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VOL. 14 NO. 52 W e e k o f A p r i l 5 - l l , I 9 84 20 cents per copy
Tellers Of Tall Tales Local Rock Bands
In Benefit Concert
*There*s something about
a story" agreed smiling
judges and ail-d/strict
winners at the Gala Finals
and Awards Ceremony of
the Long Island Storytelling
Contest, Bethpage Public
Library, Saturday, March
31. On this festive occasion,
eleven, young storytellers,
winners in their o>yn schools
told, stories before the
judges who selected two all-district
winners, proudly,
holding their gilded trophies
awarded by Citibank. The
all district winners are
fourth grader Kristen Pow­ers
(front row, left - St. Mar­tin's
School and fifth grader,
Craig Tellalian (front row,
right - -Kramer Larie
School).
Citibank also presented
$15.00 awards to each of the
eleven school winners. The
liine school winners hot pic­tured
are: fourth graders
Colleen Cannon (Charles
Campagne School), Carrie
Castles (6ur Lady of Mercy
School), Davi Heller (Cen­tral
Boulevard), Michelle
Rosenberg (Kramer Lane) -
and fifth graders Allison
Furman (Charles Cam­pagne
School), Timothy
Carroll (Our Lady of
Mercy), Deborah Rubano
( C e n t r a l Boulevard),
Rosemarie Schade (St. Mar­tin's
School), Winthrop
Shin (Kramer Lane).
Bethpage District fourth
and fifth grade participants
each learned a fairy or folk
tale by heart, attended
coaching workshops at the
Bethpage Public Library,
and told their stories in the
school contests. All young
storytellers on the school
level received certificates of
participation and a coupon
for a Burger King Whopper
Jr., courtesy of the Burger
King Corporation, 4201
Hempstead Turnpike,
Bethpage.
- The judges are (back row,
left to right) Lucille Kaye,
teacher, artist and devoted
friend of the Bethpage Pub­lic
Library; Loe Schottland,
President of the Friends of
the Bithpage Public Library;
Charles Kuzmiskas, Assist­ant
Manager of the Plain-view
Branch of Citibank;
"The Boulevard" — features Dave Resto on drums, Vinnie Campbell on guitar and Brian
Rodney on bass..
Estelle Laster, Librarian, Photos by Jeffrey Arena
the Park ; Avenue School,
WestbUry; Terry Horowitz,
Merchandising Coordinator
of the Burger King Corpora­tion;
Janice Box^ Editor of
the Bethpage Tribune.
Families, teachers, and
friends of the young story­tellers
turned out for the
gala finals in force.
1000 Letters To Congressman Lent
Bethpage and. Farmingdale residents joined with other
Fourth Congressional District citfzens in gathering over
1000 letters to Congressman Norman F. Lent which urge.
him to attend a public meeting on toxic chemical cleanup
issEuedsi.t h Simmons of Bethpage and Lynne McGlynn of
Farmingdale assisted in the letter-writing drive and in an.
April 2 news cpnference in Mineola. The effort was spon­sored
by local chapters of the New York Community Action
Network (New York CAN), who met with Congressman
Lehfs staff on January 26 to ask the Congressman to sup-
^port the HR-4813 federal Superfund cleanup bill and to
arrange an appearance by Mr. Lent in an April public
Bethpage and Farmingdale residents join in appeal for
HR-4813 cleanup fund. From left Josephine Buckner of
Hicl(sville; Edith Simmons of Bethpage; Lynne McGlynn of
Farmingdale (holding box of 1000 letters); Adelle Jack of
Freeport; and Ernest Buckner of Hicksville.
forum. At that time, the group was informed of his availabil­ity
to attend a community forum oh toxics during the April
recess.
But on March 13, Mr. Lent's office reversed its position
and notified the non-profit community group that he would
not meet in a public community meeting to discuss toxic
issues.
"Since our January meeting, Mr Lent drafted his own
version of Superfund legislation, which we feel fails to
address key public issues of concern to local residents," New
York CAN members stated at the news conference.
Group members noted that the HR-4813 (Florio) Super-fund
bill is endorsed by local groups and officials including
the United Teachers of Island Trees, the Woman's Club of
Bethpage and State Senator John R. Dunne (R-Garden
City).
The Florio bill collects $10.8 billion, is non-expiring, and
includes a mandatory cleanup timetable, citizen lawsuits
and victim compensation provisions. Congressman Lent's
proposal collects $8 billion, expires after five years, contains
. no mandatory cleanup schedule, and does not include provi­sions
for victim compensation or citizen lawsuits.
Bethpage and Farmingdale area group members stated at
the news conference that they were "reiterating our invita­tion
to Congressman Lent to attend public meeting with his
constituents."
• "We are announcing a public meeting to be held at the
Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library at 8 p.m. on April
19 during the Congressional recess," the community group
said. "We have already received commitments from officials
from the state Department of Environmental Conservation
as well as the EPA to appear. We will reserve a seat for
Congressman Lent."
"We urge him to provide leadership on this issue and to
attend a public forum," the group's statement continued.
"We believe our elected officials should act to uphold the
! principle of accountability to the electorate."
The New York Community Action Network is a state­wide,
non-profit and non-partisan citizeri action organisa­tion
with chapters in over 25 communities across the state.
The group may be contacted at #741-1400.
byEdenLaikin
In a benefit concert to aid retarded children on
Long Island, two local rock bands gave rousing-performances
before an enthusiastic audience at
Bethpage High School Friday eve, March 30.
Organized By Eugene Murphy, a teacher at the
school, the two bands were "Strange Brew" and
"The Boulevard."
Opening the show was "The Boulevard," feat­uring
three Bethpage High Graduates ~ Dave
Resto on drums, Vinnie Campbell on guitar, and
Brian Rodney on bass. The multi-talented trio
played mostly originals and was well received by
the crowd.
Also composed of the school's graduates,
"Strange Brew" proved why they are one of the
hottest groups on the Island.
Tickets were sold at the door for $5 each and,
by the end- of the evening, $750 was collected,
according to Mr. Murphy. The money will be
used towards the purhase of new swing designed
exclusively for wheel chair use, to be used at the
Suffolk State School For The Retarded.
Assisting in the evening's organization were
three Bethpage High students who worked tire­lessly
towards its success - jay Schneider, Debbie
Stein and Joey Lapola.
Singing for Charity, **Strange Brew'
performance.
gave a resounding