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Memorial Day events are set for May 30

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The following Memorial Day events are scheduled for Sunday, May 30. Cheshire’s annual Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony honoring the men and women in America’s armed forces who died will be held on the First Congregational Church green Sunday, May 30 at 1 p.m. The motorcade follows this event. The ceremony is sponsored by the Cheshire Veterans Council, which consists of American Legion Post 92, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10052, Army Air Force Roundtable of Connecticut, Disabled American Veterans, and AmVets, and is cosponsored by the Town of Cheshire. The Cheshire Memorial Day Parade Committee recently announced that the 2021 Memorial Day Parade will unfold as a motorcade, specifically for veterans – and be spread out to area neighborhoods, essentially bringing the parade to residents instead of bringing residents out to the parade.

Cheshire Fire Department Captain Brian Owen, at Station 3, 1125 South Main St., snapped this photo of a double rainbow. Owen took the picture Monday afternoon, May 17, just after a thunderstorm passed through.

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Both local high schools plan in-person graduation ceremonies, joining many area districts in finding a way to proceed and still adhere to pandemic protocols. Cheshire High School and Cheshire Academy recently released their graduation schedules and health safety guidelines.

At the May 20 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent of Schools Jeff Solan announced graduation will be held in person on June 16 at 6 p.m. on the school’s football field. Meriden, Wallingford and Southington schools also plan graduation ceremonies on their high school football fields. Wilcox Technical High School will be breaking their outdoor ceremony into three cohorts.

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Solan said the decision to move forward with an inperson event was made in consultation with the Chesprocott Health District. In a May 21 press release, Cheshire Academy announced its plans to hold an in-person commencement ceremony June 5. See Graduation, A2

On May 30, beginning at 1:30 p.m., a motorcade of veterans and their families will leave from First Congregational Church and make its way throughout town. This year’s motorcade will pass through several neighborhoods, giving people ample opportunity to come out and wave, cheer, and honor both the veterans taking part and all those who have lost their lives in service of the country.

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In addition to having the graduation ceremony in person, Cheshire will also hold its traditional all-night graduation party after the ceremony, as well as the senior picnic at Holiday Hill, senior prom and senior recognition.

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Local veterans from all military branches are included in this special motorcade. Parade organizers request all residents to place American flags on their houses or in their yards and come out to honor veterans as they pass by. Most cars will have the names of the veterans or veteran organizations on the sides of the cars.

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The Cheshire Veterans Council also asks for residents to use this time to teach the children in attendance to place their hands over their hearts and take off their hats or caps and to provide context to the event, explaining that it is held to remember and honor those who sacrificed their lives in service to our country. twenty Organizers would like residents to continue to consider social distancing and not congregate in mass gatherings along the route, in deference to the pandemic, which is still affecting many in our state and in our town.

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Conservation project enhances canal trail Each year high school students from numerous towns in Connecticut are invited to take part in Conservation Training Partnerships, a one-of-a-kind program offered by UConn.

This year, Cheshire High School students Julianna Distante, Aishwarya Benzy and Isabella DelRosso participated in the program. The students recently finished their CTP project, creating an online reference tool of natural resources along different stops on the

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“The group wanted to do something fun for kids, maybe like a virtual scavenger hunt,” Lewoc said, adding that the mission, with the help of NRCA, would educate and engage the community in nature. Conservation Training Partnerships is administered via UConn faculty from the school’s Department of Natural Resources & the Environment, Center for Land Use Education & Research (CLEAR) and Neag School of Education.

the form of a two-day, hands-on digital technology workshop. It also includes time outside “in the field” to utilize the newly learned technology. Professors assist in the workshops and offer support to the newly-formed teams and facilitate choices and focus of projects. Projects can be completed in a few months, after which students work on videos, posters or storymaps. Their efforts culminate in presentations at one of two choices of in-state conservation conferences the following spring.

Once accepted into CTP, teens are given the opportunity to collaborate with As stated on the website, the mentors, learn new techmission of CTP is to “engage nologies and take on realdiverse teen and adult parworld environmental issues ticipants in natural resources in their own hometowns. conservation through placeMentors for the students are based, experiential outdoor often from boards of local education, and facilitate environmental, conservation community action through and sustainability non-profcollaborative partnerships its. They may also be teachthat contribute to local enviers from the students’ school ronmental solutions.” system. In brief, the CTP program is McGeary supported SGC’s a technology jump-start in

involvement early on. She said the interaction would be one way to get young people involved in SGC. The idea of addressing environmental issues also spoke to her. McGeary then tapped Lewoc, who could help with the tech aspects of the project. Hanlon was the last piece of the puzzle added to the group’s team of mentors. “Katy is so knowledgeable,” said McGeary, of Hanlon’s expertise as a master gardener. “I am ever so grateful to her.” Finally, Lewoc recruited CHS students Distante, Benzy and DelRosso, now seniors who will graduate this spring. CTP Program Coordinator Nicole Freidenfelds presents to schools and organizations around the state, spreading the word about the program. “I really enjoy my role as CTP program coordinator because I get to connect high school students and adult volun-

teers and highlight the amazing things that can be accomplished when they work together on a shared goal,” she said.

veloped and placed at each stop. The QR code will lead to the website with information and additional resources.

When assessing the number of participants in the Cheshire side of the project, Freidenfelds was unsure how such a large group would work. “We had never had a six-person team before. But they were a wonderful group to work with — very enthusiastic and genuinely interested in doing something positive for their community,” she said.

Students have been working with the town and are still working on a signage concept, which would incorporate the QR code. Additionally, students are working with a fundraising portal through Sustainable CT, which also has a community match fund.

Due to COVID, the CTP program went virtual. However, McGeary and her group were able to meet outdoors in late summer 2020. “It was brutally hot,” said McGeary. The group walked the trail and chose three stops to highlight within an approximate two-mile stretch. One stop is the Cheshire West Community Butterfly Garden. Another is the platform overlook past Pop’s Pizza, heading east. The students also incorporated a 360-degree camera into the project with the help of Lewoc. The goal was to develop educational material that people walking the trail could access. McGeary explained that a QR code would be de-

Another facet of the project is the collaboration with the Cheshire Public Library. McGeary said the group calls itself the Cheshire Conservation Connection. One of the students came up with a logo for the partnership and the group is working with the library to creating a Cheshire Conservation Connection “nook” with environmental books on display to loan. The project is still a work in progress. “The fact that they (the students) are learning what you can do, and at a young age, they have made a difference. They have made something happen. It’s a wonderful thing,” she said. The work to build on the project, the website informaSee Project, A7

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Sunflower ‘selfies’ just part of fun townwide planting project By Joy VandeLek The Cheshire Citizen

Cheshire’s Summer of Sunflowers’ mission is straightforward. Beginning as just a seed of an idea, the project was planted with the intention to become a town-wide, cheerful “community growing project,” according to the Coalition for a Sustainable Cheshire. The past year has been tough, specifically with respect to the isolation people experienced due to the pandemic, said Fiona Pearson, co-chair of Sustainable Cheshire. Now organizers say they hope residents get involved and plant a sunflower or two in their yards or even in a pot. Seeds for the project were made available by Cheshire West Butterfly Gardens’ Jennifer Reynolds and Gary Richards. The seeds were packaged and given out free of charge at a number of local businesses.

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tion and signage, is envisioned to continue as other students add to it in the next few years. The plan is to

There are many variaties of sunflower. Some will even thrive in a pot. At right: Sunflowers as seen along the local Pollinator Pathway.

The Cheshire Public Libary recently hosted a program on how to grow sunflowers and library director Beth Crowley says the library has seeds available for those interested in being a part of the town-wide project. There’s even a chance for participants to share their success and to submit a sunflower “selfie” and to see how others around town have created their displays. Sunflower selfies can

have students build on the information so that it covers all four seasons. Lewoc sees the Cheshire Conservation Connection group continuing to bridge the fun of the trail to an awareness of nature.

be sent to SustainableCheshire@gmail.com or posted to Facebook @ CheshiresSummerOfSunflowers. The coalition along with Cheshire Pollinator Pathway and Cheshire West Community Butterfly Gardens received support from the Town of Cheshire for the project. Organizers also were buoyed by the addition of a number of nonprofits and businesses that pitched

in to get as many residents as possible to plant sunflowers this summer. “It’s a way to get everyone outdoors again and lift spirits,” said Pearson. “It’s the perfect way to reconnect with our Cheshire neighbors.” To help launch the Summer of Sunflowers, the Friends of the Cheshire Public Library hosted a kick-off program on May 20 with Cheshire Polli-

nator Pathway’s Joanna Giddings. “I am so excited about this program,” said Crowley. “It’s the perfect anecdote to this crazy last year— for us to just look toward the positive. They (sunflowers) are a great symbol of hope.” A high school biology teacher, Giddings also is an experienced gardener and becoming well-known for her See Sunflower selfies, A8

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native plant knowledge and propagation skills. She promised attendees that whether they had space in their suburban gardens, patios, planters, or fields, “it is easy to grow sunflowers.” Giddings’ talk was comprehensive, making mention of sunflower biology to cultural uses of the plant. She also included sustainable gardening techniques. In addition to sharing her best sunflower growing tips, Giddings revealed that Peter the Great and Russia were re-

where a seed will develop is actually a flower. What we think of as the flower petals sponsible for the large-scale are the ray flowers, and they “Sunflowers have a huge cultivation of sunflowers, are sterile. There are 13 or family,” said Giddings. “The and that “van Gogh wanted more ray flowers. The disk Asteraceae family includes to be known as the painter flowers are where the action composite flowers; think of sunflowers.” is. There are anywhere from daisies and of course, asters. 150 to thousands of disk Giddings touched on Native There are about 24,000 flowers, and each flower American uses of the plant, species of flowering plants in contains pollen and nectar, which included cooking, this family.” which is why sunflowers and skincare, and as a medicinal the other flowers in this famGiddings showed photos of treatment for snakebites. ily support pollinators so sunflower “re lat i ve s” f ro m Sunflowers also were used well,” she said. her own garden in Cheshire. as dyes, she said. Sneezeweed, coreopsis, Giddings’ planting tips inThe common sunflower’s marigolds, lance-leaved cluded how to successfully scientific name is Helianthus coreopsis, coneflower, and start sunflowers using “Cowannuus. “Helianthus is the New England asters were Pots” and creating barriers genus, or close family,” Gid- among the flowers shown. such as chicken wire or dings explained, adding that mesh coverings to help fend “Sunflowers are composite there are well over 60 off pests and predators until flowers— each of the spots species in the genus. Most of these are mainly found in North American.

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Art Society and the Arts and Crafts Association in Meriden. Her work has been From A8 shown in various galleries and art festivals throughout The artist notices little things Connecticut and a few such as acorns, pinecones, pieces are owned internaweeds and bugs then magnitionally. fies these subjects to find nuances of color for others Check the library website, to appreciate. cheshirelibrary.org, for available hours to view the show, Now retired from teaching in which will be available until Wallingford Public Schools, June 30. For information Bialczak has received nuabout taking a watercolor merous awards for her work class with Bialczak, call Artand is a member of splace at 203-272-2787. the Madison Art Society, Guilford Art League, Clinton

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The Suburban Garden Club of Cheshire will host its Annual Plant Sale Saturday, June 19 on the green of Cheshire Congregational Church, 111 Church Drive, 7 a.m. to noon (rain or shine). Perennials dug from club members’ gardens are the

focus of the sale. Also, there will be a garden-related tag sale. The Suburban Garden Club is a civic organization and all proceeds from this fundraiser help pay for a yearly scholarship for high school students, and the care of several gardens in town. Visit cheshiregardeners.org.

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HOW CAN I DE-CLUTTER FOR SPRING?

Warm weather is here! With the fresh start of the spring season, many Connecticut homeowners are getting ready for spring cleaning and the deep sense of accomplishment it inevitably brings—and that includes us at Calcagni Real Estate. But after a year spent at home (all…the…time…), many of us are discovering the need to declutter before we deep clean. If you’re looking around your house feeling a little overwhelmed at where to start, you’re not alone. Keep reading for easy-to-overcome tips and tricks that will leave you feeling accomplished and clutter-free in no time.

This first method Kuper recommends is probably one you’ve employed before: Simply grab one garbage bag and move your way around the house, filling it with items that haven’t yet made it to the trash (or recycling), but should. This is a great way to do a “sweep” —a generalized first step toward decluttering. Once you clear your home of items that you really no longer need, you can start to see other items in your home that may be taking up precious space or creating low-level stress in your dayto-day existence.

THE “FILL 4 BAGS” METHOD Once you’ve done your initial home

THE “GRAB 1 BAG” METHOD sweep, it’s time to get slightly more targeted in your decluttering method. The “Fill 4 Bags” approach has you reaching for 4 bags (or boxes) of equal size. Label them as follows: Charity, Trash, Relocated, Keep. Start in one room and deposit items accordingly. Take the bags with you as you move from room to room, and put away the “relocated”

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According to Donna Smallin Kuper of unclutter.com, approaching your decluttering with a method in mind makes it much easier to accomplish what you set out to do without the feelings of overwhelm that often find us closing the door on a cluttered space and resolving to do it “tomorrow.”

items where they belong as you go. You 1 ITEM IN 1 DAY may be pleasantly surprised as to how This decluttering method can actually much cleaner your home looks by the be used throughout the year to keep time you get to your last room! your home clutter-free. By throwing out (or donating) 1 item every day MAKE IT A 12-12-12 DAY over the course of the year, you’ll have Kuper admits that the title of this substantially less clutter in the span of method may sound daunting, but a month—and just imagine how good it’s easier than you think to employ. you’ll feel after a year! Plus, throwing For this highly effective decluttering out a single item every day doesn’t feel method, you’re going to throw out 12 like work. While we love the above items, donate 12 items and return 12 methods for pre-spring cleaning effecitems to wherever they belong in your tiveness, the “1 item in 1 day” method house. That’s 36 items in one declutter- can help keep the clutter to a bare ing session—removed or repurposed in minimum on an ongoing basis. your home! Lastly, we really like the idea of never Need proof of how effective this leaving a room empty handed. If you’re method is? Take a pic of a high traffic getting up from the living room couch, room—like the living room or another try to notice if there’s anything that room where your family tends to gath- can be thrown out, recycled, or even er—before you begin, and one after. brought to the dishwasher. MindfulNote the difference, then pat yourself ness around clutter will help you keep on the back for your good work. it to a bare minimum, all year long.

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Petit Family Foundation announces spring grants

Some of the organizations selected: The Greater New Britain Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Inc., located in New Britain, will use the grant to support their Pathways to Education Program, which serves lowto moderate-income households and provides academic assistance and school materials to help kids be prepared to learn and excel. The Plainville Community Schools, specifically Plainville High School, will use the funds to build a sustainable, educational greenhouse on school grounds to create an outdoor alternative shared space. It will function as both a greenhouse and a learning environment.

ities. Their grant will support the installation of smart home technology in residents’ apartments. This technology will greatly improve their quality of life and their ability to live independently. The Domestic Violence Crisis Center, located in Stamford, provides services, support and education for the prevention and elimination of domestic violence. The grant from the Petit Family Foundation will fund materials and supplies for their counseling program for the children of domestic violence victims. Supplies will include art supplies, educational materials and emotional wellness toys and games.

The Healing Meals Community Project, located in Bloomfield, provides freshlyprepared organic meals and Nourishing Broth to members of the community who are recovering from health crises. Since beginning in 2016, Healing Meals has served more than 70,000 New Horizons, Inc., located in Unionville, provides hous- meals to some 1,000 families ing and support services for in need of healing support. people with physical disabil- The Petit grant will support

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nounced that guiderail work on Route 68 in Prospect and Cheshire will take place through Thursday, May 27.

the launch of their youth gardening program, “Growing in Service.” It will be an expansion of their Youth De-

velopment Program which is centered on volunteer service in their kitchen.

The Petit Family Foundation honors the memories of Jennifer-Hawke Petit, Hayley Elizabeth Petit and Michaela Rose Petit by continuing the kindness, idealism and activism that defined their lives. The foundation’s funds are given to foster the education of young people, especially women in the sciences; to improve the lives of those affected by chronic illness; and to support the efforts to help and protect those affected by violence. — Press Release

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The Petit Family Foundation grant committee has selected recipients for their 2021 spring grant cycle. Twentysix organizations whose missions are aligned with the Petit Family Foundation’s missions were chosen to receive funding.

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COMMENTARY

Fridge magnets, a window to my soul? By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

Some years ago, I wrote a story on bumper stickers and to this day I will go out of my way to read what people put on their cars. I don’t care if I have to shimmy between bumpers and curbing at the Big Y grocery store parking lot or dodge vehicles on a busy Friday night pizza pickup at Vespucci’s Restaurant. The hunt is really worth it. I find some real gems. No doubt you have seen those windshields announcing the vehicle owners as dog people, or a soccer mom who drives this 15-passenger SUV, or a sticker that tells us this proud couple are pet parents to cuddly Labradoodles. When I was recently at Roaring Brook Falls, I saw what I think was a retaliatory statement made against those popular stick figure people. The montage certainly came across as snarky. The picture was of the Star Wars All Terrain Armored Transport and it showed a family (all sticks) fleeing from the assault vehicle. The sticker read, “The Empire doesn’t care about your stick figure family.” Another sticker spotted during a day at the park simply stated, “Her race car.” I love that one. Below it was a “thumbs up” sticker proclaiming the following: “Made you look.” I like bumper stickers so much I have one, not on my car, but affixed to my desk. It says, “No farms, No food.” I have another that says, “Make America Green Again.”

There’s also a mirror on the fridge. Previously the mirror served time in a child’s locker for a few years. The thing is a wild gaudy purple with its own rainbow, smiley face, and heart stickers.

You really can’t see yourself in the mirror as it’s pretty scratched up. However, the magnet attached to the backside of the mirror is so strong, nobody has been able to pull it off. So, it stays. My fridge also has a magnet in the shape of a measuring cup displaying information on the equivalents for wet/dry

There are also photos of the kid from every year of school. Did you know that some cultures think photos capture your soul? That’s why I can’t throw these away. You think I want that hanging on my head. No way. So now I have looked at this kid, impeccably dressed in crisp, white christening

clothes with a grumpy, fixed stone face, for what seems to be eons. Another photo was taken at a now long-gone daycare on Realty Drive. The kid is reclining on a chaise lounge with a head of wild hair. The photographer obviously took that one after the kids’ recess or possibly even at the very end of the day. Don’t photographers bring along combs? And by the way, who thinks it’s “natural” for a child to recline in a chaise lounge? Contact me at jvanderlek@ record-journal.com.

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As much as I love bumper stickers, my interest now seems to have spread to refrigerators magnets. On my fridge, I have loads of positive statements, such as: “There are people who will always come up with reasons why you can’t do what you want to do. Ignore them.” That is perfectly me. Sandra Boynton, an artist and author who specializes in cute animal drawings, has earned a lot of space here with her magnets. Currently, the singing

pig, chicken and dancing cow magnets have sizable real estate on the one side of the fridge.

measurements. How wonderful to know how many tablespoons equal a quart (65), or how many ounces make a gallon (that would be 128). You would think this would be handy. Instead, I have not looked at that thing — well, not counting right now — I have not looked at it since I put the measuring magnet on the fridge.

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Wilcox wrapped up the CTC Nutmeg Division golf crown at 8-0 with victories over Kaynor Tech and Wolcott Tech. In each match, Cole Maluszewski earned the medal for the Tribe. The senior shot a 5-over-par 40 at Hunter Golf Course against Kaynor and a 7-over 43 at Torrington Country Club against Wolcott Tech. In between, Maluszewski shared the medal with teammate Colin Fletcher with a 42 at Hunter against Grasso Tech.

We know all about Mackenzie Grady’s acumen in volleyball. She’s twice been All-RJ and All-SCC in that sport. This spring, the junior is staking a claim for herself in track. With a season-best throw of 103 feet, 6 inches last Tuesday, Grady won the SCC East Sectional crown in the javelin. That 103-6 also happens to be the longest girls javelin throw so far in all of Class L, the state meet Grady and LH will be competing in next week.

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Here’s a name were going to be talking about in track for the next four years. In fact, we’re talking about him right now. Maloney’s Marquis Ward, only a freshman, has already established himself as a standout sprinter and jumper. Ward swept the 100, 200 and long jump in Friday’s Platt-Maloney meet. Heading into the postseason, his top performances are 10.8 in the 100, 23.02 in the 200 and 20 feet, 3 inches in the long jump.

Junior Madelyn Napierski doesn’t typically start for Southington softball. Sometimes, she doesn’t get into a game. She did last week and wound up playing pivotal roles in victories over Cheshire and Hall. On Thursday against Cheshire, batting ninth, Napierski delivered the walk-off hit in a 3-2 Southington win. The following afternoon, as a courtesy runner, she scored twice — in the same inning — in a 4-0 victory over Hall.

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Ian Wirtz showed a flash of leather and a flash of the future as the young Cheshire baseball team blazed down the homestretch of the regular season. The sophomore catcher doubled in a 7-0 road upset of No. 7 Fairfield Prep, then threw out four baserunners the next day in a 5-4 walk-off win over Notre Dame-West Haven. With their 4-0 finishing kick, Wirtz and the Rams managed to qualify for the Class LL state tournament.

Avery Winters is not out of season in spring. The Sheehan junior added to her checkered resume last Tuesday by winning the 200 meters and running a leg on the first-place 4x100 relay at the SCC East Sectional, a meet the Lady Titans won handily. Winters took the 200 in 26.36, not far from her school record of 26.2. She and Clarisse Aminawung, Allison Villano and Patrice Mansfield did lower their 4x100 record to 49.71.

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Health Memory screenings Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging is offering free virtual memory screenings that can be scheduled at a person’s convenience. These confidential memory screenings average 20 minutes and consist of five questions to assess memory. These screenings are not a diagnosis but can indicate if someone should follow up with a full medical exam. Early detection of memory loss can help physicians more effectively treat cognitive impairment. Call Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging, 1-877-4244641.

The Lady Fenwick DAR Chapter has announced its $1,000 scholarship has been awarded to Cheshire High School senior, Gabriella Tejeda. Every year, the local DAR chapter offers a scholarship to a graduating high school senior who is a resident of Cheshire, Prospect or Wolcott and will pursue an undergraduate degree or studies in pre-law, criminal justice or American government, history or civics. Applicants are judged on academics, service to school and community, and financial need. An active community volunteer and four-year member of the CHS swim & dive team, Tejeda plans to attend Fairfield University and major in politics and pre-law. She was awarded the Lady Fenwick DAR Chapter Scholarship at the group’s May meeting at the Masonic Lodge in Cheshire.

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Pictured at the recent DAR scholarship award event are: Rosemary Schaeffer, Gabriella’s grandmother; Gabriella Tejeda, scholarship winner; Rosa Tejeda, Gabriella’s mother; and Meredith Sturges, Lady Fenwick Regent.

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EDITORIAL

Honoring those who didn’t return from war “They do not need our praise. They do not need that our admiration should sustain them. There is no immortality that is safer than theirs. We come not for their sakes but for our own, in order that we may drink at the same springs of inspiration from which

they themselves drank.” Woodrow Wilson stated this in his 1914 Memorial Day address. The 28th president was speaking about fallen soldiers. More than 1.2 million Americans have been killed during

war time, with some 600,000 of those casualties coming in our bloody Civil War. The number of Americans lost in battle also includes 405,399 in World War II, 90,220 in Vietnam and nearly 7,000 in the ongoing War on Terror. Today, Memorial Day, we remember the men and women who did not return from war; Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice. Memorial Day was declared a national holiday by an act of

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Bereavement groups Hartford HealthCare at Home Hospice transitioned its bereavement support groups to a virtual format: First and third Mondays of the month, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Facilitator is Nichol Burris; nichol.burris@ hhchealth.org. Second and fourth Wednesdays of the month, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Facilitator is Bill Pilkington; bill.pilkington@ hhchealth.org. Second and fourth Fridays of the month, 11 a.m. to noon. “Metamorphosis: Honoring the Sacred Journey of Grief.” Facilitator is Jennifer Johnson; Jennifer.johnson@ hhchealth.org. Call-in begroup – Thursdays, 1 to 2:30 p.m. To join, call 860-9726338 and when prompted, enter access code 22528#.

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First Tuesday of the month, 10 to 11 a.m., facilitated by Michelle Wyman, certified dementia specialist; Second Wednesday of the month, 10 to 11 a.m., facilitated by Adrianne DeVivo, certified dementia specialist; Second Wednesday of the month, 6:30 to 8 p.m., facilitated by Patty O’Brian, CDP, certified

Congress in 1971. And decades later, in 2000, the National Moment of Remembrance was established by Congress. Wherever Americans are at 3 p.m., local time, on Memorial Day, we are asked to pause in an act of national unity for a duration of one minute. The Moment of Remembrance is a nice gesture, and an important one. Because the truth is, most Americans don't spend a lot of time

dementia specialist; Third Monday of the month, 1 to 2:30 p.m., facilitated by Patty O’Brian, CDP, certified dementia specialist; Third Wednesday of the month, 8 to 9 p.m., facilitated by Adrianne DeVivo, certified dementia specialist; Last Monday of the month (not in May), 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., facilitated by Michelle Wyman, dementia specialist. Onetime registration is required; call 1-855-442-4373. A call-in Dementia Caregivers Support Group is scheduled Fridays from 2 to 3 p.m., facilitated by a dementia specialist. Registration is not required. Call 860-972-6338 and when prompted, enter the access code 19623#.

Facebook group A Facebook group specifically for caregivers of older adults, including those with dementia, is available, facilitated by Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging. Concerns might include behavior changes, transition of care to assisted living, home healthcare, community services or end-of-life planning. Facebook Live sessions on important topics are also presented regularly. Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging professionals provide helpful answers and resources to support users in

thinking about warfare and carnage on Memorial Day. While many observe the holiday by visiting cemeteries or attending patriotic ceremonies, for the majority of us, Memorial Day is not a solemn occasion at all; it's a cause for celebration. After all, the day is recognized as the unofficial start of summer. Parades are held, families get together for barbecues and revelry. Certainly, we should enjoy some See Editorial, A19

their caregiving roles. For more information, call 877424-4641 or search “Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging Support Group” on Facebook and request to join.

Memory Café Memory Café, a free socialization group for people with memory loss, mild cognitive impairment and early dementia, meets virtually Mondays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. This is intended to be a welcoming place for individuals and their families with a shared experience. A dementia specialist leads the group. One-time registration is required; call 1-855-442-4373 or visit HHCHealth.org/VirtualClasses.

Movement disorders The Chase Family Movement Disorders Center and Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging offer a caregiver support group for individuals who care for people with movement disorders and other neurodegenerative conditions. This free support group is offered the first and third Tuesday of the month, 10 to 11 a.m. For more information, call Amanda Brill at 860-6964653, or Jennifer McCaughey at 860-696-4623.

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Caitlyn Fanning, left, and Kira Strauss are shown setting up the First Church green as part of a recent 30 Hour Famine event. Joy VanderLek, The Cheshire Citizen

Church hosts event aiming to raise awareness of global hunger First Congregational Church of Cheshire’s 30 Hour Famine began on Friday, May 21 to raise awareness of global hunger. Director of Youth Ministry

Todd Skrzyniarz said 20 middle school and high school students participated. Each fasted and placed 266 markers, representing various world faiths, on the First Church green on Highland

Avenue. The markers symbolized the pre-COVID global hunger crisis that directly affects children. More than 6,500 children under the age of five die

Markers on the green at the First Congregational Church during a recent event to raise awareness of global hunger. Photo by Todd Skrzyniarz

each day from hunger related causes, Skrzyniarz said, adding, “Do the math. That’s 266 children each hour.” The 30 Hour Famine is a

project originating from World Vision, the Christian relief, development, and advocacy organization. — Joy VanderLek

Presley & Taylor will take the stage at 2021 Berlin Fair BERLIN — After a year without the Berlin Fair, the Berlin Lions Club is excited the event will be returning for its 72nd year in September. The fair used to take place in October, but was moved to September five years ago because of weather concerns. This year’s fair is slated for Sept. 17-19. The fair, canceled last year because of the pandemic, includes agriculture, entertainment, vendors and food booths manned by local charities. There will also be bands. On Friday, the Parkway Diner Band, who perform Billy Joel songs; and Rubber City Band, who play pop, jazz, funk and rhythm & blues; are scheduled to perform. On Saturday, a Bad Company tribute will open for a Tom Petty tribute. On Sunday, KC Sisters, a group of five

Entertainment Director Lenny Tubbs said. “We had them five years ago when they were first starting out. Now they are out in Nashville Presley & Taylor “are quickly becom- making records and signed with a ing a national act but they’re coming record company.” back for a second time,” Assistant sisters from Connecticut, will open for Presley & Taylor, who are from Middlefield.

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COVID-19 VACCINE

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What options are available for housebound residents and others who can’t make it to a vaccination clinic?

A Housebound is an individual who is unable to leave their home without difficulty. And due to this difficulty, they generally do not leave their home. It is usually due to advanced age, illness, or a disability. As part of the continued rollout of vaccinations in the State of Connecticut, the Wallingford Health Department has been designated the Homebound Coordinator for residents of Wallingford. The State of CT DPH has set up a website for those who are homebound and are seeking vaccination to register, which is as follows: https://dphsubmissions. ct.gov/homebound There are two criteria that are required to be met to qualify for a homebound vaccination. • Physically unable to go to a vaccination clinic or mass vaccination site with or without assistance. • No history of anaphylaxis or severe allergic reaction requiring the use of an epinephrine auto-injector (EPI pen). For residents who cannot register on the website for homebound vaccination can contact the Wallingford Health Department directly (203-294-2065) for registration on the town’s homebound vaccination program. The Wallingford Health Department will also, in the coming weeks, begin to set up mobile clinics in the community focusing on vulnerable populations and those who are uninsured/underinsured as more vaccination operators are available in town. Once the individual signs up with the Wallingford Health Department, we

¿Qué opciones tienen los residentes confinados y otros que no pueden llegar a una clinica de vacunacion?

give them a time and date for the homebound vaccination visit. • Two staff members go out, consisting of a nurse and a health educator. • The nurse goes over the consent form and medical history with the patient. • Once all documents are filled out – The nurse administers the vaccine Johnson and Johnson, also known as Una persona confinada es un individuo J&J • A nurse and a health educator wait for que no puede salir de su hogar sin dificultad. Debido a esta dificultad, about 15-30minutes after generalmente no sale de su the vaccination is adminishogar. Usualmente se debe a tered in case there are any edad avanzada, enfermedad, allergic reactions. o alguna incapacidad. The Wallingford Health Como parte del lanzamiento Department has been continuo de vacunaciones working closely with en el estado de ConnectiSCOW Spanish Communicut, el Departamento de ty of Wallingford to set up Salud de Wallingford ha mobile clinics. Aside from sido designado Coordinador our current mobile clinics de Confinados para los residentes de Wallingford. at scow, there are other El DPH del Estado de CT ha facilities within the town establecido una página web that are offering Covid19 Vanessa Bautista, para aquellas personas que vaccination. estén confinados y quieran The following are facilities BSc. , R.S. registrarse para recibir su that are offering Covid-19 Chief Sanitarian, vacunación, la cual es la vaccination within the Health Department, siguente: https://dphsubmistown: Town of Wallingford sions.ct.gov/homebound Hartford Healthcare at Para calificar para la vacuOakdale Clinic site https:// nación para confinados, hay hartfordhealthcare.org/health-wellque cumplir los siguientes criterios. ness/covid-vaccine/schedule-your-vac- Físicamente incapaz de ir a una clínica de cine# vacunación o a un lugar de vacunación en Access Center at 860-827-7690 or tollmasa con o sin asistencia. free at 833-949-5721 to register Ningún historial de anafilaxia o reacción Walgreens Pharmacy, 284 South Colony alérgica severa que requiera el uso de un Road, Wallingford CT 06492 https:// autoinyector de epinefrina (EPI pen). www.walgreens.com/findcare/vaccina- Los residentes que no se pueden registrar tion/covid-19 para la vacunación de residentes confinados en el sitio web pueden llamar al DeparVaccine Finder is a website that shows tamento de Salud de Wallingford directaall clinics with availability within a mente al (203-294-2065) para registrarse en geographic location of your choosing el programa de vacunación para residentes by zip code and directs individuals to confinados del pueblo. En las próximas the appropriate coordinating websites. semanas, el Departamento de Salud de https://vaccinefinder.org/search/ Wallingford comenzará a ofrecer clínicas The Health Department will continue to provide updates to the community as móviles en la comunidad, a medida que haya más operadores de vacunación disinformation becomes available. ponibles en el pueblo, con enfoque en las

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Wines 750ML Jordan Cab. Sauv..................................... $54.99 Justin Paso Robles Cab........................... $23.99 Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio.................. $19.99 Caymus Conundrum Red......................... $19.99 K. Jackson Cab. Sauv./Merlot/V.Res........ $16.99 Layer Cake Shiraz.................................... $13.99 St. Francis Cab. Sauv............................... $20.99 Coppola Claret......................................... $17.99 Louis M. Martini Ca. Sauv. Sonoma......... $17.99 K. Jackson Chard..................................... $11.99 Meiomi Belle Glos Pinot Noir................... $19.99 La Crema Sonoma Chard......................... $17.99 Erath Pinot Noir........................................ $18.99 Primarius Pinot Noir................................. $15.99 Dr Loosen Riesling................................... $11.99 William Hill Merlot/ Sauv. Blanc/Chard..... $12.99 Ruffino PG...................................................$8.99 Toasted Head Chard...................................$8.99 Menage A. Trois All Type.............................$9.99 Cup Cake Still Wine.....................................$8.99 Josh Cabernet Sauvignon........................ $14.99 Hob Nob Red........................................... $11.99 Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio...........................$9.99 Mark West Pinot Noir/Chard.......................$9.99 Apothic Red.................................................$9.99 Blackstone...................................................$7.99 Beringer White Zin.......................................$5.99 Tisdale All Types..........................................$3.99 Oyster Bay S/Bl........................................ $10.99 Barefoot Cellars...750ML.............................$6.99 Bogle Chard/Merlot...750ML.......................$9.99 Decoy Cab/Merlot...750ML...................... $19.99 14 Hands...750ML...............................All $10.99 Sonoma Cutrer Chard R.River.................. $22.99 Br Cohn Cab Sav Silver Label.................. $19.99 Crane Lake All Type.....................................$3.99 Caymus Cab/Sauv................................... $79.99 Charles Krug Cab/Sauv............................ $29.99 7 Deadly Zins............................................ $14.99 La Crema Monterey Chard....................... $14.99 Matua Sauvignon Blanc........................... $10.99