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I to capital to compete<br />
A local senior traveled to the<br />
nation's capital last week as one of<br />
the nation's top 25 winners in C-<br />
SPAN's $200,000 scholarship<br />
ompctidon.<br />
Elizabeth Donohue won a<br />
$I,000 scholarship toward her<br />
college tulnon at George VCashington<br />
University where she wall<br />
be attonding in the fall. She had<br />
be n named a w nner m the competition<br />
in March <strong>and</strong> was selected<br />
by her answer to the question,<br />
"What effect wdl C-SPAN programming<br />
have on my first presidential<br />
vote "<br />
C-SPAN ts the Cable Satellite<br />
Public Affairs Network wfuch<br />
provides live proceedings of the<br />
U.S. House of P presentanves.<br />
,C,-SPAN2 bmadmsts proc dmgs<br />
of the U.S.'Setagte.<br />
Entrants were evaluated on<br />
the basts of underst<strong>and</strong>ing of the<br />
poliucal programming, individual<br />
expression, <strong>and</strong> a demonstration<br />
of what they have learned in general.<br />
Some students submitted<br />
original artwork, musncal compositions,<br />
videos, audiotapes, World<br />
Wide Web pages, poems, <strong>and</strong> essays<br />
w th their entries A total of<br />
325 seniors were selected scholarshnp<br />
recnplents.<br />
Katherine Donohue said her<br />
daughter could only participate m<br />
two full days of the acn aues Because<br />
classes m Soutfung on end-<br />
ed on June 25 <strong>and</strong> ti e<br />
high school senior had to<br />
complete her final exams,<br />
she couldn't attend the<br />
first two day ofC SP .N<br />
In addR on, because<br />
graduanon was last Saturday,<br />
Donohue had to return<br />
home early to prepare<br />
for the event, her<br />
mother said You only<br />
have high school graduation<br />
once m your hfe,<br />
Kathenne Donohue said.<br />
Following tl e all-: zht<br />
graduanon part', the semor<br />
planned to travel to<br />
North Carohna to paracipate<br />
in a YMCA nanonal<br />
convennon, her mother sa d<br />
During Donohue' trip to<br />
Washmgton, D C, she <strong>and</strong> other<br />
students were featured in a live<br />
broadcast for a Washington Journal<br />
prngram featured on C-<br />
SP, N They were interviewed on<br />
the north lawn of the White<br />
House tollowmg a tour of the<br />
president's home<br />
Mso, Donohue was able to<br />
visit the new Holocaust .<strong>Museum</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> attend an honors banquet<br />
during her slt. Brian Donohue<br />
accompamed his daughter on the<br />
trip<br />
Donohue ;s infatuated with<br />
C-SPAN, her mother said ,Vfule<br />
lsltmg Russia for three weeks m<br />
February.. she would fa letters<br />
EUZABETH DONOHUE<br />
home lnqunrmg about (:-SPAN<br />
programnnng. She learned about<br />
the scholarship €ompeattonwhile<br />
watching the station <strong>and</strong> completed<br />
her ent prior to leaving for<br />
Russia<br />
Her essay, "The Informed<br />
Vote of 1996," focused on how C-<br />
SPAN enhances her knov.ledge of<br />
Mnenca's dlvers ts.<br />
" ,Vhen I step into the voting<br />
booth for the f rst t me this<br />
No, ember, I wall be C-SPAN<br />
prepared," Donohuc v.rote in her<br />
entrs "I will be a well-reformed,<br />
concerned cltazen casting my ballot<br />
for a true representauve leader<br />
of merlca who dl reform the<br />
problems of today with solutions<br />
Police plan sobriety checks<br />
Local police v.dl ht conductins<br />
sobriety checkpoint', m arnous<br />
areas of to ,n during the up<br />
coming July 4 eekend. pobcc<br />
said.<br />
Police Chnef X , lham B Perry<br />
said the departmem s working<br />
toward decreasing alcohol-related<br />
motor vefucle accidents amt tatahnes<br />
during the hohda per. d<br />
The Federal l-hghv a) Safet<br />
fund through the state's Depart<br />
meat of Transportat.m's ()ffice M<br />
, Highway afe . priorities fumhng<br />
for the sobrlet checkpoints<br />
In Connecticut amt throughout<br />
the natron, alcohol-related<br />
traffic tatalmes haxe been dccreas-<br />
POLICE NEWS<br />
mg during the past decade The<br />
trend s the result of several factors<br />
including legislation, pubhc<br />
mformatmn, <strong>and</strong> education as<br />
ell as selectee lay. enforcement<br />
In 19q4. 127 of 12 trathc<br />
deaths were alcohol-related, tompared<br />
to 2'02 deaths in 1982 x fuch<br />
erc related to drinking lmost<br />
60 percent of all crashe<br />
trom 6 p m , Frida. , It,<br />
\hmda.<br />
Pohce said tf a person s planning<br />
on drm'hng alcohol during<br />
the holiday weekend, plan ahead<br />
<strong>and</strong> appoint a designated dn er<br />
During the ,Xlemortal Dax<br />
weekend, 26 motorist\ ere dr-<br />
rested m town for a arlet ofvmlanons,<br />
including drt mg under<br />
the influence of alcohol Other<br />
charges were attributed to dtsobesang<br />
an officer's signal, failure<br />
to carry, an insurance identification<br />
card, emtsslon lolatlons,<br />
drnang an unre stered motor vefucle,<br />
<strong>and</strong> failure to ear safety.<br />
belts.<br />
Boy Scout qroop 32 of<br />
Southmgton tll be running a<br />
free coffee break for all travelers<br />
at the Southmgtm rest stop on<br />
Interstate 84 eastbound all-day<br />
Thursday through Sunday at 6<br />
p m -Xlso. past , hot dogs, <strong>and</strong><br />
trult punch v, dl be available<br />
-Program eases<br />
to middle schools<br />
By ROBIN L MICHEL<br />
"Even though there's a bigger<br />
antount of kids, I don't feel like I'm<br />
.Making the transndpn front el- tgetting lost," said sixth-grader<br />
ementaty to rmddle schools is less Shannon Bourhard.<br />
tranmatnc for young students Stephen Nverlck a guidance<br />
thanks to a guidance department counselor at Hatton Elementary.<br />
progratn<br />
School, compiled the questions<br />
In a portion of the transufion which were asked durmg the ses-<br />
program, middle school students sion to the older students.<br />
return to their former elementary Some of the fifth-graders said<br />
school to tell fifth-graders about they were €onqernedabout deten-<br />
their experiences. "It blends the tion, suspensibns, finding their<br />
two levels," said Rose Fox, a De- classes on the first day, <strong>and</strong> lunch<br />
Paolo Middle School guidance procedures in the cafeteria.<br />
counselor who developed the pro- "You don't have as much freegram<br />
with fellow counselor Fran dom," said sixth-grader Andrew<br />
Strasdaz four years ago.<br />
Minoski<br />
The older °"<br />
; cu'Aty tn the orientation program how to read the schqol s.chedule<br />
+<br />
From left, guidance counselor Stephen Nyenck discusses the transition to middle school with sixth-graders<br />
Andrew-MinmkiTMeghan-Atlreed, Shannor cha ar gu :mce ¢o'-' " " Fn Fnr s, rln ' y "<br />
graders return to their former elementary scho .Is to answer fi lh-gmders' queshons about the transff on<br />
held during the school year. FJementarv<br />
school chddren also tour<br />
-- __<br />
the m ddle school oe or t<br />
make the transtuon. During their<br />
xshich outlines what courses they<br />
will have take duri_tlg.a_si..x da<br />
Also, the)' reviewed assign-<br />
meat books where the students<br />
sam to DePaolo, the fifth-g 'aders keep a record of homework.<br />
v.ere able to tour the school, meet Bouchard, Attreed, <strong>and</strong> Mi-<br />
the principal, <strong>and</strong> attend a pronoski, who are former students'at<br />
gram m the audntonum.<br />
Harton Elementary School, lead<br />
"Changing classes is the the session. "They were in the<br />
biggest difference," DePaolo Mid- same shoes last year," Julmu said.<br />
dle School sixth-grader Meghan "They know exactly what thty<br />
Atrreed, said dmang a r .x-m s -<br />
stun with Hatton Elementary Some ot the questions asked<br />
By ROBIN L MICHEL<br />
School youngsters.<br />
were. do people smoke in the bath-<br />
BURGLARIES CONTINUE<br />
Detectives are conducting au<br />
ous burglaries that ha e been occurring<br />
recentls throughout<br />
Southmgton. Pobce ('apt Domime<br />
Lombardo said<br />
" ,'e don't kno', tf the) are related,"<br />
he said, adding that the<br />
methods used to enter the bmhlings<br />
ha e varied from case to case<br />
Southmgton ts a target for<br />
burglars, Lombardo st*d, because<br />
It is centrally located with eas) access<br />
from malor hngh avs<br />
On June 29, a Liberty Street<br />
resident reported that a MaD cassette<br />
recorder valued at $2 0 had<br />
been taken from hls living room,<br />
po!tce said. Pohce deternuned entry<br />
was made through an open<br />
window located on the westerl}<br />
side of the building.<br />
Mso on June 29. a \fount Vernon<br />
Road resndent rep ,rted that<br />
someone had cutered a locked<br />
shed located befund her htune, police<br />
said<br />
-k 1088 Suruki all-terrain eh -<br />
c . esnmated at SI.q)O. had been<br />
stolen, puhce saul<br />
The pax hou attica at \IC<br />
Camp Moper on East ' treet<br />
also burglarized during the x eekend.<br />
pohce saad<br />
Storage Callllltts cre damaged,<br />
<strong>and</strong> food as removed ftom<br />
the retngerator <strong>and</strong> throa n on the<br />
flour, pobce said Gang-related<br />
markings x ere made on the door<br />
of the refrigerator, pohce saat<br />
On June 2 r,. a Pondslex Dine<br />
resident reported numerous tems<br />
of le el had been stolen m the<br />
house, pohce sant "I he alue .! the<br />
stolen propertx i sail t : ng talhed<br />
Mso on June 2 . a \lount Vernon<br />
Road resident reported fi e<br />
chum a' s had becn taken frnm his<br />
cellar through the hatch ay.<br />
Fx o burglaries ere reported<br />
to pohce on June 26 A resident of<br />
The Meadox s ¢ondomtntums reported<br />
that apphances had been<br />
stolen om a storage rnom at e<br />
complex The uems are alued at<br />
S1.0t0. pohce sa*d so m*ss ng<br />
1*,o r s*dcms of Berm Court<br />
reputed to pohce on June 26<br />
torage areas tn their apartment<br />
complex had been entered by remo<br />
ng chicken lre which separates<br />
the units, pohce said<br />
Stolen tas a small Si?e tele -<br />
a BB gun. tth a total alue<br />
S200 Uso. a p ece ot c stal<br />
ued at S O as broken<br />
The Observer, Thursday, July a, 1996<br />
YMCA program receives<br />
rooms? are the teachers mean? are<br />
sports fun there? how long does it<br />
take to get used tu finding your<br />
way around?<br />
"Most of the time the teachers<br />
are mee but m middle school they<br />
are more strict," Minoski said.<br />
"They treat you as young<br />
adults," At'treed said. "They till<br />
discipline you but like not kids or<br />
adults."<br />
Nyerick said some of the students<br />
wrote comments to him that<br />
they were eteited, dervous, <strong>and</strong><br />
scared, <strong>and</strong> concerned if they<br />
would have the same classes with<br />
Al rh b A har nnld<br />
haEp_en_ if sqmeota "pi ked" an<br />
them or confronted them. "The<br />
nld 'r Idd¢<br />
to the littler kids," Attreed said.<br />
"You should feel ner us <strong>and</strong><br />
excited,* Fox told them. "But if<br />
you still feel seared or pressured<br />
after the first" week, come tell us in<br />
guidance.*<br />
Fifth-grade teacher Christne<br />
Julian said the iaint session is a<br />
wonderful way to alleviate stu-<br />
<strong>and</strong> anxious. she said. I-TMs reaiiy<br />
helps them."<br />
$5,000 grant from Travelers<br />
By ROBIN L. MICHEL<br />
A $5,000 g ant from Travelers<br />
Insurance will provide fundmg<br />
for local children m the YM-<br />
CA's "st' In the Afternoon" outreach<br />
program.<br />
The st In the Afternoon program<br />
is conducted after school<br />
hours in the Darhng Street <strong>and</strong><br />
Wheeler Village neighborhoods<br />
featuring free activates <strong>and</strong><br />
tec tma.f .yom a rsstarted<br />
.several years ago <strong>and</strong><br />
community campaign. "We bring<br />
the program to their neighborhood,"<br />
said Lynn Rossmn, YMCA<br />
director of development.<br />
The application for the g ant<br />
was arranged through YMCA<br />
member Bcendan McLaughhn<br />
who is employed at Travelers Insurance<br />
in Hartford<br />
"When Brendan became<br />
aware of the Y In the Afternoon<br />
outreach program, he thought it<br />
would be a perfect c<strong>and</strong>idate for<br />
funding," Rossln said. "We'd<br />
like to give Breadth the credit<br />
for helping us obtain this grant<br />
"The Travelers Foundation<br />
• to organizations that directly<br />
benefit the local community,"<br />
Rosslm. said. "This funding<br />
means a great deal to the YMCA<br />
Y in the Mrernoon began in<br />
the fall 1994. YMCA Executive<br />
Director <strong>and</strong> Chief Executive<br />
Officer Leonard Romano had<br />
suggested the program afted obserxmg<br />
few recreanonal opportumiles<br />
fi r Darhng Street young-<br />
The concept s not new to<br />
the orgamzauon, he said, adding<br />
similar programs ere begun In<br />
cities as early as the 1800s. "The<br />
Y had the opportumty to meet<br />
community needs," he sat& when<br />
the program as first begun.<br />
ROBBERY SUSPECT<br />
CHARGED<br />
warrant as issued on June<br />
28 for a suspect connected to a<br />
rob'bet3. ,at the Umon 76 :M'nencan<br />
Eagle Truck Stop on April 18, police<br />
s<strong>and</strong><br />
Michael Kalbon. 20. of ,Volcolt.<br />
was charged with first-degree<br />
aceessor to robber).; first-degree<br />
accessory to larcen. , first-degree<br />
conspnraey to cola, t robbe , <strong>and</strong><br />
first-degrce conspiracy to conmnt<br />
larceny, police said. Police said the<br />
suspect was the driver of the getaway<br />
yah,tie used in the robber).<br />
According to police, two<br />
masked suspects dressed in black<br />
robbed a clerk at gunpoint at about<br />
12 36am on April 18. The) entered<br />
the budding at 1873 .Menden-Waterbury<br />
Turnpike through<br />
a d.ur near the fuel desk, lumped<br />
Celebrating the award oF a $5,000 grant from Travelers Insomnce 1o<br />
the YMCA's Y in the Afternoon program are, from left, Keith Anderson,<br />
Travelers Insurance vice president o corporate communications, Ed<br />
Kalat, YMCA campaign honorary chairperson, Lygn Re.ssini, YMCA dlrector<br />
of development, <strong>and</strong> Brendan Mctaughlin of Travelees Insurance.<br />
"We had a decision to make <strong>and</strong><br />
decided to do It ourselves."<br />
Once the program was organized<br />
<strong>and</strong> funded, residents of<br />
the neighborhood became enthusiastic<br />
supporters <strong>and</strong> participants<br />
in the actwltles Children<br />
range In age from k ndergarten<br />
through m ddle school. "There<br />
was a need for those kids to have<br />
something constructive to do after<br />
school," YMCA Program Director<br />
John Myers saM.<br />
The focus of the aeuvmes Is<br />
sportsmanship <strong>and</strong> eooperauon,<br />
the counter, <strong>and</strong> dem<strong>and</strong>ed the<br />
keys for the money drawers from<br />
the clerk<br />
After several thous<strong>and</strong> dollars<br />
were removed from the register,<br />
the robber jumped back over the<br />
register <strong>and</strong> fired a shot into the<br />
ceiling, police said They fle l on<br />
foot toward Interstate 84.<br />
Police said the suspects are the<br />
same people responsible for sesen<br />
bank robberies throughout the<br />
state, including Webster Bank, located<br />
at 359 Queen St., which was<br />
robbed m March.<br />
I lhon was held on a $200,000<br />
bond <strong>and</strong> scheduled to appear in<br />
court on June 28, police said.<br />
GEORGIA RESIDENT<br />
ARRESTED<br />
• Georgia man was arrested<br />
on a warrant on June 27 In con-<br />
not competition. It provides opporttmities<br />
for children who do<br />
not normally have access to the<br />
YMCA facilities located on High<br />
Street.<br />
"The Y responds to community<br />
needs by providing positive<br />
role models, constructive activines,<br />
develop values, <strong>and</strong> provide<br />
preventative activities to get kids<br />
off on the right track," Myers<br />
said.<br />
YMCA officials hope to exp<strong>and</strong><br />
the outreach program to<br />
other local neighborhoods.<br />
nection v th Illegal activity involving<br />
four teen-age boys at a local<br />
motel.<br />
Darnel Richmond, 43, of<br />
Fayettevflle, was charged w th four<br />
counts of risk of inlury to a minar,<br />
four counts of delivery of alcohbl<br />
to a minor, ted two counts of<br />
fourth-degree sexual assault.<br />
Richmond was brought to<br />
Brrsral Superior Court from<br />
Brl .geport where he was being<br />
held on a $1 0,000 bond relating<br />
tu an incident in Thomasmn.<br />
According to police, four boys<br />
aged 14 <strong>and</strong> 15, had been brought<br />
to the tu0tel where they were sex'ually<br />
assaulted. The suspect allegedly<br />
passed aut from alcohol consumptiun<br />
<strong>and</strong> the juveniles escaped<br />
using the subject's car.<br />
The suspect was apprehended<br />
at Bradley International Airport.