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VOL. 21 NO. 6 Week of May 22 - May 29,1986 20 cents per copy
Opening Day
Senator Norman J. Levy recently attended Opening Day
Ceremonies ol the Plainedge Baseball Little League.
Pictured with League members are (lett to right) Senator
John Dunne; Senator Levy; League Secretary Kathy
Skewes; Assemblyman Philip Healey; League Commis­sioner
John Taragorski; and Town ol Oyster Bay Council­man
John Venditto.
Oyster Bay Town Councilman Kenneth S. Diamond joins
the Plainedge Girls Softball Association for- opening day
ceremonies. On hand lor the iestivities were Anne Marie
DeSteiano (kneeling) oi Bethpage, and (left to right stand­ing)
Tina DeGroff of Massapequa, Anita Snyder of Beth-page
and Association President Genevieve Snyder.
Laser Pioneer At
Mid-Island Hospital
Yona Tadir, 38, responsi­ble
for pioneering and
developing the Laproscopic
Laser System and an inter­nationally
respected Israeli
Obstetrics & Gynecological
Laser Surgeon, from Beilin-son
Medical Center in
Israel, assisted Mid-Island
HospitaPs top laser team in
two laparoscopy proce­dures,
it was announced
today by Robert J. Reed,
Executive Director,
Laproscopic laser surgery
allows penetration of the
interior of the patient's
abdominal wall by laser
light with the precision of a
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It's Not Just A Drop
In The Bucket
Nassau County Executive
Francis T. Purcell, in a
cooperative effort with State
and County officials to
reduce water consumption
throughout New York
State, urged Nassau resi­dents
to cut back on water
useage by at least 10% in
order to help preserve Long
Island's precious ground­water
resource.
"At present, there is an
adequate supply of quality
water in Nassau County,
Purcell said, but we must
reduce Consumption now in
order to insure our water
supply for the future."
Purcell made his remarks
after meeting with New
York State Department of
Environmental Conserva­tion
Regiorial Director
Harold Berger — and as a
kick-off to call attention to
Water Week in New York
State, which began on May
4th.
Some areas of the County
are considered quantity
stressed by the DEC's Long
Island Groundwater Man­agement
Program. Those
communities which include
Long Beach, Southwest
Nassau, Great Neck, Port
Washington and Bayville,
have had great success in the
area of conservation and are
being especially urged to
continue their efforts.
Some experts feel that
other areas of Nassau could
experience water quantity
stress by the end of the cen­tury
and that it is critical to
be prepared. There are other
factors that could cause a
shortage at any time — a
severe and prolonged
drought, a population
increase beyond present
estimates, or the pollution of
a sizeable portion of our
water supply
With a little effort and
cooperation from all our res­idents,
millions of gallons of
water can be conserved",
Purcell added.
The average resident of
Nassau Couiity uses an
estimated 126 gallons of
water a day.Consumption is
greatest during the summer
months and resideatial con­sumers
account for more
than half of all water used.
Small amount saved by
many individuals can have a
major impact on the amount
of water available in future
years.
Steps that can be taken by
individuals range fronr
replacing a washer in a drip­ping
faucet or wateringlawns
earlier in the day, to instal­ling
water-efficient plumb­ing
fixtures or pressure-reducing
valves for home
water main lines.
Other helpful hints on
water conservation can be
obtained by calling Cooper­ative
Extension at 454-0900.
Memorial Day
Nay 26,1986
The month of May is the
month of Remembrance to
Veterans of all wars. It beg­ins-
with "Buddy Poppy"
sales to aid those Veterans,
who must spend the time in
hospitals to repair their
broken bodies and minds so
badly damaged in the hor­rors
of combat. The culmi­nation
of the month is
Memorial Day to honor
those who sacrificed their
lives, that we might pursue
our lives in Freedom.
L.I. Soccer Tournament
Over 2,300 players arid
coaches, representing 130
teams from 23 Soccer Clubs
from throughout Long
Island will be converging on
Massapequa June 7th and
8th for the Island's largest
Intramural Soccer Tourna­ment.
Now in its 13th Year,
the tournament has been
fortunate to receive corpo­rate
sponsorship for the past
three years from European
American Bank.
"Soccer is alive, well and
growing on Long Island,"
state Tournament Chairmen
Keii Cynar and Rick
Winner. "The Massapequa
Tournament has tradition­ally
attracted well-skilled
teams from throughout the
area and this year is no
exception."
The tournament will be
held at 5 locations through­out
the Massapequa area on
13 fields provided by local
school districts, Nassau
County and both Hemp­stead
and Oyster Bay
Towns. One hundred and
thirty teams will play on
Saturday and vie for the top
4 positions in 13 boys and
girls divisions. The 4 teams
in each division will compete
on Sunday in the finals to be
held at John Burns Park in
Massapequa.
All teams and their
coaches playing on Sunday
will receive trophies and a
special All-Star Soccer
Patch. In addition a most
valuable player trophy will
be presented to that player
on the first place team who
has '"demonstrated all
'round skill and sportsman­ship"
during the tourna­ment.
All players participat­ing
in the four day event will
receive a specially designed
tournament patch as well as
a tournament shirt.
In addition to the 130 club
teams, over 125 special
children with a wide range of
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On that day will be the
Parades that Honor those
fallen Comrades, and many
will be the Flags carried
in that Tribute.
In order to respect that
Emblem of our Great
Nation, etiquette requires us
to stand facing "Old Glory"
and salute by placing hand
over heart in memory of the
struggles of our Nation, hav­ing
survived the many trials
since the birth of our
Nation!
SOLDIER
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! was that which others did not want to be.
I went where others feared to go, and did what
others failed to do.
I asked nothing from those who gave nothing, and
reluctantly accepted the thought of eternal
loneliness...should I fail.
I have seen the face of terror; felt the stinging cold
fear; and enjoyed the sweet taste of a
moment*s love.
I have cried, pained, and hoped...but most of all,
. I have lived times others would say were best
forgotten.
At least someday 1 will be able to say that I was
proud of what 1 was...a soldier.
George L, Sky peck