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By Brandi SabatoSpecial to the Citizen

Two years ago, LindseyDiPietro de-cided to fi-nally makeher 10-yeardream oflaunching an o n - p r o f i ttheater com-pany foryoung adultsa reality. With its home basein Bristol, DiPietro’s GetUpStage Company aims to pro-

vide professional-qualitytheater education to youngadults, as well as a year-round full season of produc-tions.

While GetUp Stage Com-pany is now a fully function-ing non-profit organizationrun by DiPietro, who servesas the president of the non-profit, and Meric Martin,vice president, available toyoung performers ages 14through 20, it was a longjourney for DiPietro.

“I’ve spent the last 10years thinking about how

this is what I wanted and I re-alized the only thing stop-ping me, was me. Once I real-ized that, it took about sixmonths and lots of favorsfrom my accountant andlawyer friends to help withthe initial paperworkprocess,” DiPietro ex-plained.

GUSCO got off the groundwith funds raised from theBristol Eastern and Centralhigh school drama clubs andperforming arts booster

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New sport of fitnesscomes to Southington

SHS alum proving her worth intheatrical arts community

DiPietro

By Julie SopchakThe Southington Citizen

A new kind of workouthas come to Southington.

CrossFit, the new trendof workout, has opened anew location on West Cen-ter Street, appropriatelyseated next to the Rails forTrails entrance.

Co-owners Matt DeLeoand Bobby Vargo migratedfrom their original Cross-Fit home in Milford to startthe Southington affiliate,which is in the beginningstages of trying to attractmembers of the communi-ty.

“If you really want to becompetitive you can com-pete,” DeLeo said. “Every-

one that comes in here isan athlete; we’re going towork 10 percent harderthan you normally wouldin the class format andstructure.”

Unlike a traditionalgym, members don’t comein and go about their ownroutine. CrossFit appliesthe “Workout of the Day,”and has separate classtimes. Classes can runfrom about 45 minutes toan hour, while the workoutitself might be as long as 30minutes.

“To watch it is to reallysee it, it’s explosive,” Vargosaid. “You can lose some se-rious weight and at the

Photo by Christopher Zajac

A new sign is in place at the entrance to the municipalparking lot between the American Legion and Bank ofAmerica in downtown Southington.

Southington Town Coun-cil approved 6-0 a transfer offunds on Monday that willenable the Parking Authori-ty to buy new parking signsfor the downtown area.

Parking Authority Chair-

man Michael Riccio gave apresentation to the councilexplaining why the newsigns would be better thanthe current ones, citingthings like “visibility, dura-bility, and conformity” to thecurrent décor of the down-town area.

“They are first and fore-

See Arts, page 10

See Fitness, page 12

Citizen photo by Julie Sopchak

Southington CrossFit member Andrew Hawleytakes a break during his workout.

most ugly,” Riccio said of thecurrent signs. “Many of thesigns are faded, the rules signis oversized, they’re dam-aged, and they’re thrown to-gether in a hodge-podgemess.”

Riccio said the authorityhas already purchased twosigns, and the sign packagecosts a total of $1,030, whichincludes the parking sign,parking lot rules, and a signpole. He said a total of sevenof the packages are needed tocomplete the entrances to allthe parking lots.

Resident Pamela Depaoloof Depaolo Furniture saidthe signs are “not readable”during the meeting, sayingthe choice of a black back-ground with gold letteringwas a bad choice.

“The signs are very goodquality signs, but they’reblack, you can’t read them,”Depaolo said. “If you standanywhere two or three feetaway, you can’t read them.”

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Photo courtesy of Troop 66293

Fourth-grade Derynoski Elementary School Troop 66293 took a guided tourthrough the New Britain Museum of American Art on March 3. From left, are Jes-sica Dammling, Avielle Nanfito, Becky Nunn, Madalin Malachowski, EmmaBrush, Alyssa Aulbach, Emma Castellano, and Docent Roberta Shea.

Chamber award recipients to be honored at annual dinnerDon Drust, owner of the

Shop Rite grocery outlet onQueen Street; Curtis Robin-son, local resident and entre-preneur; and long time em-ployee of Fun Wheels/iDealsFurniture Kevin Waskowiczwill be among those honoredat the Southington Chamberof Commerce’s 74th AnnualDinner Meeting & Dance onSaturday, April 21, at theAqua Turf from 6:30 p.m. tomidnight.

Drust will receive the Ric-cio Brothers Business Per-son of the Year award forbringing his Shop Rite storeto town and being a generoussupporter of charitableevents. He has 44 years in thegrocery industry and hasowned his company since1997. Shop Rite filled the voidleft by Shaw’s, and now theplaza is named after ShopRite. Drust and his family,two sons and his wife, arealso in the business.

The Gail DePaolo Commu-nity Spirit award will be pre-sented to Robinson who has

become well known in towneven though his office atC&R Development is inSouth Windsor. An Alabamanative, Robinson has donat-ed to Bread for Life and thelocal YMCA, and has beenrated among the top busi-nessmen in the Northeast.He has received numerousawards for his generosityand has spoken beforedozens of adult and youthgroups on the success of hisunique rise to success.

Waskowicz has been thebackbone of operations atiDeals Furniture Surplus inMarion and has worked forDave Cayer and Judy Micelifor 14 years including Cus-tom Coach and other FunWheel enterprises. His at-tributes include friendli-ness, loyalty, professional-ism and dependability.

The three will be honoredalong with Julie Chubet,Chamber Woman of theYear, and nine Beautificationaward winners. The theme of

the event is “Dirty Dancing,”a tribute to the famed movieof the early 1980s. The eventscommittee is planning onspecial decorations includ-ing two vintage cars, pinballmachines and music fromthe movie’s soundtrack aswell as a special dance rou-tine by Platinum Salsa, whowill portray the famed finaldance routine of the movie.Vintage candy will be pro-vided to all guests.

Charlie Cocuzza, founderand owner of Omega Com-munications, will be in-stalled as chairman of theboard, succeeding ToddFitzsimons. Three new direc-tors, Dave Pestillo, attorneyAndrew Denorfia and AlMonbaron, will be installed.The Chamber will againpresent its gala raffle and theannual highlight of individ-ual sundae bars, will be fea-tured. Tickets are the sameas last year, $70 per person,and reservations are beingaccepted at the Chamber of-fice.

Selected for beautificationawards by the NominatingCommittee are Smokinw/Chris Restaurant, Machi-avelli’s, Ron and Nancy Ser-afino, Moe’s Southwest Grill,Spice Bar & Grill, Sno-WhitePower Equipment, PolishFalcons Club, Zingarella’s,and American Credit Union.

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Bradley Memorial gift shop provides array of unique goodiesCommentary

By E. Richard FortunatoSpecial to the Citizen

Retirement has notstopped Southington nativeJackie Marenholz from mak-ing a difference in her com-munity. When she retiredlast June as director of reli-gious education at St. Do-minic Church, we publisheda story in The Citizen abouther 33 years in the world ofreligious education whichincluded five years at St.Aloysius Church, a period askindergarten teacher in the

early years of St. DominicSchool, followed by her peakrole at St. Dominic Church asits director of religious edu-cation since the early 90s.

Always upbeat, warm andeasy to talk to and work with,Marenholz has discoveredthat retirement can be sweet,as it offers many opportuni-ties to open new doors andtravel exciting and challeng-ing new roads. After consid-ering a number of options,she was soon drawn to theidea of doing some volunteerwork at Bradley Memorial

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Michael Ricciardone, wearing gray and playing the role of Horton the elephant,talks to the Whos of Whoville during rehearsal for “Seussical.” The Whos are seeninside the pink clover frame while they talk to Horton.

If Dr. Seuss fans didn’t getenough of the Seuss-y the-atrics from the Flanders Ele-mentary School productionof “Seussical Jr.” last week-end, they’ll have anothershot to go see “Seussical,” be-ing put on by the dramaclubs of DePaolo andKennedy middle schools.

Of course, the fact both en-tities chose to do “Seussical”is a coincidence. TheKennedy and DePaoloschools are combining forthe seventh time to put on ashow, and perhaps that’s agood thing, considering thecast alone calls for over 100students, with an additional45 or so for the crew.

The play itself is a mash-up of characters and story-lines from about 15 ofSeuss’s books, all weaved to-gether in a colorful display ofhis unique worlds.

DePaolo eighth-graderTim Cocozza is playing the

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Along with Cocozza is fel-low DePaolo eighth-graderNatalia Gimenez, playing therole of Mrs. Mayor.

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Southington daycare provider involved in lawsuit with governorTo block the forced union-

ization of daycare workersand personal care atten-dants, a group of Connecti-cut residents, includingSouthington resident andowner of ABC Country KidsDaycare Maria Nelson, istaking Gov. Dannel P. Malloyto court. Nelson is also amember of the ChildcareProviders Coalition.

Nelson, Cathy Ludlum ofThe Connecticut Associationof Personal Assistance, Inc.,of Manchester, attorney JoeSumma of Waterbury withFergus Cullen of the YankeeInstitute, state Sen. JoeMarkley (R-16), and StateRep. Rob Sampson (R-80) to-

day announced the filing of acivil lawsuit in WaterburySuperior Court in responseto Malloy’s Executive Orders9 and 10, which creates amechanism for personal careattendants and daycareworkers to unionize.

“While people on everyside of the issue agree thathigher wages, health carebenefits, and paid time offare desirable, there is strongdisagreement about the bestway to accomplish thesegoals,” Ludlum said.

“Daycare providers areself-employed individuals,and they have the right tomake their own decisions,”Markley said. “Personal care

attendants are not state em-ployees. I have spoken tomany who share a goodworking relationship withtheir employers. They nei-ther requested nor desireunion involvement.”

The plaintiffs in the casesay the governor’s ExecutiveOrders 9 and 10 are a viola-tion of both state and federallabor and constitutional law.They also claim that Malloyusurped what should be leg-islative action in passingsuch wide-ranging changesto unionization, action thegeneral assembly refused toconsider taking last session.

“Without legislative over-sight, there’s no trusted sys-

tem of accountability,”Sampson added. “It’s clearthat these orders will have avery real impact in the livesof many people, and thatmakes the effort to keep thisin the public eye criticallyimportant.”

“We’re feeling afraid ofwhere this thing is going totake us and many providersare feeling violated andscared,” Nelson said.

Cullen, executive directorof the Yankee Institute ofPublic Policy, said “This isabout freedom. Individualsshould be free to enter intocontracts, to hire people orgo to work for someone ormake arrangements for childcare, without interferencefrom unions and withoutunion bosses skimming offunion dues.”

The defendants of theclaims are Malloy and Dawn

Lambert, head of the Quali-ty Workforce Council.

Sampson and Markley (R-16) applauded the defeat oftwo bills that would have fi-nalized Malloy’s effort tounionize day care providersand personal care assistantsin the state.

SB 352 and HB 5433 werethe legislative follow-ups toMalloy’s Executive OrdersNos. 9 and 10, which beganthe forced unionizationprocess. No action was takenon the bills before the LaborCommittee deadline.

“[This] was a victory forpersonal choice and free-dom,” Sampson said. “Weneed to be diligent and watchfor a future attack on ourrights. It’s clear after todaythat the legislature still doesnot have the will to follow

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Over the past two years,Melanie’s family and friendshave held special events inconjunction with YMCACamp Sloper in order to raisethe funds needed to pay forthe construction of this spe-cial memorial. The Miles forMelanie 5k Road Race washeld in June last year, andwas preceded by a kickoffevent held at Murphy andScarletti’s in Farmington in

May. Both events were suc-cessful, leading to the begin-ning of construction on thebuilding in the late fall oflast year.

“Due to the generosity ofthe Rossini and BuckleyFamilies as well as manyother friends, we were ableto raise roughly $90,000 toconstruct this year-roundprogram center,” statedMark Pooler, Outdoor Centerdirector. “On behalf of theRossini family, we want tosay thank you to all the gen-erous donors, family andfriends who have helped tokeep Melanie’s memoryalive.”

The site of the memorialin Melanie’s honor was cho-sen because of her family’slongtime connection to theSouthington CommunityYMCA and YMCA CampSloper. The decision wasmade to build a year roundprogram building that couldbenefit children and familieswho participate in programsat the Outdoor Center andthe day camp.

“The building will be usedfor several different pro-gramming options. It will bea huge help for the day campoperations during inclementweather days, and will alsobe used for birthday parties,

teambuilding, environmen-tal education, special events,trainings, conferences andmore throughout the year,”Pooler said.

The dedication ceremonywill take place from 2 to 4p.m. with the blessing andribbon cutting to happenpromptly at 2:30 p.m. YMCACamp Sloper is located at1000 East St. Friends andfamily are invited to attendand should contact DonnaAyer at the SouthingtonCommunity YMCA at (860)426-9510 or dayer@sccym-ca.org to RSVP.

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United Way of Southingtonannounces interimexecutive director

The United Way of Southington announced that KayeDavis has been appointed as its interim executive direc-tor, according to Dr. Angelo Coppola, president.

Davis holds a masters degree in business administra-tion from Southern New Hampshire University in Man-chester, N.H. She also has her certificate in managementaccounting.

Davis is a business professional with 25 years of broadbased financial background including employment asboth a comptroller and senior accountant.

She is well-known in Southington as a volunteerfundraiser. She has helped raise funds for the United Wayof Southington, Community Services of Southington,the Community Foundation of New Britain, the Salva-tion Army and the Boy Scouts of America in Southing-ton. Kaye is married and resides in Southington with herhusband and son.

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Tenth annual Scrabble Challengespells out ‘good cause’

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Resident Arthur Cyr stoodin agreement with Depaolo,saying the Parking Authorityshouldn’t have total controlover the decision, saying themove is “absolutely ludi-crous.”

Riccio said there has been“misinformation from dayone” about the cost of thesigns, saying initial reportsmade it sound like just onesign alone would cost $1,000.

“The product that we arerequesting a transfer for, inour own budget, is the entirepackage and not just theparking sign,” Riccio said.

He added that over theyears as the downtown ren-aissance project has unfold-ed, items like benches, trashpails, trees, and curbs, werechosen for their quality sothey wouldn’t have to be re-

placed every few years.“Each product that was

chosen, from the trees, to thecurbs, to the benches andlight poles, was the better ofthe choices so that we wouldhave quality products thatwould last,” Riccio said.“That is no different than thedirection the Parking Com-mission chose to go withthese signs.”

Riccio said the signs weredesigned by Sign Pro, of NewBritain, and he had discussedthe installation of the signswith the town’s Highway De-partment. He said this is aproject that was designatedbefore he became chairmanand doesn’t want it to bedragged out any longer.

“I always fight for doingprojects once and doing themthe right way so we won’thave to waste money in a cou-ple years and do the samething all over again,” Ricciosaid.

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The goal is to get the highestscore. There is “cheating” fora good cause by selling let-ters,taking peeks at the dic-tionary, and advice from thejudges. Prizes for first, sec-ond, and third place teamsand special prizes for themegames”.

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clubs, as well as private dona-tions in the form of adver-tisement sales to be includedin their programs and pub-lished materials. In additionto seeking donations fromthe public, GUSCO requires a$100 membership fee from itsparticipants.

DiPietro said she believesgenerosity and kindnesshave been the true launching-agent for GUSCO.

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Church in Bristol let us re-hearse there for free when weneeded a space to prepare forour first production, ‘Rent –The School Edition.’ Wecould not have done it with-out their support, and thesupport of so many othergenerous volunteers who do-nated their time and knowl-edge to the cause.”

A 1998 graduate ofSouthington High School anda past resident of Southing-ton for over 20 years, DiPi-etro’s decade-long dream be-gan with her participation in

Southington’s youth andcommunity theatre offeringsand programs.

“My uncle was directing‘The Wizard of Oz’ withSouthington CommunityTheatre when I was 8 [yearsold]. I played the role of thecoroner with a few other kidsand I loved it. I was hookedfrom that point on.”

From there, DiPietrotapped into the musical andartistic influences withinher family to inspire her tocontinue forward in the arts.

“My family was alwayssupportive of my desire to beon stage. My dad is a musi-cian and my uncle is an actor,director and AM radio per-sonality, so the arts have al-ways been a part of my life.”

Beyond taking vocal anddance lessons and participat-

ing in the drama and theatreofferings provided by theSouthington Public Schools,DiPietro cites a prominentmentor and immense influ-ence in her decision to be-come both a teacher and a di-rector.

“Lisa Carroll, the programcoordinator for SouthingtonYouth Summer Theater, real-ly played a large role in mydeciding to become a teacherand to pursue my desire todirect productions for youngperformers,” recalled DiPi-etro.

DiPietro’s decision to be-come a teacher and directorhas amounted to a bachelor’sdegree in theater and Eng-lish received in 2002 from theUniversity of Massachusettsat Amherst, a master’s de-gree in education from Saint

Joseph College in 2005, andposition as an English anddrama teacher at BristolCentral High School for thepast six years.

In addition to DiPietro’scareer path having beenguided by Carroll’s mentor-ship, her viewpoints on theimportance of the arts in thecommunity are derived fromher experiences in theSouthington Youth SummerTheater program under Car-roll’s direction.

“The arts have a way of al-lowing people to expressthemselves in a way that al-lows them to feel accepted.When many of our youthstruggle with fitting in, itprovides a forum where thisis possible. It also helps stu-dents work toward a commongoal, especially at the levelwe are trying to achieve. Thestudents are very proud to bea part of something so im-portant,” explained DiPietro.

To date, DiPietro believesGUSCO to be a successfulnonprofit with immenseamounts of potential for thefuture, and attainable goalsto become a more prominent,permanent fixture withinthe community.

“We have produced twostellar productions and havedoubled our number of par-ticipants in only one year’stime. Our audiences’ feed-back confirms that ourshows are beyond the expect-ed level of performance forsuch young artists. This proj-ect began as a way to providea forum for the students inBristol’s three high schoolsto work together and withother professionals. We haveseen how important it is toprovide opportunities forstudent success, especially inan urban district like Bristol.Involvement in the arts iscrucial to our communities.Bristol and the surroundingtowns have seen the high lev-el of talent these young peo-ple possess and helps to re-mind our society of the posi-tive force that the young gen-eration can be.”

DiPietro’s future goals forGUSCO are simple: to pro-vide more shows and moreeducation to Bristol and thesurrounding communities atlarge.

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Don Nichparenko, current-ly a South-ington resi-dent, becameinterested inphotographyand craftingarts very ear-ly in life. Herecently doc-u m e n t e don Facebook several localevents and locations with hisphotographic style. Nich-parenko was born in Penn-sylvania and joined theArmy’s Elite 77th SpecialForces Group after graduat-ing high school. He earnedhis Jump Wings and tookpart in extensive clandestineintelligence training charac-teristic of the airborne oper-ations.

Upon Nichparenko’s dis-charge from the Army hejoined the work force, servinghis apprenticeship and mas-tering the skills to earn hisJourneyman degree in themachinist trade and expand-ing to the tool and die makertrade then master modelmaker trade. He used his cre-ativity as a Creative Proto-type Developer with GeneralElectric, Milton Bradley,Coleco, Stanley Works andmany other consumer prod-uct firms, working with met-als, plastics, composite mate-rials and other media. Whilea prototype developer Nich-parenko developed the boardgame version of Battleshiporiginally a pencil and papergame. The updated versionwas eventually acquired byMilton Bradley Corporationof Massachusetts.

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has combined his industrialskills with his true passionof photography and cartoon-ing recently receiving anaward in the Creative catego-ry of a CCCI sponsored photoexhibit. To contact Nich-parenko email himat parenko@aol.com, to viewsome of his work online visitdon-nichparenko-photograp.smugmug.com.

His work will be on exhibitin the Gallery at the Librarythrough the end of April.The Gallery is located on themain level near the café andthe lower level outside theFriends bookstore. View theexhibit during the normalbusiness hours of the li-brary, Monday throughThursday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. andFriday and Saturday 9 a.m.to 5 p.m.

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On Thursday, April 5, at 6p.m., Southington Public Li-brary will host a program forthose interested in learningabout how to avoid foreclo-sure. Mary Stagis, of the

State Department of Bank-ing’s Foreclosure AssistanceHotline, will share impor-tant information and pro-vide helpful resources tohelp. Registration is sug-gested. Visit the online cal-endar at www.southington-library.org, or call the Refer-ence/Information desk at(860) 628-0947 ext. 5.

An Amishauthor’s tale

Southington Public Li-brary pres-ents SalomaFurlong, au-thor of“Why I Leftthe Amish,”on Tuesday,April 17 at 7p.m. at the li-brary. Fur-long, born and raised in anAmish community in Ohio,recalls her painful childhoodin a family defined by her fa-ther’s mental illness, herbrother’s brutality, her moth-er’s frustration, and the aus-tere traditions of the Amish.She graduated from Smith

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Vargo, 45, said he got in-volved with CrossFit aboutfour years ago. In 1989, Vargowas in a motorcycle accidentthat broke his back, and re-gaining strength and dealingwith back pain was an issue.He said CrossFit has helpedhim get back to where he wasbefore the accident, and nowdoes not have any back pain.

“I look at life differently, sohaving that done to me, hav-ing that change for me, I just wanted to be able to share

that with people,” Vargo said.Vargo said he and DeLeo

chose to come to Southingtonbecause of the town’s largeathletic presence, saying itwas a “perfect fit.”

Member Andrew Hawley,

29, said he’s been coming toCrossFit for about a week,and is already addicted. Achiropractor in town andcoach of the SouthingtonHigh School wrestling team,he said the workouts aregreat for young athletes.

“It’s good for athletes andit’s good competition withyourself,” Hawley said.

Vargo vouched for Haw-ley’s addictive claim, sayingone thing coaches commonlyask is, “Have you drank theKool-Aid yet?”

Inside the gym is an arrayof different exercise equip-ment, from more traditional-looking structures like benchpresses and rowing ma-chines, to those of a moreCrossFit nature, like a large,

CrossFit is designed towork the body using func-tional movements, like squat-ting, pushing, pulling, orrunning, but at a higher in-tensity. Workouts are usuallytimed and have rest periodsin between.

“This is really focused onthe traditional functionalmovements that you woulduse every day in life and thenyou add different supplemen-tal things, like gymnasticsmoves, to them,” DeAngelosaid.

DeLeo said CrossFit origi-nally started out as a pro-gram for SWAT teams andNavy SEALs, then for policeand fire, until it finally madeits way to mainstream fit-ness. He said the workoutsare fun and motivating in thegroup setting.

“We like working with theextreme novice, because wecan build them up,” he said.

Southington CrossFit is lo-cated at 37 W. Center St. andcan be contacted by phone at(860) 426-1010.

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we can begin doing all ofthese things. We continue tomake connections to workingperformers and are workingon inviting them to teachmaster’s classes and work-shops. We also want to con-

Southington CrossFittrainer Rosanne Vargoflips a 450-pound tire withease.

jungle gym-type structurecalled the “Killa Kage,”which allows for a variety ofdifferent workouts.

“It’s an adult playground,”Vargo said.

CrossFit coach MichaelDeAngelo is a certified train-er outside of CrossFit, butsaid he wanted to try some-thing a bit different. He saidthe camaraderie of the classformat is something that hasreally helped developedCrossFit’s reputation.

“Everybody’s goingthrough the same experience,so whether you’re only liftinga PVC pipe or you’re lifting150 pounds, you’re all doingthe same workout,” DeAnge-lo said. “So you can talkabout that, it’s water coolertalk after the workout’sdone.”

tinue to grow in a way thatwill allow us to produceshows year-round.”

GUSCO’s mission is to in-spire young people to get up,get out, tap into their artisticdesires and talents, and worktogether. DiPietro has thissummer’s production linedup, and the planning has be-gun.

“This summer we will beperforming ‘Legally Blonde,’which we are really excitedabout.”

DiPietro said auditionswill be held in May, with per-formances at Sedgwick Mid-dle School in West Hartford,Aug. 9-12.

With big plans and a peppyproduction on the horizon,DiPietro’s GetUp Stage Com-pany continues to make itsmark in the youth theaterscene, and strives to build itsstaying power over the yearsto come.

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First, there is no singlelook or focus, but rather anever-changing array of dis-tinctive gift ideas, qualitygifts that tend to be moderate-ly priced, hostess gifts, show-er or birthday gifts, and spe-cial items such as a new lineof handbags along with sea-sonal and holiday items.Marenholz said that doctorsand hospital staff shopped atthe Bradley Gift Shop forChristmas presents. Innova-tions include books by localauthors, such as “Beyond theWeeping Willow Tree” by Fr.Henry C. Frascadore and“Images of America:Southington” by Liz Camp-bell Kopec; a line of redneckwine glasses (an interestingline of mason jars on stemware) and an exclusive line ofKringle Kandles, the only giftshop in Connecticut to carrythem. Asked where she getsher ideas for exciting giftitems, Marenholz said, “Weuse many sources and covergift and fashion shows and

we listen to our customersand our 37 volunteers, with-out whom we could not dowhat we’re doing. We alsodraw on all of these sourcesfor our seasonal themes suchas the green theme of thismonth.” Marenholz adds thatit has been extremely produc-tive to make changes whichthe passers by will see everyMonday.

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through on this forced union-ization. I think it’s time forthe governor to admit defeatand rescind the executive or-ders.”

The Malloy administra-tion and state employee laborunions have been working tounionize certain daycareproviders and personal careattendants who service poorfamilies, the elderly, and thedisabled, despite a failed at-tempt to pass similar legisla-tion via the Connecticut Gen-eral Assembly during the2011 session.

“The unionization ofhome day care workers andpersonal care attendants is a

terrible idea, and an awfulprecedent,” Markley said.“These hard-working peopleare not state employees andshould not be forced into astate employee union. Theydon’t want it, and they knowit will interfere with theirability to do their job.Boththis session and last, the pro-posals died in the face of leg-islative questioning.”

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fight,” Sampson said. “Weare convinced that the is-suance of executive ordersin this instance is unconsti-tutional, that it skirts properchecks and balances on theadministration, and thatthose affected are self-em-ployed small business own-ers who didn’t ask for thisgovernment intrusion.”

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Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 31. Easter bunny is sched-uled to arrive via fire truck at 9:45 a.m. and the hunt willbegin promptly at 10 a.m. It will be held at Jaycee Park,Union Street. It is for ages 10 and under. Admission isfree, however it is encouraged to bring a non-perishable,non-expired, kid’s snack food item to be donated toSouthington Community Services. Rain date will be Sun-day, April 1, at 1 p.m. at Jaycee Park. Over 7,000 Eastereggs and raffle prizes as well. For more info, please con-tact President Kerri Dynder at (781) 975-1546.

Kiwanis Easter egg huntThe Southington Kiwanis Club will be holding an East-

er egg hunt on Saturday, April 7, at South End Elemen-tary School, 10 Maxwell Noble Drive, from 10:30 a.m. tonoon. From 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. there will be activitiesfor kids and at 11:30 a.m. the hunt will start. This will beheld rain or shine and non-perishable food items for thelocal food pantries will be collected.

Legion Easterbreakfast

American Legion Post 72,66 Main St., will be hosting anEaster breakfast on Sunday,April 1, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.Breakfast items will includeomelets, eggs of any style,pancakes, biscuits and gravy,home fries, toast, bacon,sausage, hash, coffee, andjuice. There is a cost.

Easterextravaganza

The American Legion Aux-iliary Junior Girl’s EasterExtravaganza will be held onSaturday, March 31, from 11a.m. to 3 p.m. (rain date isApril 7) on the SouthingtonDrive-In grounds, 935 Meri-den-Waterbury Turnpike.There is a cost for admission.Children ages 2 to 10 are wel-come. There will be a clown,magician, crafts, food, music,Easter egg hunt (bring yourown basket), and a visit fromthe Easter bunny. Proceedswill be given to the JuniorGirls to continue helpingchildren and youth programsin their community and tohelp veteran and militaryprograms as well. For moreinformation, contact LindseyStarr at (860) 621-4409.

ARC dinnerdance

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Big Breakfast Buffet to benefit Unico charities on Sun-day, April 15 from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the CalendarHouse, 388 Pleasant St. All you can eat eggs, pancakes,French toast, ham, bacon, sausage, corn beef hash, hashbrowns , toast, bagels, muffins, coffee, tea, milk, and or-ange juice. There is a cost to attend. Children under 3 arefree. Tickets are for sale at Fasulo & Albini, CPA’s, theCalendar House and from any Unico Member, or callDave Kanute at (860) 621-5494. Tickets can be purchasedat the door.

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The South End Elemen-tary School Relay for Lifeteam fundraiser will takeplace on Friday, April 20,from 6:30 to 11 p.m. at theAqua Turf Club’s WagonRoom. There will be six dif-ferent tasting tables, pastastation, carving station withrolls and condiments, cashbar, DJ, dancing, raffles,silent auction, and more.Tickets are now being sold atthe school’s main office, 10Maxwell Noble Drive. Formore information, e-mail

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‘Beyond theGate’

Artspace Hartford, 555Asylum Street, Hartford,will be hosting an exhibition,called “Beyond the Gate,” ofartists from around Con-necticut selected bySouthington resident Clin-ton Deckert. The exhibitionwill run through Saturday,March 31. Remaining hoursare Saturday from noon to 4p.m. Appointments are alsoavailable. The event is freeand open to the public.

Jensen’s activityclub

Jensen’s Activity Club issponsoring a trip to Narra-gansett Bay - LighthouseCruise, Quinnesett CountryClub, Sunday brunch, Sun-day, July 22. Cruise aboardthe “Millennium” Catama-ran with a 90-minute narrat-ed cruise of NarragansettBay, R. I. sails from NorthKingston, R.I. and offersbreathtaking sightseeing”10 incredible islands, sail un-der the Jamestown and New-port Bridges, view the New-port Naval Base and see theaircraft carriers, experienceNewport Harbor and the wa-terfront. Prior to the cruisehave a Sunday Buffet Brunchat Quidnessett CountryClub in North Kingstown,R.I. Following the cruise vis-

it Wickford, a harbor side vil-lage that remains as it was acentury ago. There is a costto attend departs at 7:30 a.m.from the Commuter LotSouthington, Across fromthe Alzheimer’s Center,Plantsville, and returning at7:15 p.m. For reservationscontact Barbara Desrosiersat (860) 621-1344.

Auditions inApril

Auditions for SouthingtonCommunity Theatre’s Mayproduction of Ken Ludwig’scomedic farce “The Fox onthe Fairway” take place onSunday, April 1 at 7 p.m. andTuesday, April 3 at 7 p.m. atSouthington CommunityTheatre Hall, 1237 MarionAve. (the old Marion Fire-house), Marion. Those whoaudition should come pre-

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Wonx tribecasino trip

Wonx Tribe No. 28 IORM issponsoring a bus trip to Fox-woods Casino on Sunday,April 29. The bus will leavefrom downtown Southingtonat Riccio Way at 1 p.m. andleave Foxwoods at 7:30 p.m.,arriving back at 9 p.m. Tick-ets and information are avail-able by calling (860) 621-4200or (860) 628-7535 or by con-tacting any member of theRed Men. Cost includes busride, food and gamblingvouchers.

Flavors-full gala

The American Liver Foun-dation presents Flavors ofConnecticut, its 11th annualculinary gala, Tuesday, April3, at the Aqua Turf inSouthington, sponsored byHartford Hospital. Over 34chefs will offer their talentsto flavors guests when theyarrive at the event. After asilent auction, with live mu-sic, passed hors d’oeuvres,each 12-person table receivesa five-course meal with winepairings served by a celebrat-ed chef. Renowned FOX CTSportscaster, Rich Coppolawill emcee the event.

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‘EclecticPerspective’

Marjorie Muzyczka, ofSouthington, is presentingher photography show, enti-tled “Eclectic Perspective,” atThe Gallery at The Orchards,34 Hobart St. The show runsfrom Sunday, April 1, to Mon-day, April 30. Marjorie’s pho-tography interest began as achild and she became in-volved with photographyclubs in high school and col-lege. She has traveled exten-sively throughout the world,visiting six of the seven con-tinents. Her photos of exoticplaces have been displayedextensively, winning numer-ous prizes. She became a Cas-tle Craig Camera Club mem-ber in 2003 and currently par-ticipates in their monthlyphoto competitions. She hasattended seminars on judg-ing and has judged competi-tions for numerous Connecti-

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Bluegrassconcert

A bluegrass concert fea-turing the music ofCrossOver and Charter OakBluegrass Bands is sched-uled to perform at the FirstBaptist Church of Southing-ton, 581 Meriden Ave., on Sat-urday, March 31 at 7 p.m. Thisis the first time the CharterOak Band will be joiningCrossOver giving an eveningof bluegrass music with atwist of country. Both bandsare comprised of veteranperformers who have playedtogether for some time. Light

refreshments will be served.Tickets may be purchased

by calling the church office at(860) 628-8121 or at the door.

Trip offered byCruz’in Congos

A trip being offered byCruz’in Congos is anovernight to Pennsylvania onTuesday and Wednesday,June 5 and 6 to LongwoodGardens, which includes anAmish inn, a guided tour ofthe Amish countryside, food,markets and a Christmas mu-seum. This trip is sponsoredby First CongregationalChurch.

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cut Photography Clubs. Shehas won competitions at theDurham Fair and theSouthington Apple HarvestFestival. Marjorie is also thepresident of Southington’s

Orchard Valley Garden Club.For more information, call(860) 628-5656 or visitwww.southingtonorchards.org .

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The daughter of Josephand Robin Sack, Christina isboth her team’s and her Uni-fied Arts class student of themonth. A kindhearted younglady, she is both civic mindedand socially responsible.Pleasant, mature, and eagerto help others, she accepts ac-ademic challenges and oftencreates her own challengingprojects that include learn-ing Japanese and solving al-gebraic equations. Christinais vice president of Best Bud-dies and a member of theBuilders Club, GEMS, the or-chestra, select strings, theswing choir, the honor roll,the Book Club, and the Origa-mi Club. She is active in thetown’s Junior Golf LittleLeague and volunteers forBread for Life, the JuvenileDiabetes Foundation, Special

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who goes above and beyondfor school and extra curricu-lar assignments. He takeslearning Spanish to the nextlevel by further practicing itat home and by watchingSpanish television and listen-ing to Spanish music. Noahalso helped the Spanish Clubby putting together a posterboard of ideas designed toimprove and implement thegroup’s activities. A memberof the honor roll, he also isactive in the Drama Club, theschool band, the brass/per-cussion group, the Ping PongClub and the cross countryteam. In addition, Noah playstown baseball, acts as an al-tar server at his church, andlikes to hang out with hisfriends and play and watchsports.

Matthew, the son of Markand Karen Sciota, is a kind,considerate student with agreat sense of humor. He en-joys learning, and in sharinghis enthusiasm, he enlight-ens the learning environ-ment for others. Matt is a

member of the Drama Club,the honor roll, the NationalJunior Honor Society, theBook Club, the school band,the stage band, and the crosscountry team. He is also aMATHCOUNTS student andrecently was a team memberwho represented KennedyMiddle School at the Hart-ford County MATHCOUNTScompetition held at the Uni-versity of Hartford. Mattplays town baseball and bas-ketball and volunteers forthe Unico Club at its annualbreakfast and at its booth atthe local festivals. Outsideschool he also enjoys skiing,boating, and fishing.

The son of Sean Secondoand Lisa Secondo, Jacob is apersistent, conscientious,and inquisitive student. Al-ways positive, polite, andhelpful, he is an honor rollstudent who is a member ofthe band and the cross coun-try team. Jacob does yardwork for his neighbors, vol-unteers at the Barnes Muse-um, helps around the housewith chores, his younger sib-lings, his dog, and his ham-ster. His interests include

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Samantha Nardi, thedaughter of Ronald andNicole Nardi, is always will-ing to put her best foot for-ward, and to give her best toanything assigned to her. Po-lite and courteous, shebrings a unique view to herstudies. Samantha is an hon-or roll student and a memberof the orchestra and crosscountry team. Her outsideinterests include softball,reading, watching moviesand hanging out with herfriends.

Eighth-grade students ofthe month are KyleMcLaughlin, James Wad-man, and Brandon Burns.Kyle, the son of Paul and Jil-lian McLaughlin, is a kindand likeable young man.Highly ambitious, he enjoyshis classes and always doeshis best. Kyle is a member ofthe honor roll, the LegoLeague, the National JuniorHonor Society, the StockMarket Club, the yearbook,the Success Café, and theband. He is also a MATH-COUNTS student and was re-

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The son of James andKirsten Wadman, James is amotivated, hardworking stu-dent. Polite and respectful,he gets along well with histeachers and peers. James is

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Elks awards banquetThe Southington Elks Lodge No. 1669, 114 Main St., will

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have been going about threetimes a week since then. Hesaid he chose the play for anumber of reasons, includ-ing its large cast, which givesseveral students a chance toshowcase their talents.

“They need a venue toshowcase their talents be-cause it’s amazing,”

Palmieri said.He added that one of the

main storylines of the play,which follows Horton the ele-phant from “Horton Hears aWho,” has a theme that mir-rors the anti-bullying effortscirculating through theschools, which is “A person isa person, no matter how

small.”Horton himself is being

played by DePaolo seventh-grader Michael Ricciardone.He described Horton as a“loyal” and “caring” charac-ter.

“I like him because I likefun Dr. Seuss characters,”Ricciardone said. “It’s a coolpart and I really like thesongs.”

Ricciardone, with a steadyand well-tuned voice, hit hisnotes during rehearsal, andsaid his favorite song of theproduction is “Solla Sollew.”

All three actors said theyenjoy being part of dramaclub to see their friends, espe-cially ones from across townthat they don’t normally getto see as often.

Rehearsal proved to be a

hectic process just less than aweek before the first show onThursday. Palmieri did hisbest to corral students andmake sure everyone had thecorrect costumes on, but stu-dents with other extra-cur-ricular activities is anotherobstacle he’s been battling,with students being late orhaving to leave early.

“It’s hard, but part of themiddle school experience isto expose kids to different ac-tivities to see what they’re in-terested in,” he said.

“Seussical” will be per-formed again March 30, 30and 31, and April 4 at 7 p.m.and April 5 at 3:15 p.m. Allshows will be at KennedyMiddle School, 1071 S. MainSt.

American Legion bus tripA bus trip scheduled for Foxwoods Casino on Saturday,

May 12, will leave the American Legion Post No. 72, 66Main St., at 9 a.m. and depart the casino at 5 p.m. There isa cost and tickets are non-refundable. Participants mustbe at least 21 years of age. Food vouchers and kenocoupons will be issued. Signup will be in the lounge at thepost. The bus must be filled 10 days prior to the trip.

Girl Scoutearly birds

Register now for GirlScouts of Connecticut andpay in full before April 1 to re-ceive discounts on the campfee while securing a spot.There is also the option toregister now with a small de-posit and have until June 1 topay the balance.

GSC has nine day campsand three resident campsacross the state. Space is lim-ited. For more information,call (800) 922-2770 ext. 3313 ore-mail camp@gsofct.org . Fi-nancial aid is also availableto those who qualify. A list ofall the camps and their indi-vidual programs can befound online atwww.gsofct.org .

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A love of learningPhoto courtesy of

the SouthingtonEducation Foundation

The Southing-ton EducationF o u n d a t i o nwas recently in-vited to attendthe grand re-opening of theS o u t h i n g t o nQueen StreetM c D o n a l d ’s ,which complet-ed a renovationof its facility. Tocommemoratethe occasion, McDonald’s management donated $500 to the SEF following theribbon-cutting ceremony. Pictured holding the check are, from left, McDon-ald’s Operations Manager Mark Birch, Southington Superintendent of SchoolsJoseph V. Erardi, McDonald’s Area Supervisor Ken Greene, SEF ChairwomanDawn Miceli, SEF Treasurer Alan DeBisschop, McDonald’s ManagerWendy Lopex, and McDonald’s Department Manager Mary Flores.

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Questions? Call TheSouthington Citizen office, at(860) 620-5960.

Youth groupservice

The high school youthgroup of St. Paul EpiscopalChurch, 145 Main St., will bepresenting their Good Fridayservice on Friday, April 6 at7:30 p.m. Entitled “A Lamentfor Jesus and for the Cruci-fied of our Time,” this 45minute service will offer anexperience through readings,music and poems. This serv-ice is not appropriate for chil-dren under the age of 8 yearsold. There is no cost to attend,but there will be a free will of-fering for the Episcopal

Church in the Diocese ofJerusalem. For more infor-mation, please call thechurch office at (860) 628-8486.

Bostontrip

The First Baptist Church,581 Meriden Ave., ofSouthington will “SplashDown” in Boston and a Fen-way Park Tour on Saturday,June 2. The coach will leavethe church parking lot at 7a.m. Upon arrival the groupwill tour Fenway Park cele-brating their 100th Anniver-sary by taking in the historyof America’s most belovedball park. Following lunch atMaggiano’s Little Italy, thegroup will continue theBoston adventure by board-ing a duck to tour Boston byboth land and water.

For more information andfor reservations call Bev at(860) 621-3024.

Pierogifor sale

Holy Trinity Church, 200Summer St., Plantsville, willbe selling Pierogi by thedozen. There is a cost perdozen. Place orders early asthe church always sells out.There will be cheese, sweetcabbage, potato and sauer-kraut.For more informationcall (860) 628-0736.

PassionPlay

Tickets for the 34th St.Thomas Passion Play arenow available. The play willbe held at St Thomas School,133 Bristol St. Tickets are freeand are available while theylast. For tickets, check theweb site at www.st-thomas-play.org or contact Diane at(860) 628-4197 or Lois at (860)621-0411.

Performances will be onMarch 31, April 2, 3, 4, and 6all at 7:30 p.m. and on April 1at 3 p.m.

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Holy Week schedulesFirst Baptist Church of

Southington, 581 MeridenAve.

Palm Sunday service —Sunday, April 1, 10 a.m.,worship at church with thedistribution of palms andcommunion; sermon topic,“April Fools! Mark 11:1-11”

Maundy Thursday serv-ice — Thursday, April 5, 7p.m., church service of com-munion remembering theLast Supper.

Easter Sunday service —Sunday, April 8, 6 a.m. atMerriman Burial Ground,corner of Marion Avenueand Nutmeg Drive; 10 a.m.Easter worship service atchurch, “Give Me Resurrec-tion! Matthew 28:1-10”. Formore information contactthe Rev. Jerrie S. Matney, in-terim pastor at (860) 628-8121.

The First Congrega-tional Church ofSouthington, 37 Main St.

Palm Sunday services —Sunday, April 1, 8, 9:30, and

11:15 a.m.Maundy Thursday —

Thursday, April 5, 7 p.m., atraditional worship.

Holy Week vigil — Thurs-day, April 5 at 9 p.m. throughSunday, April 8 at 6 a.m.Sign up outside PastorRon’s office.

Good Friday service —Friday, April 6, at 7 p.m., acontemporary service.

Easter services — Sun-rise service on Sunday,April 8 at 6 a.m. at YMCACamp Sloper, 100 East St.Services at the church at 8,9:30 and 11:15 a.m.

First Lutheran Church,232 Bristol St.

Palm Sunday on April 1 at9:30 a.m.

Maundy Thursday will beheld on April 5 at 11 a.m.and 7:30 p.m.

Good Friday service willheld on April 6 at 7:30 p.m.

Easter Sunday, April 8 at9:30 a.m. All are welcome toattend

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odist Church, 121 PleasantSt.

Maundy Thursday –Thursday, April 5 - A simpledinner at 6 p.m. followed bya service at 7 p.m.

Good Friday service - Fri-day, April 6 12:30 p.m.

Easter service - Sunday,April 8, 8:30 a.m. EasterHoly Communion Serviceand 10 a.m. Easter celebra-tion service

St. Paul’s EpiscopalChurch, 145 Main St.

Service of Holy Eu-charist in the chapel —Wednesday, April 4, at noon.

Service of Holy Eu-charist and Stripping of theAltar — Thursday, April 5,at 7:30 p.m.

“Journey Through HolyWeek” in the parish hall forchildren ages 3-10 — Friday,April 6, at 10 a.m.

Ecumenical Service host-ed by St. Paul’s — Friday,April 6, from noon to 1:30

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Richard Burns Richard Allen Burns, 63,

formerly ofWaterbury,died sur-rounded byfamily onMarch 4,2012, atB r a d l e yM e m o r i a lHospital after a hard-foughtbattle against diabetes.

He was born April 25, 1948,in Waterbury to Ruth (Cicio)Burns, of Waterbury and thelate Richard John Burns. Heattended S.S. Peter & Paulgrade school, went to Croftand graduated from KennedyHigh School. He worked forSullivan Cable for manyyears, and was the owner ofthe family business, O’-Hearns Hardware, whichhad been in the family forthree generations before itsclosing. A U.S. Army veteran,he served the country in theVietnam War from Oct. 17,1967 to Oct. 1, 1969 and servedin the Reserves until Oct. 16,1973. He was a devoutCatholic and attended theBasilica of the ImmaculateConception in Waterbury forthe last several years of hislife. He was a loyal BostonRed Sox fan who loved hisdogs like family.

Besides his mother he issurvived by his two children,Ryan Burns and his wife,Laura, of Cromwell andShannon Burns, of Middle-town; two grandchildren, Is-abella Davis and EvanBurns; his sisters, DeirdreKolesnik and her husband,Michael, of Clinton, and Pa-tricia Burns Reid and herhusband, James, ofSouthington; and a plethoraof nieces and nephews.

The funeral was heldMarch 8, 2012, at the MurphyFuneral Home, Waterbury tothe Basilica of the Immacu-late Conception, Waterburyfor a Mass. Burial followed atthe State Veterans’ Cemetery,Middletown. Richard’s fami-ly would like to thank thestaff at The Orchards ofSouthington and Country-side Manor of Bristol fortheir loving care in the lastmonths of Richard’s life.

NicholasD’Emanuele Sr.

Nicholas F. D’EmanueleSr., 84, ofSouthingtondied March9, 2012, atHospital ofCentral Con-n e c t i c u t ,B r a d l e yMemorial. He was the hus-band of June (Carlson) D’E-manuele.

He was born Oct. 25, 1927,in Southington, son of thelate Colombo Francesco andCarolyn (Maiorano) D’E-manuele. He served with theU.S Navy in both World WarII and the Korean conflict. Hewas awarded several medalsduring his years of serviceincluding American Cam-paign (Atlantic), NationalDefense, World War II, Occu-pation Service, China Ser-vice, and Asiatic-PacificCampaign. He was a memberof the Southington Police De-partment, serving as the sec-ond President of theSouthington Police Benevo-lent Association. He was avolunteer fireman with Com-pany 1. He served as aSouthington Auxiliary Po-liceman. He was a member ofCivil Defense and a memberof the Southington SafetyCommission. He entered

state service in the 1950swith the Department of Mo-tor Vehicles and was promot-ed several times before join-ing the Department of Con-sumer Protection in 1969 as aSenior Frauds Investigator,where he served until his re-tirement in 1989. He servedas both President and Vice-President of CSEA Chapter27 and Chapter 28 and asPresident of CSEA Chapter417 State Retirees, having 35years of state service. He wasa member of the Knights ofColumbus 1st and 2nd De-gree. He was a member andPresident of the PBA. Heserved on Governor EllaGrasso’s Energy Committee.He was a lifetime member ofthe American Legion, theDisabled American Veteransand the Veterans of ForeignWars. He will be dearlymissed by family andfriends, and by the many peo-ple whose lives he hastouched along the way.

Besides his wife, he is sur-vived by a son, Nicholas D’E-manuele Jr. and his wife,Kathleen; his daughter, Deb-orah Rivkin and her hus-band, Stuart; his grandchil-dren, Nicholas III, Dennis,Paul, and Joseph D’E-manuele, Ronald Rumary,and Courtney and MatthewRivkin; four great-grand-children; his sister, Beverly

Howard and her husband,Eddie; and several niecesand nephews. He was prede-ceased by his two sons,Joseph and James; by hisdaughter, Sharon; and alsoby his brother, Jack.

The funeral was heldMarch 13, 2012, at theDellaVecchia Funeral Home,

to St. Thomas Church. Bur-ial was at South End Ceme-tery. Memorial donationsmay be made to the Ameri-can Heart Association, P.O.Box 417005, Boston, MA02241-7005.

Obituaries

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Glass club saleNutmeg Depression Glass Club’s 37th All Glass Show and

Sale will be held at Southington High School, 720 Pleasant St.,on Saturday, April 28, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The show willfeature Depression Era glass and pottery. Free Americanglass and pottery identification service. There is an admis-sion fee. For more information call (860) 432-2686 or e-mail lis-abert@cox.net .

Letters to the Editor

CitizenOpinion24The Southington Citizen

Friday, March 30, 2012

Government MeetingsTuesday, April 3

Planning and Zoning, town hall council cham-bers, 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 5Board of Water Commissioners, Water De-

partment, 605 W. Queen St., 6 p.m.Conservation Commission, town hall council

chambers, 7 p.m.Monday, April 9

Town council, town hall council chambers, 7p.m.

Library Board, Southington Public Library,

255 Main St., lower level, 6:30 p.m.Tuesday, April 10

Zoning Board of Appeals, town hall councilchambers, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 11Board of Finance, town hall council cham-

bers, 7 p.m.Thursday, April 12

Board of Police Commissioners, police head-quarters community room, 69 Lazy Lane, 6 p.m.

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Opposing wageincreases

The Southington ChamberBoard of Directors agreedTuesday to officially opposethe proposed increase in thestate minimum wage.

Increasing the wage at thispoint in a failing economywould affect far too manybusinesses that cannot af-ford the substantial increasein payroll. The Chamberspecifically noted the mem-berships of Lake Com-pounce, the YMCA, Com-puMail, Southington Au-toWash and others thatwould be grossly impactedby the increase, now at a pro-posed .50-cents from $8.25 to$8.75 starting in January2013 followed by another .50-cent increase a year later.

Connecticut has been ex-ceptionally fair to labor, in-cluding being the first stateto pass mandatory sick leavelegislation. Last year, the leg-islature approved an earnedincome tax credit.

The possibility of sizeablepayroll increases for smalland medium size businessesreflect another negative turnto those business ownerswho are the foundation ofthe state economy. Productprices will increase andthere will be a decrease inany job growth.

We, as directors of a vi-brant Chamber of Com-merce, representing over 575members, urge our state rep-resentatives to oppose theminimum wage increase.

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The Community Founda-tion of Greater New Britainhas selected Southington res-ident Marc Pelletier as a newvolunteer member of theCFGNB Board of Directorsand Southington residentsJohn Miller and Justine Mo-riarty to CFGNB Committeeleadership roles.

“We are thrilled to havethree Southington residentsand local business leadersserving the foundation,” saidJim Williamson, CFGNBpresident. “Their energy andvision will push the founda-tion toward achieving our as-pirations of greater commu-nity leadership, enhanced ef-fectiveness and measurableimpact in everything we do inBerlin, New Britain,Plainville and Southington. ”

Pelletier is a CPA and pres-ident and director of Marc S.Pelletier, P.C., located inSouthington, where he alsoresides with his family. Hegraduated from the Universi-ty of Hartford and became alicensed CPA in 1983. Marcprovides business advisoryservices to Connecticut-

based, family owned compa-nies and their principals. Inaddition to his volunteerwork with CFGNB, Pelletieris active in the American In-stitute of CPA’s, the CT Soci-ety of CPA’s and the UnitedWay of Southington.

Miller is a partner atMiller, Moriarty & Company,LLC and joins the CFGNBAudit Committee. He gradu-ated from Bentley Universitywhere he earned a Bachelorof Science degree in account-ancy. A licensed CPA in Con-necticut, he is a member ofthe American Institute ofCertified Public Accoun-tants and the Connecticut So-ciety of Certified Public Ac-countants. John has servedas president and member ofthe Board of Directors of theLion’s Club of New Britainand president, treasurer anddirector of the NewBritain/Berlin YMCA andchairman of the AnnualSupport Campaign forYouth. He currently servesas finance chairman of theBoard of Trustees of theYWCA of New Britain, chairof the Finance Committee of

the Lion’s Club of NewBritain, president of ZionEvangelical LutheranChurch and is president ofSouthington Band Backers,Inc. John is a resident ofSouthington.

Moriarty is the managingpartner at Miller, Moriarty &Company, LLC and will joinCFGNB’s Finance/Invest-ment Committee. She is agraduate of Bryant Collegeand a member of both theAmerican Institute of Certi-fied Public Accountants andthe Connecticut Society ofCertified Public Accoun-tants. She’s served as presi-dent of New Britain-BerlinRotary, on the board of direc-tors of both CCARC and theYWCA of New Britain andalso on the Board of Trusteesof the YWCA of New Britain.Moriarty currently serves onthe Board of Directors of theDowntown District of NewBritain as well as on the Ad-ministrative Services Com-mittee of CCARC. Justine re-sides in Southington.

-- Submitted by the Commu-nity Foundation of GreaterNew Britain

CFGNB picks Southington residents for leadership

Business lecture seriesLincoln College of New England, 2279 Mt. Vernon

Road, Southington, begins a lecture series on Wednes-day, April 4, from 6 to 7 p.m.

Small business marketing on social media, the first ina series of lectures on business topics, will be presentedby Nick Hahn. During the LCNE lecture, Hahn willspeak about the most current opportunities for smallbusiness marketing using social media. The lecture isfree and open to the public.

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Zalaski welcomes studentsPhoto courtesy of

Bob Douglas

State Represen-tative Zeke Za-laski (D-S o u t h i n g t o n )welcomes stu-dents fromSouthington’sVo-AG School tothe State Capitol.The studentswere participat-ing in AgricultureDay, an annualevent salutingConnect icut ’sfarmers and agri-culture.

Dean’s listThe following students

have been named to thedean’s list for the fall 2012 se-mester

Georgetown University,Washington, D.C. — Caro-line Puckowski, ofSouthington.

Northeastern Universi-ty, Boston, Mass. - BryanMcGrane and IsabellePalumbo, both of Southing-ton.

‘Seussical’the Musical

Students from DePaoloand Kennedy drama clubwill be combining their tal-ents to put on the Broadwayproduction of “Seussical” atKennedy Middle School onMarch 30 and 31 and April 4at 7 p.m. and April 5 at 3:15p.m. Tickets will be sold atthe door, or can be boughtfrom any cast member.

Craft fairbenefits school

The Third Annual St. PaulCatholic High School CraftFair, 1001 Stafford Ave., willbe held Saturday, March 31,from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Morethan 40 vendors will be show-casing their crafts which in-clude homemade chocolate,handmade quilts, pet items,candles, skin care, jewelry,American Doll clothing, gar-den tools, art and more.There will also be a gold buy-er available. There will be afull lunch menu. There is anominal fee to attend. Thereare still spaces available forcrafters.

For questions, contactLynn at lynn.damboise@snet.net.

Medical schoolcollaborations

Stone Academy recentlyannounced new collabora-tions with the medical com-munity, including Southing-ton Care Center, for studentexternships and job place-ments.

Southington Care Centeroffers externships for med-ical office professional andmedical assisting students.The center has also hired

many patient care associatestudents.

Stone Academy preparesstudents to become medicaloffice professionals, medicalassistants, patient care asso-ciates, and licensed practicalnurses.

Records beingdestroyed

Under the direction of Dr.Perri Murdica, senior coor-dinator of pupil personnelservices, the SouthingtonBoard of Education an-nounced the SouthingtonPublic Schools Departmentof Pupil Personnel Serviceswill be destroying special ed-ucation files pursuant toState of Connecticut guide-lines on students who gradu-ated in 2005 and prior. Tran-scripts, however, will be re-tained for 50 years.

Those who want theirrecords must make an ap-pointment to pick them upbefore Thursday, April 5. Therecords can be picked up atthe Pupil Personnel ServicesOffices at the Board of Edu-cation, 49 Beecher St., Mon-day through Friday, between8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Because of confidentiality,records will not be releasedto anyone other than the stu-dent and proper identifica-tion is required. If anyonewould like to obtain theirfile, call Pupil Personnel Ser-vices office at (860) 628-3200ext. 210 no later than Thurs-day, April 5.

Anonymoustip line

The Southington board ofEducation now has ananonymous safety tip linethat officially launched onJan. 9 to continue to providea safe environment for all.The phone number is (860)637-2006.

Parentorientation

The grade five to six Par-ent Orientation Night isscheduled for Wednesday,April 25 at 6:30 p.m. Any par-ent/guardian who has achild entering DePaolo Mid-dle School as a grade six stu-dent is invited and encour-

aged to attend. This includesany student currently en-rolled in private or parochialschools. The evening willhave student-lead tours, fol-lowed by counselor/studentpresentations at 7 p.m.

Refreshments will beserved in the cafeteria.

St. Dominicregistration

Registration for pre-kindergarten through fifth-grade is now available at St.Dominic School, 1050 Flan-ders Road. The school can bereached at (860) 628-4678, e-mail school@saintdominic-church.com, or visit the web-site at www.saintdominic-schoolct.org .

Who’s whostudent

Brittany Spooner, ofSouthington and a dental hy-giene student at Lincoln Col-lege, Southington, wasnamed to Who’s Who AmongStudents in American Uni-versities and Colleges.

Class of1982

Southington High School,Class of 1982 announces its30th Class Reunion on June30 at the Aqua Turf CountryClub, Plantsville, 6:30 p.m. tomidnight. The group is in

need of more than 150 class-mate addresses. If anyonedid not receive a save-the-date postcard or if anyonewould like a list of missingclassmates, send an email toSouthington82gmail.com orphone Rejean at (860) 833-3356.

Mark Hennescholarship

The Friends of Southing-ton Library are accepting ap-plications for the MarkHenne Memorial Scholar-ship. This scholarship hon-ors the memory of Henne, aSouthington native whoworked at Southington Li-brary and Museum for 15years. The scholarship isawarded to an individualwho lives or works inSouthington who is pursuinga master’s degree in libraryscience. It will be for $1,000.

Applicants must be en-rolled in an ALA accreditedmaster’s program in libraryand information studies orbe a matriculating MLS stu-dent in an ALA accreditedmaster’s program in libraryand information studies. Ap-plicants must live or workSouthington.

Qualified applicants mustsubmit transcripts of a com-pleted bachelor’s degree orany work completed towardsa master’s degree in librarystudies. Applications must

be submitted by Saturday,March 31.

Applications are availableonline at the library’s home-page (www.southingtonli-brary.org). Choose Sue’sViews on the ribbon at thetop of the page then go theHenne Scholarship. Interest-ed students may also pick upa copy of the application atthe Information Desk at thelibrary.

Hospitalauxiliary

The Hospital of CentralConnecticut Bradley Memor-ial Auxiliary is accepting ap-plications from students whoare planning to further theireducation in the healthcarefield. Applications are avail-able for three auxiliaryscholarships at the Southing-ton High School guidance of-fice or the hospital gift shop.All applications must be re-turned by Sunday, April 1.Applications should bemailed to Alice McGann, 80Forest Lane, Southington,CT 06489.

For more information, callMcGann at (860) 628-9139.

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Community Programs April 2012New Britain General campus

Special EventsApril 9, 23 Free workshops: “CancerTransitions, Your Life After Treatment”,5:30-7:30 p.m. Part of a 4-part programfor men and women who have completed treatment for any type of cancer in the past 2 years.860-224-5299

April 25 Health Wisdom Lecture,“Living Successfully With HeartFailure,” feat. Justin Lundbye, M.D.6:15 p.m. Registration req’d,1-888-224-4440

April 26 Free lecture: “TreatmentAlternatives for Knee and HipArthritis”, featuring Stephen Pillsbury,M.D., 6:30 p.m., 860-224-5186

April 30 Look Good Feel Better,American Cancer Society program for women undergoing treatment.1:30 p.m. Space limited, reg. req’d.860-224-5299

Wellness Programs & ClassesApril 12 Cholesterol, blood pressureand glucose screening, 11 a.m., lobby,$15. 860-224-5433

April 12, 24 Bariatric information session, Dr. Carlos Barba, 6 p.m.,11 South Rd, Farmington, 866-668-5070

April 26 Weigh Your Options information session, Dr. Thomas Lane,6 p.m., 11 South Rd, Farmington,866-668-5070

Support/Therapy GroupsApril 4, 18 Bereavement SupportGroup, 5:30 p.m., (860) 224 5900, X6573

April 4, 11, 18, 25 BreastfeedingSupport Group, 10 a.m., Family BirthPlace Lounge, 860-224-5433

April 5 Bariatric Support Group, 6 p.m.,11 South Rd, Farmington, 1-866-668-5070

April 11 Diabetes Support Group,5:30 p.m., 1-888-456-7546

April 18 Living With Cancer SupportGroup, 5:30 p.m., Lecture Rm 1,860-224-5299

April 25 Prostate Cancer SupportGroup, 6 p.m., Lecture Room 1,860-224-5299

Childbirth educationApril 12 Breastfeeding class, 7 p.m.,$25. Registration req’d, 860-224-5433

April 13 Family BirthPlace tour, 6:30p.m., registration req’d, 860-224-5433

April 14 Childbirth education class,1-day class, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. $115 percouple. 860-224-5433

April 28, 29 Childbirth education,2-day class, 8:30 a.m., $115 per couple. 860-224-5433

April 28 Childbirth Refresher Class,3:30-6:30 p.m., $50. 860-224-5433

Bradley Memorial campusApril 3 Healthcare provider CPR re-certification, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.,860-224-5433

April 13 Healthcare provider CPR re-certification, noon-4 p.m.,860-224-5433

April 30 Heartsaver CPR and first aid,5-10 p.m., 860-224-5433

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ObituariesSandra Post

Sandra Ann (Felburt)Post, 62, ofSouthington,died peace-fully sur-rounded byloving familyand friendsMarch 12,2012, at VitasHospice at St. Mary’s Hospi-tal. She was the beloved wifeof Richard E. Post. Her spirithas soared.

She was born in Water-bury July 29, 1949, the daugh-ter of Tessie (Ksenych) Fel-burt, of Southington and thelate Edward Felburt. Shegraduated with a master ofsciences degree fromUCONN. She had retiredfrom The Hartford after 30years of service. She loved tocook and bake and was well-known for her holiday par-ties. She loved gardening andwater color painting. She en-joyed traveling, canoeingand biking, and just enjoyinglife with her husband, Dick.She made the most of life andwas kind and generous toeveryone. She was a memberof the Orchard Valley Gar-den Club and the Southing-ton Land ConservationTrust. She was active in thefight for ovarian cancer andparticipated in “SurvivorsTeaching Medical Students –Saving Women’s Lives” pro-gram at UCONN.

In addition to her husbandand mother, Tessie, formerlyof Waterbury; she is sur-vived by her in-laws, Richardand Virginia Post; sisters-in-law, Susan Rech and DeborahPost; brother-in-law, TomPost; and several nieces andnephews, Brian Rech,Kristin Rivera, Amy, Julia,Alan, Lauren and TaylorPost and a grand-nephewand niece; several cousins,and her two godchildren,Elizabeth and Rebecca. Shealso leaves many dear lovingfriends.

The funeral was heldMarch 16, 2012, at theDellaVecchia Funeral Home,Southington.

A memorial service washeld March 17, 2012 at theFirst CongregationalChurch, Southington. Memo-rial donations may be made

to the “Ovarian Cancer Re-search Fund,” 14 Pennsylva-nia Place, Suite 1710, NewYork, NY 10122.

Paul StanishPaul J. Stanish, 73, of

Southingtondied peace-fully sur-rounded byhis familyMarch 18,2012.

He wasborn in Southington onMarch 10, 1939, to the lateJoseph and Mary (Zygmunt)Stanish, he had been a life-long Southington resident.He served his country in theU.S. Air Force. He was a long-time member of the ElksClub in Southington, the Pol-ish Falcons of America, theAmerican Legion KiltonicPost 72 and the Sons of Italy.

He is survived by threesons, David Stanish and hiswife, Nancy, of Bristol,Michael Stanish, of Califor-nia and Stephen Stanish andhis wife, Jennifer, ofSouthington; BarbaraBenoit, who had been his lov-ing companion for the last 11years; two sisters, CindyKopcza, of Bristol and Kath-leen Bailey, of Southington;six grandchildren, Michelle,Travis, William, Samantha,Chloe and Chase and his for-mer wife and mother of hischildren, Marcia Stanish, ofSouthington. He was prede-ceased by his second wife.The family would like to ex-tend a special thank you tothe staff from the VNA Hos-pice Care for their care andsupport.

The funeral was heldMarch 23, 2012, at thePlantsville Funeral Home,Plantsville. Burial was at theconvenience of the family inHoly Trinity Polish NationalCatholic Church Cemetery,Southington.

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Magic Wings lifts SummitPhoto by Deb Mikan

Magic Wings Butter-fly Conservatory andGardens of Massa-chusetts paid a visitto The Summit atPlantsville and ex-plained about the but-terfly’s life cycle,bringing about 30butterflies from allover the world in atank with them, aswell as two of theireight species oflizards. Visitor MikeLorenzo gently petsOJ, the yellow beard-ed dragon.

The Calendar House, locat-ed at 388 Pleasant St., isSouthington’s senior center.For more information or toview the newsletter, visitwww.calendarhouse.org orcall the office, (860) 621-3014.

Golf conditioningSouthington Care Center

is hosting a “Golf Condition-ing Program” designed to im-prove strength and flexibilityin golf. A one hour swinganalysis with a pro is includ-ed. Classes will be held from2:15 to 3:15 p.m. on Fridaysthrough May 25, no classeson April 16 and May 4. Thereis a cost to participate. Formore information or toRSVP, call Mark Colello at(860) 621-9559. SouthingtonCare Center is located at 45Meriden Ave. SouthingtonCare Center offers skillednursing and rehabilitationservices and is a not for prof-it member of Central Con-necticut Senior Health Ser-vices.

Bagel breakfastThere will be a bagel

breakfast on Tuesday, April10 at 8:45 a.m. at the CalendarHouse. “Meet n’ Greet Con-nie Smith,” a brief programon osteoporosis and a bloodpressure screening arescheduled. Smith will be con-ducting nurse clinics the sec-ond Monday of each monthfrom 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. begin-ning in May. Call to reserve aspot at (860) 621-3014.

Connecticutsenior games

The 2012 Connecticut Se-nior Games, the annual mul-ti-sport competition for mas-ters’ athletes, will be hostedby the City of New Britainfor the second straight year.The 33rd Annual Connecti-cut Senior Games will beheld from Friday, May 18through Sunday, May 20. The2012 Senior Games offer 15great events to compete in.

The Connecticut SeniorGames is an open competi-tion that any athlete meetingthe age requirements can en-ter. Athletes turning 50 yearsold in 2012 are eligible tocompete in the “Games”!

Athletes will compete in fiveyear age divisions: 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, and 90 plus. The Se-nior Games also will be offer-ing events for 30-39 and 40-49year olds in track and field,swimming, pickleball, volley-ball, slow pitch softball, and3-on-3 basketball. Additional-ly, 45-49 year olds can nowparticipate in our racquet-ball competition.

In 2011, approximately 900athletes from Connecticut aswell as all over the Northeastcompeted in 14 differentsports. Athletes at the SeniorGames are competing formuch more than wins andmedals. The “Games” are agreat way to stay active, com-petitive and be involved inthe community.

Connecticut Sports Man-agement Group, ExecutiveDirector – Patrick Fisher -“The Connecticut Senior

Games is a leading, commu-nity-oriented event that yearin and year out attracts ath-letes from all over the North-east. The senior games hostcity of New Britain has pro-vided the “Games” withsome outstanding facilitiesand will help us offer a greatcompetition for our partici-pants.”

This years’ IndividualSports include: archery, bad-minton, bowling, cycling,golf, new sport pickleball,racquetball, shooting, swim-ming, table tennis, tennis,and track and field.

Connecticut Senior Gamesoffers the following TeamSports: 3 on 3 basketball,

bowling (doubles and mixeddoubles), racquetball(dou-bles and mixed doubles),men’s and women’s slowpitch softball, tennis (dou-bles and mixed doubles), andvolleyball.

For further informationabout the sports offeringsand information on how toregister log onto www.se-niorgamesct.org, or call theConnecticut Senior GamesOffice at (860) 528-4588.

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a.m. and returning approxi-mately 5:30 p.m. Package in-cludes an 11 a.m. show withreserved gold seating at theFox Theatre, current Fox-woods bonus package, freebuffet lunch. Call (860) 621-3014 to reserve a spot.

“Jonah” three days inBethlehem, Lancaster, andPhiladelphia from May 21 to23. Package includes: deluxemotor coach transportation,two nights and the CrownePlaza Hotel, hotel tax an bag-gage handling, full hot break-fast both mornings, dinnerboth evenings, wine andcheese reception at hotel, mu-sical comedy show at hotel,“Jonah” at the MillenniumTheater Sands Casino. BonusPhiladelphia sightseeingtour, National ConstitutionCenter, Quilt Shop, KitchenKettle, Intercourse Cannery.

Upcoming trips: June 19:Chinatown guided tour andlunch; July 2: Harborfest (tallships) Boston, Mass.; July tobe announced: Long Islandwine country, three days;Aug. 15: Connecticut RiverDixieland river cruise; Sept.19: The Osmond Brothers atFoxwoods; Oct./Nov. to be an-nounced: The Million DollarQuartet on Broadway, NewYork City; Dec. 4: ViennaBoys Choir, Symphony Hall,Springfield, Mass.

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On Tuesday, April 3, Mid-State Medical Center, 435Lewis Ave., in conferencerooms 2 and 3 on the secondfloor, is hosting a recruit-ment drive to raise aware-ness about the need for bone

marrow donors. Seventy per-cent of patients in need of amarrow transplant will nothave a matching donor intheir own family.

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The Hospital of CentralConnecticut, 100 Grand St.,New Britain, will offer Can-cer Transitions—Your LifeAfter Treatment, a free, four-part workshop series on nu-trition, exercise, medicalmanagement and emotionalwell-being for cancer sur-

vivors. Workshops will beheld April 9 and 23 and May 7and 21, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Regis-tration is required, (860) 224-5299. Free parking and ameal will be provided.

For the first time, the se-ries is being offered to menand women who have com-pleted treatment for any typeof cancer in the past twoyears. Expert speakers andpanelists will include socialworkers, nutritionists, nurs-es, physicians and fitnesstrainers. Though recom-mended that participants at-tend all four sessions, it isnot required. The sessionschedule is:

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Friday, March 31, Ameri-can Red Cross FarmingtonBlood Donation Center, 209Farmington Ave., Farming-ton, 6:30 to 11:15 a.m.

Wednesday, April 4, Amer-ican Red Cross FarmingtonBlood Donation Center, 209Farmington Ave., Farming-ton, 12:30 to 5:15 p.m.

Wednesday, April 4, Cen-tral Christian Academy, 1505West St., 1:15 to 6 p.m.

Saturday, April 7, Ameri-can Red Cross FarmingtonBlood Donation Center, 209Farmington Ave., Farming-ton, 6:30 to 11:15 a.m.

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ObituariesRobert Rousseau

Robert “Bob” J. Rousseau,66, ofSouthingtondied at hishome March14, 2012.

He wasborn in Wa-terbury Jan.25, 1946, toRita E. (Gelinas) RousseauSciortino, of Southingtonand the late Edward J.Rousseau, he had been alongtime Southington resi-dent. He attended St. Anne’sSchool in Waterbury. He wasa graduate of SouthingtonHigh School and attendedthe University of NewHampshire. He worked as ahorticulturalist at Vinny’sGarden Center in Walling-ford and the Agway of Mid-dlefield. He also lectured onhorticultural subjects at theWallingford Garden Club,the Durham Fair and at areahigh schools. He will be re-membered for his love offlowers and the pride he tookin the gardens he planted. He

had a quick wit and loved an-imals and cooking. He wasalso a longtime member ofthe Elks Club in Southing-ton.

He is survived by hismother, Rita E. (Gelinas)Rousseau Sciortino and step-father, Anthony Sciortino, ofSouthington; two brothers,Mark Rousseau and his wife,Diane (Cwirka) Rousseau, ofMeriden and Alan Rousseauand his wife, Sharon(Simard) Rousseau, ofSouthington; step-brother,Paul Sciortino and step-sis-ter, Theresa Sciortino, bothof Waterbury; two nieces,Lauren and Kylie Rousseau;aunt and uncle, Robert andTheresa Bessette, of Water-town and several cousins. Hewas the grandson of the lateLucien and Diana (Langlois)Gelinas, formerly of Water-bury and the grandson of thelate Andrew and Lucinda(Baribault) Rousseau, for-merly of Waterbury.

The funeral was heldMarch 19, 2012, at thePlantsville Funeral Home,Plantsville, followed by a

Mass at St. Aloysius Church,Plantsville. Burial followedin Calvary Cemetery, Water-bury.

Ferne StevensFerne C. (Chase) Stevens,

91, of Southington, diedMarch 13, 2012, at Hospital ofCentral Connecticut, NewBritain. She was the wife ofthe late Judson Stevens.

She was born Feb. 17, 1921,in Eagle Lake, Maine, thedaughter of the late Otto andLorena (Pelletier) Chase. Sheretired as a seamstress formJ.C. Penny’s. She was aparishioner of St. ThomasChurch. She had been a mem-ber of the V.F.W. Women’sAuxiliary of Maine, and amember of the Gold StarMother’s. She loved her fami-ly, bingo, gardening, and ex-celled at quilting winning

many prizes.She is survived by her chil-

dren, Richard Casey and hiswife, Patricia, of Southing-ton, Linda Lorenzo and herhusband, Jose, of Meriden,Mary Ann White and herhusband, Charles, ofSouthington, Rena McGrawand her husband, Norman,of North Carolina, GeorgeCasey and his wife, Nancy, ofSouthington; her 20 grand-children; 48 great-grandchil-dren; and four great-great-

grandchildren. She was pre-deceased by a son, LarryCasey; four brothers, onegranddaughter and onegrandson.

A memorial service washeld March 17, 2012, atDellaVecchia Funeral Home.Burial was at the conven-ience of the family at Mt.Hope Cemetery in Lewiston,Maine.

Benefit dinnerTeam Jill Spaghetti Dinner will be held Saturday,

March 31 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Southington Fire House,72 River St. to Benefit Multiple Sclerosis Society. Ticketprice includes pasta, salad, bread, and beverage. There isa cost to attend and 5 and under are free. There will beraffle prizes and bake sale as well. Tickets will be sold atthe door or by contacting Jill at (860) 793-6685.

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39CitizenSportsThe Southington CitizenFriday, March 30, 2012

Local MMA fighter set to reenter the cage

Photos by Brian Woodman Jr.

Southington High School alumnus Parker Porter, pic-tured in training recently, is set to face Randy Smith ina heavyweight match at Bellator 63.

Wrestlers wrap up seasonRight photo: The Southington HighSchool wrestling team celebrated its win-ning season March 21 with a banquet atHawk’s Landing Country Club. Pictured:Among those recognized that eveningwas Nate Solomon (Most Takedowns),Travis Daly (Most Pins), Zack Bylykbashi(Sudden Impact), Alex Richardson (6-Minute Award), Connor Morrell (Most Im-proved), Mark Jaffer and Noah Sheffy(Coach’s Award) and Travis Daly (MVP).The Blue Knights rolled up a 19-2 recordthis winter, claimed the Central Connecti-cut Conference West Division title, andplaced fifth at the CIAC Class LL statetournament and 19th at the State Open. Left photo: Local youth wrestler Jordan Silva advanced to the New England tournament inRhode Island and finished a strong third in his division.

By Brian Woodman Jr.Special to The Citizen

Tonight, March 30, heavy-weight Parker Porter, a 2003Southington High Schoolgraduate, will compete inBellator 63; a mixed martialarts event at Mohegan SunArena.

Weighing in at around 260pounds, Porter will fightRandy Smith on the under-card, which can be viewed atspike.com.

Porter and Smith clashedin January of 2008 at theMMA event, Combat Zone 25.Porter (5-3) won by decisionin that one.

As Porter went through aworkout recently at Under-dog Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu inHartford meant to simulate avariety of situations he mayface in the cage againstSmith, striking coach RussellLeak commented that, due tohis size, it’s difficult to findtraining partners for Porter.

“There are not a lot ofheavyweights,” said Leak,one of the proprietors of Un-derdog. “We actually havepeople here over 200 pounds,but few are as experienced ashe is.”

Three years ago, Porter de-veloped an interest in JeetKune Do, the philosophy and

system of fighting developedby Bruce Lee, which incorpo-rates a variety of techniques.Porter also began studyingBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu aroundthat time, and now holds a

purple belt in the style. He isschooled in Judo, Muay Thai,Kickboxing and wrestling aswell.

“I am not afraid of groundwork,” said Porter, a volun-

teer firefighter in Westfield.“I tend to prefer striking.”

In his last fight, held in Oc-tober, Porter lost to Jiu-Jitsuchampion Gabriel “Napao”Gonzaga, who was recentlyre-signed by the UltimateFighting Championships.

That match was part ofthe Marlborough-basedMMA promotion RealityFighting. Before being sub-mitted by Gonzaga, Porterhad been the organization’sheavyweight champ.

In June 2008, Porter lost tocurrent UFC light heavy-weight champion Jon

“Bones” Jones at a WorldChampionship Fightingevent.

Jones was a formidable op-ponent. In 16 fights, his onlydefeat was to Matt “TheHammer” Hammill in the2009 finale of The UltimateFighter television series.

Porter, who had been con-sidered for an earlier seasonof The Ultimate Fighter, saidhis recent transition to Bella-tor is a major step in his ca-reer. Although not as well-known as the UFC, Bellatorairs events on MTV2 and hasgained quite a following.

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Board weighs pros, cons of artificial turf fieldBy Kimberly Primicerio

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The Board of Education onMarch 22 approved the rec-ommendation of the town’sTurf Committee to bring ar-tificial turf to SouthingtonHigh School.

By a vote of 7-1, with Patri-cia Johnson absent, theschool board backed the TurfCommittee’s call for a syn-thetic turf field to replace thenatural-grass football field.After a detailed Power-Pointpresentation led by Al Natelliof the council and turf panel,the board voted to join withthe Town Council on the fieldeffort.

Zaya Oshana Jr., who castthe lone dissenting vote, hadreservations about the fieldand how much it would cost.He questioned some of therevenue opportunitiesbrought up in the presenta-tion and asked Natelli andturf committee memberswhat events could providerevenue for the town.

He also asked what

Cheshire has been doing tomake money off its syntheticfield, which was installed lastyear. Southington HighSchool Athletic Director EricSwallow said Cheshire re-cently held a concert on itsfield, charging for admission.

Oshana also asked wherethe money to pay for the fieldwould come from. Accordingto information gathered byTurf Committee ChairmanMike DeFeo, the moneywould either come from abond, a gift or a one-time cashpurchase. DeFeo was not

present at the meeting.If the synthetic turf is in-

stalled, money from theboard’s operating budgetwould not be funding it. ButOshana said he still has aproblem: If it’s funded by thetown, it’s still taxpayer mon-

ey, he argued.In these tough times, when

teachers are being laid off,Oshana said he struggleswith the idea of spendingclose to $1 million on a foot-ball field.

“It’s such a conflict rightnow,” Oshana said. “How doyou do that right now?”

Oshana said although he’squestioning the money, he ispro-artificial turf. He thinksthe synthetic field wouldbenefit the community.

Other board membersasked the Turf Committeequestions. Member TerriCarmody asked if specialplatforms would have to beused on graduation day toprotect the new field surfaceand whether the turf couldstand up to highheel shoes.

Board Chairman BrianGoralski said platformswon’t be necessary and thatthe turf is very durable andcan handle high heels.

“I believe there’s a com-munity movement sayingthere is a will to spend mon-ey on this,” said board mem-ber Patricia Queen. “As aconcept, I support it.”

Queen said it will getmuch more use than the cur-rent field does. The grassfield is only used 50 times ayear, according to informa-tion presented by Natelli.

“This space can be used byall sports teams, physical ed-ucation, youth athletes andthe community as a whole,”Queen said.

The Town Council has thefinal say on the proposal.

Meet the KnightsThe Southington High

School baseball team willhold its annual Meet theKnights Pasta Supper Mon-day, April 2, 6 to 8 p.m. at theSHS cafeteria. Tickets willbe available at the door.

Prior to the dinner, SHScoaches and players will

hold a free baseball clinic,5:15 to 6:15 p.m., in the maingym.

Middle school and LittleLeague players attending thesupper will receive a raffleticket. Prizes include SHSbaseball apparel, and “BatPerson of the Game” honorsat a SHS home baseballgame.

Summer baseballThe Southington Hurri-

canes are now evaluatingplayers for their 13U and 12Uspring AAU travel team. Formore information, contactJim or Ron at (860) 426-2710.

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Former Mount Southington instructor Dave BeckwithJr., right, is now the Director of Golf and Snow Sportsat Killington/Pico Mountain Resort in Vermont.

Maintaining a Hall of Fame is no easy task

By Dave MongilloSpecial to The Citizen

“I first skied when I wasthree, at Mount Southington,with my mom and dad, whowere instructors there, and Ihated it,” recalled DaveBeckwith Jr. “I guess I’vecome a long way since thatfirst cold day on the hill.”

His Dad, Dave Sr. remem-bers taking young David towork at Mount Southingtona few times after that. “Hejust didn’t like it, and he wastoo short to get on the T-bar,so it sort of dragged him up-hill,” said the elder Beck-with.

But, eventually, Dave Jr.would warm up to skiing.

“One day, when Juniorwas 11, I was headed to themountain and decided totake him with me,” saidDave Sr. “To my surprise hewas good at it, had fun andliked to ski. That was the lasttime we had to make himcome skiing.”

Dave Beckwith Jr’s. careerin the ski world has takenhim from neighboringPlainville, to New Hamp-shire, across the PacificOcean and, finally, back toNew England where he is theDirector of Golf and SnowSports at Killington/PicoMountain Resort in Ver-mont.

Along the way, Beckwithhas been a ski instructor atMount Southington, startingwhen he was 15, and theyouth program manager atthe Wheeler Regional YMCAin Plainville.

After graduating fromKeene State College, Beck-with headed west, and thenoverseas. He worked in Oki-nawa and Korea as a pro-gram director for Camp Ad-venture, where he operatedrecreation venues for U.S.military personnel and theirdependents.

In 1995, Beckwith re-turned to California and be-came the Ski School Director

at Boreal Ridge Resort. Aftereight years in Truckee, Cali-fornia he moved to Washing-ton State, where he was theSnow Sports Director at theSummit at Snoqualmie Re-sort. He held that post untillast year, when he decided tosettle in Killington.

During his cross-countrytravels, Beckwith started onhis Master’s Degree in Recre-ational Management at theUniversity of NorthernIowa, but wasn’t driven tosee it through. “The moun-tains called,” he said, “and Iwent back to skiing.”

Beckwith was a memberof the Board of Directors ofthe Outdoors for All Organi-zation, a PSIA-w TechnicalTeam Examiner, and a Divi-sional staff member forPSIA in California andWashington.

In addition to skiing,Beckwith is a certified diver,a baseball and volleyballcoach, and a back countryexploration guide.

Steve Positano, now theSki School Manager atMount Southington, workedwith Beckwith when theywere young instructors.

“I remember Dave as al-

ways being interested in thetechnical and educationalparts of ski teaching,” saidPositano. “He wanted to take

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Record-Journal staff

While the Meriden SportsReunion put the wraps on its31st annual banquet in Meri-den last week, the Southing-ton Hall of Fame committeewas just getting the ballrolling on its third.

Southington, the Johnny-come-lately on the area Hallof Fame scene, still sees itselfin the building phase of itsinstitution. As SouthingtonHall of Fame committeechairman Dennis Staneksaid March 20 after hisgroup’s first meeting of 2012,“We’re moving fast; it’s moresuccessful than I think any ofus thought, (but) I thinkwe’re in the fourth inningeven though we’re in ourthird year.”

Consequently, this year’sclass, which will be inductedat the Aqua Turf Club in No-vember, will roughly matchthe second, in terms of num-bers: 10 athletes, two teams,one coach, one booster, two

posthumous.The class, which will be fi-

nalized in April, is smallerthan the inaugural group of22 individuals and two teamsSouthington inducted in2010, but still much biggerthan groups at other areahalls. The Meriden Sports-men and Lyman Hall, elderstatesmen on the block, haveno more than two or three

honorees a year.The thinking in Southing-

ton? For a town with a sport-ing history dating back 80years, we’ve got a lot ofground to cover.

At the same time, that sen-timent has been tempered bythe thought of thinning the

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candidate pool too quickly,something that became an is-sue at Maloney and Platt, andeven Cheshire.

Maloney held annual in-ductions from 2004-09, usual-ly with one team and five in-dividuals going in per cere-mony, then shifted to everyother year. The next induc-tion is in 2013. Platt, whichestablished its hall five yearsearlier in 1999, did much thesame, though hit the groundharder with an inauguralclass that numbered 11. ThePanthers also had a groundrule: coaches had to be re-tired for five years and ath-letes out of school for 10 be-fore they could be consid-ered.

After about five years,Platt’s ceremony went fromannual to biennial. Then theorganizing committee lost afew members in 2008. An in-duction hasn’t been held onthe West Side since, but Plattathletic director Rich Katzdid said that the hall will berevived starting in 2013.

Cheshire has walked asimilar path, going from anannual event that began inthe mid-90s to one now heldevery other November.

Recognizing those experi-ences, which were also

Mets, Madoff, Manning, moneyBy Kyle Swartz

Special to The Citizen

Recent controversies inAmerican sports highlightwhy some fans may prefercollege and youth athleticsto professional competition— top-level money changeseverything.

One NFL story which gar-nered nationwide attentionwas quarterback PeytonManning changing teamsand signing with the DenverBroncos. To his credit, Man-ning, an elite superstar, han-dled his free agency withoutself-promotional fanfare, inline with modesty he hasmaintained during his his-torically illustrious career.Readers should recall equal-ly talented athletes whomanaged similar team-

switching circumstancesless modestly, like LeBronJames’ ill-fated “The Deci-sion” or Alex Rodriguez an-nouncing his new contractamidst the 2007 World Se-ries.

However, what mightpique some is the monetaryamount of Manning’s Den-ver deal. Not counting hisendorsements— how ubiqui-tous Manning can be in TVads — he already has madeover $120 million from hispast contracts with the Indi-anapolis Colts. Denversigned him to a five-year $96million agreement. The ten-uous nature of NFL con-tracts (not to mention thetenuous nature of hishealth) means that he likelywon’t collect all that cash.Still, this only lends cre-

dence to Occupy-Wall-Streetassertions that the socialconstitution of our countryhas come to favor too greatlythe uber-wealthy.

Elsewhere in the curiousconfluence of finances andsports, New York Mets own-ers Fred Wilpon and SaulKatz settled for $162 millionwith investigators of BernieMadoff ’s Ponzi scheme.Longtime investors withMadoff, Wilpon and Katzhad earned money throughthe disgraced financier and,due to Ponzi scheme repara-tion stipulations, reasonablyhad to pay much of it back.While generously giventhree years before fiscalpenalties occur, the belea-guered owners must nowcontend with cash shortagesfor the Mets, besides Jose

Reyes’ departure and in-juries to David Wright andJohan Santana.

Which brings us back tofootball, where league lead-ers disciplined the New Or-leans Saints harshly, but ap-propriately. Penalties forLouisiana’s NFL squad comeafter discovery that the or-ganization had operated anillegal “bounty” system,which financially rewardeddefensive players for badlyinjuring opponents. Whyhighly paid players wouldn’tnormally be motivatedenough to make hard, in-game tackles is beyond us.

Of course, without moneythere would be no profes-sional sports — or no profes-sional anything. And manyregrettable moments in ourcountry’s athletics have

nothing to do with funds(aforementioned publicityblunders by LeBron and A-Rod were out of vanity, notgreed). Still, all these pecu-niary issues within prosports — in which playersare paid obscene sums com-pared to everyday salaries —understandably could turnaway some viewers.

This spring, as a breakfrom Red Sox versus Yan-kees — teams with payrollsof $160 million and $196 mil-lion, respectively — we urgereaders to attend local high-school baseball games. Here,competition refreshingly isabout team-spirit and love ofthe game, and not whose au-tograph is worth the most.

Kyle Swartz is editor of TheNorth Haven Citizen, sister pa-per to The Southington Citizen.

shaped by the cost of puttingon the accompanying,Southington organizers havetried to walk the line be-tween making a big splash toget the event under fullsteam and going overboard.

“When we first startedthis committee in 2009 thatwas my biggest concern,”said Stanek. “I didn’t want toblow through this in the firstdecade. I wanted this to move

forward. So our plan was tobuild it up in the beginning,come to a point where wehave a fair number for a longperiod of time, then we’lldeal with it 20-25 years downthe road.”

Lyman Hall and the Meri-den Sportsmen can lay claimto that vantage point. Eachhas remained an annualevent. Each has benefittedfrom a deep candidate pool

and limited yearly selec-tions.

The Meriden Sportsmencanvas the old Meriden HighSchool, the Platt-Maloneyera that began in 1958 andWilcox Tech.

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Lyman Hall, which willhold its 30th annual induc-tion this spring, has a schoolhistory that dates back to1917. Yet LH is selective. Only76 of its alumni have been

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all of the courses and clinicshe could, and he began theProfessional Ski Instructorsof America certificationprocess when we first startedteaching.”

Ed Beckley, General Man-ager at Mount Southington,remembers Beckwith as be-ing a great asset to the resort.“Dave always worked withour new instructors at the

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enshrined.And, unlike the other area

halls, the Trojans do not wedtheir induction with a ban-quet. They hold their ceremo-ny in the school auditorium.

“Candidly, it comes downto money. Our philosophy isthis is about Lyman Hall andits legacy. We wanted to makesure people weren’t burdenedhaving to pay for a dinner,”said committee chairmanSteve Hoag. “We battedaround doing dinners, butyou defeat the purpose whenyou minimize the people whoare coming. Our philosophyhas always been keep it free.”

Ultimately, for every areaHall of Fame, the principalaim becomes “keep it going.”

early season on-snow clinics,and passed on what he hadlearned in the PSIA classes,”Beckley said. “Dave helpedorganize our after-school pro-grams and put the studentsinto the right classes.”

At Killington, Beckwith isreorganizing the Snow SportSchool and trying to makethe learning process morefun and efficient for newskiers and boarders. “Wekeep our classes small, nomore than five or six students

to an instructor,” he said.“The days of 20 learners in aclass are a thing of the past.”

Also, Beckwith is turninga Learn to Ski Week into athree-day affair. “In the mod-ern world, many people can’ttake a full week off to learn anew sport,” he said. “But along weekend is doable formany.”

At Killington, a boy fromPlainville, who started skiingat Mount Southington, isbringing the Snow SportSchool into a new century.

Parks and Recreation BriefsThe Southington Parks &

Recreation Department is lo-cated in the town hall at 75Main St., in the basement. Tomake reservations, registeror for more information, callthe office at (860) 276-6219.Program details and mail-inregistration forms are alsoavailable on the depart-ment’s webpage atwww.southington.org .

Wayton tennistournament

The 2012 Wayton OpenTennis Tournament will beheld July 20-22 and July 27-29at Southington High School.Men’s singles, women’s sin-gles, men’s doubles andwomen’s doubles will beavailable divisions. Thistournament is open to thepublic and residents of all ar-eas. Participants must be atleast 13 years old. Registra-tion is available online nowthrough July 14 atwww.waytonopen.com .There is a fee to participate.Proceeds benefit The WaytonOpen Scholarship Fund.

Dog obedienceclasses

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Recreation Department willoffer two types of dog obedi-ence classes this spring. Bothclasses will be held on Thurs-day evenings, May 3, 10, 17,24, 31, and June 7, 14 and 21 atThe Summit at Plantsville,261 Summit St. The instruc-tor is Kevin Medeiros. “Pup-py Kindergarten” classes fordogs 3-5 months old will runfrom 7 to 8 p.m. “Basic DogObedience” classes for dogsolder than 5 months will runfrom 8 to 9 p.m. All dogs musthave up-to-date vaccinationsin order to participate. Classsizes are limited. Pre-regis-tration and payment is re-quired. For more informa-tion or to register, call theParks & Recreation office at(860) 276-6219. Program de-tails and a mail-in registra-tion form are also availableon the department’s webpageat www.southington.org .

Golflessons

The Southington Parks &Recreation Department willoffer lessons for golfers ages7 to adult. There will be fiveclasses held on Thursdayevenings, May 17, 24, 31, andJune 7 and 14 at HighlandGolf Range, 1794 West St.

Lessons will be held from5:30 to 6:30 p.m. for ages 7-14and from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. forages 15 to adult. The instruc-tor is PGA professional JohnVitale. There is a fee to par-ticipate. Class sizes are limit-ed. Pre-registration and pay-ment is required. For moreinformation or to register,call the Parks & Recreationoffice at (860) 276-6219. Pro-gram details and online reg-istration are also availableon the department’s web-page at www.southington.org .

Youth summertheatre

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will offer three programs forSouthington residents enter-ing grades 3-12. The juniorprogram is a two-week work-shop for students enteringgrades 3-6 with a culminat-ing performance on July 6.The footlights program is forstudents entering grades 7-9and they will present “OnceOn This Island Jr.” on July 27and 28. The spotlights pro-gram is for students enteringgrades 9-12 and they willpresent “Curtains” on July20 and 21. Students enteringninth-grade will be offeredthe opportunity to select apreference, however this willbe dependent on registrationnumbers.

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April vacationcamp

YMCA Camp Sloper, 1000East St., will be running anApril Vacation Camp fromApril 9 to April 13 featuringfive camps: art camp, fort-building camp, horsebackriding camp, rocket sciencecamp, and building blockcamp. The art, fortbuilding,and rocket science camps areavailable for campers ingrades two through five.Building block and horse-back riding camps are forcampers in grades twothrough six. Campers will bedropped off at 9 a.m. atYMCA Camp Sloper andspend the day participatingin their camp-specific activi-ties until 3 p.m. Horsebackriding camp will be bused toHayes Equestrian Center tolearn riding and groomingskills from of 9:30 a.m. and11:30 a.m. The afternoon willbe spent participating in oth-er traditional camp activitiesand free activity.

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Spring programregistration

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Sloperafter school

On Tuesday, April 24, the“Sloper After School” pro-gram returns to the YMCACamp Sloper Outdoor Cen-ter. The program is a drop-inevent open to all middleschool and high school teensin Southington. This pro-gram is available to allSouthington residents, bothYMCA members and non-members.

The Sloper After Schoolprogram offers a variety ofthe very best camp activitiesincluding basketball, volley-ball, ultimate frisbee, kick-ball, frisbee golf, and whiffleball. In addition, the skatepark and BMX park will beopen. The Sloper AfterSchool program will be runfrom the end of the schoolday until 6 p.m. The YMCAwill offer a bus for trans-portation from DePaolo Mid-dle School, Kennedy MiddleSchool, and SouthingtonHigh School. Those studentswho will take the bus mustcomplete a permission slipand return it to the school of-fice in order to board the busto camp. Parents must picktheir children up by 6 p.m.All participants must sign

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Fling, featuring a dance; andTuesday, June 12, archeryand boating. There will be norain dates for any of theSloper After School events. Ifyou have any questions,please contact Jay Jaronko,outdoor center program di-rector, at (860) 621-8194 ext.308 or by e-mail at jjaronko@sccymca.org .

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Legion dinner — Ameri-can Legion Post 72 servesFriday night dinners at theLegion Post, 66 Main St.,from 5 to 8 p.m. Take-out or-ders are also available; ifpatrons purchase four din-ners, the fifth is free. To findout what the meal is thatweek, call the Legion Post,at (860) 621-4243. Tickets can

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Pasta fagioli dinner —St. Thomas School, 133 Bris-tol St., will be holding its an-nual pasta fagioli fundraiserevery Friday from 5 to 7p.m., during the Lenten Sea-son. It began on Friday, Feb.24 and will run through Fri-day, March 30 (Good Fridayis excluded.) There is a tick-et price per person and in-cludes all-you-can-eat pastafagioli, salad, bread, dessertand beverage. Information:call (860) 877-2004.

31 Saturday

Benefit dinner - TeamJill Spaghetti Dinner will beheld Saturday, March 31from 5 to 8 p.m. at theSouthington Fire House, 72River St. to Benefit MultipleSclerosis Society. Ticketprice includes pasta, salad,

bread, and beverage. Thereis a cost to attend and 5 andunder are free. There will beraffle prizes and bake sale aswell. Tickets will be sold atthe door or by contactingJill at (860) 793-6685.

Bluegrass concert— Abluegrass concert, featuringthe music of CrossOver andCharter Oak bluegrassbands is scheduled at FirstBaptist Church of Southing-ton, 581 Meriden Ave., Sat-urday, March 31, at 7 p.m.This is the first time theCharter Oak Band will bejoining CrossOver giving anevening of bluegrass musicwith a twist of country.Both bands are comprisedof veteran performers whohave played together forsome time. Light refresh-ments will be served.

Tickets may be purchasedby calling the church office,at (860) 628-8121 or at thedoor.

Elks awards banquet —The Southington Elks Lodge

No. 1669, 114 Main St., willhold its Annual Installationof Officers and Awards Ban-quet on Saturday, March 31.There is a cost to attend andtickets are available in theElks Lodge Taproom, call(860) 628-6682. For additionalinformation, call JimMarenzana at (860) 558-3598.

Easter extravaganza —The American Legion Auxil-iary Junior Girl’s Easter Ex-travaganza will be held onSaturday, March 31, from 11a.m. to 3 p.m. (rain date isApril 7) on the SouthingtonDrive-In grounds, 935 Meri-den-Waterbury Turnpike.There is a cost for admis-sion. For more information,contact Lindsey Starr at(860) 621-4409.

Jaycee Easter egg hunt— The Southington Jayceesare hosting their annualEaster Egg Hunt on Satur-day, March 31. Easter bunnyis scheduled to arrive viafire truck at 9:45 a.m. andthe hunt will begin prompt-

ly at 10 a.m. It will be held atJaycee Park, Union Street. Itis for ages 10 and under. Ad-mission is free, however it isencouraged to bring a non-perishable, non-expired,kid’s snack food item to bedonated to SouthingtonCommunity Services. Raindate will be Sunday, April 1,at 1 p.m. at Jaycee Park.Over 7,000 Easter eggs andraffle prizes as well. Formore info, please contactPresident Kerri Dynder at(781) 975-1546.

Nutmeg DepressionGlass Club — The NutmegDepression Glass Clubmeets on the third Tuesdayof each month, except Junethrough August at the Ma-sonic Temple, 96 Main St.,Southington. Guests or per-sons interested in becomingnew members are welcomeat any of the meetings. In-formation call (860) 628-5389or e-mail to

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Stroll down Easter Lane— The Merchants of Down-town Southington invite thepublic to “Stroll down EasterLane” on Saturday March 31,from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. TheEaster Bunny will be hop-ping around and participat-ing downtown businesseswill have special sales, give-aways and drawings as wellas treats for the kids. Feelfree to bring your Easter bas-kets.

April1Sunday

American Legion Easterbreakfast — American Le-gion Post 72, 66 Main St., willbe hosting an Easter break-fast on Sunday, April 1, from8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Breakfastitems will include omelets,eggs of any style, pancakes,biscuits and gravy, home-fries, toast, bacon, sausage,has, coffee, and juice. Thereis a cost.

Pancake breakfast — Apancake breakfast with fix-ings will be held at thePlantsville Fire House, 120 W.Main St., on Sunday, April 1from 7 to 11 a.m. Tickets canbe purchased at the door andchildren 6 and under arefree.

4Wednesday

Asset seminar — TheSouthington Public Librarywill be hosting a free semi-nar, “How To Protect YourAssets Should You NeedLong-Term Care,” onWednesday, April 4, at 6 p.m.Registration is suggested forthis program. Visit the on-line calendar atwww.southingtonlibrary.org,or call (860) 628-0947 ext. 5the Reference/Informationdesk.

Business lecture series -Lincoln College of New Eng-land, 2279 Mt. Vernon Road,Southington, begins a lec-ture series on Wednesday,April 4, from 6 to 7 p.m.Small business marketingon social media, the first in aseries of lectures on busi-ness topics, will be present-ed by Nick Hahn. During theLCNE lecture, Hahn willspeak about the most cur-rent opportunities for smallbusiness marketing usingsocial media. The lecture is

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Palm Sunday — Sunday,April 1 There will be a 10 a.m.

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5Thursday

Avoiding foreclosure —On Thursday, April 5,Southington Public Library

will host a program for thoseinterested in learning abouthow to avoid foreclosure.Registration is suggested.Visit the online calendar atwww.southingtonlibrary.org,or call the Reference/Infor-mation desk at (860) 628-0947ext. 5.

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Maundy Thursday Com-munion Service — Thursday,April 5, at 7:30 p.m.

Easter Sunday sunriseservice — Sunday, April 8, at6 a.m. at YMCA Camp Sloper,1000 East St.

Traditional Easter Resur-rection Services — Sunday,April 8, at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.For more information, callthe church office at (860) 628-5595.

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Prescott’s Eagle Scout project plan was to do a humanitari-an-type project, which required a lot of thinking “outside thebox.” Even when faced with the possibility that the projectwould not be approved, he pressed on with determination un-til it was finally approved on Sept. 6, 2010.

His project was to put into place a campout and trainingprogram for the boys of Connecticut Junior Republic of Wa-terbury. CJR is a private, non-profit organization that helpsat-risk, special needs, and troubled youth to become produc-tive members of their communities. He titled his project “In-tro to Camping.” His goal was to put a training program inplace, so that each year the CJR boys could do their own Introto Camping and carry on a legacy of learning. The trainingthe CJR teen boys received was tent setup and use, basic firstaid, lashings and knots, axe/hatchet use and safety, buildinga campfire, and outdoor cooking. Prescott’s’s motto for hisEagle Scout project was, “Give a man a fish; you fed him fortoday. Teach a man to fish; and you fed him for a lifetime.”

Prescott is a junior at E.C. Goodwin Technical High Schooland a student in their four-year plumbing and heating trade.Recently he took and received a very high score on the ArmedServices Vocational Aptitude Battery test, which will allowhim to join the Air Force once he completes high school.

Prescott will be recognized for his Eagle Rank at a Court ofHonor being held at Tabernacle Christian Church ofSouthington on Saturday, April 14.

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Daniel J. Daigle has beenappointed to the Board ofTrustees of Jerome Home,New Britain, on Jan. 5.

Daigle, a CPA, is officerand director of Smith, Daigle& Company PC, an account-ing firm in Southington. Hereceived his Bachelor of Sci-ence in accounting from theUniversity of Connecticut.Daigle’s past professionaland current communityservice positions include Ro-tary Club, Connecticut Se-nior Olympics, The Hospitalof Central Connecticut,Main Street CommunityFoundation, and First Con-gregational Church. Daigleis a member of the GreaterSouthington Chamber ofCommerce and has been a re-cipient of their OutstandingBusiness Person award. Inaddition, Daigle is a memberof the American Institute ofCertified Public Accountantsas well as a current memberand previous board memberof the Connecticut Society ofCertified Public Accoun-tants.

Beautification award winners

The Southington Chamberof Commerce has announcedthe 2012 recipients of its an-nual Beautification awardsto local businesses. Theawards are for those whohave renovated existingstructures or erected newbuildings that enhance the

overall appearance of thecommunity. The owners willreceive their awards at theChamber’s 74th dinner meet-ing on Saturday, April 21, atthe Aqua Turf Club.

The recipients includeAmerican Eagle CreditUnion, Moe’s SouthwestGrill, Sno-White Equipment,Machiavelli’s, Spice Bar &Grill, Smokin with ChrisRestaurant, and to Ron andNancy Serafino for their Ap-ple Harvest Festival mural.

“The number of theseawards each year is indica-tive of the investments own-ers are putting into theirSouthington businesses. It’sa reflection of the confidencethe business community hasin our town,” said chamberPresident Art Secondo. Aspecial committee approvedthe recipients.

The Chamber will an-nounce its community awardrecipients prior to the din-ner. Reservations for theevent which include dinner,open bar, raffle and a theme

tribute to the movie “DirtyDancing,” can be made bycalling the Chamber at (860)628-8036.

Women’s forumassembles

Central ConnecticutWomen’s Forum meets Tues-day, April 17, at 5:30 p.m., atCapri Ristorante,161 Woodford Ave.,Plainville. The schedule is5:30 p.m. – networking ; 6p.m.- dinner; 7 p.m.- speaker-Matt Ryan, Topic- “Follow-

ing your Dreams”. Reserva-tions and dinner choice re-quired by calling or email-ing: (860) 224-4415 or ccwfco-ordinator@mail.com . Din-ner choice is salad withgrilled chicken; stuffed soleor chicken parmigiana. Thedeadline is Friday, April 13.There is a cost for membersand guests. Bring businesscards, brochures, samplesetc. for the “Information Ex-change Table” at meeting.

50 The Southington Citizen — Friday, March 30, 2012

SOUTHINGTON LEGAL NOTICENotice is hereby given that a Presidential Preference Pri-mary of the Republican Party will be held on April 24, 2012,in each town.Notice is also hereby given that the following are thenames of the candidates (including the category “Uncom-mitted”) which are to appear on the ballot at said primaryin the manner and in the order in which such names andcategory are herein listed, under the office designation“Nomination for President of the United States”, togetherwith the addresses of such candidates:

RepublicansName and Address:

Newt Gingrich, Atlanta GARon Paul, Springfield VAMitt Romney, Boston MA

Rick Santorum, Verona PAUncommitted

Dated at Hartford, Connecticut, this 20th Day of March,2012.Denise MerrillSecretary of the StateThe foregoing is a copy of the notice which I have receivedfrom the Office of the Secretary of the State in accordancewith Secs. 9-433 and 9-471 of the General Statutes. Asprovided, such primary will be held on April 24, 2012. Thehours of voting at said primary and the location of the pollswill be as follows: Hours of Voting: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Location of Polling Place Voting DistrictSouth End School, Maxwell Nobel Dr. 1Kennedy Middle School, 1071 S. Main St. 2Derynoski School, 240 Main St. 3Hatton School, 70 Spring Lake Rd. 4Flanders School, 100 Victoria Dr. 5DePaolo Middle School, 385 Pleasant St. 6Kelley School, 501 Ridgewood Rd. 7Thalberg School, 145 Dunham Rd. 8The Tabernacle, 1445 West St. 9Plantsville School, 70 Church St. 10Strong School, 820 Marion Ave. 11

Absentee ballots will be counted at the following centrallocation: Council Chambers - Town Hall, 75 Main St.Dated at Southington, Connecticut, this 21st day of March,2012.Leslie G. Cotton, Town ClerkTown of Southington

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Judith HowardJudith M. (Erickson) Howard,

70, of Southington and Marble-head, Mass., died peacefully sur-rounded by her family March 10,2012, at St. Mary’s Hospital inWaterbury.

She was born in Cambridge,Mass., on May 22, 1941, to the lateDavid and Marion (O’Hara) Er-ickson, she had been a longtimeSouthington resident. She was agraduate of Marblehead HighSchool.

She is survived by her son,Thomas Howard and wife, Kimand their two sons, Finneganand Eamonn, of Brooklyn, N.Y.;and her daughter, RebeccaD’Averso and husband, Eric,and their two children, Saman-tha and Ryan, of Southington;her sister, Jean Smith and hus-band, Francis, of Manteno, Ill.;and many cousins, nieces,nephews and special friends.

The funeral was held March13, 2012, at the Plantsville Funer-al Home, Plantsville. Burial washeld March 15, 2012, in Water-side Cemetery, Marblehead,Mass.

Herbert HelmsHerbert Helms, 84, of

S o u t h i n g t o nand formerly ofWest Hartford,died March 10,2012, surround-ed by his familyat Hospital ofCentral Con-necticut, New Britain. He wasthe beloved and loving husbandof Joan (Seymour) Helms for 58years.

He was born April 12, 1927,son of the late Hans and Anna(Munch) Helms. He was a gradu-ate of Hartford Trade Schooland State Technical Institute. Heretired from Cooper Industriesas a Tooling Specialist Engineer.He belonged to the FarmingtonTunxis Bowling League. Afterhis retirement he drove a van forthe Talcott Mountain ScienceCenter and a special ed van forthe town of West Hartford. Healso volunteered for Meals onWheels in West Hartford foreight years and was a volunteerat Southington Bread for Life for10 years. Previously, he was onthe Spring Lake Village CondoNo. 8 Association Board. He wasan active member of St. Paul’sEpiscopal Church for 10 yearsand had been a member of St.

James’s Episcopal Church inWest Hartford for almost 50years. In his spare time he lovedtending to his garden and travel-ing. He had an abiding interestin steam trains, trolley cars andwas a World War II buff. Headored spending time with hisfamily and they always camefirst. His grandchildren affec-tionately referred to him as“Boppy”.

Besides his wife, he is sur-vived by his daughters, JuliePoulin and her husband, Danieland Karen DiDomenico and herhusband, Jeffrey, all ofSouthington; his five grandchil-dren, Danielle Griswold and herhusband, Kevin, Shawn Poulin,Lisa Kohanski and her husband,Brian, Cory DiDomenico andgirlfriend, Stephanie Cyr andSteven DiDomenico; a great-grandchild, Kassidy Griswoldand a nephew, KennethHanscom, of W. Hartford. Hewas predeceased by a sister,Gertrude Hanscom and niece,Sharon Hanscom.

A memorial service was heldMarch 21, 2012, at St. Paul’s Epis-copal Church. Burial was at theconvenience of the family.DellaVecchia Funeral Home,was in charge of arrangements.Memorial donations can bemade to St. Paul’s EpiscopalChurch, 145 Main St., Southing-ton, CT 06489.

Benjamin NorwidBenjamin R. Norwid, 88, of

Southington, died March 15,2012, atthe Southington Care Center. Hewas the beloved husband ofTheresa (Beaulieu) Norwid.

He was born Jan. 3, 1924,in Ansonia, he was the son ofthe late Charles and Agnes (Las-tauskas) Norwid. He was a veter-an of World War II serving withthe U.S. Navy. He was employedby the Farrel Co. for 43 years re-tiring in 1986. He was a memberof the Calendar House and trav-eled around the world withTheresa.

Besides his wife, he is sur-vived by a daughter, Cecilia Nor-wid, of Griswold; two stepchil-dren, Nancy Massuci and hus-band, John, of Southington andMaureen Paradis, of Bristol; anephew, Alan Norwid and wife,Martha and their children,Christopher and Michael, ofCheshire; three step- grandchil-dren, Melanie and Corey Massu-ci and Sean Paradis; two step-

great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law Lillian Norwid of Ansoniaand several nieces and nephews.He was predeceased by a broth-er, John Norwid and two sisters,Mary Hogan and Anne Burke.

The funeral was held at theDellaVecchia Funeral Home,Southington and burial withmilitary honors was at St.Thomas Cemetery.

Doris Bell Doris V. (Hartford) Bell, 90, of

Plantsville, diedp e a c e f u l l yMarch 17, 2012,at SouthingtonCare Center. Shewas the wife ofthe lateClarence J. Bellfor 56 years.

She was born in SouthingtonDec. 9, 1921, to the late Haroldand Annetta (Aspinall) Hart-ford, she had been a lifelongSouthington resident. Sheserved her country as a sergeantin the U.S. Marine Corps duringWorld War II. She retired fromViking Aluminum after 20 yearsof service and was a longtimemember of St. Paul’s EpiscopalChurch. Doris was an avidUCONN Women’s Basketballand Boston Red Sox fan.

She is survived by three sons,James Bell and his wife, SusanBatten-Bell, of Goode, Va., RonBell, of Southington and TerryBell, of Meriden; a daughter,Sandra Rizzo and her husband,David Pascall, of Southington; abrother, Harold E. Hartford andhis wife, Vera, of Canton; a sis-ter, Shirley Goldsmith and herhusband, Alden, of Plainville;and seven nieces and nephews;10 grandchildren, Kim Vinson,Chris Bell, Lisa Rizzo, MichaelRizzo, Nicholas Rizzo, Joie-Marie Mazurek, Timothy Bell,Robert Bell, Jeffrey Bell andRyan Bell and nine great-grand-children; Nicholas, Nathan andCallia Borkowski; MadelynnVinson, and Emma and AveryBell, James and Jake Mazurekand Nathan Bell.

The funeral was held March20, 2012, at the Plantsville Funer-al Home, Plantsville. A funeralservice was held March 22, 2012,at the St. Paul`s EpiscopalChurch, Southington. Burialwith full military honors fol-lowed in Oak Hill Cemetery,Southington. Memorial dona-tions may be made to a charity ofthe donor’s choice.

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Friday, March 30, 2012 — The Southington Citizen 51SOUTHINGTONLEGAL NOTICE

INVITATION TO BIDTRENCH RESTORATION (2012)

CONTRACT 2012-02Sealed Bids for Trench Restoration, Contract 2012-02, willbe received at the office of the Town Manager, Town Hall,75 Main Street, Southington, Connecticut, 06489, until10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 13, 2012, at which place andtime said Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.The work includes permanent patching and miscellaneousconstruction work including restoration for approximately123 trenches throughout the Town (55 within the street),including but not limited to 130 linear feet of bituminousconcrete curb repair, 150 square feet of concrete sidewalkreplacement, 650 square yards of Class 2 bituminous con-crete patching and sealing, 75 square yards of loamingand seeding, and adjustment of utility gate valves. Con-tractor shall provide pricing for mill and overlay work; how-ever, locations of this type of work are not determined atthis time.Bid Security: Certified, treasurer’s or cashier’s check or bidbond in the sum of 5 percent of the bid.Contract Documents may be examined and obtained atthe office of the Town Engineer, Town Hall, 75 Main Street,Southington, Connecticut 06489 ($15.00 depositrequired).Successful bidder must furnish 100 percent PerformanceBond and 100 percent Labor and Materials Bond.All appropriate State of Connecticut public works employ-ment laws are applicable.The Town of Southington reserves the right to reject any orall Bids, should the Town of Southington deem it to be inthe public interest to do so.

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LOST Grey Cat 3/23/12 vicinityof Huber Ave and Murray St/Washington Park, Meridenarea. Answers to Silver. Oldercat, very skittish. Please callMike at 203-639-9520 leavemessage. We are heartbroken!

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SOUTHINGTONLEGAL NOTICE

Southington Planningand Zoning Commission

Notice of ActionsThe Southington Planningand Zoning Commissionvoted to take the followingactions at the meeting ofMarch 20, 2012:A. Galaxy Development,

LLC, site plan applica-tion for plaza redevel-opment and 7,500 s.f.restaurant, 365 QueenStreet (SPR #1605),approved.

B. Southington CountryClub, site plan applica-tion for change of usefrom cart room to interi-or dining area, 150 Sav-age Street (SPR#1392.3), approved.

C. Mark Zommer, site planapplication for pro-posed addition, 83West Main Street (SPR#1547.1), approvedwith stipulation

Dated at Southington, CTThis 21st day of March,2012Mary F. Savage-Dunham,AICPTown Planner

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LANDSCAPING

SPRING Clean Ups Mowing,hedge trimming, brush, shrub &tree removal. Dump Runs. JunkRemoval. Don 203-235-1318

DDEE CCAA LLAANNDDSSCCAAPPIINNGG● Patios & Walks● Spring Clean Up● Lawn Mowing, Mulching

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EXTREME LANDSCAPINGFall Cleanups, Vac Truck, Hedge

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SPRING CLEAN UPSStarting now!

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JUNK REMOVAL

HAVE DUMP TRUCK- Willcarry out junk, debris, furni-ture, appliances, etc. We TakeIt All! Free Estimates. Call Ed.

THE FAMOUSEL GUAPO’S JUNK REMOVAL

As seen on TV and You Tube.203-440-0239 or 860-324-0874

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KITCHEN & BATHREMODELING

C&M CONSTRUCTIONTo ensure a quality job

at a fair price. Call 203-630-6459 CT Reg #608488

Siding, Roofing, Windows,Decks, Sunrms, Additions

203-237-0350CT Reg. #516790

LANDSCAPING

LAWNGENTLEMEN.COMExpert Mowing, Landscaping,Cleanups, Patios/walkways,Tree removal, CT#0630132

(860) 302-6220

LAWN MOWING $30Most neighborhood lawns,

spring clean ups. senior citizendiscounts. Call Ed 860-302-8847A&A Property Maintenance

Spring Clean-Ups. Tree Removal.Shrub & hedge trimming.

Give us a call - we do it all!860-305-9112 or 203-499-9813

GARY Wodatch Landscape Svs.Hedge/tree trim., trimming overgrown properties. Est 1985. Allcalls returned. #0620397. Office203-235-7723 cell 860-558-5430

AA KKYYLLEE LLAANNDDSSCCAAPPIINNGGAffordable lawn care in Meriden

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JOE’S LAWN CARE, LLCSpring clean up, mowing,

mulching, landscape work.Res/Com 203-631-7444 Licensed,fully insured. #563805

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

ALBERTS HOME REPAIRSRemodeling, Windows, Doors,

Siding, Decks, FloorsLic & ins #623837 203-592-1148

HOME Improvement ContractorInterior/Exterior Painting, Sid-

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DE CA Home Improvement● Kitchen & Bath● Flooring, Painting● Roofing & Siding

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MMGGWW HHOOMMEE IIMMPPRROOVVEEMMEENNTTKitchens & Baths, Painting,

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DDAAVVEE’’SS CCAARRPPEENNTTRRYYRepairs,roofing,siding, addi-

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HOUSE CLEANING

POLISH/ENGLISH speakingwoman to clean house w/care.3rd cleaning 50% off. Ins &bonded. Refs. 860-538-4885

RELIABLE, Experienced personto clean homes. Detailed clean-ing with a personal touch. Over20 years experience. Excellentrefs. Call Beth (203) 639-1870

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JUNK REMOVAL

JUNK REMOVAL &MORE!We remove Furniture, Appliances,

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ELECTRICAL SERVICE

T.E.C. Electrical Svc LLCAll Phases of Electrical Work

24 hr. Emergency Service SMALL JOBS WELCOME

203-237-2122

FENCING

Cornerstone FFeennccee & Orna-mental Gates. All types offence. Res/Comm. AFA Cert.Ins’d. Call John Uvino 203-237-GATE. CT Reg #601060

GUTTERS

HHIIGGHHLLAANNDDCCOONNTTRRAACCTTOORR..CCOOMMSeamless Gutters/Downspouts

Gutter cleaning/repairsAccepting all credit cards.

CT Reg #621315 (203) 675-8084

GGUUTTTTEERRSS DDOONN’’TT WWOORRKKIIFF TTHHEEYY’’RREE DDIIRRTTYY

For gutter cleaning, call Kevin at (203) 440-3279

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Over 25 years experience. Call today for free estimates.

Call 203-440-3535 Ct. Reg. #578887

HANDYPERSONS

MR. HANDYHome Improvement & Repairs.

No Job Too Small. CT Reg #624078

Call Larry (860) 877-5678

MMGGWW HHOOMMEE IIMMPPRROOVVEEMMEENNTTKitchens & Baths, Painting,

Windows/Doors, InteriorRemodeling, Gutters,

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HEATING & COOLING

DO NOT Freeze this WINTER!Call Duane Plumbing, heating& cooling. Annual furnace &boiler tune-ups & cleanings.Quality work. Major creditcards. Low rates. Call 203-379-8944 #400335-S1

ATTIC & BASEMENTSCLEANED

GARY Wodatch Demolition SvsSheds, pools, decks, garages.Quick, courteous srv. All callsreturned. Ins. #566326. Office203-235-7723/Cell 860-558-5430

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Pete In The PickupYear Round Junk Removal

No Job too Big/Small We Do it All203-886-5110

CARPENTRY

MR. HANDYHome Improvement & Repairs.

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Call Larry (860) 877-5678DDAAVVEE’’SS CCAARRPPEENNTTRRYY

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THERRIEN REMODELINGGarages, Additions, Roofing,

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CONCRETE & CEMENT

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TRUCKS & VANS

CHEVY SILVERADO, 1997Black, Short Bed, StepSide, 4X4, Bedliner, RearSliding Window, 180,000Miles. Asking $3200.

Call 203-235-0056 after 5pm.

DDOODDGGEE CCAARRAAVVAANN 220000554 Door Grand SXT

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SUV’S

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SIDING

Gonzalez Construction

Roofing, siding, windows, decks,gutters & remodeling.

203-639-0032joe@gonzalezconstructionllc.com

Fully Lic & Ins Reg #577319

203-237-0350CT Reg. #516790

SNOW PLOWING

SALT - $130 per Yard. Sand/salt7:2 DOT mix, $65 per yard,picked up. 100% Calcium chlo-ride icemelt - Safest for con-crete! $16.50 per 50lb. bag.Pallet prices available. 24/7.Call 203-238-9846

TREE SERVICES

YARDLEY TREE SERVICE.comFair, reasonable. Free estimates.

Registered. Insured. 203-440-0402 or 860-595-4159A&A Property Maintenance

Spring Clean-Ups. Tree Removal.Shrub & hedge trimming.

Give us a call - we do it all!860-305-9112 or 203-499-9813

PPRROOPPEERRTTYY TTRREEEE RREEMMOOVVAALLSSEERRVVIICCEE Stump grinding, haz-ardous removal, hangers, chip-ping, crane service. 20 yrs exp.We’ll beat any written est. Fullyins. Free est 203-509-9408

NEW England Tree Service LLC,fully licensed & insured. Topquality work, 24 hr storm serv-ice. Refs avail. Free est. CT Reg570899. Call (203) 699-TREE

PRICKER REMOVALRICK’S AFFORDABLE

Spring clean-ups, hedge trim, brush, tree, pricker & under-brush removal. No job too big or too small. 11 yrs experience.

203-530-4447

TTRREEEE PPRROOBBLLEEMMSS??Broken limbs, hangers, we spe-cialize in difficult takedowns.Professional climbers, Fullylicensed & Ins. Call for yourfree quote. Ask for Jimmy.Accelerated Landscaping, Inc.Celebrating our 25th Yr in busi-ness. Veteran & Senior dis-counts. Calll 860-982-4819.

LAVIGNE’S TREE SERVICE

IN BUSINESS 31 YRS.Tree removal. Stump grinding. Crane Service. Free Estimates.Fully insured. 203-294-1775lavignestreeservicellc.com

GARY WODATCH LLCTree Removal, All calls returnedReg #0620397. Quick courteousservice. Office 203-235-7723 orCell 860-558-5430

ROOFING

HOME SSoolluuttiioonnss $500 off anew roof w/ this ad. Greatprices, free est. LIC & INSHIC #0631419. 203-631-2991

VV.. NNAANNFFIITTOORoofing, Siding, Windows, Decks

Remodeling GuttersCT Reg#570192 (203) 639-1634

C&M CONSTRUCTIONTo ensure a quality job

at a fair price. Call 203-630-6459 CT Reg #608488

SAVE NOW- Spring Special Wedo it all! Roofing, siding & more.Alex Home Improvement Freeest. 203-631-8810 #583177

THERRIEN REMODELINGGarages, Additions, Roofing,

Windows, Doors. References, Ins.CT#544609 203-238-9264Celebrating our 25th Year!

GonzalezConstruction

★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★Roofing, siding, windows,

decks, gutters & remodeling. ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★

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Reg #HIC577319

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SERVICES OFFERED

LAWNGENTLEMEN.COMExpert Mowing, Landscaping,Cleanups, Patios/walkways,Tree removal, CT#0630132

(860) 302-6220

T.E.C. Electrical Svc LLCAll Phases of Electrical Work

24 hr. Emergency Service SMALL JOBS WELCOME

203-237-2122

Cornerstone FFeennccee & Orna-mental Gates. All types offence. Res/Comm. AFA Cert.Ins’d. Call John Uvino 203-237-GATE. CT Reg #601060

SIDING

CPI HOME IMPROVEMENTHIGHEST Quality-LOWEST Price

Siding ● Roofing Windows ●Remodeling ● Decks ● Gutters

Additions ●Credit cards accepted 203-634-6550 CT Reg #0632415

VV.. NNAANNFFIITTOOSiding, Roofing, Windows, Decks

Remodeling GuttersCT Reg#570192 (203) 639-1634

PLUMBING

DO NOT Flush money down the drain, call Duane Plumbing, heating. Quality work, low ratesMajor credit cards accptd. 203-379-8944 lic. #283401 P1

WE take pride in our work and inpleasing the customer. Call Tim(203) 715-1925 for all yourplumbing & heating needs.

Licensed & Insured # 0285945P-1

MEDINA SSeewweerr && DDrraaiinnCClleeaanniinngg SSeerrvviicceess LLLLCC

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POWER WASHING

AA--11 QQuuaalliittyy PPoowweerrwwaasshhiinnggHHOOTT WWAATTEERR,, LLOOWW RRAATTEESS

Call Dennis 203-630-0008

TThhee PPoowweerrwwaasshhiinngg KKiinnggssOthers Wash - We Clean!

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POWERWASHING Houses,decks, fences. Local co., satis-faction guar. Insured. Olsen Oil& Power Washing 203-272-2699

PPOOWWEERR WWAASSHHIINNGGIs Spring Cleaning

On the outside. FREE ESTIMATES.#569127 Call Kevin 203-440-3279

ROOFING

HHIIGGHHLLAANNDDCCOONNTTRRAACCTTOORR..CCOOMMRoofing, Siding & Gutters

Accepting all credit cards.CT Reg #621315 (203) 675-8084

O’CONNOR HOMEIMPROVEMENT, LLC

203-639-0231 Lic. & ins. Free est.

Work performed by owner. CT Reg #602521

CPI HOME IMPROVEMENTHIGHEST Quality-LOWEST Price

Siding ● Roofing Windows ●Remodeling ● Decks ● Gutters

Additions ●Credit cards accepted 203-634-6550 CT Reg #0632415

LANDSCAPING

JM LAWNCARESpring Cleanups, Lawn Mowing,

Trimming, mulching, plantingand more. Comm & Res.

Call for free est 860-796-8168

JT’S LANDSCAPING, LLCTop Quality Work. Full Lawn

Maintenance. Spring is herecall for your free estimatestoday! Licensed & insured.203-213-6528 Reg #616311

LAWN & GARDEN

J&J Lawn Services- Res & Comm.Lawn cutting. Spring & fallcleanup. Weekly or bi-weeklysvs. Neighborhood discountsgiven. Shrub clipping & flowerbed maint. Owner operated.Fully ins. Call John 203-376-6764

SSPPRRIINNGG CCLLEEAANNUUPPSSLawn Mowing. Weekly, biweek-ly, monthly. You decide. Please

call 203-630-2152.

MASONRY

ANTHONY’’SS MMaassoonnrryy LLiicc && IInnss..CChhiimmnneeyyss,, ssttoonnee wwoorrkk,, ppaavveerrss,,rreettaaiinniinngg wwaallllss,, ccoonnccrreettee,,wwaallkkss.. 220033--880088--22112299 ##661177442255

PAUL’S MASONRY New &Repairs. Stone walls, arches,chimneys, sidewalks, fireplaceS.Free est. #614863. 203-706-9281

LULO'S MMAASSOONNRRYY - Walkways,stairs, patios, swimming pools,chimneys, and more. Repairs.Free estimates. Licensed. CTReg #0608431. 203-271-2411

BEGO’S Masonry RetainingWalls, Brick and Block worksFireplace, Chimneys, Stairs,Stoops, Sidewalks, MasonryRepair and much more. Freeest. 20yrs exp. CT# 601857203-754-5034 or 203-565-7129

JIMMY’S MASONRYStonewalls, steps, patios, chim-

neys, all types. Lic. & Ins’d. 27 yrsexp. Call for free est. 860-274-4893 CT. Reg. #604498

W. BOOBER MASONRY25 yrs exp in all types of masonry

CT Reg # 0626708Call 203-235-4139

CHIMNEY Cleaning. Masonryrepairs, re-lining, caps, dampers.Free est. Ins. Lic. #575553. Strict-ly Chimneys LLC 860-829-0128

PAINTING/WALLPAPERING

AA--11 QQUUAALLIITTYY PPAAIINNTTIINNGGSpecializing in Wood/Aluminumsiding. Low rates. Reg#533474.

Call Dennis 203-630-0008

RAINBOW PAINTINGRental Property turnover re-

paints, int, ext, commercial.Popcorn ceiling repairs.Powerwashing, wallpaperremoval. Quality work atfair prices. HIC#0564831Scott 203-623-2941.

www.rainbowpainting1.com

LL && EE PPAAIINNTTIINNGG.. Professionaland Affordable. Lic & ins. CallTrevor 203-938-3789. CT Reg#623250. www.landeprop.com.

FURNITURE &APPLIANCES

AAFFFFOORRDDAABBLLEEWashers, Dryers,

Refrigerators and Stoves.

AApppplliiaannccee RReeppaaiirrssWill Deliver

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DARK WOOD kitchen table 60 X 40. Good condition $75 LIGHT WOOD kitchen table 60 X 36. Fair condition $50.

Call 203-237-3469RECLINING SOFA Beige/Brown Plaid

With Matching Rocker ReclinerGood Condition

$250. 203-269-0742

MISCELLANEOUSFOR SALE

COUNTER TOP, Stainless SteelSink & Hutch. 1 yr old. 59square feet. $400. Call formore details, 203-213-1409

DOWN Comforter Dubet, Pil-lows & Shams. King. Cleaned.$350 Value - $80. 203 235-4755

HOT TUB: 2012 Model, 6 Per-son, 46 Jets, Waterfall, LEDLighting, Ozonator, AllOptions W/Cover, BrandNew - Still In Package,Never Hooked Up. Full War-ranty. Original Cost $8000,Sacrifice $3500. Can Deliver.

203-232-8778

TIRES (4): P225/60R16, $100

203-265-5321

ANTIQUES &COLLECTIBLES

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WANTED TO BUY

1, 2 OR 3 ITEMS OR AN ESTATE

$$$ CA$H $$$Estate sale service. Costume Jewelry, Antiques, paintings,

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1-2 ITEMS Silverware, China, Glass.

Furniture. 50’s Items. Whole Estates.

203-238-34992ND GENERATION

Buys old paintings & prints, lamps,jewelry, Meriden & Winchesteritems. Old advertisement,estate items. 203-639-1002

2ND GENERATIONBuys old toys, lamps & lamp parts,

jewelry, estate items, glass,China, sterling. 203-639-1002

Always Buying All Contents ofEstates. Antique, old toys &

collectibles. furniture,costume jewelry, etc.

Call or stop by Frank’s, 18 S. Orchard St. Wallingford. 203-379-8731 or 203-284-3786

Open Mon.-Sat. 9am-5pm

PETS & LIVESTOCK

BBOOAARRDD && LLEESSSSOONN SSPPEECCIIAALLSSRosehaven Stables, LLC

Meridenwww.rosehavenstables.com

203-238-1600

BULLDOGS, Yorkie, Yorkie-Poo,Schnoodles, Boston Terrier, JRussells, Dachshund, Chihuahua,Shih Tzu, Labs, Boxers & mixedbreeds. $250+. 860-930-4001

DASCHUND puppies for sale,five, 2 fem, 3 male. Pieball andblack & tan. 38 yrs breedingexp. Ready to go, 8 wks old.$595 each. 203-891-7084

GGEERRMMAANN Shepard & Husky mixPuppies! $650. or $750. forblue eyes. Call for info 203-915-7950

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIESTop quality. Working lines.4 Males, 1 Female, takingdeposits now. Ready March 26th.Shots, tattooed. AKC reg. Guar-anteed. $1000. Serious inquiriesplease. (860) 655-0889

HORSE LOVERS EXCEPTIONALRiding opportunity in exchange

for 6-8 hours per week. AM and PM time needed.

203-213-8833 or 203-272-6593

SPRING Vacation with horses.Rap A Pony Farm, Mon-Thurs 9-noon, April 16 thru 19. Programincludes daily lessons, safetyaround horses, grooming, minitrail rides. $200/wk. 203-265-3596. Special English & West-ern lessons $350 for 10 lessons.

LAWN & GARDEN

AGWAY Riding lawn mower.12 1/2HP, 38” cut. With baggerattachments. Needs motorwork. $100. Call (203) 265-6166

SUV’S

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AUTOMOBILESWANTED

CASH for your Toyota, Honda orNissan. Any Condition! Run-ning or not! Will consider othermakes & models, motorcycles,ATV’s, etc. 203-600-4431

FFOORRDD T-Bird 56’, Peacock blue(matching Vin). Hard top (port-hole)/soft top, excellent condi-tion, exterior/interior. Contactafter 4 pm. 203-213-6888.

BOATS & MOTORS

JJOONN Boat 14 Ft w/6HP Evinrudetelec, Trolling Motor, Trailer &extras. $2,000.00 Neg. Also6HP Mercury, like new $800.Call 203-237-6645 or cell at203-631-1938.

PETS & LIVESTOCK

ATTENTION DOG OWNERS! Dog Obedience Classes startingApril 9 at Cheshire Park & Rec.

Bruce Gianetti & Phil Huntington, Instructors. Call 203-272-2743 9am-4pm.After 6pm call 203-235-4852.

Is yourmerchandise"blending in?"Placing a Marketplace adis an easy and affordableway to whip up someinterest among potentialbuyers. What are youwaiting for? Contact ustoday and start turning thestuff you don’t want intosomething you do want:

cash!GET THINGS MOVING

WITH THE MARKETPLACE!

HELP WANTED

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Tired of traveling & want towork from a single locationindustrial plant or just seekinggreater responsibility? This1st shift opportunity with awell established rolling mill inNorth Haven,CT may be foryou.

Outstanding opportunity forsomeone familiar with RollingMills, Slitters & Furnaces.Knowledge of hydraulics,pneumatics & automatedequipment, utilizing 480vac,VFD & PLS Control Logic.

Ideal candidate: BS ElectricalEngineering with 5+ yrs of expin theory, design,programming& troubleshooting. PLC cir-cuits, machine drives & con-trol systems. Network equip-ment interface a plus. Loca-tion in easily commutableNorth Haven, CT. Highly pro-fessional & friendly workatmosphere. Attractive com-pensation & benefits. EOE

Send resume:Jobs@UnitedAluminum.com

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Outstanding opportunity for aqualified candidate with E-2license & very strong trou-bleshooting skills to diagnose& correct electrical & mechan-ical problems of heavy manu-facturing machinery (i.e.,Rolling Mills, Slitters & Fur-naces ). Specifically: The abili-ty to understand & workw/hydraulics, pneumatics &automated equipment, utiliz-ing 480vac, VFD & PLS ControlLogic. Duties: Complete plantwork orders & preventivemaintenance work orders &ensure plant equipment isfunctioning safely & at opti-mum levels.

Candidates must be willing towork any shift & weekends asnecessary. Career opportunity,easily commutable location inNorth Haven, Ct, friendlyatmosphere.

Send resume to corporaterecruiter:

Jobs@UnitedAluminum.comEOE

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Morrison Senior Living, is theleading contract food servicecompany dedicated exclusivelyto Food & Nutrition services,has a dynamic opportunityavailable in Wallingford, CT.

Dining Room Manager

Fine dining exp. in a full svc.environment. ServSafe orDept. of Health certified.We offer competitive salaries& comprehensive benefits.

Must pass background/drug screen.

Please email resume to:MWeis@IamMorrison.com

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CONDOMINIUMSFOR SALE

WALLINGFORD. $119,900. 3BR1.5 BA Twnhs. End unit, hw flrs,LR, eat-in-kitchen, finishedlower level. Condo fee includesheat, hot water/water, sewer,trash, snow. Come on! GreatPrice! Kathy 203-265-5618

HELP WANTED

ADMINISTRATIVE AASSSSIISSTTAANNTTStrong organizational skills.Should be able to develop andimplement a system to produceeffectiveness. Must be an effec-tive communicator with strongcomputer skills. Requires database management skills.Requires an Associate’s Degreeor combination of education andexperience. Must possessProject Management skills.We are a 5-star, Planetree-affiliated leader in healthcareand ready to partner with some-one looking to join with the best.

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Seeks person for full time,strenuous, diversified outdoorwork. (No mowing). Experienceis helpful. Good work record,drive standard shift required.Reply: Record-Journal Box 23,11 Crown St., Meriden, CT.

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The Record-Journal is seek-ing a part time CustomerService Representative tojoin our Circulation team.Excellent communicationskills and ability to multitask are needed. Positionincludes data entry, postingpayments, inbound and out-bound sales and servicecalls.

Please apply in personbetween the hours of8:30am–4:30pm at:

RReeccoorrdd--JJoouurrnnaallCirculation Office

11 Crown St.Meriden, CT 06450

DO YOU HAVE OBSESSIVE-COM-PULSIVE DISORDER? Willing todo brain scans or a medicationstudy? (HIC614,2100,3626) Paysup to $400. Please call Yale OCDResearch Clinic: 203-974-7523

A Marketplacead is an easy

way to sell yourmerchandise,

and it’s easy onyour wallet, too.

HOUSES FOR SALE

SOUTHINGTON. This wonder-ful 3-4 BR, 1.5 bath Capeboasts new kitchen, ss appli-ances, hw flooring, 3 seas.porch. Quiet neighborhood-minutes to shopping/ high-ways. nothing to do butunpack. Call Fred Gettner 203-265-5618

NNOORRTTHHFFOORRDD$259,900! Just movein! Delightful 7 rmRanch, only minutesfrom Northford Centeron lovely dead endstreet. Call

Fred Gettner203-265-5618

WWAALLLLIINNGGFFOORRDD$274,900. Privacy &huge! 3 BR, 7 rm colw/3 flrs, bonus rm, for-mal DR, new winds, fpin LR, rem. eat in kit, 2ctan det. gar, c/air,french doors leading todeck & much muchmore. Call

Kathy Thuerling203-265-5618

WWAALLLLIINNGGFFOORRDDMove right in! Every-thing new: roof, fur-nace, deck, slider, win-dows, carpet, etc. 3BR, 2 bath Cape onlevel lot. Approved for 2car garage. FR with FPand slider to 16x18deck. New shed.$279,900. Call

Eileen Dellaselva203-265-5618

WALLINGFORD Totally renovat-ed. Move-in condition. In-town3 BR, 1.5 Bath 2 story home.Walk-up attic/full basement.Detached garage. All hdwd flrs.Updated mechanicals. Must seeto appreciate. PPRRIICCEE RREEDDUUCCEEDD$$116699,,990000 Call 203-265-1070

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

WLFD. 5 large rooms, hdwd flrs,w/d hookups, 1st & 2nd flrsavail, parking. No pets. Goodcredit. Lease, sec. $795. Kowal-ski Co. Realtors (203) 265-5671

ROOMS FOR RENT

MERIDEN CLEAN SAFE ROOMSIncludes Heat, HW, Elec, Kit Priv.East Side. Off-st park. $125/wk.+ sec. Call 12-8pm 203-630-3823or www.Meridenrooms.com

MERIDEN. Clean and quiet, onbus line. $500/mo includesutils. No pets. (203) 982-3042

VACATION &SEASONAL RENTALS

CANCUN, MMEEXXIICCOO 2 Bed., 2 1/2Baths. Presidental Suite, up tosix people. Oceanfront view.Balcony. Great for spring break.All inclusive. All the drinks andfood you want, 24 hrs a day. For 6 people. $155 day each or

$6,500 for 7 nights 8 days. Call 860-628-0057

and leave message.

WANTED TO RENT

GGAARRAAGGEE to store car in yearround. Must be reasonable.Preferably on the East side ofMeriden. 203-235-1518.

MMEERRIIDDEENN- Family of 3 looking torent house with driveway inMeriden area. 3 BRs, 2 Baths,Finished Bsmt. Willing to pay$1450 /mo. 860-343-8496

STORES & OFFICESFOR RENT

MMIIDDDDLLEEFFIIEELLDD Turnkey officespace in occupied, newly reno-vated com bldg. Utilities incl.Units from 90 to 1,300 sq.ft.Call 860-349-3559.

HOUSES FOR SALE

100 Poplar Dr, CheshireColonial 3 BR, 1.5 baths, 1 car

gar, 1,676 sq. ft. .14 acres,lge deck central air/vac.Move in cond. Outdoor patioFP. $259,900. Dir: Cheshire/Plantsville townline-Rt. 322(Meriden/Wtby Tpke) toHoney Rd. to Poplar Dr. Byowner 203-271-7917

WALLINGFORD-$424,900.Move right in! 4BR customColonial in cul-de-sac neigh-borhood. Bright and open floorplan, floor to Ceiling FP, gran-ite and newer appliances.1acre on east side. Call LindaDiana 203-265-5618

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

MERIDEN 3 BR - 1st Fl, 6 Rms.Appliances. WD Hookup. Offstreet parking for 1 vehicle. Nopets. $900 per month plussecurity. Call 203-605-8591

MERIDEN 3+ BR 2 Baths, 2 LRsLaundry Rm. Newly RemodeledTownhouse. All Hardwood flrs.Off street parking, WD hookups,Franklin Street. 203-634-6550

MERIDEN Crown Village 2 BR1st Floor. Heat & Hot Waterincluded. New paint & Carpet-ing throughout. Sec & ref. Sec-tion 8 approved. 203-269-1508.

MERIDEN Large 2 BR Apartment2nd Floor. Hdwd floors, WDHookup, Off St Parking. 38Summer Street. (203) 223-0333

MERIDEN- West side, 1 BR, 2ndFL. Includes Heat, HW & Elec.Oak Flooring. Very Clean! $860 /mo+sec 203-630-3823 12pm-8pm or Meridenrooms.com

MERIDEN-1, 3 & 4 BR apts.Quiet bldg, off St park. Securi-ty based on rental history.Available now! Call 203-903-6413 or 203-641-8483.

MERIDEN. Lge studio apt, pri-vate entrance, $625/moincludes heat and electric. Onbus line. No pets. 203-982-3042.

MERIDEN: 3BR, New paint, NewCarpet, New Windows, Offstreet parking. Washer/dryerhook up. $975/mo. RandolphAve near Hanover Ave. Busline.203-996-7379

NEW BRITAIN 1 MONTH FREERENT Ask for details. 1, 2 & 3BRs available. Totally remod-eled Townhouses. 24 hr mainte-nance. Laundry facility on site.We accept Section 8 and smallpets. Call 860-224-4366

SOUTH Meriden 1st FloorBe the first to live in this newly

remodeled apt. Kitchen withtile floor and new appliances,including washer & dryer. Din-ing room & Living room, bothwith hdwd flrs. 2 BR, carpeted.1 Bath w/tile floors. $1100/month with deposit & 1stmonth rent. Call 203-235-5653

WALLINGFORD 1 BR. Kitchenw/All new appls, incl Dishwash-er & Micro. New bath. Hdwdflrs. Off st parking. HW incl.$795. No dogs. (203) 430-0340

WALLINGFORD 1st fl, 2BR.Appls, hookups. Off st. parking.Dead end st. No pets. Veryclean! $875 Garage extra.Owner/Agent 203-269-7348

WALLINGFORD 2 BR, 4 Rooms,2nd floor. Recently remodeled.Stove/Fridge, Porches, Hook-ups. No smoking. No pets. $895 + Security. 860-663-1389

WALLINGFORD 2nd Fl. Quiet,great location. Lg kitchen.BR/LR combo. Patio, parking.Avail 5/1. No pets or smoking.$700 + utils. (203) 269-9755

WALLINGFORD 5 rm (1st fl)Clean. Good location. Fullyapplianced. Wall to wall. Utilnot incl. Cred, ref, lease, sec. NOpets. $900/neg. 203-848-7955

WALLINGFORD-1BR apt start-ing at $750 including heat &HW. No pets. JJ Bennett 203-265-7101

WINTER SPECIALMERIDEN- 1BR - $750/month.

Heat, Hot Water, Electricincluded. Private balcony.

1 month free rent. Ask for details.Call for info 203-639-4868

WLFD. 2BR OVERSIZED Town-house, appl’d kit., 3000SF, lots ofstorage & closet space, laundryroom. NO PETS. $1195. Call J.J.Bennett, 203-265-7101.

CONDOMINIUMSFOR RENT

WALLINGFORD Evergreenecondo. 2 Br, quiet end unit.W/D hookup, appliances &newer carpet. $850. per mnth.No dogs. 203-284-3757.

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

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Studio & 1 Bedroom AptsAffordable apts for qualifiedapplicants 50 yrs of age or older

Small pets acceptedPlease call 860-621-3954

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HOME SWEET HOMESMeriden 2, 3 Br apts. From $695.Off St. parking, recently renno-vated. Call 203-886-8808.

HOME SWEET HOMESOffers Meriden 4 bdrm, 2 bath,3rd Fl apt. $1175. per month +Sec & Utils. Call 203-886-8808.

MERIDEN -1-2 BR Hubbard ParkCentral Air/Heat. 775 West MainStreet. $795-$995/mo. + utils.No pets. Call Chino 203-440-3483 or Niki 203-992-5605.

MERIDEN -WALLINGFORD LINELarge, 2 BR Luxury Condos.

Laundry. No pets.$875 + utilities

Call 203-245-9493MMEERRIIDDEENN 1 bd. Ideal for 1 per-

son. Incl H & H , AC & electric.No pets. $800 per mnth + sec.Call 203-213-5000.

MMEERRIIDDEENN 11 BBRR,, 22 BBRR && SSttuuddiiooStarting at $595 per month.

Heat & HW incl. Off street parking

203-886-7016MERIDEN

1 BR, 3rd Floor - $6252 BR, 1st Floor - $775

Plus deposit. Off-street parking. No pets. Call 203-605-5691

MERIDEN 1 BR, LR, Kitchen,Bath. 2nd Fl. Lease & secdeposit req. No pets. $695/monthly. Call 203 238-9772

MERIDEN 1 BR. Big rooms. BigClosets. Nice and clean. BroadStreet. Walk to Stop & Shop.Shared laundry. 2 mos security+ application fee. No pets.$650/mo. Call 203-284-0597

MMEERRIIDDEENN 1023 Old Colony Rd.

22 BBRRStarting at $800

Heat & HW incl. Off St. Parking.203-639-8751

MMEERRIIDDEENN 1BR Stove, heat & hot water incl.Lease, sec & refs. No pets.

203- 239-7657 or 203-314-7300MERIDEN 1st fl, Lg 2 BR + Sun

Porch W/D Hookup. $700.month+security. 203-272-4886

MERIDEN 2 BR, 5RMs, 1st FLLg Rooms. W/D. $850 permo. No utils. Sec 8 App Nosmoking. 203-886-5983

MERIDEN 2 BR. Available May 1.

203-537-9093

WANTED TO BUY

ALWAYS BUYING CASH PAIDVintage Electronics, Amps, Musi-cal Instruments, Guitars, Radios,Ham Equipment, CB, HiFi, AudioEquipment. 860-707-9350

Always Buying, Old, used andantique handtools. Carpen-try, Machinist, Engravingand Workbench tools. If youhave old or used tools thatare no longer being used,call with confidence. Fair &friendly offers made in yourhome. Please call Cory

860-322-4367

BUYING Old machinist tools,lathes, bench tools, hand tools,much more. (203) 525-0608

DDEEEE’’SS AANNTTIIQQUUEESSBuying Collectibles,

Jewelry & Silver. China,Glass, Military, Musical.Anything old & unusual.

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Hobbyman needs your help. Freepickup! Bikes will be recycled.Help save a bike! 203-494-9641

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HOUSES FOR RENT

WALLINGFORD 2BR RANCH1.5 bath. Stove & refrig. Finished

bsmt. $1,300/mo+sec & utils.203-410-3980 or 203-265-7546

WOLCOTT Waterfront, VacationLiving, 3 BR, 2 Bath, GourmetKitchen, Garage. Yard, GreatViews: Boat Fish Swim$1,650/mo 860 877 3988

CONDOMINIUMSFOR RENT

MERIDEN 1 BR Stove and refrigerator included.

No pets. Available May 1.$750 + security.(203) 376-1259

MERIDEN. 2 BR, 1 1/2 bathcondo, $1000 monthly. Bothw/garages. Call Re/Max RayValenti 203-238-1977.

WWAALLLLIINNGGFFOORRDD 2 Br,1.5 bath.Avail April 15th. All appliances,1 car garage. $1,250. + utilsper mnth. Call 203-284-9424.

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CCAARRRRIIEERRSS WWAANNTTEEDDCome join our fast growing team of contracted adult carrierswho earn up to $13,000.00 annually delivering newspapersfor up to 2 hours in the early morning.

It is a great way to subsidize your annual income withoutinterfering with your regular job or quality time at home.

ALL TOWNS NOW AVAILABLE

If you are interested in being contracted on a route orbeing a substitute in Wallingford, Meriden,

Southington or Cheshire - Please call Record-Journal Circulation

(203) 634-3933

CHESHIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLSIs currently accepting applications

for all positions electronically.

To apply log on towww.applitrack.com/cheshire/onlineapp

Or go to the Cheshire Public Schools web site,

www.cheshire.k12.ct.us

Click on Job Opportunities under Quick Links to view any open positions.

DRIVERS NEEDED!!!JOB FAIR

To join the DATTCO Team!DATTCO is hiring part time van & school busdrivers! If you are retired but not tired, a parent withkids, or just looking for good work with good people,come see us. We provide free training to get yourCommercial Drivers License.To learn more about these exciting opportunities

join us at CT Works at 85 West Main Street, Meridenon March 28th from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm.

For more information contact Carleen Keith at 860-229-4878 ext 658

AA/EEO

Property Clean Out Crew Chief

Requirements: ● Dependable transportation.● Managed a crew in a previous job. ● Take photos w/camera and upload them to the Internet.● Doesn't mind getting hands dirty.● Pay will start between $12.00 and $13.50 depending

on experience.● Must be AVAILABLE work from 7-6 M-F and weekends.

Email or fax Work Experience/Resume to:Joshua Ezzo

Heritage Real Estate Services, LLCProperty Management Division

Cheshire, CT 06410 Fax: (866) 397-1673 Email: thjreo@gmail.com

MEDICALMEDICALCAREERSCAREERS

CNASThe Orchards at Southington

seeks CNAs for 7-3 every otherweekend, 24 hr 11-7 shiftwhich includes every otherweekend. Per Diem for allshifts. Call Sandy Ingriselli(860) 628-5656 or emailresume to ingrisellis@southingtonorchards.org.

Human ServicesCommunity Residences, Inc. is a

non-profit organization thatprovides services to individualswith disabilities in a communi-ty based environment. We arelooking for dedicated DirectCare professionals to workwith and assist intellectuallydisabled adults and adoles-cents in our group homes.

Interested? Submit your resumeto: CRI, Attn: Recruiter

732 West St., Suite 12 Southington, CT 06489 Or Fax: (860)628-7606Email:jobs@criinc.org

Or you may apply on-line atwww.criinc.org EOE

● F/T, P/T and per diem positions available

● All shifts● Competitive Salary● Benefits package, 401K

& pension● Weekend differential● On the Job Training Provided

R.N. 16 hours position available toinclude every other weekend.Long term care experience amust. Supervisory experiencedpreferred. We are a 5-star, Planetree-affiliated leader in healthcareand ready to partner with some-one looking to join with the best.

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HELP WANTED

LAWN CAREClean ups, Shrubs, Hydro Mowerexp. Call Tom 203-235-0399

TTOOWWNN PPLLAANNNNEERR Seeking anexperienced professional toperform highly responsibleand complex planning andzoning work in the manage-ment of a municipal plan-ning department. Someevening work involved.Bachelor’s degree in UrbanPlanning, Public Adminis-tration or related field plus4 years of responsible expe-rience in municipal plan-ning and zoning enforce-ment work or an equivalentcombination of experienceand training substituting ona year-for-year basis.Salary; $83,379 to $106,682annually plus an excellentfringe benefit package.Applications or resumeswill be accepted until april11, 2012, (or the date ofreceipt of the 50th applica-tion, whichever occursfirst) at the followingaddress; Personnel Depart-ment, Town of Wallingford,45 South Main St., Walling-ford, CT 06492, (203) 294-2084. EOE

WWEELLDDEERR- 5yrs exp. GTAW/GMAW, large product repairwork. Berlin. T2H Call AR Maz-zotta (203) 949-4242.

HELP WANTED

LLAANNDDSSCCAAPPIINNGG Professional need-ed. Reliable & experienced withvalid driver’s license. Great pay.Call 203-272-4216.

MACHINE OPERATOR for pro-duction work on centerlessgrinding machines. Exp pre-ferred but not necessary. Applyin person at Quality CenterlessGrinding, 47 Industrial ParkAccess Road, Middlefield

PUBLIC Safety Officer neededfor Lincoln College of New Eng-land, 2279 Mt. Vernon Rd.,Southington. P/T position. Dayshift, weekday and weekends.Please stop by to fill out anapplication or email resume todalling@lincolncollegene.edu.

RESTAURANT Server Day andevening shifts available.Experienced only. Apply inperson: Time Out Tavern, 100New Haven Road, Durham

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SSaalleess RReeppCChheesshhiirree,, CCTT

Motivated person to make one-pitch sales presentations.

Flexible hrs. $50 per sign-up.Interested candidates contact:

Email: bmolnar@cleaneroptions.comTel: (888) 434-7232

***************************TEACHER Assistants Infant &

Toddler Needed FT/PT.Musthave exp. Please apply See UsGrow Childcare 1052 SouthColony Rd., Wlfd. 203-269-5437

HELP WANTED

LLAANNDDSSCCAAPPEE LLAABBOORREERR Strenuous, diversified, outdoorwork. Exp or we will train.Send resume to jeffandlinda@hickoryridgenursery.comNo phone calls or walk-ins.

LOCAL Trucking Company look-ing for CDL A Dump Driver andNortheast Regional drivers. 3years exp required. Clean driv-ing record. Health Benefitsavailable. Call 203-484-9793

OPEN HOUSEWednesday, March 28th

4pm-7pm8 Fairfield Boulevard

WallingfordHHUUMMAANN SSEERRVVIICCEESS

ACORD, Inc. is recruitingPPrrooggrraamm IInnssttrruuccttoorrss FT/PT/Subs to provide support toadults with developmentaldisabilities in the NewHaven, Milford, Wallingford& Meriden areas. FFTT RReessMMggr and PPTT HHRR CClleerrkk posi-tions also available. HumanServices exp pref, but willtrain desirable candidates.To learn more about theseexciting opportunities joinus at ACORD, Inc.

Call 203-269-3599 for more information

Visit out website:acordincorporated.com

for more openings! ACORD, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

HELP WANTED

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