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TN eemmunly nawiyMipar • the ptoir duf halpa how a commun^ logatfiar and tim Mpur th»t Aarpa Aaap 6 moving ibnnrsL Preserving the preserves • IniagxBe that yon took s BtroU in the Bioo W e Prtsetve 00 the Freeport'Baldwia b o rdu What an i^lifUng experieneel Mather Nature U festooned b all her q itbgtiae glory. A lovely new . brbge crosses the stream, and a b o i ^ a l k alongside is b the pcbcettofbtingmade. . . The preserve b uross Sonrise Hi^way fnsn I^eeport ' SdMo^ in cynics thbk k wooU b e c o ^ a hangob for yoottg people. Bat the kids at school seem'to keep bcsy jobs, ^xxts and other activities. Any Utta at the preserve is parked b lit^ barrel c h i l l i n t ^ caitzaDcei. . 1 . The preserv^b owned b y j ^ ^ c o ^ y ^ South S i m Aadnboo * biisste$hr± h h i ^ / a a S i a i n u e r ‘ *■ - What a contrast with out Mothei*s Day v u it to the Faith Laorsea Mercke Preserve oo the BeOaore-Menick border. D u b s CIBUrNYEUSYAHOOf \ ) . > YANOOt wnsihegeoehl cocseasu abob £e G iRy^ Pbygrmnid Buddies’ tecem . Freeponen who partidpated b (heNormaody assaok. v t . would cspedany like to JssB ihes. Park*; - 'QoU . ..C o p ru a u U a u n . 2550 aobbouse Road in Merrick, oh Mtv 11. ~our mst tew ininorw la tne pre$enre,‘we p|g»^ ^ foil b f' Utten We bear the aeljhban do so every wedcend b the wanner m oobatoa We sadly noted bow a be&di leceotly placsd there by in E a ^ Scoot had aheady been covered with graffitL Nearby livings had . been cot down to make ii bridge over the stream. >md the tnikeshtft bridge became a dam creating a slimy pond fall of Qoatmg b e o canh; ' \ . : We hear the oei^dxics have to cill tire poUoe every weekend to potsoe crowds of young people. And bo^ariea and M shots have, been reported as w A ^ can ondfaband that the ndghbqn are - pretiyfed'iqiwibtiiesbBatioQ, ' . r - '. One sohttbn m l^ t be a fence tiiat b locked at night ^ tiie Dci^ibon, u has b M dooe at otfau pRserves. At least it would. make it more difficnlt for the kids to scatter when the police arrive. . • •. Anotto sobrioo be to make the preserve more popular with Lhose who would appreciate it instead of vandalbdng i t The more families with young children visit the preserve, the less attractive it would be to the teens who go tiiexe to engage b iUidt ..^acrivities..lhb p ^ iY f i .b u as Brookside. We enjoyed wiidung a pair-^ msllud docks ggarifag thelx nesL It will be fon to w a ^ their dockiinp later b the ^rmgtime. If parentt^ teach their ichDdrra tova^tfaepreKrv^ will be less Ukeiy ta' ' debcdtlatcL ‘ .. The Merrick Garden Q a ^ stewards of tlds preserve, has bdd funily deanop ^ y s t h e ^ providing a wocdetbl e x a ro^ for b e rest of their rommunity. If more Uke-mbded peo^e jo b b the effbii our local preserves can h ^ k ^ our water c ! ^ our air more putt, onr local wildlife more varied, and our lir»'m o re. M>y f «<4 Whale watch Going Western for the , oceasido (for than, anyway) - ‘ were Mayor Ail Thompson and S d i u b Soprrintfodeat- Richard B o n ^ who joined ' 500Cn>iynramiIieibthe festivities. Proceeds were • ; for the new 'playground, - which prooiises.to b e the ‘ answer D a child’s dream! Oiblyn't buddies gave a special yahoo to the Reepcn Police Beaevoleot Associatiou. They vbited • Giblyn recently b earbg a . check for SljDOO to sponsor a ' piece of playground djuipmeal. Above, from left, are Teaching Assistant Connie • Velex, Buddies Co* chairperson. Laura Cammirano, Architect Lasra .Sanchick, PBA Vice President Pat Bentivegna, Teaching Assisunt Linda ■ Drew, PBA Treasurer M ie , Pomericb, Assisunt Principal Kathy Hynes and ; lybci^lhayDohaxneL ~ • -Any brganixatiod wishing to follow tte PBA’s lead can. • call Mrs. Camaarano at 867-8543. Questions?’‘ Call 'Sue* Morgan at378-3133. ^ - ^ m t d a j E , . . WE FELT like crying when we read a reem press release from Abemblyman Charlie O’Shea's ofnce titled “New Yorkers Deserve . Earlier -Tax FreedOBBPtqr.'*. . b case you havaH heard Tax Freedom Day is ' calculated by a s k i n g that every penny earned from Januby I'until that day b dedicated to p a ^ off your federal, state and local New Yori:ers will be, you guessed it, the last In the nation to reach lixlveedoni Day - May 26, -21 days .Ixhind the natioml average. Wew Yorkers will work 146 days b order to pay off our 1994 Uxes,” says ' Assemblyman O’Shea. He adds that he is backing proposals to reorganize New York’s tax structure and require a two^hird majority vote of the Legislatore to mcrease taxes. te g b a i a g g i l O a m .™ : ' Call.292-9000 exL 255 for aa'qspob&nenL . SEEKING SURVIVCNIS: The Breast C a i w Support Program of . Adetphl Univenity School o f S o m Work seeks adult women who have had beast cancer and who have teenage, daii^beb IQ partk^iaie b a lesmud) projM to evaldme the efTects o f support groups for these Women. For more Information, call Dr. Sherri Shelnfeld Gorin at 877-4344. ^ Savbg the w h ila from eztbctioa b one of the best known' (buses o f egvironmeatilifls. So it w u a shock for many to see Vice President Al Gore, who Is known for .his book on < eavinnmeatai causes, bemg (poted reasssxbg the Noewegtaas that the U4L would t ^ abob possK^y agreebg to some whale hunting. How well can the oceans be peeked to make sure cniy a ceruhi number sre taken? . «iWe hope b e vice president wBl get 1 ^ o l Utters a h ^ ^is. r ‘ .V .. D-DAY: A special ‘ milestone is coming - the 50ih anniversary of D-Day > and The Lea<Ur would like to hear from those wbp remeniber hearing the news of the invasion, and their redings at the time. • . Certainly,'if there are any TEBN ACTORS are invited to audition for the Town of Hempstead’s FREEPORT ACTORS Debra M o b and Jack KoUy have leading roles In the Gilbert Sc Sullivan Light Open Company prodoction of *The Sorcerer,'* coming to Five-Towns College b Dix H ills .' for two performances, at 2 and 8 pmL on Saturday; May 21. , Aecofflpaayiiig the perfocmance u the 15-poece Gilbeh Sc Sullivan Light OpetaOydtesna. Ticket pricN range from $7.50 lo -$12.50, For infbR&atioii,caB795-p^^ Repertory Tbcatn, this year ' performing a . mosieal rendition of Tijtocchio/ Interested teenagers, 12 and older, can tmng a one minute song and sheet .music to.the .Merrick Road FREEPORT.’S , ‘ pWN Judge' Pal .Collins' was featured * a t ! a . panel . discussion ccUbraiing S l .John’s Uiiivcfsiiy’s wotwn law school graduates bst .week. . ’ •' 0 • »i •• 4 • s • « 1 r Tolh Coi did it The i from sayf prood I h theo won parti prop lease am 01 amoi amor to be E O auei Nas M(x .non con Nei dev per thn ? ? - the ( mo act f i t use gro me 1 VV pai tiu m< (P .sir ha .'ne - a : de th ca ih al w it m a ti •w h b n e Vi P t e t] i! « 'h