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INDUCTED: Sena to rCharles J. Fuschillo Jr. (R-Merrick) recently congratu-lated Dr. GaryMorganstern of Merrickon being inducted into theJohn F. Kennedy HighSchool Hall of Fame.

Dr. Morganstern is anactive Kennedy High Schoolgraduate who continues togive back to the school andits students. A dentist witha private practice inMerrick, Dr. Morgansternhas mentored numerousKennedy students throughthe school’s SeniorExperience Program, whichenables graduating seniorsto work with professionalsin a field of their choice.

Through the program,Dr. Morganstern wel-comes students interest-ed in the medical field to work in his office so they can learn about the responsibilities, require-ments and challenges associated with the profession. Dr. Morganstern also serves as theinaugural president of the Kennedy High School Alumni Association.

“This is a wonderful tribute for a man who is so dedicated and devoted to giving back toKennedy High School and his community. I congratulate Dr. Morganstern on earning this well-deserved honor,” said Senator Fuschillo.

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January 24, the MerrickChamber of Commerce, for thefirst time in its history, will tablethe usual Man and Woman of theYear celebration in order tohonor the first responders of ourcommunity. These men andwomen of these agencies pro-tected the residents and the busi-nesses of our town to greatextent. This event is open to any-one who would like to attend.For information or to RSVPcall 771-1171.

© © ©A FAMILY MAGIC

SHOW: The North MerrickLibrary will offer two specialprograms during the schoolHoliday vacations. JimMcClenahan will present aninteractive Family Magic Showon Friday, December 28, at 2p.m.

Plaza Theatrical will present“A Fairy Tale Winter,” onSaturday, December 29, at 11a.m. This is a live muscial pres-entation. The audience willexperience a thrilling adventureand the magic for the Holidaysthrough the eyes of their favoritefairytale characters.

Tickets are required for bothshows and will be available toNorth Merrick patrons begin-ning Monday, December 17, at10 a.m. All others may call thelibrary the day before each pro-gram to inquire about ticketsavailability.

© © ©FREE CONTRACTORS

AVAILABLE: Long IslandPainting & Remodeling, Inc. isoffering free plumbers, electri-cians and contractors to thosewho need help rebuilding theirhomes. (They are volunteeringtime, work and supplies toSandy victims.) They arelicensed and FEMA certified.You can contact them at 263-0649 or [email protected].

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NCMCA MEETING: TheNorth and Central Merrick CivicAssociation will be hosting ameeting on “Generators –Everything you wanted to know,but didn’t know who to ask. “

Albert Hakim, a specialist inresidential and commercial gen-erators, will discuss differentoptions available and what sys-tem may best address yourneeds. The presentation will fol-low the police update from thenew consolidated police precinctand an update from LegislatorDenenberg’s Disaster ResponseTaskforce.

You can join them at theNorth Merrick Library, 1691Meadowbrook Road, NorthMerrick on Wednesday,December 19 at 7 p.m. All arewelcome to attend. CallClaudia Borecky, president, at972-6988 or email [email protected].

© © ©ANNUAL FIREHOUSE

CHRISTMAS TREES: EmpireHose Company 3 of the MerrickFire Department is sellingChristmas trees this Christmasseason. All trees are premiumnursery quality, with sizes rang-ing from 2-14 feet. Decoratedwreaths are also available.

The firehouse is at 2300Merrick Avenue, one blocksouth of Sunrise Highway. Thehours will be Monday-Friday 6-9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 9a.m.-9 p.m. There will be freelocal delivery.

The officers and members ofEmpire Hose Company 3 wish-es everyone a happy, healthy andsafe holiday season. For infor-mation call 378-3633.

© © ©BIRD WALK: Join the

South Shore Audubon SocietyBird Walk on Sunday, December16, from 9:30 a.m.-noon at PointLookout Town Park. The birdwalk is free of charge.

Walk leaders and other birders

and nature enthusiasts will behappy to share their knowledgeand experience with you. Bringbinoculars. Rain or snow willcancel the bird walk.

The group will meet at PointLookout Town Park in thesoutheast corner of the parkinglot. For information, log ontowww.ssaudubon.org or callSteven Schellenger at 987-8103.

© © ©AUDITIONS: The Bellmore

Players will hold auditions for“Joseph and the AmazingTechnicolor Dreamcoat” onTuesday, December 18, andThursday, December 20, at 7p.m. at the Bellmore JewishCenter, 2550 Centre Avenue,Bellmore For information, call647-1467. All parts are open,and male and female actors arewelcome.

© © ©SCHOOL WORKSHOP:

The Bellmore-Merrick CentralHigh School District will holda workshop on Wednesday,December 19, at 8 p.m. in theBoard Room at 1260Meadowbrook Road, NorthMerrick.

© © ©SCHOOL CLOSURE

MAKEUP DAYS: Merrickschools were closed for manydays as a result of Sandy and thenor’easter. Tuesday night, theBoard of Education voted toopen school as instructionaldays on February 20-22.

In addition, March 22 (whichwas scheduled as a parent-con-ference day) will be a half dayof school and a half day of par-ent teacher conferences. Bydoing so, they will meet thestate requirement for days in-session. April 1 and April 2 willremain on the calendar asemergency makeup days.

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Global, local – and knocking at your door

by Erin Donohue

Your community newspaper is local yet global all at the same time! Weget questions and requests from readers, teachers – even those who usedto live in town – about past issues, specific articles or how to keep up withwhat’s going on. Our answer is: find us online!

During the recent superstorm and the enormous communicationsnafu that followed, this community newspaper took to the social net-works to reach our readers and disseminate information. With smart-phones providing many residents with contact to the outside world, wehad a total reach, through Facebook, of over 54,000 people in the three-week period, from early morning after the storm until most residentshad their electricity returned.

Our website numbers jumped 300% over our weekly average – it wasevident that readers and former residents turned to us for specifically localupdates on the damage and recovery efforts.

A few days into the recovery, Assistant Editor Doug Finlay (BellmoreLife) took a ride with county Legislator Dave Denenberg to see the repairprogress – or lack of – by LIPA. The trip turned out to be pivotal, not onlyfor us as a news organization but for our readers.

We were the first to break the news of the need for residents to recerti-fy their damaged electric panels by a licensed electrical contractor beforethey could get electricity back. This information had not been known priorto the storm, and getting specific details out after was virtually impossible– except for our website and Facebook. Our reach proved to be great asneighbors called neighbors and spread the word. The area major news out-lets did not pick up the information for almost four days after (Newsdayfirst reported on the electrical panel issue the following Wednesday).

We fielded emails, texts and Facebook messages from residents – andformer residents. One compelling incident included a request from adaughter who could not reach her dad. She lives out of state and could notreach her 70-plus-year-old father because phones were down (at home andhis place of work), she didn’t know any of his friends/neighbors and hedidn’t have a cell phone. She wanted desperately to find out if her dad wasOK. And, seeing the photos we posted on our pages, she knew our com-munity was hit really hard by the storm.

What did we do? Editor Paul Laursen went out to her dad’s home, learned he was OK and

suggested he call his worried daughter. He sent the daughter an emailtelling her he was fine and did not sustain much damage to his home.

Our weekly newsletter, launched over the summer with over 1,000 sub-scribers (in addition to our several thousand newspaper subscribers), isnormally used as a tool to link back to our website. But during the stormwe used it as a way to get quick and concise contact/helpful informationout with sources of storm relief. You can sign up for the newsletter by log-ging into our website – you don’t have to give much, just a name, emailand subscribe!

Now, weeks post-storm, our role as news/information source has onlyincreased. Our advertisers have also jumped into the forefront – you’llfind our pages filled with local business people looking to support readersin this tough time.

From Realtors to contractors, insurance experts and more, you’llfind them all in our papers. Also online, you’ll find the papersavailable in their full version for free (find the Full Papers Online

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Mepham, Kennedy concertsbring Holiday spirit to

the communityby Dylan Campbell

With holiday spirit in the air,Kennedy High School andMepham High School will

hold their annual winter concerts tomaintain the joy of the season whilelifting spirits through music. OnThursday, December 13, at 7 p.m.Kennedy High School’s music depart-ment will sing and perform for thecommunity.

Meawhile, Mepham High Schoolwill hold its Holiday concert tonight,December 13, at 7 p.m. to bring thecommunity – and student body – theholiday spirit.

Concert as winter themeKennedy Choral Director Jeanette

Pincus approaches her concert as a sec-ular, winter-spirited event. Among thewinter-themed decorations ofsnowflakes and gifts the Kennedy musicdepartment connects the audience notonly with the holiday season but withtheir community and each other.

Although every year is different,with a new and fresh arrangement ofclassical, gospel and popular music,she attempts to give a unified themein consideration of the holiday time.And though every year is a new reper-toire, she likes to keep a Kennnedytradition and favorite: the alumni per-formance of Handel’s “HallelujahChorus.”

The return of Kennedy alumni, thefestive decorations and music are a uni-fying source for the Kennedy studentbody.

Holiday cheer punctuatedWhile Kennedy views its concert as

a celebration of winter, Mephamapproaches its concerts as a blend ofholiday cheer and appreciation forwinter. Music teachers strive to devel-op a repertoire filled with traditionalfavorites and fresh new arrangementsthat embrace the holiday season inorder to share joy through the unspo-ken communication, music.

The Mepham music departmentalso emphasizes the importance ofgiving this holiday season.

Eric Cabellero, Mepham choirdirector, remarked, “In the aftermathof Sandy people are grateful to giveand spend time together. This ideal isultimately what we want our studentsto take away.”

Mr. Cabellero’s idea is the basis ofthe Mepham winter concert: amidstthe holiday season they desire to por-tray a generosity to their concert audi-ence and prepare to enjoy and spreadthe joy of the season through theirmusic.

These two Bellmore-Merrick highschool concerts will surely lift up thecommunity with their wisely chosenmusic selections for the concerts thisholiday season.

Helping address the emotional toll on superstorm Sandy victims

These past few weeks have been acatastrophic episode in the lives ofso many in our Long Island com-

munity.With so many agencies, organizations

and volunteers working towards a speedyrecovery and clean up, it seems that liveswill be back to normal soon.

“However, we know that disasters cantake a great emotional toll on those impact-ed by them and can be longer-lasting thanthe disaster itself,” according to LindaLeonard, executive director of Long Islandcrisis center.

“As people resume their routinelifestyles and less media attention is givento the crisis, there are those who will be leftthinking they are alone and isolated,” sheremarked.

At this stage, it is important to recognizethe signs of emotional distress, and the cri-sis center has put together a list of warningsigns for people to consider:

• Sleeping too much or too little.• Stomachaches or headaches.• Anger, feeling edgy or lashing out at

others.• Overwhelming sadness.

• Worrying a lot of the time.• Feeling like you have to keep busy.• Lack of energy or always feeling tired.• Drinking alcohol, smoking or using

tobacco more than usual or using illegaldrugs.

• Eating too much or too little.• Not connecting with others.• Feeling like you won’t ever be happy

again.Just as important as knowing the warn-

ing signs of distress is the importance ofknowing when to ask for help…and thathelp is available:

• Call Long Island Crisis Center, 24hours a day/7 days a week at 679-1111.

• Chat online with a counselor atwww.licconline.org.

• Text “LICC” to 839863.“The crisis center was able to continue its

24/7 hotlines throughout the power outages.Counselors spoke to many people who weredealing with various stages of destructionand loss in their lives due to HurricaneSandy,” added Ms. Leonard.

“Now we need to make sure that help andsupport get to those who are trying to man-age and survive the disaster emotionally.”

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MERRICK CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE celebratedthe holidays at RS JonesRestaurant. Invitedguests included mem-bers of the board ofdirectors and civic lead-ers. From left are FemyAziz, Joe Baker, JulieMarchesella, Doug Mills,Margaret Mueller, IraReiter, Cathy O'Malley,Andrew Nachamie,Arlene Gregor y, RandyShotland, Carmela Lageand Richard Dasch.

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Next Wednesday, December 19, isthe deadline for the annual holiday dec-orating contest. Prizes of $100 and lesswill be awarded by the MerrickChamber of Commerce, Merrick Lions,Merrick Garden Club and KeepMerrick Beautiful as well as PrintingEmporium. Fill out the coupon in thisweek’s issue or email your address andphone number to [email protected]. And don’t forget to leave thelights on Thursday, December 20, whenthe judges will be making their rounds!

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SPREADING HOLIDAY CHEER: Gift wrapping at Roosevelt Field for theMerrick Kiwanis Club’s largest fundraiser are Margaret Biegelman, cen-ter, and Elaine Spiro, right, with Bonnie Iannuzzi from the MeadowbrookWomen's Initiative.

Lindsey Marie Neubauer of Merrick,Nassau County, will receive a Bachelor ofArts degree in Sport Management fromAlvernia University. Neubauer studied atthe university's Main Campus.

Sophomore Zach Lifman of theMuhlenberg College men’s cross countryteam was named to the CentennialConference Academic Honor Roll forexcellence in the classroom and on thecourse.

A physics major, he helped the Mules

improve their finish from last year at boththe Centennial Conference Championships(fifth place) and NCAA Mideast Regional(15th). His top finish was 10th place atthe Falcon Classic at Cedar Crest College,helping Muhlenberg to the team title.

Junior Bobby McGetrick was the thirdMule across the finish line at both the con-ference and regional meets. He wasMuhlenberg’s top finisher at Lafayette’sLeopard Invitational and came in sixth atthe Falcon Classic.

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Dr. Stephen Cohen, DC is a Merrick chi-ropractor who serves Merrick and the sur-rounding communities.

Just as lasers have replaced scalpels insome surgeries, advanced technology hasbecome available to chiropractors to assistin delivering chiroprac-tic adjustments. Dr.Cohen uses this safe,effective “no-crack” chi-ropractic care to improvethe health and wellnessin all areas of patient’slives, whether they arehaving problems withback pain, neck pain,sports-related injuries, orjust want to start feelingbetter when they wakeup in the morning.

Dr. Cohen takes a“whole person” approachin chiropractic care,which means looking for the underlyingcauses of disease, discomfort, and pain, asopposed to just treating the symptoms.Many seemingly unrelated symptoms oftenarise from imbalances in the spinal col-umn, and Dr. Cohen will be able to deter-mine the root of the pain and create a per-sonalized chiropractic and wellness plan tosuit each patient’s individual needs.

Dr. Cohen graduated summa cum laudefrom Life University School ofChiropractic, where he received his Doc-torate of Chiropractic (DC) in 1997.Graduating from the State University ofNew York at Oswego in 1987, Steveobtained his bachelor’s degree in psychol-ogy. He is one of handful of practitionerson Long Island who is certified in GrastonTechnique, the technique used by Olympicchampion Michael Phelps as well as thou-sands of professional athletes.

Dr. Cohen has lectured across the U.S. toother chiropractors, and has partnered increating therapy tools and supplementsused in chiropractic offices.

After graduation, he moved to Charlotte,North Carolina, where he started CohenWellness Center and practiced for 15 years.The pull of the North – and his wife – con-vinced him to move back to the state inwhich he was raised.

Dr. Cohen loves being back in New Yorkwhere he can be found working out, play-ing with his two dogs and two cats, visitingupstate New York to see his step-daughtersin college, or enjoying all that Long Islandhas to offer with his wife Jill.

Surviving the HolidaysThe day after Thanksgiving is a mile-

stone of sorts in America. It reminds us ofjust how quickly the year has gone by —and how close we are to the holiday sea-son. This realization — coupled with thefabulous sales at major department storesand malls everywhere — helps make theday after Thanksgiving our biggest shop-ping day of the year. And until we flip thecalendar over to a new year, the chaos justdoesn’t let up.

“Our bodies have the capacity to do a lit-tle more than we normally do,” says Dr.Scott Bautch, past president of theAmerican Chiropractic Association’s(ACA) Council on Occupational Health.

“But our bodies do not adapt very well todoing a lot more than we normally do.Since the added demands of this season canstress the capacity of our bodies, we needto do everything we can to help ourselves.Eat right, drink plenty of water, stretch,exercise and take a few minutes to slowdown and reflect on what the season is allabout,” he continued.

So relax and enjoy the holidays! Dr.Bautch and the ACA encourage you to con-sider the following tips to help keep youand your loved ones healthy, happy andsafe this season.

Treat Holiday shopping as an athleticevent

Stay hydrated! Drink eight-to-ten 8-ounce glasses of water a day. (Coffee,tea, soft drinks and alcohol are diuret-ics/dehydrators. Don’t substitute them

for water.) On shoppingdays, you may need to drinkeven more water.Be sure to stretch before and

after a long day of shopping.When you are stressed-out,your muscles are less flexiblethan usual.

Wear shoes with plenty ofcushioning in the soles toabsorb the impact of walkingon those hard shopping mallfloors. According to recentstudies, 60% of women reportwearing shoes that are

uncomfortable.Make sure the clothing you

wear is as comfortable as possible. It’s agood idea to wear layers, because you maybe going from a cold environment (out-doors) to a warm environment (indoors).

Leave your purse at home. Wear a lightfanny pack, or if necessary, a light back-pack instead. Pack only those items that areabsolutely essential (driver’s license, cred-it card, etc.).

If you start to feel some pain, nip it in thebud. Apply an ice bag to the affected areafor 20 minutes, then take it off for a coupleof hours. Repeat a couple of times each dayover the next day or two.

“During the holiday season, we’re run-ning at absolute maximum capacity, whichcan lead to stress and even depression,”says Dr. Bautch. “Why do so many peoplebecome depressed around the holidays?We need to stretch and stay hydrated toincrease our capacity, so we are not over-whelmed by the activities of the season.”

Plan frequent breaks into your shopping day

During a day of heavy shopping, mostpeople should take a break every 45minutes. Those with less stamina mayeven need to take a break every 20-30minutes. If you work in a physicallydemanding job, where you are accus-

tomed to being on your feet most of theday, you may be able to get away withtaking less frequent breaks.

If possible, obtain a locker. Lockers canhelp cut down dramatically on how muchyou have to carry around. You can take aload off by scheduling trips to your lockerinto your breaks.

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“What’s the rush to get new re-assessments to our homes” asked anirate resident during a press confer-ence last week in south Wantagh heldby county Legislators DaveDenenberg and Carrié Solages to askthat County Executive Edward P.Mangano and the county’sDepartment of Assessment extend aJanuary 2 deadline for filing for newreassessments.

The conference was held in themidst of a neighborhood on southWantagh Avenue still emanating thepungent odor of petroleum that spilledfrom home heating oil tanks duringsuperstorm Sandy’s surge.

Many homes have already beencompletely gutted because of moldand oil odors in the house.

Legislator Denenberg said thatDepartment of Assessment officialshad not been down to the area goingdoor-to-door to take a look for them-selves at the destruction that hasoccurred from oil that seeped intohomes – to render them uninhabitable– to consider reassessing the proper-ties at a lower value.

“FEMA has been down here, the RedCross, but not the county executive orthe Department of Assessment,” Mr.Denenberg continued.

He noted that the county executivevisited a Baldwin neighborhood inun-dated with sewage after news cover-age showed the destruction. He hopedfor a visit from the county executivein this instance as well.

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ed to residents’ concerns with a com-prehensive plan that extends the dead-line to April 1 for filing for reassess-ments to give homeowners hit hard bySandy more time to file.

The county will also extend thetime for filing for tax grievancesfrom January 1 to May 1, and extend

the deadline for submitting propertytax exemptions applications for the2013-14 tax year, from December 31to April 1.

The plan is part of what the countycalls a Post-Hurricane SandyAssessment Stabilization Plan thatlooks for cooperation from the stateand federal governments.

The plan also includes getting thestate legislature to provide assessmentrelief to property owners negativelyimpacted by the storm, and getting aFEMA Community Disaster Loan pro-gram briefing for municipalities tolearn of financial assistance loansavailable to mitigate reduced valuesdue to the storm.

At a press conference Tuesday,County Executive Mangano said theextension will focus on getting aProperty Damage Review form – pro-vided to homeowners in January withtheir annual assessment disclosurenotice – in by April 1.

The form will provide a method forproperty owners to report and docu-ment structural damages with theDOA. The form will also be availableonline at www.nassaucountyny.gov.

What values are our homes? “After this disaster, how can you

sell your house?” asked NickMavorson of Bellmore, attending thepress conference on Wantagh Avenue,where contractors could be seenmilling around in front of severalhomes with masks on, dumping bagsand other home debris onto the curb-side and into dumpsters in driveways.Grass on the lawns has turned yellow,not from impending winter, but fromoil spillage.

He asked what the governmentcould do now to ensure a better futurefor residents tomorrow.

“What values are our homes if wecan’t live in them?” added RichardLandau of Merrick.

“I had six boats on my property,” hecontinued, “and two of those boats

ended up in my garage.”Mr. Landau has been living in a

hotel, first in Hauppauge and now inSyosset, since the storm hit onOctober 29.

“I had water up to my chest theevening of the surge, and the waterwas red from oil having spilled intoit,” added Neil Walsh of Wantagh

MEROKIAN RICHARD LANDAU is flanked in Wantagh by, from left, CraigMaltz, county Legislator Carrié Solages, Nick Mavorson, Ron Daly, countyLegislator Denenberg and Neil Walsh. They want–and got–better accommoda-tion from the county assessment department. Merrick Life photo by Douglas Finlay

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was red from oil having spilled intoit,” added Neil Walsh of WantaghAvenue.

His home is now gutted, and he saidit would be cheaper for him toraise his home completely toclean the foundation – at$30,000 – than to have itcleaned with the home stillstanding — at $81,000.“What’s the better choice?” heasked.

He said he’s living in a rent-ed house in Bellmore at pres-ent.

Legislator Denenberg toldthose assembled that at afinance committee meetingrecently in the countyLegislature he spoke with acommittee member and askedwhat was being done to publi-cize the need for residents tocall the Department of Assessment toask for a reassessment of their proper-ty now that they cannot live in theirhomes.

“The committee member said thatthe county executive and the depart-ment were ‘looking into it,’ ” said Mr.Denenberg.

“We are the middle-class and wepay all the taxes, so what is the rushwith this deadline?” asked Mr. Walsh.

Mr. Solages told those assembledthat if the government itself is in cri-sis, how will it be able to help thosewho need it the most.

In a letter to Mr. Davis, Mr.

Denenberg requested the departmentto fully apprise residents throughphone, emails and other electronicavenues of the deadline, and to pro-vide a new deadline extension for res-

idents with damaged homes in whichto contact the department for newreassessments.

If the deadline had passed, severalhundred – if not several thousand –residents could have lost an opportu-nity to save money with new re-assessments. He forwarded a copy toCounty Executive Mangano.

Residents with questions are urgedto call the Department of Assessmentat the following numbers to schedulea re-evaluation if they are not present-ly living in their homes: • 571-1000 •571-2008 • 571-2003 • 571-2002 •571-2016.

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Superintendent Dr. Henry Kiernanopened the Bellmore-Merrick CentralHigh School District’s Board ofEducation meeting last week announc-ing his retirement, saying, “After 39years in education, and eight wonderfulyears at Bellmore-Merrick, I will beretiring on July 1, 2013.”

Dr. Kiernan thanked board mem-bers, teachers, staff and administra-tors for their hard work and the stu-dents for their many accomplishmentsover the years.

He said it has been “a pleasure toserve the parents and students of thecommunity,” but that he looks forwardto spending time with his “wife, chil-dren and grandchildren.”

Speaking on behalf of the administra-tion, Calhoun Principal David Seinfeldwished Dr. Kiernan luck and said, “…tobe part of the work in the district thatyou did was an experience few of uswill ever forget.”

Hurricane make-up daysAddressing the loss of school days

from superstorm Sandy, SuperintendentKiernan said “the bad news” was thatschools will be open for three days overthe winter break, from Wednesday-Friday, February 20-22. In compliancewith New York State law, he said,“We…will be joining more than 90% ofthe schools on Long Island…” andremain open for a portion of the previ-ously scheduled winter break.

He assured parents that classes willbe properly staffed and regular instruc-tion will be given.

He said that U.S. Senator CharlesSchumer worked diligently with airlinesto arrange credit for flights that need tobe cancelled. Understanding that somecommitments for both parents andteachers are difficult to break, he said,“We will do the best we can.”

Students effort to aid victimsStudent representatives from Calhoun,

Kennedy and Mepham reviewed theirschool’s highlights, including efforts toaid victims of Hurricane Sandy andother charitable events.

Despina Psyllis from Calhoun saidthat almost $4,000 was raised at aThanksgiving fundraiser and thatnumerous efforts to collect clothing andgoods were also organized. Upcominghurricane relief events include a clean-up field trip and a PB & J-athon.

Jesse Richheimer from Kennedy saidthat a combined effort by the studentgovernment and PTA drew 300 peopleoffering to help community membersaffected by the superstorm.

A food drive provided 15 local fami-lies with Thanksgiving dinner and adrive for the upcoming holiday seasonwas scheduled. He said the proceedsfrom the recent Kennedy Alumni dinnerwere also donated as a means of support.

JoAnn DeLauter from Mepham report-ed that in addition to a successful super-storm relief drive, a book sale also helpedreplace books damaged during the storm.The Senior Class – in selecting the RonaldMcDonald House as a targeted charity –recently cooked dinner for over 80 guestsat the New Hyde Park location. Othercharitable efforts included Mepham’sannual blood drive, which surpassed lastyear’s mark by collecting 110 pints.

Mike Dolber, a Merrick Avenueteacher and union president ofBellmore-Merrick United SecondaryTeachers (BMUST), commented on thestudents’ relief support. He said, “I havebeen here for 39 years…and I havenever been as proud as I was …” whenstudents, teachers and administratorsrallied to support their community andvictims of the hurricane.

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Ethan Jones, a senior at Kennedy, wasrecognized for being named as anOutstanding Participant by the NationalAchievement Program. Ethan earnedthis honor, given to African-Americanstudents, by scoring in the top 3% onnationally administered exams.

Kennedy High School’s boys varsityvolleyball team was recognized for win-ning the 2012 New York State champi-onship with a perfect overall record of23-0. Under the direction of coaches

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Jason Elias, an English teacher forthe past 11 years at Calhoun, was rec-ognized for being chosen as MercyCollege Teacher of the Year. BoardTrustee George Haile called him a“model teacher” and coach. Mr. Elias,known to encourage a balance betweenacademic work and extracurricularactivities, has also served as a soccerand basketball coach.

The board announced that the NewYork State Youth Transition Award for2012 was presented to Calhoun HighSchool earlier this year in recognitionof its successful efforts to transitionspecial needs students from high schoolinto the workforce.

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Board Recognition Week, students fromthe art department, along with teachersMelissa Williams and Barbara Hirtenfrom Grand Avenue Middle School,presented each board member with afanciful drawing of the first letter ofeach member’s last name.

For the board’s entertainment,Merrick Avenue Middle School’s tal-ented a capella group Word of Mouthsang an enthusiastic rendition of“Shambala” under the direction of cho-rus teacher Dana Brandwein.

Susan Grippa, co-president of theBellmore-Merrick Council of PTAs,thanked the board for its “dedication toour schools for the time you take fromyour families and the countless hours ofwork…” In their honor, a donation toeach of the school’s libraries was given.

Superintendent Kiernan introducedand welcomed Tom Volpe as the newdirector of transportation. Mr. Volpereplaced Sandra Munz, who retiredafter 22 years of service.

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Try to split “child duty” up with aspouse or another parent. They’ll watchyour kids while you shop, and vice-versa.

“Shopping with children is just a badidea,” says Dr. Bautch. “If your hands areloaded with shopping bags, you may not beable to hold your child’s hand, which couldincrease the chances he or she might wanderaway from you. Take whatever steps neces-sary to not have to bring your child along.”

Wrapping your giftsSince there is no “ideal” position for

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Do not wrap packages while sitting onthe floor. Wrapping packages while sittingon a hard floor can wreak havoc on yourposture, and should be avoided.

Always stretch before and after youwrap gifts.

“When wrapping presents, it’s a goodidea to ‘stretch the opposites,’ ” says Dr.Bautch. “In other words, if you are leaningforward when wrapping your gifts, stretchbackward when you are done.”

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Bellmore-Merrick CHSDholds anti-bullying assembly

Bellmore-MerrickCentral High SchoolDistrict’s MerrickAvenue MiddleSchool recently heldan assembly to helpprevent bullying inschool. Seventh- andeighth-grade stu-dents gathered forassemblies dedicatedto “The Pledge.”

“The Pledge” isproduced by CamfelProductions, a non-profit organizationthat specializes inproducing character-building resourcesfor schools acrossthe nation. It isdesigned to motivateand challenge stu-dents to continue tomake a positive difference and com-mitment to building others up ratherthan tearing them down.

Merrick Avenue Middle School assistantprincipals Edwin Smith and Joseph Innacoopened each assembly program with apresentation involving the Dignity for All

Students Act and MAMS Pledge for theschool year. The Dignity Act seeks to pro-vide the state’s public elementary and sec-ondary school students with a safe and sup-portive environment free from discrimina-tion, intimidation, taunting, harassmentand bullying on school property.

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DIGNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS ACT: Bellmore-MerrickCentral High School District’s Merrick Middle AvenueSchool students learn about “The Pledge” at the anti-bullying assembly.

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Visit Yussel’s Place for treasuresby Jacob Derwin

After 40 years of wonderful serviceand extensive selection, theJudaica store, Yussel’s Place, has

changed locations from 59 MerrickAvenue, to 30A Merrick Avenue rightdown the street.

Being an avid customer of Yussel’s, hav-ing bought everything from talliot for mybar mitzvah to an frog ice cube mold forPassover, it’s easy to say how much I lovethe little shop and all of its Judaic goodies.

I had the pleasure of sitting down withMichael and Debbie, the married couplewho have been running Yussel’s Place for25 years.

Jacob: “How is the move going?”

Debbie: It’s still in full swing, but it’sgoing well.

Michael: We’re thrilled to be here, andwe want everyone to know that we arededicated to the Merrick community.

(Jacob: They told me about why theydecided to move when they did; on aTuesday. See, it was the third day of theweek, and in the book of Genesis, duringcreation, the third day was the only daywhere G-d said “it was good” twice.

“It’s lucky for new beginnings.” saidDebbie.)

Jacob: I’ve been coming to Yussel’s Placefor just about every Judaic thing I’ve everneeded. I’m curious, how did the store getits start? And where did you get the namefor it?

Michael: Well, Debbie and I were bothin the retail business prior to owning our

own store, and when the space was up forsale by a guy named Yussel, we decided togo for it.

Debbie: “He only owned the space for10 or 11 months.”

Michael and Debbie sell items fromIsrael and from Jewish artisans all aroundthe United States. I asked them about theirbest selling items.

“The ‘ot’s: Kippot, Talliot, Ketubot, andMezzuzot.”

They sell these items and more all overthe country with their website, yussel-splace.com.

Jacob: Anyone who’s ever been toYussel’s will most likely meet your friendlycanine mascot, Dimonah.

Debbie: We’ve had her for seven years,she’s a rescue dog from Alabama.

Michael: We named her Dimonahbecause it means “from the South.” She’s avery well-behaved girl, so there’s neverbeen any problems between her and anycustomers.

Prior to the interview, I rememberedhearing about the store giving out keyswith purchases, and had to ask what theywere.

Debbie: They are keys to a treasurechest. Multiple keys open the lock. Forthose that do, treasures await inside. Comein and get one!

Yussel’s Place just had its grand re-open-ing. Stop by and check out some of theamazing Judaiaca for sale before and dur-ing the holidays!

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Nassau County announced thedates of the annual NassauCounty holiday events and cele-

brations.“I invite residents and visitors to

pause from their busy schedules to enjoyNassau’s wonderful holiday celebra-tions,” said County Executive Edward P.Mangano.

“As we approach this holiday season,I encourage all that are able to partici-pate in the Toys for Tots Holiday GiftDrive to bring a new unwrapped toy toone of the convenient locations aroundthe county, and bring a smile to a child’sface this holiday season.”

Holiday celebration calendar of events:Through Thursday, December 20:

Toys for Tots Holiday Gift Drive.Through Monday, December 17:

Mail your letters to Santa.Saturdays and Sundays, December

15 and 16, at 5 p.m.: “CandlelightEvenings” at Old Bethpage VillageRestoration.

Thursday, December 27, at noon:Kwanzaa Celebration at Roosevelt FieldMall (Macy’s, southeast side of mall).

Toys for TotsToys for Tots Holiday Gift Drive

dropoff boxes for new, unwrapped toyswill be at the following Nassau Countylocations through Thursday, December20:• East Meadow: main lobby of admin-

istration building, Eisenhower Park; mainlobby of Corrections/Sheriff Department,

100 Carman Avenue.• Mineola: main lobby, One West Street;

main lobby of Theodore RooseveltExecutive and Legislative Building, 1550Franklin Avenue; Nassau County PoliceDepartment, second floor training wing,1490 Franklin Avenue; main lobby, 240Old Country Road; main lobby of DistrictAttorney’s Office, 262 Old Country Road:Nassau County Probation Department,director’s office, 400 County Seat Drive;main lobby of Consumer Affairs, 200County Seat Drive.

• Westbury: DPW/Fire Marshal, sec-ond floor reception, 1194 ProspectAvenue;

• Hempstead: 40 Main Street, in frontof Suite C office, 40 Main Street; mainlobby of Traffic and Parking ViolationsAgency, 16 Cooper Street.

• Uniondale: Department of SocialServices, outside cafeteria, 60 CharlesLindbergh Boulevard; HealthDepartment, kitchen, 106 CharlesLindbergh Boulevard.

Letters to SantaColorful red and green “Mail Your

Letters to Santa” mailboxes will beaccessible from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily atthe administration buildings of the fol-lowing parks:

• Cantiague Park in Hicksville, 571-7056.

• Christopher Morley Park inRoslyn-North Hills, 571-8113.

• Grant Park in Hewlett, 571-7821.• Rev. Arthur Mackey, Sr. Park in

Roosevelt, 571-8692.

• Wantagh Park in Wantagh, 571-7460.

• Eisenhower Park’s SpecialActivities Building at Parking Field No.8, in East Meadow, 572-0348.

• Nassau Aquatic Center at ParkingField No. 1A, in East Meadow, 572-0501.

• Nassau County ParksD e p a r t m e n t ’ sAdministration Buildingin Eisenhower Park, inEast Meadow, 572-0396, Monday-Fridayfrom 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m.

All children whosend letters to Santawill receive a reply inthe form of a “Santa-Gram” from the NorthPole, with Santa’s elves atthe Parks Departmentpitching in to send cheerybut noncommittal lettersin response to children’sletters.

To assure a reply, each lettermust contain the child’s nameand address, written legibly.There is no postage necessaryfor the Santa letters. The“Santa-Grams” will be sentbefore the holiday.

For information about theDepartment of Parks,Recreation and Museums, call572-0200 or visit www.nas-saucountyny.gov/parks.

“Holiday Dreams on Ice,” an Olympic Ice Show,starring two-time Olympian Johnny Weir andLong Island’s own Olympian Emily Hughes, is

coming to Christopher Morley Park in Roslyn onSunday, December 16, at 7 p.m.

“Nassau County is pleased to bring this fun, fam-ily ice show featuring Olympians and young skatersfrom our community to the ice rink at ChristopherMorley Park,” said Nassau County ExecutiveEdward P. Mangano. “This show promises to beentertaining as well as inspiring and memorable forour young skaters.”

The show also features Olympian, U.S. NationalChampion and World Bronze Medalist Nicole Bobek,Two-Time U.S. National Bronze Medalist RossMiner, Ice Dancing U.S. National Bronze MedalistsMadison Hubbell and Zach Donahue, U.S. JuniorNational Champion and World Junior Medalist JasonBrown, U.S. Junior National Champion Max Aaronand national competitor Samantha Cesario.

The heartwarming and entertaining holiday showwill offer young skaters from the area the chance toskate in the show on the same ice as their Olympicheroes. Ticket information is available atwww.HolidayDreamsOnIce.com.

The show was initially scheduled for Abe StarkRink in Brooklyn. But, due to damage caused bysuperstorm Sandy, the facility was unable to play hostto the show.

Aspiring skaters, ages 5-16, interested in joiningthe cast for the show, can participate in HolidayDreams on Ice by signing up atwww.HolidayDreamsOnIce.com. All levels ofskaters are welcome to have a chance to be a part ofan Olympic Ice show and meet the stars.

Johnny Weir, a three-time U.S. champion, two-timeOlympian and World medalist, is one of the superstarsof figure skating and an emerging pop-culture icon.

He is the star of his own reality TV series “Be GoodJohnny Weir” on the Logo Network. Emily Hughes isa native of Great Neck, and was a member of the 2006U.S. Olympic team. She is the younger sister of 2002Olympic Champion Sarah Hughes. Emily graduatedfrom Harvard University in 2011.“Performing on Long Island is always special for

me because it’s my home,” said Ms. Hughes.“Johnny, the entire cast and I look forward to get-ting Long Islanders into the holiday spirit with thisfun, family show.”

Kennedi Coughlin, one of the young skaters par-ticipating in the show, added, “I am so excited tocome to New York City to spend this Christmaswith all of my skating role models. It’s a Christmaswish come true to share the ice with such amazingOlympic athletes.”

Visit www.holidaydreamsonice.com or call 212-600-4330 or email [email protected].

Emily Hughes, Johnny Weir to skate at Christopher Morley Park

With the holidays fast approach-ing, Nassau County PoliceCommissioner Thomas V.

Dale reminds residents to take cautionwhen shopping on the Internet. To pro-tect online shoppers from identity theft,scams and unhappy transactions, the fol-lowing safety tips are offered:

• Trust your instincts. If you don’tfeel comfortable buying or bidding onan item over the web, or if you feel pres-sured to place your order immediately,maybe you shouldn’t.

• Be knowledgeable about web-based auctions. Take special care tofamiliarize yourself not only with therules and policies of the auction siteitself, but with the legal terms (war-ranties, refund policy, etc.) of the sell-er’s items that you wish to bid on.

• Double-check pricing. Whetherthe product is being sold as new or used,be suspicious of prices that are too goodto be true. Also consider carefullywhether you may be paying too muchfor an item, particularly if you’re bid-ding through an auction site. You maywant to comparison shop, online oroffline, before you buy.

• Find and read the privacy policy.Read the privacy policy carefully to findout what information the seller is gather-ing from you, how the information willbe used, and how you can stop theprocess. If a site does not have a privacypolicy posted, you may not want to dobusiness with that site. If it does have aprivacy policy, there will probably be alink to it from the seller’s home page, orit could be included with the legalterms.

• Review the return, refund, andshipping and handling policies as wellas the other legal terms. If you can’tfind them, ask the seller through an e-mail or telephone call to indicate wherethey are on the site or to provide them toyou in writing. Often, return shippingcharges may be more expensive than theitem itself. Some retailers may onlyreturn for store credit or charge restock-ing fees. It is important to know thesedetails prior to placing an order.

• Check that the Internet connec-tions are secure. Before you give yourpayment information, there are variousicons and software programs that indi-cate that security software is in place.

• Use the safest way to pay on the

Internet. Pay for your order using acredit card. There are new paymentoptions for users wary of putting theircredit card information on the Web.Some credit card companies offer tem-porary account numbers for their card-holders. These services will generate arandom number that you can paste into amerchant’s payment form. This limitsexposing useful financial information tothieves and hackers. The merchant can’ttell that you’re using a temporary num-ber, and the charge appears on yourcredit card statement like a normal pur-chase. You can request a new numberevery time you shop or use the tempo-rary number for multiple purchases,though each number can be used withonly one merchant.

• Print the terms. You should printout and date a copy of terms, conditions,

warranties, item description, companyinformation, even confirming emails,and save them with your records of yourpurchase.

• Insure the safe delivery of youritem. If you’re concerned about thesafety of your package if there’s no onehome to receive it, ask whether you canspecify that the shipper must receive asignature before leaving the package. Itmay be safer to have the package deliv-ered to your office.

• Inspect your purchase. Look atyour purchase carefully as soon asyou receive it. Contact the seller assoon as possible if you discover aproblem with it. Tell the seller in writ-ing about any problem that you areconcerned with, ask for a repair orrefund, and keep a copy of your corre-spondence.

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Holiday events at Long Island’s state parks

Holiday singalongJoin the Long Island Masterworks

Quartet for an afternoon of delightfulholiday music, including singalongsand the Quartet’s rendition of “TheTwelve Days of Christmas,” in thebeautiful surroundings of Coe Hall atthe Planting Fields Arboretum StatePark.

The festivities, held on Sunday,December 16, begin at 4 p.m. $25

admission fee per person. Call 922-9200.

Scrap the winter bluesMake a nature-inspired scrapbook on

Sunday, December 16, with materialssupplied by park rangers. For kids from6-12. Advanced reservation is requiredby calling 785-3614. This fun eventtakes place at Jones Beach State Park at1:30 p.m.

Christmas concert at St. Agnes

Amusical presentation featuringThe Cathedral Choir of Men andBoys, Diocesan Boys Choir of

Rockville Centre Cathedral ChoraleSchola Cantorum, Cathedral SingersSoloists and Orchestra will be held onFriday, December 14, at 7:30 p.m. at St.Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre.

The program, under the direction of

Michael Bower, features seasonal read-ings and songs, including Bach’sChristmas oratorio “Patorale,” “WhatCheer” of William Walton and “StarCarol” of John Rutter.

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Sunday, December 16 – First GradeNativity Play presented by our first-graders at 3:30 p.m. in the church.

Monday, December 24 – ChristmasEve: Live Nativity, 11 p.m. on the church

lawn. Rain/snow or shine. Masses: 4 p.m.,6 p.m., midnight in the church and 4 p.m.in Msgr. Leonard Hall.

Tuesday, December 25 – ChristmasDay Masses: 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and noon inthe church and 12:15 p.m. in Msgr.Leonard Hall.

Monday, December 31 – New Year’sEve: 7:30 p.m. Holy Day Mass for theMother of God.

Tuesday, January 1, – New Year’sDay: Masses: 9 a.m., 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

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Sunday, December 16: Children’sChristmas Pageant, at 3 p.m.

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Clowning around at the Thanksgiving Day Paradeby Jacob Derwin

Every Thanksgiving morning fami-lies across the country gather‘round the television with their

hot drinks and breakfast items as thefamous Macy’s Thanksgiving DayParade moves down the streets of NewYork City.

The boy bands and country stars lip-sync their big hits on top of their mag-nificent floats, as the clowns of everyshape and size entertain the crowds ofexcited folks.

For many years, I hoped to one day bethe singer on the boat with SesameStreet characters singing my number-one hit single. But in 2011 fate hadsomething different in store for me whena friend offered to bring me into theparade with him as one of the clowns.

This Thanksgiving was no different!The opportunity arose once again to be aclown at the Thanksgiving Day Parade –and I grabbed the opportunity!

The transformation process fromhuman to clown is nothing short ofremarkable. First, I was shown to mycostuming station, where bags of propsand clown memorabilia hang from, like,a Black Friday clothing sale. I found theset with my name on it and proceededwith the first step.

I dressed up in the proper attire, whichfor me was a plaid, pajama-type ofmatching shirt and pants, and a giantpiece of toast hanging from my neck, aswell as a butter square hat – a hat shapedlike a square pat of butter.

Second, I waited on a long, windingline until I was shown to a gigantic roomset up with at least two dozen tables,each with three makeup artists at them.A friendly woman put on my face paintand I was on my way.

Since I was confined to a rather largecostume, I was sent to a “special” bus (ithad standing room), which brought myoversized companions and me to thestart of the parade. I greeted my fellowbreakfast clowns who were dressed assticks of butter and eggs, and preparedto make the long trek through the city asdelicious, golden-brown toast.

What a parade it was! We marchedbehind two big star balloons labeledwith the Macy’s logo, and in front of afloat for some children’s show I’d neverheard of. My friends and I developedcheers for the crowds, most of theminvolving the words “butter” and“toast.” We competed with each other tosee which part of a balanced breakfastcould get more cheers from the crowd.

This was followed by my friend and Ireplicating “West Side Story” – only wecalled it...“East Side Breakfast!” Weloved what we were doing, and weindulged in every second of excitementwe created.

We arrived at the grandstand – the endof the parade in front of Macy’s, whereacts are presented on television – andwere asked to cheer and bounce up anddown and be all crazy for the camera.

We actually got on television, and Iwas delighted beyond words. We con-tinued past to the hotel, where we hadbegun this whole process. On the waythere, we ran into Flo Rida being driv-en on a golf cart to his limo. I ignoredFlo Rida.

After getting back into our normalclothing and wiping off all the makeup –or at least as much of it as we could, wesat down in the big room where we’dbeen made up, and ate free danishes anddrank hot cocoa while watching the restof the parade on a big projector screen.My legs were sore, my belly was full

and I felt amazing! I hopped on a train at Penn Station a

half-hour or so later and headed home,where I collapsed for a solid three hoursout of pure exhaustion. One might say Iwas...“toast.”

Actually, a lot of people might saythat, and they all said it, too. But I wastoo tired to laugh at the punnery.

I am thankful that I have taken part insuch an amazing event, and am evenmore thankful for the friends who haveallowed me to be a part of it with them.

I hope everyone had as wonderful aThanksgiving as I did, and ate until theycouldn’t take another bite.

And now that Thanksgiving is over –it’s time to get shopping!

Jason Elias has been awarded theMercy College Teacher of the Year. Mr.Elias graduated from Calhoun HighSchool in 1991, and in 2002 returned tohis alma mater. As a former scholar ath-lete, Mr. Elias believes in the impor-tance of balancing academic pursuitswith extracurricular activities. For 17years he has been a model for both byteaching English and coaching soccer(and baseball).

In 2004 he developed Calhoun’s ver-sion of the Senior Experience Program,an interdisciplinary course combiningEnglish, social studies, service learning

and an internship component. The workwith the Invisible Children is his proudestaccomplishment. To date, the programhas raised over $100,000 and Calhounhas been named one of only three Legacyschools nationwide. In addition to hiswork in the classroom, Mr. Elias coachessoccer at Kennedy High School. It is evi-dent that he enjoys working with all thechildren in Bellmore-Merrick communi-ty and why he has positively impactedhundreds of students.

From the Bellmore-MerrickCentral High School District

TEACHER OF THE YEAR Jason Elias is flanked by CHSD board memberGeorge (Skip) Haile and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Henry Kiernan,right.

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by Paul Roberts

Now that it’s possible to downloadvirtually any recording from anyera, why not create a holiday pro-

gram for yourself, or someone you love?In fact, here’s a very thoughtful gift

idea: download and burn a disc of holidaymusic from the recipient’s favorite, orbest loved decade! There’ll be no “re-gift-ing” here!

1930s and ’40s• Have Yourself a Merry Little

Christmas – Judy Garland.• Let It Snow – Vaughn Monroe.• White Christmas – Bing Crosby.• I’ll Be Home For Christmas – Bing

Crosby.• I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm –

Mills Bros.• Christmas Island – Andrews Sisters.• Snowfall – Claude Thornhill.• Auld Lang Syne – Guy Lombardo.• Jingle Bells – B. Crosby/Andrews

Sisters.• Winter Wonderland – Guy Lombardo.• Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town –

Tommy Dorsey.• All I Want for Christmas is My Two

Front Teeth – Spike Jones.• Christmas Night in Harlem – Paul

Whiteman.

1950s• The Christmas Song – Nat “King”

Cole.• Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer –

Gene Autry.• Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson.• I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus –

Jimmy Boyd.

• It’s Beginning to Look a Lot LikeChristmas – Bing Crosby.

• There’s No Place Like Home for theHolidays – Perry Como.

• Donde esta Santa Claus – Augie Rios.• Blue Christmas – Elvis Presley.• Nuttin’ For Christmas – Barry

Gordon.• Chipmunk Song –

David Seville.• Jingle Bell

Rock –BobbyHelms.

• SantaBaby –Eartha Kitt.

• Mary’sBoy Child –HarryBelafonte.

• SilverBells –B.Crosby/Andrews Sisters.

• Baby’s First Christmas – ConnieFrancis.

• Christmas Waltz – Frank Sinatra

1960s• Most Wonderful Time of the Year –

Andy Williams.• It’s the Holiday Season – Andy

Williams.• Little Drummer Boy – Harry Simeone

Chorale.• Pretty Paper – Roy Orbison.• Christmas Auld Lang Syne – Bobby

Darin.• We Need a Little Christmas –

Soundtrack: “Auntie Maime”• Marshmallow World – Darlene Love.• Little St. Nick – Beach Boys.

• Rockin Around The Christmas Tree –Brenda Lee

• Snoopy’s Christmas – RoyalGuardsmen.

• Amen – The Impressions.• You’re All I want for Christmas –

Brook Benton.• Holly Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives.• Old Toy Trains - Roger Miller

1970s• Christmas Wrapping

– The Waitresses.• This Christmas –Donnie Hathaway.

• ChristmasBlues – The

Eagles.• Feliz

Navidad – JoseFeliciano.

• MerryChristmas Darling – The

Carpenters.• Wonderful Christmas

Time – Paul McCartney.• Happy Christmas (War Is Over) –

John Lennon.• Santa Claus is Coming to Town –

Bruce Springsteen.• Santa Claus is Coming to Town –

Jackson Five.• Same Old Lang Syne – Dan

Fogelberg.• Doesn’t Have to be That Way – Jim

Croce.• Do You Hear What I Hear? – Bing

Crosby.

1980s• Do They Know it’s Christmas Time? –

Band Aid.

• When My Heart Finds Christmas –Harry Connick, Jr.

• Last Christmas – Wham!• Hey Santa – Wilson-Phillips.• Silent Night – Wilson-Phillips.• Christmas Time is Here – Ray Parker,

Jr.• Grandma Got Run Over – Elmo and

Patsy.• This One’s for the Children – New

Kids on the Block.• Greatest Gift of All – Kenny Rogers

and Dolly Parton.• Celebrate Me Home – Kenny

Loggins.• Step Into Christmas – Elton John.• Christmas in the NFL – Willis the

Guard and Vogorish.

1990s - present• You’re All I Want for Christmas –

Mariah Carey.• Chanukah Song – Adam Sandler.• Peace on Earth – David Bowie and

Bing Crosby. • Jingle Bells – Barry Manilow and

Expose. • Home Alone on Christmas – Darlene

Love.• Christmas All Over Again – Tom

Petty and Heartbreakers.• Please Come Home For Christmas –

Jon Bon Jovi.• Twelve Pains of Christmas – Bob

Rivers.• Christmas Through Your Eyes –

Gloria Estefan.• Silent Night – Boyz to Men.• Saviour’s Day – Cliff Richard.

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Looking for a thoughtful gift this hol-iday season? Give a gift basket!

Don’t be intimidated by the task – it’seasy to create the perfect gift basket foreven the fussiest person.

“A food basket is a welcome gift forall occasions,” says Bonnie Tempesta,founder of the cookie company BoncoraBiscotti. “You can make it as elegant,whimsical or celebratory as you want –and at whatever cost your budgetallows.”

Gift baskets also offer a chance toinject some personality into a gift.

“What you choose to put in a giftbasket is a reflection of who you are asa gift giver,” says Jean Thompson,owner and CEO of Seattle Chocolates,maker of premium chocolate bars andtruffles. “It’s a great way to share yourgood taste.”

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should be overflowing.• If a traditional wooden basket isn’t

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• Fill thebasket withhigher- andlower-priceditems to keepoverall costs down. Include items ofvarying heights to add visual interest.

• Arrange the contents around atheme, such as all things red or every-thing handmade or all chocolate!

• Choose foods you love or productsyou’re excited about trying. Chancesare, if you were wowed by a treat, yourgift recipient will be too.

• “Go for edibles that don’t need to beeaten right away,” says Edmond Sanctis,

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Calhoun High School’s SADD(Students Against DestructiveDecisions) Club is putting on

its annual talent show on Tuesday,December 18, at 7 p.m. Always a pop-ular event, the talent show will beraising money for, among other caus-es; the nonprofit ChordomaFoundation, which collects funds forresearch of chordoma, a malignantbone cancer. The cause became a pri-oirty for Calhoun after Calhoun grad-uate Tyler Seaman, who fought a long

battle with the disease, died.The talent show will feature a

plethora of exceptionally talented stu-dents in the fields of music, dance andcomedic acts. It’s sure to be a night ofacoustic guitars, rock music andincredible feats of dance.

The talent show was originallyplanned to take place in lateNovember, but was pushed intoDecember in the wake of superstormSandy. Keri Cinelli, the SADD advi-sor and her board and members

refused to let such a great event slipby, and have since worked hard tomake it happen before the winterbreak.

Students such as singer/guitaristsPat Grubb and Lucas Truisi, singerAngelique D’Alessandro, pianistNoah Turner, opera singer SarahLosner and alternative musician JacobDerwin, as well as many more, will beperforming.

“I’m just excited to be combiningmy skills with the other girls in theact...” says Celia Bittman, an incredi-bly talented cellist performing in theshow. “This is a great opportunity tomake beautiful music with friends.”

The talent show has had a reputa-tion to get the teachers in the school to

perform a big dance number. Whether it’s for the enjoyment of

the faculty or as an incentive to makestudents come to the show, it’s alwaysmemorable. One year they danced to“We’re All in This Together” fromHigh School Musical, an act whichhad students cheering, laughing, andtaking pictures.

All of SADD hopes that the highschool and the whole community willcome out on December 18 and havean awesome night while helping raisemoney for such an wonderful cause.

– Jacob Derwin and Kimberly White

Calhoun presents a talent show on Tuesday

Calhoun girls varsity basketball sets high goals

by Kimberly White

The Calhoun Colts girls varsity basket-ball team started off its season with an awaygame at Oceanside High School onMonday. Oceanside won with a score of55-35, but the Calhoun Colts did not makeit easy for them to win.

Calhoun started off the game with anunexpected lead of six points. With out-standing defensive pressure by all the girlson the team in the first quarter, theOceanside team was quivering with fear.Although the scoreboard had shown a 20-point loss by the end of the game, Calhounhad proved that they would not go downwithout a fight.On December 7 the Colts gave the same

effort when playing their second nonleaguegame against Uniondale. Tuesday wasCalhoun’s third nonleague game againstCarl Place.

Because both games were not leaguegames, the team did not feel let downbecause the girls know it would not inter-fere with hopes of making it to playoffs.

Dave Radtke, coach of the girls varsitybasketball team, told the players, “At theend of the game I do not care what thescoreboard says, the way you play and thesmart decisions that you make during thegame override the score any day.”Being a player on the team, I know that no

matter what, I always want to win – and Iam sure that every other athlete feels thesame way – I would much rather loseknowing we played our hardest than to loseand walk out of the gym with many regrets.Captains of the team, AnneMarie White,

no. 14, forward, and Maggie Kavanah, no.

24, shooting guard/forward, explained thatthey have a lot of younger players on theteam who have a lot of talent, so to be suc-cessful this season they just need to keepworking hard and play with heart!

AnneMarie added, “Right now we mightbe seen as the underdogs in our division,but people underestimate our strive to winand our intensity we give to make that hap-pen. Be ready for a tough defensive teamthis season!”

The captains explained that since lastyear, the team has lost a couple of excep-tional outside shooters, but this year, if theybeat everyone they play defensively, thereis no way of stopping them.

Point guard Nora Charidah, no 2, droveto the basket several times to prove that youdo not need an outside shot to put points onthe score board.

To prepare for this winter season the teamjoined a summer and fall league, where theywould play multiple games against differenttowns in that area. The leagues gave an idea ofwhat the underclassman should expect whenmoving up to the varsity team. It also gave achance for the players to connect and get com-fortable with each other before the winterseason started.

In addition to the two outside leagues,the team attended early and after-schoolpractices six days a week for two hourseach day. With all the hard work and effortput into these days, the Colts are deter-mined to achieve a winning season andmake it to playoffs.

Kim White is in Calhoun’s SeniorExperience class and an intern atMerrick Life.

Verity Anne and Tristan Ariede Vries

Born on November 15 to Nicoleand Nicholas de Vries ofHackettstown, New Jersey, VerityAnne weighed five pounds, sevenounces and was 18 inches long, whileTristan Arie weighed six pounds, twoounces, and was 19 inches long. Mr. de Vries was born and raised in

North Merrick and is a 1999 Calhoungraduate. He met Nicole, from Depew,New York, while obtaining his bache-lor’s and master’s degrees at theUniversity at Buffalo.

Grandparents are Sandy and Kees deVries of North Merrick, and Beverly andJim Corey of Depew. Aunt and uncle areNorth Merrick residents Sandra – a 2002Calhoun graduate – and MichaelSchwarz, a 2002 Kennedy graduate.

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Pizza Cucina opened its doors at 1152Merrick Avenue in Merrick onOctober 20, nine days before

Hurricane Sandy. Co-owner DarleneEstevez described her experiences duringand after the storm and spoke about whatmakes her pizzeria distinctive.

Pizza Cucina was one of the few busi-nesses in the area that maintained powerthrough superstorm Sandy. The pizzerianever lost power and maintained a full staffand kitchen, drawing residents from LongBeach, Oceanside and other towns, saidMs. Estevez.

Despite the crowds, she said that peo-ple were understanding and courteous,helping each other when possible. “Itwas like a family in here,” Ms. Estevezsaid. “The neighborhood has been won-derful, and the surrounding stores have

been very welcoming.” For example, 7-Eleven offered to

make change, and a woman came in toorder catering trays to be delivered toarea families.

Ms. Estevez said she was glad her busi-ness could be there when so many peoplelost everything and had trouble stayingwarm or getting hot meals. “We were sadfor the people. You could just see it on thepeople’s faces,” she said.

Pizza Cucina did lose power during thenor’easter but maintained partial service.Staff continued to serve pizza and rollsheated in the front kitchen’s gas oven.Without cash registers, staff managedtransactions by hand.

Co-owned by Ms. Estevez and SalGenova, Pizza Cucina is a new, distinctivepresence in Merrick, in the Pat’s Farmsshopping center. “We…renovated theplace from front to back. It’s a whole new

store,” Ms. Estevez said.Grand-opening specials include the

Family Treat: a large pie, 12 garlic knots,baked ziti and a meatball parmigiana herofor $19.95. Due to the storm and the finan-cial difficulties many people are goingthrough, Ms. Estevez said that the specialswill continue through the end of the year.

Ninety percent of Pizza Cucina’s staff isfrom Merrick and Bellmore. The menu andquality of food is “the next level above apizzeria,” Ms. Estevez said.

For example, the calamari, shrimp andclams fra diavolo are sautéed in either awhite wine or red sauce over pasta. Veal orchicken bruschetta can be grilled or friedand is topped with fresh mozzarella, freshchopped tomatoes, onions and balsamicvinegar. Pasta caprese is made with sautéedeggplant and fresh mozzarella in a tomatosauce.

Four different paninis are available. The

Bleeker Street is made with fresh ingredi-ents such as mozzarella, tomato and basil,and includes olive oil and balsamic vine-gar. The Houston Street panini includesgrilled eggplant and fresh mozzarella, witholive paste and sun-dried tomatoes.

Other items include a variety of saladsand whole wheat and gluten-free pizza.

“The owners are always here…Everything on the menu is made to orderfresh every day,” Ms. Estevez said. Sheadded that catering and table service is alsoavailable so that people can enjoy a restau-rant-style meal.

“We are seeing a lot of the same peoplewe saw that very first day [of the storm],”she said.

Pizza Cucina also has a location in WestHempstead. Anyone interested may call544-4445 for information or to place anorder. Menus can also be found in theYellowBook and www.merricklife.com.

DISCOUNTED MEALS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEW YEAR, says co-owner Sal Genova. Merrick Life photo by Douglas Finlay

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