1989, December

LUbUtt INCO PUBLIC Y DECEMBER Ontario Divison 1989 Entry wins first place Batman float a crowd pleaser The floaters at Environmen- turn the groundskeeping tractor fitted as Batman and agriculture tal Control have done us proud into a convincing Batmobile department employee Jerry • . again. from pieces of plywood, metal Zanuttig was transformed into Once again, the folks at the and even a roof vent. the Joker. agriculture section of En- "We never worry about run- Jerry voluntarily shaved off vironmental Control and Oc- ning out of ideas," mused Dad. a muchioved beard to play the cupational Health have put "It hasn't been a problem so role, which is perhaps one in- down their gardening tools and far. I guess you have to be a bit dication of the strength of the turned their fertile minds to of a kid at heart." Christmas spirit at lnco. create the winning float in this It took just two weeks for Ray Beaudreault, a musician year's Santa Claus Parade. the department's crew to build who plays with the Old South It took no little imagination the 18-foot finned creation, Band in his spare time, added to combine the Yuletide complete with a metal frame, the finishing touches to this festivities with this year's Bat- sleek black paint job and a year's entry by writing a song to mania to create a "Christmas front-end air intake for the jet go with the float. The song was Cruise with Batman," a float engine made from a roof vent. recorded (recording studio ex- that transformed one of the "We worked from a Bat- penses were paid by inco) and department's tractors into a Bat- mobile model," said Dan. piped through a sound system as mobile. the float moved along the The idea of enlisting the Batman and Joker parade route. Caped Crusader to cruise this Batman and the Joker pass- year's Christmas Parade came To round out the entry for ed out more than 2,000 candy from (rrunds Specialist Dan th parade, Senior tnvironmen- canes. Bolton. But it took the combin- tar Analyst Jeff Grieve was out- ed imaginations of Dan, Mike Inco's Batman Deters, John Stafford, Jerry Batman and the Joker were the special guests at this yea?s Santa Carrier, Mike Sleik, Ray Claus Parade in Sudbury. Jeff Grieve is the Masked Crusader and Beaudreault, Ron Podorozny Jerry Zanuttig is his arch-enemy. and others in the department to Pensioners share experiences Memories of Christmas past The magic of Christmas comes alive in December but it lives year-round in our memories. Each year, as they prepare to celebrate another Christmas season, Inco employees and pensioners can look back and take comfort in the truly special memories of 4 Christmases past. Here, for all r of you to share, are some heart- felt holiday memories as re- counted by Inco pensioners. "It was in December of 1976, when most of us are gear- ing up for Christmas, that it J happened. Andy Zandarin gets the moose unstuck. On Dec. 2-, my husband was outside gathering some wood • when he came into the house nioose and said he didn't feel well. I Ired freed took one look at him and called the hospital for an ambulance. "Maintenance Mechanic" Take the last canoe trip, for As I described to them what doesn't completely describe example. Andy, a canoe perched was happening to my husband what Andy Zandarin does. securely on his shoulders as his they told me to bring him in by When the opportunity arises, travelling companion led the car - there was no time to send Andy turns into a kind of. ah way along a Snake River por an ambulance to Markstay . Mother Moose Maintenance tage, was enjoying the outdoors where we were living at the time. Mechanic, that threatens to get life he loves so well when the Roger and Ellen Elsasser. ContinuedonPage5 h1pi sçkp rut. Continued on Page3 . - : : . :. - , •-' i--• -• - -•- r - c - ' il a telker II ) wing W1ng clipped' 15 F1ckIeflngrotufety - •.. -: :--: . '. -' : :- 2 December1989 Inco scholarships helped put three doctors in this house What goes around, comes duating from Waterloo as an in ballroom dancing events. around. optometrist. She has recently The three Sorgini children It's a bit of conventional returned to Western University fared well upon graduating from wisdom, often used in a negative for further study. Curtis receiv- Lockerby Composite School. context. In this story, however, ed his scholarship in 1979. Says John, "they each clean. the application is positive. ed up with awards from the Sudbury's medical com- Major boost school, and all the clubs in munity has a new, and uniquely town." specialized member, thanks, in John Sorgini says the four John says he was never sur part, to an Inco scholarship. An years of tuition fees and annual prised by his children's investment in the education of a spending money of $750 award. achievements. "They achieved young Sudburian has resulted in ed by Inco to his children made well in school from the beginn- a contribution to the overall an important impact on his ing. They never required welfare of this community. family. Putting three children pushing. They did it all by Dr. Curtis Sorgini establish- through university would have themselves." ed his Sudbury office on Caswell been difficult without scholar- Drive in July. An optha- ships, he notes. Summer jobs mologist, or eye surgeon, "We would like to thank In- specializing in cornea co for being so generous in John says summer jobs at In- transplants and exterior eye awarding these scholarships," co also benefited his young diseases, Dr. Sorgini returned to says John. "I couldn't have af- scholars tremendously during his hometown after 10 years of forded to put three children their university years, as each study at Western, Queen's and through medical school without was able to earn wages that McGill Universities. He is at pre- this assistance.'' helped to offset their education sent the only specialist of this John isn't retired from work costs. Curtis worked in First Aid type in Northern Ontario. now. Both John and Ann have and security as a summer stu- John Sorgini and son Dr. Curtis Sorgini. Curtis, now 27, is the been actively involved in dent at Inco. youngest child of John and Ann establishing Dr. Sorgini's new Patients are referred to Dr. are from other industries and John and Ann Sorgini are Sorgini of Copper Street. John office, and both continue to Sorgini by their family doctors. motor vehicle accidents," he understandably proud of their retired from the engineering work for their son daily. The His field is a super-specialized, notes. son's achievements and are department of Inco in 1982 after assistance has been greatly ap. or subdivided area of study, for Curtis says he returned to grateful for Inco's role in help. 37 years with the company. The preciated, says Curtis. which he completed extra work Sudbury because it is home and ing their children reach their Sorginis have three children, "My parents have helped in transplants, microsurgery, because of the need for his ser- goals through education. each of them past recipients of with everything, getting the of. and medical diseases of the front vices in the comiminity. His "Inco has motivated area Inco scholarships. fice organized. My father is get. part of the eye. Curtis com- family history in the area is ex- students a lot and given kids that Richard, 32, received an In- ting the second examining room mends Inco commitment to pro- tensive. John Sorgini's grand- wouldn't otherwise be able to go co scholarship in 1975. He lives going, my mother is doing the tective eyewear, noting that it father worked at Sudbury near away to study the chance to do in Midland where he operates his office work - - and they feed has resulted in a decreased the turn of the century, it," says John. dental surgery practice. Shelley, me." number of eye injuries in the employed on the construction of One of those "kids" is now 30, received an Inco scholarship The Sorginis also teach recion the Conicton smelter for the hack home. in 1977, subsequently gra- square dancing and participate "The eye injuries we see now Mond Nickel Company. The Christmas Spirit: Is it still with us? Bob McKerral, Mines Research, North Mine: "Sure, Janie Bozic, clerk things are too commercial these stenographer at Central Mills days, but with the price of Maintenance: "The Christmas everything going up, what can spirit is alive and well and all in you do about it? I think the my area here at Clarabelle. Christmas spirit is still alive. I've We've got the enthusiasm here. I felt it ever since I was a kid. suppose our generation still has Besides, it's what you make of Reg Carriere, janitor, it, but the new generation com- it. It depends on the individual. Clarabelle: "The Christmas ing along now is a bit more Of course, I'm going to Florida in March, so that kind of spirit is still here, but in a lot of material. One of the best places it's getting far too com- Christmases I can remember was spruces up your attitude about the long winter." mercial. I suppose there's not when my father was on strike much you can do about it. Why? and my parents hand-made all I suppose the traditional, the Christmas gifts." Cesare Mione, Pot Dumper spiritual message of Christmas is (on Christmas Day): "I'm work- getting lost.

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