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VOL. 34 NO. 49 »December 16,1987 30i PER COPY
SKELOS GETS GRANT FOR EAST ROCKAWAY
PUBLIC LIBRARY. Senator Dean Skelos (second from
left) presents a facsmile check representing $15,000 in New
York State grant money to east Rockaway Mayor Irving F.
Shaw, Ellen Rockmutler of the East Rockaway Public
Library and Phyllis Rand, Village Clerk. The grant, which
was secured by Skelos, will go towards needed repairs at the
library.
, Christmas.
In The
Thirties
by Mildred Roemer
"Black Monday," Octo-ber
19th, reminded many (ye
historian included) ol the
BIG crash ol 1929. Not that
this one wasn't bad, but
along with the stock market
crash back then many banks
closed and the "little people"
who had not stashed their
money under a mattress" or
in an old sock in the attic
were laced with a lew
"problems"!
One memorable Christ-mas
eve my two small sons
and I hurried down a busy
Brooklyn street, in search of
a tree at a sidewalk stand.
We knew the vendors
dropped their prices as the
day wore on. On the way we
passed a sweet shop featur-ing
chocolate, vanilla, and
s t r a w b e r r y " C h a r l o t te
Russes", ringed in card-board,
lor ten cents. Across
the street a German brass
band sounded out their
"umpapas" in front of a
saloon where men (Never a
Lady), hurried in for a five-cent
beer and the ever-present
free lunch. Finally
spotting a stand of a few
trees, the boys rushed for-ward
and stood in front of a
tall straggly one. I fingered
the seventy five cents in my
pocket and whispered "too
big" to the boys. The vendor
looked at their wide eyes as
he warmed his hands over a
charcoal burner.
"You kids wanna buy the
Rhame Avenue Construction Begins
I he Hast K o c k a w ay
School District is pleased to
report substiintial progress
on the Rhame Avenue
School Building site.
Construction has been
proceeding smoothl> with
trenching lor lootings com-pleted
and lorming, rebar
steel and concrete pouring
underway.
livery phase oi construc-tion
is eareluily monitored.
Core samplings ol concrete
are tested by an independent
testing agency. All work is
checked by the district and
its architects to assure that
work meets specilications.
As 1988 begins, the slab
loundation will be poured
and structural steel will start
to reach up to lorni the
Ira me ol a new Rhame
Avenue School lor the 21st
centurv.
Christmas at St. James Church
tree?" he asked.
1 he guys nodded.
"You can have it cheap.
1 oo big for most houses,"
He stamped his cold feet
and blew on his hands.
"You kin carry it, kids? I
give it to you cheap-fifty
cents!"
Of Course it could be car-ried,
so we started away.
Then we heard what we
thought was another band;
however, we saw only one
lone figure wearing a World
War 1 uniform. He had a
large bass drum strapped to
his back that he beat with a
drumstick tied to his left leg.
He also had a rack for a
harmonica tied around his
head and a guitar hanging
from his neck. His worn hat
on the ground next to him
contained a few coins. The
music he played was tuneful
and spirited. 1 felt the
remaining quarter in my
pocket, hesitated, then
tossed the coin into his hat.
He let the harmonica drop
to his chin and gave a big
smile as he glanced up with
bright blue eyes.
"God bless you and Merry
Christmas!" he called.
Many Christmases have
past since that evening. Yet
each year I think back and
remember the solitary war
veteran's face. The cold
wind had been blowing
down that Brooklyn Street.
It made my eyes water.
I he circle ol light on the
Advent Wreath will be com-plete
w hen the fourth candle
'is lighted at the 10 a.m. wor-s
h i p service, S u n d a y,
December 20th. Pastor
Robert F.. Richmond will
speak on " The Promise of
Christmas." and the Chan-cel
Choir will present special
music of the season. At 3
p,m.. the Youth Fellowship
will host Christmas Dinner
for the Church Family in
Wesley Hall. On Saturday
evening, the Youth Fellow-ship
will sing carols at the
homes of shut-in members
of the church, after which
they will gather at the par-sonage
for refreshments.
I he Church School Christ-mas
Pageant will be pres-ented
at 7 p.m.. Christmas
Eve, Ai 10:40 p.m., Christ-mas
Eve, George Schoen-bcrg
will begin the prelude
to the. 11 p.m. Candlelight
Service ol Lessons and Car-ols.
On Christmas Day.
Holy Communion will be
administered at 10 a.m.
The Ihrilt Shop will be
open lor the last time in 1987
on Saturday, December 19,
lOa.m. -2:.V) p.m.
St. James United Metho-dist
Church is on Forest
Avenue and St. James
Place, in Lynbrook, facing
the National Westminster
Bank building. All are truly
welcome.
1 he youth of St, James,
directed by John Farrelland
Tracy Keanna, with the
assistance of Eleanor and
Richard Boyko, will lead the
congregation in a special
service about the meaning of
Christmas, entitled, "No
Strings Attached, at IOa,m,,
Sunday, December 13th.
The monthly food offering
for the Far Rockaway Uni;
ted Methodist Center will
also be received at that tirhe.
At 3 p,m„ Emily Van Dusen
and the St, James Players
will present an original
Christmas play by Mrs. Van
D u s e n , "The Holiday
Cruise," followed by a holi-day
sing-along and a colla-tion,
Proceeds ($5 adults;
2.50 children) will be used to
refurbish the Choir Room,
A second performance of
the play will be presented,
gratis, for the Leisure
Timers, Monday, December
14th at Noon,
The Thrift Shop, offering
remarkable bargains in
clothes and housewares, is
open Saturdays, 10 a.m, to
2:30 p,m. We appreciate
your support and send
warmest greetings of the
season to you,
St. James United Metho-dist
Church is at Forest
Avenue and St. James
Place, Lynbrook, facing the
Atlantic Avenue parking
lot. All are truly welcome!
St John's Church
One and all are most cor-dially
invited to join with
members of St, John's Luth-eran
Church, Lynbrook as
they prepare to mark the
birth of the Christ Child.
On December 20th the
fourth and final candle on
the Advent Wreath will be lit
at both the 8:30 and lOAM
services. This will also be the
last day of Sunday School
prior to the Christmas holi-day
and the youth will be
celebrating "White Christ-mas"
where new baby items
such as receiving blankets,
cloth diapers, T-shirts, etc,
are donated, placed beneath
the Christmas tree and ulti-mately
distributd where
there is a need. In the even-ing,
some 50 youth and
adults will be leaving the
church at 7PM to carol sick
and shutin members and
friends, nursing home resi-dents,
etc, returning to the
church later for refreshments.
Christ Church
On Sunday afternoon,
December 20, 1987 at 4:00
p,m„ the Lynbrook Singers
under the direction of
George W. Breakwell will
present a "Festival of Les-sons
and Carols" at Christ
Episcopal Church, Penin-sula
Blvd. at Hempstead
Avenue, Lynbrook, Mr,
George Schoenberg will be
the organist.
The Lynbrook Singers -
formerly the Lynbrook
Chorale - will present this
program as a gift to the peo-ple
of Lynbrook for this
beautiful holiday season.
"Lessons and Carols," has
always been a tradition in
England and has gained
popularity in the United
States over the past few
years. The music and the
Christmas Story is a joyous
way to usher in these festive
holiday weeks.
There is no charge for this
event, but a free-will offer-ing
will be taken.
On Thursday, December
24th all are also invited to a
most beautiful Christmas
Eve service at 8PM as well as
a Christmas Day service
Friday at lOAM. There will
be soloists, the joyful
Christmas message, lovely
hymns and music, etc. Come
early to get a seat!! The one
s e r v i c e on S u n d a y,
December 27th at lOAM
will feature another popular
"Hymn Sing" when the con-gregation
arrives early and
prior to the start of the ser-vice,
the organist leads the
group in the singing of their
favorite requests.
Holy Communion will be
offered at the one service at
lOAM on January 3rd when
the Sunday School youth
will present the Christmas
Pageant they have been hard
at work on. The church is
usually jammed for this
event so - again - come a bit
early! St, John's will be
resuming two services of
worship at 8:30 and 10AM
on Sunday, January lOth.
St. John's is located at the
triangle on Peninsula Blvd.
and Merrick Road.