Observer_1986-07-30; East Rockaway/Lynbrook Observer

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33 NO. 31 Wednesday, July 30,1986 30^ PER COPY
No, not trays of dia-monds,
rubies, emeralds or
pearls, but many "historical
gems" that, from time to
time, even the workers there
tend to overlook. One of the
"diamonds" that is never
overlooked though, is the
working, scale model of the
old Mill as it looked in 1688.
This, plus photos as to how
and why it was moved to its
present location 23 years
ago, gives helpful knowl-edge
to visitors, who might
be confused as to why there
is no water around the Mill.
"Gems" scattered in the
vicinity of the Davison
office area include a book
from 1500 (oldest article in
the Museum) loaned by Dan
Grover's family, in a case
next to the book is an almost
microscopic "love letter"
that fits into a tiny ivory
case sent by a salesman to
his wife. See if you can find
it. There is also a rare Billy
Murray Victor record in a
case along with a wooden
clarinet that has brass stops.
Billy Murray was the "hot-test"
recording lyrist star in
1900. He lived in Freeport.
In the "Fire Room", of
course the ruby of the
"gems" is the old, hand-drawn
pumper that pro-tected
the villagers. In the
"milling area" are wooden
hand shovels and wooden
ducts that the grain poured
t h r o u j; h i n t o barrels
beneath, Sam Rhame's store
lynbrook Announces Milk Policy
LENT NOMINEE APPOINTED. Congressman Norman
F. Lent (R-East Rockaway) congratulates Vincent Spinnato
of East Rockaway on his appointment to the United States
Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point. Vincent was
among the forty top high school students in the Fourth
Congressional District to receive a nomination from Con-gessman
Lent to one of the nation's service academies. Vin-cent
entered the Class of 1990 at Kings Point when he
reported for duty this month.
Gems In
The Museum
by Mildred Roemer
is filled with "historic gems"
including old ledgers, shoes
with metal tips and heels
(not for tapping, but to pro-long
their wear), Sam's orig-inal
scales^nd even beeswax
wrapped in cloth to rub on
hot irons before pressing
starched garments. BedelPs
blacksmith shop has a com-plete
set of tools as well as a
saddle rack where horsemen
could toss a saddle while
their mount was being shod.
A special "gem" on the lower
floor is the replica of Walter
Langdon's sailing schooner,
the "Minnie L," that made
many ocean trips from far
and near. Langdon also
built the first copper-lined
bathtub in East Rockaway.
Climbing to the upper
floor, our Bay exhibit
depicts East Rockaway with
a background of Hewlett
Bay. A rare jacking lantern
donated by Bob Ackerly is
at the prow of the skiff. The
old fisherman in the boat is
wearing oilskins donated by
the late Lou Pearsall. Also
on the upper floor, is the
workshop contains tools
such as our grandfathers
used to fashion useful arti-cles
and furniture. There is
also an Indian exhibit feat-uring
a kneeling squaw
mending genuine snowshoes.
A "gem" not to be missed
is a medal won by Jenny
Rhodes, daughter of Cap-tain
Rhodes who was in
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The Lynbrook Board of
Education announced a
Free and Reduced Price
Meal/Milk policy for Lyn-brook
Union Free School
District school children.
Local school officials,
have adopted the following'
family eligibility criteria to
assist them in determining
eligibility:
See Chart
Families with incomes at
or below the amount of
money listed on the chart for
their family size may be elig-ible
for, and are urged to
apply for, free and/or
reduced price meals (or free
milk). They may do so by
filling in the application
forms srtit home in a letter
to parents. Additional
copies are available in the
principal's office of each
school. Applications may be
submitted at any time dur-
INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES
FOR FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEALS (OR FREE MILK)
(Effective from July I, 1986 through June 30, 1987)
FREE ELIGIBILITY SCALE REDUCED PRICE ELIGIBILITY SCALE
Free Lunch, Breakfast. Milk Reduced Price Lunch, Breakfast
Household
Size Year Month Week Year Month Week
1 $6,968 $581 $134 $9,916 $827 $191
2 9,412 785 181 13,394 1,117 258
3 11,856 988 228 16,872 1,406 325
4 14,300 1,192 275 20,350 1,696 392
5 16,744 1,396 322 23,828 1,986 459
6 19,188 1,599 369 27,306 2,276 526
7 21,632 1,803 416 30,784 2,566 592
8 24,076 •2,007 463 34,262 2,856 659
For each additional
family member
a d d . . . +2,444 +204 +47 +3,478 +290 +67
Lisa Isaacs, a student at
Lynbrook High School and
resident of East Rockaway,
was named a semi-finalist at
the 1986 Miss Teen of New
York Pageant. She was one
of 117 candidates from the
state of New York who took
part in the three day pageant
event held in Utica, New
York, July 18-20th.
ing the year to the School
Lunch Director. If a family
member becomes unem-ployed,
if the family size
decreases, or if family
income increases by more
than $50.00 per month, or ^
SemifinaHst
$15,000.00 scholarship and
major merchandise awards
including a trip to Australia.
All Miss Teen of New
York candidates were
judged on service and
achievement to school and
community, scholastic, per-sonal
development, teen
image/ poise and personality
projection in formalwear,
general awareness written
test and judge's interview.
The candidates also had the
option of- participating: in a
scavenger hunt fundraiser
for the Official Pageant
Charity, United Cerebral
Palsy. Candidates raised
nearly $6500 for the chairity.
$600.00 per year, the family
must contact the school to
file a new application. The
form requests information
needed to determine eco-nomic
need ^sed on the
income and number of per-sons
in the family. The
information provided on the
application will be confiden-tial
and will be used only for
the purpose of determining
eligibility.
The school district does,
however, have the right to
verify, at any time during the
school year, the information
on the application. If a par-ent
does not give the school
this information, the child/-
children wiU no longer be
able to receive free or
reduced price meals or free
milk.
In certain cases, foster
children are also eligible for
these benefits. A family may
wish to apply for meals or
milk for them and should
contact the school.
Under the provisions of
the policy, the designated
official will review applica-tions
and determine eligibil-ity.
If a parent is dissatisfied
with the ruling of the desig-nated
official, he/she may
make a request, either orally
or in writing, for a hearing to
appeal the decision. The
Assistant Superintendent
for Business, Mr. William
Metkiff, whose address is
Lynbrook Public Schools,
A d m i n i s t r a t i o n Office,
Atlantic Avenue, Lynbrook,
New York 11563, has been
designated as the hearing
official. Hearing procedures
are outlined in the policy.
However, prior to initiating
the hearing procedure, the
parent or School Food
Authority may request a
conference to provide an
opportunity for the parent
and official to discuss the
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Peter Henry Fund Nearing Goal
The Miss Teen of New
York Pageant was highligh-ted
with the with the naming
of Kasha Kozlowski of
Honeoge as Miss Teen of
New York at Peagant-finals
which were held Sunday,
July 20th at Utica Free
Academy in Utica, New
York. She will be awarded a
$1,000.00 scholarship to the
school or university of her
choice, merchandise awards
and an all-expense paid trip'
to the national pageant
finals where she will com-pete
for the title of Miss
Teen ot A me i l e a , a
The generosity of con-cerned
residents continues
in Lynbrook as donations to
the Peter Henry Fund sur-passed
the $9,000 mark
recently. The Fund's pro-
.ceeds will be used to help
defray part of the medical
expenses of Peter Henry, a
5'/4 year-old Lynbrook resi-dent
who suffers from
Leukemia, Peter will
.undergo a bone marrow
transplant in the near future.
The Lynbrook 75th
Anniversary Committee will
continue to accept donations
as the Peter Henry Fund
approaches its goal of
$10,000, To help push the
Fund "over the top", please
send your donation to the
"Peter Henry Fund" c / o the
Lynbrook Village Hall, 1
Columbus Drive, Lyn-brook,
New York 11563.
Your generosity can make
a dillcrcncc.
KNIGHTS JOIN TO HELP PETER. Lynbrook Deputy
Mayor Norman Dreyer (left) accepts a check from Bruno
Arena, Grand Knight of the Lynbrook Knights of Colum-bus,
for the Peter Henry Fund. Local clubs and organiza-tions
in the Village like the Knights of Columbus have been
contributing to the fund for Peter who is afflicted with
leukemia. Persons wishing to contribute may mail their
check to the Peter Henry Fund, c/o Village Hail, One
Columbus Drive, Lynbrook, N.Y. 11563. (Photo by John
Cribbiii).