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The Observer, ,'l'hursda,/, Jul[ 4, 1996 'Ambassadors' ro spreait go-odwiH ° Volunteers will visit new chamber members The Greater Southingtnn plain the chamber's'benefits and Chamber of Commerce has insti- services to them. luted a program of tratning some The members tnvolved in the of its members to serve as "am- ambassador program are: Mathr bassadors" n the community, ew Flanan of Abby Park; Connie Barbara Coleman, pres,dent Proll, American Express Finanand chief executive officer, an- cial adviser; Debra Descauh, . nounced that 18 members have Bristol Groep Credit Unio,n; Roz volunteered to participate in the Evans, Century 21, ,Apple Valley 'A group of Chomber of Commercu members hove volunteered to serve new program. The group recent- Properties; James Zygmont, Em- Now m mber of the Chomber el Commerce will h their memberaa omlxzsmdors in o n w program which included on orientation meet- ly met and received logistical ployment Development Center; ship pol rs end plnqun pr ont l _by member of this group of ing. Barbara Coleman, pr iarent of the Greater Southmgton Chamber training from Coleman who said Nancy Dishereitis, First Insur- teer ambassadors. They are shown here during a recent semMar at the of Commerce, is shown outlining information about the program that the ambassadors will be used ance; Jeanne Alfieti, First Union chamber's North Main Street offices. .#' .,. ,.s.., . to greet new members and ex- Bank; Marc Pelletier, Marc C. Peiietier, CPA, Ray Difitasio, sauo wl. a, .........rr-'- .............. MediplexofCenwal Connecucut; tunery for them to expand thetr Eventually% tth the i t- Deborah Dionlzio, Meffo M6 .= 6wn cu __mmer bas b sha W-- -uindin l Ubli fiohs g- e Corp.; Paul Der , fo-r a on a u the r 3i an 6 'has pu i he ,, all paso'and Paul Deryninski Associates; and services they provide, Coleman pr ent membersfs wcll as' tiew Patrick McKeever, Primerica. said. She said the idea far the am- ones, will be aml 4ado an- Also, Lynette Roby, Roby bamadors came aher she attended selves," Baker sald: H sai the Appraisal Services; Daniel Daigle, a chamber conference in Peunsyl- chamber has a new im ge' 'd is Smith, Daigle & Company, vania. Other chambers in the becoming an efi tfve a oh be- CPAs; Dr. Albert Natelli, country, reported great success tween businesses ii h coin u- $outhingron Dental A ociatcs; "-' h the program, nity. ' Jim Carney, $outhington Oil; Mike Baker of Baker's Reli A follow-do orientation is Robert.Thomson, Thomson F gious Gtfis, helped coordinate th planned for the' ll for me ers | CPA. older business owners together to j ation can be obt ned by e ll g ! r , .Parumpauon.. " of our ambas- rake advantage of the chamber's 628 '. 036., €. ...._[ . . t. e{t programs scrappeo; " School board passes budge By ROBIN L MICHEL adise. The other teache_rs, Paula stipend positions for f_a¢ uhy staffwr/wr K.*fight, Angela Marining, Joseph managers was reduced by $7,196, There are few educational Cippolini, and Patri ia I 'neficL and professional confi:renco'w,wopportunities avaihble for local will be cut from their Project el by$2,000. gifted and talented students as a Discover teaching positions, but The school board upheld UNUSUAL ARRIVAL result of school budget cuts final- have the tight to bump the st many other cuts made to the ized last week. senior person hired within their budget in June including the This horse-drown, whim weddingbug y wm slow{y c eling on South M in Street, also coiled Route 10, on Dnring the five-hour school certification and could return to elimination of I0 other teachi rs Sotordc /on ihv /to briog thebrideto the church on time ' ,,. , .s. u, board meeting, dozens ot reduc- a rebndarclassroom position, in the areas of physical educations totalling more than don, special education, art, tech- $400,000 were made to balance P&Y-FOR-PI. Y I FUSI:D nology, and clerical. The budget FIR NL WS the $4.7 million education bud- In a 6-3 vote, a pay far p_lay was unanimously adopted. . 'son has not been ruled out as the cause of at least one of the fires at Sprmg Lake "vqllage durmg the past week. Assistant Fire Chief R chard McDonough said investtganons may be concluded later thts week The first 911 call came to fire headquarters at 1047 pm on June 28 from a Spnng Lake lage resl Jent. One fire was to an etght-unlk. aatdang under c mstrocuon in Condominium 7, fire officials smd "One umt s a total loss," Mc- Donough said The damaged building, located on Village Drive, had been framed and sided. There was also slight damage to adjacent umts but the fire wall prevented the flames from spreading, offioals said "It's amazing how effective the fire ,.*'all was." said Joe Passanante, Spring Lake Compan. The vinyl stdtng buckled from the heat on several units across from the blaze Residents . t_v from .the kindergarten thro t/ } "- board. --. o................ ',, ," of nearby homes were evacuated for 30 minutes because fire offl- Cedis were concerned about the effect the blaze would have on nearby high tension hnes. according to offlc als F re fighters, ln¢ludmg two fire pobce. 10 men from headquarters and 10 from Co I. brought the blaze under control less than one hour later, officials said It was reported by police that bales of ha}, hlch had been stored reside the rage by a landseapmg company, may have been the ongm of the fire Passanante sa*d the etght umts m the buddmg had been sold and ere to be oecup*ed m -kugust The damaged portion dl be rebudt, the manager sa*d ne' spaper carrier spotted the setond fire at the development and called 911 at 4 ';8 a m on June I0 Fire fighters reportmg to the scene on H*ckorv Hdl found the exterior of a tree-stand- ,ng garage ,n flames, offioa[s satd "It appeared the fire had been Chamber plans business after hours A business to business after hours recepnon ts planned for July 16, from 5 to 7 pm. at Briarwood College, 2270 Mount Vernon Rtrad. All employees of Chamber of Commerce members are mwted to parnopate m the monthl, recep- nons. The e ent is free to chamber members and their employees Food and dnnks and door pr*zes will be a* adable 8us*ne s after hours *s an opportumt for local businesses to promote their products and services, inter potennal ne chents, soc*ahze in an mformal manner. and mtroduce the*r emphwees to the business commtmt set," said Police Capt. Dominic Lombardo *n a statement to the However, Passanante sam he had heard reports that flammable liquids stored m the garage may have accldently *grated, causmg the blaze Damage occurred to the side mg and an automanc light sensor with little damage to the mtenor, McDonough satd A total of 13 fire fighters from headquarters and 15 from Co 1 brought the fire under control m less than one-half hour "They are stall under nvesugatton," Assistant Fire Chief R chard McDonough said. CHILD FOUND F'tre department divers searched Recreation Park pond for a 6-year-old boy reported m ssmg on June 28 He had been at the park wlth his mother when he wandered aa ay Three divers. ncludmg fire fighters Mark Sauoer and Buddy Clark. were searchtng the water while two others prepared to enter. the pond when the child was found at about 5 35 p m m a park parking lot by Pohce Officer Bernard Mulhns. Members of Fire Co 3 assisted m the search of the park grounds for the chdd Pohee had called the fire department to the scene to search the x aters using d xers and a boat The boy was repqrtedlv m ssmg for about 90 mmntes " An unoceu01ed unit d,.estroyed by fire on June 28 will be rebuilt at Sprin 3 lake, Village A fire wall stopped the blaze 'om tpreadmg to adjacent units ,2,h-gradegiftedandralented Cam-'It would be an program, called Project Discover. bined, the Now, enhanced program- total had or.antza.;ona • -- • mmg only will be offered to gift- een proed students in grades four i cted ,o n:- -'mareign through eight only. The save as Southington school system was much as one of the last in the state whwh offered g hed programming for pupils tn every, grade, $100,000. "Pay-forplay would Oal Edward S. Pocock referrln to pay-for.play proposal In addition, tuition and open a transportat|on for $58,692, was whole aveliminated for out-of-town gifted enue of problems," Pocock said tendent Louis Saloom is to ex- • and talented programs. Local during the meeting. It would be am*ne the various programs ith students will no longer receive an organizanona] nightmare lust the school board during the next fanding or busing to the Satur- to manage it. I have a concern year. day morning Talcott Mountain that some people couldn't afford *When we look at next year's Academy, summer program at It." bndget we will be more ino Wesleyan University, or weekday formed," she said. classes at the Greater Hartford UBRARY BOOKS CUT The school board chairwom- Academy of Performing Arts. No new library books will be an satd she did not think any •We can't do everything," purchased which will save ditional money would be realize d sa]d school board member $J2,000 next year A proposal to either through bid savinga or r - Nicholas DePaolo. "Reality has reduce paraprofesstonal library ignations-befare school begins m to take over." staffing to half was denied. "l was the fall. *It just won't happen," School board member David more willing to cut the paras In McDonald said. Derynosh said he was not in fa- half and get the books," McDon- McDonald said she is disapvor of ehminating any pornon of aid said, after the meettog pointed with the changes set far the gifted and talented program. Board members questioned the schools next year, citing big- %Ve should provide services," he why $52,000 *n building costs are ger elms sizes, reduced programsa*d. *They have special needs paid from the school budget ruing, and no new library book . which need to be addressed." when the buildings are used by "There's not a kid in the system Board members Edward $. the Parks and Recreation De- who will not be affected," she Pocock III, Louis Perlllo, and partment and other organiza° said. Richard Montague were also in tions. She added, I don't think the favor of retammg all of Project Rental costs are paid hack to town has realized how the school D,scorer. the town, rather than the Board system has been pulled apart. If However, the 5-4 vote c t of Education, a policy wh*ch everyone understood, people the program. Students In high must be changed, board men- would be more understanding of school or grades k*ndergarten bets sat& the budget." through third grade will not have "I wouldn't hesitate to send Due to the length of the the opportunity to participate in them a bill tomorrow," said budget decisions, other items on Project Discover. school board Vice Chairman the agenda were held until the q'm sad gifted and talented Zaya Oshana. July I l meeting. was cut," school board Cha,r- McDonald sa*d it was sad They include a report on a woman Janice McDonald said af- that the school board had to look special education pilot pro.gram, ter the meeting. She was one of to look at small items such as an evaluation of "Writing to five board members who voted in considering eliminating the an- Write," and study reeommendafavor of eliminating the program, nual calendar in an effort to save tions for the 1997-98 school' School board member Joyce money, y ar. ." Kogut said the middle school Bottled water at a cost of years are the most important for $689 for three Iocauons, and cof- • " "The peer pressure i very colored copier paper for $1,716. great," she safd during the meet-- A 20 percent redu.ction in photo- High school senior 'M rib t ing. She suggested the program copies, saving $11,440, will also Megan MeGIoin was one of be examined and possibly re- be required, the top 25 students honored structured. It's very, very splin- Other cuts included $28,500, recently by the Southington tered. We need to take a good or 5 percent, from the Instrnc- Chapter,of ,UN . O x afianal. hard look at who we are servic- tional suppl;es account, and I-fe nante was'.] dv fly ing." S55,000 from the tuitions ac- 6mitfec ffdn] an Icle't l ic[ The three teachers in the count, ran in The O servef on June program are Robert Carbone, The legal fee account was re- 27. ' "' '" Donald Byrne, and Karen Par- duced by $$,000, middle school
, The Observer, Thursd ,Ju 4,1996 news- Potpourri of melodies attract hundreds to concerts = By ART SECONDO m cc/at* ed/t r The crowds are getting larger on the Town Green every Wednesday evening during the rammer end residents are saying that the music and atmosphere make for an outstanding combination. Fhe "Music On The Green €oaSts,sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Department, will continue through Aug. 28. The concerts are free and begin at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday and flllL am md 8:30 p.m. As an, additional bonus, just behind the main bandstand each week, are dozens of classic cars fi'om the 1940s up to muscle cars from the 1970s and SOs._ Thee cars are on display for the public -nd hhe Parks and Recreation The Elks Club is reportedly planning to .sponsor "pasta nights" on concert evenings. Actually, the request by vendors participate in the concarts was so overwhelming that the Park Department had to minimize the number so that there would be no pedestrian traffic congestion. The concerts have become so popuhr that each week, Cox Cable community programming videos the performance and broadcasts it throughout the Did anyone ever expect the average turnout to be about to 800 persons when the concert idea was proposed? "No, not at all," said William MascL, director of recreation. Masci recalled that the concert xrail began 24 years years ago Depa meneawarch -ophies each c e'a-banda-were red o perweek to specific cars and owners, form at Recreation Park twsce Automobile nostalgia replaces during the gammer. the musical memories during in- Whe,n town employee Jerry Limmer got involved with the Concert-goers don't have to concerts, Masci said the Town fret about t t :shmr,nts. Vendors Gruen then became a logical from Southingmn have been set- place for Limmer to perform. He ting up their portable stands and has been singing in his own band, selling ice cream, soda, hot dogs, The No Name Band, = for "It was about four years ago when we experimented with music downtown and it's iust taken off ever since," said Masci, who reported that in spite of two recent cancellations due to weather, a recent Sunday performance of the Middletown Stage Bend" attracted more than 700 people. Limmer has worked closely with Masci and the Park Commission and the rapport has resuited in Limmer becoming a main clog in securing top musical groups. It's been a tremendous proieet," said Anthony Denorfia, commission chairman. He plained that without the financm! support of more than 15 sponsors, the concerts probably couldn't have become a reality. Town Manager John Velchsel remembers when the concerts drew handfuls of people and were hardly an attraction But now they are excellent ... the series has quite a name for itself and gives people something to do," he s d. Besides prowding an average of $400 to $500 to sponsor a V-¢edn dayband, buxiness .. ..ers have come through w th o h- er donanons such as donating a truck storage shed for the tonceres and donating lumber and other materials. Tilcon Inc. ot New Britain, whose president and chief executive officer resides m Southmgton, donated more than $4,000 to help defray the cost of three police officers who are assigned to the Town Green during the con- The vartety of music and the number of mus ctans ary each week but the assortment adds to each week's exotement Hoge - er, without a doubt, he malonty of residents m the audience are the senior ctuzens who apparently enloy ust about any band ho is on the main stage JULY O Headhnmg the ente a nment fwr ,ty 10. rbe band "Expresso" and sbonld quahfv as a favortte among Soutbm on large Itahan pop anou. The b d b p yed num t tes at the Aqua Club music includes dance favorites as dl as adt.enal Irahan ballads. The Bank of Southing on reaches ]O-year milestone The Ba-k of Southington is celeb ng its lOth anniversary. end its thtrd president and chief executive office dining that'slien of time said he*s proud of the instirotion's growth in the past decade. Bryan Bowenmn on¢ caIIod the personal data system he t preseated fmtu Uuited Bank. l'bey never used my systems," he langhT That **as *fight ago. sy, Bowmnan dlr¢ the momentum of the o t of i o l ted on North Main Steer in a • b nk alga s'a rist l ' d n "h ' b n 0n on a b n r e Pirate d idale om of town and Bowe an r lls t e m h a t of opd- € 1 5 d m a cl I k at ou lm m see where we were headed and whm d m The Bank of Southingron 1984 and lminated a er o e o g of im office in e historic building which fomerly was a neral home. In 1986, the bank had $16.5 mWiun mini . T day, e Bank of Southin on is fi r $1 o The first president was o ph E. L lume d o ce included El be Mile, sec - do dfi, p iden Ro d M p ident d l D' fim, y of e ofion di con nue to sere on the bank's a of di o . Auomcy Rw man Garbacik, one of the de h en of e eng Jm P r, lo, J n n, Philip Fe Joseph Calvanese Jr., Harold Cha , Nicho DePenh, d nia Rubin. Foun ng dire o included m of e a na end a Zi on D , Ralph Cfis no, Ralph Carbone, Martin Talley, Ron Se fino, d e late Louis Ma m. Carbone and Duma honon o . We continue to add more ndal a aod now ha The Bank d Soulhinglon obser €lits lOth anniversary with "Customer Appre .iati,o . Da,[" last Fnok /which included this birthday cake for emp oyeos and customers made by one of ds rounding directors, Ben Rubm, extreme left, of Nutmeg Ba__k_ery. Holding the cake is Philip Ferraro. also a founding director, left, and Pres,de t and Chi Executive Offic Bryan Bawerman. At the right is altomey Roman Garbacik, chairman of the board of diredors since the founding of th bank. 50 full rime employees," Bowerman said. He said the bank is continuing to upgrade in-house equipment such as adding improved telephones, data programming, and E-Mail services. *AII the improvements we have detailed end enacted -- from staff additions to technology to expansion and new consumer and commercial programs -- are aimed at the goal of improved service7 Bowerman said. The bank began and continues to be a *community bank" said Bowerman, a veteran of the banking profession. *We'ru not complicated but we are responsive. He said he could appreciate the massive work involved in refm'bishing the V'g-torien house into a modern financial institution. Bowermen. a Bristol native and resident, noted he had continually kept a dose watch on the success of the local institution. Recent rumors that the bank was going to be bought out after its stock unusually lumped overnight and gained state notoriety, are unfounded, he sa,d. "We feel we are profitable, well capitalized, we have a good market and things are going well for us," Bowerman said. "There's no reason for us to be sold." The CEO added that there were no offers and we were not interested in offers." Even today, Bowerman said, bank officials have no idea why the stock rose so dramatically -- up to $19 per share, nearly double its previous Bowermen credits the "navtgation of the board of directors" over the years for helping the Ideal Forging slapped with EPA fine Ideal Forging on Center Street has agreed to pay the New England regional office of the U.S. Emaronmental Protection Agency $30,000 to settle the agency's recent enforcement action. Thc EPA allcged that the Try this summer's FRESHEST SALADS... starting at $499 company, one of the oldest in Southingmn, had failed to have an oil spill prevention plen for its facility. Ideal Forging was closed this week for summer shutdown and officials were not available for comment. JULY 17 Tbts Eufield group, "0 8 G Eaprrss." has ento amed Connectt- ,ut re.dents ]br many years with their n..r of nmslc nt the 1950t and 1960s The Soutbm on Ltons Clnb a ell sponsor this band JULY 24 For many years, "Shin Coxx" as the n:amstay poformer on Sund,ly aJternoons on the outdoor stage at Lake Compounce .4inurement Park Now bei booked Jot the T n Green and he'll haze bts ran.col arai'an wttb bent Shin tarted wttb a group called the "Down Home , "appearing a eek at Compoun m 194" Shin C xx t ntre to be eted ttb Ion qcbe cou- .d 'mg the n talgta qSoutbtn restricts who recaR bu of music The Sontbmgton Bank wit o or SI JULY 31 The month ofJuly ends wtrb "Step Edna" coming to the stage The group features a blend of rbyrlm: and blues, mnL and cont - porary clarets It has rune members and reportedly rbakes the bandavand ICO Club Edna" are the Soutbmgton pohce and fi gbt ,mons bank get through some tough years durtng the late 1980s The bank recently added dr*re-up automated teller machines at *ts Southmgton and Bristol Iocauons. The Bank of Southmgxon became a member of the -kmencan Stock Exchange m 1993 and the common stock symbol s BSO. AUGUST 14 Last .year. an estimated 1.000 people turned out on The Green to see " obn Beardsley and bu Mystery Trasn" show The Eh'u :mpermnator bas tbmlled young and old wttb bts shaw whtcb features songs from the E ,u ef'a as well as tradtttoual musTc The Aqua Tnr] ts the sponsor AUGUST 21 "Paro and tbe Guys" may not Pub & Grill Terryville's John Beardsley shakes his way through an Eiv,s Presle,/ routine during the largest attended concert last summer fieardsley and his band will be downtown sound likt a tmusdmld aame far a band but p Ika thu group as one of the best. Patrl knawn tbrougbo ,t the en.re East Coast fir brr per]'o n.'-.:, of polka mustc and the band should dehgbt the crowd Jack' D n r on Queen Street u the sponsor _UC jST , n feature Smokebouse wbtcb performed last year Pla,mg a spectal rand of counn7 a :'e. , ,.,,.,. the band on the 1996 .%'o bea "Too Hip For Sullivan" G.W Carl qP nt 'dle and I be Re - I the
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