The-Leader_1989-11-09

              Freeport • Baldwin
DER 55lh Year, No. 45 Freepoft,N.Y. 11520 Official newspaper of ihe Village of FreeporfFrcepoit and Baldwin School Districts Thursday, November 9.19S9 25c
Bierwirth bids Freeport farewell; will head Sachem district
Fr«port Superintendent of
Schools Dr. John E. Bier­wirth
told The Leader early
this wc«k that he has accept­ed
an offer to take over the
helm of the Sachem School
District.
With over 17,000 students.
Sachem is the largest district
on Long Island, and the sixth
largest in New York State.
In his new post. Dr. Bier*
wirth will oversee 1,200
teachers in 16 schools serving
the Tbwns of Brookhaven and
Islip, and a portion of Smith-town.
The appointment takes
effect Fcbniary 1, exactly the
ninth anniversary of his com­ing
to Freeport.
The charismatic superin­tendent
has made a name for
himself both in his profes­sion,
as head of the region's
superintendents' association,
and in the community as a
frequent guest at business
and civic group functions,
including the Freeport
Exchange Club.
He has been naturally suit­ed
to leading a progressive
district, giving enthusiastic
support for many projects,
such as the school-business
partnership.
He has worked hard to
improve the scholastic stand-ing
of Freeport graduates
and has enjoyed being able to
share the good news of how
much better students are
of leadership, getting people
to accept new ideas as their
owTi, as a doctoral student at
the University of Mas­sachusetts
working in__ a
Worcester area school district
to introduce a new program.
He is a Yale graduate, like
his father, John C. Bierwirth,
Dr. John E. Biervrirth
doing now in Freeport, in
contrast to the nation's dowTi-ward
trend.
He also has token care to
keep athletic fields and build­ings
well maintained through
a sensible program of ongoing
renovation, but uith no 'gold
plated bathroom fixtures," as
he sometimes jests.
Most recently, he was hon­ored
by Nassau County Boy
Scouts for promoting Explor­ing,
a co-ed program for
young adults to learn about
possible careers. He was
named a board member of a
national coalition of citizens
scholarship foundations and
has been helping set up one
for Freeport.
Dr. Bierwirth's stylo in
dealing with crises, such as a
discovery of asbestos in a
school just prior to opening.
has been to provide the com­munity
uith all the facts and
seek a consensus on a solu­tion.
School board meetings
have rarely been copfronta-tional
during his tenure,
because of his policy of ope-ness.
He learned his special style
Fall Festival and Crafts Fair Sunday
A O 0 R A 8 U GRANNY DOLLS by Yvonna L M of D«tswar«
Av*nu«. Fr*«port sr* just some of th« tov«lY hand-crafted it*fn>
which will b« avaitabk at tha Arts Council'! annual Pr»-Ho&<Uv
Fall Fastival and Crafts Fair oo Nov»mb«f 12 from 11 a.m to 5
p m at tha Fraaport Racraatjon Cantar
who recently reured as CEO
of Grumman and who wjis a
L-oommate' of Prosidcnt
George Bush.
He IS mnmed and he and
his wife. Jane, have three
youn^ children, often seen
around Freeport at parndcs
nnd celebrations.
Veterans Day flags flying
The Village's Veterans Day
observance, iponsorcd by the
William Clinton Story Pojt
American Legion, will be held at
10:30 a.m. at the Frccpon Mcm-onal
Library The public is wel­come
to attend the ceremonies, as
well«the Post's annual Veterans
Day Dinner Dance from S p.m.
to 12 midnight at the Legion
Dugout. 49 West Sunrise High­way.
Cost for a complete sliced
steak dinner, desserts and com-pliraeniary
beer, plus d»ncing to
the music of a popular DJ.isSlS
per person-
Friday Closings
Al) Freeport ViJUgc govern­ment
office buildings will be
closed on Friday. Novrmber 10.
in observance of the Saiurdav
holiday.
The pnvatc carters will be
working on Friday. November
10. but not on Saturday.
November II Therefore, there
will be no collection of refuse in
the cast central'vkcst central
areas of the Village on thai
Saturday.
With ihe offiaal dedication set
for Veteran's Day. November 11.
the residents of 100 Brooklyn
Avenue in Freepon last week
completed the insullation of
eight American flags which unil
fly prominently on a daily basis in
the front of the building
Program Chairman Fred
Hager, a past commander of the
American Legion and World
War II overseas vet. along *iih
Elaine Cassis, representing the
tcnanu and owners, were quick
10 point out that most were sick
and tired of flag burning talk and
v»ere extremely proud to diiplav
old glory
The wall of red. while and blue
IS believed to be the first of its
kind in the local area and has
pro\-en to be an eye catcher for
passing p e d e s t r i a n s and
motorists.
Looking for a beautiful, unus­ual
gift tor the Hol>da>i? Don'l
pass up the chance to see the
hand-drafted wares of some of
Long Island's most talented arti­sans
m Freepon at the annual
• Fall Festival and Crafts Fair to be
held on Sunday. November 12.
from II a.m. to 5 p m at the
Recreation Center
More than one hundred
craftspeople and antsis from
Long Island arvl the Metropo\>-
tan area are participating in this
>tar's Festival, which is spon­sored
by the Ans Council of
Frccpon in conjufKtion u-nh the
Freeport Recreation Depart­ment
Admission ;s free arxJ
includes craft demor.stratior.i,
special er.teruinnr^ni for ;he
;hiWrcn. baUoons *urr»n^\ i
OLD GLORIES WAVE at 100 Brooktyn Avenue.