Observer_1988-09-14; East Rockaway/Lynbrook Observer

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VOL. 35 NO. 36 Wednesday, September 14,19&8 35c PER COPY
CULTURAL ARTS PRESENTATION. Cultural Arts
Council Chairman Emma Tolmach (center)
receives a presentation of appreciation from
Mayor Irving Shaw and Deputy Mayor Anthony
Santino (left) of the Village of East Rockaway at
the recent Arts and Crafts Fair. Joining in are
Mildred Roemer and Edward Schenk.
Village Releases Survey;
Seeks Public Input
Residents of the Incorpo-rated
Village of Lynbrook
will be receiving a question-naire
this week so that they
may have greater iniluence
in determining the direction
in which Lynbrook should
be taking in the years to
come, according to Mayor
William P. Geier.
"There are a number of
issues that 1 believe the peo-ple
of our Village should
discuss and debate before
the Board of Trustees takes
o f f i c i a l action," stated
Mayor Geier. "The survey
that we are releasing out-lines
in detail several pro-grams
to be undertaken in
the Village, the benefits of
these actions along with the
cost to the taxpayer."
The survey, which will be
mailed to every resident of
Lynbrook this week, con-tains
detailed information
on six projects that are
under consideration by the
Village Board. Included are
proposals for a $500,000
roadway repair project, a
$2.5 million library expan-sion,
business district revi-t
a l i z a t i o n m e a s u r e s,
replacement of street light-ing
fixtures, the continued
upgrading and improve-ment
of Greis Park, as well
E a s t R o c k a w a y ' s O w n : ^^^^^
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as an overall beautification
program for Lynbrook.
"The residents of our Vil-lage
will be asked to rate
these programs according to
what the residents believe to
be the most pressing prob-lems
facing Lynbrook,"
Mayor Geier explained. "By
examining the proposals
and considering the tax ram-ifications,
the people will
give the Village Board the
guidance that is needed to
c o n t i n u e L y n b r o o k 's
prosperity into the I990's."
Residents are asked to
forward their completed
surveys no later than
October 15, 1988, to the
Lynbrook Village Hall, One
Columbus Drive, Lyn-brook,
New York 11563.
"The members of the
Board of Trustees and 1 are
committed to advocating
and advancing the wishes of
our neighbors," Mayor
Geier concluded. "The par-ticipation
of each and every
resident of Lynbrook is
necessary so that your Vil-lage
government has a man-date
to carry out the pro-grams
and projects that are
of vital interest to the
taxpayers."
Congressman Norman F.
Lent (R,C - East Rockaway)
has announced that he will
kick off his campaign for a
tenth term in the United
States House of Representa-tives
when his campaign
headquarters officially
opens for business on Sat-urday,
September 17,1988.
Lent, an 18 year veteran
of Captitol HUl, was ree-lected
m November 1986 by
a margin of 49,000 votes, a
winning percentage of 64.8%
of 142,288 votes cast.
The Lent for Congress
Campaign Headquarters,
located at 760 Merrick
Road, Baldwin, New York
11510, will open on Satur-day,
September 17, 1988, at
2:00 P.M., and the public is
invited to join Con^essman
Lent for an afternoon o food
and entertainment.
A former New York State
Senator, Lent was first
elected to the House in 1970.
As one of the most senior
members of the House of
Representatives, Congress-man
Lent serves in a number
of legislative leadership
posts. As Vice Chairman of
the important House Energy
and Commerce Committee,
through which nearly half of
all legislation is considered
before passage, Congress-man
Lent plays an active
role in shaping the laws
our nation. Lent also s f ^ e^
as Chairman of the tv
Island Congressional Cau-cus,
and plays a vital role in
crafting legislation of con-cern
to Long Island's
economy.
Congressman Lent has
received literally hundreds
of awards from a variety of
groups and civic organiza-tions
in recognition of his
legislative accomplishments.'
Among the many honors
accorded Rep. Lent are:
Honorary Doctor of Laws
degree from MoUoy College,
Rockville Centre; the Prime
Minister's Medal, the high-est
civilian award of the
State of Israel; the Dis-tinguished
Service Award of
the Nassau County Fish and
Norman F. Lent
Game Association; and the
special Anatoly Shcha-ransky
Freedom Award of
the Long Island Committee
for Sobiet Jewry and the
Soviet Jewry Award of the
Union of Councils for
Soviety Jewry.
A lifelong resident of Nas-sau
County, Lent attended
local public schools in East
Rockaway, Lynbrook and
Malverne l^fore studying at
Hofstra University, where he
received his bachelor of arts
degree in political science.
He later attended Cornell
University School of Law
and received his J.D. in
1957. He is a partner in the'
law firm of Hill, Lent and
Troescher in Lynbrook,
New York, and is a member
of the American, Florida
and Nassau County Bar
Associations.
Rep. Lent is married to
the former Barbara Morris
of Troy, New York. He has
three children: Norman III,
Barbara Anne an(jl Thomas
Benjamin.
ERHS Alumni Assbclation
Installation of 1988-1989
officers and trustees and
plans for Homecoming 1988
on October 15 highlighted
the September 7 meeting of
the East Rockaway High
School Alumni Association
in the Music Room at the
Back To
School
bv Mildred Roemer
Eagerly (?) East Rockaway students returned to their
classrooms last week. **Eagerly", the students in this photo
may have returned to their studies back in the early 1900s.
They are seated erect before their stationary desks in the
Woods Avenue School that was located until 1935 on the
site of the Grist Mill Museum. Wonder if they should come
back to study their Rs" C'Readiiig, 'Riting and
'Rithmatic") in today's schools. Their "Riting," instead of
being beautiful Spencerlan or the Palmer '"push and pull"
method might be done on a typewriter, Their "Rithmatic"
added up on a tiny computer and "Reading," more volume
of classics and poetry to memorize. "History and Geo-graphy"
(now combined in Social Studies)would be today a
luke warm subject instead of an intensive study. Oh well!
high school.
T h o s e taking o f f i c e^
included: President, John"*
Brennan; Vice President,
Genie Kubat; Treasurer,
Elaine Boll; Corresponding
Secretary, Paula DePietro;
Recording Secretary, Janice
Sanders.
Trustees serving a two-year
term are: Ed Carey;
A n d y F e r l - e t t i ; Bob
Jacobsen; Kitty Noon; and
Joe Whitney. Trustees serv-ing'a
one-^ear term are: Pat^
Abut; Terry Clifford; Joyce
Kane; Ed Power; and Peg
Wilson. Richard Meagher is
Immediate Past President,
and John Hambel is News-letter
Editor.
Association Vice Presi-dent
Genie Kubat and Trus-tee
Ed Carey reported on
plans for Homecoming 1988
on Saturday, October 15,
beginning at 1:30 p.m. at
Hermanson Field with the
Annual Cosenza Memorial
Game as the Rocks take on
Jericho and continuing from
5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Main
Street Firehouse with the
Gala Homecoming Celebra-tion
featuring an open bar, a
buffet supper, and a local
dee-jay for $26 per person
(with reservations to be
required in advance).
In other matters, the
Association approved the
minutes of the June 1 meet-ing
and received reports on
Membership, the Newslet-ter,
Class Representatives,
and Alumni merchandise.
Other reports presented
indicate that paid member-ship
has now reached a total
of 622 members; the Treas-urer's
account balance as of
September 7 was $ 10,515.43;
and attendance at the June
11 performance of "Phan-toms
ofthe Grist Mill" was
443. Treasurer Elaine Boll
also indicated that the Spe-c
i a l Grist Mill Show
Account was closed out
after paying all expenses
with $1,700.00 going to the
Grist Mill and $1,696.43
r e m a i n i n g with the
Association.
Outgoing President Rich-ard
J. Meagher thanked the
Executive Board for their
cooperation during his two
years as President and
wished success to the Incom-ing
President, John Bren-nan,
during his tenure.
Meagher also suggested that
the Association consider
participating in the school
district's 21st Century Scho-larship
Fund during the
.1988-1989 year; consider
potential participation in
the 1989 Huckleberry Frolic
in some appropriate way;
and consider researching the
names and years of service
of East R o c k a w a y 's
teachers, past and present,
as a preliminai-y step
towards honoring them.
Reservations for the 1988
Homecoming Gala Celebra-tion
on October 15 are $26
per person, and reservation
requests can be mailed to
Ms. Genie Kubat, 36 Birch