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VOL. 35 NO. 1 Wednesday, January 13,1988 30i PER COPY
Turning Back The Clock
1688-198
by Mildred Roemer
I haven't a calendar tor
1688 so can't checlc the
actual date, but it was in
1688 that one Joseph Havi-land
received a grant from
"ye Town of Hempstead" to
build a mill on the swamps
and streams of Rockaway.
Of course the power to give
the grant came from our
then King in far away
England.
It was more than two
years ago that grandiose
plans were being formed for
the BIG birthday celebra-tion
of our Grist Mill Muse-um...
it seemed so far away,
but here it is and some of
those plans have been com-pleted
and are already being
carried out. Luckily we
ordered our anniversary
plates, designed by High
School art teacher John
Bishop, to be manufactured
at that time as prices kept
going up. One hundred of
the limited edition have
already been sold, with a
hundred more to go. At
present they are available in
the Village Hall. When the
Museum opens they will be
sold there also.
Plans for a three-day
celebration along with the
Huckleberry Frolic were
discussed and former Mayor
Ted Reinhard will master-mind
it. Not an easy task,
but now he'll do it with
volunteer HELP! A photo
book telling of how and
when the mill was moved,
restored, and became a trea-sure
trove for East Rocka-way
history is well under-way.
Research from writings
by the late W. Wesley Hill
and former history teacher
Douglas Sackman will bear
for its authenticity. Putting
it together are the Arthur K.
Roemers, John Bishop,
Thomas Carty, Raymond
(Continued on page 4)
The Board of Directors of
the East Rockaway Action
Party met on Wednesday
Evening, January 6th to
Guiding Light/Oiympia Lodge
Installation In the time honored
Masonic Pomp and Cir-cumstance
Ritual, the W.
Steven B. Goldstein, was
installed as Master of Guid-ing
Light-Olympia Lodge
#808, F&AM's on Wednes-day
evening, January 6,
1988 at the Masonic Tem-ple,
Rockville Center. He
succeeds the W. Howard
Kass.
Other officers installed
for 1988 are: W. Linton
Smith, Senior Warden; W.
Michael L. DiNapoli, Jun-ior
Warden; W. Martin R.
Friedman, Secretary; W.
Howard S. Kass, Chaplain;
R. W. Herman C. Stern,
Chaplain; W. Leonard
Perlmutter, Senior Deacon;
Bro. Jerry Smith, Junior
Deacon; Bro. Hank Bialick,
Senior Master of Ceremony;
Bro. Morty Lacks, Junior
Master of Ceremony; Bro.
Jeffrey Cohen, Marshall;
Bro. Joe Saletsky, Steward;
Bro. Dan Butler, Steward;
Bro. Hank Bialick, Histo-rian;
R. W. George Horwitz,
Hospitaler; Bro. Sidney
Brummer, Tiler.
Trustees: Bro. Daniel
Butler, W. Jeffrey Hal-b
r e i c h , Bro. J o s e ph
Saletsky, W. Joseph E.
Prondak, W. Leonard
P e r l m u t t e r , W. Victor
Davidson.
Gulotta Sworn In
Nassau County Executive
Thomas S. Gulotta, (second
from left,) took the oath of
office from his father,
former judge Frank A.
Gulotta, Sr., (first from left),
at the official induction
ceremonies which were held
on Monday, January 4,1988
at the State Supreme Court
in Mineola.
Gulotta, 43, was elected to
fill the remaining two year
term in a landslide victory in
November.
In his address following
the formal induction,
Gulotta pledged to build on
the governmental frame he
has established during his
first year in office.
"Ironically, many of the
major issues we face here in
Nassau emanate from our
successes and not our fail-ures,"
Gulotta said in his
III Party
R.W. Stanley Rand as
installing officer and W,
Stan Silver as the Marshall
did a great job as always. A
noteworthy mention is that
th is was the 32nd installa-tion
for the R.W. Herman
C, Stern as chaplain. The
installing chaplain for the
evening were the R.W.
Herman C. Stern and W.
Howard Kass.
The Lodge was honored
by the attendance of the
R.W. Edward Callaghan,
D i s t r i c t Deputy, First
.Masonic District, represent-ing
the M.W. Robert F. Sin-ger,
Grand Master, State of
New York, F. & A.M.'s,
R.W. Mort Reitman, Past
District Deputy, Bert Gil-berg,
Past District Deputy,
Bud Prout, Senior Deacon,
Grand Lodge, State of New
York, R.W. George Hor-witz,
Grand Sword Bearer,
State of New York, and
delegations of Brothers
from neighboring lodges. A
collation followed for the
members, and guests who
attended the open installa-tion
which followed the rit-ual
installation for members
only.
W. Steven B. Goldstein is
a master that promises a
great year lor Guiding
LIght-Olympta Lodge #808
in 1988. Photos on Page 8
make final preparations for
the Annual Cocktail Party
which will be held on Sun-day,
January 17th at the
Grant Avenue Fire House
between the hours of 4 P.M.
and 7 P.M. The official
swearing-in ceremonies of
the Slate of Officers will be
followed by a eolation. A
c o r d i a l i n v i t a t i o n is
extended to all. BRING
YOUR FRIENDS!!!
Plans for the Annual
Dance have been formal-ized.
The dinner this year
will be in honor of Mel
Weitz of Foodtown and will
be held on Saturday, Febru-ary
27th at the Main Street
Fire House. Those wishing
to attend can arrange for
tickets at the Cocktail Party.
The Dinner Dance is always
a pleasant evening with
food, entertainment and
friends.
Ads and boosters for the
Journal in honor of Mel
Weitz will be accepted at the
Cocktail Party.
Membership dues are
now being accepted for 1988
at all meetings and through
the mail.
The Board of Trustees of
the East Rockaway Action
Party wishes all a happy and
h e a l t h y New Year.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Sunday, January 17,1988
- Annual Cocktail Party - 4-
7 P.M.
Saturday, February 27,
1988 • Annual Dinner
Dance.
remarks to the 800 plus who
gathered for the induction.
"The Challenge for the bal-ance
of this decade, there-fore,
will be the preservation
of that opportunity and
promise which this County
offers through controlled
growth and protection of
our natural resources and
suburban values. We must
address our weaknesses and
build upon our strengths.
We have reached the time
for decision. The future of
our County and the Island is
in our hands....we cannot
afford to let that future slip
away through inaction and
complacency."
Joining Gulotta for the
formal ceremonies were
(from left to right), his wife
Betsy and their three child-ren
Thomas, Christopher
and Elizabeth.
Remaiks of County Executive
Thomas S. Gulotta
Reverend Cfergy, my col-leagues
in government,
friends, honored guests, all.
Thank you for the honor,
th privilege, and the oppor-tunity
to serve the residents
of this great county. By a
record breaking plurality,
the residents of Nassau
County have expressed their
support for the policies of
this administration. 1 shall
do all within my power to
justify that confidence.
No individual is an island
unto themselves. We are all
the products of the efforts of
many people....just as each
of you have enriched my life
and have played a part in
making today possible. I
thank you for your support,
but more importantly, 1
t h a n k you for your
friendship.
A special thank you to our
county chairman, Joe Mon-dello,
who, despite his many
responsibilities through his
dynamic leadership, coordi-nated
the campaigns of all
the candidates. 1 thank, as
well, members of the execu-tive
committee, the commit-teemen
and the rxiany volun-ters
for their guidance, their.
^ l e a d e r s h i p and their
support.
1 would be remiss if I did
(Continued on Page 11)
J j e u i f f ^ 'TftUJUA^
Carol »nd Carl Isaacson
are pleased to announce the
arrival of their daughter
LAUREN MELLISSA
who arrived January 10,1988
at North Shore Hospital
Weighing In At 6 lbs. 4 ounces
Lauren's big brother Jason and big
sister Michelle welcomed Lauren to the
ISAACSON FAMILY
Aunt Phylis and Uncle Marty, Cou-sin
Gary, the Isaacson and Broder
families join in the Celebration.