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Monday, November 9, 1992 Press Sun-Bulletin 3B SEWAGE CLEANUP Pa. with Thompsoiri gets toiagh SAFETY CONCERNS 'Don't drink the (tap) water' Broome awash in concerns jBlnghamton Conklin HL NBWYOKK Italtatoad rS-v I SuKjuetwtm I ft it -if jeibo T1 ByEDIELAU Staff Writer The wrestling match has dragged on for more than half a century, but in this bout, the state insists it intends to win. The showdown is between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Thompson Borough, a tiny rural community in eastern Susquehanna County. Raw sewage in Thompson is piped illegally into the headwaters of Starrucca Creek. "We're heading into the end of the 21st Century.

There's no excuse for raw sewage to be discharged anywhere," said Mark R. Carmon, spokesman for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources office in Wilkes-Barre. In the borough of about 300 people, 52 units flush untreated waste into the creek, accounting for about 16,275 gallons of raw sewage a day, according to a 1987 study. Thompson officials say the reason for the old-fashioned sewage system is simple: No money. Borough Council President Andrew B.

Gardner said just maintaining a conventional sewage treatment plant would cost an estimated $28,000 a year more than the borough's total year budget, which nDTIADCC The Obituaries. In Memoriams, and Cards of Thanks that appear below are paid announcements. The list of WUI I UnnilaW deaths that appears elsewhere in this section is provided free of charge by the Press Sun-Bulletin. coliform is from animal or human excrement fecal coliform health problems may result, Entringer said. Fecal coliform can cause severe diarrhea, said William Fa-gel, a state Health Department spokesman.

"For some, that could be a very serious problem even life-threatening." The groups at risk are the very young and the very old, he said. Left untreated, diarrhea can dehydrate the body, Fagel said. But, usually the disease is easily treated and cured with prescription drugs, he added. Another health concern with contaminated water is giardiasis, an intestinal infection which also can cause diarrhea, Fagel said. Several outbreaks have been recorded in the past few years in the state.

A well-water system can become contaminated in one of several ways, Entringer said. For example, the casing on the well's piping might be sealed incorrectly and allow contaminants into the water. Or the connection from the well to the pipe leading into the building might be less than airtight and allow contaminants in, he said. In the future, schools will be required to test water for certain materials that can harm humans if ingested over the long term, Entringer said. For example, requirements for lead testing are scheduled to go into effect in the second half of 1993.

Currently, standards allowing certain levels of such materials in water are in place, but testing requirements are not, he said. To eliminate some contaminants, some schools install chlo-rinators, which pump disinfectants into the water at regular intervals, Entringer said. By SARAH PEERY Staff Writer As residents of the Village of Windsor boiled their drinking water last week and schoolchildren in several districts drank bottled water, the task of keeping water safe became news in Broome County. It is unusual for concerns about water quality to arise in four places the village well and three school wells in the same time period, said Robert W. Denz, director of Environmental Health Services with the Broome County Health Department.

But he pointed out that the department regulates more than 200 water supplies from restaurants to the City of Bing-hamton. "There's a lot of opportunities for problems to crop up." To make sure what flows from the faucet or a drinking fountain is safe, the department regularly tests and evaluates water supplies including wells, which is where concern focused in Broome County, Denz said. Testing regulations are in place for schools that use water from their own wells, and more are scheduled to be instituted in the next few years, a state official said. New York requires schools with their own wells to test water every three months, said Ronald A. Entringer, chief of the contaminant studies section of the Bureau of Public Water Supply Protection in the state Department of Health.

The tests are to detect the presence of bacteria such as total coliform. If a sample comes up positive, the school must increase its monitoring and perform follow-up tests, he said. If further testing shows the Schools, village struggle contractors are hungry for work. Gardner said the borough council is working doggedly on the matter. "We meet month to month, and any time you want to come down, it's on our agenda," he said.

The DER is still waiting for evidence of their work. The borough missed a July 17 deadline to submit a "scope of service" that would define the problem. On Aug. 20, the department ordered Thompson to get moving. The strongly worded notice gives the borough until year's end to update its 1987 sewage plan and add to it a schedule for carrying out the plan.

The work must be complete in two years. The force behind the order is court action. Gardner said bureaucracy has slowed Thompson's attempts. For example, he said, the council didn't know what a "scope of service" entails, and had difficulty getting a definition from the state. It's likely Thompson will miss the next deadline for updating its plan, as well, he said, given the need for public notice of the plan, a public hearing and an OK from Susquehanna.

Carmon said the state will consider a time extension if the bor- Eugene F. Clayton of Binghamton Funeral services for Eugene F. Clayton will be held Monday at 1 1 a.m. from the William R. Chase and Son, Inc.

Funeral Home, 737 Chenango St, Port Dickinson, with Rev. Timothy Bennett officiating. Burial will be in Vestal Hills Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home, Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Daniel W.

McNamara of Cortland, N.Y. Daniel W. McNamara, 84, of Cortland Nursing Home and formerly of 13 Leon Cortland, died Saturday, November 7, 1992 at the Cortland Memorial Hospital following a long illness. He was born January 19, 1908 in Lisle, the son of Patrick and Harriett Howland McNamara and was a native of the Center Lisle and Whitney Point area until relocating to Buffalo in 1958. Prior to his retirement in 1969, Mr.

McNamara was employed with Bethlehem Steel in Buffalo, N.Y. for 16 years as a carpenter and maintenance man. Following his retirement, Mr. McNamara returned to the Cortland area. He attended the First United Methodist Church of Homer and was a former member of the Odd Fellows Lodge in Center Lisle.

Surviving is a son, William J. McNamara, Salt Lake City, Utah; two daughters, Mrs. Dan (Diane) Wickham, Homer, Marianne Ptak, Cortland; one sister, Mary Emhoff, Sherburne, N.Y.; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, Winifred Glezen McNamara in 1951. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, November 10, 1992 at 1 p.m.

from the Donald L. Barber Funeral Home, 5016 North Main Homer, N.Y. with the Rev. Gary D. Bergh, pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Homer officiating.

Interment will be in Center Lisle Cemetery. Calling hours will be Monday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made in Mr. McNamara's name to the Memorial Fund of the First United Methodist Church of Homer, 16 Cayuga Homer, N.Y.

13077. Dorothy Osusky of Binghamton Funeral services for Dorothy Osusky will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Wm. R. Chase Son Inc.

Funeral Home, 737 Chenango Port Dickinson, with the Rev. Lawrence Lord officiating. Burial will be at Kattellville Cemetery following the service. Friends may visit with the family Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Joseph Pivovarnik (Pivarnik) of Binghamton Joseph Pivovarnik (Pivarnik), 71, passed away Saturday evening, November 7, 1992 at Lourdes Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Helen, of Binghamton; two sons and a daughter-in-law, David Pivarnik, Pittsburgh, Philip and Lori Pivarnik, Narragansett, R.I.; a daughter, Marsha Pivarnik, Binghamton; two grandsons, Gregory and Alexander Pivarnik, both of Narragansett, R.I.; a sister, Elizabeth Glock, Canyon Lake, also three nieces. He was a member of St. Michael's Greek Catholic Church. He was an Army Veteran of WWII serving in the European Theater and was a recipient of the Bronze Star.

He was a member of the Binghamton V.F.W. Post 478 and the Binghamton Elks. He was a retired member of the Local Carpenters Union 281. Funeral services will be held Wednesday 1 p.m. at the Chopyak-Scheider Funeral Home, 326 Prospect Binghamton, with the Very Rev.

James Dutko officiating. Burial will be in Vestal Hills Memorial Park. Rev. Dutko will conduct a Prayer Service Tuesday 7:30 p.m at the Scheider Funeral Home where the family will receive friends Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Joe's memory to the American Cancer Society or to the charity of one's choice.

The tiny country borough of Thompson, has flushed raw sewage into the Starrucca Creek for decades. State regulators have known about the illegal discharge for some time; the community has resisted pressure to treat the sewage. Update has found that now the state is cracking down. he said is in the Lack of money is not a reason the DER will accept. This spring, the department sent notices to the last 20 or so municipalities in its northeast Pennsylvania region that discharge raw sewage.

"Most of them are making a good-faith effort. None of these communities is rolling in cash," Carmon said. Susquehanna County Planning Director Carl Pease said now is an ideal time to do an expensive project such as sewage treatment because interest rates are low, and Louis Pratko, Jr. of Binghamton Louis Pratko, 79, of Binghamton, died unexpectedly Friday, November 6, 1992 at his home. He is survived by three sisters and one brother-in-law, Ann Metera, Julia Pratko, Margaret and Michael Wolonsky; one brother and two sisters-in-law, John and Irene Pratko, all of Binghamton, Joyce Pratko, Vestal; also several nieces and nephews.

He was a retired Steward fo several steamship companies. He was a veteran Merchant Marine seaman during WWII and was a member of St. Michael's Greek Catholic Church. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the Sedlock Funeral Home 161 Clinton and at 9:30 a.m.

at St. Michael's Greek Catholic Church where a Divine Liturgy will be celebrated by the Very Rev. James Dutko. Burial will be in St. Michael's Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Father Dutko will conduct Parastas (prayer services) Monday evening at 7 p.m. Claire Guthmuller formerly of Walton and Deposit Claire Guthmuller, of Delhi, formerly of Walton and Deposit, died at Delaware Valley Hospital on November 7, 1992 at the age of 75. She had been a bookkeeper for Owen Petersen Co. of New York City.

She was predeceased by her parents, Thomas J. and Emily D. Cooney, and four brothers. She is survived by daughter, Kathy Guthmuller, Newark Valley; son, Tony Guthmuller, Deposit; daughter and son-in-law, Maura and Del Clapper, Binghamton; 15 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren and other relatives including beloved cousin, Eileen Stratford, of Mich. All her life, Mrs.

Guthmuller loved birds, wildflow- ers and animals, and those who wish are invited to contribute to Finch Hollow Nature Center, Johnson City, in her memory. The family will receive friends from 12 noon to 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the Zacharias Funeral Home of Deposit. A Funeral Mass will be held at 2 p.m. at St.

Joseph's Church. Burial will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Willard C. Hamlin of Vestal Willard C.

Hamlin, 90, of 1715 Castle Gardens Vestal, died Saturday evening, November 7, 1992 at Wilson Memorial Hospital. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Virginia and Francis J. Pipher, Vestal; two grandchildren and their spouses, Susan (Pipher) and Robert Stevens, Newark Valley, David J. and Christine Pipher, Vestal; four great-grandchildren, Nathan Stevens, Newark Valley, Cait-lin, Will David, and Mary Margaret Pipher, Vestal. He was born in Binghamton October 11, 1902.

He was a teacher, coach, counselor and administrator in the Binghamton City School District for 41 years and until retirement in November of 1968. He was past president of the Binghamton Teachers past president of the Southern Tier Counselors and for many years the president of the Southern Tier Secondary School Administrators Assoc. This body organized and controlled the Southern Tier Athletic Conference. He a former member of the Binghamton Club and honorary member of the Exchange Club. He was a former member of 177 AM and the Kalurah Shrine.

He was active in the Susquehanna Council B.S.A. serving as a Scout Master, District Commissioner and Commissioner, and was awarded the Silver Beaver for Service to Boyhood. He was a long time member of NEA Local and State Teachers Associations. He was a member of the NYS Retired Teachers Assoc. and was an elder of the West Presbyterian and First Presbyterian Churches of Binghamton.

A private burial will take place at the family plot in Chenango Valley Cemetery. Those wishing may make contributions to the chairty of one's own choice in his memory. Arrangements by the Coleman Daniels Funeral Home, 300 E. Main Endicott. ough is making a good-faith effort.

Gardner said the borough is stilL exploring treatment options, search-. ing for the cheapest system, and is" hoping some variation of the septic system will work. Once the plan is- in place, he said the work could be' done as quickly as a year. That's too much for Thompson-, resident Jim Burmeister to believe. "It's gone on like this (for years)," said Burmeister, who has long urged" the council to modernize the sewage system.

Florence M. Klees Of Apalachin Funeral services for Florence Klees will be held Monday at 1 p.m. from the Coleman and Daniels Funeral Home 300 E. Main Endicott. 4 The Rev.

Douglas Clark, Pastor of her church, will officiate. Burial will be 1 in Vestal Hills Memorial Park In lien of flowers, contributions may be made. in her memory to the Hospice Program CO Lourdes Hospital, 169 Riverside Binghamton, NY 13905. -J Louella VanKuren Frear of Chenango Bridge Louella VanKuren Frear, 88, of 175 Airport died Saturday, November. 7, 1992 at her home.

She was prede-. ceased by her husband, George Frear in 1986, and is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, George and Karen Brown, Castle Creek, Franklin, i and Betty Ann Frear, Johnson City; five grandchildren; and some very spe- cial friends. She was a member of the Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall, Binghamton North, and was a retired employee of the Endicott Johnson Shoe Corp. Funeral services will be held at the I J.F. Rice Funeral Home, 150 Main Johnson City, Tuesday at 1 p.m.; with Mr.

Richard Cornell of the Jeho-' vah's Witness Kingdom Hall, Bingham-ton North, officiating. Burial will in the Kattelville Cemetery. Family, will receive friends at the funeral home' Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. Those ing may make memorial contributions to the Hospice Program at Our of Lourdes Hospital in Mrs. Frear's memory.

Wilson (Dick) Ross of Newark Valley Wilson (Dick) Ross, 62, passed away Saturday, November 7, 1992 at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. He was pre deceased by his wife, Evelyn Ross, and several brothers. He is survived by sons; Donald Ross, Johnson City, Richard Ross, Johnson City, Gary Ross, Binghamton; daughters, Carla Showers, Binghamton, Gloria Hotaling, Newark -Valley; several grandchildren; greatgrandchildren; and nieces and nephews; brothers Kay and Ernest; sisters, Doro- thy Leon, Geraldine Miller, and Elea-' nor Palham. He was a member of John- son City Eagles, worked on the railroad for 35 years, and at Broome Develop-; mental Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m.

at the Wm. R. Chase Son; Funeral Home, 44 Exchange Binghamton, with the Rev. Ernest Stef-r fensen officiating. Burial will follow at Nanticoke Cemetery.

Friends may'; visit with the family Tuesday 12 to 1 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ostomy Association-1 through the American Cancer Society Charles C. Baker of Waverly Tioga Center Funeral services for Charles C. Baker will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday at the Estey Munroe Funeral 15 Park Street, Owego.

The Rev. liam Wells, pastor of the North Waver- ly Chapel, will officiate. Friends wishing may make contributions to Tioga-1 County Headstart in Waverly or Tioga Center Fire Department in -memory of Charles Baker. In Memorial In Loving Memory of Michael Mucilli Who passed away 1 1 years ago today, November 9, 1981 You are not forgotten, loved one Nor will you ever be -As long as life and memory live We will remember thee. We miss you now, our hearts are sore'; As time goes by we miss you more Sadly miss by Wife, Children Grandchildren WHEN IT'S TIME TO REMEMBER FLOWERS BELONG MacLENNAN'S Flowers Inc.

499 Court St. 722-6484 Here's a rundown of recent well-water concerns in Broome County: Tests of the water in Maine-Endwell Central School District's J. Ralph Ingalls School and the district transportation department revealed levels of total coliform. Coliforms other than fecal coliform are not themselves a health hazard, but an indication of a problem, according to Robert W. Denz, director of.

environmental health services in the Broome County Health Department. Fecal coliform is a. bacteria that can cause acute diarrhea. The water was placed off limits Oct. 22.

The district installed a chlorination system, and the water was back on by Tuesday. The Broome-Chenango Alternative High School in Harpursville was using bottled water last week as a precaution after a routine water sample Paul Baburchak of Johnson City Paul Baburchak, 74, passed away Saturday afternoon, November 7, 1992 at General Hospital. He was predeceased by a brother, John Baburchak. He is survived by three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Anna Baka, Bing-hamton, Mary and William Sura, Johnson City, Helen and Leonard Pitkin, Chenango Bridge; five brothers and three sisters-in-law, Metro and Mary Baburchak, Nicholas and Alice Babur chak, Peter Baburchak, Michael Babur chak, all ot Johnson City, Frank and Nancy Baburchak, Binghamton; also several nieces and nephews. He was a member of the Dormition of the Virign Mary Orthodox Church, Bing hamton.

He was a retired emDlovee of the EJ Johnson City. runeral services will be held Wed nesday 9:30 a.m. at the Chopyak-Scheider Funeral Home, 326 Prospect Binghamton, and at 10 a.m. at the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church with the Rev. Steven Belonick officiating.

Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Rev. Belonick will conduct a Prayer Service 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Scheider Funeral Home where the family will receive friends Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mary J.

(Gram) (Fedish) Warfle of Binghamton Funeral sen-ices for Marv J. (Gram) (Fedish) Warfle will be held Monday at 8:30 a.m. at the Sedlock Funeral Home 161 Clinton St, and at 9:00 a.m. at at. Cyrils Church, where a Funeral Mass will be offered.

Rurial will be in Riverhurst Cemetery. The family requests that those wishing make memorial contributions in her name to her grandchildren's Scholarship Fund. Walter V. Irving of Binghamton Walter V. Irving, 91, formerly of Mather died Saturday, November 7, 1992 at River Mede Manor.

He is survived by two cousins and many friends. He is best remembered as being the City Clerk of Binghamton, a position he held until his retirement in 1970. Friends are invited to call at the Emest H. Parsons Funeral Home 71 Main Binghamton, Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. There will be no funeral service.

Burial will be in Rome Cemetery, Rome, Pa. A. Jane Schmoll of Hallstead, Pa. A. Jane Schmoll, 72, of Hallstead, died Sunday morning, November 8, 1992 at her home.

She was the widow of Fred Schmoll, who died April 11, 1989. She is survived by three daughters, Lena Kent, Holcomb, N.Y., Doris Ulrich, Owego, N.Y., Barbara King, Montrose, eleven brothers and sisters, Jerry Goff, Edward Goff, Melvin Goff, and Beverly Quick, Hallstead, Dora Grick and Arthur Goff, Montrose, Charles Goff, Mvlo Goff, and Wesley Goff, New Milford, Robert Goff, Harpursville, N.Y., Mary Dyer, Conk-lin, N.Y.; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Hallstead United Methodist Church and attended the Senior Citizens Center, Great Bend, Pa. Funeral services will be Tuesday, November 10, 1992 at 11 a.m. at the Tuttle-Yeisley Funeral Home, Hallstead, with the Rev.

Keith Benjamin officiating. Interment will be in the Franklin Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be sent to the Hallstead United Methodist Church, P.O.

Box 586, Great Bend, Pa. 18821. Classified Work 798-1141 tested positive for total coliform bacteria. The test did not show a positive reading for fecal coliform. The school is awaiting more test results and considering a chlorination system, said Principal Joyce Evans.

The Harpursville Central School District was using bottled water last week and waiting for a chlorination system to be installed, Superintendent Albert W. Oatman said Friday. The water was shut off Oct. 20 after a sample turned up fecal coliforms for the second time in a month. In the Village of Windsor, a advisory was lifted last week, a week after it was issued.

The chlorination apparatus was repaired following tests that intermittently revealed coliform bacteria in the village water system, which uses wells and a reservoir. 3 "The primary reason was the 'get tough on criminals' attitude that prevailed throughout the country during the 1980s, the report said, Education, which accounts for nearly half of state and local gov- ernment jobs, grew by nearly 15 percent during the decade. The growth, despite a tairly steady en rollment level for students, came due to the explosion in jobs for counselors, specialists and special education workers, Ritchie said. The number of hospital workers fell during the decade, largely be cause of the etlort to take people out of state-run institutions. Transportation, housing and the environment were also areas that saw little growth during the decade.

During the 1990s, public sector employees have remained relatively immune to job losses at least compared to the private sector, Ritchie said. "State and local employment can be viewed as an island of stability in a volatile economy, growing less than private employment during economic expansions but continuing to grow slowly during reces sions, when private employment plummets," the report said. Study: Private sector grew faster than public in '80s ALBANY (AP) Employment in New York's private sector grew nearly twice as fast as state and local government jobs during the 1980s, according to a study released Sunday. The study of growth patterns at least partly dispels the image that public employment growth was like an "uncontrolled juggernaut" during the 1980s, said Sarah Ritchie, assistant director of the Center for the Study of the States at the Rockefeller Institute of Government. The number of state and local government employees grew by 14 percent during the 1980s, compared to the 23 percent growth in the private sector, the study said.

Public sector growth slowed considerably during that decade compared to the 1960s and 1970s, the researchers found. It indicates that the tax revolt of the late 1970s may have had a lasting impact. The number of people working at prisons or jails more than doubled during the 1980s, by far the biggest public employment growth area, the study said. Corrections employment grew by 109 percent, while the number of prisoners went up by 96 percent..