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Volume 15, Number 37
Sixthgrader claims poster prize
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
107 new cases reported locally North Haven – like nearly every other Connecticut municipality – is in the coronavirus red zone. The color coded status for cities and towns represents two weeks of cases. The trigger for red status starts at a rate of 15 cases per 100,000 people per day.
Olivia Ranciato, a sixth grade student at North Haven Middle School, is the 2020 winner of the local phase of the 33rd annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest. Ranciato’s poster was selected from almost 200 entries at the middle school for its originality, artistic merit and portrayal of the contest theme—Peace Through Service. The sixth grader’s work is among more than 600,000 entries submitted worldwide. Ranciato commented, “My artwork shows ‘Peace through Service’ by keeping our environment clean and healthy. When everybody comes together and helps out, it brings peace to the world. With people helping the earth, it makes the world healthy and peaceful.” North Haven Lions Club
Friday, December 4, 2020
North Haven Middle School student Olivia Ranciato (pictured center-left) is congratulated on her winning peace poster.
Peace Poster Contest coordinator Alan Sturtz explained that Ranciato’s poster now has the chance to advance through multiple district and international levels of competition. “Our club is cheering for Olivia as her poster advances to the district competition to be held on Dec. 5.” Sturtz said he was impressed by the expression and creativity of all the North Haven Middle School students’ artwork. “It is obvious that these young people have
strong ideas about what peace means to them. I am proud that we were able to provide them with the opportunity to share their visions,” he said. “We also want to express our sincere appreciation to the art teachers at the middle school – Betsy Titus, Chris Miller and Michelle Fogarty – for working with our club in this contest over the last five years.” Lions Clubs international is See Poster, A4
The state’s most recent report, issued Nov. 30, showed 107 positive cases in North Haven. That works out to an average of 32.3 daily cases per 100,000 people.
Connecticut’s coronavirus hospitalizations topped 1,000 as of Friday, Nov. 27 with 1,107 — the highest level since the pandemic’s first wave in May. Experts fear that Thanksgiving will prompt another sharp upward trend in cases, but it will take a week or two for case counts to show whether that happened. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “People with See COVID, A4
Gift card distribution The Department of Community Services for the Town of North Haven announced that North Haven residents are welcome to register for the 2020 Holiday Gift Card Distribution. The Holiday Gift Card Distribution is intended for North Haven parents or guardians with children age 18 and under who are facing financial hardship.
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For the safety of residents and town staff, Community Services will be distributing gift cards only this holiday season. Parents are welcome to call the Community Services office to register at 203-239-5321 ext. 500. You will be asked to share See Gift, A4