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Volume 23, Number 28
Thursday, July 15, 2021
Girl Scout project aims to minimize sports injuries
TRIBUTE CONCERT
By Nadya Korytnikova The Citizen
Local Girl Scout Grace Lazzara achieved the Gold Award for a project that she planned and put together to help female athletes minimize their risk of injury. The Gold Award is the Girl Scouts’ highest honor and is presented to scouts who address a community issue or problem.
The Berlin Veterans Commission announced the 102nd Army Band, CTANG, will play a “Tribute to Veterans and Gold Star Families Concert” Wednesday, July 21, 6:30 p.m., at Veterans Memorial Park on Veterans Way (near Stop & Shop). The Brass Band, Jazz Combo and Brass Quintet ensembles will perform both patriotic and pop music. The concert is free and open to the public. Attendees are invited to bring lawnchairs and picnic baskets.
Berlin largely spared by storm Elsa moved through Connecticut Friday, July 9 closing streets, flooding basements and damaging cars. Berlin saw 2.26 inches of rainfall.
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“Girl Scouts is about empowering women and finding a way to be a leader in everyday life,” said Lazzara, 16. “And girls from my Troop are some of the closest friends I have. I am really thankful for that community that Girl Scouts broght into my life.” Inspired by her mother and aunt’s scouting past, Lazzara became a Girl Scout in kindergarten.
Berlin High School student Grace Lazzara earned a Girl Scout Gold Award this year, the Girl Scouts’ highest achievement.
Now a student-athlete at Berlin High School, Lazzara said the experience helped her develop strong communication skills and taught her to achieve her goals quickly and without the fear of failure. See Scout, A17
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Tropical Storm Elsa carved a destructive and soaking path up the East Coast last week after killing at least one person in Florida and spinning up a tornado at a Georgia Navy base that flipped recreational vehicles upside-down and blew one of them into a lake.
To earn the award, a scout is required to spend at least 80 hours researching the problem, making a plan, and putting the plan into action.