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Lake Compounce Festival Park May 6-September 1, 1989

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ri’s thicc 2017 reflection post !

its still quite a few hours away from 2018 for me but i just wanted to take this time to reflect on my absolutely Lovely 2017!!! yay time 2 get sappy as i word vomit and overshare about my year on tumblr.com !!!!

thank you loads to all of my LOVELY followers !!!!!!!!! yall are the cutest, make my day on the daily ! i wish you the best 2018 that the world can offer !!! stay healthy, take time for yourself, love yourself, love others, and be kind! 💓💓

this Riley Rant here, is gonna be here for me than anything. like a Fat journal entry !! and i am an Oversharer so here she goes [jeopardy music]

to begin, i have met and befriended so many amazing people on here this year and WOW!!!!!! lovely and supportive and talented, beautiful aroha friends??? it doesnt get better than that!!!!! i would attempt to tag all of u but yall know who u are ;)) im endlessly grateful to those of you who have really made being on here worth it. heck ya sometimes im like “why do i even spend time on here” but then!!!! idk sunny comes swingin in with just a heart full of love or sara comes swingin in with her eggs or marian comes swingin in with her rare pairs or j comes swingin in with her baking posts and thats not even HALF of it !!!!! seriously.....love you guys tons.

to my friends who i have had the pleasure of remaining your friend this year and getting closer to u !! i love you. i really dont know how yall handle me especially 2015/2016 me?? a MESS! yall are the REALEST. again, yall know who u are ;)) i hope we can continue to talk and have fun in 2018, i wish yall the best. 

and lastly....heres a THICC shoutout to my six shining stars. 

as for me as an individual, 2017 was a freaking Whack year. it was incredible....dare i say, iconic. and now its time for.....RILEY’S 2017 HIGHLIGHTS !!!!!! (also includes: the sucky parts bc even those allowed me to grow !)

- man, did 2017 start out pretty rough when my country decided it was a good idea to elect a freakin cheeto for president. however! i had the lovely opportunity to attend the women’s march at my capital the day before inauguration !! and it was powerful!!!! truly an experience ill treasure forever!

- binch....thank u Winter Dream for my whole life. tbh i wont forget sobbing at my best friend’s house when it dropped. thank u Miss Again Dance Practice. thank u Miss You & Me MV. thank u Miss Cotton Candy Choreography. thank u. 

- ah.....when some pinhead started that tr*mp chanting at a basketball game lol! so iconic that we made the new york times! gotta love that....

- OMG !!! HOW TO SUCCEED !!!! an absolutely amazing experience. granted, the male lead was a Snake, but i had a blast. Rosemary will forever be close to my heart and ill always cry a little when i hear Brotherhood of Man or Paris Original !! such an awesome opportunity. i learned a frick ton about myself as a performer. i improved a ton in acting and dancing, and also came to learn that i am very good at receiving instructions and memorizing lines quickly. i learned that i need to work on some of my facial expressions and i also learned some of my habits ! i miss u Queenie H2$ :’’)

- had my first tap dance performance ever??? i really enjoyed learning tap, and i hope to pick it back up in the future !!!!

- BIIIIIINCCH i had the opportunity to visit my sister in korea!!!!!!! wow.....truly the BEST week of my entire year, maybe even LIFE! i went to the dog cafe, the sheep cafe, mcountdown, the lunar festival kick off, gwanghwamun palace, dongdaemun, shopped a ton around hongdae, ate food by the han river, visited namsan tower (but not without getting lost), hit the noraebang TWICE, walked into a private Fantagio board meeting, ate delicious chicken on a STIIICK, ran in the rain, ordered delivery mcdonalds, had the BEST fried chicken, met a bunch of monks, was led around dongdaemun by a very old korean man, SAW EUNWOO AND DOYEON AND RECEIVED MUCH LOVE AND NEARLY DIED, hit the convenience store literally every day, snuck out, GOT A WAVE FROM KEY :((( , bought Winter Dream and lots of skin care products and lots of cute clothes, had the clearest skin ive ever had in my life, went to a buddhist temple, witnessed a drunk man fall into the splits inbetween the ground and the subway, ran up and down 1000 subway stairs, fell in love with a man named Peanut, drank too much banana and strawberry milk, sobbed my face off at the festival as korean grandmas bowed to me, tried tons of new foods (including the nastiest bowl of cheese ramyun ive ever had in my life), bought lots of socks, rode an airplane for......like 40 hours in total? literally the best week of my Life

- had my junior vocal recital ! it was a cute girl. i felt my acting had really improved since sophomore voice recital !! 

- had prom on my 17th birthday and had a jolly good time !!! my mom made my dress and i felt like a Stunner

- dream pt. 01...she rly is that Bad Bih. best era. miss her loads. none of us ever deserved her. 

- les mis !!!!!! two whole weeks.....another Best Time. i learned so much, made so many lifetime friends, had a blast, sang my heart out.....such a freaking good time. i miss her

- got to spend the ENTIRE summer with momo!!!!!!!!!!! literally the ENTIRE!!!!! and what did we do? hit the park, watched lemonade mouth and fantastic beasts and starstruck and that random unicorn movie, made the Best slime, made that ICONIC weki meki video, laughed a ton, cried a ton, stayed up all night for the sunrise, stayed later for the sunset & thunderstorm, walked home in the pouring rain & lightning (IT IS VERY WET), went to the beach, met many dogs, got me hairs cut, befriended that Cat, and went to a painting class

- cabin week !!!!!!!!!!! whatta lovely time

- my brother’s wedding !!!! honestly? my best outfit of the year... had a bangin time. his wife is truly a cutie and i love her tons!

- there was that Mess in august and i still feel sorry to those who felt hurt because of it. i learned a lot about how things especially on the internet can be easily misunderstood and misinterpreted, so u gotta be EXTRA careful with your words ! 

- through that i also came to accept that u cant get everyone to understand or like u, and tbh that is okay for now. all we can do when we make mistakes is try to understand & learn, apologize, and try to better ourselves. and sometimes even when u do that, u still may not be liked. and thats okay. as long as you are trying your best and recognize mistakes, its all good. 

-skinny dipped at girls time wow what a freaking TIME

- woah dude i dropped out of my arts school lmao!!! the BIGGEST change in my life since 2014.;..wow! i dont even have the words to say how much stress was lifted off of me and i love senior yr !!!!

- momo came to CT!!!!!! 

- seeing svt live !!!!! but tbh the best part was seeing momo, “I LOVE A MAN WHO CAN SEW”, “I!!!!!!!!!! LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JIHOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”, “IM UNDERAGE”, and when Mo BLASTED to that other line

- LAKE COMPOUNCE LMAOOOOO I LOVE JIHOON PT2!!!!

- my mom, sister, and i took an eight week painting class! i finished two paintings and learned a ton!! honestly a good time

- dream pt. 02.....shes that other Bad Bih....absolutely adore her

- i also learned that its okay to cut people off who are toxic. especially if you have already informed them that they make u feel bad, they are not worth trying to please or keep around. take care of yourself. similarly, its okay to block people, and you dont owe them an explanation

- MADI CAME HOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my other half...missed her so much :(((

- riley’s calligraphy christmas !!!!! was so much fun and i loved people’s reactions and i loved learning arohas favorite astro lyrics !!!

- ah...............one of the hardest weeks of my whole life. the pain still lingers, and i know itll hit me again like a boulder the next time we see only four of my angels standing on stage. for four months, i was worried sick about another member, and i even knew he was hurting, that his mental illness was real. my heart aches and there is a piece of it missing, but it will never be replaced. i know you are much happier now, jjong. i love you. 

- and also because of that, i have been able to think a lot about how i live my life. thoughts like ‘am i watching out for my family and friends enough?’ ‘am i listening enough?’ ‘is this funny comment worth it?’ ‘am i happy?’ im trying to be better. to not take things for granted, to only be kind, to always be there for those i love, for those who love me. and i will try my hardest to not complain about small or petty inconveniences. to try harder to be optimistic. 

- christmas was with my whole family for the first time in five years ;;; she was such a cute girl!

and now on to the next act !!!! its called RILEY’S NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS !!!!!!!!!! 

1. lets start with the basic stuff that im 99% not gonna pull through on: keep ur room clean. keep everywhere u go clean, it makes mom upset. eat better, u know there is other foods in this house besides peanut butter and pepperoni and popcorn. 

2. send out at least one Lovely Ask per day. i made this goal sometime over the summer, and i did it for a few months until i started to forget ;; its not that hard, u just gotta remember to do it !! 

3. sis.....quit Procrastinating.......GET ur FREAKING application done...do ur homework the night before lmao! call who u need to !!! write those thank u cards!!!! go get them scholarships!!!! enter that graphic design contest lmao!!! just DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!! time is wasting

4. just be happy 

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Former Mayor Bill Stortz with Santa

As the year draws to a close and the news cycle continues to reset every day, let’s pause and look at some of images of Bristol from 2017.

Shamrock Road Race

471 North Main Street

Superintendent of Schools Ellen Solek

99 Main St. Bristol, CT 06010

Lynn M. Buthe

Central CT Chambers of Commerce

Photo (c) Imagekind

Professional Young Visionaries of Tomorrow

File photo

Photo (c) Historic Buildings of Connecticut

Former Bristol Mayor Bill Stortz talks with parents of Bristol Eastern High School

Submitted

New England Carousel Museum

Bristol City Hall

Mayor Ken Cockayne with Ben Carson

Submitted

Bristol Eastern High School Band and Choir

Bristol Republican Party headquarters at 425 North Main Street

Rt. 6 Farmington Ave. Eastbound

Jaymie Bianca

Santa Sunday, New England Carousel Museum

From left to right: Josh Medeiros, Vice President of the Memorial Boulevard Cultural Center, Chris Borucki, Project Sales Manager/Technician at Wesson Energy, Bristol Mayor Kenneth Cockayne, Raquel Kennedy, President of Victory Energy Solutions, and Violette Radomski of Eversource Energy.

Submitted

Photo (c) Bristol Economic Development

Veterans Strong Community Center Bristol CT.

Peter B. Kelley

2016 contest winners

Donna Ptak

Emily Bourassa (second from left) is shown with staff from the breast center including (from left): Clinical Coordinator and Breast Health Navigator Kathy Albano, RN, BSN, CN-BN, and Secretaries Jessica Rossomando and Cherie Granger.

Radio Shack Bristol located at Bristol Commons, 77 Farmington Avenue.

Anthony D’Amato

Brian’s Angels

Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union located in Walmart Market

Ken Cockayne

Eric Carlson

Connecticut House Republicans

Chelsea O’Donnell

Paint Nights Hosted by Freddy at the T-salon Cafe House. Art Instructors provided by The Studio.

File Photo

Harry C. Barnes Memorial Nature Center

Pictured from left to right: Captain Edward Spyros, Officer Michael Marino, Officer Andrew Boretsky and Mayor Kenneth Cockayne.

Bristol ARC Jerome Ave. Bristol CT.

Memorial Boulevard School

2014 Home and Business Expo

Photo (c) Bristol Fire Department

Representative student leaders from Guildford DAY and Guilford High School, from left Anthony Slate, Danielle Ott, Gabby Palumbo, and Eryk Derda, spoke against legalizing recreational marijuana at the StopPotCT press conference on March 7 at the State Capitol in Hartford.

“All Heart” Marketing Billboard. Photo (c) Bristol Development Authority

81 N Main St. Bristol

Latin Cravings 375 N Main St, Bristol, CT

David Mills City Council 3rd District Candidate. Dave Mills was a three-sport athlete at both Bristol High and Bristol Eastern High Schools, playing football, basketball and baseball. Photo (c) Bristol Sports Hall of Fame

Former Associated Market 15 Memorial Boulevard Bristol CT. 06010

Cumberland Farms Rt. 72 Bristol CT.

Eric Carlson candidate for City Council in the First District (R)

Bristol Police Complex

Photo (c) Bristol Police

Mecheal Hamilton

Bristol Boys & Girls Club

Main Street section of the former mall site Bristol Hospital purchased

The front view of Bristol Hospital’s proposed ambulatory center on the corner of Riverside Ave. Ext. and Main Street.

Former mall site

45th Annual Bristol Tramps Sports Reunion

Indian Rock Nature Preserve

Photo (c) Bristol Police

Walgreens isn’t saying which stores will close. Walgreens has 58 stores in Connecticut and Rite-Aid has 77 stores in the State.

Pictured from left to right: Joseph Vitale of Covanta. Lt. Richard Guerrera and Chief Brian Gould of the Bristol Police Department. Commissioner Elizabeth Phelan from the City of Bristol’s Water Commission. Kevin Rousseau and Mary Ruder of Covanta. Photo (c) Bristol Police Department

New Work ‘N Gear retail store in Bristol Plaza

Laura and Craig Minor helping out at For Goodness Sake Bristol

Josh Medeiros

A Look Inside: Imagine Nation Classroom

Julian Galindez 2016 Youth of the Year

Andrew Howe

Firefly Hollow Brewery 139 Center Street. Bristol, Connecticut

Rt. 6, at Farmington Ave and Stafford Ave. Bristol

Christina Baker Kline

Bristol GOP slate 2017

Photo (c) Historic Buildings of Connecticut

Photo (c) Ron Tessman 2017 Mum Festival Parade

ictured left to right: Connor Feeney Wallace, Trey Frechette, John Duncan, Jake Leone, Lead Advisor Officer George Franek, Ally McMahon, Justin Seamour, Isaiah Bernazal and Matt Faggaini.

Dr. Josh Medeiros City Council Candidate for District One (D)

Special Olympics Connecticut 2017

Bristol Senior Center

Bristol Police

Congressman John B. Larson

Brittany Barney and the Democratic slate for 2017

Bristol Police Department

New Cambridge Apartments

Walter Hushak of Southington

Photo (c) Blue Dragons 2016 Nutmeg State Games Weigh Lifting Competition

Richard Kriscenski

NNMA Domestic Violence Awareness Basketball Tournament 2017

The Wildcat wooden roller coaster at Lake Compounce

Coppermine Village

Bristol Police Department

St. Vincent DePaul Mission of Bristol, Inc.

Diane Waldron

Whit Betts

For Goodness Sake

Political yard sign in front of the former BCO on South Street

Photo (c) Historic Buildings of Connecticut

FOCUS Center for Autism in Canton

Photo (c) Bristol Police Department

Birge Pond Bristol CT.

72 Maple Street Bristol Connecticut

2 Divinity St, Bristol, CT.

Car Show

City Hall plague of current Mayor Ken Cockayne

Students at the Fresh Start School for adolescents affected by Autism sing the National Anthem at the June 21st ceremony held at the Canton Community Baptist Church honoring the first graduating class.

Palma’s Diner 100 Stafford Ave, Bristol, CT 06010 (860) 583-8131 palmasdinerct.com

Special Olympics Of Connecticut

Bristol Connecticut – Welcome to my House YouYube video

Richard Theriault Photo (c) Jayne Marra

NNMA Domestic Violence Awareness Basketball Tournament 2017

Southside School Bristol

99 Main St. Bristol, CT 06010

Bristol American Legion Post 2 Motorcycle Ride Raised Funds For Youth Week

Submitted

New England Carousel Museum

Photo (c) Heat For Heroes

1192 Burlington Avenue.

Fire Fly Brewing 139 Center Street Bristol, Connecticut 06010.

Detectives Robert Osborne, Ryan Kulig and Chief Brian Gould.

Former Marinellis Supper Club

A logo sign outside of the headquarters of ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut on November 21, 2015. Photo by Kristoffer Tripplaar *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***

457 Mason Jar 457 N Main St, Bristol, CT 06010

The honorary event co-chairs for the 2017 Bristol Hospital Ball are (from left): Margarita Reyes, MD, and Josephine Torno, MD.

Bristol Police Complex

Photo (c) Connecticut Lifestyles

Photo (c) Historic Buildings of Connecticut

St. Paul Catholic High School

Newly elect Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu Photo (c) Calvin Brown

Cheryl Thibeault, Republican running for City Council in the Third District

99 Main St. Bristol, CT 06010

Walmart Bristol CT. Photo (c) Hive Mind

Jonmeshia White

Ellen Zoppo-Sassu

Student Robotics competition File photo

Jodi Zils Gagne Council member in the 2nd District.

Cortlandt Hull’s great aunt, actress Josephine Hull on the Warner Brothers set of “Arsenic & Old Lace” with Cary Grant, directed by Frank Capra.

Yearbook photo

2016 United Way’s “Day of Caring” at the Bristol Adult Resource Center BARC

Covanta Holdings Corp. owns trash-to-energy plant in Bristol

Fresh Worx

Photo (c) Seacoast Kids Calendar

The rear view of Bristol Hospital’s proposed ambulatory center on the corner of Riverside Ave. Ext. and Main Street.

Postcard displaying Main Street before redevelopment.

Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu

Brian’s Angels

Chippanee Country Club

Doubletree Hotel Bristol CT.

Photos via ESPN Images

State Senator Henri Martin (R-31) and Representative William A. Petit, Jr. (R-22)

Pictured from left to right: Detective Michael Brasche, Explorers Kaitlyn Spann, Connor Fenney-Wallace and Officer Craig O’Connor.

Frankie’s of Bristol

Photo (c) Ron Tessman

New Firehouse Subs at Pier One Imports Plaza across the street from Bristol Plaza on Rt. 6.

he Church of the Eternal Light on Chippens Hill. Photo (c) Raymond Shaw

Barnes Nature Center

St. Philip House

Photo (c) Bristol Historical Society

Paul and Bond from Negative-G.com head to lake Compounce in Bristol Conneticut to experience the Boulder Dash Mountain Coaster. Photo (c) Paul B. Drabek

Bristol Roundup podcasting

61 East Main street Forestville CT. Photo (c)

United Way of West Central Connecticut

Federal Hill Green Bristol Connecticut

Danielle Benoit

Bristol CT. viral fight at Rockwell Park. Photo (c) New York Times

Courtesy photo submitted

Stakeholders gather to celebrate the installation of the emergency generator at the City of Bristol Pound. From L-R seated: Friends officers President Trish Ulin, Vice President Lindsey Rivers and Secretary Ellen Zoppo-Sassu. From L-R standing: Animal Control Officer Ray Zagorski, City of Bristol Facilities Director Dave Oakes, Animal Control Officer Brian Skinner, Alec Dill, O.J. Mann Electric Services, Bill Thomas, The Home Depot Store Manager in Bristol, Bryan Austin, City of Bristol custodial staff, and City Councilman David Preleski who serves on the Building Committee, along with Council members Dave Mills and Jodi Zils-Gagne who were unable to attend.

Former school on Chippens Hill

Kay Jewelers Rt. 6 Bristol CT.

New York Deli 257 Main St, Bristol, CT 06010

Photo (c) City of Bristol

David Preleski incumbent City Councilor for the Second District

2016 Award Recipients

Photos (c) Jordaan DiYulio & Cat Boyce

Mike Uchalid

Mark Halliday, Assisted Living Services/Assisted Living Technologies Community Liaison; veterans Bob Boucher and Roberto Gagliardi of Wallingford; Attorney Henry Weatherby, and veteran Bob Fortino of North Branford, at the Veteran’s Coffee House monthly gathering on August 29th at the Wallingford Senior Center.

Shown with the winning entry is (from left): Dr Sai Varanasi; Kathy Albano; Jayne Baczewski and Al Lamptey.

United Way of West Central CT

Bristol Soccer Club

Former New Departure Plant

Maria Brandriff

Todd Therrien

Mayor Cockayne

Photo (c) NPR

Simsbury Chamber of Commerce

Bristol Police Explorer Post 111, Chief Brian Gould and Mayor Ellen Zoppo- Sassu.

Photo (c) Bristol Police

Barnes Nature Center

Potential new leased City hall at 10 Main Street.

Bristol Police Department

Bristol Stomp bandstand early days

Professional Young Visionaries of Tomorrow

Miya Spinella (Left) Chelsea O’Donnell (right) Submitted photo

Mike Beattie

Photo (c) Carpenter Companies

Rep. Ben Ray Luján

Senator Henri Martin (R-31) touring South Park Inn

Shown from left to right are: President and CEO Kurt A. Barwis, FACHE; Professional Development Coordinators Valerie Varanelli, BSN, RN, and Kristin Waterman, MSN, RN; Nancy LaMonica, MSN, MHA, RN, PCCN, NEA-BC, director of clinical excellence, professional practice and Magnet; and Chris Ann Meaney, DNP, MHA, RN-BC, NE-BC, vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer.

Bristol Fire Department

Pet Valu 594 Farmington Ave, Bristol, CT 06010

F. N. Manross Memorial Library

File photo

Walgreens isn’t saying which stores will close. Walgreens has 58 stores in Connecticut and Rite-Aid has 77 stores in state.

2015 Award Recipients

Pam Patterson Director of Marketing, For Goodness Sake, Inc.

Family Sunday Create-a-Cutout

New Cumberland Farms on Rt. 72 at Pine Street and Emmett Street Bristol

Bristol Police Department

Former Bristol Centre Mall site

New Town homes being built on Burlington Avenue

Photo (c) Bristol Police

465 North Main Street

Connecticut House Republicans

Pink’s Hot Dog located in Lake Compounce

St.Stanislaus Church in Bristol

Photo (c) FOCUS Center for Autism

Brian’s Angels Homeless Outreach

Morris “Rippy” Patton

Photo (c) NARAL Pro-Choice Connecticut PAC

Mark Thomas, Marketing and Public Relations Specialist

Ron Goralski

Heroin, Oxycodone and firearms found with

Forestville Center

Carousel Art Contest for Children

  As the year draws to a close and the news cycle continues to reset every day, let's pause and look at some of images of Bristol from 2017. As the year draws to a close and the news cycle continues to reset every day, let's pause and look at some of images of Bristol from 2017.