Volume 13, Number 1
cheshirecitizen.com
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Bonfire event to honor Lori Galvin’s literacy legacy
FRESH START
By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
Cheshire High School social studies teacher Tim Galvin and his family will remember their mother, a strong advocate for literacy, with a bonfire event Sunday, Jan. 16.
The Coalition for a Sustainable Cheshire kicked off the New Year with a First Day Hike, Jan. 1, at the Quinnipiac River Recreation Area, Cheshire Street. The group hiked a sandy path along the forested banks of the Quinnipiac River looking for great blue heron, downy woodpeckers, merganser and mallard ducks. The non-profit group plans to incorporate more hikes into its schedule over the winter months. Leading the hike, third from left, was Karen Schnitzer.
When the family lost their matriarch, Lori Galvin, in 2018, they created a foundation in her honor the following year. Lori Galvin was a public school teacher and literacy specialist for well over two decades. Funds to support the foundation are raised, in part, through the Galvins’ annual Tree-Burning Festival. See Bonfire, A2
Joy VanderLek, The Cheshire Citizen
A scene from the 2020 TreeBurning Festival in honor of educator and literacy advocate Lori Galvin. Photo via loristruth.org
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Athletic programs grapple with latest COVID-19 spike By Sean Krofssik Record-Journal staff
and they haven’t been alone. Every other area school had at least one event postponed by the viral The holiday break was not an an resurgence, some due to COVID easy one for area athletic directors, issues with opposing teams, some coaches and athletes. due to COVID issues of their own. With COVID cases spiking, pracIn Cheshire, the girls basketball tice and game schedules have team was put on a pause due to been ravaged with postponeCOVID exposure. The Cheshire ments. boys basketball team had a game postponed, but hasn’t been hit as “I spent much of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day telling athletes hard as the girls. and their families that their child “I think like most schools over the may have been exposed,” Cheshire holiday break, we’ve had quite a Athletic Director Steve Trifone few positives pop up,” Trifone said. said. “The bulk of the girls basketball team is out until early January. I’m Not the news anyone wants to concerned how we are going to hear any time, especially during make up games and have ‘real’ the holidays. games, and not just JV games on Cheshire athletics has been hit the varsity schedule. But we have particularly hard in recent weeks, to get the games in.”
Cheshire wrestling had a brief pause in the season a few weeks ago, but is now back. Trifone said he’s reminded coaches and players to stay away from See Sports, A8
As it’s been for all high school teams and athletes in Connecticut, the start of the winter season has been a struggle for Antwanette Tann, pictured, and the Platt girls basketball team thanks to the resurgence of COVID-19. The Panthers were down to five players recently. A number of other area teams saw events get postponed. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal