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The Jacob Gunther School communityis moving up, moving on and looking for-ward. The school commemorated its fifth-graders in a moving up ceremony Friday,June 15, and its sixth-graders with anaward ceremony yesterday, June 19.

Faculty and staff, students and parentstook time to reflect on all the great mem-ories, as Gunther School observes its lastfew days. Jacob Gunther ElementarySchool is closing its doors due todecreased enrollment in 1957.

The ceremonies were met with mixedemotions. The community is sentimentalabout closing the school, but happy to cel-ebrate the children moving up. KristenRuddy, a third-, fourth- and fifth-gradespecial education teacher, described thefifth-grade ceremony as bittersweet. Ms.Ruddy added, Changes are good and aslong as children feel safe and protected,they can do anything.

Jim Mulvey, Gunthers physical edu-cation teacher of grades K-6 for 15years, said the sixth-grade ceremonywas special, being the last group ofsixth-graders for now.

Mr. Mulvey, who will work at Saw MillRoad School in the fall, praised the gradu-ating sixth-grade class as very talentedand very caring of the younger grades.

Principal Marie Testa said she believedstudents are looking forward to a newbeginning. Jacob Gunther School stu-dents will attend Dinkelmeyer School,Saw Mill Road School or Martin AvenueSchool in September.

Children in special education classeswill attend Martin Avenue School. Thegraduating sixth-graders will all attendGrand Avenue Middle School.

In order to help them adjust, studentsattended picnics and orientations at theother schools to become accustomed to thenew environments. Ms. Ruddy believesthe children will react to the change bydrawing on the positive emotions of theparents and teachers, and those attitudeswill help the children transition.

Good attitudes prevailMrs. Testa agreed. She said the chil-

dren are transitioning well with goodattitudes because they have followed thecommunitys positive example. Imextraordinarily proud of the communitythat is Jacob Gunther School, Mrs.Testa told Bellmore Life.

Barbara Felicioni, a grandmother oftwo in the district, a grandson in the fifthgrade and granddaughter in kindergarten,said, I feel that once the decision wasmade, the school and staff did their best tomake it a smooth transition and they areto be commended.

During the moving up cere-mony, awarded fifth-gradersspoke of their favorite memo-ries of Gunther School. DanaHirsch, an instrumental musicteacher for over 20 years atGunther and 25 years in theNorth Bellmore SchoolDistrict, became teary-eyedlistening to the students givespeeches about their time atthe school. Ms. Hirschdescribed the outstandingfifth-grade class as musicallyand universally talented.

Mrs. Testa says she wasimpressed with the chil-drens reflections and isthankful to the parents, fac-ulty and staff for their sup-port of the ceremony. Fifth-grade students prepared asurprise performance as TheRockinRappers. All wearinghats, the students rappedabout Mrs. Testa and JacobGunther.

Ellen Tournour, a fifth-grade teacher who will workat Dinkelmeyer School inSeptember, attended thesixth-grade ceremony andsaid its exciting to watchprevious students be recog-nized for their achieve-ments.

2002 Gunther graduateHowie Landau also attendedthe sixth-grade award cere-mony. Mr. Landau remem-bers Gunther as a tightknitcommunity and a greatplace to attend elementaryschool. Now he returns toGunther to help out with Mr.Mulveys PE classes, andwill attend Boston University

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FRANK CONSISTENTLY DISPLAYED A SINCERE COMMITMENTTO CONSERVATIVE PRINCIPLES & CONSISTENTLYDEMONSTRATED FIDELITY TO THE CONSTITUTION AND APHILOSOPHY OF GOVERNMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE VISIONOF THE FOUNDERS.

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SIXTH-GRADERS STOOD TO RECEIVE APPLAUSE from parents in attendance as theyreceived awards for outstanding work in several disciplines.

FIFTH-GRADE ROCKIN RAPPERS rapped their story about their love of Gunther and theirPrincipal Mrs. Testa.

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PRINCIPAL MARIE TESTA willbecome principal of Martin AvenueSchool.

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LET THERE BE LIGHT: Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg, D-Merrick, attended theChurch of Christs Annual Teacher Appreciation Day last month at the Church of Christ inBellmore. Shown here with Legislator Denenberg are resident minister Edmund Legaspi,teachers and family.

HAYES CHILDREN BENE-FIT: St. Barnabas Church and theBellmore Knights of Columbuswill hold a benefit on Sunday,June 24, from noon-4 p.m. at theBellmore K of C Council, 2333Bellmore Avenue for the Hayeschildren of North Bellmore, wholost both parents recently.Admission is $12 per adult and $8for children under 12 years of age.

Community restaurants aredonating trays of food. Hot dogsand hamburgers will be grilledoutdoors for $2 and $3. There willbe two 50/50 drawings, one at 1p.m. and one at 3 p.m. Proceedsfrom the entire days event will goto the Hayes children. If you areinterested in attending you cancontact Bob Felice, 221-7875 orJack Falci, 804-2850.

ADVANCED AUTO BODY:

Advanced Auto Body on SunriseHighway advanced its cause toopen up a second auto body repairshop it is already located at thecorner of Smith Street andBellmore Avenue when itagreed to drop requests at lastweeks zoning Board of Appealshearing for all-day parking onRoyle Street, behind the shop, andto keep its dumpster within thepremises, rather than wheel it outto Royle Street for pickup.

One resident near the new shopsaid she was relieved to hear ofthe shop dropping its requests.The application for its other vari-ances to open up shop are nowlikely to be approved by the zon-ing board.

Doug Finlay

BASKETBALL LEAGUE:The Bellmore-Merrick BasektballLeague wishes a healty, safe sun-mer to all players, families andfriends.

To register now for the 2012-13season go to www.bmbb.org orwrite to P.O. box 1228, Bellmore.

EAGLE SCOUT GARAGE

SALE: Saturday and Sunday,June 23 and 24, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at2785 Grand Avenue, Bellmore.Household items, clothing, furni-ture, paintings, bikes and more.

GRADUATION: The

Bellmore-Merrick Central HighSchool District has announced itstimes of commencement for eachof the three high schools onSunday, June 24, at the NYCBTheatre in Westbury. They are asfollows:

Kennedy High School will hostthe first graduation at 9 a.m.

Mepham High Schools gradu-ation will start at 12 noon.

Calhoun High Schools gradua-tion ceremony will begin at 3 p.m.

BASEBALL TICKETS: The

Lupus Alliance of America, Inc.in Bellmore is selling Section 113tickets for the Long Island Ducksvs. Lancaster game on Saturday,August 18, at 7 p.m. Tickets forthe game are $15, with a 50-centservice order charge for ticketssent by mail.

There are a limited number oftickets available. First come, firstserved. Deadline to order ticketsis Sunday, July 1. Proceeds willgo to Let Kids Be KidsProgram, as well as the Qualityof Life program, both of whichgive financial assistance to thosewith lupus.

For information call theBellmore office at 783-3370 or e-mail to [email protected].

Or visit www.lupusqueens.org.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:Does it feel like there are moreheadlines about suicides? If itdoes, and you want to help makea change, volunteer and make adifference. Long Island CrisisCenter (LICC), the 24 hour-a-day,7-day-a-week suicide prevention

and crisis intervention hotline isrecruiting volunteers to partici-pate in its upcoming CounselorAssistant Training Program.

Next months training will beheld on three successiveSaturdays from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. onJuly 14, 21 and 28. For informa-tion, check out LICCs website,www.longislandcrisiscenter.organd click on Volunteer; thencall 826-0244 to schedule aninterview.

SEE THE WAVE: The

Hazak Chapter (seniors) of theBellmore Jewish Centerannounces the presentation TheWave, a film of a classroomexperiment on individualism andconformity in which a high schoolteacher formed his own Reich(called The Wave) to show whythe German people could so will-ingly embrace Nazism, today,June 20, at 1:30 p.m. It is free tomembers and $5 each for guests.Pre-register by calling Bill at 221-2056.

The discussion following thefilm will be moderated by RabbiRaphael Ostrovsky of theBellmore Jewish Center.

F I R E H O U S E O P E N

HOUSE: The Bellmore FireDepartments EmergencyMedical Squad will host its firstOpen House on Sunday, June24, from noon-4 p.m. at itsheadquarters on Pettit Avenue.

Members of the EMS Squadwill be on hand to showcasetheir skills and answer anyquestions you may have aboutthe services they provide. Ondisplay will be the departmentsthree Advance Life Supportambulances, its rapid responsevehicle and its heavy rescuetruck, as well as the variousequipment the squad uses.Come learn how the fire depart-ment protects its residents.

They are all specialWellesley (Massachusetts) High School teacher

David McCullough Jr. caused quite a stir with hisgraduation speech telling the new graduates yourenot special. Though he went on to tell them thateverybody is special and that they should care aboutothers and follow their dreams for their own sake, notsome reward, that second part seemed to get lost inthe media frenzy.

Perhaps these tough economic times are makingsome people too hard-hearted and discouraged andtherefore willing to shoot down the hopes of others.But how long does the perverse joy of watchingsomeone else trip last? About a minute. How longdoes the satisfaction of helping someone else up theladder last? A lifetime.

Here at your community newspaper we have hadthe privilege of working with several members of theclass of 2012 through BOCES, Senior Experience andother programs. Each brought a special contributionin his or her own way and enriched your experienceas a reader while exploring a possible career. A win-win deal, we think.

And the world is a better place because they are here.The Class of 2012 brings many talents to the table.

They are skilled in Internet research, social media andcommunicating in general. That is a good thing. Wehope that they will all be voting in the nextPresidential election and helping determine the futureof our country.

They have not been sheltered from the real world.Many of them have been out working already and planto continue to do so during the rest of their education.They will also be shouldering student loans, somethingnot typical in many other countries with which theywill be competing in the world marketplace. In fact,some countries pay their students to study, as if it werea job, not a privilege.

Should we envy the class of 2012? Yes and no.They will have to struggle in a tough economy, butthey have a chance to make a better tomorrow for allof us, because they have both youth and knowledgeon their side.

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To Bellmore Life:My name is Scott Marzigliano, Life

Scout of Boy Scout Troop 285 inBellmore. I am reaching out to you forhelp with my Eagle Scout Project at theNorman J. Levy Park and Preserve inMerrick.

This preserve is a wonderful place tohike, fish, canoe and appreciate nature.To enrich the area with more wildlife,my project consists of building animalhouses and planting shrubs that willencourage birds and owls, along withbutterflies, to thrive in the area. Theaddition of these animals will in turnencourage the growth of the eco-system.

Eagle Scout projects are funded bymembers of the community such as you.I am holding a garage sale fundraiser onSaturday and Sunday, June 23 and 24, 9a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2785 Grand Avenue inBellmore. Please stop by.

I am also seeking money donations to

my project, which can be sent to 121Marion Avenue, Merrick 11566, payableto Boy Scout Troop 285.

I am very grateful for any support youcan give me and my project. I hope thatyou may have the chance to visit theLevy Preserve to enjoy its beauty andserenity.

Scott Marzigliano

Thanks to all for your support

To Bellmore Life:Our self-empowerment workshop

for college-bound students and theirparents at Molloy College on Saturdaywent well as a result of the support oursponsors and supporters gave. [Seepage 9.]

We would like to thank all ourresource persons, presenters, panelists,donors, sponsors and all those whohave given us much-needed moral sup-port as we made plans for this day. Weowe you a special debt of gratitude. We

thank you for taking this journey withus and look forward to your continuedsupport as we strive to empower ouryouth and their families.

Special thanks go to our sponsorsKey Food Hempstead AdvancedFamily Medicine, Bethpage AdelphiUniversity Vis. Dent New YorkLife C Town, Uniondale Michael L.Miligi Molloy College VerizonWireless, North Bellmore Bed Bath& Beyond Eye Supply of Wantagh KLB Services Dr. L. Zakiya Newland SA Business Solutions L & MPublications Madona Cole Originals Staples Panera Bread Saphire Hempstead Uniondale Times AntonCommunity Newspapers Organo.

Finally, we would like to thank theparents and students who joined us andtook full advantage of this opportunity.

Madona Cole-Lacy and James A. Lacy

I-STOP is an effective tool

To Bellmore Life:A recent vote by the [state] Legislature

to modernize New Yorks anti-drug poli-cies and adapt to the very real problem ofprescription-drug abuse, makes much-needed reforms to our current prescrip-tion drug laws.

The creation of a real-time prescrip-tion-monitoring initiative such as I-STOP (Internet System for TrackingOver-Prescribing) will result in a strongeffort to combat prescription-drug abuseand doctor shopping.

While we have not put an end to thisunfortunate epidemic, this action takesthe necessary steps to try and preventany additional tragic deaths of NewYorkers from prescription drug abuse.With our actions, medicine cabinetsacross Long Island will no longer beused as illicit drug stores.

David McDonough19th State Assembly District

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LIPA substation explodes in North Bellmoreby Douglas Finlay

Explosions ripped through a LongIsland substation at Bellmore Road andNorth Jerusalem Road in North Bellmorearound 3:15 p.m. last Friday, causing oilto spill and flames to shoot tree-high.

Five fire departments responded to theblaze, which took 45 minutes to extin-guish, said North Bellmore FireDepartment Third Assistant ChiefMichael Rut.

Gus, owner of Road Ready, Inc., aservice station across the street from thesubstation, said flames got higher oncefiremen attempted to extinguish theblaze.

The explosion caused brownoutsthroughout the area, and knocked outtraffic lights along Jerusalem Avenueinto North Merrick, causing a trafficaccident.

Wydmayard Jean-Francois, 29, wasdriving west on Jerusalem Avenue inNorth Merrick in a Pathfinder when, as

he approached the intersection ofMeadowbrook Road, a woman pulledout from Meadowbrook Road to make aleft onto Jerusalem Avenue. ThePathfinder struck the womans vehicle,flipped over, slid on its roof and flippedover again.

I thought for sure he would have moreinjuries than he did, said eyewitnessThomas Wilson of Uniondale. Mr.Wilson said that Mr. Jean-Francois had tobe cut out of the Pathfinder, but had onlya swollen arm. He was taken to hospital.

The traffic lights werent workingproperly, Mr. Wilson said. He said thegreen looked dim yellow and there wasno red.

Mr. Jean-Francois mother toldBellmore Life, after arriving to see thedamage to the car, that she would hugmy child when she saw him.

Two explosionsTwo explosions ripped through the

stubstation, which damaged a trans-

former. Departments from EastMeadow, Levittown, Wantagh, Bellmoreand North Bellmoreresponded to theblaze, said Chief Rut.

Gus of the RoadReady service stationshowed Bellmore Lifea video he took asflames shot up as highas the trees. Therewere two explosions,he said.

The Nassau County fire marshalsoffice is investigating the cause.

A BLOWN SUBSTA-TION in NorthBellmore, left, wasthe cause of an acci-dent in NorthMerrick, above, onFriday, as traffic lightson Jerusalem Avenuewere knocked out.

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Long Island Lutheran Middle andHigh School recognized the achieve-ments of its outstanding students at itsAnnual Honors Banquet held this monthat the Fox Hollow Caterers inWoodbury. Among those honored wereBellmore residents Andrew Abend andJustin Maldonado.

Andrew and Justin each received a cer-tificate for three-year membership in theNational Honor Society. Membership inthe LuHi Chapter of the National HonorSociety is granted to those students whohave been highly rated by faculty mem-bers in the areas of character, leadershipand service and who have an 85 or bet-ter cumulative average.

In addition, they received the StarHonor Roll Award. Star Honor RollAwards are presented to seniors who

maintain a 90% or higher grade pointaverage throughout every quarter oftheir high school careers.

Andrew will attend Lehigh Universityand Justin will attend SUNYStonybrook in the fall.

About LuHiLocated on a 32-acre campus in

Brookville, Long Island LutheranMiddle and High School is a Christian-centered college-preparatory schoolwhose mission is to educate its studentsin body, mind and spirit. Recognized bythe U.S. Department of Education as aSchool of Excellence, LuHi serves613 students in grades 6-12.

For information, call LuHi AdmissionsOffice at 626-1700, ext. 545, or visitwww.luhi.org.

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LI arts school registers students for summmer classes

Bellmore-Merrick students interestedin the performing or visual arts can regis-ter now for the Nassau BOCES LongIsland High School for the Arts (LIHSA)Summer Arts Academy.

Voted Best Art School on Long Islandfor the second consecutive year, LIHSAoffers young artists in Nassau andSuffolk counties entering grades 6-12next fall a chance to learn from profes-sional artists who help them to developtheir skills at its Summer Arts Academy.

The academy offers students enteringgrades 6-12 the chance to learn from pro-fessional artists through classes and

workshops in the LIHSA complex, locat-ed in Syosset.

The four-week program runs fromMonday, July 2, through Friday, July27, and features custom-designed les-sons in art, drama, musical theatre,creative writing, dance, music andvisual arts.

Students also will be offered masterclasses in clowning, stage combat or self-defense, how to build a professional port-folio, or take a trip to a museum orBroadway show. For information, visitwww lihsarts.org or call Principal AvaFavara at 622-5678.

Bellmore residents receiveLutheran high honors

Defensive driving courseThe St. Barnabas RC Church will pres-

ent a defensive driving course sponsoredby the National Safety Council onSaturday, July 7, from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.The congregation has become aware of thehardship and grief suffered as a directresult of traffic accidents.

The church has decided to take positivesteps to help people learn safe driving tech-niques with the hope that the number ofcollisions will be reduced. In addition, par-ticipants will receive a mandatory insur-ance premium reduction and their violationpoint total with be reduced.

Baldwin High School reunionBaldwin High Schools Class of 1962

will have its 50th reunion from Friday,September 7, to Sunday, September 9. Forinformation call Ellen Wilgus-Bell at410-461-5680 for details on where thereunion will be held.

Or send an e-mail [email protected]. Remember thatreunions are a very special form oftime travel.

MTA service forumCounty Legislator Dave Denenberg

presents a forum with MTA Long IslandRail Road tonight, June 20, at 7:30 p.m.at the Freeport Memorial Library, 144West Merrick Road, Merrick, with rep-resentatives regarding the Bellmore,Merrick, Freeport, Seaford andWantagh train stations.

Personnel from the LIRR will beLegislator Denenbergs guests to discussthe stations, LIRR service, the LIRRsresponses to past requests by LegislatorDenenberg and commuters and to respondto questions.

Community watchThe Levittown Community Council

general meeting will take place Monday,June 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Levittown

Educational Education Center, 150 AbbeyLane, Levittown.

Guest speaker is Chris Holder, a repre-sentative of Community Watch who willdiscuss the program, its purposes and howto get involved. There is no fee, and themeeting is open to the public.

For information you can call Pat Patane,program chair, at 579-2831.

Nassau Coalition of Civics to meet

The Nassau County Coalition of CivicAssociations (NCCCA) will hold its nextmeeting on Wednesday, June 27, at 7 p.m.at North Shore High School, 450 GlenCove Avenue in Glen Head. The NCCCAwill be organizing its board and discussingthe fate of the countys sewage treatmentplants, Long Island aquifers, the Grummanplume, private v. public water, mosquitoes,hydrofracking and the FEMA flood maps.

The NCCCA meetings are open to thepublic with most of the meeting involv-ing public comment and discussion onthe above items.

For information, visit www.nccca.us ore-mail [email protected].

A 22-year-old Bellmore Avenue,Bellmore, man was arrested on BeachAvenue, Bellmore, on June 10 andcharged with Aggravated UnlicensedOperation of a Motor Vehicle and fourviolations of the Vehicle and TrafficLaw.

A panel of chain link fence on SunriseHighway, Bellmore, was discoveredbroken by unknown vandals on June 8.

Unknown thieves stole a purse from

the Bellmore Lions flea market,Sunrise Highway and BellmoreAvenue, on June 17.

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Jacob Gunther School gets set to say goodbye

to receive his masters in education.Mr. Landau coached the girlsbasketball

team at BU, as an undergraduate.

A better personMrs. Testa has been the principal of

Jacob Gunther School for seven years andis sad to be leaving. I am a better personand better administrator for having workedhere, she said.

Still, she is excited about starting in hernew position as principal of Martin AvenueElementary School in the fall. MartinAvenues principal Dr. Mark Wiener willretire at the end of the school year.

Arnold Goldstein, Superintendent ofSchools, said of Dr. Wieners retirement,Hes happily retiring.

Mrs. Testa has worked at Martin Avenuepreviously, teaching physical educationfor five years.

Mrs. Testa said I would like to thankthe parents, faculty and staff, and studentsof Jacob Gunther School for seven memo-rable years.

Superintendent Goldstein says that noteachers were laid off because of theschool closing. Instead, they have beentransferred to other buildings, and sometook retirement. He added that We arelaying off custodians and clerical staff,but most will be reassigned to other build-ings based on seniority.

Marie Spohrer, mother of a fifth-grader

and the co-president of the PTA at JacobGunther, said she is very sad of theschool closing. The school has been atremendous help to my son. She believesthe fifth-grade moving up ceremony gavethe students a lasting memory of Guntherand that it was a positive thing to send stu-dents off with.

Kaycee Wildeman, parent of sixth-grad-er Shawn, became emotional as shewatched her son receive an award formathematics at the sixth-grade ceremony.She said with sincerity, Nothing will evercompare to Gunther.

Throughout the ceremonies, hangingnext to the stage, was a banner that appro-priately read: Achieving Goals, MakingFriends, Gunther Pride Never Ends

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Dont forget to vote

The United States CongressionalPrimary is Tuesday, June 26.Bellmore and North Bellmore resi-dents are now in the FourthCongressional District, representedby Democratic CongresswomanCaroline McCarthy. RegisteredRepublicans may vote in the primaryto determine who will run againstCongresswoman McCarthy in theNovember election.

The Republican contenders areFrank Becker Jr. and Frank Scaturro.Voting hours are between 6 a.m. and9 p.m. in the usual polling places.

Grade six graduation commences

tonight at 6:30 p.m. on the school field.

The last day of school isFriday, June 22

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Sean Gelbwaks graduated cum laudefrom Cornell Universitys Dyson Schoolof Applied Economics and Managementin January with a degree in finance.Sean was salutatorian of the MephamHigh School class of 2008. While atMepham he became the first playernamed captain of the Bellmore-MerrickBulldogs as a junior, a role he held fortwo years.

Laura Rose Capasso of Bellmore

earned a Bachelor of Science degree,magna cum laude, in mathematics andItalian from The University of Scranton.She also earned the Excellence inMathematics Award.

Ms. Capasso was a member of Pi MuEpsilon, Alpha Mu Gamma, AlphaLambda Delta and Alpha Sigma Nu honorsocieties. She was also co-director of theRoyal Ambassadors program, a supple-mental instructor for the Center forTeaching and Learning Excellence, andfacilitator for Scranton EmergingLeaders.

She was an Americorps Scholar inService to Pennsylvania and traveled toSan Lucas, Guatemala, and Appalachia,Kentucky, for service trips.

She graduated from Mepham HighSchool.

David Drucker of Bellmore graduat-

ed summa cum laude from NicholsCollege in Dudley, Massachesetts, witha Bachelor of Science degree in businessadministration in sport management. Healso was named to the Deans List forthe spring semester 2012.

The following Bellmore students

graduated from University of RhodeIsland this May.

Steven M. Silverman received aBachelor of Arts degree in communi-cation studies; Valerie D. Shapiroreceived a Bachelor of Arts degree inpsychology, cum laude.

Peter Sarikas of Bellmore graduated

from Champlain College in Burlington,Vermont, where he received a Bachelorof Science degree in applied psychology.

Dana McNamara of North Bellmore

graduated with a Bachelor of Sciencedegree in business administration inaccounting, cum laude, from BryantUniversity, Rhode Island.

The following Bellmore residents

graduated from Quinnipiac Universityduring the 81st undergraduate com-mencement exercises:

Meryl Dweck of North Bellmore witha Bachelor of Science degree in interna-tional business, and Nicolette Kearneyof Bellmore with a Bachelor of Artsdegree in journalism.

Alexander Roberts of North

Bellmore, a graduate of Mepham HighSchool and Syracuse University, gradu-ated from Yale University with an MBA.

Dylan Jerri Levene from North

Bellmore recently graduated with aBachelor of Arts degree in philosophyand classical studies from ColgateUniversity, Hamilton, New York.

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from Marist College on May 18:

Emily Berger of North Bellmore,received a Bachelor of Arts degree incommunication.

Joshua Genn of North Bellmore,

received a masters degree in publicadministration.

Daniel Whelan of Bellmore received

a Bachelor of Science degree in biologyeducation.

Nicholas Guglielmo of Bellmore of

Merrick has been named to the DeansList for the spring semester 2012 atSacred Heart University, Fairfield,Connecticut.

Olivia Wynn of North Bellmore was

named to The University of ScrantonDeans List for the fall 2011 semester.

Katie Sheehan of Bellmore was

named State University of New York-Oneontas scholar athlete of the year.She was also inducted into the OmicronDelta Kappa, the National LeadershipHonor Society. She is an adolescent edu-cation and mathematics major and playsvolleyball for Oneonta.

Erin Merz of North Bellmore, a sen-

ior studying human development, andBrian Sheehan of North Bellmore, asenior in broadcasting and mass com-munication, have both been named tothe Spring 2012 Deans List at StateUniversity of New York-Oswego.

Marissa Cohen, a sophomore, and

Dana McNamara, a senior in accounting,and both from North Bellmore, were

named to the Spring Deans List at BryantUniversity in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

Jessica Sarrantonio of North Bellmore

was recently honored at Union Collegesannual Prize Day celebration. Ms.Sarrantonio was given the Lewis HenryMoran (1840) Prize, given to the anthro-pology major who produces the best the-sis. She was also awarded the JosephineDaggett Prize, given to a senior for con-duct and character, without respect toscholarship.

Michelle OMara, a junior studying

wellness management, has been named tothe Presidents List for the spring semesterat SUNY Oswego.

Marisa Lewis of North Bellmore, a

junior majoring in health informationmanagement, has been named to theDeans List for the spring semester at theUniversity of Pittsburgh.

Jamie Landau of Bellmore was named

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High school students and parents gath-ered together at Molloy College inRockville Centre during the weekend toattend the second annual Self-Empowering Workshop for College BoundHigh School Students, hosted by theorganization, My Time Has Come ofBellmore.

The all-day event was a huge success, asstudents, sponsors and resource people hadthe opportunity to discuss and share theirpersonal experiences, as well as the chal-lenges and opportunities college-boundstudents are facing in todays world.

In the first part of the event, attendeesenjoyed breakfast, and mingled to chat andlearn about each other. During the courseof the day, students and parents were treat-ed to four informative workshops and twooutstanding presentations. These workshops addressed the needexpressed by high school graduates andtheir parents for heightened awareness,understanding and the tools necessary tonavigate the challenges that are part of thecollege experience.

The student resource discussion groupwas engaging for both resource personsand students alike. Students ranged from asixth-grader to high school seniors. Leadfacilitator Hakeem Rahim, Ed.M. MA,sought to encourage students to take own-ership of the questions and ask about any-thing that they need insight into.

The group closed with each resourceperson leaving the students with a finalword of advice and each student stating

what they learned from the experience. Keynote resource person and speaker,

Devon Harris, an original member of the1988 Jamaican bobsled team; captain ofthe 1992 and 1998 teams; and three-timeOlympian, gave an inspirational presenta-tion, discussing his own personal triumphover adversity.

His story, recreated in the Disney hitmovie, Cool Runnings, chronicled hisjourney from the slums of Kingston,Jamaica, to the Royal Military Academy atSandhurst, England.

To a fascinated group of students andresource people, he told the amazing storybehind Jamaicas first Winter Olympicteam, a story that continues to captivate andchallenge audiences throughout the world.

Referring to his own failures and suc-

cesses, Mr. Harris pointed out that nothingworthwhile is easy and that everything inlife is a learning experience that helps onegrow. The time has come for you to makeyour mark on the world, said Mr. Harris.

You may not get to where you want tobe right away, but thats okay expect tofail at times, but pick yourself up and keepgoing. Failure is part of the growthprocess.

Host and facilitator of the My Time HasCome programs, Madona Cole-Lacy ofBellmore, explained that providing theself-empowering workshops was an excit-ing and rewarding experience.

This group comprises caring, insightful,passionate volunteers hard-working indi-viduals, entrepreneurs and established busi-nesses who embraced our cause and fueled

our drive to make this event a success, saidMs. Cole-Lacy. [See letter, page 5.]

I am delighted to note that our extend-ed circle has grown, which means we caneffectively address the needs of LongIslands youth and families in our own cre-ative way. This makes me excited, andfuels my drive as I make plans for our nextevent!

My Time Has Come provides socialand cultural enrichment activitiesdesigned to help people successfully navi-gate lifes challenges. Workshops areavailable throughout the course of theschool year for high schools administra-tors, faculty and students, as well aslibraries.

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Merrick student winsmedical society award

Madan Kumar, a 25-year-old Merrickresident who lives on Camp Avenue, washonored this month by the MedicalSociety of the State of New York for out-standing service to the community.

Mr. Kumar, who graduated on June5 from the Touro College ofOsteopathic Medicine in New YorkCity, received the 2012 CommunityService Award for leading a numberof youth-oriented community educa-tion programs in East Harlem.

My experiences at Touro Collegehelped me understand the need for doc-tors to treat the whole person, and notjust the symptom, he says. I wasexcited to have the opportunity to workwith children in the Harlem communityand was surprised by how much I bene-fited from the experience.

While studying at the medical college which is situated in Harlem Mr.Kumar played a key role in the EastHarlem Tutorial Program, where hedesigned and implemented an original14-week project directed at the areashigh school students. His initiative high-lighted various topics relating to med-ical and health care education.

Mr. Kumar who graduated from St.Marys High School in Manhasset andthen from Penn State University wasinstrumental in the creation of a one-on-one mentoring program pairing highschool students with medical students,who provided tutoring and college prepa-ration assistance.

He also helped lead a nutrition and gar-dening program for fourth- and fifth-

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FIRST RECIPIENTS: Recipients ofthe first 2012 REALTOR SpiritAward, Seth and Louise Pitlake,of Prudential Douglas EllimanReal Estate in Merrick, wereawarded $500 to be donated totheir charity of choice. Honoredfor this award in recognition oftheir work with the Katz Institutefor Womens Health and KatzWomens Hospitals, the Pitlakespresented the check to LIJ HealthSystem Foundation, which hous-es the Katz Womens Hospitalsand programs.

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graders in Harlem, promoting lifelonghealthy habits through interactive lessonsemphasizing proper nutrition.

And his involvement in the communityreached beyond East Harlem. In 2009, heorganized a school supply drive in con-junction with a not-for-profit organiza-tion called DoSomething.org that collect-ed large quantities of school supplies thatwere donated to schoolchildren in Africa.

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Following his medical school gradu-ation, he will do a residency in pedi-atrics at Hershey Medical Center inHershey, Pennsylvania.

Touro College of OsteopathicMedicine advances the osteopathicprofession, a distinct form of medicalpractice that provides all of the bene-fits of modern medicine with theadded benefit of hands-on diagnosis

and treatment through a therapeuticsystem known as osteopathic manipu-lative medicine. The college empha-sizes the promotion of wellness fromprenatal through geriatric care.

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Proud of his honor from the MedicalSociety of the State of New York,Madan Kumar is also proud to be agraduate of the Touro College ofOsteopathic Medicine.

Wherever my professional path leadsme, he says, I know that I will keepfocused on public health, communityhealth and primary care.

Harvey Miller, MD, a specialist in asthma,allergy and immunology at SouthsideHospital in Bay Shore, is on a quest to getlegislation passed in New York State that willpotentially save the lives of young athleteswith asthma, a chronic inflammatory condi-tion of the lungs airways, and other pul-monary diseases.

Dr. Miller has been responsible for runningSouthside Hospitals Asthma Education andSupport Program for 23 years, and said hestrongly believes that a nebulizer, not just aninhaler, should be available to all asthmaticathletes who play on court and field sports.

This is extremely important because 23million people in the U.S. are asthmatics,with about 7.1 million being children, butthere are no statistics from the U.S. Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention on howmany student athletes experience deadlyattacks on athletic fields, said Dr. Miller.

He cites one such case that prompted himto reach out to local state legislators to seeklegislation that would require nebulizers atschool sporting events. It was in 2003 that acollege football player collapsed and diedduring a football game. He had a bronchialasthma attack on the field and died with hisinhaler in his hand, when he really needed anebulizer, he added.

An inhaler is a small canister that dis-penses a low dose of albuterol, a drug that

relaxes the smooth muscles of the airways,restoring normal breathing. A nebulizertakes a larger dose of the drug and helps itto become a fine, inhalable mist that worksquickly.

A law passed in New York State in 2007cites that a nebulizer it has an averagecost of about $150 can be placed only inschools with a physician or school nurse.

Dr. Miller said he wants nebulizersavailable on the sidelines at school sportingevents, and outside at after-school activi-ties, not just locked up in school nursesmedicine cabinets.

While no state has a nebulizer law, Dr.Miller is passionate about Resolution 161, abill that he helped author, entitled Use ofNebulizers on School Athletic Fields, or whathe calls ANEP, the Asthma NebulizerEmergency Program.

The bill cites the gravity of childhoodasthma and the need for student athletes tohave access to the best treatment during amedical emergency. Added provisions tothe bill provide that instructions regardingthe correct use of a nebulizer shall beincluded as a part of the health educationcurriculum in all senior high schools whencardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)instruction is given.

Dr. Miller said he strongly believes thatimplementing his ANEP pilot program

requiring nebulizers on school grounds foruse during an emergency would save count-less young lives. The bill has been introducedby state Assemblyman Philip Boyle, R-BayShore, and State Senator Owen Johnson, R-Babylon, and has bipartisan support in boththe state Assembly and Senate, according to

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For information regarding Resolution 161,contact Dr. Miller at 631-968-9606.

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Editors note: This article was fur-nished for publication by DianeGalgano, whose nephew, USMC LanceCpl. Justin J. Wilson, was killed inaction in Afghanistan in 2010.

by Colleen M. Getz

His name was Justin Wilson.Marine Lance Corporal Justin JamesWilson. Although I did not know it atthe time his life brushed mine onMarch 25, 2010, at Reagan NationalAirport in Washington, D.C.

Corporal Wilson was not there in theterminal that afternoon; he was killedin Afghanistan on March 22, 2010, bya roadside bomb in Helmand province,age 24 and newly married.

We never met, and although I workat the Pentagon, our military establish-ment is so large and our roles in it sodifferent, it is unlikely that we everwould have. But a coincidence of overbooked flights led our lives to inter-sect for perhaps an hour, yet the mem-ory will be with me the rest of my life.

I did not meet his family that day atthe airport either, although we werethere together that evening at the gate,at the open door to the jet way, waitingto board, along with a crowd of otherswanting to get on the over-sold flight.

I did not know that I had a boardingpass and they did not. I did not knowthat while I was just going for a week-end to visit friends, they were tryingto get home to hold the funeral fortheir son and husband, having jour-neyed to Dover, Delaware, to meet hiscasket upon its arrival fromAfghanistan. I did not know theywould need our help.

I also did not know at the time thatthey had already been stuck for mostof the day in another airport, due to alack of boarding passes for other over-sold flights, only to find themselves inthe same predicament on the last leg oftheir trip home.

But I did not need to know whatthey had already been through to real-ize what they were going through asthe event unfolded, and to understandthe larger cause for it that no matterhow we as a nation have re-learned thelesson forgotten during Vietnam, thatour military men and women and theirfamilies deserve all the support we cangive them the truth is that despiteour nation fighting two wars in thisdecade, it is all too common and easyfor most of us to live our lives withouthaving the very great human cost ofthose wars ever intrude.

But it did intrude heartbreakinglythat day at the airport gate. It begansimply enough, with the usual call forvolunteers. The flight was over-booked, and anyone willing to take alater flight would receive in exchangea $500 flight voucher. Then, while wewere all still mulling the option, camethe second announcement, the onenone of us was prepared to hear.

There was, the airline representativeannounced, a family on its way homefrom meeting their son's body as itreturned from Afghanistan and theyneeded seats on the flight. And therethey were, right in front of us standingnext to the airline representative wait-ing to see what we would decide. Forme it was easy. I dont pretend it was ahard decision, given where I work,given I knew my friends would under-stand. So I volunteered, as did twowomen whom, I learned later, had

immediately sacrificed important per-sonal plans.

But we three were not enough, sixvolunteers were needed. So we volun-teers stood there together watching thefamily dignified and mute, weighedwith grief and fatigue that showed inevery line of their stature as the air-line representative repeatedly called forassistance for this dead soldier's family.

And no one else stepped forward! I will never forget how her pleas

brought one of the two youngerwomen either his widow or his sis-ter I know now to tears and howgently one of the older relatives puther arm around the crying girl and

rested her cheek on the girls head asshe comforted her.

The calls for volunteers may havelasted only 20 or 30 minutes, but itseemed hours. It was almost unbear-able to watch, yet to look away wasto see the more than 100 other wit-nesses to this tragedy who were notmoved to help.

Then it did become unbearablewhen in a voice laced with despera-tion and tears the airline representa-tive pleaded, This young man gavehis life for our country, cant any ofyou give your seats so his family canget home?

Those words hung in the air. Andfinally, enough volunteers steppedforward, the family boarded, theplane left, and those of us who stayedbehind were rebooked on the nextmornings flight.

I went back home, but could notget out of my mind the image of thefamily, nor the voice pleading forthem. I had trouble sleeping thatnight. When I met up with some ofmy fellow volunteers the next morn-ing I found I was not alone.

One had gone home and cried,another woke up at 3 a.m. thinkingabout it; all of us were angry andashamed that our fellow passengershad not rushed to aid this soldiersfamily and consequently forced themto be on public display in their grief.We were deeply bothered that thisindifference to their sons sacrificefor his country could have added to

their sorrow.It turned out that the friends I visit-

ed live in the same town as CorporalWilson, and moved by the story ofwhat I had witnessed, found articles inthe local papers so I was able to learnhis name and more.

I learned he had been a talentedartist specializing in graffiti art, andthat he married his sweetheart Hannahthe day before he deployed toAfghanistan. He had plans for a bigchurch wedding with family andfriends after he returned home.

I learned how long he had admiredthe Marines and how proud he was tobecome one in January 2009. I learned

that he and his fellow Marines liked togive the candy they were sent fromhome to Afghan children, and that hewas killed just five days after his 24thbirthday and less than two monthsbefore he was to return home.

In sum, I learned he was just the kindof honorable, patriotic young person wewould want defending our country andhow great our loss when he had to givehis life in doing so.

I posted a message to his family onthe on-line condolence book and toldthem I was sorry for what they wentthrough in trying to see their sons bodyhome. But because of it, many morepeople were going to have heard ofJustin and his dedication to his countrybecause I was going to tell everyone Iknew about what I witnessed and tellthem his name. And I have.

And I thought that was enough, untilI received a thank you note fromCorporal Wilson's father-in-law for giv-ing up my seat. It was a completelyhumbling experience, made more sowhen I read that he was glad that I was

able to learn about Justin and that hewanted me to know that Justin servedknowing the risks, but felt it was hisobligation and privilege to serve hiscountry.

At that moment I realized that in thisday of an all-volunteer military and adistant war that touches so few of ourlives directly, more people should hearthe story of Corporal Justin Wilson andhis family.

Ive thought a lot about what hap-pened that day in the airport and Ichoose to believe my fellow passengerswere not unfeeling in the face of a sol-diers death and a familys tragedy. Theywere just caught off guard they were

totally unprepared toconfront the fierceconsequences of thewar in Afghanistanon their way to PalmBeach on a sunny,spring afternoon.

And I believe forthis reason peopledid not rush to thepodium to volunteertheir seats. It was notthat they did notwant to; it was notthat they did notthink it was the rightthing to do, it wasbecause they werebusy trying to assim-ilate this unexpectedconfrontation withthe irrevocable costof war and to figureout how to fit doingthe right thing intotheir plans to fit itinto their lives notpreviously touchedby this war.

In the end, though,enough of us figuredout how to do the

right thing, and it turned out as well assuch a painful situation could.

But still I wonder; barring somemomentous personal event that necessi-tated a seat on that flight, how could anyof us have even hesitated? How couldwe have stopped to weigh any incon-venience to our personal plans againstthe sacrifice that Corporal Wilson andhis family had made for our country? Insuch circumstances, it is not a questionof recognizing the right thing to do; weshould know it is the only thing to do.

From what I have learned of him, inhis short life Corporal Wilson created alegacy of courage and patriotism thatwill not be forgotten by those who knewhim. But I hope that theres a greaterlegacy as well. I hope through thisaccount of his familys struggle to seehim home, if ever again the war intrudesunbidden on my life or yours, we willknow what we must do, and in theirhonor, and for all those who serve andsacrifice, we will do it.

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FOR THE THIRD year in a row the students, facul-ty, staff and parents of John G. DinkelmeyerElementary School in North Bellmore are recyclingand returning water bottles. The money fromreturned bottles will be donated to the WoundedWarrior Project in memory of USMC Lance CorporalJustin J. Wilson, who was killed in Afghanistan on

March 22, 2010. Pictured are some studentsalong with Principal Faith Skelos (right) andteachers aide Diane Galgano (aunt of LCp1Wilson). To date, Dinkelmeyer School has returned10,000 water bottles, totaling $500. Last year thetotal was $600. This effort will continue throughthis month. Many thanks for all of the support!

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