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LOCAL Star-Gazette, Saturday, October 7. 1995 3B Across the twin tiers IN THE TIERS NAMES IN THE NEWS Former Elmiran brings Florida friends to Wineglass Marathon ranks of teen-agers today. Amone the hundreds of runners in last Sunday's Wineglass Marathon were the Lake Monroe Road Killers. Thev rame from Florida hope Happy 50th anniversary today to John and Helen VanDelinder, who'll celebrate with an open house at the Daggett (Pa.) Fire Hall. There will be a money tree.

A happy 45th anniversary today to Ken and Irene Bump. fully to qualify for next year's 100th Boston Maratnon. It was a homecoming for Bob Buzzetti, former Elmiran and track teammate ot Ernie Davis at bimira Free Academy some years ago. Bob's mom. Marv Buzzetti, still lives in Elmira.

Bob brought six of his run-nine buddies NEIGHBORS MANSFIELD County holds 1st 'Buddy Walk' Tioga County, (Pa.) will hold its first annual five kilometer "Buddy Walk" on Sunday to support National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month. The walk will start at 3 p.m. at the Warren Miller Elementary School and continue around Smythe Park in Mansfield. The walk is open to anyone who wishes to show support for people with Down's syndrome. The Buddy Walk is sponsored by the National Down's Syndrome Society.

For more information, contact Irene Morgan at 71 7662-2622, or Donna Cum-mings at 800332-6718. ELMIRA Town holds budget workshops The town of Elmira will hold two workshops to review a tentative 1996 town budget. The workshops will be held Monday at 4 p.m. and Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. at Elmira town hall, 1255 West Water St.

For more information, call the town hall at 607734-2031. WATKINS GLEN Group recognizes the disabled October has been declared National Disability Employment Awareness Month in Schuyler County. As part of a campaign to create greater awareness of the talents of people with disabilities, Schuyler ArcGlen Industries will recognize their contributions in the work force through public service announcements, ads, and local news stories. Glen Industries, the vocational rehabilitation division of Schuyler Arc, helps people with disabilities with job training and placement opportunities. Tours of the facility can be arranged by calling Phil Smith, Glen Industries general manager, at 607535-6934.

In The Tiers runs daily and is compiled by Star-Gazette staff writer Jeff Murray. Send information about regional news items to Murray at the Star-Gazette. P.O. Box 285, Elmira, N.Y. 14902.

Of send a fax to Murray at 607733-4408. ELIV3ERA Joshua late Dudman, son of Linda Puro Dud-man and the late Mark Dudman, has been named an AP National Scholar in recognition of exceptional achievement in college-level Advanced Placement examinations. Dudman, a freshman at Amherst (Mass.) College, is the grandson of John and Dorothy Puro of Elmira. HORSEHEADS Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Mary B. Niver, a 1983 graduate of Horseheads High School, recently took part in a military exercise in the Republic of Korea while assigned to the staff of the commander of the U.S.

Seventh Fleet aboard the command ship USS Blue Ridge. Niver works on the staff of Vice Admiral Archie Clemins who is in charge of all U.S. naval operations spanning 52-million square miles of Pacific Ocean from the International Date Line to the Arabian Sea. The ship is home based in Yokosuka, Japan. Niver is the daughter of Richard J.

Niver Sr. of 31 Bri-arcliff Drive, Horseheads, and Patricia A. Miller of 426 Acres Waverly. HORSEHEADS Marine Pfc. James M.

Phillips, a 1989 graduate of Horseheads High School, recently completed basic training at Parris Island, S.C. CAMPBELL Army Pvt. Mark J. Cook, son of Walter S. Cook It of 7831 Knowles Road, Campbell, has completed the basic field artillery cannoneer course at Fort Sill, Law-ton, Okla.

He is a 1994 graduate of Campbell-Savona High School. ROME Air Force Senior Airman Timothy C. Owen, a 1990 graduate of Northeast Bradford High School, Rome, has been decorated with the Air Force Achievement Medal, which is awarded for meritorious service, acts of courage, or other outstanding accomplishments. Owen, an air transportation specialist at Little Rock Air Force Base, is the son of Paul Owen of Rome and Donna Owen of Warren Center. from the Orlando, area.

im Marshall tad the best time, finishing 126th in the field of 448 men. Bob, who'll be 55 in three days (Oct. 10), finished 182nd out of the I believe we have our first-ever sighting of a Kennedy Valve fire hydrant in Idaho. Former Elmiran Dale Tanner Jt, his wife, Chris, and kids Zachary, Clark and Jordan discovered the hydrant on the playground of Clark's new school, McMillan School, in Boise, Idaho. "We were shocked to see it," said Danice Tanner of Horseheads, Dale's mother who was there with Dale's dad, Dale Tanner Sr.

Dale and Chris and the kids left Elmira in 1992. He had been executive chef at the former Corning Hilton, then became executive chef at the Bing-hamton City Club. Dale is a 1982 graduate of Horseheads High and a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. Provided HYDRANT DISCOVERED: From left, Zachary, Clark and Jordan Tanner hang around a Kennedy Valve fire hydrant on grounds of Clark's school in Boise, Idaho. done better, but he said it was too hot, even though he lives in Florida." The other runners with Bob and Jim were Paul Hextell, Mike Lee, Vince Hirsch, Oscar Gomer and Graham White, all of Florida.

Bob's dad is the late John Buzzetti. Tom Pace 448. Bob has worked at Lockheed-Martin Co. in Orlando for nearly 20 years. This used to be the Martin-Marietta Co.

Mary said Bob has run in the Boston Marathon and the Big Sur Marathon in California. Of the Wineglass run from Ham-mondsport to Corning, Mary said, "We had a wonderful time, but it was awfully hot. There were a lot of people there. Bob would have Tom Page is a staff writer for the Star-Gazette. If you have a news item about a neighbor, give Tom a call at 607734-51 5 1 Ext.

242. Or call toll-free at 800836-8970. Neighbors runs daily on Happy birthdays today to Ross Williams, Ella Hanrahan and Brian McDonnell. Brian joins the Highway superintendent gave time to his family Mother of slain college student believes psychics can help solve decade-old case By DANN MILLER Star-Gazette By LEA SETEGN Gannett News Service "I believe, this time, there will be State police found Kristin in a cornfield, nude and with her throat slashed, but an answer. Vs.

jpLf they never her Phyllis O'Connell, mother of victim found killer. The pain O'Connell still feels about Bruce Noyes was a man willing to help anyone. As Elmira town highway superintendent, he was frequently called on to solve problems occurring on the towns' roadways. Yet, he was never far when it came to his family. He retired in 1992 after 23 years on the job.

"He was always here for us whenever we needed him or there was a problem," said his daughter, Susan Allmendinger of Elmira. "With him being the highway superintendent of West Elmira, people would call on him in the middle of the night and weekends, he was always there," the daughter said. "He never had a bad day and always had a smile on his face." Bruce T. Noyes, of West Water Street, Elmira, died as the result of a heart attack, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 1995, at his home.

He was state police's Bureau of Criminal Investigation for Troop based in Canandaigua. "We are pursuing old leads and any offshoots of that." After 10 years, the biggest gain for investigators has been the increase of technology available. DNA testing can now be utilized on the physical evidence collected from the scene, and investigators are using computers to keep track of all the information connected to the case. DeLap said the investigation does not exclude Vermeersch, but would not comment on whether the man Kristin visited is a suspect. O'Connell and state police are convinced that Kristin's murder will be solved, with the addition of new technology and the concentration of manpower on the case.

State police flew O'Connell in from Minnesota this week to share the information on the case she has collected over the years with a private investigator. O'Connell also participated in filming a segment about the case for the syndicated show "True Stories of the Highway Patrol," which she said is scheduled to air sometime in November. "I believe, this time, there will be an answer," O'Connell said. "There are dedicated men on the case." OVID Ten years after her daughter was brutally murdered in a cornfield in this small Seneca County community, Phyllis O'Con-nell of Minnesota still sharply feels the pain of her loss. "When you encounter a murder like this, when you lose a child, you realize there will be no grandchildren, no more photos, no more memories it's gone," she said at a press conference Friday, describing what she's been through since her daughter, Kristin O'Connell, died in August 1985.

O'Connell, a reserved and well-dressed woman, has spent this week in Ovid, revisiting the field where Kristin's body was found and working with the state police on the 10-year-old unsolved case. "My utmost cause here is to find out who murdered my daughter. I want this person caught," O'Connell said. "I just need this closure. I just need this." Kristin was a 20-year-old college student who came to Ovid to visit ames Vermeersch whom she lad met while on vacation in Florida.

One night, after being in Ovid for two days, she went out for a walk and never returned. her in the field. While she has hired psychics to work on the case, she said she does not believe that she possesses any particular powers. Just before coming to Ovid, O'Connell finished writing a book about Kristin's case and the fluctuation of her faith in God because of what happened. The book, titled before she made the trip, is coincidentally called "Speak to Me, My Angel." O'Connell said she is holding off on plans to publish it until the case is solved.

Efforts to find Kristin's murderer were renewed in August, when a team of eight state police homicide investigators was assigned to work full-time on the case. "As the life of a case increases, you typically lose more than you gain, but you can gain things," said Capt. Walter DeLap, who heads the OBITUARY Bruce T. Noyes Services planned A funeral and committal service will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at the Barber Funeral Home, 413 S.

Main Horseheads. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Elmira, at the family's convenience. Callihan remembers the first family vacation at Robert Treman State Park south of Ithaca. "We went camping with all six kids in a tent," she said. "It was pouring rain and we proved that we could make it and we never stopped camping after that." Mr.

Noyes' son, Bruce "Skip" Noyes of Elmira, recalled the values his father instilled in the family. "We learned how to earn an honest dollar. Nothing was given to us, we had to earn it," the son said. "He brought us up to respect everyone, to treat everyone the same." Besides his son and two daughters, Mr. Noyes is survived by sons-in-law, Howard Callihan of Jeffersonville, and Scott Allmendinger of Elmira; sons and daughters-in-law, Diane Noyes of Elmira, Michael T.

Noyes of Lehigh Acres, Thomas E. and Regina Noyes of Elmira, and James A. Noyes of Elmira; 12 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sister, Trudy Noyes of Horseheads; brothers and sisters-in-law, Don and Betty Noyes of Horseheads, Gary and Joey Noyes of Simi Valley, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Kristin's death, O'CONNELL and the fact that the two were "very, very close" may have been the catalyst for something that happened to her this week, as she retraced her daughter's steps down Route 139 that led to her death. O'Connell had made the walk once before, in 1986, when she and her now-deceased husband visited Ovid to conduct their own investigation.

But when she made the walk Wednesday and reached the spot where her daughter's body was found, she experienced an "intense" reaction. "A horrible feeling came over my body I was trembling," O'Connell said. "Then I head a voice saying, 'Oh God, Mom, The still-grieving mother has no explanation for what happened to 1 66. Prior to becoming highway Mr. Noyes was employed by Dairy mple Construction, a job which made for interesting NOYES FOR THE RECORD vacations for his family.

"We would go to the campground for the season," said his daughter, Cindy Callihan, of Jef-fersonville, Vt. "We would camp at Keuka or Waneta Lakes and he would commute back and forth and spend as much of the vacation with us as he could." A Plymouth Voyager driven by Marsha Pepper, 31, of Canton, allegedly rear-ended Engel's vehicle, which then struck Thomas' car, said police. Courts CHEMUNG COUNTY COURT Judge Samuel J. Castellino Randy H. Young, 42, of 911 W.

First Elmira, was sentenced to five years' probation and 210 hours of community service Friday for felony driving while intoxicated. Young also had his driving privileges revoked, was fined $1,505 and was ordered to pay $168 in restitution. He was arrested on Grand Central Avenue, Elmira, May 14 and pleaded guilty July 28. Debra Agan, 38, of 458 South Elmira, appeared in court on charges of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony, on Friday. Castellino adjourned the case until Town Court at 7 p.m.

Thursday. The marijuana had an estimated street value of approximately $500. STATE POLICE, COUDERSPORT Someone entered the residence of Lee Smith, no age given, of Westfield, at 9 p.m. Tuesday and took a firearm. STATE POLICE, TOWANDA Robert Leroy Knapp, 24, of Sayre, was charged with unauthorized use of a credit card Wednesday after being accused of using a calling card belonging to Paul and Teresa Arnold, no ages given, of Sayre, and making unauthorized telephone calls on Dec.

21, Jan. 1 and Jan. 2, said police. Matthew Pepper, 4, of Canton, and John Engel, 57, of Williamsport, were each treated and released at Troy Community Hospital after a three-vehicle accident at 10:05 a.m. Wednesday on Route 14, Canton.

A 1990 Dodge driven by Lear Engel, 33, of Williamsport, was stopped behind a 1994 Pontiac driven by Robin Thomas, 23, of Troy, as they were headed north. Oct. 13. Agan is accused of possessing cocaine with intent to sell on July 1 1 in Elmira. Jerry Keyser, 28, of 247 Prescott Elmira Heights, was sentenced to 3-6 years in prison and fined $2,800 plus a 5 percent surcharge Friday on a charge of third-degree burglary.

Keyser pleaded guilty Sept. 1 and admitted that on July 16, he unlawfully entered an Elmira Heights business around 6 p.m. to steal money. Keyser said that instead of taking money, he used a set of keys he found to steal a vehicle. Ralph E.

Simpson, 28, of Waverly, pleaded guilty Friday to charges of felony driving while intoxicated. Simpson was arrested June 26 in Horseheads. The addresses listed in For the Record the last known residence of the accused or the address the person gave to law enforcement officers are obtained by the Star-Gazette from police or court records. Births ARNOT OGDEN MEDICAL CENTER, ELMIRA GIAMMICHELE A son, Friday, Oct. 6, 1995, to Robert and Marlene Lowman Giammichele, of Elmira.

Police ELMIRA Timothy S. Weber, 24, of 109 W. Chemung Place, Elmira, told police an RCA compact disc player, valued at $100, was taken between p.m. Thursday from his residence. STATE POLICE, MONTOUR FALLS Ronald H.

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