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Volume 19, Number 46
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
How well do you know the holiday? By Joy VanderLek Special to The Citizen
What is the original name for Santa Claus? Sinterklass, Sint-Nicolaas or St. Nick.
Santa Claus wears a protective face shield at Capital City Mall in Lower Allen Township, Pa., on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Dan Gleiter, The Patriot-News via AP
Who sang the original Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer?
What are four plants associated with Christmas?
Gene Autry. He made it No. 1 in 1949.
Holly, mistletoe, poinsettia and ivy.
Where did the quirky tradition of placing a pickle on the Christmas tree come from?
Who wrote "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"?
Germany. In the 1880s, glass ornaments sent to the United States from Germany often featured fruits and vegetables. Tradition holds that those who find the pickle on the tree get an extra present. This also was a German import.
Randy Brooks, in 1979. The animated movie came out in 2019. What are Christmas crackers? A tradition in England, crackers are cardboard tubes stuffed with sweets and small toys. The crackers have See Christmas, A11
Lee names new town clerk, details airport improvements During the Dec. 7 Town Council meeting, Town Manager Robert Lee announced that he has appointed Cindy Porrini to serve as Town Clerk beginning Jan. 4. This will allow for some overlap time with outgoing Town Clerk Carol Skultety to acquaint Porrini with the office. Seventy-four applicants expressed interest in the Town Clerk position. On Nov. 12, eight candidates were interviewed by a panel consisting of Skultety, Human Resources Plainville Town Manager Robert Lee. File photo Director Stacy Buden and Newington Town Also, Lee reported that, this order to avoid a situation Clerk James Krupienski. summer, Eversource Gas no- where a town road was to be tified town staff that they dug up shortly after being The Interview Panel were planning to make re-paved. At no time did Evunanimously recomsome substantial upgrades ersource Gas inform town mended Porrini, of Bris- to their distribution system staff of their plans until this tol, as the top candidate in Plainville over the next 10 summer. for the position. Porrini years. This was immediately is a certified Town Clerk concerning because the When these plans were reand is currently serving plans included replacing gas ceived, town staff immedias the Assistant Town lines in recently-paved ately contacted Eversource Clerk in West Hartford, a streets. to express the town's disposition that she has pleasure and notify them held since 2014. Before For the last five years, town that they would have to that she served in the staff had annually contacted make some adjustments to Bristol Town Clerk’s Of- utility companies, including their replacement schedule. fice in several supporting Eversource, requesting their capacities for 14 years. future construction plans in See Lee, A13
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If you find yourself with a few minutes to spare after presents have been unwrapped and dinner dishes have been put away, here is some fun Christmas trivia to share with your family:
Thursday, December 24, 2020