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«o <M 3 E | i .S & I For and about the Family - Society News 'PMtS&Uftto Captain and Mrs. Steven Woodford and daughters Kerry, 6, and Jennifer, 3, are home with their families after 2V 2 years on Okinawa. They were welcomed at Kennedy Airport by their parents, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Vogt, and Mr. & Mrs. James Woodford. Also on hand to greet them were Steve's grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. James Caulfield; Janice's sister, Mrs. Carol Salvato; Steve's sister, Deborah; John Sweeney, and Michael Vogt. After a 45-day vacation they will leave for Las Vegas, Nevada where Steve is assigned to Nellis Air Force Base. * * * Mr. and Mrs. George Belcher of Jefferson Road have returned to their home after a 2 week Carribean Cruise Which included stops in San Juan, P.R., St. Thomas, Guadaloupe, Barbados, Granada, Caracas, Venezuela, Curacao and Haiti. The occasion was to celebrate their 35th Wedding Anniversary. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W.. Huber of N. Albany Avenue, Massapequa are happy to an- nounce the arrival of a baby boy named Robert Thomas. * * •',.'• Mr. and Mrs. Henry Truskewicz of Farmingdale announce the engagement of their daughter, Denise to Mit- chell AJbinski, son of Mrs. Mit- chell Albinski of Wantagh. A Springs '78 wedding is planned. * • • * Mr. and Mrs. John M. Tutt of Bridle Path Road, Smithtown, have announced the engagement of their daughter Margaret to Steven Kaht of Cedar Avenue, Farmingdale. The future bride is a 1972 graduate of Smithtown H.S. East and a 1976 graduate of State University of New York at Albany, where she received a B.A. degree in Sociology. Mr. Kaht is a 1968 graduate of Far- ' mingdale H.S. and is currently working towards an A.A. degree in Advertising Art & Design at S.U.N.Y. at Farmingdale, and is employed as an illustrator for Varisystems Corp. in Plainview. An April 1978 wedding is planned. * * • Mr. and Mrs. Henry Canale of West Islip announce the engagement of their daughter Karen to Mark Newman son of Mr. and Mrs. Al Newman of 5th Avenue, Farmingdale. Miss Canale will be receiving her B.A. in Biology in May from Dowling College. Mark a graduate of Dowling, has received his B.A. in Biology with an emphasis in Marine Sciences from Dowling this May. * * * John E. Burke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth T. Burke, of Merritt Road recently was promoted to Army specialist four while serving with the 1st In- fantry Division Material Management center at Ft. Riley, Kansas. John is a 1974 graduate of Farmingdale H.S. * * * The American Gold Star Mothers Department of New York held their 41st Annual Convention, recently at the Sheraton Hotel, Liverpool, N.Y. Marjorie Tolp, Dorothy Oxendine and Nellie Cicio of Farmingdale attended. Nellie Cicio was elected and installed as President, Marjorie Tolp as Corresponding Secretary. * * • Miss Wendy I. Milner of Lawrence Street, will receive the Associate in Applied Science degree from the State University of New York Upstate Medical Center School of Nursing at Commencement exercises on Sunday. * * • Mark W. Bayer of Delaware Avenue, N. Massapequa and a graduate of Farmingdale High School has been appointed as News Editor of the student newspaper, \The Orient.\ Mark is attending Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Me. Jess David Amchin has been selected for membership in Phi Beta Kappa. He has been granted this honor at Cornell University where he is in his junior year, taking pre medical courses. Jess, a graduate of the Farmingdale High School class of 1974, is the son of Rita and Abe Amchin. * * * Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas O'Malley returned home to Damin Drive after weekending at Mount Airy, Pa. • * * Michael Anderson, son of H.L. and Marie Anderson of Far- mingdale was recently elected vice-president of the student government association at Alliance College. Northside Awards Life Membership At a meeting on Wednesday, May 18, Mrs. Evelyn Gardner, 7 Jerome Drive, Farmingdale was awarded an Honorary Life Membership in the New York State Congress of Parents and Teachers • The Northside School PTA presented the award in recognition of Mrs. Gardner's dedicated service to children and youth in the school and com- munity. This distinguished award was made possible through a con- tribution by the Northside PTA to the New York State PTA Jenkins Memorial Scholarship Fund, and/or the Teacher Fellowship Fund. Contributions to these funds enable the New York State PTA to provide scholarships to students entering college with an education major. And Fellowship to teachers enrolled in summer study programs. This award, an honorary one, is given in recognition of the recipient's involvement in Northside Teacher Assistant Program since 1967, serving in the lunchroom, playground and now mainly in library. Her children are grown but Mrs. Gardner still devotes time to help in the library. She is the wife of Percy Gardner, a teacher in Albany Avenue School. HOWITT PRESIDENT: Donna Lang [above] has been elected Student Council President of Howitt Junior High School for the next school year. Other elected officers are Laura Lueck, vice president; Monica Hardiman, corresponding secretary; Jill Gottlieb, recording secretary and Annemarie Foresta, treasurer. [Photo by Hickish] I WAOitink By Patricia Schriro ACCEPTED: Douglas P. Begeal, Jr. 32 Waverly Place, Farmingdale, has been accepted for admission in September to the State University Agricultural and Technical College at Delhi. He will study Recreation and Parks Mgt. Technology. Douglas plans to graduate from Farmingdale High School, Class of '77 and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas P. Begeal, Sr. AUCTION PERSIAN RUGS AND OTHER ORIENTAL RUGS A beautiful collection of genuine handwoven Persian and Oriental Rugs is being offered at auction to the highest bidder. Included are KERMAN. KASHANS, ARDEBIL, AFGHAN, BOKHARA, TABRIZ, BELOUCH, AFSHAR, QUME, INDIAN, and many other collector's pieces, including SILK QUME. HOLIDAY INN 369 OLD COUNTRY ROAD off Meadowbrook Parkway Extt MI Old Country Road. Westbury.L.I. Mon. May 30 8PM View at 7PM NOTE ABOUT THIS AUCTION: Iran, the largest producer of handwoven carpets, and rugs has been a backward, slow-moving country for centuries. Suddenly with the advent of industry, oil, and free education, it zoomed to the 20th cen- tury. As a result the children who were the majority of the weavers, were lured away from the ancient art of weaving. In our opinion, this great art will soon be lost & so scarce that today European collec- tor's and dealers are rushing to America to collect these beautiful carpets. ORIENTAL RUGS WILL BE GIVEN AWAY AS DOOR PRIZES. Sponsor: UNIVERSAL GALLERY Terms: CASH or CHECK At the annual spring con- ference of the Nassau Long Island PTA, held May 19,1977 at Hicksville High School, Far- mingdale District Board members Patricia Normon and Helene Trattner were elected Recording and Corresponding Secretaries for the 1977-78 year. Northside School and Woodward Parkway Schools received certificates for having achieved a 10% increase in their mem- bership. The work of the conference covered the spectrum of PTA concerns and activities. Among several By-Law changes ap- proved was the addition of a fifth Associate Director. Leadership Training activities were covered in the President's Problem Clinic and 25 workshops for all officers and chairmen. The AM and PM sessions of the Continuing Education Workshop was Conducted by Mrs. Norman. Participants were made aware of the opportunities for adults returning to formal education as weU as those available to recent high school graduates. The workshop in Ecology was led by Patricia Schriro, also a member of the District PTA Board from Farmingdale. This workshop emphasized the urgency of developing en- vironmental priorities in each school and establishing programs designed to achieve these goals. Of immediate concern is the need for\ citizens to write to state senators asking that the con- tainer legislation be brought out of committee for consideration These bills, S704, B. Smith and A2208, Coopermah, provide for beverage containers to have deposit value. They also prohibit the sale of metal beverage containers with detachable parts (eg. flip top rings) as well as packaging with plastic loops These loops have caused the death of countless birds who have been unable to extricate them- selves once their heads have gotten into the rings. In the £umRfilatians Workshop led by Mrs. Trattner many aspects of bringing the PTA story to the public were explored. Once again PTA Council participated in Hardscrabble Fair by providing games for Farmingdale and visiting youngsters. An exhibit of PTA projects conducted by its member units was a focal point for adults and youth alike. A letter writing compaign was conducted as evidence of PTA legislative concerns. New York's U.S. Senators were requested to support the National Camp Safety Act (H.R. 2518, Sarasin - and S258-Ribicoff) presently before congress. Currently 28 states provide regulations specifically for youth camp safety, only six have adequately enforced regulations. There must be uniform safety regulations for children, regardless of where they live or attend camp. PTA Council steering com- mittee for the fair included: Edie Palermo (East Memorial); Eva Hansen, Susan Avallone (Woodward); Rory Bentevigno, Ann Palino (Howitt), Helene Trattner (Mill Lane), Rose Scardina, Mary Splaine (Senior High) under the chairmanship of Louise Finnegan and Pat Schriro. Participants at the fair included: Mary Splain, Rose Scardina and Maureen Ohlsson (Senior High School); Regina Dunn, Jay Jorgenson and Gladys Mena (Mill Lane), Linda Fischer and Madeline Bonietti, (East Memorial) Linda Travis, Peggy Campbell, Dotty D'Arco and Bobbie Muller Albany Ave); Gloria Wholars (Weldon E. Howitt); Laura Forte and Barbara Logan (Northside); Ruby Cook school contact representative, Northside and Eva Harrison, Carol Meilke, Sue Avallone and Joan Herrer (Woodward Parkway.) A special thank you is due to Karen Ohlsson and friends who spent most of Hardscrabble Day guiding the youngsters as they tried their hand at pitching pennies.
