Just a reminder! Our annual Bowling Night is Saturday, April 9, 2005, at Brunswick Lanes. John from Topp’s Market will be serving Dinner at 6 p.m. so we all know it will be wonderful. This is a fellowship event, so bring your family and friends for a great night out for Dinner & Bowling… Please bring your check for $15.00 per person to today’s meeting. If you will not be attending the meeting, please contact me at my shop 621-5255 or home 621-7499.
Thanks,
Elaine - EMAIL ELAINE
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Friday, March 11, 2005
Circle of Honor recognizes World War II veterans for service
By Harry Kyle, The Southington Citizen
Red, white and blue were the colors of the day last Wednesday, as about 60 of Southington's veterans gathered at the Elks Club to participate in a Circle of Honor luncheon marking their service to our country during World War II. The event honored the town's 100 World War II veterans who registered at Town Hall. Veterans who didn't attend the event will receive their awards at their homes. The honored veterans, together with their families and friends as well as local officials and dignitaries, filled the Elks Club hall, enjoying a buffet lunch hosted by the Southington Rotary Club and provided by Tops Market.
The event was the brainchild of the Southington Town Council and Chairwoman Victoria Triano. "When I first saw on CNN that this was the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, I began to realize that we as a town have never done anything to formally recognize the service that the men and women who served in the conflict gave to their country and community," she said. "I felt we needed to do something to recognize their services, especially since they were all getting older. They were called the last great generation, a title they really earned. They went above and beyond the call of duty. Those that went off to war and those who stayed behind were all united in the common cause of liberty and freedom," Triano said.
Triano announced the initiative at the Veterans Day observance held at the American Legion. She said she thinks Southington is the only town in the state to do something like this. - complete article
Red, white and blue were the colors of the day last Wednesday, as about 60 of Southington's veterans gathered at the Elks Club to participate in a Circle of Honor luncheon marking their service to our country during World War II. The event honored the town's 100 World War II veterans who registered at Town Hall. Veterans who didn't attend the event will receive their awards at their homes. The honored veterans, together with their families and friends as well as local officials and dignitaries, filled the Elks Club hall, enjoying a buffet lunch hosted by the Southington Rotary Club and provided by Tops Market.
The event was the brainchild of the Southington Town Council and Chairwoman Victoria Triano. "When I first saw on CNN that this was the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, I began to realize that we as a town have never done anything to formally recognize the service that the men and women who served in the conflict gave to their country and community," she said. "I felt we needed to do something to recognize their services, especially since they were all getting older. They were called the last great generation, a title they really earned. They went above and beyond the call of duty. Those that went off to war and those who stayed behind were all united in the common cause of liberty and freedom," Triano said.
Triano announced the initiative at the Veterans Day observance held at the American Legion. She said she thinks Southington is the only town in the state to do something like this. - complete article
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