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B2 THE HARTFORD COURANT Tuesday, April 13, 1999 2 Southington: La Leche League meeting, every first and third Thursday, 10 a.m., Faith Baptist Church, Laning Street. Information, (860) 628-5280 or (860) 621-9788. Nonprofit community events appear Monday through Saturday in the Town News section and Sunday in the Town News Extra. Coming events should be sent to: The Hartford Courant, Joyce Brasile, 40 South New Britain, CT 06051. Please print "Coming Events" on the envelope.

Events should be received by The Courant a minimum of 14 days in advance. Today Areawide: Pioneer Valley Stamp Club meetings, 6:30 p.m. St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 335 Longmeadow St. Longmeadow, Mass.

A mini auction and meeting, visitors, collectors and other interested parties are welcome. Information, (860) 289-7008 or (413) 789-1090. Berlin: Timberlin Senior Golf Association Gemeral Membership meeting, 1:30 p.m., Berlin Senior Citizens Center. All members are urged to attend. General Hospital in Dining Room and 100 Grand St.

Topic will be "Sex After 6-Treating Erectile Dysfunction." Program is free. Register by caUing, (800) 321-6244. New Britain: Stroke education and support group meeting, 3 to 4:30 p.m., Conference Center at Hospital for Special Care, 2150 Corbin Ave. Free. Information, Jennifer Tanger, (860) 827-1958, Ext.

5091. New Britain: Eta Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, Educational Sorority meeting, 6:30 p.m., Chamberlain School Auditorium. 120 Newington Ave. Emma Palzere, a New York stage actress will present a one-woman show called "Guilda Radner." Plymouth: The fifth grade Leaders Club meeting, 3 to 4 p.m. Wheeler Regional YMCA at Main Street School, Meetings held every other Tuesday with a YMCA advisor.

Cost is $18 or $25 for nonmembers. Information, Plymouth YMCA Program Center, (860) 584-8837, (860) 793-9631. Southington: Free eye screening, 9 to 11 a.m., Bradley Memorial Hospital, 45 Meriden Ave. Open to the public. Sponsored by Bradley Memorial Hartford and Prevent Blindness Connecticut.

For appointments call, (860) 276-5088. Wednesday Areawide: The Connecticut Chapter of the National Scoliosis Foundation will meet, 7 at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Room L4031, Farmington. Information and directions, (860) 523-1996. Guest speaker Joseph O'Brien, president of the National Scoliosis Foundation. Areawide: St.

Francis Care and the CT Chapter of the Leukemia Society of America support group for adults with leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's and myeloma, every first Wednesday from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m., at the Center for Health Enhancement, 96 Woodland Hartford. Information, (860) 714-4366. Areawide: Connecticut Authors Association will meet, 7 p.m., at Goshen Center School, Goshen. Members will participate in a poetry panel. Information, (203) 729-5335.

Areawide: Submarine Veterans WWII Meeting, 2:30 p.m. The VFW Route 10, Plainville. Information, Bill Fasolo, (860) 583-0676. Berlin: Women's Federation meeting, 7 p.m., Berlin Congregational Church. Herbalist Kris Treat will be guest speaker.

There will be a question period and refreshments. Public invited. Information: (860) 828-6586. Berlin: Lecture on herbs and herb gardens given by Kris Treat, herbalist and nurserywoman, 7 p.m., Berlin Congregational Church. Public is welcome to attend.

Refreshments. Free admission. Sponsored by the Women's Federation. Bristol: A Special Couples' Southington: Polish dinner, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Holy Trinity National Catholic Church, 200 Summer St.

Plantsville. Cost is $7 or $3.50 for children. Menu includes Keilbasa, Golumbki, Peirogi, Cabbage. To purchase tickets in advance or to make reservations, call (860) 628-0736. Thursday Areawide: The Ruth Wyllys Chapter (Hartford) of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet, 1:30 p.m., at the Town and County Club, 22 Woodland Hartford.

The program will feature a dog and his handler from Fidelco Guide Dog. Areawide: The Connecticut African American Parade Committee, Inc. will hold its sixth annual "Let The Men Cook," 5 p.m., at the Marilyn Michaelson Senior Center, Bloomfield. Information, Asa Williams or Ula Dodson, (860) 243-1551 or (860) 242-1734. Bristol: Bristol Garden Club meeting, Noon, Bristol Senior Center Community Room, 240 Stafford Ave.

Refreshments served at 11:30 a.m. Program at noon. Business meeting at 1:15 p.m. Open to the public. Information, Cindy Donavan, (860) 583-1469.

Bristol: Cancer support group, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Bristol Hospital's Oncology Waiting room, Level Brewster Road. Free of charge. Refreshments served. Group meets the third Thursday of each month. Information, Jackie Cross, (860) 585-3400.

Bristol: Seminar entitled, "Women and 6 to 8 p.m., Bristol Hospital Wellness Center, 842 Clark Ave. Cost is $10. 575-5585. New Britain: Spaghetti supper, 5 to 8 p.m., Haller Post, corner of Broad and Grove St. Tickets $5.

Raffle prizes. Sponsored by Neighborhood Housing Services. Plainville: Guild of Our Lady of Mercy Church meeting, 7 p.m., Our Lady of Mercy Church Parish Center, Room 106. Father Pesce will be guest speaker. New members always welcome.

Plainville: Free eye screening, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Plainville Senior Center, 200 East St Free and open to the public. Sponsored by Plainville Senior Center and Prevent Blindness Connecticut. For an appointment, (860) 747-5728. Prospect: A nine-week seminar for the initially bereaved, 7 p.m., St. Anthony Parish, 4 Union City Road.

Presented by the Family Life Office of the Archdiocese of Hartford. Information, (860) 628-6751. Southington: Southington Woman's Club meeting, 11:30 a.m. mini luncheon, Plantsville Congregational Church, Church Street, Plantsville. Business meeting and election of officers at 1 p.m.

All women of the community are invited. Southington: Blood pressure screening clinic, 1 to 2 p.m., Calendar House, 388 Pleasant St. No charge. Sponsored by the VNA of Central Inc. Night for married, engaged or people in a committed relationship, 7 to 9 p.m., The Counseling Center, 440-C North Main Upper Level.

Cost is $10 a couple. To register or more information, Carole Weiner or Ellen Babcock, (860) 583-5858. Bristol: Adolescent WellnessNutrition Classes, a three-week program entitled "Mirror, Mirror," 6 to 7 p.m., Bristol Hospital Wellness Center, 842 Clark Ave. Open to parents and adolescents in grades 7 to 12. Cost is $45.

Parents accompaning an adolescent can attend at no cost. Information, (888) 575-5585. Bristol: Blood pressure screening, 1 to 3 p.m., Stop Shop, Pine Street, Forestville. Free. Sponsored by Bristol Hospital.

Information, (860) 585-3397. Bristol: Breastfeeding Workshop, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Bristol Hospital Board room, Level Brewster Road. Cost is $25. To register, (888) 575-5585. Bristol: Blood pressure screening, 10 a.m.

to noon, IGA, N. Main Street. Free. Sponsored by Bristol Hospital. Information, (860) 585-3397.

New Britain: "The Way to concert by Christine Laird, soprano and Richard Coffey, organist, 12:05 p.m., The Music Series at South Church, 90 Main St. Admission free but donations accepted. Luncheon may be purchased after program for $3.99. Information, (860) 223-7555. New Britain: Dr.

Jack G. Shaheen will present Shattering Stereotypes: Images of the Other, 4 p.m., Central Connecticut State University in Davidson Hall, Stanley Street. Admission is free. Information, (860) 832-2040. New Britain: Head Injury Discussion Group meeting, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Conference Center at Hospital for Special Care, 2150 Corbin Ave.

Free. Information, Dr. Dennis Johnston, (860) 223-2761, Ext. 3351. New Britain: PRIME Yer's meeting, 1:30 p.m., New Britain YMCA, 50 High St.

Speaker will be Paul N. Rotiroti, a prosecutor, will speak on "The Criminal Justice System in Connecticut." New Britain: Interviewing Techniques Workshop, 9:30 to noon, New Britain Career Center, 260 Lafayette St. Free. Registration required. Call (860) 827-7012.

Plainville: AARP Evening Chapter 5106 meeting, 7 p.m., Our Lady of Mercy Parish South Canal Street. Ray Corsini will present a wine tasting program. Members are reminded to bring donations for the Food Pantry. Southington: Blood pressure screening clinic, 1 to 1:30 p.m., Pulaski Terrace, 6 Carter Lane. No charge.

Sponsored by the VNA of Central Connecticut Inc. Southington: Reading program after school story hour, 4:15 to 5 p.m., Southington Library Reading room. Program held every Wednesday. All are welcome. Designed especially for ages 6 to 8.

Sponsored by Briarwood College. LETTERS Friday Areawide: "Early Trauma and Dreams: Archetypal Defenses of the Personal Spirit," a lecture by Jungian Analyst Donald E. Kalsched, 7:30 p.m., in Butterworth Hall, Hartford College for Women, 1265 Asylum Hartford. Cost is $7 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Sponsored by the Connecticut Association of Jungian Psychology.

Information, (860) 664-3632. Areawide: The Network Jewish Singles ages 40 to 60 will meet for happy hour, 5:30 p.m., at First and Last Tavern, 24 W. Main Avon. Information, (860) 232-3165. Bristol: Bristol La Leche League will meet, 9:45 a.m., at the Bristol Baptist Church, 43 School St.

Babies welcome. Topic will be Baby Arrives: The Family and the Breastfed Baby. Information, (860) 584-2064 or (860) 673-2683. New Britain: The Cabaret show "Rhythm of Broadway," will be performed, 7 p.m., on the Third Floor of the IIET Building, 185 Main St. Tickets $25.

Features dinner and an auction. Proceeds will benefit the New Britain Public Library Challenge Grant. Sponsored by New Britain-Berlin Rotary Club. Information, Archie Savage, (860) 224-0270. Saturday Areawide: Movie and dinner, 4:30 p.m., at Hoyt's Enfield Cinemas, 25 Hazard Enfield.

Sponsored by the Network Jewish Singles (ages 40 to 60). Information, (860) 242-1686. Areawide: Connecticut Authors Association's program will feature Helen Trubek Glenn and Lynn Ray Hoopes, a.m., at Tunxis Community-Technical College, room 201, Farmington. They will discuss "The Nuts and Bolts of Writing Groups." Information, (203) 729-5335. Berlin: Tag sale, 9 a.m.

to noon, Berlin Congregational Church, 878 Worthington Ridge. Sponsored by the Men's Breakfast Group. Information, (860) 828-6586. Bristol: Buffet supper and show with John Beardsley as Elvis, 5:30 p.m., St. Anthonys Church Hall.

Buffet supper and show, $22. To benefit church and school. Information, Vito D'Aprile, (860) 582-6576. New Britain: The Greystone Coffee-House Performance Series presents Pierce Campbell, solo guitarist and vocalist, 7:30 p. Trinity United Methodist Church building, Main floor, 69 Main St.

Doors open 7:15 p.m. Admission is $7. Information, Mark Ohanesian, (860) 826-1173, or the church, (860) 229-2403 or (860) 229-5069. of Bristol, died Sunday in Mesa, Ariz. She was 91.

Born in Midland, S.D., she was a registered nurse. She is survived by her husband, Valentine McCormack; three daughters, Valerie Bruce cf Tempe, Merlyn McLelland of Belmont, N.H., and Nancy Damm of Nashua, N.H.; 18 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be Thursday at 9 a.m. from Funk Funeral Home, 35 Bellevue Bristol, to St Joseph Church, Bristol, for a Mass at 10. Burial will follow in St Joseph Cemetery.

Calling hours at the funeral home are Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2024 E. Main St, Waterbury, CT 06705 or to the American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Drive, Wal-lingford, CT 06492. Obituary Policy The Courant publishes free local obituaries daily. Obituaries may be faxed to the New Britain regional office at (860) 832-5032, or dropped off at our office at 40 South New Britain, during business hours.

Obituaries may be edited for space and style, and must be confirmed by the funeral home. Berlin: A 60-plus Health Screening program, 10 to 3 p.m., Berlin Senior Center, 3 Colonial Drive. Cost is $20 or $25 with a pap test. Presented by the Central Connecticut Health District. Information, (860) 828-7051.

Bristol: Podiatry service by Dr. George Zuk, 1 to 3 p.m., Douglas A. Beals Senior Community Center, 240 Stafford Ave. Small donations are requested for most services. Sponsored by.

Bristol Hospital and the City of Bristol Department of Aging Services. Appointments, (860) 585-3419. Bristol: Dr. Delbert Hodder will present a program on Asthma and Children, 6 to 7 p.m., Bristol Hospital Wellness Center, 842 Clark Ave. Program free and open to the public.

To register, (888) 575-5585. Bristol: Strength training workshop for women, 6 to 7 p.m., Bristol Hospital Wellness Center, 842 Clark Ave. Cost is $10. To register, call TeleNurse, (888) 575-5585. New Britain: A medical lecture series, 7 p.m., New Britain Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reports that a number of U.S.

medical schools are offering courses teaching students to work with patients who need or want to be treated by alternative health care providers such as doctors of chiropractic. In addition, the Nov. 11 issue of JAMA reports that 4 out of 10 Americans used at least one form of alternative care in 1997, with 90 percent receiving chiropractic care. Finally, more than 20 million Americans seek chiropractic care each year, and, according to a Gallup survey, over 90 percent of them say their care was effective. We feel these patients would agree that Dr.

Chotkowski's attack is unfounded and that the book does a grave disservice to a community of people making informed health care decisions based on valid research and successful outcomes. This statement from the American Chiropractic Association was supplied by Mai Doyle, executive director of the Connecticut Chiropractic Association. Donkey Abuse On behalf of our membership throughout Connecticut, I must tell you that we were disgusted with Terryville High School's donkey basketball game "Student Hoop-sters Play With Stubborn Handicap," March 21, Town News. This is exploitation of animals for amusement, against the state's cruelty statute. The donkeys have no intrinsic interest in being transported from one high school to another court elsewhere, to go out on a slippery floor and have kids screaming and jumping on their backs.

Will this dumb way of raising funds end only when some student is seriously hurt? Mildred G. Lucas The writer is president of The Foundation for Animal Protection based in Brooltfield. (Inside Connecticut) (800)472-7377 (Out of state) (800) 524-4242 x4900 (Hearing impaired) TDD 520-6990 circulationecourant.com LIBRARY RESEARCH PHOTO REPRINT SERVICES; REPRINT PERMISSIONS 241-3970 FAX NUMBERS Advertising 241-3864 Circulation 520-30S0 Editorial Page 520-6941 Newsroom 241-3865 New BritainBristol Southington 832-5000 TorringtonLitchfield County 482-6604 Business News 241-6736 Callistingj 241-6463 Coining events listings 241-6748 Food 241-6452 Life ArtsTravel 241-3904 Northeast 241-3700 Photo 241-6525 Sports 241-6435 Papirno 241-3902 readerepcourant.com Chiropractic Is Safe, Effective While the American Chiropractic Association respects open dialogue on the subject of chiropractic care, we view "Chiropractic: The Greatest Hoax of the Century?" as a biased, misinformed treatment of one of the most popular and effective forms of health care available today "Berlin Doctor's Book Causes Backlash From Chiropractors," April 7, Town News. Chiropractic care is validated by a number of research studies. The 1994 U.S.

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) panel concluded that spinal manipulation is a recommended and effective form of initial treatment for acute low back problems in adults. The prestigious Rand Corp. also determined that spinal manipulation is an appropriate treatment for acute low back pain and reported from its analysis that 94 percent of all manipulations are performed by doctors of chiropractic. Chiropractic is also one of the safest forms of treatment available today. According to another study by the Rand a serious adverse reaction from cervical manipulation -or manipulation of the neck occurs one in 1 million manipulations.

The same Rand study showed that on the extremely rare occasion that an adverse reaction does occur, it is the result of improperly trained physical therapists or other health care providers not chiropractors -performing this procedure. In contrast, a study published in the April 15, 1998, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association found that more than 2 million Americans become seriously ill every year from reactions to correctly prescribed drugs and 106,000 die from those side effects. Dr. Ludmil Chotkowski's mission to defeat chiropractic is not embraced by the medical community. In fact the Sept.

2, 1998, issue of the LOCAL OBITUARIES iic tarlfor6ourant. HOW TO REACH US The Hartford Courant 285 Broad Hartford, a 061 15 (860) 241-6200; (800) 524-4242 (Outside the Hartford area) All numbers are 860 area code unless otherwise noted www.courant.com NEWSPAPER DELIVERY 525-5555 convalescent Home. He was 67. He was born in New Britain and worked as a security guard for Murphy Security Co. He also served in the U.S.

Army during the Korean War. He is survived by two sons, Joseph Symolon of Bristol and John Symolon of Plainville; a daughter, Tracy Pelosi of Waterbury; a sister, Joanna Marut of New Britain; four granddaughters; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral, with full military honors, will be Wednesday at 10 am. from the Paul A. ShakerFarm-ingdale Funeral Home, 764 Farmington New Britain.

Burial will be in the veterans section of Fairview Cemetery, New Britain. CaUing hours at the funeral home are today from 6 to 8 p.m. Of New Britain Mary DePina Timm of New Britain died Friday at Hartford Hospital. She was 76. She was born in Fairhaven, and was a retired social worker for the state of Connecticut.

She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, New Britain. She is survived by two sons, Bruce Michael Timm of New Britain and David Wayne Timm of Farmington; a brother, Louis DePina of Fairhaven, Mass; two sisters, Juliane Perry of Acushnet, and Helen Flores of New York; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Her husband, Thomas W. Timm died Felix Szumlaski, 83; Of Kensington Felix J. Szumlaski Sr.

of Kensington died Monday at New Britain General Hospital. He was 83. He was born in Thompsonville and lived in New Britain. He was employed by the Textron Corp. and was a member of St.

Paul's Church in Kensington, where he also was an usher. He is survived by his wife, Mary Gacek Szumlaski; a son and daughter-in-law, Felix Jr. and Patricia Szumlaski of Newburgh, New York; three brothers, Edward Switajewski of Pine River, Joseph Switajewski of Kensington and Henry Switajewski of New Britain; and two grandchildren. The funeral will be Wednesday at 11:15 a.m. at New Britain Memorial Funeral Home, 444 Farmington New Britain, followed by the funeral liturgy at noon at St.

Paul's Church, Kensington. Entombment will be in St. Mary Cemetery Garden Mausoleum. Calling hours are today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made to George Bray Cancer Center at New Britain General Hospital, 100 Grand New Britain, CT 06052 or St. Paul's Church, 485 Ailing Kensington, CT 06037. Richard Symolon, 67; Of New Britain Richard T. "Whitey" Symolon of New Britain died Sunday at an area previously. The funeral will be Wednesday at 7 p.m.

at Trinity United Methodist Church, 69 Main New Britain. Burial will be private in the veterans section of Fairview Cemetery in New Britain. Haffey-Lyons Kiniry Funeral Home, 60 Winter St, is in charge of arrangements. Calling hours will be at the Trinity United Methodist Church on Wednesday from 5 p.m. until the service.

Memorial donations may be made to the Connecticut Hospice, 61 Bur-ban Drive, Branford, CT 06405 Virginia Mazza, 72; Of New Britain Virginia Satalino Mazza of New Britain died Sunday. She was 72. She was a lifelong resident of New Britain and a member of St. John The Evangelist Church. She is survived by her husband, William Mazza; five sisters, Elaine Fournier, Mary Liebler, Antoinette Liebler, Louise Mazza and Margaret Adreoni, all of New Britain; and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be Wednesday at 9 a.m. from the Sorbo Funeral Home, 26 Union New Britain, followed by a Mass at 10 a.m. at St. John The Evangelist Church. Burial will be in St.

Mary's Cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home are today from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Eleanor McCormack, 91; Lived In Bristol Eleanor "Nellie" M. Barkley McCormack of Belmont, N.H., formerly Subscriptions, missed delivery or missing sections, vacation stops, billing questions. For same-day redelivery, please call before 10 a m.

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