Kennebec Journal from Augusta, Maine • 3

i ''V i- 1 MIM1I AIM! kotexxc youmuu augusta mawe TUESDAT JUNE 2 1BB7 3 iC LOCAL Manchester student gets closer ioobr at the Constitution WEATHER OUTFIT IIEMNEDEC JOUItNALA KATHERINE KREUTER New Service WASHINGTON ThUf weekend Kate Leveen got a close up look at die Constitution of the United StatefftCaction The 11 -year-old from Manchester is one of the finalists m- a US Sproul mortgages house eyelet trimmed with pink satin to match tlia ribbon in her talked about the Constitution and the Hardy Boys with poise and equal enthusiasm When asked why she entered the contest she gtpbuned that she really have any choice was kind of an she said -As her teacher later explained the contest came suddenly According to Jowdry the fifth graders at Man- Chester Elementary had about a week to -prepare for the contest Jowdry said she pulled all the relevant books from the library and ordered filmstrips then had the class meet in small groups to discuss what rtbey had read and seen The results 1 came in 29 essays each of which -Jowdtysiddr had a fcrof ineriirr But essay stood out I tried to do in VW story was be real mysterious but get the point Kate explained A reader: of Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys mysteries she incorporated elements of the unknown in her essa It opens with a description of a a contest to mark the 200th birthday of the Constitution Along with 149 other finalists from across the country Kate spent three days walking around the capital looking at the sights and listening to speeches The high point of the trip she said was a Rose-Garden reception Monday when she stepd about 50 feet away from President Ronald was really said Kate even-though the ceremony took placd in a sun-baked portion of the garden nicknamed an apt moniker for" 9Q- degree weather said that some constitutions in other countries are similar but AUGUSTA Former State Rep Donald Sproul forced from office earlier this month after a ballot tampering conviction has mortgaged his home to guarantee $30000 in legal fees According to records filed last week at the Kennebec County Registry of Deeds Sproul and his wife 'Kathleen have pledged their home at 76 -Newland Ave to the Augusta law firm of Lipman Parks Sproul a -Republican resigned his seat in the House of Representatives on May 15: He said he could not afford to defend his seal in the Legislature and pursue an appeal in the high court at the same time Sproul Was found guilty of altering two absentee ballots and was acquitted on a third count One of the convictions was subsequently set aside by a Superior Court judge where the are silent The doors are locked windows are This bleak' picture -is -followed by the statement: is what our country could be like even today if it were not for the Constitution of the United 7 The Constitution riie wrote is to be and is as important today as when it was country wh empty and the win there the country is telling the people what they can do and here theand praple telling the country what it can she sauL 5 1 By Monday afternoon when Kate and the other finalists were assembled for lunch and an awards ceremony she already had been to most of the sights Accompanied by her parents Thomas and Patricia Leveen and by-writteflLfWe are indeed fortunate to her- teacher' Carol Jowdry Kate be the" descendants pf' those who spent the weekend visiting the conceived of a nation wherC people National Zoo the Sntithsonian 'could govern their own she -Institution the Jefferson Memorial concluded has enabled us to the Lincoln Memorial the Washington Monument the Vietnam Memorial' and the National Museum of American History did a lot of walking! -explained She also took a lot of pictures enjoy our many freedoms which we so freely take for The essay was chosen from over 1350 entries to receive one of the' 150 awards and all the winning she essays will be published in a book to be exiled V-- v-' '-Vxs' '4 -v- ir -V Ji-X- According to her teacher writing ability really stands out one who really makes it fun to Jowdry says shooting two rolls of film at the National Zoo alone -The hectic pace however show on Kate Dressed in white ITannitiii tnnwllW'im Beverly Oddo of Pittstoal a letter carrier' for the US Portal Service in Augusta is one carrier who has switched to the official summer uniform now that warm weather has arrived Hew arrangementsmade forBelgradesubdivision By DAN MCGILL VRAY In April Brown conducted more tests on the site and property this week from Schlosberg Proper BDAN MCGILLVRAY In April Brown conducted more tests on the site and property this week from Schlosberg Properties of Arlington Va has not been used as a summer camp for several years Papers in the municipal offices say the developers will build the homes over four to six years and expfect the completed project to be worth $5 million Their local 1 representative is Waterville attorney Timothy who is expected to present the plans pn Thursday When submitted the revised tlra wings-in April there was some question whether they were acceptable since' the town enacted a 12-month -subdivision' moratorium in March But Town Attorney Lee Bragg raid Monday that because theplanning board had reviewed the other plans last fall they are acceptable for further review now Bragg noted the new design is not altered extensively and the number of lots is actually less than The proposal must also undergo Department of Environmental Protection revietf this time-found that clustered chambered systems were feasible The new arrangement shows six septic areas accommodating all the parcels with one alone -handling ninelots Wastes from the homes would be connected like a sewer system and pumped to the chambers The four out-of-state developers say they will relocate the former mam dining hall to an 1 1-acre inland common area and winterize if Another common beach area is planned and existing tennis courts will be reconditioned Some of the bther buildings stilfon the grounds will be sold or moved Only five lots will be chi the shore and all lots will from k44o 95 acres The developers Educators Trust Framingham Mass say their goal is to construct a recreational area with low density The four members all in the education field are: Marie Brassard i Edna Raine David Cox and Donna Cox are expected to assume ownership of the correspondent f- BELGRADE Revised plans for septic' systems are breathing new life into a proposed $5 million 24-lot Great Pond subdivision- that the developers had shelved in December because of bad soils Called the 1 18-acre project is planned for the former Camp Belgrade at Hancock Point off Route 8 A 7:30 pm public hearing on 'preliminary 'acceptance is scheduled for Thursday in the municipal offices The project was reviewed initially last fall but was withdrawn in December aftcr soils scientist Darryl Brown concluded that the' land consisted of drained glacial At that time he also reported appears to be no real -opportunity for duster systems? Only five of the-30 to 40 lots originally proposed passed a septic test then City records put the assessed value of home and property at $27200 vy--" Knight given extra pay- -V HALLCJWELL City Manager Cornell F--Knight has another hat to wear that of building inspector Actually he's been filling that role since the first of the jwwhen Roberta Stubbs of: Hallowell 1 resigned from the part-time position Last week the dty council authorized paying Knight up to $3200 for 18 months Lgprvice as bunding inspector That period Covers an interim six-month budget and a fiscal year starting July 1 City officials have not replaced Stubbs pending study of a proposed part time code enforcement officer for HaIlowelfwhich would include building inspector duties The council action was part of continuing budget deliberations Tor a total $15 million- package education included City to hear trash proposal AUGUSTA City- administrators are expected to meet-ibis morning with a representative of a trash-hauling firm that has been trying unsuccessfully for nearly two -'years to get the garbage- Finance Director Bruce Benway said he scheduled the 10 am meeting after receiving a call from Sandy Smith of Tom Sawyer Inc a Hampden trucking company that has a contract to deliver garbage to incinerators in Orrington and Bid- deford Joining Benway and Smith at the public works garage will be atyengineerManrGuimontand public works chief John ChaiesL Benway said he has known -Smith for several years and agreed to listen to proposal even though Adtv panel repeatedly has rejected the offer to dispose of the garbage for $33150 a tonX- The city isTearching for an alternative to the continued use of the Hatch Hill dump which is licensed for Operation only until 1990 mean anything at this Benway said of the meeting is no commitment on part at this Route 8 work questioned AUGUSTA Transportation Commissioner' Dana Connors has agreed to meet with officials and residents of the Belgrade area to discuss plansfor work on Route 8 Rep Richard HC Tracy- D-Rome said Monday Tracy metWith- Connors to give him the signatures of 378 people who want to see a 72-mile jtretch afRouteX from Route 1 Aa Route 137 rebuilt instead of repaired The state plans to spend $72000 to fix up the road within the next two years but Tracy says the petition signers see that as just temporary Their petition arks that the road be built modern highway wquld prefer to have rocks taken out culverts fixed and they would like to havqfsome resurfacing Tracy said 1 Railstudybill withdrawn -n AUGUSTA A bill calling for a commission to 'study options for a riverside railway line between Augusta and Topsham is dead' -Sen Charles Dow D-West Gardiner said he withdrew the bill' after transportation officials assured him they bad enough money to do their own study and would hold some kind of public forum in connection with their work promised me they would? Dow said have the money to do it the will to do it and willing to have those of US vyho are interested involved in Guilford Transportation Industries intends to the rail line once used by the-Maine Central Railroad State officials doubt the line can support railroad traffic so they and local officials are considering-other public uses such as recreational trails a Gardiner Shop Save optais Study to reconstruct old jail now looks more attractive By GARY REMAL Staff Writer li GARDINER Hannaford Brothers Shop Save supermu-: -ket in Gardiner reopened Monday after rebuilding in the wake of S22 damage caused by the -iflood April 1 The store has been rebuilt and restocked and7 the parking lot appeared more crowded than Before the flood -By pltr Monday 2556 people had gone through checkout Una' aid Manager Gifford Dixon who -sported a bright red carnation and a brass tag proclaiming him planned would be so much larger making such a you can use the existing space more Miller told 'the committee Monday 1 bad news project is he" said 'The good news is along with that size coma increased AUGUSTA Rod Miller a consultant for the Kennebec County Jail Planning Committee- said Monday that changes in state rules and-increases in' the number of prisoners projected to be housed in the jail make use of the existing facility more attractive: Eight years ago experts came to just -the opposite conclusion but plans to build a new jail fell victim to political opposition In a preliminary to the committee Monday Miller raid figures Changes in state' jail standards also reduce staffing advantage seen in 1979 of building jail -new versus renovating and using the the existing jail in conjunction with an addition The $11 million cost estimate for employee of the month for April While company officials trans- Xr Tiave all new fared the rest of the said of the ytprcvwas still have no favorite she even though they have purchase options on seven largd parcels of land in' Gardiner-and are focusing attention now on field testa on a rite between Brunswick Avenue and Marston Road 'The company saidiast monthit planned to begin construction on a new market in Gardiner as possible most likely this Meantime the old store located bet ween Maine Avenue and Bridge Street looks and feds new Everything was replaced Dixbn constructhMLvfThe completely gutted We fixtures all new and all of the same employees who no longer have to travel to Augusta or Topsham to work Dixon said -The hours will remain as they tore1 operating from 7 am to lLpmr While Dixon said-he fdt exoel-lent to be' back in buriness customers' tdb were pkased-: looking good? congratulated- Charles Farrell of Randolph as he passed Dixon bn his- way out- Now Farreil have to drive to Augusta to 'rimpTnMrl: tore he said looks beautiful sy a new jail assumes a $130 per-square prepared by the same architect who prepared a wouh Millcr dld "9 feasibility study for a different county committee eight years ago indicate 'Ttpn- It 1 a roll of the dice whether that the struction 'of the old jail is much more attractive now than in 1979 He said renovating the old jail and building' an addition probably would cost $250000 more but he said it would keep jail operations near the Augusta courts and jail building a ehminate theproblem of findmg a new use for Jt0 the CoSity Superior Court the old jail building if it were abandoned: building xtnB i would JJave pjut ofthe property would also provide provided half of the available space hi the space for a future addition of up to 100 more 1979 plan Miller says the old jail would ordy prisoner beds Miller said kitchen and Other make up 28 percent of the bmldmg he gupport areas would be built large enough to envisions today because thjwerall jail being support a 200-prisoner jail it the architect he worked with indicated he would favor purchasing the four horaessr along Perham Street to the east of the existing Court Street employees to Shop Sava ip Augusta or Topsham it was Dixon 53 who stayed behind to oversee the reconstruction He said Monday that he had" been selected as employee of the a month before the flood canie Company officials said earlier that the reopening is temporary Thpy rc still forging ahead with plans tofclocate and build a bigger supermarket in a new area that ill have 'room for a- department store Officials in the Scarborough headquarters insist they i i Great Student Bodies Start Here! i 0 For High School an College Students -'l V- Wntidow 25 TO'-'-' Served At iccti 11 in2 pm: fyoa iKerr Dlner 2 pm-8 pm Seafood Salad Cold Boiled Ham rr Cold Roast Best Potato Salad Pasta Salad Olives Cheeses Mushrooms Pickled Beets Tips" Stuffed Cabbage -r Seafood Newburg 1 Frid Haddock Fried Clams Fried Shrimp Candied Yams Dessert: Cake otJello Lunch $495 Dinner $5:50 Restaurant- 390 Brunswick Avenue (Ronte 201) Girdleer HE For Unlimited use Of Our Facilities includes Terihjs -j Racquefball and Health Club 1 Offer Good June I st-Sept: 1st WsndovF Quilt i 3 3 o6 1 nee Window Quilt 7-' 3 i i rV -J Window Quilt Window Quilt Augusta AthleticClub 7 Leighton Rd Augusta 6221 818 JHrm Mon-ThursTB am-9 pm Frl 8 am-8 pnuv Sat 9-1rCloMd Sunday SI Water' SL HoBoweD 6232102 A- 1 "i n'.