Record-Journal from Meriden, Connecticut • 52

F4-flexydioumal Meriden Conn Sunday April 30 2000 Weddings Engagements Birth's They've Named The Baby RyOn Party and Matthew Whlta Norton The wedding of Melissa Marie Norton and Robert Roy Goslin 1 took place March 1 1 2000 in Wallingford Lillian Toni Sobolesld Justice of the Peace performed die ceremony The bride is the daughter of Lu-ann Vancour of Southington and Donald Norton of Lake Mary' Fla The bridegroom the son of Linda Goklin of Meriden and Harold Goslin of BristoL The bride was attended by Lii- ann Vancour of Southington mottier of the bride as die matron (rf honor Serving his brother as best man was Michael Goslin of Meriden The couple resides in Wallingford The bridegroom is employed by Infra-Metals in Wallingford 1 in the Sun' CARABETTA ton Nicholas Giovanniwas bom March 23 2000 at SL Raphael's Hospital New Haven to Mr and -Mrs Michael Carabetta (Fay Song)166 Springdale Ave Meriden His maternal grandparents are Sherry and DuoJian of North Haven His paternal grandparents are Nicholas Carabetta of Meriden i and Mary Arm Stewart of -Wallingford His maternal great- grandfather is Vincent Shing MARTONE -A daughter Grace Ann was bom Feb 2 2000 at St Francis Hospital and 'Medical Center Hartford to Mr and Mrs Jeff Martone (Sarah Schipritt) Of Wallingford Her maternal grandparents Martin I Schipritt of Lawrenceville Ga and the late Linda Schipritt Her paternal grandparents are Sue Martone of Milford and Mika Martone of Hamden She has one sister Emma Catherine IMSLOVIf Aeon Dylan Warren was bom Feb 26 2000 at Waterbury Hospital to Mr and Mrs David Mosiow Jr (Suzanne Bochan) of Meriden His maternal grandparents are David $ochan Sr of Higganum Marilyn Massini of North Haven' His paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs David Moslow Sr of Wallingford His maternal great-grandfather is Peter Bochan He has one sister Amanda Lee A daughter Theresa Catherine was bom March 31 2000 at Middlesex Hospital Middletown to Mr and Mrs John Mierzejewski (Stephanie Geremia) of Middletown Her maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Dale Bell of Ohio and the late Gus Geremia Her paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Leonard Mierzejewski of Meriden She has two Sisters Sarrah and Rebecca and two brothers Andrew and Michael NM A daughter Allison Marie was bom Maich 30 2000 at Middlesex Hospital Middletown to Mr and Mrs (Amy Cox) of Cromwell Her maternal grandparents are Walter and Armtda Cox of CramweH Her paternal grandparents are David and Kathy Pepe of Meriden She has one brother Andrew Louis A son Tanner Robert was bom March 16 2000 at MidState Medical Center Meriden to Mr and Mrs Timothy Raymond (Karen Lynn Otfmoski) of Meriden His -maternal grandparents are Robert and Bonnie Otfinoski His paternal grandparents are Gary and Stephanie Raymond His paternal great-grandparents are Edward and Gail Raymond He has one sister Ashley Catherine CLANCY A daughter Emily Charlotte was bpm March 24 2000 at MidState Medical Center Meriden to Mr and Mrs Tomas Clancy (Tammy Soroka) 101 Pettit Drive South Meriden Her maternal grandparents are Bruce and Muriei Soroka Her paternal grandparents are Gloria Clancy and the late Patrick Clancy Her maternal great-grandmother is Elizabeth Zyrkowski Her paternal great-grandparents are Lena Clancy and Yvon and Louise Dionne A son Matthew Thomps was bom Much 20 2000 at MidState Medical Center Meriden to Mr and Mrs Michael Garry (Angela Orsini) 101 Wodruff St Southington His maternal grandparents are Thomas and Judy Orsini of Watertown His paternal grandmother is Katherine Garry of Waterbury His maternal greatgrandmothers are Rebecca Mackman and Margaret Orsini His paternal great-grandmother is Marybeth Carroll CARMODY A son Matthew Aaron was bom March 20 2000 at MidState Medical Center Meriden to Mr and Mrs James Carmody Sr (Tina Lee LaPan) 66 Evergreene Condos Wallingford His maternal grandparents are Rena LaPan of Meriden Paul LaPan of Meriden His paternal grandparents are Daniel and Corrine Carmody of Higganuni He has one brother -James Daniel Jr arid one sister Meghan Elizabeth I JONES A daughter Sierra Janine was bom march 28 2000 'at MidState medical Center Meriden to Mr and Mrs Durwin Jones (Joyce A Williams) of Meriden Her maternal grandparents are Jannie Mae Williams and Laveme Williams Sr both of Meriden Her paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Durrick Qzelle Jones of New Haven FrempngnFI play that sparked his interest in the theater His first exposure to drama was die 1961 film adaptation which featured Sidney Foitter Rifoy Dee Claudia McNeil 'and Diana Sands all cast members from the original Broadway production Both versions of generated widetpead acclaim for Hans-beny who became dw youngest American and the fint black wimier of the New York Drama Circle Award in 1959 Thbpfizeckt-kpulted die then 28-year-old writer into die midst of foe civil rights struggle and made her a catalyst for die black theater movement 1 is die (day foat put us over the Smith said After emerged started looking at black theater ously saying 011 you can make money at this Smith says Woodie King Jr flounder and producing director of the New Fed- 1 enl Thaler in New York City agrees ushered in a new era in King says day was one of the first to ever deal with Macks in a positive way and show that we have family values and characters of multiple dimensions The central conflict in the (day re- Wives' arourid Lena late husband's insurance money and her desire 'to use it to move the family out (rf their cramped tenement apartment and into a house in a segregated white neighborhood on Cmca--go's South Side She also" wants to pay her medical school tuition But Waiter Lee sees the money as a chance to open a liquor store and a1 way to be more like the wealthy Courtney and Brian Draeltsler Drechsler Bryant The wedding of Courtney Bryant and Brian Drechsler took place Oct IS 1999 at Immaculate Conception Church in Plantsville The double ring ceremony was performed by the' Rev Camillo Avitable The bride is the daughter of Barbara Bryant of Plantsville iand Albert Bryant of Southington The bridegroom is die soa of Mark and Dorothy Drechsler of Southington The bride was given in marriage by her mother and her father and attended by Lee Cunningham of Plantsville sister as the matron of honor Bridesmaids were Kelly Mussbora of Southington sister Patrice Dynes of Southing- ton sister Diana Drechsler of Plainville sister-in-law Sara Ca-- vanaugh of Waterbury cousin Katbryn Potter of Plantsville and Sherri Panarclla of Plantsville Flower girl was Amber Cunningham of Plantsville niece Serving as best man was Steven Drechsler of Southington" brother Ushers were David Drechsler of Plainville brother of the bridegroom Mark Dondero of Kensington cousin Greg Lebrun of Southington Steve Matyczyk of Southington Ben Johnson of Stamford Tom Rabosky of New York City and Scott Sargeant of New Yoric City Junior usher was John Lalla Jr of Southington nephew of the bride Ring-bearer was Brian Cunningham of Plantsville nephew of the bride Following a reception at Aqua Turf the couple left on a wedding trip ttr AnibaTheyreride in Plantsville The bride is a graduate of the University of New Haven and Southington High School and is currently attending graduate echoed at Central Connecticut State University pursuing art cdu- cation certification The bridegroom is a graduate of Bucknell University in Lewis-burg PL and Southington High School He is a pharmaceutical salesman for Innovex Inc Dnnnia Tomko and Abbay Romig Tomko The engagement of Abbey Marie Romig of Midland Min-' nesoU to Dronis Edward Tomko rf Easley SC is announced by her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Romig of Midland Her fiance is the son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Tomko Jr of Wallingford The couple dans to be married June 10 2000 at Cal vary Baptist Church in Midland The bride-to-be is a graduate of Bob Jones University with a bachelor of science degree in early childhood education Her fiance is a graduate of Bob Jones University with a bachelor of science degree in elementary education and is currently attending Clemson University as a graduate student for a master's degree in educational administration He is a third grade teacher at Morrison Elementary School in Clemson SC ReconkJoumal Classified Call (203)238-1953 White The engagement of Ryiin Leigh Penyof Meriden to Matthew John White of Meriden is an-- nounced by her parents Mr and Mrs Raymond Lowe Perry (rf -Meriden: Her fiance is the son of John White of Veto Beach Fla and Bernice White of Wallingford The courie plans to be married May 19 2001 at Fint Assembly of God in Meriden The bride-to-be is a graduate of Qumplain College in Burlington Vl with an associate's degree in science She is an administrative assistant at Stone Insurance Agency Her fiance is a graduate of Rahken Technical College in St Louis Mo with an degree in automotive technology He is an automotive technician at A-l Toyota i s- 1 i brush with bigots Hansbeny drew upon her own family's real-lifeyex- periences: In 1938 the Hansberiys moved into an all-white neighborhood near the University (rf Chicago and endured flying bricks court or- ders and other hostile attempts to oust them Birf father Carl fought back He took his case all the way to the US Supreme Court And in die 1940 the prominent real-estate broker won a narrow ruling that paved die way for a repeal of re- I stricted covenants laws designed to keep blacks him bu ying property in white neighborhood Young Lorraine alro accompa- nied her father while' he made the rounds collecting rent from families who lived in apartments much like dm owh seems foat even as a child she was very observant and had sympathy and empathy -for the people she Wilkersonsays Hansbeny later attended die University of Wisconsin at Madison be- fore moving to New York where foe married Robert' Nemiroff a white Jewish songwriter and intel-kctuaL Before pursuing her career I as a playwright Hansbeny edited I Freedom a radical newspaper published by Paul Robeson She died of cancer in 1965 at age 34 Although she came from a relatively privileged background Hansr berry attended segregated public schools with children who were leu fortunate and drew upon those expe- riences for gift for storytelling I coupled wifo the fact that racism and discrimination still endure are why her play continues to be widely re- i garded a timeteu classic Paving Association of Washington which helps fund lab Superpave has been intriiiinH gradually over the lastseven years with some states now using foe design method for nearly all major roads projects and others just beginning to test iL- In Washington a fifth of the major roads projects use Superpave methods with plans to completely switch over by 2005 Pierce says Costs for the state's first Superpave projects were higher than with traditional methods But die difference is negligible now that highway officials and contractors are familiar wifo the new process Pierce says like it and we like she says Fax us your classified ad 24 hours a day (203) 630-2932 Patrick Lyons and Anya Horwitz Lyons The engagement of Anya San Horwitzof Middletown to Patrick Walter Lyons of Meriden is announced by her parents Mr and Mrs Theodore Horwitz of Sunset Beach NC Her fiance is die son of Mr and Mrs John Lyons Jr of Meri- The couple plans to be married Sept 2 2000 on Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina The bride-to-be is a graduate of Coastal Carolina University with a bachelor of science degree in exercise science' She is a sales assistant at Stephen Goukl Carp Her fiance is a graduate (rf Central Connecticut State University with a bachelor (rf science degree in exercise science and the Uni- versity (rf New Haven with a mas- tor's degree in health care admin- istntion He is a Client manager at Absolute Collection Service white mpn for whom he works as a chauffeur He wants to make life' better for his son and pregnant wife In one poignant scene in foe day he tries to convince his disbelieving mother that his plan will work: open and close cirdoon all day long I drive a man around in his limousine and I say sir no sir very good Sometimes like I can see foe future stretched out in front (rf me just plain as day Hanging over there at die edge (rf my days Just waiting for me a big looming blank space of 1 I -Walter Lee ultimately gets swindled out of the insurance money and jeopardizes die dreams Eventually the family finds other means to buy their home And in a defining moment Walter Lee asserts his manhood and rebuffs a group of whites who try to buy off the Youngers to keq them out of their neighborhood Hansbeny's dead-on depiction of die struggle to persevere amid family conflict and die back- drop of bigotry is perhaps the most enduring quality of And die generational conflict between Walter Lee and Mama Younger es pecially over his materialism is 'another element that gives the day contemporary appeal says Margaret Wilkerson who's working on a Hansbeny biography was the first major play to deal with cultural ideas without sacrifice ing the authenticity of that says Wilkerson a'black studies pro-' fessor at the University of California at Berkeley the genius of it The (day made it OK and safe in a way to folk about those things that even piy white students were able to talk In writing about foe of Transportation features $300000 in equipment that allows die professors to design asphalt mixes to meet Superpave specifications The gear also enables the center to test asphalt core samples from roads that developed pofoMes and other problems for microscopic dues to what went wrong The most expensive tool is a $4O0Q0 compactor that can simulate 10 years of road wear in 24 hours The lab also features ovens that test asphalt in temperature extremes from 180 degrees Fahrenheit to minus-30 A state transportation department lab in Tumwater has similar equipment but it is geared more toward work related to specific road projects said Linda Pierce a pavement engineer at the state lab WSUs center- one of about a dozen university-based asphalt technology labs around the country can collaborate wifo other universities to conduct broader research offers a forum whine indus- try and academia can get together with the state and prioritize some areas of said David Spivey executive director of the Asphalt Up wedding of Jaime Leigh Kaska and Javier Omar Reyes took place Oct 9 1999 at St Stanislaus Church in Meriden The Rev Edward Nadolny performed the double ring ceremony The bride is the daughter of Lee and Kathleen Kaska of Meri- -den and the bridegroom is the son ofEusmelis and Luis Aibizu The bride was given in marriage by her father and attended -by Traci Furgalack ofMeriden 'cousin of the bride as the maid of honor Bridesmaidswere Kristina Buccilli and Laura Najarian both of Meriden cousins of the bride Flower girl was Tiffany Ruiz of Meriden niece of the bridegroom Serving as best man was Alex Gonzalez of Meriden cousm of the bridegroom Ushers were Miguel Valentin aod Waldamar Valentin both of Meriden broth- ere of the bridegroom Ring-bearer was Thomas Fawlkowski of Meriden cousin of the brjde Following a reception at Meetinghouse Village foe couple left on a wedding cruise to the US -Virgin Islands They reside in Meriden The bride is a graduate of Platt High School and is employed by 1 Connecticut Life A Casualty The bridegroom is a graduate of Platt High School and is employed by Northeast Thermogn- I MJ8ldlHrf I i firiAiL bUUUir iO "i variety if-'- Ui ByLpcRMch Clematis is foe perfect plant to clamber over a fence or an arbor' Some gardeners even let clematis ramble over living trees and -shrubs Depending on what vari- eties are grown bloom aeason for clematia could begin in early aun mer and continue right up Until frost Blossom colon range from white through red and blue with allshades in between Even after frost ends foe floral show well into fall and winter foe vines are festooned with seedpods (rf silky grayish Oreads a So the question becomes not whether or not to plant clematis but rafoer whicb ones to plant A very rampant-growing clematis is the sweet autumn variety whose -fragrant blossoms first appear in bag summer This plant might foreshadow what lies ahead in winter with its profusion of dainty while blooms covering the vines like newly fallea snow Anemone clematis is snother vigorous climber growing 20 feet in a season and covered with medi-unHize pink flowers early in the (J i-j I Most clematis plants offered by nurseries are foe Jackmanii hy-i brids named for George Jackman who introduced foe fint hybrids a century ago The nuyor bloom period of foe Jackman clematises is from early to late summer but sporadic blooms continue to ap- pear right up until frost The flowers are large a half-foot or more in diameter and come in colore such as lavender-blue rose-pink purplish-red as well as deep rich reds and blues Not all demittises are twining' and vining The ao-called solitary clematis grows only 2-to-4 feet 1 tall with blue or white nodding urn-shaped flowers appearing from early to midsummer Jt does need some type of support to keep it off the ground All types of clematis require similar care in the garden They need rich well-drained soil wife a thick organic mulch so their roots keepcoqL Full sun acceptable but a bit rrf shade is better Morning suh only is ideal Evil season of potholes -1- v- RompagnFI WSU professors wifo foe answers paving crew seek as they try to extend foe life of highways carrying ever-Iarger trucks and more traffic How do you prevent that occurs when the force of vehicles stopping at traffic lights leaves ruts in the asphalt? Make sure die rocks in die mix are angular rather than round and be careful to tightly bind them with liquid asphalt How to keep pavement from cracking in freezing conditions? Choose an extremely strong binder forstarteri Papagiannakis and Masad er Superpave the biggest advance in the field since the late 1940s put us on the right track to look at the scientific reasons hrfwnd pavement Masad says The role in promoting Superpave got a boost wifo the Feb 1 opening of die Washington Center for Asphalt Technology headed' by Papagiannakis and Masad The center supported in part by donations from foe road-construction industry and state Department.