Volume 14, Number 51
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Cheshire college sports fans show their support for Midshipmen
The do’s and don’ts of pet adoption around the holidays By Heather Sillins Special to The Citizen
By Greg Lederer Herald Staff
Adopting a pet for a loved one may seem like a great gift idea, but before doing so, it’s important to consider why the holiday season may not be the right time.
Whether on the youth or high school level, the town of Cheshire is very supportive of local football. On Dec. 8, residents got to participate in a deep-rooted tradition of the college ranks. As part of a relay leg for the 124th meeting of Army and Navy, a contingent of Midshipmen ran with a football through Cheshire and were greeted warmly by a group of residents at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 59 Main Street. As an avid sports fan and Cheshire resident, Steve Trifone was among the people who came out to support the runners. “It was great,” said Trifone, who retired from being the Cheshire High School athletic director earlier this year. “One, the Army/Navy game is always a fun college game. To have it (the tradition) come through Cheshire, it inspires me more to watch the game. You can say that the football stopped in our town.”
Thursday, December 21, 2023
On Dec. 8, Cheshire High School students got out of class to come out and support Navy Midshipmen running with a football through town. As a tradition for the lead up to the Navy vs. Army football game, people volunteer to form relay legs and carry a football from both service academies to the site of the game. In Cheshire, Midshipmen stopped at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church to hand the football off to the next leg of runners. Annually, Army and Navy play in Philadelphia, but this year, the schools were brought to New England for the first time to compete on Dec. 9 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Submitted photo
Chrystal Rashba, the Assistant Animal Control Officer for the Town of North Haven, shared the most important things to think about when it comes to pet adoption around the holidays. Her first significant piece of advice is that you shouldn’t actually adopt the pet as a gift. “You might have an idea of what said person wants, but really they’re the one who should pick out,” she explained. Instead, Crystal suggested writing a handwritten note offering to pay the adoption fee when the individual finds the right pet for them. By doing this, you eliminate the possibility of adopting a pet that isn’t a good fit for the person you’re giving the pet to.
Traditionally, the service academies play in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but this year represented the first
It’s critical to do diligent research before adopting a pet. “A lab is very different from a cocker spaniel,” Rashba explained. Different breeds have different needs. Some
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See Pets, A4