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Volume 16, Number 23
New exhibit at historic center By Devin Leith-Yessian The Citizen
A new exhibit at the Plainville Historic Center traces the town’s evolution from a farming community.
The display includes artifacts such as a glass rolling pin that could be filled with ice to keep dough from sticking. A few of the more obscure items are in their own case, without any description, to allow visitors to take a guess.
Lemonade stand hits milestone By Devin Leith-Yessian The Citizen
So many years of lemonade stands have gone by that Nico Fasold, 14, doesn’t remember a time when he wasn’t serving up cups to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
“I think people will be surprised by how much this town has in its history,” said Nancy Eberhardt, president of the local historical society. The exhibit is open for tours Wednesdays between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. and Saturdays between 1 and 3 p.m. and runs until Aug. 25. The center is located at 29 Pierce St.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
The Canal Room at Plainville Historic Center on Pierce Street gives a long history of the Farmington Canal in Plainville. File photo
person of the 150th Anniversary Celebration Committee, said the committee is working with downtown businesses to coordinate involvement in the tour. Preparations for the picnic the next day are also progressing well, he said.
The historic center will also be open for the town’s 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, July 20. It will be one of the 16 stops on bus and walking tours of historical sites around town. The tours will be leaving from the Town Hall between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
At Plainville Stadium, Don Moon will have some of the Plainville Historic Center. cars he used to race around the quarter mile track, which that grew up in town – and closed in 1980. don’t live in town – will The date for the picnic – July come back for the Petit road 21 – is the same as the annu- race and stick around for the al Petit Family 5K Road picnic,” Gediman said. Race.
Benjamin Gediman, chair-
“Our hope is a lot of people
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This summer marks the 10th year that the Plainville resident will hold his well-known lemonade stand fundraiser in front of his Northwest Drive home. “I can’t really process 10 years, because that’s such a long time,” said Fasold, who will be setting up his stand, once again, on Saturday, July 13. “That’s my whole life. It’s crazy for me, because I’ve been doing this forever.” Fasold, who will be a sophomore at Plainville High School in the fall, explained what has kept his lemonade stand effort going for so long. “Just the feeling that I get when these ‘wish’ kids come back to
Nico Fasold will host his annual lemonade stand fundraiser this weekend. All proceeds go to the Make-AWish Foundation.
the lemonade stand (summer after summer) … it’s amazing,” he said. To keep ahead of the crowds that are anticipated, Fasold and his father, Kyle, have bought enough supplies to make around 40 gallons of lemonade. The younger Fasold estimates they went through around 32 gallons last year. To mark the lemonade stand’s decade anniversary, See Nico, A8
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