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Volume 22, Number 41
A store with heart By Nadya Korytnikova The Citizen
Aiming to “spread kindness and positive energy throughout the town,” Good Cause Gifts recently initiated a mural project to help beautify the town and draw attention to the revitalization taking place around the train station. The mural, titled “Greetings from Berlin, Connecticut,” is on display at the store’s 384 Main St. location. The large painting can be seen on an exterior wall of the store that faces the railroad area. With all the challenges of the past year, “community is more important than ever. We created this mural to highlight our hometown pride and create a landmark for future visitors,” said store manager Sharon Faucher. “As the train arrives at the station, we want people to see the mural and know that they are coming to a community where they are welcomed and loved.” See Good Cause, A16
Students’ ornaments part WINTER SPORTS Plan comes of White House display into focus
As part of the America Celebrates ornament display, creations designed by Berlin High School students can be seen in Washington D.C.
By Bryant Carpenter Record-Journal staff
CHESHIRE — Casting an eye to the calendar, the CIAC Board of Control met last Thursday to give some shape to the delayed winter season.
BHS’s Eryn Riggott, Karla Oyola, Jack Salerno and Emily Kobus are among the students from 56 schools across the country to design one-of-akind ornaments for the 2020 National Christmas Tree display on the Ellipse in President’s Park. The unique ornaments adorn smaller trees that surround the National Christmas Tree. The trees represent each U.S. state, territory and the District of Columbia. This year, several ornaments from each school are also displayed inside the White House.
The CIAC also announced that, for what remains of the 2020-21 school year, it will give priority to making the spring season as complete an experience as possible for the teams and athletes who missed all of last spring due to the coronavirus pandemic. As for any formal decisions, though, none were forthcoming. The winter season remains on hold until at least Jan. 19, a decision the CIAC made back on Nov. 17 and a decision followed two days later by Gov. Ned Lamont’s suspension of youth and recreation sports, also until Jan. 19.
Kobus had the opportunity to attend the ceremony honoring the students’ artwork, and took a tour of the White House led by the First Lady.
Should the Jan. 19 launch come to pass for the winter scholastic season, a two-week practice period would lead to games starting Feb. 3, according to the time frame the Board of Control mapped out Thursday, Dec. 3.
The America Celebrates ornament program is a collaboration of the Na-
Ornaments created by Berlin High School students Eryn Riggott, Karla Oyola, See Ornaments, A10 Jack Salerno and Emily Kobus.
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Teams would play 12 games during the regular season. The state tourSee Sports, A21
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Thursday, December 10, 2020