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School money
axed by board
KmlE KORN M THE FESTIVAL
One of the highlights of the 23rd onnuol Red Cross arts and crofts festival lost weekend was vendor R,chard LaPierre at Grand·
po's KeHie Kam tent The sweetened com was a crowd favorite at the event, whICh again struggled With d,fficult weather on Sot·
urdoy at the Mount Southington ski area porking lot The festival hod been a traditional mainstay on the Town Green each May
before it relocated to the ski area two yeors because sponsors said they could no longer alford pohce costs ,""" N.- ,,~ ..
BR/ARWOOD COLLEGE:
Largest graduating class
- .
to reCeIVe diplomas here
With the largest graduating class in Its
history, Briarwood College of Southmgton
will officially award 170 degrees and diplomas
at its 30th Commencement Ceremony
scheduled for Friday, May 30 at 6 p.m.
at the Mount Vernon Road campus.
In addition to awarding 144 assoctate's
degrees in applied science and arts,
and 26 diplomas to the graduates, Dr,
Richard G. R,lUsch, Briarwood president,
c" will award four mdiVlduals with coveted
honorary degi-ees.
Dr. Richard E. Mandeville, the dlrec­
I",
.. tor of the Commission on Technical and
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2- news
Winer arrested lJy police
for child sexual assault
Scott Winer. age 34. of 1/\
Marguerite St .• was arre'ted
h,s home on .'v1 ~
con ... uh.mt A source close to the
CJ,t: ~Jld (hat one nsk of IflJUrv
('h.Hl!l" stem ... tram Ju 199~
The Observer, Thursday, May 22, 1997
Pupils, professionals
join for perfornIance
rhe JOInt n>ncert hcrween local
high ,choul I1Hl'Il'lan!t and
of inJury to a lhlld and
sexual J~ ... ault )cconJ degree.
and rISk ot inJury and tarnperml(
with d "'1U\C"'1
Through In In\l· ... tlgJtlo n
by IOldl poltee. the dell"ed JI ­
legedly e'pmcd two ,htterent
children to ... ltu.1tlon ... IIf .1 ,c.'\II.11
nature thJt plJlCd Ihl' l hlldrcn
J[ n ... k fOf chclf .... lkt} In rht..' In ­
vestIgation, \\,inef allcgl·JI} h.ld
~exu31 mtercOUf!'ol' "'lth J l hilt!
under the age of 16 dnd thell Jt ­
tempted to mflucnu: dldt l hilt!
m J. \o\J} ",here the lhdd \Atl llld
not \\Jllt to cooperate.' \\lth tht.,
IO\C"IUgJUOIl \\'1flCf ".1.tudents and sloll levels differ.
"'/be mUSIcians love thtS "
The hIgh school chorus. orlhestra,
concert band, freshman
band. and wmd ensemble were
wndul-.ed hy MIchael Lankester.
director of the Hartford Symphoents,
Robert Koentg and Chrtstopher
Dresko. perfonned >01,., Koentg
performed Samt-Saens' "Cello
Concerto, first movement," and
French horntst Oresko selected
the first movement of Mozart's
"Hom Concerto No. 3" The rwo
were cho.cn through audttton
from a field of seven finalISts to
perform They were also the featured
solOISts Wtth the S}mphony
two years :lgo when :1 Jumt ron ........ rt
was last held.
Koentg, a JuntOr. saId he was
glad to have the unusual opportUnltv
ro pt"rform twice WIth the
s}mphony A freshman the last
I1me he soloed with the group,
KoenIg has gained more confidence
In t\\O ~ears .. It's mo re
Japanese teacher studies American education here
By ROBI:'>i L. .\lICHFL

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The Observer, Thursday, May 22, 1997 news 3
IT COST $922,676 BUT ...
Ultraviolet light saves
By ROBIN L. MICHEL
famIly livmg tdttor
After more than two years of
complicanons, the ultraviolet purificanon
system IS up ar.d runnmg
to treat local waste water.
"It's been running effectively
since the second week 10 Apnl,"
said loon DeGi,"a, water pollution
control supenntendent.
The Trojan 4000 system purifies
the waste water for dIscharge
10 the Quinmplac River wIthout
the use of chlonne. "It's out of the
picture completely," OeGlOla saId.
"The light>. do all the work."
There are several mmor details
snll to be finIshed before the
at
Dnve facIlIty.
The total expendIture, mcluding
engtneering and consrrurnon,
has cost $922,676. The project
was approved two years ago
through a $850,000 publIc referendum.
Smce that time, the project
has hit a number of road block..
Concrete for the foundatIOn was
poured but a town employee dIScovered
the structure was the 10-
correct heIght. Later it was determined
the new components were
not compatible WIth the eXlstmg
elecmcal system at the plant.
"Had the desIgn been corr ..."!
and construction done, we wOIJd
-----tIave been up and nmning by last
May I," explained DeGiOla.
Town officials have been
meeting with representanves from
Weston and Sampson Engineers
Inc. of Peabody, Mass. to resolve
the Issue of who IS responsIble for
paying for the mistakes without
involving the legal system. "Weston
and Sampson and the town feel
the legal route IS not the way to
go," DeGiOla said. The town IS
expected to recoup the cost overruns.
The federal government has
~ ~ !!lonitonng-:.me project since
IIISt Year. Abe Erivlronment21 Pr0-
tection Agency (EPA) was aware
the new system was being installed
and had problems. A $25,000 daily
fine was not levied because the
project was under way.
DeGioia received a letter 10
April from the EPA requesting extensive
documentanon on the use
of chlorine in the local plant smce
1992. Records of every measurement
of chlonne reSIduals taken
four times daily dunng the past
five years had to be submItted
The ultraviolet processing sysiem IS on-line at the water pollution control
plant, enabling the purrficatian 01 waste water without the use 01 chla·
rine The light is purple but appears green to the naked eye.
Wlthm one week's time.
Because chlOrine 10;; to'Oc. la~t
year the F PA reduced the at-ceptable
level of chlonne u,cd to kIn
bactena The prevlou, level of 2
to I I mg/hter was chanl(cd In the
new level of 05 mglll!er. Locally
.4 mg is necessary to achieve a
proper baetena loll, DeGtola explained.
"On a river this small,
chlonne does have an Impact."
The local plant was allowed to
adhere to the old gUldehnes for an
additIOnal year until the new 'Y'­
tern came on-hne "There \\JIi
never any danl(er. \ Ve met the
bactena kIll: the supenntendent
explaIned.
Methods to kdl hanenJ.
whether chlonne or ultravIolet
Itght. are only reqUIred Ma} I
through Oct I "In cold "cather
It (waste water) can go dIrectly out
Students head to Europe
MICHAEL
GENTILE
By ROBIN L. MICHEL
famIly livmg tdltor
For seven.th grader MIchael
Gentile, this summer will be one
to remember.
One of
his dreams
has been to
visit Europe
and, through
the People to
People Student
Ambassador
Program,
his
wish is being
fulfilled
"I've always wanted to go," he
said.
Gentile, who attends DePaolo
Middle School, WIll be making the
trip with Kennedy Middle School
seventh grader Derek Ludwinowicz
and ather pupils from throughout
the state.
"I've never traveled out of the
country before. I'm a little nervous,"
admitted Ludwinowicz, 13.
He is looking folWllrd to sampling
foreIgn foods but said he IS a little
nervous about the possibility of
lasing some of hIS personnel belongings
whtle traveling.
The planned schedule is hectic
and full of activities. The group
will leave the United States on July
13 for a three-week trip through
England, Denmark, and Germany.
Genlile, also 13, said he is
looking forward to meeting new
people and learning about the customs
and religions of the people.
"We get to stay with a famIly," he
said.
Ludwinowicz

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THE OBSERVER
THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1997
"Wbm tht Joy of Pmtt(ast had
comt, thty WN"t all togtthtr In onr
plact. And suddrn/y a fOllnd ramr
from htovm ""r thr mfh of a mll{hty
wmd, and It fillrd all tht hOllSt u'hm!
thry wtrr nttlnl{ And therr apprarrd
to rh= 1fI11gt1t.r as oj firr, dJstnl'lu4
and rtrtmg on raeh onr of thmt And
thty Ultrt aU fiUtd with the Holy :'jur­
It and btgan to sprak /11 othrr tonl{"«.
as th~ spmt gllt·( thnn uttrrllnC(
Now thrrr u'err d,,:rlll1ll{ 111
]rrusllJttn Jnn. dfl.'ollt Tn(n frum
tvny nation undff hfllt't'n And dt
thtl mtmd thr t1tIIltmuJr eame togrthtr
and tho U'm! bru'I"lrrrd breallrt ra, h
onr ht~rd thtm fpco"ml{ m b/J ""'n
so.'rmg. ''.-In- U 'f
not dl/
tbm 7Tbo orr speaklnl{ GaMtam' .4nd
buu' IS It that Wi hcar, (aLb of us In /lu
ou'n 1Ul1n'r langwgr' f~, arr Panb,­
ans and .\/rtkf and E/t/1111trs, and rrS/­
drnrr of .\Irropota11lla, ]ildea and
CappatkJcuJ, Pont/If and. 4.

The Observer, Thursday, May 22,1997
OBITUARIES
Nancy A.
Duprey
Town finance
Nancy A. Duprey, 52, of
Menden Avenue dIed unexpectedly
.\clay 15 at Hospital of SI.
Raphael In New Haven She was
the wIfe o f Marcel Duprey.
Born July 27 , 1944 In Waterbury,
she was the daughter of
Dons P,chette and the late Rosaue
_"CudjL J?u:Iu!ue. She-ll.d
hved In OakvIlle for many years
before moving to Southmgton.
She was a graduate of Southington
1 Itgh School and was a member
of PlantSVIlle Cpngreganonal
Church She was employed at the
Southington 'Iown Hall In the finance
department. Town Hall
employees were stunned to hear
the news of her death.
mo ther, , he IS sUrYIved by a son,
Stephen Brow of Cheyenne,
"'yo., two daughters, MIchele
Zaczkowslu of Southington, and
Heather Brow and her fiance Jason
Pre~cott of .\1enden. a 50nm-Iaw,
J a mes Zaczkowskl of
Southingto n, three grandd.ughters;
her stepsons, MIchael and
Roben Duprey, her stepdaughter,
Radyn La"'rence, two brothers,
RIchard PIchette nf .\1nrenn V.Iley,
Cahf., 2nd Ronald P,chette of
PlantsvIlle, several aunts, uncles,
COUSinS, ",eces and nephews. She
was predeceased by two brothers,
Donald P,chette and DaVId
P,chette.
Dell. VeIThi:J Funeral Horm'
w.s In charge of arrangements
Burial was made at Oak HIli
Cemetery
Frank T.
Gualtieri
Former
Southington resident
~oca RATON, FLA, -
FriPJ< T. Gualtier.-1S. of Boca Raton,
Fla., dIed Apm 28 at h,s resIdence,
He formerly reSIded In
Southington.
Robert J , BabIone Funeral
Home of Boca RalOn, Fla. was In
charge of arrangements.
Irene
Jurglewicz
CO-01L'ner of West
Street POllltry Co.
Irene J urgleWlc7., 74, of "'est
Street, dIed ,\clay 17 at Bradley
Memonal Hospital. She was the
WIfe of Zygmont J urgle",cz.
Born January 18, 1923 In
Southington, she was the daughter
of the Jote Bogaslaw and Helen
Tomk,eWICZ. She was a hfelong
reSIdent o f Southmgton.
With her husband, she owned and
operated the West Street Poultry
Co, for 38 years. She was a
parIShIOner uf the Immaculate
Conception Church and was a
former charter member of the
Immaculata Women's Club.
BeSIdes her husband, she IS
survIved by a son, Zygmont W,
Jurglewic, of Terryville; a daughter-In-law,
Frances Jurglewlcz of
TerryvIlle; and many nieces and
nephews.
DellaVecchIa Funeral Home
was 10 charge of arrangements.
Bunal was made at Immaculate
Concepnon Cemetery
Frederick A.
Kiefer
Watch and clock
hobbyist, repairman
Fredenck A KIefer, 85, of
Southington, dIed May 16 at
Bradley Memonal Hospital He
was the hushand for 62 yea .. of
Dorothy Wolff KIefer.
He was born In Bayonne, N.J
and renred from Tuttle and BaIley
Inc., New Bntaln He was a member
of St. John~ Lutheran Church
In Meriden, an actIve member of
Southington volunteer Fire Department
for more than 20 years,
and 2 volunteer for the Amencan
Red Cross. He was a well-known
watch and clock repairman and
hobbY'st.
BeSIdes hI> WIfe, he IS sur­
VIved by hIS son, RIchard KIefer
of Ohio, h,s daughter, Dorothy
Clark of Indiana; one brother,
Joseph KIefer of Cahfurnla; two
w
Jersey, an argaret BemIS 0
Cahforma, SIX grandchIldren, 18
great-grandchIldren; one greatgreat
-grandchIld , and several
nIeces and nephews. He was predeceased
by o ne SISter, dnd one
brother, John KIefer, a former local
reSIdent.
Plantsvtllc Memunal Funeral
-Home was m charge- of :rrr.mgements,
Bunal was made In South
End Cemetery.
Memo nal donallons may be
made to St John's Lutheran
Church, 520 Paddock &'ve, Menden,
C.
Stella Kita
Stella (Do murat) Klta, of
Southington, and fonnerly of Old
Saybrook, dIed .\clay 13 at New
Bntam General Hospital surrounded
by famIly.
She was horn 10 Poland 10
1903, the daughter of the late
F rancl> and Anna KJla She hved
In :-.:('W Rntaln hefore rellnng to
Old Saybrool and was 100>1 recently
a Southington resIdent.
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Klta, "ho dlcd In 1985 Before
her retirement, she and her husbJnd
0" ned and operated >everal
restaurants In Old ~aybrook and
:-':augaruck She was ~ commumcant
of the Immaculate Conceprion
enurch in Southington and
also Sacred IIean Church In New
BrItam
She IS sUrYI"cd hy her daughter,
SophIa Heller, WIth whom she
II\·ed. a son-In-law, Gerald \Nakefield,
SIX grandchIldren, live greatgrandchtldren
She was predeceased
hy her daughter, AhCla
Drag \\'akefield, and twO son'-Inlaw,
(;erald Thomas IIeller and
Edward Dra~
:-;e" Bmaln ,\lcmortal Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrlngements Bunal was made in
Sacred lIeart Cemetery 10 New
Bntaln.
Lucille M.
Mongillo
Lift-long 7-eside71t
of Southmgton
LUCllle .\cl .\Ionglllo, 59, of
,\1ountam Virw Road. dIed ,\Iay
17 at Bradley .\lemonal Hospital.
She" as the WIfe o f Rpbert J
.\10ngtllu.
Born .\lay 30, 1'1.\7, ,he "a.
the daughter of the late Kenneth
and MinnIe .\cloore. She was a
hfe-Iong reSIdent of Southington,
She was formerly employed b)
the former CitIzen's :-':atlonal
Bank and a panshlOner of 51.
Thomas Church,
BeSIdes her husband, she IS
survIved bv a so n, Robert P.
.\clongtllo; '. daughter, Karen
Lalun of Tuallllon, Ore, a daughter-m-Iaw,
Marybcth MongIllo of
Southmgton. a son-in-law, Paul
Lalun "f Tualmon, Ore., two SISters,
EIleen Voloslu of Plants"lIe,
and VirginIa Flynn of Thomaston;
and SIX grandchtldren. She was
predeceased by a SIster, MIldred
Shanahon.
DellaVecchIa Funeral Home
was In charge of arrangements.
Bunal was made at St. Thomas
Cemetery. Donations may be
made In her memory to the
Amencan Diabetes AsSOCiation,
300 Research Parkway, Menden,
cr06450
Lois Brooks
Prescher
Retired teacher
of Plantsville School
LOIS Brooks Prescher, 93,
dIed May 17 at Southmgtun Care
Center She was the WIfe of the
late Dr. Adnlph Prescher,
Born In Southmgton on Apnl
17, 1904, she wos the daughter of
the late Charles and Bertha Camp
Brooks. She had been a hfelong
Southington re"dent She was a
teacher at PlantSVIlle Elementary
School for many yea .. She was an
active, "fclong member of
PlantSVIlle Congregallonal
Church where she ,erved her
church In many capat·ltles. She
was a member of the Southington
Hlstoncal SOCIety, Southington
Women's Club, Southington
nonal Church
a
Red Cross BloodmobIle Canteen
Unit Volunteer, and a former
trustee of South End Burymg
Grouc,d
She IS SUrYI' cd by her daughter,
Joyce Johnson of Harwinton,
a brother, Le,he C. Brooks 01
Lakeland, Fla , a son-In-law, N
Arthur Johnsori"or Harwinton,
seven grandchtldre n; and 16
great-grandchIldren. She was predecea.cd
hy a daughter, Rhoda
Swam
PlantsvIlle 'vlemonal Funeral
Home IS In charge of arrangemenl>
A memonal ser,"ce WIll be
held at 7 p.m , Fnday, May Z3 at
Plantsvtlle Con grega Ilona I
Church 109 Church SI. Bunal
at convemence
famtly 10 South End Cemelery.
There are no calling ho urs
Chester H.
Stevens
Agent at Southington
Insurance Center
Chester 11 Stevens, 6'1, dIed
,\clay 6 at Southmgton C are Center
WIth hIS famIl y ar h,s SIde He
IS survl\ ed by a hrothe r, Edward
Smelka of Windsor He was predeceased
by a bro ther, Stanley
Smelka
Laura Jean
Sullivan
IWary Our Queen
Church parishioner
Laura Jean Sulhvan, 38, of
South End Road. Plants- IlIe, dIed
,\lay 1 H at Br.dley .\lemorlal
Hospllal She wa< the WIfe of
James P Sul),van.
Born Apr" 26. 1959 in New> '
Bmaln, she was the daughter of
Joseph and Jean Mlgatz of Old
Lyme She had retired fro'n
Southern :-':ew England Telephune
and was a panshloner of
,\clary Our Queen Church.
BeSIdes her hushand and parents,
she IS sun')\lcd bv 3 son,
Joseph James Sulhvan, .. ;d a fo,'
ter son, EmIlIO Collado . both of
Plantwtlle, d hrother, .\cllchael
,\cllgal7. "f Old Lynle; a >lster. Carol
.\1Igat7 of Old Lyme. and a maternal
grdndmother, Theresa Olfinowslu
of :-.lew Bntaln.
DellaVecchIa Funeral IIome
\\-as 10 charge of arrangements.
Bunal was made at SI. Th,\lna.
Cemetery. In heu of flowers, donatIons
may be made In her memory
to the Joseph James Sulhvan
Trust Fund, c/o Southlngtun Sav­
Ings Bank. 121 MaIn St,
Southington, CT 064H9
Samuel 1.
Swift Sr.
Forme,- employee
of Pratt &' Whitney
PLAINVILLE - Samuel J
SWIft Sr., 56, of PlainVIlle, dIed
,\-1ay 16 at New Britain General
Hospital.
He was born January 4, 1941
In Kingsport, Tenn. He had been
employed by Pratt & \Vhllney
AIrcraft and Southington 1:00, He
IS survIved by two sons, Samuel
SWIft J r of Waterbury, and John
SWIft of Woleott, two daughters,
MarJone SWIft of Wolcott, and
Pamela SWIft of Waterbury; a spe­
CIal friend, Gayle Murtha of
PlainVIlle. and two ~ ... andchlldren
DellaVecchIa Funeral Home
was In charge of arrangements.
Bunal WIll he at the convemence
of the famIly
John George
Westerman
We//-knouon l'lO/mlst
o f Southington, dIed ,\lay 19 Jt
the RIdgewood IIeJlth"Jrc FJllht)'
In SouthIngton lie WJ> the
hu,band of .\clallcl ScI,lnder \\btennan
for 60 ycar~
Born 10 Bramlc\, y(Jrk ~ hlre .
England, he was raI sed In New
Brltam and graJuated trom :":cw
Bntam IIlgh School In 1 "27 lIe
had hved m Southongton for the
past 25 year> lie rellred frum
ConneCllcut LIght & Power after
43 ycar~ of st!nllC whcrt~ he was
an office Inanager In the :-':o... alk
J1ld GreenWIch offil'e, lie was a
member of ( ; race United
.\Iethodlst Churlerman
of Jacksumtlle. FIJ. and
three grandchIldren lIe" as predeceased
by a bruther, "'tlhJm
\\'esterman of Ihe :-':e" Bn","
d h
All ABOARD
A large school bus model, creoled by porenls, advertIses a book Iolr
held recently 01 5t Thomas School The event focuseO on the"book' 'Seroes,
"The MagIC School Bus' From left are coordonalor D,one Tesla,
Mark Fusco, JesSIca Tesla, the Rev Joseph Keough, Tracey P,sko por­
Iraymg the character 'M,ss Frozzle: ond Cosey Donnelly
nIl! p'-- ., R ..... ; H",kJ
Faith briefs .. .. e
(conrinued from 4)
l-hurl.h In l'J ... e ot rain, an annOunCCI111'nt
"' III be m ade on
\\':-':'\l h~ H 10 a m
ALL WELCOME TO
CIRCLE OF PRAYER
The puhllc I~ In\ ned to lO in
the St 1 hom., Church Circle of
Pra\t..'r I ht'rc ne'tt Tnn·tlnu I~
an Sout] Ington arc ... Jnd three ~
7 30 P 111 on luc..,d;l\ ..\b:. 27 In
SIsters, Mary Ehzabeth, EI". and the " 'h",,1 g\ Ill . I J I Bn"ol St
Fanny \Ve~temlan Pt'npl, . .If,' U:-"t, . }.!Ht' ~ e hr!!'"'~ ! . he:r
Piantsvtiie .\;emorr.ri 1'1;"oITII"'.'I" a';ir-..!"~I!!-I!!:.: h
1)1' t.., ... Jft.' J IJ\ontc 'tflptUfC,
1I0me IS 10 "harge of uranoet"
or IU"" !Oil Jnt! 11,1t.·n
ments. A memOrial ",CfVICC \\ III he
I' or lIlort: Infornl.lllOn fall
held at II a.m. on Saru"lav ..\Iay
\1drt Jt fi2x -742')
3\ at Grace l ' nltcd .\1etho dl

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EDITORIALS
Unofficial meeting
Taxpayers dodged bullet this time
rhl' to\\-n'" new (JX mill
rJtt' ct.'rtalnl~ I'.ntt gOing to
h3\ l' much of In Impact on
loc.11 f.lImhe., The mcn:a .. c In
- til lit" won'the nntll.eJ b
cau:,c the 19 h\ .he Boaru of FlIla",'e Ju" a ~ear appeanng a, helllg frugal and protective theIr calls for auslenty WIth a need 10 Imrecent
years, there has been mure attentlun g,ven to the nght of the ago, lOun",lo., loo~eu J' Ihough .hey uf Ihe I"payer;' pockelhooks The De- press the pubhc aboul bUlldmg new bwldpuhllc,
mcludmg the press, to he mfornu:d uf ,o-callt:d mti,rI1lJl meet- woldn'I "JII to make ne" fnen,l, h) \'(ll· 111m rat. d,u J goou Joh. Poltncally, a le,s- mgs. Both parnes WIll engage m rhelonc
lng'S dealIng With munICipal bUSIness, mg 10 ~J'\e more l11()nl'~ to tht, ';;l'hool sys- than-one-Bull Increase Isn't gOing to IJlfu- that diSSipates after the electiOn, but It
People deserve to know why the Police COmITIl'SlOn tillmd It neccs-
'tt:rn - or to Tt. ...... tOTl .. hmd, tor .1 ... peutic
"'" 11 depJrnllenl
nJtc the voters.
Olher mlereslmg aspel'tS of th.s bud-
WIll be the vote of each and every resident
that deCIdes who deserves to be hold the
sary to mc::et WIth a select group of counCIl members - Republicans on- -\ veal' a£o, Ihe lax rnte "' ~ eJr l'Oulu he 31·
tTlhult..'d to the upnmllng IOCJI e1ectuJJl ,
In ~·o\'emher. there are 'teats to be retamcd.
egos to he satIsfied, and pet prolecrs
10 he compleled hy IIld" Idual. who
Jrc .....,oclated wnh the pohncJI pnll'"c'is
I"hey \\ on 't admit It, but It I ... ohvlous
IhJ. the mntrolhng Repubhcan party dId
not" Jnt to gJ\ c the Dl'm(K'rat'i a pct-ycho-
1"!!lCal edge on Ihl'

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PAGE 7
Town should be
like a business
run
To the editor.
Being a Iofelong reSident of
Southmgton and a small busmess owner,
I felt that It was nme to vent some of my
frustranon at the way local government
IS run.
Normally, If you uwn a small bUSIness,
your pnmary concern IS to be able
to meet your payroll and expenses each
week and hope and pray there some left
charged-off credit cards are at an all-time
hIgh.
Bemg a busmessman, I understand
that updating and modernIZIng IS very
Important m keepmg up WIth the times
but there's a time and place for everything
Now IS not the time unless
progress is made to bring In hIgh tech
compames or manufacrunng faCilities to
Increase our taX base.
I
bUlldmg additional low-cost housmg on
small bUIlding lots all over town. It seems
that our Plannmg and Zonmg CommlS­
slon should stop and take a long, hard
look at approving every subd,V,SIOn that
One of the problems WIth local government
IS that there seems to be an un-
"mlted amount of mcome that it IS allowed
to so-call run their busmess WIth
So If they lose money every year, they
Just raIse property taxes to cover their comes before them. VINTAGE PHOTOS
losses, kmd of hke gomg to Foxwoods These only add more of the burden The accompanying photographs a~e probobly the only ones ovatlable that show Recreation Pork belare It become a popular swim­
WIth an un"mned credit hne and Just go- to our already outdated pub"c school mlng spot (above) and later when It was developed Into a pond along With a diving seellon at the water's deepest port In the lower
mg crazy, berung on everythmg in SIght 'ystem. photo, nohce the cars that are on the some road used today Recreation Pork, located all South End Rood, gets Its water from Misi
thmk the Ume has come for our io- I believe the nme has come for our ery Br. oak, which feeds off the Oummpiac River The swimmmg pand was used lor approximately 45 years belare the town decided
cal leaders to become much more ac- to n m e d I h t b Id d I bo 50 d iii I
countable with the wa the run our out to local busmess leaders to form a II k wh t tok el bo th I II T1i Ob
w anag r an town councl to reac a UI on mgroun h: a ut yar s ow~ . SIX years ago Jane (,0 . a South,ington Pronhng loaned us these undated photos.
i.';~;;-;~ii~f'if;-----;;~;;:;--:;;;==~~~~~~~~~~~~ou~~n~ow~~~e~nlPJfl(o,"o~s were en or on mg se a ut em, p ease co e server at 621-6751 _ Obtornina detail. 01
town. The day< of hVlng off Pratt & strong economIC eve opment team or these p tos could present a real challenge to locaThlSloroc bUffS - --- - - -
Whitney are long gone and are never hire a full-ume economIC director and
commg back.
not be afratd to pay th,S person a strong
When I look :n OUT TO'Wtl, i = a -wage nro to -dtetr 2htItty to generate the
great place to hve and raIse our famlhes nght kmd of growth fur our town.
but I am ""ry concerned we don't end up Th,s posltlon IS not a part-time Job
like our nelghbormg towns like New and not one for a person who lacks lIllna­
Bruam, Waterbury, Menden, etc. that tlve. It's "mllar to havmg good, aggreshave
tremendously hIgh mIll rates that slve people in your busmess They are
make It almost ImpoSSIble to bve there. the key to succeed in most small busI-
Just nice runnmg a bUSiness, our nesses. Good salespersons can make or
leaders should be pumng much more ef- break yOU. We need someone to really go
fort m attempong to bnng In more rev- out and selt our town to these companies.
eoue to Ol,lr town mstead of spendmg Remember, you get what you pay for
their valuable time by d,SCUSSing Items - take a look at the ChIC,ago Bults. They
such as a new poloce station, new hhrary, pay MIChael Jordan the most money m
and a new Town Hall.
pro sportS but he dehvers!
They should hve by the old adage'
Don't spend what you don't have. The
m:c.-spcndmg amtude.bY_QUl -toWn lead ... _ __
ers is why personal bankruptcies and
Name withheld by request
_. -• .southington
'Bargain basement
services' are no bar!!ain
'-'
To the editor.
Your edltonal last week concerning
the Permanent BUIlding Committee's use
of Kaestle-Boos Architects totally mIssed
the mark on a town's use of professIonal
seJ'VlCcs.
ProfesSIonals are better used as partners
In planning and admmistenog a parncular
program or process than as a tool
to perform ooe particular stand-alone
Job.
It wasn't that long ago that the town
was huildlng the second phase of
Southiogton HIgh School, and thIS newspaper
took the bUIlding comnllttee and
archItect to task about schedule and overrun
problems.
That project went to arbitratlon and
htigatlon because of ineffective commumcatlon
and frustration between the
town rcpresent30ves expectmg a pamcular
scope and quahry at work and profes­
SIOnals trylOg (0 mamtaln continUity on a
proJect delayed for three years by state of
Connecticut red tape and mumclpahty
regulations.
When a town finds a profeSSIOnal
that can work with Its representatIves to
achIeve a planned goal 10 an effiCIent,
conservatlve manner, it benefits the town
fiscally and time-management-wlse to
mamtaln that relationsh,p, and not merely
loak to "share the P'C," as IS the polmcal
fash,on.
If !("estle-Boos IS too expenSIve, negotiate
with them. Don't chase bargain
basement scmces - they are no bargain
Town taking its time
with snow damage
To the editor.
My home IS located on a comer
lot with no SIdewalks. I had snow plow
damage in March, and again from a
stann in April. I called the town HIghway
Depanment in March. and April,
aod again in early May to report the
damage. They said I was on their hst and
they were not doing lawns at th,S ·time. I
told them that I cannot maintain this area
Fusco ...
(continued from page 6)
authors of these plans deem property taXes
to be a burden.
If we arc going to cut taXes - and I
definitely believe we should - then the
cut should be a rcal cut that benefits the
people who pay the taXes. The reason that
the General Assembly can talk about cutting
taxes this year IS because under the
leadership of Rowland we are brlogmg
spending under control. The same should
apply to municipahties and th'e property
John T. Holcomb
Southington
as it stands.
I hope that no one falls mto
these ruts and gets hurt. I would not like
tB. see the Town of Southmgton faced
with another lawsun. I have been a
Southington taxpayer for over thirty
years.
Henry J. Gryk
Plantsville
taX.
Many towns In th,S state WIll hold the
Ime on property taXes th,S year by holding
the line on spending In a good number of
these towns, the budget process WIlt be
painful, as referendums are held and tough
deCISIOns are made on where to make cuts.
The urban centers must do the same. If
they wish to cut taXes, they should do It by
cutting spending 00 the local level, and
not by constantly loolong t@!the state -
and the taxpayers in other towns - as the
pot of gold at the end of the rambow.
STATE SENATE
Senate Approves Sweeping Ethics Bill
C allmg It a "

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8- news The Obstlrver, Thursday, May 22, 1997
KEN KIRSCHNER-TWO YEARS LATER:
State's top cop works at being the best
,
for Thr Obsrn ',.,.
Every mornmy, Southmgton's.
Kenneth KIPH ..'hncr gets a
case repun on hI> .Ie,k by 9 a m
On an dverage ddY, the Ii" mdY
contdln murders, bomb thrcJt~.
and bad plumbmg As Public
Safety COmlTIlSSlOner, State Po-
11q: Colonel Klr.chner sees lUst
abo ut everything rhe past two
years have forced hun to dr JW
o n his twenty years of experience
as a cop.
"I thought I knew a lot before
I got here," he saId, "but
unnl you Sll m thIS seat you IU;(
Jon't know. ThIS Job has a very
WIde umbrella" KIrschner salJ
thdt one of the JOlng
lab and foren~lCS
expen
Dr. Henry
Lee arc JUst
several of the
examples
whIch
schner refers.
"There's real-
1).- not a JO
we (:an't handle
"
Another
key for hun IS
tru,tlng hIS
Instincts.
Those 10-
,tincts have been tempered by
In the State PolIce :--Iartrusting
your
umts
The Publrc Safety Comm,,- dm fortundte to h."
510n SUpCl"'\lSCS not only the \.\orked In many of the depJn­
State Pohce but also the DIVI- ments I supervISe: he sardo " I
Slon of Fire Emergency Jnd knuw what these people go
BUlldrng ServIces and the Office through."
of Emergency ,\\anagement KIrschner trusted hIS rn-
"I hJve some 01 the most stln,-ts when he hedrd ahout d
qUdhfied people m the ,;urld ,\\rddlebun ,,,,mdn whu \\d'
workJng ior me," Klrschner re- kJlIed by a' tractor trdrler tirrvmg
fleeted In an mtervlew at hiS to work He knt'w th.lt ~on of
.\Jlddleto",,!! offi~e_The .. Slate . !hmg was beco!"l.!'jLt':'.o COIll-
STATE POUCE COMMANDER
KEN KIRSCHNER
Connnucut's
hlgh\\ J\" an.1
that large
truc..·k~ were
prubdhlv getting
Jway
with bendrng
the mles. After
some investigation,
he launched a
hIghly successful
campaIgn
to
crackdown on
traffic safety.
As I"'n of tbe
progrAm KIr~(, .. hncr Jilt some on­
SHe resean:h
~rs. ner
them (0 know how Imporunt It
was for thelll to do the tob of
traftic enforcelllent And they
really have stepped II up." As a
re,ult, bad lTucls are finallv
l'Omm!( off the road, he sardo .
Industria110t sales lagging;
EDe considering site worl{
By ANDREW T. OLIVASTRO
stofFlJ:ntfT
As the Fmance Board was setnng
the mIll rate barely a stone's
throwaway m the Town Hall annex,
the EconomIc Development
CommISSIon was m full S''lng trymg
to Increase the Ioc-.. I taX base m
the basement of Town Hall.
'1 be EDC welcomed It S
newest member, R:rclr: Krught who,
along with Dbminic UiNeno and
Chalrmln Fr.m MassUCCI, recommended
une of three proposals to
the 10wn Counerl for lot No.5 In
Clptaln LewIS Indusmal Park:
"V,Ie ",,11 send the recommendanon
to the counerl and hope to
get some feedback from there on
what dlTecoon we can take," saId
MIchelle Stronz, the town's ceonomll
coordmatur.
'Ibe commISSIoners also dr

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THE OBSERVER
THURSDAY,
MAY 22,1997
PAGE 9
Festivities preserve graduation memories
By ROBIN L. MICHEL
JI171/11y Itvmg tdllOr
It's been several years since parents
Lee Buzard and Carol Hlne have had
_. cinidrerrrrriocal schools· But they cononue
to gIve hundreds of hours to organIze
the annual gradu.uon party to support
the town's other young resIdents.
"My daughter gradu3ted, I dIdn't."
Joked Hlne She lIke< to continue wIth
the annual prolect for a vanety of rea­
. _ .. sons. "\\'e h3v:, a good tllne. Th,s IS the
last ume these Iuds get together." she explained.
"ThIS IS J good program for
preparatIon
Substance-Free Graduanon
P3rty h3s been under
way for months. "A
Kntght Under the Sea"
tS set for 9 p.m. to 5
a.m., Saturday, June Z I
at the hIgh school Commencement
WIll he held
carher 10 the da}.
The celebrauon fearufes
non-stop aCtl\'ltles,
____ ~a~am~,~nf.cb~~Jn~~ ·:
food, ~nd entert::unment.
Students may roam from
the cafetena, grmnaslurn,
atrium, and audltonum
to 3n outsIde pauo
area, where different
events are featured
Once the students are
admitted, they cannot leave and re-enter
From tnttlal planntng unnl the 13,t
decoraoon IS removed from the walls of
the school, u's the parents who make It
possIble, organtzers saId. The party 31so
receives the extenSIve support of the
communtty and local bus messes.
"It's a tremendous statement by the
parents 10 support of the students, ~ saId
Dr Jerome Auclair, hIgh school pnnclpal
"It's a gIft from parents to graduates.'"
I. 'Sftlt:t"Auclair became prindpal 10
yOtS agO, there has never been a scnous
accident related to senior aCtIVItieS, he
saId. The prtnclpal attnbutes thl< fact to
the alternate events made avaiiahle to
members of the graduatIng class.
Before the first school-spon,ored
~raduatlOn party was held OIne years a~o,
local parents wor~ed extenSIvely with
other parents from Berlin,
who held >lmtl3r events
Since that tIme the proJect·
h" grown 10 scope. The 1996
~rJduattng class numbered 408
student" thIS year It was 468; 3nd
next YCJr IS annelpated to exceed 500
Stutlent~ want to drrend beCdUSC of
the vanety of 3Ctlvme, and the party's
reputatIOn as an evening to rernemhcr,
parents ·explalned. "It's a wonderful
evemng," Aucl31f saId "It', such a good
"
rCJr parry cost an e~tllnaIeo
$15.0UO pnmanlr for entertainment 3nd
Designing Ihe Yellow Submarine mural for Ihe hIgh school
graduatIon party are. from le&, Chns Slemo!. Carol Hine.
Barbara Hegenbert. lee Buzard. and Nancy Kawecki
pnzes .\lany of the additIOnal good"
such a> food and door gtfts, were donated
hy local busmesses As 10 the past, orgamzers
plan to g"'C evety student a door
pnze that could mdude rad,os, cameras,
coolers, or compact dISks C3>mo prizes
are larger and have been dorm refnger3-
tors. tclcvlsJOns or stereos
Orgamzers saId they would Itke to
see more parents become In\olved t:lther
by volunteenn~ or submitting a donation.
Parents are asked to contribute
to ~tfi'ay rdsts but do,;;non";haw,·
low To date, a little more th3n 100 contnbutlons
have been receIved from the
parents out of 468 graduating ,eOlors
".\nythln~ would he appreCIated," satd
Buzard, who co-chaIrs the celehratlOn
""hJoycc Buckley.
The

10-living
The Observer, Thursday, May 22, 1997
SCHOOL/COLLEGE NEWS
AWARD NIGHTS,
ORIENTAnON SET
AT HIGH SCHOOL
Several events have bern
"San, BJII BJIl " ThIS IS a fundraiser
to provide three S 1.000
,chotmhll" 10 high sch,xII seniors
IlUlr..uml1 J l-areer In the health care
publish (he person's
s~lu(e column.
Is som.on. you kno", ill or hospitali.,.,,? NOllfy
Tb. Obs",," I>dJv. Mav
22. Three speCIal conmbut~t> Will
be awarded Order (If the Blue
Knight. They InciuJe (;rJhJIll
lIall Sr for contrlbulJons 10 the
marketing edul'3uon progrJm.
Fran Kenefick for ,er.1l"e to Jthlet­
' ics partlcularl} the Gndiron Club.
and Fred Kuhr for hIS support espeCIally
of vocanonal agnculture .
The scholarship a",,,us night
IS planned for 7 ..10 p.m., ""dnesday
. .\1ay 28. An unentanon for m­
conllng graue 9 srudents and parents
IS plmned for 7 .10 p.m., Monday.
June 2 The e\ent w first pn/e.
AlanJ TUCCIllo, \1011n. IUlllyn 'l"rneCIJno.
VOice, LIZ Ilowarli, \-(}Ice,
Ehzahelh Dunford, 'olle. $-15
each, A ~ccond plal'c award" J!o>
Richard O'Connell 01 Plantsville, left, receives Ihe Harding Univ.ersity
1997 Convocation Biology Scholarship from Dr. Martha Bush, chalrper·
son 01 the science and nursing development council. O'Connell is a
freshman bJOiogy malar and the son 01 Mr. and Mrs. Robert O'Connell.
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BEST "/15HIS
BIRTHDAYS
'.
rhe Ohserver eXlends' hltthday
greeting' 10 the toll oWing
people who are celel\ratlng hlrthdays
during the" eek of \IJ\ "
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~ Gm •. Hrccanrllo Jr. 41.
I!!iiiI born .Hay:: i. 1956
i Kltn :V1~boh. I J.
~ born .Hoy 14
~ DavId Schmitt. 14.
_ born .'l1ay 2 5
Bn: Toolry.
born
.Hoy 26
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BIRTHDAYS
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the "eek of ,\13\ 12-1H IS SylVia
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The Observer, Thursday, May 22, 1997
ENGAGEMENTS
Rich, Zakreta
South.ng-ton
residents Nt r. and
Mrs
Sadow,kt
h:ave announeed the
engagement of Angel
Lynn R.lh to
George Zakreta
The future
bnde .s a 1989 grad-
_ .=-oLSouthmgu,"
H.gh School. She
also attended the
New Eng-land In.tItute
of Photography.
She IS employed as a
photographer with
Art R.ch Phowgraphy
The future
groom .s a 1911/\
mgton 1I.g-h School.
He .s self-employed", In 011 re­
,,"ler with Arctic 0.1.
A July wedd.ng " ue",!!
Hollt. D 'Orallo
of lIT1stol has announced
the engag-emeo.t
.q f Melts,;! ;\.
W. Fuhnnan. ~(}n of
FredTlck and .\1.rjOTle
Fuhrman of
Southmgton
The future hnde
graduated from Bnstol
Central H.gh
School In 1989 She
• s. 1993 graduate of
Bnarwood College
with a degree III the
legal ass.stant/paralegal
!,rogram. She
is employed as a legal
secretary with
the Southmgton la"
firm, Kelley,
Cnspino & Kama
The future
groom graduated
plJnned at St -\Io),,,u, Chut('h III
Plants\llle, f"lIo\\ed b) a "eddmg
rt."t.'t."lltlon Jt the '\qua l urf ('Iuh
D'Orazio, Fuhrman
from Southwgron H.gh School. In
1984. F''1: . '
MELISSA A. D'ORAZIO,
JOHN W. FI.!HRMAN
.... An OllOh", wedding IS bemgplanned
Signorelli, Gutauskas
Albert and Rita
Gutauskas of Plant'­
.,lIe have annuunl-cd
the engagement of
Jeantne D.ane Slgnorelh
t o M atthe"
John Gurausk" The
future hTlde " the
daughter of John and
Joan S.gnorellt of
Rocky Pomte, N.Y
Miss S.gnorel"
is a 1990 graduale of
Rocky Pomte illgh
School In ROl-ky
POinte, N Y She
gradu.ted In 1 Q94
from F31rfield Untvers.ry
m Fairfield,
Conn She.s pu"uing
her master's degree
in educanon at
Fairfield Un"·e,,.t\,
She .s employed as' a
techmcal wnter wah
International lelecommUnicatlons
Data Syo;tt'm ... In
Sramford, Conn.
The future groom graduated
in 1990 from South.nl(ton I"g-h
School. He IS also a 1994 g,"cluatl'
of Fairfield Umverslry In Fa.rtil"i,I,
Conn, He .s employed as a mlll-
JEANINE DIANE SIGNORELLI,
MATTHEW JOHN GUTAUSKAS
tncTl.'1al mortga~c oitH. cr \\ IIh
People', Bank .n Bnd!!eport ,
( :onn.
A ~(}H·tnhl'r wcddlllg 1\ hrmg
planned at Fg-.n Ch.pd of St
IgnatlU5 Loyola at Fatrfidd L'm­
\.{'I'lty m F:urfield. Conn
living - 11
YMCA dedicates gym to 'Jiggy' Egidio
In honor of Ihe YMCNs Ii",
member, the gymnasIUm at the fa­
Clhry WIll hc ded.catcd lU Anthony
to ded.cauon scheduled
for 6 30 pm , Wednesday, May !H
al thc YMCA, 29 ! I,tgh St.
"I fcd very proud," ' J"I Anthony's
,on JJmcs Eg.dlO.
Thc focal pliint of the dedKa­
\Ion IS the unve iling of a permanent
showc.:asc featurmg mctnOl;ab.lta
from Fg.d.u's hfe. IncI.wJed
w.1I he h.s memher.h,p card procialmmg
hun", the YMCA's first
mcmher when the IUl'al faCIlity
,,!,encd m 1928 ahove Ihe fonner
Oxley's Drug SlUre. A pholUgra!,h
,howtng hlln with the
chJmplOn,h.p hJ,kethali tcam later
the 'Jme )c.lr ,.., another lu:m
nn JI'play. 3'i "t:1I Jot nc"'papcr
cI'pplng. and olher pholU. The
ITlCJ11
"\Ve "Jnted to do .omethmg
spenal," ,""I John Myers, dtreclUr
OBSERVATIONS
ot operatIOn., FgldlO "30., notl'"
for h,"I u1\ohclT1cJlt \\ ah 'pun ...
and the lunUHunl(' I ht." dcdll"J -
tnhute. uffiuJ I ~ ... alll
"lit: WJ'" f..9cn'lvd\' lI1\oht,t!
'\Ilh Jthlotl,,: Mye" -aul 1),,­
plJymg (he ... ouvcmr ... In a proemncnt
I01.3t10n I~
one \\ J) of
keeping }. gl(llO\ nH.'rnOf} dnd
c.:ofllmuntty InVOhl'mcnt 10 thr
forefront •.'. hie; 1., n1U: for future
ge::gaa.tluw.;-h~ 0.,31d
l.nge lette" palllted on Ihe
wall of the fal·.lny proda.m -Anthony
FgtdlU ( .pnna'lUm"
1'1(11111' d.ed la" '>ept 21 JI
the "j!e of 94 Dunng h" Itfe. he
\\ 3 .... 1 ho'u' r, 100th.111 pia} .:r, ;lmalcur
I11J~lClan. rnU~IClJn. hl,torlJn,
Jnd 'lin!! aruI ilin« 111311. I k "-4>
l 11ft' llu:lllher of the Llhern' HCI}'
\Ihletl, Club and Ihe Son, of
{.I I fOllndl'r .. of Little LCJgue
HJ,chJIJ "lit.' ".1, llllitt" a dur.lltn,"
\h l' r~ lomlUcllu:d
BULKY WASn OPEN
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12 -living The Observer, Thursday, May 22, 19~7
Southington High School honor roll announced
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The follOWIng IS a It" of ,tudents"
ho have earned hono .... Jt
markmg tenn
12TH GRADE
FIRSi "uAuKS
Students Indude. Bn In
Acampura. Kre"tlna Albn .. .
Jo,eph Andreoni. DehrJ
Apruzzese, Stephan.e Ash"ell.
Pamela Backes ..\IagJalena Bern.-
--.'Ir,---Dawn Blgg-e-; .\'hct1.te B,,­
sonette. JessIca Boglt. Andrej
Brannen. MelaniC Brooke,. Bf..'th
Brunallt, Tllnothy Brzelln,).. •.
Melt"a Buntin. DaVId ('JIIJ.
Heather CallJhan. L"a Carn.
c,;hr"topher CJrnnght. LJllrJ
Casey. Anara ctlJ~e . .Ie-H·m\
C:oTIIO. Clnssa Countr')Tllln. \m~
C Dean DeliJ' enh.J.
C ourtney Ie. Chr"wph Le;,"e. Fr­
ZaJro",LI. Autumn Zald ... k1, ' Id\· It Limmer. Valent" l.ongo, Kl\lsten
lor Za\3ttero. K"'ga Z",o"sko. Ludo rf. D o ugJa, .\1ahannah,
and Margaret Zubrowslu.
William Marin . I.ffany BJnnon, Paul _\Iorn"e),. Todd \Iu

THE OBSERVER
THURSDAY,
MAY 22, 1997
PAGE 13
c ur s a rst-ever no- tter
By SHERRI KUlAS
staffwnttr
It was a first-ever for MIchael Wodnicki,
Monday, on Fontana Field as he
hurled a no-hiner aga111st the Plan High
Sehool-basebalheam In a \4-1 Victory.
The Junior pitcher saId he hadn't
plt~hed in a whtle and warned that
~aybe he mIght b~ too strong, affectign
his control. Wod111ckt ended up walking
two and striktng out 10. An error by the
Knights lllfieid and a fielder's chOIce resulted
111 Plan's lone run.
"The rest felt good but I was hoplllg
It wasn't too " saId Wodnlckl.
stronger. As a IlI111or, he has a good curve
ball, but he doesn't have the mechamcs
yet but he's got a year to go."
The Blue Knights scored mne runs
111 the fifth. Jeff Tango hit a two-run Slll­
-gTe: Marc Maringola wenf3-for-4, scored
twice, and to top It off, he scored a threerun
hOlller fimshmg with four RBIs.
Wodmckt followed WIth a solo home run
of h,s own over the center field fence to
end the fifth at 13 -\. Th,s was the thIrd
home run of the season for Wodmckt
"I'm not a curve ball !utter and that's
whdt I get," saId Wodmckt. "I got lucl),"
second loss came at
go out and throw
of pltch111g. My
CUl"VI: ball was breaking good. "
Jason Landeen opened the game for
Southlllgton with an lllfieid hIt and advanced
to second off a Brian Rinehart hit.
Landeen went 2-for-5 WIth 2 RBIs. Marc
Maringola followed WIth a walk to load
the bases. John Orefice added a two-run
single and fintshed at 2-for-3. At the end
of sewnd, It upp~d th~ scor~ to 4-0.
WOdnlCkt had retired nine in a row.
To start the fourth, he walked Doug Ge­
JiHi.ef WliQ-scoreailii only olo]OrPlatt
followed by Da"e Jakiela who hit a
grounder to thud. With runners on first
and third, Jeff Poach tapped the first out
of the in111ng but Geoffrey scored.
"He's hke Carl Pavano and Rob Dibble,"
said SHS coach J ohn Fontana. "As
the game goes on, Mike gets better and
May 14,8-1, at Muzzy FIeld 111
Man Galati was the .tarung pItcher and
was reheved by Wodmckl who was reheved
by Bnan Mascaro. Matt Nelson
was the winning pitcher for Central
In Fnday's game agal"'t Bulkeley
HIgh School, South111gton pulled out a
14-3 wm over the Bulldogs The host
Blue KnIghts lead "01 WIth SIX runs 111 the
fim.
Mascaro pitched five InnIngs for
SHS and had five strikeouts, one walk,
...and-.nvo bits It W'lsn't !lnnl the E&h-m:
mng t..'lat t... e Knights drove In four more
runs. Kev111 Connellan went l-for-4 scor-
111g one run and dnvlllg m four MIke
Moneymaker went 2 -fur-3 and scored
three runs and two RBIs.
Southington faces Manchester Fnday
in an away game starting at 7 p m
Girls track team sweep meets
The Southington High School girls one pomt needed for VIctOry. I
track team remains undefeated With the "The keys to beatmg the Huktcanes
meet WIth Maloney High School Fnday. were dommat111g the track events tnclud­
The Lady Knights won 97-39 m a CCC mg wmmng both relays and preventing
South challenge and 6-0 overall record bemg

14- sports The Observer, Thursday, May 22, 1997
Local residents walk for Race for the Cure
By SHERR! KULAS
staff WTltrr
Although the sun wasn't out
and It was damp, drIzzly, and
co-chamnan Patty Rowland and
Governor John G. Rowland
Ro wland said that he was also
walkmg 10 support of all the men
patmg, people came as far away as
Massachuscns. New Jersey, and
New York.
Crystal Restor Jtlon Sel'Vl

The Observer, Thursday, May 22, 1997
Vuoso wins CPA
annual road race
The Connecticut Society of
Certified Publtc Accountants
(CSCPA) held Its 12 th annual "ux
e
April 19th with more than 250
runners partlclpaong In the evem.
The race was held at the MOC
ReservOIr Complex on Fannm~'fon
Avenue In West I [arrford.
The follOWing hlghltght, the
race ;Winners 10 the varlou~ categories:
I st male CPA was 'Iudd
Benlhsen. WOIcOtlin Ut:l5, );l female
CPA was Jo May of Hou,tun,
Texas (22.12); 1st male IRS employee
was Chester Sperre of \Ve't
Hartford (21' 38); I st female [RS
employee was Oeborah ,'vIurphy of
MIddletown (lI '14), ht male DRS
employee was MIchael Rose of
Woodstock In (20-05), I sl female
ORS emplo was Malu .h
(26: 11).
Overall, the top three male
finishers were Steve Swift of
Cromwell In 16:05; DaVId S""ft of
Cromwell (16.22); and KeVin Pigeon
of Windsor (17 28) The
overall top three female fintshers
ry ()
Southm!(ton 10 20 21, .'vIary Beth
Mullen of New York CIt} (2 I JlI),
and jenntfor john.on of New
Bntatn (22 01)
The race IS held to l'debrate
the end of tax 'eason Jnd the return
of 'pring [t IS open to all runnmg
enthuSIasts mdudlng taxpay­
"Il4 tax pr.t:pan:rs, and t:Q.pro,
Apnl II at the Ciymna,nc (.tnt~r
The team Ii competing were ( :Jt"l.
Bcrhn/l\.cn'ilngton, and Southmg-
sports - 15
AGES 9-l1
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LEVEL 2, AGES 7·8
Kr"tcn Werner vault H U,
Sth, ha" HI. Ir The TWin,
two smgle, Zal'k 'Ii.th had a dou- Imprmed to 2- I -I and played
hIe for the 1" 10' Carl Anderson vety !(ood on defcn,e BOCCE
had a douhle Jnd I'" 0 smgles [n another comle,t ,\lay Sth,
",hlle Joe Nappi added a double the -"ytn, lICdt the Athleul'S R-7 In SOllie thlll/!, I'''t don't th.mg" S-I \ -';DI'\I(;S:
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HOMETOWN UPDATES
FIRmo STARTS
FOR AVEfl'f POINT
Southmgton resIdent Brendan
F"etto IS prImarIly playmg first
base al Avery POInI - UConn and IS
the closer on the pllclung staff lie
husmc\s, ;md government
A< the No 3 player on the
team, ( llear ha. heen plaYing var,lty
for the pa

The Observer, Thursday, May 22, 1997
Annual meeting Odf SSB
news 17
Bancorp Connectll'ut, Inc
held Its annual meeting of shareholders
last Wednesda} and the
company announced the re-ele. . ' f
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Can't Believe the Flavor
(7 Fla"'I:)T\ to choose /rom'
ALL NATURAL
90 Day Monay-Back GuarantaB
Prospect Country Store
f:I Stove Shop
36 Union City Uti. (RI. 6S) I'ro ... pl'ct
(2.03) 758·3032.
chIldren .t 1.lIh " 'houls have be-
(·ome pen pAJ... c orrcc;pondmg
through Ihe nlJII ,.nd (omputer
regularly "It', a !!ood fit It'. been 'a
great .''Pencnce for everyone. The
ch.ldren have 'forged grut fnendc;hlpo;;
.... Countryn"Bl1~ 4"t,,,_ ..... ~..,. •••
Robert \ \ ·"od. prinCIpal of the
Plantsville

PAGE \8
THE OBSERVER, THURSDAY, MAY 22, \997
LEGAL NOTICES
lEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF MEETING
TOWN COUNCil
TOWN OF SOUTHINGTON
There Will be 8 meeting of the Town
Council, Town of Southington, on Tuesday,
May 27, '997, a, 700 pm In Ihe
I Council Chambers. Town Hall. 75 Main
- -- - - - Streiil, Southington, Connecticut, for the
fonowlng purposes
1 Report of Board of Finance
2 Introduction of Bond Ordinance Ap.
propnaling $570,000 for Destgn and
Construction of Park Department
Maintenance BUilding and Authorlz·
,n9 Bonds and Notes In the Same
Amount
3 Agreom.nt wllh City of Brn:lol and
Kennywood concerning Lake Com.
Sewerage
4 of Potltlon for Sanitary Sew·
t ~
5 Appointment - 1 member Mid-Con
"scHeul Workfolce Dovelopment
Board 0' Directors
6 Action on 8-24 Referra. concerning
land transfer at IfltersectlOn of Route
'20 and Route '0
7 Action on 8-24 Referral for transfer of
State land adlacent to Panthorn
Park
8 Requesl 01 Board of Educahon concerning
land purchase adjacent to
olehn F Konnedy Mddlo Schoof
9 ConSideration of Inlerest In JOinIng
Connecticut Conference of Munlc,­
pollttes In Furhman vs FOIC
10 Establishing Public Heoflng on
Neoghborhood AssISlance Act (6/9/97
- 725pm)
" Tax RefundS
12 Executive SessIOn concerning Heart
& Hypertensoon case
13 Such other business as shan be appropriate
to come befote the meet­
Ing
Dated at Southingfon. Connecticut.
this 19th day 01 May, 1997
Town of Southington
(5) John Welchsel
Town Manager
LEGAL NOnCE
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTtON
AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
TOP TO BOTTOM, INC
NotICe IS hereby gIVen pursuant to Section
33-379 of the General Statutes of
the Stale of Connect.cut that Top to BoItom.
Inc . a ConnectiCut corporation wrth
an offIce In the Town of Southington.
ConnecUcut. has been s:hssotved effec·
tIve October 3' , 1996 by Virtue of a rescluUon
of d\.8olutlon adopted by the
board of dlractofs lind ~f!f!I
A Certlheate of Dissolution has been
filed wrth the office of the Secretary at
Stafe as required by law
All creditors of said corporation are
warned to present their claims to
Sokolowski & Gworek. 132 Main Street.
POBox 935, Southlnglon, CT 06489,
on or before September 15. 1997 All
claims not presented wrthln S8Jd time W111
be barrew=en-!!am-­
Spm
FOR SALE: Corvette Convertible 1975
5hngray, rare. need, 10 be restored Mov­
'ng mu,' ,ell $7,000 Ask for John 7.017-
0879
fOR SAlf: 1986 N.""" Pickup new pOint.
h .... , wh.1o spok. whcd" 100,000 rmb_
51 .895 8/0 Call 747-8531
FOR SALE: 1987 Coveller 4dr auto, air,
hit, CnolSO, 85K $2,500 8 0 CoU 582-
20 14 day. or 756-5681 eves
FOR SALE: 1982 Bu.ek RIV.ero V-6, all
_$1 ,300 80 Call 860-621 -8135
fOR SAl.E: 1995 Soturn St, 5 speed, 4do- ,
A C , stereo/cossette, 8ro, 5yr Prepaid
poly-glycool ,eolonl, 40 MPG $9,500
BO Co11860-6218135
860-582-3862
fOR SAl.E: 94 Dodge Spont P 5 , P B , A C •
clean, good condlhon $6,500 B 0 Call
860-589-0597
fOR SAl.E: 1978 Fen! PU 3 speed .tra.ghl
6. 125,000 ml , cluk:h, brakes, sIo_, alternator,
battery, runs great S900 firm
Coil 589-5473 R.d<
-"FOR "SAl£: T990 Plym6ulh Accloim AlC,
PIS, AM/FM Icpe. V-6, 53.000 Excellent
cond.hon 53.300 Call 585-0616 George
evenings
fOR SAl.E: 1989 Buick Century 4 Dr , 6
cyl , fuel Inloeted, fully loaded, AM/FM
em"" 53,500 Con 584-9 189
FOR SAl.E: 1995 Dodge Caravan, 23,000
miles, balance of warranty. V-6, bUill In
child sea", hnted glass, automatic. excellent
cond.hon 513.250 Coli 828,7751
fOR SALE: Volvo 1984 wogan, auto,
cru.,., p/b. o/c, __ WIndows + Iodu,
101K, ""'ginol owner, $2,295 Coil 621-
6049
fOR SAl.E: Re,tored 67 VW good candihon
$4,500 Call 860-628-6735
fOR SAl.E: 1990 Acuro Inlegro IS. 5spd
30,6O,90K, tune ups, new clutch & muffier
bcenent condlhan 108K ml Must see It
Call 628-7194
FOR SALE: 85 Suboru GL 2dr Coupe
85,000 or.glnol mile, Run. & looks I,k.
new Aukxnohc, A.C , $1 ,695 80 Call
582· 1265
fOR SAl.E: 1989 Conyombie Le8oron GTe
Turbo red with new white top, loalher
Looded 48,000 m.les, garaged Call 585-
9687
fOR SAl.E: 1979 Loncoln Conhnenlal Collector
Senes 4dr. auto, air, PS . PB , new
transmlUlon Runs great best offer Call
621 -3540
FOR SALE: 1973 8MW 30 C5 Coupe,
leather, sunroof. exc condition S9,500
80 Coll 583-6134
FOR SALE: 1990 Chevy 80r.llo, auto.
AlC, ,unroof, Cnol"', 81 K Gn>ot cand.hon
fOR SAl.E: 1987 Chevy Ce1ebnty V-6. 2 8 S3,500 Coil 620-9303
utero 8)(cellent candlhon Milp low 80's. _
A.C_. A.T,. 4dr., no rust, Good fer family fOIl SAlE: 1987 VW JetIa GIl WoIt. ......
or sIuden. u .. Coll.m.. "',3Op .... 689· , 'l;(Jll1o\r"EXt ollllllf ~diiI'on WOIr'~n"
~ 78 lalned AM/FM Bloupunkl cos_, AC,
_ WIndows ond locks 5 spd Ask.ng
FOR SAl£: 1991 M.Isub"h. Ecl.pse GS, $2,500 Gn>ol carl Plea", coll 621 -6167
automahc, alf, looded. metallIC grey. low ~
oher 6 pm
miles, $7,500 Col118601 589-3445
fOR SAl£: 1975 GMC Sp"nl Running
cand.hon Body ok Currently r"!l"lered,
passed both JnipeCllons 6e~ oHer Coli
Mok. after 5 pm , (8601793-1176
fOR SAl.E: 81 ond 82 GMC 3/4 Ion pod

THE OBSERVER, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1997
PAGE 19
FOR SAlf: ~ttl. Ty\ 8 4pm 7169
appo,n_nt dfle, 5pm Call 860 346 2373
GARDEN TAG Sole lDrge ",lechon of f,~ ROOMMATE WANTED- Non smoking. re
FREE RABBITS: Block Dwarh B week!. old, Grown Perennlols May 21 ,22.2324 Cor spons.ble penon
........
to house -share
wonderful pet!. Need a good home Call ner Bellevue Avenue Bagley Rood , 50vthmg $90/week ,"elude!a \.IlIlllles Reference!! re
5841661 Ion CoI1628 6909
quored Call 793 9776
FREE: 7 _lDQ. ,Old Puppy two cah., mo ..... ng GIANT TAG Sole Sun Mon I'IvJy 25 26. 9
can', ~eep them AI!IO ror \Ole Oueen woterbed
lR set. refrigerator, ~tove , WID Best Southmgton Oak furniture mcludlng ICC 00:11
5pri'C rain or \hlne ~ 'Btueberry .
oHe, Call 583 3263
bookcase, Armoire country cobux.r,-bakers
cupboard, dr~1.ers . com~ . dining klb£e,
Sideboard mony Country Items, collectibles
Menden A'IIC • to Strawberry to Blueberry
FREE: To good home!! .. Beouhlu1. playful
lullens All hove double pawsl 2 CalICO, 1 B
& W, 1 grey str.ped l oller !ratned Call
621 1523 1.ecM> ~'>Oge
FREE. To good home adult neutered T.ger
mole cot loving well trained Some !ahoh.
needed Call 621 1724
FREE'
to go
FREE: To a good home Pure Breed Gellnan
Shepard Call aher 6pm 628 9092
FOR RENT
FOR RENT: OversIzed garage lor rent Sofe
and dry Iocahon Ideal Stol age for boot or
ant,que car 590 /month 6210298
HOLY TRINITY Nohonal CatholiC Church
Will be ha .... lng a Sleak Dinner ISteak, solad,
polata. veg . denert and coffee) on
ihu.l~ MQ)' n ~l jr.wn ~.:m.1

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The Observer, Thursday, May 22, 1997
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The parcel of land Ihat the Boord of Education wonts the town to purchase IS located behind Kennedy Middle
School next to Buckland Street
Town asked ~to
hel school
get extra land for ballfield
By .-\l','DREW T. OLlYASTRO
staff U'TI trr
-\t the n'll'nt Ic)",n ( ounul
meetIng. the Board of FdulJtlOn
'iUhnlltted a It'neT l''''(prt:,'~mg 10-
tere,r 10 pun:hJ~lng J parcel ot
4rnl. .dlal·OR! -·J.>Im./-. K.,,,,.d.,,
\IIJdle ",h""I\ athletIC fid.!s .
The lener ".ted thJt the parlei
,,"ould "pro-
\ uJc.· needt'd
space tor phYSIcal
educaoon and for
the mIddle
school SUller
program It could
be used b\ the
boys' or gIrls'
team as a praco(e
sire and reheve the demand on tht"
one field that I~ current!\ J\adable"
CounCIl ChaIrman -\ndre" J
\Ieade addr""ed the lener dunn!!
the meetmg and then torn anled It
to 1"",'Tl Anornev D3\,d P Kelle\
for further rc'\,e~ .
Kelley saId that the town has
not \Cf d."ot.u'i,ed price \\Ith the
realty company but would prt lfuhh
hJ\c a number h\ thc nt'xt
counnl meeting o;theduled tor
IiJesda}, .\Iay 27
-Iown .\tanager John \\'elchsci
saId that the counCIl "ould
most Ilkel} be open to such a reque",
saying that puhlrc land In
Southington has alv-ays heen undersl1ed
":-';orth Center School and
Plant",lIe School are example, of
the (o,,-n schools that are all on
po"age stamps: saId \\'elchsel
"J FK does not have the hlggest
campus and the counCIl should
h3\e a favorahle and conslderahle
request to help them get that addloonal
space."
'We have the leo5t
.\ leade -aId the counCIl would
.. upport tht' Board of F ducatlon'~
"J~hl'''' as long J'i the land "as at a
reasonahle pru..c. but unnl then, It
I' tough to commit to the acqul~lflon
"A: 1lu. UllU' 1 ,
lno" "hat 'and of numbers we
.re t.lllng dhour," saId .\Ieade "It
~eems like
\\ ht'never the
to"" wants
something It
turns to gold, 'i0
",e'll haH to
\\ au and 'tee depending
on the
amount of land' ...
JFK PrinCipal
Robert lasbury "
pnce
\1 e a d e
added that If the pnce \\ J" um"oldcrahle.
the counlll "DuIJ find (1)(
from the Board of FduC3t10n IU'i(
ho" mu