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VOL. 20 NO. 44 Week of February 13 - February 19,1986 20 cents per copy
CAPA Workshops and Trips
Whether your interest is in arts and crafts of dancercize,
whether you're an adult, teen or chid, the CAPA Workshops
have something for you and registration is still open for the
spring session of CAPA Workshops. Classes are held at
local libraries and park centers to make them comfortably
accessible to all.
Courses vary in length from five to 10 weeks. The fees
range from $15 for a one-hour-^-week course that meets for
five weeks to $40 for a course that is held twice weekly for
two-and-a-half hours for 10 weeks.
Registration is conducted on a mail-in basis only. A bro­chure
outlining the courses being offered is available at all
Town facilities as well as at- local libraries. It can also be
obtained by contacting CAPA vat 795-5943. Hynes noted
that the spring session begins the week of February 24.
CAPA will also offer a Museum and Gallery Tours trips
series and a Bus Trips series, both beginning the week of
March 3, The fee for both trips series is $60 for Town
residents and $75 for non-Town residents, which does not
include admission fees. Both series include five trips and
information is included in the CAPA Workshops brochure.
Thes spring's Museum and Gallery Tours series will
include the New York Historical Society, the Brooklyn
Museum, the Roman Bronze Works and Queens Museum,
the Whitney Museum, and a day in Soho. The Bus Trips
series will include a matinee of the Broadway musical 'Jer­ry's
Girls,' the Metropolitan Museum, a toiir of the Waildorf.
Astoria, a day at the Norwalk Faclpry Outlet Center in
Connecticut, and a performance by the American Ballet
Theatre.
Physically Challenged Games
New York State is pleased to announce the Games for the
Physically ChaHenged are to be held on May 29-June 1. This
is an exciting new program offered by the Office of Parks,
Recreation and Historic Preservation and hosted by Nassau
County at Nassau Community College and Mitchel Park
Park on Long Island.
Invited to compete are physically challenged young ath­letes,
ages 8 through 21, who are blind, deaf, spinal cord
injured, those who have cerebral palsy, amputees and Les
Autres. Each entrant is eligible to compete in a total of six (6)
events in track field or swimming.
In addition to the scheduled meets, walk-in, hands-on
clinics will be given on a variety of adapted sports.
There is no charge for this fun filled event, but pre-registration
is required. For applications or more informa­tion,
write or call: Long Island Siate Parks and Recreation
Commission, Belmont Lake State Park, P.O. Box 247,
Babylon, NY 11702 - (516) 669-1000, extension 294.
Family Fun Day Assemblyman Parola Receives Honor
A family fun day is
planned for Sunday, Febru­ary
23 at the Bethpage State
Park golf clubhouse. The
annual Mardi Gras Gala,
co-sponsored by the Long
Island Park and Recreation
Commission and A & S, will
run from 11 a.m. to 5 p,m.
Clown face painting and
"Fishing for Nutrition"
game by 4-H Clubs of Nas­sau
County Cooperative
Extension
Musical Entertainment
by "Island Tapestry" Sweet
Adelines Quartette and
North Babylon High School
Madrigal Singers,
Oriental Cooking Dem­onstration
by Wayne Yee of
Jade East Restaurant,
Seaford,
Caricatures by. Lou
Puglisi
JFiuiny Fotos r have youE
picture taken as Mona Lisa,
Clown, Smurf, Tarzan &
Jane, or with "E.T."
Create a Poster - we'll
suply the materials, you
supply the art work.
Folk and Square Dance
led by Primo Fiore,
Balloons and lollipops for
all children.
There is no admission
charge for this event and all
activities are also free of
charge.
Bethpage State Park,
located in Farmingdale, can
be reached via Southern
State Parkway, Exit 31
North (Bethpage State
Parkway) or via the
Seaford-Oyster Bay Express­way
at Powell Avenue -
Bethpage Parkway exit.
Nassau County's Legislative Liaison for BOCES, Dr. Charles Colangelo (right),
recently visited the State Capitol in Albany to discuss county BOCES programs with
local State Senator John Dunne (center) and his Legislative Counsel Michael Balboni
.(left). Senator Dunne assured Dr. Colangelo that every effort would be made to ensure
that sufficient state funding is provided for BOCES programs this year.
Assemblyman Fred Parola proudly accepts the Lenny Kershow Award which was
bestowed upon him by the members of Help-Aid-Direction of Hicksville. Assemblyman
Parola was cited for his many years of dedication to the programs administered bv HAD.
Pictured from left to right are Assemblyman Fred Parola, Alfred Peck, Executive
Director of HAD and Larry Schwartz, representing the Board of Directors of HAD.
Scholarship $$ For Catholic Schools
Grammar school and jun­ior
high school students who
are planning to apply to
Nassau-Suffolk Catholic
high schools can slash their
tuition cijsts by applying for
the scholarship program
that the St. Vincent de Paul
Society has just begun to
offer.
The "Ken Potterton Scho­larship"
has been estab­lished
by the Long Island
Diocesan Council of the St.
Vincent de Paul Society "to
promote and expose young
adults to the benefits of
Catholic education," stated
Robert Ellis, Executive
Secretary of the Bethpage
headquartered non-profit
service organization.
All students considering a
Catholic high school educa­tion
are eligible, and should
apply, the only requirements
for the scholarship are a) a
good academic record and
b) demonstrating a sincere
desire to attend a Catholic
high school.
Applications for the scho­larship
can be obtained from
any local Catholic Church
where there is a St. Vincent
de Paul "conference." The
deadline for submitting the
application is March 1st.
The scholarship winners will
be announced April 1st.
Several scholarships will be
awarded.
The St. Vincent de Paul
Society, a Catholic lay
organization which is best
known for its role in provid­ing
clothing and furniture
for the needy, is also accept­ing
donations from people
who would like to augment
the scholarship fund. It was
bequeathed to the society by
Mr. Ken Potterton, a former
Vincentian from Rockville
Centre. Mr. Potterton was a
food wholesaler by profes­sion,
and is decribed by his
fellow members as an
extremely charitable and
spiritually devoted man.
F'dale Businessman Appointed Delegate To
White House Small Business Conference
Rep. Norman F. Lent is pleased to announce that he has
appomted Sebastian A. Albrecht of Farmingdale as New
York's Fourth Congressional District delegate to the White
House Conference on Small Business. Mr. Albrecht is a
partner in the firm of Albrecht, Viggiano, Zureck & Co,
CPAs, 375 Fulton Street, Farmingdale, New York.
"Mr. Albrecht offers the knowledge and experience neces­sary
to actively represent the best interests of Long Island's
small business community at this important event. I am
pleased that he has agreed to accept this appointment," said
Rep. Lent.
The purpose of the White House Conference is to discuss
programs and policies affecting the small business commun­ity,
such, as tax reform and budget reductions, trade, pro­curement
and regulatory policies. The White House Confer­ence
will be held August 17-21, 1986, ^n Washington, D.C.
Prior to \'yi national meeting in Vv.; 'V gton, a conference
IS held in t' uh state to determine ai. agenda and to elect
•he national conference. Two conferences will
.il'W York. The first will be held February 10,
Rye Hilton, Rye, N.Y. An upstate conference
;:ield May 22, 1986, in Syracuse. In addition to
*, , Hected at the state conference, each U.S. repre-u.:
A senator ca.i appoint one delegate and one
As Fourth District alternate to the conference.
Rep. Lent has appointed Mr. Gregory Frisby, Vice Presi­dent,
Fnsby Airborne Hydraulics, Inc., of Freeport, New
York.
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