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An Official Newspaper far the Village of Farmingdale
VOL. 57 NO. 30 Second Class Postage Paid
in Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735 Thursday, June 10, 1976 Copyright 1976 by
bland— Wide Publications, Inc.
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School Election
Next Wednesday
Voting on the annual budget for
the Farmingdale School District
and the election of three school
board members will be held next
Wednesday, June 16, at the
Weldon E. Howitt Junior High
School.
Also on the ballot are the an­nual
library budget. Youth
Council budget and a proposition
to allow the Board of Education
to sell the Parkway Oaks
Elementary School as surplus
property after June 30,1977 at its
fair market value.
Incumbent board members
Open House Reception
FIRST TICKET for the Cal Band concert on Sunday, July 11, It pur­chased
by Mayor John T. Hallahan from Chairman Steve Camp. The
two hour concert by the University of California's marching band is
being sponsored by the Village of Farmingdale's Bicentennial
Committee. [ Post photo by Bob Starrett]
Cal Band Concert
Spirit Of America
Thomas Paine warned us of the
times that try men's souls. In
confused agreement Professor
Harold Hill proclaimed that
without a boys' band River City
had trouble, with a capital " T".
Thomas Jefferson assured us
that it is the right of the people to
alter or abolish the government
but Bill Haley and the Comets
only wanted to rock around the
clock. John Kennedy asked us
what we could do for our country.
" Gypsy" responded with a few
bumps and grinds and a chorus of
" Let Me Entertain You." Martin
Luther King said that he had a
dream but George M. Cohan
could only understand a Yankee
Doodle tune played by a military
band. Well, all of this is part of
America and though we mortals
have our personal limitations, the
Cal Band can, and will, do it all
Sunday, July 11, in the 1976 tour
show - " SPIRIT OF AMERICA."
Though Cal Band Tour Shows
have been anything but typical or
trite entertainment, the " SPIRIT
OF AMERICA" is even more
unique. Three separate stunt
committees and many past
bandsmen have been planning
and producing this spectacular
since the summer of 1974. The
variety of comedic, symphonic/
patriotic, military, Broadway,
swing, rock, pop, and folk music
that will delight so many will be
the culmination of two years of
continuous stunt planning. No
single Cal Band Stadium, arena,
or stage performance has ever
received so much attention and
time. Through dozens of formal
meetings ( and countless informal
sessions) present and past Cal
Bandsmen have channeled their
creative energies to answer the
musical question:
That question has been an­swered
and re- answered and the
" SPIRIT OF AMERICA" is the
result. The fife and drum of 1776
will be present along with the
Flying Wedge of 1976. Charlie
Chaplin's visit to Coney Island
and a concert in the park in the
early 20th Century is just as
delightful as Spike Jones' visit to
the concert hall in the 1950' s. With
colorful scenery and props the
band can recreate the old West as
well as the gaiety of a Mississippi
riverboat. They can also allow
Elton John and " Fonzie" to
demonstrate the relative merit of
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The evening of Thursday, June
17, has been set aside for a
reception for Superintendent of
Schools William A. Kihzler and
his wife, Connie. The Open House
will be held in the Commons of
Farmingdale Senior High School
from 7: 30- 10 PM to offer their
many friends the opportunity to
extend best wishes in their new
adventure.
The Kinzlers are relocating to
Coronado Beach, California,
after almost thirty years of
residence in Farmingdale. They
have contributed a great deal to
the community in their own quiet
way. Several members of the
community and school staff are
working to provide their friends
and neighbors with the op­portunity
to say goodbye.
The reception will be a simple
affair without the fanfare of
speeches at the request of the
Kinzlers. An opportunity will be
in
provided for a few presentations,
and parties interested in making
such a presentation should
contact John McLennan, prin­cipal
of our High School. Punch
and coffee will be served.
The 1 reception committee is
extending an open invitation to
the many friends, neighbors, and
associates of the Kinzlers. Let­ters
of invitation have been
forwarded to community groups,
present and former staff
members, neighbors, and
friends. Since it is impossible to
contact all of the Kinzler's
associates over the years, the
open invitation has been ex­tended.
Dr. Kinzler is becoming
Superintendent of Schools in
Coronado Beach, a location
- which will bring him closer to his
two sons who have relocated to
ie west coast.
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Farmingdale Hosts
State Music Festival
The Music Department in the
Farmingdale Public Schools is
hosting the annual New York
State School Music Association's
Spring Contest Festival which
will be held in the Woodward
Parkway Elementary School on
June 11 and 12 for schools from
the Eastern part of Nassau
County.
Approximately 1800 students
have been scheduled to perform
as soloists or in ensembles before
State appointed adjudicators,
They will be judged on their
performance which includes
seven categories: Scales, Tone,
Technique, Intonation, Rhythm,
Interpretation and Sight
Reading. A final grade will be
awarded each student par­ticipant,
thus making them
eligible for participation in next
year's County, State and National
Music Festivals and Con­ferences.
Farmingdale's enrollment in
this Festival has again set a new
record with over 400 students,
from 8 schools in the district,
scheduled to perform in bands,
orchestra, small ensembles and
as soloists. Two hundred fifteen
students have registered as
soloists. Seventy- three have also
registered in 23 ensembles. In
addition, five major performing
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Louis J. Avallone and Robert S.
Campbell are seeking reelection
with opposition from Matthew V.
Petrera and Joseph Delligatti,
respectively. With Mrs. Lucille
R. Goulding retiring from the
board, three candidates are
vieing for. the vacant seat Joseph
Papura, Stanley M. Weckstein
and Leonard A. Accardi, in ballot
order.
Nicholas B. Aleshin is the lone
candidate for the library board
For the first time in many
years, the school budget
proposed for voter consideration
will be the exact same figure as
the previous year's budget
figure, $ 28,863,057. The board's
, aim was for a " zero tax in­crease",
however, because of
state changes in the equalization
rates between communities a
fluctuation occurred. Town of
Oyster Bay taxpayers will
receive a reduction in their tax
rate of 3.4 cents per hundred
dollars of valuation, while
Babylon homeowners will
receive an increase of 19.7 cents.
Board members indicated that
they did their best to keep their
" zero increase" pledge to the
voters and taxpayers of the
district and are urging voters to
pass the budget on the first vote
next Wednesday.
Although there has been no
public opposition to the budget as
in previous years, board mem­bers
are afraid of public apathy
keeping the voters away from the
polls.
There are some voters who
vote " no" on everything " no
matter what" a board spokesman
said, and there is some possibility
of budget opposition from those
who want increases to restore the
cuts made by the board.
If the school budget is defeated,
the feeling of the board is keep
the budget as it is or let the
district go on austerity in Sep­tember,
since they will not in­crease
the budget and don't want
to hurt the district by making any
further cuts to programs.
Both the Library budget and
the Youth Council budget carry
the same tax rate as in the past
year, also offering the taxpayer a
" zero" tax rate increase.
The polls will be open at Howitt
Junior High School from 10 a. m.
to 10 p. m.