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Steaming jungles, icy peaks,and scorching sands – my life in

the shadow wars

O’Mazing Race participants

Photo courtesy of Erica Donovan

The Plainville Fire Company has again given itssupport to the Wheeler YMCA’s O’Mazing Race.The PFC has sponsored a second team of fire-fighters for the Y’s annual multiple-town scav-enger hunt adventure to benefit the Strong KidsCampaign. Clockwise from left are Donny Parker,Samantha Roberts, Keith Matteson, andPaul Gerke. Team Hot & Wet, along with Men ofFire, will be representing the PFC in this O’Mazingevent and challenge other police and fire person-nel to compete.

The day they blew up WillieBy John Puzzo

Special to the Citizen

John Puzzo lived in Plainville for 23years. He served in the United States Army(1968-1971) during the Viet Nam War as aninfantryman, artilleryman, combat engineer,and United States Army ranger. He also livedand worked as a government contractor in theUnited States, Europe, Mexico, and LatinAmerica and most recently from 2004-2007 asan operative in the War on Terror. This is hisstory of coming out of the shadows of war, ter-rorism, conflict, and crime.

Northern Iraq, late December, 2004, - a bit-ing winter morning. I was near the end of myfirst contract.

The day before, we had driven 160 milesSouth to Baghdad and picked up a new PLSfor the engineers of USA Environmental,ordnance experts hired by the ProvisionalAuthority in Iraq to sort through SaddamHussein’s weapons stores, keep what was Photo courtesy of John Puzzo

John Puzzo, of Plainville on the sanddunes in Iraq, in 2005.

Town Council meeting getsa visit from Sen. Welch

See Puzzo, page 11

It was all about GirlScouts, a question and an-swer session with state Sen.Jason Welch (R-Bristol) andbudget talks at last night’s

Town Council meeting.To celebrate the 100th an-

niversary of the girl scouts,the Plainville troop was in-vited to lead the pledge of al-legiance, followed by a read-ing of a proclamation enti-tled “The Year of the Girl” bySen. Welch.

The girls were then askedif they had anything they’dlike to say to the room or tothe senator and a crucialquestion was asked: “Whenwill this be on TV?”

As they were ushered outof the room, Sen. Welchlaunched into a speech wel-coming questions and com-

ments from the council andcitizens present in the room.They covered where the statewas in terms of tax relief(Welch said there was a littlerelief for Plainville, specifi-cally, “but I’m sure, notenough”); Welch’s work to-ward putting a cap on thegross receipts tax because ofthe increasing gasolineprice; and the need to curbstate spending.

“This is great,” Welch saidas he concluded his portionof the meeting. “We shoulddo this more often.”

See Council, page 8

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Jane Dickman Buden, assessor for thetown of Plainville has filed the 2011 grandlist with the town clerk. The net taxablegrand list is $1,340,288,705, a decrease of$60,493,555 from the 2010 grand list. The as-sessor’s office also successfully completeda revaluation of all properties in townagainst the 2011 grand list.

The net real estate grand list decreased$6,244,640; the net motor vehicle grand listincreased $6,526,305; and the net personalproperty grand list increased $563,520 fromthe 2010 grand list.

The town of Plainville continues togrant exemptions for enterprise zone de-velopment. enterprise zone exemptions to-tal $1,061,080.

The town of Plainville’s ten largest tax-payers include the following: DDRMDTConnecticut Commons LLC, $54,260,370;

Tilcon Connecticut Inc.,$23,366,220; ValleyWater Systems Inc., $11,567,780; GeneralElectric, $ 8,992,870; Connecticut Light &Power, $ 8,329,520; Manafort Brothers, $6,902,730; Carling Technologies, $ 6,519,620;Gem Sensors Inc., $ 6,127,840; Mott Met-alurgical Corp., $ 5,838,330; Hayes-Kauf-man Partnership, $ 5,144,160.

The mill rate that applies to the 2010grand list was 28.98 mills. The mill ratethat will be applied to the 2011 grand listwill be set by the town council in April.

If for some reason taxpayers are not sat-isfied with their assessment, they may re-quest a hearing appointment with theboard of assessment appeals. applicationsfor these appointments are available in theassessors office and must be filed by march20, 2012.all appointments will be held in themonth of April.

Plainville’s grand list filedThe Plainville Community

Food Pantry, 54 S. Canal St., iscurrently in need of the fol-lowing items; canned chili,Spam, kids cereals, jelly, pas-ta sauce, shampoo, condition-er, dish soap, laundry deter-gents, toilet paper (individ-ual and 4 packs).

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Math movie on fractions“Math Movie Film Festival” will be available, free of

charge, to current and prospective Pre-GED/GED stu-dents. On a monthly basis, one-30 minute GED Connec-tions Math instructional video will be shown at PlainvilleHigh School, 47 Robert Holcomb Way, followed by a Pre-GED/GED program and GED Test registration informa-tional session. Math videos were furnished last year, bya grant from the Elizabeth Norton Trust Foundation.“Fractions” (covers parts of fractions, add, subtract, mul-tiply, cancel, divide, and factor) will be shown on Wednes-day, March 28 at 5 p.m. Pre-registration is required.

For more information or to register call PlainvilleAdult and Continuing Education at (860) 793-3209.

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License plate reader being utilized by Plainville

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Plainville Police Officer Steve Chase examines one ofthe license plate reader cameras affixed to the trunkof his police cruiser.

Person of interestThe Plainville Police Department is asking for the

assistance of the public and local media in identify-ing a person of interest in the recent tampering ofgas pumps and larceny of gas from a local gas sta-tion. The suspect captured on video was driving awhite Cadillac Deville believed to be a 2002. This sus-pect drove his Cadillac up to the gas pumps at a localgas station and positioned his car to shield his activ-ity as he snapped the cabinet bolts with an unknowntool. He then presented cash, $5 to the attendant andpumped $ .91 cents worth of gas. The suspect thenwent back into the store to advise the attendant thathe made a mistake selecting the grade of gas. The at-tendant turns the pump back on with a balance of $4.09.

At this point the suspect has already entered the pump cabinet and has pulled a cotterpin from the gear metering device known as a pulser. This now allows the pump to oper-ate un-metered. The suspect fills the tank on the Cadillac and drives off.

The Plainville Police would like to speak to anyone that can identify this person of interest.

Police News

By Ken DiMauroSpecial to The Citizen

For the past year, thePlainville Police Departmenthas been relying on a rela-tively new piece of equip-ment — a license plate read-er — to give officers the edgeon obtaining information

about possible stolen, unreg-istered or uninsured motorvehicles and individuals whomay have warrants for ar-rest.

The license plate readerequipment, which consists ofsix cameras mounted on apolice cruiser, scans licenseplate information and com-

pares it will a large informa-tion database through a com-puterized software system,according to MatthewD’Amore, a detective withthe Plainville Police Depart-ment. Right now, about adozen area police depart-

ment are using the scanners,which are connected to themain equipment in Newing-ton. The information ob-tained by the license readeris perfectly legal for policeofficers to use, according tothe police, and utilizing the

equipment have been upheldby state courts.

D’Amore said the cam-eras, three color and threeinfra-red, are extremely mo-bile and can be attached to

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Waterbury women charged inserious DWI accident

On Feb. 28, at 4 p.m., thePlainville Police effected the war-rant arrest of Daisy Ann Torres-Muniz, age 24 of 118 Stonefield Dri-ve, No. U1, Waterbury. Torres-Mu-niz turned herself into police afterlearning a warrant was issued forher arrest. Torres-Muniz wascharged with assault in the second-degree with a motor vehicle whileintoxicated; operating a motor ve-hicle under the influence and fail-ure to drive right.

Torres-Muniz was driving her 1990 Honda Accord east-bound on New Britain Avenue on Feb. 7 at 11:48 p.m.,when she lost control, crossed over into the westboundlane and struck a utility pole. Upon impact with the util-ity pole, both Torres-Muniz and her passenger, MarilynRivera, age 38 of Waterbury were ejected from the vehi-cle. Rivera sustained serious life threatening injuries inthe accident was taken to Waterbury Hospital TraumaCenter for treatment. Torres-Muniz was taken to Hart-ford Hospital for treatment, however was not seriouslyinjured.

Torres-Muniz posted a $15,000 bond and will appear inBristol Superior Court on March 12.

Authorized by Sgt. Charles Smedick- Administrative sergeant

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the exterior of one ofPlainville’s police cruisers.The infra-red cameras canrecord information in a verydark situation, he said. WhileD’Amore said although theinformation must be verifiedbecause it is constantlychanging and being updated,it can be helpful to an officerwho stops a vehicle andwants to check on its Depart-ment of Motor Vehicles sta-tus. The technology is state-of-the-art and useful for mem-bers of the police departmentwho are patrolling streets lo-

Police News

Torres-Muniz

cally, according to local offi-cials.

In recent years, police de-partments have embracedcamera technologies suchequipment mounted on dashboards or affixed to the exte-rior of a police cruiser.D’Amore said cameras canhelp because they are a non-blinking eye that can recordwhat happened in an unusu-ally objective way.

On the day of the inter-view, the cameras for the li-cense plate reader were af-fixed to the trunk of the po-lice cruiser being operated

by Officer Steve Chase.D’Amore asked Chase to re-turn to the police station at19 Neal Court so the officercould show the equipmentfor The Plainville Citizen’sarticle.

The cameras and relatedsoftware have been utilizedfor the past year and costabout $12,000, according toofficials with the PlainvillePolice. D’Amore said hethinks the technology makesit much safer for 35 or soPlainville officers doingtheir daily jobs.

Event raises almost $1,500 to aid childrenOn Feb. 11, 2012, the International Institute of Cosmetology, with campuses in

Wethersfield and Plainville, hosted its annual Cuts & Curls fundraiser in memory of Vi-viana Sofia Gugliotti. Haircuts, hair styling, hair coloring, and perms as well as mani-cures and pedicures were offered. This year’s event was a success with almost $1,500raised for the Viviana Sofia Gugliotti Foundation to aid the research and development oftreatment for children with complex autoimmune diseases. IIC would like to extend itsheartfelt appreciation to all those in the community who supported the fundraiser bypurchasing a beauty treatment on that day.

Donations to the Viviana Sofia Foundation can be sent to P.O. Box 290202, Wethersfield,CT 06129-0202.

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Teresa Mellois the 2011 recipi-ent of the Chioffiaward, whichwas presented toher in Januaryby Joe Simms,president of theC o n n e c t i c u tGrounds Keep-ers Association.The Sal ChioffiAward, namedafter one of thefounding mem-bers of theCGKA, is giveneach year to anindividual whohas supportedthe green indus-try with their efforts. The CGKA.org is a statewide trade or-ganization of green industry professions that meets on a reg-ular basis to promote education, awareness and responsibili-ty in the landscaping field. The CGKA also provides annualscholarships to students in the Horticulture programs atUCONN and Naugatuck Valley. Teresa has been an activemember for eight years, is on the convention committee, andserves on the board of the CGKA.

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Mark Dryden, a Plainvilleresident, has opened DrydenInsurance Agency, located at283 N. Washington St., inPlainville, next door to DirtyTails Pet Grooming. “The lo-cally owned agency has thepersonal service that every-one wants and deserves,”

said Dryden, who also ownsthe office located at 315 MainSt. in Southington. TheSouthington office opened in1966.

“We think the residents ofPlainville deserve a localagency that will look out forthe best interest of their cus-

Insurance agency openstomers. We understand theaggravation of trying to savesome money and wastinghours looking for the cheap-est rate possible. We elimi-nate the aggravation andshop it for you,” Dryden said.Dryden Insurance Agencyhas more than 20 different in-surance companies to shopauto, home, life, health, mo-torcycle and business insur-ance rates. “Customer serv-ice is our priority as well assaving everyone money,”Dryden said. Dryden Insur-ance Agency is fully staffedand can handle all of your in-surance needs.

“We look forward to estab-lishing lasting relationshipswith the residents ofPlainville,” Dryden said.

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Joe Simms presents Teresa Mellowith the Sal Chioffi award. Mello isthe owner of DreamScape DesignsLLC, based in Plainville.


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Business

The community is invitedto Earthstock Connecticut,an eco-friendly Earth Day cel-ebration, on Sunday, April22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in thecourtyard at Tunxis Commu-nity College in Farmington.Admission is free. Rain dateis April 29.

The event will feature eco-minded vendors and ex-hibitors, music, food andfamily activities.

Some of the highlights in-clude performances on a so-lar powered stage by JohnMayock and The Homestead-ers, The Green Jazz Band,and Tunxis Community Col-lege Student Jazz Ensemble.Participants can also takepart in drumming circles byPower of the Drum, facepainting, massage therapy,hair extensions, rides on theRoaming Railroad’s electricengine train, and greetingswith costumed characters.Vendors will sell items suchas jewelry, crafts, candles, ap-parel, handbags, handmadesoap, honey, art, and more. Aportion of proceeds fromthese sales will be donated tothe Tunxis Community Col-lege Sustainable EnergyFund. For an update of ven-dors, demonstrations and a

Residence Inn manager receives awardAgnes Marynowska, exec-

utive housekeeper at the 94-room Residence Inn by Mar-riott in Southington, washonored as Manager of theYear at the recent WaterfordHotel Group Annual Leader-ship Conference and AwardsCelebration. The three-dayconference, held at the Mys-tic Marriott Hotel & Spa inGroton, allowed managersfrom each of the company’s28 properties to gather and

share ideas on leadership,best practices and the Water-ford Hotel Group core val-ues.

Marynowska, ofPlainville, was honored asManager of the Year duringan awards ceremony held torecognize the company’s topperformers from 2011.

“Agnes personifies theword leader,” said Rob Win-chester, president and chiefoperating officer for Water-

ford Hotel Group. “She keepsher fellow housekeeping as-sociates inspired with ever-changing incentives, and iswell respected by those out-side her department andrevered by those she leads.”

Marynowska joined theResidence Inn Southingtonnearly 10 years ago as a roomattendant, and currentlyoversees the hotel’s entirehousekeeping department.

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The meeting finished witha presentation by Town Man-ager Robert E. Lee and Super-intendent Jeffrey Kitchingpresenting the 2013 budget ata proposed $54,149,311, a 2.33percent increase from lastyear. The first budget hearingwill be Thursday, March 8, at7 p.m at the Plainville Munic-ipal Center.

Other topics covered in-cluded bulk pick-up on de-mand (which is tentativelyscheduled for a spring collec-tion starting April 16 throughJune 28 and a fall collectionfrom Sept. 10 through Oct. 29)and a brief discussion of cre-ating a committee to discussold Linden Street School.

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The cast of the Pied Piperpose for a photo duringone of the dress re-hearsals that they hadpracticed for the upcom-ing shows for this week-end.

are bad for business and arecausing stress to the town’sinhabitants including, AllanNiemeyer as the Town Crier,Mary Pereira as the Inn-Keeper, Sharon Dix as FlowerStall Lady, Diane Daly as Rat-tytatty, Deborah WishartDunn as Dilly, Sara Fabrizioas Duchess Dingagling, Dave

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“One of the biggest issues on people’sminds continues to be the $567 million, $1,000an inch New Britain-Hartford Busway,”Welch said. “We agree with the attendeeswho told us this project makes absolutely nosense. Our state is broke, yet we are spendinghuge amounts of taxpayer money on thiswasteful busway. That’s why we have vowedto fight the project at every turn. We need toshrink the size and scope of state govern-ment while pushing for more pro-business

policies at the state capitol.”Welch and Betts have publicly vowed to

fight the busway project in the state Legisla-ture, seeking to divert state and federal fundsto what they argue are much-needed roadand bridge repairs.

Welch also brought a petition to the seniorcenter for taxpayers to sign. Welch and Re-publican legislators are seeking to cap thestate’s hidden tax on gasoline. “We are get-ting overtaxed at the pumps and we need re-lief,” Welch said.

Those who wish to sign the gas tax cap pe-tition can email Welch [email protected] or call him at (800)842-1421.

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Sen. Jason Welch (right) talks with a taxpayer duringthe Feb 22 meeting at the Bristol Senior Center. Welchrepresents Plainville at the state capitol.

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Casino bus trip fundraiserThe Plainville High School Baseball team is hosting a

casino trip fundraiser to Mohegan Sun, on Saturday,March 10, from 4 p.m. to midnight. The bus will leavefrom the General Electric parking lot, Woodford Avenue.There is a cost to attend and includes a food voucher andmoney for gambling.

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First Wednesdayopen mike nights

An acoustic open mikenight is held at Church ofOur Saviour, 115 W. Main St.Plainville, every firstWednesday of the monthfrom 7 to 10 p.m. Thisfolk/country-western pro-gram has been running formore than a year and localentertainers as well as manyfrom throughout Connecti-cut have been performing ona regular basis. This is a funevening for a very low admis-sion fee and refreshments areavailable.

Attendees are encouragedto bring non-perishable fooditems for the Plainville Com-munity Food Pantry. Pro-ceeds benefit Church of OurSaviour and its outreach pro-grams.

Orchid Societyshow and sale

The Nutmeg State OrchidSociety, Farmington, willhold its third Show and Sale.This is an American OrchidSociety judged show. Theevent will be held at the WestHartford Meeting and Con-ference Center, 50 S. Main St.,West Hartford, on Saturday,March 17, from noon to 5 p.m.and Sunday, March 18, from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The society’sobjective for the Show andSale is to enhance knowledgeof orchid culture and habitat,and to promote interest in theconservation of orchids, theworld’s largest floweringplant family. There is an ad-mission fee and children un-der 12 are free.

Depressionglass club

Nutmeg Depression GlassClub 37thAll Glass Show andSale will be held at Southing-ton High School, 720 PleasantSt., Southington, on Satur-day, April 28, from 9 a.m. to4:30 p.m. The show will fea-ture Depression Era glassand pottery. Free Americanglass and pottery identifica-tion service. There is an ad-mission fee.

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The PLS ‘Palletized Load-ing System’ is a colossal vehi-cle designed for palletizedstores. I stood in the truck’sopen gun turret for twohours all the way back fromBaghdad, the excruciating,numbing cold and wind mak-ing it hard to concentrate onsearching for Vehicle-bornIED’s and other problems.

Military Supply RouteTampa is the main North-South route of travel in Iraq.The ride was long and te-dious. Blown-up skeletons ofvehicles dotted the road allthe way back to K-2 Airbasein Northern Iraq. Broken,rusting, bombed-out vehiclesof all types lined the high-way.

Early next morning ourteam was in place at Ammu-nition Supply Point Arling-ton, 10 kilometers southwestof K-2 Airbase in AncientNineveh, the center of thecult of Isis 14 centuries be-fore the birth of Christ andmentioned in the Bible sto-ries of Nimrod and Jonah.

Arlington is five mileslong and three miles wide,one of twelve similar sites

Photos courtesy of John Puzzo

Pictured are two books Plainville author John Puzzowrote about his experiences during the Viet Nam War.

scattered across Iraq. Everytype of ordnance was storedin these places - High Alti-tude Surface to Air Missiles,torpedoes, artillery shells,bullets and 7,000 of thenewest RPG’s.

The challenge for us wasto keep those things fromfalling into the wrong handswhile the explosives expertsdestroyed the remainder.

A few seconds after myteammate, Tom dropped meoff at Arlington’s main gatethe ground shook and thesound of a huge explosionfollowed.

The fireball, a violent,churning plume of smokerose from the north and east.We had just passed that pointwith the engineer’s and thenew PLS right behind us.Somebody had just got hit -hard.

Straight away Tom circledback for me and we racedback to the explosion site inthe big uparmored F-350 Tur-

bo-charged Super Diesel. Itwas a hellish scene. The PLSwas in flames, blown off itsbent frame and the gianttires under the cab were onfire. All the glass was blownout.

Inside, Willie was slumpedover the steering wheelwhich was twisted andskewed.

He was bleeding about hishead and face, his hands andarms were covered in bloodand he was going to burn ifsomebody didn’t get him outof there fast.

The force of the explosionhad warped the metal of thetruck’s cab. No one could getthe doors open. Courageouspeople braved the fire, climb-ing over the burning PLSlooking for a way to get atWillie.

They frantically tried topry open the truck. The in-ferno intensified as the

See Puzzo, page 16

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OLM breakfast

Plainville Volunteer Fire-men are invited to Our Ladyof Mercy Church, 19 S. CanalSt., “All You Can Eat MonthlyBreakfast,” as guests in ap-preciation of all they do toserve the citizens ofPlainville, on Sunday, March11 from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Themenu includes orange juice,eggs, western eggs, sausage,ham, Texas toast, hashbrowns, bagels, doughnutsand coffee.

The children that attendthe Kid’s Corner will receivea fireman’s hat in honor of

the volunteer firemen.There is a cost to attend.

OLM ladiesguild card party

The Ladies Guild of OurLady of Mercy Church, 19. S.Canal St., is hosting a Schol-arship Card Party on Tues-day, March 13, at 7 p.m., inthe Parish Center Hall.There is a ticket price andtickets will be available atthe door. Refreshments willbe served and door prizesand raffles will be awarded.All proceeds from the cardparty will benefit the LadiesGuild Scholarship Fund.

St. Joseph’s day pasta supper

The Annual St. Joseph’sDay Pasta Supper will beheld on Friday, March 23 at 6p.m. at Church of Our Sav-iour, 115 W. Main St. Themeal will include salad, Ital-ian bread, pasta and meat-balls, ice cream and otherdesserts. There will be a trayof pasta with meatless saucefor those who are observingLenten dietary restrictions.Tickets will be available onSunday, March 11.

For more information callthe church at (860) 747-3109.

Thrift shopThe Congregational

Church of Plainville ThriftShop, 130 W. Main St., is openWednesday and Thursday, 10a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday,9:30 a.m. to noon. The thriftshop will be holding a ‘bag’sale until Saturday, March 17and will provide the bag.

For more information, call(860) 747-2418.

DivorceCareclasses

DivorceCare divorce re-covery seminar and supportgroup will begin at BethelChristian Church, 750

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He still lives in the heartsof his mother, SusanMongillo, of Plainville; hisbrother, Gary Kraft, ofPlainville; his daughter, Su-san, of Terryville; his uncleand aunt, George and JoanneMongillo, of Southington;many cousins and closefriends. He was predeceasedby his father, FrancisMongillo; his grandparents,Francis and AntoinetteMongillo, Raymond Brownand Elaine Cleveland; hisaunt, Anita Brown; his uncle,Raymond Brown; and sister-in-law, Susan Kraft.

A private service was heldat the convenience of thefamily. Memorial donationscan be made to the AmericanCancer Society, P.O Box 22718,Oklahoma City, OK 73123 orHospice/VNACC, 56 W. MainSt., Plainville, CT 06062. ThePaul A. Shaker / Farming-dale Funeral Home, NewBritain, was in charge ofarrangements.

Samuel Papalardo Samuel S. Papalardo, 88, of

New Britain,loving hus-band of 69years to Her-ma (Tofano)P a p a l a r d o,died March 1,2012, at theHospital of Central Connecti-cut in New Britain.

He was born in Plainville,son of the late Sebastian andSanta (Cianci) Papalardo, hewas a New Britain resident

most of his life. A World WarII United States Army Veter-an, he served as a privatefirst class in the medical de-tachment of the 417th In-fantry Regiment where heserved as a medic and re-ceived the Purple Heart. Hewas employed at the StanleyWorks Hardware Divisionfor 39 years, retiring in 1986.He is a former member ofthe Bethel Alliance Churchin New Britain; was a mem-ber of the Stanley Seniors;and was a member of theDAV.

Besides his wife, he is sur-vived by sister, RhodaDeBonee, of Newington; abrother, Santo D’Amico, ofFlorida; several nieces andnephews. He was prede-ceased by a brother, MichaelPapalardo.

The funeral services willbe held Thursday, March 8,

2012, 11 a.m., at Carlson Fu-neral Home, 45 FranklinSquare, New Britain. Burialwill follow in FairviewCemetery. Memorial dona-tions may be made to thefamily.

John PaterJohn W. Pater, 56, of

P l a i n v i l l edied Feb.24,2012, at Hart-ford Hospi-tal. He wasthe lovinghusband ofRuth (God-frey) Pater.

He was born Feb. 7, 1956,in New Britain, a son of thelate Stanley and Irene(Carnega) Pater. He attendedE.C. Goodwin TechnicalSchool and has worked formany years as a painter for

the New Britain School Sys-tem. He was very involved inthe town of Plainville serv-ing as a justice of the peace,an assistant leader with theBoy Scouts, little leaguecoach and as a member ofthe Congregational Churchof Plainville. He was an avidNew York Yankee fan andhad created the Facebookpage “I remember NewBritain” which had hun-dreds of followers and wasorganizing an event forMarch 15.

Besides his wife he is sur-vived by his sons, WilliamPater and Daniel Pater, bothof Plainville; his brothers,Mark Pater and his wife,April, of Lebanon and Rus-sell Pater, of Oakdale; his sis-ter, Paula Pater, ofPlainville; his nieces andnephews, Ellen and MichaelFesti, Jennifer Lamontagne,

David Mazzaccaro, Tyler Pa-ter and Abbey Pater; and hissisters-in-law, Maureen Maz-zaccaro and her husband,Paul and Margaret Festi andher husband, Robert; and hiscousin, Cynthia Mazur.

The funeral was heldMarch 1, 2012, at Bailey Fu-neral Home, Plainville. Ser-vices were held March 2,2012, at the CongregationalChurch of Plainville. Burialwas private. Memorial dona-tions may be made to theBook of Remembrance at theCongregational Church ofPlainville, 130 W. Main St.,Plainville, CT 06062.

Obituaries

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CitizenOpinion The Plainville CitizenThursday, March 8, 2012

Government MeetingsThursday, March 8

Recreation and Parks Board, 50 WhitingSt., 7 p.m.

Recycling and Solid Waste, Municipal Cen-ter, 7 p.m.

Monday, March 12Board of Education, Plainville High

School cafe, 7 p.m.Veterans Council, Municipal Center, 7 p.m.Zoning Board of Appeals, Municipal Cen-

ter, 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, March 13

Downtown Beautification, Municipal Cen-ter, 7 p.m.

Library Board of Directors, Library, 7 p.m.Planning and Zoning, Municipal Center,

7:30 p.m.Wednesday, March 14

Conservation Commission, MunicipalCenter, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 15Economic Development Agency, Munici-

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Town Council, Municipal Center, 7 p.m.Veterans Council, Municipal Center, 7 p.m.

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One way to prevent thefts of vets memorial plaquesBy State Sen. Jason Welch

Veterans memorialplaques have been stolen inseveral Connecticut commu-nities this past year — ap-parently to scrap the copperand bronze for cash at scrapmetal yards. (The price ofbronze has tripled since2008.)

The thefts of the plaqueshas outraged residentsacross the state. The warmemorials contain names ofour family members, friendsand neighbors. They tell sto-ries of Connecticut nativeswho risked — and some-times lost — their lives toprotect their country.

When those plaques arestolen, the stories of Con-

necticut heroes are stolentoo. Hundreds of names areinscribed on these plaques,listing local vets who servedtheir countries in the nameof freedom.

This year at the StateCapitol, we aim to do some-thing about it. This year, Iwill vote in favor of a billthat would strengthen thepunishment for people con-victed of stealing or defacingveteran monuments.

Criminal penalties forvandalism or theft will betied to the monetary value ofthe monument. The goal ofthis law is to increase thosepenalties across the board,regardless of the cost of themonument, to better reflectthe true value of such a me-

morial.Under current law, any

person who damages veter-ans’ memorials shall beguilty of a class A misde-meanor. But when the prop-erty damage exceeds $1,000,it becomes a class D felony.

This year’s bill would dou-ble the current fine andwould require full restitu-tion for the cost of repairs orreplacement of the damagedwar or veterans’ memorialsor monuments.

I am a strong advocate forall veterans’ issues at theState Capitol. I want you tofeel free to contact me at [email protected] or(800) 842-1421 with questionsor comments on policieswhich you feel need fixing.

And if you learn of simi-lar thefts, please report themimmediately to the police de-partment. In the meantime,I will be working in Hartfordto help put some teeth intoour laws in order to makewould-be criminals thinktwice before stealing our mil-itary history for a quick payday.

Senator Welch is the Sen-ate’s Ranking Member on theVeterans’ Affairs Commit-tee. He has served his coun-try in both the United StatesCoast Guard Reserve andArmy National Guard. Herepresents Bristol, Plain-ville, Plymouth and Harwin-ton.

Let us know what you’re thinking - send us your Letters to the Editor! The Plainville Citizen, P.O. Box 57, Plainville, CT 06062

Art League of PlainvilleThe Art League of Plainville will be meeting on Tues-

day, March 13, at the Plainville Public Library, 56 E. MainSt., with a program “Combining Traditional Art withDigital Art” which is the topic and will be demonstratedby Andy Zygmunt of Pet Shark Studios of Marion. He isan artist full of talent, inspiration and humor. The mem-ber meeting will be held in the Small Conference Room inthe lower level of the Plainville Library at 6:30 p.m.Demonstration starts at 7 p.m. and the public is invited.

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Plainville High School stu-dent Heather Saunders hasbeen selected to attend the“Epilepsy Foundation’s KidsSpeak Up! Conference” inWashington DC April 1 toApril 3. One student per stateis selected each year to at-tend the annual conference.According to informationfrom the Epilepsy Founda-tion, during the three dayprogram, attendees and theirfamilies will learn how tospeak up and speak out toCongress and other local pol-icymakers regarding ways tobring more awareness aboutwhat it means to live withEpilepsy. The conference willfeature training sessions, in-formative and inspirationalspeakers, special programsfor teens, and opportunitiesto interact with fellow atten-dees.

Heather’s mother, PaulaSaunders commented, “TheEpilepsy Foundation’s KidsSpeak Up! Conference is awonderful opportunity forHeather to help bring aware-ness to our community aboutEpilepsy. As with manythings, awareness and educa-tion can bring acceptance. I

am very proud of the wayshe has handled the chal-lenges she has had through-out her life. She is a great in-spiration to me.”

Saunders, a sophomore atPlainville High School, wasdiagnosed with Epilepsy as atoddler. She explained thatbeing an epileptic has had itsgood and bad points over theyears. “On the good side, Ihave had the opportunity toattend summer camp overthe past few years that I real-ly like. At camp, which is forkids with Epilepsy, I can dolots of things like swimming,archery, and rock climbing,

One hundred days

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Louis Toffolon Elementary School first gradersrecently celebrated the 100th day of school bymaking posters to show 100 items. They alsowrote 100 words on T-shirts and paraded aroundthe school singing a 100th day song.

Plainville student selected fornational epilepsy conference

that I can’t usually do duringthe year. The camp coun-selors are great and the campis equipped so that camperscan safely participate in all ofthe fun activities,” she ex-plained. To help defray thecost of attending summercamps in Connecticut andMassachusetts, Heathermakes and sells her own jew-elry. “Last year I raised $400towards camp from the saleof the jewelry that I made,and hope to do the same thingthis year.”

Heather also explained theeveryday challenges of livingwith Epilepsy, and the stigmathat can be associated with it.“I wish people had a betterunderstanding of Epilepsy. Iand people who have Epilep-sy are like everyone else. Attimes I am shy and it’s hard toopen up to people aboutEpilepsy. I think sometimeswhen others hear aboutEpilepsy and seizures, theyback away.” Saunders ex-plained that when she was inelementary school, theseizures stopped for almostthree years. Today they are

Heather Saunders

Shortened dayAll Plainville schools will

have a shortened day Thurs-day, March 15, due to Profes-sional Development Day forstaff; Friday, March 16 willbe a full day.

The schedule is as follows:Grades 1 to 5 and all-daykindergarten: 8:50 a.m. to1:30 p.m.; kindergarten a.m.:8:50 to 11 a.m.; kindergartenp.m.: 11:20 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.:middle school: 8 a.m. to 12:45p.m. and high school: 7:30a.m. to 12:10 p.m.

Project Grad’snews updates

The next Project Gradua-tion meetings will be heldWednesdays, April 4, andMay 2, 7 p.m., at the WheelerRegional Family YMCA, 149Farmington Ave. Meetings

are held on the first Wednes-day of the month until it getscloser to graduation whenmeetings will be held morefrequently. Parents ofPlainville High School jun-iors and seniors are wel-come. Any amount of timethat can be donated is appre-ciated. For more informa-tion, call Kris Dargenio, at(860) 302-6627.

The organization is alsocollecting used clothing andother items until Saturday,May 5. Project Grad will re-ceive cash for every pound ofdonated goods. Acceptableitems include wearableclothing, shoes, belts, hand-bags and linens. Goods canbe dropped off Feb. 25,March 31 and May 5, from 10a.m. to 2 p.m., at the WheelerRegional Family YMCA, 149Farmington Ave., or call Jen

Slabinski, (860) 793-2803, toarrange a pick up.

A dodge ball tournamentwill be held Thursday, March8, 6 p.m., at PHS Kegel Gym,47 Robert Holcomb Way.There is a cost for a team ofsix players and a cost for gen-eral admission. Prizes willbe awarded to the winningteam members. Public par-ticipation highly welcomeincluding businesses, town/school employees, civic or-ganizations, kids, adults. Formore information or to reg-ister, call Christina Tufts. at(860) 747-3933.

Residents can order But-ter Braids breads in sevendifferent flavors and cookiedough for a cost will be onsale until March 16, by call-ing Kim Walker, at (860) 593-1580.

Comedian Night will be

held Saturday, March 31 atRockwells (Dance Hall), 161Woodford Ave., Plainville.There is a ticket price to at-tend. Doors open at 7 p.m.and the show starts at 8 p.m.There will be a 50/50 raffleand DJ entertainment. At-tendees can BYOB andsnacks. For more informa-tion or to purchase tickets,call Doreen Corriveau, at(860) 250-4443.

PHS bandshowcase

Berklee College, Boston, ofMusic’s 44th High SchoolJazz Festival, will showcaseover 3,000 students and 200bands and vocal ensemblesfrom 13 U.S. states, and On-tario, Canada, competing for$175,000 in scholarships toBerklee’s Five-Week Sum-mer Performance Program,

including Plainville HighSchool. The largest highschool jazz festival in theU.S. will include clinics andconcerts by drummerKendrick Scott, saxophonistHailey Niswanger, and SFJazz faculty members.Berklee’s Tower of Powerand P-Funk ensembles, theBerklee Rainbow Band, andthe Berklee City Music HighSchool Academy will per-form.

The entire event is freeand open to the public, andwill take place on Saturday,March 10, at the Hynes Con-vention Center, 900 BoylstonSt., 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Scholar-ship and award winners willbe announced at 6 p.m., fol-lowed by a winners show-case concert at 7 p.m. Findthe complete schedule atberkleejazz.org.

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Then, Tom, a formerGreen Beret, took a heavysteel tow chain from our Fordand threw the hook onto thedriver’s side door, attachedthe other end to the Ford, putit in gear and ripped the PLSdoor clean off.

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prospect of Willie catchingfire but grateful it wasn’tthem.

A few were waving person-al firearms around in the air.

Only a few minutes hadpassed since Tom and I gotthere. Up to then, no one haddone a sweep of the area.That’s when one of our team-mates discovered seven moreIED’s - 155 inch artilleryshells, buried in the sand andlinked together with detonat-ing wire right where everyone was standing. It was ei-ther part of the original am-bush or a set-up - daisychained IED’s rigged to deto-nate under the rescue teams.

Maybe they weren’t fusedcorrectly but whatever thecase they hadn’t gone off yetand we had to get everybodyout of there quick.

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one of my teammates whohad a SAW (machinegun)and we checked it out. Therewas a waadi just behind thehill, about 30 feet down and50 feet long. It held fresh wa-ter and papyrus reeds weregrowing out of the soft sandat the bottom. As we came upon the waadi we spooked asmall flock of birds from thereeds. I knew no one wasdown there or the birdswould have been long gone.There were fresh footprintsall over the place but we did-n’t see anybody.

We circled around the hill,disappearing from view for afew minutes and rejoinedour team by the road.

By this time the engineershad defused the remainingIED’s and Willie was on theway to the hospital wherehe’d be stabilized and flownto Germany.

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controlled by medication butshe still has seizures, as re-cently as this past September,and the challenges remain.“At the conference in April, Ihope to meet new friends andlearn about ways to increaseawareness about Epilepsy sopeople have a better under-standing about it overall.”

“I can’t think of a betterrepresentative than Heatherto attend this conference. Sheis a strong, caring and posi-tive young lady. Her leader-ship at the conference issomething she and her fami-ly should be very proud of.We look forward to her shar-ing what she learns withmembers of our school andcommunity,” said PlainvilleHigh School Principal,Steven LePage.

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Saint Patrick’s Day celebrationHartford Symphony Orchestra with Robert White,

tenor; Gerald Steichen, guest conductor; Jeanne Free-man, Irish fiddle; dancers from The Shamrock School ofIrish Dance, Plainville - Sheila Stevens, director, will beheld Saturday, March 17, 8 p.m. in Mortensen Hall, TheBushnell Center for the Performing Arts.

The Shamrock School of Irish Dance is the premierstudio for Irish Step Dance instruction in the Hartfordand Farmington Valley areas of Connecticut. Founded bySheila Stevens in 1977, The Shamrock School is dedicatedentirely to the art of Irish dance, and their passion is re-flected in the successes of the students in the variety oflocal, regional, national and international competitionsat which they compete.

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The Plainville Public Li-brary is located at 56 E. MainSt. All programs are held atthe library unless otherwiseindicated. Hours are Mondaythrough Thursday, 10 a.m. to9 p.m., children’s room, 10a.m. to 8 p.m.; Fridays andSaturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.For more information, callthe adult department, (860)793-1446, or the children’s de-partment, (860) 793-1450.

Bookdiscussion

A best-selling novel nar-rated by a dog will be thenext topic of the Friends ofthe Plainville Public LibraryBook Discussion Group, onTuesday, March 27 at 7 p.m.at the library. “The Art ofRacing in the Rain” by GarthStein is a humorous anddeeply touching book andthe program is free.

Nearing the end of his life,Enzo, a dog with a philoso-pher’s soul, tries to bring to-gether the family, pulledapart by a three year custodybattle between daughter

Zoe’s maternal grandparentsand her father Denny, a racecar driver. Enzo takes stockof his life while recalling thesacrifices, unexpected loss-es, and personal struggles ofhis would-be racecar driverhuman, Denny, in the latter’sefforts to retain custody ofhis daughter. A heartwrenching but deeply funnyand ultimately uplifting sto-ry of family, love, loyalty, andhope—a captivating look atthe wonders and absurditiesof human life . . . as only adog could tell it.

Extra copies of the bookare available at the libraryand new members are al-ways welcomed.

Indiatravelogue

The Friends of thePlainville Public Librarywill present “India, a Travel-ogue” on Thursday, March 29at 7 p.m. Joan McBain andRachel Bell will share their2010 trip to India. India is aculture with an ancient his-tory. Highlights include the

“Golden Triangle” cities ofDelhi, Agra, and Jaipur, andhistoric and architecturaltreasures such as the Taj Ma-hal, Gandhi’s Memorial, andKhajuraho Sandstone Tem-ples as well as many of therural sights such as a pottersshop, a simple school withnot much of a library, but en-thusiasm for learning.

Step dancingAdults and children of all

ages are invited to experi-ence Irish step dancing withThe Shamrock School ofDance, Plainville, in the caféarea of the Southington Li-brary and Museum, 255 MainSt., Monday, March 13 at 6p.m. The Shamrock Dancerspresent a distinctively Irishtradition combining artistry,grace, and physical ability. Inperson registration has be-gun. Stop by the children’sservices desk to register.

For more information call(860) 628-0947.

Library BriefsO’Mazing Race on March 17The Wheeler Regional Family YMCA, 149 Farmington

Ave., is registering teams for the third annual O’Mazing Raceto be held Saturday, March 17. The event is an adult scavengerhunt of items and activities that is held in the Plainville areato raise funds for the 2012 Strong Kids campaign.

For more information, call Erica Donovan, at the Y, (860)793-9631, ext. 109.

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200 club — Paul Biscoe, 221; Rose Plourde, 202; RockyRoberts, 202

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Participants in programsat the Plainville Senior Cen-ter, 200 East St., must be 60 orolder and be a resident ofPlainville, or be a member ofthe senior citizens center, un-less noted. All programs andevents will be held at the sen-ior citizens center, unlessnoted. For more informationor to register, call the seniorcenter at (860) 747-5728.

Scam preventionprogram

Sergeant Charles Smedick,from the Plainville Police De-partment, will be at thePlainville Senior Center, Fri-day, March 23, at 10 a.m. hold-ing a presentation aboutsavvy scammers. SergeantSmedick will talk about therecent scams that have hap-pened to some members ofthe senior center. Con-artistsknow that many people arelonely, gullible, compassion-ate, kind and generous.Scammers are not. They areunscrupulous, mischievous,dishonest and fraudulent.They will say or do anythingto separate one from theirmoney and / or identifica-tion. Participants will learnthe ways of the con-artist andthey will gain the knowledgeneeded to prevent being tak-en advantage of.

For more information callthe senior center to registerfor this free program.

Meet Ostin K-9of police force

Join Plainville Police Offi-cer Huntley and his loyal 3½year old K-9 companion, Os-tin, at the Plainville SeniorCenter, on Friday, March 16 at10 a.m. Officer Huntley willtalk about the training thathe and Ostin had to gothrough to become a team onthe police force. Officer Hunt-ley will share some interest-ing stories about what Ostinhas done so far, and hearabout what a day in the life ofOstin is like. Officer Huntleyand Ostin will demonstratesome of the unique com-mands that Ostin knows.

To register for this freeprogram call the senior cen-ter at (860) 747-5728.

gram has an added focus onolder women veterans.

In addition to being anolder student, to be eligiblefor the scholarships, appli-cants must:be a U.S. Citizen; be able todemonstrate financial need;be enrolled in an accreditedschool or technical trainingprogram within six monthsof the scholarship awarddate.

The scholarship applica-tion period for the 2012 to2013 academic year will beopen until Friday, March 30

at 5 p.m. central standardtime.

Scholarship winners arechosen by two independentpanels established by AARPFoundation. They are chosenon the basis of financialneed, personal circum-stances and achievements,educational goals, and thelikely impact of the scholar-ship on their lives. The schol-arship application periodopens each spring and schol-arships are awarded everysummer.

Free groceriesfrom Foodshare

Foodshare delivers freefood to low income individu-als at the Plainville HousingAuthority, 20 Stillwell Drive,Sunset Community Room, onMondays at the new time of11 to 11:30 a.m. Groceries aredistributed every other Mon-day. The next distributionwill be Monday, March 19.

This program is availableto Plainville residents whoare at least 62 years old orpermanently disabled underthe Social Security Act. Peo-ple who are participating inthe program for the first timemust bring proof of age andresidency. For more informa-tion, call the housing author-ity at (860) 747-5909.

Rights andchoices

Attorney Marilyn Denny,of the Greater Hartford Le-gal Aid, will speak at the sen-ior center on Friday, March9, at 10 a.m., about the rightsand choices patients have re-garding access to informa-tion related to their medicalconditions and the ability tomake their own medical de-cisions. She will talk aboutand explain advance direc-tives, living wills, health careagent and attorney-in-factfor health care decisions andhealth care power of attor-ney. Following the presenta-tion, Denny will meet withup to four people for a 20-minute private appointment.

For more information, callthe senior center to registerfor the free program and fora private appointment fol-lowing.

AARP Women’sscholarship

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While many individualsbenefit from the work ofAARP Foundation, researchshows that women are dis-proportionately at risk ofhaving insufficient funds inthe second half of their livesdue to lower earnings anddifferent work patterns.AARP Foundation’sWomen’s Scholarship Pro-gram is helping win back op-portunity for low-income 50plus women by funding edu-cation, training, and skillsupgrades that can lead to bet-ter employment and in-creased financial securityfor women and their fami-lies.

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21CitizenSportsThe Plainville CitizenThursday, March 8, 2012

Swimmers turn in ‘excellent’ work at CCC South meet

Photo by Patrick Matthews

The Plainville High School boys swim team finished arespectable third Saturday at the Central ConnecticutConference South Division championships. The BlueDevils’ Spencer Roy is pictured in action that day.

Senior hoopsters will be tough to replace

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The overachievingPlainville High girls basket-ball team threw a big-timescare in Cromwell High’s

Shoreline Conference cham-pions, but in the end, thePanthers had a bit too muchfirepower and ended theBlue Devils’ season 50-37 lastThursday night in the CIACClass M girls basketball tour-

Photo by Matt Leidemer

Mikayla Wells, pictured, and the Plainville High Schoolgirls basketball team can chalk up this season as asuccess.

By Jim BransfieldSpecial to The Citizen

The numbers might below, but the quality is high.

The story of Plainville’sboys swim team is one ofbad news, good news. Thebad news is that Plainvillehas just 12 swimmers. Thegood news is the Blue Devilswimmers are good ones andall will be going to the CIACClass S state championshiptrials this weekend.

“It’s a little frustrating inthat the numbers are waydown,” said coach RandyDoucette. “But that doesn’t

affect the quality; that does-n’t take away from anything.I have some very good swim-mers.”

That was in evidence Sat-urday at the Central Con-necticut Conference SouthDivision meet held at PHS.Plainville finished thirdwith 201 points behind sec-ond place Bristol, which had260 points, and championMiddletown which ran awaywith 393 points.

Andrew Rottier had a goodday for the Blue Devils, tak-ing home a second in the 100yard breaststroke in a timeof 1:08.04. He was nipped at

the finish by Middletown’sTom McAlear by two one-hundredths of a second inthe best race of the day. Rotti-er also took third in the 200yard individual medley witha time of 2:10.44.

Wojciech Plachta also hada good day for Plainville, tak-ing a fourth in the 200 yardfreestyle with a time of1:58.81 and a third in the 500yard freestyle in 5:19.18.

Blue Devil AustinCameron took fourth in the100 yard freestyle with a time

nament at the Jake Salafiagym at Cromwell High.

The Devils finished theyear 12-11 and not only quali-fied for the Class M event,but also knocked off 12th-ranked Ansonia 44-42 beforesuffering elimination in thesecond round.

“I don’t think a lot of peo-ple expected us to qualify forthe tournament, let alonewin a tournament game,”said coach Jen Micowski.

“We were in it for 80 percentof the game tonight, and it’sonly when we had to foul thatCromwell pulled away.That’s a good team.”

Micowski was dead on.Plainville hit Cromwell

with an 8-2 run to start thegame as Kelsey Clemens hadall those eight points in thefirst four and a half minutes.Cromwell came back to tiethe game 12-12 after one, butthe teams essentially traded

baskets for the remainder ofthe half.

It took a 6-0 run by thehome team to close the sec-ond quarter to enable thePanthers to lead 22-20 at thehalf.

With two minutes left inthe third quarter Plainvilleclosed a six-point deficit totwo at 26-24 on a hoop byKaty Dressel, but back-to-

See Hoopsters, page 23

See Swimmers, page 23

By Nick CarrollThe Plainville Citizen

A sometimes rocky winter did nothing tosquelch Plainville High School wrestlingcoach Rusty Spence’s love for the sport, orthe Blue Devils. The first-year head manplans on staying at the helm of the programfor a long time to come.

“I’m not going anywhere; not unless Idie,” Spence said with a laugh.

Heading into the 2011-12 season, Spencehad Plainville pegged as a .500 team. Hisyoung squad fell well short of that projec-tion.

The Blue Devils, for various reasons, lostseveral wrestlers throughout the seasonand wound up forfeiting 36 points a match.

As the losses piled up, Spence received alot of positive reinforcement from fellowcoaches. Windham’s Pat Risley, who oncenavigated the Blue Devils, was one of theguys to give a pep talk.

Risley pointed out that during his firstyear at Windham his team registered justtwo victories. Two years later Windhamwon a state championship, and is now oneof the state’s most respected programs.

“He said just keep going, keep working,”said Spence. “I listen to that stuff.”

Plainville generated 79 points and fin-ished a respectable 11th at the 2012 CIACClass S state championships. Four BlueDevils’ – Brian Lister, Mischa Hoffman,

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Plainville High School graduate Desiree Pina, picturedin action recently, and the Fairfield Universitywomen’s basketball team came up short in the finalsof the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference BasketballTournament, but have one more chance to claim a titlethis winter.

Plainville High School alumna Alyssa“Millie” Mills, a freshman at MessiahCollege, placed second in the pentathlonat the MAC track and field champi-onships at Lehigh University. The gruel-ing pentathlon consists of five events:shot put, 60 meter hurdles, 800 meterrun, long jump and high jump.

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The second-seeded Fair-field University women’s bas-ketball team had their hopesof a 2012 Metro Atlantic Ath-letic Conference BasketballChampionship dashed Mon-day afternoon as top-seededMarist College won its sev-enth consecutive leaguecrown with a 61-35 victoryover the Stags at the Mass-Mutual Center in Spring-field.

Fairfield senior DesireePina, a Plainville HighSchool alumna, had nine

points and six reboundswhile junior teammate LauraVetra scored a season-highsix points. Fairfield juniorKatelyn Linney finished withfive points, including a 3-pointer, bringing her career

total to 998. She also moveswithin two 3-pointers fromtying the program record forcareer 3-pointer field goalsmade.

Senior Taryn Johnson andjunior Brittany MacFarlaneadded five points apiece forthe Stags.

Johnson and Linney werenamed to the MAAC All-Tournament Team. Linneyaveraged 12 points with 10 as-sists during the tournamentwhile Johnson averaged 11points and five rebounds.

Marist (25-7) shot 50 per-cent from the floor, netting 24of its 48 shots for the gamewhile Fairfield (24-8) shot 21.1percent. It was the first timethis season that the Stagsfailed to score 40 points in agame.

Marist jumped out to a 9-2lead to start the game. Pinastopped the run with a 3-pointer from NBA distance topull the Stags within 9-5 at16:10. The Red Foxes coun-tered with an 8-2 run, whichincluded back-to-back 3-

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WrestlingContinued from page 21

Marcus Slivinsky and MikeWalton – did well enoughthere to qualify for the StateOpen.

“When we got to the states,I thought we looked reallycompetitive,” said Spence.“We finished 11th out of 35teams (in Class S). That wasthe top third. That wasn’t toobad.”

Lister, who earned his100th career win this season,was the only Plainvillewrestler to pick up a victoryat the State Open.

Plainville is losing sometalent to graduation, includ-ing Lister and Walton, butthe locals have a solid corecoming back in 2013. Goingforward, much will be ex-pected of current freshmanHoffman, current junior

HoopstersContinued from page 21

back hoops by Cromwell’stwo inside players, JannelleHarrison and Lindsay Lan-genauer, gave Cromwell a 30-24 lead going to the fourthquarter.

A 3-pointer by Carly Mar-tino brought Plainville towithin four at 33-29 and hadthe large and enthusiasticPlainville crowd up andcheering with six minutesleft. But that’s whenCromwell went on a 9-0 runto seal the deal at 40-29. Muchof the rest of the game wasspent, as Micowski said, atthe free throw line.

It was the final game forPHS seniors Nikki Dow,Mikayla Wells and Alle

SwimmersContinued from page 21

of 56.26 seconds.Plainville’s Peter Dalena

won the 100 yard freestylewith a time of 51.99 seconds,almost three seconds betterthan his previous best. Healso took second in the 100yard backstroke in a time of57.93 seconds.

“The kids were excellenttoday,” said Doucette. “We

On a rollBasketball

The Plainville seventh/eighth grade girls travel team re-cently completed its season by picking up victories over He-bron and Colchester.

Nicole Davis scored a game-high 15 points and JessicaMasco added nine points to lead Plainville to a 33-29 over-time win over Hebron.

Stephanie Martino netted a game-high 13 points andStorm Caswell added eight points in Plainville’s 33-19 winover Colchester.

The victory was the final league game for eighth gradersKatie Geddes, Skylar Diorio, Davis, Martino and Caswell.

The Plainville U-12 girls soccer team has had a lot of success competing atLeszek Wrona’s Soccer Academy in Bristol. The local girls placed first in boththe first and second session.

Youth Sports

Slivinsky, and many others.“Hopefully we can fill

some spots with some newkids,” said Spence. “Weshould be in good shape.”

While her teammates havehung up their singlets for theseason, the Blue Devils’Maria Barbagallo has onemore challenge ahead of her.This weekend in New Hamp-shire, the senior will competein the New England all-girltournament.

After taking some time offafter the Class S competition,Barbagallo returned to themat this week to resumetraining.

“She’s a competitor,”Spence said. “I think she’s go-ing to kick butt. I’ve neverseen her lose to a girl. Ninetypercent of her matches areagainst boys; and she’s wonquite a few of those too.”

had 100 percent of our kidsget best times, so I’m veryhappy. I think this was a verygood meet in that it benefitseverybody; it gets everybodyready for states.”

Doucette named Dalena,Plachta, Rottier andCameron as his top swim-mers and said he thoughteach might do well in statecompetition.

Plainville was 5-11 in thedual meet season. The Devils

finished ahead of Berlin, theMeriden Cooperative teamand Bulkeley of Hartford inSaturday’s meet.

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March8Thursday

Bingo — Veterans of For-eign Wars Madeley-RobertsPost 574 men hold open bin-

go every Thursday, at 6:30p.m., at post headquarters, 7Northwest Drive at the cor-ner of Route 10. The publicis invited. Information: callEarl Carey at (860) 747-5400.

Debtors Anonymous —Debtors Anonymous is a fel-lowship of men and womenwho share their experi-ences, strength and hopewith one another to help re-cover from compulsivespending and incurring un-secured debt. There are nodues or fees for member-ship. Its purpose is to offer asafe, anonymous outlet fordiscussing problems andsharing proven solutions.

Weekly meetings are heldThursday nights, from 7:30to 8:30 p.m., at Wheeler Clin-ic (room A1), 91 NorthwestDrive in Plainville. Informa-tion: call (860) 793-3766, orvisit DA online atwww.DAnewengland.org.

Dodge ball tournament— A Dodge Ball Tournamentwill be held at PlainvilleHigh School Kegel Gym, 47Robert Holcomb Way, onThursday, March 8 at 6 p.m.There is a cost for a team ofsix players and a cost forgeneral admission. Prizeswill be awarded to the win-ning team members. Publicparticipation highly wel-

comes including businesses,town/school employees,civic organizations, kids,adults. For more informa-tion or to register call:Christina Tufts at (860) 747-3933.

9 Friday

Fife and Drum Corps —The Connecticut Patriots Se-nior Ancient Fife and DrumCorps meets Fridays, at 7p.m., at the Middle School ofPlainville, 150 NorthwestDrive. Information: PhyllisThompson, P.O. Box 243,Plainville, CT 06062 or call(860) 621-6090.

PCS children show - ThePlainville Choral Society ishaving a children’s’ show,“the Pied Pier, the Musical”on Friday, March 9, 7 p.m.and Saturday, March 10, 2and 7 p.m. at the MiddleSchool of Plainville, 150Northwest Drive, Plainville.Tickets can be purchased atthe following locations,Dancingly Yours, 125 EastSt.; Family Barber Shop, 122East St.; Irene’s Culinary, 2E. Main St., Forestville; J.P.Jewelers, 47 Whiting St.;New Balance Shoes, 380 W.Main St.; Avon Market Place,39 E. Main St.; Plainville Se-nior Center, 200 East St.;Saint’s, 1248 Queen St.,Southington. For more infor-mation call (860) 747-5695 orpcsmusic.org.

10 Saturday

Casino bus trip — ThePlainville High School Base-ball team is hosting a casinotrip fundraiser to MoheganSun, on Saturday, March 10,from 4 p.m. to midnight. Thebus will leave from the Gen-eral Electric parking lot,Woodford Avenue. There is acost to attend and includes afood voucher and money forgambling.

Information or to pur-chase tickets: call Jen Mi-cowski, at (860) 302-8643 orLou Mandeville, at (860) 302-0016.

PCS children show —The Plainville Choral Soci-ety is having a children’s’

show, “the Pied Pier, the Mu-sical” on Saturday, March10, 2 and 7 p.m., at the Mid-dle School of Plainville, 150Northwest Drive, Plainville.Tickets can be purchased atthe following locations,Dancingly Yours, 125 EastSt.; Family Barber Shop, 122East St.; Irene’s Culinary, 2E. Main St., Forestville; J.P.Jewelers, 47 Whiting St.;New Balance Shoes, 380 W.Main St.; Avon MarketPlace, 39 E. Main St.;Plainville Senior Center, 200East St.; Saint’s, 1248 QueenSt., Southington. For moreinformation call (860) 747-5695 or pcsmusic.org.

11 Sunday

Monthly breakfast —An “all-you-can-eat” month-ly breakfast will be held onthe second Sunday of everymonth at Our Lady of Mer-cy Church Parish Center, 19S. Canal St., from 8 to 11a.m. The choice of menu isjuice, eggs, western eggs,sausage, ham, hash browns,Texas French toast, bagels,doughnuts and coffee. Thereis a charge to attend. Chil-dren under 6 are free. Opento the public.

12 Monday

Plainville Choral Soci-ety — The Plainville ChoralSociety rehearses Mondays,7 to 9:30 p.m., at the GloriaDei Church, 355 Camp St.,Bristol. Information: callMal Cummings, at (860) 747-5695, or Maureen Deming, at(860) 559-9781.

Rotary Club — PlainvilleRotary Club meets at 12:15p.m. Mondays at J. Timo-thy’s Taverne, 143 NewBritain Ave. Information:call Guy Doyon, at (860) 793-4113.

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every month at 7:30 p.m. TheSons of the American Le-gion meets the secondWednesday of every monthat 7 p.m. The Ladies Auxil-iary meets the first Mondayof every month at 7 p.m.

Ancient Free & Accept-ed Masons — Frederick-Franklin Lodge No. 14, A.F.& A. M., meets at 7:30 p.m.on the second and fourthTuesdays of the month, ex-cept July and August, at theMasonic Temple, 70 E. MainSt., Plainville. Information:call (860) 410-9112 or visit thelodge Web site at www.fred-erick-franklin14.org.

Art League of Plainville- The Art League ofPlainville will be meeting onTuesday, March 13, at thePlainville Public Library, 56E. Main St., with a program“Combining Traditional Artwith Digital Art” which isthe topic and will be demon-strated by Andy Zygmunt ofPet Shark Studios of Marion.He is an artist full of talent,inspiration and humor. Themember meeting will be heldin the Small ConferenceRoom in the lower level ofthe Plainville Library at 6:30p.m. Demonstration starts at7 p.m. and the public is invit-ed. For more informationcall (860) 589-3599.

Bingo — Veterans of For-eign Wars Madeley-RobertsPost 574 Women’s Auxiliaryholds open bingo every Tues-day, at 6:30 p.m., at post head-

quarters, 7 Northwest Driveat the corner of Route 10.The public is invited. Infor-mation: call Earl Carey at(860) 747-5400.

Card party - The LadiesGuild of Our Lady of MercyChurch, 19. S. Canal St., ishosting a Scholarship CardParty on Tuesday, March 13,at 7 p.m., in the Parish Cen-ter Hall. There is a ticketprice and tickets will beavailable at the door. Re-freshments will be servedand door prizes and raffleswill be awarded. All pro-ceeds from the card partywill benefit the Ladies GuildScholarship Fund.

Foster care program -Wheeler Clinic, 88 East St.,will hold an informationalsession on foster parentingduring an open house onTuesday, March 13, from 3 to5 p.m. This no-obligationopen house provides infor-mation about the clinic’stherapeutic foster care pro-gram. Interested personsmay stop in to learn aboutfoster care without makinga commitment of any kind.The Foster Care programworks with foster parents toprovide education, 24-hoursupport, childcare, respiteand compensation for thefoster child’s expenses. Theprogram serves girls andboys, 6 to 16 who need fosterhomes. Mature adults whoare single or married, work-ing or at home, are encour-aged to apply to become fos-ter parents. Information:call (860) 793-7277 or

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Veterans of ForeignWars Post 574 — LadiesAuxiliary meets the secondMonday of every month at7:30 p.m. at the post home.The group sponsors bingoon Tuesdays. Doors open at4:30 p.m.; bingo begins at6:30 p.m.

15 Thursday

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to 8:30 p.m., at Wheeler Clin-ic (room A1), 91 NorthwestDrive in Plainville. Informa-tion: call (860) 793-3766, orvisit DA online atwww.DAnewengland.org.

Shortened day - AllPlainville schools will havea shortened day Thursday,March 15, due to Profession-al Development Day forstaff; Friday, March 16 willbe a full day. The schedule isas follows: Grades 1 to 5 andall-day kindergarten: 8:50a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; kinder-garten a.m.: 8:50 to 11 a.m.;kindergarten p.m.: 11:20 a.m.to 1:30 p.m.: middle school: 8a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and highschool: 7:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.

16 Friday

Fife and Drum Corps —The Connecticut Patriots Se-nior Ancient Fife and DrumCorps meets Fridays, at 7p.m., at the Middle School ofPlainville, 150 NorthwestDrive. Information: PhyllisThompson, P.O. Box 243,Plainville, CT 06062 or call(860) 621-6090.

17 Saturday

Community Reiki - TheVital Life Center, 100 W.Main St., is offering a Com-munity Reiki to benefit theConnecticut Humane Soci-ety on Saturday, March 17,from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call

and set up an appointmentby calling (860) 479-0466 for afull 20 minutes of energywork.

19 Monday

Plainville Choral Soci-ety — The Plainville ChoralSociety rehearses Mondays,7 to 9:30 p.m., at the GloriaDei Church, 355 Camp St.,Bristol. Information: callMal Cummings, at (860) 747-5695, or Maureen Deming, at(860) 559-9781.

Plainville MS supportgroup - The Plainville Multi-ple Sclerosis Support Groupmeets at the Wheeler Clinic,91 Northwest Drive,Plainville, from 7 to 9 p.m. onthe third Monday of eachmonth.

For more information, con-tact George at (860) 793-9589.

Rotary Club — PlainvilleRotary Club meets at 12:15p.m. Mondays at J. Timo-thy’s Taverne, 143 NewBritain Ave. Information:call Guy Doyon, at (860) 793-4113.

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those three,” said Micowski.“They set the tone every dayand I really enjoyed coachingthem for the last four years.It’s going to be tough to filltheir spots.”

Micowski looked to the fu-ture.

“I have a good group com-ing back,” she said. “They gota taste of the tournament,now it will be important for

them to work to get better inthe off-season.”

And her opinion of theteam in the finale?

“I thought we played sol-id,” said Micowski.“Cromwell is a good team,but we played with them. Mykids held their own.”

Clemens led all scorerswith 14 points, Wells had sev-en and Martino had six ontwo 3-pointers. For Cromwell,Kelly Flanagan led the waywith 14 and Emily Applebyhad nine, including five freethrows in the fourth quarter.

Cromwell improved to 23-2.

Registration at the YMCARegistration has started for Winter Session II programs

at the Wheeler Regional Family YMCA in Plainville. Thesession dates are now to April 8 and registration is nowavailable online at www.wheelerymca.org or at the Wheel-er Y, 149 Farmington Ave. Winter II programs include: par-ent/child aquatic classes, swim lessons for ages 3 throughadult, martial arts, youth basketball, indoor flag football,gymnastics and tumble classes, play gym, rock climbingclasses and teen fitness classes. Registration for YMCACamp Wheeler, a summer day camp for children ages 3-15is also available. For more information, visit the WheelerYMCA or call the Y, at (860) 793-9631.

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He earned his medical de-gree at Ross UniversitySchool of Medicine, Domini-ca, West Indies. Schippercompleted a general surgeryinternship at S.U.N.Y. Up-state Medical University,Syracuse, N.Y.; and a generalsurgery residency, researchfellowship and surgical on-cology fellowship at the Uni-versity of Pittsburgh.

Lunchand Learn

The Hospital of CentralConnecticut at BradleyMemorial Campus, 81 Meri-den Ave., hosts Lunch andLearn sessions the thirdThursday every month atnoon. RSVP to MarcLevesque, senior resourcecase manager, at (860) 276-5293.

The Hospital of CentralConnecticut, 100 Grand St.New Britain, holds Lunchand Learn sessions everysecond Thursday of eachmonth. On March 8, featurespeakers Elaina Letendreand Kate Lubin, of ArborRose, will discussAlzheimer’s awareness andcognitive fitness. To RSVP,call (860) 224-5278.

Registration begins on thefirst of each month for thatmonth’s session at each hos-pital.

CommunityReiki

The Vital Life Center, 100W. Main St., is offering aCommunity Reiki to benefitthe Connecticut Humane So-ciety on Saturday, March 17,from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call andset up an appointment bycalling (860) 479-0466 for a full20 minutes of energy work.

Pet therapytraining classes

Become part of the JeromeHome and Arbor Rose, 975Corbin Ave., New Britain, PetTherapy Volunteer team. Inpartnership with Tails of Joyand the Jane Haze MemorialPet Therapy Fund, JeromeHome and Arbor Rose are of-fering training classes begin-ning Saturday, March 24 toSaturday, May 19 from 9:15 to10:15 a.m. Pets will be eligiblefor the Delta Society certifi-cation exam and volunteeropportunities within our or-ganization. Full reimburse-ment is available to Pet Part-ner teams who successfullycomplete the program andbecome volunteers at ourcommunity.

For more information or toregister for the class, contactBeth Hayek [email protected] orcall (860) 632-9790. Space islimited. Visit onlineatwww.jeromehome.org.Jerome Home is a not forprofit member of CentralConnecticut Senior HealthServices.

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LEGAL NOTICEZONING BOARD OF APPEALSPLAINVILLE, CONNECTICUT

The Zoning Board of Appeals of Plainville,Connecticut will hold Public Hearings on Mon-day March 12, 2012, at 7:30 pm in thePlainville Municipal Center, One CentralSquare, Plainville, Connecticut, Room 304 tohear and consider the following applications:

FORESTVILLE AVENUE

Application #12-01-01, Christopher Pio, of 16Forestville Avenue, seeks a location approvalfor a Used Automobile Dealership as requiredby Section 14-54 of the Connecticut GeneralStatutes for property located at 16-18Forestville Avenue. The subject parcel has azoning designation of General Industrial.

WHITING STREET

Application #12-03-01, Raymond Guevara, of23 Villa Court, Bristol, CT seeks a locationapproval for a Used Automobile Dealership asrequired by Section 14-54 of the ConnecticutGeneral Statutes for property located at 145Whiting Street.

OVERLOOK DRIVE

Application #12-03-02, Michael Voisine of 2Overlook Drive seeks a variance to Article #1,Section 1.03 Dimensional Standards, Sub-section B Minimum Yard Requirements, Para-graph #3 to permit the installation of detachedstructures totaling 736 square feet of buildingarea in lieu of the maximum permitted 700square feet for a property located at 2 Over-look Drive.

ROSELEAH AVENUE

Application #12-03-03, Peter Zeleniuk, of 11Roseleah Avenue seek a variance to Article#1, Section 1.03 Dimensional Standards,Sub-section B Minimum Yard Requirements -Minimum Side Yard Setback to reduce therequired minimum side yard setback from ten(10) feet to seven (7) feet for the purposes ofconnecting a detached structure to the mainstructure for a property located at 11 Rose-leah Avenue.

Dated at Plainville, Connecticut this 23rd dayof February.

Gail Pugliese, Secretary Plainville Zoning Board of Appeals

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Thelma Spencer Thelma (Riggs) Spencer, wife

of the late RolfeSpencer, diedpeacefully ather home inPlainville, eightmonths shy ofher 90th birth-day.

Frank andNellie (MacAuley) welcomedThelma to the world on Oct. 29,1922, in Hartford. They latermoved to Gafney, S.C., wherethey lived for three years, serv-ing as captains in the SalvationArmy. They returned to Hart-ford where she was educated.The family then moved toPlainville. It was in Plainvillewhere Lady /Thelma met Rolfe(Ralph) Spencer. On Sept. 21,1940, they were married. Theybuilt their home in Plainvilleand raised a son and two daugh-ters: Dick, Nancy and Donna. Inaddition to making a home forher family, she was employed ina variety of positions and re-tired from Plainville Trust after20 years of dedicated service.She had many hobbies and inter-ests including reading, motorcy-cling, cooking, gardening, knit-ting, going to the movies/lunchwith friends and of course, shop-ping for bargains. She enter-tained family and friends on Sat-urdays for many years and likedto make and serve deliciousmeals. She enjoyed the timesspent in fellowship around theirswimming pool in the summeror the fireplace in the recreationroom during colder months.GaGa/Grammy/Gra-e-e lovedselecting the right presents forher grandchildren and latergreat-grandkids at Christmas.During the holiday season shealso took pleasure in makingcandy and cookies for others. Sisloved, and was loved by her threesiblings, Frank, Katherine andWanda. For many years, herhome was a destination for hersiblings and their families onChristmas day. Her late hus-band, Rolfe, adored her and livedto do things to make her happy.He called her especially pickednicknames like Lady, Wick, Es-ther and Weber. They enjoyedsome vacations in Florida andalso rented a cottage on the Con-necticut shore on several occa-sions. They had a passion forcamping and with Rolfe’s home-made camper took weekend trips

Obituariesfor many years with a circle offamily and friends in the NewEngland states. In later years shetook vacation trips to Californiaand Arizona with her daughter-in-law, Terry, and to Florida withher sisters, Wanda and Kather-ine.

She is survived by her son,Richard Spencer and his wife,Terry (Allen), and her twodaughters, Nancy Spencer andDonna Spencer, all fromPlainville; her sister, Wanda(Riggs) Martin and her husband,Jim Tilley, of Southington; 12grandchildren; 28 great-grand-children; five great-great grand-children; many loved nieces andnephews; and her dearest friendand sister-in-law, Jeanette(Spencer) Nelson of Bristol. Inaddition to her parents and hus-band, she was predeceased byher brother, Frank Riggs, her sis-ter, Katherine (Riggs) Sitz and agrandson, Corey Allen Lavigne.

A service to celebrate Thel-ma’s life will be held at GraceUnited Methodist Church, 121Pleasant St., Southington on Sat-urday, March 10 at 11 a.m. Pri-vate family interment serviceswill be held at a later date. Thereare no calling hours. Memorialdonations may be made to theSalvation Army of New Britain,78 Franklin Square, NewBritain, CT 06051, or Grace Unit-ed Methodist Church, 121 Pleas-ant St., Southington, CT 06489.The Paul A. Shaker / Farming-dale Funeral Home, NewBritain, has charge of arrange-ments.

John ReicherJohn F. Reich-

er, 86, ofPlainville, diedsurrounded byhis family Feb.28, 2012. He isnow reunitedwith his belovedwife, Dorothy (Cox) Reicher, whopredeceased him in 2002.

He was born in Plainville onMarch 16, 1925, the oldest ofthree sons to the late John andCaroline (Hammer) Reicher.Raised in New Britain, he enlist-ed in the U.S. Army Air Corps atthe age of 18. He proudly servedhis country for more than fiveyears during World War II. Agunner with the 364th BombSquadron, he heroically riskedhis life disengaging a lodgedbomb during a flight mission,saving the lives of all on board.He was honorably discharged in1948, and married the love of hislife, Dorothy in 1950. Theymoved to Plainville, where theyraised their family of four andshared 52 years together. Heworked countless hours to pro-vide for his family, retiring fromDelto Tool after 32 years. He tookpride in his home and enjoyedworking in his yard. His familywas his greatest passion, espe-cially his grandchildren, and helooked forward to their frequentcanasta games together. Heleaves his family with manycherished memories, and will begreatly missed.

He is survived by his children,Robert and his wife, Peggy, ofTerryville, Diane Logan and herhusband, John, of New Britain,and Nancy Stefanski, ofPlainville; his grandchildren,John Reicher, of Tennessee,Robert Jr. and his wife, Joanna,of Westbrook, Ryan and WesleyReicher, of Terryville, and Leon,Emma, and Jake Stefanski, ofPlainville; along with five great-grandchildren; his brother, CarlReicher, of Plainville; manynieces and nephews, and hisbeloved dog, Casey. He was pre-deceased by his son, John andhis brother, Alfred.

The funeral was held March 3,2012, at Bailey Funeral Home,Plainville, followed by a Mass atOur Lady of Mercy Church.Committal services with mili-tary honors followed at St.Joseph Cemetery.

Chamber of commerce datesThe 104th Annual Meeting and Dinner will be held at Nuchies

on April 24. For more information, contact the chamber, at (860)747-6867, or visit www.plainvillechamber.com .

Rotary plans Penny SaleThe Annual Plainville Rotary Club Penny Sale will be held

Saturday, April 14 at Plainville High School, 47 Robert HolcombWay. More information will follow.

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LEGAL NOTICEPLANNING AND ZONING

COMMISSIONPLAINVILLE,

CONNECTICUT

At its February 28, 2012,regular meeting, thePlainville Planning and Zon-ing Commission renderedthe following decisions:

APPROVED a SpecialException for First SanDiego Financial Co. toexpand the existing usedcar dealership onto 18Forestville Avenue for prop-erty located at 16-18Forestville Avenue.

APPROVED WITH MODI-FICATION a Site Plan Appli-cation for First San DiegoFinancial Co. to expand theexisting used car dealershiponto 18 Forestville Avenuefor property located at 16-18 Forestville Avenue.

APPROVED WITH MODI-FICATION a Site Plan Mod-ification for Plainville TavernAssociates, J. Timothy'sRestaurant to construct a400 sq. ft. walk in coolerand to relocate an existingshed for property located at143 New Britain Avenue.

APPROVED a Site PlanModification for AmandaRose, LLC to add a 1,608sq. ft. second floor additionfor professional offices forproperty located at 107 NewBritain Avenue.

Respectfully submitted,

David Thompson, Secretary Planning and ZoningCommissionDated at Plainville, CTThis 29th day ofFebruary 2012

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CONNECTICUTThe Town of Plainville’sPlanning and Zoning Com-mission will conduct a Pub-lic Hearing on Tuesday,March 13, 2012 commenc-ing at 7:30 p.m. at thePlainville Municipal Center,One Central Square,Plainville, CT on the follow-ing item:

Special Exception for Ray-mond Guevara to expandthe automotive display forproperty located at 145Whiting Street.

The file is available for pub-lic inspection at the Depart-ment of Technical Servicesand the Town Clerk’s Officein the Plainville MunicipalCenter.

At this hearing, interestedpersons may appear and beheard and written communi-cations may be received.

Any person requiring spe-cial assistance in order toattend and/or participate inthis public hearing may callthe Department of TechnicalServices at (860) 793-0221before noon on Friday,March 09, 2012.

Respectfully submitted,

David Thompson, Secretary Planning and ZoningCommission

Dated at Plainville, CTThis 21st day ofFebruary 2012

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