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VOL. 11 NO. 1 Thursday, November 25, 1976 10 cents per copy
Three Successful Years GOP's Back Colby
For Consultation Center For Town Supervisor
By Nancy Grant
The Ecumenical Consultation
Center/ 30 Grand" Avenue,
Hicksville has observed
November as the third an­niversary
of incorporation as a
non-profit agency chartered
under the State of New York.
Founded in 1973 under the
sponsorship of the Ecumenical
Council, a group composed of
churches in the Hicksville,
Plainview and Bethpage areas,
the center was created to fill an
existing need in the community.
As a result of a survey made
several years ago, states Rev.
Theodore S. Grant, Executive
Director, it was discovered that a
gap existed in mental health
services in the area. Local clinics
were available to serve those
families whose income met
particular guidelines and private
therapists were present to help
those able to afford higher fees.
However, many families in the
middle income range faced a
dearth of services. The
Ecumenical Consultation Center
was formed to provide high
quality comprehensive
professional care at a moderate
fee to meet the needs of those
individuals.
Once the need for such a
facility was established in 1972, a
search was instituted to find
appropriate headquarters for the
center. This task proved difficult
because of the high rentals
required for offices in most
existing buildings. However, at
that time St. Stephens Lutheran
Church owned a vacant house on
Grand Avenue which had
previously served as church
offices. The congregation offered
this house to the Ecumenical
Consultation Center rent free and
it has served as its location ever,
since.
Once a building was found,
furnishings were needed. An
appeal was made to the local
churches. Volunteers from the
congregations immediately of­fered
to paint and help furnish the
center. Rugs, chairs, desks and
other items were donated by local
citizens. Certainly it was "only
through the initial support and
enthusiasm of the people of the
area that the concept of the
Ecumenical Consultation was
brought to reality.Today the
center offers a wide range of
services: individual and family
counseling, parent-child
problems, school difficulties,
premarital and marital therapy,
vocational and career guidance.
These professional services are
available by licensed or certified
psychiatrists, psychologists and
social workers. They are
designed to assist those families
and individuals who need im­mediate
service. There is no
waiting list.
In addition, the staff of the
Ecumenical Consultation Center
has been active in other areas.
Under the sponsorship of the
agency, groups for parents of
leukemia victims have been
helped, as well as drug in­formation
programs, adolescent
groups and parent training
sessions. A speakers bureau
staffed by agency personnel has
met with religious and
educational groups to provide
programs designed to meet their
interests and needs.
Any family, individual or
agency desiring further in­formation
is encouraged to
contact the center at 935-4437.
Robbery seems to be the
motive for the fatal shooting of
Mrs. Margaret Zorn, 66, of Islip,
found dead Monday afternoon.
According to Nassau Police,
Mrs. Zorn left her husband's
business, Zorn's Poultry Farm,
located on Hempstead Tpke,
Bethpage. At approximately 1:30
p.m. she drove her 1972 grey
Cadillac toward Bankers Trust
on Conklin St., Farmingdale,
where police believe she was
going to make the firm's daily
bank deposit.
At 3:40 p.m., Mrs. Zorn was
Sen. Ralph J. Marino, chair­man
of the Oyster Bay Town
Republican Committee, an­nounced
on Monday, November
22, the executive committee's
unanimous recommendation for
the appointment of Joseph Colby
to fill the unexpired term of Town
Supervisor John W. Burke.
"Names of many prominent
community leaders were placed
before this executive committee
for consideration," Marino said.
"Each was carefully examined.
And, with full agreement, it was
felt that Joe Colby is clearly the
best person to recommend to the
Town Board for this important
position. He not only has a
background of community
concern, involvement and
leadership but the responsible
aggressiveness he has demon­strated
during his two years as
Town Attorney clearly shows his
capabilities in making town
government work for the people
of Oyster Bay." As an example,
Marino cited Colby's success in
preventing the state from at­tempting
to unjustly double the
toll for town residents using
Jones Beach bridges to reach
their town beaches.
In addition to serving.as Town
Attorney and successfully run­ning
for 11th District County
Legislator, Marino noted that
Colby's past years of experience
in State, County and local
Joseph Colby
governments also made him a
strong candidate for the party's
recommendation. "Before taking
charge of the Town Attorney's
Office, Joe served as Oyster
Bay's representative on the
Nassau County Board of
Assessors.
Colby, 50, served as counsel to
Assemblyman Philip B. Healey
of Massapequa and to the State
Assembly Health Committee. He
also served as a temporary
Associate Village Judge for
Massapequa Park and was
counsel to that Village's Zoning
Board of Appeals and Planning
Commission. For two years he
also served as legal counsel to the
Oyster Bay Town Public Em­ployment
Relations Board.
Cookbook And Cake Sale
To Benefit Englesher Fund
Rev. Theodore S. Grant, Executive Director of the Ecumenical
Consultation Center (left) and Rev. Roland J. Perez, Director of
Pastoral Services, admire the new sign donated to the center for its
third anniversary.
Woman Fatally Shot
In Apparent Robbery
found slumped over the wheel of
her car by a 17 year old Far­mingdale
youth. According to the
police, she had been shot in the
chest. Missing from the scene
was her bag and $16,000 - $10,000
in checks and $6,000 in currency.
When police arrived at the
scene, Mrs. Zorn was pronounced
dead and was taken to the Nassau
County Medical Center's morgue.
The incident is still under in­vestigation,
and any persons with
information pertaining to this
should call 746-1111. All in­formation
will be kept con­fidential.
Young Jody Englesher, a
student from Bethpage High
School, still lies in a coma at
Nassau Medical Center in East
Meadow. A few weeks ago we
reported on Jody's condition and
the efforts of many Bethpage
students and residents to raise
funds to aid the Engleshers in
their time of crisis. Through the
coming holiday season, The Jody
Englesher Fund plans to sponsor
two major events: a community
cookbook and a cake sale to be
held at the Village Shopping
Center on Stewart Avenue.
The community cookbook will
be a joint effort of the Englesher
Fund and the Bethpage High
School Twirlers and their advisor
Ms. Sandralee Postal. Recipe
forms and order forms for the
book (which will coft $2.50 each)
are being sent out into the
community through the students
of Bethpage High School.
Residents who wish to participate
in this community project are
being asked to submit favorite or
unique recipes and ' or order a
copy of the cookbook. The books
should be ready for distribution
sometime in January or early
February.
If you are interested in this
project but do not have a child
attending Bethpage High School,
you may obtain the necessary
forms by calling the High School
at WE 1-2900 Ext. 230 or writing to
Ms. Sandralee Postal, c / o Beth­page
High School, Cherry
Avenue, Bethpage, New York,
11714. Forms will be mailed or
hand-delivered to your home.
The proceeds from the sales of
these cookbooks will be evenly
divided between the Jody
Englesher Fund and the Twirlers
of Bethpage High School.
* Cake Sale
The Jody Englesher Fund will
also sponsor a cake sale on
Saturday, December 18, in front
of the Village Supermarket on
Stewart Avenue in Bethpage.
Again, proceeds from all sales
that day will go directly to
assisting the Englesher Family.
The cake sale is being organized
and overseen by a concerned
Bethpage resident, Ms. Barbara
McGinnis. Ms. McGinnis is in­viting
anyone who wishes to
contribute baked goods for the
sale to contact her at 938-4169.
The sale will include cakes; all
sorts of cookies an,d pastries, and
brownies. If you want to do some
baking to help your neighbors,
the Engleshers, please contact
Ms. McGinnis. And if you don't
bake, stop by the Village on
December 18 and make a pur­chase.
Your help will be very
much appreciated.
Special Thanks
The Jody Englesher Fund
wishes to thank the following
groups and individuals for
contributions and assistance to
the Fund: The Village Super­market,
D. DeCesare, Yusen
Family, A. Asadourian, Michael
Stoller, L. Schottland, The Beth­page
Tribune, Photo-News, The
Farmingdale Observer, Littmore
Publications, Fortunoffs, David
Dorfman, Silver's Trophies,
Sandralee Postal, B.H.S.
Twirlers, Peggy Harned, B.H.S.
Leaders Club, The Schiavetta
Family, and from Newsday, Sal
Palatucci, Eileen Jaffe,
Elizabeth Orfan, Geoffrey
Watson.