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VOL. 34 NO. 12 Wednesday, March 25,1987 30i PER COPY
Geier, Dreyer,DeCarlo Win;
ERA Slate Victorious
Mayor William P. Geier
scored a convincing reelec-tion
victory, while incom-bent
Trustee Norman
Dreyer and Dominick
DeCarlo Ayon seats on the
Lynbrook Board of Trustees
in the Village elections held
on Wednesday, March 18,
1987. In East Rockaway, the
slate fielded by the Action
party was unopposed.
Geier, who faced stiff
opposition from his Inde-pendent
Party Challenger,
GEIER, DREYER WIN FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT.
Mayor William P. Geier and Trustee Norman L. Dreyer
congratulate each other on their reflection victory in the
March Ittth village election. Joining them at the Tally Ho
firehouse on election night are Village Trustee Stephen T.
Grogan, Leo V. Lanning and former Trustee and Deputy
Mayor Michael Krawchi^.
Tree City, USA
The Incorporated Village
of Lynbrook USA has once
again been named Tree City
USA Mayor William P.
Geier said today. It is the 3rd
Girl Scouts Celebrate 75th Birthday
"Come right over. I've got
something for the girls of
Savannah, and all America,
and all the world, arid we're
going to start it tonight."
This was an invitation in the
year 1912 from Juliette
Gordon Low to a friend who
operated a school for girls.
The gathering that evening
was the beginning of Girl
Scouting in the United
States.
Mrs. Low had visited
Great Britain and while
there became friendly with
Lord and Lady Baden-
Powell, who were the
founders of Girl Guides in
Great Britain. She thought
so much of the organization
that she could hardly wait to
return to her own country
and begin Girl Scouting
here.
Girl Scouts from all over
the country celebrated the
seventy-fifth anniversary on
March the 12th at 4 P.M.
In Washington, D.C. the
national Promise Circle was
led by Girl Scout President
Betty Pilsbury and First
Lady Nancy Reagan, Jen-nifer
Reddin, of Older Girl
Troop 4107, of Malverne,
was one of sixteen girls who
represented Nassau Council
of Girl Scouts at the
National Promise Circle.
Nassau Council of Girl
Scouts celebrated he anni-versary
in Roosevelt Field.
Melissa Brown, of Lyn-brook
Older Girl Troop
4007, and Frances Loftus, of
Malverne Older Girl Troop
4107, represented ELLM
Community at the Council
Promise Circle.
ELLM Community cele-brated
the anniversary with
two Promise Circles. At
both locations there was an
assembly of troops, flag and
candlelight ceremonies with
the recitation of the Promise
and the Laws. The ceremo-nies
were followed by
refreshments.
Lynbrook and East
Rockaway celebrated at
Wavefly Park School, Lyn-brook.
Mary Gipson, of
East Rockaway, was the
chairperson assisted by Gail
Meagher, of East Rockaway.
In attendance were
Mayor Geier, of Lynbrook;
Trustee George Perry, of
East Rockaway; Trustee
Charles Formont, of East
Rockaway; Mrs. Barbara
Hayes, Principal of the
Waverly Park School; Mar-garet
Ricioppo, of Lyn-brook,
ELLM Coordinator
of Association Volunteers;
Ann Cimento, of Lynbrook,
Junior Consultant; Barbara
Mauro, of Lynbrook, Lyn-brook
Troop Organizer.
Troops in attendance
were: Daisy Troop #2102,
East Rockaway, Leaders
Jane O'Hara and Elizabeth
A. Connors; Brownie Troop
#2807, East Rockaway,
Leaders Joyqe Murjphy,
Kathleen Meehan and Gina
H o n e r k a m p ; Brownie
Troop #2101, Lynbrook,
Leaders Susan Fischer and
Amy Green; Brownie Troop
#2103, Lynbrook, Leaders
Marie Maier, Rosalie Mar-shall
and Lydia Sacks;
Brownie Troop #2163, Lyn-brook,
Leaders Rhona Bar-bieri,
Carol Hoeffner and
Elaine Pearsall; Brownie
Troop #2390, Lynbrook,
Leaders Carol Murphy and
Kathryn Fenimore and
Brownie Troop #2902, East
Rockaway, Leaders Pamela
Shields, Vernce Markham
and Ruth Montelione.
Older Girl Troop #4007,
Lynbrook, was partially
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time the Village has received
this national recognition.
The Tree City USA
Honor comes from the
National Arbor Day Foun-dation,
a Nebraska based
organization dedicated to
encouraging tree care and
tree planting programs
across the Country, Mayor
Geier said.
Communities entering the
N a t i o n w i d e J ? r o g r am
received the Tree City desig-nation
upon recommenda-tions
by State Foresters.
Communities qualify
which meet the following
standards: A Village Tree
Ordinance, A Legal Tree
Governing Body, A Com-prehensive
Urban Forestry
Program and Observance of
Arbor Day.
Mayor Geier and the Vil-lage
Board take great pride
in the ambiance generated
by the Village Trees in main-taining
a small village
atmosphere.
Tree City USA communi-ties
receive a flag with the
Programs Logo and a
Walnut-Mounted Plaque.
Winners also receive Tree
City USA Community
Signs, Maple Leaf Stickers
will indicate additional qual-ifying
years the foundation
said.
A Community's Tree
Planting Program is a living
memorial to the citizens
concerns for the quality of
life.
The Beauty of the Trees
and their practical benefits,
will last for years to come.
The Tree City USA Award
is an excellent indication
that Tree Care Responsibi-lites
are being taken care of
seriously.
Robert Delmond, received
2,486 votes, or 53.14%, to
Delmond's 2,192 votes. His
margin of victory was 294
votes out of 4,678 cast.
Deputy Mayor Norman
Dreyer was also returned to
office, gaining 2,361 ballots.
Independent Party candi-date
Dominick DeCarlo
received 2,372 votes, and his
election marks the first time
in four years that the Inde-pendent
has won any posi-tion
in a Village election.
"I am gratified to have the
trust of the people of Lyn-brook
for another four
years," stated Mayor Geier
on the eve of his reelection.
"I believe that after carefully
reviewing my record in
office, the people decided to
continue along the path we
set four years ago to make
Lynbrook a better place to
live."
In East Rockaway, the
Action Party slate was
unopposed. Deputy Mayor
Irving Shaw was elected
Mayor, while incumbent
Trustee Anthony Santino
received a vote of confidence
for another four years. Cha-rles
Formont was elected to
the remaining Trustee slot.
Meot Thfl Easter Bunny!!!
GIRL SCOUTS CELEBRATE 75TH ANNIVERSARY:
On March 12, 1987 the girl scouts of America celebrated
their 75th anniversary at Waverly Ave. School including 9
troops in our area. At 4PM that day girl scouts across the
nation joined hands and received the girl scout oath as a
demonstration of unity. Left to right, Charles Formont,
Trustee Elect East Rockaway; George Perry, Trustee East
Rockaway; Mayor William P. Geier; Joan Rubin, Co.
Leader Troop 2101; Barbara Hayes, Principal Waverly Park
School, Mischelle Leonard, Co. Leader Troop 2101; Mary
Gipson, East Rockaway organizer.
Young children can per-sonally
meet the Easter
Bunny when he visits three
Nassau County parks on
Saturday, April 11, starting
at I p.m. The rain date is
4/12.
County Executive Tho-mas
S. Gulotta suggested
that parents bring cameras
for the special occasion.
Gulotta added that wrapped
chocolate eggs will be
handed out to all of the
youngsters.
The Easter Bunny's sche-dule
follows:
Bay Park, First Avenue,
East Rockaway, 1 to 3 P.M.,
for ages 6 and under
(593-5855).
Cedar Creek Park, Mer-rick
Road, Seaford, I to 3
P.M., for ages 6 and under
(781-6337).
Eisenhower Park, Hemp-stead
Turnpike, East Mea-dow,
Parlcing Field # 2, I to
4 p.m., for ages 8 and under.
A puppet show will be
shown at 2 P.M. (542-4480). Meeting The Easter Bunny on April 11 promises to be fun!