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VOL. 19 NO. 10 Week of June 7-13,1984
3rd Annual Bethpage Tune-A-Thon
20 cents per copy
By Mike Polansky
Kevin O'Connor of Broad
•\^ Channel led a top field of
283 runners to the finish of
the 3rd annual Bethpage
"Tune-A-Thon" 5-Mile Run
last Sunday morning, June
Tune-A-Thon Winner
Kevin O'Connor heads for
the finish line.
3, as the weatherman coop­erated
to help make the
Bethpage event one of the*
best on this year's road rac­ing
calendar. O'Connor
crossed the finish line at the
Bethpage High School track
in 26 minutes, 10 seconds,
only nine seconds of the
coiirse record of 26:01 set by
John McCorry last year.
Ed Gonsalves of Bethpage
was second in 26:27, and
Long Island Masters' cham­pion
Herb Kahl of Bohemia
was third in 26:45. The
second Bethpage resident to
finish was Jack Rodenofthe
PLlainview-Old Bethpage
Road Runners Club, who
linished 6th overall in 27:18.
• Jean Marie Davis of Dix
Hills was the first woman
fmisher for the second year
in a row, finishing in 29:25,
while Nancy Grever of
POBRRC's Fast Feet
Womens' Racing Team was
second in 33:26. 55-year-old
Bethpage resident Jeanne
Oienloch of POBRRC/Fast
' Feet continued to dominate
the womens' masters cate­gory
with an impressive
35:38, good for 5th place
overall and an easy 1st place
win in the womens' 50 to 59
age group.
Continuous music pro­vided
by strategically placed
Bethpage school bands prot
vided inspiration for the
runners as they sped
through the streets of Beth­page
on a beautiful sunny
morning. Race Directors Ed
and Sunny Fishkind, Steve
Shushanand Maureen Buck
did a fine job of coordinat­ing
the race once again this
year, with technical assist­ance
from David Katz and
his crew from Finish Line
Promotions.
Special thanks to go
Campagne Trucking, with­out
whose most generous
support the Tune-A-Thon
would not be possible. Other
race, sponsors included
Woodbury Super Star
Sneakers and Sports, ABC
Sports, and C&C Cola. Pro­ceeds
of the race went to
Moms and Dads for Music
in support of the Bethpage
High School District Music
Programs.
Plans are already under­way
for an even bigger and
better 4th annual Bethpage
Tuna-A-Thon in June of
1985!
At the starting line on Cherry Avenue, seconds before the starting gun.
Soviets Won't Play
With opening ceremonies
only 10 days away, the
Soviet Union has withdrawn
from the 1984 International
Garhes for the Disabled,
scheduled to be held this
month in Nassau County.
Games Director Michael
Mushett received a Mail-gram
from Moscow yeter-day
saying that the "USSR
blind athletes will not partic­ipate
in the 1984 Games for
the disabled on Long Island.
Please refund entry fee.^'
No reason was given for
the pjullout, which follows
the Soviet Union's decision
not to participate in the 1984
Summer Olympics in Los
Angeles.
At the time the Soviets
announced their boycott of
the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles, they said
they still intended to partici­pate
in the disabled games,
to be held in Mitchel Field
and the Nassau Coliseum
"beginning on June 16.
The turnaround came after
top Soviet officials became
aware that a team was being
sent to the Games.
The Soviets had planned to
send a team of 18 blind ath­letes
and 10 staff members.
The athletes were expected
to participate in track and
field and swimming.
"They are a fine team of
blind athletes and they must
be tremendously disap­pointed",
said Mushett.
1,800 athletes from 55 coun­tries,
including four Warsaw
Pact nations—Hungary,
Yugoslavia, Poland and
East Germany—still were
expected to participate in
the Games.
It will mark the first time
that the Games have been
held on American soil and
the third time they have been
Staged.
Nassau County Executive
Francis Purcell said: "I
regret the Soviet official"
will not give these people an
opportunity to experience
international competition
but insist on putting politics
before the needs of the
disabled."
Father Gene
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Stage Call
The Grumman Theater Guild has just begun work
on their fall production of the musical 'Gypsy.' They
are actively seeking a musical director and musicians
who will be available in late summer or early fall. They
will also be looking for actors (including children),
technical help, artists and a small well-behaved dog.
If you would like more information about the
Grumman Theater Guild (which is not limited to
Grumman employees) or about our next production,
please call 931-7750.
Bdhpage residents who won tune-A-Thon trophies
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Oa Sunday, June 3rd, the Parishioners of St.
Martin of Tours Church learned that Father
Eugene McManus is being transferred to St.
Joseph's Church in Hewlett, effective June 13,
1984.
Father Gene has served St. Martin's and Beth­page
for 13 years and in that time has touched
many people. This town has become accustomed
not only to his face, but to his goodness, his
kindness, his holiness. He will be sorely missed by
the whole community.
There will be a reception for Father Gene on
Sunday, June 10, 1984 from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00
P.M. in St..Martin's School Cafeteria, when all
parishioners and friends can wish him God Bless
and Godspeed.
St. Joseph's gain is truly our loss.