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VOL. 34 NO. 23 Wednesday, June 3,1987 30i PER COPY
Congressional Art
Competition
ART COMPETITION. Congressman Norman F. Lent,
second right, thanks Joseph Wetterhahn of East Rockaway
for his participation in the 6th Annual Congressional Arts
Competition. Joseph, a junior at East Rockaway High
School, was one of 54 students from across the Fourth
Congressional District to have his entry displayed in the
East Rockaway Public Library. Joining Congressman Lent
are Joseph's parents, John and Arline Wetterhahn.
WITH THANKS. Congressman Lent presented smaH tok-ens
of his appreciation to Carolyn Ferretti, left, of the East
Rockaway Library for arranging the displays, and Emma
Tolmach, right, of the Cultural Arts Council for assisting in
the coordination of the program. (Photos by Ed Cox)
Posters Up
For the
Frolic
Posters are brightening
up the East Rockaway
landscape as the announce-ment
of the annual Huc-kleberry
Frolic for June
13th is being proclaimed.
At a recent Frolic meeting
in Village Hall, Denis
M o t h e r w a y , C h a i r m a n,
announced a full program
for a day of fun that will
include food, games, a dunk
by Mildred Roemer
tank and bands to delight
all. Flyers have been distrib-uted.
One correction to be
made on them that there will
be no chicken dinner; in its
place later in the program,
the ever popular Mummers
will be displaying chicken,
turkey and other feathers as
they strut.
Reserve the date!
Lynbrook Elks Flag Day Service
Lynbrook Elks Lodge
No. 1515 cordially invites
the public to its annual Flag
Day Service, to be held
Sunday, June 14, at six
o'clock. Thirty-two individ-ual
organizations from the
local communities will par-ticipate
in the ceremony, led
by Exalted Ruler William
McKeon and Chairman
Donald Conway. Marine
Staff Sergeant Sylvia P.
Gethicker will be the guest
speaker, and a collation will
follow the service.
Many decades ago, the
Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks originated
Flag Day, and the historic
service is filled with patriotic
sentiment and national
pride appropriate for the
occasion. Those attending
will certainly come away
with a feeling of pride for
our Nation and all its
accomplishments.
Guest speaker Gethicker
is the first woman to address
Lynbrook Lodge's Flag Day
Service in the lodge's sixty-two
year history. The ser-geant
is a native of Buffalo,
New York. She is one of
only two girls to compete in
Babe Ruth League Baseball.
Upon completion of boot
camp at Parris Island, South
Carolina, she attended the
D e f e n s e I n f o r m a t i on
School in Indianapolis for
photo-journalism. Sergeant
Gethicker was assigned to
President Reagan's second
inauguration as Community
Relations Chief, for which
she was awarded a Joint
Services Commendation
Med«i
Exalted Ruler William McKeon, Staff Sergeant Sylvia
Gethicker, Staff Sergeant Timothy Moore of the Long
Island Marine Recruiting Station in Freeport, and Past
Exalted Ruler Daniel Hueglin.
IMasons Honor Harry Ostrov
On Wednesday evening.
May 20, 1987, at the
Masonic Temple in Rock-ville
Centre, N.Y. approxi-mately
200 Masons paid
tribute to Most Worshipful
Harry Ostrov, past Grand
Master of Masons of the
State of New York as he
celebrated 60 years of meni-bership
in the Masonic Fra-ternity
and 25 years since his
installation as Grand Mas-ter
of Masons of the State of
New York.
The evening began with a
dinner prepared by Dorothy
Snow of the Eastern Star and
served by the Rainbow
Girls.
Mr. Ostrov, an attorney
and resident of Rockville
Centre, has long been active
in community affairs, serv-ing
as member and Trustee
of Central Synagogue in
Rockville Centre as well as
its president from 1951 to
1953. He is now an honorary
trustee of the Temple.
A graduate of the New
York Law School with an
LIE degree he was admitted
to the Bar in 1927 receiving
the New York Law School
Degree of Doctor of Laws
Honors Causa in 1975. Mr.
Ostrov was the Founding
Director of the New York
Law School Alumni Associ-ation
in 1958 serving as its
President from 1964-1969.
On Dean's day in 1975 he
received the distinguished
Alumnus Award. Elected
Trustee in 1976 he is now
Trustee Emeritus.
Invited guests will include
most worshipful Robert C.
Singer, present Grand Mas-ter
of Masons in the State of
New York, Grand Secretary
Most Worshipful Wendell
K. Walker; Grand Treasurer
William Perlman; Past
Most Worshipful Grand
Masters Raymond C. Ellis,
Arthur Markewich, Walter
Dobler; Associate Justice of
the Appelate Division,
Judge James E. Neihoff-
Illustrious 33rd degree
active and past and present
Grand Lodge Officers.
Fraternal Record
New York Chapter of
DeMolay 1922; Received
(Continued on Page 4)
Propane Gas Safety
By Steve Grogan
As the summer approaches,
more and more families will
be cooking out of doors on
their gas grills. These gas
Missing
Girl
Returns
Kim Lazarus of Lyn-brook,
who was reported
missing on March 30,
returned home last week
after phoning her mother
from Texas that she had
"sorted things out."
The object of an intensive
search by area police and
detectives, which included
widespread distribution of
posters and pamphlets, Kim
called her mother, Joan to
say that she was fine and
wanted to come home. Joan
Lazarus and her daughter
Jennifer, flew to Texas and
brought Kim home.
A Korean teenager, Kim
was adopted by the Lazarus
family more than 10 years
ago. She hitchhiked to
Texas, where she was
befriended by a young
woman in Fort Hood.
"We're very lucky to have
her back," stated a relieved
Mrs. La/.arus.
grills, relatively easy and fun
to use, can also be very dan-gerous.
Some important
facts that every gas barbecue
owner should know are:
1. A liquid petroleum gas
(LPG) cylinder has the
explosive force of several
sticks of dynamite.
2. Never transport an
LPG cyclinder in the trunk
of a car. A filled tank should
be in an upright position on
the floor of the vehicle with
the windows open.
3. Check all valve and
hose connections with soapy
water to locate any leaks.
4. Never allow children to
use a gas grille.
5. Nassau County Fire
Prevention Ordinance #344-
1979, Article VI, states that
no containers of LPG are to
be stored in an occupied
building and most impor-tant,
especiaUY_in our area,
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COUNCILMAN CAIRO IS MAYOR'S GUEST. Lyn-brook
Mayor William P. Geier's guest on his Cable TV
Program this month is Hempstead Town Councilman
Joseph G. Cairo, left. **The Mayor's Forum", produced by
Trustee Stephen T. Grogan, center, can beseen on Wednes-day
and Friday evenings at 7:15 PM on Adams-Russell
Cablevision Channel 12A. Mayor Geier and Councilman
Cairo discuss the Town Council, senior citizens, recreation,
solid waste disposal and road improvements, amongst oth-ers.
(Photo by John Cribbin).