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Annual Paumanauke Pow-Wow

The Paumanauke Native American Festival Inc., The Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts (BACCA), and the Town of Babylon proudly present the 42nd Paumanauke Pow-Wow on Saturday, August 10, 2024 and Sunday, August 11, 2024 at Tanner Park in Copiague, located on Long Island’s Great South Bay.

This two-day, familyfriendly festival of Native American culture features Indigenous dance and dance competitions, traditional drums, native foods, and plenty of audience participation. Through an exhibition of Native American art, music and dance, the Paumanauke Pow-Wow brings these traditions to visitors in a beautiful setting at Tanner Park. Native

American artists, artisans and craftspeople will display their goods for sale.

Admission (at the gate): Adults $10, Seniors (60+) $5, Teens 12-16 $5, Children under 12 - FREE. Rain or Shine. Bring a lawn chair.

Saturday, August 10th 10am-9:30pm Grand Entry: 12 Noon & 7pm

Sunday, August 11th 10am-5pm Grand Entry: 12 Noon For more information, please contact Liz Mirarchi at info@ babylonarts.org.

The Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts is a not-for-profit arts organization bringing theater, music, fine arts and cultural events to the residents of the Town of Babylon, NY. Please

visit our website at www. babylonarts.org for a complete listing of our programs and events, or to find information about becoming a member.

BACCA’s programs are made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, the County of Suffolk, County Executive Ed Romaine and the Suffolk County Legislature, the Town of Babylon, Supervisor Rich Schaffer, the Town of Babylon Local Development Corporation (LDC), the Lindenhurst Business Improvement District, and from membership and private contributions.

Social Security Announces Upcoming Changes To Accessing Online Services

Agency Transitioning Authentication Services To Login.gov

The Social Security Administration recently announced that customers who created an online account (e.g., my Social Security account) before September 18, 2021, will soon be required to transition to a Login.gov account to continue access to their online services. Over five million of these account holders have already transitioned to Login.gov.

The agency is making the changes to simplify the sign-in experience and align with federal authentication standards while providing safe and secure access to online services.

“my Social Security is a safe and secure way for

people to do business with us,” said Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley. “We’re excited to transition to Login.gov to access our online services, streamlining the process and ease of use for the public across agencies.”

Account holders are encouraged to sign-in now. When the user logs in, they will be presented with an option to easily transition to Login.gov. Once their account is successfully linked, a confirmation screen will appear, and they will have immediate access to their personal my Social Security services or other service that they were attempting to access. Existing Login.gov or ID.me account holders do

NOT need to create a new account or take any action. my Social Security accounts are free, secure, and provide personalized tools for everyone, whether receiving benefits or not. People can use their account to request a replacement Social Security card, check the status of an application, estimate future benefits, or manage the benefits they already receive. For more information visit Create an Account | my Social Security | SSA.

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Mercy Soup Kitchen Seeking Volunteers

It is an exciting time at the Mercy Soup Kitchen of Wyandanch as it is preparing to launch its new and expanded post Covid operation.

Located in the basement of Trinity Lutheran Church at 17 South 20th Street, the Kitchen served its first meal to hungry people in 1980 and currently serves an average of 108 people per day.

During the pandemic, however, Kitchen procedures had to be modified in order to provide hot, nourishing meals safely and continuously to those in need. Indoor sit-down dining was discontinued and only take-out dining was available.

But today the Kitchen is posing for a postCovid reopening – a reorganizational rebirth of sorts – where Kitchen procedures can finally return to again offering guests dignified, indoor sit-down dining.

The Kitchen relies heavily on its generous volunteer support and, as such, numerous on-site and offsite volunteer opportunities are now available.

While there are openings for on-site positions, such as helping to prepare and serve meals and to perform various maintenance functions, there are also openings for diverse off-site positions in areas such as finance, grant development and preparation, legal compliance assurance, marketing duties, social media facilitation and fund raising/donation coordination.

Only with the efforts of its volunteers can the Kitchen succeed in its mission to provide food security to those in need. Please consider sharing some of your time and talents with the Kitchen to make this happen. We invite you to join our team.

For further information, contact Vito Colletti at 631358-9917 or vcolletti@ optonline.net

AUGUST HAPPENINGS

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7

7:30PM-9:30PM

OWL PROWL WEDNESDAY

Visit Sweetbriar to meet and learn about some of their resident owls. Embark on a walk into the darkness to enjoy the night and call some owls. Wear bug spray and bring a flashlight. *Must have tickets to attend this event. No walk ins permitted* Open to families with children ages 5y and up. Sweetbriar Nature Center - ECSS 62 Eckernkamp Drive in Smithtown. For more information, please call 631-979-6344

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8

5:00 PM

FARMINGDALE MUSIC ON MAIN 2024

Sponsored by the Farmingdale Village Merchants Association. Music & Fun Along Main St. , between Prospect St & So Front St. For more information, please call 516-249-0093

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10

8:00 PM

IAC CONCERT IN THE PARK

Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of NYS Parks At Heckscher State Park in East Islip. For more information, please call 631-888-3525, Isliparts.org

6:30 – 10:30

BRUMIDI’S SUMMER LUAU

Constantino Brumidi Lodge, 2075 Deer Park Ave in Deer Park, will be hosting a Summer Luau on Saturday August 10th. $45.00pp,

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Hawaiian Style Buffet Dinner, Beer, Wine & Soda Included, Hawaiian Entertainment, Raffles , Dancing and More. For Tickets call Angela: 631-225-9688 or Marianne 631-239-5036

SATURDAY & SUNDAY

AUGUST 10 & 11

Saturday 1OAM-9:30PM

Sunday 10AM-5PM

PAUMANAUKE POW WOW

The Paumanauke Native American Festival Inc., the Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts, and The Town of Babylon present Paumanauke Pow Wow at Tanner Park in Copiague. Audience participation, Traditional Drums, Native Food, Dance Competitions, Quality Traders. For more information, please call BACCA Arts Center 631-587-3696

SUNDAY, AUGUST 11

11:00AM- 4:00PM

SPIRIT OF SUMMER ART FESTIVAL

Proudly hosted by the Spirit of Huntington, Long Island's Largest Non-Profit Art Festival. A day of fine art, community networking, food & dessert, raffles, games, activities and music! Rain Date: August 18th • FREE Admission. Located at 2 Melville Rd. N. in Huntington Station. For more information, please call 631-470-9620

MONDAY, AUGUST 12

7:00PM

LIGHTS OF HOPE

REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY

To honor loved ones lost to an overdose. YES Community Counseling Center’s Annual Lights of Hope Remembrance Ceremony is being held on Monday, August 12, 2024. The ceremony will be held at YES Community Counseling Center’s Levittown office located at 152 Center Lane. For more information, contact Kathleen Coletta, LCSW (516) 799-3203 x127 or email at kcoletta@ yesccc.org

MONDAY, AUGUST 12 -16

9:30AM- 12:30PM VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

Community United Methodist Church is hosting a Vacation Bible School for ages 4-11. Children must be potty trained. $10 per child. CUMC is located at 100 Park Blvd. in Massapequa. For more information, or to register, please call 516-541-7008, or email: MASSAPCUMC@aol.com.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 13

11:00AM- 4:00PM

CLAM SHUCKING CONTEST

The West Islip Breast Cancer Coalition for Long Island, Inc. is hosting their 30th Annual Clam Shucking Contest at the Bay Shore Marina on South Clinton Ave. in Bay Shore. Beer • Wine • Soda • Food • 50/50 • Live Music • Dancing • Huge Chinese Auction. Plus: Corn Husking contest & face painting for kids. For more information, please call 631-669-7707

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• USDA Prime Marinated London Broil

•12 USDA Prime Sirloin Sliders

• USDA Prime Sirloin Hamburgers with Buns!

• Boar’s Head Brand Hot Dogs with Buns!

• USDA GRADE-A White Meat Chicken Skewers

• USDA Prime Sirloin Steak Skewers

• Pino’s Famous Slow Cooked Marinated Baby Back Ribs

•Sugar Sweet, Local Corn on the Cob

Choose 3 Homemade Sides:

•Macaroni Salad

• Potato Salad

•Cole Slaw

•Farfalle Pasta Salad

•Crisp String Bean Salad

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Spring and Summer Cookout Packages

Packages of Boar’s Head Brand Hot Dogs

• Pino’s Famous Cheese & Parsley Sausage

• Pino’s Famous Slow Cooked Marinated Baby Back Ribs

• USDA Black Angus Filet Mignon Steaks

• Boar’s Head Brand Hot Dogs with Buns!

• Choice of: USDA Prime Sirloin Burgers or USDA Grade A Chicken Burgers with Buns!

• Choice of: USDA Prime Sirloin Steak Skewers or All Natural Jumbo Shrimp Kebabs

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Lights Of Hope Remembrance Ceremony

To Honor Loved Ones Lost To An Overdose

YES Community Counseling Center’s Annual Lights of Hope Remembrance Ceremony is being held on Monday, August 12, 2024, at 7:00 pm. The ceremony will be held at YES Community Counseling Center’s Levittown office located at

152 Center Lane.

Family members are invited to bring a small framed photo of their loved one for a candle lighting ceremony. This event provides a safe space for our community to remember loved ones for who they were. Let’s come

together to honor their lives.

Please see the attached flyer for registration link and QR code. For more information, contact Kathleen Coletta, LCSW (516) 799-3203 x127 or email at kcoletta@ yesccc.org

With summer upon us, the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) is reminding people about potential electrical hazards that exist in swimming pools and hot tubs, onboard boats, on docks and piers, and in waters surrounding boats, marinas, and launch ramps.

While most people are unaware of electrical dangers posed in water environments such as electric shock drowning (ESD), each year

Summer Season To Help Families Protect Themselves

people are injured or killed from these hazards. ESD can occur when improperly installed or maintained electrical systems within marinas or boat electrical systems result in electrical current in the water, which can then pass through a person’s body, causing a level of paralysis that can ultimately cause serious injury or drowning.

“Because ESD is not well known, NFPA continues

to raise awareness about the presence of electrical hazards in water to help prevent deaths and injuries from happening in pools and waterways,” said Lorraine Carli, NFPA vice president of Outreach & Advocacy.

“Never swim near a marina, dock, or boatyard, and have a qualified electrician inspect your boat, swimming pool equipment, hot tub, and spa before engaging in any water activities to ensure

all life-saving measures and protection systems are functioning properly.”

Following are tips for swimmers, and boat and pool owners: Swimmers

Never swim near a marina, dock, or boatyard.

While in a pool or hot tub look out for underwater lights that are not working properly, flicker, or work intermittently.

If you feel a tingling

sensation while in a pool, immediately stop swimming in the direction you are heading. Try and swim in a direction where you had not felt the tingling. Exit the water as quickly as possible; avoid using metal ladders or rails. Touching metal may increase the risk of shock.

Boat owners

Avoid entering the water when launching or loading a boat. These areas can contain stray electrical currents in

the water, possibly leading to electric shock drowning or injury from shock, including death.

Each year, have the boat’s electrical system inspected by a qualified marine electrician to be sure it meets the required codes of your area, including those set by the American Boat & Yacht Council. Make the necessary repairs, if recommended.

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Follow the same steps after any major storm that affects the boat.

Check with the marina owner about the marina’s electrical system and whether it has recently been inspected to meet the required codes of your area, including the National Electrical Code® (NEC®).

Have ground fault circuit protection (GFCI and GFPE) installed on circuits supplying the boat; use only portable GFCIs or shore power cords (including “Y” adapters) that bear the proper listing mark for marine applications when using electricity near water. Test GFCIs monthly.

NEVER modify the electrical system on a boat or shore power to make something work. The coderequired safety mechanisms in place are intended to alert people if something is wrong with the boat and with shore power. Find a licensed, qualified professional to help determine the cause of the problem.

Pool owners

If you are putting in a new pool or hot tub, be sure the wiring is performed by an electrician experienced in the special safety requirements for these types of installations and that the completed work is inspected by the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ). Have a qualified electrician periodically inspect and — where necessary — replace or upgrade the electrical devices or equipment that keep your pool or hot tub electrically safe. Have the electrician show you how to turn off all power in case of an emergency. If there are overhead electrical lines, make sure they have proper clearance over the pool and other structures, such as a diving board. If you have any doubts, contact a qualified electrician or your local utility company to make sure power lines are a safe distance away.

NFPA has several resources for swimmers, boat, and pool owners, including videos, tip sheets, checklists, and a new NFPA Podcast episode, “Hazards in the Water,” that can be downloaded and shared. Please visit nfpa.org/watersafety to learn more.

Summer Senior Advocate Schedules

Suffolk Legislator Tom Donnelly (D-Deer Park) is pleased to inform Babylon and Huntington residents about the local Suffolk County Office for the Aging Summer 2024 Senior Advocate Schedule. Senior advocates are County representatives who come out into the community and assist seniors with information gathering, completion of eligibility or recertification applications and referrals to appropriate community agencies.

“It is so important for us to provide our senior citizens with the assistance and information they need in ways that are most convenient to them. These visits allow our seniors to connect with our County’s senior advocates right in their own communities,” said Legislator Donnelly. “I hope all those interested in the services that the Suffolk County Office for the Aging provides will take advantage of this opportunity.”

This summer, Senior Advocates will be visiting the following locations in the Town of Babylon:

• Deer Park Library, 44 Lake

Avenue, Deer Park: Friday, September 20, 9 – 11 am

• North Amityville Nutrition Center, 48-C Cedar Road, Amityville: Wednesday, September 11, 10 am – 1 pm

• Rainbow Center, 293 Buffalo Avenue, Lindenhurst: Wednesday, September 4, 8:30 – 11:00 am

• Tanner Park Senior Nutrition, 2 Tanner Park, Copiague: Wednesdays, August 14 & September 11, 8:30 am – 1 pm

• Spangle Drive Center, 4385 Spangle Drive, North Babylon: Tuesdays, August 27 & September 24, 12 – 3:30 pm

• West Babylon Library, 211 Route 109, West Babylon: Thursday September 26, 10 am – 12 pm

• Wyandanch Senior Nutrition, 28 Wyandanch Avenue, Wyandanch: Wednesday, September 4, 8:30 am – 1 pm

In Huntington, they will be visiting the following:

• Huntington Senior Nutrition Ctr., 423 Park Avenue, Huntington: Wednesdays, Aug. 21 & Sept. 18, 8:30 am – 1 pm

• Paumanack Village 5 & 6, 100 Adriatic Drive, Melville: Thursday, September 26, 8:30 am –12 pm; residents only Advocates assist with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP – formerly known as food stamps), Medicare Savings Program and Heating Emergency Assistance Program (HEAP) applications. They also can provide information on Medicare, answer questions and make recommendations and referrals. For more information about available services or directions to any of these locations, please call the Suffolk County Office for the Aging at (631) 853-8200.

“For more than three decades, the Suffolk County Office for the Aging has been providing full and trouble-free access to critical services,” Donnelly said. “I am glad to see their great professional community outreach program continue and hope that every senior resident will make full use of it.”

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church THRIFT SHOP / YARD SALE

Come one, come all to St. Patrick’s Church, 305 Carll’s Path in Deer Park for their Thrift shop/yard sale on Saturday, August 10th from 10:00 AM –3:00 PM. (If Inclement Weather, This Event Will

Be Cancelled)

Thrift Shop Special Event Of “Pack A Bag” ($5.00)

For more information, please call (631) 242-7530 .

Many New Items In All Categories. New and gently used women’s, men’s and children’s clothing and shoes as well as home goods. Something for everyone!

Save The Great South Bay

Community Oyster Garden Volunteers Wanted!

We are growing thousands of baby oysters at our community oyster gardens graciously hosted in crates at the docks of Babylon & Bay Shore Yacht Clubs. Volunteers are wanted to help maintain the gardens by cleaning up the crates, then counting & measuring the baby oysters to track their growth.

Great hands on experience for allscouts and families welcome. All minors must be accompanied by an adult.

We recommend clothing that you don’t mind getting a bit dirty and/or wet. See below to volunteer for one or more days. Babylon - Sundays from 1-3 PM Bay Shore - Tuesdays from 9-11 AM

Community service available.

Volunteer here: https:// www.signupgenius.com/ go/10C084EA9AE2BA2FDCE9-50158169community?mc_cid=c3a546c8e1&mc_ eid=51d1e63712#/

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