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Berlin police Lt. Chris Ci-uci recently encountered a biker gang on Farmington Avenue – made up of Berlin High School students on bi-cycles who are part of teacher Jim Arnold’s Lifetime Activi-ties class.

Arnold explained that local police have helped to support the biking program at BHS by donating unclaimed bicycles. “Instead of those bikes being destroyed they come back into use for students,” Ar-nold said.

As many of the donated bikes are in poor condition, Arnold said it often takes as many as three derelict bikes to build into one working bi-cycle. Once built, however, the bicycles support the BHS bike program as well as stu-dents in some gym classes. Students are taught proper

etiquette and rules of the road, and when ready, are al-lowed to ride bicycles to a lo-cal businesses for donuts or ice cream.

Arnold said he also wanted

to thank the bike shop Cen-tral Wheel of Farmington, which donated the vast ma-jority of bikes used at BHS. Arnold is a former employee of Central Wheel.

Cops help kids put bicycles to good useBy Charles KreutzkampThe Berlin Citizen

Lt. Chris Ciuci with Berlin High School student bikers on Farmington Avenue, including 9th grade student Erika Gilleran, front. | B.P.D. Facebook

Based off the atmo-sphere, you would’ve thought this one didn’t go quite as planned for Berlin.

The crowd had quieted from a noisy and rambunc-tious group to a mellow mass simply looking for the exits. Even players and

coaches alike were stoic in their post game manner-isms and interviews.

Despite demolishing the Cheney Tech Beavers 49-3 in the two teams’ Class M Large Division semifinal matchup, the Berlin Red-coats realize that while they’re ever closer to the mecca of high school foot-

Coats thrash Beavers, reach title gameBy Nate BrownThe Berlin Citizen

Could you purchase a de-cent meal for $1.50? Try an en-tire day’s worth of food – nine local teens and their teacher are doing exactly that as part of a fundraiser for the “Live

Below the Line Challenge.” This anti-poverty cam-

paign, which began in Aus-tralia in 2010, was created by The Global Poverty Project. The teens say they hope to raise $1,500 for global poverty

Students take $1.50 per day challengeBy Charles KreutzkampThe Berlin Citizen

Members of Ryan Ott’s global poverty class pose for a photo for their fundraising webpage.

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Accolades abounded at the Nov. 24 board of education meeting.

The Berlin Board of Ed-ucation was recognized for receiving the Connecticut Association of Boards of Ed-ucation Board of Distinction Award Level II, a presti-gious award only available to boards which are honored with Board of Distinction Level I twice in the last four years. Superintendent David Erwin thanked staff involved in the Berlin schools web-sites, as their work enabled the school district to receive the CABE communication award.

The board welcomed two new board members, George Perduta and JoAnn Angeli-co-Stetson at the meeting. “I am very honored to sit along the individuals who comprise this esteemed board,” Angeli-co-Stetson said.

“I have always admired your work,” Perduta told the other board members. Re-tiring board members Irene Matulis and George Synnott were also honored with a cer-

tificate of appreciation.The board of education an-

nually recognizes “Students, staff, volunteers, former board members,” all those individuals “that make this district what it is,” said board President Gary Brochu.

Ten students nominated by staff received a certificate of excellence from the Con-necticut Association of Pub-lic School Superintendents, including: Olivia Kittleman, Maxwell Wojtusik, Nina Ga-rofalo, Michael Vignone, Lindsey Leary, and Zachary Cancellieri, grade 5; McKenna Evans and Ryan Terlecky, grade 8; and Berlin High School seniors Sarah Mogiel-nicki and Daniel Paszkowski.

The board also recog-nized a teacher of the year for each local school: James Dlugokinski for Griswold El-ementary School, Cheryl Hla-vac for Hubbard Elementary School, Maura Sullivan for Willard Elementary School, Christopher Schayer for McGee Middle School, and Karen Pappas for Berlin High School. Pappas was selected as overall teacher of the year.

As previously reported, when the district teacher of

the year was announced in June, Pappas was “chosen for her tireless devotion to stu-dent success, exemplary col-laboration with colleagues, and the high standard she sets for herself as an educa-tor,” Erwin said.

He also praised Pappas’ knowledge of adolescent development and engaging sense of humor.

Ruth Bogden from Berlin High School was selected as paraprofessional of the year. Bogden works in the special education department.

Support staff recognition awards were presented to Judy Church for Griswold, Deborah Peate for Hubbard, Rosemary Ellefsen for Wil-lard, Marigrace Inzero for McGee, Margaret Jambard for Berlin High School, and Christine Zigmont for the BOE office.

Friends of Berlin Schools awards were presented to volunteers, recognizing “out-standing contributions” to helping area children, accord-ing to minutes. This award was presented to volunteers Tracy Sisti, Kristina Guz-zardi, Jacqueline Dunn, Robin Evans, and Pete Ladas, Sr..

Board of Education receives top awardBy Charles KreutzkampThe Berlin Citizen

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The East Berlin Fire Department, 80 Main St., East Berlin, has scheduled Christmas by the Grove for Sunday, Dec. 14, at 4 p.m.

The event, sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the East Berlin Volunteer Fire

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A non-perishable food donation to benefit the Berlin Food Pantry is appreciated.

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Prescription program nets big savings locally

Town residents have saved over $33,000 on their pre-scription medications thanks to a free program, accord-ing to Town Manager Denise McNair. During the town manager’s report at the Dec. 2 council meeting, she said many residents have taken advantage of the prescription discount card program

“It is being used at no cost to us and it’s an excellent pro-

gram,” McNair said.The program comes from

the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, and gives a prescription drug discount card to support uninsured and underinsured residents, though anyone may take ad-vantage of the program. The discount card applies savings to the consumer off of the full retail price of medications, and therefore can assist any-one who must pay retail price on medication. All prescrip-tion medications qualify for

some level of discount, ac-cording to ProAct’s website.

The council voted unan-imously in favor of join-ing the program in 2013. As previously reported by The Citizen, the program is ad-ministered by ProAct, Inc., a full-service pharmacy ben-efit management company, and there are over 63, 000 participating pharmacies na-tionwide. Other surrounding municipalities have already joined, including North Ha-ven, Rocky Hill, Wallingford

and Avon. The program grants discount cards that can provide an average savings of 45 percent off the retail price of prescription medication to residents in enrolled towns. Savings can also apply for vision and hearing services, and one card works for an entire family.

According to CCM, par-ticipating pharmacies ab-sorb the cost of the discount in exchange for increased customer loyalty and store traffic. Residents are never

disadvantaged by the card, as the pharmacy’s lowest price is paid if lower than the dis-count price. ProAct negoti-ates the discount rates with the pharmacies.

According to a press release from the town, residents were mailed prescription drug dis-count cards in 2013. Residents also may print cards by vis-iting http://proactrxsavings.com/print-your-rx-card/.

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Council approves grants, mobile home remediation

At the Dec. 2 meeting, the Town Council decided to sell uncollectable back taxes in order to get a mobile home back onto the market and the town’s tax rolls. The coun-

cil approved the sale of the tax liens — for “long over-due” back taxes, according to Town Manager Denise Mc-Nair — on a mobile home at a cost of only one dollar.

McNair explained that the mobile home, #22 at 501 Ber-lin Turnpike, is in a state of

disrepair and is empty after the owner passed away. The mobile home is located in a mobile home park owned by Cypress Homes. The compa-ny’s owner Mark Berkowitz approached the town offer-ing to purchase the tax liens and to refurbish the mobile

home to put it back on the market and “get it back onto the tax rolls,” McNair said. Following the death of the owner, in addition to back taxes owed to the town, un-paid rent was owed to Cy-

By Charles KreutzkampThe Berlin Citizen

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The main street streets-cape enhancement project coming to downtown Berlin near the train station is one step closer after the Dec. 2 council meeting. The town previously received two grants to fund the project in the amount of $204,300 and $259,270 from the state.

With the second grant re-ceived, the town now will hire the same firm previ-ously selected through the bid process following receipt of the first streetscape en-hancement grant to design the streetscape improve-ments using funds from both grants, Town Manager De-nise McNair explained. The

council approved a contract amendment for design ser-vices to Luchs Consulting Engineers of Meriden, autho-rizing $22,885 for design of the streetscape coming from the Public Works Town Aid Road account.

An information session was held on the project ear-lier this year, when it was announced that the enhance-ment project will not result in changing sections of Main Street to only allow one-way travel, following comments from a previous meeting. The streetscape enhancement is still in the design phase.

Members of the council also received new email ad-dresses, which McNair said would be posted to the town’s website.

Progress made on streetscape planBy Charles KreutzkampThe Berlin Citizen

TURKEY DINNERS DELIVERED

A decade long tradition continued as members of the Berlin Lions Club prepared and delivered Thanksgiving dinners to over 50 families this year. Pictured are some of the volunteers involved in the project.

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The town also approved expenditures for two grants. One, in the amount of $9,950.50, will reimburse the town for a portion of the salary of the town’s emer-gency manager, Deputy Fire Marshal Matt Odishoo. The other, which comes from the Greater Community Founda-tion of Greater New Britain, granted $20,000 to the town for the purchase of four new pieces of exercise equipment for the exercise room at the town community center. The cost of the machines is ap-proximately $21,000, with the town paying for the remain-ing balance out of the Parks and Recreation budget.

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Four Berlin High School musicians performed in the All New England Band Festival at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire recently. From left: Ben Kozak, clarinet; Logan Kissane, oboe; Jody DiCicco, flute; Emily Lombardo, alto saxophone.

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School Briefs

St Paul SchoolSt Paul School first quarter

honor roll.High honors Grade 6 - Madelyn Hooks,

Macklin Stevens.Grade 7 - Joseph Gaffney,

Gabrielle Grant, Madison Hu-bert, Amanda Pernerewski, Ashley Plochocki.

Grade 8 - Grayson Barnes, Nicholas DiPietro, Brian Houle, Patrick Kennedy, Nell Kordalski, Garrett Prushinski.

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Grade 6 - Logan Barnes, Fe l i c i a L i n k , I s a i a h Wesley-Pescatello.

Grade 7 - Michael Bevilac-qua, Carissa Civitello, Mari Cormier, Hannah Couillard, Eleanor Doolittle, Sara Kire-jczyk, Karstian Lang, Isabela Miani, Kristen Newman, Sarah Olson, Francesca Pokorski, Ol-ivia Smith, Jackson Sokolowski, Lily Sokolowski.

Grade 8 - Isabella Calcagni, John Gagliardi, Miranda Ma-tos, Eric Myskowski, Gabriella

Pokorski, Aiden Stevens.*Berlin residents noted in

italics.

Mercy High SchoolLocal students inducted

into the McAuley Chapter of the National Honor Society at Mercy High School.

Victoria Drumski, Leila Gallupe, Madeline Jenkins of Berlin; Ashley Getsie, Cynthia Reinert of Kensington.

All Night Graduation Party events

Dine out fundraiser - The 2015 All Night Graduation Party has scheduled a dine out fundraiser at Bella Pizza, 14 Chamberlain Highway for Sunday, Dec. 14. The restau-rant will donate a portion of all dine-in and take-out orders to the Call of 2015 All Night Graduation Party.

Reflective signs - The 2015 All Night Graduation

Party has reflective address signs available for purchase. The reflective signs help emergency responders locate your address in the case of an emergency.

For more information, call Heidi Lupini at (860) 828-8975.

Flamingos - The 2015 All Night Graduation Party Fla-mingo Flocking fundraiser is available. For a fee, a flock of pink flamingos will appear on a lawn and will move along in 48 hours. Anti-flocking insur-ance is available for a fee.

For more information and to schedule a flocking, con-tact Judy Rozanski Schuler at (860) 538-0844, [email protected] or Ron Lam-ontagne at (860) 829-6025, [email protected].

ReunionsBerlin High School Class

of 1994 has scheduled its 20-year class reunion for Satur-day, Dec. 27, 7 p.m., at Billy

Tees, 150 Sebethe Drive, Cromwell. For more informa-tion and cost, contact Rose Wass Mongillo at [email protected].

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The Warm for the Winter Blanket Drive is accepting blankets for the homeless, through Feb. 14.

Donations may be dropped off at the Senior Center, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, contact Katie Doyle at (860) 874-4360 or [email protected].

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‘Tis the season for carbon monoxide poisoningWith the holidays upon us,

the heat is being turned on and we are spending more time with the ones we love in the warmth of our homes.

As we prepare to ven-ture into a season of colder weather, the Central Con-necticut Health District is urging residents to keep in mind the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Carbon monoxide (CO) is an invisible, odorless gas that can be fatal. The symptoms

of CO mimic the flu, includ-ing headache, fatigue, dizzi-ness, nausea, vomiting or loss of consciousness. The effects of CO poisoning can vary with age and overall health of the individual, as well as how long they are exposed to the toxic gas. If several mem-bers of a household experi-ence these symptoms while at home and then feel better when they leave the home, it is a good indicator that there is a dangerous level of CO in

the home. These issues are usually caused by malfunc-tioning furnaces, improperly placed portable generators and charcoal grills being used indoors.

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carbon monoxide poison-ing occurred in the United States, an average of 430 deaths per year.

To prevent CO poisoning, portable generators should be placed outside and at least 20 feet from the home and should never be used in enclosed spaces such as porches, carports, garages or basements, even if the doors and windows are opened. Opening windows and doors will not be enough to release all of the built up CO.

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For more information, visit www.ct.gov/dph/co or call (860) 509-7742. The Connecticut Poison Control Center can be reached at 1-800-222-1222.

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Library Briefs

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

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Little Ditties for Itty Bit-ties (ages birth to 18 months). Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 10:30 a.m.

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Ten members of the Southington Future Farmers of America Chapter attended the National FFA Convention in Kentucky recently. Students represented Southington High School and the state FFA Association by winning state competitions in spring 2014. Juniors Valerie Perzanowsk, of Berlin, and Kathryn Falcetti and seniors Kurt Holyst and Donald Pringle were awarded silver recognition at the national event. Senior students, officers of the local FFA chapter, also attended. From left, back row: Tim White, Maghen Zagryn, Katie Baldwin, Kurt Holyst, Jon Tumolo, Jeremy Olan. Front row: Kathryn Falcetti, Don Pringle, Kelly Toomey, Valerie Perzanowski.

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Thursday, Dec. 11 and 18 - Sit & Knit, 6:30 p.m. No registration.

Friday, Dec. 12 - Movie Matinee, 1 p.m. “Chef.” Rated “R.” Registration is required.

Saturday, Dec. 13 - Chrome-books & Chromeboxes, 1 p.m. Space is limited. Registration is required.

Wednesday, Dec. 17 - Ber-lin High School Madrigals, 6:30 p.m.

East Berlin LibraryHoursThe library is open Mon-

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Berlin Free LibraryDonations sought - The

Berlin Free Library is look-ing for gently used puzzles, books, novelty cake pans and DVDs for its collection and weekly book sale.

Donations may be dropped off at the library Mondays and Fridays, 2:30 to 5 p.m.; Wednesdays, 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. or any time in the library book drop.

Book sale - Berlin Free Li-brary schedules a book sale for Wednesdays, 9 to 11 a.m. All are welcome.

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Members of Berlin Congregational Church stand by baskets of the many canned goods and non-perishable items collected during the church’s annual Thanksgiving food drive. The youth transported the baskets to Pistol Creek, where the items were sorted for distribution to Berlin-area residents by the Berlin Department of Social Services. From left: Jake Neault, Eric Oates, James Lynch, Noah Neault, Meghan Oates and Emma Wilcox.

Kensington Congregational Church: The White Gift Ser-vice - Sunday, Dec. 14, 4 p.m. A traditional Christmas pag-eant presented by the chil-dren of the church. White gifts are collected for local organizations.

Longest Night Service - Monday, Dec. 22, 7 p.m. A quiet service of prayer, mu-sic and reflection service in-tended for those who have lost loved ones in the past year.

Christmas Eve Services - Family service at 5 p.m.; Ser-vice of Lessons and carols, 10 p.m.

Bethany Covenant Church: Christmas Concert - Sun-day, Dec. 14, 4 p.m. For more information, www.bethany-musicseries.net.

Kensington Congregational Church: Parent/Child Play-group - Tuesdays, 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. The group meets weekly, on a drop-in basis, in the Reeves Educational Cen-ter, 185 Sheldon St.

Playgroup is open to all who care for children, from infants to preschoolers.

Bethany Covenant: Fall schedule - Worship at 8:30 and 11 a.m. “Life Together” classes for all ages at 9:45 a.m.

Berlin Congregational Church: Tot time - Thursdays, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Free program includes play, crafts, snacks. Drop-in.


Taize service - Tuesdays, 7 to 7:30 p.m. Special Taize/healing music service on the third Tuesday of each month, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Kensington Congregational: Bible study - Wednesdays, 11 a.m., in the church parlor.


CalendarThursday, Dec. 11

Boy Scouts - Boy Scout Troop 24 is scheduled to meet Thursdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Commu-nity Center, 230 Kensington Road. Stop in or call Mike Neault, Scoutmaster, at (860) 828-3611.

Boy Scouts - Boy Scout Troop 41 is scheduled to meet Thursdays, 7 p.m., at Bethany Covenant Church, 785 Mill St. For more infor-mation, call Scoutmaster K.C. Jones at (860) 829-1148 or email [email protected].

Sit and knit - Bethany Covenant Church, 785 Mill St., has scheduled sit and knit (or crochet) for Thursday, Dec. 11, 6:30 to 8 p.m. All levels are welcome. Drop in. For more information, call (860) 680-1229.

Friday, Dec. 12

Racing show - Racing Ac-tion Today, hosted by Berlin native Larry Mongillo, airs ev-ery Friday, 6 p.m., on Com-cast cable channel 5.

Sunday, Dec. 14

Concert - Bethany Cov-enant Church, 785 Mill St., has scheduled its Christmas Concert for Sunday, Dec. 14, 4 p.m. Good-will offering accepted. For more infor-

mation, www.bethanymu-sicseries.net.

Christmas by the Grove - The East Berlin Fire De-partment, 80 Main St., East Berlin, has scheduled Christmas by the Grove for Sunday, Dec. 14, at 4 p.m. The event features live hol-iday music, tree lighting, children’s activities, refresh-ments and a visit from Santa Claus. A non-perishable food donation to benefit the Berlin Food Pantry is appreciated.

Tuesday, Dec. 16

Pasta supper - American Legion Post 68, 154 Porters Pass, schedules a pasta sup-per for every Tuesday, 5:30 to 7 p.m. A fee is charged. The public is welcome. For more information, call (860) 828-9102 after 5 p.m.

Boy Scouts - Boy Scouts Troop 256, chartered by the Kensington Volunteer Fire Department, is scheduled to meet Tuesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Kensington Volunteer Fire Department, 880 Farm-ington Ave.

For more information, call Scoutmaster Ed Alicia at (860) 828-8693.

Boy Scouts - Boy Scout Troop 44 is scheduled to meet Tuesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Bethany Covenant Church, 785 Mill St. For more information, call Joann Saw-yer at (860) 828-7767.

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Sunrise Rotary Club - The Sunrise Rotary Club of Kens-ington-Berlin is scheduled to meet Tuesdays, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., at Town Hall, 240 Kensington Road. For more information, call Gwen Va-lencis at (860) 229-3787, ext. 139 or visit www.kensington-rotary.org.

TOPS - TOPS, Taking Off Pounds Sensibly, a non-profit, weight loss organiza-tion, is scheduled to meet 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more infor-mation, call Teresa Rook at (860) 635-7020.

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ObituariesJean Marie (Plude) Splettstoeszer Mucha

KENSINGTON — Jean Marie (Plude) Spletts-toeszer Mucha, 86, of Kensington, widow of Fred Splettstoeszer, and Stephen P. Mucha, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, at Aurora Senior Living in New Britain.

Born in Meriden, daugh-ter of the late Walter and the late Lillian (Schwartz) Plude, she graduated from Berlin High School, was employed at the New Britain Y. M. C. A. until her retirement, and was a member of the Kensington Garden Club.

She is survived by a daughter, Eaudine “Dee” Gagliardi and her husband, Richard, of Kensington.

Burial in Maple Ceme-tery, Berlin, will be at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, dona-tions may be made to the Kensington Garden Club, c/o Debbi Wright, 65 Blue Hills Drive, Kensington, CT 06037. Directions to the fu-neral home can be found at www.portersfuneral.com

Barbara KnausNEW BRITAIN — Barbara

Elaine (Gehrmann) Knaus, 82, of New Britain, wid-ow of John F. “Jack” Knaus Jr., p a s s e d a w a y peacefu l ly on Wednes-day, Dec.

3, 2014, at the Hospital of Central Connecticut with her family by her side.

Born in Cheshire, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Jennie (Per-son) Gehrmann. Barbara was a former Kensington resident before moving to New Britain in 1985. She graduated from Edgewood College and was formerly employed as a medical as-sistant at Grove Hill Medi-cal Center before assisting her husband in the family business, John F. Knaus & Sons Building Company. Barbara was a member of the Kensington Congrega-tional Church. She was a former Girl Scout Lead-er, member of the Junior League of New Britain, and volunteer at Communi-

ty Mental Health. Barbara enjoyed bowling with the Strikette League at Berlin Bowl, her trips to the ca-sinos, annual vacations in Aruba, and her many re-tired Fidelco dogs.

Barbara is survived by three daughters, Linda Dra-go and her husband, Ste-phen, Carole Capodiece and her husband, James, and Patti Byrnes; her for-mer son-in-law, Michael Byrnes; six grandchildren, Russell Drago and his wife, Ashley, Daniel Drago and his wife, Jenn, Kim Ben-nett, Cari McKee and her husband, Robert, Sarah Byrnes, and Kelly Byrnes; seven great-grandchildren with an eighth coming soon; her special cousins, Bruce Person and Nancy Kirner; many dear friends; and her beloved dog, Yanci. Barbara was pre-deceased by her brother, Lester Gehrmann; her in-fant sister, Elaine; and by many dear friends.

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When a Christmas tree is cut, more than half its weight is water. With proper care, you can maintain the qual-ity of your tree. Below are a number of tips on caring for your tree:

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Make a fresh cut to re-move about a 1/2-inch thick disk of wood from the base of the trunk before putting the tree in the stand. Make the cut perpendicular to the stem axis. Don’t cut the trunk at an angle, or into a v-shape, which makes it far more dif-ficult to hold the tree in the stand and also reduces the amount of water available to the tree.

Once home, place the tree in water as soon as possible. Most species can go six to eight hours after cutting the trunk and still take up water. Don’t bruise the cut surface or get it dirty.

If needed, trees can be temporarily stored for sev-eral days in a cool location. Place the freshly cut trunk in a bucket that is kept full of water.

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How to care for your farm-grown Christmas tree

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Muslim attitudes toward Jesus, Mary and Christmas

One of the saddest aspects of the world situation to-day is the conflict that has

escalated between rad-ical Muslim fundamen-talism and other faiths. Both Islam and Chris-tianity are monothe-istic, have their roots in Judaism, and

share many scriptural sto-ries and heroes. In his recent trip to Turkey, Pope Francis prayed alongside the Grand Mufti in Istanbul’s historic Blue Mosque. During his visit to the overwhelmingly Muslim nation he also called for interfaith dialogue to combat religious bigotry and the bitter violence it is producing.

Informed Christians gen-erally are aware that Jesus is viewed by Islam as a major prophet who will return to play a major role in the End Times. No, he is not re-garded as God, nor the son of God. As we move toward another Christmas, however, the story of his birth found in the Quran shows how much he is revered in the Muslim tradition.

In fact, the Virgin Mary receives more space in the Quran than in the Bible, the only woman with an entire chapter named after her. She is called Mariam in Arabic. Her story begins with refer-ence to her birth, which is not mentioned in the New Testament. Her mother, Anne, hopes for a baby boy who would grow up to be a religious leader: but “God knew best what she brought forth.”

The Quran tells how a divine messenger (Ga-briel?) then visits the young Mariam and announces the coming birth of Jesus, called

Isa in Islam. When Mariam questions how can this be possible since she is a virgin, he replies that it is easy for God to do; “it is a matter so decreed.” Mary goes away alone and the pains of child-birth drive her to the trunk of a palm tree. A voice tells her that when she shakes the tree fresh dates will fall to nourish her. Joseph is not mentioned in the Quran.

Mariam shows the new-born child to others, and some begin to condemn her for being unchaste. The Quran then quotes the in-fant Jesus who miraculously speaks up in his mother’s defense and declares: “I am indeed a servant of God. He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet.”

In Islam, Jesus and all the disciples were Muslims. Mariam was a Muslim, too, and we read in the Quran: “Behold! the angels said: ‘O Mariam! God hath chosen thee and purifies thee – cho-sen thee above all women of the nations.”

Despite such parallels, major differences divide tra-ditional Christianity from traditional Islam. The Mus-lims, for example, do not believe that Jesus was cru-cified, but was taken up by Allah. Some scholars suggest that Islam was influenced more by Old Testament Judaism than by Christian-ity. They have similar food restrictions (Kosher and Halal), forbid any images in their houses of worship, and strict Shariah law reflects such ancient Mosaic laws as stoning to death those found guilty of adultery (Deut. 22:22).

So, how do Muslims in America view Christmas to-day? There seem to be three prevailing attitudes.

One is deep anxiety and concern. Parents may worry that all the excitement, glit-ter, and television specials

could influence their young offspring, and they impress upon their children that the celebration of Christmas includes many pagan beliefs and practices that do not conform to the true teach-ings of Islam. Muslims, some suggest, should isolate their families from society as much as possible during this holiday season.

Others try to avoid Christ-mas frivolity but use the sea-son to teach their children the importance of respecting different faith communities and their traditions. Their hope is that Americans of every religion will live in harmony. On Christmas they are ready to greet Chris-tian neighbors with a warm “Merry Christmas,” perhaps even send friends a card. Meanwhile, they often pro-vide attractive alternatives for their children during the Christmas season.

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My dear kitty, Shamus, has serious allergies, which means no real tree for Christmas. So last year, after an extensive Internet search, I found a place in New York that sells trees made out of driftwood. “Great,” I thought. “He’s got no aver-sion to driftwood. And I’ll get two experiences-Christ-mas and the beach-for the price of one.”

Isn’t it amazing how things always look so much better, and so much bigger, on the Internet? When I un-packed it, I couldn’t help but address it in a most conde-scending manner. “Not to be rude, my dear, but you are an ugly thing.”

I don’t know what I was expecting; driftwood is not usually lauded for its pul-chritude. This thing’s got different-sized sticks poking every which way. If it had fingers and could stick them in a light socket, this would be the result. I’ve made the best of it, though. It perches

on my wood burning stove, and right now every inch of it is covered with Christ-mas ornaments. No lights, of course, it being made out of wood and all.

Over time I have learned to make peace with it, and to have a bit of fun along the way. I keep it fashion-able, according to the sea-sons. In the spring and fall I wrap fake flowers around its spiny limbs. In the fall it is bedecked in artificial leaves. I’m trying to come up with a couple more “outfits.” Maybe this year I can dan-gle eggs off it at Easter time. This thing is going to earn its keep.

I get a bit nostalgic about the trees of Christmases past-the ones that weren’t impostors like my driftwood friend. I’ve had my share of Charlie Brown trees, and to me they were all magnifi-cent. One year I had a shrub that I decorated-for the life

Adjusting to Shamus’ allergies for Christmas

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sides, they reason, isn’t Jesus regarded as a revered Mus-lim prophet whose birth is recorded in the Quran? They will go to the office holiday party and may even attend a choral presentation of Han-del’s “Messiah.” They view Christmas as an opportunity to foster interfaith goodwill and reach out with other Americans to help the less fortunate among us.

We can regard as hei-nous and contemptible the Muslim fanaticism of such terrorist groups as al Qaeda, ISIS and Boko Haram while recognizing that the vast ma-jority of those who practice Islam want to live in an at-mosphere of peace and mu-tual respect.

Ra l p h L o rd Ro y o f Southington is a retired United Methodist minister. Email: [email protected].

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of me I can’t remember why I went with a shrub. Another year, a long time ago and in a galaxy far away (Georgia in the ’70s), when I was living by myself and had no means with which to buy a tree, I solved my dilemma by going outside and plucking out of the ground what was really a stick that was sport-ing a little bit of greenery. With room for only one ornament, it did not encourage one to gather one’s friends around it and sing “Oh, Tannenbaum.”

There was the year my then-hus-band woke me up one morning as he was leaving for work, telling me that the Christmas tree had top-pled over. Indeed it had. I went into the living room and saw it lying on

the floor like a corpse, with all of its ornaments scattered about. That tree gave us a run for our money. It was always trying to escape, and had to be tethered to the wall, and we never could get it to stand up straight.

It kept leaning precariously to the left or the right, threatening to give us a repeat performance. Actually, most of my trees had to be tied to the wall, and they were crooked. I loved them anyway.

I remember the year my older son and I went to a Christmas tree farm to cut down our tree ourselves. While trying to decide which lucky tree would be coming home with us, we had quite the disagreement. I opted for a tree on the smallish side, thinking it would be less work, both to cut down and get into the

house. He, on the other hand, had his heart set on a monster of a tree. I kept trying to tell him it was too big, but he didn’t relent, and eventually I did. Of course, we couldn’t even fit it through the door, even when we tried chopping off the top, bit by bit. You can believe “I-told-you-so” rang through the air, and often, that day. We finally traded trees with our neighbor.

But really, I love a Christmas tree more than just about anything. All those beautiful sparkly lights cast-ing a warm glow on cold winter nights. I would leave mine up until March, telling everyone that I have a magic tree because it still, after all these months (I had put it up the day after Thanksgiving) was still in good shape. Well, not really. When it was time to retire it to the Christ-

mas tree cemetery in the woods by my house, the moment I touched it every single needle dropped to the floor, and the poor thing stood there stark naked. It had the right, though. It had given much of itself.

My Shamus is worth more than a thousand Christmas trees, so I am happy to do whatever I need to do to keep his lungs in good working order.

But every time a car goes by with a tree tied to the roof, I feel a pang of envy. So be forewarned. If you happen to see a blue Honda Civic in your rear view mirror, just know that you are in no immediate dan-ger. It’s the tree I’m interested in. I’ll even help you get it into the house. You dig out the ornaments while I pop the popcorn — and happy holidays.

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Seniors

Strikette bowling, Dec. 2: Irene Willametz, 191.Senior bowling, Dec. 5: Ferd Brochu, 182; Irene Wil-

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Monday, Dec. 15: Seasoned pork loin, apple au jus, orzo, Ca-pri blend vegetables, rye bread, orange.

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Friday, Dec. 19: Italian wed-ding soup, unbreaded fish filet, Spanish rice, Geneva blend veg-etables, multi grain bread, choc-olate pudding.

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State

Coalition seeks to close institutions

HARTFORD — A coalition of disability rights groups wants Connecticut to close six state-run institutions, in-cluding Southbury Training School.

Representatives from the Connecticut Council on De-velopmental Disabilities and other organizations Dec. 2 said savings from the clo-sures should be used to pro-vide residential services to an estimated 2,000 people wait-ing for community housing. Some have been on the De-partment of Developmental Services’ waiting list for up to 20 years.

The groups unveiled a public relations campaign to close Southbury and five regional centers, as well as end the waiting list, by 2020. About 500 people reside in the six facilities.

While the coalition con-tends private nonprof it groups can provide commu-nity services less expensively, a union representing state employees at the targeted facilities argues both public

and private sector services are needed.

— Associated Press

Replica of Mayflower to be restored for 2015 summer display

MYSTIC (AP) — Mystic Seaport has announced it will restore the Mayflower II, the replica of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America in 1620.

The 57-year-old Mayflower II, which is owned by Plim-oth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts, was set to de-part for Mystic this week. The ship is expected to return to Plymouth in May for the sum-mer tourist season.

Seaport spokesman Dan McFadden said Dec. 3 he ex-pects the ship to return for additional work over the next two winters until resto-ration is complete. Organiz-ers are working to have the ship ready to sail in 2020 for the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrim’s arrival.

Inspections in 2013 showed the ship needed a major re-fitting. Plimoth Plantation recently completed major repairs to ensure that the ship remains open on the waterfront.


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Health

Literacy volunteersLiteracy Volunteers of Cen-

tral Connecticut is looking for volunteers. All prospective tu-tors must be 18 and over with a minimum of a high school de-gree, good writing and speak-ing skills. Observations and support is provided.

Training sessions are sched-uled as follows: Jan. 13, 16, 20 and 23, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Bristol Public Library and Jan. 12, 15, 22, 26 and 29, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the New Brit-ain Public Library. Pre-regis-tration is required.

For more information and to register, call (860) 229-7323 or email [email protected].

Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery

The American Cancer So-ciety’s Road to Recovery pro-gram is currently in need of statewide for drivers. The pro-gram offers transportation to and from treatment for people who have cancer and do not have a ride or are unable to drive themselves. Volunteers don’t only provide transpor-

tation, but also offer encour-agement and support to the patients.

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ance. Volunteers must have a good driving history and be in good health. Once passing a background check, volun-teers will receive training from the American Cancer Society. Drivers are asked to volunteer

for at least one hour, one day, once a month. The Society matches drivers’ availability and geography with the needs of patients who call.

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State

School safety grants awarded

HARTFORD (AP) — Con-necticut is receiving two federal grants totaling $3.5 million to improve the at-mosphere in schools, mak-ing them safer and healthier places for students.

The state was one of 12 states out of 30 that applied for the School Climate Trans-formation grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Edu-cation. The $3.3 million will help schools respond to men-tal-health issues among stu-dents and connect children

and families with appropri-ate services and help.

The grant money will be distributed over five years.

Connecticut is also receiv-ing a $291,483 School Emer-gency Management grant. The money will enable the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protec-tion to provide extra train-ing and help districts update school emergency operations plans.

Both grants are part of the president’s initiative to im-prove school safety after the Newtown mass shooting two years ago.


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Preschool screeningThe Berlin Public School

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who may be in need of addi-tional evaluation. The pre-school roundup is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 23, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 24, 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. by ap-pointment only, at the Com-munity Center. To schedule an appointment, call Sue or JoAnn at (860) 828-6581.

Ice skating

The Berlin Parks and Rec-reation Department permits ice skating at Willard Pond, Hubbard Pond, Sage Park Pond and Paper Goods Pond. When weather permits, the ponds are lighted from 5 to 10 p.m. Children should be supervised by an adult. Call (860) 828-7100 for updated ice skating conditions. Ice skating at Veterans Park is not recommended.

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stands should provide one quart of water per inch of stem diameter. Devices are available that help maintain a constant water level in the stand.

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Keep trees away from ma-jor sources of heat (fire-places, heaters, heat vents, direct sunlight). Lowering the room temperature will slow the drying process, resulting

in less water consumption each day.

The temperature of the wa-ter used to fill the stand is not important and does not affect water uptake.

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Drilling a hole in the base of the trunk does not improve water uptake.

Use of lights that produce low heat, such as miniature lights, will reduce drying of the tree.

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— Prepared by Dr. Gary Chastagner and Dr. Eric Hines-ley; edited by the National Christmas Tree Association

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Thanksgiving has come and gone, but not my mem-ories of those long-passed. I’m glad, because those memories are stellar. I’ve been part of the traditional large gathering at someone’s house, with lots of laughter and a cornucopia of culinary delights. But my favorite ones, the Thanksgivings that just lit up my heart, were the ones I had with my two sons when I was a single mother and they were mere lads. Pure magic they were.

Ordinarily my boys could do battle over just about anything – like the other one looking out his win-dow while we were in the car. Apparently one can get quite territorial over one’s window. Ah, but on Thanks-giving peace reigned in our house, and it made me want the day to never end. Not a cross word between them the whole day. I don’t know why. I was just grateful for this amazing phenomenon.

Prior to the Big Day we would go the movie rental store – this was before DVDs and Red Box and Netflix – and we each picked out a tape to watch on our VCR. On Thanksgiving Day the three of us made the din-ner together, and some-times when I am just sitting around thinking about all

the wonderful things in my life (I really do that.), I pull out that particular memory. We worked together like a well-oiled machine, and those little cherubs were so proud of their culinary feats. Ryan made the deviled eggs, and honestly, I’ve never had any better before or since. Jordan made the mashed potatoes, with nary a lump to be found, and he did the biscuits. When our master-piece was done, we ate it in front of the TV while we watched our tapes. They say love is the magic ingredient when cooking, which would explain why it was always the best meal I had ever had. And if there was snow on the ground, and occasionally there was, the day also saw us playing in it.

My boys grew up and moved away, and I am back to going to other people’s houses for the Thanksgiv-ing feast. And I always have a fantastic time. But tucked away in my heart are those Thanksgivings of long ago, when the world stopped just outside my door, and my sons and I were cocooned in a world of our own mak-ing. Those memories will carry me for the rest of my days. And for that I am truly grateful.

Great meals and even better memories

The fifth annual Christ-mas Eve Luminaria Dis-play, organized by Doug and Chris Rose, is look-ing for volunteers. Lumi-naria bags are scheduled to be assembled Thursday, Dec. 18, 6 p.m., at the Ber-lin Congregational Church. Volunteers plan to meet at 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve at

the Berlin Congregational Church to place the bags along Worthington Ridge.

Worthington Ridge resi-dents are asked to remove the bags on Christmas morning. For more infor-mation, contact Chris Rose at (860) 690-8869 or [email protected].

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SeniorsUnsportsmanlike conduct

Thousands of high school football teams around the country compete each year for the ultimate goal of hold-ing up a state championship trophy at the end of the sea-son. In Connecticut, it is no different; year in and year out teams battle each week in an effort to reach the pin-nacle of high school sports and to be forever immor-talized in their respective town.

When it comes to Con-necticut, however, one ques-tion always comes to mind; why does the season take so darn long? As you sit (or stand) reading this article on a cold December day, the 2014 campaign still has not reached its conclusion.

In fact, we are closer to the beginning of the winter sports season then we are to the end of football elsewhere in the country.

All practices for winter sports began the Monday after Thanksgiving, at the latest. Yet why does the state allow football to drag on so much?

Recently, Connecticut de-cided to adopt an 11-game regular season, on top of a regular season that doesn’t start until the middle of Sep-tember as it is.

This starting date, or Opening Day, is the latest start to a football season of any state in New England.

The earliest starts be-long to Vermont and Maine, which began play the last weekend of August. Both states’ seasons where done before Thanksgiving.

Every other state began the first weekend of Septem-ber. Of those states, New Hampshire had the quickest season, crowning its state champions on November 22. The other New England states, Rhode Island and

Massachusetts, both finished their respective seasons this past weekend.

Yet Connecticut plays on, deep into the month of De-cember with the season set to finally wrap up with eight state championships game, set for this upcoming Friday and Saturday.

But what if some bad weather comes along that delays the championship games this weekend? Well, the powers that be just keep pushing them back, further into the winter sports sea-sons. Or, if it’s really bad, they may have to cancel them altogether.

Last year, that scenario almost came to pass in the Class LL Championship be-tween Southington and Fair-field Prep. Due to inclement weather, the game had to be played on the CIAC’s third attempt to reschedule the matchup. It was rumored that any more postpone-ments would have resulted in another co-championship, but don’t get me started on that ridiculous topic.

Following the debacle that was the 2013 Class LL State Championship game, CIAC associate executive director Paul Hoey told the Hart-ford Courant, “The time has come to re-evaluate the tour-nament schedule; we can’t be going this late. There are various options for the [CIAC football] committee [to consider], and some may impact Thanksgiving Day games.”

But here we are, 365 days later, in the exact same spot.

Furthermore, football is the only sport that affects another season’s sports.

Every other fall sport ended prior to Thanksgiv-ing; as for the winter season, no sport goes past the mid-dle of March, which gives athletes plenty of time to prepare for spring sports.

In my opinion, having the football season go for so long shows disrespect to-wards the teams and coaches

Connecticut high school football drags on too longBy Sam DostalerSpecial to the Citizen

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SUPER SOFTBALL SEASON

The Berlin women’s softball league turned in another exciting campaign this past season. Competing in the league were the teams: J.P. Bellamo & Sons Pest Control, Computer Data Forensics, Carstar or Berlin, AJP Carpentry, and Connecticut Safety and Maintenance LLC.

Boys basketballH e a d c o a c h : M i k e

VenezianoAsst. coaches: Joe Ser-

sass, Corey Edert, and John Capodice

Last season: After starting the regular season slowly, the boys finished strong; how-ever, they fell one win shy of the postseason, finishing their year 7-13.

Key losses: Dante Vasi (graduation) proved to be a great source of senior leader-ship during his time for the Coats, while Brenden Vessi-chio (transfer) proved to be quite the talent on the wing.

This season: A loaded frontcourt that includes 6-foot-10 Jake McCarthy and 6-foot-9 Dominick Nuzzo, both juniors, should benefit from tough defense from se-

nior wings Adam Litwinko and RJ Veneziano. Junior Evan McKinnen should also provide points in bunches.

Outlook: Now injury free, McCarthy and Veneziano will look to help Berlin tear up the CCC South. It’s not every day that a team features the size the Redcoats have at their disposal, and they will look to use it to their advantage. Look for plenty of inside-out play, plenty of interior de-fense, and plenty of wins as the Coats should return to the postseason.

Indoor track

Head coach: Josh RosekAsst. coach: Steve SoucyLast season: The Lady

Coats placed 11th in the Class M state finals with 13 points; their counterparts were rep-resented in states solely by sprinter Daren Grabowski

Key losses: Sam Carbonell was instrumental for the girls’ success last year, while Grabowski leaves a big hole for the boys

This season: The girls bring back a talented bunch: senior Kristen Madeia, ju-nior Michelle Grieco, junior Taylor Budney, junior Jodi DiCicco, sophomore Sarah Daddario, senior Sarah Ha-gen, and junior Sophia Mo-rell. The boys will be led by juniors Connor Ladd and Kevin Russell.

Outlook: While the fi-nal scores most likely won’t reflect the growth they’re bound to show, the season could be trying for the boys in regards to their overall finishes. As for their female counterparts, the girls will

Boys basketball looks to rebound

By Nate BrownThe Berlin Citizen

Boys swimming, girls track looking strong Berlin High School Winter Previews

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Dostaler

trying to prepare for their upcoming winter seasons. With football still being played, it affects try-outs and practices and it doesn’t give coaches a fair chance to evaluate their teams.

Again, I will turn to Southington and Fairfield Prep game as an example. The Southington wrestling team, which is always one of the best in the state, was sev-erally affected last year due to the fact that the team had to cancel matches and com-promise line-ups in others. Much of this was due to that fact that Derek Dion was double booked as the head coach of the wrestling team

and freshmen football coach at for the Blue Knights.

Instances such as the one spelled out above will con-tinue to happen if rather simple changes aren’t made to the season’s current format.

High school football is woven deeply into the fabric of Connecticut high school sports, and it shouldn’t go anywhere.

However, the CIAC and its decision makers have to do right by everyone –players and coaches alike –and start the season sooner.

No matter how exiting or how interesting, football shouldn’t take precedent over any other sport.

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Previews

continue to turn heads in their relays, and will most likely improve upon last season’s showing at the finals. Top 10 is definitely a possibility here.

Boys swimming, diving

Head coach: Dan ThurstonAsst. coaches: Eileen Thurston,

Andrew Thurston, and Sean Ferris (diving)

Last season: The boys capped off a hard fought regular season with a 16th place finish in the Class M finals

with 147.5 points.Key losses: Luke Switzer, Brian

Kennure, and Eric Kemmling will all prove to be difficult to replace single handedly.

This season: A new group of se-niors –Dan Paszkowski, Kevin Ken-nure, Wojtek Kajzer, and diver James Sanders –will lead Berlin this year, with strong support from junior Adrian Wojtun, sophomore Tommy Wejda, and sophomore Kevin Klotz.

Outlook: Not to put the pressure on them, but these Redcoats have tal-ent, and it’d be rather unfortunate if they can’t finish much higher at states

this year. While the depth chart top to bottom has yet to fill out, expect the aforementioned names to score plenty of points and plenty of post-season qualifications.

Wrestling

Head coach: Jim DayAsst. coaches: Mitch Egarzarian,

John Fiorillo, Rob Levesque, Ethan Greider, and Bill Sasso

Last season: The Redcoats fin-ished a rather impressive fourth in the Class M Finals (120 points) and 40th in the State Opens (16).

Key losses: There were plenty: Ethan Greider, Matthew Cote, Zach Mayer, Ryan Ogden, Richard Schlicht-ing, and Mike Burek.

This season: Berlin will look to a battle tested group of seniors seniors –Jeremy Eliadas, Sam Papacoda, Zach Veleas, and Devon Reilly –the lead this year’s squad.

Outlook: Replacing seniors can be difficult, especially a group that was as strong as last season’s. Yet Day has done an outstanding job during his time in Berlin in always making sure the Redcoats are ready. There will be plenty of great matches to see.

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Second grade basketball

The Parks and Recreation Department has scheduled second grade girls basketball for Saturdays, 1 to 2 p.m., be-ginning Jan. 3, for 8 weeks, at Griswold Elementary School. The program is instruction, limited time set for games. Space is limited.

The Parks and Recreation Department has scheduled second grade boys basket-

ball for Saturdays, noon to 1 p.m., beginning Jan. 3, for 8 weeks, at Griswold Elemen-tary School. The program is instruction, limited time set for games. Space is limited.

Men’s 31+ basketballThe Berlin Parks and Rec-

reation Department is accept-ing registration for men’s 31+ basketball. Play is scheduled for Tuesdays, 6 to 9 p.m., at McGee Middle School. A fee is charged. Teams are formed

on a nightly basis. Drop-ins are welcome and must pro-vide verification of eligibility.

Women’s 30+ volleyball

The Berlin Parks and Rec-reation Department is ac-cepting registration for women’s 30+ volleyball. Play is scheduled for Wednes-days, 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Mc-Gee Middle School. A fee is

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For more information re-garding Parks and Recre-ation programs, call (860) 828-7009 or visit www.town.berlin.ct.us.

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RADIO HOST RECOGNIZED

Felix Viera, host of ‘Hablando En Serio’ on 1120 WPRX AM La Puertorriquenisima, in Berlin, was presented recently with a Walk MS appreciation plaque from Jacqueline Sembor, of the National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter. The station’s signal reaches more than 300,000 Hispanics in Connecticut and Massachusetts. La Puertorriqueñisima is a Spanish radio station for music, news and community oriented programs.

The Berlin, East Berlin, Kensington and South Kensington Fire Departments are looking for volunteer firefighters. Volunteers must be at least 18, of good moral character, reside or work in Berlin and be physically capable of per-forming the duties of a firefighter. Stop by a fire house Monday eve-nings, speak with a member, or contact Assistant Chief Mike Blais at [email protected]; (860) 329-7738.

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ball, there’s still one more game to go.

“We’re right where we want to be. This is where we expected to be at the begin-ning of the year,” said senior tailback Anthony Sisti. “We work extremely hard, and we want to finish the job (with a championship). That’s what our main focus is going to be all week: finish, finish, finish.”

Early on, the contest seemed as if the Saturday afternoon crowd at Sage Park would be treated to a thrilling back and forth af-fair. After a quick 27-yard rushing score from Sisti and a two-point conversion with Cheney Tech least ex-pecting it, the Beavers re-sponded with a 49-yard picth and catch score from Rafael Lebron to Travon Holder to make it 8-6.

That was as close as the Beavers would get all afternoon.

Before the quarter had ex-pired, Sisti and senior Eric Garcia added two more rush-ing touchdowns to extend Berlin’s lead to 22-6, thanks in part to fantastic work by the offensive line.

“I thought the guys up front did a great job,” said coach John Capodice. “I thought Anthony and Eric ran the ball well, I thought systematically we did a great job with our fundamentals up front, and our push really freed our backs.”

Sisti and Garcia were back at it in the second quarter, combining for another three scores to put the contest well out of hand at the half, 43-6.

Junior Zach Pajor, a sel-dom used tailback with the likes of Sisti, Garcia, and junior Owen Taylor sitting

ahead of him on the depth chart, scored on a nine-yard run in the third quarter to fi-nalize the scoring.

Berlin’s second unit played the entire second half.

“We’ve got a great group of underclassmen this year,” Sisti said. “They’ve been working extremely hard. They work us really hard in practice and it was nice to see them go out and con-tinue our success from the first half.”

Sisti (81 rushing, 20 receiv-ing) and Garcia (79 rushing, 20 receiving) combined for the majority of Berlin’s of-fense, with senior quarter-back Alec Norton and senior wideout Jonathan Platosz chipping in with some timely contributions on offense.

Defensively, the Coats were led by junior Owen Taylor and senior Tyler Gi-angrave, both of whom re-

corded five tackles each. Junior Nick Perrone regis-tered three tackles and re-covered a fumble.

Despite the impressive display on both sides of the ball, Berlin knows its work isn’t over.

At least not yet.“We were ready to go

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to get to the state champion-ship,” Sisti said. “It’s been our goal of November of last year when that season ended, and we’re going to finish it off.”

Berlin (11-1) will play Brookfield (11-2) Friday night at Willow Brook Park in New Britain. The game will begin at 6:30 p.m.

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Perrone’s Global Poverty class is taught by Ryan Ott, who said the class “seeks to explore where, how, and why over 1 billion people live in extreme poverty in the 21st century.”

Although enormous prog-ress has been made in the last 50 years, Ott said that the challenge seeks to replicate conditions faced on a daily basis by a billion people of the world. Although cost of living means that a buck may stretch farther in other coun-tries than it does in America, the challenge is more of a way to simulate the difficulty and the lack of choice people liv-ing in poverty face on a daily basis. As such, students are allowed to drink tap water and to ride school buses, for example. Students cannot, however, accept gifts of food from others during their five-day challenge, Ott explained.

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Seasons Greetings !

Please stop in on Sat. 12/13 from 8-2 and help us STUFF A FIRE ENGINE! The South Kensington Fire Dept. will be here to collect non perishable food donations to benefit the Berlin Food Bank! We appreciate your Generous support in past years!

Holiday Seafood Truckload Sale!

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