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The Observer, Thursday, July 4, 1996.
STOP program aims to end a M purchases by minors
By ROBIN L. MICHEL
In an effort to prevent liquor
sales to minors, the Drug Task
Force has instituted a program to
inform retailers how to eliminate
the problem
Operanon STOP is a cooperattve
effort revolving liquor merchants,
police, town officials,
Drug Task Force members, parents,
and youth, organizers said
The program could increase
the awareness of high s .hool sindents
and the commumty that
drugs and alcohol are a problem,
said h gh school ]unmr Leshe
Homer "This could sase a lot of
kids from the pitfalls of abuse,"
she added
Operation STOP was lnmated
at the Valley Substance Abuse
." .cmm Coff in central Con- _
nectlcut n March 1993, Through
the program, youthful customers
are asked to sign a form providing
documentation of their age and
dentlw
The e orms are filed at the
store and checked b) the clerk
prior to the sMe Minors often
wait until mmed ately before the
8 p m closing to purchase hquor,
hoping merchants l] be too
bus} to check identification, pchce
said
L quor retaders are asked to
s gn a merchant agreement pledging
to ab de by the reqmrelnents
of the program based on comphante
with the existing state laws
Sellers will reqmre two forms of
photo ldenuficauon, not a college
,denttf catlon card, to *ahdate
that the buyer IS 21 }'ears old
"It's important that the .Mds
Members of the Prime Plus Red Hot Mamas walking group gather
around organizahon founder Karen G blin front row center, dunng the
filming of a CNN News program The women, except for Gtblin, are lo-
cal residents
Red Hot lVfamas
filmed for CNN
By ROBIN L MICHE.L
It was lights, camera, and
"walk" for a group of Southmgton
women who ere filmed last week
for a news prelim scheduled to
be telev d on CN ' News later
•ts summer
The omen. ho are members
of the menopause support
group. Prune Plus Red ttot Mamas,
iomed or mzatum founder
ren G bhn fi r the filming and
bu ' Inn Wearing red
sfu promoung e orgam non.
the 0 alkers armed up w th
s etcfung exeroses and circled the
a a a the meras rolled
"It as vet) positive." said
Flame Green. director of nursing
at Bradley Memorial Hospital and
•e I al chapter ct rdmator
Following the filming. mctpan
stayed fur a lec re presented
b) (hbhn and Dr &nthom I u-
General Hospital ('enter f.r Fer
td t anti Reprodu tt t Fnth
nnolo & pomon el tbe lecture
-as also filmed for broadcast
Prime Plu Red }lot Mamas
as founded four ears ago b
Rtdgeficld re dent karen (hbhn
ho had underg.ne a h terectu-
zauon appeared in a national
contacted by CN whmh was interested
m fdmmg a program
a ut the sup oup
The Southmgton chapter of
Red Hot Mamas gan m Januao
1904 and meets monthls at
B dle Memorial ttosp tal burmg
meeting, lectures b} me&cal
onnel are presented fughhghtmg
armus aspec and health concerns
of menopause The alkmg
group. fuch as orgamzed
promote exercise and health
menopausal women, ts one of a
handel h*ch ns m conlun mn
* e Prime Plu Red Hot
X alkmg group coordinator
b the ( NN tele**ston reporter
portent to help the heart and
sent "Pe )ple need to get rote a
(hbhn and o er pamctpants
Ne people can tom the
Prime Plus Red ttot Mamas Men
or other famd members are
there ts never a charge to attend
For more tnformatmn, call the
Bradle Memortal I Io p*tal XVomen',
('enter at 276-q2 0
CALL 621 .-.3891
If you know an.yt,h.,ng about
gang acfiwty.
knm e'll m' to keep them from
getting alct,hol," Liquor Outlet
permlttee Peter Rlera said
Patncta Kenefick, who ts cochalrwontan
at the Drug Task
Force alth Harold Kane, said
many local retailers reported that
they take fake idenuficauon cards
nto their possessmn each week.
Area hquor permlttees are
asked to strlttl.s comply with state
lags regarding the sale of liquor
to minors %Ve'll do anything to
stop underage children from getnng
alcohol," sa d ,qlham Petu.
m ner of the Liquor Outlet, at
400 North \lain St "V,'e hope
this prograln s successful "
Adults and parents are
urged to adhere to the lay, and
tons der their liability if thc
ser e liquor to minors at an}
time "The b gger problem is older
peopl tli t r smd-
Pohce Officer Lowell DePalma
said students have told fum
that alcohol is the drug of choice,
following cigarettes In the past,
police ha e arrested local underage
residents who purchase or
possess alcoholic beverages.
If people see a minor purchasing
alcoholic beverages, it is
often the retail outlet that is targe
ed rather than the person, De-
Future Business Leaders of :kmerica
"*ill travel • Washington,
D C, tfus summer to participate
m the FBL .'s nanonal conference
La' rence Dunn wdl be compenng
tn the \It Future Business
I eider e ent b,le Carohne Jamk
will be compeung in the Ms. Furore
Business Leader event Jaclyn
%chtenda will be in the FBLA
principles and bylaws compeuuon
Also, the'high school chapter
will submit two busin reports-
I)unn authored the annual business
report and Suzanne Recto
v, rote the community service re-
Gathering at L or Outlet, 400 North Main St in honor of the installation of the Operation STOP program,
are members he commundy, schoo system and DrugTask Force. From left are, Patricia Kenefick, Bil[Petit,
the Rev. David Strosahl, Harold Kane, Jessica Jankowski, Peter R era, Leslie Homer, Police Chief William B.
Perry, Sarah Strosahl, Dale Riedinger, and Councilwoman Victoria Triano
officer added
Seven New England regions
have implemented the program
.nd dtscuss on began in June
1995 to expand the program in
Ing Connecticut as FBLA state
president
Voting delegates Stephen
Mlynick and Ste en Palasek will
be attending the conference too
The National Leadership
Conference ts held each summer
to conclude the year's activities
and to set the stage for the upcoming
school year.
At the conference, students
will be revolved in business-related
and leaders l dec'telopmertt
workshops, pamclpate in compenme
e enrs, and elect national offi-
eels.
non STOP include Bristol, New
Britain, and Piamwile.
Kane said members of the
force will be vtstung the more
than 80 local retailers who sell alcohol
to distribute the mtormanon
and educate the merchants
about Opemuon STOP
"These arc important issues
and take a team effort," said Date
Rledtnger, the school system's
health and science coordinator.
-['or this one we need every-
body."
St\ member of the Southm ,,ran High School's chapter of Future BumheSS
Leaders of . maerica will attend a national conference in Washington,
D.C, this summer In the front row, from left, are Lawrence
Dunn, Caroline Jamk, Jadyn Schienda, and Stephen Mlynlck. In the
back row from left, are Suzanne Rocco and Steven Palasek.
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