PROMOTION APPEALS TO RED SOX FANS

Baseball fans can catch some Red Sox fever at McDonald’s on South Main Street in Middletown.

The restaurant is teaming up with the New Britain Red Sox and radio station WCNX (AM 1150) in a contest and promotion for the team.

Children who submit drawings of things associated with baseball will have their pictures autographed by team members.

Anyone of any age can enter an essay contest by describing his or her “Best Moment in Baseball,” either as a player, fan or spectator. Winning entries will receive a pair of tickets to a ball game at Beehive Field, and the entry will be read on the air during a game.

The restaurant already sponsors a Little League team, so pairing up with the pros seemed natural. Besides, manager Mike Ryan of Madison has been a baseball fan all his life. He said he’s too old to play – he’s 40 – but he manages a Little League team in his hometown.

Entry forms are available at the counter. Ryan said everyone will win something.

Go for it!

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Scott Magnano of East Haddam said he’s looking forward to an exciting summer abroad. He’s been selected for the FC Global soccer club, which will represent the United States in international soccer competition. He’ll join youths from 40 states and will play on one of six teams.

Magnano is a junior at Nathan Hale-Ray High School. He is tri- captain of the school’s soccer team, and its starting goalkeeper. He’s an honor student and a member of the student council. His proud parents are Paul and Louise Magnano.

Magnano is raising money to help pay for the trip, which will cost $2,800. Contributions can be sent to: Magnano Soccer Fund, care of Moodus Savings Bank, Moodus, CT 06469.

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Folks looking for something to do might want to join the golden-agers in Middletown’s Catholic Golden Age Club. It’s a social club for people over 50. “Catholic” is in its name, but it’s open to people of all faiths.

The club’s been in existence for 10 years. At meetings, members enjoy bingo, speakers or entertainment, and more.

New officers are: Rosemarie Modarski, president; Josephine Aresco, vice president; Jennie Fortuna, secretary; Josephine Colella, treasurer; and Angie Schultz, assistant treasurer.

The club meets on the fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church. The next meeting is May 23.

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The Middletown Emblem Club No. 452 installed new officers recently. President is Ann Schaefer. Other officers are Mary Fritsch, junior past president; Marian Patnaude, vice president; Jean Jackson, secretary; Jo Lock, treasurer; Susan Charter, recording secretary; and Frances Aresco, corresponding secretary.

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Hilary Pesarik of Cromwell has received the first Anna Anderson Doering Memorial Scholarship from the Richard Donohoe Studio of Music. Doering played an important role in music and arts in Cromwell for a large part of this century. She was director of music at First Congregational Church and was a private piano teacher.

Hilary, 11, studies piano and voice at the studio. She has been lead candle bearer and soloist with the choir of Hartford’s South Congregational Church. She is the daughter of Anna and David Pesarik.

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Mark Burns took first place in sparring at the fourth annual Vermont state tournament of the Professional Karate League.

Burns, a graduate of Middletown High School, now lives in Rhode Island. He travels to Middletown for karate classes at the Hidy Ochiai Karate School.

He fought through several rounds of competition in the men’s brown belt division before taking the title.

Mike Moan, a fourth-degree black belt and instructor at the Ochiai school, took second in form, and third in weapons and sparring at the contest. For the second consecutive year, Moan has been ranked among the top 10 nationally in the Professional Karate League.

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Colleen Marie Lussier has been inducted into Phi Eta Sigma, a freshman honors society at Long Island University. She is the daughter of Roger and Eileen Lussier.