass species.

The program for theevening is titled “Beside theSea” and will include a TeaCup Auction, and more. Re-freshments will be served.

For more information, vis-it CheshireGrange.org orcontact event coordinatorJane Miller via e-mail [email protected] orphone at (203) 272-8255.

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March Madnessdinner

Tickets are available forMarch Madness, the secondannual benefit dinner sup-porting the Cheshire Com-munity Food Pantry. Theevent is scheduled for Friday,March 22, from 7 to 11 p.m., atthe Aqua Turf Club, 556 Mul-berry St., Plantsville.

All proceeds from theMarch Madness event willbenefit the Cheshire Commu-nity Food Pantry Inc.

The event includes dinner,beer and wine, raffles, a liveand silent auction and enter-tainment. Dress in team at-tire and cheer your team onto victory.

Seating is limited. A fee ischarged.

For more information andtickets, contact Candy Nesbitat (203) 271-0623 or [email protected].

ExhibitionElim Park of Cheshire has

scheduled a one-day exhibi-tion for Wednesday, March 27,from 12:30 to 3 p.m.

The event is intended forresidents to display theirhobbies, collections, art workand things of interest, in-cluding photographers,artists, intarsia, card mak-ing, genealogy, Japanese andSwedish cultural items,miniatures, antique quilts,recyclable rockpettes, andmore.

The public is welcome. Formore information, call (203)272-3547, ext. 143.

Book driveCheshire High School

PTSO has scheduled aused/new book drive for aWaterbury ElementarySchool. Donated booksshould be appropriate forkindergarten through eighthgrade.

Books may be dropped offin bins located outside of theCheshire High School mainoffice through the end of Feb-ruary.

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The Cheshire SymphonyOrchestra is looking forstring players who are able to

play advanced repertoire. Or-chestral experience is pre-ferred but not required.

The Cheshire SymphonyOrchestra is composed ofstudents and professionalsfrom diverse fields includingmedicine, scientific re-search, and education. Themusicians hail fromCheshire and many sur-rounding communities andvolunteer their efforts towork with a professional con-ductor on challenging and as-sessable programming.

Rehearsals are held Mon-day nights from 7:30 to 9:30

p.m. at Dodd Middle Schoolin Cheshire.

For more information, con-tact Cary Jacobs at (203) 915-1568 or Sue Lonergan at (203)651-9074 and leave a message.

Cheshire Parkand Recreation

The Cheshire Performingand Fine Arts Committee inconjunction with theCheshire Parks and Recre-ation Department has sched-uled theatre programs forchildren.

Programs include Begin-

ner Musical Theatre Work-shop and Musical TheatreWorkshop.

Beginner Musical TheaterWorkshop is for children ingrades 2-6. Musical TheatreWorkshop is open to stu-dents, ages 12 and older aswell as previous participantsof the Beginner Musical The-atre Workshop.

Acting A Song is open tostudents grades 4-6 and 7-8.Students will focus on actingspecifically for musicals andlearning how to make thetransition from scene tosong.

Introduction to Acting isopen to grades k-3.

For more information andregistration, contact theParks and Recreation De-partment at (203) 272-2743 orvisit www.cheshirect.org/parkrec.

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Message in the snow

By Eve BrittonThe Cheshire Citizen

Richard Chevrolet will bedonating money for specialschool projects beginningthis month.

For each new or used carsold to a Cheshire resident orto a person working for theCheshire school system, re-gardless of where they live,Richard Chevrolet will do-nate $100 to the Cheshire Ed-ucation Foundation. The pro-motion begins Feb. 16 andcontinues through Aug. 16.

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The foundation has beenraising money for theschools, for technology andscholarships in particular,since 1995.

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Ice hockey - Cheshirevs. Notre Dame-West Havenat Wesleyan University IceRink, 7 p.m.

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Floral Designs - TheCheshire Garden Club isscheduled to meet, Monday,March 4, at 10:30 a.m. at theMasonic Hall, 9 CountryClub Road. Tom Wheeler, ofPlumb Farms, is scheduledto speak about unusual flo-ral designs. The programis free and open to the pub-lic. For more information,call Sue at (203) 631-9340.

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Monday, Feb. 25Cheshire Garden Club

board meeting, 9:30 a.m.; In-door walking program, 9:15a.m.; Get Fit Class, 10:15 a.m.;Diet Watch program, 10:30a.m.; Arthritis class, 11:30a.m.; Lunch, 110:30 withmovie at 12:30 p.m.; Knit &Crochet class, 12:30 p.m.; Pho-to ID, 1 to 3 p.m.; Poker, 1 p.m.;Tai-Chit Advanced class, 1p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 26Crafty Ladies, 9 a.m.; Zum-

ba Gold, 9:30 a.m.; 9 to 5Cards, 10 a.m.; Senior Book-

worms, 10 a.m.; Moderate ex-ercise, 10:15 a.m.; Yolartisclass, 10:30 a.m.; Bingo, 1p.m.; Blood pressure, 1 p.m.;Pinochle, 1 p.m.; Poker, 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 27Reiki sessions, 9 a.m. to

noon (by apt. only); BusyBees, 10 a.m.; CaregiversSupport Group, 10 a.m.;Chair Yoga, 10 a.m.; Every-one has a Story, 1 p.m.; Nick-el, Nickel, 1 p.m.; Poker, 1p.m.; Senior Club, 1 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 28Advanced line dancing,

9:30 a.m.; Team Wii, 9:30 a.m.;Women’s Club Board meet-

ing, 10 a.m.; Moderate exer-cise, 10:15 a.m.; Beginner linedance, 10:30 a.m.; Pilates, 11a.m.; Scrabble, 12:30 p.m.;Dance Party with VinnieCarr, 1 to 3 p.m.; Poker, 1 p.m.;Texas Hold ‘em, 1 p.m.; Writ-ing Seniors. 1:30 p.m.

Friday, Mar. 1

Get Fit Class, 9:15 a.m.;Golf cards, 10 a.m.;Art/painting make up class,10:30 a.m.; Set Back, 11 a.m.;Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Discussiongroup, 1 p.m.; Poker, 1 p.m.

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Counselor-in-training good option for summerBy Joy VanderLek

The Cheshire Citizen

As the town’s program co-ordinator for Parks andRecreation since 2007, Eliza-beth Mayne knows a lot ofkids. She also is the personwho hires camp directorsand counselors for town-runcamps. Right now, she’sknee-deep in counselor-in-training applications.

“There’s a lot of good kids[in Cheshire] and we’relucky to have a lot of themcome through our pro-grams,” Mayne said.

The counselor-in-trainingposition is an unpaid intern-ship that gives kids a chanceto learn the ropes. Applica-tions have been coming insince the beginning of De-cember. Mayne will hire ap-proximately 60 CITs this sea-son.

Kids entering high schooland ninth grade are the oneswho generally apply to be aCIT, explained Mayne. “A lotof them are kids who attend-ed our camps and just lovedit, and now they’re a little too

old to be in camp, but theywant to be a part of it.”

CIT candidates must fillout applications without thehelp of parents. “It doesn’tmatter if they aren’t thegreatest writer. I just wanttheir answers.” Questionsinclude asking applicantswhat qualities they think areimportant for camp coun-selor to have, and why theywant to be CITs.

“It’s important for CITS tounderstand it’s a responsi-bility that they choose totake on. We really look forpeople who want to be rolemodels and who can makethe time commitment. Theyhave to make sure they are[at the camp] every day. Theycan’t have their friends stop-ping by, and they can’t be ontheir cell phones.”

Candidates interview atthe P&R office and the inter-view is basic, said Mayne, asit’s probably the first inter-view applicants have had.

CIT and 10th graderMarisa Barbato said, “Themost important thing Ilearned about being a CIT is

even though I love to just bethe camper’s friend, I stillhave to be disciplined so I canshow them the right andwrong things to do.”

Julianna Ennis, now a jun-ior in high school, learnedthat “patience was the mostimportant thing” to learn.

Connor McGuffin said CITslearn different techniquesfrom more experienced coun-selors on how to keep kidshappy but under control.

Camps cover a range ofages and include Camp Sun-time, which begins at age 4, toFuntime for seventh andeighth graders at CampSachem. Camps run for sevenweeks, but campers can sign-up for one week at a time. CITssign on for a minimum of atwo-week session, with someexceptions.

Mayne said she, along withcamp directors, work eachseason to create camp themesand activities that are fun, in-teresting and exciting for thecampers. Younger campersenjoy activities with face-painters, animals and music.First to fifth grade go bowlingand roller-skating. Grades fiveand up have choices such asgoing to: play laser tag; visit asports center; visit an arcade;a driving range. Each pro-gram also has its ownOlympics, usually held thelast week of camp.

Applications for CITs ac-

cepted until March 15. Candi-dates must be entering 9th,10th or 11th grade by the fall of2013. Applications are online

at Cheshire Parks and Recre-ation or contact ElizabethMayne at [email protected] or (203) 272-2743.

Citzen photo by Joy VanderLek

Elizabeth Mayne, program coordinator for CheshireParks and Recreation, looks forward to what is justthe start of the incoming applications for the sum-mer’s camp counselors-in- training program.

CitizenSchools8The Cheshire Citizen

Thursday, February 21, 2013

stitute, you want to be ap-proachable for students sothat if they need help or ad-vice they won’t be hesitant toask. At the same time youneed to uphold the teacherand school’s rules so that allstudents are safe and that ed-ucation can be fostered.

How do you introduceyourself to a class?

In the beginning of class,what I normally do is writemy name on the board for stu-dents to see and I introducemyself as Miss Fitzgerald orMiss F if the students arevery young. I then explainthat their teacher is out forthe day or part of the day andthat I will be filling in for her.

Do classes misbehave? Ifso, what do you do?

The most common prob-lem is students talking to oth-ers while I am teaching a les-son. When this happens Ihave a step-by-step way ofsolving the issue. First, I po-litely ask the student to stoptalking. In most cases thissolves the issue. Furthersteps include talking withthe child one on one. Withany problem or situation inthe classroom you remain

calm and in control, so notonly do the students learnand feel safe, but also so thatyou can leave the school atthe end of the day knowingyou did a good job.

What are pros and consto substitute teaching?

Sometimes with subbing,as with all jobs, you haveyour good and bad days. Oneday you might be subbing fora perfect class, the next day,maybe not. Even in challeng-ing situations, it’s still good.It helps me to learn how to bea better teacher.

What else does it take tobe a good substituteteacher?

You have to stick withwhat work the teacher hasleft you to do and not do yourown thing. You are here tofill in for the teacher and tofollow through on their notesand the work they left.

How does a substitutebecome “great” and havethe teachers and schoolsget callbacks?

I find it helps to leave a de-tailed note for the teacher tolet them know what they

What’s Your Job?

Newly minted teacher works as ‘sub’ and gains experiencesity. Fitzgerald is certified toteach middle and highschool. She offered tips onworking as a “sub” andtalked about her backgroundand goals in this interviewfor “What’s your job?”

What has it been likesince receiving your de-gree this past May?

Unfortunately, I have notfound a full-time teaching po-sition. However, I did sign upto be a substitute teacher. Iwas first introduced to KellyEducational Services when Iapplied to teach and substi-tute in a school district. Thatschool district contacted meand said they use substitutesfrom Kelly. They forwardedmy application to that spe-cialist employment site.

How does the process ofsubstitute teaching workthrough the agency?

Once accepted, you can goonline to the agency’s site tosee positions all over Con-

necticut. This is very nicebecause you can see all theavailable work as well as seenotes teachers left for youabout a particular assign-ment. The other way theymake assignments is throughautomated calls to informyou of an opening.

Are agencies the onlyway to get into substituteteaching?

To be clear, not all schoolsuse Kelly Services. I alsowork for other school dis-tricts, such as Cheshire, whofind their own substitutes.With Cheshire, I sent in myonline application to becomea substitute. I later received acall and now I am a substi-tute. I receive calls to substi-tute for any and all ofCheshire’s Public Schools.

What kind of tempera-ment does it take to handlea class?

You need to be patient yetfirm with students. As a sub-

By Joy VanderLekThe Cheshire Citizen

C h e s h i r er e s i d e n tC o l l e e nFitzgerald, 25,has beenworking as as u b s t i t u t eteacher in thelocal district

as well as at schools in thegreater Cheshire area.Fitzgerald said there’s noth-ing she would like better thanto be that one teacher whomakes a difference to a mid-dle or high school student,just as she was inspired bygreat teachers.

She attended Highland Ele-mentary School, graduatedfrom Cheshire High Schooland recently earned an un-dergraduate degree in histo-ry and master’s degrees insecondary education and his-tory from Quinnipiac Univer-

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ScholarshipThe Cheshire Women’s

Club, celebrating its 120thanniversary, is planning toaward a total of $5,000 inscholarships. TheJosephine Banach MemorialScholarship Award, in thememory of Josephine Ba-nach, will be awarded to aCheshire High School senior,who will be furthering theireducation in the educationfield. Two scholarships willbe awarded to a Cheshireadult female who have decid-ed to go back to school or tocontinue their education.Applicants must be enrolledin an accredited college, uni-versity, nursing, business,technical or vocationalschool and a resident ofCheshire. Past scholarshipapplicants may reapply. Formore information and crite-ria, call Carleen KenyonScholarship Chairman at(860) 621-0003. The deadlinefor completed applications isMarch 31.

The Rotary Club ofCheshire is accepting nomi-nations of Cheshire resi-dents for the Rotary District7980 Service Above Selfscholarship. The Rotary Ser-vice Above Self Scholarshipis to award students whodemonstrate high levels of

service activity along withscholarship excellence. Ser-vice includes work at local orinternational levels. The val-ue of the scholarship is$11,000 for the upcoming aca-demic year for study domes-tically or abroad in under-graduate or graduate school.Applicants must currentlybe studying at the under-graduate or graduate level.All applications must be re-ceived by March 31, 2013. Formore information, contactWendy Farrell at (203) 907-8837 or [email protected].

Yellow House The Yellow House is locat-

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High school Fridaynight activities

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 are

free 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 theregistration/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 aone-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.

Student Math MasteryClub

The Student Math MasteryClub is designed to promoteconfidence among third

graders by working one-on-one with a high school men-tor, demonstrating the im-portance of math. The pro-gram meets on Saturdaysfrom 12:30 to 2 p.m.

PeaceJam PeaceJam offers high

school students a platform toexplore complex issues fac-ing youth today, including vi-olence, oppression, socialjustice and what it takes to bea leader and peacemaker. Aspart of the curriculum, eachyear youth learn about thelife and work of one of thePeaceJam Nobel Laureates,and the strategies they use to

address 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].

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Maria Brandriff, right, with Diane Conroy, offer tips onworking with chocolates.

Conroy assisted Brandriffat a long table that held rasp-berry truffles nestled amidchocolate bark studded withpistachios, pumpkin seeds,and cranberries. Chocolate-almond and fallen chocolatecakes dusted with powderedsugar beckoned, ready to besliced and savored.

The point of “ChocolateWars” is to compare a slim-mer version against a moredecadent version. Wouldanyone be able to tell the dif-ference?

Brandriff had the audi-ence educate their palatesfirst by tasting differentchocolates. Higher percent-ages of cacao listed on thechocolate means morechocolate “essence,” she ex-plained. It’s noticeably dark-er. It can also be more in-tense tasting. As for whitechocolate? “It’s a confec-tion. It’s just sugar and co-coa butter.”

Higher percentage choco-late is healthier, Brandriffsaid. “The health benefitsstart at 72 percent, and a lit-

tle bit satisfies. When youhave a chocolate that’s verysugary, you want more, be-cause we’re all sugar addict-ed.”

In making chocolates,Brandriff prefers PoundPlus, a Belgium chocolatefrom Trader Joe’s. Askedabout chocolate chips, Bran-driff replied, “I am a choco-late snob. I like my goodchocolate.” If you use chips,at least go with a higherquality, higher cacao per-centage, she said, recom-mending something alongthe lines of Ghirardelli.“They taste better and theymelt better.”

Melting and temperingchocolate are necessaryskills to learn. One of themost important steps, Bran-driff noted, is that chocolateneeds to be cooled or “tem-pered.” “There’s no gettingaround that... Chocolate istemperamental.” She saidthe chocolate could seize upif not worked correctly andthen must be thrown out.

Once melted and tem-pered, Brandriff spread thechocolate on aluminum foilto set up as bark, while the

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two versions of preparedbark went out to the audi-ence. The winner was thedarker version, but almostas many hands went up forthe less healthy version.

Then it was on to trufflemaking. Heating cream tojust bubbling, the cream waspoured over chopped choco-late, which made aganauche. Left to set up, itcan be used for truffles. “Thesimplest truffle is just rolledin cocoa. You serve it to yourguests and wow them,”Brandriff said.

One couple in the room,Padmaja and Ravi Durvasu-la, of Cheshire, found theywere not the only ones hav-ing a tough time choosing.Both truffle versions weredelicious. There was, howev-er, a decided preference forthe truffle made with purecoconut milk. The trufflewas a beautiful dark choco-late color, topped with abright red, dehydrated rasp-berry powder. “It’s all real.Nothing fake,” Brandriffsaid. It also happened to bethe better-for-you chocolate.“Coconut is a healthy, satu-rated fat.”

By the time the cake sliceswere handed out, the audi-

ence was definitely on a sugar buzz. Even those who couldn’t decide whichtasted best — the healthier

soufflé or the more decadentchocolate-almond cake -—left in a happy chocolate stu-por.

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Temple Beth David, 3Main Street, has scheduledthe following events.

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Purim Carnival at Tem-ple Beth David. Join thecommunity Purim celebra-tion hosted by Temple BethDavid and Kol Ami on Sun-day, Feb. 24 from 11a.m. to 1p.m. in the social hall. Comeready to enjoy carnivalgames. Wear your Purimcostumes and enjoy lunchwith the family. A fee ischarged for lunch. Carnivaltickets available for pur-chase at the door.

RSVP by Wednesday, Feb.20 to [email protected] or [email protected].

St. Peter’sSt. Peter’s Episcopal

Church, 59 Main St., hasscheduled soprano, AliceJackson, in a service ofChoral Evensong followed bya mini-recital for Friday,

March 1 at 7:30 p.m. The con-cert will feature the works ofPeter Aston and CalvinHampton, as well as Lentenhymns. The con cert is free; afree-will offering will be ac-cepted.

For more information, all June Hale (203) 439-2202,ext. 14.

Church of theEpiphany

Church of the Epiphany,1750 Huckins Rd., hasplanned the followingLenten schedule:

Monday confessions, Feb.25, March 4, 11, 18 and 25from 6 to 7 p.m.

Stations of the Cross, Feb.22, March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 at7:30 p.m.

March 1 - First Friday De-votion of the Sacred Heart ofJesus, stations of the Cross,7:30 p.m.; Exposition of theBlesses Sacrament, 8 p.m.;Rosary, prayers to the Sacredheart Spiritual Reflection,Reconciliation available, 8:30p.m.

Lenten Fish Dinner, Feb.22 at 6:15 p.m. A fee ischarged.

For more information, call(203) 272-4355 or visitwww.epiphany.org.

Bereavementsupport

Cheshire’s First Congre-gational Church has sched-uled a six-week BereavementSupport Group for anyonestruggling with the loss of aloved one. The group offersa safe, confidential, quiet,peaceful place to share theburdens of loss with one an-other. It is sometimes in thesharing of the pain thatsome healing can begin.

The group is scheduled tomeet at the church, on theGreen in the center ofCheshire, on six consecutiveThursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m.beginning tonight. Thegroup is facilitated bytrained, confidentialStephen Ministers, follow-ing the book series “Jour-neying Through Grief ” byKenneth C. Haugk.

Join us if you are grieving,no matter how recent or dis-tant the loss. For more infor-mation, call (203) 271-1377.

St. BridgetSt. Bridget Parish and

School has scheduled Fridayevening Lenten Suppersfrom 5 to 7 p.m. throughApril 22 in the school dining

hall, 171 Main St. Meal in-cludes homemade Pasta Fa-gioli, soup of the week, ziti,salad, bread, dessert and bev-erage. A fee is charged.

Proceeds benefit St. Brid-get School. All are welcometo join us for an enjoyableevening of good food andfriendship.

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.,

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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.

Church of the Epiphany,1750 Huckins Rd., Massscheduled for Sundaythrough Friday at 8:30 a.m.;Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and Sat-urday, 4 p.m. Vigil. (203) 272 -4355.

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; Fri-day - 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: Vigil(Saturday) 4 p.m. EST, 5 p.m.DST, Sunday 8, 9:30, 11 a.m.,Confession: Saturday, 3 p.m.EST, 4 p.m. DST, (203) 272-5777. www.stthomasbecket.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.

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missed and how the daywent. I get great feedbackwhen I do this because it letsthe teacher know how muchyou care for the students aswell as for the teacher andtheir lesson. This can alsohelp you get more jobs asteachers who like you willrecommend you to comeback!

Was deciding to substi-tute a good decision?

It was not about the mon-ey for me. It’s more aboutwhat I want to do. I thoughtthis would be a good choice.When you’re teaching, it’s agrowing, learning experi-ence. I wanted to remain inmy area of work to continuelearning. And I thought itwould be a good way to get

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CSAs have become popular. In this case,in exchange for an up-front payment (com-parable to a season ticket for your favoriteteam’s games) and about 12 hours of help-ing in the garden per season (30-45 min-utes per week), members receive periodicdistributions of freshly picked organicvegetables from June through October.There is also an opportunity to obtainpick-your-own strawberries, raspberries,herbs, and flowers, as well as fruits from alocal grower.

The local CSA provides at least two

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mission to the community. Watching foodprogress from planting to plate can helpbring a new awareness and respect for thesoil and the people who work with it. Sev-eral educational workshops are held eachseason on topics such as: composting, bee-keeping, geology and soils, and mushroomidentification.

The local CSA also will host the CaseusBistro’s cheese truck again, and anothercatered farm dinner. Workshops, cheesetruck, and the farm dinner are open to thepublic.

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my foot in the door. Talk about you interest

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dance at the 1,600-studenthigh school was at normallevels that day, according toschool staff.

The schools have beenclosed a total of eight days,with one early dismissal andone late start, since theschool year began. Schooldistrict officials have not yetdecided when to make up thedays.

And this week was winterbreak.

Chemistry teacher AllenDvarskas said that not muchcould be done in the shorttime before winter break, buthe set up some work for thebreak so that they won’t falltoo far behind.

“They’re going to learn ontheir own during the break,through the Internet,” hesaid. “I’ll give them problemsets and they can work on

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them.”Senior Abby Lawlor, who

has to complete a paper for anAdvanced Placement litera-ture course, said she is con-cerned about how she’ll catchup in her AP classes and beprepared for tests in May.

“It’s a lot more strain,” shesaid, furrowing her brow andlooking at the computerscreen. “We have less time toget ready. Without the extraclass time, it’s going to betough.”

“I think the kids were itch-ing and happy to get back,”said Steve Trifone, depart-ment chair for Applied Tech-nology and the school’s ath-letic director.

Trifone said it was going tobe a challenge to get the win-ter athletics programs backon track after the hiatus.

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“Oh, you two make it lookeasy!” a voice called out. Thewould-be dancers watchedenviously as instructors Nan-cy Prior and Rich Wilber glid-ed effortlessly across thefloor at the Harmon Leonard,Jr. youth center.

Tonight was just the sec-ond lesson of a five-weekswing dancing course beingtaught by Prior and Wilber.Specifically, these studentshad signed up to learn theLindy Hop.

“Lindy Hop is the originalswing dance,” Wilber ex-plained. “It was developed inHarlem to the big band swingmusic of the 30s and 40s that

many of the other later swingdance styles (East Coastswing, Jitterbug, Jive) werebased on.”

Wilber and his wife havedanced for more than adecade. This is, however, thefirst year they’ve taughtswing dancing. As membersof the Connecticut SwingDance Society, the couplemonitored many of the soci-ety’s dances and saw tech-niques used by a number ofteachers. Wilber said he andhis wife “have a different wayto teach it.” It’s one theythink is more natural andeasier to learn.

“Instead of teaching foot-work first, we teach move-ment (not moves),” he said.The duo teach “follow” and

“lead” movements sothe students “get afeel” for the dancing.“It seems to get goodcomments,” saidWilber. He felt stu-dents had better suc-cess learning that way.

The students, madeup of singles and cou-

ples, had diverse skills andfamiliarity in social dancing.For instance, Dennis Pilar-czyk and his wife, Joan, hadtaken ballroom dancingmany years ago. Pilarczyklaughed when called a gooddancer. He thanked his wifeand partner, Joan, for “mak-ing me look good even when Imess up.”

Pat Helm, and her dancepartner, Fred Coughlin, hadthe moves of a couple manytimes younger. Coughlin andHelm make it a point to go to

one of their favorite restau-rants that has a dance floor atleast once a week.

Hilary Rutberg came as asolo, as did Rita Paradis.Both looked good on the floor.Rutberg said she really lovesto dance and decided to gosolo because dancing “isfun.” She signed up without asecond thought when she sawthat you didn’t have to bringa partner to join.

Most of the students werekept moving the whole time,as partners rotated around

the group. That also helped tokeep students on their toes(so to speak). No one couldget used to a particular part-ner’s moves. “Followers can-not anticipate,” said Wilber.“On the floor, you don’t knowwhat’s coming.”

Wilber and Prior gave eachperson individual attention.Wilber explained that keep-ing eye-to-eye contact helpswhen moving in a circle, soas not to get dizzy. Wilber and

Instruction keeps dancers on their toes

Citizen photos by Joy VanderLek

Class is in session at Cheshire Parks and Recreation this winter. Shown right,Lindy Hop swing dance instructors Rich Wilber, in the red Hawaiian shirt, and Nan-cy Prior, in purple, with some of their students in class.

Above: Fred Coughlin andPat Helm practice theirmoves as fellow class-mate Debbie Tyrrel, right,looks on.

Right: Dennis and JoanPilarczyk quickly get intothe swing of things in theCheshire Parks andRecreation Lindy Hopclass at the youth center.

See Dancers, page 21

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Government MeetingsMonday, Feb. 25

Energy Commission, 7 p.m.Planning & Zoning Commission, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, March 4Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 p.m.Historic District Commission, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 5Inlands/Wetlands and watercourses Com-

mission, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, March 6

Beautification Committee, 7:30 p.m.Parks & Recreation Commission, 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 7Board of Education, Dodd Middle School,

7:30 p.m.Tuesday, March 12

Town Council, Council Chambers, 7:30p.m.

Wednesday, March 13Environment Commission, 7 p.m.Public Safety Commission, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 14Human Services Committee, 7 p.m.

Monday, March 18Historic District Commission, 7:30 p.m.Library Board, 7 p.m.

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mission, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, March 20

Public Building Commission, 7 p.m.Thursday, March 21

Board of Education, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.Monday, March 25

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By Laura Clementsen Special to The Citizen

Recentlya publishedreportclaimed thatcats are pro-lific killers.Birds, chip-munks andother smallanimals are

their victims. My cat has de-posited many a carcass ofmouse or mole and an occa-sional bird, chipmunk orsnake on the patio. I pleadguilty to harboring this al-leged predator for 11 years.

Ollie is a 16 pound, blackand white domestic shorthair; or DSH in the languageof the veterinarian. Besidesbeing an indoor/outdoor catand a hunter, he is a pet. He’sa charmer who will go withme to the front door to greetvisitors and will rub againsttheir legs when they sit inthe wing chair. He is theguard cat who sits on thefront step in summertimewatching for dogs that mighttake an unwanted step ontothe lawn.

There are other cats in the37 houses on my street. I seesome of them in the yardsand hear the caterwaulingon an occasional springnight. I suspect there aremany more cats that do notleave the house.

Annie, Ollie’s littermate,

is one of those. Her pre-ferred place to sleep is thelinen closet. Her preferreddrink is running water inthe bathroom sink. Her pre-ferred activity is sitting onthe end table by the livingroom window, watching thejuncos and other small birdsat the feeders, just watching,like it’s kitty TV.

Sometimes I wish my bigcat were not a hunter or didnot want to be outdoors,there are risks for him outthere. For example, a hawkfamily lives in the trees near-by. Not long ago, a friend andI were standing in a parkinglot. Her miniature dog ca-vorted not far from us. Wesaw a hawk flying straight atthat little creature. If myfriend had not scooped upher pet quickly, the hawkwould have got him. Hecould just as easily capturedany other small animal. Awhile ago a coyote snatchedanother neighbor’s cat.

Lisa, my niece in Wing-dale, N.Y., has three tiny catswith exotic names and longpedigrees. She never letsthem out of the house. Sheshowed me pictures of the fe-male bobcat that lives underthe comer of her barn andwho last summer raised twokits within sight of Lisa’shouse. Enough said.

(Laura Clementsen is a res-ident of Cheshire and fre-quent contributor to TheCheshire Citizen.)

In defense of cats andtheir predatory nature

Clementsen

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(Submitted by the office ofstate Rep. Lezlye Zupkus, aRepublican representing the89th General Assembly Dis-trict, Bethany, Cheshire andProspect)

The budgetproposal un-veiled lastweek by Gov.Dannel Mal-loy pushesConnecticut’sf i n a n c i a lproblems intothe future through unprece-dented borrowing that fur-thers the uncertainty slow-ing our state’s economic re-vival, state Rep. Lezlye Zup-kus said.

The two-year plan fromMalloy carries a $1.8 billionspending increase over twoyears despite the state’s pro-jected $2 billion deficit. Healso proposes borrowingmore than $3 billion over thesame period not only for amassive University of Con-necticut expansion, but alsofor core municipal funding,state operating expenses andto prop up the state’s depletedcash account.

“Anyone who manages amunicipal, household orbusiness budget will almostcertainly be skeptical aboutwhether any of this willwork, let alone how we’ll payfor it,” Zupkus said.“Unfor-tunately, the governor’s mes-sage to the public about thebenefits of his proposal justdoesn’t match the detailsburied inside.”

The governor, who pledgedto avoid tax increases, haspromised to increase educa-tion funding but does so byraiding existing funding

sources for cities and towns.He borrows money to covermunicipal aid accounts typi-cally included in the state’soperating budget—road re-pair money, for example. Atthe same time, the governorcalls for the elimination ofthe car tax as well as nearly$25 million typically set asidefor school transportationfunding—moves that couldplace stress on local budgetsand perhaps force municipalleaders to increase localproperty taxes to cover theircosts.

“Simply put, this plancould leave cities and townswith big headaches,” Zupkussaid.

Taxes on business thatwere scheduled to end will in-stead continue under the Mal-loy plan, a fact Zupkus con-tends could disrupt an em-ployers’ plans to reinvest, ex-pand and hire more workers.

The proposed spending in-crease and massive borrow-ing plan are unlikely to sitwell with credit rating agen-cies who have already ex-pressed concern about thestate’s finances.

“Stability is what fuels pri-vate sector growth,” said Zup-kus, a member of the legisla-ture’s Commerce Committee.“This budget proposal fallsfar short of providing anybusiness owner with a clearpicture about where the statestands, let alone confidencethat government won’t im-pose a fresh tax increase orfee on business to get beyondthe next financial hurdle.”

Too much borrowing inMalloy budget plan

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Prior had the dancers movetheir partners along an imag-inary line. “If he doesn’t getout of your way, run overhim!” he exclaimed. “Leadersdo not have it easy,” re-marked his wife.

Group members may nothave been completely at easewith their own dancing, buteach seemed at ease with oneanother, and genuinelyseemed to enjoy the danceclass, even with missteps. Anumber of fun moments hap-pened when the extremelytall Martin (Marty) Tyrrel

DancersContinued from page 19

paired up with the extremelypetite Pat Helm. Then therewas Wilber’s quip, instruct-ing leaders never to “mess uptheir partner’s hair” whentwirling them.”

Tyrrel’s wife, Debbie, saidshe received the dance les-sons as a birthday gift fromher husband. After 25 ofmarriage, she said, “It’s anice thing for a married cou-ple with teenagers to do to-gether.”

Wilber said the dance class“brings a lot of age groups to-gether. It’s multi-genera-tional, it’s fun and it’s goodexercise.”

immediately got to work atlooking into the ball to seewhat was in store for the Y’sfuture. He brought up a fewimages, including scenesfrom The Wizard of Oz andField of Dreams, includingthe famous “If you build it,they will come” scene.

Finally, Myers found him-self looking at an overheadview of the YMCA facility onHigh Street. He took the audi-ence on a virtual tour of thebuilding, showing what thefacilities have to offer now,and what they hope to im-prove, like fixing up theswimming pool with a newviewing area, and sprucingup the gymnasium to bringthe gymnastics program

back to the main building.They even addressed the

Olney house, which was asubject of controversy whenthe Y had plans to tear thebuilding down to make roomfor parking, but was met withresistance via the Southing-ton Historical Society. Re-cently, both sides came to anagreement that would keepthe building standing. Myersmentioned moving theWomen’s Center to the newlyacquired building on NorthMain Street that once housedTD Bank.

“You mean the one nearthe brick house?” Palmierisaid, referring to the Olneyhouse.

Always a little fun with the YMCABy Julie Sopchak

The Southington Citizen

The Southington-CheshireCommunity YMCAs havebusiness to take care of, butthat doesn’t mean they won’tinject a little fun into theprocess.

At the Y’s 84th annualmeeting on Jan. 30, staffmembers pitched their ideasto “Extend the Legacy,” i.e. tohelp expand the Y to help re-alize its goal of building acampus-style facility to drawin younger generations, to acrowd of town and state offi-cials as well as other mem-bers of the community.

In a skit, Southington-Cheshire Community YMCAExecutive Director John My-ers role-played with OutdoorCenter Director Mark Pooler,who played Sloper SwamiPooler – a fortune teller. My-ers said he needed helprestoring and expanding ag-ing facilities at the Y, and heturned to Pooler to see whatthe future held for the build-ings.

The skit delivered somequirky humor, with Poolerreading fortunes by taking agood, hearty whiff into a per-son’s shoe. When it cametime to read Myers’ fortune,Pooler decided to have a littlebit of fun.

“It is crystal clear, myfriend,” Pooler said. “The fu-ture for you is a long walk.”

And with that, Poolerthrew Myers’ shoe across theroom, forcing Myers to chaseit down.

In a moment of uncertain-ty about how to handle theY’s future, Myers seemedpretty down, until Director ofOperations Tony Palmiericame over with a crystal ballhe bought off Ebay, completewith an over-sized turban tocomplete the costume. Myers

Photo by Andrew Ragali

Southington-Cheshire Community YMCA ExecutiveDirector John Myers, left, takes part in a skit withCamp Sloper Outdoor Center Director Mark Pooler,a.k.a. Sloper Swami Pooler, during the 84th annualYMCA Meeting.


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23CitizenSportsThe Cheshire CitizenThursday, February 21, 2013

Photo by Matt Leidemer

Collin Jordan, pictured,and the CHS boys basket-ball team snapped a four-game losing streak lastweek. The Rams were 9-9at press time.

Boys basketballCheshire 78, Lyman

Hall 49: Cheshire snapped afour-game losing streak witha 78-49 rout of SCCHousatonic rival LymanHall at CHS.

The Rams were lethalfrom long range, draining 113-pointers. Kevin Dietrich,Eric Dietrich and Erik Pettitnailed three apiece.

Kevin Dietrich finishedwith a game-high 15 points.Eric Dietrich had 13. Pettitfinished with 12.

Kyle Smith’s 13 pointspaced Lyman Hall.

Cheshire improved to 9-8overall and finished 6-2 inthe Housy. Lyman Hall cameaway at 1-16 and 0-8.

Career 64, Cheshire 62:Matt Hamilton hit two freethrows with eight secondsleft to earn the Panthers theSCC interdivisional win inCheshire.

Collin Jordan had tied thegame at 62 for the Rams onthe previous possession.

Amos Ford scored a game-high 21 points to pace Career(11-7). Hamilton finishedwith 13.

For Cheshire (9-9), ErikPettit and Eric Dietrichpopped three 3-pointersapiece. Pettit finished with ateam-high 15 points and Di-etrich had 14. Jordan alsohad 14 for the Rams.

Girls basketballHand 48, Cheshire 41:

Graceann Kraemer netted agame-high 19 points, includ-ing four 3-pointers, to leadthe Tigers (13-7) to the SCC

interdivisional victory inMadison.

Emma Gorham led theRams (9-11) with sevenpoints. Bry McInstosh andLily Dolyak added sixapiece.

WrestlingCheshire manufactured

67 points and finished 14that the CIAC Class LL statetournament in Trumbull.

Cheshire’s Bill Janes, aNo. 7 seed at 182, reached thefinal, but fell to Brian Dono-van of Manchester, 3-2.Cheshire’s Dan Massuccilost in the third-place matchat 138, falling to Jacob Jonesof Glastonbury, 3-1.Cheshire’s Jacob Cerverowon the fifth-place match at132, defeating Jeff Glover of

Westhill-Stamford, 9-6.The top six move on to the

State Open in New Haven.See page 24 for Class LL

tournament results.

Indoor trackThe Cheshire girls fin-

ished 12th with 12 points atthe CIAC Class LL champi-onship meet at Floyd LittleAthletic Center in NewHaven.

Norwich Free Academywon the meet with 83.5points.

Cheshire’s KathleenKalbian took fifth in the1,600 with a time of 5 min-utes, 23.69 seconds, and Na-talie Wickenheisser placedsixth (11:53.41) in the 3,200.

Janes second at LL tournament;Hot-shooting Cheshire halts skid

Ram Notes

By Sean Krofssik and Nick Carroll

The Cheshire Citizen

It was announced Feb. 12that beginning in 2020,wrestling will no longer bepart of the Olympics. The In-t e r n a t i o n a lOlympic Com-mittee citedthe sport’sglobal partici-pation andpopularity –or lack thereof – as reasonsbehind the decision.

Area wrestling fans aregrappling with the news thattheir favorite sport is beingremoved from the Games.

“I was speechless when Iread that this morning,” Mal-oney High School assistantwrestling coach Ozzie Ramossaid. “It took a lot out of me.It’s unbelievable. It’s one ofthe oldest sports and one ofthe original Olympic events.I’m surprised because thesport has grown so much inthe last 20 years, including thegrowth of female wrestling.”

Ramos is a former Mal-oney head coach. He said hebelieves “The InternationalOlympic Committee is out oftouch with what the averageman is doing.”

Southington YouthWrestling founder DaveKanute was blindsided by theannouncement thatwrestling was being re-moved from Olympic ac-tion.

“I can’t believe it,” Kanutesaid. “There are more frivo-lous sports out there that aregetting more recognition be-cause of television attrac-tion. Wrestling is a slower-moving sport.”

Kanute has deepwrestling roots. TheSouthington resident hasheaded SYW for 30 years. Theprogram currently has 96children.

The man who benefitsfrom Kanute’s handy workevery year is SouthingtonHigh School wrestlingcoach Derek Dion, who wasalso hit hard by the news.

“I think it’s the worst thingI heard about wrestling in a

long time,”Dion said. “It’sagainst thespirit of theOlympics. Iwill neverwatch the

Olympics again. For the IOCto do something like that isunfathomable. It’s an origi-nal Olympic sport. And nowthere is four nights ofwomen’s beach volleyball.

“For wrestlers, theOlympics is their pinnacle,”he added. “They train theirentire lives for that moment.”

Count Berlin High Schoolwrestling coach Jim Dayamong those stunned and dis-appointed with the decisionof the IOC.

“I would not have beenshocked if they removed Gre-co-Roman wrestling, but keptfreestyle. That has been ru-mored for quite a while. Butthe fact that they’re droppingboth Olympic styles; I hadhad a thought that theOlympics had lost its missionand its direction for a while,with some of the decisionsthey’ve made, with sportsthey’ve added, being drivenfinancially as opposed to tra-dition and history. This justsolidifies that opinion,” Daysaid.

“Wrestling was not a mon-ey loser for them; they’re justlooking for greater profits.That’s kind of scary.”

Plainville High Schoolwrestling coach RustySpence echoed that.

“It seems to me theOlympics are starting to getdeluded,” said Spence. “It

Wrestling communityweighs in on decision to

remove sport fromthe Olympics

See Notes, page 25

See Wrestling, page 25


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The Southington-Cheshire YMCA gymnastics team hosted the Kristen Warner Invita-tional Feb. 16. Pictured, from left, are Southington-Cheshire team members CassieGiametti, Rachel Wrinn and Kylie Sarantidesi. The invitational honors the memory ofKristen Warner, a former gymnast.

1) Danbury, 215.5; 2) Trum-bull, 172; 3) South Windsor,160; 4) Simsbury, 159; 5)Xavier, 147; 6) Southington,144; 7) Glastonbury, 132; 8)Manchester, 104; 9) NFA, 89.5;10) Westhill, 86.5; 11) New-town, 83; 12) Hall, 79; 13) NewBritain, 76; 14) Cheshire, 67;15) Weaver/H. Public, 66.5;16) Fairfield Prep, 60.5; 17)Shelton, 55; T18) Ridgefield,54; T18) McMahon, 54; 20)Greenwich, 53; 21) NewHaven, 29; T22) Staples, 27;

T22) Stamford, 27; T24) EastHartford, 22; T24) Amity, 22;26) Platt Tech/ W. Hav, 13; 27)Bridgeport Central, 3.

Place Winners:106Championship: Joseph

Rossetti, Glastonbury def.Luca Crudo, Newtown, pin0:48

3rd Place: Paulo Freitas,Danbury def. Matt Conte,Westhill, 5-0

5th Place: Mark Chien,Greenwich def. Zachary

Murrillo, Southington, 5-3113Championship: Cross Can-

none, Trumbull def. JustinHealey, South Windsor, 3-1

3rd Place: Chris Bryant,Danbury def. Michael Tur-ovac, Glastonbury, 5-3

5th Place: Ryan Jurewicz,Manchester def. Jose Marro-quin, Stamford, 3-1

120Championship: Kevin

Jack, Danbury def. BenjaminDurst, Simsbury, pin 3:59

3rd Place: James Hicks,Manchester def. Kevin Side,Ridgefield, 2-1

5th Place: Zachary Bylyk-bashi, Southington def.Robert Petry, Hall, 5-1

126Championship: Nathan

Solomon, Southington def.Brandon Liscinsky, Trum-bull, 1-0

3rd Place: Conor Caffrey,South Windsor def. WillChowanec, Xavier, 4-2

5th Place: Jeremy Sher-man, Staples def. Matthew

Philbin, Ridgefield, 7-2132Championship: Geovanni

Medina, New Britain def.Max Odell, South Windsor, 7-2

3rd Place: Matt Fields,Danbury def. Kevin Cecio,Trumbull, 6-2

5th Place: Jacob Cervero,Cheshire def. Jeff Glover,Westhill, 9-6

138Championship: Favion

Williams, Weaver/H. Publicdef. Zach Tepper, Danbury, 6-5

3rd Place: Jacob Jones,Glastonbury def. DanielMasssucci, Cheshire, 3-1

5th Place: John De-pasquale, Simsbury def.James Leuci, Newtown, 5-2

145Championship: Casey

Mitchell, South Windsor def.Shane Jennings, Danbury,pin 3:49

3rd Place: Tyler Courter,NFA def. Allen Currier Iii,Hall, 1-0

5th Place: Dakota Carden,Xavier def. Daniel Hecker,Glastonbury, 8-7

152Championship: Sam

Odell, South Windsor def.Conor Ward, Fairfield Prep,10-2

3rd Place: Nick Jimenez,Westhill def. Kevin Crosen,Glastonbury, 11-3

5th Place: Brendan Butler,Xavier def. David Briganti,Trumbull, 7-1

160Championship: Juan Gar-

cia, Danbury def. BrandonFulco, Trumbull, pin 1:18

3rd Place: Edgar Charles,NFA def. Colin Cunningham,Xavier, 8-2

5th Place: Liam Cum-mings, Shelton def. MartinChobanyan, Westhill, 5-4

170Championship: Elliot

Antler, Xavier def. DylanKrivickas, New Britain, pin2:37

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Selina Sampieri cleared10 feet to place fourth in thepole vault, and Kristin Cabr-era was sixth in the longjump (15-5.5) for the Rams.

Cheshire’s 4x800 relaywas fourth in 10:06.03.

In the boys meet, LiamNicoll finished fifth in the 55meters (37.01) for Cheshire.

Boys swimXavier 99, Cheshire 85:

The Rams slipped to 8-5 withthe SCC loss at Wesleyan.Karl Bishop took the 200freestyle (1:56.71) and 500free (5:14.65) for the Rams.He also teamed with AlexBauer, Kyle Shadeck andPatrick Morley on the first-place 400 freestyle relay(3:44.63).

Xavier improved to 8-4.

NotesContinued from page 23

WrestlingContinued from page 23

seems like they have moreprofessional athletes compet-ing and taking away from theamateurs. It’s ridiculous. It’sall commercialized.”

“I just think the Olympicsare doing a bad thing drop-ping a sport like wrestling,”Spence added.

Meriden resident andTrinity College coach StevenMakien said he appreciatesthe outrage by the wrestlingcommunity, but said it’s prob-ably too late.

“The biggest thing is themoney and TV ratings andthe IOC is concerned withthat only,” said Makien, an-other former Maloneywrestling head coach. “Youlook at other sports. You cantake a person that hasn’t seenbasketball before and theycan understand it. It’s a diffi-cult thing to explainwrestling to someone. Thathurts us.

“I have a long freestylebackground as a wrestler anda coach,” Makien continued.“We knew Greco was going tobe eliminated from theOlympics. We hoped theywould bring back moreweights to freestyle.”

Makien said the IOC’s deci-sion could mean the betterwrestlers will venture intomixed martial arts.

Former Maloney headcoach and current Trinity as-sistant Matt Banas doesn’tthink the drop from theOlympics will have an imme-diate impact on the highschool or collegiate levels.

“It’s popular because theyouth and high school levelsare different styles ofwrestling,” Banas said.“There are more kidswrestling than there werefive years ago. In the shortterm, wrestling in the U.S. is

going to be OK. Long term,who knows?”

Kanute said wrestling is agreat equalizer and diehardswill rally around the sport.

“Everyone has an equalchance,” Kanute said.“Whether you’re 41 or 171pounds, you wrestle peopleyour size. In youth, you keepit to the age and ability. Youcan wrestle on a team thatdidn’t win a game all year,but you can be a state cham-pion. The little guy can be astar. It’s an individual sport,but also a team sport. Whenyou are out on that floor thereis nowhere to hide. It’s youand the other guy. No othersport really has that.”

It appears the traditionand uniqueness of the sportisn’t enough to preserve itsspot in the Olympics, howev-er.

“I’m hoping that the deci-sion is taken back,” said Day,“but the only thing that’sbeen consistent about theOlympics is that they are pri-marily concerned with mon-ey; like having professionalsplay basketball. I’m startingto see the Olympics startingto lose its luster, and I thinkthese decisions will comeback to haunt them. But I’mnot real hopeful about themturning the decisionaround.”

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The Cheshire Citizenwelcomes news and scoresfrom all sports leagues inCheshire. Submissions forthe Sports Bulletin Boardalso are welcome. Infor-mation and photos can besent to: The Cheshire Citi-zen, 11 Crown St., Meri-den, CT 06450. Informa-tion also can be faxed to(203) 639-0210, or e-mailedto: sports @thecheshirecitizen.com.

3rd Place: Forrest Speed,Newtown def. Tim Douthit,Trumbull, pin 2:12

5th Place: Michael Gestal,Greenwich def. Matthew Ses-to, Ridgefield, pin 0:36

182Championship: Brian

Donovan, Manchester def.

William Janes, Cheshire, 3-23rd Place: Calvin

Williams, Weaver/H. Publicdef. Austin Sullivan,Southington, 6-5

5th Place: MackenzieThompson, Shelton def.Brandon Molnar, Simsbury,5-1

195Championship: Zachary

Maxwell, Southington def.Thomas Anderson, South

Windsor, pin 3:573rd Place: Jacob Feldman,

Simsbury def. John Crooks,NFA, 4-3

5th Place: Erik Mercado,Trumbull def. Jose Rivera,McMahon, 8-0

220Championship: Andrew

Cavanna, Glastonbury def.Bradley Helmkamp, Sims-bury, 7-1

3rd Place: Tristan Jakob-

son, Danbury def. C. Broder-ick, Xavier, 5-2

5th Place: Noel Cardona,Manchester def. John Mio-lene, Trumbull, 8-7

285Championship: T. Lichten-

stein, Hall def. Chris Kalju-laid, Simsbury, 2-1

3rd Place: NicholasCrowle, Fairfield Prep def.Andrew Starr, McMahon,pin 1:13

5th Place: Chris Simmons,

Manchester def. Travis Daly,

Southington, None

Fastest Fall Winner:

Nicholas Crowle, Fairfield

Prep

285, four pins, 6:26

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HHOOMMEESS SSWWEEEETT HHOOMMEESS OOFFFFEERRSS::Meriden 1 BRs. Starting from

$695, heat & hot wanted includ-ed. Call 203-886-8808.

MER. Furnished Apts. East SideIncl Heat, HW, Elec. 1 BR, 1st Fl,$845/mo+sec. 1BR, 2nd Fl $801/mo+sec. 203-630-3823 12pm-8pm or Meridenrooms.com

MERIDEN - 2BR, 5 Rooms Completely Remodeled

Deck, Off-Street Parking Section 8 Approved

$950/mo+sec. 203-980-0215

MERIDEN -WALLINGFORD LINELarge 2 BR Luxury Condo.

Laundry. No pets.$895 + utilities

Call 203-245-9493

MMEERRIIDDEENN 1, 2 & 3 BRs Startingat $580/mo. West Side - CLEANSec. & Refs a must. Off st park-ing. No dogs. Sec 8 approved. 1stMonth FREE! 203-537-6137

MERIDEN 1023 Old Colony Rd.22 BBRR AAvvaaiillaabbllee

Ask About One Month Free!Starting at $800. Heat & HW incl.

Off St. Parking. 203-886-7016

MERIDEN 1023 Old Colony Rd.22 BBRR AAvvaaiillaabbllee

Ask About One Month Free!Starting at $800. Heat & HW incl.

Off St. Parking. 203-886-7016

MMEERRIIDDEENN 22 BBRR AAvvaaiillaabblleeHeat, Hot Water & Appliances incl.

Off-Street parking. Available forimmediate move in. Starting at$800 per month. 203-639-8751

MERIDEN 2 BR, 1 Flr. Liberty St.Recently renovated. Stove &refrig. WD hookup. Off st park-ing. Yard. Bsmnt storage. Sec 8approved. $850. 203- 506-6398

MERIDEN 4 1/2 Rms, 2nd Flr onSpringdale Ave. $750 + Sec. Payown gas & electric. No Pets. OffSt. Parking. 203-237-6194 10am-1pm or 4pm-9pm. Avail. 03/01

FURNITURE &APPLIANCES

KING MATTRESS SETBrand name King pillow top

mattress with box NEW inplastic. Must sell! $250.00Call/Text Jim 860-709-7667.

QUEEN MATTRESS SET: BrandName Queen pillow top mat-tress and box NEW in plastic.Must sell! $150. Call/Text Jim860-709-7667

MISCELLANEOUSFOR SALE

BIKE RACK Thule, Roof Top.Holds 4 Bikes. Have two extrabike mounts. $100

SLOT CAR Set H-O Glow dark.100 ft. 6 Cars. $100.

(203) 935-6081

GGEEPPRROOFFIILLEE MMIICCRROOWWAAVVEEStainless. $50 Firm.

203-626-9169 Wallingford

YANKEE 2000 Subway Series 3-Peat Champions poster.

$15. (203) 237-3396

WOOD, FUEL &HEATING EQUIPMENT

EXCELLENT QUALITY Seasoned Hardwood, Cut, Split

and Delivered. $200/cord;$125/half cord. 203-294-1775.

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ANTIQUES &COLLECTIBLES

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2ND Generation buys all Napi-er. Costume jewelry, old metaltoys, Winchester items, Tiffanyitems, Indian items, depression& carnival glass. 203-639-1002

AAllwwaayyss Buying All Contents ofEstates. Antique, old toys &

collectibles. furniture,costume jewelry, etc.

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

Open Mon.-Sat. 9am-5pm

ALWAYS BUYING CASH PAIDVintage Electronics, Amps, Musi-cal Instruments, Guitars, Radios,Ham Equipment, CB, HiFi, AudioEquipment. 860-707-9350

ALWAYS Buying Handtools,Old, used, and antique hand-tools. Carpentry, Machinist,Engraving and Workbenchtools. If you have old or usedtools that are no longer beingused, call with confidence.Fair & friendly offers. Pleasecall Cory 860-322-4367

DDEEEE’’SS AANNTTIIQQUUEESSBuying Collectibles,

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

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WANTED Fishing & HuntingTackle - Local Collector look-ing for old or new rods, reels,lures. Highest prices paid.Dave any time 860-463-4359


DIGITAL CONTENTEDITOR

(Full Time-40 Hours)Experienced journalist needed to oversee andmanage flow and presentation of digital newscontent on myrecordjournal.com and weeklyweb sites. This position requires the ability tobuild and maintain online and mobile newssections and manage social media presenceand digital news alerts. You will work withreporters, photographers and other contentproducers on newsgathering, including videoand leverage digital content for print use.

You must have experience in writing and/ordesigning for the web; strong communicationand interpersonal skills; ability to prioritizeand manage multiple projects at once; techni-cal know-how for creation and production ofgraphics, photos, audio, video, web pages,and other online content.

If you are interested in joining our Record-Journal family, please email your resume toEric Cotton at [email protected].

OPEN HOUSE SUN FEB 24THFROM 1-3PM

3366 BBuucckkllaanndd SStt UUnniitt ##3333,, PPllaannttssvviilllleeQuality Built 8 yr old 2,000 + sq ft free stand-ing Cape in over 55 condo development nearPlantsville Center. New granite counters inKitch & Master BA. LR, FR, DR, Kitch, Laun-dry, & Master BR on 1st Flr. A/C, Gas Fire-place & Furnace, 3 Season Porch and otherupgrades including crown molding, SS appli-ance. BR & Loft/Office upstairs + bonusRM/Attic, 2 1/2 BA. Full Basement & 2 CarGarage. $354,900. Call 203-910-8293 fordirections or for private showing.

HUMAN RESOURCESMANAGER

We are seeking an experienced HumanResources Manager for our multi-mediapublishing company located in Meriden,CT. The candidate is important to our com-pany leadership and will be responsible foridentifying organizational, cultural and peo-ple initiatives that ensure compliance andenhance business success. Experience inpersonnel activities including employment,benefits, compensation, payroll, employeerelations, managing company policies andprocedures, governmental compliancereporting and audits, workers compensa-tion and conflict resolution is required. Fur-ther, a degree in HR management (Masterdegree preferred) and 7-10 years experi-ence in Human Resources are a must.

Please send resume and cover letter [email protected]

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HELP WANTED

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and repairing heavy manufac-turing equipment is a must.Friendly, professional atmos-phere. Competitive compensa-tion & benefits.

Send resume to:[email protected]

PETRO - Inside Sales. Base +commission. Medical/401kMicrosoft Excel Essential. Someadministrative duties, will trainright person. E-mail resume to

[email protected]

PT ACCOUNTANT For Non-Profit Meriden Children First.Resume to 165 Miller St, 0Meri-den, CT 06450 by Feb. 28. Ques-tions to David at 203 630-3566

HELP WANTED

LOOKING for Investigator/Police Officer for private inves-tigation work. Reply: PO Box373, Middlefield, CT 06455

NUCAP (FKA) Anstro MFG. isseeking a 1st & 2nd shift quali-ty Inspector for the Watertownlocation. Efficiently use meas-uring instruments. Perform 1stpiece inspection of parts. Veri-fy & keep records on inspec-tions. Must read, write, &speak English. Must bedependable and reliable. Fillout an application at: 1 FrostBridge Rd. Watertown, CT06795 Or send resume to [email protected]

HELP WANTED

FULL Time Position at The HouseOf Hair. Motivated Stylist

with a following REQUIRED. Email resume to

[email protected] call 203 235-3166

SSTTOOCCKKPPEERRSSOONNPerforms a variety of stock-

room/warehouse duties in thestorage of material and equip-ment for an electric utility.Requires a H.S. diploma orequivalent and 1 year ofemployment in a stockroom,warehouse, office, maintenanceor construction environment.Must have a valid State of CTdriver’s license. Pay Rate: $20.00to $24.41 hourly (wages undernegotiation) plus an excellentfringe benefit package.

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[email protected]

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years’ experience. Must havestrong troubleshooting skills todiagnose and correct electricaland mechanical problems ofhigh/low voltage manufactur-ing equipment.Friendly, profes-sional atmosphere. Competi-tive compensation & benefits.

Send resume to [email protected]

HELP WANTED

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BusinessDevelopment

SalesRepresentativeThe Record-Journal is looking

for an energetic, creative,forward thinking individualto work full time to helpdevelop print & digitaladvertising at this familyowned media company.

You will provide:*Demonstrated sales experi-

ence with a history ofattaining goals

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We will provide:*Team Atmosphere with

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package & benefits.

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HOUSES FOR SALE

MERIDEN $139,900. Large 3family near park- 2 units have 3bedrooms, nice backyard,some notice to show neededbut worth the wait. Call ToniFalcone for details 203-265-5618

WALLINGFORD-$269,900 Pic-turesque, convenient, and pri-vate. Open country kit/DR, 2large BRs up, 1 down, w/studyor BR down, lovely patio. Total-ly refurbished and new bath. Amust see, family ready. CallWalt Pacheco 203-265-5618

MERIDEN. $107,900. Simple &smart scale down & go easy onthe budget w/this 2BR ranch.Spacious living rm w/fp, EIK,fenced beautiful corner yardw/ covered patio & non thru st.Call Sue Farone 203-265-5618

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

MERIDEN Crown Village. Large2BR Recently Remodeled w/ HWFloors. $900/mo. includes heat &hot water. Call 203-856-6472

MERIDEN EFFICIENCY CUTE 2 ROOMS

Off street parking. Broad Street.$525. 2 mo sec. Credit ck req.

No pets. Call 203-284-0597

MERIDEN Fully Furnished,Central Location. 1BR, LR,Kitch, BA. $675/ mo. Lease &Sec. Deposit Required. Nopets. Call (203) 235-2372

MERIDEN Spacious 2 BRLike new, HW Floors

On-Site Laundry and ParkingNo Pets

Call 860-810-2941

MERIDEN. 3 BR, recently reno-vated, new carpets. Clean, spa-cious, off st parking. Availimmed. $875. Pets considered.140 Foster St. Walt 203-464-1863.

SOUTHINGTON - 1 1/2 RoomEfficiency. Ideal for seniors andall others. Near I-84. $145/wk.Includes Heat & HW, A/C,Appliances. No smoking. Secdep & refs req. 860-620-0025

WALLINGFORD 1BR, 1st FL. Downtown location.

$750 Per Month Available Immediately.

Call 203-284-0212

WALLINGFORD 2nd Flr 2 BR W/DHookup. Near Library. No Smok-ing/Pets. Sec + Ref Required.$850/mo. 203-269-1426

WALLINGFORD Apt for Rent. 3BR & 1 or 2 BR Refrig & Stoveincld. No Pets/Smoking $1000 &$850/mo. Sec & refs. Avail 3/01Paul 203-269-6348

WALLINGFORD Clean, updated2 BR Apartment. Quiet neigh-borhood. Water & Garbage incl.

$900-$950 Per Month. (203) 464-0766

WINTER SPECIALMERIDEN- 1BR - $695/month.

HHEEAATT,, HHOOTT WWAATTEERR && EELLEECC--TTRRIICC IINNCCLLUUDDEEDD.. Private bal-

cony. 203-639-4868

ROOMS FOR RENT

MERIDEN CLEAN SAFE ROOMSIncludes Heat, HW, Elec, Kit Priv.East Side. Off-st park. $125/wk.+ sec. Call 12-8pm 203-630-3823or www.Meridenrooms.com

WALLINGFORD Private BR andPrivate Bath. All Utilities, CableTV, Laundry, Private Entrance.$160 /week, plus 2 wks security.

Call 203-626-5786 or 203-980-1441


THANKYOUA letter of appreciation from George Kyriacou, President & CEO of Gaylord Specialty Healthcare

Dear Gaylord employees,

I am writing to express my appreciation for the dedication of our staff during the recent, historic storm. As impressive as this stormwas, the dedication of our staff was even more impressive.

worked to create a safe environment for all. They took on new roles as they helped cook, shovel, and bathe patients. Several ofyou battled the elements to come in having to walk in waist-high snow for a mile or more. This is truly an example of the Gaylordspirit.

Gaylord and its patients are beholden to the employees who stayed throughout the storm. Thank you to each and every one.

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cheshire citizen feb. 21, 2013

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