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Journalist Marie Colvin of EN killed in Syria By David J. Criblez dcriblez@oysterbayguardian.com

The Oyster Bay-East Norwich community collectively mourned with the rest of the world when they awoke on Wednesday, February 22nd to the news that 56 year-old award-winning journalist Marie Colvin, who grew up in East Norwich, was killed while on assignment in Homs, Syria along with French photographer Remi Ochlik. Daughter of Rosemarie Colvin of East Norwich, Colvin was reporting on the devastation to the Syrian people as Syrian President Bashar-al-Assad and his army shelled the city of Homs battling those who oppose his rule. A group of journalists were bunking in a house together where they were targeted by Assad’s army. “They fired in the front of the building. The journalists all ran down to the basement. They talked about what to do and decided to leave to hide somewhere else,” said Rosemarie Colvin. “Marie and the French photographer

were the first ones coming out the door. They actually launched a rocket at them.” Sadly, Colvin was originally supposed to leave on Tuesday, February 21st but stayed an extra day to finish her reporting. Colvin worked as a war correspondent for the Sunday Times of London. She has won several awards including Best Foreign Correspondent in the British Press Awards (twice), Journalist of the Year by the Foreign Press Association in 2000 and Courage in Journalism by the International Women’s Media Foundation in 2000.

Committed to her causes Growing up Colvin was always involved in protest movements during the 1960s and 1970s centered around the Vietnam War and civil rights. “When she was a very young teenager she insisted on going to march in Washington. I entrusted a couple of friends to watch out for her,” recalled Rosemarie. “She was always very committed to her causes.”

Marie Colvin She expanded her horizons by being an exchange student in Brazil while she was at Oyster Bay High School. She became fluent in Spanish and Portuguese. At the end of her life she was fluent in five languages. Colvin also got into sailing at the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht

Club on Centre Island where she would work in the summer. “Marie would crew for P.J. Roosevelt, have lunch with all the sailors then put on her uniform and waitress,” said Rosemarie. “She had a lot of friends here.” After graduating Oyster Bay High School in 1974, Colvin went to Yale University as an anthropology major and got hooked on writing after taking a seminar with author John Hersey. She ended up working at the Yale Daily News during her senior year. At the end of the year she decided to go into the journalism field getting her first job at a union newspaper, which she edited. Colvin then got a job at United Press International (UPI) in 1980 and through that organization she received an assignment in Washington. Colvin moved on to become UPI’s first female Bureau Chief in Paris in 1984. She was there during the bombing of Libya under the Reagan administration. She kept concentrating on stories in the Middle East and as a result of

her stellar work the Sunday Times of London offered her a position.

Reporter of the people It wasn’t war that Colvin was drawn to but telling the people’s story. “Marie had strong feelings about all the oppression and terrorism that was going on. She was a very committed person,” said Rosemarie. “All of her articles started with a human being. She wanted to expose what was wrong in these places and help the people that were there.” When asked if she was fearless, Rosemarie said, “I don’t think she was fearless but more committed than anything else. Marie would do anything to get her story out. She would were headdresses like the other women to get out in the street and find out what was going on. She put herself in a lot of perilous places. I think she always knew she was in danger.” Throughout several decades of reporting, Colvin had sustained (Continued on page 5)

LV School Board reaches out to the community By David J. Criblez dcriblez@oysterbayguardian.com

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Falcons soaring The Locust Valley Varsity Boys’ Basketball team (second seed) defeated Oyster Bay High School (third seed) 45-42 in the Nassau County Class B semifinal at LIU Post in Brookville on Saturday, February 18th. Joe Gilio (#14 pictured above right) scored a soaring 18 points in the game while Alex Rawa (#5 pictured above center) captured 8 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. The Falcons will face Cold Spring Harbor tomorrow, February 25th at 8:30 PM at LIU Post. Meanwhile the Locust Valley Varsity Girls’ Basketball team (third seed) beat out Carl Place (second seed) with the same score, 45-42, in the Nassau County Class B semifinal in Port Washington on Saturday, February 18th. Brooke Spallino went on a career-high 23-point tear helping her team capture the win. The Lady Falcons will also play Cold Spring Harbor tomorrow at 6:30 PM at LIU Post before the boys’ game.

The Locust Valley Board of Education has alarmed the public of the current situation the Locust Valley Central School District is facing with the new 2% property tax cap being imposed by New York State. The Board held a Budget Forum on Thursday, February 16th at the Locust Valley High School/Middle School Mini-Theater where over 100 local residents gathered to discuss what they valued in the school system and where they feel cuts should be made. “We’ve never had a reach out group that is more important than what we are doing right now,” said School Board President Jack Dolce. “If we want to maintain the quality of our school district we are going to have to work together as a community.” It was explained to the crowd that the imposed 2% property tax cap from the state is not a 2% cap on the budget, but rather a 2% cap on the tax levy, which reflects the amount taxes will be raised as a result of an increase in the budget. It was also noted that the 2% tax cap levy is not a guarantee that it must be voted on by just over 50% of the community. Should the community be willing to pay more than 2% then it would require just over 60% of the vote. This Budget Forum was being held to help the Board get a feeling of which direction the community wants to head in. The crowd was divided up into three groups: Elementary/Inter-

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Locust Valley High School Principal Dr. Kieran McGuire shares his group’s “Items of Importance” with the School Board. mediate School, Middle School and High School. Each group, headed by administrators and Board members, discussed what things they valued and what areas they feel can be reduced. After a half-hour, the groups reconvened to collectively report back to the Board in an open forum format.

High School group The High School group, headed by LVHS principal Dr. Kieran McGuire and Board Trustee Erika Bruno, noted that their items of importance were driver’s education, sports, academic support after school, SAT/PSAT prep, AP & IB support, maintaining class size, college level programs, arts pro-

grams, science research programs and BOCES programs. Reduction suggestions included shared services with other districts was suggested in terms of custodial workers, eliminating late buses, co-paying for testing and skimming all budgetary areas across the board so that “no one program was affected but everything was tightened up.” The High School group noted the fact that the condition of the education programs affect everyone’s property values should be brought out to the larger community. They felt a comparison with an inferior school district should (Continued on page 5)

Pig ‘N Whistle building torn down in Bayville the back. As the years moved on several restaurants opened in the spot including the Blue After many years of rotting Lobster and Luca & Maxie’s beaway, the eye-sore that was fore it became abandoned for a the old Pig ‘N Whisdecade. tle building at the The old Pig The property is Bayville Stands was owned by Rob & torn down on Tues- ‘N Whistle Rich Mohring who day, February 21st to plan to erect a buildmake way for a new building had ing that will house office building/apartfour residential units ment complex to be become a on the top floor and constructed by R & R four commercial on Mohring Enterprises community the bottom level. The of Glen Cove. brothers said they The site is famous eye-sore. hope to have the Vicfor once housing torian-style building the Bayville Casino, finished in a year. which was destroyed by a fire “We are trying to get a nice in 1924, followed years later by combination of retail and officBayville’s signature dining es- es,” said Rich. “No restaurants.” tablishment the Pig ‘N Whistle, Hank Pinkerton, a 30 year which featured a snack bar in the front and a restaurant in (Continued on page 5) By David J. Criblez

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The old Pig ‘N Whistle building at the Bayville Stands was torn down on Tuesday, February 21st.

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Raynham Hall holds Presidents’ Day Writing Contest By David J. Criblez “The Puritan”

Sagamore Hill loans out TR artifacts By David J. Criblez dcriblez@oysterbayguardian.com

While Theodore Roosevelt’s home at Sagamore Hill in Cove Neck is under renovation, the spirit of the 26th president will continue to be spread as the National Historic Site loans out several of TR’s artifacts to be put on display at various museums around the country. Currently, Sagamore Hill has lent nine bronze statues from the president’s home to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which is displaying some of them in their new American Wing. The statues being showcased are the “The Bronco Buster” and “The Puritan.” Both statues are typically on display in the North Room (a.k.a. the Trophy Room). “The Bronco Buster” sits on the mantel while “The Puritan” is in the back of the room on a table. “We’ve also lent out a 100 objects to the National Fire Arms Museum in Fairfax, VA including TR’s desk. They are going to be setting up a faux library,” said Sagamore Hill Superintendent Tom Ross. “We wanted to make sure these items were out there for Roosevelt fans to enjoy.” Locally Ross said other objects from TR’s house will be on display at the Old Orchard Museum at Sagamore Hill. “We have brought over paintings and some of the animal heads which will be hung on the first floor. It’s unique to see because normally you can’t get that close up and personal,” said Ross. “Just because the house is closed doesn’t mean there aren’t things to do at Sagamore Hill.” For more information, call (516) 922-4788 or visit: www.nps.gov/sahi.

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Local students throughout Long Island recently competed in Raynham Hall Museum’s Great Presidents’ Day Essay Contest. The winning essay authors were invited to a reception at Raynham Hall on Thursday, February 16th to read their essays and receive prizes for their work. Each student got to choose their own favorite president to write about. The contest, sponsored by Raynham Hall Museum and the Oyster Bay Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), drew 500 entries. Each essay was rated for how well it was written and it’s originality. “We make sure the essays were written by the children. Occasionally a parent will try to sneak one in. It’s easy to spot because kids have a certain whimsical perspective on things,” said Director Harriet Gerard Clark. “The message we want each participant to learn is that every president was a person. The more you learn about characters and events, the more interesting they become.” The judges for the contest were:

Phil Blocklyn – Director of the Oyster Bay Historical Society, Franklin Hill Perrell – Executive Director of the Roslyn Landmark Society, Harriet Gerard Clark – Director of Raynham Hall and Stephen Waldenburg – Raynham Hall Education & Events Coordinator. This year’s winners were: second grade division – First Place: Emily Shaw of Oyster Bay, who wrote about Theodore Roosevelt with Runner-up: Katie Shaw of Oyster Bay, who wrote about Barack Obama; third grade division – First Place: Millie Girardi of Oyster Bay, who wrote about Theodore Roosevelt with Runner-up: Ava Aschettino of East Norwich, who wrote about Ronald Reagan; fourth grade division – First Place: Sydney Rothschild of Roslyn, who wrote about Zachary Taylor with Runner-up: Sarah Kim of East Hills, who wrote about Abraham Lincoln and fifth grade division – First Place: Gus Girardi of Oyster Bay, who wrote about George Washington with Runner-up: Jordan Dyer of Bayville, who wrote about Abraham Lincoln. For more information, call (516) 922-6808 or visit: www.raynhamhall.org.

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(From left, first row) Emily & Katie Shaw of Oyster Bay. (From left, second row) Jordan Dyer of Bayville, Sydney Rothschild of Roslyn, Ava Aschettino of East Norwich and Millie Girardi of Oyster Bay. (From left, third row) Gus Girardi of Oyster Bay and Sarah Kim of East Hills. (From left, fourth row) Stephen Waldenburg – Raynham Hall Education & Events Coordinator, Franklin Hill Perrell – Executive Director of the Roslyn Landmark Society and Harriet Gerard Clark – Director of Raynham Hall museum.

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The Oyster Bay Republican Club will hold its Annual Raffle at the ItalianAmerican Citizens Club, located on Summit Street, in Oyster Bay, on Sunday, February 26th from 3 to 5 PM. Enjoy hot buffet, drinks, entertainment and have a minimum one-inforty chance of winning one of eight prizes, including a grand prize of $1,000 in the annual raffle, all for $60 per couple. Based upon last year’s attendance, it is suggested that you subscribe to your lucky number, as soon as possible, by making your check for $60 payable to the Oyster Bay Republican Club, Inc. and return it c/o OBRC, P.O. Box 6, Oyster Bay, NY 11771. Upon receipt of your check, OBRC will issue you numbered tickets, which will be your raffle number and your admission ticket for two. Sales are limited to 300 numbers.

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Beal delivers ‘The Call’ at Forest Books By David J. Criblez dcriblez@oysterbayguardian.com

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(From left) Cathy Hogg, Susan Sheeline, Melanie Paez, Barbara Rakusin, Christie McNicol and Emily Chapman at the Community Foundation’s Annual Fund Drive kick off.

Community Foundation holds Annual Fund Drive kick off By David J. Criblez dcriblez@oysterbayguardian.com

The Community Foundation of Oyster Bay’s Annual Fund Drive kick off was held at the Oyster Bay Cove home of trustees George & Abby O’Neill on February 6th. While the O’Neills were out of town, they were kind enough to lend their home, Meriweather, as the traditional site of the meeting. Board Vice President Christie McNicol served as the host as she welcomed this year’s guest speaker Melanie Paez, new Director of the ParentChild Home Program. Since 1965, the Community Foundation has served the Oyster Bay-East Norwich community by helping fund local non-profit organizations such as Youth & Family Counseling Agency, the Waterfront Center, the Life Enrichment Center at Oyster Bay, the Oyster Bay Main Street Association, the Parent-Child Home Program, the Hispanic Cultural Center of Oyster Bay and others. This year’s fundraising goal is $200,000. Melanie Paez, who has replaced long-time director Lynn Cryer, gave the crowd some insight into the Parent-Child Home Program. She served as a former intern, under Cryer, working with three Spanish speaking, lower income families in there homes from October to early May last year. “I got to know both the parents and the children. I saw how much they grew and benefited from the visits,” said Paez. “It was a great experience. It really meant a lot to me.” The research-based early childhood literacy program

provides intensive home visits with families that have children between the ages of 2 and 4. The families are challenged by poverty, low levels of education or language and literacy barriers. Representatives from the Parent-Child Home Program visit the home twice a week reinforcing playing, verbal interaction and reading activities for the parent and child. Books and toys are provided for the families as learning tools. “These activities create a language rich environment and promote positive parent skills,” said Paez. “One of the great benefits is that we get to know the families in their home. The parents look to us for a lot of support. We try to empower the parents and make them feel important as the teacher.” Each 30-minute session includes the parent in the activities. Because the representative visits the home each family gets individual attention and a connection is made. “Each family is going to be a bit different. For some parents it may feel more natural to them while others might struggle with it,” said Paez. “Our hope is that the book or toy we present them with is utilized by the parent with the children in between our visits. We show them how to use it.” A lot of time these books and toys are the only books and toys the children have in the house. “I haven’t seen a lot of books other than the ones we are giving them. It’s important that they have this exposure before they go to school. It makes a big difference,” stated Paez. “We stress to the parents that we are not the teacher. We are providing them the tools

so they can be the teacher. The parents are the first and most important teacher in a child’s life. Sometimes the parents don’t realize that because the background they come from doesn’t boast education.” The Parent-Child Home Program also offers a weekly playgroup on Wednesdays for two hours at Christ Church, which is open to the community. It helps mothers connect within the community. The event includes a storytime and a snacktime. “The playgroup gives the children a classroom setting feel. They know some of the faces and get used to sitting down to read,” said Paez. “We serve healthy food like fruit. Very often it’s the first time they are having it because the family can’t afford it. We try to set a good example.” When the home visiting program ends in May, the Parent-Child Home Program sponsors a summer program with a playgroup twice a week. Last year they took a trip to the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum, which was quite successful and popular. Before leaving guests were given a 2012 Annual Fund Drive brochure highlighting all organizations Community Foundation supports explaining who they are and why the annual Fund Drive is so important. For more information on the Parent-Child Home Program, call (516) 922-6867 or visit: www.yfcaoysterbay. org. Donations for the Community Foundation of Oyster Bay’s 2011 Fund Drive can be sent to: 200 Sunset Road, Oyster Bay, NY 11771.

In this fast paced world that we all live in it’s imperative that we are able to find balance and center ourselves. This practice was the emphasis of a book talk and meditation with Dave Beal, manager of the Power Brain Training Center in Syosset, on February 9th at Forest Books in Locust Valley. Beal has been a long time follower of Ilchi Lee, author of The Call of Sedona and founder of the training system called Brain Education, which he teaches. “We all have the power that if we focus on our dream we can overcome any obstacle to reach it. It gives me a lot of hope,” said Beal. “The meditation and exercise that Lee details in his book is both practical & philosophical. It’s very inspirational.” At the Power Brain Training Center Beal teaches yoga, Tai Chi and mind & body exercise meditation, visualization and relaxation. “Our motto is healthy body, happy heart and power brain,” said Beal.

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Dave Beal held a book talk and meditation on February 9th at Forest Books in Locust Valley. Lee, who has a retreat center in South Korea, opened another retreat center in Sedona, which he has turned into the spiritual Mecca of the United States. “Lee drove coast-to-coast to see what areas spoke to him and he couldn’t find anything. One day he saw a picture of the red rocks of Sedona in a newspaper and he drove there,” said Beal. “He found an abandoned resort, which he fixed up. Today it’s this gorgeous, amazing

place where people go for self-reflection and meditation. It’s a vortex of energy.” Beal spoke to the crowd about the importance of taking time out of your day for yourself. “Living a life based on energy principles or enlightenment is not about sitting on a mountaintop removing ourselves from society. It’s about taking time in our day to center ourselves so we can be our best around the people we love in our community. It’s all about finding balance,” he said. “We have all these amazing advancements in technology and medicine but at the same time we have all these health problems that we never had before. We are making ourselves sick! We must learn to keep the good and reduce the bad.” For more information on Forest Books, located at 182 Birch Hill Road in Locust Valley, call (516) 759-1489. To inquire about the Power Brain Training Center, located at 567 Jericho Turnpike in Syosset, visit: www.powerbraintraining.com or call (516) 364-3413.

Friends Varsity Chess team wins third county title On Wednesday, February 1st, the Friends Academy Varsity chess team swept Jericho HS on all six boards in the final round to capture their third straight Nassau County Interscholastic League Chess Championship, by a score of 45-0. It was an epic conclusion to an undefeated season. The Friends team headed into the competition fired up in the first round against Great Neck North. Both teams battled fiercely and the round came down to a nail-biter on the last board,

won by junior Will Duke of Oyster Bay Cove. Friends ultimately won the first round 27.5 to 17.5, with victories by freshman Anthony Cortese of Cove Neck, junior Ethan Nyein of Woodbury and Duke, a draw by junior Jahan Khan of Brookville and two other losses. Friends went on to sweep in the finals, scoring all possible 45 points and winning every game. In the end, the mentally exhausted chessletes emerged with another victory, adding on to their two-year streak.

The Nassau County Interscholastic Chess League was founded over 20 years ago. Friends hosted the finals at home after finishing undefeated in their regular season. FA Chess coach and World Languages and Culture dept. head Polly Duke has coached the team since it entered the league three years ago. Friends will be hosting its annual Chess Festival on Sunday, April 22nd from noon to 6 PM. For details or to register, contact Polly Duke at: polly_duke@fa.org.

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Life-long resident of Oyster Bay Catherine Messera turned 90 years-old on January 29th. She was treated to a surprise party at the Italian-American Citizens Club in Oyster Bay thrown by her daughters Teri Aquilino and Linda Messera. “My daughter took

me there to drop by for a drink,” she said. “The next thing I know there’s 80 people yelling ‘SURPRISE!’ I cried. There were people there I hadn’t seen in years.” Everybody enjoyed a catered Italian dinner by Café Al Dente. “I had a great time and got a lot of nice gifts,” she said. “To be honest, 90 is no big deal to me. I don’t feel any different!”

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OPINION EDITORIAL Plant hardiness maps point to a warmer world

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

To the Editor: Over 40 local businesses and organizations participated in the inaugural â&#x20AC;&#x153;Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fair in Oyster Bay - Celebrating Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Valentine, and all things love.â&#x20AC;? The weekend of activities started off with a Town proclamation from Supervisor John Venditto and the Board citing the hamlet as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heart of Oyster Bay,â&#x20AC;? recognizing the first ever Family Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, and launching our first ever Chocolate Fair. The brick pathway from Audrey Avenue to Raynham Hall on West Main Street was desig-

lieve in global warming or whether humans cause it, there are simple steps you can take to produce fewer greenhouse gases while saving yourself cash in the process: â&#x2013; Grow a garden. The environmental movement likes to talk about locally grown food. If food is produced where people eat it, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be shipped across country or from overseas, preventing countless pounds of greenhouse gases from ships, trains or trucks from being emitted into the atmosphere. When you grow a garden, you can be sure that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re eating the freshest organic vegetables possible. And if your garden is big enough, you could save hundreds in grocery bills annually. â&#x2013; Walk or ride a bike when you can. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all heard about Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obesity problem. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a way to help both the planet and yourself while potentially saving yourself a bundle in gasoline costs. â&#x2013; Recycle. One of the easiest ways to help the planet is to separate aluminum, glass and newspaper from your trash and recycle them. Recycling produces far fewer greenhouse gases than manufacturing products from scratch. And youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re taking garbage out of the waste stream that would otherwise end up in an incinerator or landfill, where processing trash costs more than recycling it. If you want to reduce your garbage tax, recycle. More information on climate change can be found at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency website, epa.gov/climatechange. To learn more about the Agriculture Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new planting zones, go to planthardiness.ars.usda.gov.

When you grow a garden, you can be sure that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re eating the freshest organic vegetables possible.

OBITUARIES DOLORES P. NOVIELLO Dolores P. Noviello (nee Yula) of Bayville died on February 15th at the age of 76. Mother of Noreen West (Robert), Charles (Lauren), and the late Nicholas, she was the grandmother of Charles Jr., Lindsay, Cody, Nicholas C., Amanda, Nicholas M., and Neil, sister of Angela Rode (Robert) and aunt of Amy Aiosa (Frank), Robert Rode, Teri Franco (Michael) and Gina Noviello. She also survived by several relatives and friends.

Visiting will be held at Oyster Bay Funeral Home, located at 261 South Street in Oyster Bay, on Friday, February 24th from 2-5 & 7-9 PM. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Gertrude R.C. Church in Bayville on Saturday, February 25th at 9:30 AM followed by interment at Holy Rood Cemetery. For more information, visit: www.oysterbayfuneralhome.com.

LEIF JAMES HOUMAN Leif James Houman, a

longtime resident of Oyster Bay, died on February 15th at the age of 81. Husband of Eva, he was the father of Johnny Houman (Donna), Yvonne Houman (Frank Smith), Dennis Houman (Tobi) and Sine Matt (Howard), grandfather â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Daddyâ&#x20AC;? of Graham, Michala, Linden, Jenifer, Caroline, Penelope, Victoria, Bjorn, Dakota and Brooklyn. Funeral Services are private. Arrangements are entrusted to Oyster Bay Funeral Home. For more information, visit: www.oysterbayfuneralhome.com.

Bleyer named SPJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Volunteer of the Month Bayville resident Bill Bleyer, a former Society of Professional Journalists Regional Director and longtime member of the Long Island Press Club, is SPJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national volunteer of the month for February. Region 1 Director Luther Turmelle recommended Bleyer for the honor. Bleyer is treasurer and past president of his chapter. He has served on their board for 30 years, making him their longest serving board member. Bleyer is also co-chairman of the 2012 Region 1 spring conference. He served on the

Bill Bleyer national SPJ board as a regional director and has chaired the Membership and Resolutions committees. A staff writer at News-

day since 1981, Bleyer was part of the team that won a Pulitzer Prize for spot news coverage of the 1997 crash of TWA Flight 800. He also has taught as an adjunct professor of communications at Hofstra University. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to overstate the difference that a good, reliable board member and treasurer with continuity can mean to a chapterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health and vitality,â&#x20AC;? SPJ President John Ensslin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having served with Bill on the Membership Committee, I also know first-hand how valuable his consistently good advice can be.â&#x20AC;?

Volunteers needed for Tobayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dune Stabilization Project on March 24th If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for a great way to spend part of a Saturday and help protect and enhance Tobay Beach, Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto invites you to join him and fellow Town officials, along with Town crews and other concerned individuals, on Saturday, March 24th at 10 AM for the 24th annual Dune Stabilization Project at Tobay Beach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since it started in 1989, the Tobay Dune Stabilization Project has become an immensely popular volunteer activity for residents of all ages,â&#x20AC;? Supervisor Venditto stated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Part of the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appeal is that people can actually see the results of their effortsâ&#x20AC;Śthe dune grass they

plant is directly responsible for preserving the dunes and beach they enjoy during the summer. Last March, 1,160 volunteers turned out for the event and planted 230,000 stalks of dune grass.â&#x20AC;? Dunes provide a natural barrier against storm surges and high winds during severe weather. Without dunes, waterfront property is at greater risk. Wildlife, such as shore birds, can lose critical habitat, and the coastline itself can be altered. The grass helps stabilize and enlarge the dunes by catching blowing and drafting sand. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By volunteering for the Tobay Dune Stabilization Project, you can look forward to a few hours of

planting and fun, working alongside Town officials and crews, as well as residents from across the Town who share your interest in helping preserve Tobay Beach,â&#x20AC;? Supervisor Venditto said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As in past years, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be able to fortify yourself with coffee, hot chocolate, clam chowder and donuts provided by generous donors. Once your planting is done, you will leave with the good feeling that comes from knowing you have performed an invaluable environmental service.â&#x20AC;? Anyone interested in volunteering should contact the Department of Environmental Resources at (516) 6775748.

nated â&#x20AC;&#x153;Via dell â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Amoreâ&#x20AC;? creating a figurative and literal connection between Oyster Bayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history and commerce. There were ribbon cuttings, historical activities, family friendly events, couples contests, dancing, charitable events, health tips and great food. Inspired by Raynham Hall Executive Director Harriett Clark and energized by the indefatigable Chocolate Lady, Lee Perrotta, the Chamber of Commerce orchestrated dozens of activities with local businesses and organizations. We would like to thank all of those who participated in a wonderful celebration of Oyster Bayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historical importance, diverse shops and restaurants, and grow-

ing momentum of community spirit. We look forward to building on this success with future events for all to enjoy. MICHELE BROWNER PRESIDENT, OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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THINGS TO DO - PLACES TO GO Sunday, February 26th

â&#x2013; The Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary, located on Cove Road in Oyster Bay Cove, will hold a Memberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Only Chili Cook Off at 3 PM. All members are invited to contribute their own special chili. Bring your chili in a crock-pot with a serving spoon and any toppings you want. Grand Prize will be distributed for the best chili. To sign up, call (516) 922-3200. â&#x2013; The Oyster Bay Republican Club will hold its Annual Raffle at the ItalianAmerican Citizens Club, located on Summit Street, in Oyster Bay, from 3 to 5 PM. Tickets: $60 per couple. Sales are limited to 300 numbers. Send check to: OBRC, P.O. Box 6, Oyster Bay, NY 11771.

Tuesday, February 28th

â&#x2013; The 82nd annual Installation of Officers and Directors to the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Sagamore Yacht Club, located at One Bay Avenue in Oyster Bay, at 7 PM. For more information, call (516) 922-6464 or email: obenchamber@ gmail.com â&#x2013; The Oyster Bay-East Norwich School Board will hold a meeting at the Oyster Bay High School Library at 8 PM.

Thursday, March 1st

â&#x2013; The Upper School students of East Woods School, located at 31 Yellow Cote Road in Oyster Bay Cove, will perform â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beauty and the Beast,â&#x20AC;? a musical based on the classic Disney animated film, at 7 PM. Also Friday, March 2nd at 10:30 AM and 7 PM.

Friday, March 2nd

â&#x2013; The Oyster Bay High School PTSA will hold its 12th annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Taste of the Gold Coastâ&#x20AC;? Gala from 7-11 PM at the New York Institute of Technology de Seversky Center in Brookville. Over 40 local restaurants, caterers and sweet shops will provide a wide array of food and drinks. Post Wines & Spirits of Syosset will provide the fine wines. Monies raised from this event will be used for cultural arts programs for students of the Oyster Bay High School and scholarships. For more information, visit: www. obenschools.org.

Sunday, March 4th

â&#x2013; The Oyster Bay Historical Society, located at 20 Summit Street, presents a lecture by Liz Roosevelt entitled, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The War of 1812: What Happened & Why It Mattersâ&#x20AC;? will be held at the Angela P. Koenig Center at 3 PM. The event is free. For more information on upcoming Historical Society events, call (516) 922-5032 or visit: www.oysterbayhistorical.org.

â&#x2013; The Oyster Bay Lions Club will host its annual Pancake Breakfast at the Life Enrichment Center, located at 45 East Main Street in Oyster Bay, from 8:30 AM to noon. The cost of the breakfast is $5 per person and kids under 6 are free. The Lions breakfast includes scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage, juice, coffee, tea and more. A bake sale will also be offered for those with a sweet tooth. All proceeds go toward the Lionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; work with the blind.

Wednesday, March 7th

â&#x2013; Chabad of Oyster Bay & Jericho will hold a Purim celebration at the James Vernon Intermediate School, located at 880 Oyster Bay Road in East Norwich, from 6-8 PM. The event will feature the comedy and magic of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Magic Alâ&#x20AC;? Garber, plus Purim crafts and childfriendly reading of the scroll of Esther, known in Hebrew as the Megillah. In the spirit of Purim, participants are encouraged to come in costume and be included in the competition, which will award prizes to contestants with the most innovative or funny costumes. The event is a community-wide program, and all are welcome to join, regardless of Jewish affiliation or background.

Cost:$12 per adult and per $8 per child. For more information, call (516) 9226489 or email: rabbi@JewishOBJ.org.

Thursday, March 8th

â&#x2013; The Oyster Bay Historical Society, located at 20 Summit Street, presents a lecture by Town of Oyster Bay Historian John Hammond entitled, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oyster Bay During The Civil War Yearsâ&#x20AC;? will be held at the Angela P. Koenig Center at 7 PM. The event is free. For more information on upcoming Historical Society events, call (516) 922-5032 or visit: www.oysterbayhistorical.org.

Saturday, March 10th

â&#x2013; The regional round, which is Nassau Countywide, of the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship will be held at St. Dominicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Monsignor James E. Collins Sports Center on Anstice Street in Oyster Bay at 10 AM.

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Journalist Marie Colvin of EN killed in Syria (Continued from page 1) many serious injuries including getting hit by shrapnel while reporting in Sri Lanka causing her to lose her left eye. “Her eye was just one of the things. She really was injured all over,” said Rosemarie. “Marie still had shrapnel in her brain. She was the first journalist in 10 years to get into Sri Lanka. She snuck in and filed a story. The army shot her in the chest. It was so brutal. She’s been hurt several times but she always felt strongly about what she was doing.” Rosemarie admitted that she worried about her daughter but voicing her thoughts on the matter wasn’t a consideration. “You’d have to know Marie to know how silly that would have been,” she said. “It wasn’t on the table to tell her ‘Go be safe.’ I don’t think she purposely took chances but she would never not consider doing something because there was danger involved.” Having a daughter who is a war correspondent is a lot like having a daughter who is a soldier. You live knowing that there’s a strong risk involved in their work ev-

eryday. “I used to not know until it was over but that was a different era,” said Rosemarie. “Now everything is instant. You know about it when it’s actually happening.” Rosemarie regularly read her daughter’s articles and spoke to her approximately every week or two weeks. But last week she had trouble reaching her. “My daughter Cat and I were both trying to get her but she wasn’t getting back to us. We both thought she might have come back home,” said Rosemarie. “Very often she would return and decompress by crewing on sailing races after a tough assignment.”

Last article In her final article, published in the Sunday Times on February 19th, Colvin reported from inside the Syrian enclave of Baba Amr, which she called “widows’ basement.” In her story Colvin recounts the horrors women and children are experiencing as they try to survive “two weeks of relentless bombardment.” Colvin wrote, “Almost every building is pock-marked after tank rounds punched

through concrete walls or rockets blasted gaping holes in upper floors. The building I was staying in lost its upper floor to a rocket last Wednesday. On some streets whole buildings have collapsed — all there is to see are shredded clothes, broken pots and the shattered furniture of families destroyed. “It is a city of the cold and hungry, echoing to exploding shells and bursts of gunfire. There are no telephones and the electricity has been cut off. Few homes have diesel for the tin stoves they rely on for heat in the coldest winter that anyone can remember. Freezing rain fills potholes and snow drifts in through windows empty of glass. No shops are open, so families are sharing what they have with relatives and neighbors. Many of the dead and injured are those who risked foraging for food.”

Last TV appearance While appearing on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” on February 21st, Colvin recounted watching a Syrian baby boy die in her presence while images of the situation flashed on the

screen. “The baby’s death was heartbreaking. The grandmother was helping in the emergency room. She started shouting, ‘That’s my grandson! Where did you find him?’ The doctor said, ‘There’s nothing we can do.’ It was horrific,” she told Cooper. “There’s constant shelling in the city. This is one of many stories. It’s chaos here.” When Cooper asked her if she thought those graphic images should be shown on TV, she said she felt strongly that they should be. “This is the reality. These are 28,000 civilians – men, women and children who are being shelled and they are defenseless,” Colvin stated. “That baby is one of two children who died today. That baby will make more people think about what is going on and why is no one stopping this murder in Homs that is happening everyday.” Cooper stated that the regime in Syria claimed that they are not hitting civilians, there is no war but rather they are going after terrorist gangs. Colvin refuted that statement by saying, “There are no military targets here. There is the

Free Syrian Army, which is heavily out numbered. They don’t have a base. They are trying to help the wounded get some kind of medical treatment. It’s a complete and utter lie that they are only going after terrorists. There are rockets, tank shells and aircrafts being fired in a parallel line into the city. The Syrian Army is simply shelling the city of cold, starving civilians.”

Person behind the journalist Colvin was the oldest of Rosemarie’s five children. She is survived by her four siblings - brothers William and Michael and sisters Cathleen and Aileen. Usually she would come home to East Norwich for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but this past holiday season Colvin was working. In fact Rosemarie had planned to take a trip with her grandchildren to visit their aunt in London this spring. In describing her personality, Rosemarie spoke of how her daughter was a fun loving person with a grand sense of humor. “Marie loved to dance and party. She was incredibly funny and always pulling tricks

LV School Board reaches out to the community (Continued from page 1) be demonstrated. The group stressed that it was important to publicize what has already been cut and that the School Budget should be made available for all to see line-by-line.

Middle School group The Middle School group, headed by LVMS principal Tom Hogan and School Board Vice President Suzanne Sgueglia, noted major priorities being teacher availability – after school & during lunch giving extra help, continued enrichment, a nine period day is preferred as well as small classes. “They want it all – the art, the music, they don’t want to lose anything,” said Sgueglia. “They feel very strongly about being creative to keep the programs we currently have. The consensus was they would be willing to go over the 2% if it meant holding onto the programs.” Areas for reductions included busing and possibly going to 1/2-day kindergarten. Another suggestion was to charge non-profit organizations for use of the fields. It was declared by the Middle School group that the burden of cuts should be shared across the board between all the schools. One of the questions raised was: How do we get the parents out to vote? “There are close to 1,000 residents in our community who are registered to vote and do not,” said Keri Carlstrom, Co-President of Coordinated Parents’ Coun-

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Local parents show concern at the LVCSD Budget Forum. cil for Locust Valley Central School District. “We have taken on the initiative to get everyone in the district registered and to make sure to have those who will be out of town on the day of the budget vote file an absentee ballot so they voice their opinion and vote. We don’t tell you how to vote, we just want to make sure you do. Spread the word!”

Elementary/ Intermediate School group The Elementary/Intermediate School group, led by Trustees Carl A. Friedrich and Charles Murphy, stressed right off the bat that they wanted to avoid eliminating elementary teaching positions or reducing or eliminating kindergarten. “The most popular point of view among this focus group was to maintain the standards that we’ve come to achieve in this district. We were asked what level of levy increase would it take to maintain those standards – we figured it would be somewhere in the

4% range. There was very strong support amongst this group to do that if we need to maintain the standards we’ve come to achieve,” said Friedrich. “We had some new residents note that it was these standards that drew them to this district and they certainly want to see them maintained.” The Elementary/Intermediate School group wants to explore increasing the class minimum in the middle school/high school and consider eliminating or consolidating administrator positions. They wanted to see if it was possible to have all administrators assume K-12 responsibility. Additionally, a map of administrators and each of their functions was requested. “I brought up the point that we have gone through quite a consolidation of duties in terms of our administrators within the district currently with many of them performing three or four activities. Never the less, the community still feels we need to look at whether or not there are teaching responsibilities that can be

School Board President Jack Dolce converses with Superintendent of Schools Dr. Anna Hunderfund. taken on by some or all of those administrators,” said Friedrich. The group asked to consider reducing or adjusting the busing. In fact they want to assemble a student focus group to find out how and when they are using busing and how they think the district can better streamline busing for cost savings. In terms of increasing revenue the group wanted to look into non-athletic boosters and possibly charging more for the summer recreation program.

Quick show of hands Dolce noted that the Board will study and review all the suggestions and collected information. But before they closed the meeting Dolce asked the crowd to raise their hands if anyone would vote ‘no’ for any budget – no one raised

their hand. He then asked who felt the 2% tax cap is enough of a budget increase – one person raised their hand. Finally, Dolce asked how many people would vote for piercing the cap at a 4% (maybe less) budget increase in order to keep all resources in place – everybody raised their hand accept one person. “Any final decision we make will be based on the information that you give us. We are trying to get a sense of what the value structure of the community is. Not just the cost savings but what resources you want,” said Dolce. “We as a community have to take care of Locust Valley and we will do our best.” The next meetings will be held on March 7th and April 3rd at 8 PM in the Locust Valley High School/Middle School Mini-Theater.

on people,” she stated. “Marie loved doing crazy things with her nieces and nephews. She once took some of them out one day and bought them a dog without telling their parents.” The Colvin family has not decided on how they are going to memorialize her. Currently, they are waiting to find out if her body can be retrieved. “We are not even going to think about it until we see what happens,” said Rosemarie. “Syria won’t even acknowledge that it happened.” In 2010, Colvin delivered a speech at St. Bride’s Church on Fleet Street in London in memory of 49 journalists that had been killed while on assignment. In her comments she frankly spoke about the risks involved in her line of work. “Our mission is to report these horrors of war with accuracy and without prejudice. We always have to ask ourselves whether the level of risk is worth the story. What is bravery, and what is bravado?” said Colvin. “Journalists covering combat shoulder great responsibilities and face difficult choices. Sometimes they pay the ultimate price.”

Pig ‘N Whistle building gets torn down (Continued from page 1) resident Bayville, said he been complaining about the condition of the property for 10 years and he’s not optimistic about its future. “Bayville is a tough place to get renters. You can only have so many tax accountants or delis in town,” he said. “There’s only a three or four month season here for businesses. Rentals in Bayville have always run into a problem.” Bayville Mayor Doug Watson and Trustee Al Staab put pressure on the Mohrings to take the building down and clean up the property. “This has been in the works for some time. It’s been way too long and it seemed like nothing was going to be done with it,” said Mayor Watson. “We wanted them to clean up the site and make it look better. Having the building down and cleaning up the area is going to go a long way for the community. We are starting to get somewhere.” There will be a five-car garage in the back allowing each apartment to have its own garage. The fifth one will be for the maintenance of the property. All the plans have been reviewed and approved by the Village Board. “If the building is down - that’s step one. If they fill in the basement - that’s step two. If they start building that’s step three,” said Mayor Watson. “It should be a nice addition to the community.”

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SPORTS Mangano honors NY Giants Super Bowl champion Justin Tuck Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano recently had the distinguished opportunity to honor Super Bowl Champion New York Giant Defensive End and Defensive Captain Justin Tuck with an official Key to Nassau County for his efforts in promoting children’s literacy through his foundation, Tuck’s R.U.S.H. for Literacy. Mangano joined with Umberto’s of New Hyde Park in presenting Tuck with their $10,000 donation to R.U.S.H for Literacy. “On behalf of all residents, I am honored to present Justin with an official key to Nassau County and thank him for not only his efforts on the football field, but for all his work in encouraging children to stay in school and embrace literacy,” said the County Executive. Mangano thanked Tuck and the New York Giants organization for all of their hard work and highlighted the economic impact the Giants’ Super Bowl XLVI win had on the local economy. According to CNBC analysts, each person spent a net average of nearly $60 on the Super Bowl this year. “The Super Bowl is big

(From left) County Executive Ed Mangano with NY Giant Justin Tuck. business, even if it’s not being played in the tri-state area. The Giants’ victory is as good as it gets from a retail merchandise and restaurant perspective. Fans bought everything from food and beverages to new televisions, furniture, team paraphernalia and decorations, so it was a good shot in the arm for our economy,” added Mangano. Tuck’s R.U.S.H. for Literacy was founded in 2008 by Lauran & Justin Tuck and works to raise funds to donate books and other reading materials to support children in New York, New Jersey, and Central Alabama communities.

OUT IN RIGHT FIELD By Jeff Davis

Lacrosse, scholarships and parents If winter is here can lacrosse be far behind? Of all the major sports, of all the sports that receive scholarships from colleges and universities, none receives more attention here on Long Island than lacrosse. Lacrosse is the major sport of Long Island. Most college teams recruit and have a Long Island player on the squad. Some of the best male and female players in the sport are from the Island. So many parents believe that their child will have their education paid for by a lacrosse scholarship from a college. Unfortunately it is only a remote hope at best. There is a cold reality when it comes to getting lacrosse scholarships that makes it so difficult. What further feeds parents’ desire to see their child get the scholarship is the other cold fact, and that is that colleges don’t know or care about the recession. They may teach about it, they may even give lip service to it, but tuition and costs increase two or three times the rate of inflation each year. This means that college costs to a family can be so high as to make it prohibitive. For many colleges the costs often exceed $60,000 per year. If you have more than one child the costs are just further exacerbated. Parents begin worrying about paying for college the day their baby is born. In the world of sports scholarships lacrosse is a best a slim prospect even for some very gifted players. Here are some basic facts. There are 60 men’s Division I lacrosse programs. There are 84 women’s Division I lacrosse programs. There are approximately 2,500 students playing lacrosse at Division I schools. Presently it is estimated that there are 560,000 high school athletes playing lacrosse. That alone doesn’t make for good odds. The NCAA also restricts the amount of scholarships that a Division I team may give. For men’s Division I teams they may have no more than 12.6 scholarships and for women’s teams no more than 12 scholarships. Colleges and Universities in an effort to attract more players often give no more than 4 full scholarships to very key players and then divide the remaining scholarships into half scholarships or quarter scholarships. Division II teams have fewer scholarships available and there are much fewer teams. Division III does not offer scholarships. Parents shouldn’t think my child is the one who will get the money. If this happens great, but it is far from a sure thing and putting pressure of a young player to get that scholarship isn’t a good idea. Yet playing lacrosse or any sport does have an impact on entrance to colleges or universities. Colleges are looking for well rounded students. At Division III colleges playing lacrosse or any other sport well can help in getting the funds that these colleges have to help defray the costs of attendance. It won’t pay the entire cost of college, but the grant in aid does make the eventual loan that a student may have when graduating just a bit lower. Playing the sport at the college level and extending the time you have to play organized lacrosse is its own reward. For the parents who will be spending so much to get your child on the right traveling team, at the right camp, seen by the coaches, don’t believe a scholarship is at the end of the rainbow. Do believe that the more your child plays the game that so many love; the money is never wasted. Do know that having that box filled on the application saying you play a sport, that you are from Long Island and may play it better than most, may help get into that college and may even help with a grant in aid. It’s about playing the game and loving it. If extras come, so be it, but don’t expect them. Comments? Email: jld11709@gmail.com

Oyster Bay’s Ryan Tveter gets behind the wheel Oyster Bay resident Ryan Tveter, who will advance to the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear this year, epitomizes the new breed of open-wheel driver that the Mazda Road to Indy program strives to produce. Tveter’s serious, intelligent, well educated, eager to learn, mature beyond his 17 years, accomplished in a wide range of subjects, well traveled, very technically oriented and he wants to be part of the solution to some of the world’s biggest problems. Tveter’s powerful work ethic and talent have earned him not only top-10 finishes in several very highprofile races, but have also won him academic honors as well as a place in one of the country’s top universities. Remi Lanteigne, one of the most successful engineers in the history of junior open-wheel racing, is so impressed with Tveter both on and off the track that he’s agreed to serve as his lead engineer and program manager for the foreseeable future. Executives from several corporations who see Tveter’s long-term potential as a marketing partner are also paying attention, since he’s comfortable in both the cockpit and in the world of business-to-business and consumer marketing. Born in New Canaan, Conn., Tveter hails from both Oyster Bay and Meilen, Switzerland. He’s a senior at an academically renowned boarding school in Wallingford, Conn., called Choate Rosemary Hall, where his focus is on physics, environmental science and jazz trombone. His current classes include physics, calculus, environmental science, French and comparative literature. Yes, he speaks

Open-wheel driver Ryan Tveter of Oyster Bay French. He’s also doing a capstone project, which is similar to a master’s thesis for undergraduates, entitled “Physics and Sustainability in Motorsport” – something that took him to Birmingham, England where he participated in the MIA’s Low Carbon Racing Conference and the Autosport International Show last month. In addition to racing Tveter supervises and mentors younger boarding students at school, he’s the goalie on the junior varsity hockey team, he used to be on the varsity rowing team, and he’s played trombone since the age of 8. Tveter’s already been admitted to the engineering program at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., where he’ll start classes in August. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Lehigh in the top tier of national research universities each year. Tveter has been a master diver and rescue diver since the age of 14, with numerous specialties in marine conservation. He’s explored the state of coral reefs by diving at The Great Barrier Reef, East Africa, South Africa, Belize, Mexico and the Caribbean. He visited Antarctica on a marine research trip. He’s lived in the United

States, Austria, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, and he’s visited over 50 countries. In addition to excelling at racing and his education, Tveter wants to harness race fans’ passion for the sport to help solve our planet’s environmental problems. He’s the founder of a website, www.SustainableSpeed. org, which he is developing to educate race fans about sustainability in motorsports. Its volunteer advisory board consists of sustainability and climate change experts, educators and businesspeople. Tveter made his debut on the racing scene last year, competing in two Formula Tour 1600 events and two USF2000 races. He had a tenth-place finish in a field of 44 cars at the Montreal Grand Prix in June, following that up with an 11thplace finish at the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres in August. Making the jump into the USF2000 Series, Tveter finished tenth in Race 1 and eighth in Race 2 at the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix. It was all excellent experience, especially since he’ll revisit two of those three venues (Trois-Rivieres and Baltimore) this year in Star Mazda.

Tveter plans to compete in seven of the 10 Star Mazda events scheduled for 2012 as a member of Team GDT, which is based in Dallas. His car number will be 33. He’ll compete in the season opener March 24-25 at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in Florida with the IZOD IndyCar Series, but then he’ll miss the races at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala.; Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis and the June 22-24 date whose location is yet to be announced due to conflicts with his school schedule. He’ll rejoin the circuit July 7-8 at the Grand Prix of Toronto and compete fulltime from that point. After Toronto comes the Grand Prix of Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) July 21-22; the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivieres (Quebec, Canada) Aug. 3-5; the Grand Prix of Baltimore Sept. 1-2; Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (Sonoma, Calif.) Sept. 8-9 and the season finale at the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta (Braselton, Ga.) Oct. 17-20. Tveter isn’t slated to participate in the series’ open test at Barber Motorsports Park on March 19-20, but he did do a two-day test recently at Eagles Canyon Raceway in Decatur, Texas. Lanteigne said that Tveter set extremely competitive times at that test despite cold tire temperatures due to the seasonable weather. “We were smiling ear to ear after that test,” said Lanteigne, who has worked with drivers like Helio Castroneves, Jacques Villeneuve Sr., Katherine Legge, Alex Barron and Alex Rossi, among a host of others, in the last 20 years. “Ryan is very technically oriented, hardworking and eager to learn. He’s very smart, and I’m anxious to see how far we can go.”

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Local kids advance to K of C Free Throw Championship’s third round By David J. Criblez dcriblez@oysterbayguardian.com

The Knights of Columbus - Fr. Thomas Connelly Council #5314 had a lot to celebrate on Saturday, February 18th when four out of their seven contestants advanced to the County round of the Knights of Columbus’ Free Throw Championship. The District round was held at Our Lady of Mercy gym in Hicksville and each contestant got 25 shots. The big winner of the day was a 10 year-old girl - Kaitlyn Maleady of Glen Cove who cranked out a whopping 18 out of 25 baskets. The funny thing is Kaitlyn’s the smallest of everyone standing at 4 feet 6 inches and weighing 68 lbs yet she had the best score of the day. Kaitlyn practices with her brother at home and her dad takes her to the YMCA. She also plays on the St. Hyacinth Storm and at the Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club in Locust Valley. The 12 year-old boy winner was Kaitlyn’s brother Sean Maleady of Glen Cove who knocked out 15 of 25. “I felt pretty good, maybe a bit nervous. I did what I expected,” he said. When asked if he felt bad that his little sister outscored him, Sean stated, “I have to beat her by three in the next round to round it out.” “Kaitlyn has a lot of determination and she performs well under pressure,” said her dad Tom Maleady, who was proud of his kids. “They both love basketball and have had good coaches over the years. They’ve been practicing over the last

Ten year-old girl winner Kaitlyn Maleady of Glen Cove scored 18 baskets out of 25. couple of weeks. A lot of it is focus.” The 11 year-old boy winner was Seamus Sullivan of Bayville, who was able to sink 14 out of 25. Although he was a bit nervous, all the practice in his driveway paid off. The 14 year-old girl winner was Samantha Peguillan of Bayville, who replaced Lauren Sabatino of Bayville who couldn’t make it so she filled in. She scored 9 out of 25. Even though he only scored 3 out of 25, Matt Palczewski of Oyster Bay (different district) was the 14 yearold boy winner advancing to the next round. Runners-up included thirteen year-old Dayna Morfis of Bayville (5 of 25) and twelve year-old Emma Ruhl of Locust Valley (12 of 25). “I’m very proud of our

Photos by David J. Criblez

(From left) Seamus Sullivan of Bayville, Matt Palczewski of Oyster Bay, Sean Maleady of Glen Cove, Steve Peguillan of the Fr. Thomas Connelly Council #5314, Samantha Peguillan of Bayville and Kaitlyn Maleady of Glen Cove. winners. This is the most we’ve ever sent to the third round ever. Four out of seven isn’t bad plus two runners-up who might be able to advance,” said Steve Peguillan of the Fr. Thomas Connelly Council #5314. “We had more kids participating this year because we really got the word out about the contest. I’ve been sending out emails telling

Eleven year-old boy winner Seamus Sullivan of Bayville sank 14 out of 25 free throws.

Twelve year-old boy winner Sean Maleady of Glen Cove scored 15 of 25 free throws.

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Horse & carriage rides through Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay were offered at the annual Mardi Gras Gala on Sunday, February 19th.

Children made their own animal masks choosing between a deer, owl, fox or raccoon.

Mardi Gras comes alive at Planting Fields

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Five year-old Ella Lingen of East Norwich bounces in the Star-Walk.

(From left) Isabella Longobucco, 3, of Glen Cove, Emma Mandato, 6, of Bayville, Antonio, 6 months, and Gianna Longobucco, 5, of Glen Cove show off their Mardi Gras beads.

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