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& £ I oc Ul > oc Ul (A OQ O ^ O 0 oc 00 z >- -I — < 1 u O OC § lu KEEPING IN TOUCH LETTERS With John AH letters to the Editor express only the opin- ion of the writer. The Observer is not responsible for any statements made in a \Letter to the Editor.\ WELCOME TO OUR WORLD...Danielle Marie, born to Henry and Gloria Topper of Third Avenue. East Rockaway. on September 26 at South Nassau Communities Hospital... * * * KIWANIS NEWS...Congratulations to the new Slate of officers of the East Rockaway Kiwanis Club: President, Steve Sargeant; first Vice President. A1 Smith: 2nd Vice President. .lohn Celli; Secretary, Kurt Strauss; Financial Secretary. Bob Sisco; Treasurer. Bill Gibson...and don't forget the annual Pancake Breakfast, which will be held on Sunday. October 25th from 7:30 am to 12:30 pm at the Grant Avenue Firchouse. Donations are $2 for adults. $1 for child- ren and senior citizens...and the Kiwanis Man of the Year Dinner will be held at the Main Street Firehouse on Satur- day. November 21. There will be a live 6 piece band, and donations are $25.00 per person, so mark vour calendar... * * * ' PUMPKIN FAIR....The Centre Avenue PTA will hold a Pumpkin Fair at the School on Saturday. October 17 from noon until 3 pm. There will be pumpkins mums, hot dogs, apple juice, and cupcakes for sale, and the kids can design Halloween pins, masks and trick-or-treat bags, and enjoy games, face painting and an obstacle course. It sounds like fun, so why not stop over... * * * AT FRANKLIN GENERAL...The next meeting of the Young Adults Diabetes Support Group of Franklin General Hospital will be held on Tuesday, October 20 at 7:45 pm in the Medical Library. For more information, call Franklin's Community Health Affairs Program at 825-8800, Ext. 2329... HARVEST FESTIVAL...St. John's Lutheran Church is holding its annual Fall Harvest Festival on Sunday, October 18 from 11 am to 3 pm at the Church, located at Merrick Road and Peninsula Boulevard in Lynbrook. There will be cider, apples, cheese, honey, pumpkins, plants, jelly, hot dogs, coffee, cake, clowns, and much more. All proceeds go to the Mill Neck Manor Lutheran School for the Deaf, and in the event of rain, the festival will be held in the Church auditorium... * * » PART TIME POSITIONS...with the Lynbrook Police Department as a Police Aide are now available, benefits included. For more information, contact the LPD at 599- 3300 Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4 pm... * * » ADULTS ON THEIR OWN...A South Shore support group for singles ages 35 and older, will hold a Friday night rap session (shades of the '60's!) on Friday. October 16 at 8 pm in the American Legion Hall, located at 134 Union Avenue. Lynbrook. A donation of $3 for members, $5 for non-members is requested, and refreshments will be served. For more information, call 766-1049 or 825-0325... >1: * * WELCOME TO OUR WORLD...Nicholas David, born to John and Elisa Leila of Lyon Place, Lynbrook on Sep- tember 24 at South Nassau Communities Hospital. Congratulations... * * * THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS....of the Greater Five Towns invites you to their fund raising luncheon, to be held on Thursday, October 22 at noon at Homer's Oriental Restaurant, located at 125 Spruce Street. Cedarhurst. The cost is $ 18 per person, and to make your reservation, send a check made payable to the Greater Five Towns League of Women Voters. 511 Church Avenue, Wood mere, NY 11598, or call 295-5355... * iK >l< COLLEGE BOUND ..Claudia Cau//o of Charing Cross. Lynbrook has enrolled at Dean Junior College in Franklin. Massachusetts... * * * I HE HOMEMAKER'S COUNCIL...of Nassau County will present its ninth annual Acheivement Showcase displa\ ol arts, crafts, sewing and other home related articles on Sunday, October 18 at Lex ittown Hall, located on Beech Street in Le\ ittown. The 49 Chapters, which include the East (Continued on Page 5) Dear Mr. Hambel: I agree with you that \^sometimes local government is t o blame.\ Even though 1 want safety for our school children, we can't go from there and say that all stop signs neces- sarily mean safety for our school children. Sometimes stop signs no longer serve the pur- pose for which it was mtended. For example, there is a stop sign at the corner of Rhame Avenue and Dart Street. It was put there because child- ren attending Rhame Avenue School crossed there. But Rhame Avenue School burned down almost two years ago, and the new one won't be built for almost the same period of time. Why is the stop sign still there? Children don't cross there anymore, and there is another stop sign only I block away on the corner of Adams Street. I don't know a country road from a village street, but I do know this: there are a lot of unnecessary stop signs not only in East Rockaway, but in Lynbrook, Rockville Centre, and many other small communities a§ well. Very truly yours, Mr. E. Larson Dear Mr. Hambel, 1 was going to write you last week concerning your editorial about Local Government but put my pen down as 1 though other residents would write to you. According to your response t o our Mayor, a number of residents did respond in favor of your opinion. Please note this is one resident who missed the point as the Mayor did. 1 live on First Avenue at the interesec- tion of Adams in East Rockaway. The Rhame Avenue School is not there now, but it will be again. This is the \INDY 500\ of East Rockaway. (My Title) I know I stop for the STOP signs on these roads as most of my neighbors do. There had been talk of trying to get a Traffic Light at this inter- section for the children's safety. 1 must agree, we coula use on before we see one of the little ones hurt. 1 feel the problem is that people are in too much of a hurry ~ SLOW DOWN, STOP AND LIVE. Sincerely, (Mrs.) Connie Meleady Dear Friend: November is National Diabetes Month. On behalf of the 12 million diabetic citizens in the country, the American Diabetes Association attempts to increase the public's awareness of this serious disease during this time and throughout the year. The startling fact is that diabetes, with its complications, is the third ranking cause of death by disease in the U.S. Diabetes causes heart disease, kidney disease and blindness. One in 20 Americans is afflicted with this disease. In our community, there are 185,000 people of all ages who have dis- betes. And those afe only the ones we know about. An estimated five million people in the U.S. are thought to be in the early stages of developing dia- betes, or could actually have it and not know it. It is important for the citi- zens of Long Island to learn the \warning signals of diabetes.\ It is impor- tant for them to know that a Chapter of the American Diabetes Association is active in their community. We are striving to educate the public, t o better serve our diabetic friends, neigh- bors and their families. To this end, we ask you for your help. This is the first in a series of four PSA's to tell the story of diabetes. By running these materials for us, you will be providing a valuable service t'o your audience. Please help us find the five million. Our gratitude and appreciation are extend- ed to you for helping us fight one of the worst dis- eases of our time. Sincerely, Barry Mines Chairman Public Education Committee Editorials Halloween Is Approaching By Hank Biaiick The violent thrust of Halloween is changing for the better. When I moved into my neigh- borhood 28 years ago, we feared damage to our homes and property. We dispensed good- ies to at least 100 children who came out to \Trick or Treat.\ The next morning many cars suffered egg damage and remains of shaving cream was all over the place. In recent years if we had 30 kids come to our door it would be a lot. Times have changed for the better on Hal- loween. Parents, schools, PTAs, and other positive information sources have changed attitudes. A great source for Halloween energy is UNICEF. This source channels funds for the needy and ailing children of the world: Spend Halloween funds where some child somewhere can be fed or saved. There are UNICEF chapters all over. To contact a Baldwin UNICEF chapter, call Katherine Karman at B A 3-4756, who can give you more information. Other simple rules for parents to follow are: (Continued on Page 5) Draw, Pardner! By John Hambel There's an old saying that when God made' the world, he shook the United States real hard and all the nuts fell down in California. But after the news we've been hearing from Florida, I really have to wpnder.: There's a new law in the Sunshine State that allows your average citizen to carry a gun - in public. There's no niceties about carrying a concealed weapon, because they're all out in the open. I can just see a loca*l vacationer sad- dling up to the 7-11 counter with a six gun strapped to his side. It seems more like Dodge City than Ft. Lauderdale. It comes as no surprise to anyone that I consider myself quite the conservative, but this is a situation where I depart from my straight-thinking brethren. Gun control is a red flag that is sure to rile up the most ardent conservative, but to me gun control is a neces- sary precaution that government has the right to enforce. Almost everyone drives a car, but you can't get behind the wheel without a license. Why shouldn't the same reasoning apply to owning a gun? The state has an interest in protecting society by requiring all drivers to possess a certain level of knowledge and skill, and 1 really can't see why fun owners should not be expected to follow suit. Adherents to the position of the National Rifle Association would contend that licens- ing is the first step towards prohibition. Well, (Continued on Page 5) HANK BIALICK—PUBLISHER John Hambel - Editor Ton! Santillo - Controller Gloria Paras - Billing Cecelia Allman - Circulation Manager Irving Waldman - Circulation Grace Stein - Account Executive Joan Schalk - Account Executive Christine M. Gibbons - Art Director Maria Heller - Account Executive mm wmmi^s:^ OBSERVER ''YOUR VOICE IN THE COMMUNITY\ The Good Neighbor Newspaper Pwbli>h«i •vary Wcdmidoy by OB Publication* tne. All mofnol - n.w. photoBraph. ond odv^rtiwm.nt. - or. 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