July 2016 - The Plymouth Connection

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The Plymouth Connection
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Volume 10, Issue 7 • July, 2016
TFD Chief Mark Sekorski & Police Chief Karen Krasicki
Plymouth Fire Co. Captain Tom Zagurski & Rev. Bill Hawley
Blessing of Engine 5 from Plymouth Fire Co (dedicated
in memory of Lt Greg Yarrison 2012). From right to left:
Fire Chief Sekorski, Bill Hawley Asst Fire Chief
Kovaleski, Police Chief Kasicki
The Plymouth Congregational Church invited First Responders of
the town of Plymouth to a recognition celebration of their service on
May 1st during church service, followed by a pot luck luncheon.
Volunteer first responders and their families give much of themselves to keep us safe. Family celebrations are interrupted, dinner
plans change when the tones go off. All First responders to fires,
accidents, see horrific scenes that stay with them for life. We owe
them our deepest gratitude.
The Plymouth Congregational Church has thanked and continues
to thank our First Responders for their service. Plaques of recognition were presented to Plymouth, Terryville and Fall Mountain Fire
companies,the Police Department and EMS.
Photos courtesy of Howard Gomme, Fire Phographer
Mural on Main Street Project Receives Grant
The Beautification Committee received a grant from the
Main Street Community Foundation for an outdoor mural at the Terryville Library. The mural will be created
on the retaining wall of the Main Street parking lot. The
theme will be important people, places, and events in
Plymouth’s rich history. The Beautification Committee,
together with Lisa Ronalter of the community arts group,
Art in Motion, is looking for volunteers to help with this
exciting project. No artistic background is needed, and all
supplies will be provided. The fun will begin this summer and be completed by October. Call 860-921-6118 or
email [email protected] to sign up.
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Permit No. 12
Pursuant to Sec. 12-145 of the Connecticut statutes, notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the
Town of Plymouth, that the tax for the first installment of REAL ESTATE TAXES, the first installment
of PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES, and the total
of MOTOR VEHICLE TAXES, on the grand list of
October 1, 2015 became due and payable on July 1,
2016. If the first installment on the real estate, personal property, and total motor vehicle are not paid on
or before August 1, 2016, they become delinquent and
are subject to interest at a rate of 18% per annum (1 ½
% for each month or fraction thereof) dating back to
the original due date.
Payment can be made at the Tax Office in the
Plymouth Town Hall, 80 Main Street, Terryville, CT
Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
and Friday 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM or you may pay
by mail or online at www.plymouthct.us. If paying in
person please bring the entire bill with you. If paying by mail, insert the “A” portion of your bill with
your check or money order in the return envelope
that was provided with your bill. Make checks out to
the “Plymouth Tax Collector”. Mail postmarked (US
Postal Service postmark only) on or before August 1,
2016 is to be considered an on time payment.
Please consider making your payment by mail or
online to avoid waiting in line.
As a matter of law, the taxpayer is liable to the
Town for the tax installment(s) as they become due
and payable. Liability is not created by, nor dependent upon the taxpayer having received a tax bill.
Therefore, failure to receive a bill does not relieve the
taxpayer of the requirement to pay statutorily required
interest when a late payment is made. Note: Real Estate will not be re-billed in December for the second
installment.
Joe Kilduff, Tax Collector
July Updates and
Announcements from
Mayor Merchant
I hope that you all had a great July 4th holiday! As we celebrate our freedom and the fact that we enjoy so many liberties,
we must always keep in mind our troops that are deployed around
the world protecting and preserving our way of life. Harry S. Truman knew of the value of our military and freedom when he said,
“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on
imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.
Starting a couple of weeks ago, we changed our hours of operation here in the Town Hall offices to new summer hours. Offices will be open from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through
Thursday, and 8:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. on Friday. This will
enable our offices to serve you for an additional hour every day
through Thursday while giving our employees an opportunity to
leave early on Friday. There are many town and city municipal
offices that have been doing this for years. Hopefully this new
change will be beneficial to the community.
Also, starting in July the transfer station will be closed on
Wednesday. This was proposed by the Board of Finance when they
put together the budget. The Town Council agreed and made the
change in the operating hours. Wednesday is the slowest day of the
week, so I hope that you can work with the new hours. The Highway Department also had one employee eliminated in the budget,
and this will allow extra help with other duties on Wednesday.
We have great news! The town has received the final payment
from our insurance company covering the money that was taken
by our former comptroller. This money will be put back in the
general fund which is where it was taken from. This is another
thing that is good to have behind us.
I also wanted to let you know that we have received the judgments on the last of the grievance arbitrations that we have been
waiting for. The town has won each arbitration that we have defended, with no exceptions. These arbitrations usually take some
time before a decision is rendered; some of these decisions can take
six months or more. On behalf of the town, I am pleased to report the
outcome -- at this point in time we have no outstanding grievances!
The budget process for the upcoming year starting on July
1 is also complete. The budget, after failing the referendum
process, was finally adopted by the Town Council. This year
the mill increase is .57 mills. Considering the climate at the
state level and dealing with the loss of revenue from the state,
this slight increase was much better than we had hoped. What
worries me more is what we may be in store for next year. The
states financial situation is a mess, and the easy thing for them
to do is pass this mess on to the towns and cities. As a result, I
am not very optimistic about what we might be in store for next
year, so let’s do the best we can with what we have this year.
While summer is a time for relaxation and vacations, the
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Table of Contents...
Animal Rescue Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Business, Chamber & Rotary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Church News & Outreach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Classified. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Growing Up Straight, by Susan Huff. . . . . . . . . . . 12
Health & Seniors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-25
Hometown Heritage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Leisure & Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-20
Library News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27
Local News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Plymouth Historical Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Plymouth Human Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Plymouth Park & Rec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Plymouth Public Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Recipe(s) of the Month. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
School News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17
Senior Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Terryville Fire Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 15
Terryville Lions Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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Ex. Lg. 18”
(8 slices)
(8 slices)
(12 slices)
(12 slices)
Each Item................................................................. 1.25 .................. 1.75 .................... 2.00 .................... 2.50
Hometown Special w/everything ....................... 11.95 ................ 14.95 .................. 18.95 .................. 19.95
Choices of cheese, pepperoni, sausage, meatball, olives, bacon, mushroom, onions, peppers, anchovies
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Thick Crust .........1.50 extra
Order By Number # Sm. Med. I.g. Ex. Lg.
1. Clam (White or Red) baby clams, garlic, mozzarella ........................................................................ 10.95..... 13.95......15.95...... 16.95
2. Clam Casino (White or Red) bacon, baby clams, garlic, mozzarella .............................................. 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
3. Shrimp Scampi garlic, butter sauce, mozzarella, shrimp................................................................... 11.95..... 14.95......16.95 ..... 17.95
4. Florentine (White) ricotta, spinach, garlic, fresh tomatoes, mozzarella ......................................... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
5. Pesto fresh tomatoes, garlic, mozzarella .............................................................................................. 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
6. Broccoli (White) ricotta, garlic, mozzarella. ...................................................................................... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
7. Margararita (White or Red) fresh tomatoes, garlic, basil, mozzarella ........................................... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
8. Vegetarian broccoli, fresh tomatoes, peppers, onions, olives, eggplant, mozzarella, mushrooms..... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
9. Italiano roasted peppers, sausage, pepperoni, basil, mozzarella, sauce .......................................... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
10. Carchofi (White) artichokes, black olives, broccoli, onions, fresh tomatoes, mozzarella, garlic..... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
11. Ortalano eggplant, fresh tomatoes, spinach, tomato sauce, mozzarella ...................................... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
12. Mendi’s Favorite (White) sundried tomatoes, broccoli, olives, artichokes, garlic, olive oil, mozz....... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
13. Seafood Pizza (White or Red) shrimp, clams, garlic, olive oil, mozzarella ................................. 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
14. Hawaiian (Red) ham, pineapple, mozzarella .................................................................................... 10.95 .... 13.95 .....15.95 ..... 16.95
15. Hot Wheel hot peppers, onions, fresh tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, olives, sauce, mozzarella....... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
16. Chicken Cordon Bleu chunks of chicken, ham, mozzarella, parmesan, sauce .......................... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
17. Chicken Florentine (White) chicken breast, spinach, onions, fresh tomatoes, garlic, ricotta, mozz .... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
18. Mona Lisa (No Cheese) plain tomato sauce with broccoli, eggplant, olives, roasted peppers, garlic.... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
19. Tropical Tease (White) bacon, fresh tomatoes, spinach, garlic, olive oil, mozzarella ................ 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
20. Natural (White) sliced tomatoes, fresh garlic, mushrooms, onions, spinach, mozzarella ......... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
21. Mediterranean (White) spinach, feta cheese, garlic, olives, mozzarella ....................................... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
22. Italian Flag (White) broccoli, ricotta, sundried tomatoes, garlic, mozzarella ............................ 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
23. Genovese pesto, sausage, mushrooms, garlic, mozzarella ............................................................... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
24. Sorrentino eggplant, ham, chicken, sauce, mozzarella ................................................................... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
25. B.B.Q. Chicken chicken, B.B.Q. sauce, cheese, sauce ..................................................................... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
26. Verdi Special (White) pesto, fresh tomatoes, eggplant, broccoli, ricotta, garlic, mozzarella .... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
27. Bob’s Favorite feta cheese, bacon, roasted peppers, sauce, spinach, mozzarella ........................ 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
28. Henri’s Favorite mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, spinach, garlic, sauce, mozzarella ............... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
29. Five Meat Special sausage, pepperoni, ham, bacon, meatball, sauce, mozzarella ....................... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
30. Eggplant Special (White) fresh tomatoes, broccoli, eggplant, olives, ricotta, garlic, mozzarella ....... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
31. Chix Special (White) broccoli, ricotta, roasted peppers, chicken garlic, mozzarella ................. 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
32. Buffalo Chicken (White) bleu cheese, grilled buffalo style chicken, mozzarella ......................... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
33. Broccoli Rabe (White) garlic, olive oil, with sausage or chicken .................................................. 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
34. De Francos (White) fresh tomato, pepperoncini, peppers, feta cheese ....................................... 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
35. Chicken Bacon Ranch grilled or crispy chicken ............................................................................. 11.95 .... 14.95 .....16.95 ..... 17.95
Appetizers
Poppers with cheddar cheese & sour cream 6 piece .............. 6.95
Mozzarella Sticks (6 piece) ........................................................ 5.95
Garlic Bread ................................................................................ 2.95
w/ Cheese ......................................................................... 3.75
Chicken Fingers w/ French Fries (4 piece) ............................. 7.95
Buffalo Fingers (4 piece) with Bleu Cheese or Ranch ............ 6.95
Buffalo or Barbecue Wings.................... 6 piece ...................... 5.95
12 piece ................ 8.95................ 24 piece .................... 13.95
French Fries ...................................... Small: 2.50 ...........Large: 3.95
Side of Meatballs or Sausage ..................................................... 3.00
Salads
Sm.
Lg.
Caesar Salad................................................. 5.25........................6.95
Tossed Salad................................................. 3.95 .......................5.95
Tuna Salad ................................................... 5.25........................7.95
Chef Salad...................................................... 5.50 .......................7.95
Ham, Turkey, Provolone, Boiled Egg
Antipasto Ham, Salami, Provolone............ 5.50 .......................7.95
Hometown Salad ........................................ 5.25 .......................7.95
(olives, feta cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers etc. )
Grilled Chicken Salad................................. 5.95 .......................8.95
Chicken Caesar Salad.................................. 5.95 .......................8.95
Buffalo Chicken (crispy or grilled) .......... 5.95 .......................8.95
Dressings: French, Lite Italian, Creamy Italian, Italian, Lite Ranch,
Ranch, Bleu Cheese, Thousand Island, Parmesan Peppercorn
& Vinaigrette
Extra Dressing Packets .............. .50 extra
Add shredded mozzarella or feta cheese ..... 1.00 ..................... 2.00
Pasta
Choice of Ziti, Spaghetti, Angle Hair or Linguini)
Cavatelli or Gnocchi ...................................................... $1.00 Extra
Plain w/ Sauce ............................................................................. 8.95
Sausage or Meatball .................................................................. 10.95
Broccoli Sauce (Whit&or Red) ............................................... 10.95
Mushroom Sauce ...................................................................... 10.95
Meat Sauce (Red Sauce) ........................................................... 10.95
Broccoli & Mushroom Sauce (White or Red).........................10.95
Clam Sauce ( White or Red) ................................................... 12.95
Shrimp & Broccoli ,(White or Red) ....................................... 14.95
Shrimp Scampi .., ...................................................................... 14.95
Shrimp & Clams (White or Red.............................................. 14.95
Shrimp FraDiavlo (Spicy Sauce) ..............................................14.95
Fettucini Alfredo ...................................................................... 11.95
Cavatelli w/ broccoli, sausage, fresh tomatoes, oil & garlic.... 12.95
Bolognese Sauce (pink sauce).................................................. 11.95
Above served with salad & bread
Baked Pasta
Manicotti ................................................................................... 10.95
Stuffed Shells ............................................................................. 10.95
Lasagna ..................................................................................... 11.95·
Baked Ziti .................................................................................. 10.95
Pasta Combo (manicotti, stuffed shells & lasagna)............... 12.95
Boiled Meat Ravioli (baked $1.00 more). .............................. 10.95
Boiled Cheese Ravioli (baked $1.00 more) ........................... 10.95
Veggie - 8.95 broccoli, mushrooms, olives, onions, peppers & sauce
Meat - 7.95 pepperoni, meatball, mozzarella & sauce
Calzone
ricotta, mozzarella, spices, includes side sauce
7.95 each Each additional item - 1.00
Grinders
(Hot and Cold) half 8” whole 12”
Meatball, Sausage & Cheese Combo.....................5.95 ........... 7.95
Meatball, Eggplant & Cheese Combo...................5.95 ........... 7.95
Veal Parmigiana ..................................................... 5.95 ........... 7.95
Meatball Parmigiana ............................................. 5.50 ........... 6.95
Sausage Parmigiana................................................ 5.50 ........... 6.95
Eggplant Parmigiana.............................................. 5.50 ........... 6.95
Pepperoni, Cheese & Sauce .................................. 5.50 ........... 6.95
Ham & Cheese L. T,M............................................ 5.50 ........... 6.95
Genoa Salami & Cheese L,T,M............................. 5.50 ........... 6.95
Roast Beef& Cheese L,T,M.................................... 5.95 ........... 7.95
Tuna & Cheese L,T. ............................................... 5.50 ........... 6.95
Turkey & Cheese L,T,M......................................... 5.95 ........... 7.95
Cappicola & Cheese .............................................. 5.95 ........... 7.50
Chicken Parmigiana .............................................. 5.95 ........... 7.95
Chicken Cutlet & Cheese L,T,M .......................... 5.95 ........... 7.95
Italian Combo ........................................................ 5.95 ........... 7.95
(Ham, Cappicola, Salami, Cheese, Lettuce,Tomato, Peppers,
Onions, Mayo, Oil & Vmegar)
Pepper Egg wi Cheese ........................................... 5.50 ........... 6.95
Philly Cheese Steak ............................................... 5.95 ........... 7.95
(Mushrooms, Onions, Peppers & Cheese)
Sauteed Veggie Grinder......................................... 5.50 ........... 6.95
(Cheese, Broccoli, Olives, Mushrooms, Peppers & Onions)
Pastrami & Cheese ...................................... 5.95 7.95
(Grilled Onions, Lettuce, Tomato, Mustard)
BLT& Cheese with Mayo ...................................... 5.50 ........... 6.95
Buffalo Chicken Grilled or Crispy....................... 5.95 ........... 7.95
L,T, Bleu Cheese or Ranch
Green Peppers....................... .25 ........... .50
Extra Cheese ......................... .50 ........... .50
Red Roasted Peppers ........... .50 ........... .50
Bacon ..................................... .50 ......... 1.00
Wraps
Choice of Tomato, Wheat or Plain Served with Chips
Turkey ........................................................................................ 6.95
Roast Beef................................................................................... 6.95
Ham & Cheese .......................................................................... 6.95
Philly Steak ................................................................................ 7.95
Buffalo or Crispy Chicken ....................................................... 7.95
Dinners
Chicken Parmigiana w/ pasta ................................................ 13.95
Veal Parmigiana w/ pasta ....................................................... 14.95
Eggplant Parmigiana w/ pasta ............................................... 11.95
Eggplant Rollatini w/ pasta .................................................... 13.95
Ham, Ricotta, & Mozzarella Chicken Marsala w/ pasta ...... 14.95
Chicken Cacciatore w/ pasta .................................................. 14.95
Veal Marsala w/ pasta ............................................................. 15.95
Chicken Broccoli with lemon butter w/ pasta ..................... 14.95
Chicken Francese w/ pasta ......................................................14.95
Chicken Broccoli Alfredo w/ pasta ........................................14.95
We at Hometown Pizza would like to thank you for your support. We
use only the best cheeses and fresh dough made on the premises daily. For
our sauce we use only whole plum tomatoes and the best spices available.
We work hard to meet your needs and wants. Thank you for your support.
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business of running the community continues without interruption. As I write this article, we have demolition bids out for the
burned house at 3 North Main Street. By the time you read this,
the bids should be in, and the preparation for the removal of that
building from our downtown will be underway. It will still take
a month or so to take care of paperwork and the appropriation
of the funds needed, but I can promise that we will have it taken
care of as soon as we possibly can.
We have a new Zoning Enforcement Officer, Scott Eisenlohr, and he is addressing other blighted properties that have
been on the books for the past few years. The Code Enforcement Committee is working on changing and updating the ordinance pertaining to blight and is following up every month.
This process sometimes is much slower than we would like, but
we will continue to move forward.
The Bemis Street project is well underway. Of course, that
road is closed except for local traffic. Please be patient as you
seek alternate routes.
Our Charter Revision Commission continues to work on updating our charter. I do want to extend a thank you to each hardworking member of the commission. The commission’s job is not an
easy task. They are meeting multiple times every month, trying to
go through the charter and present to the Town Council their recommendations. We are hoping to include these changes on the ballot
during the November election. They will present a limited number
of recommended changes, and it is my hope that we can keep the
commission ongoing, so that we can make a few changes every
year. The charter is a well- composed document, but like all documents, it needs to be updated from time to time. After the commission makes its recommendations, I will try to explain them to you
through this article during the months leading up to the election.
The Capital Improvements Committee has also been hard at
work. The bond package that we talked about earlier this year
has been the topic of recent Capital Improvements’ discussions.
The proposed projects involved will change a little, and once they
progress and reach a clear focus, I will keep you updated.
I also met this past week with the State DOT as we continue
to work with them on the widening of Route 6. This project itself
is still a little way out, but once complete, will be a great addition
to our downtown. The plans have North Main St aligning with
Agney Avenue with a traffic light installed there, thus eliminating
the light at South Main Street and Main. This project will also
provide us with much needed on-street parking. The State will
be holding an informational public meeting in September. I will
update you as soon as I have the date confirmed.
Upcoming projects that we are working on are the Fall Mountain water paving project, which is the final step to complete the
water project, the downtown streetscape project, and the project
involving the lower Bemis Street paving, and drainage from Harwinton Avenue to Armbruster Road. All of these projects will soon
be going to bid. Finally, we will be installing safety signs near Eli
Terry Middle School and Fisher Elementary later this summer.
As you can see, we are working tirelessly and have lots of good
things happening in our community. While we are hard at work,
you should get out and enjoy the coming improvements and great
weather! Let’s keep Plymouth moving forward.
Mayor Dave Merchant
Boy Scout Troop 75 June Events
This past month, the scouts attended another weekend
camp out at Camp Mattatuck in Plymouth Connecticut.
The scouts decided to enjoy some cycling on the local rails
to trails network. The Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
(FCHT) roughly 58 miles of which is paved in Connecticut, stretches from New Haven to the Massachusetts border before continuing into our neighboring state for a total
length of 80 miles and 11 towns. The multi-use trail runs
along abandoned rail corridors and canal tow paths through
urban, suburban and rural areas of Southern Connecticut
and the Farmington Valley. Along the way are historic
buildings, canal locks, the remains of canal aqueducts and
other landmarks that provide a rich cultural background for
the trail experience. The largest gap remaining is 9.1 miles
from southern Farmington, through all of Plainville into
northern Southington.
The scouts cycled a section of the Farmington River
Trail (FRT) which is part of the greater FCHT. The FRT
is an 18.2-mile loop trail which links to the FCHT at points
in Farmington and Simsbury passing through the villages
Public Safety Message for Plymouth Residents
Emergency services in our community have long been
concerned about safety in your complexes, such at Quail
Hollow, individual homes, camp grounds, and other complexes in the town of Plymouth, Terryville and Pequabuck.
Recently the Police Department had difficulty finding
the correct unit on a “wellbeing check” called in by a concerned friend. A delay such as this could have led to an unfortunate outcome, thankfully it did not. There have been
some serious issues finding campers at the campground.
THEY ARE NOT NUMBERED. With the camping season in full swing, should the campers be protected if an
emergency should arise?
Fire, EMS, and Police are on record many other times,
unable to quickly identify a callers units or homes or
campers.
Here are a few reasons for these problems:
1) Numbering of individual apartments/ home/camp
sites is either not clearly visible from the street…. or too
small to distinguish. Door decoration however lovely, often hide such numbers.
2) Quail Hollow complex, for one example, has a
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of Unionville and Collinsville and the towns of Burlington and Canton to create a 28.5-mile loop connecting five
towns. For much of its length, the trail nestles against the
banks of the Farmington River tracing the route of the old
“Canal Line” railroad. While the trail passes by some of
the area’s loveliest landscapes, it also contains the longest
stretches of on road riding.
Troop 75 welcomes new boys aged 11 to 17 and meets
at 7:00 pm every Wednesday night at the Terryville Congregational Church on Main Street in Terryville beginning
again in September.
No prior
Scouting experience necessary.
For more information on the
Scouting program
please refer to the
website beascout.
scouting.org
If
you would like
additional
information about
joining Troop 75
and having your
son
participate
in our activities
please email the
following
address: [email protected]
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building numbering system that is somewhat confusing
to emergency personnel…. especially for those personnel
who serve our community, but live outside of our town.
3) Clearly labeling buildings would help this situation.
We in ALL emergency services respectfully request
that all decorations be removed on or near you unit numbers for easier visibility.
Adding larger numbers would also help, so emergency
personnel have a clearer visual of your unit/building from
a moving vehicle. All emergency services are here to
serve your needs, but until we can locate your individual
units, homes, or campers quickly and efficiently, any delay
could lead to serious consequences.
“IF WE CAN’T FIND YOU, WE CAN’T HELP YOU”
Thank you for your consideration; as always, ALL the
emergency services are here to serve any way possible.
Plymouth Volunteer Ambulance Corps;
Plymouth Police Department;
Terryville, Fall Mountain and Plymouth Fire Departments
Please inquire in person.
Sunrise Market
Deli & Catering
92 Main Street • Terryville, CT 06786
589-4086
Grinders • Cold & Hot Oven Sandwiches • Delicatessen
Dairy • Groceries • Newspapers • Cigarettes
Let Us Cater Your Summer Events This Year!
Graduations • Picnics/July 4th • Showers/Stags • Company Events • Family Gatherings
Catering Menu
Group 1 - $12.00 per person
• 4 Hot Items •1 Salad
Baked Chicken Pieces
Store Baked Ham, Sliced, w/Brown Sugar • Cold Cut Platter
Roasted Chicken Pieces
Sauce (add $2.00 per person)
Chicken Parmigiana (add $1.00 per person)
Hot Roast Beef, Sliced (add $2.00 per person) • 5 Hot Items • 1 Salad
Lemon Pepper Chicken (add $1.00 per person)
Kielbasa & Cabbage
Stuffed Cabbage (add $2.00 per person)
Baked Macaroni & Cheese
• 4 Hot Items• 1 Salad
Seafood Newburg w/Rice (add $2.00 per person) Ziti with Meat Sauce
Scalloped Potatoes with Ham Pieces
Meat Balls in Sauce
• 3 Hot Items • 1 Salad
Sausage in Sauce
Pork & Beans with Cocktail Franks
All Include: Dinner Rolls w/Butter, Coffee, Cups,
Cavatelli & Broccoli-Served Warm (add $.50
Oven Brown Potatoes
Sugar, Milk, Plates, Napkins and Plastic Ware
per person)
Green Beans Almondine
• We use only fresh vegetables in all of our catering!
Sausage & Peppers
Fresh Garden Salad
• All items are cooked fresh the day of your affair!
Eggplant Parmigiana
Potato with Egg Salad
• Desserts Available Upon Request
Lasagna (add $1.00 per person)
Macaroni Salad with Tuna or Shrimp • No party too large or too small!
Store Baked Turkey, Sliced w/Gravy (add
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• Bereavement gatherings available on short notice.
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Save the Date, Register Now for The Dream
Ride Experience to Benefit Special Olympics
Save the date and register now for The Dream Ride Experience, an elaborate, multi-day fundraiser presented by Bozzuto’s
Inc., The Hometown Foundation and your local IGA Supermarket to benefit Special Olympics, August 27th - 28th at the Farmington Polo Club, Farmington. This year’s event will feature
a new Family Fun Zone – making it an event that truly offers
something for everyone. Register and find out more at www.
dreamride.org.
Each year, The Dream Ride Experience unites thousands of
friends, families and motorcycle and engine enthusiasts from
multiple states and countries to celebrate Special Olympics athletes. The event helps to inspire a sense of community and respect, acceptance and inclusion for individuals with intellectual
disabilities – on and off the playing field.
Dream Ride highlights will include a motorcycle ride with
participants from Connecticut, Eastern Seaboard states and Canada and a judged Dream Show featuring rare, classic and exotic
automobiles and motorcycles at the Farmington Polo Grounds
on Sunday, August 28th. The event will also offer great food,
live entertainment, vendor displays, pet adoptions and a Family
Fun Zone for children and guests of all ages. A Dream Cruise
and Wrangler Rally, presented by Papa’s Chrysler Dodge Jeep
Ram of New Britain, will be held at The Farmington Club on
Saturday, August 27th. For more details, a full schedule of activi-
ties and to register for The Dream Ride Experience, visit www.
dreamride.org. Register your motorcycle or car and purchase allaccess one-day passes at $30 or two-day passes for $50. Passes
entitle guests to meals and wristbands for the Family Fun Zone,
which includes a carnival atmosphere and rides. Register online
before July 4th and receive an official Dream Ride Experience
t-shirt. For a first time this year, the general public may enter and
roam the venue at no charge.
Dream Ride began as a dream of Michael A. Bozzuto, CEO of
Bozzuto’s Inc. It started with just a few motorcyclists participating
in a benefit ride to raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics. Over the years, thousands have joined the mission and helped
make it an event that has a profound impact on many lives. In addition to local events planned, Bozzuto and friends will embark on
a six-day, 2,000 mile motorcycle ride from Florida to Connecticut
and arrive in Farmington on Friday, August 26th. Dream Ride participants will also ride in from multiple states along the Eastern
Seaboard and Canada to join in the weekend’s festivities.
This year, the Dream Ride celebrates its 16th anniversary. In
2015, the event raised $1.3 million to support Special Olympics;
it has raised over $4.7 million since its inception.
Dream Ride Partner Sponsors include the Aqua Turf Club,
The Farmington Club, the Michael Fux Foundation, Bozzuto’s
Inc. and The Hometown Foundation, Inc.
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(Back Row) Jared Allen, Christopher Brody, Christopher Lebeau,
Christopher Latimer, Charles Johndro, Jon Marino, Brandon
Johndro, Ann Marie Rheault, Kristina Padelli, Amy Radke,
(Front Row) Cesar Beiros, John D’Aniello, Ethan Rheault
The Plymouth Police Department participated in their
second annual Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) for
the Special Olympics. Various members of the Town of
Plymouth paid homage to our heroes - Special Olympics
Connecticut athletes and their families - by running three
miles through Plymouth on June 9, 2016. The Law Enforcement Torch Run transforms communities by inspiring people to open their minds, to accept and include people with intellectual disabilities, and celebrate differences
among all people. For athletes and officers alike, the Law
Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics is a story
of success love, respect and commitment between law enforcement officers and special Olympic’s athletes. All the
participants would like to thank the community for their
continued support and generosity.
The public is invited to a Coffee Hour with the Plymouth
legislators on Friday, July 15 at Eagle’s Nest (163 Main Street,
Terryville).
The “Coffee With Your Legislators” event will run from
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
It will be hosted by Sen. Henri Martin and Rep. Whit Betts.
Residents will have the opportunity to meet their legislators in a relaxed setting and hear the latest updates from the
State Capitol. Residents may discuss any state or legislative
issues, including the latest on the state budget or local concerns.
Those who are unable to attend may contact Betts at 800
842-1423 and Martin at 860-240-0022.
All residents are encouraged to attend.
Coffee will be provided.
Plymouth Deli & Grocery
569 Main Street • 860-484-7311
Prices Too Low
to Advertise
Canning
Supplies
In Stock!
Plymouth Legislators to
Hold July Coffee Hour
Strawberry Plants
1.50
ea.
Reg. $2.49
Law Enforcement
Torch Run
phone 860-589-8858
fax 860-589-7968
Prices Valid July 1st - July 31st
Sevin 1 lb.
On July 17th from 10 AM until 4 PM, at the Bristol Wal-Mart,
the Plymouth Police department will be hosting their Christmas in July toy drive for local children’s
hospitals in need. Please come support and
donate a toy to brighten a child in need’s
day. Donations can also be made at the
Plymouth Police Department by contacting
Officer Cesar Beiros at 860-589-7779.
31 Main Street
Terryville 06786
Mon.-Fri. 9-6
Saturday 9-5
Sunday 9-3
Kiln Dried
Christmas in July
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$
00
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Expires 7/31/16.
Full Service Deli
Convenience Store Groceries at Big Store Prices
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 5:30am-9pm, Sun. 7am-7pm
2016 Summer Food Program Site Details Announced for Litchfield County
As soon as school ends, EDUCATION CONNECTION begins hosting USDA Summer Food
Service Programs (SFSP) at sites in Torrington
and Winsted. Children from all districts, ages 18
and younger, are welcome to join us for breakfast
and/or lunch, free of charge. A parent or guardian
must accompany each child to the site where they
can enjoy a meal and make new friends! This
year, EDUCATION CONNECTION is hosting
meals at the following SFSP-approved sites:
TORRINGTON SITES (9)
Coe Park | June 20 – August 19
Open Feeding Site – Available to ALL children
18 and under
Coe Place, Torrington, CT 06790
Lunch 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Camp Moe | June 27 – August 19
Open Feeding Site - Available to ALL children
18 and under
1145 Brandy Hill Rd., Torrington, CT 06790
Breakfast 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Lunch 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Northwestern CT YMCA | June 20 – August 19
Closed Feeding Site - Available ONLY to children enrolled in the program
259 Prospect St., Torrington, CT 06790
Lunch 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Elks Pond | August 22 - August 26
180 Guerdat Road, Torrington, CT 06790
Lunch 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Vogel-Wetmore School #2 | June 20 – August 19
Closed Feeding Site – Available ONLY to students enrolled in SFSP at Vogel-Wetmore School
68 Church St., Torrington, CT 06790
Lunch 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
WINCHESTER / WINSTED SITES (2)
Brooker Memorial Park | June 20 – August 19
Open Feeding Site - Available to ALL children
18 and under
157 Litchfield St., Torrington, CT 06790
Lunch 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
We will continue to hold our free
Learn Together Groups this summer at
Rockwell Park (park st. Bristol) playground on Fridays mornings, 10:00 am.
Splash Pad will be open.
Visit our website for more information
www.plymouth.k12.ct.us/frc or contact us
at [email protected]
Lock Museum
Announces
Summer Hours
The Lock Museum of America
is open for the summer. Hours are
Tuesday through Friday from 1:304pm, and weekends by appointment. Look for the red, white and
blue “Open” flag out front. If you’ve
never been there, it’s worth a visit.
Admission is only $3. For more information, call 860-480-4408 or go
to www.lockmuseumofamerica.org
Batcheller Early Education Center | July 5 – July 28
201 Pratt St, Winsted, CT 06098
Lunch 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Gaylord-Tiffany Building - June 20 – August 12
75 Rowley St, Winsted, CT 06098
Lunch 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Help us ensure that no child goes hungry this
summer. For further site details, please dial Infoline @ 2-1-1. To learn more about EDUCATION
CONNECTION’s Summer Food Programs,
please call 860.567.0863.
Animal Rescue Foundation
This handsome
man is Burley.
He’s about 1-12 yrs old, very
friendly.
He
loves going out
on the catio and
lays in the sun.
He gets along
fine with his
roommates. He would love to come home
with you
Cali-sue has the most
beautiful
coloring.
And is so sweet, just
want to have attention.
She is about 1-1/2 yrs
old. She loves to be
brushed and petted.
How can you resist
this gorgeous sweetie!
Come visit this weekend between 12:00
and 4:00.
Bella
the
beautiful! she
has gorgeous
calico coloring. She was
surrendered
by her family
because of allergies, and is hoping to find
another loving family. She is about 7 yrs
old and would make a wonderful addition
to your home! Come visit her Sat or Sunday between 12:00 and 4:00.
This is Charlie, a
sweet tiny lady. She
is about 18 months
old, tiny and sweet.
She loves attention
and will sit in your
lap, just enjoying
you. She loves to
run and jump, and loves the outside catio
at the shelter. Please come visit her and
take her into your family !
Say hi to Parker! This sweet boy is very
friendly, and gets
along well with his
roommates. He has
the cutest white
spots under his chin
and on his belly!
He’s all set to go
home with you!
This is Cali-Sue.
“School Day Preschool” “Summer Playgroups”
Limited space is available to families
of Plymouth/Terryville, and surrounding
towns, for the Plymouth FRC NAEYC
(National Academy for the Education
of Young Children) preschool program.
Housed in Plymouth Center School,
snacks are provided and rest time planned.
Low tuition costs plus high quality
equals children ready for Kindergarten!
Northside Terrace | June 20 - August 19
Closed Feeding Site - Not open to the public
4 Terrace Drive, Torrington, CT 06790
Lunch 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Vogel-Wetmore School #1 | June 20 – August 19
18 and under
68 Church St., Torrington, CT 06790
Lunch 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
CT Junior Republic | June 20 – August 12
18 and under
168 South Main St., Torrington, CT 06790
Lunch 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Plymouth Family Resource
Center News
Kenny is a sweet little 8 month old boy.
He came into the shelter with 2 other cats
who have already
been adopted. So
he really needs
a new home. He
is very playful,
loves to run and
jump. Can he
come home with
you?
To adopt, please visit our shelter and at 366 Main St. in Terryville,
or call (860) 583-3089. Our adoption hours are Saturday and Sunday
from 1pm - 4pm. • arfCT.org • facebook.com/arfct
We Will pay up to
fair trade-in value
(kbb.com)
depending on condition.
Foreign or Domestic - 24/7 - Call:
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Plymouth Volunteer of the Year 2016
Tom Zagurski
Congratulations to Tom Zagurski as Volunteer of the Year
for 2016. Tom has been an active part of our community. He
has been a cub scout leader,
Little League coach and soccer coach for youth soccer. He
also serves as co-chairman of
the advisory committee for
Wamogo High School consulting committee, judges contests
held at agricultural schools
and serves on the state VoAg consulting committee. Municipally, He is past chair of the
Plymouth Wetlands commission and Charter Revision committee and has served on the Board of Fire Commission.
Tom is a long time member of the Terryville Lions
Club. He is currently serving as president and is also presi-
dent of the Connecticut Fair
Association and Litchfield
County Fair Association. He
is an eight year member of
the Plymouth Town Council serving as councilmanat-large. He and his wife,
Karen, have been married
35 years and have three
children - TJ, Raymond and
Chrissy, and one grandchild.
It is with great pleasure that
the Plymouth Republican
Town Committee awards this plaque to Tom Zagurski. His
name will be placed on the plaque in the Town Hall. Tom
has requested that the $100.00 donation go to FIDELCO.
Again - Congratulations Tom!
Mary Wollenberg
Plymouth Police Officers Receive MADD Awards
On May 24th, 2016 the 30th Annueal Law Enforcement
Recognition Ceremony was held at the Central Connecticut State University. Every year, two officers are chosen
from each department with the most D.U.I arrests to receive awards from MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driv-
ers). This year, Officer Cesar Beiros and Officer Christopher Latimer were chosen from the Plymouth Police
Department. Officer Cesar Beiros also received a 5 year
MADD Award for having been an award recipient 5 years
in a row.
Thomaston Savings Bank
Opens 2 New Branches
Thomaston Savings Bank continues to grow as a community mutual savings bank and announces the opening of its eleventh branch
in Oakville, CT. A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Reception were
held on Tuesday, May 17 followed by the opening of the branch on
Wednesday, May 18. The Oakville branch of Thomaston Savings
Bank is a full service branch equipped with experienced banking
professionals and offers all the convenience and service of the bank’s
existing branches. This new branch is located at 461 Main Street, a
free-standing building located in the Oakville Plaza, and includes
convenient hours, a drive thru, and 24-hour drive up ATM.
From left to right: Tom Parisot, Thomaston Savings Bank Board of Directors;
David Carlson, Thomaston Savings Bank Board of Directors; Christine Mola,
Bristol Chamber Executive Director; Cindy Scoville, President & CEO, Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce; James Kaniewski, Thomaston Savings Bank Board of Directors; Susan Sadecki, Thomaston Savings Bank Board
of Directors; George Seabourne, Chairman of the Board of the Board of Directors, Thomaston Savings Bank; David Merchant, Vice-Chair of the Board of
Directors, Thomaston Savings Bank; Stephen Lewis, President & CEO, Thomaston Savings Bank; Phyllis Tucker, Branch Manager; Aimee Browning, Assistant Branch Manager; Melissa Balducci, Teller; Cassie Gorman, Customer
Service Associate: Rosa Martinez-Farias, Teller; and Ryan Darmand, Teller.
Thomaston Savings Bank also announces the opening of its
twelfth branch in Bristol, CT. A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Reception were held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016. This newly built branch
located at 120 Farmington Avenue is the second branch in Bristol and
is a full service bank equipped with experienced banking professionals and offers all the convenience and service of the Bank’s existing
branches. The new branch includes convenient hours, a drive thru,
and 24-hour drive up ATM.
Thomaston Savings Bank is very excited about this expansion in
Bristol. “This new branch will create easy access for customers on the
other side of town, and position us as Bristol’s community bank,” said
Stephen Lewis, CEO and President of Thomaston Savings Bank.
Thomaston Savings Bank is here
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when it comes to choosing a mortgage.
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Plymouth GOP Lawmakers Blast Malloy’s Drain
of State’s Rainy Day Fund
Plymouth’s Republican legislators released the following statement
regarding Gov. Dan Malloy’s call for the state to drain its “Rainy Day
Fund’’ to close this year’s $315.8 million budget deficit.
After the $315.8 million is taken out of that fund by Gov. Malloy, the
state will enter the next fiscal year with just $90.2 million in it, or a mere
0.5 percent of annual operating costs. The Rainy Day Fund is generally
expected to contain between 10 and 15 percent of the budget.
“Remember those record tax hikes that the Democrat majorities celebrated and the governor signed into law twice?” Rep. Whit Betts asked.
“Did that solve Connecticut’s budget problems? Of course not. In fact, income tax revenues are down and sales tax revenues are down. Those tax
hikes have had exactly the opposite of their desired effect. Now, our budget
reserves are nearly gone. The governor has no one to blame but himself
and the Democrat-supported policies he has signed into law. Odds are quite
good for a post-November tax hike. This is all the more reason why there
needs to be a shake-up of the current decision-makers in Hartford. What
they are doing is clearly not working, and that is why so many families,
businesses and taxpayers have been leaving our state over the last 4 years.”
“The governor has tapped the taxpayers’ savings account to balance
the state’s books before July 1,” Sen. Henri Martin said. “The Rainy Day
Fund was fragile to begin with. Now, we are left with little to no financial
cushion going forward. That very likely means even more tax hikes are
coming next year. It’s frustrating. We don’t need new taxes. We are
already overtaxed. This is yet another example of why Rep. Betts and
I would love to see more fiscally responsible state lawmakers working
with us side-by-side at the State Capitol. We will continue to work with
all like-minded lawmakers to bring about the stability and sustainability
the people and businesses of Connecticut deserve. We won’t stop fighting
for those common sense policies.”
Betts and Martin this year proposed an alternative budget which
did not raid the rainy day fund. Their “Pathway to Sustainability”
was a detailed and balanced five-year plan that called for property
tax relief, no new taxes and caps on spending and borrowing while
restoring the governor’s funding cuts to seniors, children, the disabled, hospitals and cities and towns. The Republican plan was not
adopted by the Democratic majorities in the state House and Senate.
Chhhhanges – Turn
and Face the Strange
By Lisa K. Watson-Hill, Pastor, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
I have a friend on Facebook who posts these weird little stories from
all over the corners of the internet. Recently she posted a video of a dog in
Russia trapped at the top of a dam. (For the sake of your heart, she is safely
rescued!) We aren’t shown how the poor beast got herself in this fix but she
stands precariously at the lip of the dam with water washing past her feet, absolutely planted in her terror that if she moves even an inch she’ll be washed
over. A man (with a safety line, thank God!) inches toward her, almost excruciatingly slowly. He reaches her and she finally dares to glance in back
of her to see him but when he goes to pull her toward him, those legs remain
strongly planted. He finally gets ahold of her collar, and turns her toward
himself, then begins the inching back, even as she tries to plant herself again.
As I said, all ends well – but here’s the thing. Watching this video, I was
struck by three moments and they all were the moments “just before”. Just
before the rescuer reached her, his hand was extended toward the dog, his
fingers separated by millimeters from her collar. Just before the dog turned,
her back legs slipped. If not for that grip, she surely would have been lost.
Just before the rescuer hands her over to the crowd on the bank, his legs
wobble and the safety line goes tense. He makes it over the wall, but I am
willing to bet there was a stiff vodka involved in his evening plans!
How many times do we find ourselves in situations that are “just
before”? Those moments when the world could go either way? Do we
plant our legs and refuse to move? If so, the reality is that eventually
our strength will fail and we will be washed over by the waters of our
troubles. Or do we dare to turn and trust that the guiding hand extended
to us has a better chance at leading us to safety? It was not guaranteed
that man or dog would survive that trip, nor was it guaranteed that nobody would be hurt – and I am willing to bet they both were a little
worse for wear by the end of that day!
So many faiths – from Christian to Pagan to Muslim to Buddhist
to Judaism & countless others – call on us to trust that there is a higher
power that is leading us to a better place and a higher ground. Yet far too
often we stand like that dog at the top of the dam, planted in our fear and
convinced that any movement will lead to our doom. And far too often
that planting means we will be washed over the edge because the force
of the water will overwhelm our single strength. To turn and trust the
guiding hand will be hard, will be terrifying, and most certainly is not
guaranteed to keep us 100% safe from harm. But standing still DOES
guarantee that we will be washed away. Life will not allow us the luxury
of never changing, never having to move. Yes, there is risk in movement
but isn’t that better than certain stagnant doom?
Plymouth Public Works Monthly Updates
Welcome to another great edition of the Plymouth Public Works Department (PWD) Monthly Updates. One intention of this article is to point
out some important dates found during the month. To keep the article interesting you will also find an informative subsection detailing a particular
operation. Finally for the next couple months this article will showcase the
Bemis Street Reconstruction Project including the construction schedule
and road closures.
America’s 240th Independence Day will be celebrated on Monday, July
4, 2016. In observance of this holiday Town Hall Administrative Offices
and the Transfer Station will be closed. Recyclables collection will be adjusted as follows: Routes normally picked up this week will be picked up
on the day after their normally scheduled day. Collection scheduled for
Friday, July 8th will be collected as scheduled.
Last month I discussed the requirement to sweep the streets in Town,
and this month I will discuss the importance of maintaining vegetation
along our streets. Just as the community is out keeping their lawns cut this
time of year, the PWD is doing the same for the public Right of Way. We
have an obligation to preserve clear sight lines on our roadways for the
safety of our motorists and pedestrians.
In order to protect the sight lines along the roads the PWD has a roadside mower which you have probably seen around Town over the years.
It is a fairly large blue tractor with a mower on an arm attached to the
side. Seasonal mowing is performed by highway maintenance crews with
the tractor/mower unit between May 1 and November 1 to improve safety
and aesthetics. There are approximately 166 lane-miles and acres of fields,
industrial park, and detention ponds that must be kept-up. Please continue
to proceed with caution when you see the sign “Mowing Ahead,” and give
the operator a thumbs-up for a job well done.
Reconstruction of Bemis Street from High Street to Route 72 is underway. Bemis Street is closed from High Street to Rt. 72 for non-local traffic.
Closing the road allows the contractor to work unimpaired, which allows
the construction to be completed expeditiously and safely. We are now a
month in to the project and are right on schedule. Most of the tree clearing has been completed, and the lower half of the road has been reclaimed
to gravel. Through the next month or two the contractor intends to install
drainage along the lower portion of the road, a new road base, and then
eventually a layer of asphalt to hedge erosion. The detour for this project is
Burger Road, Preston Road, and South Riverside Avenue (Route 72).
Give the PWD a like: Search on Facebook for “Plymouth,
CT - Public Works News and Alerts” to stay informed! However,
please continue to use the Town’s website for service requests, to
allow us to properly communicate, repair, and track services.
Enjoy the benefits of summer, slow down for work zones,
drive safely, and enjoy the Town’s parks.
Sincerely,
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Plymouth Human Services
Helping to improve the quality of life for Plymouth residents.
The Foot Clinic will be at the Plymouth Town Hall July 22nd
1:00 – 4:00pm Appointments are needed.
Would you like a Benefits Checkup? Call the Plymouth Human Services Department for an appointment to find out if you
are eligible for any programs that may help you.
Medicare Savings Program – As of March 1, 2016, the income guidelines have changed. Gross monthly income limits:
Single – $2,435.40, Couple $3,284.10
Free Food For Seniors - You may qualify for a box of FREE
FOOD on a monthly basis through the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). If you meet the income and age
requirements, we hope you sign up! Proof of age and income
are needed to apply!
Senior Nutrition Class will begin July 22, 2016 from 10:00am
-11:30am at the Town Hall, pre-registration is required and
the class is open to any senior lady. The class is six weeks
long. BRASS City Harvest will provide hands-on education
and preparation assistance with Connecticut Grown produce.
Funding provided by a grant from the Women and Girl’s Fund
at the Main St Community Foundation.
Senior Farmers’ Market Program – $18.00 in checks to be
used at a participating Farmer’s Market. All participants must
be 60 years of age or older and have a maximum household
income for one person of $21,775, two persons $29,471. Individuals under the age of 60 living in subsidized housing and
who meet the financial criteria are also eligible.
Renter’s Rebate - from April 1, 2016 – October 1, 2016 – call
the assessor’s office at 860-585-4006 for more information
Charter Oak Pass (life use) – provides access to the State Parks
and Forests and is available free to Connecticut residents, 65
years of age or older. For more information call 860-424-3200
Birthday Bags are now available at the Human Services office
for families in need. The Girl Scouts in town have generously
donated the bags. Items included in the bags are: a cake mix,
frosting, plates and various other birthday party needs. Bags
are limited and are on a first come first served basis. A small
gift may also be available for your child.
Small Wonders Program – Applications are due July 1, 2016
– income verification is requested. Items may include an outfit,
a back pack, school supplies, shoes/sneakers and a jacket. Everything your child needs to start the school year!
Food stamps (SNAP) – you may be eligible to supplement
your food supply depending on your income. Human Services
will help you apply online.
Gross Monthly Income Limits:
1 person – 1,815
2 people – 2,456
3 people – 3,098
4 people – 3,739
Farmer’s Market – BRASS City Harvest Mobile farmer’s
market will be back again this year! The 2nd and 4th Tuesdays
of each month from 12:30pm- 2:30pm in the back parking lot
of Plymouth Town Hall. Open to the Public
Donations are accepted for the Plymouth Fuel Bank, Small
Wonders (Back Pack and Holiday) and the Medical Needs
Fund. Please consider helping a neighbor in need. Checks can
be made out to The Town of Plymouth. Please indicate in the
memo line which fund you would like to donate to.
We are looking for sponsors for our
Small Wonders Back Pack Program –
The program provides each child with at least one outfit, a gift
card for shoes, a back pack and school supplies so each child
will start the year off with what they need for school.
For further information or to register for any of the
programs listed above, please call the Human Services
Director, Heather Burns at 860-585-4028.
Local News
Terryville High School
Class of 1966
Hometown Heritage
By Jerry Milne
The Terryville High School Class of 1966 is planning
a 50th Class Reunion. The event will be on Saturday November 26th at Wood Acres Farms in Terryville. We are
still looking for some classmates:
Sandra Hamel
Theodore Hasse
Elaine Howe
Gail Lockwood
Robert Shorey
Linda Wetzel Marquis
William White
If anyone has information on these classmates please
email [email protected].
In May, Artista Monument Works of Bridgeport carefully installed the newly restored brownstone monument of James Terry,
founder of the Eagle Lock Company. James Terry was Eli Terry
Jr.’s oldest son. He died in 1871 at the age of 47. Over the years, the
monument had cracked and was in danger of having the front face
split off, ruining the inscriptions.
A close look at the base of the obelisk reveals the mysterious
name “Batterson”. It turns out that James Goodwin Batterson
was the owner of New England Granite Company of Hartford.
His company built the beautiful Connecticut State Capitol in 1879
and the foundation of the Statue of Liberty, not to mention James
Terry’s monument!
Interestingly, Eli Terry Jr.’s gravestone has “J.G. Batterson, Litchfield” engraved on its base. Eli died in 1841, so his stone was
probably carved by James Goodwin Batterson’s father, who was
also a stone carver and lived in Litchfield County.
For more information on how to donate to the restoration of the
Old Terryville Cemetery, go to www.plymouthhistoricalsociety.org
or call 860-921-6118.
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Bristol
Terryville: Landmark local farm for sale! 5.25 acres of level, centrally located land. Level topography adjacent to Plymouth Land Trust and the Plymouth Industrial Park. Sale includes 2 bedroom, 1.5
bath home in need of rehab. Antique barn also located on the property. Potential Industrial use for business, with town approval. Possible sub division, up to 7 lots. POSSIBLE OWNER FINANCING!!!!
Listed at $295,000
Bristol: Sportsmans Paradise! Hunt and shoot
right out the back yard!* Custom Split Level set on
2 ac., backs up to 1,800 ac. belonging to Bristol Fish
and Game! Yard is surrounded w/privacy. 3 BR, 3
full bath, FP in custom kit, LR and MBR. In-ground
pool rebuilt 2 yrs ago, it is gorgeous w/privacy extreme... huge bluestone patio, a deck area, and the
MBR has balcony overlooking this beautiful park
like setting. 1st level FR, 3 car gar., huge shed, set
up for a generator. Come see, its privacy plus! Right
down the road from Jacklin and Bristol Game Clubs.
Listed at $284,900
Bristol: Immaculate, totally remodeled
home, features galore! All the charm and
character of yesteryear with all modern conveniences, comfort and utilities.
Custom kit. w/granite center isle and
back lighting. Newer features incl: roof,
windows, furnace, hot water heater, vinyl siding, 100 amp service! Huge deck,
plus a HUGE paver stone patio with herringbone pattern, 2 car det. gar., level lot.
Listed at $224,9000
Real Estate Notes:
Our Star!
Janet Laviero, a lifelong
Terryville resident, has
once again achieved our
Agent of the Year Sales
Award for 2015, and now
celebrates being our Top
Producer for the 1st and
2nd Quarter of 2016!
Janet’s extensive knowledge and dedication to providing superior service and diligence really shows. Her clients and
customers love working with her, and you will too! Call on
Janet for All your Real Estate Needs! Janet Laviero, your
one call for all things Real Estate: (860) 883-8807
Bristol: Huge Duplex! Rare find is a
duplex, side by side, that has the square
footage this one does! Walk up finished
attic adds that space that comes in useful. Totaling over 1,600 sq. ft. each
unit! Each unit has separate utilities,
its own driveway, Garage has attached
outbuilding into rear yard.
Just Listed at $164,900
Bristol: Invest in yourself! Nice Two
Family home, perfect for investors or
owner occupant! Two units, up and
down, with 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms each.
All separate utilities, off street parking.
Listed at $139,900
Bristol: Nature Lovers Paradise! Located
directly across from the expansive nature
preserve, Birdges Pond, and The Hoppers,
this immaculate Cape has been meticulously upgraded, maintained and cared for.
Complete with 3 BR, hdw. flrs, tile, upgraded kit., cool C/air, new driveway, grade level deck, too many new features to list here!
Just Reduced to $154,900
News & Updates for
the Terryville Fair!
8. Pre-entry fees are $7.00 per class ($10.00 post entry fees per class) FREE. Please pre-enter if you
can.
A couple of changes to the horse show information on
page 20; headline should read as follows:
Dept. I • Horse Show
Sunday, August 28, 2016 at 8:00 a.m.
Department Manager: Mark Malley
Assistant: Kathryn D. Malley
Address: 174 Keegan Road, Plymouth, CT 06782
Phone: (860) 484-3121
E-Mail Care of: [email protected]
Website: www.terryvillefairhorseshow.com
Must comply with Rules & Regulations issued by The
State of Connecticut, 2016 (pages 9-12).
Also, line #8 should read as follows:
New Historical
Society Building
at the Fairgrounds
The new Historical Society building at the Fairgrounds has been erected and is just waiting for the
finishing touches to be completed. Many thanks to
the Lions Club for their cooperation and assistance
on this project. The building will provide room for
many exhibits and artifacts that have been hidden for
lack of display space. If you’d like to help set up this
new building, call 860-584-4634 or email Plymouth.
[email protected]
Lions at Work... More Than You Know
Left & above: Many of us donated part of our
weekend volunteering for Opening Eyes Special
Olympics Lions Club International. This is a special
program to give a free exam and new glasses when
needed. Pictured is Dr Sue giving us directions for a
very successful day.
Some of our CT Lions enjoying themselves at the International convention in Fukuoka Japan.
Our Terryville Lions include Past President Marty Sandshaw and District Governor Steve Daigle.
Above: Installation of new officers and some
special awards on June 16, 2016 held at the Manor Inn in Southington. First picture of outgoing
Lion president Brian Luba with Lion Sue Boilard
with the presidents appreciation Award. Second
picture is Lion Brian with Lion Dave Boilard receiving an appreciation award for his hard work
as Tail Twister. Third is Lion Bud Johnson receiving the Ambassador of sight Award. Fourth
picture is lion Patty Daigle receiving the Knight
of the Blind award. Fifth picture is a recognition
of Lion Brian Luba’s hard work over the last year
as the Terryville Lions president. Sixth picture
is some of the new officers who have offered to
serve in leadership positions for the next year.
The last picture is Bristols president with Terryville’s new president husband and wife Roger
and Lizette Pelletier.
District governors testimonial dinner on June 3rd 2016. Steve has been called the “people’s governor”.
This is so true. Steve is a leader in what Lionism all about. He will still serve as past district governor
and will be very involved. His wife Patty has been there through the whole journey. Thank you both for
your service to the district and especially to us in the Terryville Lions Club.
Left: Many of us donated
part of our weekend volunteering for Opening
Eyes Special Olympics
Lions Club International.
This is a special program
to give a free exam and
new glasses when needed.
Pictured is Dr Sue giving
us directions for a very
successful day.
Left & above: Many of us donated part of our
weekend volunteering for Opening Eyes Special
Olympics Lions Club International. This is a special
program to give a free exam and new glasses when
needed. Pictured is Dr Sue giving us directions for a
very successful day.
Please contact any Lion for more information
Upcoming events
July 23, 2016: 75th Anniversary Dinner
August 26, 27, 28 2016: Terryville Lions Country Fair.
...... and More To Come
Submitted by Lions Cathy Paskus and Sue Boilard
served to keep us safe!
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Local News
Growing up Straight
(the hows, whats and whys of growing things)
Happy July 4th! I don’t know about you but I was utterly enchanted with this spring! Apart from the few plants whose flowers never came to be, the temperature has been warm during the
day, cool at night and just enough rain to not have to water too
often. I hope the summer follows suit.
I am going to bring up a topic that is important to me but can
probably stir strong emotions on both sides of the fence. It’s the
use of chemicals and pesticides. Some people may keep reading
and some may stop right here. I can only express what I know
and feel from my experiences.
24 years ago when I started being the caretaker of this little paradise I call our home I knew absolutely nothing. I inherited the family
homestead where my dad always took care of everything. When
he passed and I moved in, I suddenly found myself responsible for
everything outdoors. I hadn’t a clue where to begin. I didn’t know
that mowers could be raised and lowered, I didn’t know spreaders
had regulators on them that coincided with instructions on the packages of fertilizer and insecticides, I hadn’t a clue about soils and all
their differences, I didn’t know when or how to prune, I didn’t know
which tools were the right tools or how to properly use them, I just
plain didn’t know. I don’t know everything, but I do know a little
more now than I did then. Mostly through trial and error, some research and just plain old sharing of knowledge with other gardeners.
Fortunately I was always a fast learner. I struggled plenty and made
some huge mistakes but eventually I came to an understanding with
nature. Mostly because she outwitted me every time.
I know I already did an article on lawns, so everyone knows how
I feel about that. I can live with the “lawn” I have. It’s not perfect and
I am not going to waste my time, money or water to try and make it
so. But I was talking to Zack, the owner of the landscaping company
that mows our lawn, (yes I do hire someone to mow, I would rather
be in the garden) and we started talking about the spring weather we
had. He was telling me how some customers were calling him and
asking when he was going to fertilize their lawn and put the crabgrass preventative down and he was telling them it wasn’t the right
time. The customer complained and said, “Well my neighbor put
his down.” Well that started 20 minutes of Zack and I talking about
people using products without the knowledge of their usage. You see,
when you own a landscaping company you have to be certified in the
application and usage of such products. But if you are a private citizen you can walk into any store and buy those chemicals and apply
them without even reading the label. Nature is all about temperature
and moisture. Things will or will not happen unless the temperature
and humidity level are optimal. If you put crabgrass preventative or
grub killer on at the wrong time it will not do the job you want it to
and you just applied chemicals for nothing. I could keep going with
this but you get my drift. If you are going to use these products read
the label and please use properly. And by the way, Zack only mows
for us he does NOT apply any chemicals to our lawn.
Lets talk bugs. Be wary of “broad spectrum” insecticides. The
percentage of real “pests” is extremely low. Most insects are beneficial in one way or another. If we let them do their jobs, many
types of insects can actually help us out by preying on or parasitizing pest insects. And let’s not forget pollinating plants. Insects
like native bees, honeybees, butterflies, and moths can provide
this service, helping plants bear fruit. Also birds and bats are examples of animals that can feed on pest insects. My husband and
I had a battle for a while but I think I finally won him over. He
has never been fond of insects and especially any that were in
the house. But I finally convinced him that killing them was not
necessary. I bought him a bug vacuum and now he sucks them up
and puts them back outside, especially the spiders!
I am not saying NEVER, but more importantly keep your
plants healthy. Buy healthy plants and give them what they need
to grow. If you start there you may not invite pests and diseases to
your garden. Also, when you have a problem, do a little research,
identify the problem and maybe try an alternative to chemicals.
Some things that I have tried (and I am all about alternative) are:
Straight vinegar to kill weeds. Spray directly onto weed, be
careful not to spray on a plant you want to keep. This works well
but may have to be reused ever couple of weeks.
I was having a fungus issue with my pachysandra. It started in
a small area but I was afraid of it spreading throughout and I have
a large area of pachysandra behind my house. I mowed the small
area, cleaned out debris, sprinkled baking soda and let the area
grow back. Problem was solved.
I just this year have a terrible problem with red aphids on my
heliopsis. I am not thrilled but here is what I am going to try. Yesterday while I had the trimmers out I trimmed them down to about
10-12 inches. (they were starting to flower so this broke my heart)
Next I will hose them off and then spray some horticultural oil
on them mixed with water and a touch of Palmolive dishwashing
liquid. I am going to give them a little fertilizer in about a week or
so. I will let you know how this works.
Okay I am done talking about that. Here’s hoping all you gardening wishes come true this summer.
Happy gardening, Sue Huff
News from The American Legion Post 20
On Flag Day June 14th, we celebrated the retiring of our
Legion and community worn, torn flags in the usual dignified manner. Thanks to our Mayor, Dave Merchant, for being there to support us. Jim Hannon and Ron Elder from the
color for their part in the ceremony. Our Post officers, Joe
Lozewski, Keith Golnik, Barbara La Montagne, and to all
that attended, thank you.
The American Legion Post 20 has elected
new officers for the Term from June 2016 to July 2017.
Legionnaires: Commander: George L. Castle, Senior
Vice: Keith Golnik, Adjutant: Richard Blanchard, Finance
Officer: John Allen, Sgt. At Arms: Jay Thaxter, Chaplin:
Barbara La Montagne, Historian: Barbara La Montagne,
Judge Advocate: Frank Sturgeon, Service Officer: Andre St.
Laurent, Trustee 3 year: Joe Lozewski, Trustee 2 year Walt
Kramarz, Trustee 1 year: Dave Cantalini, House Chairman:
Marcel Genest
Sons of the Veterans: Commander: Allen Green, Senior
Vice: Joe Lozewski, Jr. Junior Vice: James Hemmingway,
Adjutant: Kyle Bledsoe Finance Officer: JohnMykalosky,
Asst. Sgt. of Arms: Dylan Begin, Sgt. of Arms: William Witik
Legion Riders: Director: Chris Oberg, Asst. Director:
Jeff Lozier, Secretary: Tammie Cantalini, Treasurer: Marcel
Genest, Chaplin: Arrion Genest, Historian: Wendy Pritt, Road
Captin: Marcel Genest, Sgt. at Arms: Rick Buyes
Upcoming Events:
July 21 - Clam Bake - Rain or shine, $25 pre-register/$30 day-of.
We will have our booth in the Terryville Fair again this
year for the month of August 26 - 28th. All the Legion Family
is requested to take part in manning the booth. This is a good
opportunity to recruit new members and be recognized.
Many activities will be scheduled and posted in the
next month by the Legion, Auxiliary, Riders and Sons.
Let’s make every effort to support all these activities.
Many thanks to the Legion Family for your help and support
this past year. Our revenues and Membership has grown and
we are recognized throughout the community as a promoter
and supporter of our Veterans. Also, as a partner and sponsor
of Girl and Boy State, Scholarships for our students, Children’s activities, Girls and Boy Scouts, and our Senior Citizens. Thanks to our Axillary, Sons and Riders, for the fund
raisers you provided that contributed to success. God Bless
our Legion, the community and God Bless America.
Respectfully,
George L. Castle, Commander
The pictures below are from a June 26th Bristol Blues
Game, where we honored Kasimir P. Skryspiec, a Korean War Veteran from our Post 20, at the Game.
(Bristol won 7 to 4.)
Legion
Auxiliary:
President: Cheryl Keddy, Vice Pres: Diana
Kazlauskas,Secretary: Michelle O’Brien, Treasurer:
Donna Green, Membership: Donna Green, Sgt.
at Arms: June Lozewski,
Asst. Sgt. at Arms: Lisa
Lozewski, Historian: Nicole McWilliams, Chaplin: Shirley Kramarz
Energize Connecticut Accepting Entries for
Seventh Annual Zero Energy Challenge
Participants compete to prove high efficiency homes are achievable with current technology
Energize Connecticut partners, Eversource, The United
Illuminating Company (UI), Southern Connecticut Gas and
Connecticut Natural Gas are now accepting entries for the
7th annual Connecticut Zero Energy Challenge (ZEC), a
statewide design/build competition for single and multifamily homes.
Deadline for submissions is August 1, 2016, and should
include a project summary, description of the project team
and an initial REM/Rate™ energy modeling file from a
Residential Energy Services Network® (RESNET) accredited Home Energy Rating Systems® (HERS) professional.
Final documentation for competing homes must be submitted by December 31, 2016, and final construction must be
completed no later than January 31, 2017.
Building off of the success from previous challenges,
2016 participants should continue to demonstrate that building a super high efficiency (zero energy) home is achievable, and showcase the benefits of current energy-efficient
technologies and techniques.
Participating homes can take advantage of financial incentives offered by Energize Connecticut. They will also
have access to technical assistance from a HERS rating professional and the utilities.
Completed homes are assigned an energy-efficiency performance score through the use of the HERS index. The
home’s HERS index, coupled with other factors including cost effectiveness in the construction process and the
home’s demonstrated thermal envelope efficiency, are utilized to determine the winners.
Participants will be eligible for prizes in the following
categories:
Overall Winner
Lowest Overall HERS Index
Lowest HERS Index Before Renewable Technologies
Most Affordable Cost to Build
Best Overall Thermal Envelope
Applications should be sent to the following address as it
pertains to your residential electric service territory:
The United Illuminating Company
180 Marsh Hill Road, M/S AD-2A, Orange, CT 06477
Contact: Jenn Parsons, Email: [email protected],
Phone: (203) 499-5935, Fax: (203) 499-2800
Eversource
107 Selden Street, Berlin CT 06037
Contact: Nick Jones, Email: nicholas.jones@eversource.
com, Phone: (860) 665-5825, Fax: (860) 665-3030
For more information about the 2016 Zero Energy Challenge, and to see a list of official qualifications and requirements, please visit www.ctzeroenergychallenge.com.
Local News
Webster Banker Raises Funds for Opera
House Restoration
A Webster banker played
ton’s annual “Light Up the
an important role in helping
Town” ceremony in NovemThe Friends of the Thomasber. Goodwin and a team of
ton Opera House (FTOH)
volunteers set up the raffle
finance an ongoing effort
booth members, distributed
to make structural repairs
the tickets, and handed out
to the back wall of the hisholiday candy to children
toric theater and salvage an
both before and after the free
iconic eagle mural. For his
performance. As a result, 22
work, Mark Goodwin, a resnew members signed up.
ident of Plymouth, Conn.,
FTOH is a nonprofit
and with the accounting deorganization dedicated to
partment at Webster Bank,
raising funds for the preser(l-r): Kathy Luria, senior vice president, philanthropy at
is an honoree of the bank’s
vation and restoration of the
Webster; Mark Goodwin; Roy Bouffard, President FTOH;
“80 Days of Giving” emhistoric opera house and to
and Jim Smith, chairman and CEO at Webster.
ployee volunteer campaign.
promoting education in the
The volunteer effort is part of Webster’s 80th An- arts by funding a scholarship program at the Waterbury
niversary celebration. An awards ceremony was held Arts Magnet School.
recently at the Radisson Cromwell Hotel in Cromwell, The banker volunteer initiative, “80 Days of Giving,”
Conn. Goodwin’s volunteer effort earned $1,000 for the was launched October 11, 2015. In all, 103 bankers nominonprofit of his choice – FTOH.
nated volunteer activities to receive one of the 80 grants.
Goodwin helped organize a holiday raffle booth initiative The breadth and impact of participation stimulated even
that was held to attract new FTOH members and to increase greater community involvement by Webster bankers who
awareness of the organization in local communities. The now contribute more than 125,000 volunteer hours annuraffle booth was held in conjunction with a free performance ally. Webster Bank is a leading regional bank serving busiat the opera house featuring local talent during Thomas- nesses and consumers in the northeast.
Head Start Now
Enrolling for 2016-2017
Head Start at EDUCATION CONNECTION is now enrolling 0-5 year old children and prenatal women in Litchfield county for the 2016-2017 program year at all locations.
Deyo and Class for FB.png Dedicated to kids, passionate about education, and connected with the community,
Head Start staff and programs specialize in comprehensive, early childhood education and school readiness
programming. Kathi Bleacher, Director for Head Start
at EDUCATION CONNECTION, comments, “We work
in partnership with families and communities to provide
Head Start students with diverse opportunities for growth
and development. Our goal is to prepare these children to
enter kindergarten with the key skills and knowledge that
will support their ongoing success.”
Head Start programs operate within certain income guidelines for families. For instance, families receiving Temporary Family Assistance or Social Security are automatically
eligible for participation, as are all foster children. To learn
more about income guidelines and how Head Start may be
able to serve your family, please call 860.567.0863 x180.
Terryville Fire Department
Stay Safe During Severe Summer Weather
While severe weather can occur any time of the year, the
peak severe weather season runs from late spring through
the summer months. So, now is a good time to review
some weather safety rules.
Flash Flooding
Flash floods and floods are the number one weather killer
across the United States. If driving, DO NOT DRIVE
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS! Even if it looks shallow enough to cross. Roadways concealed by flood waters may not be intact. If caught outside, move to higher
ground immediately! Avoid small rivers and streams, low
spots, culverts, or ravines. Do not try to walk through
flowing water more than ankle deep, as it only takes six
inches of water to knock you off your feet. Do not allow
children to play around streams, drainage ditches, storm
drains, or other flooded areas.
Thunderstorm Winds
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning means 58 mile per hour
winds or greater, or penny size hail or larger are expected.
Severe Thunderstorm winds can be stronger than most tornadoes across our area. Damaging Severe Thunderstorm
winds are more common than tornadoes, and can overturn
mobile homes, tear roofs off of homes and buildings, and
can uproot trees. Therefore, it is important that you take
shelter, preferably in a basement, and stay away from windows during a Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
Tornado Safety
A Tornado Warning is issued by the National Weather
Service when a tornado has been sighted, or indicated
by Doppler radar. In a home or building, move to the
basement and get under a sturdy piece of furniture. If no
basement is available, move to a small interior room away
from windows on the lowest floor and get under something
sturdy. Mobile homes offer little protection from tornadoes. You should leave a mobile home for more sturdy
shelter. Never try to outrun a tornado in your car; instead
leave it immediately for safe shelter. If no shelter is nearby, lie in a ditch with your head covered with your hands.
Do not seek shelter under a highway bridge or overpass.
Heat Safety
Heat kills by taxing the human body beyond its abilities.
In a normal year. About 175 Americans succumb to the
demands of summer heat. In the 40-year period from
1936 through 1976, nearly 20,000 people were killed in
the United Sates by the effects of heat and solar radiation.
To protect yourself from the dangers of heat this summer,
follow these safety tips:
• Slow down. Strenuous activities should be reduced,
eliminated, or rescheduled to the coolest time of day.
• Dress for summer. Lightweight light-colored clothing
reflects heat and sunlight, and helps your body maintain
normal temperatures.
• Put less fuel in your body. Foods (like proteins) that increase metabolic heat production also increase water loss.
• Drink plenty of water or other non-alcoholic beverages.
Your body needs water to keep cool.
• If possible, spend more time in air conditioned places.
Air conditioning in homes and other buildings markedly
reduces the danger from heat. If you cannot afford an air
conditioner, spending some time each day (especially during hot weather) in an air conditioned environment affords
some protection.
• Don’t get too much sun. Sunburn makes the job of body
heat loss much more difficult.
The thing about summer weather is that today the
weather can be sunny with a high temperature in the 80’s
and tomorrow the bottom can fall out of the sky and there
will be flooding. It is best to be prepared at all times.
Here are some additional severe weather tips to help
you stay safe:
1. Keep batteries and flashlights on hand. Candles
are a backup only. They work but can tip over or are blown
over by a strong wind and start a fire. Stock all sizes of
batteries and have enough flashlights for each member of
your family.
2. Have enough bottled water on hand.
3. Maintain an adequate supply of food, including
non-perishable food items.
4. Keep a battery-operated radio nearby. If the
power goes out, you’ll need a way to get updates on the
weather conditions and other emergency information.
5. Keep cellular phones fully charged.
6. Make sure your vehicles’ fuel tanks are full.
There could be an instance when you need to evacuate to
some other shelter. An emergency is not the time to start
looking for a gasoline station.
7.Create an emergency preparedness kit for severe
weather. Include water, blankets, dry clothes, flashlights,
matches, canned food, a can opener, a first aid kit, and any
other essentials you might need. Refill all prescription
medications if severe weather is in the forecast. No one
wants to be caught without their medication.
8. Practice what you will do in case of a severe weather
emergency. Children, especially, will be frightened during
any type of disaster evacuation.
9.Have cash on hand. It is a possibility that ATM machines will be inaccessible and you will need money.
10.
Use common sense. Don’t travel if severe weather is in the forecast. Get your supplies from the stores
ahead of time. Avoid the panic and large crowds in these
places once the weather turns bad.
Do not let severe weather catch you off guard. Be prepared by following these suggested tips.
Until next month, be safe!!!
Submitted by Captain Tony Orsini,
Terryville Fire Department Health and Safety Officer
Source: National Weather Service
Fourth of July?
Story and photos by Reed Haviland, Reed Haviland Photography
Adkins, David
Connecticut Line 6th Regiment
Barnes Nathaniel (Captain)
10th Connecticut Militia
Blakeslee, Joel
Connecticut Militia
Conant, Roger (Surgeon)
Wadsworth’s Brigade
Evans, Randol (Captain)
Connecticut Militia
Royce, Phieas
Connecticut Militia
Camp, Samuel (Captain)
Connecticut Militia
Curtis, Isaac
Col Hookers Regiment
Curtis, Jotham (Captain)
10th Connecticut Militia
Darrow, Ebenezer (Corporal)
Sheldon’s Light Dragoons
Lewis, Samuel (Sergeant)
6th Regiment Connecticut Line
Storrs, Andrew
Connecticut Militia
The Fourth of July. What comes to your mind? Barbecues, picnics, sales, time off and maybe fireworks and perhaps
the Star Spangled Banner at a Ball game? Ah yes! Summer time is here and great time for leisure with family and friends.
It has been over a year since my wife and I have been photographing, cataloging and reconciling an old map of
the Plymouth Burial Ground to provide an accurate record of who is where and work to be done to bring this National
Historic Site back to the condition it should be.
There are 39 Revolutionary War Veterans Interned there, 1 in West Cemetery, 1 in Allentown Cemetery and 4 in
East Church Cemetery.
This has given us deep respect and awareness of the great sacrifices and risks these young men took for our
freedom as well as all the men and women who have protected our cherished freedom since.
Let’s go back a bit. To a time when the day was referred to as ‘Independence Day’. Ground zero if you will. A time
before social media was used to ‘change the world’
A celebration of this country’s freedom and independence from England’s Tyranny. Politics were hot and heavy
as well as the fear of the unknown future of this great land. Brother against brother and fathers against sons as well.
But so it would be.
Rag tag untrained Colonists began to organize into Militias and prepare to take on one of the most powerful
military in the world. From 1775 to 1783, these brave souls would endure starvation frost bite, dismemberment and
horrific injury and death. Talk about optimism, bravery and tenacity! They then went on to forge the ground work of
our Constitution and Laws of the Land.
Time has taken it’s toll on these noble graves. The majority of the stones are unreadable now and many have
either fallen or been knocked over and many broken and destroyed. If it weren’t for the military flush stones, they
would simply go unnoticed.
As I cast my eyes over the broken stones, it has given me a pause to wonder. Two hundred and forty plus years
have passed with countless lawmakers / Freedom takers ’looking out for the greater good’. Has this country’s values
and constitution become ’unreadable and all but forgotten’?
We see the campaign slogans ‘Believe in the Future’ That’s easy, the future will come for sure. The tough one is
’Let’s make America Great Again’!
Fireworks and the Star Spangled Banner? That would be the War of 1812 Francis Scott Key and Fort Sumpter.
That’s another story though. So, in closing, have a Great Independence Day and pass me another burger!
NOTE: The majority of these veterans are buried in the Old Plymouth
Burying Grounds, unless denoted by: * for East Church Cemetery,
** for Allentown Cemetery, or *** for West Cemetery.
Scovil, Sele
Captain Lewis’ Company
Allen, Ebenezer
Connecticut Line
Beach, Thaddeus
United States Marine Corps
Bunnell, Titus (Lieutenant)
Fenn, Aaron
Connecticut Militia
Fenn, Eber
Fenn, Jason (Sergeant)
General Wooster’s Brigade
Griggs, Solomon
General Wooster’s Regiment
Ives, Elnathan
Lexington Alarm
Warner, John (Captain)
Connecticut Militia
Wright, Joseph A (Major)
Connecticut Line
Allen, John (Captain)
Connecticut Troops
Fenn, Jacob
General Wooster’s Regiment
Markham, Jeremiah (Sergeant)
Connecticut Militia
Potter, Eliakim
Connecticut Militia
Potter, Lake
Connecticut Militia
Weed, Jesse (Corporal)
Colonial Elmore’s Regiment
Hough, Benoni (Ensign)
4th Company Conn Volunteers
Michael Angelacola
Bartholomew, Daniel
Lexington Alarm
Bunnell, Hezekiah
Connecticut State Troops
Cook, Arba
Captain Wilcox’s Company
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Connecticut Line
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General Wooster’s 1st Regiment
Dunbar, Aaron
Connecticut Militia
Jones, Timothy
Connecticut Militia
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Warner, James (Lieutenant)
William Douglas’s Regiment
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Connecticut Troops
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*** Smith, Theopilus
Connecticut Militia
** Tuttle, Lemuel
Corps of Artificers
* Atwater, Isaac
Connecticut Militia
*Woodin, Aner
Captain Sizer’s Company
*Jones, Nathaniel (Sergeant)
Captain Ely’s Regiment
*Matthews, Caleb Jr. (Lieutenant)
Company M Crary’s Regiment RI State TRPS
Terryville Fire Department
Lightning Safety
T.F.D. Fire Calls
Summer is the peak time of the year for lightning strikes and
lightning related fires. However, lightning does occur year round.
It is important to be prepared for this dangerous weather phenomenon. In the United States, there are an estimated 25 million lightning flashes each year. During the past 30 years, lightning killed
an average of 62 people each year. Yet because lightning usually
claims only one or two victims at a time and does not cause mass
destruction of property, it is underrated as a risk. The vast majority
of lightning casualties can be easily, quickly, and cheaply avoided,
if proper safety rules are followed. People need increased awareness of the lightning hazard and knowledge of lightning safety.
Lightning safety involves several easy steps that anyone can follow. While lightning safety can be inconvenient, consider how inconvenient the alternative of not following some simple safety rules could
be! Remember: No Place Outside Is Safe During Thunderstorms!!!
May 22 - June 20, 2016
05-22-16…..CO activation – Lake Plymouth Boulevard
05-27-16…..Fire alarm activation – Main Street
05-27-16…..Smoke detector activation – Main Street
05-29-16…..Public service, Plymouth Memorial Day Parade – North Street
05-29-16…..Assist EMS crew – North Street
05-29-16…..Dispatched and cancelled en route – Fall
Mountain Rd.
05-30-16…..Vehicle accident – South Riverside Avenue
05-31-16…..Odor investigation – Main Street
05-31-16…. Unauthorized burning – Preston Road
06-01-16…..Unauthorized burning – South Eagle Road
06-04-16…..Odor investigation - Lake Plymouth Boulevard
06-05-16…..Vehicle accident – Main Street
06-05-16…..Assist EMS – Old Waterbury Road
06-06-16…..Assist EMS – South Lakeside Drive
06-06-16…..Smoke investigation – Wolcott Road
06-07-16…..Water problem – Burnham Street
06-08-16…..Vehicle accident – Orchard Street
06-09-16…..Authorized control burning – Ames Avenue
06-13-16…..Mutual Aid to Thomaston for gas leak – Tracy St.
06-15-16…..Gas leak – North Harwinton Avenue
06-16-16…..Alarm system activation – Lake Plymouth Blvd,
06-16-16…..Vehicle accident – North Street
06-18-16…..Vehicle accident – Main Street
06-18-16…..Electrical fire – Prospect Street Ext
06-18-16…..Vehicle accident – South Street
06-20-16…..Wire down – South Riverside Avenue
Outdoor Safety
• Watch for developing thunderstorms: Thunderstorms are most
likely to develop on spring or summer days but can occur year round.
• If you hear thunder, you are within striking distance of lightning. Seek shelter immediately inside a house, large enclosed
building, or hard-topped vehicle. Avoid shelter under tall trees.
There is no place outside that is safe during a thunderstorm. Wait
at least 30 minutes after the last thunder before leaving your shelter.
• Once inside a fully enclosed building, stay away from any
path to the outside. Stay off the corded telephone. Stay away
from electrical appliances, lighting, and electrical sockets. Stay
away from plumbing. Don’t watch lightning from windows or
doorways. Inner rooms are generally better.
• Places to avoid:
1. Higher elevations
2. Wide-open areas, including sports fields and beaches
3. Tall isolated objects like trees, poles, and light posts
4. Water-related activities: boating, swimming (includes indoor
pools), and fishing.
5. Open vehicles like farm tractors, open construction vehicles,
riding lawnmowers, and golf carts (even with roofs)
6. Unprotected open buildings like picnic pavilions, rain shel-
Submitted by Chief Mark Sekorski
ters, and bus stops
7. Metal fences and metal bleachers
• If you feel your hair stand on end, indicating that lightning is
about to strike, squat low to the ground on the balls of your feet.
Place your hands over your ears and your head between your knees.
Make yourself the smallest target possible and minimize your contact with the ground. Do not lie flat on the ground. This is a last
resort when a building or hard-topped vehicle is not available.
• If a person is struck by lightning, call 9-1-1 and get medical care immediately. Lightning strike victims carry no electrical charge; attend to them immediately. Check their breathing,
heartbeat, and pulse. CPR may be needed.
Indoor safety
• Unplug appliances and other electrical items, such as computers, and turn off air conditioners. If you are unable to unplug
them, turn them off.
• Stay away from tubs, showers, and other plumbing. Install surge suppressors for key equipment. Make sure to install
ground fault protectors on circuits near water or outdoors.
• Stay off corded phones, computers, and other electronic equipment that put you in direct contact with electricity or plumbing. Avoid
washing your hands, bathing, doing laundry, or washing dishes.
• When inside, wait 30 minutes after the last strike, before going outside again.
In Summary
Lightning is dangerous. With common sense, you can greatly
increase your safety and the safety of those you are with. At the
first clap of thunder, go to an enclosed building or a fully enclosed vehicle and wait 30 minutes after the last clap of thunder
before going outside again.
Remember: WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS
Until next month, be safe!
Submitted by Captain Tony Orsini,
Terryville Fire Department Health & Safety Officer
Sources: National Weather Service
National Fire Protection Association
School News
Terryville High School Honor Roll - 4th Quarter
HIGH HONORS
GRADE 12: Andrew Berman, Kolbie Brenner, Catherine
Gullotta, Aaron Hunt, Halley King, John Leavenworth,
Kaitlyn Levesque, Caitlyn Monterosso, Kelsey Pedersen,
Kyle Poulin, Ian Schmidt, Joshua Tellier, Allison Trudeau
GRADE 11: Caylee Brown, Colby Brown, Michael Cote,
Djellza Dauti, Jennifer Fisher, Alayna Garuti, Michael
Gudeczauskas, Hailey Hills, Harley Jobbagy, Frank
Tirino, Brianna Tuohy
GRADE 10: Maria Cesare, Melanie Dubrosky, Jessica
Dupont, Taya Gwizd, Adam Pelz, Corey Picard, Samantha
Stone, Emilee Tirino
GRADE 9: Cara Andrews, Benjamin Beaudoin, Shaylin
Bracken, Megan Capozziello, Isabella Christiana, Jordan
Cody, Jordan Conklin, Zachary Cook, Jake Daly, Brianna
Foster, Isabella Greene, Lindsey Hotchkiss, Diana Ieronimo,
Julia Langeway, Hailey Marin, Jordan Pilbin, Stephanie
Poulin, Orenda Senior, Ashley Yokubinas, John Yokubinas
HONORS
GRADE 12: Amanda Antonioli, Jessica Banicki, Joseph
Barlow, Alexander Beaulieu, Jakob Buckley, Alexis Cote,
Jordan Crockwell, Hunter D’Antonio, Amber Ehli, Julie
Ehli, Marie Farley, Alissa Genest, Zachary Guarriello,
Nancy S. Henderson
Accountant
(860) 584-2165
Small Business and Individual
Accounting, Bookkeeping and Taxes
185 Main Street Terryville, CT 06786 Fax: (860) 584-4654
Email: [email protected]
Kayla Ireland, Ariana Katiewicz, Sara Kobryn, Connor
Levins, Erka Mullaj, Kara Raboin, Alyssa Renick, Aaron
Saindon, Nathan Saunders
GRADE 11: Victoria Barbour, Kaitlyn Bednaz, Jake
Borda, Ryan Capozziello, Tanner Carone, Aschlyn
Dawson, Shawn Fulton, Alexis Gonska, John Grimes,
Kyle Hotchkiss, Trevor Jones, Allison Lafleur, Robert
LaMarre, Courtney Latimer, Brian Leite, Shaylene
Montreuil, Christopher Pelletier, Nora Samih, Shayan
Sasani, Megan Soucy, William Stone, Gillian Strahowski,
Kelsey Turgeon, Linda William
GRADE 10: Hannah Avolt, Gary Belanger, Mikaela Corsi,
Haley Guarriello, Brianna Hanlon, McKenzie Huria, Amy
Ieronimo, Courtney Johnpiere, Cara Jones, Pham Kowaleski,
Hannah Krayeski, Andrue Krukar, Alison Kulesa, Thomas
Kurilenko, Hannah Lindsay, Camryn Lopez, Allysa Oakes,
Dominique Picard, Alyssa Prozzo, Madison Rainey, Ethan
Rheault, Alyssa Ryder, Nolan Stack, Jacob Tellier, Martina
Trovato, Zachary Violette, Isabelle Zaniewski
Grade 9: Timothy Armstrong, Colin Bamrick, Brianna
Beaulieu, Katelynn Craighill, Riona Dermaku, Kayla
Desaulniers, Michael Fisher, Devin Girch, Kristine
Gutierrez, Michael Hills, Kayla Huginski, Ryan Hume,
Lindy Kozikowski, Quinn Lewry, Julia Lima, Aaron
Mahner, Shane McKay, Alexia McLellan, Logan
Morneault, Wade Oemcke, McKenzie RobinsonLawrence, Nicole Tessman, Corey Turner
HONORABLE MENTION
GRADE 12: Ronnie Beaulieu, Michael Berry, Jolene
Bourgoin, Jared Cabrila, John Christiana, Joseph Covello,
Brianna DellaValle, Joshua Dimauro, Frederick Ellegard,
Justene Florenciani, Brianna Gervickas, Alex Ieronimo,
Austin Iris, Christopher Johnson, Caitlyn Kerins-Chandler,
Joseph Klopp, Skylar Makara, Kathryn McDermott,
Charles O’Loughlin, Benjamin Piercy, Hailey Posadas,
Milyssa Raboin, Raven Russak, Emmilena Russo, Ryan
Sanchez, Michael Savage, Lavdrim Shahini, Rachael
Sweeney, Miranda Tataranowicz, Douglas Thorne,
Maldonado Vargas, Chad Wright
GRADE 11: Olivia Bernardoni, Jocelyn Bukowski, Alycia
Calabrese, Deanna Cordero, Jenna Covello, Jacob Cox,
Makayla Descault, Joseph Deutsch, Emily Dovitski, Kyle
Engle, Louis Farley, Zachery Harnish, Jessica Hawrylo,
David Hunt, Zoe Jabs, Tamyia Jenkins, Joanna Johnson,
Bradley Kozikowski, Sydney Lallier, Aaron Mantoni, Joshua
Mazur, Bryce Newton, Alyssa Orr, Jacob Rideout, Christian
Robinson, David Russell, Ashley Santopietro, Adam Sprague,
Summer Steiner, Derek Thibodeau, Dylan Woodward,
Edmund Wysocki
GRADE 10: Chelsie Alvarado, Amihya Brock, Renea
Caron, Olivia Christiano, Zachary Churchill, Ethan Clift,
Heather Clyma, Elissa Corrado, Logan Covello, Jazmyn
Donahue-Johnson, Kiley Doyle, Maisie Festa, William
Frechette, Alana Girch, Hayden Hiscock, Brett Hotchkiss,
Matthew Luksic, Keysha Martinez, Sydney Morin,
Makayla Morring, Patrick Mulvehill, Austin Newburry,
Noah Norton, Justin Rivera, Skye Rosado, Stephanie
Sample, Madison Saucier, Makalia Scannell, Aaron
Schein, Andrew Skempris, Jack Smith, James Standish,
Mary Stefano, Johnathan Tataranowicz, Haley Thayer,
Michael Tiscia, Cheyenne Turner, Dominic Zappone
GRADE 9: Jonah Aldi, Jacob Alsobrooks, Kayla Beaulieu,
Austin Begin, Travis Bellemare, Christina Christopher,
Jenna Desaulniers, Heather DeVona, Sabrina Eldred,
Richeeba Frederick, Anthony Garuti, Shelby Hannel,
Derek Holman, Audrey Kemes, David Lallier, Brian
Mahner, Alexander McCarvill, Brittany McIntire, Kyle
Miranda, Alexa Nelson, Melody Paradise, Levi Pierson,
Samantha Ridgeway, Cade Sanchez, Jillian Schein, Bailey
Schuster, Gionna Selitte, William Sheehy, Justin VanDelft,
Zachary Voisine, Garrick Webster, Mikal White
School News
THS Leo Club
“Walk for Diabetes”
Terryville High School Scholarship Night
In one of the final milestone events leading up to graduation on June 8th, Terryville High School hosted its annual Senior Scholarship Night on May 25th.
The High School’s Auditorium was filled with students and their guests, faculty, school officials, and
representatives from an array of regional civic and fraternal clubs, businesses, families, foundations, and private donors who every year give generously to support
and help change the lives of our students.
The following scholarships were awarded: American Legion Scholarship, Post #20 and Sons of the Legion, Anthony V. Truncale Memorial, Brian Turner
Memorial, Carolyn Fisher Scholarship, Chartwell’s
Dining Service, Christian Arndt Scholarship, CWWA
(CT Water Works), DAR-Katherine Gaylord Chapter,
Dorothy Micloskey Ives Award, Dr. Ralph & Pearl A.
Long Trust Foundation, Ed Janser Terryville/Plymouth
Little League, Eli Terry Jr. Middle School PTA, Estelle
Delano Peterson Scholarship, Elizabeth I. and Louis J.
Matt Medical Scholarship, Fall Mountain Lake Property Owners Association, The Hamzy Family Scholarship, Harry S. Fisher Elementary School PTA, Immaculate Conception Church, Irma Lesser Memorial, John J.
Morin Memorial, John L. & Eleanor Ososki Memorial,
Joseph D. Alfieri Memorial, Karl J. Schwartz Award,
Ken E. Micloskey Award, Knight of Columbus-Leo
XIII Council 1090, Litchfield Hills Audubon Society,
Louis J. Rascoe Scholarship, Plymouth Center School
PTA, Plymouth Chamber of Commerce, Plymouth
Scott
Funeral Home, Inc.
Established 1906
Owned and operated by the
Scott Family for 110 years
Community Club, Plymouth Community Food Pantry Service Scholarship, Plymouth Human Services
Commission, Plymouth Democratic Town Committee, Plymouth Republican Town Committee, Plymouth School Nurses Association, Plymouth Volunteer
Ambulance Corps, The Polish American Political Club
Scholarship (In memory of Daniel Lyga, William Lyga,
Charles Kulesa, & Sgt. Major Philip Albert), Robert P.
Kelly Memorial, Roland Family Award, Scott Funeral
Home Memorial Scholarship, Sean Landry Memorial,
Sgt. George Janser Post #95, Sgt. James Senetcen Memorial, St. Casimir Men’s Club, St. Casimir Women’s
Guild, Terryville Fire Department (Headquarters, Fall
Mountain Company, Plymouth Company, & Ladies
Auxilary), THS Athletic Booster Club, THS Faculty/
Staff Educational Scholarship, THS PTSA, Terryville
Lions Club, Terryville Youth Soccer Club, Terryville
Rotary Club, Terryville Women’s Club, Wendy Waldron McCuin Memorial, William T. Wood Patriot
Award, Worhunsky Family Scholarship, Youth Financial Literacy Foundation, and the Zukowski Family
Foundation.
Many of these scholarships and awards are based on
the criteria of Superior Academic standing and Community Service. The recipients of these awards were:
Andrew Berman, David Betters, Jolene Bourgoin, Kolbie Brenner, Jared Cabrila, Alexis Cote, Joseph Covello, Brianna DellaValle, Evan Foley, Alissa Genest,
Catherine Gullotta, Alex Ieronimo, Arianna Katiewicz,
Halley King, John Leavenworth, Kaitlyn Levesque,
Connor Levins, Skylar Makara, Kathryn McDermott,
Caitlyn Monterosso, Erka Mullaj, Kelsey Pedersen,
Emily Pelz, Kyle Poulin, Kara Raboin, Emmilena
Russo, Ian Schmidt, Lavdrim Shahini, Joshua Tellier,
Douglas Thorne, Allison Trudeau, Emma Wood, and
Chad Wright.
We congratulate these students and all the students
of the class of 2016 on their achievements.
Thank you!
Linda Konopaske, Counseling Office Secretary
Photo taken and shared by Nicole McWilliams,
Social Butterfly Media & Marketing
The THS LEO CLUB “Walk for Diabetes” Committee is presenting a check for $1000 to Jennifer Pratt
of the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes). This was from the
recent annual Walk for Diabetes.
High School
Volunteers for
Terryville Fair
Our program will be open to 3 and 4 year olds,
4 days a week from 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM,
Monday through Thursday
Jeffrey K. Scott
Francis M. Scott
All high school students are invited to sign up to volunteer with their peers at the annual Terryville Country Fair
which is August 26-28. High school students may use this
towards their mandatory community service graduation
requirement at THS (30 hours over 4 years) High school
students from other schools are also welcome to sign up!
Information about the LEO Club and how you can join
will also be available at this time. There will be 2 registration days at Terryville High School where students may
look at the available lists and sign up to volunteer (first
come -first serve)
860-583-7358
Wednesday, July 13 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
OR
Friday, August 12 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
www.scottfuneralhomeinc.com
Congratulations
Terry Nursery School
Class of 2016
On Thursday, June 9th, Terry Nursery school students
presented the play, “Churkendoose” on the alter of
Terryville Congregational Church, as part of their
graduation ceremony.
233 Main Street, Terryville (860) 583-8911
2016 - 2017 SCHOOL YEAR
OPEN HOUSE and REGISTRATION
Monday, July 18th
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Interested parents may take this opportunity to visit the school,
meet the teachers, and ask questions. Children are welcome.
Visit us online at www.terrynurseryschool.org
And ‘Like’ Terry Nursery School on Facebook
for important updates and events!!
Please contact Lisa Aiudi at [email protected]
for more information.
Town of Plymouth Chamber of Commerce
2016 Summer
Concert Schedule
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
“Clearview” - Classic Rock Music
Sponsored by Terryville Rotary Club
“The Maestro’s Men” - Polish Music
Sponsored by Immaculate Conception, St. Casimir,
and Terryville Congregational Churches
“Magic Moments” - Rock and Roll Oldies Music
Sponsored by Ray’s Carstar and Terryville Chevrolet
“Apricot Brandy” - Soul Music
Sponsored by Terryville Lions Club
Monday, August 8, 2016
“Mr. Gym” - A Children’s Concert
Sponsored by Thomaston Savings Bank
• All concerts begin at 600 p.m.
• All concerts are held at Baldwin Park.
• All concerts are free of charge.
• Concerts are cancelled during inclement weather,
call 860-584-4718.
• Refreshments will be sold at all concerts.
• Don’t forget lawn chairs, blankets, etc.!
See you there!
With special thanks to the
Baldwin Family and Industrial Riggers.
Thank you for supporting our Concert Series !!!
Business/Chamber/Rotary
Town of Plymouth Chamber of Commerce
and Mike Glowa Babe Ruth League
Annual Memorial Golf Tournament
Thursday, July 7, 2016
• Registration: 10:30am
• Lunch: 11:30am
• Shotgun Start: 12:30pm
• Buffet Dinner: 5:30pm
Rotary Club Awards
Student for
Volunteerism
Pequabuck Golf Club
58 School St., Pequabuck
Harley Davidson
HOLE-IN-ONE Prize
and other great raffles prizes!
Sponsorship Opportunities Still Available
All proceeds benefit several local non-profit organizations, helping them continue their great work
in our community. We thank all of the volunteers that help us make
the Plymouth Chamber Annual Golf Tournament
an overwhelming success.
The Rotary Club of Terryville recognized the high school
senior with the most recorded community service hours
Please contact Chet Scoville at 860-283-6651 or
at last month’s meeting. Zachary Guarriello had 750
Chris Perkins at 860-309-4744.
documented service houtrs and was given a check for 100
Registration forms are also available at Town Hall, dollars from the club. he is pictured with parents John and
Thomaston Savings Bank, Michael Ganem & As- Tammy; Club President Jim Klaneski; Superintendent Dr.
Marty Semmel; Principal Mike Hults.
sociates, and at www.plymouthctchamber.org .
Leisure & Activity
Antique Tractor Pull
Saturday July 16, 2016 ~ 9:00 a.m. ~ Terryville Fair Grounds
Scales Open at 8:00am
Breakfast Sandwiches/Coffee 8:00am
Lunch Available 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Proceeds Fund Lions Charities
Including
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation
For More Information Call
Marty: 860-283-8523
or Bud: 860-584-0253
Plymouth Parks and Recreation Walking Club!
For All Seasons and Ages!
Daily at Lake Winfield
Summer Camp is Going Strong!
Still time left to be part of the experience!
Youth Summer Camp:
Entering Kindergarten – Entering 6th Grade;
Through August 12th (9 weeks).
Teen Adventure Travel Camp:
Entering 7th – Entering 10th Grades;
Through August 12th (7 weeks).
Coming this Fall:
Flag Football (info on website)
Intro to Gymnastics and Tumbling (details to follow)
Adult yoga (details to follow)
Karate (details to follow)
Senior Exercise (details to follow)
Senior Yoga (details to follow)
Information & Registration Online!
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Rose-Colored Glasses
Leisure & Activity
Join us for a high energy performance by Turtle Dance Music on Tuesday, July 12th 10am-11am. Learn the difference
between turtles and tortoises and listen to awesome music,
accompanied by hands-on, visual, and sensory experiences
that are sure to get everyone up and moving!
The Crescent Gallery will be displaying many lovely
paintings during their new show “Rose-colored Glasses” in
July at the Crescent Gallery, 158 Main St. Thomaston, CT.
The eclectic work of the Ten-2-One Artists will tap into and
ignite the imagination of the viewer. The attached painting,
“Moody Blues”, is an oil painting by Susan Coppola.
The Crescent Gallery is open every Thursday from
10am to 1pm. Opportunities to view our new collection
will be available just before the Thomaston Opera House
production of “Billy Elliot”; July 9, 15, 16, 22, & 23 from
7- 8 pm and on July 10, 17 & 24 from 1-2 pm.
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Pony Parties Available
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Boarding, Leasing & Lessons Also Available
Wednesday, July 13th from 10am-2pm is a day dedicated to bubbles! Indoor and outdoor activities with interactive stations such as make your own bubbles, and
bubble science.
July Special Events!
July 19th-31st starts Wheels and Gears, get ready to
compete in Big Wheel races and hop aboard the Roaming Railroad!
There is a lot going on in July at Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center, located at One Pleasant Street
in Bristol. Beginning the week of June 26th our hours will
change to Tuesday through Saturday from 9:30am-5:00pm.
Wonder of Wheels is on Thursday July 21st from 10am2pm Learn about energy, force and motion our parking lot
will be filled with all different kinds of wheels to explore
and touch including trucks, bicycles, tires, construction vehicles and much more.
July and August is our Summer Celebration of Circlesjoin in on our fascination with shapes! Explore circular ideas
through science, math, literature, and the arts. Balls, hoops,
spheres, wheels and gears amaze us!
Railroad Day is Friday, July 29th 10-2pm Hop aboard the
Roaming Railroad, “New England’s Nicest Trackless Train”
and take a spin around our parking lot (additional fee). There
will be many railroad inspired activities indoors.
Summer Saturday Special! In the month of July & August
buy one admission and get the second admission ½ price!
Members Bring a Friend Week will be Tuesday the 19th
through Thursday the 23rd. Members, bring your friends to
Imagine Nation for free! If your guest purchases a membership they will receive $10 off the membership fee.
July 5th-16th is Bubble Mania, dive head first into the magic of bubbles!
“Bristol Shows Its Colors” with American Flag weaving
honoring Betsy Ross featuring a variety of art provocations
on Patriotic Day on Friday, July 1st from 9:30am-5pm. Also
join us for Lo’s Sweet Treat Day This special day honors
Lois Graham a friend, a founder, and a special person who
touched the lives of thousands of children and families. We
are celebrating Lois’s birthday and the beginning of National Ice Cream Month with a single scoop of ice cream for
$1.00 from 12-3pm at our Imagine Café.
Daily workshops are held each day throughout the Museum
Studios. Come in to check out what new things are happening! All workshops are included with museum admission.
The Imagine Café is open 11am-4pm Tuesday through
Saturday. Enjoy air conditioned dining inside or ala fresco
dining outdoors. There are new summer including specialty drinks, and a variety of healthy inspired food including different grilled pizzas with made with a house
made marinara sauce.
First Congregational Church of Plymouth
Cars on the Green 2016
Car Show & Vendor Market
July 29th, 5-8 p.m.
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Orphan Grain Train
Open House Picnic/
Fundraiser
by Rev. Joel D. Kotila, Pastor,
serving Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Orphan Grain Train (OGT) Branch of New England
invites you to join us for our Open House Picnic/Fundraiser on Saturday, August 20th from 12:00P – 4:00PM at
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church located at 8 Maple Street
in Terryville. There will be lots of food, activities for
children and adults. We will also be providing tours of
the Warehouse to show what we do and how we do it.
Thanks to a generous donor, there will be a matching
grant for the first $5,000 raised for this event! The funds
that are raised will help prepare our OGT branch for our
next shipment to provide humanitarian aid to needy people elsewhere in the world. See below how to register for
this Open House Picnic.
Orphan Grain Train is a 503(C) organization affiliated
with the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and is sponsored by Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Terryville with
great assistance from Immanuel Lutheran Church and
School in Bristol. The warehouse is in the old Eagle Lock
building owned by Mr. Bill Allread, who has made space
available for the warehouse to operate. OGT is a largely
volunteer organization with 23 Branches throughout the
United States, the New England Branch being one of the
newest started in 2014.
To get your name registered for the picnic, please
contact (RSVP) Brenda Bacon at the New England District Office of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod @
(413)783-0131, ext. 10 or [email protected]. Your
RSVP will help our planning for this special event. Hope
to see you there!
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Immaculate Conception and St. Casimir Churches
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Church News
News from Immaculate Conception & St. Casimir Churches
From August 1-5, 2016, the Youth Ministry of the Roman
Catholic Community of Terryville will be offering Expedition Norway Vacation Bible School. This year’s program
will take students beyond their own backyard to explore
God at work in the lives of real children in a different corner of the world! Each day at Expedition Norway VBS, students
travel through rotations that reinforce Bible points and immerse
them in Nordic culture through
hands-on activities, games, and
food. The program will run daily
from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at
The Lyceum, 181 Main Street,
Terryville. Parents, catechists,
and older students (ages 13 and
up) are encouraged to volunteer
for a fun-filled week! Any time that you can give is appreciated! Any donations towards our daily snacks or decorations for our theme are also appreciated. Find out more and
reserve your spot by visiting vbs.parish4u.info or calling
the Parish Center, (860) 583-4697.
First Baptist Awards Scholarships
On Sunday, June 12th, First Baptist Church of Plymouth had the honor and privilege of distributing a total
of $10,500 in scholarships to a total of twelve deserving
students from their three scholarship funds.
The following students, all from Waterbury, were awarded scholarships from the Maude E. Arnold Scholarship
Fund: Sasha Biagiarelli, attending Butler University in Indina; Hayley Iannantuoni, attending Southern Connecticut
State University; Lukas Karmuza, attending the University of Vermont in Vermont; Matthew Lugauskas, attending
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York; Raymond
Rabuska, attending Central Connecticut State University;
Latasha Rose, attending University of St. Joseph in Connecticut; and William Wisti, attending UCONN.
In addition, scholarships were awarded from the Alma
Eaton Scholarship Fund to Taylar Forte of Wolcott who
is attending Southern Connecticut State University; And
from the First Baptist Church Scholarship Fund to Taylar
Forte; Cara Guerin of Thomaston, attending Marist College in New York; Jenna Guerin of Thomaston, attending
University of New England in Maine; Kodylynn Perkins
of Plymouth, attending Naugatuck Valley Community
College; and Jonah Tanguay-Colucci of Thomaston, attending Tufts University in Massachusetts.
Terryville Congregational Church News
Dear Plymouth & Terryville Friends,
Thank you all for your support of our play, “Oilver!” In total
over 550 people attended. We are so happy to have hosted our 4th
annual play, and plans are already underway for next year’s show.
Join us this summer at the concerts on the green (Baldwin Park) where our church will be selling hot dogs and
other goodies.
As always, you are welcome to join us for worship on
Sundays (held at 9am during July & August).
And please join us for our ecumenical Vacation Bible
School July 11-15. (Pre-k through fifth grade come as students, and sixth through high school serve as helpers). All
are welcome! Info/details on our church website at www.
terryvillecongregationalchurch.org
Also we have BINGO on July 30 at 7pm!
Blessings always,
Rev. Zack
Terryville Congregational Church
News From St. Paul Church
Sunday, July 3rd, at 9 am
and continuing the First Sunday of Every Month at
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
8 Maple St., Terryville, CT 06786
The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
Join us for an interpreted
worship service and experience
American Sign Language
through trained interpreters.
Everyone is Welcome
The Signed Worship Service is funded
by a grant from Mill Neck Foundation
The Summer Sabbath is in full swing at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Terryville, but “that doesn’t mean the faithful
are asleep at the wheel!” laughs Pastor Lisa Watson-Hill.
“We are still here and still serving the community of Terryville!” Events this month include a weekly presence at the
Concerts on the Green, where the famous St. Paul kielbasa
and sauerkraut sandwiches are on offer, and the Plymouth
Food Pantry Baked potatoes are sold right next to the St.
Paul booth. “About two summers ago, two of our members,
AJ & Lou Brauer, introduced the idea of ice pops for the
kids. They are only a quarter apiece, but it is truly one of the
delights of the evening to have all these little folks running
up to get their favourite treat!” says Watson-Hill with a grin.
Two new events at St. Paul began in June and will continue into July and August. Beer and Hymns is an outdoor
hymn sing in a casual setting, where folks are invited to
come relax enjoy the evening and sing the old songs that
may not be as much in rotation as they once were. “Our
amazingly talented organist, Jeff Sirois, provides the music
and the direction. Our first evening we had 11 folks attend –
we would like to double that each time, so hopefully by the
end of the end of the summer we’ll have nearly 50 voices
singing and swinging like Christmas, to borrow a phrase
form Maya Angelou!” smiles Watson-Hill. Dates for this
event are 16 July and 20 August.
Also a new monthly service has been added as a summer experiment. “At 7am on 17 July and 21 August, we
will have a SonRise service. It was requested for those who
have an early start to their jobs that they might like to have
a service before they have to head out. If it takes hold, we
will continue it into the fall,” says Watson-Hill. “Our first
service fell on Father’s Day and we had four attendees. I
can say,” adds Watson-Hill, “that in a church without air
conditioning that earlier hour isn’t half bad!” She hastens to
add that on days when the weather really does heat up the
sanctuary, services move down to the far cooler social hall,
where God is praised with greater comfort. “Worship is not
penance, but praise!” emphasizes Watson-Hill. “ We hope
to praise God in all places and in all ways – and we invite
all of you along for the journey!”
Plymouth Historical Society Archives
Where Have all the Lambs Gone? The History of Wool – 2-3,000 BC Years Ago - Past & Present – Part 2
The Langdon family has a history of
being in Connecticut
since the 1600s. For
2½ centuries their
descendants
were
highly accomplished
business,
civic
minded and wealthy
men. In particular,
Joel Langdon, a local merchant, taught
the struggling Plymouth
manufacturers how to transport
goods from New
York by sailing vessels to New Haven
and from New Haven by teamsters; likewise, in 1835 George Langdon, a
director of the Plymouth Woolen Co. aided in the introduction of the 2,000 mile Erie Canal systems. The cost of
shipping from Albany to Buffalo: $88 per ton was slashed
to $6 per ton. The western pioneers were euphoric because they could market their agricultural supplies out and
receive manufactured goods in via the canals.
I have always detested children working in the old
mills, and today child labor exists in 3rd world countries
and the Middle East. In Arlene L. Lousberg’s, Memories
of a Lifetime, child labor is accurately described, “’My
mother worked hard all her life. When a child eight years
of age, she worked in a woolen mill in Keithly, England,
spinning from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm. The young kids had to
take slubs [slivers of fibers] off of the spun yarn while the
spinning wheel was working. If they didn’t move quickly
and pick the slub off at just the right time, the machine
would cause fingers to get cut and bleed. The foreman at
the mill whipped the kids if they didn’t work at the pace he
intended for them. My mother took cold porridge in a jar
for her lunch. On her way home from the mill she bought
the supper meal of fish and chips for one penny, and a jill
(enough for a day) of milk for another penny. None of the
women who worked at the mill had enough time to cook.
Working people lived on fish and chips for 200 years in
England.’” –Mary Rebecca Lancaster Hoyrup.
In comparison, my feelings for adult immigrants
working conditions in mills are the same as above because
thousands of immigrants were killed or severely injured.
In contrast, History of American TextilesThe American Wool and Cotton Reporter
(AWCR) mentions the positive actions
of many mill owners for the welfare of
their employees: employment provided, a
trade taught, education available for their
children, social and living conditions improved, opportunities to rise above poverty and succeed in business, agriculture,
civic participation and town development.
Eli Terry and his family superbly created
these benefits for the immigrants. AWCR
presents a strong case. We still hear the
immigrant’s voices of yesterday whispering thank you, as their descendants
continue to praise them today.
Martha Rice has a passion for
homespun wool and is mesmerized
by the hum of her spinning wheel.
Dear Reader, Think of the spinning
wheel as a clothesline pulley system
with two wheels and a spindle. You
control the speed. Martha continues the legacy of producing homespun yarn with slight variations in
the process and thoroughly enjoys
educating novices. I can visualize
Martha as a pioneer woman in the
1600s living right here in Plymouth
on a hard scrabbled farm, wearing
a full length linsey-woolsey loose
dress, gathering wool by hand after the lambs were washed and
sheared. This is called “rueing.” At
Sleepy Hollow Farm,
Martha dressed in modern manufactured comfortable and safe work
clothes spends many
hours “rueing” the Rice
family’s
Corriedale
sheep. They are one of
a breed of large whitefaced sheep developed
in New Zealand for
wool (some Merino
wool) and market lamb.
They also breed Natural
Colored Sheep. During the last 35
years, husband Ron, sons Jared,
Dustin, and daughter Brittany have
been instrumental in the running of
the farm.
The pioneer woman had to
comb out tangles and thorns from
the fleece, and Martha does this
“carding” also. In addition, Martha prepares and mixes her variegated grey dyes or rainbow colors
with salt and vinegar, and then uses
her enamel canner on the stove.
In contrast, the pioneer woman
prepared her onion skins by simmering them for hours in dye pots
which were placed by her huge
dangerous open fireplace. This
particular dye would yield a greylavender hue. The pioneer woman
walked a minimum of 20 miles daily, as she spun the yarn
on the spindle. She definitely didn’t need a membership
to a health club; however, I earnestly desire for her to attend one of our women’s high tea socials: Not possible except in our dreams and fiction. When Martha touches her
wool, she understands that one strand of wool has layers
of scales, similar to artichokes which locks in the strands
of wool that nature has crimped. I can’t get the image out
of my mind of the old fashion curling iron that crimped
strands of women’s hair. When Martha spins the wool on
her spinning wheel and twists and guides the dyed wool
from the carded fibers on to the spindle, she becomes enmeshed in “nature and experiences a deep state of relaxation.” Martha pauses, “I wish that I could spend more
hours spinning wool, but other farm and
family tasks have greater priorities.
Many families pass down jewelry
boxes with heirloom gems, sentimental
jewelry, or baubles representing the latest fashion trends. If you ask the Zagurski
family about their gem stones and jewelry
box, you will quickly discover that they
purchased two English Southdown ewe
lambs in 1996 and named them Pearl and
Terry. Tom, Karen, and their children TJ,
Ray, and Chrissy instantaneously loved,
nurtured, and bonded with their lambs,
and made an everlasting commitment to
raise Pearl and Terry’s precious
flock at their Southdown Pastures.
In 1998 they bought 15 acres next to
their house which Tom, TJ, and Ray
cleared with muscles, sweat, joy,
and bonding. Then, Karen’s brother, Jim Hennessey skillfully built
a post and beam barn. If we put
Eric Sloan in a Time Machine and
he ventured by the barn, he probably would quickly set up his easel,
paint the barn and ewes with their
lambs grazing and resting in the lush
green pastures with fluffy white and
smoky grey Afternoon Thunderbeads. In 1999, Pearl had twins, and
the ewe was named Diamond and
the ram Onyx. Terry’s lamb was
named Lady. Due to the Zagurski’s
excellent care and high standards
for 20 years, they have
raised 600 sheep. Yearly in the fall, they breed
25-30 ewes resulting in
approximately 65 sheep
grazing in their pastures
including twins, sometimes triplets and occasionally quads during
January, February, and
March.
Mother Nature isn’t
perfect and Karen explains, “In multiple
births the lamb’s mom may die or
not have enough milk or not let the
lamb nurse. Occasionally sharp
teeth prevent the mom from nursing
the lamb. These lambs are called
‘Bottle babies.’” Within a ½ hour,
the lamb is bleating for mother’s
first milk enriched with colostrum
and antibodies. Young Chrissy
tended many ‘Bottle babies.’” The
Zagurski family usually retains 30
sheep from year to year including
some lambs for show and replacement. The docile Southdown sheep
are medium size, easy to handle, and
bred for market lamb.
The Rice and Zagurski family
are the guardians and shepherds for
their flocks. It is a tremendous responsibility and requires education in animal husbandry.
They took their children to 4H meetings and learned about
health and management of sheep. In February every year,
for a full day, the sheep clubs from all over Connecticut
and Pioneer Valley Mass. would go to UCONN in Storrs
for the Sheep Blue Ribbon Forum. The kids would learn
hands on and take classes, while the parents would go to
a lecture hall and hear speakers on topics of lambs and
sheep. There is an identification portion of the day where
everyone learned what different equipment is and what it
is used for. At the end of the day there would be a quiz
bowl competition. Four shepherds on a team and the competition would be broken down in youth, 7-12 and young
adult 13-18.
At the UCONN classes they learned the following:
lambing, the birth of lambs; inoculations, nutrition, health,
handling, death, grooming, ear tagging, tail docking, hoof
trimming, showing, winning, loosing, competition, feed
rations, medications, diseases, predators, solutions. In
addition, they learned what is poisonous and dangerous;
where to purchase feed; how to make their own hay; how
to build and maintain fences; how to catch sheep; how to
sell sheep. Karen Zagurski explains that, “Martha and
Ron Rice were our go to shepherds when we first started
and they are always there to help.”
Archaeologists have traced the history of wool from
our ancestor’s genetic journey, and samples of ancient
sheep bones and woven wool garments from 2-3000 BC.
Ancestral foot prints trek from Mesopotamia, Syria, Mediterranean, Persia, India, Arabian Sea, Africa, Australia,
Central Asia, Greece, Rome, Europe, Spain, England, and
America in different eras. Homespun wool and weaving
transitioned to cottage industries, mills, guilds, societies,
and factories to a modern global trillion dollar textile and
fashion industries. Dear Reader, The Rice and the Zagurski family are Plymouth Treasures for preserving Mesopotamia’s tradition of raising sheep since 6,000 BC.
Written and compiled by (c) Arlene M. Wood
Photo Credits Part 1 and 2: Courtesy of the following
– Francis Atwater/George Langdon and house, Henry
Terry; Steven N. Taxsar/Henry Terry’s house; Zagurski
family/Southdown Pastures, lambs, Tom and Karen’s
grandson; Rice family/Sleepy Hollow Farm, Martha’s
spinning wheel. *Dear Reader, Photo Credits have been
updated; thank you for your understanding.
Health & Senior
Terryville Plymouth Senior Citizen News July 2016
Happy 4th of July. I hope you are enjoying all the beautiful weather we are having. I only wish that it would rain
soon, not too much but enough to water the flowers, trees
and gardens. They really need it.
Our June door prize was won by Cathy Mackiewicz. Jim
Skoczylas one of our members gave a very informative talk
about the weather. He has been collecting weather information for 25 years. Jim predicts that this will be a dry summer. So far, he is 100% right. I want to take this time to
thank all who made our annual Hot dog, Tag and Bake sale
a success. Those who worked in the kitchen, sold tickets,
waited on tables, baked for our sale, helped set up and dean
up and those who donated raffle prizes. And the winners
were: Glass bowl-Helena Schwalm, Glass vase-Lee Grela,
White throw-Lee Grela, Red umbrella-Cheryl Gianesini,
Lilac pashmina wrap-Fred Schwalm, 1,000 piece puzzleLee Grela, 3 Candles-Pearl Page, 1,500 piece puzzle-Alice
Smith Small wall hanging and candles- Fran Griswal, Votive
candle holder-Fred Schwalm Designer scarf-Pat Cote, Door
Decoration-Jean Mackiewicz and Handmade afghan Helena
Schwalm. Again Thanks to all for a successful event.
Another thank you goes out to Dave Marchesani, teacher of Construction WOODS II and senior student Chad
who built our two new bookcases. They are in place and
ready to be filled with books. We have several ladies who
have made it their mission to redo all the books that we
have. So far the hard copy books are on the shelves and
now we are in the process of doing the paperback books.
We have been at it for two mornings and plan to come until
they are all in place.
Dental Implants: placing the implant versus
“putting a tooth on it.”
By Dr. Marcelo Maldonado,
Dental implants have become the standard of care for replacing a missing tooth.
In the “old days” people would often
spend oodles of money on saving a tooth
at any cost. They would have a root canal, crown, crown
lengthening, apicoectomy, etc and after all that time and expense often the tooth still needed to be extracted. No more!
Nowadays when a tooth is seriously compromised we
recommend against spending a ton of money to save a tooth
that ultimately will not have a good prognosis. Instead,
dental implants are our treatment of choice and the prognosis is excellent. Most people can expect a dental implant to
last them for the rest of their life, not decay, no problems!
Most people have heard of dental implants but most
people don’t know that getting a dental implant tooth is
a two-step process that occurs several months apart! The
first step after a tooth has been removed and healing has
taken placed, is the surgical placement of the dental implant. The implant itself, is a surgical titanium screw that
is especially designed to go into the jaw bone. The placement is a simple and straight forward process and is painless! Most people will tell you that having a dental im-
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plant placed is much easier than having a tooth extracted.
Once the implant is placed it must stay in the bone for
at least 4 to 6 months before it is wise to “put a tooth on
it.” The reason is that the bone must grow into microscopic pores in the dental implant to “hold onto it”. Once
the bone grabs the implant, it will never let go. Once the
implant is “integrated” into the bone it is a part of you.
After the implant is “integrated” it’s time to “put a tooth
on it.” Once we know the implant is healthy we take some
special impressions and fabricate a crown that will connect
to your implant. The new tooth will look and feel just like
your own natural tooth. You will brush it, floss it, and chew
with it normally. Dental implants have become the standard
of care in dentistry for good reason. Placing and restoring
them is straight forward and they can easily last a lifetime!
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The farmers market will be held on the second and fourth
Tuesdays from 12:30-2:30 in the rear of the parking lot.
Remember to sign up for the annual picnic to be held
on July 26th at noon at the Terryville Fair Grounds. It’s pot
luck and the hot dogs will be provided by the seniors. I’m
hoping for a good day with the sun out and a light breeze.
Our guest speaker for June 26th meeting Deb Fedorwich
from Webster Bank and her topic is Senior Elder Abuse.
I’m hoping to see you at our meetings. Remember we meet
on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 1:30pm in the
Community Room at the Terryville Town Hall and remember it has air condition. You will find friendly conversation
and goodies for your enjoyment. See you soon. If you have
any questions, please call me at 860-589-7837.
Helena Schwalm, President
Common Screening
Tests that are Important to Your Health
by Jay Dorso,
Senior Financial Advisor
Quality Senior Benefits
As we all get older taking advantage of
your Healthcare screenings becomes more
and more important to you living a longer
and healthier life. Many Medicare and other healthcare plans
urge their clients, especially older ones, to get regular health
screenings, such as colonoscopies. Finding serious medical issues early not only can mean a long and healthier life but also a
financial savings for you and your healthcare company. Unfortunately despite all the recommendations, less than 25 percent
of Americans ages 50 to 64 and less than half of those over age
65 are up to date on screenings. As always, consult with your
doctor about whether you need evaluations more often because
that depends on your risk factors, family history etc.
Below is a list of Common Screening you should take
advantage of:
-Blood Pressure
-Breast Cancer
-Cervical Cancer
-Cholesterol
-Colorectal Cancer -Diabetes
-Osteoporosis
-Prostate Cancer
If you need any help or guidance regarding your Insurance + Financial Services please contact Jay Dorso at 860
978 1261, email [email protected] or go to www.QualitySeniorBenefitsLLC.com
Gosinski Park Apartments
Opened Waitlist
Plymouth Housing Authority, through its Managing Agent, DeMarco Management Corporation
is pleased to announce that Gosinski Park Apartments has an opened waiting list for the State
financed elderly and disabled housing. The property is offering spacious efficiency and 1-bedroom
units with affordable rents starting at $460, utilities separate (rent and income restrictions apply).
To be eligible, applicants must be 62 years of age and/or disabled with a maximum gross annual
income of $46,100 (1 person) or $52,650 (2 people).
All applicants are subject to income and eligibility verification.
The units are available on a non-discriminatory basis.
Waitlist placement shall be determined through an electronic Random Lottery.
Specializing in Lymphedema Management,
Short-Term Rehabilitation, Hospice,
Respite, Long-Term, and Dementia Care
321 Stonecrest Drive ~ Bristol, CT 06010
860.583.1827
Applications will be available and may be picked up at 31 Gosinski Park in Terryville, CT or by
calling (860) 584-9355 to have one mailed.
Please feel free to contact us at (860) 584-9355 if you have any questions or need additional
information.
athenanh.com/sheriden
Managed by Athena Health Care Systems
Cafe Menu
Senior
Community
July
2016
Elderly Nutrition Program meals are served at the Gosinski Park Community Room Mon.-Fri., 12:00 p.m. to persons and their spouses 60 years of age or older. All meals are served with a variety of
bread and margarine, coffee, tea and 1% milk. DONATIONS: $2.50 (or whatever you can afford). Please call 670-8818 1 day before between 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. **Menu Subject to Change**
1- Friday – Fourth of July Special! Apple 11 – Monday - Unbreaded Veal Cutlet,
Juice, Cheese burger, Lettuce and To- Picatta Sauce, Sweet Potato, Spinach, Rye
mato, LS Baked Beans, Corn on the Cob, Bread, Melon
Hamburger Roll, Italian Ice
12 – Tuesday - Eggplant Rolatini, Meat
5 – Tuesday – Roast Turkey, Turkey Gra- Sauce, Whipped Potatoes, broccoli, 12
vy, Cranberry Stuffing, Peas, Cranberry Grain Bread, Fresh Peach
Sauce, Dinner Roll, Fresh Plum
13 - Wednesday - N.E. Clam Chowder,
6 – Wednesday – Chicken Scampi, Lin- Unsalted Crackers, Asian Chicken Salad
guini, Broccoli w/ Red Pepper, 12 Grain with Chicken Strips, Mandarin Oranges,
Sesame Seeds and Cucumbers, BreadBread, Citrus Selections
stick, Grapes
7 – Thursday - Apple Juice, Sloppy Joe,
Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Ham- 14 – Thursday - Salisbury Steak, LS Gravy,
Mashed Potatoes, Carrots, Oat Bread,
burger Roll, Birthday Cake
Fruit Cocktail
8 – Friday – Minestrone Soup, Unsalted
Crackers, Chef Salad with LS Ham, LS 15 – Friday - Cranberry Juice, Lemon
Turkey, Cheese, Egg, Tomato, Cucumbers Pepper Fish, Rice Pilaf, Chuck Wagon
and Olives, Ranch Dressing, Pumpernick- Veggies, Multigrain Bread, Rice Pudding
el Bread, fresh Orange
18 – Monday - Grilled Orange Chicken,
Orange Sauce, Mashed Potatoes, Winter Blend Veggies, Whole Wheat Bread,
Tropical fruit Cup
19 – Tuesday – Cranberry Juice, Turkey
Pot, Pie with Turkey Rice, Mushrooms,
Carrots and Peas, Tuscany Blend Veggies,
Biscuit, Oatmeal Cream Pie
20 – Wednesday – Asian Beef Strips with
Ginger Sauce, Brown Rice, Oriental Blend
Veggies, Garden Salad, Italian Dressing,
Pumpernickel Bread, Pineapple Chunks
21 – Thursday – Chicken Vegetable Soup,
Unsalted Crackers, American Goulash,
Scandinavian Veggies, 12 Grain Bread,
fruited Yogurt
22 – Friday – Apple Juice, Beef Riblet,
BBQ Sauce, Sweet Potato Tots, Corn
with Black Beans, Hamburger Bun, Watermelon
25 – Monday - Grape Juice, Eye of the
Round, Mushroom Gravy, Whole Potatoes, Carrots, Rye Bread, Pineapple Chunks
26 – Tuesday – Orange Juice, Pier 17
Fish, Sweet Potato, Versailles Veggies,
12 Grain Bread, Vanilla Chocolate Ice
Cream Cup
27 – Wednesday – Cranberry Juice,
Philly Cheese Steak, Onions and Peppers, Tri-Color Pasta Salad, Carrot Raisin
Slaw, Sub Roll, Peaches
28 – Thursday – BBQ Pork Loin, BBQ
Sauce, Red Beans and Rice, Spinach,
Corn Muffins, Applesauce
29 – Friday – Turkey Stew, Egg Noodles,
Green Beans, Multigrain Bread, Banana
Focus on food: Dietary strategies for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Davia Shepherd, MS, DC
Chiropractor and Clinical Nutritionist
We see a lot of patients with arthritic
changes in their
joints but one particular group of patients, patients with
rheumatoid arthritis,
could benefit from certain changes in their
diets. Certain foods aggravate the inflammation in the body and also the joints. Here
are five dietary strategies that may help
rheumatoid arthritis patients.
1) Vegetarian diet:
Some studies show that vegetarian diets reduce inflammation, while diets based on
meat and animal products worsens inflammation including joint inflammation. There
is evidence to show that rheumatoid arthritis
improves with a vegetarian diet for many
patients. Note that vegetarian diet in this
context means a healthy diet that focuses on
fruits and vegetables.
2) Take Your Probiotic
Some studies show patients with rheumatoid
arthritis also appear to have high levels of
some negative gastrointestinal species of bacteria. It appears that these species grow unchecked when there are a lot of foods from animals in the diet. Adding in a probiotic reduces
the negative bacterial species overgrowth.
3) Foods to increase
Fruits
Legumes
An Old Favorite: Pistachio Salad
Recipe submitted by a Happy Cook
Vegetables
Nuts
Fish oil
4) Foods to reduce
Meat
Alcoholic beverages
Milk
Eggs
Additives and preservatives
Sugar
Gluten containing products
5) Raw fruits and vegetables contain enzymes and phytochemicals that help to reduce inflammation
When starting any diet please do discuss
with your health care provider and if you
have questions or concerns please do come
in to see us in office.
Regards in health,
Dr. Shepherd
Chiropractic care for your whole family.
Call to schedule your complimentary initial appointment today:
(860) 589-1491
665 Terryville Ave., Bristol, CT 06010 • 15 Executive Drive, Farmington, CT 06032
Ingredients:
1 Package Pistachio (or other) instant pudding dry
Add 1 Medium Can crushed or chunk pineapple with juice
1 large can fruit cocktail drained
2 small cans mandarin oranges drained
Mix and chill and add 8 or 9 oz. package cool whip
Nuts, cherries, bananas or coconut can be added if drained
Ricotta Cake
Recipe submitted by a Carmen Skoczylas
Ingredients:
1 Yellow Cake Mix, Prepared as Directed 9 Eggs
3 Ibs. Ricotta Cheese 2 Tsp. Vanilla
1/4 Cup Sugar 5 Tsp. Sugar Mixed with 1 Tsp. Cinnamon
Mix ricotta cheese, eggs, sugar and vanilla in large bowl. Pour prepared cake mix into
14x18x2 inch pan. Then pour cheese mixture on top of cake mix. Do not blend mixture into
cake mixture. Bake in 350 degrees oven for 30 minutes then sprinkle cinnamon/sugar.
mixture evenly on top. Bake for an additional 30 minutes. Cake will pull away slightly from
sides of pan. Cool and refrigerate. Serves 20 to 30 people
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Attorneys at Law
140 Farmington Ave. (Route 6)
Bristol, CT 06010
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Health & Senior
2016 Scheduled Trips for the Terryville Seniors Terryville Medical Center
For more information, please call Getaway Tours at 860-582-9741
Reservations are taken by phone or in person at the Getaway Tours’ office (Route 6, Bristol) or at the Terryville Senior’s meeting each month.
July 6 - Coins & Claws – Lobster Lunch at Abbotts and
Mohegan Sun - LV; TBA - Cost $65.00 Per Person - Includes: Transportation, lunch, Casino Bonus Package, Driver’s Gratuity
July 10 - Tanglewood Boston POPS with special guest
Seth MacFarlane - LV: TBA - Cost: $137.00 Per Person
- Includes: Transportation, lunch, Tickets to Music Shed,
Driver’s Gratuity
July 27 - Lunch and Cabaret Show at Old Sturbridge
Village - LV: TBA - Cost: $89.00 Per Person - Includes:
Transportation, lunch, show
August 4- Saratoga – Premiere Horse Racing in Upstate
NY - LV: TBA - Cost: $63.00 Per Person - Transportation,
Admission
August 16 - CT Lighthouse Tour - LV: TBA - Cost:
$63.00 Per Person - Transportation, Lighthouse Tour, Casino Bonus, Driver’s Gratuity
August 25 - Log Cabin – Lobster Bake & Tribute to
Patsy Cline Show - LV: TBA - Cost: $100.00 Per Person Includes: Transportation, Luncheon & Show at Log Cabin,
Gratuities
September 7 - 9/11 Memorial and Museum - LV: TBA
Cost: $108.00 Per Person - Includes: Transportation, Luncheon, Admissions, Gratuities
2016 OVERNIGHT TOURS
July 12-19 - Mackinac Island in Michigan & Niagra Falls
in Canada - LV: TBA $1527.00 PP Double $1737.00
Single $1477.00 PP Triple - Includes: Round Trip Transportation, Hotel Accommodations, 14 Meals, Admissions
wherever applicable, Taxes and Baggage Handling, Driver
Joseph Cherneskie M.D.
Primary Care/Internal Medicine
& Tour Director’s Gratuities
August 10-12 - Saratoga/Lake George - LV: TBA $539.00
PP Double $707.00.00 Single $509.00 PP Triple - Includes: Round Trip Transportation, Hotel Accommodations,
6 Meals, Admissions wherever applicable, 2 Sightseeing
Cruises, Dinner Theatre Show, Saratoga Racetrack, Taxes
and Baggage Handling, Driver & Tour Director’s Gratuities
October 19-21 Lancaster, PA – Including “SAMSON”
- LV: TBA
$489.00 PP
Double $619.00.00 Single
$469.00 PP Triple - Includes:
Round Trip Transportation,
Hotel
Accommodations,
4 Meals, 2 Shows (Dutch
Apple Dinner Theatre &
Samson), Admissions wherever applicable, Taxes and
Baggage Handling, Driver &
Tour Director’s Gratuities
Certified DOT/CDL
Medical Examiner
27 Main Street • Terryville, CT 06786
Phone (860) 314-6818 Fax (860) 314-6899
November 13-15 - Atlantic
City, New Jersey – Resorts
Casino-Hotel LV: TBA
$249.00 PP Double $329.00
PP Single $244.00 PP Triple - Includes: Round Trip
Transportation, Hotel Accommodations, Evening Entertainment, Taxes & Baggage Handling, 2 - $15.00
Meal Credits, 1 - $25.00 Slot
Play, Gratuities for Driver
and Tour Director
Be Careful
of the Sun
Some medications can cause you to burn more easily.
Talk to our Pharmacist.
241 Main Street, Terryville, CT
860-585-5158
Library News
Terryville Public Library
Knitalong Night
Every Wednesday of every month
238 Main Street
Terryville, CT 06786
http://www.terryvillepl.info
Circulation/Children’s: (860) 582-3121
Reference: (860) 583-4467
Library Hours
Monday - Wednesday: 10am - 8pm, Thursdays: 10am - 6pm
Fridays and Saturdays: 10 am - 5pm.
Closed Saturdays in July and August
Food for Fines
July 5 - July 15
For each overdue item returned, we will accept a donation in place of the fine which will be donated to the food
pantry. Donations must accompany a currently overdue
item. Many children in our community rely on school for
breakfast and lunch. The summer months can be a real
struggle for families. Please help support the Plymouth
Community Food Pantry.
***Does not include Existing fines for previously returned materials
Fees for lost or damaged items
Fines for late or lost museum passes
Bob Backlund will be here to discuss
his career and his new book
As part of our Teen and Adult Summer Reading Programs the Terryville Public Library will present this program on July 12 @ 6:30.
Bob Backlund is a former WWE world champion and world tag
team champion. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in
2013 and has written an autobiography, “The All-American Boy:
Lessons and Stories on Life from Wrestling Legend Bob Backlund.”
Backlund wrote that he began life as a poor farm boy in the
little village of Princeton, Minn. He was a below-average student
with a lackluster work ethic and a bad attitude, who hung with the
wrong crowd and made a lot of bad choices. He was a kid whose
life was headed for disaster until a local coach took interest in him,
suggested he take up amateur wrestling, and offered to work with
him if he promised to stay out of trouble.
Backlund excelled in amateur wrestling and wrestled at North
Dakota State University. While working out at the YMCA in Fargo, N.D., Backlund met professional wrestler “Superstar” Billy
Graham. At Graham’s suggestion, Backlund pursued a professional career. He made his debut in the World Wide Wrestling Federation (predecessor of today’s WWE) in 1977 and quickly became a
fan favorite.
Autographed copies of his book will be available for purchase.
Registration requested and refreshments served.
Artist of the Month
Josephine Malley – Lighthouse Quilts
Upstairs Display Case
Natalie and Kevin McGurick – Star Wars
and Avengers Collection
Downstairs Display case
Summer Reading Prizes
Book Display
It’s summertime summertime sum sum summertime
Library Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 6:30 p.m.
The Board of Directors meet the third Wednesday of each
month. Members of the public are invited.
Friends of the Terryville Library
Monday, July 11, 2016 6:30 pm
The Friends of the Terryville Public Library is a voluntary,
non-profit group of interested citizens whose purpose is to
enhance the value of the library.
BOOKTIQUE SALE JULY 16, 10 AM - 2 PM
Fiction Lovers Book Discussion
Monday, July 18, 2016 6:30 p.m.
Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig
The final novel  from a great American storyteller. Donal
Cameron is being raised by his grandmother, the cook at
the legendary Double W ranch in Ivan Doig’s beloved Two
Medicine Country of the Montana Rockies, a landscape
that gives full rein to an eleven-year-old’s imagination.
But when Gram has to have surgery for “female trouble”
in the summer of 1951, all she can think to do is to ship
Donal off to her sister in faraway Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
There Donal is in for a rude surprise: Aunt Kate–bossy,
opinionated, argumentative, and tyrannical—is nothing
like her sister. She henpecks her good-natured husband,
Herman the German, and Donal can’t seem to get on her
good side either. After one contretemps too many, Kate
packs him back to the authorities in Montana on the next
Greyhound. But as it turns out, Donal isn’t traveling solo:
Herman the German has decided to fly the coop with him.
In the immortal American tradition, the pair light out for
the territory together, meeting a classic Doigian ensemble
of characters and having rollicking misadventures along
the way.
Pick up your copy at the circulation desk.
New Materials at Your Library
Adult Fiction
A to Z of You and Me – James Hannah
Beekeeper’s Son – Kelly Irvin
Never Let You Go – Monica Murphy
Murder Freshly Baked – Vannetta Chapman
Meternity – Meghann Foye
300 Days of Sun – Deborah Lawrenson
Rock-a-Bye Bones – Carolyn Haines
Old-Fashioned Murder – Carol Miller
Troublemaker – Linda Howard
Walleye Junction – Karin Salvalaggio
A Country Road, A Tree – Jo Baker
Seed Collectors – Scarlett Thomas
Noble Chase – Michael Rudolph
Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings –
Stephen O’Connor
Shadow War – Sean McFate
Story of Kullervo – J.R.R. Tolkien
Fellside – M.R. Carey
Service of the Dead – Candace Robb
Blood Flag – Steve Martini
Brush of Wings – Karen Kingsbury
Relativity – Antonia Hayes
Heat & Light – Jennifer Haigh
Mortal Dilemma – H. Terrell Griffin
Happy Family – Tracy Barone
The Second Life of Nick Mason – Steve Hamilton
The One That Got Away – Leigh Himes
Quiet Neighbors – Catriona McPherson
Anatomy of a Soldier – Harry Parker
Roses and Rot – Kat Howard
City of the Lost – Kelley Armstrong
The Quieting – Suzanne Woods Fisher
Monday Movies in
July at Thomaston
Library
It’s a Seussical summer at the Thomaston Public Library and children are invited to view movies based
on Dr. Seuss characters. Movies will be shown at 3
p.m. on the following Mondays: July 11, The Lorax,
rated PG, 90 minutes: July 18, Horton Hears A Who,
rated G, 90 minutes; and July 25, How the Grinch Stole
Christmas, rated PG, 105 minutes. Drinks and snacks
provided. To register, please call (860) 283-4339 and
press 3 when prompted to connect with the children’s
department.
A Simple Prayer – Amy Clipston
The Betrayed Fiancee – Wanda Brunstetter
Never Tear Us Apart – Monica Murphy
Trial by Fire – Norah McClintock
Railwayman’s Wife - Ashley Hay
Don’t You Cry – Mary Kubica
I Let You Go – Clare Mackintosh
Trial By Fire – Norah McClintock
Don’t You Cry – Mary Kubica
The Raft – Fred Strydom
The Atomic Weight of Love- Elizabeth J. Church
Wilde Lake – Laura Lippman
Adult Non-Fiction
India’s War – Srinath Raghavan
Democracy for Realists – Christopher Achen
Dark Territory – Fred Kaplan
Inner Runner – Jason Karp, PhD
Pumpkin Flowers: soldier’s story – Matti Friedman
Best Hikes of the Appalachian Trail – Lafe Low
What the Fun?: 427 simple ways to have family fun – Donna
Bozzo
Playing by the Rules – Tracey Brown
Jihadi John: making of a terrorist – Robert Verkaik
Time to Take Flight – Jayne Seagrave
Far & Away – Andrew Solomon
Skinny Suppers: 125 lightened up meals –
Brooke Griffin
Red Platoon – Clinton Romesha
War Before Independence – Derek W. Beck
Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu – Joshua Hammer
My Holiday in North Korea – Wendy Simmons
Plan Your Estate – Atty. Denis Clifford
DVD’s
Doc McStuffins: school of medicine
Theeb
Secret in Their Eyes
Open Season Scared Silly Forsaken
Witch
Dirty Grandpa
BacktrackChoice
Deadpool
Finest Hours
RideAlong 2
Misconduct
Regression
Jane Got a Gun
Children’s Programming
Children’s Programming for the months of July and
August can be found on the Terryville
Public Library website
terryvillepl.info or in the flyer at the children’s desk!
Library Picnic
The library staff, the Friends of the Library, and Library Board members were invited to a picnic at Bonnie and Bob Leroux’s home. Thanks to the suggestion
of Chairman of the Board, Mary Wollenberg, members
gathered together to share friendship, conversation and
wonderful food in a beautiful park-like setting on Scott
Road at the Leroux’s home. The gathering also hosted
some very special guests -- a group of wild turkeys
who came to preen themselves, check out the human
guests, and eat the generous servings of cracked corn
that Bob Leroux sets out each day. Thanks to the gracious hosts and beautiful weather, a “good time was
had by all,” including the turkeys!
Book
Sale
Come to the
Booktique for the
July book sale on
July 16! Many new
titles and lots of sale surprises. July 16” 10:00 - 2:00
P.M Light refreshments are available at 244 Main
Street. Parking is available behind the library.
How Does
Your Garden Grow?
Library News
Plymouth Library Association
Hours:
Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 11:00am-4:00pm,
Wednesday Nights: 6:00-8:00pm, Saturday: 10:00am-2:00pm
692 Main Street, Plymouth, CT 06782 • 860-283-5977 • [email protected]
The Plymouth Library Association founded in 1871 as
a stock company, merged into an association in 1886, and
operating out of its current building since 1932, balances
historical charm with contemporary functionality.
The library is open to all and offers internet access,
copying, and printing.
For daily updates on new arrivals and upcoming
events, feel free to “like” us at facebook.com/plymouth.
library.ct, or visit our website, plymouthlibraryct.org!
The Plymouth Library Association will be closed
Monday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.
Regular hours will resume Wednesday, July 6.
“Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?”
The Booktique’s answer to that rhyme is “ Beautifully!”
Again, thanks to Nancy and Ron Bianchi, the garden is
springing to life with unbelievable speed. Flowers are already
blooming, thanks to the Bianchis TLC and the mulch that Jim
Mischke and Sherry Contadini provided! More plantings are
scheduled around the building, as the Friends and their gardeners
continue to beautify their little spot on Route 6!
Watercolor Paint Night
At the Plymouth Library Association!
Wednesday, July 20, 6:15-7:45 PM
Join us for a casual night of art, socializing, and refreshments! Follow along with an instructor, or work independently on a piece of your own design! For more information, visit us on facebook!
New Adult Fiction:
All Summer Long - Dorothea Benton Frank
New Adult Non-Fiction:
Homegrown Terror: Benedict Arnold and the Burning of
New London - Eric D. Lehman
Connecticut in the American Civil War - Matthew Warshauer
Prudence Crandall’s Legacy - Donald E. Williams, Jr.
Magazines:
• Martha Stewart Living • Better Homes and Gardens
• American Patchwork and Quilting • Consumer Reports
Don’t forget to visit our
ongoing book sale!
Hardcovers - $1.00 Paperbacks - $0.50
Magazines - $0.50
Video Cassettes - $0.25
A Successful Bag Sale
Basket
Raffle
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you!
The Friends of the Library thanks the many members
who created such lovely baskets for the raffle and also
thanks the many members of the community who so
richly rewarded us with record-breaking support!!! We
are deeply indebted to the generosity of the community
members who truly respect our efforts to support the
library and its many programs.
On June 18, Friend of the Library JoAnn Dukeley opened the
ever-popular semi-annual Bag Sale at the Booktique by hanging the “Book Sale Today” sign under the Booktique’s beautiful and new framed-sign, fabricated by Plymouth Graphics.
The sale was a busy, crowded and successful event,
thanks our numerous customers -- loyal book lovers. The
selections, both indoors and outdoors, were plentiful and included DVDs, CDs, VCR tapes, and books of all kinds, fic-
tion, as well as non-fiction. As usual, the Friends provided
light refreshments, which patrons really appreciated as they
diligently hunted for their favorite titles or authors. Many patrons stated they wished that January Bag Sale weren’t so far
off! However, volunteers reminded them that the Booktique
has sales every third Saturday of the month and that we will
welcome them and new patrons, as well, on July 16, our next
regular sale day.
A Congratulations Celebration
The Friends also thank our two new“friends,” sisters Mia Zaccaro and Bryanna Zaccaro who were
“volunteered”into service to draw the winning
names for the basket raffle. Their aunt, Carolyn Cote,
is a valuable member of the Friends; she volunteers
regularly and works very hard at organizing books at
our book sales.
Easton Ronalter watches as Joan
Mischke pours.
The girls drew the following names
as the lucky winners:
Jessica Archambault
Lindsey DeLorenzo
Linda Frac
Dersiree Havee
Victoria Hopkins
Bonnie Leroux
Lisa Bilodeau
Rosanne Finkle
Alexis Goodwin
Nancy Henderson
Donna Kleckner
Joan Mischke
Lisa,with her son Brent by her side,
enjoys the cheers of the Friends.
It was time for a celebration at the
Booktique! Easton Ronalter, who
popped the cork on a bottle of sparkling water, carefully watched Joan
Mischke as she poured it out for a
toast! The Friends of the Library,
who worked at the Bag Sale on
June 18, “toasted” to the successful
work of Lisa Ronalter, creator of Art
in Motion, and Jerry Milne, a member of the Beautification Committee
and Plymouth Land Trust. Jerry and
Lisa applied for and won a generous Friends and cheerleaders, row 1: Diane Ranft,
grant from the Thomaston Savings Carleen Limmer, Darla Lizotte. Row 2: Joan
Mischke, Easton Ronalter, Brent Ronalter,
Bank! The creative duo plans to
Lisa
Ronalter, Carolyn Cote, Cathy Paskus,
paint a mural on the wall of the side
JoAnn
Dukeley, Bonnie Leroux and Sandy
library parking lot, which separates
Klimkoski
(using the camera).
the library from the Booktique.
Lisa, a loyal Library Friend, is
a wonderfully clever and creative artist who, with her hard-working sons, has done some
amazing marketing during many of the book sales at the Booktique. She was also the library’s
June Artist of the Month. Most recently she and Jerry gathered a group of people to paint the
railings on the same wall she plans to paint and on the steps leading up to the Booktique. With
the award from the bank, she has her eyes set on the mural, which will feature scenes from
the history of the town and possibly an “I Spy” game to help children explore the wall mural.
The town of Plymouth is very fortunate to have volunteers like Lisa Ronalter and Jerry
Milne working so hard for the community! The Friends wish them both great success with
their latest endeavor!
Prayers for
Christopher
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