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Woodward students cook up fun in class niques and skills they can use both in the kitchen and in their everyday lives. For students at Woodward The class also featured a Children’s Center, a private spe- demonstration of Chef Master cial education school for stu- cookware. Attending the event dents with emotional and social were representatives from Mr. challenges serving students of Bar-B-Q, the company associatall ages through 21 located at ed with Chef Master, including 201 West Merrick Road in Free- Joanne Rudis, senior director por t, cooking is of product developmuch more than ment. what ends up on the Gre g Ingino, plate, displaying Woodward’s executheir culinary tive director, said skills in a hands-on the hands-on comdemonstration in ponent of cooking the kitchen on July makes it valuable 30. for his students. About eight high “For the kids, s c h o o l s t u d e n t s GREG INGINo a ny t h i n g t a c t i l e took par t in the Executive director, they love doing,” cooking class, pre- Woodward Children’s Ingino said. “It’s paring smash burgvery calming. They Center ers and chocolate are also learning a chip cookies as part trade, and we all of a cooking class designed to know everyone needs to eat.” teach essential cooking techIngino added that vocational niques and introduce them to opportunities such as the culipotential careers in the field of nary program can help stuhospitality. dents develop skills that could The class was held in Wood- eventually lead to jobs in the ward’s kitchen and led by chef future. i n s t r u c t o r R i c h a r d Ve n “The restaurant business is ticinque, who has taught at an open field, and a lot of our Woodward for the past two students are going on a vocayears. He works with the stu- tional track,” Ingino said. “If dents twice a week, instructing they could get a job in a restauthem in basic cooking techContinued on page 11
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Vildan Manzo came away with multiple medals alongside fellow Freeport resident anthony Vecchione.
50 years of local canoe race 18 teams celebrate their podium finishes in Freeport By ANDREW FRANCIS afrancis@liherald.com
Freeport celebrated the 50th year of its Great Canoe Race at Cow Meadow Park last weekend, drawing residents from all over to take part in the festivities. There were six heats of paddling on the water, with more than 100 people either competing or spectating. Last Sunday’s event was held on Aug. 2, and was led by Village Court Associate Justice Susan Lyons, who has been a canoe racer or organizer for decades. Before the races began, Lyons emphasized the tradi-
tion’s significance. “It’s important to me,” she said, “because I want to see the village get together and incorporate all villagers into community events.” More than 70 two- or three-member teams competed in the surrounding South Shore waters, and 18 celebrated finishing in the top three in their heat. One special race in addition to the heats was a race pitting the Fire Department against the Police Department. Those who preferred to stay on dry land enjoyed food, a dunk tank with village dignitaries and a DJ. In the first heat, Joe and Adam Riverzo Continued on page 3