Observer_1989-09-27; East Rockaway/Lynbrook Observer

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VOL 36 NO. 36 Wednesday, September 27,1989 35c PER COPY
SECOND ANNUAL LEAGUE FOR ANIMAL PRO-TECTION
YARD SALE. (I to r) Barry Birkenholz owner
of Chiefs Pet Food Dist Inc. of 567 Atlantic Ave, East
Rockaway, Donna Pagliaro and Bobbi Cook Co-Chairmen,
along with some members of the yard sale committee (center)
John Cook, Alex Corpuz, Chippy Corpuz, Daniel
DeMatteo, Amy Corpuz and Co-owner Steve DeClemente.
The Yard Sale Committee is presenting Chiefs with a League
Collection Can and poster to kick off the yard sale as the
first East Rockaway merchant to join them with their fund
raiser. Barry and Steve work closely with the League in
placing kittens and adult cats for adoption. They are fostered
at Chiefs, and if anyone is interested they can be seen there.
The Store Hours are Monday - Thursday 9-« and Friday
and Saturday 9-6 PM There are many loveable animals
who need homes. Many thanks to Barry and Steve for there
dedicated work in placing many animals to good homes.
The Yard Sale will be October 7, 1989 Raindate Oct. 14,
at 121 Rhame Ave and 84 Dart Street East Rockaway,
from 9AM-6PM. There will be a special guest appearance
by Batman to greet everyone at 1PM.
Merit Semifinalists
Meyer Quirk
Lynbrook High School
siudents Christopher Meyer
and James Quirk have been
selected as National Merit
semifinalists. The seniors
rank in the top one-hall ol"
one percent of the students
across the country who took
the PSAT National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying l est.
Chris Meyer, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. William
Meyer of 58 Faft Avenue,
l.yribrook, is a member of
LHS' award winning
National Honor Society. He
spent the summer of '88 in
the Soviet Union, chosen to
go while he was involved
with Adelphi University's
High School Political
Science Honors program.
As a junior, young Meyer
Lynbrook Village Report
Annette Ling
The Board of Trustees
Meeting of the Incorporated
Village of Lynbrook held on
Monday, September II,
1989 in Village Hall at 8 p.m.
was highlighted by the pres-entation
of a Proclamation
to Marguerite Kandibo
retiring after 25 years of
dedicated service as a school
crossing guard in the village.
Mayor Bill Geier praised her
outstanding dedication to
the people of Lynbrook.
The Board accepted the
donation of a pool table
from the Nathan Hale
Senior Citizens which will be
used at the Recreation
Building in Greis Park. Our
Lady of Peace was given
permission to erect a sign
regarding the school at the
corner of Merrick Road and
Neiman Ave. The Ladies
Auxiliary of the Lynbrook
Fire Deparment was granted
fjermission to hold a Garage
and Bake sale, a (Multi-
Family one) on Charles
Street on Saturday, Sep-tember
23, 1989. The hours
were from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Lynbrook 4-H Club was
represented Lynbrook's
Forensics team, making it all
the way to the national
competition held in
Philadelphia.
James Quirk is editor of
the literary maga/ine Drift-stone,
and a member of the
Hori/on. He is treasurer of
the National Honor Society
and is active in the band,
orchestra, and pit band. As
a Junior, the semifinalist won
the Rensselaer Science
Award and this past
summer, he attended Boston
University's High School
Science and Engineering
Honors program. The son of
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Quirk
of 98 Olive Drive, Lyn-brook,
James plans to
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given permission to fly the 4-
H flag on a Village pole
during 4-H Week beginning
October I, 1989.
Next on the agenda was
a Code Amendment with
Mayor Geier explaining that
it was just a technical cor-rection
of an oversight in
relation to the Code with
regard to fencing around
swimming pools. The
change will read that no
fence around a pool should
be less than 4 feet high.
The date of Oct. 16, 1989
was set for a Special Hearing
request for the owners of 67
Evergreen Avenue to con-vert
a one-family home into
a two-family home.
The Public Hearing
request for a Special Excep-tion
for 140 Broadway was
continued to October 2, 1989
with Trustee Mary Colway
noting that the Board was
wailing far' additional infor-mation
from the applicant.
September 28, 1989 at 10
a.m. was set for the date to
receive bids on the renova-tion
of the lighted baseball
field at Greis Field.
In a Certiorari Tax Set-tlement.
the Village
approved a refund of
$160,000 to be paid to
Fowler/Daley Associates
also known as Lynbrook
Gardens covering the years
1875 through 1989.
The Board gave permis-sion
for the employees and
officers of the Village to join
the Town of Hempstead
Employee Federal Credit
Union by payroll
deductions.
The bid for Phase IC of
the Village Road Recon-struction
Project was
awarded to Newborn, Inc. as
the lowest bidder. The 5%
Bid bond instead of a 10%
bid bond will be investigated
by Village Attorney Jack
Libert and corrected.
The date of October 16,
1989 was set to receive bids
on a D.P.W. Street Sweeper,
Bids for police uniforms will
also be received at that date
as well.
No bids were received for
a 1964 Mack Truck, and
Village Clerk Shirley Mos-kowitz
was directed to look
into advertising it in a fire
department trade journal.
Mayor Geier announced
that the Town of Hempstead
will be holding a STOP day
on Saturday, Sept. 23, 1989
at Hempstead Town Hall
and receiving homeowners'
"hazardous waste" for dis-posal
such as motor oil,
pesticides, kerosene and
non-latex paints and drain
cleaners etc.
Mayor Geier addressed
the residents of Yorkshire
who have received questio-naires
sent out to that area
regarding parking sugges-tions.
He stated that the
Board was reviewing the
suggestions and it would be
taken up at the October
Board Meeting. The Board
approved parking restric-tions
for the parking lot next
to theTalley-Ho Fire House.
Parking in that lot will be
permitted to employees
working in the village from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays
to Fridays, excluding Satur-days,
Sundays and Holi-days.
Overnight parking will
be permitted with the pur-chase
of a parking permit
with the exception of one
night for cleaning.
Lent to Head King's Campaign
Nassau County Comp-troller
Peter T. King has
announced that Congress-man
Norman F. Lent will
serve as Chairman of his re-election
campaign.
The close political alliance
between Congressman Lent
and Comptroller King goes
back seventeen years to 1972
when King successfully
managed the Congressman's
first re-election effort. Con-gressman
Lent later returned
the favor, managing Kings
successful campaign for
County Comptroller in 1981
and 1985. Congressman
Lent and Comptroller King
Presently serve together as
members of County Execu-tive
Gulotta's Tax Relief
Commission.
"Norm IxMit is an out-standing
Congressman, a
loyal ally and true friend,"
said King. "1 am greatly
honored that he has agreed
to serve as my campaign
chairman once agin."
"I'm proud to be Pete
King's Campagn Manager,"
said Congressman Lent.
"Pete has been an outstand-ing
Comptroller who has
attained national accclaim
for his achievements. He has
forced slate agencies to
repay millions of dolalrs to
Nassau County taxpayers;
he led the fight to defeat
Mayor Koch's commuter
tax increase; and he has
received the Certificate of
Excellence for Financial
Reporting for four consec-utive
years." Congressman
Lent noted that this is the
highest fiscal honor which a
municiapl official can
receive and that King is the
only Nassau County official
ever to receive it.
":Pete King is a dedicated
and hard-working elected
official," said Lent, "and I
will do all that I can to urge
my constituents and all the
voters of Nassau County to
re-elect Pete King by an
overwhelming margin."
King is the candidate of
the Republican and Conser-vative
parties.
Kiwanis Honors the Community
The East Rockaway
Kiwanis Club will honor the
recipient of the Citi/en of the
year Mrs. Phyllis l.a Selva
and the Man of the year Mr.
Frank Honerkanip at a
dinner to be held on Nov.
4, 1989 at the Cojonial
Room of the Anierican
Legion on Main St. East
Rockaway. Dinner will com-mence
at 8 PM, followed by
the award presentation and
dancing till midnight with a
live band.
rhe honorees were
selected from recommend;'.-
lions by residents of the
community. The final selec-tions
were made by the
awards committee of East
Rockaway Kiwanis Club,
So come support your
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CHAIRMAN PAST PRESIDENT George Perry, Secre-tary
Kurt Straus, President AI Smith and Co-Chairman
Past President Dan Ganley, Seated are man of the year
Frank Honerkamp, and Phyllis LaSelva Citizen of the Year.