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Vol. 69 No. 42
october 14 - 20, 2021
Officials break ground on vets memorial by Mallory WilSoN mwilson@liherald.com
Karen Millindorf/Herald
reaching new heights Seaford High School cheerleaders were all about Viking pride during a performance at the Seaford High School Homecoming game last Saturday. Seaford defeated W. Tresper Clarke High School, 43-14. More photos, Page 3.
It’s important to honor those who served our country, Seaford American Legion Post 1132 commander Bill Hoehn said. It can motivate and inspire living veterans, he said. “These people followed orders and went to war to protect our country,” Hoehn said. “They should absolutely be honored.” And they will be: Those who served in the Iraq War and in Afghanistan will be honored with a new memorial that was announced at Eisenhower Park last week. On Oct. 7, the 20th anniversary of the deployment of troops
to Afghanistan, Nassau County officials broke ground on the memorial. It is expected to be unveiled sometime next year. The monument, in the park’s Veterans Memorial Park, will be the first of its kind on Long Island and one of the first in New York state dedicated to the Iraq War. It will join memorials honoring the branches of the armed forces and veterans who served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The concept for the memorial is credited to Acting Nassau County Attorney John Chiara, who served in Afghanistan and is still active in the Ar my Reserves. The memorial’s conContinued on page 9
70 for the 70th: Lions Club aims to increase membership by Kate NalePiNSKi knalepinski@liherald.com
Fifty years ago, then 37-yearold Jim Stone was working for the New York Telephone Company when a colleague recommended that he join the Seaford Lions Club — a casual, then all-male group of residents and business owners interested in giving back to the community. Stone, a Massapequa resident who attends Seaford Methodist Church, said he decided to give the Lions a try — and the decision changed his life. After being interviewed by three Lions who told him about the club, Stone, the founder of
All Weather Temperature Control, a family business in Copiague, went on to devote his life to the organization, moving up from secretary to treasurer to president. The 87-year-old recently celebrated his 50th anniversary with the club. Although it has changed a great deal over the years, Stone said, the Lions Club is still going strong — and will celebrate its 70th anniversary next year. It is one of 34 clubs in Lions Club International’s District 20-K2, which services Nassau County and Bermuda. “We were charged by Helen Keller in the 1920s to be the knights of the blind,” current
President George Brennan explained. “A lot of our core mission deals with eliminating blindness around the world, improving sight and vision impairment.” The organization offers vision testing for youth and works to prevent river blindness, caused by water contaminated with water-borne bacteria. It also focuses on diabetes and children’s poverty, Brennan said, as well as promoting literacy, preserving the environment and helping out during natural disasters. To celebrate the club’s 70th anniversary, it is working to recruit a total of 70 members. It
now has about 55. “It’s a play on numbers, but we believe that the club is good, and we reach into the community on so many levels,” Brennan said. “By expanding the amount of members, we will expand our reach into the community and we will serve the community that much better. “We have a bunch of people
who have been threatening to come to a meeting to join,” he joked, “but sometimes you have to nudge them a bit. But once they come, they stick with us.” A common misconception is that the club is intended for older residents, but those of all ages who live, work or own a business in Seaford are welcome. The Continued on page 4