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HERALD Walking through local history
Brightening up the library
A celebration of diverse cultures
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Vol. 71 No. 35
AUGUST 24 - 30, 2023
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News anchor dishes on T.R.’s first marriage Calvi’s historical novel tells the romantic story of the 26th president and his first wife, Visitors to the Seaford Pub- Alice Hathaway Roosevelt. The lic Library received a special book took two and a half years treat on Aug. 14 when they lis- of research, which led Calvi to tened to news anchor Mary discover documents about President Roosevelt’s life that few Calvi discuss her new book. Seaford residents packed knew existed. “It was really into the library to quite incredible to hear the romantic be able to see the tale of President documents of the T h e o d o r e Ro o s original love letters evelt’s first marwritten by a young riage, as told by Teddy Roosevelt at Calvi. 19 and 20 years old, Calvi, CBS2 and his first love, news and “Inside Alice,” Calvi told Edition” weekend the audience. co-anchor, joined According to library patrons to FRANk MckENNA Calvi, the letters discuss her book, director, she used for her “If a Poem Could Seaford Public Library r e s e a r c h w e r e Live and Breathe.” believed to have Frank McKenna, b e e n d e s t r o ye d . the director of the library, said he and his staff were honored Alice Roosevelt died of Bright’s disease in 1884, just two days to have Calvi speak there. “It’s a capstone to all of our after giving birth to the couevents during the summer,” ple’s daughter, Alice Lee Roosevelt. Grieving the loss of his McKenna said. The library hosts a variety wife, Roosevelt was said to have of programs year-round. It destroyed letters and pictures recently wrapped up its sum- of her. But after reading Roosevelt’s mer reading club, and was one of 58 libraries that participated diaries and seeing how much in the recently concluded Nas- he adored Alice, Calvi said she sau Library Tour. ConTInueD on pAGe 18
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Town Councilman Christopher Carini, state Sen. Steve Rhoads, and Seaford Lions Club president George Brennan honor Douglas Alexander — past president of Lions Clubs International — with a proclamation, thanking him for his service.
Lions Club wins fundraising raffle, gets visit from president By CHARlES SHAW cshaw@liherald.com
The Seaford Lions Club won a raffle — and the prize was to spend a lunch day with Douglas Alexander, the past international president of Lions Clubs International, on Aug. 15. Alexander appeared at the Seaford Lions Club’s summer social event, spending time with Seaford members as winners of the club raffle. The Seaford members welcomed Alexander with open arms and some summer grilling, and the past international president was even honored by state Sen. Steve Rhoads, who presented Alexander with a proclamation
from the State Senate, thanking him for his service to communities around the world. “His legend certainly precedes him,” Rhoads said of Alexander. “He does so much good for our community, and it’s special to have the opportunity to honor him, because here’s someone who’s traveling the world and spreading the work that the Lions do.” Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization with around 1.4 million members and more than 40,000 clubs throughout the world. Alexander said he has traveled to Korea, Thailand, Australia, Taiwan, and many other regions of the world to spread his work, but his introduction to ConTInueD on pAGe 6
t’s a capstone to all of our events during the summer.