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4A Stories The Ithaca Journal Saturday, October 14, 1989 Hazardous- (Continued from Page 3A) land to perform soil, geologic and water tests. State law gives the panel the right to access the sites but also provides for possible court orders if landowners don't open their land voluntarily. Eldridge said the panel has been unable to inspect any of the five possible sites fully because of the opposition from the landowners. All of the sites include more than one property owner. Crowded- (Continued from Page 3A) taining children with extra academic or emotional needs, Spring said.

Parents Grubb and Israel said they disagree with the principal's decision to keep the first-grade classes small rather than move one of the five first-grade teachers to fourth grade. But Principal Joseph Stone disagreed. "The younger kids really do need more individual attention Eau de Bowhunters cork forest Flitter to mask human scent JIM CASTOR The Associated Press ROCHESTER They tried animal smell they could think 1-of fox urine, skunk, doe-in-heat scent, even cow manure on their boots. But until bowhunting brothers Bruce and Brian Sheldon hit on the obvious corking nature in a tle their deer-hunting successes were frequently hit-and-miss. Now, they swear big bucks approach them from downwind to within 10 feet when they're wearing a subtle camouflage scent unlike anything else they know of on the market.

The Sheldons call their concoction "Essence of Fall." It's a liquid sprayed on clothes and equipment to mask human presence when hunting animals in woods and fields. concept of using scents to attract deer and other animals isn't new," said Bruce, an electrician at Eastman Kodak Co. "But I don't care what you try, they don't always work. Sooner or later deer make the association of being hunted with the scent and spook. "They're not that stupid.

There are only two or three things to worry about in their life, and one thing is strange scents." What the Sheldons did was turn the attractive-scent idea around and develop a mixture of natural aromas that overpower and cover up human odors. "We've tried to come up with the ideal scent," said Brian, a supervisor at a tool and diemaking firm, "using things you find in the fall lots of leaves like maple, oak and poplar some moss something like 58 ingredients now, and we're still making refinements. "It's virtually all the forest's lit- DEATH NOTICES JOHN M. PERKINS SAN PEDRO, Calif. John M.

Perkins, 66, died Oct. 2. 1989 in San Pedro, Calif. He was born in Ithaca on Feb. 23, 1923.

MARY EILEEN HANSELMAN DEWITT Mary Eileen Hanselman, 52, of 208 Revere Road in CLEARING THE RECORD Wrong performance times A Page 2 Best Bets item in Thursday's Arts Leisure gave the incorrect time for a martial arts festival. The seminar will be at 10:30 a.m. today, and the tournament will begin at 11:30 a.m. today at Ithaca High School. Another Best Bets item on the same page didn't indicate the location of a performance by Mark Scatterday.

He will perform in Bailey Hall at 4 p.m. Sunday. Sponsor identified Thursday's Arts Leisure failed to mention the correct sponsor of a workshop entitled "Sandwich Generation: How to be Both Your Child's Parent and Your Parent's Child." The workshops are sponsored by The Family and Children's Services through the Sprole Parent Education Program. The Journal attempts to correct errors in its news columns. To report a need for a correction or clarification, call 272-2321 weekdays from 8 a.m.

to 4 p.m. Siting commission Chairman Angelo Orazio said the court papers would be filed within a week or two. Under federal law, New York must have a place to dispose of low-level radioactive waste, produced by nuclear power plants, industry and hospitals, by 1993. Meanwhile Thursday, a Nobel Prize-winning doctor said residents of the finalist areas who believe the dump would be dangerous were because of their being less independent." Stone added that the distribution of teachers was his decision. "It's a value judgment that I made." Stone said he asked the district to add a teacher to his school.

That was not done, although the district is seeking a teacher at Belle Sherman, where enrollment is closed at the second grade. There are two rooms of 27 and one of 26 in the misinformed. Dr. Rosalyn Yalow of New York City, the 1977 Nobel winner for medicine, said residents would face "rather trivial amounts of radioactive exposure" from the dump. Yalow said the radiation from the dump would probably be less than people face in everyday life.

She also said that without a dump, valuable research and medical gains obtained by using nuclear technology in medicine would be lost. second grade there. At. Northeast, a teacher's aide was added at the fourth grade level. Both Grubb and Israel said last month's meeting with the principal gave them no hope that their children will have smaller classes next year.

"I think it puts a strain on the teacher," Israel said. "Even the best teacher does better with a smaller The Associated Press ESSENCE OF FALL: Bruce Sheldon, who with his brother Brian developed a natural cover scent called 'Essence of Fall', sprays the camo-scent on his arrows. Deer -hunting season begins Sunday. ter, and all natural." It was on a less-than-ideal hunting trip four years ago, at the Sheldons' camp in New York's Allegany County, that Bruce, Brian, another brother, and a friend, Ron Santer, sat looking at each other scratching their heads for an idea. "With 74 years of hunting experience among us," Brian said.

"we DeWitt, and formerly of Ithaca, died of leukemia on Wednesday, Oct. 4. 1989 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Services were held Sunday, Oct.

8. at 2 p.m. at Eastern Hills Bible Church on Enders Road in Manilus. Arrangements were by Easton- Funeral Home, 103 East Genesee Fayetteville. RICHARD DECARLO LANSING Richard DeCarlo.

35, of 6 E. Lansing Road, died Friday at his home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Bangs Funeral Home. Ithaca. figured we could find a better way, and why not use the natural essence of fall in the woods." Obituaries A MEMORIAL SERVICE A memorial service for Professor Robert E.

Kaske will be conducted next Saturday. October 21 at 2:00 in Sage Chapel on the Cornell University campus. A professor of English and Medieval Studies as well as the Avalon Foundation Professor of the Humanities at Cornell. Kaske died of cancer on August 8. 1989.

He is survived by his wife. Carol Vonckx Kaske of Ithaca: and three grandchildren. Memori- PET PROJECT Hola! We are two Chihuahua mix puppies who need a new In all honesty, we have never really been south of the border i in our eight weeks of life. We were born right here in Ithaca. Rumor has it that our father was i a dachshund, so we expect to stay small all of our lives.

Right now we only weigh in at four pounds each. We lived in a home with lots of other animals, including our three siblings who have already been adopted. We found out we can be congenial with just about any creatures but we really prefer human beings. They know how to snuggle the best. Since some Chihuahuas can be just a bit hard to house break, we are hoping to be adopted to new home where Poncho and Chico there is someone there all day.

Little dogs love lots of company! few from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. It also is open a cages down us. Why If think that would Saturdays from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. you you you come to All animals have been vaccinated, don't down the like a dog who is easy to take all SPCA today and check us out, and a free engraved metal name tag kinds of places, will not take up we know you will fall in love. much room on Adios! Anyone who adopts a pet from the the couch and will is included with adoption papers.

keep the pet food bill down, then receives a certificate for a SPCA one of us is the pup for you. If The Tompkins County SPCA, free medical examination from you are looking for a puppy like 1640 Hanshaw Road, is open participating area veterinarians. us but in black or white, there is Monday from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call the another Chihuahua mix litter just and Tuesday through Friday from SPCA. fall HOW TO CALL THE JOURNAL NEWS: 8 a.m.

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at Army Ithaca Basic High Training School, at graduated Fort Dix, N.J., this summer. He is currently assigned to the 464th Engineering Battalion, U.S. Army Reserves in Horseheads, and will be attending Advanced Individual Training at Fort Leonard Wood, next summer. Ricketson's brother, Pfc. Carl A.

Ricketson, a 1987 graduate of Ithaca High School, is currently assigned to NATO forces in Germany. Odessa-Montour Central High School student Heather Rinker was selected as the 1988-89 Elmira Robert Ricketson Carl Ricketson College Key Award winner, which recognizes a student who has desire to attend Elmira of Karen A. Borst of 2775 Atwater Road, Genoa, has a strong and is noted for their scholarship and school completed a petroleum supply specialist course at the College leadership while in high school. Rinker is the U.S. Army Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Va.

daughter of Larry and Julie Rinker of Montour During the course, Borst received instruction in the Falls. receipt, storage, issue, shipping and distribution of petroleum products used by the Army. At the annual meeting of the Tompkins County Andrew L. Adams, of Ruth Adams of son Chapter of the American Red Cross, the David Terry Algerine Road in Lansing, graduated from the Memorial Award for volunteer blood service was Rochester Institute of Technology in May with a presented to Florence Geuther. bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.

Adams, a Since she retired from nursing at the Syracuse of Groton graduate High School, is a member of Tau Blood Services Region, Geuther has served as a Beta Pi, the national volunteer with the engineering honor society. nurse Tompkins County chapter. During the past year, she worked at more than 30 Barbara Hinman, the branch of the manager blood collection sites, and the chapter recognized her Cornell Federal Credit Union in Ithaca, was elected for her help to the Red Cross to meet the need for as first vice president of CWI: Credit Professionals, blood and blood products in the county. association for credit an industry workers with 400 Also at the annual meeting, Sarah Rushmore, clubs and 10,000 members in the United States and Cindy Cummings and Ernestine Wright were Canada. honored with the chapter's Community Service The club's purpose is the education of its members Awards for their work following apartment house in the practices and procedures of credit.

Hinman fires in December and January. The three set up a has been member a of the Ithaca CWI: CP Club since special services unit in the Red Cross chapter house 1973 and has held various local and district so fire victims could receive emergency services. offices, including international treasurer, and third and David Cedarbaum, Sue Rowe, Gary Leonhardt, second vice president. She received her certification Jean Johnson, Elaine Souza, Kathy Voegtle and as a credit associate in 1984 and is involved in Steve Heller were elected new members to the credit many education activities. chapter's board of directors.

Items for this column should be addressed to: People, Army National Guard Priv. Jeffery J. Borst, son The Ithaca Journal, Box 430, Ithaca, N.Y. 14850. al contributions to benefit the Dante- or Icelandic Collections of the Cornell University Library may be sent to 214 Olin Library.

JOHN M. PERKINS SAN PEDRO. CA- M. Perkins passed away Oct. 2, 1989 at the age of 66 in San Pedro.

California. He was born in Ithaca Feb. 23. 1923. A 41 year resident of San Pedro.

he worked for the aircraft industry for 35 years as a design engineer. He also was a veteran of WWII. which he served in the Canadian Air Force. He is survived by wife. Sarah of San Pedro: sister, Julia Watkins of Baton Rouge.

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