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Peek at the past
This old photo postcard from circa 1910 shows the Southington Town Green
from the south side. On the right are the old town hall and First Congregational
Church. At the southern portion of the green, there used to be a cannon from
the War Between the States and an ornate water fountaln-horse trough. The
card is from the collection of Ken DiMauro.
B yC r tura ,om Canada
Members of Boy Scout Troop 32
returned recently from a p to C -
da. e up's p s spon r by
e I ons Club.
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l d s attend one week of su er
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swimming, canoeing, life saving.
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up s nt a day e W of Mon eal,
tou ng famous sites and attrac-
Scoutmaster Eric Johnsqn was
ducted to e Hono ble eW of
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ticks. Mike Brezicki, F.J. Flynn,
y bat, Victor Vtsoc s, Peter
soc s, Matt Gu tie . Chris Pond,
Jonathan Wunsch and Chris
Humo ch: d leade , Pat Jo n,
mmittee chairman; E c Johnson,
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Ca oll, Bill McGrath, Steve Vinisko.
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•roop 32 ll start their weekly
m s on ay. pt. 5. 7 p.m.,
at First Congregational Church in
d t u on.
Faith Mwl Ch holds
•ucoce ful bloo ¢frive
Faith Living Church in P,[antsvllle
recently sponsored a first-time bloodmobile
and announced that the event
was a success. Forty-two units of blood
tere collected, according to Milton
C haffee. Southington Blood Program
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recently received a donation of $1,125
to be used for a substance abuse program.
The donation was given by the
Aid Association for Lutherans Branch
3973 at Zion Lutheran Church.
The money was raised at a card
party held on May l at Flanders
School, and was matched with funds
from the Appleton, Wisconsin home
office of AAL. Dottle Nicholas and Heidi
Bittner organized the party.
The donation will be used to assist
the Southington Substance Abuse Prevention
Committee in the efforts to
educate young people and their parents
about substance abuse issues.
G nealogi l 8ottoW m et
The Southington Genealogical Soclwill
meet on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 7:30
p.m., at the Southington Historical
Center, 239 Main St.
l agi h choru to pedorm
The Great Western Chorus. a championship
choral group from Bristol,
England, will perform Sunday. August
20, 5:30 p.m., at the Quality Inn. Rte.
229, near the Southlngton and Bristol
town line.
Performing with the Er llah choral
group will be the Connecticut Yankee
Chorus of Mertden; the Note-IV4t8 of
: ha rran. -New Jersey: Reunion. the recent quar-
The Rev. David Stross.hl, pastor of tet finalists from the SPEBSOSA Inc.
First Baptist Church, received his one competition in Kansas City; and Sound
gallon donor pin at this visit. First- Relations of Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
time donors were Michael Arbour, Mary
DeGregorlo and James Jarzabek.
Other donors were Sandra Anderson,
Susan Barnett. Joy Boudreau,
Gerald Boyle. Anthony Cundari, Frank
DlBonedetto Jr., Wtiliam Dtrck. GUman
Dube, Robert Fleming, Melinda Garcla,
Joseph Gee. Wesley Getchell. Robert
Green. Stuart Girffin, George Hall.
Richard Haynes. Lorraine Hull, Richard
Hutton, Katherine Johnson. Melodic
Johnson, Winnifred Knight, Thomas
Ketch, Joseph Krar, Frances Laun,
Arneta Leach and Merrill leach.
Also, Susan Lint, Willy McDonald,
John McDonough, Alice McGann, Lilllan
manware, Bernard Maskaitis, Mary
Morelll. Barbara Moshier. Lucllle Ferry,
Robert Parente, Joseph Piazza, Kelly
Sorensen, Wdwin Sylvain, Brian Taylor.
Kirstin Tienken and Susan Zabowkonso
kl. Volunteer staff at the bloodmobile
were Joy Boudreau, Stella Brezezinski,
Joyce Nell, Helen Lazzari. Elsie Brieriy,
Carmella DIBenedetto, Rhth Hoyut.
Howard Briefly. Arneta Leach and Patti
Locke.
Cancer support to meet
Caring Offers People Encouragement
(COPE), Bradley Memorial Hospital's
support group for people dealing
with cancer, meets on the first and
third Wednesday of the month from
5:30 to 7 p.m.. at the Hospital Conferonce
Room B.
The program is offered free of
charge. Family and friends of those
with cancer also are welcome to attend.
Youth Counseling Center
receives $I, 125 donation
The Youth Counseling Center
Wine and cheese will be served. Proceeds
from the event will be used to
defray the expenses of the Bristol, England
chorus and their farntlies,
Regional Market bounty av /lahle
More than I00 farmers are offerlr
Connecticut-grown produce at the Connecticut
Regional Market, open every
day from 5 to 9 a.m., near Brainard
AU'port in Hartford.
According to a spokesman from the
Connecticut Marketing Authority, all
types of fruits and vegetables are being
sold. including corn. apples, squash,
pumpkins and more.
Bucako chose for honor
Southin ton resident Mary Buczko
has been selected Citizen of the Month
for June by WNTY . , d the Bank of
Southir ton.
According to a spokesman for
WNTY, Buczko was picked because of
her many. tireless hours of volunteer
work at Bradley Memorial Hospital in
Sourhington.
Buczko has been doing volunteer
work for I0 years. Originally, she
worked in the emergency room. taking
information from patients. However,
recently she has been at the Hospital
Information Desk.
She was presented a plaque on July
26.
Bradley employees honored
Doris Bunko. Richard Casale and
Donna Freyre have been named as
Bradley Memorial Hospital's Employees
of the Quarter, according to John F.
Mullett. hospital president.
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The three ware nominated by their
supervisors for attendance, initiative.
cooperation, productivity, rapport with
patients and visitors, and personal
appearance.
Bunko, a cashier in the Fiscal
Affairs Department, has worked at
Bradley for vine years. Casale, who has
been employed at the hospital for four
years, is a clerk in the Radiology
Department. Freyre. a registered nurse.
has bee at BMH for eight years.
by Joseph 8tongo Jr.
for The Observer
The Observer, Thursday, August 17, 1989
Y Sen/ors will moot
The YMCA Senior Citizens Club
meet and hold a luncheon, program
and country store on Monday, Aug.
21, 12:30 p.m., at the meeting hall of
First Congregational Church. downtown
Southington.
The seniors' annual picnic will be
held on Monday, Aug. 28, at the YMCA
Camp Sloper on East Street.
MONEY T PS
Tax time is year round
You could almost hear the count /
heave a collective sigh of relief at midnight
on April 17. That was the official
end of tax season this year.
For many, it signaled the start of a
nine-month vacation from worrying
about Uncle Sam's hand in their pocket.
But for the financially prudent, it
meant time to review ways to reduce
the ta bite on his year's income.
Accordk, g to the expe ts, eveBq tng
you need to know about minimizing
your taxes falls into two categoriesmaximize
your deductions and minimize
tour taxable income. After that. it
gets tricky, but we can break it down
into some basic guidelines:
•Accelerate or defer income and
deductions. In making a decision, you
will not only need to protect your
income and deductions for 1989, but
for 1990 too. You may wish to defer
income and accelerate deductions if
you feel that your '89 income will be
greater than what you think you'll earn
in '90. On the other hand, if you feel
that your 1990 income will be greater
than what you expect to earn in 1989,
you should consider accelerating
income and deferring deductions.
These strategies may be used to reduce
or avoid the impact of having your
income taxed at a higher tax bracket.
•Take advantage of all deductions.
The number of deductions available to
taxpayers has been seriously reduced
by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, making
those that remain all the more valuable.
Let's look at medical expenses, for
example. If you itemize deductions,
only the amount that exceeds 7.5 percent
of your adjusted gross income will
be deductible. That means if your
adjusted gross income is $50,000, your
medical expenses over $3,750 would be
deductible. If you anticipate incurring
significant expenses next year, you may
want to postpone elective medical care
you planned for 1989 until 1990.
Grouping these expenses together will
give you a greater chance of being able
to benefit from this deduction.
•Interest paid on loans is another
area you should look at. This year, Just
20 percent of consumer interest, such
as credit card or personal loan interest.
is deductible. Next year, it Mill drop to
I0 percent. In 1991, it will be elimLnated.
Since, in most cases, interest on
home loans remains 100 percent
deductible, you should consider applying
for a home equity loan to pay off
your other loans and consolidate your
debt. If your loan does not exceed
$I00,000, this will allow you to convert
consulner interest that is mostly nondeductible
to interest that is fully
deductible.
*Don't forget about your IRA. If
you're still eligible for an Individual
Rettremen.t Account deduction,
contribution will lower your taxable
income. If you're not. income earned on
your contribution will not be subject to
current taxation until the age of 70 and
a half or until your withdraw from your
account. And you gain again if you
contribute to your IRA early in the
year- the power of compounding interest
on interest could add more dollars
to your retirement pot. Self-employed
individuals should also consider establishment
or making contributions to a
Keough account
*Minimize taxes on your investments.
With proper planning, you can
benefit from certain deductions and
losses Currently. you may only deduct
up to $3,000 in capitol losses in a given
year These losses may only be offset by
capital gains- excess capital losses
during the year, sellLng securities with
ah-eady existing gains will allow you to
benefit from these losses.
*Medicare recipients and people
over 65 should also be aware of the
new tax imposed by the Medicare
Catastrophic Coverage Act. This year,
individuals eligible for Part A Medicare
coverage will have to pay a tax surcharge
of $22.50 for every $150 of tax
liability to the maximum of $800. The
maximum premium goes up by $50
each year until 1993. when it stabilizes
at $1.050. Thus, if you reduce your
federal tax llabitity, you will reduce the
surcharge.
So if you were thinking about tak.
ing a mental vacation from income
taxes, think again. Some planning now
could save you headaches and dollars
in April of next year. Before implementing
any of these strategies, be sure to
consult your tax advisor.
Joseph Stongo Jr Is o financial consultant
with the local office of o natlonol
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