Date: Fri 28-Nov-1997

Publication: Bee

Author: DOTTIE

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SNAPSHOT: BETH DANZIGER

Occupation: Realtor and manager of William Pitt Real Estate; President of the

Garden Club of Newtown; social chair of Rock Ridge Country Club.

Before I was a realtor, I was a law librarian for the University of

Connecticut law library in West Hartford.

How long in Newtown: We have lived here seven years now after moving from

Cheshire. Although I grew up in Connecticut and have lived here all my life,

Newtown is the place where we hope to stay permanently.

Family: My husband, Henry, is a dentist. I met him in college and we've been

married 20 years. We conduct our marriage as a partnership, making our plans

and carrying them out together.

We have two teenage daughters, Emily and Alexis. They bring us a lot of joy

and pleasure and they keep us involved.

Pets: When Alexis started high school, we decided Emily might need company, so

we got Max, our little terrier dog. We love him to death, he's like a family

member.

Since my husband has always wanted a big dog, for Father's Day we gave him a

white German shepherd. After two weeks of trying to decide what to name her,

we chose Lily. She and Max sleep nose to nose.

Hobbies:My husband is a pretty talented guy with a large sense of humor. One

of his hobbies is collecting autos, so I get to drive pretty neat cars when

I'm not at work.

I find that as I get older I want to do more serious charitable work, try to

do something that can help people directly.

As president of the Garden Club of Newtown, I'm hoping to provide the "brawn

and energy" to make up for what I don't have in creativity and artistic

talent. Some of the women in the club are really dedicated.

December 6 will be our annual Greens Sale where the club members will sell the

handmade fresh and dried flower arrangements that we make. We use the funds to

help decorate the town's historical gardens.

Changes in Newtown: After a period of relative stagnation, I think Newtown is

going through a revitalization of sorts.

Now the Mary Hawley Inn has been restored. That was an empty, dead spot. The

same goes for the improvements at the Queen Street plaza and Scudder Smith's

beautiful park, or "Pleasance," located next to the police station. That had

been a really ugly corner, and now look at it.

It's mostly the oldtime residents who are making these changes and

improvements, but it is the young people moving in who provide the enthusiasm

and energy.

Personal philosophy: I believe that people can achieve anything they set their

minds to if they just go out and make it happen. We reap what we sow. I

especially admire older people who are still positive and moving forward in

some way.