Observer_1984-02-29; East Rockaway/Lynbrook Observer

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VOL. 32 NO. 15 Wednesday, February 29,1984 25c PER COPY
Village Board
Report
Mayor Geier and the
Board of Trustees for the
Village of Lynbrook held
their regular meeting on
Tuesday, February 21 at 3
pm at the Village Hall.
The Board accepted as
submitted the reports of the
Fire, Recreation, Building
and Public Work Depart-ments,
as well as those from
the Library, Safety Coordi-nator,
Dog Control Officer,
Police Department and Vil-lage
Justice Court.
Mayor Geier stated that
he had received acknowl-edgment
from the PBA and
CSEA that they are in
approval of the proposed
Employees Assistance Pro-gram,
which provides coun-selling
services to all village,
PBA and CSEA employees
and their families. The
Board approved this pro-gram,
which takes effect
immediately. Mayor Geier
indicated that Stan Egnes
would be appointed as Pro-gram
Coordinator at a fee of
$35 per counselling session..
The Board approved the
request to have Linda
O'Reilly of the Treasurer's
Departrhent attend the
Double Entry Accounting
School from May 16
through May 24, at a cost of
$15, authorized several
members of the Building
Department to a seminar on
BOCA codes at the Falls-view
Hotel in Ellenville,
New York. It also autho-rized
Polic Chief Kehr to
purchase three vehicles to
replace older models.
American Legion Post #958
INSTALLATION. Commander Mark Dease (seated) is
backed up by the present slate of newly installed officers of
Post No. 958. From left to right, they are: Larry Dombo, Bill
Williams, John Celli, George Kociuba, Joseph Farrari, and
William McCormick.
Mayor Geier urged all in
attendance to write their leg-islators
to request that tTie
State provide an increase in
per capita aid to municipal-ities.
The next meeting of the
Lynbrook Village Board
will be held on Monday,
March 5.
Members of the Grist Mill
Committee have felt them-selves
fortunate by not only
having organizations partic-ipate
in the Huckleberry
Frolic but individuals who
have volunteered their tal-ents
and skills, especially in
the fields of photography
and entertainment for the
afternoon. The entertain-ment
includes music, skits
and dance performed in the
T o w n of H e m p s t e ad
showmobile.
Arnold Koch, amateur
photographer whose color
photo of the sailing ship
Unicorn that visited our
shores is well known, has for
many years covered the
parade, opening ceremonies
and home booths, but it's
more than a one person job.
Added Talent Needed for
Huckleberry Frolic
Help is needed there. Also,
"shutter bugs" may help out
with the polaroid picture-taking
of visitors who wish
to have a comic portrait of
themselves, with their heads
poked through the opening
in wooden cut-out stands
fashioned by the High
School students.
During the afternoon of
the Frolic, visitors have been
treated to talented groups of
persons who execute the
double duty of entertaining
and keeping people in the
park to patronize sa'les at the
various booths. Ellie Suss-man
has always brought her
Centre Avenue school chil-dren
to sing. Other school or
church singing groups are
hoped for. Dancers from the
LeRoy school in Lynbrook
and "Lois" pupils have been
seen from time to time.
Guitarists, other instrumen-talists,
and vocalist are
always welcome. There is a
rumor that there might even
be a talent show this year.
Who knows what "scout"
might be present?
Those interested in any of
the above categories may-drop
a note to James
Groark, Frolic Chairman, at
30 Maiden Avenue, Lyn-brook,
11563 or stop in at
the Frolic meeting being
held i-a the Village Hall
basement, March 28 at 8
p.m.
More next week and
weeks to come on the back-ground
of the various organ-izations
who have booths
and games at the Frolic.
Rock Rivalry Ticket Sale
PASSING THE TORCH. Jerry Mckeon (left) retiring
commander and his wife, Margaret, meet with newly
installed commander Mark Dease (right) and his wife Linda.
Mr. Martin Severino,
Rock Rivalry Advisor, has
announced details of the sale
of tickets to the 1984 Rock
Rivalry. All eligible students
in Entrance are eligible to
purchase two tickets. In the
case of brothers and sisters
from different classes being
in Entrance, the older or
oldest student will be the one
eligible.
Seniors may purchase
their tickets on Tuesday
afternoon, March 6, from
2:30-3:30 in Room 7. Jun-iors
will follow with their
ticket sale from 3:30-4:30.
Tickets will be sold to elig-ible
sophomores on Thurs-day,
March 8, from 2:30-
3:30, and on the same day to
freshmen from 3:30 to 4:30.
Friday, March 9, will be
the last day eligible students
who have not done so
beforehand will be able to
purchase their tickets.
All tickets are $5. If pay-ment
is made by check, the
check should be made out to
East Rockaway High
School.
After the tickets are sold
to students, and the allot-ment
made to staff, supervi-sors,
and advisors, remain-ing
tickets, if any, will be
sold to the adult general
public, one per person, at 6
P.M. Monday, March 12, in
t h e r e a r a u d i t o r i um
corridor.
Tickets for the Thursday
Evening Preview Perfor-mance
will go on sale begin-ning
6:30 Thursday Even-ing,
March 15, for the per-formance
which begins at
7:15. Tickets are $3 each.
Children must be accom-panied
and supervised by an
adult. In the interest of
school and community rela-tions,
senior citizens will be
admitted free to the Thurs-day
evening preview.
Lynbrook Resident Shot at Penn Station
Richard Russo of Lyn-brook,
an Amtrak engineer,
was shot in the head and crit-ically
injured on Tuesday,
February 21 at 6:57 am in
Penn Station, New York as
he was walking toward the
yardmaster's office at the
west end of Platform 20-21.
According to witnesses, as
Russo fell to the platform.
his armed assailant ran
toward the east end of the
platform and disappeared.
The police stated that Russo
was not robbed. Russo, who
moves LIRR trains between
the station and the yards,
was rushed to Bellevue Hos-pital,
where he underwent
emergency surgery. He was
shot in the right temple.
Police have linked this
shooting to five others dur-ing
the past year. Three of
the victims have been rail-road
workers shot on the
same Long Island Railroad
platforrh.
Russo is still hospitalized.
The police are actively inves-tigating
the incident.
Frank Becker Foundation Officers
Announce Scholarship
At the 1984 annual meet-ing
of the Frank J. Becker
Education Foundation, it
was voted to again award a
$1,000 scholarship to a resi-dent
of one of the 15 Elec-tion
Districts of Lynbrook
who will be graduating from
high school this year.
The Foundation was
estabilished in 1961 in honor
of the late Frank J. Becker,
who iserved this district with
distinction as New York
State Assemblyman and as
United States congressman
from 1945 to 1965. It is sup-ported
by voluntary, tax-deductible
contributions
from public-spirited citizens
and organizations of Lyn-brook
and its vicinity.
The award is based upon
academic standing, personal
qualifications, good citizen-ship,
and financial need.
Past recipients of the scho-larship
have included grad-uates
of Lynbrook, East
R o c k a w a y , Malverne,
Chaminade, Regis, St. Pius,
Maria Regina, and Scared
Heart Schools. Applications
can be obtained at the gui-dance
department of area
schools, or from Harry W.
Bunting, 46 Vincent Place,
Lynbook. Tel. 599-8143,
The deadline for applica-tions
is Friday, April 6,
1984.
The 22 past winners who
responded to a recent survey
are presently living in 8
states from Connecticut to
Arizona; one half are mar-ried;
six are in business; four
are, or have been, educators;
theree are doctors; two are
lawyers; one is a social work
project director; and six are
in college, with medicine,
law and business as planned
careers.
D u r i n g the meeting,
Messrs. Philip Spina and
Gilbert Brindley of Rock-ville
centre; Messrs. Robert
Becker and Harry Bunting
of Lynbrook; Mr. Herbert
Buschman of Malverne; and
Mr. Villiam Fanuzzi of
Garden City were re-elected
directors. Mr. Spina was re-e
l e c t e d P r e s i d e n t ; Mr.
Becker as Vice-President
and Treasurer; and Mr.
Bunting as Secretary.
SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCED. The officers of the
Francis Becker Educational Foundation announced that
they will once again award a $1,000 scholarship to a Lyn-brook
resident. From left to right are: seated, Herbert
Buschman, Harry Bunting; Standing, Hon. Francis Becker,
Ciilbert irindl^* Rob«rt Becktr, and Wllliftm Fanuzzi.
(Photo by Jim RoVt),