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1 ' i . 1HBRECORDL0CAL HEROES JANQARY~.1991 d ' . . - . - l. . - .. ·i .. - ; Quick Thinking Saves Three In House Fire By Ellen Sonosky David Schotnbs is used to getting out cf bed at 3 a.m. to ~ liver The New York Times to his cus- tomers. From thele, he goes to his job at the Long Island Lighting Company in the meter reading department But one morning back in March, 1990. his usual routine was quickly abandoned when he spoaed flames coming from the roof ti a house on Deamers Court in Huntington Station. Mr. Schombs, who abo lives in Hunting· ton Station, said he mew the house well because he often smelled the smoke from its wood-burning stove on cold momings. \When it•s going, I smell the smoke when I pick up tho papers. And I usually think, 'Wouldn?t it be nice to be inside and in front of that stove, getting warm?\' he said. \But lhls particular morning, tbete was mQCh more smoke than usual.\ Mr. Schombs went to take a closer H look and saw big puffs of smoke and the flicker of flames on the roof. . Be ran to the front of the house and started banging on the door to wake up any- one who might be in- side. Wben the door was answered. he told the occupants that the roof was on f\Jl'e and he called the fire depart- ment \It really was lucky. The roof had a three- foot overhang and most of the smoke was going outside. There really wasn't much smoke inside. We caught it just in time,\ Mr. Schombs said. The occupants of the house, a woman, her brother and her young granddaughter, were asleep at the time of the file. No one was hurt and the house was only slightlydamaged. Mr. Scbombs said he took the whole thing in stride. \It really is somedling anyone would have done. When you're faced with an emergency, you act and then think about it later. You do what you have to do,\ said Mr. Schombs, who has been a vol- unteer ftrefighter for 21 years. • ONLY 10 IN STOCK T A • 145 E. JERICHO TPKEwt HUNTINGTON STAnON. N.Y. 11746 • 516·211·7177 \ Wendy Petrovfts sho~ off a flier sho helped design for a concert held to raise money for the hOmeless. - . . Student Uses Her Talents To Help Homeless People By Mary Beth Guyther Students For 60,000, a club of .about 100 members at Nonhport High School, presented two concerts this year that raised money .for the homeless. One of the club members, Wendy Petrovits, used her artistic talents to develop and publicize the concerts. Last spring, the· club produced a mow called Rock Revival-Homeless Survival, which featured performances by oldies artists. Wendy, a senior, and her friend, Kristen Hanson, came up with the name for the show while brainstorming with Kristen .. s mother. Proceeds from the show were dis- tributed to various charitable organiza- . tions. Wendy • .as a member of the art committee. designed fliers for the show and worked with other students on a large jukebox, about 10 feet high, that served as a logo for the fund raiser and as a prop on the stage. This fall. a second Rock Revival- Homeless Survival concert was a huge success, and Wendy estimated the profits from the concert at about $12,000. She orplized the artwOrk for the show, which incltllled making big musical notes and records as the backdrop for the per- fonnetS. She also helped make confeUi, on which the students had written \peace\, \love\ and \joy\, and which was tossed out over the .audience after the perfor- mance in remembrance of Jacqueline Kez'- rigan, a Northport student to whom the show was dedicated. Jacqueline, a mem- ber of Students For 60,000, was killed in an automobile ~t last August.· Along with folding programs and help- ing to distribute fliers, Wendy also orga· nized the ushers for the performance and helped supervise security. Some of the activities Wendy was par- ticipating in during the holiday season included gathering toys for needy chil- dren and visiting Pilgrim Slate Hospital to take gifts to the patients. Wendy said she became involved with Students For 60,000 as a sophomore. Part of her attraction to the club is the fact that the students actually get to see the results of their work, by visiting shel- ters and delivering clothing to the home· less throughout the year. ''It makes me feel good because you think you're helping out in some way,\ said Wendy: \I like to do as much as I can . . . I feel better.\ Wendy said visiting shelters for the homeless makes the plight of the home- less more real. 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