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16 — EVENING HERALD. Mon., June 9, IWO MACC News Today’s the We’re ready to move downtown Renovations Also many thanks to: Pat Wilson and Jean Koc-" that’s really what it is 12 X talented efforts and beyond By NANCY CARR unity m me Christian com solute angel of a custodian gratefully wish you roses - Thurston (Scotty) sis for items donated to the 12)., You’ll be happy to price dedication to this Executive Director munity. The sound policy who so graciously lugged and gardenias every day. Stauty, Doreen Michael, Furniture Bank. Pinch me! Rattle your of separation of church and know you can now visit us down all the considerable — to the generous people dream made it happen. without endangering life newspaper. Louder. state forbids the use of debris. of Emanuel Lutheran who And more thank you’s WATCH FOR OUR AD EVERY MONOAY Nope, I’m not dreaming. municipal resources to and limb. — to Pat Mastrangelo, shared space with us in — to P.J. Jeffers who has escalate to IN THE MANCHEtTER HERALD benefit the church. Long Suffering Awards Denny Phelon and the their parish house so that joined MACC as a patron. Today is June 9 and on my (He is a super guy let us calendar are block letters And for those of yon who And while we are seniors at Mayfair we 'could provide some have been to the main of thinking'of life and limb, Gardens for giving us much needed supportive urge you to join him.) % OFF ON ALL SHORTS saying THIS IS IT. What? — to the generous and This is the day that 13 fice which houses 3 desks, 6 may I specially thank extension after extension services downtown. It was anonymous donor of $50.00 Vol. XCIX. No. 214 - f^anchester. Conn.. Tuesday. Jun^e 10.1980 months of dreaming, file cabinets, a bookcase, — the good people at as we tried unsuccessfully Sunday school one day, 15 t SPORT KMT TOPS $5.5million the typing desk, the copier, Center Church who for 5 to find free space large counseling the next in “To help someone.” researching, planning, M lim p FMlilOllt MMVHN MILT dustrial arts area is expected to cost proposing and appealing 2 phones, a wastebasket long years have housed the enough to house the some of those rooms and — To Mrs. Shirley BY KEVIN FOLEY (I’m not even counting Emergency Pantry, all Clothing Bank and who they were most patient. McKenna for her patience $546,000. ^ for a downtown site for our Coventry Shoppe Herald Reporter Committeemen questioned Nate named Human Needs Services boxes of food and clothing those beautiful .volunteers have put up with the — and by special and per while waiting for the MACC Furniture Bank 44 DEPOT RD. COVENfRY, CONN. Gunnels extensively on window become real and we actual donations) and what often who lugged hox after box delicate odor of moth balls sonal thankd to Nancy MANCHESTER — Renovations at after box of food up those seeping upstairs during Long, our Downtown Coor crew to collect a TUE0.-SAT. 9:30 — 5:00 Manchester High School could cost replacements, something the delegate to ly begin scheduling the seems like 17 people in a 12 architect is recommending to help ft. by 12 ft. space (yes. narrow stairs and the ah- lunch. We lovingly and dinator, without whose refrigerator donated. WED. TIL 9:00 P.M. 742-7494 as much as $5.5 million —about $2.4 move into the old Senior million over the original estimate offset rising costs of heating and Citizens Center on Linden V —according to the project’s cooling. convention Street. -,, Either the committee could opt for The Board of Directors, architect, (Charles E. Gunnels of the By MARY KITZMANN Farmington firm Russell Gibson von the replacement of some 32,000 bless them, have voted to square feet of glass at a total cost of Herald Reporter house the Health Depart Dohlen. The new figure emerged from $536,000, Gunnels said, or a MANCHESTER - After a two- ment, newly organized “patchwork” system of steel panels and-a-half-hour roll call vote, that Human Services Depart Monday evening’s Building Com mittee meeting where com and glass could be installed. While austed John Anderson delegates ment and MARCH, Inc. on mitteemen heard Gunnels’ revised Gunnels qualified that proposal by Nathan Agostinelli, president of the first floor and allow estimate report on everything from saying each classroom would have to Manchester State Bank, was chosen MACC to provide human the $855,000 a new roof will cost to be studied and the panels "selec as an at-large delegate to the services on the ground the $64,000 figure for a rubberized tively” installed, most of the com Republican National Convention in floor. running track. The committee, mittee voiced support for the plan Detroit. So? when Gunnels said it would cost Agostinelli is one of six state co- So that decision makes it anxious to have a “round figure” set for the renovations by its June 23 about $426,000. chairmen for Ronald Reagan’s possible for us (you, me According to Gunnels, ap presidential campaign. and all the many people meeting with the Board of EMum- tlon, was stunned by the $5.5 million proximately 50 percent of the total Chosen as an alternate con who make these services estimate which prompted committee window area would be covered with gressional delegate was Curtis possible) to: chairman Paul Phillips to tell the panels, and he presented a Smith,, a GOP town committee • Offer the services in a Gunnels, "We’ll have to work drawing of the plan which depicted a member who coordinated the downtown site easily glass pane at either end of each Manchester effort for George Bush, accessible by foot or bus to backwards from there. $ "I objected to the releasing of the classroom with four of the panels in the winner of the Connecticut those who most need them. between. While Phillips voiced his Republican primary in March. • Consolidate our ser $3.1 million estimate,” Phillips declared at the conclusion of the support, Neil Lawrence, the ad 'The national delegates and alter vices so that volunteers ministrator in charge of renovation nates were chosen at a state conven can, for example, staff the three-hour meeting at town hall. “Now people think that’s what it’s specifications, said he would study tion last weekend in Meriden by town Pantry and Clothing Bank supposed to cost; they’re going to the proposal carefully. delegations. Manchester sent 13 town at the same time, exten I. - jump up in the air.” “A lot of kids feel like they’re in committee members to the conven ding their services and the Phillips’ concern is based on a Nov. jail already,” he said. ‘'"These panels tion. hours open and making' 4 referendum when voters will either could enhance that idea.” The convention chose 17 at-large them more useful to the approve or disapprove a bond issue One committeeman who echoed delegates to represent Connecticut. working poor and for the Lawrence but for different reasons, Congressional delegates, one for first time volunteers and for the proposed renovation project. In March, school Superintendent suggested the panels would be sub- Gardening time every 6(K) registered voters and at staff will be able to work ject to vandalism inside the least two from each district, were much more closely TIMEX n o . James Kennedy, who was not at last Linda Boutilier of 47 Summer St., hoes her community gardens at the college to raise • i _ o « o o owiiseifli' night’s meeting, warned the $3.1 classroom where Gunnels said he also chosen. to g eth er, not only in summer ^Ttua"' million estimate “could be wildly in would place sheet rock over existing garden plot at Manchester Community their own vegetables during the The delegate selection process took providing services but in oniwvaBi" accurate." windows. College. MS'. Boutilier is one of several area months. (Herald photo by Pinto) longer than expected as the delegates consultation and planning When informed thie morning of the While lighting in the classrooms is residents who have taken advantage of the of Rep. John Anderson, were con for the future. sss»ia.TOsa»22fO $5.5 millioir estimate, Kennedy at only a 60 percent efficiency level tested. • E n h a n c e a d Itielt la nighi Aiio iidiito ate twtir, Iftln ^ eeoonds, month imd dateuOrem elK ideei Mm i’s W ariaM a expressed disbelief, suggesting that now, according to a report by Anderson’s regional coordinators ministrative coordination. * wEWEUBPWw Gunnels’ firm, the architect contends had submitted the names of four at- Now, I realize that doesn’t possibly people hadn’t heard the figures accurately. He said he was the panel proposal is feasible large delegates. These were con sound very exciting but because new lighting for the Woman robbed in home tested o n ^ e convention floor, under ■ 4|ila|r'.1tM9' keenly interested in seeing where the whbn you remember the 4! classrooms is in the offing at a total a ruling/that the coordinators sub Emergency Pantry was at architect had raised the figure by MANCHESTER - A 65-year-old and a cut on her face but was $2.4 million dollars. ' cost of $144,000. mission! was invalid. Adams Street woman was attacked otherwise unhurt. Center Church, the “Maybe we were off a couple hun The committee left open the The roll-call vote, choosing Clothing Bank at Mayfair in her home Monday afternoon, tied "They totally ransacked the dred thousand dollars, but where possibility of approving a 9,100 Agostinelli as an at-large delegate, Garden, the Fuel Bank and MiifiCeeittnPItM and gagged by her assailant and then house,” Cleveland said.