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2 . BEACON NEWSPAPER, July 2 9 ,2010 All local. Our community. Our people. Wow! Sundays storm was fast and furious! I happened to be down at the Village Pool when it blew up. A lifeguard had mm fortunately spotted a light ning bolt west of us and cleared the pool. That’s Ml when some people seemed to panic. Grab- fjf bing their belongings and kids, many people started running for the exit I was surprised by the shouts, and in some cases, screams. The chil dren became more fearful as adults in some areas seemed to mildly freak out. l 1 was fortunate enough to j be with two friends, one of 'H e c v d , \ whom took my chair and I another took my beach bag Qt l while I followed more slowly ^ f° on my crutches. Many adults . fftc C d C I were acting calmly and stand- V? ing back with their families to fft& lty \ allow more hurried people to - .. . oi get past them. The staff at the j pool behaved well, direct ing people toward the exit When I came through the exit gates, the heavens opened up. My friend had put my bag into my car and waited to see me get into the car. The woman in the parking D u s tin G e rd e s receives the E a g le Scout A w a rd Dustin Ryan Gerdes of Our Lady of Grace Church Boy Scout Troop #183 in West Babylon recently received the prestigious Eagle Scout award. Gerdes performed a community proj ect in order to complete the require ments for Eagle rank He organized a food drive for his troops sponsor Our Lady of Grace Church. He solicited food and recruited volunteers to assist him in his quest to collect 1,000 pounds of food. Their combined efforts yielded a collection of 2,682 pounds of food. He also secured $265 in supermarket gift cards which were also donated to the food pantry. Many of Gerdes’ family members, friends and peers attended his Eagle Court of Honor. He was honored by Suffolk County Legislator Wayne R. Horsley for completing the difficult journey that leads to the highest award in Scouting. Shown are Babylon Town Council man Antonio Martinez, NYS Assem blyman Robert Sweeney, his mother Corinna Gerdes, Eagle Dustin Ryan Gerdes, his father Paul Gerdes, SC Leg islator Wayne R. Horsley and his broth er Roger Gerdes. place next to mine came up to me and helped put my crutches in the car and then held the door open for me, dos ing it before she got into her own car. I pulled out of my space and glanced to the east o f the pool. There was a scene I’ve never seen before in my years living near the Bay. Something that looked like a flat cloud covered the water and it was a moment before I realized that it was a combination of rain and windblown bay water. It hovered across the water and a smallish motorboat trying to get up the river was constantly being driven back ward by the wind and the water. Many other cars pulled in to watch this phe nomenon too. On the west side of the pool’s parking lot, people were being draped with seaweed blown off the bay. Driving home, I saw a lot o f small branch es and one limb down on the Crescent, but even as I drove, the rain and wind started to die back. The sound of sirens showed that the Babylon , Fire Depart ment was responding to several locations, including to Gilgo Beach. By the time I pulled up in front o f my house the storm had ended, except for some showers. It seemed that the area north of the rail road had suffered worse than any other area I saw. There were many trees down, including one on Frederick which had fallen on a car and house. The car ap peared to be demolished. The electricity was out all over that area and neighbors stood together discussing the storm and its results. A reunion committee working on their 60th Reunion for the BHS Class o f 1950 has announced that it will be held on Sep tember 16th at the Venetian Yacht Club, located by the Village Dock. An invita tion is extended to all other classes. For information, please call Jo (Hynn) Melton at 631-422-5385 (email jomelt@ optonline.net) or call Richie at 631-766- 7188 (email breezeel83@aol.com) . Happy birthday to Rob Gallagher, whose special day is July 31st! Joseph Joy o fW e s t lslip a p p o in ted to the US M ilitary A c a d e m y a t W est P o int P r i n c i p a l Walter D. Lace, Guidance Di rector Don ald Kachuba, and Anne and Joseph Joy, the parents of Colin Joy, gathered at the SJB-TV Studio to watch as se nior, Colin Joy, received his ap p o in tm e n t to the United States Military Academy at West Point from Col. Dave Blanchard (Ret). Joy was nominated by Congress man Peter King and he plans to play football for the Academy in the fall. On the school television news program, Col. Blanchard presented the official appointment and addressed the entire student body as he expressed his thanks to Colin’s parents and to the communi- ty o f SJB for providing the support and foundation necessary for a commitment to West Point and a military career. Shown, fleft to right, sitting areGuid- ance Director Donald Kachuba, Princi pal Walter D. Lace, Colin Joy of West Islip and Col. Dave Blanchard (Ret.) and standing are Colin’s parents Anne Joy and Joseph Joy. Brumidi Lodge Sons o f Italy awards scholarships to local students Tito Constantino Brumidi Lodge NO 22 11, Order Sous o f Italy in America takes part in many philanthropic endeavors. This year, the orgamza.itin awarded 12 one thousand dollar scholarships. The winners are chosen on the basis o f aca demics, community service, school involvement, and teacher recommendations. The scholarship awards were presented to the recipients and their families on Tiles., May 25 at the lodge. Refreshments were served afterwards. The 2010 scholarship winners are Austen Canon ica, Alyssa Costa, Bruce Co fane, Nicole Filosa, Samantha Gagliano, Chelsea Gemma, Ryan Gerondel, Paul Rerticone, Daniel Nunez, Brooke Rollero, Ariel Victor and Taylor Welsh.
