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PAGE six BREWSTER STANDARD-ESTABLISHED 1869 Thursday, February 11,1982 North Salem Predators and Seniors Regular monthly meeting. North Salem SenL.s'. Feb. 9, 1982 ai 12 noon, at Purdv's Methodist Church Hall. Bring sandwich, coffee and refreshments provided. Pinochle or bridge for which class for beginners available. Bring own cards. Brewster students named to Dean's List Eight Brewster residents, in- cluding two sisters, have been named to the Dean's List of State University College at Oneonta for the first semester of the 1981-82 school year, according to Dr. Carey Brush, vice president of the college. Included are: Kathleen Bunce. Drewville Heights; Tina Clair. 60 Carmel Avenue; Paul Hethering- ton, Friendly Rd.; Merrill Ann Koptiuch, 26 Seven Oaks Lane; Jeanne and Karen McDonough, R.D. HI, Peter* Road; Kevin Quinn, 21 W. Ridge Road; and Jeff Robbins, 23 Blackberry Drive. Lions Club The Bedford Hills Lions Club wiil be sponsoring the tenth annual Bedford Hills Antiques Show which will be held at the Lakeover Country Club on Bed- ford Center Road. The show will be held on Saturday, Feb. 27 and Sunday, Feb. 28 and will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on both days. Proceeds from the $2.50 admission will benefit the club's scholarship and educa- tional awards program. Numerous dealers from New York, New Jersey, and Con- necticut will exhibit their antiques for sale, ranging from primitive to formal furniture as well as early glass, prints, china, toys, jewelry, paintings and much more. The show will be managed by Peggy Chrislgau, who has successfully dirt-'ed many local exhibits. Lignts snacks and luncheon will be available at the Club's rest- aurant. Brewster Chamber of Commerce The Brewster Chamber of Commerce held their initial Board of Directors meeting Tuesday. January 26th at the Pawling Savings Bank in Brewster for the new year 1982. The following officers were elected for the year: President Grace Swanson (elec- ted at annual meeting, Jan. 19). 1st Vice President - Brenda Blanar 2nd Vice President - Michele Fraioli. Treasurer - Eileen Cann vV.D. Pulver was retained as Executive Director, a post he has held since 1978. The representatives from the Brewster Chamber to the Putnam County Chamber were appointed as follows. Grace Swanson Bruce Swanson John Dunford ON DEAN'S LIST Michelle L. Komsa, daughter of Mr. and'Mrs. Eugene Komsa of Mahopac. is on the Dean's List for the fall semester of 1981-82 at the Stale University of New York at Buffalo. Miss Komsa received a -4.1) average. Miss Komsa is a , IW0 graduate of Franciscan High School. Mohcgan Lake. their Prey Tradition tells us that the number of predators in an area determines the number of prey species, such as rabbits or pheasants that will also be in the area. Paradoxically, the truth is that it is the number and availability of prey species which determines the number of pre- dators. This if fundamentally true, whether we are referring to the lion or the great horned owl. This looks a little like the \which came first, the chicken or the egg?\ question, so let's take a look at how predators respond to variations in prey numbers and availability. Avian predators, like owls and hawks, start to incumbate just as soon as they lay their first egg. This applies to those which won't start nesting until warm weather arrives, just as it does to the great horned owl, some of which have already laid their first egg, and must sit on it to keep it from freezing. Every two or three days they will lay another egg until the clutch is complete. The size of the clutch may be determined by the availability of prey species, for if the adults are well fed, they may produce more eggs than if they are not well fed. The big affect of prey abun- dance shows in survival of predator young. Since the eggs each require the same time for incumbation, they hatch in the order they were laid, and at the same interval of time. By the time the third or fourth youngster hatches, its older siblings have a good start, and are aggressive enough so that if their hunger is not satisfied, the younger hatch- lings don't get to eat. This insures that the young that finally leave the nest will all have had adequate food to grow to healthy fledglings. Those that didn't get enough, starve. Youth arrested in school fire Cpl. Douglas MacCrae has arrested a 15-year-old Carmel youth on arson charges after the suspect allegedly set fire to a locker in Carmel High School. Cpl. MacCrae, youth officer of the Putnam County Sheriff's Dept.. said the youth was apprehended by school officials. A jacket, a sweater and several textbooks were destroyed in the blaze Feb. 4. Cpl. MacCrae said. The fire was extinguished quickly by high school staff members and the Carmel Fire Department. Cpl. MacCrae said prompt action by the high school staff prevented the fire from becoming more serious The youth, whose name is withheld because of his age, was charged with juvenile delin- quency and was released to his mother. He will appear later in Putnam County Family Court. Boni named by libraries William Boni of Carmel has been named a trustee of the Mid-Hudson Library System, suc- ceeding Harriet Gair of Putnam Valley as Putnam County's repre- sentative on the board. Bjni has served as an officer of the Kent Free Public Library, as chairman of the grants committee and as a member of the personnel and building committees. He is president of Readex Microprint Corp. in New York City. He previously served as a newspaperman in various U.S. cities and overseas, including assignments as a sports writer, news editor, columnist, war cor- respondent and bureau chief. \THE CHIEFTAIN AND THE CHILD.\-Washington Irving was bom in 1783, the year the Revolutionary War ended, and was named for George Washington. During inaugural celebrations for the new first president in 1789, young Irving was presented to his famous namesake by the family maid. George B. Butler recreated the scene in a watcrcolor titled, \The Chieftain and the Child\. Irving claimed that he never forgot that moment and resolved one day to write about George Washington. At the close of a long and highly successful literary career, Irving published his five-volume Life of George Washington, which remained the definitive biogra- phy for many years. The original of the Butler watcrcolor is in the collection of Sleepy Hollow Restoration. The painting is on view now through the end of March at Irving's home, Sunnyside, in Tarrytown, as' part of a special exhibit marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of George Washington. Lora Porter re-elected to head extension assn. ' Lora Porter, Putnam Valley librarian, was \-elected presi- dent of the Cooperative Extension Assn. of Putnam County at the January organizational meeting. Otto Wolf of Patterson was named vice president, Patterson Town Clerk Josephine Camp- anaro was elected secretary, James Dusenbury and William Nichols continue as treasurer and assistant-to-ihe treasurer, re- spectively. Directors-at-large of the assoc- iation are Christopher Galligan of Garrison, Richard Tucker of Kent, Mrs. Evelyn Riley of Mahopac and Richard Dunne of Carmel. Program advisory com- mittee representatives are Mrs. Barbara Vail of Carmel, Mrs. Betty Behr of Kent, and Dr. John Schutz of Brewster.- Joseph Hickey continues as the Putnam County Legislative repre- sentative, as does Allyn Smith as the director's representative of Cooperative Extension New York State. - The board has set the third Wednesday of each month as their regular meeiing date at 8 p.m. Meetings of the board arc open to the public. The next meeting will be March 17 at 8 p.m. at the County Office Build- ing. Room 315. The board of directors are lay persons from your community who govern the operation of the Cooperative Extension Assn. of your county. Further information concerning the operation of the board or educational programs offered by Cooperative Extension of Putnam County tan be ob- tained bv calling the extension office at 628-0454. Ski club visits Lake Placid The Brewster High School Ski Club traveled to Lake Placid, for a weekend of skiing from Feb. 5 to Feb. 7. Ski Club Advisor William Merrifield said the 41 students had the opportunity to ski Whiteface Mt. and tour- the Olympic Village. .The Ski Club was making its 10th trip in 10 years, having begun in 1973. They also try to fit at least 1 day trip into their schedule. The club consists of skiers with all different levels of ability. The group was chaperoned by Carol Robinson. Mrs. Anne Benjamin, Dr. Joan Gercg and Mr. Merrifield, all faculty mem- bers at Brewster High School. 4 boys nabbed in shoplifting Four boys aged 13 to 15 have been arrested on charges of shoplifting at Kings Department Store in Putnam Plaza Shopping Center, Carmel, the Sheriff's Office said. Deputies said the youths, 2 from Lake Carmel, 1 from Brew- ster and i from New York City, were arrested in a 5-day period las; week. They were charged with petit larceny and juvenile delinquency and were released to their parents pending appearance in Putnam County PamilyCourt. The names of the boy's were not released because of their age, deputies said. Financial aid workshop set The Carmel High School Gui- dance and Counseling Depart- ment will be sponsoring a Finan- cial Aids Workshop on Thursday. Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Carmel High School Large Group In- struction Area. Dr. Ronald Pollack, director of financial aids at the College of New Rochellc. will be the keynote speaker concerning a topic that deserves prompt attention to college-bound high school juniors and seniors and especially to their parents. Dr. Pollack will provide an in-depth explanation of current developments and what the impact of recent federal government rulings will be on the Carmel college-bound population. Phil Bayer, director for gui- dance at the Carmel High School, urges these students and parents to plan ahead for the meeting and to begin listing questions re- garding the college financial aid process. Questions regarding the work- shop can be directed to the Guidance and Counseling De- partment at Carmel High School by calling 225-8441 extension 501. Poster contest set by Rotary Roger Backus, president of the Putnam Valley Rotary Club has announced a \Service Poster Contest\ to be sponsored by the Putnam Valley Rotary. The con- test is open to all students in grades 7, 8 or 9 who reside in the Town of Putnam Valley. The purpose of the contest, according to Backus, is \to promote the spirit and public service aspects of three service organizations in our town namely the Putnam Valley Volunteer Ambulance Corps, the Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department and the Putnam Valley Library. We hope that by participating in this contest, the students will learn more about these three organizations and take pride in the contribution they make to our town.\ • The contest closes on Friday, April 30, and there will be 3 winners named by May 15, 1982 for the posters selected. The Board of Directors of the 3 service organizations have agreed to use the winning posters in their fund drive effort later this year. A prize of $25 will be awarded to each of the three winners. Detail rules for the Service Poster Contest have been sent to the principals of the private and public schools where Putnam Valley studentsare attending. Gift shop plans birthday party Come to the second birthday party of the First Presbyterian Church's Gift and Thrift Shop at 6N and Austin Rd. in Mahopac Falls on Saturday, Feb. 13. from 10-4. Coffee and cookies will be served. The shop is full of all kinds of lovely hand-crafted gift items such as clothes and accessories for strawberry shortcake, baby sweaters, booties and toys, bead- ed flowers, silk flower corsages, tote bags and bookcovers. A great variety of stationary, greeting cards, recipe cards, Kitchen witch and strawberry recipe card gift sets. The Thrift Department has reasonably priced lamps, fans, bric-a-brac as well as used clothing. The shop is open on Wednesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays from 10-4. Call 628-2365 for information.
