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2 • BEACON NEWSPAPER, January, 28,2010 John and Gaetane Perricone celebrate together F o r m e r lo n g t i m e Babylon residents John an d G a e t a n e (G a e ) P e r r i c o n e ce l e b r a t e d two milestones recently: John’s 9 3 rd birthday on Dec. 10, 2009 and Gaes 86 lh birthday on Jan. 6 , 2010 . In February, they will celebrate their 63rd wedding anniversary. John was b o r n in Babylon in 1916 in his parents home on Main Street. After graduating from Columbia University and the. U n iversity of Buffalo Dental School, he was drafted by. the now the “Vanatu” made famous by the TV reality show Survivor. At the .conclusion o f the war, John returned to Babylon, where Gae later joined him and they were married in St. Joseph’s Church in Babylon in 1947. John p r a c ticed as a family dentist in Babylon until his retirem e n t in 1981 and with Gae raised three children on Village Line Road in their home of 55 years. In the fall of 2006 they relocated to Clayton, North Carolina to be closer to sons Jim Gqe and John P erricon are shown in their N orth Carolina home on Jan. 15. Arm y and served with the Army Medical Corp during W W I in the’ South Pacific. While stationed in N e w -C a led o n ia he met and courted Gae, a French colonial raised in.New Caledonia,. She was- b o r n in 1 9 2 4 in what was at the time the French New Hebrides, and his wife Sara and John and his wife Rosanne. Daughter Gina Godesky and her husband Doug reside in Severna Park, Maryland. Although they enjoy their tim e with family, th e y still m iss th e i r friends and neighbors in Babylon, which will always be home. W est Islip Coach of the Year is honored The W est Islip Board of Education honored Girls Soccer Coach Nick G rieco (left) during a recent public session. Tim H o r a n (r i g h t ) , W e s t Islip Director of Health, P h y s i c a l E d u c a t i o n , Athletics 8 c Recreation, praised the co a c h fqr receiving League Two Coach o f the Year honors and Suffolk C o u n ty Large School Coach of the Year honors. “He’s a terrific guy,” H oran added. C o a ch Grieco led his soccer team to the state semi-finals last fall. s. , 5 Babylon A m erican Legion held their annual luncheon The American Legion Post 94 of Babylon held its annual Christmas luncheon for hospitalized veterans. Past Commander and Ward Party Chairman George Henry Kotz made the necessary arrangements to entertain 50 patients at Northport VA Hospital-and its staff. The Ladies Auxiliary served a dinner and Santa Claus handed out gifts that were wrapped by the Auxiliary. The event was an effort of the entire Legion. Kotz reminds everyone to support our veterans and veterans’ organizations. Legislator Steve Stern awards grants to SECCA youth in Deer Park Suffolk County Legislator Steve Stern (D-Huntington) event at the Washington Avenue School in Deer Park. 16th LD presented a legislative grant to the Southeast SECCA provides classes, sports activities, educational Concerned Civic Association (SECCA) for it’s after programs, tutoring and support to children in Deer school programs for youth at a Youth Appreciation Day Park. “It is my pleasure to p r e s e n t th is g r a n t to SECCA,” Legislator Stern said. “SEC C A Youth p r o v i d e s a safe and nurturing environm ent fo r y o u n g p e o p le in D e e r Park during the c r i t i c a l a f t e r sch o o l hours. Especially during thèse- difficult economic times;' it is' essential that educational' support and after' scftodl progfàfns provide a secure place for ch ild r e n to learn while their parents are at work.” Babylon A rt Students p a rticipate in the F u n d red Project Babylon Senior High National Art Honor Society members and students enrolled in the school’s Studio 2 courser both of which are advised and taught by art teacher Cheryl Schweider recently teamed up with the members o f Babylon Junior High School Art Club (which is advised by Nina W o o d } arid the'students' in Babylon Elementary School’s a rt classes taught by Patricia Stork to participate in the Fundred Dollar Bill Project. The Fundred Project was started by an artist named Mel Chin, who, when helping to rebuild New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, discovered a lead problem in the city’s soil. The mission of Fundred is to help raise awareness of this project in order to help combat the problem. At all three schools, the teachers spoke with their students about the effects that lead can have on children and adults and how they can help to increase awareness of this problem. Putting their creativity to the test, the students created original,'hand-drawn paper interpretations o f $100 bills. Completed Fundred artworks were then sent to regional Collection Centers that are securely holding the valuable drawings. The organization is aiming to collect at least 3 million Fundreds, or the equivalent of $300 million, from schools around the nation. This represents the estimated cost of making the soil in New Orleans Students throughout the Babylon School D istrict teamed up this year to created original, hand-drawn paper interpretations o f $ 1 0 0 bills in order to help increase awareness fo r the F undred Project. lead-safe. In January 2010, an armored truck, retrofitted to run on waste vegetable oil, will b eginal7,00(Lrfrile cross country trip to pick up the ’billk frofnrth'ej C ollection Centers. B y . sum m er. 2010 ,. thp - a rm o r e d truck- will deliverfthe Eundreds -to \Washington! Where a request will be made o f Congress for an even exchange of the value of the art currency for actual funds and services to support the implementation of Operation Paydirt, a citywide landscape recovery program for Babylon School District teachers Cheryl Schweider and Patricia Stork are p ictured here at a NYSATA (N Y State Art Teachers Association) conference, a recognized Fundred collection site. Sumpwams Garden Club visits veterans Three members of the Sumpwams Garden Club, Elizabeth Karoly, .Gloria Borish and j^da Catalano, took part in th#f annual holiday afternoon at the veterans’ home in Smithtovm, They brought small containers, greens, Sowers, ijedbowsand cheer, so the veterans' could put together a holiday arrangement to give as a gift o r to take bade to their room.! . Elizabeth Karoly and Antoinette Maiorina decorated iheVictorian Room at the Conklin House for the holiday celebration. The tree was hung with teacups all tied with red ribbon. Members loaned all the cups. Karoly displayed her collection o f antique chamber pots. ¿.-4-.*. a . Ss. ft A. .4:.^ f ft. rf. >—*. g. >. A. & . .C ft. >/A y * * -
