VOLUME 24 NUMBER 6 PLAINVILLE’S HOMETOWN CONNECTION MARCH 2021

When Aunt Jemima Came to Plainville Big Steve’s Grill To Close After 12 Years

Big Steve’s Grill has been a town fixture for 12 years. Customers could dine in, a take out window or dining outside when weather permits. With a heavy heart to announce, we will be forced to close on March 8th. The landlord will demolish the building to build apartments and commercial space. Owner Steve Andrikis said, “We would like to take this time to thank all our loyal customers for their support and patronage over the past 12 years, especially throughout this pandemic in which we remained open to make sure we were able to provide our dedicated customers with a hot meal and a blazing smile. “All the best to you guys and thank you for all the wonderful food cooked and Read the fascinating story on page 26 of hospitality given over the years,” Marc Ouellette wrote. Aunt Jemima’s visit to Plainville 65 years ago... Is This the Biggest Snowman in Town?

I am located on Williams Street and growing bigger every time we have another snow storm! Call 860-747-4119 and let us know if you have a bigger snowman. Hometown Connection’s Items of interest department. PAGE 2 PLAINVILLE’S HOMETOWN CONNECTION MARCH 2021

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February 1st Meeting located in Berlin. Men’s Health- A Path to Wellness the Library. This will provide White Oak Redevelopment The proposed base rate for (On Zoom): [Thursday, February internet service to anyone in Discussion recycling is proposed to increase 25, 10:00] the parking lots of these two • The Town Council received two from $80 per ton to $83 per ton. Taking charge of your own health town buildings. proposals for the development (3.75%). However, the base is important. Presented by Hartford • It is expected that these access of the White Oak property rate can be adjusted based upon HealthCare Center for Healthy points will be installed during in downtown Plainville. commodity revenue. For the Aging. the Spring. One of the proposals was current fiscal year, commodity Book Club (In Person): [Friday, $6M GO-BAN Results from D’Amato/Meyers who revenue has averaged $9.50 per ton February 26, 10:00] • The Town recently went out to proposed continuing the current lowering the rate to $70.50. There This month our Book of the Month bid the renew $6M in General industrial use by relocating is an item under New Business will be “Love and Ruin” by Paula Obligation Bond Anticipation their construction businesses regarding the two-year extension McLain, the perfect book for Notes. The low bid was to the site. The second of the Recycling Agreement with February! submitted by TD Bank with an proposal was from Manafort Murphy Road Recycling LLC. interest rate of 0.23%. This is February 16th Meeting et.al. who proposed a mixed- COVID-19 Update the lowest BAN rate in several Fiber Project Update use development including • The COVID-19 positivity rate has years except for one for the • The fiber project continues to apartments, commercial space, decreased to 3.64% in Connecticut Town of Greenwich (a AAA move forward. This project, industrial space, public parking, although medical experts have rated Town) at 0.18%. when completed will connect and a park area adjacent to the expressed concerns with • The Town also mitigated Town buildings, schools, police Pequabuck River. regards to mutated strains of the the issuance expense by by- communication repeaters, and • The next step in the process is virus which appear to be more passing the need to issue an several sewer pumping stations to negotiate a Memorandum contagious. official statement. Plainville to high-speed fiber. of Understanding with one of There have been approximately has an above average AA+ • The Town has contracted with the two developers. Once the 375K vaccinations administered rating through Standard & SERTEX to install the fiber on Memorandum of Understanding in Connecticut. So far 35% of the the utility poles. Before this Poor which allowed for strong is negotiated, the Town state’s population over the age of can be done, work must be investor interest and locking Council would then review and 75 has received the vaccine. performed in many instances to in an historically low interest determine any further changes Connecticut is currently in Phase create the space for the new fiber. rate. before moving forward. There of its COVID-19 vaccination Additionally, some existing • The BAN will expire in is an item under New Business program. Under the current plan, utility poles must be replaced to September, at which time the regarding the negotiation of a individuals over the age of 75 accommodate the new services. Town will permanently bond Memorandum of Understanding can receive the vaccine. Soon, This takes a lot of coordination these monies. for the development of the the phase will expand to include between Eversource, Frontier, • I want to thank Finance White Oak property. individuals between the ages of Crown Castle (Comcast) and Director Rob Buden and 2020 Grand List 65 to 74, and individuals between FiberTech before SERTEX can Barry Bernabe from Phoenix • Town Assessor Ann Marie the ages of 16 and 64 who have do their work. Advisors for working together Heering has finalized the underlying health conditions. • Town staff has been conducting on this BAN renewal. October 1, 2020 Grand List. Information on Connecticut’s monthly meetings with the Financial Dashboard The 2020 Grand List is the COVID-19 vaccination program utility companies since the early • The Dashboard for the first basis for determining the tax is available at www.ct.gov/ summer on this project. It is seven months of the fiscal bills that will be mailed on July covidvaccine now anticipated that SERTEX year through January 31st 1, 2021. According to the Town Happenings can begin their work by the end was included in the meeting Assessor, the net Grand List Assistant Town Manager Daskal of March. information package and was increased by $17M or 1.2%. reported on activities in the and • Their installation will take posted to the Town website. This increase is higher than last Senior Center details can be found approximately two months. In year (1.12%) and more than on the Town’s website: www. COVID-19 Update the interim, the IT Department double the increase in 2018 plainvillect.com • Vaccinations are now available is preparing interconnection (0.56%) and 2017 (0.57%). Public Hearing regarding Town to anyone who is 65 years with the Municipal Center, There are three major categories Manager’s Proposed FY2022 of age or higher. Hartford Library, Police Department, to the grand list. They are real Budget establish a public hearing Healthcare has announced Fire Department, Senior estate, motor vehicle and for Thursday, March 4, 2021, at that they are opening two new Center, Recreation Department, personal property. Real estate 7:00pm in the Municipal Center max-vaccination sites soon. Buildings & Grounds, and assessments increased by to hear public comment on the The first site will be located Roadways Department. $6.7M or 0.58%. Motor vehicle at One Liberty Square in • They have also begun re-wiring assessments increased by Happenings New Britain and is expected For information on Senior Center the Water Pollution Control $6.8M or 4.54% while personal to open on February 22nd. programming call the Plainville Facility setting up data and property assessments increased The Town website has a link Senior Center at 860-747-5728. to ensure that they have the by $3.5M or 3.30% based that will allow senior to make COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling necessary equipment for the upon the current mill rate of appointments directly with that Assistance fiber. The same will be done 34.62, the new grand list would site. Plainville Senior Center staff are to Buildings & Grounds that generate $587K in additional • The second site will be located available to answer questions and currently do not have internet tax revenue. at the Oakdale Theater in assist Plainville residents needing service. • Extension of Acceptable Wallingford. Instructions on help to schedule a COVID-19 • It is expected that the project Recyclables Processing how to get an appointment for Vaccine. At this time there are no will be completed early this Agreement Plainville is COVID-19 vaccinations can COVID vaccine clinics scheduled summer. a member of the regional be found on the Town website in Plainville. Outdoor Wireless Access Points – organization for both solid at www.plainvillect.com Homemade Pizza Cooking Class Town Hall and Library waste and recycling disposal. • The Health District is also (On Zoom) Join us for a pizza • Through the efforts of the IT The Bristol Policy Board beginning to reach out to the making adventure! Call the Senior Department, the Town was includes 14 municipalities. The homebound. For example, Center for a list of ingredients to recently awarded two outdoor current recycling contract is Shane Lockwood is working have on hand to create your own access points via a state program scheduled to expire on June 30, with Linda DeZenzo at masterpiece! to help spread connectivity 2021. The Bristol Policy Board the Housing Authority to Birthday Bash…Drive Thru access around Connecticut. has negotiated a two-year identify residents to schedule Treats and Optional Zoom Party: The IT Department is extension with Murphy Road a vaccination at the senior If your birthday was in February, suggesting the installation of Recycling, LLC of Enfield. housing complex. the Senior Center celebrated your these access points in the rear Murphy Road operates a birthday with drive-thru treats. of the Municipal Building and regional recycling center Continued on Page 5

UNABLE TO ATTEND TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS? If you have an issue you would like to discuss with the Council or a Councilor? CALL: 860-793-0221 ext. 205 Leave your name and phone number and ask for a Councilor to contact you. MARCH 2021 PLAINVILLE’S HOMETOWN CONNECTION PAGE 5 Continued from Page 4 Plainville • Shawn Cohen is also PLAINVILLE FIRE COMPANY'S providing transportation for Fire Company 2021 HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL those senior who need it. Officers for 2021 ANNOUNCEMENT • Any Senior Citizen who Due to the current and reasonable assumption of the State needs assistance in scheduling William Gammon 11 - Captain regulations, crowd size and social distancing rules expected this a vaccination can contact John Myska - 1stLieutenant summer, and most importantly for the health of our Plainville citizens Stephanie at the Senior Center Thomas Moschini - Lieutenant and visitors, the Plainville Fire Company Hot Air Balloon Festival at 860-747-5728 and she will be Douglas Marcarelli - Lieutenant Adam has been canceled for 2021. happy to help you. Barbuto - Lieutenant After much consultation and research, and in keeping with the Ray Moreau - Treasurer core mission of the Plainville Fire Company to protect and preserve From the Desk of: Mark Cahill - Asst. Treasurer the safety of our community, the difficult decision to cancel was the Cal Hauburger Phil Brousseau - Secretary and only rational option for this years’ event. We are looking forward to Economic Development Matthew Wilkinson - Asst Secretary next year’s Plainville Fire Company Hot Air Balloon Festival, and Coordinator we hope to welcome all our friends back in August 2022! Business Openings: As I mentioned CONGRATULATIONS The Plainville Fire Company William Gammon II, Captain in last month’s update. Plainville Fire Department Department. The Town urges its Mike Miller, who owns Hop Haus in New Chiefs Town of Plainville residents to NOT allow anyone to Southington has recently taken over Chief: Thomas Moschini Sr. Revaluation Begins the Trenta Tavern space on Whiting Deputy Chief:Adrian Paradis enter their home without this proper Street and will be opening a second Asst. Chief: Kurt Plourde identification. Asst. Chief: David Massey As mandated by Connecticut State location. As much of the work was Data Collectors will verify the exterior Statutes, the Town of Plainville will previously completed by the former measurements of each building on a The Officers would like to invite be conducting a revaluation of all real owners, the transition has been quick. property and may ask questions. Data everyone interested in becoming a estate in the town. This revaluation In speaking with him, he plans to Collectors will also ask permission volunteer Firefighter for the Town of will be effective for the Grand List of hold a soft opening for the Plainville to inspect the interior of the property. Plainville go to: October l, 2021. Tax bills for the new location in March and will open to If applicable, they will ask for revaluation will be mailed out in June the maximum capacity he can under Plainvillefireco.com verification of recent sale information. 2022 and due July 1, 2022. A question COVID guidelines soon after. The Data Collectors will not be able The owner of Craft Kitchen, located 75+Covid -19 Vaccine and answer fact sheet is available to answer questions regarding value, in the Milldale area of Southington, Scheduling Options both in the Assessment and Revenue assessments, or taxes. has signed on to take over the former We want to ensure that all Collection Office and on the town's Property owners are asked to assist Waxy O’Connor’s location attached individuals 75-years-of-age or older website: www.plainvillect.com. us in this important effort. Your to the Fairfield Marriott. This will be can receive a COVID-19 vaccine. If The Town ofPlainville has contracted cooperation will ensure the success a second location for Craft Kitchen, you have an appointment and are happy with Tyler Technologies CLT to assist of this revaluation and benefit not with it – keep it! We look forward to not the re-opening of Waxy’s. Liquor the Town with the revaluation. This only you but the entire Town. At the seeing you soon. process will be ongoing through most permits were filed with the State a If you do not have an appointment conclusion of a site visit you will be few weeks ago. Much like the Hop of 2021. asked to sign the data collection sheets or you were scheduled in late February In the coming months, Data Collectors Haus takeover, this was largely turn- or March, there are several options for to verify that a data collector visited key with changes consisting of mostly you to get an appointment in the next from Tyler Technologies (CLT) will be the property. If no one is at home, the cosmetic updates and new signage. weeks. Read on to learn more. inspecting all properties that have sold data collector will measure the exterior The space will still feature the same Options for scheduling a COVID or have been issued building permits of all buildings on the property. full bar, outdoor patio seating and Vaccine appointment in the last two years. Additionally, "Questions and Answers About banquet hall. It is anticipated that the Call the Vaccine Appointment all commercial properties will be Revaluation" a 101 guide for property opening will happen in April of this Assist Line (VAAL) at 877-918- inspected, and photographs will be owners is available online and in the 2224. The Assist Line can help you year. taken of every property to update Town Office of Assessment and Revenue The Town has received permits from schedule at locations across the State of property cards to include photographs. Connecticut, The VAAL is taking calls Collection. Property owners may Xfinity to take over the former Joann Data Collectors have been hired, also call the Assessment and Revenue between 8am-8pm, seven days a week trained, and are supervised by Tyler Fabrics storefront in Connecticut (call this weekend!). Collection Office at 860-793-0221 Commons. The changeover will take Check for appointments in VAMS. Technologies. The data collector will ext. 7134 if they have questions not fairly extensive renovations in terms There are several clinics with available carry an official photo identification answered or if they need to make an of updated electrical, mechanical and appointments throughout the State. If badge and will be registered with the appointment for the inspection. plumbing updates. No target date for you already have a VAMS account, log Assessment and Revenue Collection www.plainvillect.com opening has been received. into vams.cdc.gov. In order to search Office and Town of Plainville Police for a new appointment, you must first PLAINVILLE VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL Thinking about starting cancel your scheduled appointment. The following names have been added to the Plainville Veterans Memorial a business? CVS Locations: CVS is currently Wall. offering vaccine at four locations in Sgt. Glenn F. Smith - United States Air Force Contact: Connecticut and will be expanding to Sgt. William H. Curtis - United States Army The Economic many more next week. Walgreens is The Memorial Wall is located on the main floor of the Plainville Municipal currently offering vaccine at 12 stores Center adjacent to the Town Clerk’s Office. Visitors may view the Wall during Development in Connecticut (across East & Western, normal business hours. If you are interested in adding a Veteran’s name to the Commissioner CT). More information coming soon – Wall, applications are located in the Municipal Center, Senior Center, American Legion Post 33, and VFW Post 534. Cal Hauburger you can check these retailers’ websites. You can also visit Connecticut For Assistance COVID-19 Response and type in 860-793-0221 ext. 7178 your Zip Code to look for additional locations near you. 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Papa Pizza at 284 Farmington Ave. is & vegan items as well as gluten free property. You know. That promised celebrating their first year in business, dough for the pizza. oasis in the shadow of the old building. The Plainville Community Fund was right here in Plainville. Papa Pizza has something that is the What a blessing it would have been established in 2006 by a group of Gisele Taweh Frank opened Papa only one in the state, a drive thru to last summer, a lovely safe-in-the-sun Pizza on March 1st, 2020, just before pick up your pizza. How cool is that, outdoor space. Plainville leaders to create an additional resource for charitable projects and the Corona Virus hit. Papa Pizza’s you don’t have to get out of your car It was conceived when the frantic chef is Georges Chekiee and he has to get your pizza. “The drive thru was goal was to cancel the old building programs that would enhance the lives been making Pizza in Quebec for over our savior during Covid 19” noted and the pitch called for conversion of of Plainville residents. Grants are made the historical property for family use. 37 years. He owns 6 Papa Pizzas in Gisele “Our customers felt a lot more to either a public institution or private Canada. at ease picking up their food with The restoration was to be done during tax-exempt organization engaged in school vacations for the safety of the Gisele grew up in Plainville and her minimal contact.” children. Fine. charitable activities defined by Section family owned Donut World on East They have handheld machines to It has been two summers now 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. St. back in the early 90’s. After Gisele process credit card transactions for since anything has been done there. Either the organization or the program tasted the amazing Papa Pizza in drive thru, dine in and deliveries. Money cannot be an excuse. We own for which funding is requested, must be Quebec and the authentic Canadian Every machine is sanitized after every poutine, she knew that it’s exactly what transaction and so are all tables and the birdbath and the historic Broad St. located in Plainville and be of benefit to School bell. Some other things, too, Plainville needed. chairs. It’s so unfortunate that Covid but they require funding. The beautiful Plainville residents. Papa Pizza is a family run business 19 hit a few weeks after Papa Pizza Mary DiMinno sundial stands bravely The Plainville Community Fund with attention to fresh ingredients of opened. But Gisele and Georges in this virtual wasteland, a whisper Advisory Committee recommends all the highest quality and served with a did not stop serving their customers of what was promised to the voters. grant decisions for final approval by the smile. The location used to be a Dunkin throughout this whole time. They Soon school will be out again. Foundation’s Board of Directors. Donuts for many years, but now it’s felt that they have to be there to serve There’s not a lot required to unrecognizable with all the beautiful their community during this hard year. make this parcel inviting. The return How to Apply Main Street Community Foundation updated interior, an addition of a bar “The community welcomed us with of our property as promised, some that serves beer and wine and a beautiful open arms and we owe it them to be landscaping, including dwarf trees utilizes an online grants management new outdoor patio, that debuted in May there, in this hard time” said Gisele for shade, a few benches, maybe even system, CommunityForce. The cycle 2020. smiling. some sunflowers or a butterfly garden. is currently closed but visit our Online Even though Papa Pizza has great Even though they got hit hard in their I don’t want to hear that this has Grants Center to apply when the next pizza and traditional Canadian Poutine, first year in business, Papa Pizza still been shunted to the BOE now. This was a promise—yours and cycle opens on April 1, 2021; you will what’s unique about them is the managed to give back to those in need mine. Let’s get it done. also find the program's full eligibility addition of authentic Lebanese dishes and that are putting their lives on the Janice Eisenhauer criteria there. that are rarely found in this part of line for the community. For any inquiries, please contact Connecticut. They have an array of Papa Pizza has dine in, outdoor Driving Tax Proposal dishes from the Chicken Kabob Platter dining, drive thru pickup window, a Kate Kerchaert, Director of Grants to the Hummus appetizer. We have bar, deliveries and they cater to homes Should be Permanently & Programs or Samantha Rajotte, many Pizza restaurants in Plainville but and businesses. They also have easy Parked Scholarship & Program Officer, at very few have this kind of selection on online ordering www.papapizzausa. Senator Henri Martin (R-Bristol) 860.583.6363. the menu. Their Chicken Shawarma com or by calling 860-855-7777. and Sen. Heather Somers (R-Groton) and Falafel Sandwich have attracted They are open Tuesday to Sunday issued the following statements Our Advertisers have made customers from surrounding towns. from 11:30 am till 8 pm and service regarding a Democrat proposal to Plainville’s own newspaper. “When you use fresh ingredients, with a smile. study the creation of a Connecticut Please support them & say you traditional Lebanese recipes and a lot of With the support of the community, Mileage Tax. saw their adverisement here in the love, you get great tasting food.” Gisele Papa Pizza will be around for a long Sen. Martin, the Ranking Plainville Hometown Connection said. They also offer healthy vegetarian time. Senator on the legislative Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, said, "A Connecticut mileage tax that would put a GPS chip in your WHAT YOU NewsMaxTV Reason vehicle to track your every move is . Reachable on an ample choice of Reason is America's leading libertarian a 'Big Brother'-type idea. 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NOTARY PUBLIC ******** KATHY PUGLIESE 50 West Broad Street ~~~~~~~~ PLAINVILLE 860-987-8705 MARCH 2021 PLAINVILLE’S HOMETOWN CONNECTION PAGE 7 Rep. Petit Supports who have committed or attempted to commit larceny involving a motor Measures to Address vehicle to the regular criminal docket. To Your Health The bill would also look to expand What Seeds Will You We plant seeds when we gently coach Increase in Juvenile the circumstances in which a juvenile others to consider another course of Auto Theft could be detained or released with the Plant Today? action – one that we feel might benefit use of a global positioning system them. Of course, these seeds won’t Spring is on its way and for many, that HARTFORD-With prior to a court hearing. Additionally, grow until the other person is ready to means it is time to plant our gardens. more communities the proposal includes expand the accept and integrate this sage advice Growing herbs and vegetables is very around the state definition of a "serious juvenile repeat as their own. Only then can these rewarding, cost effective and provides reporting an offender" to include someone who has seeds come into full bloom and create a meditative, grounded activity that increase in juvenile previously been charged with larceny miracles. can calm the mind and nourish the auto theft and offenses involving a motor vehicle. Consider what seeds we plant through belly. burglaries, State Representative William Similarly, Rep. Petit has also our self talk? We digest both the positive During my studies at The Institute A. Petit Jr. (R-22) has co-sponsored a co-signed onto HB-5362, An Act and negative messages each day. These of Sustainable Nutrition, a plant bill to address the repetitive nature of Concerning the Automatic Transfer seeds affect our self-perceptions, model was introduced. The model these crimes by holding individuals of Certain Auto Theft Cases from motivation, and excitement (or lack of) focused on the significance of starting accountable. the Juvenile Court to the Criminal for approaching the day. seeds in a healthy soil. There is a clear "This bill would provide our law Docket and Revising the State-Wide We can either help or hurt ourselves connection between feeding the soil enforcement officers with the necessary Policy on Police Pursuits Specific to by the seeds we plant in our minds. If with natural amendments to yield a tools to address the dramatic increase Property Crimes and SB-534, An Act most of these seeds are positive and nutrient dense harvest and feeding our in juvenile car thefts that have taken Concerning Auto Thefts by Juvenile reflect what we appreciate and want to gut with the right foods to yield good place across Connecticut," Rep. Petit Offenders. nurture in our life, great. However, I heath and clear thinking. said. "The increase in juvenile car theft "While we are still in the early would venture a guess that many times Making simple fermented garden and burglary has become a dangerous stages of the legislative process, these seeds are grounded in negativity amendments will help to balance threat to public safety and impacted there are many similar concepts and about what we imagine we lack. Most the minerals needed for a good soil. residents’ quality of life. Coordinated proposals on this issue that should of the time this perception is not even Introducing fermented foods to your groups have burglarized dozens of be considered by the Judiciary true. diet is a great way to increase the cars setting up potentially dangerous Committee," Rep. Petit said. "I am These lies we tell ourselves are good bacteria in your gut and improve confrontations between property hopeful that the committee will craft a not helpful. They can contribute to digestion. I look forward to cabbage in owners and juveniles.” bill that addresses this issue and allow depression or stagnation, stress and the spring to make my own fermented The proposal, HB-5473, An Act for public hearings so members of the poor health. Sauerkraut. If you frequently Concerning Additional Methods and general public can weigh in before As spring, a time for renewal and experience digestive problems or Resources to Deter Juvenile Auto sending a final version to the General growth is upon us, consider planting foggy brain, I would like to plant the Theft, would seek to transfer juveniles Assembly for a vote." more positive self talk seeds that lift seed that exploring fermented foods us up, make us strong, and enhance might just a good way to address this. Driver’s Licenses & Non-driver ID Cards our lives and in turn the lives of those Whether you are a gardener or not, To avoid the lines at the DMV offices, the State is offering an online renewal around us. you are most likely planting seeds all program. the time. To Your Good Health Residents whose licenses or ID cards expired within the past 45 days as part of a “soft-launch” of the initiative, have used the program. Officials said 20,000 and Happiness, individuals have renewed their licenses online. Eligible residents will receive an invitation electronically or by mail to Linda complete their transaction online and make an electronic payment using a credit or debit card. When the transaction is completed, the license or non-driver ID Linda Coveney is a Wellness should be received by mail within 20 days. Current rules allow license and ID Champion committed to helping photo to remain unchanged for eight years. others create their own path to better health. She can be reached Parking Ban Is In Effect at: Plainville’s overnight parking ban since December 1st. The ordinance states that it shall be unlawful from December 1st to April 1st for [email protected] owner or operator of a motor vehicle to allow such vehicle to stand on any street in the Town of Plainville for more than one hour between the hours of 12 midnight and 6 a. m. on any given day. Any violator of this article shall be fined $50.00 COVID Vaccine Information for each offense and, in addition, shall pay for the towing, moving, parking and The Plainville Southington Health District encourages all eligible residents to storage of any vehicle removed in accordance with this article. get vaccinated for Covid-19. Those 65 and older can schedule an appointment for a vaccine. Information about the current phases for receiving the vaccine can be found at: https://portal.ctgov/Coronaviris/COVID-19-Vaccination For citizens without a computer may call CT COVID Vaccine Appointment Assistance Line (877) 918-2224. Phone lines are open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., 7 days a week with appointments being booked at 12 locations across the state. Call 2-1-1 for an appointment and vaccination site near you. Leave a message, your name & phone number on the 2-1-1 voicemail. It may take a few days for a return call. We may be able to provide transportation if your vaccine scheduled for Plainville, Bristol, Southington, New Britain or Farmington. Dial-a-Ride is available Monday-Thursday 10:a.m. to 3:00 p.m. or Fridays 10: a.m.- Noon. If you need a ride, please be sure to schedule your vaccination appointment within these hours. Please be aware that COVID Vaccine sites are continuously being added and appointment availability changes repidly. For any questions or help with scheduling a COVID vaccine, THE Central Connecticut Tea Party please call the Plainville Senior Center 860-747-5728 And Where are They Now? Southington, Cheshire, If you have someone you would like to write about, perhaps a former friend or neighbor. we would be very happy to hear about them and their successes,. Plainville, Bristol and Meriden Just call us at 860-747-4119 or e-mail us your story to: [email protected] Pd. for by: The members of the Tea Party PAGE 8 PLAINVILLE’S HOMETOWN CONNECTION MARCH 2021 Wanted: MARCH P-l-a-i-n-v-i-l-l-e We will be starting a new BIRTHDAYS Here are some of your favorite places, people or things page “Society Happenings” “HAPPY & HEALTHY around town to rave about this month! BIRTHDAY TO ALL!” We are looking for a 1ST QUINN CHRISTOPHER (Ann faves} I favor shopping down town Plainville, (little kept secret volunteer to cover the 2ND DAVE UNDERWOOD about the parking.) All the businesses have plenty of parking in the rear of Happenings. all the buildings. Bolo Bakery for breakfast, Main Street Diner or El Paso for 3RD TAMMY LOMBARDO For more details Lunch, D’Marie’s for dinner. Also shopping in the variety of specialty shops 4TH DALE NIGHTINGALE Call 860-747-4119 5TH BRUCE MORRIS Definitely do try the Coji kitchen, just south ofTown Ask for Helen or Kris (Gary raves) 6TH ALAN PRZYBYSZ Line Road on Queen Street. This little gem serves farm to table freshness ...... with an Asian flare. The perfectly fixed, slightly crisp garden vegetables are PAUL MATTEO delightful. You’ll love the sparkling clean space offering some limited seating Congratulations: 8TH RICK STAUBLEY and the focus on take out. Gracious service. Generous helpings. Check out If you wish to have your 9TH EVELYN STELMA the affordable menu on line. Happy News/Pictures EDITH FRAZEE (Ted faves) I live in New York and whenever I come home to Plainville shared with everyone, please 10TH SHELLEY CREEL visiting my family, my mother always orders WINGS from J. Timothy’s Submit your information in 11TH MILINDA ROGERS because she knows they are my favorite. She knows that I have never yet been writing to: BILL BRAYNE able to find WINGS like J. Tim’s in New York. [email protected] 12TH DAVID SOLI Email your faves and raves to share it with everyone! 14TH DUNCAN MAY Engagements Let’s hear what you have to say, we need your comments! 15TH DOREEN CORRIVEAU [email protected] Weddings 17TH PATRICK BUDEN, SR. Births DIANNE BACZEK Please be aware that COVID Vaccine sites are continuously Promotions 18TH BRIAN GLOWIAK being added and appointment availability changes repidly. 21ST MARK BELANGER For any questions or help with scheduling a COVID vaccine, Graduations please call 877-918-2224. 22ND JOHN HARDY The Tomasso Group Welcomes Hartford HealthCare DAN HURLEY to One Liberty Square ~ New site see page 17 23RD NOLAN LOSTOCCO 26TH PATRICK J. 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If you choose to see and Out-of-Network Doctor of Dental Medicine, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Provider, you may be denied coverage/payment by your Plan. General Practice Residency Boston City Hospital, Boston Q-2) I went to a Dentist, who said my Insurance Company should pay for my Master of the Academy of General Dentistry; Fellow of the Cleaning. However, after they submitted the Bill to the Insurance Company, they Association Orthodontics paid only their "Customary" fee and my Dentist sent me a Bill for the balance ! What can I do now ? Sports & Energy Drinks of exposure to sports or energy drinks, A-2) You can submit a letter to your Insurance Company Appeal and Grievance although energy drinks showed a Department and tell them why you think they should pay the remaining Balance and Your Teeth significantly greater potential to of the Bill, or to negotiate a 'fair' rate with your Dentist. This may or may not A study published in an issue of damage teeth than sports drinks. In work. To avoid a Denial of Claims in the future, call your Insurance Company General Denistry, found that an alarming fact, the authors found that energy before you go to the Dentist to confirm that they are an In-Network Provider. increase in the consumption of sports drinks caused twice as much damage Q/A 3) Dentists and Vision Providers in the Medicare Advantage Plans frequently and energy drinks, especially among to teeth as sports drinks. move In and Out of Networks. It is ALWAYS best to call and confirm with your adolescents, is causing irreversible With a reported 30 to 50 percent of damage to teeth--specifically, the high U.S. teens consuming energy drinks, Insurance Carrier that your particular Provider is In-Network before you go for acidity levels in the drinks erode tooth and as many as 62 percent consuming an appointment. Also remember to confirm that your Eye Care Provider is In- enamel, the glossy outer layer of the at least one sports drink per day, it Network for BOTH the Eye Exam and to provide your glasses. Not all Providers tooth. is important to educate parents and who are In-Network for Eye Exams are In-Network to provide glasses. Young adults consume these drinks young adults about the downside of assuming that they will improve their these drinks. Damage caused to tooth If you have any specific questions, or would just like to "Talk Medicare", give sports performance and energy levels enamel is irreversible, and without me a call at 860-965-0091 and that they are 'better' for them than protection of enamel, teeth become soda, however most of these patients are overly sensitive, prone to cavities, and Sheila Dow shocked to learn that these drinks are more likely to decay. essentially bathing their teeth with acid. Teens regularly come into our dental Researchers examined the acidity office with these types of symptoms, AMERICAN SENIOR BENEFITS levels in 13 sports drinks and 9 energy but they don't know why. We review drinks. They found that the acidity their diet and snacking habits and then 10 Waterside Dr., Suite 104 levels can vary between brands of we discuss their consumpton of these Farmington, CT 06032 beverages and flavors of the same brand. beverages. They don't realize that To test the effect of the acidity levels, something as seemingly harmless as Office: 860-676-0260 ext 296 the researchers immersed samples of sports or energy drink can do a lot of [email protected] human tooth enamel in each beverage damage to their teeth. for 15 minutes, followed by immersion We recommend that our patients Sheila Dow, Independent Agent in artificial saliva for two hours. This minimize their intake of sports and cycle was repeated four times a day for energy drinks. We also advise them five days, and the samples were stored to chew sugar-free gum or rinse in fresh artificial saliva at all other times. the mouth with water following This type of testing simulates the same consumption of the drinks. Both exposure that proportion of American tactics increase saliva flow, which Life With teens and young adults are subjecting naturally helps to return the acidity their teeth to on a regular basis they levels in the mouth to normal. drink one of these beverages every few Our office has many new protocols Wanda hours. to keep our patients and staff safe of The researchers found that damage to COVID -19. Call for an appointment enamel was evident after only five days for an appointment, today! You just have to love your relatives, take my little niece Sherri. Though she lives thousands of miles away I have always had a fondness for her. 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We welcome all "airplane watchers" & little future pilots out there to come down & spend some time with us. We look forward to meeting you and your family.

Ron Willard, Owner Fully Insured E.I. # 189880 Willard Electrical LLC 860-205-0789 5 Meadowland Circle Plainville, CT 06062 PAGE 10 PLAINVILLE’S HOMETOWN CONNECTION MARCH 2021 Public Health Committee of vaccination. Additionally, it was also very unfortunate that none of the From the Desk of...... Thomas A. Wurz Ranking Members Host leadership who feel this bill is essential Education program for people who Virtual News Conference to pass during a pandemic were there to FAMILY VIOLENCE are charged with family violence testify on its behalf or anyone from the to Address Concerns IN CONNECTICUT crimes. A defendant can ask the court Department of Public Health and State Over Public Hearing There has been a media explosion to place him or her in the program. If Department of Education so we could in the past few weeks regarding NFL placed in the program, the defendant Process at minimum review recently released players involved in domestic abuse is released to the custody of a family Republican House and Senate data and the impact upon the children." and child abuse cases. These incidents violence intervention unit for up to Ranking Members on the Public “What we saw over the past 24 have put the NFL under the microscope two years under such condition as Health Committee held a virtual hours is a disregard for the deeply held for not only their policies, but also for the court orders. If the defendant news conference in response to a traditions in Connecticut and the time- what are their true priorities. Here in successfully completes the program, shortened public hearing that took honored foundation of our country,” Connecticut the legislature has been the charges will be dismissed. If the place yesterday on two immunization Sen. Somers said. “The process the quite active since the mid-1980’s defendant violates the program's related bill proposals to eliminate the Democrat majority on this committee defining and reshaping family violence conditions, he or she will be brought state's religious exemption. has voted on by prematurely ending law. Given today’s climate, I thought a to trial. In order to qualify for the State Representative William A. a public hearing where nearly 1500 review of the Nutmeg state’s law would program the following conditions Petit Jr. (R-22) and State Senators people were not allowed to speak be appropriate. must be present. Heather Somers (R-18) and Tony does not honor the right to petition Connecticut law defines “family 1. The crime charged must not be Hwang (R-28) and their Republican our government and to be able to have violence” as an incident between family more serious than a misdemeanor, colleagues cited three specific reasons grievances and opinions be heard.” or household members that either causes or if there is good cause, a class D for hosting the press conference. State Senator Tony Hwang said, physical injury or creates fear that felony. For example, anyone charged Unhappiness that such a controversial “I was really eager to learn and hear physical injury is about to occur. Verbal with first-degree assault or risk of and contentious issue was chosen testimony today from all the impacted abuse or argument is not considered injury to a minor is ineligible. to be discussed during a pandemic, shareholders on this issue. That’s what family violence unless there is present 2. The defendant must not have rather than at a time when members we do in a representative government danger and the likelihood that physical previously participated in the of the general public could testify in that is for the people, by the people. No violence will occur. The discipline of program. person. matter where you stand on this emotional minor children by parents or guardians 3. The defendant must not have been Belief that any bill proposal brought issue, there’s only one loser in today’s is not considered family violence unless convicted of, or accepted accelerated in front of the committee should public hearing process: transparent and abuse occurs. Family violence is not a rehabilitation for, a family violence focus on the pandemic and other representative government. This 24- separate criminal offense. Crimes that crime committed after October 1, covid related issues. hour limit of a public hearing where may be charged as a family violence 1986. Lack of testimony and input from only 430 out of nearly 2000 people offense include assault, kidnapping, The court must notify the victim the Department of Public Health, on both sides of the issue were heard. and sexual assault. Those who engage of the defendant's request for the Connecticut State Department of Those people’s representative voices in violence against a spouse or program and, if possible, give the Education, Governor Lamont, Senate were denied. This process, in my mind, family member can be charged with a victim an opportunity to be heard. Majority Leader Bob Duff, Senate is disrespectful and insensitive to the misdemeanor or a felony depending on The defendant must, if he or she is President Pro Temp Martin Looney, people it personally impacts.” the facts of the case. able, pay a $200 fee to the court to and Democrat Speaker Matt Ritter. Jason A. Pheasant | Press Secretary, “Family or household members” are participate in the program "Given the magnitude of these bills House Republican Office spouses, former spouses, parents and For further reading, the and impact upon thousands of school their children; people age 18 or older information contained in this children, we owed it to every single Connecticut General Assembly| jason. related by blood or marriage; people age article was presented in the OLR person who signed up to testify the [email protected] 16 or older either living together or who Research Report dated October 2, opportunity to do so, it is unfortunate Office: 860.240.8890 ext.1347 have lived together; people who have 2009. Certainly as time passes the that more than fifteen hundred people Rep. William A. Petit Jr. (22nd), Rep. a child together whether or not they law and requirements of the family were not afforded that ability," are or have been married or have lived Rep. Petit said. "While I certainly Devin Carney (23rd), Rep. Donna violence diversionary program will together; and people in, or who were be altered. So, stay tuned for future believe and trust in the Science of Veach (30th), Rep. Carol Hall (59th), recently in, a dating relationship (CGS vaccinations, this issue needs our articles regarding this topic or be sure Rep. Cara Pavalock-D’Amato (77th), § 46b-38a). thoughtful consideration to help those to contact a licensed attorney if this who are unsure as to the pros and cons and Rep. Stephen Harding (107th). There is a Pretrial Family Violence topic pertains to you. Attorney Thomas A. Wurz is an associate of his father Attorney Theodore J. Wurz, LLC in the law office of Attorney Richard Witt at 132 East Street. Attorney Wurz is a graduate of Avon Old Farms School in 2001, Providence College in May 2005 on the Dean’s list and Juris Doctor Program at Western New England College School of Law in May 2009. He was admitted to the Connecticut Bar and U.S. Federal Court in 2010. His activities and interests are Secretary of Sports Entertainment Law Club at WNEC and is a Special Olympics Volunteer. 132 East Street, Plainville Phone 860-793-9879

To List Tag Sales, Club Activites & Fund Raisers E-mail to: [email protected] or mail to: 27 Sherman St. Plainville, CT 06062 FREE!! MARCH 2021 PLAINVILLE’S HOMETOWN CONNECTION PAGE 11 “Young at Heart” Senior Center News Two Options Available Sharpie Coasters Plainville Senior Center Income Tax Assistance Thursday, March 18, 2:00 p.m. Needs Volunteers to Deliver Meals-on-Wheels Learn how to make beautiful marbled coasters using The Plainville Senior Center and CW Resources are in need of volunteer drivers to deliver meals to #1. AARP Tax Aide Program at Plainville Senior Sharpie markers during this simple and fun activity. homebound older adults in Plainville. Center: Income tax provided by the AARP Tax- Great for novice crafters! A supply kit, provided Meals are delivered between 10:00 am to 12 noon, Aide program will be available, on a limited-basis, through a grant from the Department on Aging & Monday through Friday. at the Plainville Senior Center. Due to COVID-19 Disability Services, CT Senior Center Project: CARES Volunteers use their own vehicles, however mileage restrictions, appointments will ONLY by available Act includes 4 tile coasters with cork backing and reimbursement is available. Training is provided. to individuals who have had their taxes prepared sharpie markers. You will need to have some rubbing Please call Ronda at the Plainville Senior Center at by the AARP Tax-Aide program in the past. They alcohol nearby. A spray bottle works best! You can 860-747-5728 if you are interested or have questions are NOT taking any new clients. Upon entering the do this program at home on Zoom, or if you prefer, about this important volunteer opportunity. Senior Center, all persons must wear a mask, check you can come to the Senior Center to do the program The Senior Center is at 200 East Street. in with the Senior Center greeter and complete a on our Zoom (we will set it up for you). Supplies COVID screening. You must bring ALL required will need to be picked up ahead of time, if you are planning on doing the class at home. Space is limited. When is Assisted Living Right? paperwork with you to your appointment. If you do Are you lonely? Forget to take your medications? not have all the necessary documentation, you will Instructor: Lindsey Hottin. Call the Senior Center. Must register by March 11th. Dread driving in icy weather? Tired of home risk not having your taxes completed by the AARP maintenance? When such questions arise and Tax-Aide volunteer this year, as they will not be able Texture Painting limitations become evident, it could be time to . to reschedule an additional appointment for you Thursday, March 25, 2:00 p.m. consider assisted living for yourself. Learn how to paint with texture, combining elements #2. HRA VITA Tax Aide Program: HRA in New of splatter painting, pour painting,and more This 10 Tips to Consider a Move! Britain and Bristol are offering free income tax 1. Your family home is too large or expensive for activity will leave you with three finished paintings; assistance by IRS-certified volunteers for families one or two people: no painting experience required. A supply kit, and individuals whose total household income is 2. Caring for your home is overwhelming. provided through a grant from the Department on $56,000 or less. Please call 860-356-2000 or 860- 3. No longer are able to handle personal care. Aging & Disability Services, CT Senior Center 826-2278 to schedule an appointment. Dial-a-Ride 4. Cooking daily meals is a chore. Project: CARES Act includes three 8x10” canvases, can bring you to HRA if you need a ride. 5. Confused about your medications. pour paints in coordinating colors, a texturing fork, 6. Feeling isolated or lonely. GET TESTED FOR COVID-19 At the Plainville and a plastic trash bag to protect your workspace from 7. Seeing decline in balance and strength or feeling Senior Center Enter on Stillwell Drive, March 2, spills, though you may want to put down additional inactive. 9:00 to 1:00 coverage if you are worried about your surfaces. This 8. Concerned about losing electricity during a The testing is FREE. No insurance necessary. This is craft is messy but fun! You can do this program at a PCR Test. The results are available 3-4 days after power outage, home on Zoom, or if you prefer, you can come to the 9. No longer to drive. being tested. Drive-In. No need to get out of your Senior Center to do the program on our Zoom (we car. No appointment necessary! 10. Worried about returning home following a will set it up for you). Supplies will need to be picked hospital stay or short-term rehabilitation. Community Health Center also does daily testing at up ahead of time, if you are planning on doing the 85 Lafayette St., New Britain and 395 North Main class at home. Space is limited. To learn more about how assisted living at a Hartford Street, Bristol. Instructor: Lindsey Hottin. Call the Senior Center to HealthCare Senior Services community could be Free Mask Distribution on March 11th register. Must register by March 11th. THE FOOD your best decision, call Cheryl Olson, Community A COVID Vaccine Clinic here at the Senior Center Senior Center Phone 860-747-5728 outreach manager, at 860-681-9909. on Friday, March19th. Celebrate St. Patrick's Day on March 17th by picking Share Program at the up your green treat bag from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., join SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH PLEASE STAY HOME IF YOU FEEL SICK us at 3:00 from home or at the center for a special Wednesdays for Plainville individuals needing Please do not come to the Senior Center if you Zoom concert called "From Ireland to America". assistance with food. For more information are under quarantine or have been exposed to Read more details about this activities and much about eligibility and hours contact: Laurie COVID19. Please do not come to the Senior Center more in the March Newsletter. (860) 747-5867. Drive up and a volunteer will if you feel ill. We cannot transport you on Dial-A- Ride if you feel sick. Please contact your doctor if put the groceries in your car! CREAMY GNOCCHI SOUP (on Zoom) you feel sick. Monday, March 15, 11:30 a.m. Call the Senior Center to register We’ll be making GET TESTED Plainville Senior Center Receives Funding a Creamy Gnocchi Soup, and you’ll be making Ricotta Gnocchi from scratch along with Katie, FOR COVID-19 from the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal

Registered Dietitian from Food Explorers! You’ll need the following ingredients: ricotta, 3 eggs, More Info The Plainville Senior Center has been awarded a $2,500.00 grant from the grated parmesan, flour, 4 cups chicken OR vegetable Archdiocese of Hartford through the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal Vicariate broth, milk, 1 onion, 1 zucchini, 2 sticks celery, carrots on Page 7 Outreach Program. The funding will help the Plainville Senior Center continue and your choice of seasonings: thyme, rosemary, bay its mission of providing transportation services to members of the Plainville In case you missed it! leaf, etc. A cheese grater is recommended. Community who are 60 years of age or older. The Senior Center’s Dial-A- Ride Program has been operating for over 40 years. According to Senior Center Director Shawn Cohen, “We are honored and grateful to be chosen to receive funding from the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal. So many people rely on our Dial-A-Ride Program for medical and social service appointments, shopping, banking, socialization, hairdressers, errands and to the Senior Center. Dial-A-Ride helps individuals who cannot drive or do not own a car to live an independent life. It gives a sense of mobility and self-assuredness which would otherwise be lacking. Funding for Dial-A- Ride is provided by the Town of Plainville, donations from organizations, individuals and families, as well as fundraising. During COVID times, we are also using our Dial-A-Ride buses to deliver meals and personalized Food Cleaning Out Your Closet for 2021? Share packages, plus rides to vaccine appointments.” Hartsprings Foundation would like to help you. We collect your unwanted For more information about the Plainville Senior Center and its efforts, clothing directly from your house. No need to be home, just schedule a please call 860-747-5728 or visit the Senior Center website at www.plainville. pickup, leave your bags of clothes outside by 7 am on the day of pickup, com/senior-center. and go about your day while one of our drivers stops by during the day Since 1981, the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal has been able to assist tens to collect your items.Your donations provide funding for BBBS. By of thousands of people – regardless of race, religion, or color – across the scheduling a pickup, Hartsprings is able to provide hundreds of thousands Archdiocese of Hartford with health care, education, housing, emergency of dollars to Big Brothers Big Sisters. expenses and in numerous other areas. It is through the Archbishop’s www.donatehartsprings.org Annual Appeal Vicariate Outreach Program and the generosity of its donors Info on how and what to donate...... that the Appeal is able to assist a wide array of community-based charities For Pick-up Call 888-413-2227 throughout Hartford, New Haven and Litchfield Counties. PAGE 12 PLAINVILLE’S HOMETOWN CONNECTION MARCH 2021

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I watched the snow float slowly from the sky and remembered snow Aunt Mary. They had to use pans days of years past. School was never to dig a tunnel from the house to cancelled unless we had at least the street a foot of snow. When school was Thanks for the memories MOM Nurses and Volunteers Standing Ready cancelled, we had no fancy snow and for taking the time to teach us to Administer Corona Vaccine to boards, or fancy sleds We used the how to enjoy a snow day. top of aluminum trash cans, and Now that we are quarantined we Residents in Florida paper boxes which were broken dislike snow days even more. It by: Jeannette Hinkson down and if one of the children had simply means increased isolation. a sled, 5 kids all jumped on at the I sat in the living room and watched As a resident of the State of Florida, I find it has one of the best plans of any same time. When that happened, the snow change shapes and fall to state for giving the people of the state shots and testing for the corona virus. No the sled wouldn’t move. We would the earth sometimes slowly and matter what you see on TV or read, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida and the snap frozen ice off of the shed and other times quickly during the last health officials have nailed it when it comes to protecting their residents. put them In our mouths until our 3 storms. I thought how fortunate A few weeks ago I contacted the Lake County Board of Health and asked what tongues were frozen. seniors can do to get their shots if they are unable to stand in line. The lady said it was that most of my friends and they would get back to me, I made this call on a Friday. On Monday morning I We would make money shoveling. I did not have to get up extra early was called saying they would be out to our home that after noon to administer the Nowadays, you can’t find any on a snow day because it would vaccine. Right on time two nurses arrived, administered the shots and gave us the children that will stop looking at take us extra time to get to work. paper work scheduling the second shot. In three weeks I received a call instructing their tablets, androids or computers Now, I sit in my chair, sip on me to drive to their location for the second shot. I expected long lines and a long long enough to enjoy or make coffee and watch it snow. I could wait but surprise, surprise we drove in, handed in our previous paperwork, were money shoveling snow. It is not be angry but I prefer to look at the directed where to park and a nurse came to our car and administered the vaccine. even in their realm of thought. bright side of things. There are also Having to wait fifteen minutes to check if we might have a reaction was the One of my favorite things to do many people working from home longest time spent then they gave us lollypops and great conversation the time on snow days was to make ice cream and providing home schooling. went by quickly. from fallen snow. Mom would take Now, the children can go outside I learned at that station they process about a thousand people per day. Let’s a bowl and let fresh fallen snow compare Connecticut to Florida. Florida has a population of roughly twenty two and play in the snow, plus they do million compared to Connecticut with only three and a half million. Florida has fall into the bowl. We would add not have to go out either. 67 counties while Connecticut only eight and Florida is spread over roughly sixty- evaporated milk, vanilla and sugar In a couple of months, I will be nine thousand square miles compared to Connecticut’s fifty-five hundred square and have the best ice cream in the planting flowers and this snow will miles. For Florida to be able to vaccinate the number of people in such a manner world. We would then sit with provide the moisture in the earth is amazing let alone get schools and businesses up and running is truly amazing. our face in our hands, elbows on that is needed for the beautiful The people running these operations are truly amazing and moving those windowsills and watch the snow pansies, sunflower, and vegetables seeking vaccinations at an incredible rate is amazing. fall. I miss those simple, wonderful we will enjoy. Why can’t all states handle the masses the way Florida does? The perks of days. We would sit around and mom living in Florida are amazing. Some of these are low property taxes, a new home would tell us stories of storms from I am writing this at the in Florida costs a resident under two thousand dollars, no income tax, low auto years ago. Our old homestead was registration, no auto tax and the cost of living is low not to mention sunshine beginning of February, but if at 24 Farmington Avenue, Plainville all year round. It is no wonder the Florida building industry is booming and we get many more storms, and my mom spoke of the blizzard relocation to the Sunshine State is on the rise. I will scream. Have a nice day. of ’88 that was told to her by her As they would say on the Price is Right. “Come on down.” MARCH 2021 PLAINVILLE’S HOMETOWN CONNECTION PAGE 13 tickets are on sale or at least announced. Trading Your Snow risk of injury. Planning During the I have usually received a mailer from Protect Your Coronapocalypse Tanglewood listing the summer Boston Shovel in for a Body – Using By Pops series, and information on the Water Can? kneelers or knee pads Francis Rexford Cooley popular music series and jazz series is Here are 4 Tips to Help posted. Not this year. Ringo Starr, who when working You Avoid Injury This Spring on the ground was set to appear at Tanglewood last By Kevin M.Connellan P.T. As February rolls into March each protects your season, has noted his tour this summer Spring is finally here! The birds are year my thoughts move to spring and knees from will probably not happen and he may chirping and the sun is shining, which summer plans and travel. For over two injury and means it’s time to get down and dirty in record a second EP to be released this unnecessary decades I have been an active member your garden. year instead (h/t to Picozzi’s “Rock stress. of the Popular Culture Association/ Unfortunately, all of that bending, Gossip” for this tidbit). A music Opting for American Culture Association (PCA/ kneeling, lifting and digging can lead weekend away in the Berkshires this long-handled ACA or PCA for short) and have to injuries, even ones that most people summer seems unlikely as does a trip tools limits the amount of bending you presented some twenty papers on have never heard of, like weeder’s wrist to Bethel Woods in New York, whose may have to do, therefore reducing the Cemeteries and Grave Markers during and pruner’s neck. To prevent these and website only lists concerts postponed likelihood of any back injury. other injuries, here are some tips every the annual conference just prior to Know Your Limits – Keep in mind from 2020 to 2021 and probably won’t gardener can benefit from: Easter. By February I am working on the amount of weight or activity your occur until 2022 if at all. Warm Up – It may sound silly, but my travel plans by air or rail, getting body can handle. Using a wheelbarrow Of course the lack of concerts throwing yourself into any physical my hotel reservation, and plotting out to do the heavy lifting or taking and not being able to attend sporting hobby – including gardening – after a series of excursions to the historical frequent trips and carrying smaller events should open up more time to do months of decreased activity can be and cultural sites of the host city. But amounts of items from one place to primary research since I am a historian. dangerous. Something as simple as alas with the Coronapocalypse this another greatly reduces the amount of going for a walk beforehand or light So maybe a trip to the research library stress on your bones and muscles. year’s conference will be remote, in stretching can reduce your risk of injury. of the Fenimore Museum should be There are many ways to avoid injury June, and will require a mere hour Lift With Your Legs – Make sure on the summer plans? I am working but understanding your symptoms and of my time since I am presenting the when lifting things like a bag of soil or on a second scholarly article on six causes can lead to a quicker solution, paper I wrote for last year’s conference tools, the energy comes from your legs generations of Fenimore Cooper and less pain in your life. which did not take place. All the and not your back. Using your back to authors and American Culture. The planning I normally do to travel is lift can cause muscle soreness in your If you think that you may benefit only problem, their library, like most unnecessary. lower back or shoulders. Avoiding from physical therapy, please call us research libraries right now, is closed Until last year I had made at simultaneous lifting and twisting and at (860) 517-8885 or visit us at to visitors which makes doing such least an annual trip up to Fenway Park keeping heavier items close to your www.PTSMC.com/Plainville. research a bit tough. Guess I’m not to see the Red Sox. I have friends who body can also help to decrease the going to Cooperstown to do research for some strange reason are Yankee nor go to the Hall of Fame Induction fans and made their annual trek to Weekend (also closed to the public) this Yankee Stadium (I will just leave out Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Centers summer. the poor woe begotten Mets fans that So what is there to do during Kevin M. Connellan PT Partner/Director I know). Didn’t happen last year and the Coronapocalypse? Well, there are probably won’t this year as well as no 103 East Main St Suite C still a couple of Drive-in movie theaters decision on fan attendance has been in the state (Mansfield, Pleasant Valley, Plainville, CT 06062 made for the New York or Boston and Southington). There are a lot of teams. There is a bit of planning trails still to hike (I have hiked/walked required to make such a trek. First nearly 1,000 miles since the beginning is, who can go, when? Then there (860) 517-8885 of the shutdown). There is fishing, is securing tickets, transportation as long as I don’t let catching the fish plans (bus trip or drive?), are we pre- interfere with the fishing. And one can PLAINVILLE LIONS ROAR gaming, post-gaming, or just going always read a few books. So maybe to use the screening devices available to the game? Ditto for the minors, Plainville Lions Beginning – The one just needs to tweek the planning Plainville Lions was organized on May from the Lions. if your town still has its team (sorry for the plans because there is still a lot 15th, 1941 and has since supported the · Eyeglass Collections – Norwich). of things one can do during the Covid community (e.g. Food Pantry, Plainville Plainville Lions still collect used, The same is true for going to a in good condition, eyeglasses, and imposed staycations for the Spring and Social Services, Park Concerts, etc.) summer concert. Most large summer through a variety of ways such as paper hearing aids. The collection boxes are Summer of 2021. tours are booked by February and drives and fruit cake sales to name a available at the following locations: few, and through our famous Pancake • Gnazzo Food Center Breakfasts. • Town of Plainville Municipal Pancake Breakfasts - Information on Center page 26. • Plainville Police Station Scholarship Awards – Plainville Lions • Plainville Library have been awarding deserving students • Clear Horizon Eyecare, LLC scholarships to help with their college • Wheeler Regional Family YMCA level education. The fund that enables this capability was started by Lions Senior Picnic – Annually in June, Stanley E. Sherman and Herman E. we provide a picnic for Seniors at Papenforth around 1956, and awards the Plainville Senior Center. We are have been granted annually since. hoping to continue this tradition when The Lions are very proud and happy it is possible. to be helping these students become Blood Drive – This year will be the first time that we will be working with valuable, contributing citizens. the American Red Cross, and will Vision Screening – The Plainville sponsoring a blood drive. The date is Lions KidSight Vision Screening April 30, 2021, and it will be held at program was started in 2015. By the OLM Parish Center. Please go to 2017, it was screening all students of our website or facebook link for more Plainville in private and public schools information and on how to sign up: Pre-K through Grade 5. This amounts Our website is: We Are On Line!!! to screening for roughly 1000 students www.plainvillectlions.org annually. The screening identifies those Facebook Link: students who should be referred to a www.facebook.com/plainvillectlions plainvilleshometownconnection.com doctor for glasses or other vision related issues. This program was made possible The Plainville Lions are always In case you misplace our paper, mark our website through many factors, including all looking for new members that can those “Shake-the-Can” collections that help with any the above activities, or in your phone directory to check ads & etc. you may be familiar with. Covid is in establishing new activities. For any delaying many of the recent screenings, additional information, please do not **Double Coverage for Advertisements** but plans are to continue when possible hesitate to contact the President, Brian and alternatively train School Nurses Lavigne at 860-747-2618 or PAGE 14 PLAINVILLE’S HOMETOWN CONNECTION MARCH 2021 Subject: PLAINVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Nicholas Lastrina, Owen Leander, Morgan Levesque, QUARTER 2 HONOR ROLL Matthew Morneault, Manivone Mouangvienkham, Buffett Rule to fix America Emmalynn Ranno-Conant, Isabella Ruffini, Emily GRADE 12 -- GOLD Serrano-Aviles, Peyton Stehle, Grace Stewart, Zeyana LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD FOR . . . 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Toffolon Students Host “Dress Fire Safety Poster Contest “Portrait Pioneers” Like A Snowman” Event Winners Announced Announced for Feburary The Plainville Community Schools’ “Portrait Plainville’s Fire Marshal/Emergency Manager Ron Pioneers” award winners for the month of February Dievert recently named LouisToffolon Elementary were recognized at the February 8th Plainville Board School fourth grader, Devon Landrette (Diane of Education meeting. Frank T. Wheeler Elementary Lebel's class) as the fourth grade Fire Safety Poster School Principal Andrew Batchelder and Plainville Contest winner in Plainville and Frank T. Wheeler High School faculty member Jeff Smedick were the Elementary School fifth grader Chloe Fangiullo latest recipients of this award established to recognize (Sarah Miller’s class) as the fifth grader winner. Both school district staff members who exemplify and student’s posters will move on to the next state level model the characteristics of the district’s Portrait challenge! of the Graduate framework, which include being: Mindful, Resilient, Communicative, Innovative and Collaborative. School district employees may be The Louis Toffolon Elementary School Student nominated for this award by colleagues, students, Council recently organized a "Dress Like a Snowman parents, or community members. The online Day" to support the local community. The Student Portrait Pioneer nomination form may be found on Council members requested white paper donations the school district’s website home page at: www. to support the Plainville Community Food Pantry plainvilleschools.org and ultimately gathered 180 pounds of donated paper goods. This successful event brought the school community together as many "snow people" could be seen around the building heading to and from lunch and outdoor playtime. The Toffolon Student Council meets virtually each week after Devon Landrette and Chloe Fangiullo and Fire school hours to plan events and activities for Fire Marshall Divert Marshall Divert Toffolon. Photo Above: Members of the Louis Toffolon Elementary School Student Council with the paper goods donations Andrew Batchelder Jeff Smedick that they collected for the Plainville Community Food Pantry as part of their "Dress Like a Snowman Wheeler Principal PHS Faculty Member Day" event. Toffolon School Awards Tiger Tags

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Hometown Religious Directory THE CONGREGATIONAL OUR LADY OF MERCY CHURCH The WELL 94 Broad Street, Plainville CHURCH OF PLAINVILLE A Spirit-Filled Church A congregation of the United Church of Christ Rev. Raymond Smialowski, Pastor 1 Northwest Drive 130 West Main Street, Plainville Robert Berube, Senior Deacon Plainville Phone 860-747-1901 Parish/Cemetery Office Join us Sunday mornings at ALL ARE WELCOME! 19 S. Canal Street 10:30 am for Rev. Don Erickson, Senior Minister Office Hours: Mon.to Fri. 9 am to 4 pm Faith Bible Church Worship and the Email: revdon@cccplainvilleorg Word of God Phone 860-747-6825 168 Unionville Ave CHURCH OFFICE EMAIL: Tuesdays at 7:00 pm for Face Masks & Distancing From Others [email protected] P.O. Box 72 Plainville, 06062 Bible Study WEBSITE: www.uccplainville.org Everyone Look for Regulations 860-747-5209 WORSHIP SERVICE Liturgy Schedule FIRST BIBLE Fax/Prayer Line 860-747-5011 BAPTIST CHURCH Every Sunday: 10:00 a.m. Saturday 4:00 P.M. Coffee Hour: 11:15 a.m. 12 Granger Lane, Plainville Sunday Email: [email protected] “Where the Bible makes the Difference” The Sacrament of Holy Communion 8:30 A.M. & 10:30 A.M. Sunday Morning Service- 10:30 AM celebrated first Sunday of each month We b : w w w. f a i t h b i b l e c t . c o m Weekday Liturgy Rev. Dr. Jim Caron, Pastor Sunday Evening Service- 6:00 PM WORSHIP SERVICES Wednesday Evening Service-7:00 PM ALL SERVICES are Live Streamed via Facebook at Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. & Sat 8:00 A.M. Wednesday Evening Children’s uccplainville Sunday 10:00 a.m. Devotions Purpose: “Glory Train” Limited In-Person Worship Rosary-Monday-Saturday (Reservations Required) • To Know/Glorify/Worship God Northwest Bible Institute (Sun. & Wed. PM) before Morning Mass Sunday 7:00 p.m. • To follow Jesus Christ as LORD Nursery provided for all services Centering Prayer Service Sacrament of the Sick www.firstbiblect.com Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Call the office for any sick person to -re Live Streaming Every Service Scripture Study • To Grow in GRACE THE PLAINVILLE THRIFT SHOP ceive the Holy Eucharist • To Understand the BIBLE/ 860-793-1155 Phone 860-747-2418 ~Closed~ Stations of the Cross Every Friday Evening, Brad Brandon- Senior Pastor On February 27th The Church gave out 6:30pm, in the church Apply it to our lives high quality, reusable KN95/KF94 masks Confession every Saturday at Noon • To reach others for JESUS to those in our community. Each recipient American Red Cross Blood Drive March 26, PLAINVILLE received 2 masks and an information sheet 9 - 2pm, Parish Center, 19 S. Canal St. • To be committed to the GOSPEL: on how to properly use and care for their SEVENTH DAY masks. For more information, contact the Celebration of Palm Sunday, Jesus died, was buried and rose again ADVENTIST CHURCH Church Office at 860-747-1901 or via email 4pm Mar.27, 8:30am & 10:30am Mar. 28 at [email protected]. Holy Week Mar.29 to Apr.1 on the 3rd day. (He LIVES) 97 Broad Street, Plainville Triduum Celebration, Sunday Service: 10 am Church Phone 860-747-5867 REDEEMER’S AME ZION Holy Thursday, April 1, 7 pm, Pastor 1-646-522-3471 April 2, Passion of the Lord (Good Friday) (JOIN US: LIVE OR FACEBOOK) CHURCH E-mail: [email protected] 3pm Celebration Bible Study: Tuesday 110 Whiting Stree, Plainville Holy Saturday, April 3 [email protected] Phone: 860-747-1808 Blessing of the Easter Food 10am /Church, @ 7 pm by Zoom/in person Pastor Franklin Jackson Worship Services - Easter Vigil April 3 at 7pm, Rev. Dr. Shelley D. Best **************************** Saturday Morning Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord Bible School @ 9:30 a.m. Sunday School...... 9:00-9;40 a.m. April 4, 8:30 & 10:30am Covid Virus Info: “Do not be afraid. Praise & Worship.....9:45-10:00 Please check our Facebook: @ www. I am with you. I will watch over you, keep Worship Service @ 11:00 am. ...Church Service....10:00 a.m. Facebook.com/ourladyofmercychurchct FREE lunch after service Bible Study and our website at www.olmct.org. you, and protect you by the power of My Wednesday..11:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. Wednesday Evening ~ Family Prayer Meeting @ 6:30 p.m Board Meetings Holy Spirit, for the Glory of My Father.” Senior Ushers (1st Sat before 1st Sun) 11a.m. PLAINVILLE UNITED The Lord Jesus Christ loves you- Gladys Floyds Missionary Society (2nd Sun) Jesus John 3:16 Deaconess Board (3rd Sun) METHODIST CHURCH Lay Council (1st & 3rd Sat) 9;30 a.m. 56 Red Stone Hill, Plainville, Christian Education (3rd Tues 7:00 p.m. NEW COVENANT CHURCH OF THE BIBLE Men’s Meeting (2nd/4th Sat 9:30 a.m. Rev. Stephen Volpe, Pastor APOSTOLIC CHURCH 160 West Main Street, Plainville PEP (Every Sat) 1:00-4:00 p.m. Church (860)747-2328 139 New Britain Ave, Plainville An Independent Fundamental Bible Church “Where The Holy Bible Is Wholly Taught” Trustee/Steward ( Feb, & Apr. at P.O. Box 551 Plainville, CT 06062 Parsonage (860)747-2592 Phone: 860-747-1691 9:30 a.m. & 2nd Mon. of Jan Mar & Suffragan Bishop George Knight, May) Cell 1-203-232-2752 Peter A. Stonis, Pastor Pastor Choir Practice Email: [email protected] WEEKLY WORSHIP SCHEDULE Senior (Sat before 1st Sun) 5: p.m. Elder Joseph Green, Website: www.plainvilleumc.org Associate Minister Nursery Care is provided for Jubilee (Sat before 2nd/4th Sun) 5:p.m. all Sunday Services Phone 860-747-3128 Mass/Youth choirs (Mon after 1st/2nd MARCH SCHEDULE Sunday 10:00 am Sun 7 p.m. Residence & FAX 860-224-9409 SUNDAY SERVICES Sunday School for All Ages 11:00 am Call for Schedule of Worship WORSHIP TIME 10:00AM Come, bring a friend and enjoy Jesus Morning Worship Service 11:00 am REGULAR EVENTS with us! Junior Church Ages 4-8 11:00 am THE TABERNACLE Evening Worship Service 6:30 pm AA...... TBD A Contemporary Christian Church Bible Study & Prayer Wednesday7:00 pm FARMINGTON- Al-Anon...... TBD For information about the church visit Sunday Church Services at 10:00 a.m. Single Purpose Women’s Group..TBD SPIRITUALIST CHURCH our website @cobplainville.org “Come As You Are” Boy Scouts...... TBD OF LOVE AND LIGHT Meets every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Worship & Healing Night SPECIAL EVENTS GRACE LUTHERAN Bridge Healing Arts Center SUNDAY WORSHIP CHURCH the last Friday of Every month at 7 p.m. 304 Main Street, Farmington All Sundays in March 2021, 10 AM Each Sunday offers Lectures, healings, and 222 Farmington Ave., Plainville All are Welcome, of course! Watch Worship Live on Face Book at spirit messages followed by coffee, light snacks and conversation with like-minded Phone 860-747-5191 https://www.facebook.com/Plainville-United- Visit our website at: people. All are welcome. Mediums Days Rev. Dr. Robert R. LaRochelle, Pastor Methodist-Church-CT-Live-108293257471508 and special events listed on our website as Worship: Sunday at 9:00 a.m. www.tabernacleonline.com AMERICAN RED CROSS they are planned. For info please contact Pastor Andrea BLOOD DRIVE: Visit us at or see us on Facebook Osborn at (860) 919-7470 facebook.com/graceinplainville Monday, March 1, 1 to 6 PM [email protected] 1445 West Street (Route 229) Call 1-800-733-2767 or go to Visit our website: or www.graceinplainville.org wwwspiritualistloveandlight.org “To check out our activities Southington, CT www.redcrossblood.org also on Facebook: https:/www.facebook. Or better yet, com/CongregationSCLL/ 860-276-0400 join us on Sunday!” PAGE 20 PLAINVILLE’S HOMETOWN CONNECTION MARCH 2021 OBITUARIES Reverend Dr. Walter A. Debboli, Sr. ~ Ralph A. (Doc) Giarnella, M.D. ~ In addition to his wife, Sandy, he leaves his children, Yvonne Giarnella-Scirpo (Frank Scirpo), Tanya (Ben) 91, of Southington, passed 80, of Southington, passed Helmen, Serena (Noah) Bliss, Ralph Giarnella, Jr. away peacefully on Saturday, away from complications of and Jeff Mace; his grandchildren, Caleb and Gabriel February 6, 2021 at the Covid 19 on Tuesday, January Helmen, Nick and Rogan Scirpo, and Makena and Summit in Plantsville. He is 26, 2021, at the Hospital of Scarlett Bliss. He also leaves his sister, Lorraine now reunited with his wife Central Connecticut, New Calegari, his brothers Tom (Sue) Giarnella, Andrew and best friend, Gertrude Britain. Giarnella, his sisters-in-law, Kathy (Joe) Certo, Patty (Ostwald) Debboli, who Ralph was a Scofield, and Holly (Earl) Rittenberry; his brothers- predeceased him in 2012. determined dreamer with a in-law, Dennis (Pam) Pickard and Tracy (Kathy Jo) Born on December 14, big heart and a long list of Pickard; along with many nieces and nephews. 1929, he was the only son hobbies. Nothing kept him A celebration of Ralph’s life will be held at a later of Anthony and Eleanor (Gilly) Debboli. Raised from learning new things and trying, not cancer, and date, when all are able to safely travel and gather and educated in Troy, New York, he earned his certainly not age. together. The staff at Plainville Funeral Home Bachelor of Arts from Siena College in 1952. Walter He grew up in New Britain, the oldest son of the extends their gratitude to the Giarnella family for continued to focus on furthering his education, late Silvio and Maria (Simeone) Giarnella. He was their trust. For online expressions of sympathy, receiving his Master of Divinity Degree in 1955 from educated at the Don Bosco Seminary in New York, please visit www.PlainvilleFuneralHome.com Yale University, and returned home to upstate New where he began his lifelong hatred of eggplant, his In lieu of flowers, please share your memories and York as a curator of Christian Education at St. John’s love of lemon meringue pie, and his understanding stories of Doc with his family on his tribute wall. Church in Larchmont until 1957. He relocated to of the power of learning. He earned his B.S. from Connecticut upon his marriage to Gertrude, where the College of Don Bosco and his M.S. from Boston they raised their three sons. Upon their move, Walter College. Never one to follow the expected path, he served as Rector of St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth decided to become a doctor while he was studying to ~ Dorothy Elizabeth for three years, and became a well-established be a priest in Italy. While in medical school in Pisa, he (MacQuarry) Rector at Church of Our Saviour from 1960-1984, met the love of his life, Sandy Pickard. They met on during which time he proudly earned his Doctorate her first day in Italy and, in that moment, he promised DiNatale ~ 80, of Southington, passed of Ministry from the International Bible School and he would marry her - a marriage that lasted 50 years. away after a brief illness on Seminary in 1979 and his Master of Science from the They married in Pisa and lived adventurously in Italy, Monday, February 22, 2021. University of Hartford in 1983. A life spent giving to before returning to New Britain, Connecticut to start She was the wife of Daniel others, Walter served his country in the Connecticut their family and practice medicine. DiNatale, Sr., with whom she National Guard, and spread forth his knowledge Ralph “Doc” Giarnella ran his private practice in shared more than 55 years of of ministry and faith through statewide Pastoral New Britain and Southington for 45 years. He felt that marriage. Counseling at various hospitals and organizations having a private practice allowed him time to really Born on April 22, 1940, she was the only daughter of and through his countless professional memberships, connect with each patient. He believed that time Emma Baron and stepdaughter of the late Christian including the Connecticut Federation of Alcoholism spent talking to patients was the most important part Baron. Raised and educated in New Britain, she and Drug Counselors, the American Society of of medicine. was a 1958 graduate of New Britain High School, Training and Development, the National Academy His life was full. Doc and Sandy raised four unique and went on to work for Fafnir Bearing. Dot and of Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselors, children and freely opened their home to their children’s Dan settled in Southington upon their marriage in the Association to Advance Ethical Hypnosis, friends. It was a home full of people, laughter, and 1964, where they raised their two children and were and the National Guild of Hypnotherapists. A good food. Everyone was welcome and everyone members of St. Dominic Church. Dot worked in the Counselor to the officers at the F.B.I Academy in was treated like family. Their home was the site of Medical Records department at Bristol Hospital for the late 70’s, he went on to become a Chaplain for many joyful gatherings of friends from neighborhood 22 years, from where she retired in 2006. She was the Connecticut State Police and member of the cookouts with the wonderful Mason Drive crew to tech savvy, and enjoyed connecting with her friends Connecticut Association of Police Relations. On a soccer team parties to their oldest daughter’s wedding and family through social media, staying up to date more local level, Walter was longtime member of the and everything in-between. Their home was a warm with current events, as well as keeping her mind Plainville Youth Council and substitute teacher for place to gather and laugh. active with endless crosswords and games of “Words the Plainville School System, a member and mentor Doc was an extra father to whoever needed an ear to with Friends”. Caring for her home and gardens, with the Boy Scouts of America, a volunteer for listen and advice- cyclists he coached, soccer players, crafts, creating crocheted and knitted treasures, and the V.N.A and the Plainville Lions Club, and, along and Irish coaches. reading are some of the hobbies that brought her with many generations of his family, a member of He was an active part of the community in so many joy, along with hosting pool parties when she could the Frederick-Franklin Lodge of Masons #14 AF different ways throughout his life.He dedicated his time be surrounded by her family and friends. A loving & AM. His hometown of Troy, NY always held to Unico, St. Joseph’s school board, Farrell Treatment wife, mother and grandmother, Dot will forever be a special place in his heart, a love he passed on to Center and spearheaded the computerization of the remembered for her love, compassion and generosity his family through their many visits to the family New Britain cycling criterium. He also spent time towards everyone she met. She will be missed by cottage, where he would unwind by making intricate coaching cyclists, soccer players, or just listening to her family and many friends who find comfort in woodcarvings for his family and friends to treasure. a friend - he was always willing to help whenever it their memories and knowing she is at peace. In Dot’s A devoted family man and community leader, he was needed. words, “I love you all and will take that love with leaves a legacy of selflessness and love. While he was very much a man of science, (if it could me” He is survived by his sons, Walter Debboli, Jr and not be proven, he did not believe it) he was an artist as In addition to her husband, Dan, she leaves her son, his wife Elene of Southington and Tony Debboli well. He explored many different forms of art. He was Daniel, Jr. and his wife, Deborah who she considered of Murfreesboro, TN; his daughter-in-law, Alda an avid woodcarver for many years, carving whenever a daughter; her loving and caring daughter, Donna Debboli of Niantic; his grandchildren, Marisa he had down time- often carving on the beach while DiNatale, all of Plainville and the sunshine of her Debboli-Cop her husband Andrew, and their son, waiting for the tides to allow him to take out his kayak life, her adored granddaughter, Jessica DiNatale. Cameron; Nick Debboli his wife Amy and their son and fish. After wood carving, he taught himself to In lieu of flowers, Dot’s kindness towards others may Nico; Michael Debboli, Jr., his wife Erica and their draw and worked hard to perfect new techniques. In be remembered with contributions to the Salvation daughter Alessandra; and Olivia Debboli; along with the last few years, he renewed his love of horticulture Army at www.give.salvationarmyusa.org or locally many cousins and dear friends. He was predeceased and landscape design moving tons of stone in his at 78 Franklin Square, New Britain, CT 06050. by his son, Michael Debboli, Sr. backyard to create a patio and growing plants in his Honoring Dot’s wishes, her family will celebrate In lieu of flowers, Walter may be remembered with basement- all while dealing with daily pain from stage her life with private funeral services. The staff at contributions to the Alzheimer’s Association of four prostate cancer. Nothing kept him from moving Plainville Funeral Home extends their gratitude to Connecticut, 200 Executive Blvd, 4b, Southington, and doing things. the DiNatale family for their trust. CT 06489 or www.alz.org/ct or to the ALS Doc fought hard the last few years, harder than the For online expressions of sympathy, please visit Association of Connecticut, 4 Oxford Rd, Milford, cancer he battled. He was back on his bike shortly www.PlainvilleFuneralHome.com CT 06460 or www.webct.alsa.org after his stage four prostate cancer diagnosis. He rode A memorial service at St. Paul Episcopal Church a little each day, despite his family insisting he rest, he in Southington will be held and announced at a later kept going. Eight months later, he rode that bike 100 date when all are able to safely gather together in miles. This determination and focus was part of his remembrance of Walter. The staff at Plainville life and served him well. Funeral Home extends their gratitude to the Debboli Doc lived every minute of his 80 years with vigor, family for their trust. curiosity, and compassion. He truly was a renaissance For online expressions of sympathy, please visit: man. He was known as Doc to many and Paco to his www.PlainvilleFuneralHome.com grandkids - because grandpa never seemed to suit him. At 5’ 5” he was a giant. MARCH 2021 PLAINVILLE’S HOMETOWN CONNECTION PAGE 21 OBITUARIES ~ Barbara Johnson Slate Hardy ~ ~ Peter T. Krupinski ~ ~ Michael Labbe ~ 89, of South Carolina, passed away unexpectedly at 57, of Plainville, formerly formerly of Plainville, home on January 27, 2021 at of Terryville, passed away CT, passed away the age of 65. Peter was born at his home with his family peacefully on February in West Hartford on June by his side, on Wednesday, 11, 2021. 19, 1955 and was a lifelong January 27, 2021. In sickness Barbara was born on resident of Plainville. and in health, he shared five September 5, 1931 in He was a 1973 graduate happy years with Patricia Illinois, daughter of the of Plainville High School (Pagliaro) Labbe, who was by late Adna F. Johnson and where he was active in sports his side throughout his entire Caroline (Zeeb) Johnson. and lettered in Baseball for diagnosis and five year fight She attended New Britain the Plainville Blue Devils. against cancer. Mike, along and Berlin public schools graduating in 1950 from Peter also attended Tunxis Community College and with the support of God and his family, faced his Berlin High School. Barbara attended the University graduated in 1975. journey full of determination and faith. of Hartford where she met Charles Slate. They were Peter was a loving and devoted caregiver to his Born in New Britain on April 28, 1963, he was the married in 1954. They had two children, Diane mother Ann Krupinski for many years as she aged, son of Adrian “Joseph” Labbe of Lincolnton, NC and and Barbara Ann. Barbara worked many years as up to her passing at the age of 97 in 2020. the late Lillian (Boutot) Labbe. Raised and educated secretary at New Britain Machine where she met her Peter is predeceased by his parents, Stanley in Terryville, he was a graduate of Terryville High second husband, Paul W. Hardy. They were married Krupinski and Ann Krupinski both of Plainville. He School. A talented carpenter, Mike worked for in 1980. is survived by his brother Paul Krupinski and sister-in Modern Countertop in Bristol for more than fifteen Barbara enjoyed life to the fullest. Taking after law Wendy Krupinski of Simsbury. years, where he met many dear friends. He proudly her father, a national ping-pong champion, Barbara In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his worked at Bristol Hospital for close to 20 years, was known to play a game whenever she could. She honor to the Our Lady of Mercy Church 19 South retiring in 2020, and was beloved by so many in all enjoyed volunteering as a girl scout leader, nursery Canal Street Plainville CT 06062 or the Plainville departments. A selfless man who was always on school teacher and Sunday school teacher. Barbara Senior Center 200 East Street Plainville CT 06062. the go, Mike was a devoted family man of strong had a special place in her heart for St. Mark’s A private family service will be held at the St. Joseph faith, whose care and concern for others was ever- Christmas Eve services. She loved being with people, Cemetery in Plainville at the convenience of the present. He was a “passionate” spectator of many and could talk endlessly. Ask anyone who tried to get family. The staff at Plainville Funeral Home extends sports, often sharing his opinions to the television, a locker room key from her at the YMCA. their appreciation to the Krupinski family for their and, enjoyed sharing his “useless knowledge”, fun She was very active throughout her whole life, trust. For online expressions of sympathy, please facts and recollections of events from the past. He never sitting idle. She especially loved kayaking visit www.PlainvilleFuneralHome.com will be missed beyond words, leaving a legacy of and bicycle riding. Barbara danced for many years love, laughter and precious memories for his family with the Connecticut Valley Squares where she was ~ Robert “Bob” Joseph Leo Lewis ~ and many friends. His family finds comfort in the known for hand sewing her beautiful dresses. She assurance that he is at home with the Lord, having was an avid bridge player, often hosting games in 77, passed away on received Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. front of her beloved fireplace serving her pizzelle February 8, 2021, at the In addition to his wife, Patty, and his father, Joseph, cookies. Barbara loved her family. She leaves behind Summit in Plantsville after he leaves his daughters, Rachel (Labbe) Bergeron her daughter Diane Botti of Southington, CT and a courageous and difficult and her children, Riley Herold and Jace Bergeron of daughter Barbara Kijanka and husband Rick of battle with cancer. Terryville; Michelle (Labbe) Hussey, her husband Wadmalaw Island, SC. Barbara was an especially He was born on October 7, Peter and their daughter, Lilliana Hussey of proud grandmother of three grandchildren, Kristina 1943 in Waterville, ME to Terryville and Ashley Labbe of Plainville, to whom Kijanka, Ryan Kijanka, and Moriah Wynkoop. She the late Tate and Bernadette Mike was entirely devoted; his step-sons, Matthew was predeceased by her husband Paul Hardy and (Rancourt) Lewis. In and James Lapila; his brother, Donald Labbe and his sister Carol Schwarzer. addition to his parents he is predeceased by his brother wife, Barbara of Bristol, his sister, Lori Madigan and Calling hours were followed by a funeral service at John Lewis and his sister Marie (Lewis) Menéndez. her husband, Daren of Barre, VT; and many nieces the Bailey Funeral Home, 48 Broad Street, Plainville, Bob was a Vietnam veteran of the U.S. Navy. He will and nephews. CT. Burial will be at West Cemetery in Plainville be remembered as a great father to his two daughters, Mike may be remembered with contributions to the immediately after the service. a philosopher and a man who loved his cats dearly. Bristol Hospital Hospice and Home Care, 32 Valley To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in Anyone lucky enough to meet Bob knows that he was St, Bristol, CT 06010 or at www.bristolhealth.org memory of Barbara (Johnson) Slate Hardy, please a unique and special individual who made a lasting Family and friends gathered in celebration of visit our floral store. impression on everyone he met. He was always ready Mike’s life at Plainville Funeral Home, 81 Broad for an adventure and loved to attend fall fairs in the St, Plainville. Prayers and words of remembrance CT area. wereshared. For online expressions of sympathy, Bob will be cherished in the memories of his please visit www.PlainvilleFuneralHome.com daughters: Jacqueline Lewis of Plainville, Robin Lewis of Florida, his niece Crystal (Menéndez) DeWitt, his beloved feline companion Stewie, and many friends in the Plainville area. BURIAL RIGHTS Services will be private at the convenience of the family. The Bailey Funeral Home of Plainville has FOR been entrusted with arrangements. The family would ST. JOSEPH like to express their thanks to Hartford Healthcare Hospice Team for all their help and support Over the CEMETERY last few months. To honor the memory of Bob, please IN PLAINVILLE make a donation to a local animal shelter or charity. If you have a grave plot in the cemetery, please contact the Cemetery Office at 860.747.6825 to name the person who will have burial rights of your plot after you pass. At St. Joseph Cemetery we allow three cremains to be buried on top of a full body in one 4’ x 8’ grave. We need on file who will have the rights to make those decisions PAGE 22 PLAINVILLE’S HOMETOWN CONNECTION MARCH 2021 OBITUARIES Jeanette/Janine (Janssens) ~ Lucy Pestillo ~ ~ Kristin (Kern) Snyder ~ ~ William P. Verrastro ~ 96, passed away . Pagano 44, beloved wife 74, of Plainville, of Williamsport, on January 27, of David Snyder, beloved PA, passed away 2021 at the passed away at her husband of 50 one day after her Hospital of Central home surrounded years to Carol 98th birthday, on Connecticut. She by the love of her (Carnevale) Tuesday, January was the wife of the family on Tuesday, Verrastro died 26, 2021. She late Peter Pestillo. is now reunited January 26, 2021. peacefully She was born in with her beloved A true warrior, she at home Plainville on June husband of 55 fought her two year surrounded by his 1, 1924. Prior to years, Harry A. battle with every ounce of her being. loving family on Saturday January 23, retiring, she had worked in human Pagano, who predeceased her in 2001. Born and raised in Southington, she 2021 after a long and courageous battle Born in Roux, Belgium on January 25, resources at Marlin Rockwell. was one of three children to Darrell with cancer. 1923, she was one of three children She is survived by her nephews: and JoAnn (Fleming) Kern. Kristin’s Born in New Britain on July 30, to the late Henry and Maria Janssens. Charles (Re), Rev. Mark (Marlene) and lifelong love for the water was ever- 1946 he was the eldest of three sons She met Harry while he served his Tony (Millie) Santucci; and her niece present, fulfilled with beach days, to the late Domenic and Rose M. country in Belgium during W.W.II. Judi (Robert) Breault. In addition to synchronized swimming, teaching (Villardi) Verrastro. A lifelong resident They settled in Galeton, PA upon his her husband, she was predeceased by discharge where they raised their lessons, and lifeguarding. She was of Plainville, he was a 1964 graduate her father, Anthony Santucci. family, later moving to Williamsport a graduate of Southington High of Plainville High School eventually Services will be private. Arrangements and sharing more than 55 years School, where she was the recipient becoming a member of the Plainville have been entrusted to Bailey Funeral together. Jeanette was a woman who of the Female Scholar Athlete Award Sports Hall of Fame. Bill proudly Home, 48 Broad Street, Plainville. was ahead of her time; full of strength, and set two of the school’s records enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving class, and many talents. Proud of her To leave a message of remembrance, while Captain of the swim team. She for two years in Germany during European roots, she had a keen sense please visit www.BaileyCares.com. the Vietnam War and was honorably of fashion that she shared with others furthered her education at UCONN, as a clothing store owner in Galeton Rush Limbaugh where she majored in Physical discharged in 1967. Therapy. Diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Returning to civilian life, he went into and a beauty consultant for Estee Talk radio giant Rush Limbaugh disease during her sophomore year, the plumbing trade where he would Lauder in Williamsport. Jeanette has passed away, his wife, Kathryn, run his own successful business for the never left the house without “putting announced on his show Wednesday Kristin took a brief hiatus, returning her face on” and gave countless morning.Limbaugh, the leading to earn her Master’s Degree after next twenty years. While working as an ladies the advice and confidence they voice of the conservative movement, beating her diagnosis. Over the EMT at Bristol Hospital, Bill attended were seeking. She was a talented succumbed to his battle with lung following twenty years, she would Tunxis Community College working seamstress whose intricate lace tatting, cancer at the age of 70 after getting his make a positive impact on countless toward a degree in nursing. He then knitted and crocheted creations are Stage 4 diagnosis in January 2020. patients through her work at Yale New worked until his retirement in 2003 as treasured by her family, and her quilts Limbaugh began his nationally Haven Hospital, Interim Health Care, a medic for the State of Connecticut at emulated as she was often looked to syndicated "Rush Limbaugh Show" for recommendations on patterns and Midstate Medical Center and the Berlin the Manson Youth Institute in Cheshire. in 1988 and at that moment began to VNA. Kristin’s pride and joy were Bill was an avid outdoorsman and color coordination. In her later years, reshape the Republican Party and the her two children, Nathan and Meghan, passed on his love of nature as a she found joy in treating herself to Las conservative movement. Boy Scout leader. He was also a Vegas adventures and trips to local The launch of the show came the year to whom she modeled the essence of casinos. A fun-loving Mother and after the FCC repealed the Fairness kindness, hard work, and courage. passionate NY Yankees fan who spent Mimi, Jeanette was a precious gift to Doctrine that required equal time for Fixtures in their hometown of Berlin, countless summer nights watching the her family and will forever live on in both sides of political arguments. The she instilled in them the importance “Bombers”. Bill ran track and played their hearts. repeal gave Limbaugh the opportunity of volunteerism, selflessness and civic football at PHS and passed on his love She is survived by her daughter, to make the conservative case on duties. Gone much too soon, she of the sport coaching Midget football. Rosemarie Babin of Plainville; her political issues without the fear of the will forever be remembered, leaving a A passionate woodworker, he spent son, Harry Pagano and his wife Kim federal government cracking down on of Williamsport, PA and Ports St. legacy of admirable strength, love and much of his free time in the workshop him for being one-sided. compassion. designing and building memories for Lucie, FL; her grandchildren, Melissa For more than three decades, he would She will be missed dearly by her his grandchildren. Howard and her son, Ian, Pamela Pires, take to the "golden EIB microphone" In addition to his wife Carol, the her husband Victor and their son Jesse, and make the case to the country for parents, Darrell and JoAnn, her Anthony Pagano and his daughter conservative principles and advocate husband, David and their children, love of his life, he leaves his son Cecelia and Michael Pagano, his wife on behalf of elected GOP officials and Nathan and Meghan; her brother, Michael and wife Kerrie of Hebron, Amanda and their children Luca and up-and-coming Republican politicians. Jason Kern, his wife Stephenie and son Brian and girlfriend Carrie Wolak Frankie. She was predeceased by her The syndicated show began on just their children, Brayden, Beckham, of Plainville and three grandchildren, brothers, John Janssens and Jacque over 50 radio stations, but spread like Briggs and Blakely of Scottsdale, AZ; John William, Avery Rose, and Justin Jenssens; and leaves her nephews, wildfire. It became the most listened Thomas. He also leaves his younger Jacque and Philippe and her niece her sister Jennifer Tokarz, her husband to radio show in the U.S. and was Justin and their daughter, Charlotte of brothers Michael and Donald along Nicole. picked up by more than 600 stations. In lieu of flowers, Jeanette may be Rockfall, CT; her father-in-law, David with their families and many dear According to his website, Limbaugh's Snyder of Plainville; her sister-in-law lifelong friends. remembered with contributions to the show boasted some 27 million weekly Bill will be remembered as a Plainville Community Food Pantry, listeners. Sarah Tessier, her husband Ken and PO Box 233, Plainville, CT 06062 Limbaugh was inducted into the their children Emily and Julia; along devoted husband, loving father, and Jeanette’s life will be celebrated Radio Hall of Fame in 1993 and the with a wide circle of friends, patients most importantly as “Papa” to his privately with her immediate National Association of Broadcasters and associates. She was predeceased grandchildren whom he cherished family. For online expressions Hall of Fame in 1998. by her Oma Caroline Kern, her Poppy every moment with and will love of sympathy, please visit www. Fox News noted that on his final John Fleming; and her mother-in-law, eternally. plainvillefuneralhome.com broadcast, Limbaugh revealed that he Colleen Snyder. A graveside service with military had outlived his prognosis. Kristin’s legacy and love for her honors in celebration of Bill’s life "I wasn't expected to be alive will be held at Saint Joseph Cemetery West Cemetery Spring Clean-up family may be remembered with today," he said, Fox News reported. "I contributions to the Educational Fund in Plainville at a later date due to the The Spring Clean up will begin in wasn't expected to make it to October, ongoing pandemic. March and continue through April. and then to November, and then to for Nathan and Meghan Snyder, c/o TD Please pick up any decorations and/or December. And yet, here I am, and Bank, 1127 Farmington Ave., Berlin, In lieu of flowers Bill requested ornament from flush/flat markers and today, got some problems, but I'm CT 06037 or any TD Bank branch. that donations be made to McLean’s Christmas decorations from all markers Hospice, 75 Great Pond Rd, Simsbury, and monuments. Any left behind will be feeling pretty good today." Family and friends gathered in disposed by our maintenance workers. His love of the United States earned celebration of Kristin’s life at Plainville CT 06070 or online at: https:// PCA Rules and Regulations: No flowers him the Presidential Medal of Freedom Funeral Home, 81 Broad St, Plainville. mcleancare.org/about-us/support-us/ or ornaments are placed on flat/flush from President Donald Trump during The family would also like to thank markers from April to November. Only the State of the Union Address in 2020, all of the caregivers who devoted shortly after he received his cancer Flowers should be placed at the Upright themselves to taking such wonderful Monuments. We will be continuing to diagnosis. remove all bushes and small trees from "Rush Limbaugh: Thank you for care of Bill throughout the final years around the Monuments. Thank you, your decades of tireless devotion of his life. The Plainville Cemetery Association to our country," Trump declared Maggie Centurelli. PCA Superintendent during the address. 860-747-2314 This was a breaking story on TV and Radio. MARCH 2021 PLAINVILLE’S HOMETOWN CONNECTION PAGE 23

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Jake’s Sport Talk Welcome to my tripped himself. Both penalties were called on Chief’s Patrick Mahomes made a comment after the Super safety, Tyrann Mathieu. I don’t agree with the calls. Bowl saying “ this was the worst he got defeated monthly article! CBS Sports analyst Boomer said the refs were during his career” but he is still young! Mahomes This month I will getting too involved. Many of the plays they were has a lot of football left in him. be talking about the calling were not penalties. Mahomes showed good sportsmanship after the Super Bowl. At halftime, the Super Bowl wasn't looking good game saying, ‘I give the Buccaneers credit they for the Chiefs. Patrick Mahomes had a toe injury so he played better and were the better team”. You should By: Jake Brown could not run as well. Also one of his starting offensive always be a good sport. linemen was out. Once again congratulations to the Buccaneers. I’ll I predicted it would be an epic matchup. I hoped to Congratulations to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers! be rooting for Patrick Mahomes next year. see Patrick Mahomes win again this year playing You were the better team and you played well. Super I’m a New York Giants fan but I like Patrick with the Chiefs but that didn’t happen. Bowl Champs final score Buccaneers 31 Chiefs 9. My Mahomes as a player. He has a bright future and I I had the Chiefs winning 37 to 31 against the prediction was off but sometimes that happens. respect both Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes as Buccaneers but the Buccaneers won 31-9. I was Play of the game was Tom Brady's pass to Rob people and players. hoping for a back-to-back win for the Chiefs because Gronkowski for the 17 yard touchdown. It was the Hope you all enjoyed the big game. the last time that happened was when Tom Brady Brady and Gronkowski show and Tom Brady hooked was with the New England Patriots -- they won in up with Gronkowski two times for touchdowns. Tom 2004 and 2005. Brady’s stats for this year was 4 Brady also had a touchdown to Antonio Brown before touchdowns and 6 interceptions. the half. Leonard Fournette had a 27 yard rush to the During the first half of the game, the refs were right for a touchdown. Ryan Succop had a couple of biased on the pass interference calls-one was for field goals as well. tripping when Mike Evans, Bucks wide receiver, The Chiefs had 3 field goals. No touchdowns.

PHS Boys & Girls Basketball Teams & Boys Swim Team Season Began in February BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS SWIN TEAM Head coach: Scot Wenzel (1st season) Head coach: Chris Zagorski (9th season) Last year: 6-14 (missed state tournament) LAST YEAR: 6-6 Key losses: Louis Passaretti KEY losses: Colin Blake, Brady Stevens, Dom Sousa, Wyatt LaCombe. Key returnees: TyShawn Johnson (Sr.), Omarion Miller (Sr.), Alex Key returnees: Nate Lyman (Sr.), Brandon Paznokas (Sr.), Joe Michalic Couture (Sr.),Dylan Hall (Sr.), A.J. Lestini (Sr.), Brennan Staubley (Sr.), Matt Lagassey (Sr.), Nico Lastrina (Jr.), Spencer Michalek (Sr.), (Jr.), Cam LaMothe (Jr.), Artem Mojica (Jr.). Outlook: The Blue Devils return a strong senior class filled with state Outlook: The Blue Devils were a very young team last year and should qualifiers from last year. Always a competitive squad, Plainville’s be much improved this year with all but one player returning. Wenzel swimmers will look to do the best to shorten their times in this shortened brings more than 14 years of coaching experience to his first season in season. Plainville, which could re-energize the program in a transitional time. “We are returning a strong senior class led by all-conference First Game: February 9th-Postponed because of snow backstroker Paznokas, Lyman, Michalic and Lagassey,” Zagorski said. “ All four have competed at Class S finals and qualified last year before the GIRLS BASKETBALL season was cut short. They have a goal as a class to finish their careers Head coach: Jessica Neuweller (5th season) on a high note and look to lead this team to a successful season.” Last year: 7-14 (lost in first round of Class M state tournament) Key losses: Olivia Wazorko (Guard), Vanessa Xiques (Forward) The boys swimming and diving season will be much shorter than usual as Key returnees: Jaida Vasquez (Sr., Guard), Kori Jones (Sr., Forward) some teams only have five meets scheduled this year. With most coaches Tessa Susco (Sr., Guard), Lilly Wazorko (Jr., Guard). already experienced with competing in the pandemic after going through Outlook: The Blue Devils nearly pulled off the upset against Seymour the fall, the time in the pool will be a valuable experience for all of the in last year’s state tournament and with a two-time ALL-CCC guard student-athletes this year. in Vasquez entering her senior year, Plainville will be competitive in their regionalized schedule. The team is bringing back a lot of seniors The PHS article re-printed with permission from the this year, which will be massive when the teams have had such little New Britain Herald. practice time. For daily home delivery Call 860-225-4601 Crossword Answers

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June 17, 2020 names, proficiencies, and values have Came to Third, how could we man the grills, Washington Post been weaponized and monetized, not set the tables and etc. We needed help In 1966, the Aunt Jemima brand equalized;exalts elements associated Plainville so we contacted the President of the launched a new syrup to go along with with real black cooks; and validates Lions Club, Winnie Loomis, who was calls for truth and equity being By: Helen Bergenty its popular pancake mix. The slogan, also the owner of the Plainville Lumber according to the company’s timeline, demanded by young people in the Company. Now we had the Jr. Woman’s was “Aunt Jemima, what took you so streets.” It was some 60 or 65 years ago that Club members and all the members In a series of tweets, food activist and the Plainville Jr. Woman’s Club voted long?” of the Plainville Lions Club. The men That’s the question many people are speaker Devita Davison explained the to raise funds to hire a dental hygienist picked up the grills from a caterer in history and origins of the “mammy” for the grammar schools. asking after the iconic brand announced Manchester, set them up and manned on Wednesday that it is changing its figure. The character was typically I was the Chairman of the Ways and the grills the day of the breakfast. The overweight and ugly and therefore Means Committee. We thought maybe name and retiring its mascot, a black women set up the tables, collected woman whose character was originally “de-sexualized” and undesirable, she a few Bake Sales, a Card Party or Tag tickets, and handed out the boxes of the wrote, which meant “white women & Sales. We met to make plans for our based on the stereotype of the enslaved Pancke mix “mammy” who raised her master’s by extension, the white family, was new project. Fourth, the morning of the breakfast safe.” I was working in my brother Joe white children. Aunt Jemima was flown into Brainard “We recognize Aunt Jemima’s origins Davison suggested that the promise Brow’s grocery store in Bristol at the Airport in Hartford. Stan Robertson and of a $5 million donation was time. One day, the representative from are based on a racial stereotype,” my husband flew to Hartford to pick her Kristin Kroepfl, vice president and chief insufficient, tweeting, “Not only has the Quaker Oats Company was in the up. She was beautiful and the real Aunt Quaker Oats made billions selling store and I told him about our project marketing officer of parent company Jemima from New York. They landed Quaker Foods North America, said in Aunt Jemima but for a century they and he said he had the answer. He at Plainville’s Robertson Airport and reinforced the archetype of the portly, could have the real Aunt Jemima come a news release. a motorcade of convertibles escorted After Aunt Jemima was retired, asexual & Black woman caretaker; to Plainville for a Pancake Breakfast. our special guest to the High School. which furthered the absurdity that We held our committee meeting that companies are rethinking Uncle Ben, She spent the four hours meeting the Cream of Wheat and Mrs. Butterworth Black women will bear any burden, night to discuss the idea of having a attendees and drew the tickets for a not because they have to, but because Breakfast with Aunt Jemima. The In its 130-year history, Aunt Jemima raffle of gifts including a bike. had evolved. In 1989, the company we live to.” vote was YES we would bring her to The Pancake Breakfast was a huge Shortly after the announcement, some Plainville. The representative started noted that she had debuted a more success. The Jr. Women’s Club held a “contemporary look,” with pearl had other suggestions for steps the working with us for the project. Breakfast for the next year and raised company could make, also suggesting First, we had to contact the Board earrings and a lace collar in place of her enough money to hire Mrs. Segal, the original headscarf. The brand has been it should go further. “Quaker Oats of Education to secure a school to hold first Hygienist. The Board of Education should compensate the estates of the the event. At that time the High School criticized over the years for retaining continued the position after the first even the modernized mascot, but in black women — Nancy Green, Lillian was brand new and they gave us year. Richard, Anna Robinson, Anna Short permission. recent weeks, fueled by protests after Now, we planned to continue to hold the death of George Floyd at the hands Herrington, Ethel Harper — whose Second, now we needed to rent Pancake Breakfasts but Winnie Loomis likeness was used by the company six grills, purchase the paper goods, of police and calls for racial equity in said “Wait a minute, ladies we do all the all aspects of American life, attention to make billions of dollars from 130 butter, syrup and etc. That was not too hard work and we should reap some of years of cultural appropriation,” CNN bad, the kicker was we had to purchase had shifted to the brand. the funds” Perfect you can take it for In its news release, the company said commentator Keith Boykin suggested cases of Aunt Jemima pancake mix the Lion’s Club... and the Club is still on Twitter. to give everyone that attended the that packaging without the image of hosting the Pancake Breakfasts today, Aunt Jemima would begin to appear in Others shared a satirical — and breakfast. Now we were talking a lot some 60 years later!! perhaps prescient — article from the of up front money. the fourth quarter of the year and that That is how the real Aunt Jemima after that, the company would rebrand. Onion that imagined the iconic brand We were now getting scared but we came to Plainville. rebranding as “Sheila,” whose mascot could not quit. Tickets were printed “We are starting by removing the image and changing the name,” is an “African American woman Kroepfl said in the release. “We will who wears a suit, carries a briefcase, continue the conversation by gathering and isn’t an aunt per se, though she diverse perspectives from both our is godmother to the child of a dear organization and the Black community friend she met as an undergraduate at to further evolve the brand and make it Dartmouth College.” one everyone can be proud to have in Some conservatives, including talk their pantry.” show host Wayne Dupree, criticized The Aunt Jemima brand, which is the move, claiming that the product owned by PepsiCo, pledged to donate isn’t racist. at least $5 million over the next five Others shared advertising images years “to create meaningful, ongoing from the company’s history full of support and engagement in the Black racist stereotypes. Noted astrophysicist community,” the news release said. Neil deGrasse Tyson pointed out one The Jemima code erased the work of such example in which the character black cooks and writers. I had to break of “Aunt Jemima” appears to help a it. white family, with a caption that reads After the announcement, journalist “Glory be! How dem golden cakes and author Toni Tipton-Martin said makes folks sing wid joy!” the move “acknowledges” falsehoods “It’s not that Aunt Jemima was a in culinary culture that she has written symbol of a racist past, she was the about extensively, and she connected very embodiment of a racist past,” the announcement to the recent Black he wrote. “She will not be missed by Lives Matter protests. In her book anyone who knew that.” The move also prompted more calls “The Jemima Code: Two Centuries Plainville Lion’s Club Update: of African American Cookbooks,” for the retirement of other problematic Pancake Breakfasts - Our best estimate is that we have Tipton-Martin described Aunt Jemima mascots in corporate America. A consistently held 2 Pancake Breakfasts a year since 1963, as a symbol of the false idea that “black spokeswoman for Uncle Ben’s rice, whose products feature a smiling with the exception of one due to weather in 2011, and 2 due chefs, cooks and cookbook authors — by virtue of their race and gender black man whose name and image to Covid in 2020. This means that we have held 113 Pancakes — are simply born with good kitchen evoke Jim Crow-era stereotypes, said Breakfasts. We have no estimate on how many pancakes we instincts. It diminishes the knowledge, the brand was planning changes. “As skills and abilities involved in their a global brand, we know we have have flipped, but we are looking forward to getting back to a responsibility to take a stand in flipping when it is possible! work and portrays them as passive and ignorant laborers incapable of creative helping to put an end to racial bias and Brian Lavigne, President culinary artistry.” injustices,” it read. MARCH 2021 PLAINVILLE’S HOMETOWN CONNECTION PAGE 27 News of Interest...... In case you missed These!!! “WASHINGTON D.C. of this great nation. Every group you Like Blaze News? What Did Trump Say? could imagine was represented. I The former presSdent released January 6th saw “Blacks for Trump”, “Asians Get the news that a statement immediately after his for Trump”, “Hispanics for Trump”, matters most! acquittal, expressing thanks for those I Was there.” “Women for Trump’, “LGBTQ for Former President Donald members of Congress who defended By Rachel Buchanan Trump”, “College Students for Trump” Trump was acquitted in his second him. Now what? That is the question and even “Drag Queens for Trump”. impeachment trial, clearing him of "My deepest thanks as well to on a lot of minds after this last The group that had the most impact charges of "incitement of insurrection" all of the United States Senators and Presidential election. It has been a long on me was the ‘Global Service Center that stemmed from the deadly riot on Members of Congress who stood and arduous road over these last few for Quitting the Chinese Communist Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol. proudly for the Constitution we months. Regardless of your political Party”. I watched all day as the group The vote to convict Trump was all revere and for the sacred legal affiliation, I think many of us are made sure to get a flyer into every hand 57-43, which fell short of the 67-vote principles at the heart of our country," feeling pretty beat up. Calls for unity at the event. They had a relentless threshold needed for a conviction. he said in a statement. "It is a sad fall on deaf ears as the lines in the sand desire to spread awareness and truth Every Democrat voted to convict commentary on our times that one have been drawn. The mainstream about the devastating consequences of the former president, and they were political party in America is given a media has saturated the viewers communism. joined by seven Republicans. free pass to denigrate the rule of law, consciousness with so much division, My husband and I learned of the Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) defame law enforcement, cheer mobs, propaganda, and misinformation. breach at the Capital when we returned Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) excuse rioters, and transform justice These days the major news networks to our Airbnb. There had been no Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) into a tool of political vengeance, and newspapers seem to be spending increased police presence after the Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and persecute, blacklist, cancel and more time issuing retractions than on breach in the area where I was standing. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) suppress all people and viewpoints proper investigative journalism. Those of us on the backside of the Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) with whom or which they disagree." We are all living in the aftermath building were not even aware that Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) "Our historic, patriotic and of the media’s four, long years of anything had taken place. There was beautiful movement to Make The trial ended after less than beating the ‘Orange Man Bad” very spotty cell service, so we did not America Great Again has only just drum. The mainstream media took have access to information in real time. one week of arguments, making it the begun. In the months ahead I have that mantra to the next level after When we saw what had taken place, we shortest presidential impeachment trial much to share with you, and I look the events at the Capital on January were stunned. in American history. forward to continuing our incredible 6th. “Orange man bad” became We had expected a large police and No witnesses were called in the trial, journey together to achieve American ALL “Trump Supporters” are National Guard presence based on what despite an initial vote early on Saturday greatness for all of our people," Trump dangerous. So dangerous in fact that the DC Mayor had announced in the that would have allowed witnesses. The added. the media comfortably transitioned days leading up to the event. I was ok Senate, however, quickly reached a deal from referring to Trump supporters hearing that because in my mind that to not call witnesses. as “deplorables”, you know, just translated to safety. Especially if there overall horrible people to straight up were going to be opposition groups in “Domestic Terrorists”. Wow. attendance. Imagine our surprise to Seven hundred and fifty thousand only see approximately twenty police people were estimated to be at the officers and not a single Guard member Capital event on January 6th. I was that entire day. It was odd to me in real one of them. I did not bear witness to time and even more so once I realized the breach event. I was on the back what was happening just around the side of the Capital and was not even building. I am left with more questions aware that anything had occurred. than answers regarding the events of It is estimated that up to 300 people January 6th. I denounce the violence, are under investigation for the events the property destruction and of course of January 6th. That leaves seven the loss of life. hundred and forty-nine thousand, So that brings me full circle and seven hundred people who did not back to my original question….now participate. Seven hundred and forty- what? I am happy to see common nine thousand, seven hundred people ground starting to sprout up here and there to “Peacefully and Patriotically” there as we head into spring. Most protest and express concern over the people seem to agree that free speech election. People came from all over is under attack and that violence is not the country to stand in solidarity with the solution. We can find even more one another to declare that we expect common ground by examining the truth free and clear elections in the United for ourselves and having conversations States of America. with friends with differing viewpoints. It was an incredible site to see Also try finding alternative sources to that many people gathered who love, information. Information that you can really, REALLY LOVE this country. It verify yourself versus taking the MSM WE BUY HOUSES! was an endless sea of American flags; or anyone else’s word for it. Do your patriotic songs were being sung and own research and “Speak the truth, even Any Condition, As-Is, Hassle Free, the crowd was a true representation when your voice shakes”. -M. Tschanz. Fast Closings, Local & Professional.

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INCREMENTAL ISLAM 11 The System is Rigged! You know what they want? They want obedient I usually write a humorous article. But workers. Obedient workers, people who are just (Part 2 of II 10) what transpired in the last election, I want to share a smart enough to run the machines, and do the monologue by the late comedian/actor George Carlin. paperwork. And just dumb enough to passively Mr. Carlin was a comedian who had insight thoughts accept all these shittier jobs with lower pay, longer Regarding the whitewashing of Islam in on various topics. He definitely hits the nail on the hours, reduced benefits, the end of overtime and American textbooks, one might wonder how this head. Who would have thought that the US election vanishing pension that disappears the minute you go happens. An organization, the Council on Islamic would be like a third world election in front of our to collect it, and now they're coming after your Social Education (CIE), basically anointed themselves very own eyes. 73 million+ votes certainly didn't Security money. They want your money. They want as the vetters of Islamic textbook material. count in this election. It certainly was a conspiracy, it back so they can give it to their criminal friends According to John Guandolo, CIE is part of the corrupt, and fraudulent election. on Wall Street. They'll get it all from you sooner or Muslim Brotherhood, and its “stated purpose is to Our judiciary system is a scam for not one court later cause they own this place. It's a big club and you ain't in it. You and I ain't in the big club. By the wage war against the United States to overthrow willing to listen to evidence of this fraud. This is what Carlin had to say about the system. way, it's the same big club they use to beat you over the government and impose “Allah’s divine law”/ the head with all day long whey they tell you what to sharia.” This is accomplished through deception of Forget the politicians. The politicians are put there to give you the idea that you have freedom of believe. All day long beating you over the head with the students, and this plan is carried out from at choice. You don't. You have no choice. You have their media telling you what to believe, what to think least middle school through the university level, OWNERS. They own you.They own everything. and what to buy. as well as throughout the government and our They own the important land. They own, and control The table has tilted, folks. The game is rigged. military. the corporations. They've long since bought, and paid And nobody seems to notice. Nobody seems to care. Some activities for which parents should be for the Senate, the Congress, the state houses, the city Good honest hard-working people- white collar, on the alert are trips to mosques (which never halls, they got the judges in their back pockets and blue collar, it doesn't matter what color shirt you seem to be balanced out by trips to churches or they own all the big media companies, so they control have on. Good honest hard working people continue- synagogues), and a relatively new event, World just about all of the news you get to hear. They got you these are people of modest means- Continue to elect Hijab Day, held on February 1. Interesting, isn’t it, by the nuts. They spend billions of dollars every year these rich bastards who don't care a crap about you. They don't care about you at all. At all. And nobody that U.S. schools put girls in hijabs while in many lobbying. Lobbying, to get what they want. Well, we know what they want. They want more seems to notice. Nobody seems to care. That's what Islamic countries, women are killed for taking the owners count on. them off! for themselves and less for everybody else. But I'll tell what they don't want. They don't want a population The fact that Americans will probably remain For contrast, in What Islam is All About by Yahiya of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don't willfully ignorant of the big red, white and blue Emerick, a 7th grade text for Islamic schools in want well informed, well educated people capable bulls--t that's being jammed up their butts everyday, America, you’ll find this bit of truth: “Once we of critical thinking. They're not interested in that. because the owners of this country know the truth: become educated in the authentic system of Islam, That doesn't help them. 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