Bethpage-Tribune_1975-01-30

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ETHPAGE NY 11714
OLD BETHPAGE
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PLAINVIEW PLAINEDGE SEAFORD
VOL. 9 NO. 10 Thursday, January 30, 1975 10 cents per copy
Bethpage Students Win Awards |f |$ Now Post Time
KENNETH MEYER a retail
business management student at
the BOCES County Center in
Westbury. won two first place
awards in countywide contests
sponsored by the Distributive
Education Clubs of America.
Two Bethpage High School
seniors who are planning careers
in retail business management
have won first place awards in
countywide competitions in their
chosen field.
The winners are Kenneth
Meyer, 9 Home Lane, Hicksville,
and Jerry Seybert, 18 Adams
Avenue, Bethpage. They won the
awards in contests sponsored by
the Distributive Education Clubs
of America, an organization for
students of salesmanship and
marketing.
Ken won awards for
management decision making
and retail sales demonstration.
For the management decision
making contest, he had to give an
oral presentation of his solution
to a mechandising problem in
human relations, and defend his
answer. For the retail sales
demonstration contest, he had to
make a 10-minute sales
presentation of a product to an
unknown customer.
Jerry and a team-mate, Chris
Cacciatore of Massapequa, won
their award in a display con­struction
contest for which they
had to construct a merchandise
display in a box.
Ken and Jerry spend half of
each school day studying retail
business management at the
BOCES County Center in
Westbury, one of five oc­cupational
education centers
operated by the Nassau Board of
Cooperative Educational Ser­vices
(BOCES). They spend the
remaining half-day at Bethpage
High School pursuing their other
academic subjects.
As winners in Nassau County,
both boys will represent the
county at the statewide com­petitions
sponsored by the
Distributive Education Clubs of
America to be held in March at
the Concord Hotel.
Bethpage Gets 0TB
Nassau Downs gets underway
Friday, January 31st, with the
opening of Nassau County's first
Off-Track Betting Office at 220
Fulton Avenue, Hempstead.
Mr. Easa Easa, President &
General Manager of the Nassau
Regional Off-Track Betting
Corporation, announced that
Nassau Downs will be handling
bets on races from Bowie (Md.),
Hialeah (Fla.) and Yonkers
Raceway, including the Double
Exacta, which has produced
payoffs of $18,070.20 and
$57,397.50 during the first two
weeks since New York City OTB
was granted permission by the
New York State Racing and
Wagering Board to implement
this exotic form of wagering.
Easa said the name "Nassau
Downs" would be utilized to help
distinguish Nassau County's off-track
betting operation from New
York City's.
"The taxpayers of Nassau
County will be the beneficiaries
of the revenue we gain," Easa
explained. "We hope that using
the name Nassau Downs' will
help to educate our residents to
keep our potential revenue
dollars home if they plan on
making a wager."
Paul Screvane, President of the
New York City Off-Track Betting
Corporation, and other city OTB
officials were praised by Easa for
their cooperation. "Quite
frankly, I don't know if we would
be opening this soon if it weren't
for their willingness to work with
us and share their experiences
with our people."
Additional guidance has been
provided by track officials, in­ducting
George Morion Levy,
President of Roosevelt Raceway
and the grand old man of harness
racing on Long Island, as well as
Yonkers President Tim Rooney,
Thomas J. Fitzgerald, President
of the N.Y. Racing Association,
and others, Easa said.
Nassau Downs has now signed
leases for offices in Island Park
and on Hicksville Road, Beth­page
and expects to establish
approximately 20 additional
offices by the end of 1976. Easa
said these offices would be
located on both the north and
south shores, preferably on
major traffic arteries.
Nassau County Executive
Ralph G. Caso, Hempstead Town
Presiding Supervisor Francis T.
Purcell, and Hempstead Village
Mayor Dalton R. Miller will join
other guests for official opening
ceremonies at 9 A.M. on the 31st.
The doors will open to the public
at 10 A.M.
St. Martins Plans For Catholic School Week
JERRY SEYBERT a retail
business management student at
the BOCES County Center in
Westbury, won a first place
award for display construction in
a contest sponsored by the
Distributive Education Clubs of
America.
500 Expected At Panthers Dinner
A crowd of more than 500
persons is expected to attend the
Ninth Annual Awards Dinner of
the Bethpage Association of
Midget Football being held
LOU PICCON€
Thursday evening, February 13th
at 7:Uu P.M. at the Old Country
Manor, Old Country Road in
Hicksville. Highlighting the list of
guests will be the New York Jets
rookie wide receiver, Lou Pic-cone,
who will speak to the
youngsters and parents and then
attempt to field some questions.
Piccone is expected to describe
the amazing comeback of the 1974
Jets who finished with a surge
and whose second-half season
record was better than the
champion Pittsburgh Steelers.
BAMFO President Chuck
Johnson announced that tickets
were still available but he urged
all players, cheerleaders and
parents to get their requests in
before February 5th to make
certain of table and seating
arrangements. Head coaches
from throughout the Bethpage
school system will also be special
guests at this year's dinner.
Anyone wishing tickets or
further information concerning
the dinner are requested to
contact Dinner Chairman Tom
Quinlan at' GE 3-05W>.v
Catholic School Week,
February 2 to 8, will officially
open Sunday, February 2nd, with
a children's Mass at 10:00
o clock in the Church. The
Junior Choir, under the direction
of Sr. Daria, will do the singing.
Following are members of the
choir: Robert Flynn, William
McConnell, Joseph Connelly,
John Gaglione, Raymond Mc-
Donough, Mary Ann Hill, Kristin
Plotzke, Peggy O'Mara, Michele
Neuman, Marjorie Sherlock,
Mary Finora and Shirley Min-nett.
Participating in the liturgy will
be Cathy Staudt, James Barry,
Melissa Amodio, Lori Ann Ricci,
Cathy Moran, Chris Bracken,
Regina Spellman, Kevin
Bracken, Peter Sherlock, Anne
Miller, Elana Abbene, Douglas
Miller, Cathy Dore, Linda
Myerhoff and Patrick Gardner.
Ushering at this Mass will be Sal
Dilillo and Michael Laraia.
There will be a special homily
on Catholic Education at all
Masses.
After all the Masses on Sunday,
the public is invited to visit the
classrooms, Art room, special
education rooms and library.
School administrator, Sr. Mary
Josette, faculty personnel and
members of the School Advisory
Board will be present to greet all
visitors. Acting as guides will be
members of the Student Council
and upper level students who
have volunteered daily service as
aides to teachers.
Tuesday and Wednesday morn­ings
during the hours of 9:30 to
11:00, there will be open house for
the public to visit the classrooms
and areas of interest in the
building. They will have the
opportunity of witnessing the
classes in session and seeing
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