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Volume 19, Number 32 Friday, August12, 2022www.southingtoncitizen.com

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The number of teen drivers has de creased nationally for a variety of reasons, a trend noticed by officials at local driving schools. “These days, people are not moti vated to get their license,” said Jay Alvarez, owner of Shield Driving School in Meriden. “The younger driver, they don’t want their li cense. They don’t want that re sponsibility. A lot of the parents are forcing their kids to get their li cense at 16 because they need them to get a job, they need them to go to practice, they need them to go to school.”

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The Citizen PLAINVILLE Juan Carlos Juarez came to the United States at the age of 16 to seek the American Dream. For him, that vision included opening a family-run Mexi can Whilerestaurant.ittooksome time, Juarez achieved his goal. On July 5, he opened the doors to Don Taco, located at 135 Whiting St. “We’re very excited. This has been a long-time dream," said Juarez, who co-owns Don Taco with his wife Mimy Hernandez, his brother Mario Juarez, and his sister-in-law Luisa Hernandez, Mimy's sis ter. All are restaurant industry Donveterans.Taco is focused on preparing Mexican food in a traditional way, without cut ting corners. Don Taco is Plainville's newest Mexican restaurant. Pictured, from left, are: Yessi Cruz, Rocio Cruz, Mario Juarez (owner), GiovanniJuarez,CarlosHernandezHernandezJuarez-Hernandez,NaomiLuisa(owner),Mimy(owner),JuanJuarez(owner),MyaKariaJuarez,andMiguelAntonio.

The outfit was completed with a toy bow and arrow and the model posed at the end of the walkway, even going as far as pointing her toy weapon at audience members. She continued entertaining the crowd as the auctioneer began. “This isn’t an art bra. It’s an art outfit,” he ex claimed while enticing audience members to raise the bidding, which soon reached a winning bid of $550.

The National Highway Traffic Safe ty Administration reported that out of the 228.2 million licensed drivers in the United States in 2020, only 11.6 million (5.1%) of them were considered to be young drivers, ages 15 to 20 years old. This is an 8.3% decrease from the young licensed drivers in 2011 and a 4.7% decrease from 2019. Alvarez said the average age of his Restaurant owner living out his American Dream

National trend: Fewer teens are driving By Jessica Record-JournalSimmsstaff

ArtBra raises money for integrated medicine in fight against cancer

SOUTHINGTON Cheers and hollers erupted from guests at the ArtBra Fundraiser hosted by After the Storm Inc. as the first model came strutting down the runway in a bra and skirt outfit inspired by the Roman huntress “Diana.”

Model/survivor Lara Hajak wears a bra and outfit designed by Joan Aceto. Photos by Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal Mary Buschmann wears a bra and outfit designed by the friends at the Barrel House during Art Bra 2022 as part of the After the Storm Inc. fundraiser at the Aqua Turf Club on Aug. 4. Don Taco, A2 See Teenage drivers, A8See ArtBra, A4

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“So, when I was producing scores that were even with, or better than the elite youth bowlers, it showed I be longed with the elite bowlers in the country,” Buck added. Even in missing the matchplay portion of the tourna ment, Buck’s final five-game block of 875 pins in the Ad vancers Final round bested No. 1 seed Keegan Alexander of Texas by four pins.

“It was always our dream to share some of our most tra ditional dishes for the peo ple to enjoy as much as we do,” said Juan Carlos Juarez, who moved to the U.S. from Oaxaca, Mexico. “I wanted a place where I felt safe and where I could raise my kids in, so we end ed up in Plainville,” he said. “We love Connecticut and how quiet Plainville is. It is a small town where everyone knows everyone and a per fect community to raise your kids in My daughter went through the Plainville Schools, and we are so lucky to be in such a great district.” Don Taco took over a space which had been home to a pizza restaurant, and many alterations had to be made to get the Mexican eatery up and running. “Everything we use is fresh. If we have something for the main dish that doesn’t get used, we will just use it in something else, so it doesn’t get wasted,” Juan Carlos Juarez pointed out. “With in flation prices, we can’t afford to waste anything.”

SOUTHINGTON Surreal. That is the word that de scribed Sean Buck’s run at the Junior Gold youth na tional bowling tournament, held last month in Muskegon, Mich. Buck, a 15-year-old incom ing sophomore at Southing ton High School, finished 20th in the U15 boys division at Junior Gold. The top fin isher among New England youth bowlers and fifth among bowlers from the East Coast, Buck competed against the country’s top 630 bowlers in his age group over five days. Buck never fell outside the top 15 until his final place ment July 22. As one of the 90 bowlers to make the cut and move into the Advancers Round, Buck started the long day of bowling strong with games of 230 and 209. He finished the morning round with a five-game block of 966 to move into 11th place. The top 56 bowlers then came back that afternoon for another five games. Again, Buck put himself into posi tion to move into the final 16 with a fourth game of 191. But in what would be his fi nal game of the grueling week, Buck slipped to 151. “It really showed how good of a bowler I am,” Buck said. “Being from Connecticut, not many good bowlers come out of this state.”

Southington’s Buck bowls among the best in the U.S. Sean Buck listens to coach Kevin Gemmell on Day 4 of Junior Gold championships. Buck,

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The Plainville Senior Center, 200 East St., will host a Tag Sale and Used Jewelry Sale on Wednesday, Aug. 17, and Thursday, Aug. 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Early birds can pay a $1 fee to enter at 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 17. All proceeds from the jewel ry and tag sale will benefit Dial-A-Ride.

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This year, Hajek came out dancing the “Jiggle Jiggle” from TikTok and wearing a casino-inspired bra with dice on the nipples. She said that her 18-year-old daugh ter and 10-year-old son spent weeks trying to teach her the viral dance.

At the time of publication, Willett didn’t know the total amount raised at the Aug. 4 event. The last show in 2019 raised $60,000. Care of the person The American Cancer Soci ety estimates Connecticut will have 22,810 new cancer cases in 2022, the most com mon being breast cancer, with 3,550 new cases and 420 Willettdeaths.wasdiagnosed with stage IIB breast cancer in 2007 while pregnant with her second son. As part of her treatment at Middlesex Hospital’s Cancer Center, she participated in several free clinical trials for integrated medicine, a holis tic approach to cancer treat ment aimed at treating a pa tient’s body and mind as they fight cancer. Services may include acupuncture, nutrition counseling, yoga, therapeutic art and journal Willetting. said it felt like her head was “on straighter” when she left the integrated medicine session. However, Willett recognized that she was privileged to get these services for free. “It’s hard when you’re going through treatment and you want to feel better and you know how you can feel bet ter, but then you’re trying to shell out $60 to $90 a session in order for that to happen,” she explained.

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All the bras were created and donated by local artists. From a purple unicorn bra to a bra with working toy he licopter fans, the elaborate, wearable art was inspired by the strength and courage of cancer survivors. As the night went on, the bra bids went higher and higher. The final bra, a Carnival-inspired Mariposa Ruby bra, sold for ArtBra$3,100.Fundraiser was a half-cocktail hour and halfrunway show that raises money to fund local free in tegrated medicine programs for cancer survivors by auc tioning one-of-a-kind, hand made themed bras. It was held at the Aqua Turf Club on Thursday, Aug. 4. “Unless you’re diagnosed, I don’t necessarily think peo ple realize the benefits of in tegrated medicine services,” said Christine Willett, founder and president of Af ter the Storm Inc. “If you’re not personally connected to a survivor, you probably don’t understand the bene fits of sound therapy or jour naling or equine therapy and how important it is to those going through treat ment.”

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Lara Hajek, a breast cancer survivor, has been a model for ArtBra since 2018. She said it’s an experience like no other because it pushes her out of her comfort zone. “I don’t even wear a bikini to the beach,” she said. “So you’ve got to wear these amazing art bras and you just walk the runway and have fun with it.”

Hajek was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017 at 42 years old. Over the following year, she went through nu merous rounds of chemotherapy and radiation and a double mastectomy with reconstruction surgery. On her first runway, Hajek walked with one of her friends who is also a sur “vivor.From the show and talking and doing [the runway] with other survivors, they know what you went through and they understand and it’s the same thing with me; I un derstand them,” she said. “I’ll never forget that first time I got on that stage, hav ing that special moment and the confidence to do this.”

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Willett founded After the Storm Inc. in 2009 to fund integrated medicine pro grams at local hospitals so that other cancer patients and survivors can feel the peace she experienced dur ing her treatment. She said they have helped over 7,509 cancer survivors. All proceeds raised go to five organizations Middlesex Cancer Center, MidState Medical Center, Griffin Health Hospital, Bristol Hos pital and the ECHO Cancer Foundation. Each center of fers a number of integrated medicine services to individ ualize cancer care.

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The fromteenagerPlantsville who bowls out of Lessard Lanes in Plainville, averaged 195.85 over 26 games on a variety of USBC-sanctioned sport “patterns.Icameinto (Junior Gold) with the goal of making the first cut (of top 90 bowlers),” Buck said. “But after Day 4, looking at my placement, I thought, ‘Maybe I can make a run.’ And we definitely went deep into the stand “ings.”Itdefinitely passed any ex pectations. I had no idea I’d be second after Day 1, stay in the top 15 and then finish 20th.”

“If somebody gets this on video, it better go viral,” Ha jek said, laughing. “If I’m spending all this time trying to perfect it, it better go vi

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Sixral.”of the 15 runway models are cancer survivors, which is an aspect of the show that Willett is very proud of. “We really wanted for cancer survivors to be able to go up [on the runway] and own it and model their own cre ations or model creations people made for them,” she said. Man Show To wrap up the auction, John Mayo, Willett’s cowork er and designated work hus band, came out on the run way wearing a large cone bra made of red Solo cups with a matching drink helmet and cup Fournecklace.othermen followed him, all wearing bras in spired by famous country songs from Dolly Parton to 5” to Zac Brown Band “Chicken Fried.” As the men walked past Mayo’s protruding cup boobs, he poured small shots of beer into red Solo shot glasses and passed it Everyaround.model had the oppor tunity to strut and twerk down the runway to the song that inspired the bra. “It’s incredible, it’s fun and it’s embarrassing all at the same time,” he said. This is Mayo’s third year participating in the infa mous man show. He was in spired to join after working with Willett at Ridge Road Elementary School and hearing her story. The mastermind behind the men’s show was Willett’s husband, Bruce, because he thought it would be a good way to keep the audience entertained and raise more money. “When you’re going to a fundraiser, it’s not usually auctioning man bras off of a runway,” she said. This year, the men involved included Willett’s husband, her 18-year-old son, one of her high school friends, a former student and anoth er teacher coworker. On stage, Willett shared a tender moment with her son, who was three at the time of her diagnosis. She proudly exclaimed that although this was her son’s first time walking the run way, he had made more money than his dad ever did. From A4 ArtBra No. 1 seed with 5,449 pins, would go on to lose in the televised semifi nals to eventual champion Landin Jordan of Ohio. Jordan, who along with Alexander are teammates on Junior Team USA, won his second straight Junior Gold title by beating Kai Strothers (New Jersey). “Bowling with (guys like Jordan) was pretty surre al,” Buck said. “I hear about these kids all the time; and I watch these guys all the time (on YouTube). To know that I’m of their skill level is pretty “awesome.”Ijusthad to keep my com posure and focus on my game,” Buck continued. “I couldn’t control what they did. I just threw my shots and they threw theirs.” “I had a very good mental game going into (Junior Gold),” Buck added. “I really wouldn’t let one bad shot affect me. I just had to let the bad shots go and ace the next shot to the best of my Overability.”the course of five days, Buck “aced” enough shots to knock over 5,092 pins.

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In Connecticut, the number of teens getting their learner’s permit has mostly stayed even in recent years, about 25,000 per year, said Tony Guerrera, deputy commissioner of the state Department of Motor Ve hicles. However, he did notice a slight dip in 2020 when 23,693 teens received a learn er’s permit. “People were scared to get in to vehicles with other people because of COVID,” Guerrera

“I think you are seeing some students waiting until they are 18 so they can just drive with out restrictions,” Stanley said.

Luca, owner of EZLern Driving School in Meri den, said the cost of driving is prompting some teens to wait. “Getting a license, that’s not the major cost,” Luca said. “It’s what happens when you get the license. The automobile, the gas, the insurance.”

Luca said that she has seen an increase in students between the ages of 19 and 21. Older students only have to take an eight hour course. “They come in, they have some driving experience,” Lu ca said. “We’re just more or less checking them out, mak ing sure that they are ready to take a test …”

Brandon Dufour, founder and chief executive officer of The Next Street driving school, said the number of 16 and 17 year old driving students has steadily decreased over the past 10 years. Next Street has locations throughout New England, including in Wall ingford, Southington and “Cheshire.Theaccess to social media and ability for young adults to communicate without having to be together makes a car and license less needed,” Dufour Guerrerasaid.

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Thesaid.number of licensed 18year-olds in the country has decreased from 80.4% in 1983 to 61% in 2018, according to Statista. The number of li censed 16-year-olds has gone down as well. In 1983, 46.2% of 16-year-olds were licensed, but in 2018, only 25.6% of this age group had their driver’s li Cynthiacense.

said teens now have many more transportation op tions, including Uber and Lyft. “Things that weren’t available like ten years ago,” Guerrera said. “I think they could be waiting (to drive) a little bit longer and just not concerned about it because they are able to get to point A and point B through different modes of Whiletransportation.”thechange in student demographics hasn’t impact ed revenue, Dufour said Next Street has had to change its curriculum to better suit older “students.Teaching a 22 year old re quires a different approach than teaching a 16 year old, and so we are constantly evolving our curriculum and our staff training...” Dufour said. Driving safety Ira Caplan, co-owner of Liber ty Driving School in Meriden, said the lack of younger stu dents has not changed the way he teaches. However, he has made his students more aware of the dangers of reck less driving. “There’s more reckless drivers From A1

Southington&PlainvilleCitizen|southingtoncitizen.comA8 Friday,August12,2022 driving students is mid to late twenties. He has also noticed the number of students in his classes has decreased. “When I first started, I was averaging about 20 to 30 kids per class per session,” Alvarez said. “I’m now like 10 to 15, maybe 20 if I’m Dianelucky.”Stanley owns Hig ganum-based Crossroads Driving School, which teaches drivers in various towns, in cluding Wallingford and North Haven. Her school is busy this summer, but she said restrictions on 16 and 17 year old drivers are prompting many teens to wait until they are According18. to the Connecticut State DMV Center for Teen Safe Driving, 16 and 17-yearolds can’t get their license un til they have had their driver’s permit for at least four months. They also have to complete an eight hour Safe Driving Practices class, a two hour parent/legal guardian training and 40 hours of prac tice driving. Once they obtain their license after passing a road test and vi sion test, 16 and 17-year-olds can’t drive alone with friends their own age for a year and can’t drive between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m.

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A man staying at Motel 6, 625 Queen St., reported that two suspects robbed him of $700 in cash and gift cards on April 14 at around 10 p.m., Lt. Keith Egan said in a statement. He told police that when he answered a knock on the door the sus pects pushed their way in side. One man held him down while the other took his cash and gift cards, the statement said. The suspects also told him they had a Policegun. used security video from the motel to identify Rogers and Delgado. Rogers was charged June 23. Delgado was charged Aug. 5. Bond for was set at $150,000 each.

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By Jesse Record-JournalBuchananstaff SOUTHINGTON A Jude Lane driving range plans to renovate a derelict minia ture golf course and batting Chriscages.Cote, owner of Chris Cote’s Golf Shop and Top tracer Range, hopes to re open the course and cages in the spring. Three years ago, Cote bought the for mer Golf Quest location off Interstate 84 at 125 Jude “Lane.We’re going to reopen it next spring. We’re going to spend the next coming months bringing it back, resurfacing it, re-landscap ing it, trees, mulch,” Cote said Monday. “We’re going to bring it all back to life.”

Southington&PlainvilleCitizen|southingtoncitizen.comA12 Friday,August12,2022 ChrisLambchildren,BillmarriedDonna,Britain.the1669theHewasgranddaughter,AmericanNewCoffeewithweeklytalkingnovels).(especiallyavidstampConnecticut.cellularinstrumentalwithtelephonebeganStatesbriefAfterAdelaideof4,bornwithafterConnecticutatMonday,LaCells,husbandofWilliamSOUTHINGTON-G.LaCells,79,Southington,belovedofDonna(Davis)passedawayonAugust1,2022theHospitalofCentralinNewBritainacourageousbattlecancer.WilliamwasinHartfordonMarch1943andwasthesonthelateGeraldand(Phillips)LaCells.highschoolandatourintheUnitedNavy,WilliamalongcareerasalinetechnicianSNETwherehewasinbringingphoneservicetoBillwasacollectorandanmysterybookreaderElleryQueenHeenjoyedfishing,politics,andhisFridaybreakfastsfriendsattheCarouselShop.VisitingtheBritainMuseumofArtwithhisSarah,hisfavoritepastime.wasapastmemberofBPOELodgeNumberofSouthingtonandQuartetClubofNewBesideshiswifetowhomhewasforover55years,issurvivedbyhisdaughterDianeandherhusbandofSouthingtonand also by his son, Randy LaCells and his wife Deborah of Bristol. He is also survived by his granddaughter, Sarah Lamb of New York. Bill was predeceased by his sister, Elizabeth (Betty) LaCells. A memorial service for Bill will be held on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 11:00 AM at the DellaVecchia Funeral Home, 211 N. Main St., Southington, CT 06489. Burial will be private. A calling hour from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM will be held prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, contributions in William’s memory may be made to the New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington St., New Britain, CT 06052. For directions or to leave an online condolence, please visit com.dellavecchiasouthington.www.

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With the renovation of the batting cages and mini golf, Cote hopes to add food Clean-up has started on the mini golf course at Chris Cote’sGulfShopinSouthington.

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Shortly after buying the driving range portion of the Golf Quest business, Cote said he also bought the portion of the property that had miniature golf, batting cages and bumper boats. He wanted to preserve the parking for his driving range and also add ameni ties to the business. Un used, the mini golf course had gotten overgrown until Coterecently.said there’s been strong demand for outdoor activities as there was dur ing the pandemic. “We’ve been one of the luckier businesses after the pandemic,” he said. “Very steady, the retail has been good too.”

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trucks and is planning to build a pavilion with pic nic tables for patrons. “It brings the whole property together. That’s how they originally had it,” he said. The pool for the bumper boats has been filled in and will be the location of the pavilion. In 2019, Cote brought in the Toptracer system, an expanded pro shop and club -fitting space, and renovated the grounds and driving range. He’d been running the former Golf Quest retail shop for years before buying the property. He’s got a golf shop in Portland, his Toptracerhometown.is a computer ized system of cameras that tracks golf shots. It’s used to play virtual golf courses, compete with other players for longest shot and track perfor mance over time. Cote had 66 bays outfit ted with the Toptracer system, which includes cameras that track a ball’s direction and speed. A screen near the bay allows a golfer to choose different modes of play as well as watch the ball’s trajectory and landing distance from the Familypin.fun in town

SOUTHINGTON- Gail Laura“BelovedSeamanwife, mother andGailgrandmother”Laura (Butler) Seaman, 76, of Southington, was called home to her Lord on August 5, 2022, surrounded at home by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Robert J. Seaman. Gail was born September 7, 1945 in Waterbury, youngest daughter of the late Frank and Evelyn (Parker) Butler. She grew up in Thomaston and Wolcott and was a graduate of Wolcott High School. Gail worked at Stop & Shop for over 28 years, retiring in 2001. She was a long-time member of The Tabernacle Church of Southington, loved baking and crafts and was an avid animal lover. Gail’s greatest joys were time with family and friends, her years living in Clarkdale, AZ, her Grand Canyon rafting trip and RVing the country with Bob. Gail will be remembered for being the coolest mom in the neighborhood, her witty sense of humor and being kind to every person and creature she met. Besides her husband of 22 years, Gail leaves to honor and cherish her memory her son Jason Cargill and his wife Sophie, daughter Dana Stango, stepson Robert F. Seaman, all of Wolcott, stepdaughter Laurie Ben-Haim and her companion Gilad Levy of Tel Aviv. She also leaves her grandchildren Xander, Audrey and Teddy, inlaws Les and Dottie Cook of Houston, TX, honorary daughter Terry Aubertin of Thomaston, many nephews and nieces, friends and her adored cat Allie. She was predeceased by two sisters Joan Oris and JoyceArrangements:Lafferty. Funeral services and burial for Gail are private and at the convenience of her family. There are no calling hours. Chase Parkway Memorial/Albini Family Funeral Home, 430 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, CT, is assisting her family with arrangements.Formoreinfo or to send e-condolences visit: comchaseparkwaymemorial.www.

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Paul Rossi, owner of Hidden Valley Miniature Golf on West Street, revamped his putting course in 2020 and removed batting cages. Cote has talked with Rossi about his plans and the two are in agreement that there’s room for more than one miniature golf course in town. “There’s definitely a demand for family entertainment,” Rossi said. “With mini golf, everybody can do it.” “We want to bring people to our neighborhood here If you’ve got a couple choices, it’s all the better,” Rossi said. “There’s a lot of people who are into mini golf. They’ll come play my place, they’ll play his place the same day.” Rossi was reluctant to re move his batting cages but said he couldn’t afford to keep them open for the dwindling number of cus tomers who wanted it. How ever, there’s still demand that he’s glad Cote can meet. “I get people every single day, ‘Hey, where’s the cages?’” Rossi said. “They’ve been gone for three years.” Whatever amenities are of fered, Rossi told Cote that they have to be top-notch. “That’s the hard thing. For us here, we spend so much money on landscaping and flowers and upkeep. But if you don’t do it, you’re dead,” Rossi said. “You have to be constantly making people come and be impressed by what you have.”

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In a July 9 story, the Hartford Courant reported that more than 1,000 Connecticut resi dents have offered to help Ukrainian refugees with re settlement issues such as housing, government bene fits and accessing services. While these are all positive moves, there are still many worries that make the move to the United States difficult. Anderson’s family and other resettled Ukrainians spoke of their deep concerns for rela tives, some elderly, who re main in their native country. Iryna Hizhytsa’s daughter, Yevheniia Sheremet, said the transition to America is diffi cult to describe. “I know I’m in a safe place and things are good, but I miss things from Ukraine. My father is there, my broth er is there,” Sheremet said. She’s also worried about waning focus among Ameri cans. “The war isn’t over. We need some help to finish this thing,” she said. It is right and reassuring to see local efforts keeping the faith with the Ukrainian peo ple, standing by them here and abroad. That resolve must continue.

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A Southington woman and her family recently helped relatives resettle here after they fled from a perilous sit uation in Odesa, Ukraine. That assistance is one exam ple of a movement in Con necticut that has seen more than 1,000 residents offering similar support to Ukrainian “refugees.It’skind of hard to stay in a place where bombs are fly ing all around,” Iryna Hizhytsa said in an interview with Record-Journal reporter Jesse Buchanan. Her com ments were translated through her daughter, Alexandra Anderson. Anderson, who came to the U.S. in 2005, has lived in Southington for years. Her relatives are among Ukraini ans who came to Southing ton following Russia’s inva sion earlier this year. Anderson’s sister and four other relatives moved in with Anderson and her hus band and their two daugh ters. Space is tight but there are beds for everyone. Support for Anderson’s ex tended family locally has been exceptional. That will ingness to ease the transi tion can be seen in a variety of initiatives. There are on going efforts for those who remain in Ukraine as well despite how the urgency of the situation seems to have faded from the headlines. Anderson said support for Ukrainians hasn’t wavered. “Everybody in Southington stayed with it,” she said. “People in town consistently stayed with it.”

Meriden Rotary recently hosted a lunch with speaker Galyna Latham, who works with Maidan United, a Con necticut-based nonprofit or ganization with a mission to provide medical supplies to the people of Ukraine. The Meriden and Wallingford Rotary Clubs recently raised more than $20,000 for Ukraine CulturalSouthingtonrelief.CommunityArtsplansanart ex hibit in September focused on Ukrainian women artists. One of the artists, Olga Tsy fanski, came to the United States in 2008. An Avon resi dent, she’s learning tradi tional Ukrainian embroi dery. Tsyfanski plans to use proceeds from art sales to help fund critical supplies and even military equip ment for soldiers.

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