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Fall Festival Sidewalk Sale Saturday
Downtown Merchants
Plan Four Day Sale
The second annual Fall Festival of Values, sponsored
by the Farmingdale Post in conjunction with the Far­mingdale
Merchants' Association and the Farmingdale
Bicentennial Committee, will be highlighted Saturday
with live entertainment on Main Street. The Street will
be closed to vehicle traffic from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. for a
Sidewalk Sale.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES list for the school year is presented to Robert E. Hess, Principal of Howitt
Junior High School by Kerri Berkowitz, president of student council. Looking on [ L to R] are Ronnie
Heller, treasurer; Lori Heller, vice- president; Doreen Thelemann, corresponding secretary; Donald
E. Wachs, advisor; Roxanne Meisels, recording secretary, and Guy L. Valentine, assistant principal.
[ Photo by Hickish]
Music Students Vote Boycott
In protest to the decision of the
Farmingdale Board of Education
to continue the " use fee" for
musical instruments in the school
district, members of the high
school band voted Tuesday not to
participate in any further school
musical functions.
If the students enforce their
voted boycott, the band will not
play at the school's football
games and may force the can­celation
of a " Green Room
Players" musical and two con­certs
scheduled by the Village
Bicentennial Committee.
A large group of parents and
students appeared before the
school board at their regular
meeting Monday night to protest
Sandra Brenner Seeks
Dist, Legislature Seat
Sandra Brenner of North
Massapequa, a school social
Sandra Brenner
worker in the Great Neck Public
Schools, announced her can­didacy
for the Third County
Legislative District seat on the
Democratic ticket.
A resident since 1956 Mrs.
Brenner resides with her family
at 183 East Drive, North
Massapequa.
She has served as Democratic
State Committeewoman from the
11th Assembly District and as co-leader
of the District. She is a
member of the Nassau County
Democratic Committee, and
served as a delegate from the 3rd
Congressional District to the
National Democratic Conference
on Party Organization and Policy
in Kansas City. She is a member
of the Steering Committee and
Resolutions Committee,
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the $ 6 " use fee" for rental of
musical instruments by first year
music students.
Students taking music after the
first year, according to the
previous policy, were to buy or
rent their instruments from
private sources.
Music teachers present at the
board meeting stated they had
instruments available that could
be provided for students beyond
the first year level. Members of
the board said those instruments
could be issued to other music
students for the same $ 6 " use
fee."
In protesting the musical in­strument
" use fee", parents and
students pointed out that the
music students were being
discriminated against, since no
fee is charged for the use of any
other district equipment such as
laboratory supplies, typewriters,
sports equipment, etc.
Still others said the new change
in the ruling to allow more ad­vanced
students to rent extra
instruments at the $ 6 rate was
costing them additional money,
since some had already signed
contracts for outside private
rentals of their instruments.
The school board called for a
vote and approved the $ 6 " use
fee" by a 6- 1 margin, leading to
the Tuesday vote by the student
musicians.
Village Leaf
Pick- up Slated
The Public Works Department
of the Village of Farmingdale will
begin its annual chore of picking
up leaves on October 20. Pick- up
will be on a daily basis, Monday
thru Saturday, from 8 a. m. to 4
p. m.
To facilitate the task, the
homeowners are asked to ob­serve
some simple " Do's &
Don'ts."
DON'T BUILD LARGE PILES
- Small piles along the curb are
easier and quicker for the
vacuum to handle.
DON'T pile any leaves near
storm water basins. The first rain
will plug up the basin and flood
the area.
DON'T mix rubbish or tree
limbs with the leaves.
DON'T put your leaves out in
the street immediately after a
pick- up. DO wait a few days. The
trucks are working the Village
from EAST to WEST and it does
take some time to get back.
DO NOT put out branches or
limbs until after December 1st.
The trucks are busy with leaf
pick- up.
Try To Revive
Gvic Group
Efforts are being made by a
group of interested residents to
reactivate the West Farmingdale
Civic Association. This
organization was very active
several years ago when the
homes in West Farmingdale
were first built. As many
homeowners will remember, it
represented them well in civic
matters, as well as sponsoring
many children's activities and
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The four day sales event will be
conducted by the merchants
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and
Monday ( Columbus Day) and
will offer special discounts and
special low prices to shoppers.
Shoppers will also play " Lucky
Bucks" in the participating
stores. Gift certificates will be
awarded to the finders of the
" Lucky Bucks" and $ 500 in prizes
will be given away. The serial
numbers of the " lucky" dollar
bills will be posted in the stores
and shoppers will be able to
redeem the prizes at any par­ticipating
store.
The Nassau County
Snowmobile stage trailer will be
located on Main Street Saturday
and the Sons of Italy Chorale will
perform from its state at 1 p. m.
Other surprise entertainment is
also expected to put in an ap-
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School Chior To Sing
At National Conference
The East Memorial Elemen­tary
School Choir, directed by
Miss Marie Aquilina, has been
invited to perform for the Music
Educators National Conference
( MENC) in Atlantic City in
March 1976. The Choir has
achieved local recognition for its
performances of full length
productions of famous Broadway
Musicals as well as for its ability
to perform difficult works in
many languages with superb
musicianship.
The Choir has also achieved
special recognition for its
demonstrations of Choir
Rehearsal Techniques at Hofstra
University under the sponsorship
of the Nationale Chorale. Miss
Aquilina and her 145 voice Choir
will be presenting this very same
Clinic as well as a Concert for
Music Educators from
throughout the Nation. Her
performing group will be one of
55 music groups chosen for this
special honor, an honor all
Farmingdalers can share in.