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VOL. 19 NO. 25 Week of Sept. 20 - Sept. 26,198^ 20 cents per copy
Funds For
Improvements
Rep Norman F. Lent (R-E Rockaway), Senator Alfonse
D'Amato (R-NY) and Congressman Ray McGrath (R-Valley
Stream) announced today that Nassau County has
been awarded a community development block grant in the
amount of$lI.9 million froni the U.S. Departmentof Hous­ing
and Urban Development (HUD). "These funds will be
used for a variety of important projects throughout the.
County which will be of great benefit to Nassau County
residents," said Lent. iiii-
Lent remarked, "This is the 10th year of the Na^^W
County Community Development program which aniiuajly
allocates funding to the towns, villages and local communi­ties
to plan and develop projects to meet the special needs of
each local area. It's an excellent example of how the fedieral
and local governments can work together for the betterment
of our towns and villages.". •••.-: - - 7"^
Some of the rnajoractivities will include: residential reha­bilitation,
senior citizen center expansions, street improve­ments,
home improvements for the handicapped, and devel­opment
of recreational facilities. The funding is for the 1985
fiscal year which began September 10th. .
"I'm very pleased the funding has been made available, it's
been a very successful program,.and 1 am confident the
funds will be put to good use throughout Nassau County,"
Lent said.
Bethpdge
Reunion II
Memories....Memories....Memories! That's
what was in the air last Friday, September 14, at
the Imperial Manor in Bethpage, as friends
gathered for the second Bethpage Old Timers
Reunion. An informal smorgasboard and danc­ing
till 1 a.m. added to the fun.
Over 325 residents and former residents
attended the party, some coming from as far away
as California, Chicago, Maryland and Florida.
They reminisced about Bethpage the way it used
to be...a small, quiet farming community, criss­crossed
with dirt roads and bicycle paths; open
fields down in the *town* area and pine forest up«
where the numbered streets are now.
Shrieks of delight abounded as people met for
the first time in many, many years. Some families
occupied whole tables with their married child­ren,
who are still Bethpage residents. Oft-heard
phrases were: "That's the BABY," "Do you
remember me," and of course, "remember when
we, etc., etc. A bulletin board of classroom pic­tures,
teachers and buildings, including an aerial
map of Bethpage were enjoyed time and time
again all through the evening.
Many months of hard work went into making
this reunion the success it was. The members of
the voluntary committee are Marie (Ratto) Calle-gari,
Florence (Mancuso) Cochran, Tess
(Agiesta) DeLaurentis, Josie (Buzziero) Javureck
Wmnets Apin
The Bethpage High School Volleyball Team
won two consecutive tournaments. Their first was
at Valley Stream South, with a record of five wins
and one loss. They played Valley Stream South in
the finals and beat them 15-9, 7-15, 15-4 to take
1st place. Debbie Dorsch was named Most Valu­able
Player.
Last weekend, the team played in a very com­petitive
ten team tournament. They went unde­feated
(8-0). The first round beating Mineola,
Great Neck North, Massapequa, and West
Hempstead. In the consolation game, they
defeated Uniondale in a two out of three games
match behind the aggressive spiking of Karen
Ripke. The team played Lynbrook in the finals
and won; allowingthem to be the only undefeated
team in the tournament (10-0). Outstanding play­ers
in the finals were Debbie Dorsch and Karen
Ripke who combined, for thirty spiked kills; they
were assisted by Danielle Catapano and Lynne
Rutkowski, Debbie Dorsch, captain, was named
to the all tournament team.
Bottom Row: left to right, Kris Benasutti, Jan Cantwell,
Danielle Catapano, Laura Nolan. Top Row: left to right.
Sue Dugre, Debbie Dorsch, Karen Ripke, Eleanor Brosnan,
Dina Fahr, Lynne Rutkowski.
PEOPLE Sponsors Bike-A-Thon
On Sunday, October 7, 1984, between the hours of 9:00
AM and 5:00 PM, PEOPLE at Bethpage Adolescent Devel­opment
Association, will join other community agencies at.
Eisenhower Park for the first annual Bike-A-Thon to raise
funds to fight drug abuse in Nassau County.
The PEOPLE organization has been providing drug
aibuse treatment and youth and family counseling services to
Bethpage and surrounding communities for over ten years.
and Jo and Frank Mazzara.
Frank and Rose (Mancuso) Grove,^ of the
Imperial Manor gave their special personal atten­tion
to making the evening a success. The tables
were beautifully decorated with floral centerpie­ces
donated by EmiPs Nursery and door prizes,
were contributed by the merchants of Bethpage.
NEXT WEEK....we hope to have a centerfold
of pictures. ^
During this time, the agency has assisted hundreds of ado­lescents
and young adults in overcoming drug dependencies,
emotional problems and delinquent patterns of behavior.
For the past several years, PEOPLE has been faced with
serious financial problems. Government cut-backs and escu-lating
program costs have placed the continued existence of
PEOPLE in severe jeopardy. The Bike-A-Thoii of October
7th is an attempt on the part of PEOPLE and its co-members
of the Joint Coalition of Community Services
A^ndes of hfessau County to provide a means toward raising
the funds needed to continue the important work being done
to fight drug abuse in the community of Bethpage.
In order to accomplish this task, PEOPLE is seeking the
aid of the concerned citizens of Bethpage. Cyclists and spon­sors
are needed to make this event a success. Tee shirts and
valuable prizes will be awarded to those cyclists bringing in
the most amounts of money from their efforts on October
7th. Everyone is requested to support this event and to help
this worthwhile cause.
For sponsor sheets, details and information, call 433-5344
Monday through Friday from 12:00 Noon to 10:00 PM.