Observer_1985-11-20; East Rockaway/Lynbrook Observer

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VOL. 32 NO. 50 Wednesday, November 20, 1985 30c PER COPY
Deputy Mayor Dreyer Nominated
PAYING TRIBUTE. East Rockaway Village Trustees
Anthony Santino (fourth right) and Arnold White (third
right) join the members of the East Rockaway American
Legion and VFW at ceremonies held in Memorial Park on
Monday, November 11, 1985.
Lynbrook Deputy Mayor
Norman L. Dreyer has
received the nomination of
the Good Government
Party to seek election as Vil-lage
Trustee in the special
election to be held on Tues-day,
March 18. 1986.
Dreyer, a 17 year resident
of Lynbrook USA, was
appointed to his current
position of Deputy Mayor/-
Village Trustee on February
4, 1985. after the resignation
of Trustee Michael Kraw-chuk.
New York State Law
r e q u i r e s that public
appointments may be made
One of Lynbrook's Finest Promoted
by Annette Ling
Officer James Marasco
was promoted to the rank of
Sergeant of the Lynbrook
Police Dept., sworn into
office and given his badge by
Mayor Bill Geier with wiarm
congratulations in a brief
ceremony witnessed by a
large group of fellow police
from the Lynbrook P.B.A.
at the Lynbrook Board of
Trustees Meeting held at
Village Hall on Monday,,
Nov. 4, 1985 at 8 p.m.
Mayor Geier praised the
many commendations of
Sgt. Marasco including one
for saving a life awarded to
him in his many years of
outstanding service in the
Lynbrook Police Dept.
A plaque was awarded to
a long-time former member
of the Lynbrook Recreation
Commission. Mayor Geier
presented the plaque to Mr.
John Gladding for his many
years of volunteer service to
the Recreation Commission.
The Board approved the
placing of two stop signs at
Bixley Heath and Surrey
Commons and Bixley Heath
and Northumberland Gate
to help with the increased
heavy traffic problem in the
area.
Hose Co. of the Lynbrook
Fire Dept. received the-
Board's permission to sell
chances in a raffle to aid in
raising funds for some
necessary repairs to the fire
house at $1 perchance. They
need renovation of their
heating system as the build-ing
is almost 100 years old
and repair of the concrete in
front of the Fire House etc.
Lynbrook North Middle
School was given the
Board's permission to hold
their6th Annual Walkathon
through the northern sec-tion
of Lynbrook on Sat.,
Nov. 23rd to aid in the Help
Miss Liberty Campaign.
Hendrickson Ave. Bible
Church was granted permis-sion
to place two directional
signs on Hempstead Ave.
and Hendrickson Ave. with^
the signs already prepared
withthe D.P. W. to put them
in place.
Next on the Agenda was a
Public Hearing on a Special
Exception requested for 90
Hempstead Ave., Lynbrook
on property owned by Dr.
Thomas Rissacher who was
asking for permission to add
two one bedroom apart-ments
to the existing build-ing
and to enlarge it by a
certain amount of square ft.
The proposal was to provide
more parking spaces in the
rear of the property with
.ingress from a curb cut on
Hempstead Ave. and egress
from Devine St, which is one
way and quite congested at
certain hours of the day
from the present home
owners' cars on Devine St.
Dr. Rissacher also wishes to
divide the present property
and sell a plot of 40 ft. by 100
(Continued on Page 9)
Rock Rivalry Celebrates
50 Years
Rock Rivalry, the intcr-class
competition at East
Rockaway High School,
will be having its 50th Anni-vcr.
sary in March. 1986. I he
hast Rockaway Union Free
School District is consider-ing
sponsoring a special onc-night
event ol selected high-lights
of Rock Rivalry
entrances "through the
years" to be pcrlorjncd by
graduates.
School Board member
Richard Meagher has
agreed to chair a Board
committee to begin to
"sound out" the degree of
community interest in such
an event, which might be
held in February or April to
avoid conflicting with Rock
Rivalry performances in
March. Board President
Johh Van Houten and Vice
President Elaine Boll have
' also agreed to serve on the
c o m m i t t e e , all t h r ee
members of which are grad-uates
of East Rockaway
High Schol.
"Rock Rivalry has always
meant something special to
East Rockaway graduates,"
said Meagher. "We should
try to honor the 50th year of
its existence in a very special
way."
One c o 11 c c p t being
explored is to have alumni
perlorm selected numbers
irom each decade: the 30's;
the 40's; the 50's; the 60's; the
70's and the 80's.
"At this point we are look-ing
lor expressions of inter-est
Irom alumni, whether
individuals or groups," said
Meagher. "We would also
be interested in hearing from
school-related organiza-tions
that might be inter-ested
in cosponsoring such
an event."
Expressions of interest in
participating or in helping in
some way can be sent to
Richard Meagher, 85 Vin-cent
Place, Lynbrook, New
York 11563 (599-9122) or to
either ol the other two
committee members or to
the district office. Alterna-tive
suggestions on ways to
commemorate the 50th
A n n i v e r s a r y of Rock
Rivalry would also be
welcomed.
for no more than one year,
after which a special election
must be called to fill the
remaining term of office.
"It has been my great
honor to have been able to
serve my neighbors in the
Village of Lynbrook for the
past year," Dreyer stated at
the Thursday, November 14
m e e t i n g of the Good
Government Party, when
h i s n o m i n a t i o n was
announced, "and with your
help, 1 hope to make a posi-tive
contribution to our Vil-lage
for many years to
come."
Village officials heralded
D r e y e r ' s n o m i n a t i o n.
"When Trustee Krawchuk
was unable to continue as
Village Trustee due to health
reasons, it was my responsi-
' bility to find a trusted and
experienced individual to
replace him," explained
Mayor William P. Geier. "I
stated at his appointment
t-hat I believed that Norm
Dreyer had outstanding
qualifications for service;
after one short year in office,
he has proven that he is an
effective public servant, one
who really cares about Lyn-brook
and her residents."
Village Trustee Stephen
Grogan added his praise of
Dreyer's efforts. "When
Trustee Bud Lanning and 1
were elected last year, the
people of Lynbrook stated
that they wanted Mayor
Geier to have a team that
would work with him to
bring about his plans for the
Village of Lynbrook. Norm
Dreyer has been an integral
part of that team, and he
should be returned to office
TRUSTEE DREYER ENDORSED. Trustee/Deputy
Mayor Norman L. Dreyer, left, receives the congratulations
and endorsement of Mayor William P. Geier and Trustees
Stephen T. Grogan and Leo Lanning at the Good Govern-menjt
Party meeting of November Nth.
so that we may continue to
implement our plans for
Lynbrook USA."
Trustee Dreyer has been a
practicing attorney for
almost 35.years. He received
his bachelor's degree from
Harvard College and his
juris doctorate from Cornell
Law School. He also served
as an Ensign in the United
States Navy.
A c t i v e l y involved in
youth activities. Trustee
Dreyer has been a member
of the Lynbrook Little
League for 12 years and has
served as its President for 5
years. He is presently the
Vice-President of the Lyn-brook
High School Moms
and Dads Club, has served
as a member of the Lyn-brook
Recreation Commis-sion
and is presently the
Trustee liaison to the
Recreation Department and
Commission and coordi-nates
the new construction
and rebuilding at Greis
Veterans Memorial Park.
In addition to his'duties
(Continued on Page 9)
Meeting Notice
The next meeting of the
East Rockaway Republican
Club will be held tonight,
Wednesday, November 20,
1985, at 8:15 pm at the Vete-rans
of Foreign Wars Build-ing,
Main Street, East
Rockaway.
There will be a special
Election Day Recap, and
Executive Leader Phil
Christ will discuss the results
of the Republican Sweep
last Election Day.
Refreshments will be
served, and the public is
cordially invited to attend.
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Liberty Gets Her Torch
by Carol Monaco
Lady Liberty will hold her
torch up high again when
the torch is returned to the
Statue of Liberty on Friday,
November 22, according to
Jean Wiart, Co-project
Manager of the french team
of the Statue's Restoration.
The progress of restoring
the Statue of Liberty was
explained at an informal
gathering at East Rockaway
Village Hall by Wiart and
East Rockaway resident Ed
O'Reilly coordinator of the
Sheet Metal Workers. Local
Union 28. "In another
month the outside skin of
the Status will be completed.
The scaffolding, sometime
in December will be dis-mantled,"
O'Reilly said.
Although restoring the
outside of the statue is
almost finished, work on its
interior continues with the
installation of a new eleva-tor.
air conditioning and
construction of a museum.
Wiart, the French team
who were responsible l or the
construction of the Statue's
new torch, and O'Reilly
were honored by East
Rockaway's Cultural Arts
Council and Liberty Cen-tennial
Committee chaired
by Emma Tolmach at the
gathering on Sunday, Nov.
17. Mayor Theodore Reinh-r
ard. on behalf of the Cen-tennial
Committee and Arts
Council, presented the men
with certilicatcs of apprecia-tion
for their hardwork and
dedication to the Statue.
Their children were given
miniature teddy bears and
Mickey Mouse toys as
American momentos by
Mrs. Tolmach.
The guests of honor and
their families were enter-tained
by E.R. resident Ruth
Lynch who sang 'America,'
'500 miles,' and 'This Land
Is My Land.' Pictures of the
restpration were on display.
Tolls used in the restora-tion
were displayed and
demonstrated by Wiart.
Wiart and the French
team enjoyed the hospitality
of East Rockaway. They
were given a tour of the vil-lage
by O'Reilly with special
stops at the Grist Mill
Museum and the Statue of
Liberty barometer which
stands in the middle of the
village's business district.