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VOL. 14 NO. 44 For The Week of April 17 - April 23,1980 20 cents per copy
(W Fashioned Meeting
Old Bethpage village
restoration will re-create this
country's most revered
traditional form of grass roots
government with a mid-19th
century town meeting on
Saturday and Sunday, April 19
and 20.
This year the townspeople will
cast their ballots for the election
of officials at the Noon Inn, where
the polls will be open from 11a.m.
to 1 p.m. and again from 3 p.m. to
4:30 p.m. After attending a 2 p.m.
Temperance rally at the
crossroads, villagers and visitors
alike will convene at the Inn at
2:30 to debate a special resolution
placed before the citizenry.
Should the town prohibit the sale
/or use of intoxicating beverages
within its limits?
This resolution anticipates the
law which made New York a dry
state in 1855 and should provoke
as much passionate oratory
today as it did then.
Town meeting time signalled
the return of spring and the first
community-wide gathering of the
year In keeping with this
seasonal rite, activities at the
outdoor museum will also include
a militia drill on Saturday, parlor
music on Sunday and fiddle
music for both afternoons.
Old Bethpage village
restoration, operated by the
Museum Division of the Nassau
County Department of Recreation
and parks,is located on Round
Swamp Road, south of Long
Island Expressway, exit 48.
Hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
weekdays and to 5 p.m.
weekends. The village is closed
Mondays. A cafeteria and gift
shop are located in the reception
center. Admission is $2.75 for
adults, $1.50 for children. Leisure
pass holders pay $2.25 and $1.25,
respectively. Parking is free.
JOIN US FOR A SUPER WALK...urge
and John Warren; Randy Rasmussen [left]
Islander Bob Nystrom, SUPER WALK '80
the Nassau County Big Brother/Big Sister
and adults who are busy helping to recruit
Sunday, April 20th.
Thousands of walkers, backed by sponsor^
at 8:00 A.M. at Eisenhower Park in East Meado
will lead the March of Dimes closer to its goal
more information, call 433-7222.
March of Dimes Poster Children [front, L-R] Mark Kopper
the N.Y. Jets, March of Dimes Spokesman [left]; N.Y.
Chairman [right]; and Bethpage resident Ronni Werner of
Program. Ronni is among the hundreds of young people
walkers for the March of Dimes SUPER WALK '80, set for
, will trek the 25-kilometer course [15% mi.] beginning
Join the fun and help fight birth defects. Each step
-good health for every newborn child. To register or for
Sunday Is Siiper Walk Day
Local Heroes Receive
Commendations
At a recent award ceremony
hosted by the Nassau County
Police Department, twenty-one
area residents received the
Department's highest Civilian
Commendation. Included among
the recipients were: Tim
McGovern (left) of Bethpage
and Chris Huber of Seaford,
receiving their awards from
Deputy Chief of Operations
William F. King. On December
21, 1979 at about 5:50 P.M. police
were called to investigate an auto
accident on Winding Road in
Bethpage. The involved auto was
totally engulfed in flames when
the first officer arrived.
McGovern and Huber were
passing by at the time and even
before police arrived had pulled
the driver, who was semi-concious,
from his auto. It was
the opinion of the investigating
officer that without the brave act
preformed by these two men the
driver would surely have burned
to death.
Hearty "soles" across Long
Island are getting ready for their
25-kilometer SUPER WALK to
help fight birth defects, on Sun­day,
April 20th. Continuing to en­joy
the popularity that has made
its Walk-a-thon #1 on Long Island,
the March of Dimes reports that
over 15,000 people have already
registered for the BIG day.
Walkers will start their "metric
trek" at 8:00 A.M., beginning in
Nassau at Eisenhower Park, E.
Meadow; and for Suffolk
residents, at the Colonie Hill in
Hauppauge. Backed by pledges
for each kilometer, participants
will walk en masse from check­point
to checkpoint, stopping to
get route cards validated and en­joy
free snacks for extra "foot
power." Podiatrists and nurses
will be on hand at each rest stop
to provide first-aid services for
the throngs of walkers, who
range in age from 8 to 80.
Lending a helping hand, are
numerous companies who have
generously donated food and sup­plies
for this year's Walk:
California Raisin Advisory
Board, Fruitcrest Corp. (Juicy
Juice), Braniff Airlines, Dan's
Supreme, King Kullen, Shop-
Rite, Sargento Cheese Company,
Pepperidge Farms, Drakes
Cakes, Entenmann's, 7-Up Bottl­ing
Co., Coca-Cola Bottling Co.,
Pergament Home Centers,
Allstate Insurance, McDonald's,
Waldbaum's, D &N Boning
Distributors, S & S DIsributors,
Pathmark, Modell's, Lufthansa
German Airlines, Pepsi-Coca
Bottling Cc., Silver Beverage Co.,
Delta Airlines, Roger Pringing,
Bennet Surgical Supply Co.,
Mayflower Podiatry Supply Co.,
South Nassau Community
Hospital, H.K. Surgical Supply
Co., Pedinol Pharmaceuticals
Inc., Consumer Relations, and
Chicago Medical Equipment Co.
Hampton Sales has also provided
a portable Television Set to be us­ed
in a prize drawing after the
Walk-a-thok
For those too weary to com­plete
the full route, special
"poop-out" vehicles will
transport jyalkers to the finish
line, supp ied by Metropolitan
Suburban |Bus Authority and
Transportation Workers
Representatives.
Radio stations who will also
join the festivities on SUPER
WALK Sunday, include WBLI-Stereo
106,
N.Y. Isli
WGBB, and WNYTT.
inder Bob Nystrom,
formation,
March of D
Running
SUPER WALK Chairman, urges
everyone to get their walking
shoes in gear and sign up TODAY
for the childen of tomorrow.
There's still time to get YOUR of­ficial
SUPER WALK Sponsor
Sheet and join the fun on April
20th. To register or for more in-call
the Long Island
imes at (516) 433-7000.
enthusiasts are urged
to participate in the Third Annual
Natural Light-Long Island Ocean
Run for the benefit of the
American Cancer Society at
Jones Beach State Park,
Saturday, April 19.
This special run, co-sponsored
by Natural Light Beer in
cooperation with the Long Island
State Park & Recreation Com­mission,
consists of a five-mile
and ten-mile race, t h e five-mile
race begins at 12 Noon with the
ten mile race following at 12:30
p.m.
Awards* donated by Natural
Light Beer will go to the first
three male and female finishers
in each race. Each runner will
receive an official race T-shirt
and be entered in a drawing for
jogging suits.
WGBB will be broadcasting
live from Jones Beach State Park
to cover the race, interview
participants and cover the
highlights of the awards
ceremony.
Registration is taking place
now at Jones Beach, Bethpage,
and Belmont Lake State Parks
and the American Cancer Society
Office located at 535 Broadhollow
Road, Melville. Runners may
register on the day of the race.
The registration fee is $3.00 prior
to April 18 and $4.00 on the day of
the race.
Additional information may be
obtained by calling (516) 669-1000
extension, 246.