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VOL. 33 NO. 13 Wednesday, February 20,1985
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COMMUNITY'
Man Of The Year
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Assemblyman Becker To Be Hono^l
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The Board of Directors of
Link, Inc., the community
based counseling center
has selected Assemblyman
Gregory Becker of the 21st
District to receive thfe 1985
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Male Attire and Uniforms
.by Mildred Roemer
MAN OF THE YEAR. East Rockaway Mayor Theodore
Reinhard (third left) receives Man of the Year Honors from
the St. Raymond's Holy Name Society at the society's
Communion Breakfast held on Sunday, February 10. Con-gratulating
him on his honor are, left to right, East Rocka-way
Trustee. Anthony Santino, James Groark, Mayor
Reinhard, Father Twomey, Tony Boiler, Lynbrook Mayor
William Geier and son Billy, Lou Bosso, and Trustee Irving
Shaw.
GUEST SPEAKER. Mayor Reinhard addresses the
members of the Holy Name Society.
A shortage of male
manikins has kept many of
the Museum's men's wear
costumes from being dis-played.
However, that hur-dle
has been overcome and
the gentlemen now mingle
with their female counter-parts.
Jbe Fire Room is well
guarded' by three firefight
ers. A man in "turnout
gear" stands by the old
pumper while Joseph Vito's
N.Y.C. uniform is on a
manikin near East Rocka-way's
first fire alarm, i.e. the
rim of a locomotive wheel
that was struck with a
hammer when fire was
reported. A band uniform of
the late Pete Smillie
(donated by his wife)
brightens another corner.
On the upper floor in the
Bay Exhibit, the "old man of
the sea" in a duckboat is
dressed in oilskins donated
by Capt. Lou Pearsall of the
Lent Announces Arts Competition
Congressman Norman P.
Lent (R-East Rockaway)
today launched an art com-petition
for high school stu-dents
in the Fourth Con-gressional
District. The
winning entry will be dis-played
this coming summer,
along with works of art from
other congressional districts
across the country, in a cor-ridor
of the U.S. Capitol-an
area dedicated to the artistic
skills of today's young
artists.
According to Congress-man
Lent, the contest is part
of An Artistic Discovery,
the fourth annual competi-tion
implemented by
Members of the U.S. House
of Representatives to recog-nize
the creative talents of
young Americans. Between
now and May 15, 1985,
Members will conduct local
competitions for high school
students in order to select
artwork to be displayed in
the national exhibition.
"Nothing is more impor-tant
to the soul of America
than its artistic heritage,"
said Congressman Lent. "I
am happy to sponsor this
competition, which allows
us to encourage our young
artists whose creative ener-gies
are so vital to our rich
cultural traditions."
The competition, which is
to be conducted at no
expense to the federal
government, is open to all
high school students in the
Fourth District. Artwork
must be two dimensional
and no larger than 30" X 30"
(unframed). Eligible catego-ries
are paintings, drawings,
collages and prints.
For further information,
please contact Competition
Coordinator Emma Tolm-ach
at (516) 223-1616.
Mother of the Year Search
Several years ago the
Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks lodges search
for the community mother
who best exemplifies that
appelation both inside and
out of the home. The Elks
thought this a fitting pursuit
since the Order is family-oriented
and the lodges
depend heavily upon the
wives of the members for
support in their endeavors.
Local winners are in com-petition
on the district level
and, finally, on the State
Association level. Last
year's State Association
Mother of the Year was
from Staten Island Lodge
No. 841. She was the guest
of the Association at its
annual convention at the
Concord Resort Hotel.
Lynbrook Lodge No.
1515 is looking for a local
resident, and anyone who
has entered before may do
so again. To qualify a
mother must have excelled
outside the home as well, for
example, in hospital work,
scouting, etc. Local mothers
are invited to submit, in
printed or typed form, a
resume; family and friends
may submit names for
consideration.
(Continued on Page 4)
Irving Abrahams Memorial
Gold Link Award. This
honor is bestowed by Link
on that individual who best
typifies outstanding past
and continuing public ser-vice
on behalf of children
and youth.
Past recipients include
local merchant Murray
Levitt, Judge C. William
Gaylor, Rabbi Harold
Saperstein, Senator Nor-man
Levy, former Mayor
Glenn Spielman, and Mayor
William Geier.
The a w j d ^ i l l be pres-ented
t^Afljemblyman
Becker a ^ l ^ n c h in his
honor on Saturday, March
9, 1985 at 10:00 A.M. at the
Howard Johnson's Restau-rant,
900 Sunrise Highway,
Lynbrook, N.Y. Tickets are
$15.00 per person.
Anyone wishing to attend
may call or write Robert
Taussig, Link Executive
Director at (516) 887-4848 /
Link, Inc., 21 Langdon
Place, Lynbrook, New York
11563
famous Pearsall family. Lou
still lives in Ocean Side (as
he spells it) and once owned
a fisherman's shack on one
of the hummocks (mud flats
to landlubbers) in Hewlett
Bay. In the Fashion Corner
on the lower floor, fashion-,
able men appear in tuxedos
cutaways from time to
time. These articles were
given by Charles Hoffman
of Oceanside; Bert How-land;
a top hat from
Edmond Smith, formerly of
Alexine Avenue, and Rev.
George Hardy, former pas^
tor of Bethany Church. The
striped pants and cutaway
belonged to Rev. Hardy's
grandfather. Also down-stairs,
seated in a barber
chair donated by George
Perry, recently nominated
for Village trustee, is a hand-some
manikin wearing a
Spanish American War uni-form
once owned by Cap-tain
Rose. More next week
about Rose and other uni-forms
donated to the
Museum.
T e m p l e E m a n u - EI
Temple Emanu-El of
Lynbrook invites you to join
us for Shabbat services on
Friday evening, February
22nd at 8:30PM. This will be
a special Men's Club Sab-bath
honoring the Chautau-qua
Society, and will be
conducted by members of
the Men's Club. Services
will continue on Saturday
morning at 11:00.
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA BREAK-FAST.
Lynbrook Good Government Party candidates Leo
'Bud* Lanning (Trustee) second left, John R. O'Connor
(Justice), third left, and Stephen T. Grogan, (Trustee)
second right, are joined by Mayor William P. Geier, fourth
left, and some of the many folks in attendance at the
Catholic Daughters of America Annual Cocktail Party and
Fundraiser, held on February 10th. The Catholic Daugh-ters,
Court St. Raymond, is a service organization that
meets monthly at the Lynbrook K of C on Hempstead
Avenue.
JUNIOR FIREMEN ON T.V. As members of the Lyn-brook
Junior Fire Department look on, Junior Eddie Ryan
is shown here being assisted by Lynbrook firefighter Kevin
Bien is doning a scott-pak, the tank worn by fireflghters that
allows them to breathe clean air while fighting a fire. The
normally clear face piece was deliberately covered over to
stimulate the darkness experienced in a smoke filled envir-onment.
Each junior then made his way through a maze like
obstacle course. This training session which included class-room
instructions as well as the obstacle course can be seen
on Adams-Russell Cable TV, Channel 12 A on February 13,
15,20,22, 27, March 1,6,8, at 6:15 PM. The program is 45
minutes. Youngsters between the ages of 13 to 18 interested
in learning firematics should call Advisor Stephen T. Gro-gan
at 599-3328.