Volume 11, Number 53
Thursday, October 8, 2020
cheshirecitizen.com
CIAC finds alternative season for football At center, in white shirt, Wendy Ciaburri, Pumpkin Patch coordinator for the pumpkin sale at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, poses with some of the volunteers who helped unload hundreds of pumpkins on Sunday. The church runs the sale to benefit various charity organizations. Joy VanderLek, The Cheshire Citizen
Pumpkin sale to benefit charities A truckload of pumpkins arrived late Sunday afternoon at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 59 Main St., destined for sale, with the proceeds to be used for a “gourd cause.”
This year’s pumpkin patch partners will be the Connecticut Community Empowerment Foundation, an organization that will share in proceeds of the sale.
Wendy Ciaburri, Pumpkin Patch Coordinator for St. Peter’s, rounded up about 40 volunteers to offload the hundreds and hundreds of pumpkins delivered to the site.
Other non-profit charities also will benefit from the pumpkin patch.
Scarecrow contest ramps up Scarecrows are popping up throughout town. At least a dozen are stationed at the First Church green, on Main Street See Scarecrows, A2
During the pumpkin sale, COVID19 social distancing will be ob-
served. Hand sanitizer, gloves and masks will be available. A one-way aisle will be in use. Pumpkin Patch hours are Monday through Friday 12 to 6 p.m., and weekends from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Joy VanderLek
Late February to mid-April timeframe would move up winter, delay spring season By Greg Lederer Record-Journal staff
CHESHIRE — Back on Sept. 16, the state football community got disappointing news when the CIAC Board of Control announced it was canceling 11-on-11 football for the 2020 season. At the time, CIAC Executive Director Glenn Lungarini added that the board would consider moving the sport to a different season if it didn’t interfere with spring sports in 2021. On Tuesday, Sept. 29 the governing body followed through on that idea. The CIAC announced an alternative season that would run from late February into the middle of April to accommodate football and any sport that doesn’t complete at least 40 percent of its regular season. That would entail moving up the winter season, running it from late November through late February, and pushing back the spring season from mid-April to late June.
The Artsplace entry in this year’s contest is a scarecrow version of artist Frida Kahlo, seen here with Artsplace artist Signian McGeary. See more scarecrows page A2.
“The start and end dates of the winter and spring seasons will be adjusted to accommodate the alternative season with minimal impact to winter and spring sports,” the CIAC stated in releasing the plan. “The following dates were suggested with the understanding that all
Joy VanderLek, The Citizen
See CIAC, A11