Bethpage-Tribune_1985-08-22

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VOL. 2 0 NO. 20 Week of August 2 2 - August 2 8 , 1 9 85 20 cents per copy
Nassau's Low
Crime Rate
Nassau County District Attorney Denis billon says a
report just released by the Division of Criminal Justice
Services for New York once again shows that Nassau
County is the safest place to live in the New York-
Metropolitan area. According to the report, in 1984 the
crime rate per 1,000 people in Nassau was 34.3.,This com­pares
with the overall State crime rate per 1,000 of 55.6.
According to Dillon, "The report shows that the number
of homicides, robberies and burglary decreased in 1984 from
1983, while the number of rapes and charthefts stayed about
the same. Rockland County was the second safest county in"
the NY-metro area with a rate of crime per 1000 of 37.3"
The DA attributed the low statistics to several factors,.
including an increase in the number of Nassau residents
above the "crime prone" age bracket. In addition, the
number of burglaries decreased because of a number of sting
operations conducted by the DA's office and the Police
Department and the fact that Judges are sending burglars to
jail for longer sentences and targeting career criminals.
pillon said, "While we do have the lowest crime rate in the
area it is little comfort to those who are crime victims and
others who fear being a victim. N4y office will continue to
assist the police in investigations and press for long senten­ces
of those whd insist on breaking our laws. In addition, 1
again advise residents to take the necessary steps to prevent
becoming the victim of a crime. We can reduce the risk by
taking preventative measures to secure our homes and
property."
Volunteer Firemen Days
Nassau County Executie Francis T. Purcell issues a procla­mation
designating the peripd of Aiig, 19 through 23,1985,
as Volunteer Firemen Days in Nassau County. The Fire­men's
Association of New York State will hold its annual
convention iii Uniondale at that lime. Shown with Mr.
Purcell are Siegfried Lesmeister of Mineola, left, chairman
of the convention committee, and John Oliyari, President of
the Association.
At The
Polo Grounds
"Kids' Day at Polo" fea­tures
free baloohs for all
children, plus souvenir polo
balls for the first 150 to
arrive. This is really a
family-fun day with soo­thing
music before the excit­ing
match and at halftime
the youngsters will thrill at
seeing as many as ten horses
at one time—most of them
charging up and down and
across the field that's over
six times the size of a foot­ball
field.
Pack a picnic lunch; put
chairs in the trunk of the car
"(or sit in the stands). Come
to Bethpage. State Park on
Saturday, August 24th, at
2:45 p.m. Both the parking
and admission are free. By
the way, it's always five to 10
degrees cooloer in the lovely
park seating than most other
places^""':- '••-^••" '• •••••^-'•'".'
MADD
Meetings
LONGISLANDCHAPTER-M
ADD is part of a growing,
360-chapter anti-DWI
(Driving While Intoxicated)
organization in 47 states and
Canada, with over a million
supporters, working to
reduce alcohol -^ and drug-,
related vehicle crashes
which cause 26,000 deaths
and million-plus injuries
annually. Long Island
Chapter membership
includes DWI victims, sur­vivors,
and concerned citi­zens.'
It provides victim sup­port
assists in prosecutions
and legislation, minitors
courts, and informs the pub­lic.
Open meetings are held
at 8 PM on the third Tues­day
of the month, usually at
Central General Hospital,
Plainview, L.I. Victim
Hotline and information at
516-922-7800.
Panther
Parade
The Bethpage Panthers
Football Association will
open its new season with a
gala parade on Sunday Sept.
15. The players and cheer­leaders
will assemble at 9:15
A. M. at the south side of the
railroad tracks at Stewart
Ave.
Let's all be there to give
them an encouraging send-off
as they start a new year.
Bethpage Hawks-L.I. Champs
Left to Right: Karen Ripke, Christine Duqre, Laurie
St^shoier, Lynee Rutkowski, Kim Rhatigan.
.Standing Leftto.Right: Christine Lpqney, MarcyGe«^
Danielle Catapand, Debbie Dorscli, Kathy Imhof.
Absent from picture: Suzanne Duqre, Donna Mahoney.
The Bethpage Hawks won
the Long Island Softball
Championship with a dou-bleheader
sweep of the Bell-more
Merrick Youth Asso­ciation.
The teams were tied
with 12-^2 records going into
the final game.
Bethpage toughed it out
without pitcher Donna
Mahoney who helped lead
the team to an 8-0 repord
before leaving for a Florida
vacation. They pulled it
together with only nine
players on the field (instead
of the usual ten) against the
best hitting team in the
league. Those nine girls
never played better!
The Hawks won the first
game by a score of 5-3, and,
forced the second game into
extra inning with a two-out
seventh inning rally. Down
2-0, Bethpage loaded the
bases. Shortstop Kathy
Imhof lined a single to cen-terfield
driving in the tying
runs. In the ninth inning,
.once again down to the last
out. Sue Dugre tripled in
three runs to put Bethpage
ahead to stay.
O u t f i e l d e r s Marcy
Geisser, Sue Dugre,' and
Chris Dugre had to play
their hardest to make up for
the missing outfielder. And
they did. These there
played their best games ever
- diving on balls, forcing
runners out at second on
base hits to the outfield, and
making catch after catch.
Centerfielders Sue C)ugre
finished the season with, a
team-leading 30 RBI's,
seven homeruns , and seven
triples.
Debbie Ice Woman"
Historic Site
Close To Home
By KAREN LURIE
Do you know where the dinosaur's footprint is? Or how
about butterflies from Peru, Africa, Java and Brazil? Or
fluorescent rocks? Well, you don't have to look any further
than the Gregory Museum located on Heitz Place
in Hicksville.
The museum was founded by Gardener Gregory, a
teacher who lived in Hicksville during the 1960's (he now
lives in Maine). He started this collection in his home and in
1973, moved it to the former courthouse on Heitz Place,
which has been around since 1895. One of the holding cells is
still in tact.
The building, which is on the National Historical Preser­vation
list, has been openat the museum since 1973, and its
only setback has been a fireon the first of June this year. The
«fire was caused by an electrical storm, and did more damage
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Dorsch became one of the
most feared hitters in the
league. Batting third in the
lineup, she was wa-lked .
intentionally three times in
the championship game,
even with runners already
on first and second base.
Dorsch had three hits in the
doubleheader and finished
the season batting .368.
When pitching her control
was almost perfect. When
not pitching, she played a
solid third base.
Dorsch shared pitching
responsibilities with Karen
Ripke. who had four hits
and was the.winning pitcher
in both games of the cham­pionship
doubleheader.
Karen baffled the opposi­tion
with her high arc pitch­ing
and became almost
unhittable at the season's
Catcher Kim Rhatigan
kept everybody going with
her psyche and hustle. She
was the heart of the team.
The middle of the infield
was sTiarp with team captain
Kathy "Palmolive" Imhof at
shortstop and slick-fielding
Lynne Rutkowski at second
base. Imhof and Rut­kowski
made sparkling plays
game after game. They
completely took the middle
of the infield away from
opposing hitters. Imhof fin­ished
the season with a .333
batting average „ and was
voted the team Sportsman­ship
Award along with left-fielder
Marcy Geisser. Vete-ran
infielder Laurie
Stashower also provided
solid defense.
Sure-handed team cap­tain
and. sparkplug Danielle
Catapano anchored the
infield at first base. Her
quickness gave her unbe­lievable
range. Nothing got
by her. Catapano, the team
leader both on and off the
field, made the team go. She
finished the season with a
team-leading .466 batting
average.
The Bethpage Hawks had
three girls selected to the
Nassau All Star Team:
Kathy Imhof, Danielle
Catapano, and Sue Dugre.
In ceremonies after the All
Star game, Kathy Imhof was
named as the league's Most
Valuable Player.
The team's coaches,
Laura McCarthy, Laura
Sottile, and Jackie Bortnick,
would like to thank the town
of Bethpage and the fans for
all their support throughout
the season.