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Vol. 83, No. 51

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HHS students send gifts to third world countries

BY GARY SIMEONE

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and his colleagues on the Town Board recently honored Jean Schapowal, of Hicksville, a world class and award-winning cake artist. Jean recently represented the United States in the Cake Designers World Championship in Milan, Italy, a competition that is considered the Olympics of cake decorating. She placed 8th overall for her four-foot high display cake representing an homage to American music complete with a saxophone, trumpet and snare drum.

It will be a merry Christmas for children in third-world countries around the world, thanks to a Hicksville High School based Christian club. The Frontline Christian Club teamed up with members of the schools National Honor Society to help box items such as notepads, erasers, dolls and hygienic products last month, to be shipped to poverty stricken countries around the world.

Diane DiTucci, a Food/Nutriton teacher and club advisor of The Frontline Christian Club, said that the monthlong event, entitled ‘Operation Christmas Child,’ was an important milestone for students in her club.

“In November the National

Honor Society placed a huge box in the main lobby of the school, where items were collected throughout the month,” said DiTucci. “Our club took all of the gifts and we met in the cafeteria to fill individual boxes and separated them into both boys and girls items.”

Members of the Frontline Christian Club, which consists of students in 9th through 12th grade, packed up multiple boxes into care package items.

“They spent the whole day in the high school cafeteria, unpacking and packing tons of items including toiletries, books, notebooks and all of the latest dolls so that children in dire conditions across the world can have a brighter Christmas holiday,” See page 10

Hicksville business burglarized

Nassau County Police have reported a commercial burglary in Hicksville on Friday, December 15, at 3:45 a.m.

According to police, an unknown person entered the Pista House located at 104

New South Road through a window and removed the cash register containing an unknown amount of U.S. currency. There is no further description of the subjects at this time. The investigation is ongoing.

Detectives request anyone with information regarding the above listed crime to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or to call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.

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Members of Hicksville High School Frontline Christian Club recently packed shoeboxes to be sent to boy and girls around the world in need through Operation Christmas Child.

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Three arrested in thefts from Sephora stores The Nassau County Police arrested three men for allegedly stealing merchandise from local Sephora stores during November and December.

According to police, Rickardo Wallace, Devon Findlay and Shakair Moncrieffe were arrested on Friday, December 15, after police received a report of a larceny at an Oceanside location of the cosmetics chain.

Police say that a short time later they stopped a BMW that matched the description of the vehicle used in the larcenies and found proceeds from the larceny inside. The three defendants were also charged with larcenies at Sephora stores in Merrick, Oceanside and Plainview.

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Vape shop burglarized in Bethpage Nassau County Police have reported a business burglary in Bethpage on Sunday, December 17, at 1:48 a.m.

According to police, officers responded to Vape and Bake, located at 4119 Hempstead Turnpike for a Commercial Burglary. Upon police arrival it was determined that an unknown male had smashed the front door and entered the business. Further investigation revealed that an unknown amount of US currency and assorted vaping products

had been removed from the business.

The subject then fled the scene on foot westbound on Hempstead Turnpike.

The investigation is ongoing.

The subject is described as a male wearing a black Nike hoodie, black Champion pants and black sneakers.

Detectives request anyone with information regarding the above incident to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.

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Donate the gift of life for Christmas With hospitals facing a nationwide blood shortage this holiday season, the Town of Oyster Bay invites residents to attend a Blood Collection Drive on Wednesday, December 27, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Hicksville Athletic Center, located at 167 S. Broadway in Hicksville.

Town Councilman Lou Imbroto stated, “Blood supplies are critically needed for local hospitals to meet the demand and continue saving lives this holiday season.

Please consider participating in this blood drive to help bolster our blood banks and ensure as many people as possible can be helped. Together, we can give the holiday gift of life though a simple blood donation.”

Appointments are preferred for the Town’s blood drive. To qualify as a donor, a person must be between the ages of 17 and 75 years old (16 with parental permission and 76 or older with a doctor’s note), weigh at least 110 pounds and not have donated

On November 10, New York State Senator Steve Rhoads was honored to attend the American Punjabi Society’s Inaugural Meet & Greet Ball at Pearl Banquet in Hicksville. The Inaugural Meet & Greet Ball was not just a celebration of culture, but also a promising start to many more events that will continue to bring the American Punjabi Society and our community together.

blood within the last 56 days. Anyone who received a tattoo within the past 12 months is ineligible to donate. It is recommended that donors eat well (low fat) and drink fluids in the days before the blood drive.

Additionally, all donors will receive a voucher for a free Blizzard at Dairy Queen.

Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino added, “It’s quick, easy, and safe to donate a single pint of blood which can save up to three lives. Donating blood at the Hicksville Athletic Center, is an incredible way for all of us to pitch in and give back, to help ease the burden of our Healthcare Heroes as they continue to provide lifesaving efforts.”

For additional information regarding the Town’s blood drive, contact (516) 6246380. To make an appointment to donate at this blood drive, sign up today at www. oysterbaytown.com/blooddrive

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The General Douglas MacArthur High School winter wind ensemble performed for Board of Education trustees on Dec. 6.

Photo courtesy of Levittown Public Schools The wind ensemble at General Douglas MacArthur High School in the Levittown School District is continuing its longstanding tradition of spreading cheer through holiday concerts in and around the Levittown community.

Under the direction of Mr. Joseph Romano, the winter wind ensemble is an extra-curricular group comprised of some of the best woodwind players that MacArthur High School has to offer. The ensemble began practices back in October to prepare a repertoire of more than two dozen winter holiday selections. On Dec. 6, their first concert took place before the meeting of the Levittown Board of Education meeting, earning a rousing ovation from the

audience. The performance closed out with audience participation as they jingled their keys along to “Jingle Bells.”

The winter wind ensemble is also set to perform on Dec. 18 at the Broadway Mall in Hicksville, offering joyful music for all shoppers and mall employees.

Additionally, on Dec. 22, they will perform “mini concerts” in the halls of MacArthur for all passersby to enjoy.

This year’s winter wind ensemble was led by some talented musicians including seniors Maggie Chen and Kyle Parmentier on bass clarinet; Hailey Metzger and Marissa Payne on flute; Daniel Lee, Roberto Oquendo and Nicholas Stallone on clarinet; and Jacob Yousha on percussion.

Jake Geller and Grace Severin, two seniors from Bethpage High School, were presented with the Outstanding Physical Education Student Award by the Nassau Zone of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. They were honored at an awards ceremony on Dec. 4 at The Inn in New Hyde Park.

Each year, this award is granted to two outstanding seniors from each Nassau County high school who exemplify exceptional physical performance, scholastic ability, and leadership qualities.

Bethpage seniors Jake Geller (left) and Grace Severin (right) received the Outstanding Physical Education Student Award by the Nassau Zone of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

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Seniors honored for dedication to physical fitness

Free online assessment grievance workshops Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) will be partnering with the Nassau County Assessment Review Commission (ARC) to host two free online community assessment grievance workshops to inform residents about how to challenge the assessed value of their property online.

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Aiden Gasbarro and Dani Weissman, seniors at Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, were honored in early December at the 2023 Nassau Zone Physical Education Awards. Aiden and Dani were recognized for their dedication to physical education and how they use it to better their lives. The award ceremony was held at The Inn in New Hyde Park.

Nassau Zone comprises public school officials from across the county. The organization supports and provides guidance for developing and holding school programs in health, physical education, recreation and dance. The

annual awards ceremony honors students who commit to an active lifestyle in and out of school, exhibit positive social behavior, and possess strong leadership skills. The students must also have achieved a high level of fitness on approved fitness tests.

“Aiden and Dani exemplify exceptional physical performance, scholastic ability and leadership qualities,” said Plainview-Old Bethpage Athletic Director Joseph Braico. “We hope they continue to make physical fitness a core part of their lives and enjoy its wide-ranging benefits well into college and their adult lives.”

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Legislator, libraries collect coats for needy

Legislator Drucker with (from left) Syosset Public Library Head of Programming Alisa Fogel and Library Director Photo courtesy of Office of Legislator Arnold W. Drucker Christine Belling. on Friday, Dec. 8.

At the halfway point of his office’s second annual coat drive, Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker’s (D – Plainview) thanked residents for contributing dozens of donations for the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless. Pictured above on Friday, Dec. 8 are Legislator Drucker, center, with (from left) Syosset Public Library Head of Programming Alisa Fogel and Library Director Christine Belling.

“With the holidays fast approaching, the tremendous generosity of Nassau County residents is once again on full display - and it is a wonderful embodiment of the spirit of the season,” Legislator Drucker said. “I am glad to say that our second annual winter coat drive is off to a strong start, and I have every confidence that we will only build upon that success in the closing days of the drive. Please give what you can to support our shared mission of ensuring that everyone has the warm winter coat that they need and deserve this winter.”

Donors can continue to make their contributions at designated drop-off locations at the Syosset Public Library, 225 S. Oyster Bay Road, Syosset, N.Y. 11791 and the Jericho Public Library, 1 Merry Lane, Jericho N.Y. 11753 during normal business hours through Friday, Dec. 22. Anyone interested in donating a coat can contact Legislator Drucker’s office at 516-571-6216 or adrucker@nassaucountyny.gov for details.

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Division Avenue High School English teacher Melanie Murphy recently launched her first book, “The Extraordinary Adventures of Anna Parke.”

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BY GARY SIMEONE It was a student in Melanie Murphy’s writing class at Division High School that suggested to her that she write her own book. The 41-year-old English and writing class teacher took the student up on that idea and recently published her first book, entitled “The Extraordinary Anna Parke.”

“I have always been interested in writing my own book but kind of put the idea on the back-burner during my nineteen year career here at Division,” said Murphy. “It was during the time of Covid in 2020 when I had some downtime to really put my ideas down on paper.”

Murphy spent the next year and a half concocting the story of the fictional character in her book, Anna Parke, who has an extraordinary gift of being able to communicate with nature.

“It’s a coming of age story set in the Adirondacks in upstate New York about this teenage girl who’s able to communicate with the trees surrounding her,” said Murphy. “For a long time she’s ashamed of this gift, but through a family tragedy she comes to understand this special gift and assumes her true birthright.”

Murphy said that the story is set in the real world but theres a twinge of the fantastical involved in Anna’s upbringing.

“When she receives a call about her mother’s passing, she’s forced to unravel a painful past and confront her

supernatural gift of being able to communicate with the surrounding trees.”

Murphy grew up in Levittown and received her undergraduate degree from SUNY Oneonta and her masters degree in Modern Literature from Queens College.

She said that she fostered her love for nature while attending SUNY Oneonta, which is located in the foothills of the Adirondacks.

“That area of New York was the inspiration for the backdrop of this book and it’s a place that me and my family frequently vacation together.”

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Murphy said that during the process of writing the book, she was helped by her colleague and fellow English teacher Dave Goldman.

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NASSAU COUNTY FORECLOSURE NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY DITECH FINANCIAL LLC, F/K/A GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff against MUKRAJ SINGH A/K/A MUKHRAJ SINGH, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Rochester, NY 14614. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered May 30, 2018, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 23, 2024 at 3:30 PM. Premises known as 15 Cornwall Lane, Hicksville, NY 11801. Sec 0011 Block 0033700 Lot 00008. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Hicksville, in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York.

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program and clubs like ours, which are also based in many Long Island school districts, help to foster the giftgiving process by collecting and boxing these items and sending them to the appropriate venues,” said DiTucci.

Hicksville’s pre-K lottery deadline Feb. 9 The Hicksville Public School District is offering a full day Pre-Kindergarten program for the 2024–2025 school year.

To be eligible to participate, children must be 4 years of age prior to Dec. 1, 2024 with a birthdate between Dec. 2, 2019 and Dec. 1, 2020. Selection for this program is lottery-based and requires the completion of an application. Applications for the lottery will be available on Jan. 2, 2024 and must be received by 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Please complete only one application.

Pre-K classes will run Monday through Friday and will follow the school district’s school calendar. There is no cost to participate in this program. Students must reside in the Hicksville school district to be eligible. Families are responsible for providing transportation for their child.

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Pre-Kindergarten Standards and is taught by New York State Certified Teachers.

Students will be selected for the program by a random lottery observed by the district’s auditing firm. Requests received after the deadline will not be accommodated. Please check the Hicksville Public School website for the lottery date. Seats are limited, and placement is not guaranteed.

If you would like to enter your child in the Pre-Kindergarten lottery, please complete the online application no later than 3 p.m. on Feb. 9, 2024. To access the form, visit: https://www.hicksvillepublicschools.org/programs/pre-_ kindergarten If you have additional questions, contact the Pre-Kindergarten Department at 516733-2371 or email: preschool@ hicksvillepublicschools.org.

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‘Billy Joel-My Life, A Piano Man’s Journey’ Exhibit is Must-See at Long Island Music Hall of Fame

BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM After nearly a year of planning, the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) opened the firstever exhibit dedicated exclusively to LIMEHOF Inductee and Long Island’s own music legend Billy Joel, at its Stony Brook museum location.

Billy Joel - My Life, A Piano Man’s Journey, created with Joel’s support and chock-full of his personal items, is this incredible showcase that brings you into his decades long career. It includes some of Billy Joel’s most cherished items, rare memorabilia, behind-the-scenes videos, awards, rare audio and video recordings, vintage instruments and historic photos, many donated by Billy Joel and never seen before in public.

This exhibit, the second since the museum opened in November of 2022, is a precious opportunity to experience Billy Joel’s life-spanning career from his roots in Levittown through his record albums, tours, inspirations, and personal experiences. You follow his life from his early days in bands like the Lost Souls, the Hassles and Attila through his solo career from his 1971 “Cold Spring Harbor” debut album, his monumental concert series with Elton John, his historic concert in the Soviet Union, at Shea Stadium, as Madison Square Garden’s artist in residence, to the present.

While Billy Joel has shunned such attention in the past, his incentive

Billy Joel at the preview of the first exhibit devoted to his life and career, Billy Joel – My Life, A Piano Man’s Journey at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame: “This is quite an honor. I didn’t expect it to be that extensive. I’ve had a life.” © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com for cooperating on this exhibit was his desire to boost Long Island.

“Historically Billy Joel has never done an exhibition. He doesn’t like to blow his own horn because he’s kind of a humble guy next door,” said Kevin O’Callaghan, LIMEHOF board member and Creative Director, who designed the exhibit. “When I said to Billy, ‘I think Long Island really needs this,’ he gave me the thumbs up. It was a home run.”

That humility – and his commitment to Long Island - was on view at a preview of the exhibit on November 21, just before its official opening.

“Where did they get all this junk? I didn’t know where they were storing all these things,” Joel joked. “This is

quite an honor. I didn’t expect it to be that extensive. I’ve had a life.”

“This is a little overwhelming.

Did you ever find yourself surrounded by you? I guess I lived,” Joel reflected, surveying the room. “I always wondered, did I pick this life or did it pick me? ‘Cause I really didn’t think I had much of a choice. I was going to do this no matter what because I love music.”

Joel also declared that even though he’s currently selling his Centre Island home, he’s not leaving Long Island.

“This is my home and it will always be my home,” said Joel. “We will come visit this place a lot.”

Bob Buchmann, who had been

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a DJ at WBAB for 20 years (he’s now at Sirius XM) came from Los Angeles to be at the event. He reflected that he began working with Billy Joel 29 years ago on his charity he named Charity Begins at Home. “That tells you where his head is. Few people know the commitment Billy Joel has to Long Island.” (For his accomplishments as a musician and as a humanitarian, Billy Joel was honored as the 2002 MusiCares Person of The Year by the MusiCares Foundation and the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.)

To construct the biography that fills the notes in the panels, O’Callaghan “did deep research. I interviewed 100, contacted other musicians. The funny thing is that on Long Island, everyone has a Billy Joel story, met him, spoke to him.”

The centerpiece of the exhibit is a grand piano Joel used on his “Face to Face Tour” with Elton John that sits on a 16-foot revolving turntable with a wall-sized backdrop of live concert clips of him playing the piano with audio – including performing with Paul McCartney. On top of the piano is Joel’s harmonica and neck brace that O’Callaghan said he found inside the piano. “This is like holy grail stuff.”

The Rocket Man and The Piano Man came together in July 1994 and began what is considered the longest-running, most successful collaboration in pop music history. They played in stadiums across the globe from 1994-2010.

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‘Billy Joel-My Life, A Piano Man’s Journey’ Exhibit is Must-See at Long Island Music Hall of Fame Continued from previous page Other highlights: in 1987, Billy Joel brought his band and his family to the USSR for six concerts in Moscow and Leningrad, making history when they played at Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Moscow as the first Western artist to perform behind the Iron Curtain. “Billy thought himself a diplomatic musician.

‘I was very proud of that trip, and I think we helped kick the door in a little bit to open it up to democratic stuff’.”

Shea Stadium was opened in 1965 with a concert by The Beatles, and Billy Joel headlined the final act before it closed in 2008. “The Last Play at the Shea” had epic performances including Tony Bennett singing “New York State of Mind”, but then Paul McCartney surprised him, running onstage to perform “I Saw Her Standing There,” and “Let it Be,” ending the circle The Beatles began in 1965. The two played together again to open Citifield.

The most remarkable relationship, though, is Billy Joel’s 45 year relationship with Madison Square Garden, beginning in 1978. In 2013, he became MSG’s first-ever music franchise, starting a residency in January 2014 that is expected to hit 150 performances before the residency finally ends next year.

Throughout the exhibit, there are these incredibly personal insights into his music.

In a panel titled “Billy the Kid,” Joel is quoted as saying, “I could make my piano talk for me. The piano spoke what I was feeling.”

It’s because the exhibit is so personal, so intimate that it is so inspiring.

You see Billy Joel’s house in Levittown, considered the birthplace of America’s Suburbia (he changed the name to Allentown for the song), where his par-

ents (his father was a virtuoso concert pianist and businessman) moved from the Bronx soon after he was born in 1949. There is actually a program for his first recital at age 11, and a photo of him playing in a high school band.

“Beginning lessons at the tender age of four, he was precocious,” we learn from one of the panels. “‘I love this, I thought. There was wizardry to it, a kind of sorcery to the manipulation of sound. And it enchanted people.’

High school wasn’t a concern for Billy – music was. At 14 he would regularly miss class due to playing in bands all night. One day, Hicksville High School music teacher Chuck Arnold caught Billy playing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and encouraged him to pursue music professionally.”

Billy dropped out of Hicksville High to focus on his music. But in 1992, after submitting essays to the school board in lieu of the missed exam, he finally was awarded his diploma at Hicksville High’s graduation ceremony 25 years after leaving. He returned 25 years after that, in 2017, to give the commencement address. Meanwhile, he has earned seven honorary doctorates.

Another panel describes his influences that ranged from Gershwin and Beethoven to Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Chuck Berry, jazz greats Art Tatum, Dave Brubeck and Oscar Peterson.

We are brought back in time to Billy Joel’s early band: The Hassles were “a blue-eyed soul band” formed in 1964 on Long Island, most notable for recording the first release featuring Billy Joel (he was 17 when he joined). “The Long Island band served as an educational experience for Billy, signing with United Artists and getting his first taste of success.”

We learn that “The Piano Man” (1973), Joel’s second album and first with Columbia, “is what really went on when I was a piano man in this piano bar,” Billy Joel said in 2017. “All the characters have the same name. There was John at the bar, the bartender, Davy was in the Navy, a guy named Paul, who was a real estate agent and was trying to write the great American novel, and the waitress, who was my girlfriend at the time and then became my wife.”

There are stations where you can listen to albums like “The Stranger” (1977), Joel’s first critical and commercial breakthrough album and “52nd Street” (1978), his first album to peak at No.1 on the Billboard 200 chart, among others.

He has gone on to sell 160 million records, making him one of the world’s top-selling music artists; had 33 Top 40 hits and 23 Grammy nominations since signing his first solo recording contract in 1972, winning six. He has won the Grammy Legend Award (1990), was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (1992), the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (1999), and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (2006). He’s won the Johnny Mercer Award (2001) Diamond Award from the Recording Industry Association of America for albums that sold over 10 million copies; got a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame (2004), and received The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (2014).

What such a retrospective shows is that Billy Joel’s songs are less the typical love sought or love lost that are typical of pop, but more ballads that “meant something during the time in which I lived … and transcended that time” – like “We Didn’t Start the Fire.”

Indeed, he was presented the Kennedy

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Center Honor (December 2013), given for influencing American culture.

“We are thrilled and honored to present the Billy Joel exhibit everyone has been waiting for,” said Ernie Canadeo, LIMEHOF Chairman. “Billy has been very cordial and involved in the planning, and it is appropriate the exhibit is on Long Island, where he has long been identified, written so many songs and lived most of his life. It is a fitting tribute to Long Island’s most successful entertainer and is guaranteed to thrill his legions of fans.”

The LIMEHOF Billy Joel exhibit is supported and sponsored by Catholic Health, The Joel Foundation, Madison Square Garden Entertainment, Jake’s 58 Casino Hotel, The Haugland Group, M&T Bank, The EGC Group and Lessing’s Hospitality.

Timed entry tickets are available at www.TheBillyJoelExhibit.com and at LIMEHOF (VIP “any time” tickets good for the duration of the exhibit, are also available). The exhibit is open Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday (11 am-6 pm); and Friday and Saturday (11 am-7 pm). The exhibit is expected to run at least through August 2024.

Also, LIMEHOF will host an exclusive movie screening of Heart and Soul with music legend Kenny Vance on Saturday, January 20 at 7 pm. Tickets available at: https://www.limusichalloffame.org/tickets-and-gift-cards/ For more information about LIMEHOF visit www.LIMEHOF.org ____________________________ © 2023 Travel Features Syndicate, a division of Workstyles, Inc. All rights reserved. Visit goingplacesfarandnear. com.

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BY CLAIRE LYNCH I started working at Kris Kringle’s Shoppe in high school when I first got my working papers. Knowing that other kids on my block worked at Kris Kringle’s Shoppe doing sales and stocking shelves and being that it was close to home, I figured I’d give it a try. Aside from babysitting neighborhood kids this was my first job. I looked forward to earning a paycheck but even more importantly, Kris Kringle’s Shoppe was the place to be at Christmastime.

Everyone went there at one time or another so people never knew who they would run into.

Zeke and his wife, Angel, were the owners and their three children, Matthew, Sarah and Zeke, Jr. helped at the store. They went all out with lighting up the place festively. They had every decoration imaginable in their shop. You couldn’t help but get in the Christmas spirit when you were anywhere near Kringle’s.

And those Christmas songs: “Deck the Halls,” “Santa Baby” and “Sleigh Ride” were the peppy songs piped in and blasted all over from the moment Kringle’s opened until closing time.

They always ended the set with “Angels We Have Heard on High” and I’d see the people leaving the shop happy and awestruck time after time.

Christmas was big at Kris Kringle’s Shoppe and the rest of the year Zeke and Angel were both potters. I was into artwork doing watercolors and oil paintings and doing anything creative so being able to hang around Zeke and Angel was great. My brothers and sisters weren’t the creative types so watching Zeke and Angel and seeing so many of their finished pieces inspired me.

Some of the pieces they made were so cute: Christmas mugs with whimsical Santas atop the handles, vases with colorful Christmas lights wrapped around them, Christmas cookie jars and Santas that could stand tall on fireplace mantels. Once I saw a tall Santa umbrella stand.

Zeke and Angel would fashion the objects out of clay them fire them in the kilns until they were just right. They’d paint them bright colors then let them dry. The kilns were off limits to the customers for safety reasons but their

finished pieces always shined. Zeke and Angel definitely had a knack for pottery. I’d stand back and admire their pieces and be more determined than ever to pursue my artwork.

People came from all over knowing they would find one-of-a-kind pieces for the holidays as gifts for friends and relatives. One year Zeke and Angel made a 10-inch tall water pitcher shaped like a duck. It had a white body, a red and white stocking hat, yellow feet and nose, a thin green scarf wrapped around its neck and alert black eyes. It was a functional water pitcher that decorated a holiday table beautifully. I called it simple but spirited because the duck had an air all its own. Even if I didn’t drink any water from the pitcher, I’d like seeing that festive duck on my table.

When people came into Kringle’s and saw that duck pitcher sitting on a shelf, they wanted to get it for grandma or Aunt Sally. Asking me what I thought, I had to agree that not only was it a great holiday gift but it was a conversation starter, too. Laughing, they’d carry that duck to the counter to be boxed and wrapped. The couple of years I worked at Kris Kringle’s Shoppe the brightly painted duck pitcher was the most popular gift.

Each day Zeke and Angel made a

point of posting a small sign on the counter listing which holiday movies would be on TV that night. This was in 1971 - before VCR tapes or DVDs or cable channels would carry a whole array of Christmas movies. Knowing

people would be busy with their jobs and schoolwork, they’d be glad for the reminder then later that night after dinner the family would tune in.

Kris Kringle’s Shoppe operated each year from November 1 - January 6, Little Christmas. Some of the old timers said Zeke and Angel’s place shouldn’t open so early, that November was Thanksgiving time not Christmas so people should be home enjoying a home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner not shopping at a brightly-lit Christmas store but each year more and more people showed up. Many times the line snaked outside the front door and I’d be cheered by the customers’ holiday moods.

Inside I’d see one family after another that I knew from school, church or the neighborhood and we often compared notes about what we wanted to get at Kringle’s for our parents, our siblings and friends.

Afterwards I went off to college, graduated and worked faraway but there is something warm and sentimental about coming home and seeing Kris Kringle’s Shoppe again. My parents told me that Zeke and Angel retired 10 years ago but Matthew, Sarah and Zeke, Jr. had taken over the business. They were grown and had kids of their own. Matthew, Sarah and Zeke, Jr. had learned to make

pottery so it worked out fine.

Stopping at Kringle’s one afternoon I kidded each of them, telling them that they had it easy because all they had to do was model the store after the way their parents had done things

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for so many years. Each one laughed and smiled, agreeing that people were happy with Kris Kringle’s Shoppe. They wanted all the family traditions created

by Zeke and Angel to continue.

At this time of year I think back fondly to the months I worked at Kris Kringle’s Shoppe after school and on my days off. On the job, on my dinner breaks and afterwards when I’d join the crowd outside singing along to the Christmas tunes - all were memorable moments.

Having hot chocolate outside the shop was a longtime tradition. The camaraderie among neighbors was palpable and the kids chatted excitedly.

Christmas was near and we knew that soon, if we looked closely at the nighttime sky, we might see Santa and his reindeer reflected in the moonlight.

This is fiction. Merry Christmas, everyone! I wish you Happy Holidays and a Happy and Healthy New Year!

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BY TOM MARGENAU Want a great Christmas gift idea?

How about giving yourself and your friends the best book about Social Security that you will ever read. And surprise! I’m talking about my book, “Social Security Simple and Smart: 10 Easy-To-Understand Fact Sheets That Will Answer All Your Questions About Social Security.” In just under 100 pages, I explain everything you’d probably ever need to know about our nation’s bedrock social insurance program. For example, if you are someone pushing retirement age who wants to know when and how to file for benefits, there is a chapter in the book for you. Or if you are a woman who is wondering what benefits you might be due on a husband’s, or ex-husband’s, or a deceased husband’s Social Security record, there is a chapter in the book for you. Or if you are someone with a physical or mental impairment wondering if you might be eligible for disability benefits, there is a chapter in the book for you. And there is so much more.

Most people get the book through Amazon. If you do, there is one caveat to my Christmas suggestion. Although I have updated the book for 2024 and it does appear on the Amazon website as such, the retail giant has been having some problems and they sometimes send the 2022 or 2023 editions. If that happens, you can return the book. But you just might want to keep it and put it under the Christmas tree. All I do each year is update a few numbers that change annually with cost-of-living adjustments. But 99% of the old editions (all the really important stuff) are the same as the 2024 edition.

I recently sat down in my La-Z-Boy and reread the book (the 2022 edition), comparing it to two other Social Security guidebooks I bought. And not to be too self-centered about this, but I was surprised by how much better and easier-to-read my book is.

“Social Security: Simple and Smart” is actually made up of a series of fact sheets I prepared over the years to explain various aspects of the Social Security program to the readers of my column. Here is a rundown of what’s in the book.

It begins with a section that debunks the top ten myths about Social Security. Interestingly, I start out that section saying, “I could write a book called ‘The Top 100 Social Security Myths.’” And guess what? I have. “Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 Facts” is also available from booksellers. But back to my “Simple and Smart” book.

Fact Sheet No. 1 is called “Social Security Basics.” It provides an introduction to the Social Security program.

Fact Sheet No. 2 is called “Myths and Facts about Social Security Financing.”

There are just so darn many rumors

and myths floating around on the Internet about how Social Security works and is financed. This fact sheet tackles all those silly and misleading myths and sets the record straight. It also includes a section that discusses serious and workable proposals for Social Security reform.

Fact Sheet No. 3 is the most popular.

It is called “When to take your Social Security benefits.” It clarifies all the rules associated with retirement benefit eligibility and explains the mechanics of applying for benefits. There also is a section that talks about “maximizing” your Social Security benefits.

Fact Sheet No. 4 is called “Working after retirement and the earnings penalty.” This chapter explains the convoluted rules that apply to Social Security recipients who are under their full retirement age but still working part time.

Fact Sheet No. 5 is the second most popular part of the book. It is called “A woman’s guide to Social Security.” It explains benefits a woman might be due on a husband’s, or ex-husband’s Social Security record. And it explains benefits available to widows and divorced widows. (By the way, the same rules apply to husbands and widowers.)

Fact Sheet No. 6, called “Benefits for children,” explains benefits available for the children of retirees or for the children of people getting disability benefits. Survivor benefits for the children of a deceased parent are also discussed.

Fact Sheet No. 7 is called “Disability benefits from Social Security.” It clarifies everything you need to know about the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability programs. It also includes a section with tips for getting your disability claim approved.

Fact Sheet No. 8 is called “Pension offsets and Social Security.” If you get a pension from a job that was not covered

by Social Security, you must read this section so you will understand the affect that pension will have on any Social Security benefits you might be due on your own record or a spouse’s record.

Fact Sheet No. 9, called “When Social Security says you owe them money,” was written for anyone who has received an overpayment letter from the Social Security Administration.

Fact Sheet No. 10 is called “Working after your Social Security checks start: will your additional income increase your Social Security check?” And this fact sheet answers that question.

And finally, there is a little bonus section at the end of the book called “What to do when someone getting a Social Security check dies.”

By the way, I’ve written another excellent Social Security book called “Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 Facts.”

Read it and it will clear up all the myths, rumors, and outright lies you have heard or read about Social Security.

And as long as I’m shamelessly pro-

moting my Social Security books, let me mention two other books I’ve written -- even though they have nothing to do with Social Security. My readers may be surprised to learn that I’m not just a boring old former government employee who writes columns and books about

Social Security. I’m also a grandpa who writes stories for his grandchildren.

And I’ve turned two of those stories into published children’s books. One is a cute little story called “A House Made Out of Shells” about a little girl who Continued on next page

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Three Great Garden Books

BY JEFF RUGG Still looking for gifts for your gardener? The three books in today’s article cover hot topics in gardening. Many gardeners are trying to reduce the amount of lawn they have to maintain, growing food while still having a pretty garden in the city can be hard to do, and gardeners are starting to really focus on using less water in the landscape.

The first book, “Groundcover Revolution” by Kathy Jentz, is for homeowners who want to swap out the work of fertilizing and mowing their lawn for sitting in a ‘lawn’ chair while enjoying flowers in the groundcover.

Groundcover plants are usually low-growing without having to be mowed. Many have flowers that attract pollinating insects and many grow better in the shade than grass. They all need less fertilizer, weedkiller, and watering than lawn grasses.

The book includes profiles of forty species of plants including some that are evergreen and some that are deer resistant.

Also included are step-by-step instructions on how to remove the lawn and replace it with groundcover plants.

The urban landscape is notorious for being ugly and drab. Urban areas that do have flowers, shrubs, and trees are known to have less crime and other benefits. A garden that can be pretty while also supplying some food is fantastic.

In “The Urban Garden: 101 Ways to

Grow Food and Beauty in the City” by Kathy Jentz and Teresa Speight, you’ll find dozens of inspiring and creative ways to grow flowers, shrubs, vegetables, herbs, and other plants in small spaces and with a limited budget. Whether you want to grow on a balcony, rooftop, front stoop, or tiny urban patio, turn your growing dreams into reality and build a gorgeous and unique garden that showcases your style while still being functional and productive. With the ingenious ideas and resourceful tactics found in this book, you’ll be maximizing yields and

“Hot Color, Dry Garden” by Nan Sterman provides home gardeners with a joyful, color-filled way to exuberantly garden in low-water conditions. Sterman is a California native and dry climate gardening expert. The book highlights inspiring examples of brilliant gardens filled with water-smart plants. Gardeners will find advice for adding color to the garden, information about designing for

structure and texture, and a plant directory that features drought-tolerant plants that dazzle. “Hot Color, Dry Garden” is a must-have guide for gardeners in the Southwest and other areas affected by drought and low-water conditions.

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beauty from every square inch of your space, while also making a lush outdoor living area you’ll crave spending time in.

If you have visited any town in the southwestern U.S., you have seen gravel and dirt landscapes barren of plants.

They might be using very little water, but they are ugly, and they aren’t helping native wildlife. Plants native to that region are not all the same color of green and many have beautiful flowers.

S O C I A L S E C U R I T Y A N D Y O U Continued from previous page lives on a beach and makes friends with a little hermit crab. The other is called “Molly’s Magic Laces” about a girl who likes to run and gets some magic shoelaces from her father that take her on adventures around the world. If you have a child, or grandchild, or niece or nephew, they will really love these little books.

If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has two books

with all the answers. One is called “Social Security -- Simple and Smart: 10 Easy-to-Understand Fact Sheets That Will Answer All Your Questions About Social Security.” The other is “Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 Facts.” You can find the books at Amazon.com or other book outlets. Or you can send him an email at thomas.margenau@comcast.net.

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Is It Just Me or Is It Cold in Here?!

BY MARY HUNT Now that winter has officially arrived in the Northern Hemisphere, it seems like a good time to go over a few furnace tips to make sure you don’t wake up one morning seeing your breath while desperately trying to get the heat to come on.

But first, let me make it clear that I am not an HVAC expert. But I know where to find one, and his name is Bob Vila. I still associate Bob with the popular TV show “This Old House” and trust him without hesitation to know how to do everything we can imagine when it comes to home repairs and maintenance.

When dealing with gas furnace issues (the most popular type of heat in the U.S.) -- like the darn thing just won’t turn on -- Bob says there are nine easy tasks homeowners can perform themselves to get the heat back on and the house warm again.

No. 1: Check thermostat is set to “Heat.” The simplest of all solutions is to make certain the thermostat has been set to the heat position. I know that our thermostat has to be physically, manually moved to “Heat.” And in summer?

You guessed it -- move it to the “Cool”

position. After making sure it’s set to heat, even if it doesn’t start immediately (which might take a minute or two), set it to 90 F. This way, when it does start, it won’t cycle on and off repeatedly while you troubleshoot.

No. 2: Check the filter. Let’s see, when was the last time you replaced (or cleaned) the furnace filter? Time to check it again, now. Furnace failure due to an overloaded filter that can no longer pull air through it is not unusual. Replace it now if you can, or get a vacuum and remove as much of the debris as you can.

No. 3: Next, the battery. Some home thermostats operate by battery. If so, your battery may be dead. Find it and replace it. Hopefully this was the problem.

No. 4: Confirm it is getting power.

Most thermostats have a setting for the fan with options of “Auto” and “On.” Switch it over to “On” and listen for the fan to come on. If it doesn’t come on, this could be a power issue.

No. 5: Check the circuit breaker. No detectable power? Time to find the circuit breaker in your home’s electrical panel. If each breaker is not clearly marked for which part of your home’s system it serves, look for one that has switched to

the “Off” position. To fix it, push it all the way off, then back on.

No. 6: Find the “furnace switch.” If nothing so far has worked to get your system back up and running, go to the furnace itself and look for a switch known as the “furnace switch.” You should be able to find this either on the furnace itself or next to it or on the side. It may look like a light switch, in which case someone may have turned it off thinking they were turning out the lights. When you find it and it is “off,” turn it back on and give the furnace a few minutes to come back on.

No. 7: Discover the code. If your furnace is newer than around 1990, it may be outfitted with a digital code to help identify the problem. Bob says you’re looking for a little window with a light shining through. That’s where you may see a flashing code. Make a note of it, then go online to search its meaning.

No. 8: Relight the pilot light. If yours is a much older furnace, it may operate with a pilot light that has gone out over the summer. Or perhaps you turned it off over the summer?

No. 9: Check the gas valve. Bob’s last option for self-troubleshooting is to check the furnace’s gas valve to make sure that

somehow it has not been turned to “Off.” It happens.

Hopefully you’ve discovered the problem by now, and if not, it’s time to call in the pros.

You can find Bob Vila at his very popular website, bobvila.com! Thanks, Bob. Mary invites you to visit her at EverydayCheapskate.com, where this column is archived complete with links and resources for all recommended products and services. Mary invites questions and comments at https://www.everydaycheapskate.com/contact/, “Ask Mary.” This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually. Mary Hunt is the founder of EverydayCheapskate.com, a frugal living blog, and the author of the book “DebtProof Living.”

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Making Every Bite Count

BY CHARLYN FARGO The 2020 to 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are out, updated every five years. This edition urges us to make every bite count -- to think about how everything we eat and drink makes a difference.

There are five important recommendations, which probably sound familiar: -- Follow a healthy eating pattern. A healthy eating pattern and an appropriate calorie level will help you get the nutrition you need, achieve and maintain a healthy weight, and reduce your risk of chronic diseases.

-- Focus on variety, nutrient density and amount. To meet your nutrient needs and stay within your calorie limit, choose a variety of nutrient-dense foods across all food groups. Nutrient-dense foods include vegetables, fruits, whole grains and fat-free or low-fat dairy products.

-- Limit calories from added sugars and saturated fats, and cut back on sodium.

-- Shift to healthier food and beverage choices. Choose nutrient-dense foods and beverages across all food groups in place of less healthy choices.

-- Support healthy eating patterns for all. Everyone has a responsibility for supporting healthy eating in all settings, such as at home, work, school or wherever food is available.

So, what’s different about the new

guidelines?

-- Emphasis on adopting a plant-forward diet.

-- Encouragement to consume less red and processed meat.

-- Acknowledgement that an egg a day is OK. -- Clear-cut advice that less sugar consumption is recommended for you and your baby. For adults, added sugars should make up no more than 10% of daily calories (about 200 calories a day for a 2,000-calorie diet, or about 12 teaspoons of sugar for the day). And for the first time, the guidelines recommend no added sugar for children younger than age 2.

-- Advice on what babies from birth to age 2 should be eating for the first time since 1985 -- what to eat by life stages.

-- Encouragement of physical activity, plus healthy eating, for adults ages 1959. (Aim for 150-300 minutes of moderate physical activity weekly, plus activity that builds muscle.)

-- Acknowledgment that adults 60 and older have lower caloric needs but similar or higher nutrient needs, hence the emphasis on “every bite counts.”

Q and A

Q: Is corn a healthy choice, or should it be avoided because it’s a starchy vegetable?

A: Starchy vegetables, such as corn, peas, potatoes and winter squash, are packed with health-promoting fiber, vi-

tamins, minerals and phytochemicals.

They have taken a bad rap because they are carbohydrates that many think spike blood glucose levels. However, corn, like other whole grains, is rich in fiber, and fiber slows digestion, improves regularity and actually decreases the risk of blood sugar spikes. Whole-grain corn provides a good source of fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, selenium and thiamine. Yellow corn contains more than 10 times the amount of vitamin A of other grains, along with antioxidants and carotenoids, which are associated with eye health. The bottom line is that corn can fit into a healthy diet in the right amounts.

It’s the processed corn products (like corn chips and corn syrup) that are not such good choices.

RECIPE

Here’s a light, wonderful lunch recipe to help you in the journey to healthy eating. It abides by the newly released dietary guidelines, and best of all, it tastes great. If you haven’t tried farro, it’s an ancient grain that’s becoming popular again with a sweet, nutty taste. This Strawberry Avocado Farro Salad is from the California Strawberry Commission.

STRAWBERRY AVOCADO FARRO SALAD Servings: 4 (2 cups each) 1 cup uncooked farro 2 1/2 cups water or vegetable stock 1/2 pound California strawberries,

hulled and sliced 1 ripe avocado, diced 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves 2 ounces goat cheese, crumbled 2 tablespoon blush or red wine vinegar 2 tablespoon olive oil 1 1/2 teaspoon honey Pinch sea salt Pinch freshly cracked black pepper In a medium saucepan, bring water or stock to a boil. Add farro, and simmer, covered, 25-30 minutes. Remove from heat, and drain any remaining liquid. Let farro cool completely. Add cooled farro to a large bowl with sliced California strawberries, diced avocado, basil leaves and crumbled goat cheese. In a small bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients (vinegar through pepper). Pour over farro salad. Gently toss to coat. Serve or refrigerate until ready to serve.

Per serving: 326 calories; 10 grams protein; 40 grams carbohydrates; 16 grams fat (4 grams saturated); 18 milligrams cholesterol (5 grams sugar); 7 grams fiber; 245 milligrams sodium.

Charlyn Fargo is a registered dietitian with SIU School of Medicine in Springfield, Illinois, and the current president of the Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. For comments or questions, contact her at charfarg@aol.com or follow her on Twitter @NutritionRD. COPYRIGHT 2023 CREATORS.COM

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2024: A Year of Cosmic Wonder

BY DENNIS MAMMANA Week of Dec. 24-30, 2023 The year begins with brilliant Jupiter dominating the heavens. It will remain in our early evening sky throughout the spring months, though it’ll be receding from Earth and will begin to fade a bit by the end of April when we’ll lose it in the sunset glow. But Jupiter-watchers needn’t worry; after it rounds the other side of the sun, it’ll reappear in our dawn sky by June, where it’ll be accompanied by its planetary neighbors Mars and Saturn.

Stargazers who prefer viewing during the early morning hours will have the entire winter to enjoy brilliant Venus, which lies low in the eastern sky at dawn. It’ll become difficult to see by April but will emerge on the other side of the sun in July. Look for it low in the western sky at dusk throughout the remainder of the year.

The ringed planet Saturn will continue to appear rather faintly in the evening sky of January, and it’ll be descending lower in the west until February, when we’ll lose sight of it.

Watch for it to emerge from the morning sun’s glow by March, but it won’t return to our early evening sky until September. When it does, telescopic viewers will notice something unusual: Its rings will not be as wide and bright

as they’ve been in recent years but will appear thinner than they do now.

If we’re lucky, the autumn of 2024 may produce a bright comet. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (aka C/2023 A3) was discovered in January 2023 by astronomers at the Purple Mountain Observatory in China and will be making a swing past the sun and Earth during the autumn months. How big and bright it will appear is anyone’s guess; comets are notoriously unpredictable. Some forecasts say it could become bright enough to see with the unaided eye during September or October. Or not. Only time will tell!

Meteor shower fans will have to fight moonlight for one of the year’s best displays. The Geminids of mid-December will be accompanied by a nearly full moon, meaning that only the brightest of meteors will appear over the moonlight. The Perseid meteor shower of mid-August, however, will only be hampered by moonlight during the evening hours. After midnight when more meteors are generally visible, the moon will have set below the horizon.

Of all the wonderful celestial activity of 2024, the most wonderful will be the total solar eclipse of April 8. This is the first total solar eclipse visible from the U.S. since 2017 and the last that will be seen from a broad area of the U.S. until 2044. The path of totality will extend from Texas up to Maine. Folks who

live in or travel to this narrow swath of land will experience a rare and stunningly beautiful celestial event, where everything in nature reacts to the sun vanishing in the daytime. If you’d like to join me and other eclipse chasers in Mazatlan for this once-in-a-lifetime experience, email me at dennis@mammana.com for details.

In the meantime, I wish all my readers and fans a very happy, healthy and star-filled New Year. Get ready for another exhilarating year of cosmic wonder!

Visit Dennis Mammana at dennismammana.com.

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Real Men Don’t Wear Meggings

BY TRACY BECKERMAN Doting wife that I am, I was concerned that my husband would be disappointed that I’m not getting him a pair of “meggings” for Christmas. Meggings seemed to be a really hot trend right now for men, and I would feel terrible if my husband were the only guy in town wearing chinos when the rest of the male population was wearing meggings.

Not wanting him to think I was indifferent to his fashion needs, I decided to ask him.

“Honey, would you feel bad if I don’t get you meggings for Christmas?”

“Maybe,” he said, “if I knew what meggings were. Is it a new kind of egg?”

“No. Meggings are leggings for men.”

He looked at me and made the same face he makes when the dog has bad gas.

“Are you serious?” he finally said.

“Yeah. I see them on all the guys these days. They look really comfortable.”

“I don’t care how comfortable they are. I would never in a million years wear leggings, especially not leggings made for men. What does that even mean?”

“I’ll show you,” I replied.

I went online and looked up meggings. Tons of images appeared of athletic men in skintight leggings in various prints doing various things. There were magenta meggings and mustard meggings, meggings with monkeys and meggings with mallards, meggings for muscular men and meggings for medium-sized men. Men who were microwaving in their meggings and others who were meditating in their meggings.

There was a megging for every man and every activity. It was a whole new megging-wearing mega-world.

I showed my husband the pictures so he could see what he was missing.

After he recovered from what I had surmised was a meggings-induced stroke, he spoke.

“Forget giving them to me as a pres-

ent. You couldn’t pay me enough to wear those.”

“Why not?” I asked. “They look super comfortable, and you can wear them to do yoga.”

“Only if I want to offend everyone in the yoga class,” he said.

“But they have one called Velvet Elvis Meggings!” I exclaimed.

“Nope. Not gonna happen,” he said, grabbing the dog’s leash to take him for walk so they could have some male solidarity.

“You could also wear your meggings to walk the dog!” I shouted as the door closed behind them.

I decided that it probably wasn’t the concept of the meggings that bothered my husband as much as it was the name.

He was somewhat disturbed by the term “murse” (man-purse), and truly horrified by the name “mantyhose” (man’s pantyhose). There were also “manties,” “manpris” and “manscara,” which were probably taking the whole “manparel”

thing to the extreme, and I would certainly understand if my husband didn’t want to have to ask a salesperson where the “mirdles” were in the department store. Not that he needed one... just hypothetically speaking, of course.

Ultimately, I thought I could understand his reluctance. We don’t give specialty female names to women’s apparel, although there are some drugstore items that are named for the female parts that they treat, which is unfortunate. However, we do have men to thank for one very important name in the beauty world...

The manicure.

Tracy Beckerman is the author of the Amazon Bestseller, “Barking at the Moon: A Story of Life, Love, and Kibble,” available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble online! You can visit her at www. tracybeckerman.com COPYRIGHT 2023 CREATORS.COM

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Bank employees bring holiday cheer to LI families

Employees of Bethpage Federal Credit Union with gifts bought for needy families.

For the third year, Bethpage Federal Credit Union is purchasing holiday gifts for vulnerable Long Island families through its support of Options for Community Living (Options), a not-forprofit that provides high quality housing and services for vulnerable Long Islanders. Adopt-a-Family, which was developed by Options in 2008, invites individuals and organizations to bring holiday joy into the homes of many underserved families. With the help of

its employees, Bethpage has successfully provided holiday gifts to over 500 Long Islanders since its support of Options for Community Living began in 2021.

Each year, Options’ family members who want to participate submit a holiday wish list usually consisting of gift cards or winter clothing, which then is provided to supporters. This year, Bethpage Federal Credit Union is purchasing holiday gifts for 60 families,

totaling 187 individuals.

“We extend our sincerest gratitude to Bethpage Federal Credit Union for their unwavering and ongoing support,” said Yolanda Robano-Gross, CEO, Options for Community Living, Inc. “Bethpage’s generosity will help bring joy to 60 Long Island families in need this holiday season. Together, we are making a positive impact on our community, embodying the spirit of giving and shared goodwill.

We could not be more grateful for their

support.”

“Bethpage is fully dedicated to enriching lives of the communities we serve,” said Tara Labriola, vice president, retail banking, Bethpage Federal Credit Union, and board member, Options for Community Living. “This year, our Assistant Vice Presidents teamed up to shop for holiday gifts at Target and then deliver them to Options, who will then drop them off at the families’ homes. A meaningful holiday for all.”

Jericho students package donations for local youth

Jericho students in Art Club, Art Honor Society, and Stitching for Care Clubs package items for Strong Youth in Uniondale.

The students made such great items.

The items are well-appreciated during the colder months.

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Hicksville BoE honors student artists, researchers

From left: Hicksville Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ted Fulton, Hicksville High School senior Jack Beaudette, Hicksville Board of Education President Annette Beiner and Hicksville Supervisor of English, Reading and Libraries Brendan McGowan. Jack’s research paper “Restaurant Perspectives on the Effects Of Pointof-Sale Gratuity Recommendations on Consumer Patronage” was selection to be published in the Journal of Student Research early in 2024.

At the Dec. 13 board of education meeting, Hicksville Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ted Fulton began his report by acknowledging Angelia Chen, a fifth grader from Burns Avenue Elementary School, for winning Hicksville Schools Annual Holiday Card Contest.

Angelia’s card featured a snowscape which captured the beautiful spirit of the holiday season.

Every year the district invites student artists to submit artwork for consideration in the annual Hicksville Schools Holiday Card Contest. This year, more than 40 holiday cards were submitted by talented artists from all seven of the district’s elementary schools.

Dr. Fulton also recognized six Hicksville High School students, Jack Beaudette, Sasha Ger, Luke Santarpia, Melanie Unger, Harisa Khan and Claire Zhang for successfully completing the AP Capstone Research class with a perfect score of five in AP Research, an accomplishment only achieved by 13% of

participants around the world.

AP Research is the second course of the AP Capstone Program and develops students’ skills in research, analysis, evidence-based arguments, collaboration, writing and presenting. In the class, students are assessed on a rigorous academic paper, presentation and oral defense of their research. The academic paper is 4,000–5,000 words, and the presentation and defense take approximately 15–20 minutes.

Jack Beaudette’s project was “Restaurant Perspectives on the Effects Of Point-of-Sale Gratuity Recommendations on Consumer Patronage;” Sasha Ger’s project was “The Effects of Parental Involvement on the Mental Health and Performance of Athletes Aged 14–18;” Luke Santarpia’s project was “Applying Psychology to Student Lunch Choice;” Melanie Unger’s project was “The Psychological Influence of Swimsuit Technology on Female Long Island High School Varsity Swimmers and Their

From left: Hicksville Supervisor of Fine Arts Chad Wyman, Burns Avenue Principal Jason Chin, 2023 Hicksville Holiday Card winner student Angelina Chen, Hicksville Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ted Fulton and Hicksville Board of Education President Annette Beiner.

From left: Hicksville Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ted Fulton, Hicksville High School students Jack Beaudette, Melanie Unger, Claire Zhang, Sasha Ger and Luke Santarpia, Hicksville Supervisor of English, Reading and Libraries Brendan McGowan and Hicksville Board of Education President Annette Beiner at the Dec. 13 Hicksville Board Meeting. Six students were recognized for receiving a perfect score of five in AP Research. Absent from photo is Harisa Khan.

Performance;” Harisa Khan’s project was “Islamically Influenced South Asian Culture's Impact on Bengali and Pakistani American ParentAdolescent Relationships” and Claire Zhang’s project was “Effects of Cognitive Functions on Arithmetics

by Playing the Real Time Strategy

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Video Game of “League of Legends.”

Additionally, Jack Beaudette was acknowledged for having his research paper accepted for publication in the Journal of Student Research to be published in early 2024.

Photos courtesy of Hicksville Public Schools

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