Thursday, August 15, 2019
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Volume 16, Number 28
HOT AIR BALLOON 101 Katja Sepko, 7, gets her face painted by Emily Romankiw during the Plainville Fun Day. The annual celebration was held at Norton Park on Friday, Aug. 9.
Fire dept. prepares for annual festival By Devin Leith-Yessian The Citizen
Photos by Devin Leith-Yessian, The Citizen
Free family event brings one more day of fun By Devin Leith-Yessian The Citizen
which goes back to 1979. Fun Day activities included face painting, spin art, pony rides, thumbprint drawings and a dunk tank, where it has become a tradition for first-year lifeguards to take the plunge. By the end of the day’s activities, which ran from 1 to 3:30 p.m., McCabe said children left with their arms full of artwork they’ve created.
Summer camp was over and school just a few weeks away, but children had another day of excitement with the 14th annual Fun Day on Friday, Aug. 9.
Camp director Dylan Fusco said the Fun Day is a great time for the counselors too, “This is as big of a crowd as as they get to see many of we’ve had,” he said. the park spent the summer the kids who attend townWhile the event is run by with them, Fun Day is open run camps that run from fall through spring. camp counselors and many to all each year and has of the kids running around roots in the town fair, See Fun, A6 Emma Miller is plunged into the dunk tank.
While the event has a sterling 34-year safety record, firefighters meet annually with members of the Connecticut Lighter than Air Society a few weeks before the
Lighter than Air members showed firefighters how to activate and shut down the burners that power balloons, taught them the basics of operating a balloon and offered some safety tips. Fire Capt. David Massey said many of the department’s See Balloon, A11
Penelope Christy gives a hot air balloon safety demonstration to the Plainville Fire Department on Monday, Aug. 5. The department will be hosting its annual Hot Air Balloon Festival Aug. 23-25. Photos by Devin Leith-Yessian, The Citizen
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Camp coordinator Kelly McCabe estimated that as many as 1,000 people may have visited Norton Park throughout the day, however, it’s hard to tell since entry and the activities were free.
Members of the Plainville Fire Company recently got to try out the controls of a hot air balloon in advance of the town’s annual Hot Air Balloon Festival.
skies above Plainville are filled with balloons. This year’s festival runs Aug. 23 to 25 at Norton Park.