1-1-2010SouthingtonCitizen

Volume 7, Number 1 Southington’s Only Hometown Newspaper Friday, January 1, 2010

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InsideCalendar .........................18

Marketplace ....................31

Obituaries..........................9

Opinion............................14

Real Estate .....................31

Seniors............................10

Sports..............................21

Photos by Deb Mikan

Children gathered at RecreationPark for the Kids EntertainmentSeries. Many had their facespainted by Valentine the Clown.

2009 in

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MidState Medical Center held the ’50s-themed Swingand Sway Gala at the Aqua Turf Club. Approximately 400people attended the hospital’s largest fundraiser, whichfeatured a 52-item silent auction. All proceeds from thegala benefited MidState Medical Center programs andservices.

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The DePaolo Middle School National Junior Honor Societycollected more than 400 items for Bread for Life. Pictured,from left to right in the back row, are Nik Thomson, JoeTaglia, Josh Dobratz, Lily Herman, Alexis Dziubek, CarolynZesut and Marissa Tedeschi. In the front, are Stephen Bar-more, Mike Rogalski, Mike Aylett, Dan Connolly and Made-line Sadlowski.

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The Diamond Collection played Neil Diamond musicat the July 15 Music on the Green.

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Southington loses gentleman politicianBy Harry Kyle

The Southington Citizen

Southington lost anotherlink to its past last week withthe passing of James A. Wal-lace Sr.

Wallace, 81, passed awayon Monday, Dec. 21 at TheHospital of Central Con-necticut Bradley Memorialcampus in Southington. Hewas the husband of Joan(Wendt) Wallace to whom hewas married for 57 years.

Wallace was born in Meri-den on March 8, 1928 but wasa lifelong resident ofSouthington. Together withhis brother Richard, he ranWallace Jewelers in down-town Southington. The busi-ness was destroyed by an ex-plosion and fire in 1980.

After that he worked atLux Bond & Green Jewelers

until his retirement.He was longtime and ac-

tive member of the Churchof Saint Dominic, serving asa trustee since 1969 and alsoas a lector and Eucharisticminister.

In announcing his passingto the parish community, Fr.Ronald P. May, pastor ofSaint Dominic, said, “wehave all lost a man of deepfaith, steadfast stewardshipand commitment to Saint Do-minic Parish, who hasserved it in so many wayssince its founding nearly 40years ago, and a man of life-time service to his belovedcommunity of Southington.”

At the same time, the in-coming president of theparish council, Dr. PatriciaJoyce, praised Wallace as “afounding member of ourparish, a parish trustee and a

man of quiet faith and lead-ership. We are diminished byhis passing at the same timethat we are inspired by hisexample.”

He was also very active inthe community, serving onvarious civic and charitablecommittees.

Wallace was chairman ofthe town’s Social ActionCouncil, which was respon-

sible for the beginning of anumber of the town’s serviceorganizations.

“His community work be-hind the scenes laid thegroundwork for many of theorganizations that serve peo-ple today, like the Bread forLife and the communityservices department,” saidformer councilor AndyMeade, who served with Wal-

lace on a number of the earlytown councils.

Politics played a majorpart in Wallace’s life.

He was elected to the postof selectman under the rep-resentative town meetingform of government, andwas elected to the secondtown council after the incep-

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Luigi Barbato con-gratulates EdKowalski and hiswife, Nancy Kowal-ski, for winning firstplace for their whitewine during thewinemaking con-test held at theSouthington ItalianAmerican Festival.

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Local leaders go off the deep endPolar plunge at YMCA Camp Sloper will raise money for camp scholarships

By Harry KyleThe Southington Citizen

Not to worry, folks.Planning is in the final

stages for the fifth annualYMCA Polar Plunge, so thoseof you who are masochisti-cally inclined to jump into apond full of not quite freez-ing water still have time toregister for the annual bodytemperature drop which willbe held at YMCA Camp Slop-er Saturday, Jan. 16, at 1 p.m.

The plunge is being held toraise money for camp schol-arships, which will go direct-ly to families who can not af-ford to send their child orchildren to camp.

Last year’s event raisedabout $15,000, which enabledabout 40 kids to spend a twoweek session at the camp.This year’s goal is $18,000.

Outdoor Center DirectorMark Pooler said, “It costsabout $380 dollars for eachtwo week camp session, andwe don’t turn anyone awaybecause of financial reasons.We try and furnish about$40,000 in camp scholarshipsto needy children, so the needfor funding is always there.”

Pooler also attempted toexplain the lure of the event.

“I guess people like to seepeople do silly things, andthis certainly qualifies asone. But it’s for a goodcause,” Pooler said.

“We had 15 plungers at thefirst event,” he said, “and lastyear we had about 150, so theidea has taken hold and

keeps growing each year.“I’m excited to once again

be part of such a goodcause,” Pooler continued. “Atthe Y we are strong advocatesof sending kids to camp be-cause we know all the goodthat can come from it.”

However, it appears thatpolar plunge passion has yetto wear off on Pooler’s wife,Dawn. When asked if shewould be plunging this year,she said, “I fully support myhusband, but absolutely not.Someone has to watch the

baby.”There are six teams partic-

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Department, led by policechief and team captain JackDaly will wear blue shirts forthe event, while TeamSouthington Fire Depart-

ment, whose chief and teamcaptain Buddy Clark willlead his troops into the coldwaters dressed in red shirts.

“This is my fourth year be-ing involved with the pro-gram,” Daly said, “and nei-

Citizen photo by HarryKyle

Carm Natelli,dressed as agood fairy, takesto the air during apast YMCA PolarPlunge held atCamp Sloper.This year’s eventwill take place at1 p.m. on Satur-day, Jan. 16.

See Plunge, page 29


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Town takes steps to provide shelterBy Harry Kyle

The Southington Citizen

The town was quick to re-act to midweek power out-ages resulting from the coldand wind. The fact that noone needed to take advan-tage of the temporary shel-ter set up at the CalendarHouse did nothing to sub-tract from the effort, accord-ing to town officials.

“We received a number ofcalls from the residents inthat area, regarding how

long the outages would last,would they spread and, if so,what should we do,” saidSouthington Police Depart-ment spokesman Sgt. LowellDePalma. “Because of that,Chief Daly made the deci-sion to open the emergencyshelter, and we began to uti-lize members of our CitizensEmergency Response Team(CERT) to staff it.”

The shelter was opened at4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 29,and remained open until 8p.m. At the time the shelter

opened, Connecticut Light &Power reported more than1,100 Southington residentshad lost power. There wereabout 500 outages when theshelter closed, a number thatwas rapidly diminishing.

DePalma said CL&P keptthe department fully abreastof situation.

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ObituariesPamela Therrien

Pamela M.(Cote) Ther-rien, 56, ofSouthington,entered intoeternal lifeDec. 24, 2009at her homesurroundedby her loving family after along and courageous battlewith cancer.

Born Dec. 27, 1952 in Hart-ford, she was a daughter ofthe late Hector J. andCorinne (Lajoie) Cote.

She was employed bySam’s Club for more than 20years where she made manyfriends. She loved to do cross-word puzzles, play poker, po-keno and yahtzee with herfamily.

She leaves her four chil-dren, Darlene Sidoti, LisaTherrien, Jason J. Therrienand Scott B. Therrien, all ofSouthington; two sisters,Joyce Gregoire and CarolBlancato, both of Southing-ton; a brother-in-law, Antho-ny Blancato, of Southington;five grandchildren, whomshe loved and adored with allher heart, Alyssa R. Sidoti,Anthony Sidoti Jr., ZariannaValentin, Taylor R. Therrienand Jaden Tyler Therrien;nephews, Darren Blancatoand his wife, Melissa, andSteven Gregoire and his girl-friend, Lisa Oaks; nieces,Corinna Nutting and her hus-band, Allen, Belinda Celinskiand her husband, Stephen,and Kimberly Figuereido andher husband, Sergio.

She also leaves many god-children and friends, includ-ing her special friend, PaulaBergeron, and was a specialmemere to many. She waspredeceased by a brother-in-law, Richard Gregoire; a son-in-law, Anthony Sidoti Sr.; aniece, Stephanie Nutting;and a nephew, Glen R. Gre-goire.

Funeral services were heldDec. 30, 2009 from DellaVec-chia Funeral Home,Southington, to St. JeromeChurch, New Britain for aMass. Burial followed in St.Mary’s Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, dona-tions may be made to the St.Jude Children’s Research

Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place,Memphis, TN 38105.

CarolynMagnuson

C a r o l y n(Stange) Mag-nuson, 81, ofSouthington,wife of Rus-sell E. Magnu-son, passedaway Dec. 26,2009 at TheHospital of Central Connecti-cut in Southington.

Born in Warwick, Mass.,daughter of the late Carl andGeorgie (Bailey) Stange, shewas a graduate of OrangeHigh School in Orange, Mass.in 1946 and attended theMoody Secretarial School inNew Britain.

She was a former NewBritain resident, moving toSouthington in 1957. She wasemployed at the formerAmerican Hardware andthen for Dr. Sidney Eisenbergin New Britain as a medicaltechnician until 1957. Shewas a member of FirstLutheran Church in NewBritain and was the choirgodmother; was active withthe Southington Girl Scoutsand Cub Scouts and theSouthington Grange Fair;and was a member and volun-teer at the New England AirMuseum in Windsor Locks.

Besides her husband, Rus-sell, with whom she recentlycelebrated her 59th weddinganniversary, she is survivedby a son, Peter Magnuson, ofWarwick, Mass; two daugh-ters, Carol Magnuson, ofGreenfield, Mass., and Patri-cia Magnuson-Burkett, ofLos Angeles; two brothers,Carl Stange Jr. and his wife,Shirley, and Conrad Stange

and his wife, Jeanette, all ofAthol, Mass.; a sister, AudreyMcKnight and her husband,Sheldon, also of Athol, Mass.;six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and severalnieces and nephews. Besidesher parents, she was prede-ceased by several brothersand sisters, including Eu-gene Witham.

Funeral services wereheld Dec. 30, 2009 at FirstLutheran Church, NewBritain.

Burial followed in SouthEnd Cemetery in Southing-ton.

Carlson Funeral Home,New Britain, is handling thearrangements.

Donations may be made toFirst Lutheran Church, 77Franklin Square, NewBritain, CT 06051 or to theNew England Air Museum,36 Perimeter Road, WindsorLocks, CT 06096.

Mary ZytkaM a r y

(Palasek) Zyt-ka, belovedmother anddevoted wife,died Dec. 18,2009 at TheHospital ofCentral Con-

necticut, Bradley Campus.Born in Pultusk, Poland

July 25, 1939, she was aSouthington resident formore than 30 years and priorto that lived in New Britain.

She is survived by her hus-band, John; and her chil-dren, Amy and Walt Hender-son, of Berlin, and Jason andSara Jane Zytka, of Burling-ton. She was predeceased bya son, David Grazulwich; andher mother and father, Ed-ward and Zofia Palasek.

She leaves four brothers,Stanley and his wife, Ellen,of Matthews, N.C., Josephand his wife, Kathy, ofRichardson, Texas, Henryand his wife, Janie, ofSouthington, and Edwardand his wife, Christine, ofKensington; as well as sever-al nieces and nephews.

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She loved to go dancing,and was a spirited, generousand vivacious woman wholoved her family immenselyand whose greatest wish washer children’s happiness.

Funeral services wereheld Dec. 28, 2009 at NewBritain Memorial-SagarinoFuneral Home.

Burial followed in St.Mary’s Ukrainian OrthodoxCemetery in New Britain.

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Memory screenings aver-age 10 minutes and consist ofquestions and tasks to assessmemory, which may indicatewhether someone should fol-low-up with a full medicalexam.

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Care center seeksvolunteers

Southington Care Center,a nonprofit skilled nursingfacility, 45 Meriden Ave.,seeks volunteers in the fol-lowing areas: breakfast clubhelper, assist in the bistro bysetting tables, serving resi-dents, transporting residentsby wheelchair to and fromthe dining room, 7 to 9 a.m.,days flexible; photographer,assist taking pictures at vari-

ous events, hours vary; bingohelpers, Monday afternoonsand/or Saturday mornings;laundry labeler, label resi-dent clothing, training isprovided and hours are flexi-ble; filing, one hour a week,day is flexible; piano playerto play at church services,Tuesday evenings and/orThursday mornings, as wellas sing-a-longs when avail-able. More opportunities ex-ist.

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The Calendar House, 388Pleasant St., needs a backupbingo caller to volunteer foran hour and a half duringFriday bingo at 1 p.m. to op-erate the cage and call thenumbers. For more informa-tion or to volunteer, contactBob Verderame at (860) 621-3064.

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Appointments are beingscheduled for the Fuel Assis-tance Program for individu-als who heat with oil,propane, wood, pellets, coal,electric or natural gas. Indi-viduals who heat with oil,propane or kerosene shouldcall their vendors before ap-plying for this program tomake sure the company isstill participating.

Call the Calendar House at(860) 621-3014 to schedule anappointment.

Volunteersneeded

Southington SeniorNetLearning Center is lookingfor a couple of volunteers tohelp with administrativetasks in files and recordsmanagement.

Some basic computerknowledge is helpful andtraining will be provided.Very flexible hours, week-days only, can be scheduledwith as few as a couple ofhours a week.

Call Peter Freeman at (860)621-3014 to make an appoint-ment to visit the computerlab.

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The program augmentsthe Dial-A-Ride free bus serv-ice. One week advance noticerequired.

Call Diane Briggs atR.S.V.P. at (860) 224-7117 toarrange for this service.

The Town of Southingtonalso provides a transporta-tion service through the Cal-endar House to residentsages 55 and over and to dis-abled persons of all ages.

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James WallaceSr.

James A.Wallace Sr.,81, passedaway Dec. 21,2009 at TheHospital ofCentral Con-necticut, Bradley Campus inSouthington. He was thehusband of Joan (Wendt)Wallace to whom he wasmarried for 57 years.

James (Jim) was born inMeriden March 8, 1928, butwas a lifelong resident ofSouthington. He wintered inNew Smyrna Beach, Fla. forthe last 12 years. He was thefourth son of the late HarryA. Wallace and Mary(Kranich) Wallace.

He leaves a brother, DavidWallace, of Westlake Village,Calif.; three daughters andtwo sons, James A. WallaceJr., of Cambridge, Mass. andSouthington, Nancy Riccia-rdelli and her husband,Mark, of Avon and Old Say-brook, Catherine Delehantyand her husband, Timothy,of Wallingford, Penn., Frank(Ted) Wallace, of VirginiaBeach, Va., and his wife,Lisa, and Sally Lynch andher husband, Timothy, ofWest Hartford.

He was the proud grandfa-ther of 14 grandchildren andone great-grandson, Paceand Mara Ricciardelli,Bethany Cameron, Morgan,James III, Abigail, Erica,Rachel and Sarah Wallace,Kelly and Anna Delehanty,and Beatrice, Josephine andFrancesca Lynch and EganWallace Cameron.

He also leaves many niecesand nephews. He was prede-ceased by two brothers, Al-ton and Richard Wallace.

He was long active in the

Church of Saint Dominic,where he had served as atrustee since 1969 and also asa lector and eucharistic min-ister.

He had a deep interest insports and played baseball,basketball and football forLewis High School inSouthington. He also refer-eed midget football games forseveral years and umpiredfor Little League Baseball.As a member of the Post 72American Baseball commit-tee he served as statisticianand score keeper for 12 years.

He was elected to the postof selectman under the se-lectman/RTM form of gov-ernment, a position he heldfor 10 years and served for anadditional 10 years as a coun-cilman after the inception ofthe council-manager form ofgovernment which hestrongly advocated.

He was also a member ofthe original industrial devel-opment commission and wasappointed to the ethics com-mittee.

He was an incorporator ofThe Hospital of Central Con-necticut and served on vari-ous civic and charitable com-mittees including the ChildGuidance Clinic of Meriden,the Visiting Nurses Associa-tion, the YMCA Board of Di-rectors and the SouthingtonSocial Action Council.

He was a proud member ofthe American Legion Post 72of Southington. He was espe-cially gratified to have beenchairman of the Social Ac-tion Council which was re-sponsible for the beginningof the Margaret Griffin DayCare Center, the Bread forLife program and theSouthington Food Bank.

His civic awards includedthe Jaycee DistinguishedService Award and the Unico

ObituariesGold Medal Award.

He was educated in localschools and attended theMetropolitan Training Cen-ter in New York City for tech-nical training in all phases ofthe jewelry business.

He was a partner with hisbrother Richard in WallaceJewelers in Southington pri-or to the business being de-stroyed by fire in August of1980.

After that he worked at

Lux Bond and Green Jewel-ers until his retirement.

He served with the U.S.Army occupation forces inKorea, 6th Infantry Division,in 1946-48 and in Germanywith the 102nd Infantry Regi-ment, 43rd Infantry Divi-sion, during 1950-52 after be-ing recalled to active dutyduring the Korean War.

The funeral was held Dec.24, 2009 from the DellaVec-chia Funeral Home,

Southington, to St. DominicChurch, for a Mass of Christ-ian burial.

Burial with military hon-ors was in St. Thomas Ceme-tery.

Friends may honor himwith contributions to theManna Fund of SouthingtonCommunity Services or hisbeloved St. Dominic Church,1050 Flanders Road,Southington, CT 06489.

CitizenSchools12 The Southington CitizenFriday, January 1, 2010

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St. Paul honor roll

The following local stu-dents have been named to thehonor roll at St. PaulCatholic High School in Bris-tol for the first marking peri-od:

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tion: Simone Morin,

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First Honors: Olivia Sin-gler, Plantsville; Kyle Dube,Marietta Gentile, EdwardLeahy, Lauren Leahy andTristan Petit, Southington

Second Honors: Alexan-dra Vojtila, Southington

Grade 10First Honors: Christina

Cheng, Grace Herman, Emi-ly Nyerick and Michael Petit

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First Honors: MoniqueMorin, Plantsville; BriannaWolff, Southington

Second Honors: MarcinDembowski and ChristinaMueller, Southington

Hartford Magnethonor roll

The following Southingtonstudents have been named tothe honor roll at HartfordMagnet Middle School forthe first marking period:

Grade 8 High Honors:Reed Truax

Grade 7 High Honors:Aaron Rubin

Grade 7 Honor Roll:MacKenzie Jones, AveryThorpe, Morgan Truax

Grade 6 High Honors:Paige Canace

School choicefair Jan. 19

The public is invited to aRegional School Choice FairTuesday, Jan. 19, from 5:30 to7:30 p.m., at Berlin HighSchool, 139 Patterson Way,Berlin (snow date Jan. 21).More than 30 public magnet,technical, vocational andagricultural schools offeringprograms in pre-K throughgrade 12 will attend. For ad-ditional information, visitthe Regional School ChoiceOffice Web site atwww.choiceeducation.org.

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CitizenOpinion14 The Southington CitizenFriday, January 1, 2010

Commentary

Town Meetings

New year, new tighter belt

Tuesday, Jan. 6

Planning and Zoning Commission, Town

Hall council chambers, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 7

Board of Fire Commissioners, Fire Head-

quarters, 310 N. Main St., 6 p.m.

Charter Revision Commission, Town Hall

council chambers, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 8

Board of Education, Kelley Elementary

School, 501 Ridgewood Road, 7:30 p.m.

Board of Police Commissioners, Police

Headquarters conference room, 69 Lazy

Lane, 6:15 p.m.

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partment, 605 W. Queen St., 6 p.m.

Bob Dornfried

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The Southington Citizen is published everyFriday by the Record-Journal Publishing Co. andis delivered by mail to all homes and businessesin Southington, Plantsville, Milldale and Marion.

Robert Mayer, Managing EditorRobin Lee Michel, Assistant Managing Editor

Zachary Janowski, Associate EditorHarry Kyle, Associate Editor

Michael Guerrera, Sports

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We havenow begun anew decadein both ourpersonal andmunicipallives, onethat may befar differentthan theones preceding it.

It appears the economicand political climate wehave been living in recentlymay be around for a numberof years into the future, and,if so, will result in livingconditions unlike anythingwe’ve seen in the past.

Economic conditions maylead to a government that ismuch smaller than we’re ac-customed to. Something sim-ilar to President Reagan’s“trickle down” effect, onlythis time it will be the coststhat flow downhill, ratherthan the profits.

The effect will most sure-ly be felt by local citizenswho will be faced with ris-ing property taxes and fees(another word for taxes)caused by the elimination offederal and state aid, madein an effort to cope with adwindling revenue source.

In addition, the citizensthemselves, whose contribu-tions fund a great portion ofthe revenue stream govern-ments rely on, are them-selves being challenged by asimilar reduction, if not theelimination, of their ownprimary resource streams.

It is entirely possible thatservices once taken forgranted by Southington resi-dents may be considered aluxury in the future, oneswe will have to do without.Please keep in mind, the fol-lowing is a list of possibili-ties, not suggestions.

Take the town’s leaf col-lection program, for exam-ple. There is $300,000 in thecurrent budget for the pro-gram, along with parts ofdepartmental budgets allo-cated to the program.

Should Southington offi-cials decide to join almostall the other municipalities

in the state and initiate aleaf bagging and collectionprogram, a significant por-tion, maybe even all, of thatcost could be eliminated, re-sulting in less spending.

But the leaf vacuum pro-gram is somewhat of a “sa-cred cow” in town, whichpresents a conundrum tothose charged with makingthe call. Who would yourather be, the politician thatespouses the elimination ofthe program, or the politi-cian that calls for higherproperty taxes to fund it?

Other possible remediesto the problem could lie inshorter hours and/or lessmunicipal personnel.

Many educational pro-grams, both athletic and in-structional may have to beeliminated, with the onesthat spend a large amount ofmoney to accommodate arelatively small number ofstudents the first to be con-sidered. The possibility ofstaff reductions in theschool system cannot be eas-ily dismissed. As far assports programs go, organ-ized teams at the middleschool level may be cur-tailed, if not eliminated en-tirely, and the “pay for play”concept may be discussedagain.

As far as our public safetyforces go, there probablywon’t be any reduction insize, except for retirementsand possibly early retire-ment packages, and any ad-ditions to staff will just fillthat gap.

So existing town person-nel will be left to shoulderwhat most probably will bean increasing workload.

I don’t think very many intown aren’t aware of theproblems we face, and that,for better or worse, theyhave to be addressed in someway.

And, since most expertssay the current economicclimate will exist for thenext few years, perhaps webetter get used to a tight-ened belt.

— Harry Kyle

Kyle

What are The Citizen’s New Year’sresolutions?

I received a PlayStation 3game system for Christmas,and I’m going to do my best tobecome a typical “nerdygamer” next year.

Mike GuerreraSports Writer

I will spend more time writ-ing and maybe even get startedon a book.

Zach JanowskiAssociate Editor

I want to try and enjoy what-ever the New Year brings myway, and not cause trouble formyself and those around me.

Harry KyleAssociate Editor

I will try to have less stressand relax more in the upcom-ing year.

Lisa OlsenNews Clerk

I started eating a little betterand exercising more at the endof last year, and want to contin-ue that in 2010. I also want toread more next year.

Doug RiccioAdvertising Sales

Inquiring Photographer Letters to the Editor


Powdered thanksTo the editor:We would like to sincerely

thank everybody who tookpart in this year’s PowderPuff football game at Veter-ans Stadium in New Britainon Monday, Nov. 23. The an-nual game has become a verypopular senior activity atSouthington High School,but it is even more importantas a fundraising event. Eachyear, the game generatesmoney to assist members ofthe senior class with finan-cial needs and various im-provement projects to theSouthington High campus.

This year’s contest againstNew Britain was salvagedfrom the scrapheap after aseries of unhealthy rivalriesand unsportsmanlike playthreatened the future of theannual contest. Southingtonmay have lost on the field,but athletes on both side-lines proved to be winners.Both teams played hard untilthe final second ticked offthe clock. The game was fair,well-played, and most of all,it was fun.

Usually we judge a team’soverall success by its winsand losses, but we would liketo add that it’s not whetheryou win or lose, it’s how youplay the game. Both teamscan be proud of their effortson the field.

As our season comes to anend, we’d like to take this op-portunity to recognize manyof the individuals and enti-ties that contributed to thesuccess of this year’s PowderPuff game. Without yourhelp, this game wouldn’t bepossible. First and foremost,we’d like to thank SHS Prin-cipal Kathleen McGrath andthe high school administra-tion for their continued sup-port. We’d like to thank theNew Britain High School ad-ministration and theircoaching staff for their focuson sportsmanship and fairplay. We’d like to thank EricSwallow and the SHS athlet-ic department for providingour practice fields, and we’dlike to thank all of the LadyKnight varsity coaches forallowing their seniors to par-ticipate in Powder Puff withtheir classmates.

We’d like to send special

thanks to Keith St. Amandand the C.C.A.F.O. for provid-ing superior officiating.Thanks to Art Rich Photog-raphy for purchasing achampionship plaque, andmembers of the Southingtonbusiness community thatsupported the 2010 SHS Pow-der Puff program. Thanks toHeather Allenback for donat-ing her time to “coach-up”the SHS 2010 Puff cheerlead-ers; you really outdid your-self this year! We’d also liketo thank all of the family andfriends who braved the ele-ments to attend the game.Most of all, we’d like tothank the 83 senior girlsfrom Southington HighSchool and the 37 senior girlsfrom New Britain HighSchool. You made both com-munities proud with yoursportsmanship. You wonsomething for all of us by theway you played the game.

Charles KempMarybeth Moleski

Co-Advisors, SHS Powder Puff Football

Yin and yangTo the editor:On the night of Dec. 7, I

was parked on Main Street,and a vehicle drove by at ahigh rate of speed, hittingone of God’s creatures thathad darted into the road. Fora brief moment the motoristbraked as I could see thelights flash on for a secondbut he kept on going. What ifthis was a child? I wonder ifhe would have stopped?Please, let’s all take the timeto proceed with caution, onMain Street to prevent futuretragedies.

In spite of this, I wit-nessed something very pro-found, and many acts ofkindness were seen on thatcold, wintry evening. As thecreature laid lifeless on theside road, I jumped out of myparked vehicle to assist thisanimal and to my surprisethe cat was alive. At that mo-ment a motorist driving bypulled over to see if shecould help in anyway. The cattried to stand up but couldonly drag its back leg. Againit tried to run off but fell tothe ground in the driveway.Maria stayed with the ani-mal while I ran across the

street to retrieve a box fromthe convenience store. Whileinside, people expressed con-cern for the animal. Some-one gave me a box and Idashed back across thestreet. Maria and I tried toplace the cat into the box so Icould get her some medicalattention but to no avail. Thecat bolted into a large bushthat was near by. I called sev-eral local veterinary hospi-tals to find somewhere wecould take the animal fortreatment. I came back some-time later with a flashlightbut couldn’t see into the inte-rior of the bush as it wasvery thick. I went back in themorning and tried to find thecat but could not find mymiracle of hope. I returnedlater that day and in the daysthat followed and I keep look-ing for it whenever I am inthe area.

What I witnessed thatnight were gifts, simplethings like kindness, com-passion and love from withinthe souls of all who weretouched by the plight of thatcat. Thanks to all who werepresent on that evening.

Kim SteevesSouthington

Sing gratitudeTo the editor:The Vacation Center,

Machiavelli’s Restaurant,Praline’s Café and theGreater Southington Cham-ber of Commerce raised$2,000 to support Southing-ton Community Services tohelp feed the needy. For nineweeks singers in theSouthington area joined tohelp reach a goal set by me.All proceeds, such as entryfees from the contestants andcover charge donations bythose attending, went forthis cause. We wantSouthington to know that weare here, not just to do busi-ness, but also to support ourcommunity. Helping othersis what life is all about.

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Thalberg Elementary School fifth-graderDaniel Hackerman ruled his school when hebecame principal for the day after his par-ents, Dave and Deb Hackerman, won thespecial title for him during the SouthingtonEducation Foundation’s kickoff event. In hisrole as acting principal, in place of PrincipalBeecher Lajoie, he got to make the morningannouncements, read to three classes, ob-serve a fire drill and call the buses at the endof the day. In addition, he and a friend weretreated to lunch by Lajoie at Randy’s Woost-er Street Pizza.

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More than 300 community members became fans ofthe Southington Education Foundation at its kickoffevent. The gala featured dinner and dancing and a liveauction. The silent auction put up for bid more than 70pieces of local students’ artwork and other items.


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Plantsville, died Dec. 21, 2009at Southington Care Center.She was the wife of the lateA. Robert DeMayo.

She was born in Italy onFeb. 6, 1913, the daughter ofthe late Salvatore and Tom-masina (Ruggiero) Maricon-da.

She was a graduate of St.Raphael’s School of Nursing.Prior to her retirement, shewas the administrator atBradley Memorial Hospital.

She started her career in1934 as a private registerednurse, and then was on staffat Undercliff Hospital inMeriden.

She came to BradleyMemorial in 1940 as a floorduty nurse and moved up tohead of nursing; she was ap-pointed administrator atBradley in August of 1942and served for 19 years.

She was appointed to theCouncil of Nursing Rela-tions in 1953, and was a char-ter member of the NationalAdvisory Committee onSmall Hospital Administra-tion of Hospital ManagementMagazine.

She helped establish andorganize the Bradley Memor-ial Women’s Auxiliary. Shewas a member of the Councilof Nursing Relations and atrustee of the ConnecticutHospital Association.

She is survived by two sis-ters, Fanny Janazzo, ofPlantsville, and PalminaManfred, of Mystic; a broth-er, James and his wife, Car-olyn Mariconda, of Bayport,N.Y.; nephews, Dr. ErnestManfred, Thomas Manfred,David Mariconda and JamesJanazzo; and a niece, AnneMariconda.

She was predeceased bysisters, Mary and LouiseMariconda.

A private funeral was heldat St. Thomas Church. Burialwas in St. Thomas Cemetery.The DellaVecchia FuneralHome, Southington, handledarrangements.

Obituaries

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Happy New Year fromThe Southington Citizen

Holiday closings —Southington Town Hall andthe Southington Public Li-brary and Barnes Museumwill be closed in obser-vance of New Year’s Day.The Southington Citizen of-fice will also be closed.

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Hoop shoot — TheSouthington Elks Lodge1669 has scheduled the an-nual hoop shoot for Sunday,Jan. 3, at 9 a.m., at theSouthington YMCA, 29High St. The hoop shoot isopen to boys and girls be-tween the ages of 8 and 13.

Trophies will be awardedto the winners who will ad-vance to the district compe-tition. The finals will beheld at the Basketball Hallof Fame in Springfield,Mass.

For more information,contact Richard McDo-nough at (860) 628-5964.

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Boys swim teamfundraiser — SouthingtonHigh School Boys SwimTeam has scheduled afundraiser at Friendly’srestaurant, 408 Queen St.,Monday, Jan. 4, from 5 to 8p.m. A portion of proceedswill support the team.

Dog park meeting —The Southington Dog ParkAssociation will meet Mon-day, Jan. 4, at 7 p.m., inTown Hall council cham-bers.

La Leche League ofSouthington — A mother-

to-mother breastfeedingsupport meeting, guided byLa Leche League Leader, isscheduled for Monday, Jan.4, from 10 a.m. to noon, atthe Wolcott Library, 469Bound Line Road. Pregnantor breastfeeding womenand their children cancome for discussion, prob-lem-solving and social sup-port; snacks are served.Call Debby (860) 276-1298 toconfirm location.

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Mothers of Multiples— The Greater BristolMothers of Multiples, asupport group for momswith twins, triplets or high-er order multiples or thosewho are expecting multi-ples, meets on the firstWednesday of the month.The next meeting isWednesday, Jan. 6, at 7:30p.m., at St. John’s Episco-pal Church, 851 StaffordAve., Bristol. For more in-formation, contact themembership coordinator,Tracey Gabree, at (860) 628-9199, or visit the Web sitewww.bristolmoms.org.

Newcomers and Neigh-bors Club — The Newcom-ers and Neighbors Club ofSouthington is a women’ssocial club open to bothnew and lifelong residentsof Southington. Monthlyevents include LadiesNight Out, Moms and TotsPlaygroup, Couples Socialand Book Club. The nextmeeting is Wednesday, Jan.6, at 7:30 p.m., at Southing-ton Care Center, 45 Meri-den Ave., in the diningroom. The theme is “Athlet-ic Night.” Contact Kathleenat (720) 281-5420, [email protected] for moreinformation.

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Networking Group —Job Seekers, a Southingtonunemployment/under em-ployed group, meets everyThursday, at 10 a.m., at theFirst CongregationalChurch of Southington, 37Main St. The group is open

to any residents inSouthington and the sur-rounding towns and meetsfor approximately twohours to network and dis-cuss various job seeking is-sues. There is no charge toattend. For more informa-tion, contact the church of-fice at (860) 628-6958.

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Silver Tea — Southing-ton Church Women Unitedwill meet Friday, Jan. 8, at1 p.m., for a Silver Tea atPlantsville CongregationalChurch, 109 Church St.Soup and sandwiches willbe served. There is acharge to attend.

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Computer show — TheSouthington High SchoolMarching Band has sched-uled a Cogan Fairs Com-puter Show, Saturday, Jan.9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., atthe high school, 720 Pleas-ant St.

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American Legion —The American Legion Kil-tonic Post 72, 64 Main St.,Southington, is scheduledto meet on the second Tues-day of each month, at 7:30p.m., in the upper lounge ofthe Post Home just off thetown green. Members andveterans who would like tobe members are welcometo come to a meeting andbecome familiar with thework the American Legionis doing for the community.

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Networking Group —Job Seekers, a Southingtonunemployment/under em-ployed group, meets everyThursday, at 10 a.m., at theFirst CongregationalChurch of Southington, 37Main St. The group is opento any residents inSouthington and the sur-rounding towns and meetsfor approximately twohours to network and dis-cuss various job seeking is-sues. There is no charge toattend. For more informa-tion, contact the church of-fice at (860) 628-6958.

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Falcons Nest 307 held a pasta fundraiser for the Petro-cione family in August. Tom Petrocione, a SouthingtonHigh School graduate living in Plainville, was in acrash on I-95 in early June and was in Bridgeport Hos-pital recovering from second- and third-degree burns.Two off-duty firefighters who risked their lives to savehim also attended the dinner. Pictured from left to rightare firefighter Ed Taylor, Petrocione’s wife, Nancy, hisfather, Jerry, and firefighter Mike Milano. Falcons’members organized the event and raised more than$5,500 to help the family with expenses.

Life-saving work

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University of Connecticut chef Robert Landophi ad-dressed the Central Connecticut Celiac Group onSept. 27 about gluten-free cooking. Pictured with thechef are Elizabeth Fitzgerald, speaker and retired di-etician, and Kathy Guida, board member of the group.

How’s it taste?


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John Kennedy, chairmanof the Rotary’s Club An-nual Golf Scramble,thanks the participantsand sponsors for theirsupport this year.

It wasn’t always this cold...

Photo by Deb Mikan

Logan Ayers rides a horse provided by Hayes EquestrianCenter in Plantsville at the farmers’ market.

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Austin Paradis and Matthew Geffken celebrate reading more than 1,000books with their John F. Kennedy grade 7 classmates from team E with icecream sodas, a sweet sendoff to summer on the last day of school.

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From left to right, Peter He-lie, chief executive officer ofPrudential Connecticut Re-alty, Tom Vozzella, a manag-er of two Prudential offices,Walter Hibbs III, manager ofthe company’s Fairfield of-fice, and Peter Sanders ofGolf Research Associates,Stamford, won PrudentialConnecticut Realty’s fifthannual Charity Golf Tourna-ment at Southington Coun-try Club. The event raisednearly $20,000 for the Sun-shine Kids.

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The SouthingtonPublic Library’sSummer ReadingSaves the DayGrand Finale at-tracted 585 chil-dren and parentsto the event featur-ing fun and activi-ties.

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Southington residents Ed Jennings, left, and Ken Stetsonenjoy a bottle of The Farmer’s Daughter’s Tea and Lemon-ade ‘Mixed Together’ at the MS Motorcycle Run to benefitthe Multiple Sclerosis Society at the Cadillac Ranch.


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CitizenSportsThe Southington CitizenFriday, January 1, 2010

Snow Views

By Dave Mongillo Special to The Citizen

Thanks to the diligent,hard work of itssnow makers,Mount Southing-ton was able towithstand thewrath of MotherNature this week.

After last weekend’s warmrain the area was able toopen on Monday morningwith great snow cover ontheir trails.

I often pick on the snowmakers, but they are trulymagic. They work long hoursin dark, cold, lonely condi-tions throughout winternights, so we can enjoy ski-ing in morning’s sunshine.Gentlemen, thank you for ajob well done.

Welcome to New Englands k i i n g .The tem-peraturew e n tfrom 10d e g r e e so nWednes-day tothe 50son Sun-day after-noon, butthe areashung inthere ando f f e r e dg r e a tc o n d i -tions forthe vaca-t i o nweek. The forecast calls forthe return of winter by thisweekend and new snow forSaturday morning.

I spent last Wednesday atKillington, Vt., with the Uni-versity of Connecticut SkiTeam. It was cold (that’s win-ter), but conditions weregreat. The UConn team istraining in Vermont duringthe holiday vacation. Someof the racers will be at Berk-shire East for a Tri-StateSlalom on Sunday, but the

team will be based at Killing-ton until mid-January.

There are four racers onthe UConn team with longSouthington connections.Chris Smedberg, in his firstseason on the college team,raced for Southington HighSchool and the MountSouthington Ski Team. Helearned to ski at the local re-sort and is eager to begin thefirst race of his college ca-reer.

Matt Diamond skied forthe Cheshire High Schooland the Mount SouthingtonSki Team before moving toStorrs. “College racing ismore intense than highschool skiing and the level ofcompetition is higher thanTri-State racing,” says Dia-mond. “UConn races in avery competitive leagueagainst some of the top

schools inthe east.”

R a c h e lBisacky, ofChester, ajunior atUConn is aco-captainof the teamand alsoraced andtrained atM o u n tSouthing-ton beforecollege. Itwas inter-esting tolearn thatone of Bi-s a c k y ’ sc o a c h e s ,

when she was a junior racer,was my daughter, Beth. “It’sgreat to train at Killington,”says Bisacky, “They havegood conditions and are al-ways cooperative with theteams.”

Larry Gianatti, Southing-ton resident and head coachof the UConn Ski Team, isalso happy to be able to trainat Killington. “Killington of-fers good facilities for theracers and coaches,” says Gi-anatti, “and they always

Mother Nature can’t stop Husky skiers on slopes

have good race conditions.”The day I was there the areahad at least 10 teams trainingon the mountain and therewas no congestion or liftlines. The racers seemed tointerface well with the otherskiers. I’m sure the averagerecreational skier didn’t evenknow there were that manyrace teams on the mountain.

On Wednesday theSouthington High School SkiTeam will have the season’sfirst race of the winter atMount Southington.

There is a large viewingarea at the local resort and itwould be nice for fans tocome out to cheer the team tovictory.

We wish you all a happy,safe and fun-filled New Year.May all your runs be smoothand graceful over fluffy newpowder.

“Thanks to thediligent, hard

work of its snowmakers, Mount

Southington wasable to withstand

the wrath ofMother Nature

this week.”

Photos courtesy of Dave Mongillo

University of Connecticut ski team members Ben Marcus, Rachel Bisacky, CoachLarry Gianatti and Matt Diamond ready to train at Killington.

UConn racer LaurenMacko on a training run atKillington, Vt.


WrestlingSHS 52, Farmington 24Chris Bowles (119-

pounds), Pat Hamel (125),Doug Fontaine (130), RyanDupuis (135), Brandon Lariv-iere (160) and Carmine Cas-tiglione (189) all earned pin-falls in their first conferencematch of the season. The col-lective pinfalls accounted for36 of Southington’s 52 teampoints. Dan Dupuis earned a15-4 major decision overJames Paigo. Also with deci-sions were Don Rinaldi andTravis Daley. Cory Seeger(145) won by forfeit. TheKnights dual meet record im-proved to 2-0 overall.

Danbury TournamentSouthington finished

sixth overall with 101 points. Outlook: This team lost a

lot of talent and depth withthe 2009 graduates, but the

2010 version of Blue Knightswrestling is once again prov-ing why it is one of the topprograms in the state year inand year out.

Boys Ice HockeyE.O. Smith-Tolland-Windham 3, Hall-SHS 0John Gradante made 28

saves in the losing effort asHall-Southington dropped to1-3 overall, 1-2 in conference.

Hall-SHS 9, Windsor-East Granby 1Justin Trzcinski and Jeff

Moore combined for 14 savesand the co-op got two goalseach from Andrew Greenand Tre Lerner in the win,moving them to 2-3 overall, 2-2 in the CCC South. Also net-ting goals was Kevin St. An-gelo, Nick Mastroianni,Owen Cantor, Colin Grodzin-ski and Marco Sylvester.

Blue Knights Scoreboard

Photo by Matt Leidemer

Jordan Chapman has been a young, but key elementto the early season success for the Blue Knights onthe hardwood.

Photo courtesy of Jack Adie

Tim Sowa, a senior first year swimmer, competing at the Buckley Invitational'sDec. 18. Sowa should be a nice addition to a developing team in the pool.

Outlook: Well,we know one thing,this team can beatWindsor-East Gran-by. Their only twowins have comeagainst that co-op.Besides that, thereis a lot to still be de-termined by thisyoung squad.

Girls BasketballSHS 64, Rockville 33Tori Munson led

the way with 22points and nine re-bounds as Southing-ton cruised passedRockville and intothe SouthingtonHoliday Classic fi-nal. Jordyn Nappiadded 13 points,Ellen Donahue,eight, and MariahBerry and ValMazrek, six each.They moved to 3-2overall with the in-ter-divisional win.

Outlook: After aless than promising

start, this team hasturned it around.The reason could ei-ther be competition,coaching, or a youngteam with somerookie talent learn-ing on the fly at aquick pace.

Boys BasketballSHS 60, Wilby 52Sal Romano had

16 points, 17 re-bounds and twoblocks, Tyler Dubeadded 16 points andNick Defeo had 15 asSouthington beatWilby on the road.The out-of-confer-ence win movedS o u t h i n g t o n ’ srecord to 3-1.

Outlook: If itweren’t for a horen-dous free throwshooting perform-ance against Masuk,the boys would belooking at a perfectrecord. Still, 3-1 isnothing to shake

Photo by Matt Leidemer

Andrew Green (11) performed well inSouthington’s most recent win overWindsor-East Granby.

your head at and withthe conference slateright around the cor-ner in the new year,this is a team thatwill be looking to do

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Kurzatkowski led Man-chester Community Collegein scoring with 13 goals andthree assists this fall. In 2008,Kurzatkowski had 45 points(17 goals, 11 assists) and par-ticipated in the NJCAA Divi-sion III National Champi-onship Tournament in Rich-land, Texas.

MCC successfully defend-ed its Division III Region 21title with back-to-back, 3-0victories in the tournamentheld in Manchester. on Oct.31 and Nov. 1. The Cougarslost to Nassau CommunityCollege 1-0 in the District 3Championship in GardenCity, N.J. on Nov. 7. MCC wasranked seventh in the finalNJCAA Division III NationalPoll in 2009, went unbeatenin Region 21 play (16-0-1) andwill carry a 27-game Region21 winning streak into the2010 season.

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Brett Lamboley scored 22points, Jay Wilson, 19, andRob Marshall, 17, as S.P.N.E.upped its record to 2-0 with a73-62 win over O & D Exca-vating. Jeff Daddio with 17points, Brandon Moss with13 and Joe Nappi with 11, ledthe 1-1 O & D.

Art Ververis scored 18points, Chris Maroon andJohn Donahue, 13, and GusVerveris, 10, as CapitolLunch ran its record to 2-0with a 70-52 win over theBulls. Andrew Wright scored18 points and Scott Brophyadded 10 in a losing effort.

Village Hardware evenedits record at 1-1 with a 60-40win over Athletes Under-dogs. Ryan Kelly and AdrianKaminsky scored 17 pointseach and Matt Vendittochipped in with 13 for thewinners. Athletes, now 0-2,were led by Matt Backel with17 points.

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season with a 63-49 win overStanley Street Auto. CesarGarcia scored 24 points andRick Hammell added 15 forthe winners. Stanley Street,now 1-1, was led by MarkRocha with 19 points.

DSME won for the firsttime in two tries as theyhanded PTE Energy a 36-24defeat. Steve Cinnantiscored 10 points in victory,while PTE, 0-2, was led byScott Mondo.

Thomson Financial im-proved to 1-1 with a 44-41 winover Domenic’s & Vinnie’s asthe Meier brothers, Kevinand Todd, scored 12 pointseach. D & V, now 0-2, was ledby Reginal McGlotten with14 points.

Swim teamfundraiser

Southington High SchoolBoys Swim Team has sched-uled a fundraiser at Friend-ly’s restaurant, 408 QueenSt., Monday, Jan. 4, from 5 to8 p.m. A portion of proceedswill support the team.

Hoop shoot Jan. 3

The Southington ElksLodge 1669 has scheduled theannual hoop shoot for Sun-day, Jan. 3, at 9 a.m., at theSouthington YMCA, 29 HighSt.

The hoop shoot is open toboys and girls between theages of 8 and 13. Trophieswill be awarded to the win-ners who will advance to the

district competition. The fi-nals will be held at the Bas-ketball Hall of Fame inSpringfield, Mass.

For more information,contact Richard McDonoughat (860) 628-5964.

Softball and LittleLeague

registrationA town-wide registration

for all Southington LittleLeagues and Girl’s Softball isscheduled for Saturdays,Feb. 6 and 13, from 9 a.m. to 1p.m., in the SouthingtonHigh School cafeteria, 720Pleasant St. This is forSouthington residents only;the minimum age is 5 yearsold as of April 30, 2010. Par-ents should bring the child’sbirth certificate and the par-ent’s driver’s license forproof of residency.

For more information, callthe Parks and Recreation of-fice at (860) 276-6219.

Slamma Jammabasketball

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non-refundable check shouldbe made payable to: “CoachesClinic of CT” and should bemailed with the completedform to Slamma Jamma, 1747Meriden Road, Wolcott, CT06716. Coaches Clinic of CT isdirected by Coach Bob Ruder-man. For further informa-tion, call (203) 879-0560. Ses-sions are as follows:

— Tuesdays: Jan. 5, 12, 19,26, Feb. 2 at Derynoski Ele-mentary School gymnasium,240 Main St.

Session I: Grades K to 2 —3:35 to 4:45 p.m.

Session II: Grades 1 to 3 —4:50 to 6 p.m.

— Mondays: Jan. 4, 11, 25Feb. 1 and 8 (snow date Feb.25) at Strong ElementarySchool Gymnasium, 820 Mar-ion Ave.

Session III: Grades K to 2— 4 to 5:10 p.m.

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By Michael Guerrera The Southington Citizen

Wow, what a year! 2009 hasnow officially come to aclose and as quickly as itcame, well, it went.

I might not have been herewhen the 2008-’09 winter sea-son commenced, but I cer-tainly was still paying atten-tion. So let’s quickly run-down what happened in caseyou forgot.

The basketball teams tookseparate paths. The girlsteam had a lot of talent andsome great seniors, the boysteam didn’t make the tour-nament. This year, well, the

boys are promising and thegirls look good, but havesome youth.

The gymnasts took a stepback as reigning statechamps, look for that tochange.

Hockey was great lastyear; this one, youth, youth,youth is the key.

Wrestling was also fantas-tic and will continue to be,even with the loss of somekey contributors and swim-ming looks to redevelopthemselves. Indoor track isbuilding.

In the spring, baseball tiedfor a conference title, soft-ball went to the final four.Boys lacrosse got a homegame, but fell, girls got a newcoach and new hope. Out-

door track got some great in-dividual performanceswhile the tennis teamsplayed well, but lost a greatman.

There was a new coach onthe links as well, looking tocontinue to help a programgrow.

And how could we forgetthose boys volleyballers? Athird straight finals appear-ance, a third straight loss toStaples, but that doesn’t di-minish their accomplish-ments.

In the summer, there wasa new baseball league thatSouthington’s own, Shock,won.

Then came the fall and themost memorable moment,the girls volleyball team

summiting Everest and win-ning a state title.

Boys soccer scored onegoal but advanced to thequarterfinals. Girls soccermade a late surge, but cameup short of the tournament.

Field hockey made thetournament, suffered atough home loss, but has alot to look forward to with anew coach and new attitude.

Boys cross country wassimply great, the girls lookto a bright future.

Girls swimming has a biggroup of freshman thatshowed their colors this yearand will be back for threemore.

And while football strug-gled to a 5-5 record, let’s notforget some stellar individ-

ual performances through-out the year and a gruelingschedule that never provedeasy. Oh, by the way, theywere about nine points fromwinning three more games.Once again, the brokenrecord plays on and someyoung stars will lead the wayon the gridiron in 2010.

So that’s it. It’s that easy.2009 in a nutshell. It was cer-tainly grand, but I have aninkling that 2010 is going tobe even better.

Only time will tell. Fornow, Happy New Year.

What’d you think of 2009?What are you looking for-ward to in 2010? Let us know.Contact Mike at [email protected].

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Southington,’ Jim Wallacewould be the guy,” Meadesaid. “He was an icon here intown. He was the primemover for the town council-town manager form of gov-ernment in Southington, aconcept he really believed in.Jim was so involved in somany things in town, yet Inever knew a person that did-n’t like him. I agree with mywife Fran when she says ‘hewas a gentleman and a gentleman.’”

Another former council-man, Nick DePaolo, foundWallace to be “a gentleman atall times and very easy to talkto. I knew Jim for a long time,and he was very understand-ing. He loved Southington,

and gave a lot of time and at-tention to the town. I enjoyedworking with him.”

Town Manager John We-ichsel recalls Wallace as a“super guy and a personalfriend. I was sad to hear ofhis passing.”

Weichsel said one of hismost vivid memories of Wal-lace was his support of Con-necticut Interlocal RiskManagement Association,which is a nonprofit that pro-vides insurance, risk man-agement and administrationservices to municipalities,school districts and localpublic agencies.

“Back then, it was hard fortowns to think outside box inmatters like this,” Weichsel

said. “Our council was try-ing to decide whether or notto become the first munici-pality to join CIRMA, andmany of the council mem-bers wanted to see what oth-er towns did before making adecision.

“But Jim told them ifeveryone said that, there’llnever be a CIRMA. The coun-cil voted to join up, andthings went forward fromthere.”

“Jim was a friendly manwith a dry sense of humor.To me, he was an absolutelywonderful man.”

He served with the U.S.Army occupation forces inKorea (6th Infantry Divi-sion) from 1946-48 and in

Germany with the 102nd In-fantry Regiment, 43rd In-fantry Division during 1950-1952 after being recalled toactive duty during the Kore-an War.

Wallace had a deep inter-est in sports and competedfor Lewis High School inbaseball, basketball and foot-ball, and was also active inthe youth sports scene intown. As a member of thePost 72 American Baseballcommittee he served as stat-istician and score keeper for12 years.

The complete obituary ofJames A. Wallace Sr. can befound on page 11.


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“As a father and a policechief, I fully understand theimportance of keeping kidsbusy, and I’m happy to do mypart.”

Team Board of Educationwill don yellow shirts to fol-low their leader, Brian Goral-ski, board chairman, into theicy waters, and Pooler him-self will make his fifth con-secutive foray into the frostywaters as leader of the or-ange-shirted Team YMCACamp Sloper.

There will also be a newlevel of bi-partisanship ondisplay this year as TeamSouthington Politicians Pastand Present, led by formertown councilor and team cap-tain Mike Riccio, plummetsinto the pond in their greenshirts.

Another new team willtake the plunge for the firsttime this year when a teamfrom the Southington Town-Wide Effort to Promote Suc-cess, or STEPS, braves the icypond under the able directionof team captain Kelly Berk-moes.

“I was kind of appointed tothe post,” Berkmoes said,“but I am looking forward tothe plunge. I think it will be agreat way to get our programinvolved with and exposed tothe community. But I am kindof nervous.”

The STEPS team will bewearing white tee shirts.

Plungers must be 18 yearsof age or older to participate,and are asked to sign in at thecamp office beginning at12:30 p.m., with the plungescheduled to take place at 1p.m.

There will be two fire pitsset up to warm the outside ofthe plungers, while hotdrinks and soup will be avail-able to thaw out their insides.

For more information, callMark Pooler at (860) 621-8194,ext. 304.

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A Christmas taleTo the editor:Holy moley, it’s that time

of year! In the SouthingtonCitizen, when asked whatthe kids will be leaving forSanta and Rudolph, theysaid cookies for Santa andcarrots for Rudolph. Well,being kind of a kid at heartmyself, I decided not to dowhat I left Santa last year.Boy, it was bizarre if any ofyou remember what I left forSanta!

Well, because I knew San-ta was almost done climbingdown all those chimneys,and I knew I would be thelast house, I decided to leave

a glass of my homemadewine and some good Italiancheese. Boy, I made a big, bigmistake and left the bottle.The old gent felt pretty mer-ry knowing full well it waskind of nippy out, and afterall, I was the last house. Justone more glass and then onemore. Sure, it was the lastglass that did him in. Hiseyes got droopy and he nod-ded off.

Boy, it was a shocker whenI heard snoring when I gotout of bed. Being I live alone,it scared the bejabbers out ofme. “Santa!” I cried out,“what the hell are you stilldoing here? Boy, oh boy, isMrs. Santa mad at you andprobably me too.” He gotdressed, got his wobbly legsout the door and went out un-der my grape arbor. It’s agood thing I left a pile of hayfor his reindeer and ofcourse, Rudy. That’s what Icalled Rudolph, after all, hethought I was a cool guy be-

cause I left the hay.It’s a good thing the team

knew how to get back to theNorth Pole. The old gent goton his sleigh and off he wentin the frosty morning, high-er and higher. Almost out ofsight he shouted, “Thankyou Joe! Merry Christmas!I’m now sorry I only left youa bag of coal. Come nextyear, be a good boy and I’llsurprise you with a ho hoho.” He was out of sight.

Well, I don’t know what toleave him this year. No cook-ies, he’s pretty chubby. I’llthink of something that willblow his mind because thisyear I want a real-life doll,blond, early sixties. I justwant to see how he reacts tomy wish. I want to push hisbuttons for what he did lastyear.

As always, wishing oneand all a Merry Christmasand hope you enjoyed myChristmas story. I end my ar-ticles with live well, love

much, and laugh often and Ido.

Joe AldieriPlantsville

Good readsTo the editor:I’ve just finished reading

my online version of TheCitizen and the letter writ-ten on Christmas 1864 byCapt. Andrew Upson.Thanks so much to ZacharyJanowski for publishing thisletter and thanks to my sis-ter-in-law, Marie Secondo,for locating and translatingthese letters that were writ-ten during the Civil War. Itmade for great reading onthis Christmas Day. Alsoloved the article on the teaheld at the Barnes Museum.I am a Southington native,born and raised there, andmiss all the great events Iread about.

Phyllis JenningsHampstead, N.C

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGTOWN COUNCIL

TOWN OF SOUTHINGTONJanuary 11, 2010

The Town Council of the Town of Southington, will hold a public hearing in the Town Council Chambers of the Town Hall Building, 75 Main Street,Southington, Connecticut, on 11th day, January, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. to hear the comments of affected property owners and electors and citizens qualified to vote in the Town of Southington concerning the following proposed ordinance:ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $300,000 FOR COSTS RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SANITARY SEWER INTERCEPTOR OFAPPROXIMATELY 985 LINEAL FEET FROM 139 MILL STREET TO HIGH TOWER ROAD; AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $300,000BONDS, NOTES AND TEMPORARY NOTES TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION

BE IT ORDAINED,(a) That the Town of Southington appropriate THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($300,000) for costs related to the construction of a

sanitary sewer interceptor of approximately 985 lineal feet, running northerly beginning near 139 Mill Street to High Tower Road, as replacement forexisting aerial crossing of Quinnipiac River approximately 1000 feet north of Mill Street Bridge. The project is contemplated to include construction ofnew 12 inch PVC sewers, television inspection of new sewers, excavation, disposal of excess material, building connections and manhole connections, demolition of existing crossing, repaving, curbing, driveway replacement, and related improvements. The appropriation may be spent for design,construction, acquisition and installation costs, equipment, materials, administrative, printing and permitting costs, engineering and inspection fees andcosts, traffic control, sedimentation control, landscaping and turf establishment, consultant and legal fees, related improvements, related easement orland acquisition, net interest on borrowings and other financing costs, and other expenses related to the project and its financing. The Town Councilshall determine the scope and particulars of the project and may reduce or modify the project scope; and the entire appropriation may be expendedon the project as so reduced or modified.

(b) That the Town issue its bonds or notes in an amount not to exceed THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($300,000) to finance theappropriation for the project. The bonds or notes shall be issued pursuant to Section 7-259 or Sections 22a-475 to 22a-483 of the General Statutesof Connecticut, Revision of 1958, as amended, and any other enabling acts. The bonds or notes shall be general obligations of the Town secured bythe irrevocable pledge of the full faith and credit of the Town.

(c) That the estimated cost of the project described above is THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($300,000).(d) That no amount has been included in the Town budget for the current or any previous year in anticipation of such bond issue.(e) That the period of usefulness of such project is not less than thirty years, as evidenced by the certificate of the Town Engineer filed with the

Town Council and hereby approved.(f) That the Town issue and renew its temporary notes or interim funding obligations from time to time in anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds

from the sale of the bonds, notes, or obligations for the sewer project and the receipt of sewer grants. The amount of the notes or obligations outstanding at any time shall not exceed THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($300,000). The notes shall be issued pursuant to Sections 7-264and 7-378 or Sections 22a-475 to 22a-483 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, Revision of 1958, as amended. The notes or obligations shall begeneral obligations of the Town secured by the irrevocable pledge of the full faith and credit of the Town. The Town shall comply with the provisionsof Section 7-378a and 7-378b of the General Statutes with respect to any temporary notes if the notes do not mature within the time permitted by saidSections 7-264 or 7-378, and the Town shall comply with the provisions of Section 22a-479(c) with respect to any interim funding obligations.

(g) The Town Manager or the Deputy Town Manager and the Director of Finance or the Treasurer shall sign the bonds, notes or temporary notesby their manual or facsimile signatures. The law firm of Day Pitney LLP is designated as bond counsel to approve the legality of the bonds, notes ortemporary notes. The Town Manager or the Deputy Town Manager and the Director of Finance or the Treasurer are authorized to determine theamount, dates, interest rates, maturities, redemption provisions, form and other details of the bonds, notes or temporary notes; to designate one ormore bank or trust companies to be certifying bank, registrar, transfer agent and paying agent for the bonds, notes or temporary notes; to provide forthe keeping of a record of the bonds, notes or temporary notes; to designate a financial advisor to the Town in connection with the sale of the bonds,notes or temporary notes; to sell and deliver the bonds, notes or temporary notes; and to perform all other acts which are necessary or appropriate toissue the bonds, notes or temporary notes.

(h) That the Town hereby declares its official intent under Federal Income Tax Regulation Section 1.150-2 that project costs may be paid fromtemporary advances of available funds and that the Town reasonably expects to reimburse any such advances from the proceeds of borrowings in anaggregate principal amount not in excess of the amount of borrowing authorized above for the project. The Town Manager or the Deputy Town Manager and the Director of Finance or the Treasurer are authorized to amend such declaration of official intent as they deem necessary or advisable andto bind the Town pursuant to such representations and covenants as they deem necessary or advisable in order to maintain the continued exemptionfrom federal income taxation of interest on the bonds, notes or temporary notes authorized by this resolution if issued on a tax-exempt basis, including covenants to pay rebates of investment earnings to the United States in future years.

(i) That the Town Manager or the Deputy Town Manager and the Director of Finance or the Treasurer are authorized to make representations andenter into written agreements for the benefit of holders of the bonds, notes or temporary notes to provide secondary market disclosure information,which agreements may include such terms as they deem advisable or appropriate in order to comply with applicable laws or rules pertaining to thesale or purchase of such bonds, notes or temporary notes.

(j) That the Town Council is authorized to construct the project, to approve expenditures incurred for the project, and to contract with engineers,contractors and others on behalf of the Town for said project.

(k) That the Town Manager or the Deputy Town Manager and the Director of Finance or the Treasurer are authorized to apply for and accept federal and state grants to help finance the appropriation for the sewer project. Any grant proceeds may be used to pay project costs or principal andinterest on bonds, notes, temporary notes or obligations.

(l) That the Town Manager or the Deputy Town Manager and the Director of Finance or the Treasurer, on behalf of the Town, are authorized toapply for and accept state grants to finance the appropriation for the project and state loans to finance the project, and to enter into any grant or loanagreement prescribed by the State, and the Town Manager or the Deputy Town Manager and the Director of Finance or the Treasurer are authorizedto take any other actions necessary to obtain such grants or loans pursuant to Section 22a-479 of the Connecticut General Statutes, Revision of 1958,as amended, or to any other present or future legislation, or to implement such grant or loan agreements.

(m) That the Town Council, the Town Manager, the Deputy Town Manager, the Town Engineer, the Director of Finance, the Treasurer and otherproper officers and officials of the Town are authorized to take all other action which is necessary or desirable to construct and complete the projectand to issue bonds, notes or temporary notes to finance the aforesaid appropriation. In the event that costs of the project are in excess of the amounthereby appropriated therefor, it is the intent of the Town to supplement the appropriation with an appropriation from available funds.

(n) That this Ordinance shall become effective twenty (20) days after publication of notice of passage thereof in at least two newspapers havingmajor and substantial circulation in the Town.

Dated at Southington, Connecticut, on December 1, 2009.TOWN OF SOUTHINGTONBy:___________________________________

John Weichsel, Town Manager

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AUTOMOBILES

BUICK 2001 LeSabre, good con-dition, 74,000 miles. $5500.203-379-0572 or 352-208-7552

NNIISSSSAANN MMAAXXIIMMAA 22000077Automatic. V6. 45,000 mi

#800307 $19,655(203) 630-2926

PONTIAC Grand Am 2000Excellent throughout. $2750

MAZDA Protege 1998$950

(203) 213-1142

PONTIAC TORRENT 20064 door, AWD. Auto 5 Speed. V630,727 mi. Stock# 10104114U

$14,995 (860) 347-6355

SAAB 9-3- 2005 4 Cyl. Sedan 4D Aero Turbo -

2.0 L 4 Cyl Engine, Automatic$16,991.00

Comes with a 3 yr, up to 100,000mile powertrain warranty.

(203) 269-2323

SUBARU Legacy Outback 20004 Cyl, Auto. Full time AWD.

121,948 mi. #1387b Comes with a 3 yr, up to

100,000 mile powertrain warranty.(203) 269-2323

34 The Southington Citizen — Friday, January 1, 2010

ROOFING

FIDERIO & SONSSiding, roofing, windows, decks,

sunrms, additions. 203-237-0350. CT Reg. #516790

SIDING

FIDERIO & SONSSiding, roofing, windows,

decks, sunrooms, additions.

203-237-0350CT Reg. #516790

Gonzalez Construction

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

203-639-0032 Fully licensed/insured.

CT Reg.# 577319

SNOW PLOWING

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EExxppeerrtt DDee--IIcceerrssCommerical Specialists.

Nicholas J Murano LLC, Member:Snow and Ice Management Assn

L & E PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Snow PlowingProfessional Quality & Affordable

Rates. CT Reg. #623250 www.landeprop.com

Call Trevor (203) 938-3789POLAR EXPRESS Driveways,

walks. Residential /commer-cial. Insured. Call mobile num-ber 203-715-8850. 24 hr service.

TREE SERVICES

LAVIGNE’STREE SERVICE

IN BUSINESS 28 YRS.Tree removal. Stump grind-

ing. Crane Srv. Free Est.Fully insured. 203-294-1775

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WWIINNTTEERR SSPPEECCIIAALLSS!!!!SSaaffeettyy PPrruunniinngg && RReemmoovvaallss!!

Licensed Arborist. 75ft bucketPPrreecciissee TTrreeee 220033--227722--44221166

KITCHEN & BATHREMODELING

C&M CONSTRUCTIONTo ensure a quality job

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

MASONRY

JACK BBiiaaffoorree,, LLLLCC MMaassoonnrryyChimneys, brick, block, stonewalls, patios. In business over 50yrs. CT# 623849 (203) 537-3572

PAINTING/WALLPAPERING

EEddwwiinn CCoorrddeerrooPAINTING Int/Ext. Local,

established, reliable craftsman. Call (203) 537-2411 CT#614827

L & E PAINTINGSpruce Up Your Home

or Business!Professional Quality & Affordable

Rates. CT Reg #623250 www.landeprop.com

Call Trevor (203) 938-3789

MIRKEL PAINTINGPopcorn ceilings. Interiors from

$125. All work fully warrantied.CT Reg #569864. Ed 203-824-0446

PLUMBING

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

ROOFING

C&M CONSTRUCTIONTo ensure a quality job

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

EEmmppiirree CCoonnssttrruuccttiioonn,, LLLLCCYour Professional Roofer

New Roofs, Reroofs, TearoffsWe fix leaks too!

203-269-3559 CT Reg#565514 www.EmpireLLC.biz

GonzalezConstruction

★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★

Roofing, siding, windows, decks,

gutters & remodeling. ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★

220033--663399--00003322Fully license/insured.

CT Reg# 577319

RRooooffss RR UUssSince 1949. Siding, roof

repairs, windows. 203-639-8389 CT #573358. Sr. dis-count. Credit card OK.

GUTTERS

Over 25 years experience. Call today for free estimates.

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

HANDYPERSONS

AA--11 HHAANNDDYYMMAANN PPLLUUSSCT Reg #606277.

GIVE us a call, we do it ALL. Free est. 203-631-1325

ALBERT’S HOME REPAIRAll types of home repair &

powerwashing, snowplowing,phone wiring, carpentry.

Ins & lic. # HIC-0623837 203-879-4731 or 203-592-1148

HHoommee DDooccttoorrTiny repairs-Major renovations Custom Carpentry, plumbing, elec. Since 1949 203-639-8389

CT 573358. Credit Cards OK

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

ALBERT’S HOME REPAIRRoofs, decks, windows, doors

siding, floors, sheetrock, gut-ters. Ins & lic. # HIC-0623837 203-879-4731 or 203-592-1148

HOUSE CLEANING

CLEANING SERVICE One TimeFree Cleaning for new clientsonly. I’ll clean your house oroffice with a sparkle. Polish/English speaking. Bonded, ins.Free est. Anna (860) 299-6611

POLISH woman can clean yourhouse, office with care. 2ndcleaning 15% off. Ins & bond-ed. Refs. Kasia 860-538-4885

JUNK REMOVAL

JUNK REMOVAL & MORE!We clean Estates, house, office,attic, cellar, gar, yd. Snowplow-ing. 203-535-9817/860-575-821810% off if you mention this ad

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FFoorr AAllll YYoouurr JJuunnkk RReemmoovvaallNNeeeeddss

Single Family ● Multi-Families● Construction Clean-Ups●Realtor - Property Mgrs

● Bank-Owned/Foreclosed Properties

●Junk Car Removal● Dumpster Services Available

PPEETTEE IINN TTHHEE PPIICCKKUUPP

ATTIC & BASEMENTSCLEANED

HOUSE CLEAN Outs, GaragesBasements, Attics, Yards

Big or Small..... We Take It AllFree Estimates. Call Ed.

IF YOU MENTION THIS ADWe clean Estates, house, office,attic, cellar, gar, yd. Snowplow-ing. 203-535-9817/860-575-8218

ATTORNEYS

Keep home, auto, 401k, etc.STOP FORECLOSURES

IRS & “Repos”Atty F.W. Lewis

439 Main St, Yalesville 203-265-2829

“Debt Relief Agency” We help people file for relief

under the bankruptcy code

BankruptcyFree Consultation

CARPENTRY

REPAIRS Insulated Cellar Win-dows, Entry Doors, CompleteHome Improvement by Carpen-ter. 203-238-1449 CT# 578107 www.marceljcharpentier.com

DUMPSTERS

RRoollll--OOffff DDuummppsstteerrss15 yard roll-off - $350 20 yard roll-off - $450

Empire Construction, LLC220033--553377--00336600

www.EmpireLLC.biz

ELECTRICAL SERVICE

TT..EE..CC.. EElleeccttrriiccaall SSvvcc LLLLCCAll Phases of Electrical Work

24 hr. Emergency Service SMALL JOBSWELCOME

203-237-2122

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

MMEERRIIDDEENN 32 Cook Ave.

SSttuuddiioo && 11 BBRR AAppttss..$600/Studio & $650+/1 BR

Limited Time-1 mo free rent! Heat & HW incl. 203-886-7016

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

MERIDEN 2/2 bdrm’s. 1rst apt.5rm 1rst fl large rooms$900/mo. 2nd is a small 4rmhouse $850/mo. Both w/d hkup& been recently renovated.Sect 8 approved. Please call203-600-0988 for more info.

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

MMeerriiddeenn 22 BBRR aatt TTrraaccyy GGaarrddeennss$750 Heat & HW incl. Move inby 1/31 and receive a new flatscreen 37” TV. 203-639-8751

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

MERIDEN 2 bdrm. Newlyremodled 1st flr. apt. Gasheat, hot water & stove. Spa-cious rooms. Paved parking& lrg yard. $825 mth. 1 mthsec. 203-500-1956 after 4

WANTED TO BUY

ANTIQUES WANTED - 1 Item oran Estate. Estate sale serviceprovided. Seeking: Meriden-made items, lamps, paintings.

Call Todd Shamock 203-237-3025

CCaasshh PPaaiidd FFoorr AAllll TTyyppeess ooffCCOOSSTTUUMMEE JJEEWWEELLRRYY

Especially Napier 203-464-0477OOLLDD BBIICCYYCCLLEESS

Don’t throw away that old bike.Hobbyman needs your help. Freepickup! Bikes will be recycled.Help save a bike! 203-494-9641

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT& INSTRUCTIONS

VVooiiccee LLeessssoonnssAll Ages and Levels Welcome

PPiiaannoo LLeessssoonnssBeginner to Intermediate

DDee FFiioorree VVooccaall && PPiiaannoo SSttuuddiiooRoberta (203) 630-9295

CONDOMINIUMSFOR RENT

MERIDEN 1BR, heat included.Off-st-parking. Very clean.$675/mo. 1 month deposit.Call 203-238-9254.MERIDEN- Meetinghouse Vil-

lage- 2BR townhouse, C/A,Garage. $1100.

Quality Realty, LLC203-949-1904

MERIDEN-Crown Village, 1BR,appl’s, washer & dryer on-site.Parking, heat incld. $725/mo +2 mo sec. No pets. Credit checkCall 203-634-9149

SOUTHINGTON 2BR, 1 1/2 bathtwnhse. New appls. Newlyremod. w/w carp; full bsmt;CAIR. $1100/month. No pets.860-628-8811

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

BERLIN Lake Dr 2 BR Twnhse.Attached gar. On cul-de-sac.Access to Rt 15., I 84, I91. 1.5baths, WD hookup, $1000 +sec. No pets. (203) 272-1263

HOME SWEET HOMES OffersMeriden - 1BR apt Heat & HW

included. $725. 251 West Main.Avail. immed! 203-938-3789

HOME SWEET HOMES OffersMeriden- 3BR, Recently renovat-

ed, Available immediately. $1125/mo. HEAT & HW incl!!!

203-938-3789 KENSINGTON-6Rm, 1st fl, 3/

4BR, W/D hkup. Carpet, com-pletely painted. Immed occ.860-944-6285/860-828-9654

MER. FURNISHED apts: Incl Heat,Elec, HW. 3rd fl studio,$160/wk+sec. 1BR, 2nd fl,$210/wk+sec. 203-630-382312p-8p www.meridenrooms.com

MERIDEN - 2BR apts $850/mo,appls incl, w/d hookup. Roomsalso avail, $500/ mo. All newlyremod. Off st. parking. Must See!Avail. Now! Susan 203-500-0608

MERIDEN - 5 room, 2 Bedroom,3rd floor, newly remodeled, offstreet parking, no pets, $800plus utilities, references. 203-671-9644

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

(203) 239-7657 or 203-314-7300MERIDEN 1BR, 1st flr, lg rms

Heat, HW, Elec incld. W. Side,Off-st park. $950/mo + sec.203-630-3823 12pm-8pm.www.Meridenrooms.com

SNOWBLOWERS/THROWERS

SNOWBLOWER by MTD. 2-stage, 24" wide, 5HP with elec-tric start, headlight, 6 forwardspeeds and 2 reverse. Goodcondition. $300 or BO. Call 203-238-4261.

FURNITURE &APPLIANCES

CHERRY Rocker $95. Entertainment Center $40.

Call (203) 237-5821

REFRIGERATOR Hot Pointcream 20.7 cu ft good used didre-model Pick up Good condi-tion $75. Call Dory or Jeannine,860-667-4861

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&& SSttoovveessCLEAN

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MISCELLANEOUSFOR SALE

PARKER Compound Bow &Accessories, $225. Also deluxetree stand, $75. All items new,never used. Call 203-440-2498

WOOD, FUEL &HEATING EQUIPMENT

SEASONED firewood, pickup orlocal delivery. Cut & split.Approx 16-18in. $225/cord;$135/half cord. 203-294-1775.

ANTIQUES &COLLECTIBLES

SSWWOORRDDSSHelmets, Daggers, Fighting Knives, Flags, Medals, etc.

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SPAS

HOT TUB 2005, 6 person with21 jets and waterfall. Chemi-cal-free Aquaclara purificationsystem. Leveling pad and liftcover included. $2,500 or bestoffer. Call 203-238-4515.

HOT TUB 6 person, 35 jets,3pumps w/all options, full warr,NEW in wrapper cost $7000sell $3800 203-988-9915

WANTED TO BUY

1-2 ITEMS Silverware, china, glass,

furniture, 50’s items, whole estates.

203-238-3499

DDEEEE’’SS AANNTTIIQQUUEESSBuying Silverplate, Glass, Furn, music instruments, china, art, collectibles.

1 item to estate.

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SUV’S

TTooyyoottaa RRAAVV44 SSppoorrtt 220000664 door, 4X4. Auto 5 Spd, 3.5L V6

Stock# 10551UA 6,919 mi.$23,995

(860) 347-6355

MOTORCYCLESATV’S, ETC.

HARLEY-DAVIDSON 1997SXGL Low rider - Rides likenew, looks like new. $8000or best offer. 203-915-9856

PETS & LIVESTOCK

ABSOLUTELY Beautiful BrandNew Pug Puppies For Christ-mas. Special price - $650. Canbe delivered to the home onChristmas Day. 203-213-5189

BLACK lab puppies M/F. We are4 weeks old NOW come see us& take 1 of us in 4 weeks to aLOVELY HOME. $700 papers.Call Maryann 860-829-1578

BOXER PUPPIESMale/Female - All brindle litter.

(860) 329-4210

GIVE a gift of love for the holi-days. English Mastiff puppies.$850/ea. Ready to go Dec 20th.(5) males, (2) females. Call203-314-0004

HORSE LOVERS EXCEPTIONALriding opportunity in exchangefor 6-8 hours per week. AM andPM time needed. Call: 203-272-6593 or 203-213-8833

LAB Ret pups AKC & OFA, reg.,vet. cert. healt guar. $950. Parents used in therapy RedRiverRetrievers.com

Sire hunts. Call (860) 681-5402

LAWN & GARDEN

ARIENS Zero turn, 36in cut.$1,250. Excellent condtion!Low usage. Call 203-715-6530

Friday, January 1, 2010 — The Southington Citizen 35Looking for the perfect new

home for your Mother, Father,Aunt, Friend or Yourself?…….

You Found It!

Nestled off the road in a quiet, wooded setting!

Brand New Beautiful1 Bedroom Apartments in Berlin

For Active Adults 55 and betterOnly $950

Heat, Hot and Cold Water IncludedCentral air! Intercom system!Fully applianced kitchens On-site laundry!with frost free refrigerator, Library with computer range with self cleaning oven, workstation!dishwasher, garbage disposal! Ample on-site parking!Community room with fireplace Picnic area with grill!and full service kitchen! 24-hr. maintenance!

Secure three-story building with elevators!

Call Now!(860) 828-3958

also accepting applications for Affordable UnitsIncome Restriction Apply

Merit Properties, Inc. Financed by CHFA

SSaaggee PPoonndd PPllaaccee

CNA/HHA - NEW ENGLAND HOME CARE is seekingCNAs and Home Health Aides with a minimum of 6months experience for a pediatric group home inMeriden. Previous experience in a group home withphysically and emotionally challenged children pre-ferred. All shifts available.

Earn up to $12.00 per hour based on experience.Must have a current CT CNA certificate.

To schedule an appointment to apply, please call:

800-286-6300 ext. 3902or fax your resume to the HR Department

860-613-3777or email to:

[email protected] E/E/O/C/M/F/V/D

Drug Screen/Criminal Background Check RequiredVisit us on the web at

NewEnglandHomeCare.com

HELP WANTED

LOCAL Insurance Agency seek-ing Assistant to take payments,make deposits, inbound & out-bound phone calls, assist Man-ager with projects. Insuranceexperience preferred. Faxresume to 860-760-8211

NNEEWW LLIIBBEERRTTYY TTAAXX SSTTOORREE IINNSouthington needs part-time help:

Tax Preparers, Marketing,Wavers, Receptionist.

WILL TRAIN. 860-276-5569 [email protected]

OFFICE POSITION - Fastpaced Fuel and Service Co.looking for Customer ServicePerson. Experience in DataEntry and Billing. SendResume w/Salary to: Record-Journal Box 79P, 11 Crown St,Meriden, CT 06450

SERVICE TECH Must havelicense, experience in oil &installations. AC a + On-callnight rotation, company van, fullbenefit pkg. Drug Screen req.Apply: Tuxis Ohrs, 80 BritanniaSt., Meriden, CT Attn: Helen.

TAX PPRREEPPAARREERRSSNo experience necessary.

North Haven location. Please call 203-234-2889

WAITER/WAITRESS - Parttime - Experienced. Apply inperson: Avanti’s Restaurant, 34River Rd, South Meriden.

HELP WANTED

FINANCIAL Co. looking toexpand locally. Will providetraining and allow you to ownyour office. Can start part-Time. Call to set up appoint-ment: 203-464-9785

FULL-TIME Civil Engineer Ineeded. Duties & responsibili-ties include the following:NBIS & sign structure inspec-tion, constr. inspection, bridgerehabilitation design, bridgeload rating, hwy & drainagedesign, traffic engineering,prep of specs & estimates ofbridge replacement & dev ofbridge/ hgwy plans. Performinvestigative studies thruinspection & analysis. Prepreports for type studies. Plans,directs, & coordinates activi-ties in the field of engr. Posi-tion requires Master’s degreein Civil Engineering or relatedfield with 2 yrs exp. in CivilEngr. or related position. Mustalso have prior proven knowl-edge of Eaglepoint, Microsta-tion, AutoCAD, Synchro, Virtis,& Pontis. Interested applicantsmust send their resume by mailto: Ms. Susan Wagner, HumanResources, AI Engineers, Inc.,919 Middle St., Middletown, CT06457

Call us with yourMarketplace ad

now.(203) 238-1953

HOUSES FOR SALE

WLFD Reduced! Multi family neartrain station 2 family w/storefront, easily converted to 3 fami-ly with ok from town of Walling-ford. Separate utilities, cornerlot. $149,900. Call Brian Miller203-265-5618

CONDOMINIUMSFOR SALE

MMEERRIIDDEENN Spectacular Townhousecondo in a quiet private location.Features nice kitchen, livingroom, dining area, 2BRs, 2.1baths, 1 car garage. Mint! Call SilSala for details. Priced right,$189,900. (203) 235-3300

HELP WANTED

ASSISTANT UNDERWRITERFull time position for insuranceE&S Wholesaler. Processingendorsements, reviewinginspections, rating, quoting &binding. Insurance experiencea plus. Good people skills.Organized. People friendly.Reliable. Vacation/health ben-efits. Fax resume to 203-630-1504. Great opportunity!

LOST Or Found. The Record-Journal will run your lost orfound ad FREE in ourMarketplace Section! Call 203-238-1953 for details.

HOUSES FOR SALE

WLFD $219,900 Small 2BR Bun-galow on 1.28 level acre in areaof fine homes. House needsmajor renovations-property isbeautiful! Bring your ideas!Linda 203-265-5618

SOUTHINGTON $275,000. Pricedto sell! Spacious 8room RaisedRanch. 4BRS, 2 baths, 2 fire-places, 2car garage on 1/2 acre.Exceptional property w/loads ofcurb appeal! Call Brian Miller203-265-5618

MERIDEN A perfect gift! Enjoythe comfort of this split levelvinyl sided Duplex, featuring2BR, new kitchens & baths, newroof & windows, wood floors & 2car garage. $229,900. Call Sue203-235-3300

WLFD Gorgeous Colonial on alarge level lot. Great loc. Homefeatures 8rms, kit, LR, DR, 4 or5BRs, 3 full baths, large deck,upper level balcony, large rooms.Much more $270,000. Sue or Silfor details 203-265-5618

MERIDENHouses for sale, rent or lease purchase. Visit our website at

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APARTMENTSFOR RENT

SOUTHINGTON 2BR. small 2ndbdrm. Convenient location.Off-street parking. appl. incl.w/d hook-up 860-276-8285Clean. $800/mo, $1600 s/d

WWAALLLLIINNGGFFOORRDD 1 bedroom Apts.Judd Square. Central Air. No Pets. $700-$735/mo.

Call 203-265-3718WALLINGFORD STUDIO

Semi-furnished. Newly renovat-ed. Hardwood floors. Privatedriveway & private yard. No pets.

203-284-2077/203-654-6190WALLINGFORD-2BR, Choate

area, off-st-parking. W/D hkup,3rd flr, appls, hdwd flrs.$825/mo. Credit check. Call203-265-9871 or 203-269-9755

WALLINGFORD. Hard to find 3bdrm unit available Jan 1st.Features hdwd floors, laundryhook up in the unit and ampleparking. Close to town center.$1,250/mo. + sec. Call RE/MAXColony at 203-269-HOME formore information.

WALLINGFORD. One bedroomunit in Judd Square complex.Well maintained and recentlyupdated. Low heating costs,elevator and on-site laundry.$750/mo. + sec. Call RE/MAXColony at 203-269-HOME formore information.

WLFD- NORTHRIDGE Com-mons, spacious 1 & 2BR units.$725 - $875 & up 203-269-5770

WLFD-3rd fl, 4 sm. rms, appl’s,clean, quiet. Newly painted.Dead-end st. Sec. $650/mo.No pets. Credit check. Owner/Agent. 203-269-7348

WLFD-48 Allen Ave, 2nd flr,4Rm, 2BR, off st parking, $850/mo, 1-1/2 mo sec. Easy accessI-91/Merrit Pkwy. 203 430 6896//48allenave.yolasite.com

WLFD-Quiet 2nd FL. Largekitchen, BR/LR combo. Patio.Off st. parking. Great location.No pets /smoking. $700. Goodcredit. (203) 269-9755

ROOMS FOR RENT

MERIDEN - Rooms For Rent $100per week. All utilities & cable TVincluded. No drugs or alcohol,Please Call 203-537-6284

MERIDEN CLEAN SAFE ROOMSHeat, elec, HW incld. E.Side, kitprivileges, off-st park. $130/wk.+ sec or call 203-630-3823 12p-8p www.Meridenrooms.com

MERIDEN- Clean, 1st flr, furn-shed. rm. Private entrance.Share kit. & bath. All utils.Leave message 203-238-3369

STORES & OFFICESFOR RENT

WLFD Right on Center St.Ample parking, great exposure1500SF w/full bsmt. Greatopportunity to be right on Cen-ter. CAIR, conf rm, storage. Amust see. $1250/mo. CallKathy 203-265-5618

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

MERIDEN-1 & 2 BR ApartmentsClean, quiet, newly remodeled.W/D hookup. Off st parking.Avail Jan 1. Call (203) 641-8483

MERIDEN-1BR, Huge rooms,walk-in closet, parking, w/dhookup, 1st class! $600/mo.Credit check + 2 mos. sec. req.No pets. 203-284-0597

MERIDEN-1BRS-All appliances &hot water incl 2 mo. sec.. Nopets. Coin op laundry. 1095 OldColony Rd. Showings 9-11 am.203-581-3620

MERIDEN-2BR, 5Rms, 1st flr.replacement windows, stove,refrig, laundry rm & storagearea, gar. avail. No pets. Sec &refs. $800. 860-276-0552

MERIDEN-3BR, 1st flr, 2 familyhouse, off-street parking 1 car.

$730/month, 24 Garden Street.

860-302-1304 or 860-621-2430MERIDEN-East Side. Great 2 BR.

Penthouse floor. Central air. Allappls. On flr laundry. Credit + 2mos. security. $800/mo. Nopets. Call 203-284-0597

MERIDEN-Private studio apt,clean and quiet, on bus lines,No pets. Sec & refs. $500/mo +utilities. Call 203-982-3042

MERIDEN. 3 BR, 1st floor, Niceneighborhood, new rugs, largerooms, off street parking, 2months security, $850/Month,203-464-3083

SSEENNIIOORRSS 6622 PPLLUUSSMore than a rental, a lifestyle

• One BR SUITES • One & Two BR COTTAGES

• Immediate Availability• Affordable monthly rates

• No buy in • No lease• Pet friendly

Call for appointment or info 220033--223377--88881155

336600 BBrrooaadd SSttrreeeett,, MMeerriiddeennwww.millercommunity.org

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

MERIDEN Huge 5 BR ApartmentFreshly painted. Ready to rent!

Section 8 approved. $1350/mo + security. No pets.

203-650-0479

MMeerriiddeenn RReedduucceedd RReennttPay for a 1 Bedroom and Move

into a 2 Bedroom. $750. Heat & HW incl. 203-639-8751MERIDEN STUDIOS - $650

1BRs - $750 2BRs - $850. Free Heat & HW incl. ACs. 24 hrmaintenance. Sec. guard. Laundry

Rm. Off st parking. 203-630-2841

MMEERRIIDDEENN-- 1023 Old Colony Rd.

22 BBRR -- $$775500 && UUPPHeat & HW, Off st. parking.

Limited Time - 1 mo free rent. Call 203-886-7016

MERIDEN- 1BR 1st flr apt w/kit/LR combo, wall to wall car-pet/linoleum. Off st. parking.Exc cond/location. $650. 1st,last & 1 mo. sec. 860-663-1229MERIDEN- 1BR Winter Special$750/month. Heat, Hot Water,Electric incl. Private balcony.

Call for info 203-639-4868 MERIDEN- 1st flr, 3BR, 6 rms,

$900/mo. + security. Appls. Noutilities. No pets. Call 203-605-8591

MERIDEN- 2BR Apts. One onNorth Colony Rd; One on CrownSt. Both $700. No utilities incland req. 1 mo. sec. 203-815-5399

MERIDEN- 3BR apt for rent. 213Camp St. (917) 833-3478 or516-263-3569

MERIDEN- Hubbard Park 1-2BR, CAIR/heat. 775 W. Main St.$780-$925 month. Sect 8approved. Call Chino

203-907-9276 203-296-4975


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