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12 -- living
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Ronald P Grrszkauskas
of Dunham
Place have announced
the engagement
of their daughter,
Heather J.
Gr*szkauskas, to
James J. ,Meyer, son
of Josephine N.
Meyer of Vernon
and the late Albert
B. Meyer.
The future bride
graduated m 1988
from Southmgton
High School. In
(over 65)of the week. ake courtesy of 1990, she earned an
.( Nutmeg del ree from Bay
I Y I130 cn ^re.,
I ll Southington • 621-6714 Bake Shop I
, 1910
DavM Morse, 40, born. Jn/y ,
19 6
pan2 Samuienas. 40. born July
o, 19 6
D reen S a do, 2L Imm
6, 1971
Nancy Hed, bem.jkdy 8
Christopher .4vttabde. 6, born
July IO, 1990
Roxam e Slod2anskt, Imrn Ju 8
BELATED BIRTHDAYS
Also, a happy belated birthday
to the folh,wmg However, persons
listed here ,e not eligible for
the cake. See below for eligibility
week.
Bruce Sarra, born n¢21
BIRTHS
EUJOTT
A daughter, Taylor Lelgh, was
born June 11 at
New Britain
General Hospital
to New
Britain restdents
Richard
and Cher}l
Beauchene Flhott
Jr
LUNN
-k daughter,
Mar) Etleen.
was born June
19 at New Britain General |lospt-
4nna and .€;te en.
Celebrating their 31st anmversary
on .l dy I0 are Art and Mane
Secondo ef Planrrvdle The Secondos
werr marned m 196 at St Thomas
Church.
In addition, happy fStb annn2mary
to Kay and CILfford
bo were marr ed Ju y 5, 1941
The w nner of a bu'thday cake
from Nutmeg Bakery for the week
ofJuly 4-10 ts Mary Caeca\ha, 86
years old' Congcatulanons from
The Observer staff and management
The certificate may he
picked up from The Observer, located
m The Step Saver bualdmg,
21 Spnng St.
tal to Southmgton residents John
and Judy Regis Lunn
uIS11tO
A daughter, Hannah, was
born June 12 at New Britain General
Hospital to Farmtngton res -
dents Brian and Bonme
Whlteley Lustre.
A son. Joshua
Ryan, was born June 11
at New Britain General
ttospttal to New Britain
residents Jesse and Carolyn
Krar Maldes
The Observer, Thursday, July 4, 1996
Griszl auskas, Meyer .Hardy, Gioia
Lois T. and Patrtcta An
a bachelor's degree
m political science
from Central Connecticut
State Umverstty In Ne
Btatain. Gnszkauskas is employed
JAMES J. MEYER
Hardy and Thomas
M. Gioia were unit-
B ,in marriage May
10 a.m., at Firs't
aptist Church in
Southington. The
Rev. David Strosahl,
pastor of the church,
officiated at the cer-
The former Patrtcia
Hardy is the
daughter of Judith
Zeal of Berlin and
the late Brian Hardy.
Gioia is the son
of Southlngton residents
Amelia and Alfred
Gioia St.
The bride was
presented rn mar°
tinge by Rol w+ -- .. D . THO,MAS*aA.G!OIA
llardy, her brother.
Patrtcia Pattison
served as matron of honor.
Alfred Gima Jr. was the best
man. Robert Hardy and Michael
Trombley were the ushers.
work applications tramer at the
Connecticut Hospital Association.
The groom is part owner of
as a paralegal at Remer & Remer
in Farmmgton.
Eastern Connecticut State Umverslty
in Willimannc. Meyer is
employed as vice president and The bride graduated from AI Joy Tire Service In Southing-
The future groom graduated marketing manager of Meyer Francis Maloney High School in ton.
tn 1982 from Rockvtlle High Gage Co in South Win-dsor. Me,riden. She earned an associ- Fo,llowing a reception at An-
School m Verno,n. In lu87, he A November wedd:ng s beares degree m management from Ebony s Silvertown Restaurant in
earned a bachelors degeee men- tnl." planned. Telkyo Post University m Water- Mer den, the bride and groom
- " bury. She ts pursuing a bachelor's lelt tar a wedding trip to the
degree in management at Tt=ikyu u .u. , ,r, Pcnn;v,;=n,a. T.hey
The Obso'ver perwd.all pubhsbe
hterary contnbunons recetvedfiom -
local elementar schools H*e thank
the students and teachem f r tberr elfore
and applaud their creatnWy.
there he made sdver pl.t s. One
time whde he was working on a
drop plate he dropped the machine
on two of his fingers From
that da) on two of his fingers are
missing He was a bttle embar-
|a eouldn take the trip again She
had been sick the whole trip and
wasn't about to do it again. The).
kept in touch with their families
through letters and pictures. It
had a sad ending but also a won-
week m td she got bettc¢. The t
of the family went on to New
York City and she later lamed "
them
I Wally Kuper ,
KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL rassed about the whole thing but derful one They were Americans.
1 chose "to write about my
Grade 7, Teacher S Hughes he got used to tt
tArhde working at the Sdver
. Katbenne Ternccmno grandmother on my father's side.
Her name *s Ellen Dunn. She was
Cnmpar Grade 8 Teacher S Hughes born on April 2, Iq;0 m Lansing,
he met
Michigan. When she was young,
l decided to rtte about ms
great grandfather Roman Shemet
He was born m Russia Roman
was left by his real parents He
was adopte by ' you,g 'e0Uple
My grandma didn't know their
names Roman h',ed on a farm In
Russia where he took care of
sheep for his neighbors Someames
wolves would come so he
would protect the sheep so the
wolves wouldn't eat the sheep•
One nine while he was watching
the sheep a wolf came Roman ran
to the house, grabbed his gun, and
shot the wolf right before u got to
the sheep. It almost hlled him
He went to Mnenca to look
for a better hfe and more opportumt}"
When he arnved, he went
to work at the Sdver Company at
Boston, Mass g hen he worked
his fu- My grandma Constance Mary
ture tfe. Geraci used to live In Pirlo, Italy.
H e r -// -- She lived on a farm w th her two
n a m e older sisters, ,Anna (the oldest)
'. 4a,sed
fussed b) his two ' . " , . chickens. Her father almissing
frngers, but " ' ' 1 so made w,ne m his
Stella didn't seem to own wine cellar. They
mmd Later on they got mar- decided to come to
ned and had children Amertca I think
because my
that Roman definitely found a grandma's uncle albetter
life n America Stella also ready hved her for two years and
came o er from Poland to Amen- he satd America was okay.
ca lookmg for a better opportum- They left Italy on May 24,
ty and I guess they both found It. 1924 My grandmother was only
y Cbrtrtme Sbanahan three. They came to America on a
boat. The nap took about two to
This is the story of how three weel .
great-grandparents, Joseph and They staved In New York at
Carmella, came to America from Ellis Island Their names were
Naples, Italy They wanted to placed on the wall• My great
come to start a new life. Even grandmother wasn't able to leave
Ellen was put up for adoption.
Ellen was a graduate of I
Michigan State University. She
became a music teac r after she'
gr ] a )ed-.'tSlib ' layed (
and the English horn. M ' fi -°
mother played ia a fe ' orchestras
including the North Carolina.
Symphony and the Rhode Island
Phdharmomc Orchestra.
In 1975, Ellen moved to Israel.
She qmckly became some-.
what of a celebrity because she
was in a popular band. The band
is called "The Natural Gathertng.
Ellen made a few records
and tapes while she was in the
band
My grandmother has been
described as a spur of the moment
person. Once she took a whole
summer touring the U.S and.
parts of Mexico with her kids..My '
dad says Ellen ts a free spirit
VICA partieipat
though they were leavmg behind
a Each and prosperous ohve farm.
they stdl wanted to come. They
She was sick w th bronchms, they
didn't know what that was back
then, so she was detained for a
and lives her hfe her own way no
matter what anyone says
• by Sarah Dunn '
were both from large famdtes and
in state camp whogottt.
The Southmgton lhgh
School Vocational lndustr,al
Clubs of Amemca recently part opared
in the 19th annual htate
Skill Champtoushtps at Fh Whitney
Vocational Technical Sch,,ol
tn New Haven
Southmgton returned home
with top honors. Brian Stramem.
adviser. ndtcated he v, as pleased
with the trade and leadership
State champ;ons ere .",lark
(: ,r. prepared speech. Rachel .\Ibets.
human relatmns, and Trtc a
Laptla, commercial photography
becond place " ere Frm SAurphs,
commercial photographs,
Visiting nurse group
plans busy month
The Southmgton \ gtttng
Nurse Assoctatmn x ll be bus
during the month otJuN as the
group has scheduled e eral
blood pressure screcnmt dmtcs
and meenngs
Free blood pressure screenmg
clinics wdl be presented at the
following dates, t,nes and loca-
• Wednesdas. Juk 10, I to
1 30 p.m. at Pulask lettuce. corner
of Main Street md Carter
Lane.
• Thursday, Jul) 11 and July
18, I to 2 p.m. at Calendar
House, 388 pleasant St
• Monday, July 22, I to 2
p.m., at Lincoln-Lewis Terrace,
43 Academy St.
• Friday, July26, I to I 30
p.m., at DiCaprlo-Forglone
housing complex for the elderly.
408 Main St.
Please note the blood pressure
screening set h)r - to 8 p m.
Juls 4, at the S\,'N \ Office, 80
Merlden &re has been tanceled
because of the hohda}
In addition, the Mzheuner's
Assoctatnm of Greater tlartford
m ttes the pubbc to attend the
Southtngton Famtl Support
Group
The group s open to ans-one
concerned about a person with
lzhemler's disease or another
form of dcu,entta
The meetings are facthtated
by the Southtngton V stttng
,' urse -kssooanon The next session
wdl take place 7 p m . July 9
at the Alrhetmer's Resource Center,
South \lain btreet
Plants\tile
For more information on the
aDhetmer's elent.
628-q000 or 242-8182
etition there
Car n Johnson. lob skill demonstratmn,
and Rachel Heal}'. human
relations
Placing th;rd ere Renee
Maradra. commercial photographs.
and .\lar Relnhard, occupational
lob manual and lob mter-
Fmabsts were Rachael K-roebet,
Sandy (;off and Stacey Dart,
commercial phot, grapM. M*ke
Scabse. C .q" exam. \l ers and
Tracex Rubm. oc upatmnal rob
manual. Jdl \lckl,,on and Myers,
extemporaneous speaking, and
\hke %cah e. I,,b .nterx]c
Team esent i Inners were
\lsers. hcahse. Scott Walker, and
Christ\ Verronneau. aho fimshed
second tn team pr.blem sol,an\.
I_apda. \lazadra. \lurphv, and
Luiza Samczxnska ere finalists
m team problem solving
\lcSdoon. Kroeber. (;off. Jesslca
" arden, and Calm Johnson. second
place m the \-IC quiz bm l
Strantert said the freshman
team ofJole \larte Rtzzo, John
Rover John R,,gso. and Samczv -
ska perforvlcd well. Rtzzo and
russo stere finalists m the freshman
leadership series
Chris KennedL Chris Cavaher,
and Rachel Manna also performed
ell. attordtng to
Stramert The Southmgton Unsung
Hero ard ent to \l ers.
ahtle the president's auard , as
were many arguments over
toplck
the best Finally man Joseph for the had lob so SENIOR CITIZENS" SCENE
he p,cked his brother, .Mathony YMCA SENIORS TO MEET following trips, PolkaFest at
kficr many tearful goodbyes.
Joseph came alone He had to estabhsh
a home and make enough
mane} for Carmella to come over
tie stepped onto Elhs Island tn
1004 after a long. hard trip He
came on an old battered sh*p for
t o months He worked m a factory.
to make enough money my
great-.m'andmother to come over
&fEet 0 months he had saved
enough, so she came over They
both had only brought their most
prized possessions so they had to
start all over again tn America
\Vhen Carmella came oser she
was onl} 22 Joseph was 27
.fter they were settled they
had eight chddren o er a period
of I )ears \Vhen their oldest
daughter was 10 she started to
teach Joseph about the consratutmn
and the government. A
had been passed the year before
stanng that ff }'our husband was a
ctttren tt dtdn°t automatically
mean that you could become a
clt ren So Carmella never became
an American cmzen Sh,"
didn't want to learn all the things
that c tizens needed to know It
asn't important to her Ever}
year she had to go the post office
to get her finger stamped.
Whale Joseph knew fluent
Enghsh, Carmella only knew a
few sords So all their children
had to learn halian They never
returned to Italy because Carmel-
The YMCA Senior Citizens
Club will meet and host a luncheon
and bingo game at noon,
July 8 at the YMCA Hall, 29
High St.
The pubhc ts nv ted
BUSY TIME FOR
CALENDAR HOUSE
Calendar House Senior Citizens
Center wdl sponsor the humanmes
course, Women and the
Sea Ptrates', Adventurers' and
Skippers' Aqves, on three consecume
Fridays, July 12, 19, and 26
at the center, 388 Pleasant St.
The course s open to men
and women who are semor citizens
For more mformauon, call
621 -g014
The Calendar House will
host a membership meetmg at 1
p.m.. Jul} 25, at the center, 388
Pleasant St.
Tickets are on sale this
month for an international night,
slated for 5 p m., Aug. I, at the
center. The buffet dinner will be
made v, of foods from everal
countries.
Those attending should bring
a cherished item or photo that
represents )'our nationality. There
is a charge to attend.
The annum Calendar House
picnic is scheduled for Sept. 19.
Members are asked to make note
of that day on their calendar.
The center will sponsor the
Hunts Lanthng, July 24, Hawaiian
Luau, Sunrise Resort, Aug 14,
and the Eastern States Exposmon,
Spmgfleld, Mass, Sept. 18
ELDERLY HEALTH
SCREENING SET
The Elderly Health Screenmg
Service will be tn Southmgton
from 9-45 a.m to 2"45 p m ,July 8
The service offers prevennve
health screening and educauon to
persons aged" 60 and over on an
annual basis. Sponsors of the tests
are the state Department on Aging,
the North Central Connecticut
Agency. on Aging, local cammissions
on aging, and St. Mary's
tlospital.
There s a charge to attend
For more mformatmn, call 621-
3014
AARP SPONSORS TRIPS
The Apple Valley Chapter
4943 of the American Associanon
of Rented Persons has scheduled
the following trips.
• July q, Crnss Kland adventure
cruise and visit to Orient
Point, lunch at Sound View, and
tour and sampling of wines at the
Pindar Winery.
•Aug. 8, a lobster feast at the
Quindnessett Country Club in
North Kingston, R.l. Entertainment
will be featured.
For more information about
the trips, tall 628-43 6.