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Festival decision expected in June
Drive-in theater remains closed
By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
By Ashley Kus Record-Journal staff
Town leaders will decide early next month whether the Apple Harvest Festival will take place this fall.
The Southington Drive-In movie theater will not reopen for its regular season, according to an announcement Monday afternoon.
“Public health and safety is our number one concern,” said Tom Lombardi, a committee and Town Council member. “Everyone loves the Apple Harvest, but it’s important that we listen to the health experts and do what’s best for the town.” The festival is scheduled for the first two weekends in October and draws thousands of visitors from all over the region.
Stephanie Wills, 17, of Southington, completed and delivered over 20 paintings to Mulberry Gardens, a nonprofit community for individuals in need of assisted living and memory care services. Photos by Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Teen painter brings outdoors to those who are shut in By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
Shane Lockwood, PlainvilleSouthington regional health director, said last week he was considering all options in regard to the coronavirus pandemic. He said the decision to reopen was ultimately up to local authorities.
With extra time on her hands, 17 yearold Stephanie Wills decided to help bring the outdoors to those shut in through painting. She completed more than 20 paintings and delivered them to Mulberry Gardens on Sunday. The facility offers assisted living and memory care.
The festival committee plans to meet on June 3 in a closed door executive session to de-
“I wanted to do something to help the people who can’t see their family members and who can’t go outside as much,” she said. “Bring the outside to them.”
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The announcement was made on the town owned drive-in’s Facebook page after officials said last week a decision would be made soon in conjunction with expected business reopenings in the state.
This painting by Stephanie Wills, seen here on Thursday, May 14, was nearly finished.
The outdoor theater on Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike normally opens for the summer through the fall. Proceeds benefit local nonprofit groups. See Drive-in, A4
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“I’ve always enjoyed painting,” she said. “I usually paint nature, landscapes, animals.” On Sunday, the family dropped off the paintings at the front desk of Mulberry Gardens, 58 Mulberry St. As with other nursing facilities, visitors are not allowed into the home, including family and friends. Kerry Wills said the nurses were appreciative of the gift but that since they can’t go
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nitely on the table with everything going on,” Lapreay said. “Festivals are the toughest things to have at this point … We have to think of the big picture for our community.” Last year’s festival featured the Spin Doctors, a band that gained national attention in the 1990s. The year before that, Bowling For Soup played at the festival. Both national acts attracted large crowds. The festival has also grown more profitable in recent years and made money for the past several. The town runs the Apple Harvest Festival. jbuchanan@record-journal.com 203-317-2230 Twitter: @JBuchananRJ
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Pastor, town councilor vie for 30th District seat By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
A Republican pastor from Southington and a Democratic Town Councilor from Berlin are vying for the open 30th state House seat. JoAnn Angelico-Stetson is a two-term Berlin councilor, Democratic state central committee member and a paralegal in Hartford. Jim Townsley is pastor of Central Baptist Church in Southington and founder of Central Baptist Academy and New England Baptist College. Both have filed paperwork with the State Elections Enforcement Commission to run for the 30th House District seat. House speaker Joe Aresimowicz, a Democrat, has held the seat for 14 years. He decided not to run for reelection.
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“Both towns are red,” she o. “That’s a huge challenge.”
The Republican convention has yet to meet and choose Townsley as its candidate. He’s not aware of anyone else looking to run for the two-town district.
Aresimowicz endorsed Angelico-Stetson, describing her as experienced and a “fighter” for the district in Hartford.
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“We lose three to five families a year from Central Baptist Church,” he said. “Nine out of 10 of our young people don’t stay, don’t remain in our state.” People are leaving for “places that don’t have a state income tax, places where property taxes are much lower.” See 30th House, A8
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Residents ask council to ease restrictions By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
The owner of a dog grooming salon wants the town to push back on state pandemic restrictions, but town leaders said it’s not the time to ease up yet. Susan Zabohonski, owner of Village Pet Grooming, and local resident Alexandra Anderson both questioned the necessity of measures intended to prevent the spread of coronavirus at a video conference Town Council meeting this past week. Zabohonski, a UConn pathobiology major and Anderson had concerns about the im-
pact of those measures as well as the broad powers local health departments and the governor had taken during the pandemic. Pathobiology ties together the fundamental concepts of biology, medicine, and public health, particularly as applied to global health issues. “We have to work within the lines but we can bend some of them,” Anderson said. “I think the government of our town should be prepared to challenge these orders.” Victoria Triano, a Republican and council chairwoman, said now is the most crucial time in battling COVID19.
“We feel good, the sun is shining. We want to get back to life as it was. Unfortunately, we have to be extremely careful at this time,” she said. “It’s too important to let down our guard. And I think we’re making progress.” Plainville-Southington Regional Health District director Shane Lockwood did not return calls for comment. Coronavirus-related hospitalizations continue to drop, Gov. Ned Lamont said Friday morning, May 15 but Connecticut reported 94 deaths linked to COVID19 the previous day, the highest number in a single
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Giving people choice Zabohonski doesn’t wear a mask at her dog grooming salon. Customers sometimes drop off their dogs wearing a mask, but “90 percent” don’t have one when they return after seeing it’s not required, she said. “What I’ve found is, if we instill confidence in the residents of Southington, they’re See Restrictions, A10
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Angelico-Stetson said she hopes to help people as a legislator and said the pandemic has brought to light a host of needs. She’s hoping to bring stability to people’s lives, jobs and access to healthcare. “Whether it’s mental health, physical well being, especially during this time right now. They’re scary times,” she said. “I try very much to make choices out of compassion and not out of conflict. That’s what I hope this campaign is about.” Both candidates said it will be a different type of campaign, without the usual door-knocking and other in-person tactics. Angelico-Stetson said she’ll be relying on social media and the web to get her message out to voters. She’s hoping for a positive campaign and said she knew little about her opponent other than he was a pastor. She said she’s not religious in a traditional sense but believes religion should respect “that women have reproductive rights over their bodies, that people should be able to marry and love anybody they want. Love makes a family, not gender and traditional roles.”
He said networking will be important to his campaign.
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going to see that and not live in fear,” Zabohonski said. She’s made special arrangements for customers who want less contact while dropping off dogs and doesn’t have a problem doing so. But Zabohonski said people should be able to make their own health decisions.
The coronavirus relief bill includes a direct payment to most Americans, but this has Medicaid recipients wondering how the payment will affect them. Because the payment is not income, it should not count against a Medicaid recipient’s eligibility.
“We’re keeping social distance. We disinfect our shop every day,” she said. Lamont’s order required masks in public if people couldn’t maintain social distancing.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides a one-time direct payment of $1,200 to individuals earning less than $75,000 per year ($150,000 for couples who file jointly), including Social Security beneficiaries. Individuals earning up to $99,000 ($198,000 for joint filers) will receive smaller stimulus checks. Payments are based on either 2018 or 2019 tax returns.
Reopening the town The town formed a longterm recovery committee to help businesses navigate the partial reopening that was to start Wednesday. Triano said she supported reopening businesses and public life in line with the recommendations of health officials.
The basic Medicaid rule for nursing home residents is that they must pay all of their income, minus certain deductions, to the nursing home. If the stimulus payment were considered income, it would likely have to go straight to the nursing home. Since in Connecticut Medicaid recipients cannot have more than $1,600 in assets, there was also concern that the stimulus payments could put many recipients over the asset limit.
“Right now I don’t see any reasons not to go deliberately and carefully forward to open up Southington,” she said. “I’m all for it but it’s got to be done in a very controlled situation.”
A healthcare worker uses a medical swab stick to check a patient in the drive-thru COVID-19 testing area at Community Health Center in Meriden on April 28. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Zabohonski said the orders have hurt businesses, although not hers. She said she was concerned that too many decisions were being implemented by executive order of the governor. “There’s one man making all the laws of the state for six months without input from the legislature or the citizens? That’s crazy,” Zabohonski said.
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told school board members. “Under Executive Order 7X, social gatherings are no more than five people. The more people in proximity, the more you’re increasing the chance of passing the virus.”
From drive-in ceremonies to car parades in the park, school officials must consult with local health, fire and police officials when planning high school graduation ceremonies next month.
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parked in cars who get out only to walk to a stage where they are greeted by five or fewer mask-wearing officials positioned six feet apart. A photographer, more than six Melchreit told officials that feet away, can take pictures graduation ceremonies of the graduates to avoid won’t return to “normal” un- overcrowding at the stage til a vaccine is available, area. Valedictorian and othwhich is not expected this er speeches could be recordyear and might not be avail- ed ahead of time and viewed able next year. on a large screen during the ceremony. Diplomas could A virtual graduation with be mailed instead of handed students and families conout onstage. nected via streaming software is the safest option, “This is not your typical norMelchreit said. One hybrid mal graduation,” Melchreit option includes students
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In a conference call with the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education last Friday, State Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona and Dr. Richard Melchreit — from the state Department of Public Health’s Infectious Disease Section — were asked about the potential for in-person graduations later in June and over the summer.
The rules governing high school graduations also hold for elementary and middle school graduations, Menzo said.
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“We did receive written guidance from the Commissioner of Education on Thursday (May 14) and through a conference call on Friday,” Menzo wrote. “In that guidance, group gatherings of more than five people are not permitted under the Governor’s Executive Order 7X.”
Graduation will be a different experience in 2020 as school districts work with state and local officials on plans that avoid the large crowds typically seen, as in this photo from File photo, Record-Journal last year’s Maloney graduation.
Southington High School’s traditional ceremony was to take place on the high school football field June 16, said School Superintendent Tim Connellan. Now, officials are looking at convenMelchreit also advised offiing a large drive-thru cerecials to track ceremonies mony at the Farmington Poand gatherings in the event lo Grounds. Officials had althere are outbreaks in the weeks following graduations. so looked at possibly having a traditional ceremony in In Meriden, principals and early August. But the conadvisors at Platt and Malstantly fluctuating situation oney high schools have remains too uncertain for worked with students and school officials to be able to families on potential ideas guarantee an in-person for ceremonies. Some of event in a few months. these included a car parade The polo grounds seems like through Hubbard Park, a drive-in program and an all- a event that officials could pull off. virtual graduation. Board of Education President Robert Kosienski Jr. said final plans “It’s fairly large, a student and their family would drive will be announced in the there. We could do big next several days. speeches,” Connellan said. Graduation is currently Students and their families scheduled for June 12. would stay in their cars for School officials in Southing- the ceremony, with students ton and Cheshire are survey- exiting the vehicles only to turn their tassles. ing students and parents to gauge their preference on Staff reporter Michael Gagne different options, which incontributed to this story. clude virtual ceremonies, mgodin@record-journal.com drive-thru events and tradiTwitter: @Cconnbiz tional celebrations that
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Local school officials are putting the finishing touches on plans that would allow students to celebrate while preventing the spread of COVID-19. After a series of conference calls with state education officials, Wallingford School Superintendent Salvatore Menzo issued a notice to district parents Sunday evening outlining the graduation restrictions.
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As testing increases, cases rise in nursing homes By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff
MERIDEN — Nursing homes in Meriden and surrounding towns continue to see increases in COVID-19-infected patients, as the state ramps up testing at its hardest-hit facilities. The city reported 472 Meriden residents tested positive for COVID-19 as of May 8. By Thursday, May 14 that number had increased to 613. The number of cases reported in city nursing homes went from 91 on May 7 to 187 in the same time period. Statewide, the number of COVID-19 patients went from 6,008 on May 7 to 6,947 patients as of May 14, with 1,487 deaths and 440 probable deaths, according to data compiled by the state Department of Public Health. “Approximately 30 percent of Meriden’s total cases have
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come from our nursing homes,” Mayor Kevin Scarpati wrote on his Facebook page while announcing the weekly totals. Meriden had one of the highest per capita infection rates in Connecticut for the week ending May 11, ac-
cording to comparison data compiled by CTNewsJunkie.com. City officials attributed the per capita results to the increase in testing at nursing and assisted living facilities “The big change in reporting
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Coronavirus test sites are still limited By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff
The availability of tests for COVID19 is steadily growing, but there are still relatively few places to get tested in the Meriden-Wallingford area. They include drive-up testing at MidState Medical Center on Lewis Avenue in Meriden. Hospitals out-
19 in the area. Newly added to the list is the CVS Pharmacy, 905 S. Main St., in Cheshire, which is now offering drive-thru testing. It is one Hartford HealthCare, MidState’s par- of 12 new CVS testing sites across ent organization, also offers drive-up the state. testing at Hartford Hospital and in Newington. The Community Health Center on State Street in Meriden also offers Aside from hospitals, there are a few drive-up testing by appointment only. other places to be tested for COVIDside the city, including Saint Mary’s in Waterbury also offer drive-up testing.
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been discharged from state recovery centers. Westfield Rehabilitation Center, a state recovery center in Meriden, has eight patients recovering from the virus. Silver Springs nursing home on Harrison Road saw its number of positive cases more than double from last week. The 159-bed facility reported a jump from 55 on May 7 to 116 on May 14. It also reported eight deaths and one probable death. The case numbers and death numbers are cumulative since tracking began a month ago. Elsewhere in the city, Meriden Apple Rehab Coccomo reported 31 cases and eight deaths, with six considered probable. Meriden Center reported 15 cases, up from one the previous week and no deaths. The Curtis Home had 25 positive cases, and eight deaths. Regionally, Montowese Health & Rehabilitation Center in North Haven reported 84 of its 120 patients tested positive for the virus. It also reported 14 deaths and one probable death. Masonicare in Wallingford reported little change after blanket testing recently. As of May 14, it had eight positive cases in its isolated hospital unit, one death and one probable death. Ashlar Village assisted living facility has had three deaths.
Regency House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wallingford reported 75 cases in the 130-bed facility, 20 deaths and five probable deaths. The Southington Care Center in Southington reported
In Cheshire, Elim Park Baptist Home reported 35 cases, nine deaths and one probable death. State Department of Public Health workers and the Connecticut National Guard have been inspecting nursing homes for staffing levels and proper supply and use of personal protective equip-
ment. Letters of violation have gone out, with the state releasing information on six nursing homes found in violation in Chester, East Haven, Milford, Orange, Seymour and Waterford, according to The Connecticut Mirror. The inspections found lapses in infection control and prevention and poor practices for the prolonged use of protective gear. The letters were released
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without the DPH saying if they were the only six nursing homes with deficiencies or merely the first in a series of reports on how the industry has handled the pandemic. Av Harris, a spokesman for the department, said there is a delay in releasing some reports. “It takes time to get these completed and posted,” he told the Mirror. “It’s not an overnight process.”
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29 cases and no deaths, while The Summit at Plantsville had 51 cases and 11 deaths.
Other nearby testing sites include the PhysicianOne Urgent Care locations in Hamden and Bristol, according to a listing of COVID-19 test locations published on 211ct.org, which is administered by the United Way of Connecticut.
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ability of tests will identify more residents who have the virus but are not experiencing any symptoms “... so they can isolate and hopefully stop the spread.” The health district includes Cheshire.
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The PhysicianOne Urgent Care website, physicianoneurgentcare.com, states patients experiencing symptoms including
Esposito noted that other local health departments, including New Haven, are issuing guidance to local salon and restaurant operators to have those workers tested ahead of Wednesday’s reopening.
fever, cough, sore throat and loss of taste are encouraged to schedule virtual appointments through the site. “We have options for you to receive contactless care to be evaluated by one of our providers via a Virtual Visit, and receive an appointment for a drive-up test if warranted,” the site explains. PhysicianOne also offers priority testing for all workers considered essential, even those who don’t have any symptoms for COVID-19. Those eligible include healthcare employees, first responders, postal workers, grocery workers, as well as individuals working in agriculture and public works. PhysicianOne promises test results within two to four business days. The CVS Health drive-thru testing sites offer results in three days. CVS also administers a rapid testing site at 60 Sargent Drive in New Haven. At CVS’ new drive-thru testing sites patients self-administer swab samples. Patients are required to stay in their vehicles and will be directed to the pharmacies’ drive-
A patient exits the COVID-19 testing station, bottom left, at MidState Medical Center in Meriden on March 18 after Hartford HealthCare opened its drive-thru COVID-19 testing stations for patients who have a prescription from a provider to get tested for the virus. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
thru windows. There, according to CVS Health, patients will receive a self swab test kit and instructions. CVS Pharmacy staff “will observe the self swab process to ensure it is done properly.” Residents seeking testing through the new CVS Health locations sites must register online, completing a questionnaire and scheduling an appointment. The website is www.cvs.com/minuteclinic/ covid-19-testing. According to a CVS statement, the company is planning to open additional test sites across Connecticut and the country over the next
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According to statewide figures released by the Connecticut Department of Public Health on Friday, laboratories had so far processed In Meriden, city Health and 155,908 tests across the Human Services Director state. There were 36,085 pos- “I think it’s important we Lea Crown acknowledged itive results. still focus on the information that figures showing the we’re getting from our exnumbers of total tests conDuring a news conference ducted and negative test re- earlier in the week Gov. Ned perts — the epidemiologists. And that we’re taking it slow, sults are not readily availLamont told reporters offiable. cials hoped to ramp up test- reopening with safety in mind, while also undering, expanding to 42,000 “Any report of total tests, standing it’s important we weekly tests by next week. therefore, would be incomget the economy moving,” plete and inaccurate,” Crown Testing has grown since ear- Linehan said. “It’s going to wrote in an email to the ly March — from 18,000 be an important balance. weekly tests in mid-April to Record-Journal. But as long as we follow about 29,000 tests last week. guidelines from the scienThe most recent reports, according to the state’s disease Chesprocott Health Director tists and data, we will be moving in the right direcsurveillance system, showed Maura Esposito said she tion.” that from March 1 to May 13, hopes the increased avail-
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“I would strongly support this as well, but we are not making it mandatory,” Esposito said in an email. “We will be providing all our restaurants with an ill health policy template to ensure their workers are feeling OK and checking temperatures and other high risk exposure questions to ensure our patrons are safe.”
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“She’s awesome. She’s a stickler. The kids respect her for that,” said Tara Michaels, who also teaches eighth grade English language arts at Kennedy.
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“I love working at Kennedy. If I ever had to do it again, I would pick Kennedy also. It’s a wonderful school to work in,” she said. Teaching and technology may have evolved over the decades, but the students are mostly the same, she said.
English teacher Jean Galka smiles at a friend in front of Kennedy Middle School in Southington. Galka is retiring after teaching at her alma mater for 43 years. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
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Michaels and other colleagues of Galka, a lifelong Southington resident, affectionately refer to her as “Jeannie.” Galka’s own career at Kennedy started several years before she became a teacher. She was an eighth grade student in 1964 — the year Kennedy opened as a brand new junior high school. Her teaching career actually may have started unofficially much earlier than that.
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Galka said she knew she wanted to be a teacher since she was a young child. So her father made their home’s cellar into a classroom. He constructed a blackboard, on which Galka would practice writing. Galka said English was always her subject. She attended Southern Connecticut State College, as it was known then. She received a bachelor’s degree in education.
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sixth grade social studies at Kennedy, said she and Galka became friends through the school’s walking club. They and other teachers would gather at 5 a.m., before the start of school, every Monday through Friday. The only exceptions were generally on days when the weather was below freezing, Perry explained. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the walks have stopped temporarily. “Jean has been my big sister as I worked at Kennedy,” said Perry, who has now taught at Kennedy for the past 18 years. “I learned to have high expectations,” Perry said of what she learned from Galka. “Always fight for the kids and fight for what’s right for the kids. “She brings out the best in the kids,” Perry said, highlighting her own son Spencer as an example. He had Galka as a teacher in middle school and graduated from Southington High School two years ago. “She really helped develop his writing skills,” Perry said, including helping him craft a strong college essay. “Jeannie did wonders with him. He did well on his writing essays. I’m so glad that my son had her.”
Kennedy uses a team approach for academics — grouping social studies, math, language arts, science She started teaching at and special education into Kennedy in 1977 — teaching teams. Galka has been a eighth grade English right off longtime team leader. the bat. Perry is a team leader also. Galka, who raised her own two boys, said she uses “When I first became a team sports as a way to connect leader, she [Galka] took me with students. She recogunder her wing,” Perry said. nized that English was not Perry described Galka as her often a favorite subject for best friend at Kennedy. In young adolescents. The art of essay writing, for example, addition to their morning walks they were regulars for doesn’t really click for most trivia night at Friends Cafe. students until they get into Both are trivia fanatics. high school, she said. “In middle school you’re not “She was the one I’d check in with every day — when I thinking about those kinds get in and when I leave. I of things,” she said. So she would see her everyday at would use sports and other points of entry in her teach- least once a day.” ing. For a long time Vickie Amy Perry, who teaches
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SOUTHINGTON- Carol A. (Fowler) Downs, 68, of Southington, passed away peacefully after a battle with cancer on Friday, May 15, 2020 at MidState Medical Center. She had been the loving wife of Thomas L. Downs for 47 years. Carol was born on October 6, 1951 in New Haven to the late John and Helen (Thissell) Fowler. She graduated from the Morgan School in Clinton and went on to earn her Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services from Southern New Hampshire University. She then went onto receive her Master’s Degree in Library Science from Southern University. Most recently, Carol was enrolled in Drew Theological School as part of her journey to become an Elder in the United Methodist Church. Carol worked as a special education teacher for over 20 years and in 2004, made the decision to follow her longtime calling into pastoral ministry. Carol was the pastor at Derby UMC, New Haven UMC and most recently, the beloved pastor at the Grace United Church in Southington. Music was a big part of Carol’s life and she loved sharing this passion with her students and parishioners. Carol was kind and caring. Her compassion allowed her to connect with people and her gentle voice brought comfort to so
SOUTHINGTON- Virginia (Johnson) Luckner, 93, of Southington, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, April 23, 2020, at Southington Care Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Dermott G. Luckner for 71 years. Virginia was born on April 27, 1926, and was one of three children of the late Walter and Elsa (Palmquist) Johnson, both Swedish immigrants. Born and raised in the Black Rock section of Bridgeport, she graduated from Bassick High School and went to work for the John Goodsell Insurance Agency. Virginia and Dermott were married at Salem Lutheran Church in Bridgeport and settled in Trumbull. There, they raised their three daughters before moving to Southington, upon retirement. Virginia, “Jinny,” was kind, loving, compassionate, intuitive, had a great sense of humor and an amazing memory. Her life was centered around family, church and friends. She was a very good student growing up and won the essay contest for the city of Bridgeport in the eighth grade. Jinny was a naturally gifted musician who was well known for her beautiful singing voice from an early age. As a soloist, she sang many oratorios, weddings and funerals, and she was a member of her church choir for over 65 years. Virginia was also a talented artist; she excelled at drawing, oil painting, clothing design and sewing. Jinny lived a rich life. In the summer months, she could often be found at the beach or pool, for she loved swimming which she continued to
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many. In addition to her husband Tom, Carol is survived by 2 adult children, Matthew Downs of New Haven and Ryan Downs of New Hampshire. She is also survived by 3 nieces and their families, Kristen M. Rodrigues, Jennifer A. Watrous and Cheryl L. Watrous. She was predeceased by her sister, Judith Watrous and nephew, Timothy Watrous. In lieu of flowers, donations in Carol’s memory may be made to the Grace United Methodist Church, Attn: Memorial Fund, 121 Pleasant St., Southington, CT 07489. Due to the current health concerns surrounding Covid-19, funeral services will be postponed. A celebration of Carol’s life will be at the Grace United Methodist Church and announced at a future date. For online condolences, please visit www. plantsvillefuneralhome. com.
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do well into her 80s. She was a voracious reader and was passionate about traveling. She toured the country with her husband Dermott, “Derm,” and their three daughters. In retirement, she and Derm visited much of Europe and enjoyed Hawaii and Bermuda together. Jinny gave back to her community through decades of volunteering on many service projects and programs, of which a favorite was Meals on Wheels. Perhaps most important were the relationships Virginia built. She sent hundreds of cards and letters to friends and family throughout her life, never forgetting anyone’s special day. Jinny loved entertaining her many friends and family in her home with Derm by her side. She created lasting memories with her delicious homecooked meals, freshly baked crispy cookies, brownies and cakes, game playing, slide shows, and lively conversations full of laughter. Jinny filled her home with many beautiful, fresh floral arrangements with flowers she picked from Dermott’s gardens. As parents and grandparents, Jinny, along with her beloved Derm,
spent countless hours nurturing their children and grandchildren. They supported their many interests and pursuits, attending all their music performances, sports games, special events and sharing in their passions big and small. Virginia couldn’t wait to become a great-grandmother. She always loved babies and was overjoyed each time another one was born into the family. Nothing made her happier than to see and hold a new little family member! Virginia is survived by her three daughters: Gwynne Hopko and husband, Robert, Leana Gleicher, and Krista Rescsanski and husband, Paul, all of Southington; a brother, Kenneth Johnson and wife, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Johnson of California; seven grandchildren: Andrew (Kara) Hopko, Philip (Adriana) Hopko, Emily Hopko, Benjamin (Jessie) Gleicher, Nathaniel Gleicher, Kenneth (Beth) Rescsanski, and Britt (Ray) Lynch; eight greatgrandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother and sister-inlaw: Walter and Amanda Johnson. Funeral services will be held at St. Andrew Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1125 Stafford Avenue, Bristol, with burial in South End Burying Ground, Southington, at a later date when all may attend. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Southington Care Center Pastoral Fund, 45 Meriden Ave., Southington, CT 06489. Funk Funeral Home, 35 Bellevue Ave., Bristol, is honored to serve the Luckner family. Please visit Virginia’s memorial website at www. FunkFuneralHome.com
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“We both taught under five superintendents and five principals,” Craigie said. “She really hit the grammar like crazy.” Between the two of them, they’ve taught scores of students. “Jeannie had high expectations and her students knew,” Craigie said. It was something students would come to appreciate later on. Before Richard Terino became principal of Kennedy he was a middle school English teacher at DePaolo Middle School. He directed the district’s summer credit recovery program, of which Galka was also a part. “She has a heart that is so huge,” Terino said, describing Galka has having gone through great lengths to help high school students earn the credits they needed to advance to their next grade. The final months of Galka’s teaching career have been somewhat bittersweet, she acknowledged. Because of
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Give the green light, they’ll be swinging away By Bryant Carpenter Record-Journal staff
Aside from being heartbroken for their players, area baseball coaches and administrators are taking a hitter’s approach to the cancelation of the 2020 American Legion season. They’re trying not to dwell on that last at-bat. They’re looking to adjust for the next one. The question is, when will that next at-bat come? There’s no lack of ideas on how to fill the void left by last week’s move by the Connecticut State American Legion Baseball Committee. Meriden Post 45 coach Doug Wedge envisions an independent league based at Meriden’s Legion Field. He’s been talking about it with Chris Bishop, president of the Wallingford Cardinals, the organization that oversees travel youth baseball in that town. In Southington, coach Marc Verderame’s Legion team has gone under the wing of Southington Travel Knights Baseball in hopes of lining up games with other travel programs in the state. “Now that there’s no Legion, I figure we might as well set up a Southington one just for this year under the Travel Knights and we’ll see what we can do,” Verderame said. “We’ll play anybody,” Verderame added. “Whoev-
Is it a stretch to say American Legion baseball teams, their season canceled last week, will be able to find alternative avenues of play? That all depends if and when the state gives the green light to recreation. For now, here’s a shot from the summer of 2019, with Wallingford first baseman Anthony Romano taking a throw in time to punch out Branford's Edward Zanor. Record-Journal file photo
er’s clever, you know? If it’s three teams, if it’s 10 teams … There are teams out there we can play.” And area players are itching to play them. In the span of one week, the CIAC high school season and the American Legion season were scrapped. In Wallingford, players are frequently on the phone with Bishop, wanting to
“Coach, can we go hit yet? Coach, can we do this?”
And that, in a nutshell, is what this story comes down to: When — if at all — does Gov. Ned Lamont, as Connecticut begins to loosen social distancing and other restrictions put into place to combat the pandemic, say it’s OK to resume outdoor sports and recreation?
“Sorry guys,” Bishop tells them. “We have to wait until we hear from the governor.”
Until he does, any talk or plans for summer baseball remains just that — talk and
know if they can at least get into the Cardinals’ indoor hitting facility in Silversmith Park, which has been closed since the state shut down due to the coronavirus back in March.
plans. Area baseball folks fully know the score. “We need an answer from the governor’s office before we can do anything,” Bishop said. “Look, if we get to the end of July and we still haven’t done anything yet, then obviously that changes things. “We’re in a wait-and-see. As See Baseball, A22
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soon as we get the OK, we’ll jump and try to do something.” Bishop is optimistic there will be a six-week summer season, from July 1 through the middle of August, which is when the preseason starts for high school fall sports programs.
Cheshire Legion coach John Escoto will take those six weeks for his players, but he’s pessimistic clearance will come from the state. Escoto works in the cleaning business. Medical buildings are on his manifest and he’s talked to people in that industry. “I hope this is an issue we’re dealing with a month from now, scrambling to put a team together,” Escoto said. “My gut tells me that’s not
going to be the case, though.”
Southington’s Jake Romano fields a ground ball at Legion Field on the campus of Cheshire High School on June 30, 2018.
Should Lamont give the green light, expect area coaches to mobilize quickly. Many are involved in baseball year round and are used to operating as independent organizations responsible for rounding up their own games. “We do a lot of this stuff in the fall anyway,” Bishop said. “For us, it’s no really different.”
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The league Wedge envisions would feature 20-24 games for participating teams. It would follow Legion rules, such as for pitch counts and wood bats, and look to adhere to the Legion brand.
Escoto noted that no Legion alternative has been in the works in Cheshire because, up until last week’s cancellation, the Connecticut Legion committee was working on diligently on ways to make It would be strictly indepen2020 fly. Social distancing dent. Both the national and accommodations had been state governing bodies of Ledrawn up. So had different gion ball have shut down all time frames for the camsponsorship for 2020. paign, with launch dates Wedge’s idea has the ears of ranging from the second week in June to the second his peers. week in July. “We could play in Doug’s “The Legion was pushing all league; we could play other along that they were confiteams. It doesn’t matter to us,” said Verderame. “I think dent they were going to have it’s a good idea. You can tell something, so the total cancel kind of came as a surDoug I’m interested.” prise,” Escoto said. “If baseball is going to be played, then we would prob- In the same vein, Cheshire ably do something like what will wait on Gov. Lamont’s go-ahead before mobilizing Doug Wedge is talking on alternative summer about,” Escoto said. plans.
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Even if that comes, Escoto wonders if parents will be OK letting their kids play. He has no doubt about the desire of the players. “Any kid who loves the sport is going to play high school and then play all summer long. It’s what they love to do and it’s unfortunate they’re not going to be able to do it for an entire year,” the Cheshire coach said. “We feel horrible,” Escoto added. “All the coaches do that the kids lost their high school season and now the Legion season. We would probably put something together. I don’t know if I’d lead the charge in Cheshire, but I know there are some other guys who would probably put something together and I would help them out to give the kids something to play — if we’re allowed to play.” It’s a big IF. It’s also the next question that needs to be answered as the battle with the coronavirus on the youth sports front passes from spring to summer. The loss of the Legion season is the latest defeat, and it’s a big one, not merely in terms of baseball.
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“It stinks that we don’t have an American Legion season,” as Bishop said. “That’s really what we preach to our kids, what American Legion is all about: sportsmanship and that part of what we’re teaching these young men. It stinks not having that back, but we can still accomplish what we’re looking to accomplish.”
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Friday, May 22, 2020
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