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Children race togather up eggsMarch 23 atJaycee Park.About 6,000 East-er eggs werespread around thepark for the eventwhich also includ-ed a visit from theEaster bunny.

By Jesse BuchananSpecial to The Citizen

The Fire Department should improve theturnout of volunteer firefighters to emer-gency calls, says a final draft report of the In-ternational City/County Management Asso-ciation’s review of the department.

The final draft included data on responsetimes, showing faster response times andmore consistent turnout for paid firefightersthan for volunteers.

The department has nearly 100 volunteersand 33 paid firefighters.

The report, obtained by the Record-Jour-nal this week, contains 30 recommendationsand the results of a study on department re-sponse times, call volume, time deployed andtypes of calls.

The desire to bring down overtime costsinitially prompted the Board of Finance torequest a review of the department. A finalreport is expected in early April.

Fire Chief Harold “Buddy” Clark declinedto comment on the report’s details, saying hewould weigh in when a final report is re-leased. The draft report contains errors, hesaid, and needs to be vetted by town officials.

Volunteer firefighters are assigned toemergencies based on districts, Clark said.There are no incident turnout requirementsand firefighters who are available show up.

Ann Dandrow, Board of Fire Commission-ers vice chairwoman, said emergency re-sponse was one of many topics addressed inthe report.

By Farrah DuffanySpecial to The Citizen

Voting along party lines,the Town Council approvedand appointed a five-personCharter Revision Commis-sion Monday night.

Republican Council Chair-man John Dobbins said thepurpose of opening the char-ter is to seek public input inan effort to make govern-ment more efficient and ef-fective.

Dobbins had brought upthe idea of reopening thecharter at a council meetingMarch 11, when he said hewould like to see the policeand fire commissions reportto the town manager.

A two-thirds majority votewas needed to reopen thecharter. The six Republicans

councilors voted to open thecharter. The three Democ-rats on the council votedagainst it.

Three Republicans andtwo Democrats were appoint-ed by their parties to serveon the commission.

The Republicans appoint-ed Brian Callahan, the Re-publican town chairman,and Andy Meade andWilliam DellaVecchia, for-mer town councilors. TheDemocrats chose DennisConroy, former chairman ofthe Southington Housing Au-thority, and Bruce “Zeke” Za-laski, a former state repre-sentative.

Councilor John Barry, aDemocrat, asked Dobbins ifhis goal was to look at the po-

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Downtown’s frayed edges noted on Southington walkBy Lauren Sievert

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Town officials walkedthrough downtown March 21and took note of sidewalkand street conditions.

Arthur Secondo, presidentand chief executive officer ofthe Southington Chamber ofCommerce, said he was sur-prised by the condition ofsome of the granite curbs.Secondo said some werecracked and others weremissing, even though theywere supposed to last for a“long time.”

Secondo said the 2001 Re-naissance project that revi-talized the downtown area isin need of upkeep. The greenlampposts have chippingpaint and some of the pavingstones are cracked, Secondosaid.

“It’s not an emergency,”Secondo said. “But it is some-thing we will have to look atgrants for downtown to getmoney for in the next coupleof years.”

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walks in front of the VanityRites Tattoo and PiercingShop and the brick cross-walks are noticeably worn,Secondo said.

Another concern is thatthe trees planted were notthe right type, and the rootsare starting to lift the grates,Secondo said.

“It’s not something thathappened because of thewinter,” Secondo said. “It’serosion over time and it is go-ing to take more than a paint-brush to fix.”

Secondo said he will becontacting the company in-volved with the Renaissanceproject 12 years ago to seewhat recommendations it

might have.“It’s important that we

have opened the door on thesituation,” Secondo said.

Deputy Town ManagerMark Sciota was also on thewalk and Sciota said it was“enlightening.”

“It is very important wetake these walks,” Sciotasaid.

Sciota said suggestionsfrom walk participants, in-cluding chamber members,were compiled and given toSecondo.

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Town Attorney Mark Sciota talks to members of theSouthington Chamber of Commerce while on an annu-al walk through the downtown area March 21. Thegroup form ideas for improving infrastructure and pro-moting economic development.

Bicycle trail park committeeThe Southington Land Trust is forming a committee to

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Kennedy’s O’Reilly is queen of the Southington beeBy Eric Heredia

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Kate O’Reilly stood outfrom her peers long beforeshe won the 2013 SouthingtonTown Wide Spelling BeeThursday night at ThalbergSchool.

The sixth-grader fromKennedy Middle School did-n’t even need a microphone

as her boom-ing voicespelled wordsincluding “or-p h a n a g e , ”“partial” and“indivisible”with ease inthe earlyrounds.

“We go to the same school,she’s really good,” runner-up

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Asami Castellano said afterthe contest was over.

All 14 contestants spelledtwo words correctly, but fifth-grader Jessica Bartsch, ofDerynoski School, startedthe third round by mis-spelling “grievance.” St.Thomas School fifth-graderSydney Wagner was elimi-nated on the word “prosper-ous” and South End Schoolfifth-grader John McLaugh-lin misspelled “repossessed.”

Sixth-grader AngelineDortenzio, of St. ThomasSchool, slipped up on “offi-cial” and Jeremy Rinaldimisspelled “straight.” Fifth-grader Nebeeka Saha, ofFlanders School, spelled“preceded” incorrectly. Kel-ley School fifth-grader CalebRichert was eliminated on“prairies,” a word that gaveeven Beemaster Alan DeBiss-chop trouble. Then Anna

Haberski, a fifth-grader fromPlantsville School, mis-spelled “aggressor.”

Fifth-grader Alyssa Wa-trous, of Thalberg School,was eliminated on “compul-sory” and Justin Fontanomisspelled “entrepreneurs.”

Patrick Mercier, a fifth-grader from St. DominicSchool, was eliminated on“lieutenant” in the fifthround and in the sixth round,fifth-grader Natalie Bren-nan, of Hatton School, mis-spelled “hippopotamus.”

After Kate successfullyspelled “humiliation,” thejudges and language arts co-ordinator Betsy Chester de-termined that Patrick andNatalie should come back be-cause they didn’t repeat theirrespective words after mis-spelling them before DeBiss-chop said they were wrong.

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“Why is the kid in the or-ange up there?” asked a voicecoming from DonnaFontano’s iPad. It was herhusband, Michael, who waswatching from Florida afterhis son, Justin, had beeneliminated.

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Natalie couldn’t capitalizeon her second chance, howev-er, and misspelled “illegible”before Patrick was eliminat-ed on “illiterate.”

After Kate spelled “immo-bile” and Asami spelled“gullible,” it was down to twocontestants for real this time.Kate followed up by spelling“coax” correctly, but Asami

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The chamber was formedin 1938 by a group calledSouthington Businessman’sAssociation. Photos and arti-cles from the chamber’s pastwill be on display.

Honored will be VinnyNanfito, re-cipient of theRiccio Broth-ers BusinessPerson of theYear. Nanfitois the founderand owner ofV. NanfitoRoofing & Sid-ing in Meriden and

Southington.Receiving theC h a m b e r ’ sGail DePaoloCommunitySpirit awardwill be LakeCompounceGeneral Man-ager JerryBrick. JonStairs of Cus-tom Coachwill be hon-ored as theAnn HauverEmployee ofthe Year.

The Cham-ber will also honor the volun-teer committees of the artifi-cial turf field and drive-intheater as well as the townfor appropriating the fund-ing for both projects.

The Chamber’s nominat-ing committee chose Nanfito

from a field of nomineesbased on his business andcommunity involvements.The local resident has oper-ated the business for the past48 years. He is an activemember of the chamber, Ki-wanis Club, UNICO, Sons ofItaly, Knights of Columbus,and a Shriner for the past 21years. He has sponsored nu-merous athletic teams and isthe business manager of theRaya Clinic and Eterna VitaMed Spa in Southington.

Brick was selected for thecommunity service based onhis contributions to thetown. He became the generalmanager of Lake Com-pounce in 2004 and has

played a major role in the re-vitalization of the fun park,nearly tripling its annual at-tendance. He coaches youthsports and has been active inUnited Way, local schools,and the American CancerSociety.

Jon Stairs has worked atCustom Coach for the past 14years starting as auto serv-ice specialist. He started hiscareer after high school andis in charge of auto installa-tions, restorations, and inte-rior detailing.

Anthony Sheffy will be in-stalled as the 2013 Chairmanof the Chamber Board at thedinner, succeeding CharlieCocuzza. Melissa Ericksen

will be the chamber’s newvice chairman in addition toa slate of new directors.James Garstang will be hon-ored as the chamber’s volun-teer of the year with Rose-mary DeFeo as the ChamberWomen’s Committee volun-teer of the year. The cham-ber board consists of 20 vol-unteers from the businesscommunity.

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After five years of teach-ing salsa classes in Southing-ton, Candi Muro has decidedto adapt her business, Plat-inum Salsa, to the developingpatterns she’s noticed in herstudents’ relationships witheach other.

Having years of experi-ence as a salsa instructor,Muro knows that meetingpeople is a large componentof dance instruction, but shedidn’t anticipate as manypeople getting into relation-ships – or getting married –

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husband, Bob, have incorpo-rated a bit of a quasi-datingservice into her instruction-al courses, which are heldevery Friday evening at theDance City & the Arts studioon West Center Street. Shesaid the class is a no-pres-sure environment, and peo-ple don’t have to feel awk-ward about meeting othersbecause they’re learninghow to dance, but sometimesthings happen.

“There’s physical contactthough, so sometimes there’sa chemistry,” she said.

The class started out withonly about four people in it,Muro said, but has grown tohave a steady group of 20 or30 each week. With singlescoming in, she said they getrotated around to differentpartners in a subtle attemptto create a spark, then she’llnotice when certain peoplestick together and don’t wantto rotate.

“We try to match them upsometimes – they have noidea,” Muro said.

Singles like TameikaSpence and Maggie Testacome to dance, but also to seeif they can meet someone in-teresting. Spence, just out ofcollege, said it’s been hard toreadjust and meet new peo-ple, but after finding Muro’sclass, it’s opened her up.

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CouncilContinued from page 1

lice and fire commission.Dobbins answered that itwasn’t a goal, but rather asuggestion.

“There is not enough timeto go all over and look ateverything,” Dobbins said.“We would prefer in thesedifficult economic times tolook at efficiencies.”

Barry said he is concernedabout Dobbins’ alluding toeliminating the police com-mission and was worriedabout what effect that mighthave on the town.

“If you want to eliminatethe police commission, sayit,” Barry said. “Let’s notplay this game.”

Dobbins had said in aRecord-Journal article onMarch 15 there are no inten-tions to eliminate the twocommissions.

Republican CouncilorCheryl Lounsbury said ef-forts have to continue tomake sure the town is run-ning successfully.

“I think that’s one of thereasons we have to look at po-lice and fire,” Lounsburysaid. “Are they being run ef-fectively?

Dobbins created a plannedschedule for the commission.The organizational meetingwill be held April 3 and there

will be weekly meetingsthroughout the month ofApril and May. A draft reportis due by June 10.

The draft will be sent tothe council and there will bea vote on a public hearing onJune 25. If it all stays onschedule, the proposedchanges could land a spot onthe ballot in November.

Councilor Chris Palmieri,a Democrat, was concernedabout the time frame for theprocess, saying that evenwith a thought-out scheduleit might not be enough timeto thoroughly look over theproposed changes.

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misspelled “correspond.”Kate got that word right andwon the spelling bee on “em-barrassment.”

“It was kind of ironic” towin on such a word, Kate saidafter munching on somecookies and celebrating withher family. Last year, she wasthe runner-up and remem-bered she had misspelled “ef-

ficiently.” This year, she hadthree goals: winning herclass, her school and thetown, and she accomplishedall of them. She was identi-fied as Kathleen O’Reilly inthe program, but her father,Tom, said she prefers to becalled Kate.

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Response times are com-piled from the dispatch,turnout and travel times. Thegroup’s report found that ca-reer firefighters had a fasteraverage response time thanvolunteers, by 3.6 minutes.

Most paid firefightersreached an emergency scenein 8.4 minutes, while volun-teers reached scenes in 11.6minutes.

The report also studiedcalls in which no volunteersshowed up. Of the four volun-teer stations, the percentageof calls where no volunteersresponded ranged from 3 per-cent to 32 percent.

Slow turnout or no turnoutof volunteers “complicates”firefighting for paid firefight-ers who are always on call,according to the report. Buy-ing software which showswhich volunteers are comingto a scene and how far awaythey are could help alleviatethat problem.

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Map from the draft reporton Southington fire serv-ices shows the responsetimes for calls: four min-utes in the red area, sixminutes in the green andeight minutes in the blue.Town borders are yellow.The report recommendschanges to help improveresponse time and to im-prove turnout by volun-teer firefighters to emer-gency scenes.

the creation of a four- to six-volunteer duty crew forevening hours “for a moreguaranteed response.” Thecrews would be rotatedamong volunteer stations.

Comparing the Southing-ton Fire Department’s re-

sponse time to national stan-dards, the report found thatSouthington firefighters’ callresponse time was “withinthe parameters of the subur-ban benchmark.” Thatbenchmark is a responsetime of no more than 10 min-

utes for 80 percent of calls.“Delayed turnouts and/or

non-turnouts of volunteerapparatus and staff have animpact, however, on staffingrequirements of this bench-mark,” the report said. “Cur-rently, the SFD does not ade-quately benchmark responsetime and the collection of ap-propriate staff on the sceneof calls for service as a meas-ure of the effectiveness of theSFD system.”

Volunteer firefighters con-tacted for the story declinedto comment, either becausethey hadn’t seen it or becauseit wasn’t completed.

Pitch perfectAn introduction to a strength and conditioning program

and injury prevention for the overhead athlete is scheduledfor Tuesday, April 2, 7:15 to 8:15 p.m., at Physical Therapy Cen-ter of Southington-Cheshire, 1090 Meriden Waterbury Turn-pike. For information or to register, call (203) 272-8490 [email protected].

Glass showThe Nutmeg Depression

Glass Club will hold its38th annual All AmericanGlass Show and Sale onSaturday, April 13, from 9a.m. to 4:30 p.m. atSouthington High School,720 Pleasant St. There willbe a free American glassand pottery identificationservice at the show. Thereis an admission fee.

For more informationcall (860) 432-2686 or [email protected].

Emergency e-mail notifications

Southington residentscan register their e-mailaddresses on the Town ofSouthington website to re-ceive e-mail notificationsof any emergency infor-mation that is posted to thesite. To register, go towww.southington.org,click on “Email Notifica-tions,” add e-mail address,and place a check in thealerts and emergency noti-fications box, then click“Join” at the bottom of thepage. Items posted to the“News” section of the web-site are also available onthe town’s Facebook page,w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m /SouthingtonTownHall.

Writers’workshop

A writers’ workshop isscheduled for Saturday,March 30, at 2 p.m. at theSouthington Public Li-brary, 255 Main St. This isopen to all would be writ-ers, closet writers and pub-lished writers. For moreinformation, call theSouthington Arts Councilat (860) 621-2787.

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In sixth grade HaleyLarrabee, Julia Semmel, andJake Siedel were selected bytheir teams. Haley is thedaughter of Mark and KaseyLarrabee and was recog-nized by Connecticut Associ-ation of Schools for ex-celling in the arts. She was amember of the DePaolo vol-leyball team and plays the

flute in the school band. Ha-ley also is in ski club and theLeadership Program. Julia isthe daughter of Martin andJennifer Semmel and is anhonor roll student. She is acommunity service volun-teer and plays the trumpet inthe school band. Julia alsoplays her trumpet in thecommunity with a smallgroup. Jake is the son of San-di and Michael Siedel and isan honor roll student. He

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Back row, from left are,Assistant Principal ChrisPalmieri, Hayden Bur-bank, Sarah Goulet, JakeSiedel, Ashley Shafran,Kelly Graff, Amy Paul, andPrincipal Frank Pepe.Front row, from left, areMatt Semmel, HayleyLarrabee, Julia Semmel,Andrew Luczak, andMichelle Nogaj. Missingfrom photo is BrendanTaylor.

raised money for “make awish” for homeless puppiesthrough a foster network.Jake plays football, basket-ball, and baseball for thetown.

In seventh grade AshleyShafran, Michelle Nogaj, andHayden Burbank were select-ed by their teams. Ashley isthe daughter of Anita andVic Shafran and is in the Na-tional Junior Honor Society.She was on the DePaolo girls

soccer team, is in the dramaclub, and is a part of the skiclub. Ashley also plays travelsoccer and dances. Michelleis the daughter of Evelynand Raymond Nogaj and isan honor roll student. She isa cheerleader and alsodances. Hayden is the son ofDawn Griffin and ThomasBurbank and is an honor rollstudent. He is a part of theLeadership Program and

played on the DePaolo boyssoccer team. Hayden alsoplays soccer for the town.

In eighth grade SarahGoulet, Brendan Taylor, andAndrew Luczak were select-ed by their teams. Sarah isthe daughter of Sally andJohn Goulet and is an honorroll student. She volunteersat Vacation Bible School for

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Clubs and organizations areinvited to submit informationabout regular meetings and spe-cial events to The SouthingtonCitizen to be published free ofcharge. Listings can be sent [email protected] mailed to 11 Crown St., Meri-den, CT 06450. Please include aname and contact number.

March29 Friday

Closed — Calendar HouseSenior Center will be closedFriday, March 29, in obser-vance of Good Friday.

30 Saturday

Writer’s workshop — Awriter’s workshop will beheld at the Southington Li-brary, 255 Main St., on Satur-day, March 30, at 2 p.m. Formore information, call theSouthington Arts Council at(860) 621-2787.

Pet egg hunt — PackTracks Country Club, 1177West St., will hold an Easteregg hunt for dogs on Satur-day, March 30, from 12:45 to1:30 p.m.

Tag sale — The Southing-ton High School Band Back-ers will host an indoor tagsale on Saturday, March 30,from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. atSouthington High School,720 Pleasant St. There is anadmission fee and refresh-ments will be sold. More in-

formation is available atwww.shsknights.org/band-backers/fundraisers/tag_sale.htm, or by calling DarleneCharnysh at (860) 621-3048.

Easter egg hunt - TheSouthington Kiwanis Clubwill be hosting an EasterEgg Hunt on Saturday,March 30, at South End Ele-mentary School,Maxwell/Noble Drive, from10:30 to 11:45 a.m. The Kiwa-nis will be collecting non-perishable food donationsfor the local food pantries.

April4 Thursday

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Adult Spelling Bee will beThursday, April 4, at 7 p.m. inthe Southington High Schoolauditorium, 720 Pleasant St.Entry forms are available atwww.southingtoneducation-foundation.org.

Pasta dinner — HolyTrinity Church’s Relay forLife Team will have a pastadinner on Thursday, April 4,from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., in thechurch hall, 200 Summer St.All proceed will be donatedto the Southington Relay forLife. There a charge to at-tend. Make reservations bycalling (860) 628-0736. Tick-ets will be sold at the door.

7 Sunday

Spa day — SouthingtonRelay for Life team Foxy’sPaws for a Cause will hold a

fundraiser, “Mommy and MeSpa Day,” on Sunday, April 7,from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Ma-sonic Lodge, 76 Main St.There is a cost.

14 Sunday

Big breakfast — The Uni-co Club of Southington willhold its big breakfast buffeton Sunday, April 14, from7:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Cal-endar House, 388 PleasantSt. There is a cost for admis-sion. Children under 3 eatfree. Tickets can be pur-chased at Fasulo & Albini,CPA’s; Calendar House, fromany Unico member; by call-ing Dave Kanute at (860) 621-5494; or at the door.

19 Friday

‘April in Paris’ — TheLiteracy Volunteers ofGreater Waterbury Board ofDirectors will present its an-nual wine dinner and auc-tion fundraiser on Friday,April 19, at 6 p.m. at the AquaTurf Club, 556 Mulberry St.There is a cost for tickets.For more information, call(203) 754-1164. Proceeds willbenefit educational pro-grams of LVGW.

20 Saturday

Craft fair — Pack TracksCountry Club, 1177 West St.,will hold a craft fair on Sat-urday, April 20, from 10 a.m.to 3 p.m.

Q River cleanup — TheSouthington Land Conserva-tion Trust will hold acleanup of the QuinnipiacRiver on Earth Day, Satur-day, April 20, near Lazy Laneat 9 a.m. Event for adults 18and older.

Invasive species cleanup— The Southington LandConservation Trust will holdan event to remove JapaneseKnotweed at Rails to Trailson Earth Day, Saturday,April 20, at 9 a.m. on the trailnear Zingarella’s Restau-rant, 83 W. Main St. Bring

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23 Tuesday

P4AC — Parents 4 AChange will have a meetingon Tuesday, April 23, at 6:30p.m., at Derynoski Elemen-tary School, 240 Main St. Formore information, e-mail([email protected]).

25 Thursday

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her church and is a girlscout. Sarah is in the art cluband plays Southington travelsoccer. Brendan is the son ofBrian and Tina Taylor and isin the National Junior HonorSociety. He participates inthe Mill Foundationfundraisers and volunteersat his church’s Bible camp.Brendan was a part of theDePaolo boys soccer teamand was a manager for theDePaolo boys basketball

team. Andrew is the son ofKristine Luczak and LesterLuczak and has consistentlybeen an honor roll student.He volunteered at Alex’sLemonade Stand at the Ap-ple Harvest Festival and is inthe Leadership Program.Andrew plays football andbaseball for the town.

In Unified Arts MatthewSemmel, Amy Paul, and Kel-ly Graff were selected.Matthew is the son of Erikand Tisha Semmel and is anhonor roll student. He playstrumpet in the school bandand is a part of SouthingtonBrass. Matthew played onthe DePaolo boys soccer

team and plays baseball forthe town. Amy is the daugh-ter of Ellen and Jimmy Pauland is in the National JuniorHonor Society. She is a Com-munity Service volunteerand is in the jazz band. Amyplays softball and basketballfor the town. Kelly is thedaughter of Jean and Steven

Graff and is an honor rollstudent. She participated inthe Walk for the Cure to sup-port a breast cancer walk-a-thon and was selected for thesouthern regional middleschool band. Kelly was onthe DePaolo basketball teamand is a part of the Leader-ship Program.

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Origami workshop

On Saturday, April 20, 10 to11:30 a.m., there will be a freeOrigami Children’s Work-shop (ages 7 to 12) with PeggySmith at The Orchards com-munity room, 34 Hobart St.The ancient Japanese art ofpaper folding has beenshown to aid relaxation, con-centration, hand-eye co-ordi-nation, and memory. Sup-plies will be provided free ofcharge. Space is limited. Call(860) 257-3299 or e-mail [email protected] to register.

‘Annie’The Kennedy and DePaolo

middle school Drama Clubswill present Annie on April 4,5, 6, 10, and 12 at 7 p.m. atKennedy Middle School, 1071S. Main St. There is a cost toattend. Tickets can be pur-chased through any cast orcrew member or at DePaoloMiddle School. Proceeds willgo towards defraying produc-tion expenses.

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nie” and includes a cast ofover 100 students. The storyis about an orphan girl wholives in an orphanage run byMiss Hannigan. She is thenselected to spend a short pe-riod of time at the residenceof Oliver Warbucks, awealthy industrialist. War-bucks offers to help Anniefind her parents by offering areward, but Miss Hanniganand her brother, Rooster,plan to impersonate Annie’sparents to get the reward forthemselves.

Youth SummerTheater

The Southington YouthSummer Theater workshopwill offer three programs forSouthington residents enter-ing grades 3-12.

Students entering grades3-6 are eligible for the Juniorprogram, a two-week work-shop with a performance onJuly 12. Students enteringgrades 7-9 are eligible for theFootlights program, with aperformance of The LittleMermaid on July 26 and 27.Students entering grades 9-

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Registration for the work-shops will be held at DanceCity and the Arts, 37 W. Cen-ter St. on Monday, April 8,from 5 to 7 p.m. and Tuesday,April 9, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.Space is limited for all pro-grams. Students who willmiss more than five days ofthe program will not be eligi-ble for registration. Formore information, call theParks and Recreation officeat (860) 276-6219, or e-mailLisa Carroll, program coor-

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Trip opened to public

The Southington AppleValley Chapter AARP No.4943 will open its next trip tothe public. The NewportPlayhouse will presentSpreading it Around, a come-dy on Wednesday, April 24.There will be a buffet beforethe show, and Cabaret Showafter the play. For more infor-mation, call Esther at (860)628-0063.

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Easter egg huntThe Southington Kiwanis Club will host an Easter Egg

Hunt on Saturday, March 30, at South End ElementarySchool, Maxwell/Noble Drive, from 10:30 to11:45 a.m. The Kiwanis will be collectingnon-perishable food donations for the localfood pantries.

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Conservation Trust is plan-ning two public events onEarth Day, April 20. The landtrust welcomes the public toparticipate in these activi-ties.

Quinnipiac River cleanup– The area near Lazy Laneheading south is in need ofclearing. Bring waders,gloves, pruners. However,items not needed to partici-pate. Cleanup starts at 9 a.m.in the parking lot of the RayaClinic at the corner of QueenStreet and Lazy Lane. Thisevent is only open to adults

Invasive species cleanup –The Rails to Trails has anarea with an outbreak ofJapanese Knotweed. Partici-pants will receive instruc-tions on how to remove thisinvasive species. Bringgloves and pruning shears ifavailable. Meet at 9 a.m. onthe trail near Zingarella’sRestaurant.

For more information con-tact Carol Langley at (860)621-2860.

Garden Club looking to growThe Orchard Valley Garden Club of Southington is seeking new members. Founded in

1960, the club is very active in the community. Monthly programs are held at the Southing-ton Public Library, 255 Main St., featuring speakers and educators on subjects rangingfrom gardening techniques, composting, horticulture, conservation, pruning, floral de-sign and much more. Benefits of being in the club include decorating at the Barnes Muse-um, Fairy Festival, gardening at the Calendar House and Historical Society. The club isalso partners with Thalberg Elementary School Teaching Garden Club. The group offers ascholarship to a Southington High School student each year.

The meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday or Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. inthe Southington Library Community room. Visit www.orchardvalleygardenclub.weebly.com for more information or contact Marjorie Muzyczka, club presi-dent, at (860) 621-5095, [email protected].

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7:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Calendar House, 388 Pleasant St. Menu is all-you-can-eat eggs, pan-cakes, French toast, ham, bacon, sausage, corn beef hash, hash browns, toast, bagels,muffins, coffee, tea, milk, and orange juice. There is a cost for admission. Children under 3 eatfree. Proceeds will benefit Unico charities. Tickets can be purchased at Fasulo & Albini,CPA’s; Calendar House, from any Unico member, by calling Dave Kanute at (860) 621-5494, or atthe door.

Pasta dinner fundraiserSouthington Elks Lodge No. 1669, Valhalla MC, and the

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dance on Saturday, April 13, at Hawk’s Landing CountryClub, 201 Pattonwood Drive, from 6 p.m. to midnight. Theevening consists of hors d’ oeuvres, sit down dinner, openbar, disc jockey, dancing, and raffles/silent auction items.There is a ticket price to attend.

Senator Joe Markley will be on hand to present twoawards to Judy Roberge, ARC of Southington recreationdirector; and Kevin Bleau, who saved the life of MaureenJahne, ARC of Southington recreation assistant.

For more information, call (860) 628-9220 ext. 100.

The Kiwanis Club ofSouthington is sponsoring awine and beer tasting eventon Friday, April 19, from 7 to10 p.m. at Hawks Landing, 201Pattonwood Drive. Wine andbeer will be provided byWorldWide Wine & Spirits.While tasting the beverages,at no additional cost to thetaster, appropriate fingerfoods will be provided. Thereis a cost to attend. All pro-

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Ecumenicalservice

The Southington Inter-faith Clergy Association willhost its annual Ecumenicalservice on Friday, March 29,at noon at St. Paul’s Episco-pal Church, 145 Main St. Theservice, “Words from theCross,” will include prayer,silent reflection, readingfrom scriptures, and music.All are welcome and admis-sion is free. A free will offer-ing will be accepted on behalfof Bread for Life.

By Ralph Lord Roy Special to The Citizen

Twenty years ago, on a re-turn flight from overseas, Ifound myself seated along-side a woman of about 50 whoturned out to be a fascinatingartist from the East Village inlower Manhattan. I rarelyidentify my vocation untilasked. When I finally told herthat I was a minister, she bris-tled. “I could never, never be-long to a religion,” she said,“which has an instrument oftorture as its symbol.” Shewas, of course, referring tothe cross. I didn’t want to riska theological wrangle, butquietly responded that to methe cross symbolizes victoryover defeat, love over hate,and life over death.

Lent is a time when thecross plays an especially cen-tral role among millions ofChristians. For most it’s the

season of penance when thefaithful worldwide focus onChrist’s crucifixion. Mymother’s favorite hymn, andthat of many of her genera-tion, was “The Old RuggedCross.” While I, too, cherishthat hymn, I do have somequestions about its theology.Actually, I am moved by nu-merous other hymns thatcontain theology I don’t pro-fess. Emotion, together withnostalgia, often trumps rea-son, certainly in the realm ofreligion. That apparent con-tradiction doesn’t trouble mewhen it involves singing poet-ry. I can have a problem whenit comes to reciting creeds.

Among my minister-heroesis Harry Emerson Fosdick(1878-1969), a Baptist clergy-man, prolific author, andfounding pastor of the mag-nificent, interdenominationalRiverside Church on Manhat-tan’s upper westside. Fosdick,

Billy Graham, Fulton J.Sheen, and Norman VincentPeale arguably were the fourmost renowned Americanpreachers of the 20th century.Dr. Fosdick also taught atUnion Theological Seminary,across the street from hischurch. He had retired by thetime I entered UTS, but oneday I heard that he was in theseminary library and feltprivileged to have a brief butmemorable conversationwith him there.

What I admired most aboutFosdick was his courage inchallenging doctrines long re-garded by most Christians assacrosanct. One of these isthe ‘vicarious sacrifice’ ofChrist on the cross. In sum-mary, the doctrine states thathumankind is innately sinfuland deserving of everlastingpunishment, that reconcilia-tion with God the Fathercould be achieved only

through an unblemished,spotless blood sacrifice, andthat the murder of Jesus, theperfect God-Man, alone wouldsuffice. So, the Lord demon-strated his love for humanity

by sending Christ, his onlybegotten Son, the Lamb ofGod, to be that sacrifice andthereby become humanity’s

Faith BriefsSt. Thomas Passion Play

Tickets for the 35th St.Thomas Passion Play areavailable. The play will beheld at St. Thomas School,133 Bristol St., on Friday,March 29, at 7:30 p.m. Ticketsare free, but limited. Visitwww.st-thomas-play.org, orcall Diane at (860) 628-4197, orLois at (860) 621-0411.

Temple BethDavid events

Temple Beth David, 3 MainSt., Cheshire, will host thefollowing events. All eventswill take place at the templeunless otherwise noted:

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Angeline is survived byher five loving daughters, Pa-tricia Kraut and husband,Robert, of Southington, Ju-dith Powers and husband,Dennis, of Southington,Marian Splaine, of Newing-ton, Carol Sylvester and hus-band, Richard, of Kenneb-unk, Maine, and KathleenRaissipour and husband,Reza, of Cape Cod, Mass.; hergrandchildren, Eric Krautand wife Karen, Amy KrautMartin and husband, Mau-rice, Ryan Sylvester, ErinSylvester, Stacy Powers andKate Gregory; and her threestep-great-grandchildren,Jack and Natalie Maurice,and Connor Martin; she alsoleaves behind her lovingbrothers, Ludwig Vita andwife, Teresa, and John Vitaand wife, Mary, of Syracuse,N.Y.; the father of her daugh-ters, William Splaine; andmany nieces and nephews.

Our sincere thanks to allwho have cared for our Mom:Dr. Harry Morgan, all thestaff at Mulberry GardensAdult Day Care and especial-ly to the Franciscan HospiceTeam Members for theirkindness, compassion andexceptional care as theyhelped us prepare and walkthe final days with Mom onher journey.

A Memorial Funeral Masswill be held at 11a.m., on Sat-urday, April 6th at St.Thomas Church, 99 BristolSt., Southington.

In lieu of flowers, dona-tions may be made in hermemory to Franciscan Hos-

pice Care, 267 Finch Ave.,Meriden, CT 06451, or AdultDay Care Program at Mul-berry Gardens of Southing-ton, 58 Mulberry St.,Plantsville, CT 06479.

To extend condolences tothe Splaine family, please vis-it www.shakerfuneralhome.com

Jennie CyrJennie K. Cyr (Kowaleski)

86, passed away March 16,2013, surrounded by her lov-ing family. She was the wifeof the late Roland J. Cyr.

Jennie was born Jan. 13,1927, in Plantsville to the lateStanley and Mary Kowales-ki. She worked as a secre-tary for many years. Shewas a lifelong member of theHoly Trinity Polish NationalCatholic Church. She en-joyed singing in the churchchoir, was a member of theLadies Adoration Society,and was also church chair-person at one time.

Jennie loved volunteeringin the Southington schoolsystem helping childrenfrom Poland learn English.She also enjoyed spendingtime with her family, yearlytrips to Maine to visit herhusband’s relatives, and win-ning trips to the casino.

She is survived by twosons, John and Elaine Cyr, ofPlainville, Alan Cyr, ofPlantsville; three daughters,Christinne Gatti-Palance, ofNorth Clarendon, Vt., Caroleand John Jacobs, ofPlantsville, Joanne Cyr andTodd Collin, of Harwinton;seven grandchildren, Jen-nifer, Angela, Jason, Dan,Michele, Rhiannon, and Ian;three great-grandchildren,Caleb, Hailey, and Landon;two sisters, Bernice Brady, ofNyack, N.Y. and HelenKusek, of Kensington; andseveral nieces and nephews.She was predeceased by herson, Paul T. Cyr; and her sis-ter, Nellie Olszak. A privatememorial service will beheld.

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First Baptist Church of Southington,581 Meriden Ave.: Easter Sunday, March 31,6 a.m. sunrise service at Merriman Ceme-tery, Marion Avenue at intersection of Nut-meg Street; Easter Sunday, March 31, 10a.m., worship service at church. The publicis always welcome.

For more information, call the church of-fice at (860) 628-8121.

Plantsville Congregational Church,109 Church St.: Easter Sunday, March 31,there will be a sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. atthe YMCA’s Camp Sloper, 1000 East St., andtraditional Easter Resurrection services atthe church at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

For more information, call the church of-fice at (860) 628-5595.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 145 MainSt.: Good Friday, March 29, 10 a.m. for chil-dren ages 3-10, Ecumenical service fromnoon to 1:30 p.m., and Liturgy for Good Fri-day presented by high school youth group(not appropriate for children under 8) at7:30 p.m.; Holy Saturday, March 30, 9 a.m.;Easter Sunday, March 31, 8 a.m. (no music)

and 10:15 a.m. (with music).First Congregational Church, 37 Main

St.: Good Friday, March 29 – Service of theCross at 7 p.m. Easter Sunday, March 31 –sunrise service at YMCA Camp Sloper, 100East St., at 6:30 a.m., Easter worship at 8a.m., traditional Easter worship at 9:30a.m., and contemporary worship at 11:15a.m.

St. Dominic Church, 1050 FlandersRoad: Holy Saturday, March 30, blessing offood at 9 a.m.; Easter vigil Mass Saturday,March 30, at 8 p.m.; Easter Masses SundayMarch 31, at 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m., and 11:30 a.m.

Grace United Methodist Church, 121Pleasant St.: Sunday, March 31- Holy Com-munion service 8:30 a.m., Easter celebra-tion service 10 a.m.

Faith Baptist Church of Southington,243 Laning St., Good Friday, March 29, serv-ice at 7 p.m.; Easter Sunday, March 31, wor-ship 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., baptismal servicefrom 10:30 to 11 a.m. followed by coffee andrefreshments.

Holy Week services

Send your informationThe Southington Citizen is seeking information on faith

services. Announcements, photos or news can be sent [email protected] or to P.O. Box 246, Southing-ton, CT 06489.

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

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Center will be closed Friday,March 29 in observance ofGood Friday.

Friendship ClubMulberry Gardens, 58

Mulberry St., offers Friend-ship Club, a free, monthlyclub for seniors. Activities,fitness, games, music, artsand crafts, coffee socials andmore are offered. The clubincludes lunch and trans-portation. Seating is limited.Call Marie Terzak at (860)276-1020 if interested. Theclub meets every thirdThursday of the month from10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at MulberryGardens. For more informa-tion, visit www.mulberry-gardens.org.

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People who use oxygen orother medical support thatrequires electricity shouldinform the Calendar Housestaff so a confidential up-to-date list can be compiled.This list will only be used inthe event of an emergency sothat assistance can be of-fered if necessary.

Bridge clubThe Orchards at Southing-

ton, 34 Hobart St., offers aweekly bridge club eachMonday beginning at 1:30p.m. Individuals and teamsare welcome. To reserve aspace, contact Edesa Ciscar,retirement counselor, at (860)628-5656. Visit online atwww.southingtonorchards.org.

Special interest clubs

Special interest clubs meetmonthly on Wednesday after-noons from 1 to 3 p.m. in thePerry Room. No fees, experi-ence, or membership is re-quired. Walk-ins are wel-come.

The Financial Invest-ments Club meets on thesecond Wednesday of eachmonth (April 10), led by Con-stance C. Proll, CFP. The clubdiscusses stocks, bonds,CD’s, money market, mutualfunds, retirement health-care, social security, and es-tate planning, among others.

The Digital Photogra-phy Club meets on the third

Wednesday of each month(April 17) 1 p.m., and discuss-es camera equipment, latestsoftware, photo editing, andfield trips to practice takingpictures. Led by Peter Free-man, who teaches digitalphotography at the Universi-ty of Connecticut. Bring acamera.

The Computer Clubmeets on the fourth Wednes-day of each month (April 24)to discuss computer funda-mentals, tablets, smart-phones, hardware, software,and anything else computer-related. Led by Mark White,assistant manager of theComputer Learning Center.Registration for the Summer2013 Computer Session isscheduled for Monday, April8 and 22, 9 to 10:30 a.m. in thePerry Room at CalendarHouse.

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Lecture schedule is as fol-lows: April 10 – “What’s Hap-pening? Lost and Off theMap” with Caplan andSmith. April 17 – “Is There aSpiritual Path?” with Smith.April 24 – “The Hills and Val-leys: Steps to Healing” withCaplan.

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Spoiled by spellcheck: my personalquest to spell success, literally

By Julie SopchakThe Southington Citizen

Being a writer, I’ve alwaystaken myspelling skillsrather seri-ously. I’vebeen blessedin life to al-ways have aknack for it,and hey, Ican’t lie aboutwhat an awesome speller Iwas back in elementaryschool.

But then again, that waselementary school.

I’m a big girl now, andthey don’t really givespelling and vocabulary testsin college, or at work. Maybethey should? I don’t know.What I do know, however, isat this age, knowing the dif-ference between “there,”“their,” and “they’re” does-n’t really turn heads like itused to.

I also know that the rule“’i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’”is a total lie. What about theword “feisty”? There’s no “c”in that word, yet there’s theletter “e”, just hangin’ out infront of “i”. What gives?

I’ve never been in a com-petitive spelling competi-tion, yet I’ve always been cu-rious about it, so as I’vewatched the Southington Ed-

ucation Foundation’s adultspelling bee progress overthe past two years, I feel likemaybe the third year’s thecharm, and this should bethe year to do it.

So with myself mentallycommitted, I needed to as-semble a team of three, so Irecruited two co-workers:Kyle Swartz and Monica Sza-kacs – both fellow weekly ed-itors at the Record-Journal.Together, we form the proudtrio of “Nooz Peepul.”

Kyle said he’s a horriblespeller, so that’s a great start.And then Monica said she’sbad, too. I myself fear howspoiled I’ve become byspellcheck, and wish I couldabsorb the entire dictionaryin a week, but since that’snot possible, I’ll have to fig-ure something else out, likean 80s-style training mon-tage, which can be seen atwww.thesouthingtonciti-zen.com.

As far as sports go, I knowthere are certain foods youcan eat to help your bodystay primed for competition.Can this also be done forspelling bees?

Like, if I eat a dictionarypage, will it help me spellthose words better? Will mybody actually digest themand send it up to my brain?Or do I just have to readthem?

Ugh, OK fine, I suppose Icould just study.

As nerve-racking as theidea of thoroughly embar-rassing ourselves is, I feelthe experience will be agood one. In all honesty, I’vegot nothing but respect forthe SEF. What that groupdoes is amazing, and the op-portunities it give teachersand students is such an ex-cellent show of support foreducation in its community.I’m happy to be able to sup-port such a cause.

If you by chance aren’t fa-miliar with the SEF, the mis-sion of the foundation is to“instill a love of learning”in students. This is done byhanding out grants to teach-ers who apply for them withideas for innovative, cre-ative, and worthy programsto complement their cur-riculums. Programs rangefrom enriching music pro-grams, to students runningtheir own business, to mak-ing biofuels out of algae andoperating a tractor off of it.

I mean, that’s pretty awe-some, and that’s just a frac-tion of all the programs theSEF has helped fund since2009.

A timely competition thiswill be, as well, as the

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Letters to the EditorBandappreciation

To the Editor:On March 2 at the Berklee

School of Music High SchoolJazz Festival, the Southing-ton High School jazz bandtook third place for the sec-ond consecutive year. Forthe largest competing en-sembles, the band onceagain proved that they canconsistently competeagainst the best and place inthe top three. On March 3,the band played at the FirstCongregational Church ofSouthington for a night of“Pasta and Jazz.”

On Monday March 4, prac-tice began for the SHS MusicDepartment’s show “Sur-round Sound.” This showwas comprised of membersof the SHS marching band(many of whom are also inthe jazz band) and ColorGuard. Called “Knightmareon Pleasant St,” this showfeatured music from Young

Frankenstein, The AdammsFamily, and Michael Jack-son’s Thriller (to name afew). The music, thearrangements, the set de-sign, and the lighting, weretheatre quality. The showwas outstanding!

As a parent of two stu-dents in the SHS marchingand jazz bands, I will tell youthat our seven-year experi-ence has been extremelypositive. These programsprovide more than music.They give students timemanagement and teambuilding, organizationalskills, self-confidence, and agroup of close friends dur-ing challenging high schoolyears. As a math tutor, Iknow that not every studentis cut out for math and sci-ence. We need to provide cre-ative outlets for them tolearn and grow, and givethem opportunities to sharethese talents with the com-

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Southington Town WideSpelling Bee just wrapped uplast week, the winner KateO’Reilly, a sixth-grader fromKennedy Middle School.

To her, I have but one mes-sage: Do you want to be onmy team? And also, congrat-ulations.

As for the rest of theteams participating in thisyear’s adult contest, goodluck, and may the bestspellers win.

Tag saleThe Southington High

School Band Backers willhost an indoor tag sale on Sat-urday, March 30. This annualtag sale will be held from 8a.m. to 1 p.m. in the cafeteriaof Southington High School,720 Pleasant St. Antiques,housewares, collectible,crafts, sporting goods, toys,baby items, furniture, books,and more will be sold. Therewill be an admission fee andrefreshments will be sold.More information is avail-able at www.shsknights.orgor by calling DarleneCharnysh at (860) 621-3048.

Flower and plant sale

Saint Thomas School willbe hosting an Easter PlantSale on Easter weekend, Fri-day, March 29, 9 a.m.to 5 p.m.,Saturday, March 30, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., and Sunday, March 31, 7a.m. to noon, at the MarionPost Office, 2321 Meriden-Wa-terbury Turnpike, Marion.Some of the flowers offeredwill be: tulips, hyacinths,mini daffodils, daffodils,mums, lilies, Mona Lisalilies, asiatic lilies and azal-eas.

For information contactthe school at (860) 628-2485.Sale will take place rain orshine.

Knight bricksThe Southington Turf

Field Advisory Committee isoffering past and presentBlue Knight backers an op-portunity to display supportof the school and community

with an engraved brickpaver. Knight Bricks – Paversfor Posterity is a fundraiserto support the newly- in-stalled synthetic field atSouthington High School.Each brick can be engravedwith three lines of type with14 characters per line. Limit-ed quantities will be sold.The pavers will be displayedalong a walkway on the inte-rior of the turf complex.

Order forms can be ob-tained at the Parks andRecreation Department, 75Main St.; Southington HighSchool Athletic Department,720 Pleasant St.; theSouthington Chamber ofCommerce, 1 FactorySquare, Suite 201; or [email protected].

Parents 4a Change

Parents 4 a Change willhold a meeting on Tuesday,April 23, at 6:30 p.m., atDerynoski ElementarySchool, 240 Main St. Meetingwill be support only, nospeakers. For parents withan opiate addicted child, thisis an opportunity to spendsome quality time talkingand sharing with other par-ents, giving and getting sup-port. There is never a fee foradmission, and refreshments

are provided. For more infor-mation, e-mail [email protected].

Berkeley NationalHonor Society

Kenneth Tumolo, ofSouthington, has been in-ducted into the FinancialManagement AssociationNational Honor Society atBerkeley College.

‘Sportsapalooza’St. Thomas School and the

Home and School Associa-tion will host its annual gala,themed “Sportsapalooza,” onFriday, April 5, at the AquaTurf Club, 556 Mulberry St.,from 6 p.m. to midnight. Liveauction includes numeroussports-related items, TaylorSwift autographed guitar,framed autographed sheetmusic by Justin Bieber, andmore. Former professionalbasketball player BretNichols will emcee theevening, and ESPN personal-ity Jon Coachman will makea guest appearance. There isa cost for tickets, which willbe sold at the door. For moreinformation, call the schoolat (860) 628-2485.

Honor rollRichard Diego, of

Southington, a student in the

6th form (12th-grade) at KentSchool in Kent, was named tothe honor roll for the winterterm of 2012-13.

Marissa Sisco, ofPlantsville, was inductedinto the National Honor Soci-ety of Cheshire Academy,Cheshire. She is a sopho-more.

Wall of HonorSouthington High School,

720 Pleasant St., is seekingapplications for its Wall ofHonor. Nominees must begraduates of SouthingtonHigh School who have doneat least one of the following:outstanding communityservice, lifetime achieve-ment, career accomplish-ments, or humanitarian

work. Applications can befound on the SHS web pageunder student life, by e-mail-ing Bob Brown [email protected], or atthe SHS main office. Applica-tion deadline is Wednesday,May ,1 and must be returnedto Bob Brown at the highschool. Those selected will behonored next October.

Scholarshipsavailable

The Community Founda-tion of Greater NewBritain has several scholar-ships available for seniors inNew Britain, Berlin,Plainville, and Southington.Deadline for applications is

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The First Baptist Churchof Southington is sponsoringa two-day trip to the Amishcountry of Pennsylvania.Bus will depart from thechurch parking lot, 581 Meri-den Ave., on Friday, April 19,at 7 a.m., and return Satur-day, April 20. After dinner atGood ‘N Plenty Restaurant,the group will see Noah atSight & Sound MillenniumTheatre. Night will be spentat The Country Inn of Lan-caster. On day two, the groupwill have a guided tour of theAmish farmlands, AmishQuilt & Craft Shop, and theFarmer’s Market for lunchand shopping. Entire cost ofthe trip will include trans-portation, driver’s gratuity,accommodations, admis-

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Fosdick boldly describedthis belief as slaughterhousereligion, precivilized barbari-ty, a holdover from supersti-tious paganism. It depicts andslanders God as legalistic,wrathful, and vindictive. Thisdoctrine, he charged, directlyconflicts with Christ’s teach-ings, as in his Sermon on theMount, in such parables asthe Prodigal Son, and in hisgeneral emphasis on forgiv-ing one another. Fosdick’s po-sition, in contrast, was thatthe cross should inspire us toemulate the life of Jesus, tolive as much like him as pos-

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sible. “Why call me Lord,Lord,” Christ asked, “and donot the things that I say?”

One of the verses we mem-orized back in Sunday Schoolwas from the prophet Amos.It reads in part: “Though youoffer me burnt offerings andyour meat offerings, I will notaccept them....But let justiceflow down like waters andrighteousness as a mightystream.”

An additional and relatedthought sometimes pops intomy mind, which I hope tostate delicately lest it offend.Yes, Jesus endured hours oftorment and torture. He wasscourged and scorned. Hewas mocked when a crown ofthorns was pressed downupon his brow. His hands andfeet were nailed to that crudecross. He died a slow, agoniz-ing, ignominious death,hanging between two thieves.This dramatic and traumaticatrocity touches the hearts ofbelievers as the poignant sto-ry is told and retold. “Did e’ersuch love and sorrow meet,”we sing mournfully, “orthorns compose so rich acrown?”

Yet, Christians joyouslyproclaim that on the thirdday Jesus rose from thegrave, soon to return to hiscelestial throne, King of

Kings and Lord of Lords,eternal sovereign over thismammoth and mysteriousuniverse. As I contemplatethis, I think of countless un-known others who, throughthe centuries, could not antic-ipate such imminent homageand splendor. Millions spenttheir lives in abusive slavery.Others were brutally massa-cred, and even in moderntimes perished in Nazi deathcamps and Soviet gulags. To-day many continue to diefrom bombs and bullets, inno-cent victims of humanity’scontinuing inhumanity.

Fosdick’s main point, ofcourse, was that the crucifix-ion of Jesus wasn’t aboutsouls miraculously saved byappeasing a vengeful god. In-stead, it beckons us to fash-ion our own lives to reflectChrist’s message of forgive-ness and reconciliation, offaith, hope and love. An alter-native perspective worth pon-dering?

May fellow Christians havea blessed Easter and may peo-ple of every creed, color, cul-ture and country dwell in mu-tual respect and peace.

(Ralph Lord Roy ofSouthington is a retired Unit-ed Methodist minister, Email:[email protected].)

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35CitizenSportsThe Southington CitizenFriday, March 29, 2013

Eastern Connecticut State lands BorofskySHS star averaged 18 points, eight rebounds this season

High school refs share stories from the fast lane

By Sean KrofssikSpecial to The Citizen

Alex Borofsky has been giv-ing basketball coaches in theCentral Connecticut Confer-ence fits over the last few yearswith his prolific scoring and re-bounding. Now, Little East Con-ference coaches will have toworry about stopping the talent-ed forward.

Starting next winter, theSouthington native will play Di-vision III basketball at EasternConnecticut State University.

Borofsky signed a NationalLetter of Intent to the Williman-tic school at a press conferenceon March 27. His signing meanstwo Southington products willbe suiting up at ECSU next yearas freshmen. Jordyn Nappi, akey player for Class LL champi-on Mercy, previously committedto the Warriors.

“It’s a nice school and a verygood program and a good team,”Borofsky said. “Hopefully, next

year I can come in, work hardand get a chance to play.”

The 17-year-old Borofsky av-eraged 18 points, eight reboundsand three assists this season forthe 8-14 Blue Knights.

“I’m thrilled for him with theselection he made,” Southing-ton High School coach Bob Las-bury said. “It’s a great fit forhim academically and they are avery competitive team at the Di-vision III level.”

Lasbury said Borofsky, a two-time All-CCC selection, can ex-cel in several ways on the bas-ketball court.

“He has the ability to play in-side and out, and that sets himapart,” Lasbury said. “He canscore in a variety of ways. He’snot just a scorer and a rebound-er; he also makes good passes toset up teammates.”

Borofsky finished hisSouthington basketball careerwith 841 points. While he scoreda season-high 26 points this yearagainst Newington, Borofsky

said Southington’s Feb. 15 victo-ry over Hartford Public was thehighlight of his senior season.The 59-56 win sealed the BlueKnights’ ticket into the Class LLstate tournament.

“Our record didn’t reflect thetype of year we had,” Borofskysaid. “A lot of our games wereclose. We lost six games by lessthan 10 points. We needed to ex-ecute a little bit better down thestretch. If a few things went ourway, we could have had 13 or 14wins.”

Borofsky’s time with theBlue Knights isn’t over yet.This spring, he is suiting up forthe boys volleyball team.

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By Nick CarrollThe Southington Citizen

This winter, The Citizen askedhigh school basketball referees tospeak about life in the black andwhite stripes. Here’s what we heard:

Next year will mark John Zadnik’s40th as an official. He also did somecoaching during that span; so he hasseen games from all angles.

Before becoming the athletics di-rector in Plainville in 1998 – a posi-tion he still holds, Zadnik, of Bristol,admits he was of the opinion thatgame officials were “always right,and the coaches, for the most part,did not really know the rules of thegame, and therefore were almost al-ways wrong.”

But during his years working asan AD, Zadnik has gained a greaterappreciation for coaches, while ac-cepting that – gulp – officials are notinfallible.

“I have come to realize that mostcoaches are extremely dedicated,hard-working men and women whocare a great deal about their ath-

letes,” said Zadnik, a well-respectedbasketball and softball official.“Over the past 15 years, I have beenin the unique and sometimes awk-ward position of having to listen tomy coaches complain about officials,while continuing to hear my fellowofficials complain about some of mycoaches.”

Zadnik believes that simple, politediscussions between coaches and of-ficials are possible, even during theheat of competition.

“One thing that I have learned forsure is that coaches — not just mine— are not always wrong, and if offi-

cials, including myself, would listento what they had to say more often,provided that they did it in a profes-sional manner, the relationship be-tween coaches and officials would befar more copacetic,” said Zadnik.

West Haven’s Steve Kirck, anotherveteran official, retired this winterafter 40 years in the business.

Kirck, who worked football, bas-ketball and baseball games duringhis career, heard his share of tauntsfrom the stands, but over time,learned to let criticism roll off hisback.

“They are ‘fans,’ short for ‘fanat-ics.’ They are cheering for theirteam. Both my sons played highschool basketball and one played col-lege basketball, so I know what thatmeans,” Kirck said. “(You) have toremember that for mostly every call,50 percent of people agree and 50 per-cent of people disagree with the call.It goes with the job.”

Before hearing that logic from an-other official some four decades ago,Kirck was ready to hang up his whis-tle for good.

“I almost quit officiating in theearly 70s because I didn’t like beingyelled at,” he said. “Then a veteranofficial gave me the 50 percent quoteand said that the yelling wasn’t per-sonal: ‘People yell at the stripedshirt.’ Once I learned that, I wasfine.”

Compared to Zadnik and Kirck,Mike Blake, of Wallingford, is a rela-tive newcomer to officiating. He hasbeen at it for 15 years, however.

Blake, who primarily works bas-ketball games, said he has seen achange in fan behavior during histime in the white and black stripes.

“With travel basketball being asbig as it is, parents have a lot moreinvested than they used to,” he said,“so I think they become a lot more in-vested in games, and a lot moredemonstrative. Also, in the past, ifpeople didn’t like the job you did, youwere a lousy ref. Now there seems tobe more inferences to officials‘cheating,’ where in reality, officialsare the only ones in the gym who

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It looks like March is go-ing out like a lion.

We were in Vermont lastweek and, when the stormwas over, were treated totwo bluebird days - trackingnew powder under a clear,bright sky. These are thedays that memories aremade of.

I also got to spend sometime with an old MountSouthington friend, DanMadden.

“When I was in highschool, Mount Southingtonopened and my friends andI quickly fell in love with

skiing,” said Madden. “Wewould do anything to be onthe mountain. I used to skipschool on bluebird dayswhen the hill was coveredwith new snow.”

Madden’s first job in theski industry was to help outwith snowmaking in ex-change for lift tickets andsome equipment. Before hebecame a ski instructor,Madden was a lift operatorand worked in the rentalshop to earn a ticket.

Madden moved to Ver-mont 30 years ago and hasworked at Killington for 25years. Before settling atKillington, where he is atrainer and coach for the other instructors, he

worked at Ski Sundown,Sugarbush and Stowe.

“With the advent ofshape skis we needed to de-velop a new teachingmethod to help students ad-vance quickly and havemore fun on the mountain,”said Madden. “We beganthe process in ’99 and still

find new ways to improvethe system every season.”

As a trainer for the skischool, Madden is a teach-ers’ teacher. He conductsclinics for the instructors atKillington and Pico and at-tends professional ski in-structor workshops to keepup with the latest trends inski technique. He also

works with equipment man-ufactures to help developbetter bindings.

BorofskyContinued from page 35

said of his “second” sport.“It helps me strengthen mylegs and keeps me in shape.”

The senior said buffing upin the offseason is a big partof his preparation for East-ern.

“I have to work on my ball-handling and strength andconditioning,” Borofskysaid. “I have to develop andbecome stronger in all as-pects of my game.”

Borofsky has been playingbasketball since age 5. Hisolder sister Ashley was also astandout at Southington be-fore playing college hoop atDivision II Mercy College inDobbs Ferry, N.Y.

“I come from a basketballfamily,” Alex said. “We alllove the game.”

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don’t care who wins.”Blake said players have

changed as well.“I think players today are

more skillful,” he said. “Ithink kids specialize in onesport more, and they travel toplay the best competition.The down side to that is I seesome of the fundamentalskills declining because kidsare only playing games andthere isn’t time to practice.”

Another seasoned official,Dan Scavone, of Hamden,said high school basketballplayers today are “bigger,stronger and faster.” Skills-wise, he said, “I don’t seemuch of a change.”

Echoing Blake’s comment,Scavone says games feel moreserious, more all-or-nothing,

than they did when he start-ed out as a ref 26 years ago.

“Attitude-wise there is agreater emphasis placed onwinning, and sadly, today’splayers need to learn how tolose more graciously. Itseems like there are alwaysexcuses,” said Scavone. “Op-posing players don’t creditthe winners enough for whatthey achieved. It seems likethere are always reasonswhy someone has lost. Hope-fully, our many good coachescan point out that a loss is re-ally not the end of the world,and we can use those mo-ments to become better forit.”

As for fan behavior, Scav-one hasn’t seen much of achange on that front over theyears.

“There has been, and prob-ably always will be, somespectators who cross the lineand will have to be dealtwith,” said Scavone.“Schools and the CIAC havemade efforts to improvesportsmanship. I think withelectronic communicationwe hear all the horror sto-ries. But there seems to be alack of respect in our societyin general, not just sports.

“I don’t think the generalpublic realizes how hard it isto officiate an athletic con-test,” he continued. “The ex-pectation is perfection, andthat is just not realistic.”

Through it all, Zadnik,Kirck, Scavone, Blake, andmany other officials, comeback year after year to makethe calls because the goodtimes outweigh the bad.

Asked to recall some mem-orable moments from his of-ficiating days, Kirck pointedto two high school basketballgames he worked with hisson, Steve; their first one onFeb. 23, 1996 and the final oneon Feb. 20, 2013.

Also, Kirck had the privi-lege to officiate a Harvard-Yale football game, numer-ous college basketball andfootball postseason tilts, andhigh school state champi-onship matchups in threesports.

As for Blake, he reffed aboys basketball game thispast season he will not soonforget; Crosby versus Wilby,a contest decided in doubleovertime. “It was such a well-played game that it was veryenjoyable, and the place waselectric,” he said.

In another memorablegame, Blake worked with hisfather-in-law and brother-in-law in his father-in-law’s fi-nal appearance as an official.

Scavone highlighted someof his most memorablegames as well, including the1996 Class LL state champi-onship girls basketball gamebetween Southington andNorwich Free Academy. Bothteams entered the matchupundefeated, and NFA stayedthat way.

Scavone also worked the2004 Little East women’s bas-ketball final between East-ern Connecticut and South-ern Maine.

Looking back on his near-ly 30 years as a ref, Scavonesaid he has enjoyed travelingto gyms throughout NewYork, New Jersey and NewEngland, and made manyfriends along the way. “I amgrateful for all the opportuni-ties to serve the game of bas-ketball,” he added.

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The Hospital of CentralConnecticut BradleyMemorial Auxiliary is ac-cepting applications fromstudents who are planning tofurther their education in thehealth care field. Applica-tions are available for threescholarships and one for theTerry Goffred MemorialScholarship at the Southing-ton High School guidance of-fice or the hospital gift shop.Applications must be re-turned by Monday, April 1, toAlice McGann, 80 Forest

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must be ranked in the topone-third of their graduatingclass or have a 2.5 grade pointaverage or higher. Currentcollege students must bemaintaining a 2.5 GPA orhigher. The application dead-line is Saturday, March 30.Applications can be submit-ted on the American SavingsFoundation website atwww.asfdn.org or by calling(860) 827-2556.

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Kindergarten students atSt. Thomas School repli-cated Monet’s “Water-LilyPond” with the help ofalumnus Jessica CayerBouchard, daughter ofkindergarten teacher Bar-bara Peshka and gradu-ate from Notre Dame Col-lege in Manchester, N.H.,with a degree in art. Pic-tured are students Mat-teus Abastillas and LeahPetruzzi.

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Travel football,cheerleadingregistration

Southington Knights trav-el football and cheerleadingwill hold registration ses-sions for the 2013 season atthe Memorial Park fieldhouse on Woodruff Street onSaturday, May 11, from 10a.m. to 1 p.m.; Wednesday,May 15, from 6 to 8 p.m.; andSaturday, May 18, from 10a.m. to 1 p.m. Boys and girlsin kindergarten througheighth grade are eligible toregister. Southington resi-dents only. Flag and tacklefootball and cheerleadingwill be open for registration.Online registration will be-gin Monday, April 1, atwww.southingtonmfl.com.

‘YouGottaBelieve’basketball camp

St. Thomas School willhold the Bret Nichols“YouGottaBelieve” basket-ball camp July 8-12 from 1 to 5p.m. at St. Thomas School,133 Bristol St. There is a fee toparticipate. To register, visitwww.st-thomasschool.org, orBret Nichols’ website atwww.yougottabelieve.info.For more information, callRobin Taillie at (860) 628-2485.

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Registration for theSouthington Parks andRecreation Department’sSummer Playground Pro-gram will be held Thursday,May 2, and Wednesday, May8, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Derynos-ki Elementary School, 240Main St. The program willbe held at South End Ele-mentary School and Recre-ation Park, rain or shine,and is open to Southingtonresidents only who will beentering grades 1-6 in thefall. A parent or legalguardian must be present atregistration with proof ofresidency, proof of

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Zumbatomicfor kids

The Southington Parksand Recreation Departmentwill offer Zumbatomic exer-cise classes for children ages4-12. Classes are high-energyfitness parties with speciallychoreographed, kid-friendlyroutines set to music. No pre-vious Zumba experience re-quired. Classes will be heldin the Plantsville Elemen-tary School gymnasium onWednesdays, April 3, 10, 24,May 1, 8, 15, 22, and June 5,from 5 to 5:45 p.m. There is afee to participate. Pre-regis-tration and payment is re-quired. For more informa-tion or to register, call the

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Arts & craftsfor special needs

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Soldier of the yearRachel Blanchette, a 2007 graduate of Southington

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ister, call the Parks andRecreation office at (860) 276-6219. Program details and on-line registration are alsoavailable on the depart-ment’s webpage at www.southington.org.

Dog obedienceSouthington Parks and

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A complete list of 2013 bustrips with details and fees isavailable on the Parks andRecreation Department’swebpage at www.southing-ton.org.

Artist of the MonthThe Southington Library’s Artist of the Month for March

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YMCA BriefsSpring programregistration

Registration for the Spring2 program session at theSouthington CommunityYMCA for full members hasbegun and will begin for pro-gram members on Saturday,March 30, at 8 a.m. The ses-sion runs from April 22through June 16. Registra-tion for current members isavailable online at www.sc-cymca.org or at the Y mainfacility, 29 High St. For moreinformation, contact Mem-bership Services DirectorLynette Ferguson at (860) 426-9522, or [email protected].

Livestrong atthe YMCA

The Southington Commu-nity YMCA will offer Live-strong at the YMCA, a free,12-week fitness program de-signed for adult cancer sur-vivors. YMCA membership isnot required. Program willbegin the week of April 1 andend the week of June 21. Theprogram is designed to helpsurvivors regain strength,endurance, and function lostthrough treatment, as well asemotional support and self-esteem. Format consists ofcardio, strength, and flexibil-ity. Space is limited. To regis-ter, or for more information,call Linda Prus at (860) 426-9531, or visit www.sccymca.org.

Lifeguard classThe Southington Commu-

nity YMCA, 29 High St., willbe offering an American RedCross Lifeguard Class begin-ning Monday April 1st. Thisclass will run on Mondaysfrom 6 to 9:30 p.m., until May20th. Participants must be 15years old to participate. At-tendance at all sessions ismandatory to receive certifi-cation. Anyone with ques-tions should contact BarbaraGlaude at the YMCA (860)426-9553.

‘SPLASH’program

On Monday, April 15, toThursday, April 18, theSouthington Community

YMCA will run the YMCASPLASH program and willinclude components on boat-ing safety, backyard poolsafety and beach safety. Theprogram is designed forschool aged children over 5years old. Registration isopen to Southington andCheshire residents and isnow in progress. YMCAmembership not required toparticipate. There is a costper person. Registrationmust be done in person at theYMCA. For more informa-tion, call Barbara Glaude at(860) 426-9553 or [email protected].

April vacationat Camp Sloper

YMCA Camp Sloper, 1000East St., will run an April va-cation camp from April 15-19

and feature art, horsebackriding, rocket science, build-ing block, and traditionalcamps. Art and rocket sci-ence camps are for grades 2-5, building block and horse-back riding camps are forgrades 2-6, and traditionalcamp is for grades K-3. Campwill run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Horseback riding will be atHayes Equestrian Centerfrom 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Registration packets areavailable at the SouthingtonCommunity YMCA, 29 HighSt., or at www.ymcacamp-sloper.org. Membership isnot required. No bus trans-portation provided duringthe week of camp. For moreinformation, call Linda Royat (860) 621-8194 ext. 305, or e-mail [email protected].

Camp Sloperregistration

Registration for YMCACamp Sloper day camp hasbegun. Priority registrationfor 2012 campers and fullmembers of the Southingtonand Cheshire CommunityYMCAs will be accessiblethrough the online registra-tion page by linking from

www.ymcacampsloper.org.The Y encourages familieswith campers who will be do-ing a specialty camp thissummer to register that dayif they qualify to do so. Full-membership and/or atten-dance at camp in 2012 will beverified before the registra-tions are confirmed.

Membership is not re-

See YMCA, next page

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SOUTHINGTONLEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLICHEARING REGARDING

THE PROPOSED INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT

BETWEEN THE TOWN OFSOUTHINGTON,

CONNECTICUT AND THEGREENWAY COMMONS

IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTA public hearing of the

Town of Southington, Con-necticut (the “Town”) will beheld at the Public AssemblyRoom, 196-200 North MainStreet, Southington, Con-necticut 06489 on Monday,April 8, 2013, at 7:00 pmregarding the proposed Inter-local Agreement between theTown and the GreenwayCommons Improvement Dis-trict (the “District”) relating tothe redevelopment of theformer Ideal Forging prop-erty in the Town. The Inter-local Agreement includesprovisions relating to theDistrict’s construction andfinancing of public improve-ments within the Districtboundaries, the financing ofsuch public improvementsthrough the issuance of Dis-trict obligations in anamount that is set forth inthe Special Act, and theTown’s transfer to the Dis-trict of a portion of the incre-mental real property taxesgenerated from Districtproperties.

The proposed InterlocalAgreement is available atthe Town of Southingtonwebsite: www.southing-ton.org or upon request tothe Office of the Town Attor-ney, 75 Main Street,Southington, Connecticut06489.John C. Dobbins, ChairmanSouthington Town Council

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SOUTHINGTONLEGAL NOTICENOTIFICATIONTO BIDDERS

WATER STREETINTERCEPTOR SEWER

BYPASSCONTRACT 2013-01

Sealed Bids for WaterStreet Interceptor SewerBypass, Contract 2013-01,will be received at the officeof the Town Manager, TownHall, 75 Main Street,Southington, Connecticut,06489, until April 12, 2013at 11:00 a.m., at whichplace and time said Bids willbe publicly opened andread aloud.The work includes installingand testing of 370 L.F. of 15”PVC sanitary sewer; clean-ing, flushing and TV inspec-tion of 450 L.F. of existingsanitary sewer; installationof two sanitary sewer man-holes, driveway restoration,including restoration of ease-ment and wetland/floodplainareas, and miscellaneoussite utility work.Bid Security: Certified, trea-surer’s or cashier’s check orbid bond in the sum of 5percent of the bid.Contract Documents maybe examined and obtainedat the office of the TownEngineer, Municipal Center,196 North Main Street,Southington, Connecticut06489 ($25.00 depositrequired).Successful bidder must fur-nish One Hundred Percent(100%) Performance Bondand One Hundred Percent(100%) Labor and MaterialsBond.All appropriate State ofConnecticut public worksemployment laws are appli-cable, including ConnecticutPrevailing Wage.The Town of Southingtonreserves the right to rejectany or all Bids, should theTown of Southington deemit to be in the public interestto do so.TOWN OF SOUTHINGTON,CONNECTICUTJames A. Grappone, P.E.Acting Town Engineer

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quired to attend YMCA CampSloper. Every child who is regis-tered is considered a programmember, unless they have a fullmembership to the Southingtonor Cheshire YMCA. The 2013season will feature new special-ty camp programs including EcoCamp and Track and Field Campfor children entering grades 3-5,and Survivor Camp andTriathlon Camp for those enter-ing grades 6 to 9.

YMCA Camp Sloper offersfour consecutive, two-week ses-sions from July 1 to Aug. 23.There is also a one-week previewthat will be held June 24 to June28. The Wanderers program, for3-to-5-year-old campers, will beoffered in one-week sessionsfrom 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. all summer.The day camp program forcampers entering kindergartento 10th grade will run Mondaythrough Friday from 9 a.m. to 3p.m. with extended camp careavailable before and after campif needed for an additional cost.Bus transportation is providedin Southington, Cheshire,Berlin/Kensington, and NewBritain. There is no bus servicefor Wanderers. Bus scheduleswill be posted on the website atwww.ymcacampsloper.org.

Financial assistance is avail-able for qualified families wholive in Southington andCheshire. Payment Plans canalso be arranged to spread thecost of camp over an extended

period of time. Contact LynnPalmieri at the SouthingtonCommunity YMCA at (860) 426-9515 or Karen Thuerk at theCheshire Community YMCA at(203) 272-3150 for more informa-tion.

Teen Drop-InTeen Drop-In Sports is held

every Thursday night from 6:30to 7:30 p.m. Ideas for sports activ-ities are welcome by callingSteve at (860) 628-5597 ext. 323, ore-mail at [email protected] .

Capitol treatment

Photo courtesy of the Office of Joe Aresimowicz

House Majority Leader Joe Aresimowicz (D-30) hostedthree Southington High School students at the StateCapitol in Hartford as part of the state’s annual “Ag Day”at the Capitol. The three students, members of the CTFFA Association of America - Southington Chapter,The students, all members of the CT FFA Association –an agricultural program – are Maddie Sadlowski, ofSouthington; Julie Spring, of Berlin; and SamanthaBuchalter, of New Britain were treated to a private tour ofthe House Chamber by Aresimowicz and state Rep. DavidZoni (D-81).

Tuesday, April 2Planning and Zoning, Municipal

Center Public Assembly Room,196 N. Main St., 7 p.m.

Middle Schools Building Com-mittee, DePaolo Middle School,385 Pleasant St., 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 4Board of Water Commission,

Water Department, 605 W. QueenSt., 6 p.m.

Conservation Commission, Mu-nicipal Center Public AssemblyRoom, 196 N. Main St., 7 p.m.

Monday, April 8Town Council, Municipal Center

Public Assembly Room, 196 N.Main St., 7 p.m.

Library Board, Southington Pub-lic Library lower level, 255 MainSt., 5:30 p.m.

LettersContinued from page 22

munity. Lastly, I want like tothank our phenomenal MusicDirector Jeff Shaw, AssistantDirector Sara Ossias, and theirstaff for their vision, hard work,and dedication to our students.The staff and students shouldknow how much we appreciatethem and all they do to repre-sent our community. Your gift ofmusic is everlasting. Bravo!Well Done.

Mary Beth FloodPlantsville

Southington ReadsTo the editor:Southington Library sends

out a big “Thank you” to our

2013 Southington Reads spon-sors whose generous contribu-tions helped make this the mostsuccessful “Southington Reads”event ever.

Thank you to the volunteerswho always step up when asked,and all the enthusiastic readerswho continue to support theSouthington Library by attend-ing our community read event,“Southington Reads”. And mostimportantly thank you to the au-thor, Charlotte Rogan, who gaveus a look into her life as a work-ing mother of triplets and herinner voice with a story to tell.

Jeanne D. Chmielewski,Southington Library

PublicistSusan I. Smayda, Southing-

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Friday, March 29, 2013 — The Southington Citizen 43SOUTHINGTONLEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PASSAGETOWN OF SOUTHINGTON

The Town Council of the Town of Southington approvedamendments to the following Chapters of the Code of Ordi-nances at its meeting on February 25, 2013:Naming of Government Facilities, Section 2-260Chapter 18Fee Schedule, various chapters, new Section 2-261Fine Schedule, various chapters, new Section 2-262Article II. SewersThe approved amendments are on the Town’s website,www.southington.org, and are filed in the Town Clerk’soffice. The changes are effective twenty (20) days follow-ing publication.Dated at Southington, Connecticut, this 21st day of March,2013.

TOWN OF SOUTHINGTONJohn C. DobbinsChairman, Town Council

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REQUESTFOR PROPOSALS

Town of SouthingtonThe Town of Southingtonrequests proposals for qual-ified individuals and firms toprovide Town Wide Environ-mental Services. The Townintends to enter into anagreement for a period oftwo (2) years to perform thetasks set forth in the Scopeof Services.Requests for Proposals canbe obtained by contactingthe office of the Town Man-ager at the SouthingtonTown Hall, 75 Main Street,Southington, CT 06489 at860-276-6200 or visiting thewebsite at www.southing-ton.org, Town Manager’spage, click on Bid Invitations.Submission shall be receivedin the office of the Town Man-ager, 75 Main Street,Southington, Connecticut06489 by 10:00 o’clock, a.m.on April 26, 2013.Dated at Southington, Con-necticut this 22nd day ofMarch, 2013.TOWN OF SOUTHINGTONGarry BrumbackTown Manager

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NEW England Tree Service LLC,fully licensed & insured. Topquality work, 24 hr storm serv-ice. Refs avail. Free est. CT Reg0608736. Call (203) 699-TREE

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ROOFING

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ROOFS R US LLC. All typesRoofing, Remodeling, Windows,Repairs, Siding. Since 1949.100% financing, Credit Cards.Call 203-427-7259 Lic #635370

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

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

24 hr. Emergency Service SMALL JOBS WELCOME

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PAVING

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PLUMBING

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POWER WASHING

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ROOFING

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LANDSCAPING

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We provide reliable service.(203) 630-1294 (203) 886-6566Ins., Free Estimates. CT #624716

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MASONRY

JIMMY’S MASONRYStone Walls, Steps, Patios, Chim-

neys- all types. 27 yrs exp.Licensed, Ins’d. Call for free est.860-274-4893 CT Reg# 604498

W. BOOBER MASONRY25 yrs exp in all types of masonry

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PAUL’S MASONRYNew & Repairs. Stone walls,arches, chimneys, sidewalks,fireplaces. Free est. #614863.

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LENA’S MASONRYFamily tradition, Over 25 yrs expe-

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PAINTING/WALLPAPERING

EEddwwiinn CCoorrddeerrooPAINTING Int/Ext. Local,

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JUNK REMOVAL

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

WWEE HHAAVVEE DDUUMMPP TTRRUUCCKKWe do all the labor. Registered and insured.

Free on-site estimate. Call Ed

KITCHEN & BATHREMODELING

C&M CONSTRUCTION*THE BATHROOM &

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203-630-6459 CT Reg #608488

LANDSCAPING

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

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Credit Cards Accepted. CCaallll ((220033)) 663311--22999911

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Drywall, Decks/Porches &Basements Call MGW!

CT Reg #631942203 886-8029

DE CA Home Improvement● KITCHEN & BATH● FLOORING, PAINTING● ROOFING & SIDINGWe provide reliable service.

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POLISH Ladies Will clean yourhouse. Professional, friendly.Exc. refs. Aneta’s Cleaning860-839-5339

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JUNK REMOVAL & MORE!We remove Furniture, Appliances,

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CARPENTRY

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DECKS

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Also do Roofing, Siding & GuttersCT Reg #621315 (203) 675-8084

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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

Over 25 years experience. Call today for free estimates.

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

ICE DAMAGE? Seamless Gut-ters. Gutter repairs. 100% noclog leaf guard system w/life-time warranty. CT Reg #621315(203) 675-8084

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Fully insured. CT Reg. #569127


Elim Park, a state of the art, accredited, continuing care retirementcommunity is seeking candidates for the following positions to join ourteam!

Administrative Assistant - Skilled Nursing UnitFull time day shift position and per diem position available.Responsibilities include receptionist, scheduling and various clericalfunctions to facilitate the efficient operation of the nursing unit, underthe supervision of the Nurse Manager. Supports the interdisciplinaryteam while maintaining positive interpersonal and organizationalskills. Knowledge of medical terminology and use of computersystems, including electronic health records, is essential. Previousexperience preferred.

Administrative Assistant - Admissions & RehabilitationFull time position available. Performs administrative and clericalduties in the Admissions and Rehabilitation departments under thedirect supervision of the Admissions and Marketing Coordinators.Interacts with various constituents including patients, physicians,other office staff and the public to provide high quality service tothose who visit and/or call our community.

Nursing Positions•RN Flex Nurse Sub-Acute Unit 4p-8p Part Time•RN Every Other Weekend Day Shift Treatment Nurse•RN/LPN Full Time Temporary Charge Nurse 3p-11p x 8 weeks•RN/LPN Per Diem Charge Nurse 3p-11p•Part Time Weekend CNA 7a-3p•Part Time Weekend CNA 3p-11p•Part Time 7p-11p CNA x 2 Positions•Full Time 11p-7a CNA•Part Time Weekend CNA 11p-7a•Per Diem 11p-7a CNA

NurseManager - SkilledNursing Facility, LongTermCareFull-time day shift position. Accountable for the planning,organizing, developing, and directing of Nursing Services for our two30 bed Long Term Skilled Nursing Units. Work in collaboration withour Director of Nursing and highly skilled interdisciplinary team toinsure the highest degree of quality care is provided.

Job Requirements: RN License in good standing, BSN preferred;Previous experience in a long term or rehabilitation environmentpreferred; Previous supervisory experience preferred; Goodcommunication and leadership skills; Knowledgeable of general,rehabilitative, and restorative nursing and medical practices,procedures, laws, regulation and guidelines governing long termcare; Ability to use an electronic medical record; Ability to multi-taskin a fast paced environment; Positive attitude required.

ALL POSITIONS - Please apply in personMonday - Friday9am - 5pm /Weekends 10am - 2pm, or send resume to:

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STORES & OFFICESFOR RENT

MERIDEN 2 Room Unit Approx 300 Sq Ft. 428 Broad St.

Asking $700/Month. Heat & electric included.

(203) 237-3378

HOUSES FOR SALE

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MERIDEN East Side, 1 BRBright, Modern End Unit. AllAppliances + Dish Washer.Off St. Parking. $730/mo.Call (203) 269-0763

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No pets. Call 203-284-0597

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MERIDEN. Studio apt, privateentrance, on bus line. $500/moplus util. No pets. Sec & ref.Call (203) 982-3042

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WALLINGFORD 2nd Floor, 4 RM,2 BR North Main St Victorian.Credit Check Req. $1000/mo. +2 month sec. No smoking. Nopets. Avail 5/01. 203-269-5973

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WALLINGFORD. 3 BR, 1st Flr,Off St Parking, Hardwood flrs,W/D Hookup. 239 Center St.$1200 + sec. Call 203-294-1229

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 Room For RentAll Utilities included

Share Kitchen, Bath & Living Rm.Washer & Dryer

Off Street Parking$125 Per Week

2 Weeks Security $50 Key Deposit

203 605-8591

NORTH HAVENMeadowstone Motel- Off I-91.

Satellite TV. Short Stay/Daily/Weey On Bus Line. 203-239-5333

HOUSES FOR RENT

MERIDEN 3 BR Single FamilyHouse for Rent. 1 1/2 BA, LargeYard, Off St. Parking.$1,250/mo. Call (203) 240-4688

WALLINGFORD Very Large 3 BRHome. LR, Dining Area, Kitchenw/Stove, Frig., Dish Washer.Laundry RM, 2 BA. Huge FamilyRM, Lots of Closets, 2 CarGarage $1700 + utils, 2 mo. sec.dep. Agent R.E (203) 949-0500

CONDOMINIUMSFOR RENT

MERIDEN. Townhouse condo, 2BR, 1 1/2 bath, kit, LR, eastside, 1c gar, w/d hookup, hdwdflrs, fully remod, $925. 1 mosec. 203-440-3317, 203-684-9744

WALLINGFORD. The Towers, 2BR, 2 bath Ranch, fully appli-anced, spectacular views.$1,200.00 per month. QualityRealty, LLC 203-235-1381

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

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Studio & 1 Bedroom AptsAffordable Housing for quali-fied applicants 50 yrs of age orolder. Amenities Include: Com-puter Learning Center, TV/Games Lounge, Laundry Facili-ties, Off Street Parking, FreeBus Service to local shoppingctrs. On site: Resident Serv.Coord. Small Pets Accepted

Please call 860-621-3954 forinformation. TTY: 711

MER. Furnished Apts. East SideIncl Heat, HW, Elec. 1 BR, 1st Fl,$845/mo+sec. 1BR, 2nd Fl $801/mo+sec. 203-630-3823 12pm-8pm or Meridenrooms.com

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MERIDEN 1 BR, Very Clean, OffSt. Parking, H & HW included.$725/m + 1 moth securityrequired. Call 860-798-4483

MERIDEN 1 BR. You will likethe size & arrangement ofthis pleasant 3 RM. H, HW,Cooking Gas $750 Parking.38 Lincoln St. 727-565-8362

MMEERRIIDDEENN 1BR & 2 BRStove, heat & hot water incl.

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MERIDEN 1BR 2nd Flr Apt inTwo-Family House, Quiet DeadEnd St. WD Hookup, Heat &HW included. $850/mo. Call860-736-1169 or 860-502-5619

MERIDEN 1BR, 1st Floor3 Rooms. Large Kitchen. Stove &

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MERIDEN 2 Bedrooms, 3rd Fl.5 Rooms, newly remodeled, offstreet parking, w/d hookups,no pets, $900 plus utilities, ref-erences. 203-671-9644

MERIDEN 2 BR, 2nd Floor Large Apt. 38 Summer St. WD

Hookup, Free Parking. Hardwood Floors. $750/mo.

203-710-9474 or 203-685-2836

MERIDEN 2 BR/5 RM, 1st Flr.Off St. Park, W/D Hookup, NewAppli, Stove & Refrig, NewHigh Efficiency Gas Furnace.$850/mo + sec. 860-690-5555

MERIDEN 2BR, 5 RMs. Com-pletely Remodeled, W/DHookup, Garage, Deck, Off-Street Parking. Sec. 8 Approved$950/mo+sec. (203) 980-0215

WANTED TO BUY

1, 2 OR 3 ITEMS OR AN ESTATE

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Estate sale service. Costume Jewelry, Antiques, paintings,

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1-2 ITEMS Silverware, China, Glass.

Furniture. 50’s Items. Whole Estates.

203-238-3499

2ND Generation buys anythingNapier. Costume jewelry, olddolls, classic Walt Disney fig-urines, old pottery. 1 item toentire estate. 203-639-1002

AAllwwaayyss Buying All Contents ofEstates. Antique, old toys &

collectibles. furniture,costume jewelry, etc.

Call or stop by Frank’s, 18 S. Orchard St. Wallingford. 203-269-4975 or 203-284-3786

Open Mon.-Sat. 9am-5pm

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

ALWAYS Buying Hand Tools.Old, Used, and Antique HandTools. Carpentry, Machinist,Engraving and WorkbenchTools. If you have old or usedtools that are no longer beingused, call with confidence.Fair & friendly offers. Pleasecall Cory 860-322-4367

CITY RECYCLING will PPAAYY CCAASSHH for scrap steel,

copper, aluminum, cars &trucks! CALL 860-522-927330 Fishfry St, Hartford, CT

DDEEEE’’SS AANNTTIIQQUUEESSBuying Collectibles,

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HOUSES FOR RENT

CHESHIRE. Charming countryhome for rent. 2 BR, ampleyard plus many extras. A mustsee. Asking $1400/mo. 1 yearlease. Call Julie 203-271-0178

MISCELLANEOUSFOR SALE

DOG KENNEL 6’W-10’L-6’H w/ gate.$50. Call 203-859-1259

HARVARD FOOSBALL TABLEGood Condition. Soccer BallsIncluded. $99. 860-621-9815

MMEERRIIDDEENN SSEESSQQUUIICCEENNTTEENNNNIIAALLPlate (1956).

Perfect Condition. $25. CCOOLLLLEECCTTIIOONN ooff 5500

Ceramic Bears “Precious Friends”$100 for all.

Call (203) 634-4154

MINI BLINDS, 4, White, 30”wide. Everything included. Per-fect Condition $10 for All. Alsoselling POCKETBOOK, BrownPlaid. Never Used. Bought atFoot Prints. Asking $20. Call860 628-8721 or 860 384-1183

MOVING Must Sell Half ofour Furniture, Fridge, TV,Freezer, Gas Grill, Shed. 4East Side Terrace, Walling-ford. Call 203-265-7509

OUR Generation horse withAmerican Girl accessories(for the horse). Like new.Asking $40. 203-235-2384

PAPASAN CHAIR with whitecushion from Pier 1 Imports.45" round. Good condition,approx 10 yrs old but seldomused. Original cost $150. $55 orbest offer. Call 203-639-1248

POLAR KING WALK-IN COOLERPure white. Unit size 12x11,Ready to run, freestanding.Model H1113. $12,500. Excel-lent condition. 203 507-5132

SSIILLVVEERR PPLLAATTEE FFLLAATTWWAARREEKing Edward Holiday Pattern.

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Call (203) 915-5182SILVERPLATE: Cakeplate; Paul

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WOOD, FUEL &HEATING EQUIPMENT

CLOSE OUT SALE. SeasonedFirewood. Delivered. Greatprice. (203) 272-4216

EXCELLENT QUALITY Seasoned Hardwood, Cut, Split

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SPORTING GOODS &HEALTH

PISTOL PERMIT CERTIFICATION CLASS

Required for CT applicants. $110

Call 203-415-1144

ANTIQUES &COLLECTIBLES

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We are expanding our family businessand we are seeking a career minded indi-vidual who recognizes the differencebetween the grueling corporate world anda growth oriented locally owned and oper-ated business.

In other words, you can help shape thefuture for our business and yourself. Weare open to new ideas and new ways.

Our ideal candidate must understand thebusiness community and can relate tosmall business owners one on one. Youwill need a pleasant professional mannerand possess even better listening skills aswell as a creative mind; be organized to afault and are able to work alone or withothers.

A background in identifying, contactingand selling concepts is key to success.Knocking on doors must be ingrained inyour mindset. Training will be provided.Experience in yellow pages or radio salesis preferred.

In this new position you can chart yourown direction. It all starts with sending usyour resume.

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