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Volume 12, Number 32
‘We can do this in a safe manner’
Thursday, August 12, 2021 David Bell with his mother Lora Lee Bell at Elim Park. Mr. Bell spoke at the facility in June with a presentation on “The Birth of Musical Theatre.” Joy VanderLek,
Fall high school season remains on course to start on time and run in full
The Cheshire Citizen
By Bryant Carpenter Record-Journal staff
The calendar has flipped to August and dates are flashing along the Connecticut high school sports horizon like so many lighthouses. August 12-14 for football team activites. Aug. 21 for the start of football practice. Aug. 26 for the other fall sports. Also flashing: the increase in COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant. Connecticut’s positivity rate has risen to over 2 percent and all of the state’s eight counties, as of Aug. 3, are considered to have “subSee CIAC, A71
Acclaimed music director gives lecture at Elim Park U. By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
Earlier this year, Elim Park University Dean Wayne Detzler was looking for a speaker for the Elim Park in-house college of continuing education. Detzler couldn’t believe his luck when resident Lora Lee Bell suggested he contact her son, David Bell. Mr. Bell is an internationally acclaimed director, choreographer, playwright and lyricist. His credits are extensive: Carnegie Hall, Broadway, Royal Albert Hall – to name just a few. He also direct-
Masks now required in municipal buildings Record-Journal staff
Anyone entering any of Cheshire’s municipal buildings is now required to wear a mask due to the increase in COVID-19 cases and positivity rates in town, according to an announcement last week from the town manager’s office. This new mandate went into effect Aug. 9 and is similar to edicts in a growing number of towns that are once again requiring masks inside municipal buildings.
To Detzler’s delight, Bell accepted his invitation and signed to do a two-part lecture on “The Birth of Musical Theater.”
While Gov. Ned Lamont signed an executive order Aug. 5 permitting local leaders to mandate masks in public places, such as grocery stores and restaurants, few municipalities have gone that far yet. New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker announced Aug. 5 that the city would once again be requiring mask use in public places.
“History is something I love,” said Bell, addressing the Nelson Hall audience during the June event. “History so often can become a list of dates and events
Cheshire’s mandate is limited to municipal buildings. The requirement does not affect the school district.
ed the closing ceremonies of the summer Olympics in Barcelona. Currently, he is director of the music theatre program and artistic director of the American Music Theatre Project at Northwestern University.
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