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Friday, October 4, 2013 The Step Saver/ The Observer
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•Southington Listings.........page 14
•Good Times........page 16
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Faces in the Crowd
How long have you
been connected to
Southington?
My grandparents and
great grandparents on one
side of my family are from
town.
What do you like
about the town?
I feel very safe here. It
is also a very pretty town.
What is your favorite
movie?
“Wizard of Waverly
Place, The Movie.” I love
Lillyanna Miceli
Be yourself
TAMMI NAUDUS
Each week we interview a ‘regular person’ like you for
our Faces in the Crowd. This week we meet DePaolo student
Lillyanna Miceli.
Selena Gomez, she is my
role model.
What is the best piece
of advice that you have?
Be yourself, no one
should judge you.
If you could meet anyone
in the world, who
would you like to meet?
Like I said before,
Selena Gomez is my role
model- so I would love to
meet her. I admire her
confidence in what she
does.
SUBMITTED
Taking the backpack challenge
The Giving Back Girls present Marsha Jordan
from Dr. Carol Grant’s practice with an award for
“The Backpack Challenge.” Dr. Grant and her
staff donated several filled backpacks for the
Smart Start Program that helps children in
Southington who are in need. This year The
Giving Back Girls filled and handed out 352 backpacks.
Our Friends
•Sports............Page 36
Southington’s Winterberry Garden
helps Bristol Adult Resource Center
A memorial garden
that was planted several
years ago in honor of a
client of the Bristol Adult
Resource Center recently
received new life when a
Winterberry Garden crew,
from Southington, provided
some much-needed tender
loving care. BARC provides
services and programs for
individuals with disabilities,
helping them to maximize
independence and achieve
inclusion in the community.
Larry’s Park is an integral
part of one of the agency’s
home locations. “It is an
amazing setting for our
clients to take a peaceful
stroll, get some exercise on a
bike, play an outdoor game,
or relax and enjoy the outdoors,”
said Ivonne Daigle,
BARC director of day services.
Winterberry Landscape
and Garden Center, located
at 2070 West St. in
Southington, had originally
designed and installed
Larry’s Park. During the last
few seasons the park had
become overgrown and
unusable.
A Winterberry Garden crew relaxes after revitalizing Larry’s Garden for the
Bristol Adult Resource Center.Winterberry Garden, a Southington landscape and
nursery business, originally designed and planted the memorial park.
“We had been discussing
how we could
approach the huge undertaking
of weeding all the
flower beds, and trimming
the shrubs and trees. We
were anticipating it taking
weeks and requiring lots of
manpower,” Daigle said.
Then the organization
received a call from Scott
Leavitt, co-owner of
Winterberry Garden, offering
to donate the services to
clean up Larry’s Park. “We
were thrilled,” she said.
“When we realized that
clients at BARC were no
longer able to use Larry’s
Park for outdoor activities
because of how overgrown it
had become, we knew we
needed to get involved and
bring the beauty and functionality
back to this muchneeded
space,” Leavitt said.
Photo courtesy of Winterberry Garden
It took eight Winterberry
Garden professionals
to clean the grounds and
flower beds, trim shrubs
and trees, and plant dozens
of beautiful geraniums,
which they donated to the
project.
“We love our refreshed,
revived park and our clients
are definitely taking every
opportunity to enjoy some
time outside,” Daigle said.
Dick Clark tribute set at Aqua Turf
Plantsville welcomes
the extraordinary Latshaw
Pops Orchestra concert and
tribute to the Legendary TV
and Radio icon Dick Clark
with “American Bandstand- A
Tribute To Dick Clark” coming
to Plantsville Monday
Oct. 7, from 12 p.m. to 3:45
p.m. for a lunch and show.
It will be held at Aqua
Turf- 556 Mulberry
St.,Plantsville. Tickets are $57
and can be purchased by
calling Latshaw Productions
at 1-800-528-7429.
Some of the songs
included in this tribute
show include: “Run Around
Sue,” “ Why Must I Be A
Teenager In Love,” “ Twist,”
Put Your Head On My
Shoulders,” “ These Boots
Were Made For Walking,” “
Mrs. Brown You Have a
Lovely Daughter,”
“Kokomo,” “Spooky,”
“Unchained Melody” and
many more.
The Latshaw Pop
Orchestra, singers, and
dancers will take listners
through the ages of time with
favorite America Bandstand
Group seeks those that served
in the 3rd Marine Division
The Third Marine
Division Association
invites anyone who served
with/ or in direct support
of the 3rd Marine Division
at any time to join the
The Latshaw Pop Orchestra, singers, and dancers will take listners through the
era of bandstand music.
group.
For a membership
application or more information,
contact Ray Kelley
at (508) 459-9937 or
mgkm60@yahoo.com.
music that never grows old.
They have performed in the
U.S. and Canada, headlining
at the Tropicana in Atlantic
Photo courtesy of Latshaw Productions
City. The Orchestra features
30 professional musicians,
singers and dancers in a two
hour show.
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