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A Sense of Place:
The Art of Louis Lehtonen By Kenneth Brady
Exhibit to run through February at the PJVC Over 100 pen and ink drawings, oil paintings and sketches by celebrated local artist Louis Lehtonen (1930-2001) are on display at the Port Jefferson Village Center through February 26. The show is aptly named “A Sense of Place” because of Lehtonen’s gift for capturing the natural and cultural features that make a location special or unique. The exhibit features paintings of Port Jefferson, Belle Terre, Setauket, Mt. Sinai, Stony Brook, Montauk, Sag Harbor, and Old Field. The show also includes Lehtonen’s pictures of Shelter Island, Cold Spring Harbor, Southampton, Fire Island, Greenport, Block Island, and Bridgehampton. The paintings are from the collections of Kenneth Brady, Lou Della Rocca, Jeanne Garant,
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From the Desk of Mayor Margot Garant . .............................................4 LISEC Boatbuilding.........................................6 90 Year Old Summer Art School...............7 Port Jeff Music........................................14 Parenting Without Breaking A Sweat........... 16
PORT JEFFERSON’S FALL ATHLETIC REPORT (Submitted by Debra Ferry)
NEW YORK STATE SCHOLAR ATHLETE TEAM AWARD: The NYS Scholar Athlete Team Award has been presented to seven of our ten Fall Varsity Athletic Teams. At the end of each sport season New York State Public High School Athletic Association honors those teams that excel in the classroom. Each team must have a combined average of a 90%
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Fitness Together Announces Their 2009 Client of the Year! Port Jefferson, NY, January 15th, 2010 – For the first time ever, Fitness Together of Port Jefferson has nominated a Client of the Year. Julienne Condos of Rocky Point was shocked when she was presented with this prestigious honor and gifted 50 free training sessions. Since Julienne started training at Fitness Together in May of 2009 she has lost approximately 90 lbs, a total of 66 inches, increased her overall bicep strength by 21 lbs, and lost 13% body fat. Although these results are amazing, it is Julienne’s drive for results and her will to achieve that has blown all of us at Fitness Together away. A little over a year and a half ago Julienne was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and began the fight for her life. Shortly after her diagnosis,
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Margot Garant, David Guzzetta, and the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson. Other contributors include Joan Lehtonen, William Lehtonen, James McNamara, Thomas Meehan, Andrew Nimmo, and Naomi Solo. Particularly skilled in freezing the Long Island landscape and seascape for posterity, Lehtonen’s paintings depict the excitement of “Sailing off Setauket,” strength of “Fire Island Lighthouse,” beauty of Shelter Island’s “Old Mill,” energy of “Port Jefferson Ferry,” and serenity of “Moon over Montauk.” Finding inspiration in vintage photographs by Arthur S. Greene, the prolific Lehtonen also created historically accurate paintings of bygone places such as Belle Terre’s pergolas, destroyed in 1933 coastal storms, and Port Jefferson’s F. F. Darling & Son general store (later McAllister Motors), lost in a 1972 Photo of Louis Lehtonen from the 1948 waterfront fire. Crystal, the yearbook of Port Jefferson “Lou was versatile,” said Lehtonen’s High School. Kenneth Brady Collection. friend James McNamara, “equally comfortable with creating folk art of roosters, cats, and dogs, as well as with painting impressionistic scenes of Mt. Sinai Harbor.” Civic-minded, Lehtonen created and donated oil paintings that were raffled during several of Port Jefferson’s Charles Dickens Festivals to help fund the annual events. The works in the series, including “A Reading by Dickens” and “The Market Place,” depict scenes from Victorian England and are cherished by collectors. Memorabilia round out the exhibit, including Lehtonen’s book of sketches, Guide to Port Jefferson As It Was; renderings of Danfords Inn; and “Shipwrights and Sails,” “Beagle.” Joan Lehtonen a restaurant Collection. place mat with a nautical theme. Lehtonen was born in Huntington on February 14, 1930, but when he was two years old, his Finnish parents Erich and Signa moved the family to Turku, a seaport in southwest Finland. Lehtonen returned to the United States in 1946, shortly after turning sixteen. Although Lehtonen only spent fourteen years in Finland, his widow Joan believes that his time in Europe helped shape her husband’s personality. “Lou always said that he spoke English, but thought in Finnish,” she explained. “He enjoyed nature and the arts, “Battling the Waves.” First prize in was vigorous, courageous and tenacious, an the 1965 Washington Square Art Show. embodiment of the tough Finnish national James McNamara Collection.
From the Desk of Mayor Margot Garant Good News from Village Hall!
Happy New Year! My, how seven months have flown by! At Village Hall we have been very busy during the fall and winter months and are gearing up for our spring programs! We are currently accepting memberships to our tennis and golf clubs (deadline is March 15) and for the first time we are offering a two payment installment system and a combined “sports package” membership. A Port Jefferson Village resident family (two head of household and all children under 18) can now join full tennis and golf for $2,500.00. This is an unprecedented offer as we hope to see more families playing these two great lifetime sports. Our leaf program was completed almost two weeks ahead of schedule and although many residents wrote in and expressed their concerns with the pilot program, it was effective in saving village resources in man hours and gasoline. I want to thank all those who participated in the leaf bag program and hope to provide bags again next year for those who prefer to bag ‘em! Meanwhile, since the heavy snow came early this year, our highway department remained hard at work plowing our streets and maintaining village owned sidewalks. I have met with each department head to do a six month review of the budget and am happy to report that all departments are working within the line items which should help our process come April. At this time we see no need for an increase to the tax rate. We have “scrubbed” the proposed code for our new waterfront districts (M-1, M-2 and M-3) and will be introducing a “steep Slope” provision which will help protect and preserve our rolling hills, harbor front and wetlands. These new code provisions should be adopted and codified by early spring. The Comprehensive Plan Committee is hard at work and soon you will find in your home mail box a survey which we ask you to read, fill out and send back to Village Hall so we can compile your input as part of our process in updating the Master Plan. The committee will soon select a consulting firm to create a revitalization zone for uptown, while also working on updating codes and process as part of the overall Master Plan. Parking meters continue their suspension until March 15th, at which point the meters will be “turned back on”. We are introducing a “smart card” which is a prepaid debit card system to help streamline the pay for parking process while offering discounted bulk purchases. Soon you will see an update to the lighting in the rear meadow lot by Rocketship Park, as well as several other metered parking locations. Our Village website will be receiving a total face lift by early February and will be used more effectively to post current announcements, programs and village initiatives in order to become your resource center for village affairs and business matters. To that end, a unique village wide calendar will be implemented to help keep our residents informed about village wide events, deadlines and important meetings. We have also initiated an in-house intranet site to help staff and board members alike post important minutes, documents and updates on village projects and department dealings. Reminder that board meetings are the first and third Mondays of every month at Village Hall, at 7:00 pm, and we invite you to come down and participate in the process! Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Fortunato Breast Health Center at Mather Hospital Earns National Accreditation for Quality of Care
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Stating that “the level of care is outstanding,” the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) granted full accreditation to the Fortunato Breast Health Center at Mather Hospital. NAPBC is a consortium of national organizations dedicated to high quality care and the monitoring of outcomes for patients. The group evaluates breast centers with more than 40 measurements designed to confirm that the most efficient and contemporary care is being provided. “We are very pleased that the consortium recognized our commitment to providing our patients with exceptional care,” said Dr. Michelle Price (photo, left), co-medical director of the Fortunato Breast Center. “We achieved the highest possible accreditation with absolutely no deficiencies, which is a credit to the medical, nursing and support staff.” Categories of assessment for accreditation included center leadership, clinical management, research, community outreach, professional education and quality improvement. Among the highlights of the NAPBC’s report were: • professional education of the staff, which was cited as “remarkably complete” • “expressed cooperation” between the breast cancer specialists and primary care providers • “great congeniality among the group” at the center For more information about Mather Hospital or the Fortunato Breast Health Center, visit www.matherhospital.org/breasthealth
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GO GREEN! LITM Bicycle Locker Program at the Port Jefferson LIRR Station
Long Island Transportation Management, Inc. (LITM), on behalf of the NY State Department of Transportation, is offering enclosed bicycle lockers for rent at various LIRR train stations, including Port Jefferson. By bicycling to your train, you will save on gas, avoid parking hassles, and do a good thing for your health and the environment. GO GREEN!
New Program at Children’s Maritime Museum
The Children’s Maritime Museum has introduced a new Saturday Drop-Off Program. There are 2 sessions, 1pm to 2:45pm and 3pm to 4:45pm. The program is for children ages 3-10. During this program, the museum will be closed to the public. Enjoy local dining and shopping while your child explores interactive science at the museum. Children have access to our museum activities and will also complete a takehome science project. Price: $20 per child per session. Reservations are highly recommended. Call Carole at 631-698-0767 The museum will be open for Family Fun hours on Sundays from 1PM - 5PM.
Wireless Internet Access:
The Village Center, in partnership with the Port Jefferson Library, offers free wireless internet access for all visitors. Next time you visit, why not bring your laptop?
Have a Heart for the Homeless
A local student has placed a collection box for the homeless in the Chamber for any members who wish to make a donation to “Have a Heart for the Homeless”, sponsored by the Nassau-Suffolk Coalition for the Homeless. Items requested are: toiletries, baby items, non-perishable foods, cleaning supplies and household goods. These items will be delivered to their Candlelight Vigil on February 11th at Farmingdale State College. For more information, please contact the Coalition at 516-742-7770. The Chamber will be open for donations M-F 10-5.
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By Kathleen O’Sullivan The Long Island Seaport (LISEC)’s first project, already in progress, is to build an “Instant Bobcat” for Roy Vitters. He has supplied the plans and materials for the boat. LISEC will offer help and experience. The boat shop will receive a generous donation for making his dream come true! Vitters, who lives in Northport and is recently retired, found out about the Bayles Boat Shop through his friend, Betty Ann Arink, a director of the organization. As he tells it, “I have always wanted to build my own boat. I had dreams of a big one, but finally listened to my wife who has told me firmly that she does not like to sail, this is for me.” He says this with a smile. “So I had to trim my expectations down to a boat I could handle and easily transport by myself.”
Roy Vitters (in green) talks with Betty Ann Arink (in vest) while Charles Pieroth works on ‘lofted’ plans for the Bobcat presently being constructed in the Bayles Boat Shop. Photo by Tom Hartin
Vitters had tried to buy a traditional Beetle Cat Boat but found it cost $18,000, a little stiff for a hobby. He visited the Long Island Maritime Museum last year where they were building a plywood adaptation of the traditional Cat Boat to use as a raffle/ fundraiser. There he learned of the website: www.instantboats.com and discovered that he could procure the plans and build the boat for a fraction of the cost. According to the website, “The Instant Catboat’ was inspired by the famous Beetle cats –“round bilged, planked cat boats that have been built since 1920 and make fine daysailers for children or small families.” The ‘instant’ boats were designed by the innovative naval architect Phil Bolger specifically for the inexperienced home builder. Harold “Dynamite’ Payson of Thomaston Maine built and sailed the prototype, ‘wringing all the bugs out of the plans.’ Payson has now created a book called Building the Instant Catboat which provides numerous versions and blueprints. When plans come as a blue print, one of the first technical jobs is usually the job of ‘lofting’ the plans. ‘Lofting’ is a boat builder’s term for making full-size patterns for the pieces. Payson, however, provides the full size patterns that just need to be cut out. The Bobcat requires 29 major pieces so the first day of work involved cutting them all out and storing them carefully in the order they will be needed. Over the next months the pieces will be cut from plywood as needed and assembled starting with the ‘ribs’ or frame. The 12 ft boat will be constructed out of marine plywood, fiberglass resin and cloth with a couple of pine or fir boards and a few pounds of fastenings and hardware. It doesn’t require ‘exotic tools, molds to set up and jigs to build,’ however Vitters is extremely happy to have the expertise and tools supplied by LISEC to guide him on this happy project. Working just two mornings a week means it may take up to six months to complete the boat, so there is time to drop by and see how it is done. This is just the first of many projects that LISEC has coming up this Spring. For more information, check out our website: www.LISEC.org and become a member! The Bayles Boat Shop at Harborfront Park is open for business, every Wednesday and Saturday morning from 9 – 12 and you are welcome to visit, even help.
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Belle Terre and Port Jefferson Welcomed Summer Art School Over Ninety Years Ago By Kenneth Brady
Merritt Chase (1849-1916) had established America’s first formal outdoor art school, the Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art, which he ran in Southampton Town until 1902. Susan F. Bissell was among Chase’s first students in an art class he established in New York City in 1896. When the Chase School was renamed the New York School of Art in 1899, Bissell became its secretary/treasurer. She retained the position when the
Artists readily found sketch material in Port Jefferson’s village and waterfront. A 1910 photograph by Arthur S. Greene.
In 1882, Century Magazine recounted the adventures of the Tile Club, a group of New York artists who had summered in Port Jefferson and discovered “a bewildering wealth” of sketch material in the surroundings. The Belle Terre art school itself was moved to 55 Cliff Road in Belle Terre where the remodeled Inspired by Port Jefferson’s beauty, the Tilers drew the village’s quaint old cotstructure, above, opened in 1926 as the Belle Terre Golf and Country Club, today the Vincent tages, placid harbor, steamboat landing, fishing shacks, orchards, hilltops, sail loft, and Bove Community Center. residents, including a “jovial sea-dog.” Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919), one of the Tiler’s founding members, painted Port institution was reorganized again in 1909 as the New York School of Fine and Applied Jefferson, a vibrant watercolor that depicts the village’s shipyards. Artist and author F. Art, known today as “Parsons The New School for Design.” Hopkinson Smith (1838-1915) sketched The House of the Reckless Landlord, which In 1914, with the energetic and personable Bissell spearheading the project, the shows a ramshackle Townsend House where the Tilers lodged while vacationing in New York School acquired land in Belle Terre and made plans to construct a summer Port Jefferson. school on the property. In addition to the Tilers, other artists The frame structure was built by documented the local scene. Edward contractors Bruce and L’Hommedieu and Lange (1846-1912) painted a montage set deep in the woods on the east side of of California Grove, an amusement park Cliff Road across from playwright and once located on the west shore of Port novelist George Bronson Howard’s home, Jefferson harbor in what is now Poquott, a short distance from the Belle Terre and drew a panorama of Port Jefferson Gatehouse. from Cedar Hill. The summer school opened on July 1, The impressionist Reynolds Beal 1914, with 130 students from twenty(1866-1951), best known for his powerseven states, England, Canada, and Puerto ful landscapes and seascapes, painted an Rico in attendance. Without on-site housevocative Port Jefferson, an oil on board ing, pupils and teachers found accommothat captures the salty atmosphere of the dations in Belle Terre and Port Jefferson, village’s waterfront, and sketched the providing a boon to the local economy. brig John McDermott, one of the largest The summer school offered courses in wooden vessels ever built in Port Jeffine art, such as painting and drawing, as ferson. well as electives in applied art, including Often described as Port Jefferson’s interior decoration and illustrative adverforemost painter, William M. Davis tising. Credits earned during July/August (1829-1920) recorded everyday life with could be applied toward a diploma from scenes of Mt. Sinai, Setauket, and Miller the New York School at its main “winter” Place, as well as genre views of what campus in Manhattan. are now Belle Terre and Poquott. Davis’ Among the summer session’s talented The luxurious Belle Terre Club, which offered horseback riding, golf, tennis, and swimming, was Evening on Lower Main Street portrays instructors, the charismatic Frank Alvah located only one-half mile from the Belle Terre art school. his Port Jefferson studio on today’s East Parsons, the New York School’s president, Main Street, while The Sharpie Race lectured on his revolutionary theocaptures the energy of a spirited boat ries of design, opening the well-atrace on Port Jefferson harbor. tended talks to the general public. Considering the village’s artistic Jonas Lie, Howard Giles and tradition, picturesque setting, easy Edmund Greacen, who had studied access by rail and ferry, and proximwith Chase at Shinnecock Hills, ity to the luxurious Belle Terre Club, taught the painting classes. The talks began in early 1914 about pupils worked outdoors, painting establishing a summer art school in scenes of Belle Terre, Port Jefferthe area. son and neighboring villages. Most The Port Jefferson Business of these oils and watercolors were Men’s Association, the forerunner likely taken home by the students at of today’s Greater Port Jefferson school’s end, while some works may Chamber of Commerce, supported have remained locally, the extant the venture. During the nineteenth paintings probably not recognized century, Port Jefferson led Suffolk by the current owners for what they County in wooden shipbuilding, but represent. with the decline of this industry, the Besides class work, recreation business community began promotwas part of the summer experience. ing Belle Terre and Port Jefferson as The exclusive Belle Terre Club, summer destinations. located only one-half mile from the The idea of a summer art school art school, offered horseback riding, was not new to Long Island. In 1891, golf, tennis, and swimming. The The ferry Park City, an oil painting by Port Jefferson artist Louise Brett, who has celebrated the local the painter and teacher William go to page18 scene in her work.
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or better to qualify for this award. The following teams have received this recognition from the: NYSPHSAA Boys Golf Boys Soccer Field Hockey Girls Cross Country Girls Soccer Girls Tennis Girls Volleyball Varsity Field Hockey: SUFFOLK COUNTY CLASS “C” CHAMPIONS LONG ISLAND CLASS “C’ CHAMPIONS NEW YORK STATE CLASS “C” FINALIST – Second in the State for Class “C” Field Hockey Amber Bruckner - All State Sportsmanship Award Newsday – All Long Island Team Nancy Gallagher - All Tournament Team All Long Island Team All State Team Mallory Guerin - All State Team Eliza Hildreth – All Tournament Team Karin Holvik - All Conference Katrina Holvik - All Division Anastasia Lennon - All Conference All Long Island Team All State Team Maura Boehm - All County – Honorable Mention
Coach Debbie Brown – Newsday Field Hockey Coach of the Year for Suffolk County SENIORS: Amber Bruckner, Nancy Gallagher, Mallory Guerin, Eliza Hildreth, Katrina Holvik, Jacqueline Lennon, Ryan McEwen and Lucienne Rosner Varsity Boys Soccer: SUFFOLK COUNTY CLASS “C’ CHAMPIONS - 1st in School History SECOND PLACE IN THE LEAGUE (10-20) TEAM RECEIVED THE NEWYORK STATE SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD Gavin Clarke – All Conference All State Goalie Nick Miceli – All Conference MVP County Championship Class “C” Alex Carlacci – All Conference Chris Esposito - All League Chris Jose - All League AJ Racanelli- All League Alex Edwards - All County Academic Team SENIORS: Luke Allen, Gavin Clarke, Alex Edwards, Chris Esposito, Chris Jose, Nick Miceli, Eric Stanton, Pierce Allen Edelsein and Thomas Tetrault Varsity Boys Cross Country: LEAGUE VIII CHAMPIONS – for the twelfth consecutive year RECORD – Have a winning record of 78-0 since 1998 COUNTY CLASS CHAMPIONS for the ninth out of the last ten seasons FIFTH IN THE STATE for Class “D” Kevin Sullivan – All League Cole Conte – All League Andrew Keresztes – All League All County Finished fourteenth in the State Colin Flanagan – All League Carll Johnson – All League All County Sean Swords – All League SENIORS: Kevin Sullivan and Mark Butera Terell Rose
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Port Jefferson Music Department Partners with SUNY Stony Brook By Michael Caravello
On Friday, December 18th, 2009, SUNY Stony Brook graduate students Leah Zelnick, Clara Lyon, Mario Gotoh and Richard Vaudrey performed George Crumb’s 1970 electric string quartet, “Black Angels” for the music students of Port Jefferson’s Earl L. Vandermeulen High School. The event marked the first of a half-year music outreach project initiated by Port Jefferson orchestra teacher, Vanessa Salzman and assisted by Port Jefferson Director of Music and Fine Arts, Michael Caravello. The intent of the project is to strengthen community ties between the music departments of SUNY Stony Brook and the Port Jefferson School District by conducting a series of performances and master classes for the music students. The events are made possible by funding from SUNY Stony Brook and are scheduled through the SUNY Stony Brook Director of Concerts and Community Music Programs, Michael Hershkowitz. The next event in the series will be held for Port Jefferson orchestra students on Friday, February 26, 2010.
PJ String Students attend Long Island String Festival Port Jefferson string students, Anita Rescia (grade 5), Danielle Goldstein (grade
6), Erik Holvik (grade 7), Dunia Karzai (grade 7), Alberto Rescia (grade 8), Jonathan Chun (grade 9), Ja-Way Wang (grade 9), Michael McCarthy (grade 10), Weien Xu (grade 10) and Eric Rodefeld (grade 11) were selected to participate in the 54th Annual Long Island String Festival (LISFA). The Junior High/High School Festival was held at Elwood Middle School on January 15, 16 and 17 and the Elementary/Middle School Festival was held at Commack Middle School on January 29, 30 and 31. Students were selected along with others from across Suffolk County on a competitive basis with NYSSMA scores as the main criteria along with teacher recommendations. Congratulations to all selected string students!
(L-R) Michael Caravello (Director of Music & Fine Arts), SUNY Stony Brook graduate students Richard Vaudrey, Mario Gotoh, Leah Zelnick, Clara Lyon and Port Jefferson music teacher, Vanessa Salzman.)
Port Jefferson Music Students Attend Concert at Lincoln Center By Michael Caravello
On January 7, 2010, over fifty middle and high school string students and parents attended an evening performance of the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fischer Hall in Lincoln Center. The students enjoyed orchestra-level seats for an unforgettable performance including the season debut of maestro, Alan Gilbert and world-renowned pianist, Yefim Bronfman. For those students that have never been to Lincoln Center or to a professional orchestra concert, this trip, to hear one of the finest orchestras in the world will surely be a night to remember for years to come.
Junior/High School LISFA Festival Participants: (Top Row) Michael McCarthy, Weien Xu, Eric Rodefeld, Ja-Way Wang (Bottom Row) Jonathan Chun, Alberto Rescia and Director of Music & Fine Arts, Michael Caravello.
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Port Jefferson music students and parents at Avery Fischer Hall – center, Michael Caravello (Director of Music & Fine Arts) with NY Philharmonic violist, Peter Kenote.
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Parenting Without Breaking a Sweat By Lori Tutino
Loving Our Children Comes Naturally!
Love, love, love!!! It is all around in February, as we buy chocolates and send hearts to those we hold so dear. Pink cherubs and red hearts decorating our doorways and store windows remind us all of how wonderful love is. We sure do love our children more than these expressions of love can ever convey! Even when we’re cooped inside with them for two months, and they still haven’t figured out how much we like to see a bed that is made! That’s right! We STILL love them with all of our hearts. It is a testament to parenthood itself when you think about how bottomless our love is for our children. Muddy footprints on a clean rug could never diminish the depths of the love we hold for our babes. Because they are our children and we are their parents, it is unconditional for us to LOVE them. Although there may be times when we do not like them very much (shhh, I didn’t really say that…), we will always love them. A parent’s love is undying and unbroken…only tested at times! Oddly enough, this month of “love”, February, can be a real test of our love for our family-as we are all inside together a lot-and the children even have president’s week off, too. Are you thinking what I’m thinking? How will I entertain them, not break the bank, and have minimal complaining from those that I love so very much? Chin up- maybe we’ll have snow and they can make igloos outside for hours, or grandma will want to have a sleepover at her house! We will always love those adorably sweet faces, even when they have decided to draw a pen mustache under their nose right before a visit to your great aunt’s house! We cannot help but swoon over those little darlings, even when they cut the only roses that blossomed for a bouquet for-you guessed it-us! The couch pillows and extra blankets all juxtaposed in a heap and strewn around the living room, only looks cuter when we peer into that sleeping angel’s face at the bottom of its quiet pile. Allowing my child to only wear shorts all winter, on a dare from his peer, isn’t really that bad, right? Isn’t it letting him express himself, and isn’t that a good thing? Even when our children do the most unbelievable things, we cannot help but love them because they are only searching out themselves and finding who they are in the world. Intellectually, we acknowledge this, but watching them change and grow in the way that they do can really push our parental patience. It may be so difficult to deal with their bedroom when it has mushroomed into an explosion of clean and dirty laundry all mixed together- because of their rush to find just the right outfit in time for the bus! Take a minute to reflect upon what a responsible child you’ve raised, because they knew they had to make the bus- and not rely on you to drive them!! As they pull, we push. As they push, we pull. These “tugs of love” are so very natural and should be celebrated during this month of love. All of this “quality inside time” with our children allows us to appreciate their perspectives all the more. Unbeknownst to them, we can see how they’re growing right in front of our eyes. At times, it may be hard to remember the push and pull of it all is normal… and our love for them runs so much deeper than that pile on their bedroom floor. Maybe it is not so important, after all. Maybe in a few days’ time they will somehow get motivated to clean the pile themselves?!?! Well, maybe not. Perhaps cleaning it together, sitting in the bedroom of our child with them, we can help show them how to be a little more organized. Maybe we’ll just spend some time together and remember how much we love these undeniably wonderful and fascinating progeny we are raising. February, though frigid at times, gives us many opportunities to dwell in the warmth of familial love. Planning an indoor activity with your children may make memories that last a lot longer than the sweet taste within a box of chocolates. I’ll probably opt for the activity with the chocolate…I can taste the hot cocoa now! Lori Tutino is a third grade teacher who has also taught graduate level courses for Alfred University and in-service courses for Dellecave Institute. She is a wife and mother of five children. Lori would love to hear from you and may respond to your questions/concerns in this article. You can email her at loriparenting@yahoo.com.
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February is the month for LOVE so I found a poem by Susan Polis Schutz that expresses LOVE nicely. Love is; being happy for the other person when that person is happy being sad for the other person when that person is sad being together in good times and being together in bad times Love is; being honest with yourself at all times being honest with the other person at all times telling, listening, respecting the truth and never pretending. Love is the source of reality Love is; an understanding so complete that you feel as if you are a part of the other person accepting that person just the way he or she is and not trying to change each other to be something else Love is the source of unity Love is; the freedom to pursue your own desires while sharing your experiences with the other person the growth of one individual alongside of and together with the growth of another individual Love is the source of success Love is; the excitement of planning things together the excitement of doing things together Love is the source of the future Love is; the fury of the storm the calm in the rainbow Love is the source of passion Love is; giving and taking in a daily situation being patient with each other’s needs and desires Love is the source of sharing Love is; knowing that the other person will always be with you regardless of what happens missing the other person when he or she is away, but remaining near in heart at all times Love is the source of security Love is the source of Life Most important to remember – to love another – you must first love yourself. I wish you all days and nights filled with peace, understanding, love and passion. Happy Valentine’s Day and Happy Living!!!!!!!
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Varsity Girls Tennis: LEAGUE VI CHAMPIONS TEAM RECEIVED THE NEWYORK STATE SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD TEAM RECORD - 11-1
Rachel London - All League Nicole Capobianco - All League Allison Witrock - All League Undefeated in League Play - Lindsey Reh, Stephanie Roberti, Rachel London Undefeated all Season – Lindsey Reh and Stephanie Roberti Division Double Champions – Stephanie Roberti and Lindsey Reh County Quarter Finalists - Stephanie Roberti and Lindsey Reh Coach Warmuth – Coach of the Year for League 6 SENIORS: Lindsey Reh and Stephanie Roberti Varsity Girls Soccer: TEAM RECEIVED THE NEWYORK STATE SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD Kelsey Rice – All Academic Award Bradie Bohlen– All Academic Award Lauren Takakjian– All Academic Award Patricia Luksich– All Academic Award Rachael Cohen – All League Christa Pappalardo - All Conference All State (13th in the State) SENIORS: Bradie Bohlen, Rachel Cohen, Patricia Luksich and Kelsey Rice Varsity Girls Gymnastics: Briana Kafeiti – All League on all four events Alexa Sakovich – All County on Beam and Vault All League on Bars and Floor Allison Murphy – All County on all four events SENIORS: Briana Kafeiti Varsity Football:
Alex Ruback - All Division -2nd Team Ryan Ward - All Division -2nd Team All Academic Division National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete Luke Allen - All Division -2nd Team All Academic Division Eli Cates - All Division – 1st Team Zach Powell - All Division – 1st Team Patrick O’Sullivan - All Division – 1st Team All Academic Division Anastasia Lennon Grant Greenhalgh - All Division – 1st Team All County Varsity Girls Cross Country: SECOND PLACE IN LEAGUE TEAM RECEIVED THE NEWYORK STATE SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD Allison Cluett - All League (2nd Team) and State Team Katharina Ross - All League (1st Team) and State Team Sandi Woodhead - State Team NO SENIORS Varsity Boys Golf: SECOND PLACE IN THE LEAGUE (TIE) – Best season record in the past six years (8-4) Awards to be determined in the Spring TEAM RECEIVED THE NEWYORK STATE SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD SENIORS: Rob Knobloch Varsity Girls Volleyball: PLAYED IN THE SUFFOLK COUNTY SEMI-FINALS FOR THE CLASS “C” CHAMPIONSHIP THE TEAM RECEIVED THE NEWYORK STATE SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD (92.404) Katherine Kaiser - All League Nicole Knobloch - All League All Tournament Team SENIORS: Katherine Kaiser, Nicole Knobloch, Katie Lyons, Madeline Rosenberg Sean McGivney
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The Art of Louis Lehtonen from page 4
character.” After graduating from Port Jefferson High School in 1948, Lehtonen attended Columbia University, earning a degree in Government and International Law. He also studied art in Der Haus der Kunst in Munich, Germany, and at the Art Academy in Turku, Finland. Lehtonen served as Deputy Director of Radio Free Europe in London; Executive Director of the Institute of World Affairs; Director of the International Exchange Program with the United States Department of State; and Deputy Director of the International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies. Proficient in five languages; he also worked with Allied Intelligence Agencies in Europe, specializing in Iron Curtain affairs. After years of traveling throughout Europe, Lehtonen retired from foreign service, settled in Port Jefferson and embraced his real passion – painting. With his skills as an artist and knowledge of antiques, Lehtonen’s gallery on East Main Street in Port Jefferson quickly drew clients from around the world and “East Main Street, Looking North, Port Jefferson.” remained a center of creativity, William Lehtonen Collection. culture and conversation until his untimely death from respiratory failure on August 4, 2001. The Recreation and Parks Department of the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson and the CONSERVANCY are sponsoring the exhibit. The Port Jefferson Village Center is located at 101A East Broadway and is open seven days a week, except holidays, from 9 am to 9 pm. Admission is free. Call 631802-2165 for additional information.
“The Market Place.” Fifth Annual Charles Dickens Festival. Jeanne Garant Collection.
“Beach Cottage.” David Guzzetta Collection.
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Summer Art School from page 7
Watercolor by Susan F. Bissell, who administered the Belle Terre art school and summered on Bleeker Street in Port Jefferson.
pupils also enjoyed fishing, boating, camping, rail trips to the museums of New York City, and excursions on the ferries Park City and Elm City. The New York School ran its summer classes in Belle Terre from 1914-16, each year charging a $40 tuition fee for the two-month session. Bissell ably administered the popular program during this period, even purchasing and then renovating a home on Port Jefferson’s Bleeker Street to be closer to work. After the United States entered World War I, the New York School curtailed travel and conserved resources, holding its 1917 summer classes in Manhattan instead of on Long Island. Bissell later attempted to reopen the Belle Terre School, but unfortunately could not find suitable housing for the students. Between November 1917 and January 1919, the number of employees at the Bayles Shipyard defense plant in Port Jefferson had jumped from 250 to 1,022. The burgeoning popuEast Main Street, Port Jefferson, a watercolor by Betty lation simply snapped up all Waisanen of the Night Heron Artists, who meet weekly available rentals in the immediat the Port Jefferson Village Center. ate area. Bissell died at her Port Jefferson home on September 14, 1920. The New York School continued to run its summer program in Manhattan until 1921 when classes were offered in Paris. The Belle Terre school itself was later moved to 55 Cliff Road in Belle Terre where the remodeled structure opened in 1926 as the Belle Terre Golf and Country Club, today the Vincent Bove Community Center. Building on what Chase had started, the Belle Terre summer school brought artists to Long Island where they found inspiration in the surroundings. The school ran for only a few short years, but painters who have celebrated the local scene in their work, including Louise Brett, Robert Zoeller, Leon Foster Jones, and Louis Lehtonen, have kept its spirit alive. Even today, the Night Heron Artists meet weekly at the Port Jefferson Village Center where they paint watercolors, improve techniques, share ideas, and critique work, all in an atmosphere of community, culture and creativity, much like the artists who first gathered in Belle Terre over ninety years ago.
William M. Davis helped establish Port Jefferson’s artistic tradition with his painting of The Sharpie Race on Port Jefferson Harbor. Courtesy of the Port Jefferson Historical Society.
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