BRIDGES East Hartford Senior Center  SPECIAL EDITION XII 70 Canterbury Street  East Hartford, CT 06118  https://www.easthartfordct.gov A LITTLE BIT OF IRISH! IRELAND ADVENTURE! With Tom TBone Stankus With Kathy Gregory   Tom TBone Stankus (a nice Lithuanian/Polish boy) After a year of being “cooped up” M it’s time for some transforms into Tommy O'Stankus the entire month ADVENTURE! Please join our new videoentertainer of March when he performs the best of Irish music friend, Kathy Gregory, for a virtual trip through and stories for your viewing pleasure. So make sure IRELAND! Together you will visit interesting you wear your green and get your "Irish" on as we destinations and hear legendary lore unique to the celebrate St. Patrick's Day with TBone's special Emerald Isle, (all while searching for the elusive show called "A Little Bit of Irish"! Leprechaun and his pot of Gold!) Fun and History M  you can’t beat that! Meet you at Dublin Airport!   https://youtu.be/4nFWBJdYXTo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLJGMv8XI5U 

ST. PATRICK’S DAY QUIZ   1. If you’re out looking for a pot of gold, and you come across a leprechaun with a shillelagh (pronounced shalay’li) that would mean he:  a. Is carrying a big stick b. Has a fourleaf clover. c. Is walking a potbellied pig.  2. Which of the following animal legends if told about St. Patrick? a. He chased away rats by playing his flute. b. He could talk to the birds. c. He drove the snakes out of Ireland.  3. Legend has it if you kiss the Blarney Stone, you will:   a. Have seven years of bad luck. b. Gain the “gift of gab”. c. Turn green.  4. The name Patrick is derived from the Latin saying for: a. “Father of his people.” b. “Hunter of Snakes.” c. “Brilliant light.”  5. The expression Erin Go Bragh means: a. Kiss Me, I’m Irish. b. Ireland Forever. c. Everybody’s Irish.   answers on page 4 Special Edition XII 2021 East Hartford Senior Center Newsletter Page 2 WE ARE AVAILABLE  Did you know that East Hartford Senior BY PHONE AND EMAIL!  Services has a grocery delivery program  for residents age 60 and older? You pay East Hartford Senior Center & Senior Services for the cost of your groceries from Geissler’s Monday  Friday, 8:30 AM  4:30 PM  Supermarket in East Windsor and the delivery fee is  Vincent Sartori  Senior Services Assistant  paid for (every other week) by a grant from the North 8605684281  Central Area Agency on Aging (NCAAA) and [email protected] Masonic Charity Foundation. Geissler’s has made it  easy. You call in your groceries and they deliver them Victoria Liberator  Senior Services Coordinator to your door. Consider this program for the upcoming 8605695659 winter months! Donations are accepted for this [email protected]  program. For more info or to register please call   Lillian at 8605695671 or Vicki at 8605695659. Lillian Miceli  Caseworker 8605695671 [email protected] The Senior Center is offering the Community Renewal Team’s (CRT) HANDS TOUCHING HEARTS Grab ‘n Go meal program in place of our Ann M. Cosgrove, Artist/Owner daily Community Cafes. On Wednesdays Annspirations! www.Anns.work we offer five frozen meals, milk, cheese, yogurt, fruit  and some snacks too. The meals can be picked up at I am a graphic artist in Vernon. I’m writing to the Senior Center or delivered to your home if you do introduce you to a program I originated called not have transportation. Donations are accepted for Hands Touching Hearts. It’s a global outreach effort this program. Registration for this program is required. that gives Americans of all ages the opportunity to Please call Lillian at 8605695671 or Vicki at create handcrafted keepsakes for United States 860  5695659 to sign up initially, no later than military personnel. The thankyou gifts are Friday by 10 AM, for the following week.  distributed free of charge to activeduty service members, reservists and veterans. Since the Foodshare Mobile Pantry East Hartford inception of Hands Touching Hearts in 2017,  participants have numbered in the thousands and Mondays, 3/8 & 3/22  ranged in age from 2 to 102! 9:00  9:30 AM   Hockanum Park, 75 Hamilton Road The first gift I designed for Hands Touching Hearts  is a medal of appreciation for activeduty service  Mondays, 3/1, 3/15 & 3/29 members. While presenting medaldecorating  sessions in hightraffic locations, I’ve met many 1:30  2:00 PM  veterans and I've been wanting to create a gift for Veterans Terrace, 102 Columbus Street them, too. They definitely deserve it!   Mondays, 3/3 & 3/17 I recently completed a special banner for veterans  1:15  2:00 PM  and I want our World War II veterans to be the first Summerfield Townhouses, 66 Plain Drive

 to receive the gifts. You may also visit my website,  www.Anns.work. Click on "Salute Our Troops" and Mondays, 3/8 & 3/22 then on Item # ANN2001. Once you learn about 12:30  1:15 PM  the program, you’ll see why I have a special place St. Isaac Jogues Lower Church Parking Lot in my heart for the Greatest Generation. I would like 41 Home Terrace to distribute the banners to East Hartford WWII Mobile Foodshare distributions are held in outdoor venues, veterans.  and there is strict enforcement of social distancing. Please  bring your own bags.  Please call the Senior Center to register for a banner if you are or know an East Hartford WWII veteran! ASK THE LAWYER with Attorney Robert Hale Glenn Davis & EHCTV Present: Flexible Dates  Traveling With Glenn  Wednesdays at: 7 AM, 1 PM & 7 PM FREE  One 20 minute appointment via Comcast: Channel 5 telephone or online ZOOM call. Please call the Senior Frontier: Channel 6016 Center for more information. Page 3 East Hartford Senior Center Newsletter Special Edition XII 2021 Seven Fun Facts about St. Patrick’s Day  While St. Patrick’s Day is now associated with wearing green, parades (when they're not canceled) and beer, the holiday is grounded in history that dates back more than 1,500 years. The earliest known celebration was held on March 17, 1631, marking the anniversary of the death of St. Patrick in the 5th century. Learn more about the holiday’s history and how it evolved into the event it is today.   1. The Real St. Patrick Was Born in Britain Much of what is known about St. Patrick's life has been interwoven with folklore and legend. Historians generally believe that St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was born in Britain (not Ireland) near the end of the 4th century. At age 16 he was kidnapped by Irish raiders and sold as a slave to a Celtic priest in Northern Ireland. After toiling for six years as a shepherd, he escaped back to Britain. He eventually returned to Ireland as a Christian missionary.   2. There Were No Snakes Around for St. Patrick to Banish from Ireland Among the legends associated with St. Patrick is that he stood atop an Irish hillside and banished snakes from IrelandNprompting all serpents to slither away into the sea. In fact, research suggests snakes never occupied the Emerald Isle in the first place. There are no signs of snakes in the country’s fossil record. And water has surrounded Ireland since the last glacial period. Before that, the region was covered in ice and would have been too cold for the reptiles.   3. Leprechauns Are Likely Based on Celtic Fairies Leprechauns are known as mischievous Irish fairies. The redhaired, greenclothed Leprechaun is commonly associated with St. Patrick’s Day. The original Irish name for these figures of folklore is “lobaircin,” meaning “smallbodied fellow.” Belief in leprechauns likely stems from Celtic belief in fairiesN tiny men and women who could use their magical powers to serve good or evil. In Celtic folktales, leprechauns were cranky souls, responsible for mending the shoes of the other fairies.  4. The Shamrock Was Considered a Sacred Plant Threeleaf clovers symbolize spring. The shamrock, a threeleaf clover, has been associated with Ireland for centuries. It was called the “seamroy” by the Celts and was considered a sacred plant that symbolized the arrival of spring. According to legend, St. Patrick used the plant as a visual guide when explaining the Holy Trinity. By the 17th century, the shamrock had become a symbol of emerging Irish nationalism.  5. The First St. Patrick’s Day Parade Was Held in America While people in Ireland had celebrated St. Patrick since the 1600s, the tradition of a St. Patrick’s Day parade began in America and actually predates the founding of the United States. Records show that a St. Patrick’s Day parade was held on March 17, 1601 in a Spanish colony in what is now St. Augustine, Florida. The parade, and a St. Patrick’s Day celebration a year earlier were organized by the Spanish Colony's Irish vicar Ricardo Artur. More than a century later, homesick Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched in Boston in 1737 and in New York City on March 17. Enthusiasm for the St. Patrick’s Day parades in New York City, Boston and other early American cities only grew from there. In 2020, parades throughout the country, including in New York City and Boston were canceled or postponed for the first time in decades due to the outbreak of the COVID19 virus.  6. The Irish Were Once Scorned in America While Irish Americans are now proud to showcase their heritage, the Irish were not always celebrated by fellow Americans. Beginning in 1845, a devastating potato blight caused widespread hunger throughout Ireland. While approximately 1 million perished, another 2 million abandoned their land in the largestsingle population movement of the 19th century. Most of the exiles  nearly a quarter of the Irish nation  came to the shores of the United States. Once they arrived, the Irish refugees were looked down upon as diseaseridden, unskilled and a drain on welfare budgets.   7. Corned Beef and Cabbage Was an American Innovation The meal that became a St. Patrick’s Day staple across the country  corned beef and cabbage  was an American innovation. While ham and cabbage were eaten in Ireland, corned beef offered a cheaper substitute for impoverished immigrants. IrishAmericans living in the slums of lower Manhattanin the late 19th century and early 20th, purchased leftover corned beef from ships returning from the tea trade in China. The Irish would boil the beef three times  he last time with cabbage  to remove some of the brine. By History.com Editors © 2021 A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Special Edition XII 2021 East Hartford Senior Center Newsletter Page 4 VINNY’S VIRTUAL VIDEOS Found on YouTube Vinny has compiled a list of valuable video resources for your enjoyment. *If you are viewing this online, copy the link and paste it in your browser. Give him a call and let him know if you enjoyed the videos he has found on YouTube!  John Candy: King of Hollywood Comedy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MiKr4tJJko  Documentary Secrets of The Tonight Show Starring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r IJ1kocMo Johnny Carson Mansions No One Wants For Even $1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUTtm_Jt9jU

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ST. PATRICK’S DAY QUIZ How To Exercise To Keep Your Immune System ANSWERS Healthy  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1piFN_ioMVI 1. A shillelagh is a sturdy stick. And you’d better  watch out! It may look like a walking stick, but 30Minute HipHop Fit Workout  leprechauns may wave it around to scare you away https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1piFN_ioMVI from their pots of gold!    Mile Happy Walk at Home 2. The legend that St. Patrick drove all of the snakes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3q5e1pV4pc out of Ireland may just be a colorful reference to the fact that he brought Christianity to the island, replacing 5 Exercises All Seniors Should Do Daily paganism. In many pagan sects, snakes are symbols or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gECNsPHgbc0 objects of worship. THE BELOW RISK AWARENESS VERIFICATION AND  ASSUMPTION OF RISK APPLIES TO BOTH INPERSON 3. Kissing the Blarney Stone, at Blarney Castle in AND VIRTUAL EXERCISE AND FITNESS PROGRAMS/ Blarney, Ireland, gives you the “gift of gab”. If you CLASSES. YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THESE EXERCISE give it one kiss, you can talk a lot of “blarney” and AND FITNESS PROGRAMS/CLASSES SHALL BE DEEMED people will still believe you! Did you know that you AN ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF have to lie on your back and bend you head way down THE RISK AWARENESS VERIFICATION AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK: to even reach the stone? And when you do, you will be  kissing something that has previously been kissed by RISK AWARENESS VERIFICATION: I am aware that thousands of people a year for 500 years! certain risks and dangers may exist with respect to my  participation in these exercise and fitness programs/classes. I 4. Patrick comes from pater civium, which means “the understand that participation will involve a variety of physical father of his people”. St. Patrick’s given name was activities and that there is a risk involved, which each participant must assume (including injury, disability, or death). probably Maewyn Succat, but later in life he was I have made my own judgment that I am capable of renamed by the Pope, who send him to Ireland to participating in these programs and classes.  spread Christianity. ASSUMPTION OF RISK: This is to certify that I, in  5. Erin Go Bragh means “Ireland Forever”.  behalf of myself, and my heirs, assigns, successors and executors, fully assume all risks associated with participation in theses exercise and fitness programs/classes and agree not to LENDING AN EAR sue and hereby release, indemnify, defend and agree to hold  Vinny is available if you just want to talk. harmless the Town of East Hartford and its elected officials,  agents, servants, employees and volunteers from any and all harm, injury, damages, claims, suits, demands and liability arising in any manner from death or injury (bodily or other- wise) to me, or any other party, occurring during, or as a result of, participation in these exercise and fitness programs/ classes. Page 5 East Hartford Senior Center Newsletter Special Edition XII 2021 East Hartford Senior Center  Online Winter Programming  Please call to sign up and for more information.   8605684281, 8605695671, 8605695659 Class Instructor Dates & Times Cost Total  Sessions Energetic Eliza  Thursdays at 10 AM Free Ongoing Exercises  ZOOM CLASS Gentle Movement Gia Tuesdays at 1:30 PM Free Ongoing Chair Exercises Fridays at 1:30 PM Free ZOOM CLASS

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Zumba Eliza  Wednesdays at 9:15 AM Free Ongoing ZOOM CLASS  Special Edition XII 2021 East Hartford Senior Center Newsletter Page 6 HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW NONOS? By Glenn Davis  A QUIZ ABOUT NO HIT GAMES  1. Name the only in MLB history to pitch consecutive nohit games.  2. Name the other major Leaguers who pitched two nohit games in one season.  3. Who pitched the only opening day nohitter?  4. Name the two , each missing a hand, to throw a no hitter.  5. Who pitched the most career no hit games and how many did he pitch?  6. Which two share the record for the most no hit games caught and how many did each man catch?  7. Who umpired the most no hitters?  8. Name the only pitcher to throw a no hitter in each of four consecutive seasons.  ANSWERS  1. Johnny Vander Meer, , 1938, pitched back to back no hitters on June 11th against the Boston Braves and on June 15th versus the Brooklyn Dodgers. 2.  Allie Reynolds, New York Yankees, 1951, Virgil Trucks, Detroit Tigers, 1952, Jim Maloney*, Cincinnati Reds, 1965, Nolan Ryan, California Angels, 1973, **, , 2010, Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals, 2015. *On June 14 1965, after pitching 10 no hit innings, Maloney allowed a in the 11th inning and lost 10. On August 19, 1965, Maloney won a 10 inning no hitter 10. Because of the 1991 rules change regarding no hit games, the first of Maloney’s no hitters was no longer recognized. “An official no hit game occurs when a pitcher (or pitchers) allows no hits during the entire course of a game which consists of at least 9 innings.” The rules change erased several previously recognized no hitters in which the first hit was allowed in extra innings and some no hitters that were less than 9 innings. **Halladay pitched a perfect game in the regular season and a no hitter in the post season Division Series, becoming the first (and so far only) in MLB history to toss a no hitter in both the regular and post season, whether in a single season or in a career.   3. Bob Feller, , pitched a no hit game against the Chicago White Sox on April 16, 1940.  4. , of the Cleveland Blues, who lost his left hand in a gun accident as a child, defeated the Philadelphia Quakers 10 on September 13, 1883.   Jim Abbott, New York Yankees, defeated the Cleveland Indians 40 on September 4, 1993 despite being born without a right hand.   5. Nolan Ryan pitched 7 no hitters in his 27 year career. He pitched 4 with the California Angels, 1973 (2), 1974, 1975, Houston Astros 1981, Texas Rangers 1990 & 1991.   6. , Boston Red Sox, and Carlos Ruiz, Philadelphia Phillies, each caught 4 no hitters. Ray Schalk held the record by himself for many years but one of the four no hitters that he caught was disallowed under the 1991 rules change.   7. Bruce Froemming M 11   8. Sandy Koufax, , pitched no hit games against the NY Mets, 1962; the in 1963, the Philadelphia Phillies in 1964, and a perfect game against the Chicago Cubs in 1965. 

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Class reviews from some of Gia’s current students!   I love Gia and her class. The class for me brings a calmness within. I appreciate the different ways Gia approaches the exercises. They may be simple but I do get a real workout and feel much better after class. It’s wonderful for the mind and body. Gia has done more for me than two years of seeing a chiropractor, not to mention the cost. THANK YOU VERY MUCH GIA, I am grateful for you.  Hi Gia just a quick note to say how much I enjoy your class on Tuesday and Friday. Zoom has worked quite well . It is nice to take time for yourself as you have pointed out. I also enjoy the extra little tips you give us. At first I thought oh I don’t need that but I found out I do. It is also nice to see our classmates and to touch base with them. Thank you so much for doing this I really appreciate it.  Thank you for your class. I love the routine which combines great stretches, movement and yoga type routines. Especially love that you start on time and end on time. I look forward to the combination of sameness but also differences. Your practice moves into different positions at a good pace making class interesting and not boring. I find I don’t have the discipline for videos but more committed to Zoom.,  Just a quick note to let you know, this Zoom class has certainly been a giant help in keeping us oldies connected, sometimes the only physical and mental exercise some of us get. As much as I enjoy Zoom, there is nothing like being in a room with friends to connect, smile and enjoy each others company. I am so fortunate to have my husband here with me and feel reaching out to those who are alone gives me a purpose. Thanks for your ability to do the same thing with your gifts you share.

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Continued from page 10  EXTENSION OF HOMEOWNERS  When state and local assistance combined exceed 75% AND VETERANS PROGRAMS of your property tax, eligibility for this program ...if it is your year to renew stops.  The maximum credit is $700 and the minimum is *The Governor’s office, by Executive Order 10, $100. effective February 4, 2021 has waived the refiling requirement for anyone receiving tax credits or *If you are presently on the Elderly Program, you exemption benefits through the Elderly homeowners will receive the application in the mail, if this is your or Additional Veteran’s State and local option year to renew. programs due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Your tax  bill in July 2021 will reflect the same level of benefit For additional explanation and/or information please as you had in July 2019 without any application being call: Assessor’s Office 8602917260. completed during this regular filing period of  February 1 M May 15, 2021. New applicants must have FILING DATES FOR  STATE & LOCAL TAX CREDIT their applications in by the May 15, 2021 deadline.  File an application between February 1st and May 15th at least every two years. First time filers should contact the Social Services Department at 860291 7248 to schedule a phone appointment. Please wait until you have received all of your 2020 income docu- mentation, and completed your Income Tax Return (if filing), before contact the Social Services Depart- ment to schedule an appointment.   If you are presently on the Elderly Program, you will receive the application in the mail, if this is your year to renew. For additional explanation and/or information,

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