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Vol. 3 No.2
May, 1989
A Fishers Island Civic Association Publication
New School Superintendent Chosen
The chief administrator of a rural
Nonh Dakota school district has been named
superintendent of the Fishers Island School.
Kenneth Lanier, 44, was chosen in
March by the F.I. School Board over more
than 50 candidates for the position. Mr.
Lanier was signed to a three-year contract
with a staning salary of $55,000. He
succeeds Dr. Tom Roy who is resigning
effective July I after serving three years as
school superintendent on Fishers Island.
Mr. Lanier has been school superin-
tendent at the Midway Public School Dis-
trict in nonheastem Nonh Dakota for the
past three years. Mr. Lanier has served in
various school systems in Nonh Dakota
for more than 15 years and has been a
school superintendent for the past 12 years.
Born in Milford. Ct., Mr. Lanier is a
graduate of Southern Connecticut State
University and has a masters degree in
guidance from the University of Bridge-
pon.
Mr. Lanier will move to Fishers Is-
land in June and commence his duties offi-
cially on July I, although he has already
been getting involved in Island school ac-
tivities from his home in Forest River. N.D.
"I am very surprised and happy to
be selected," Mr. Lanier said in a tele-
phone interview from Forest River. "The
position is very appealing."
Mr. Lanier said he wanted to return
to the New England area because of greater
educational opportunities here.
"Nonh Dakota has been in a reces-
sion for the last eight years because of the
poor farm economy," he said. "It has
been difficult on schools. We have had to
cut back because there have been fewer
and fewer funds. However, the New Eng-
land area still shows lots of suppon for
education. "
Fishers [sland's location is actually
Lyme Disease Afflicts Island Pets
The first cases of Lyme disease
were reponed on Fishers [sland when an
Island dog and cat were diagnosed with the
disease this spring.
Larry Horn noticed that his six-
year-old Chesapeake retriever Teal seemed
lethargic and sore in the hip area. When
Teal was taken over to a Waterford veteri-
narian for an examination in March, the
diagnosis was Lyme disease.
Mr. Horn said that Teal was treated
with antibiotics and appears to have recov-
ered completely. He believes the tick bite
which caused the disease must have oc-
curred on Fishers Island because the last
time Teal was off-Island was in the fall for
just a few days.
A few weeks later, school teacher
Dave Denison took his cat Stranger to the
vet because the pet had been limping and
had lost its appetite. The diagnosis again
was Lyme disease. After being treated
Kennt'fh Lanier
an inducement for Mr. Lanier.
"I wanted to maintain a rural situ-
ation. I did not want an urban or suburban
position. and I've turned some of those
down. But the position on Fishers Island
struck me."
Mr. Lanier first learned of the open-
ing on Fishers Island last fall when he saw
an ad in a national education publication.
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with antibiotics, Stranger's limp has dis-
appeared although his appetite is still not
strong, Mr. Denison said three days fol-
lowing the diagnosis.
Dr. Stephen Lynn, the physician in
charge at the Fishers Island doctor's of-
fice, said the presence of Lyme disease on
Fishers Island was almost inevitable.
"This should not be shocking," he
said. "It was to be expected. It (Lyme
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2 Fishers Island Gaune
Islander Disrobed by
Angry Owl While
Skiing in Alaska
(The following story was re-printed
from thefront page of the January 26 issue
oftheAnehorageDai/yNews. BrueeTalbot
grew up on Fishers Is/and.)
A great horned owl took Bruce
Talbot's hat and gloves Monday night.
Talbot was wearing them at the time. Then
the 4-pound raptor took Talbot's coat, vest
and turtleneck, leaving the I 55-pound skier
naked from the waist up in freezing tem-
peratures on Kincaid Park's Lighted Loop.
A group of skiers helped Talbot escape
with his pants, boots and skis.
The owl was unhurt.
According to Talbot, he was skiing
along the trail when bad things began to
happen.
"I was going down a long hill and I
felt this thing hit me on the back of the
head. I thought it was another skier play-
ing a joke. As I looked behind, I saw these
rather large wings," he said.
Talbol said he was wearing a gray
pile hat that might have appeared to be a
rabbit to the owl.
"It gol off and flew up in a tree and
as I was going down the trail a little fur-
ther, I felt Ihis tightening around my head
and felt talons tightening around my scalp.
I reached up and grabbed the legs of the
bird and found that I was holding a full-
grown great homed owl.
"And so, being a bit chagrined over
this whole incident, I started to get my hat
out of its talons. But in trying to get this hat
away from the owl, it ended up imbedding
its talons in my glove and grabbed my
other glove with its beak.
"At that point, I decided that I just
wanted to get away from this thing and that
I no longer cared about my hat or my
glove," Talbot said.
About then, four other skiers showed
up and tried to help him detach the owl
from his hat and glove, said Talbot.
One of the skiers was Dick Mize, an
administrator with the Anchorage School
District. Mize said that he had never seen
an owl attack anybody before. "The dam
thing wouldn't let go," said Mize_
Another skier said he'd heard that
falconers put caps over falcons and pro-
Bruce and Jennifer Talbot in Alaska.
ceeded to do just that. The owl relaxed a
bit and Talbot got his hand out of the
glove.
"We eventually pried the owl's tal-
ons from my fingers and left the owl by the
side of the trail pecking madly at the new
found prey," Talbot said.
"But being a skier unwillingly to
give up a $40 pair of gloves, we attempted
to move the owl away by wiggling a ski
pole in the snow, at which point it jumped
off the glove and onto the ski pole handle.
"Then the problem became, I now
found, the owl had firmly gripped on a pair
of $150 ski poles.
"At that point, we decided to get
another ski pole and lure it away with the
plastic basket end of the pole, We decided
that if it jumped at the other ski pole, we
would grab the equipment and run down
the trail and escape this rather determined
night prowler.
"It jumped to the second pole and
we pulled away from it with the hat and
glove and all five of us started down the
trail. About 40 feet down the trail, I felt the
not-sa-unfamiliar talons imbedded in my
back and I fell face first in the snowbank
and started calling for the others for help."
Mize said he turned to see Talbot
and, "Lo and behold, the owl attached
himself to Bruce's back."
Because the owl had firmly grahbed
onto the jacket, the five skiers decided that
Ihey would have no other choice but to
remove the jacket, leave it with the owl
"and escape with our lives:'
"We took the jacket off, and all this
I-Bruce TalOOlaiid'm~f;;"'Je'hnttei
~ave been living for the last five years id
An,. chorage where Bruce is a land use PI~J
~er with the Alaska Departntent of Nato, "I
Resources, Prior to this job, Bruce was a
park ranger in the Denali National Par~
lmd Preserve, a vast region in central Alas1
'rhiCh includes Mt. McKinley.
Bruce and his wife are enthusiasti,
fToss-country skiers and long distarn;1
runners. Both of them have competed 111
Ihe grueling 210-mile lditiski cross-counl
~ ski race in Alaska. Bruce's best time iq
ihe event is 37 bours! Both Bruce and
lennifer competed this last year in thi
national cross-country ski chamPiOnShiPj
In Telemark, Wisconsin.
I Bruce has become .omewhat of a
celebrity because of his run-in with th~
pwl. The Associated Press pick:<i uP. thi
story and excerpts were pnnted In vanous
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newspapers throughout the country, Iq
~ddition, Bruce has been interviewed by d
I . dradi'
number of outdoors magazlOes, an II
Itations a' well asloca1 television.,~
I Bruce usually returns to New Eng
land and to Fishe... Island once a year,
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time the owl is hanging on, and in the
process of removing the jacket, we found
that its talons were in my vest, which we
also had to remove," Talbot said.
"Only to find that its talons were in
my turtleneck and because it was 5 below
outside, we decided to tear a part of the
turtleneck off, but couldn't. I said 'Oh,
heck with it, let him have the turtleneck,
too,'
"So, I'm down to nothing up to my
waist, it's cold and it's two miles to the
Kincaid recreation center and the owl has
now found an even larger prey and he's
gaily tearing at my wardrobe.
"I was able to put together some
extra gloves and was able to get extra
clothing from the other skiers, and skied
back to the center."
Talbot said the five skied back to the
attack site an hour later to retrieve his
clothes. This time. they were "madly
waving the poles over our heads." When
they got there, the owl was gone and they
found Talbot's clothes with "a lot of little
holes in them,"
"This is definitely something to write
home about," Talbot said of the altack.
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Fishers lslflnd Gault' 3
Commissioners Now Looking At Composting
The already complicated search for
an answer to the Island's garbage quan-
I dary took a sharp and dramatic turn Ihis
spring when a study was commenced to
look into composting the Island's refuse.
The Southold Town Board in March
approved a $12,000 grant to pay E&A
Consultants of Stoughton, Mass.. to study
the feasibility of a composting and recy-
cling system on Fishers Island. The study
is expected to be completed by the end of
May.
The Island garbage commissioners
have in the past advocated constructing an
incinerator, a move that has been opposed
by the F.1. Conservancy which has recom-
mended shipping the Island's garbage to
the Southold landfill on Long Island.
The composting plan represents yet
another possible replacement to the Island
landfill, which the slate Department of
Environmental Conservation has ordered
closed by the end of 1990.
Garbage Commissioner Raymond
Doyen said he was impressed by a presen-
tation given by E&A Consultants to the
commissioners this winter.
"Nowhere had we been aware of
this type of system before," Mr. Doyen
said. "We were impressed. Instead of putting
it (refuse) up in smoke or in the ground, we
Dr. Eliot Epstein
would produce something we could selL"
Although the garbage commission
is still applying for a permit to build an
incinerator, composting is a new option
which is wonh investigating. Mr. Doyen
said.
Fishers Island Conservancy Presi-
dent John Thatcher said he supports the
composting study but with strong reserva-
tions.
"I'm delighted the study is being
done," he said. "But I am leery of the cost
of such a composting system.
"I think it will cost too much.
However. if someone can show me how
Applicants Selected For Walsh Park
The Walsh Park Benevolent Corpo-
ration has approved eight applicants for
affordable homes on Fishers Island. Eleven
applications were submitted for housing,
and three of the applicants were tabled for
future consideration, said Walsh Park
President Frank Burr.
The names of the successful appli-
canIs will be released once formal papers
for purchasing the homes are completed,
said Mr. Burr.
The Walsh Park board of directors
will review applications periodically from
Island and mainland residents who plan to
move to Fishers Island to fill the additional
four lots, said Mr. Burr.
Walsh Park officials said construc-
tion of the houses is expected to com-
mence either this fall or next spring. The
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this (composting) can be done cost effec-
tively, it might be a possiblity."
Although selection of a garbage dis-
posal system rests with the garbage com-
missioners, the F.1. Conservancy has been
vocal in its evaluation of the different
disposal alternatives.
E&A Consultants specializes in
composting facilities and has been advis-
ing the Town of Southold for several years
on the selection of a composting system
for the town. The town is currently in the
process of awarding a contract to build a
composting plant.
Dr. Eliot Epstein, presidenl of E&A
Consultants, said his study will produce
figures on the cost and the environmental
impact of a composting facility on the
Island. He said a specific price for such a
system would not be available until after
the study is completed, but he believes it
would be less expensive than either build-
ing an incinerator or shipping refuse 10 the
Southold landfill.
The composting system would rely
heavily on recycling and would still re-
quire the use of a landfill, he said.
Glass, paper, and cans would be
separated for recycling either in the home
or at the composting cenler, Dr. Epstein
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Fronk Burr. President of the Walsh Park Corporation. addresses the Southold Planning Board durinR the
October preliminary public hearing on the proposed Walsh Park Project, (Photocrtdit: Did: Edv.'ards)
Fishers IslDnd Gautte 5
George Horning Wins School Board Seat
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George Homing won a seat on the
Fishers Island School Board by defeating
Mary Walter in the May 9 school election.
The vote was 33 to 23 in favor of Mr.
Homing.
Mr. Homing, whose three-year term
will begin in July, will be replacing Cath-
erine Jenssen who is stepping down after
serving for 12 years on the school board,
Mr. Homing, 38, has been employed
for the last nine years by the Island tele-
phone company. Mr. Homing, who attended
Syracuse University, has a daughter in the
school system.
As a graduate of the Fishers Island
School, Mr. Homing has followed school
issues for a number of years. "Now that I
am a parent it has become a bit more
personal. Because of our daughter's need
for special education, my wife, Gail, and I
had to monitor that phase of the school
program very carefully," he said.
Mr. Homing voiced great concern
about the future of the school. "I see the
future of the Fishers Island winter commu-
nity tied very closely with the future of the
school. It goes hand in hand," Mr. Hom-
ing said. He is also concerned with costs
"but I see the tax base growing 5% per
year, which helps", continues George.
During the campaign, Mr. Homing
said he welcomed the fact that there were
two candidates competing for one board
seat. Most years, candidates run unop-
posed.
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No Water Use Restrictions
Expected
Although a lack of precipitation this
winter has caused concern in many com-
munities in the Northeast. Fishers Island
Water Works officials say the water sup-
ply is about normal this spring and should
be adequate for the summer demand.
Barlow Pond, the Island's main source
of water, is at a normal level for the spring,
said Water Warks Superintendent Robert
Wall.
"We have enough here for normal
usage," he said. "We're not talking about
any mandatory conservation measures."
Heavy April rains helped to make up
for a lack of precipitation this winter, Mr.
Wall said.
"I'm glad to see two candidates
running," Mr. Homing said. "I'm glad to
see the interest:'
Mrs. Walter, 32, is a native of Ne-
braska and moved to Fishers Island in the
mid-70's. She had attended Kearney State
College in Nebraska. A mother of two
children, Mrs. Walter is the bookkeeper
for the Hay Harbor Club and was the
bookkeeper for several years at the Fishers
Island Utility Co.
Mrs. Walter said she ran for the
school board because of her concern over
education.
"I have always been interested in
the school and the education it provides,
and now having two young children I feel
it is a good start," Mrs. Walter said prior
to the election. "I also feel there should be
more emphasis put on the three R's. I like
good sound basics."
Mrs. Walter also expressed her sup-
port for the magnet school program in
which a number of students commute from
the mainland to school on Fishers Island.
"I would like to see a little tighter
rein so the program does not eventually
cost the Fishers Island taxpayer any more
dollars," she said prior to the election,
Mrs. Jenssen in stepping down said.
"I think it is time for me to leave and have
some of the younger people be on the
board."
She was school board president for
six years in the mid.80's. She said she
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George Horning
Mary Walter
hopes one of her legacies is beller commu-
nication.
"One of the things I tried to accom-
plish was to have the staff, administration
and board work together," she said. "It
was a great feeling of satisfaction being
able to provide for the education of the
kids."
Oops! A truck loaded with lumber broke the scales at the ferry district in April. (Photo credit: Charlie Morgan)
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Superintendent
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After being selected one of the five final-
ists for the position, Mr. Lanier traveled to
Fishers Island for two days in February to
be interviewed by the school board.
"I was amazed at what was avail-
able at the school and the amount of re-
sources," he said. "That appealed to
me."
Mr. Lanier said he was impressed by
the faculty, the low student-teacher ratio,
and the facilities at the school. Nonethe-
less, he said the small size of the school
also poses some of its biggest problems
including lack of competition for students.
In addition to being school superin-
tendent, Mr, Lanier will also be the guid-
ance counselor at the school.
School Board President Greg Thi-
bodeau said he was "very pleased with the
selection of Mr. Lanier."
"He has lots of experience in ad-
ministration and guidance," Mr. Thibodeau
said. "He also has a good track record in
following through on ideas,"
"Being a superintendent on the Is-
land is a hard position," Mr. Thibodeau
said. "You have to wear many hats. Ken
comes from a small district and he did a lot
with a small amount of money."
Mr. Lanier and his wife Eileen have
five children, three of whom will be en-
rolled at the Fishers Island elementary
school. Their two older children are in
college.
His current school district in North
Dakota has 350 students and covers 3 I 0
square miles. His current home town of
Forest River has only 165 residents and is
"35 miles from anywhere" which makes
it more isolated than even Fishers Island.
Prior to his position in the Midway
system, Mr. Lanier was school superinten-
dent for seven years in Gwinner. in south-
eastern North Dakota, and superintendent
for three years in Fingal, also in that sec-
tion of the state.
Prior to this last year, Mr. Lanier had
traveled to Fishers Island once before when
he came ashore briefly on a fishing trip at
the age of II.
Increased Ferry Schedule This Summer
The Fishers Island Ferry District is
adding some new trips to its summer sched-
ule and is also introducing a new get-tough
policy toward parking at the New London
terminal.
Two additional trips on Tuesday and
one additional trip on Thursday have been
scheduled from mid-June until Labor Day.
On Tuesday, the additional ferries leave
New London at 9 am returning at 10 am
and again leaving New London at 2:15 pm
and returning at 3: 15 pm. The two addi-
tional boats will increase the number of
Tuesday round-trips during the summer to
six.
On Thursdays, the addition of the 9
am boat from New London returning at 10
am will also bring the total number of trips
to six on that day. There was already a
2: 15 pm boat in place last year.
The additional boats have been in-
troduced in response to the increased vol-
ume during the summer months and to
accommodate those passengers wishing to
take advantage of the special round-trip
rate originating on Fishers Island, accord-
ing to district manager Phil Knauff.
In addition, the 6 pm boat from New
London returning at 6:45 on Monday through
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Sign of Spring.
Ken Edwardf prunes one of his fm;t trees ;n April.
This spring was especially damp and cool. and
Islanders are looking forward to the warm weather
of summer.
Thursday and Saturday has been moved
back to a 6:30 pm departure from New
London returning at 7:25. This allows
Island residents more flexibility in return-
ing from the mainland, Mr. Knauff said.
The II am boat returning at 12:15
has also been moved back 15 minutes
during the summer months to accommo-
date a New York train which arrives around
II, Mr. Knauff added,
The ferry district is introducing a
new policy where cars parked overnight at
the New London terminal will be towed
unless they have authorization from the
ferry district. This step has been taken
because illegal parking has caused con-
gestion at the terminal site, Mr. Knauff
said. He recommended that persons use
New London municipal parking if they
leave cars overnight on the mainland.
On the Fishers Island side, Mr. Knauff
said there will be additional parking near
the former Coast Guard station. A new
parking lot should be resurfaced there by
June, he added.
In addition, the ticket office will be
moved to the Coast Guard station effective
mid-June, he said.
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Recycling Center to
Open
A recycling center for bottles and
cans will be open from Memorial Day
weekend until the end of September.
The center which will be located at
the fort building near the ferry dock is
being organized by Bill Bloethe of the
Shopping Center and Bob Evans of Island
General.
Mr. Bloethe said that as of late April
the exact hours have not yet been set, but
the center will be open three or four days a
week. Persons will receive five cents for
each bottle and can returned so long as the
container was purchased on the Island,
said Mr. Bloethe. A special bin will also
be available for persons to donate their
cans and bottles with proceeds going to the
Sanger Fund. This bin will allow persons
to return containers even when the center
is not staffed.
Mr. Bloethe said employees are
currently being sought to staff the center.
Fishers Island Gazette 7
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John Clavin Retiring as Phone Company Head
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John Clavin is retiring as president
of the Fishers Island Telephone Company
effective this fall, after almost ten years on
the job.
Mr. Clavin, 62, said he will continue
to live on Fishers Island during his retire-
ment.
Mr. Clavin said he has no specific
plans for retirement beside taking a long
trip to the Pacific Nonhwest with his wife
Peggy, but he said he intends to remain
active on the Island.
Harris Parsons, chairman of the Fish-
ers Island Utility Company, said Mr. Clavin
has done "an excellent job."
"He got us through the divestiture
of AT&T," he said. "It could have been
a disaster. He has been a tremendous help
getting us through a very difficult era."
During Mr. Clavin's tenure, the tele-
phone company underwent a moderniza-
tion program which included expansion of
telephone lines and the creation of micro-
wave transmission off island.
No replacement for Mr. Clavin will
be sought. Instead, telephone employees
Allan Thibodeau and George Homing will
be given expanded duties and new utility
president Tom Doheny will take an in-
creased supervisory role.
Mr. Clavin's career in the telephone
industry has spanned 40 years. He was
hired by AT&T shonly after World War
II, and he soon staned working for New
Y ark Telephone in metropolitan New York.
He eventually was promoted at New York
Telephone to division manager for Putnam
and Rockland counties with 680,000 cus-
tomers.
However, a sailing trip with friends
to Cape Cod in 1953 was to result in a
significant, if somewhat delayed, change
in his life.
"On our way to Cape Cod, we stopped
at Fishers Island, and I learned that it was
served by an independent telephone com-
pany," Mr. Clavin said. "I thought to
myself that if! were to have my way in life,
I would love to operate an independent
company like Fishers Island."
Almost 30 years later, Mr. Clavin
learned through achance conversation with
a neighbor that "Fishers Island was look-
ing for a telephone man."
Mr. Clavin, although greatly over-
qualified, applied for and won the job as
general manager of the Island phone
company, a post which had opened up
when Jim Cushing stepped down. Mr.
Clavin promptly resigned from New York
Telephone and moved to Fishers Island in
1980. In the mid-80's, he was appointed
president of the telephone company.
From a desk job with New York
Telephone. Mr. Clavin was transformed
into a telephone jack of all trades.
"With a small company. you get
involved in everything from long range
engineering to deciding on the cover of the
directory. from accounting to working on
the outside plant," he said.
Two of the biggest challenges were
expanding the telephone lines and respond-
ing to the divestiture of AT&T.
Increased demand for telephones
required F.l. Telephone to double its ca-
pacity to 1200 lines by introducing four-
digit dialing in the mid-80's. Mr. Clavin
obtained the necessary equipment from
N.Y. Telephone. AT&T and Woodbury
Telephone by bane ring a few baskets of
lobsters and clams and an annual golf
game at the F.1. Club for machinery these
companies were planning to dispose of.
Complying with the new regulations
resulting from the AT&T divestiture was
not so easy.
"Divestiture brought a lot of paper-
work," Mr. Clavin said. "It was horren-
dous. There were changes all the time."
Long dislance records Ihal used to
be kept by Southern New England Tele-
phone now had to be kept by F.l. Tele-
phone. The federal communications
commission also required Ihal the individ-
ual telephone companies like F.l. Tele-
phone submit all necessary paperwork,
instead of AT&T.
Mr. Clavin said these new require-
ments are making it increasingly difficult
for small private telephone companies to
operate.
"A lot of small companies have
been taken over," Mr. Clavin said. ''The
small companies are in deep trouble be-
cause the process has become so com-
plex."
Nonetheless, Mr. Parsons said F.l.
Telephone will continue to operate inde-
pendently despite the difficult conditions.
"The feeling of the utility is to keep
everything on the Island," he said. "We
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John Clavin is dwarfed by one of his proudes!
accomplishments. .. the microwal'e transmission
dishes. located in the fort area. The microwal'e
equipment. which was installed this past year,
connects Island telephone ser\'iCl' to the mainland.
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want to try to keep the jobs on the Island."
In addition 10 retiring from the tele-
phone company, Mr. Clavin will step down
as administrator of the Walsh Park afford-
able housing project, a post which he has
held for the past two years. He will remain
on the board of directors of that organiza-
tion.
"I will not be able to do the day-to-
day supervision that construction of the
housing will require," he said.
An Walsh has been appointed to
succeed Mr. Clavin as the new administra-
tor of the Walsh Park corporation.
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Lyme Disease
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disease) has been expanding very rapidly
in pans of New England, Long Island and
Westchester."
Dr. Lynn said there has been no
report of humans contracting the disease
on the Island.
Fishers Island teacher John Weil,
who lives in North Stonington, cr., said
his pet dog had contracted Lyme disease
this past fall.
On Labor Day, Mr. Weil said he
awoke at his North Stonington home to
find his normally active dog Nutcracker
whimpering and not able to stand up.
"1 had never seen something so
devastating in my life," he said.
Nutcracker was diagnosed with
the Lyme disease. With the help of antibi-
otics, Nutcracker recovered almost as
quickly as she had come down with the
ailment, Mr. Weil said.
Like animals, the impact of Lyme
disease upon humans can vary dramati-
cally.
"Lyme disease is usually a minor
disorder," said Dr. Lynn, who is also
director of Emergency Medicine at SI.
Owl
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Talbot said he escaped with superficial
scalp wounds and talon marks on his back.
"I certainly won't wear that hat
again," he said.
According to Jeff Hughes of the
Alaska Depanment of Fish and Game,
great homed owls regularly attack people.
Researchers and biologists, he said, have
been seriously wounded by talon punc-
tures while handling the birds.
The owl at Kincaid Park is probably
setting up territory for nesting, he said.
Great homed owls, which are protected by
state and federal law, lay their eggs in
February and March, Hughes said. Kill-
ing a great homed owl carries a maximum
fine of $5,000 and a maximum jail term of
six months.
Hughes said had Talbot killed the
bird in the struggle, the penalty probably
would have been left up to the protection
officer involved andajudge. "There would
have been some extenuating circum-
stances," he said.
Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New
York. "But if undetected for a long period
of time, it may result in ear, joint or neuro-
logical problems, and in some cases, even
chronic arthritis and heart disorders."
Lyme disease is caused by bacte-
rium carried by the deer tick. Dr. Lynn
said the deer tick is about the size of a
sesame seed when in adult form, and should
not be confused with the common dog
tick.
In 1988, 1,972 cases of the dis-
ease were reported in New York state,
according to Dr. Lynn.
It is often difficult for people to
know if they have been bitten because the
deer tick is so small and its bite is not
painful, Dr. Lynn said. Some of the symp-
toms of the disease are a red rash. swollen
glands, pains in muscles and joints and flu-
like ailments such as fever, chills, and
upset stomach. However. some people
who are bitten have no symptoms at all.
Dr. Lynn suggested the following
precautions be taken for Lyme tick bites.
-- Pull socks over pant bottoms and
tuck shirt into pants.
-- Wear long sleeves and closed shoes.
-- Wearlight-colored clothing. This
will make the ticks easier to see and re-
Larry Horn with his dog Teal
move before they can travel to the skin.
-- Use insect repellent on pants, socks
and shoes, but do not spray on skin.
-- Whenever possible, avoid the tick's
habitats .- grassy areas, bushes and woods.
-- Every three weeks or so through
the summer, pets should be given a tick dip
-- a medicated solution mixed with warm
water, poured on the pet and allowed to dry
without rinsing.
-- Check yourself and your pet for
ticks frequently.
Islanders Address Shellfish Convention
Two Island residents gave addresses
at the National Shellfish Association an-
nual meeting in Los Angeles in February.
Steve Malinowski, who raises mol-
lusks on the Island, gave a presentation on
"Hard Clam Seed Production". Carey
Matthiessen, who operates an oyster farm
on Fishers Island. presented a talk on
uMolluscan Disease."
In his talk, Mr. Malinowski said "(
stressed how you can run a small scale,
low-technology operation with limited
capital.
"Most of the operations are run by
big companies with much higher technol-
ogy. However, there are a lot of people in
the process of starting something on our
scale. I was showing how aquaculture can
be run as a marine-based cottage indus-
try."
Mr. Malinowski started The Clam
Farm Inc. on Fishers Island in (983. The
company raises hard shell clams and scal-
lops as well as oysters in three locations in
West Harbor.
Mr. Matthiessen, who has addressed
the shellfish annual meeting several times
before, talked about steps being taken to
limit diseases which have affected the
oyster crops on the Atlantic Coast in recent
years.
"We have been working with ge.
netic manipulation to produce a disease
resistant strain of oyster," he said. 'The
results have been very encouraging."
Earlier in the winter, Mr. Malinow-
ski was awarded a contract of about $9,000
by the Town of South old to provide 650,000
clams to help stock spawning areas in the
town. These areas will later be harvested
by Southold c1ammers.
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Fishers Island Gaune 11
Message from
Speedy Mettler
Presiden' of the Fishers Isla1ld Civic Association
First I want to
thank Ihe members
of Ihe Fishers Island
Civic Association for
the overwhelming
response we received
to our annual appeal.
It has enabled us to
escape from a nasty situation of low funds,
and more important has guaranteed that in
1989 we will be able to help fund some
projects which are most important to the
Island.
I am hopeful that about the time you
read this article, there will be a new "bottles
and cans" redemption cenler open by the
Ferry dock. Bill Bloelhe and Bob Evans
have pledged to run this center from a
building that the Ferry District is making
available for this purpose. I wan I to thank
all of these people and Charlie Stepanek
for the work thaI is going into this impor-
tant project.
I am not sure if everyone is aware of
it yet, but the number one concern of
Fishers Island in 1989 will be GARBAGE.
It may not be the favorile topic of island
residents, but it is most important that
everyone do their best to attend meetings
this year that have to do with garbage.
Here's why: The Slale of New York has
ordered that the Fishers Island landfill be
closed in 1990. Therefore we must come
up wilh an alternate plan to dispose of our
solid waste. The Fishers Island garbage
commissioners have been in the process of
filing the proper papers to be in a position
to build an incinerator on the island. They
are also investigating the possibility of
composting and recycling the garbage. Ray
Edwards our town councilman, has gone
on record saying the "Fishers Island is
going with, an incinerator". Finally, the
Conservancy has recently written a letter
that says the way to go is to ship our
garbage to Southold for disposal (espe-
cially since we already pay them to take it).
Are you confused by all this? Me
too! And that's why the Conservancy and
the Civic Association are going to offer to
help the Garbage Commissioners form the
best possible and most economic garbage
policy for Fishers Island.
We also need your help. Please
attend all Civic Association and garbage
~Ialed meetings this summer and place
your suggestions in the suggestion box at
the Post Office. This is going 10 be a
difficult and very expensive decision and
we would like the input of all island resi-
dents on this matter.
Final Note: the Island is a mess!
Cookie Edwards and Ihe Fishers Island
Garden Club are starting a program to help
cleanup our roads. Aftertheannual"spring
clean up" in April, the Garden Club is
going to try to find ways to ~ the Island
clean. There is llQ excuse for throwing
litter on our roads and beaches. Employ-
ers - speak to your off-island employees!
It reflects on all of us!
Scholarship To Be Awarded
The Fishers Island Teachers' Asso-
ciation will once again be awarding schol-
arships to individual members of the sen-
ior class. This year's awards will be based
on grade-point average, a 300 word essay,
and other criteria.
Seniors interested in applying must
turn their application in to Mr. Stepanek
by noon on Friday, May 26. Forms will be
available by Monday, May 15.
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spoken of using the future tense.
So where does that leave education
on Fishers Island? From my vantage point
as a teacher in the district since 1974, I
would say that we certainly strive to pro-
vide our students with the best possible
education. We attempt to determine the
needs of each student and then attempt to
educate that student accordingly. More
often than not, we succeed in molding a
productive individual who will fill one of
the many niches provided by a society as
diverse as our own.
Realistically, however, it is impos-
sible for a public school to provide all
things to all students all of the time, and so
at times we fail in our attempts to provide
the best possible education to a student.
When we do fail we try to figure out what
went wrong so as to minimize future fail-
ures. The desire and struggle to improve
never ends. We are very good at educat-
ing our students but we can always be
better.
In the final analysis, a school re-
flects the educational attitudes of the
community that it serves. It is the commu-
nily that allows a school to be effective by
selling the tone and expectations, and by
providing the needed support. If we pro-
vide a good education for our students it's
because the Fishers Island community al-
lows us to do so. If we improve, it's
because the Fishers Island community
supports measures for that improvement.
By the same token, the public supports its
schools with the expectation that those
schools will make its sludents successful
and productive citizens. In my opinion the
Fishers Island School is meeting those
expectations.
As far as giving advice to the new
superintendent; leave your ego at home,
roll up your sleeves and join the staff in
making our school a beller place for all to
learn and work in. A bit of practice walk-
ing on water wouldn't hurt either.
(Gary Garafalo is a teacher in the Fishers Island
school, and is president of the teachers' association)
Russell Heath
The Fishers Island School is giving
an excellent education. The school is good
at refining the education to the needs ofthe
children. The school has this capability
because of the small student-teacher ratio.
They are doing a good job, but they can
always do beller.
I think the new superintendent should
look closely at the plans for the school next
year, in particular, the typing class. It is on
the agenda to make typing mandatory for
graduation. I question whether it should
be mandatory to pass typing to graduate
from school.
I would also look closely at the magnet
program and what it is doing in terms of
the students commuting. I am for the
program. But is it as good for the kids in
the program, as it is for us on the Island?
(Russ Heath has two children in the Fishers Island
School.)
Seastretcher Marathon
The third annual Peter D. Sanger
Memorial Sea Stretcher Marathon will be
held al 9;00 am on Sunday, May 28. The
marathon is the main fund-raising event
for the Sea Stretcher, the ambulance boat
operated by the Fishers Island Fire Depart-
ment.
There are 8-mile, 5-mile, and 3-mile
races, as well as a one-mile course with
divisions for runners ages 12 or under and
13 or older. All races end at the fire house.
The winner of each event, both male and
female, will receive a trophy.
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Watching Mark Easter deftly guide
the Race Point out of Silver Eel Pond, one
would suppose he had either been born to
the sea, or that he had spenl years in the
Merchant Marine, the Navy or the Coast
Guard. In fact, Mark was trained entirely
on the job. Since starting with the Fishers
Island Ferry District as a deck hand in
1969, Mark, 37, has worked his way up the
ranks to MarineOperations Manager. Along
the way he has worked every job on the
ferry from deck hand to purser to captain.
This all started for Mark as "just a
job during high school." There were no
romantic pinings to run away to a life at
sea. It was a job -- a job which Mark kept
through high school and through college
(Mark got a BA at the University of Con-
necticut) and lhrough graduate school
(Mark got an MS in education at the Uni-
versity of Hartford). This is not exactly the
resume of a ship's captain. This is a man
who wanted 10 teach.
Mark credits his uncle Al "Cap"
Bicknell for his development as a marine
pilot. Mr. Bicknell, wearing his trademark
beret, was an institution on Fishers Island
as lhe ferry caplain for almost three dec-
ades before retiring in the early 80's. Mark
succeeded him.
"I have a tremendous amount of
respect for him," Mark Easter said. "He
got me started and got me going right.
"He did not say very much, nor did
he give much advice. But you could learn
a lot from walching him. He gave you
every opportunily to learn,"
"Cap" Bicknell now lives in Mys-
tic, CT. ,
In 1972, at age 19, Mark earned his
firSI captain's license and became captain
of the Olinda. Since then, he has gone on to
get an inland master's license. and a first
class pilot's license as well. Now he's in
charge of all marine operations for lhe
Ferry District. That includes all the day to
day work like hiring, firing, scheduling,
special trips, repairs. and mainlenance.
Mark begins each day early leaving
his home in Bozrah,CT, (outside Norwich)
by 5:45 a.m. He reports to work by 6:15
a.m., 45 minutes before the first trip over
to Fishers Island. Mark usually doesn't
return home until 6:30 at night. In sum-
mer, the hours are even longer.
.
Mark Easter
Mark Easter or the helm of the Race Point.
Mark surprisingly considers Memo-
rial Day, not Labor Day, as the toughest
weekend of lhe year.
"Labor Day is organized madness,"
he said. "It is pretty standard because of
Ihe reservations.
"But Memorial Day, all the houses
are closed up. and no one is there on the
Island. Memorial Day is the worst day."
The ocean, the ships and being out-
doors are all good parts of a job on the
ferry, but Mark keeps talking about the
people. He treats this as a service job. not
really a matter of ships and sea. The
biggesl change he has seen in the last 15
years is how much more impersonal the
job has become. The ferries have gotten
bigger, the crew has gotten larger, and
"it's gotten a lot less personal." There are
more and more cars, more and more trips.
But, after nearly 20 years, Mark still loves
running out to Fishers.
Piloting the ferry requires much more
than marine skills. You have to be parking
expert, traffic director, diplomat and drill
sergeant. Despite the steady succession of
packed ferries that seem to run every day
with Ihe usual amount of last-second rush-
ing about, Mark Easter and his crew keep
Ihe ferry departures and arrivals firmly
under control, while maintaining a friendly
atmosphere. But it is nol easy.
"Lots of times, you want 10 pull
your hair out," he said. "You have to
develop a certain amount of thick skin. I
think you have to enjoy people,"
In his 20 years working for the ferry,
Mark has seen his share of rough seas and
treacherous weather.
"A number of times, you ask your-
self what is lhe intelligent decision to
make while you're in the harbor," he said.
"Then there are times when things turn
out to be tougher than you thought."
Mark has the distinction of being
someone who actually did meet his wife
on the ferry. His wife Bonnie was work~
ing on Fishers for lhe summer in 1976
when they met on a ferry crossing. They
now have two sons. Bretton and Eric.
Working all week on a ship doesn't
dampen his appetite for the water. Mark
still finds the time to sail his 22-ft. sloop
with his family. There is also time for a
little racquet ball, softball and scuba div-
ing.
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Fishers Island Gazette 17
The Art of Fine
Woodworking Lives On
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A different kind of osprey arrived on
Fishers Island this spring. It was an osprey
carved out of wood by Island cabinet-
maker Russ Heath.
Mr. Heath spent more than 100 hours
this fall and winter carving the bird out of
a slab of sugar pine wood. The 38-year-old
woodworker said he plans on donating the
osprey at the Ducks Unlimited dinner in
August.
In recent years, Mr. Heath has carved
a number of wooden eagles.
"Then I started thinking about what
would be especially appropriate for Fish-
ers Island, and I thought about the os-
prey," he said. "The osprey is really
synonymous with the Island,"
Mr. Heath had to first do his home-
work, studying a number of photographs
of the osprey and discussing characteris-
tics of the bird with birdwatcher Edwin
Homing. He also observed the stuffed
ospreys at the Ferguson Museum.
"I was surprised that when you see
an osprey close up, it is not as big a bird as
you would envision," he said.
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Russ Heath at work on the osprey.
'(Photo credit: Charlie Morgan)
Mr. Heath first started drawing the
osprey freehand, and then he adapted his
drawing to the block of wood. The osprey
was completed in April and is on display at
Mr. Heath's shop at the former Coast Guard
building.
Mr. Heath first became interested in
woodworking as a child when he would
observe his step-grandfather Albert Bruno,
who was a cabinetmaker in Connecticut.
Mr. Heath completed his first woodwork-
ing project when he was 12.
"I thought it was wonderful! Grand-
father did also, or so I assumed," he said.
"In retrospect, it probably was not so
great. Grandfather encouraged me to keep
trying, and he said with practice would
come perfection."
As a young man, Mr. Heath remem-
bers watching his grandfather build and
carve period furniture. Mr. Heath still uses
his grandfather's formula for making rab-
bit skin glue, which is used in applying
gold leaf to furniture or decorative wood
objects. The technique of mixing dyes of
various color shades, he also learned from
his grandfather.
Born in Pomfret. Mr. Heath carne to
Fishers Island in 1981. He worked for
Bouton Services and Fire House Square
landscaping until he opened his first wood-
working shop in 1984. As is common with
a growing business. Mr. Heath has moved
twice and is now located in the old Coast
Guard station.
"Conditions are much better here,"
he said. "I can have many different proj-
ects going simultaneously. For instance..
a finished piece. while drying, can be
isolated, and kept dust free. I also have the
space to build and refinish large pieces,"
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Fishers Island Gaune 19
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Perhaps 5,000 years before these
Paleo-Nomadic hunters were in the Long
Island area, their ancestors had crossed the
land bridge over the Bering Strait between
Siberia and Alaska. The first Paleohunters
probably arrived in New England about
9,000 B.C. The Big Game then was really
"big" and would have been the woolly
mammoth or its cousin the mastodont.
Harjuma and Jesalem had never seen any
of these huge beasts alive although they
had come across several mastodont re~
mains on their trek east from the Hudson
Valley.
From the boulder on the north face
of Chocomount Hill, the hunters looked
over a forest of spruce, fir, pine, and a few
hardwoods. To the west they could see
four large fresh water ponds: Treasure,
Middle Farm, Island, and Barlow. Each
was surrounded by conifers but with scat-
tered areas of grass, rush, and ragweed.
These open spots were where the Indians
hoped to glimpse a quarry.
A sight and sound that the brothers
would never forget was the "Race" which
was seven miles west of their vantage
point. There, a tremendous body of water
hurtled over a cliff between Race Point
and the present Gull Islands. Immediately
upon first hearing the roar and seeing that
awesome body of water, the clan give it a
magical name as they had for the sun and
moon. It was a place to be avoided; bad
spirits lived there. Halfway to the western
islands, the ground level dropped from
seventy feet to two hundred and twelve.
The ice water poured over a founeen story
cliff! It was truly a treacherous place.
The two Paleo-Indians had an unin-
terrupted view across flat land to the north
and the low lying hills behind modem
Stonington, Mystic, and New London. The
nearest hill of comparable size to Choco-
mount was six miles away. west of Mystic.
Harjuma and his brother had the most
strategic viewpoint within miles. a van-
tage place from which to locate and stalk a
prey.
Below them, the forest fell away to
the flat land that is now Fishers Island
Sound. From Chocomount to the north-
west about five miles away. they could see
two modest-sized hills (North and South
Dumpling). A series of other lakes ran
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The above painting by Charlie Ferguson depicts the two PaJeohunters on top ofChocomount Hill.
down the center of Fishers Island Sound to
Napatree Point in Rhode Island. (Note:
The sea level in 8,500 B.C. was about fifty
feet below the level today. Since the Wis-
consin glacier's retreat, which began about
IS,OOO years ago, the sea level has risen an
astonishing three hundred and fifty feet
due to the ice melt! Twenty thousand
years ago one could have walked on dry
land from Chocomount Hill to the Conti-
nental Shelf which is nearly ninety miles
south of Montauk, Long Island!)
The nearest large body of salt water
was to the Indians' south and about a mile
off Isabella Beach. Turning to the south-
east, they saw against a background of
gathering rain clouds the gyrfalcon sud-
denly drop from the sky with folded wings
III a "stoop" or dive at over one hundred
miles an hour. The hawk with clenched
talons struck a pintail duck in an explosion
of feathers. The falcon followed it to the
ground for its red meat of the day. The
hawk's anack attracted the anention of the
Paleohunters to some movement in the
water along the shore of a shallow pond.
Their keen eyes spotted a cow moose and
a yearling calf feeding in the shallows of
the marsh. Instinctively the Indians knew
how they would anempt this kill. They
would stalk the moose in a pincer-like
attack and hopefully one of them could
imbed a fluted point in one of the animals.
For this kill they would use their atlatls. It
was the best chance that they had for many
days.
Harjuma leapt off the boulder fol-
lowed by his brother. The skies had dark-
ened and a cold rain began as the two
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Indians started down the hill toward Bar-
leyfield Pond.
(In two following installments, Mr.
Ferguson will recreate the lives ofHarjuma
and Jesalem during the Archaic pe-
riod:S,OOO B.C. to 1,500 B.C., and the
Woodland period, I ,500 B.c. to 1550A.D.
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While the
rest of us have
been wondering
when the win-
terwouldfinally
subside and the
tulips would
blossom, some
new additions to
the community
have already bloomed. Laurie (Hale) and
SCOll Clingenpeel are the proud parents of
Andrew Scott (7 Ibs.) and Molly Monroe
(6Ibs. 7 oz.) who were born on December
12, 1988. Nancy (Doyen) and John Allen
welcomed Holly Doyen Allen (6Ibs. 15
oz.) on January 10, 1989. Kathy and Ged
Parsons have added Alexandra Geddes (6
Ibs. 15 oz.) to their fold. Alexandra was
born on January 19th. Mary (Hotchkiss)
and Ned Harvey are the proud new parents
of Ashton Hotchkiss (7 Ibs. 8 1(2 oz.).
Ashton was born on January 25th. Emily
and Rene Parsons are busy taking care of
Jacob Beach (6 Ibs. 8 oz.) and Charles
Dalton (7 Ibs. 7 oz.). The twins (can you
stand it !) will be known as Jake and
Charlie. Lucius Ludlow Fowler, Jr. (7 Ibs.
7 oz.) was born on February 6, 1989.
Rhonda and Luke Fowler have been com-
muting between their new house in North
Salem, NY, and NYC and baby Luke has
become areal traveling baby. Janet (Rogan)
and Glen Edwards are the proud parents of
their first baby, Ashley Allison (8 Ibs. 3
oz.) born on March 12, 1989. Beth and
Tom Cashel brought Thomas William
Cashel,lIl (8 Ibs. 4 oz.) into the world on
March 20, 1989. And to top it all off
Patrick Augustus Gordon (7 Ibs. 13 oz.)
was born on March 24, 1989. Parents,
Sally and Dan Gordon are both doing well!
There cenainly will be a lot of play-
mates around for these children in the
coming years.
Thank you to the faithful reader who
filled us in on the following tidbits:
Patricia Jeanne Uhl married Alfred
Ludlow Ferguson, Jr., on December 4,
1988 in Santa Barbara, CA. The Fergusons
will live in Goleta, CA.
Mary Ross Caner ("Rossie") mar-
ried John Randolph Hutcheson on Decem-
ber 28, 1988. Mr. & Mrs. Hutcheson will
live in Charlotte, NC.
Irene Victorine Robinson and Daniel
Francis Pallace wed on February 4, 1889
in Greenwich. Irene and Dan will reside in
Baltimore, MD.
Katherine S. Hammond and Charles
C. Townsend were married on April 8 in
New York City. The Townsends will live
between NYC, Gennantown,NY, and Fish-
ers Island.
Ethel W.S. Bush (Diddle) and Jo-
seph E. Mullaney, 1Il were engaged on
January 12, 1989. No wedding date has
been set.
Allison Kerry Cashel, the daughter
of Me. & Mrs. Thomas W. Cashel, and
William Saltonstall are engaged and plan-
ning a June 10th wedding.
Charles T. Wilmerding and Anne
Patterson are engaged and planning a
September wedding. Charlie is a son of
David and Susie Wilmerding.
There cenainly is no deanh of ex-
citement this Spring.
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NEWS FLASH!
Anhur Walsh Anthony, 9 Ibs. 9 oz.,
born to Ann and Bob Anthony on May lOin
New York City. Congratulations!
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Cooks Corner
with Prue Gary
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propelled out of the ".
kitchen and into the
garden. so now is the
time to plan lots of 'I'
meals that can be .
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SOMEONE ELSE!
Everything does taste better cooked
outdoors. nothing can beat that July 4th
cook-out on the village green - Dick Edwards
estimales the Fire Department cooks 100
Ibs. of sweet Italian sausages, 300 hot dogs
and 200 hamburgers, plus one case each of
peppers and onions! We continued barbe-
cuing hot Italian sausages long after July
4th last year, and served them in chunks
with hot mustard dips for cocklails. Steaks
never seem as good cooked in a commer-
cial grill, no matter what you douse them
with, and I defy anyone to taste a better
pizza than Bobby Parson's pizza-on-the
grill (try bribing him for the recipe!), and
shrimp on the barbie... well, that's another
whole story!
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Jean and Bob Calhoun's recipe for
FLANK STEAK is easy to prepare and
quick to cook: Marinate the steak for at
least 6 hours in a combination of olive oil,
Worceslershire and soy sauces, a dribble
of red vinegar, 3 minced garlic cloves and
fresh or dried thyme, basil, parsley - the
total amounting to I cup, 2/3 being oiL
Grill over a very hot fire for 2 or 3 minutes
each side, depending on thickness and
slice paper thin, diagonally.
I have been asked for my GINGER
GLAZED CHICKEN recipe, which we
did for a picnic dinner on the beach last
year. For practical reasons we used just
wings and drumsticks, though a quartered
chicken or Cornish game hen is fine for
roasting at home.
Melt & strain Ijarapricotjam< Return
to saucepan and add 2 teaspoons sesame
oil, I tabs. grated ginger rOOI, 2-3 tabs. soy
sauce, and cook all together for a minute.
Baste the chicken with this throughout
cooking, and sprinkle the chicken with
toasted sesame seeds after final basting.
Make a large jar of this early in the sum-
mer and keep it in the fridge. If you are
preparing this for the beach, it's best to par
cook the chicken at home first, and just
finish off on the grill.
And as a last minute thought - try
basting any cut of lamb with a mixture of
plain yogurt, mint and garlic.
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Janice Doyen
Janice Richardson Doyen, 63, died
at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford on
February 23, 1989,
The daughter of Jessie and Evelyn
Jordan Richardson, Mrs. Doyen was born
on February 15, 1926. She came to Fish-
ers Island to work as a math teacher at the
Fishers Island School. While working on
Fishers Island, Mrs. Doyen met Serge J.
Doyen, Jr. who she married on April 16,
1949.
In addition to teaching math, Mrs.
Doyen tutored Fishers Island High School
students and worked at the Fishers Island
Post Office for a time.
Besides her husband she is survived
by two sons, Serge J. Doyen, III, and
James Doyen; a daughter, Deborah; four
sisters, Polly Gove, Jean Brackett and Joanne
Richter, all of Winthrop, Maine, and Ger-
aldine Brackett of New Hampshire, and
four grandchildren.
Donations may be made in Mrs.
Doyens memory to Connecticut Hospice,
61 Burham Drive, Branford, CT 06405, or
to the Chaplin Fund clo Lawrence &
Memorial Hospital in New London.
Obituaries
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John Arasimowicz, who was known
as John Chestnut, died at home on Febru-
ary 16 after a long illness. He was 76 years
old.
Mr. Chestnut was the retired care-
taker of "Gray Gulls," the home of Mr. &
Mrs. Reynolds duPont. A life member of
the American Legion, Mr. Chestnut was
also the oldest member of the Fire Depatt-
ment.
The image most people will retain of
Mr. Chestnut is that of the lone figure surf.
casting on a rock off Chocomount Beach.
There are many young men, both friends
and relatives, who were taught by John and
owe their fishing prowess to him.
Mr. Chestnut is survived by his wife
of21 yearsTomassina(Massina); abrother,
Theodore of Weathersfield, Ct.; two sis-
ters, Melen Zito and Anne Wall, both of
Fishers Island.
Donations may be made in his
memory to the Fishers Island Fire Depart.
ment or the Fishers Island Sea Stretcher.
Trudy Arasimowicz
Trudy Arasimowicz died on Sun-
day, March 12, following heatt surgery at
Hartford Hospital. A native of Berlin,
Germany, Trudy was 60 years old. She is
survived by a son James, who is stationed
with the U.S. Air Force in England; a
daughter, Mickey Beauchamp of Verdun,
Quebec; and three grandchildren. The
following letter was written by Trudy's
grandaughter, Heidi Beauchamp:
"In 1979, Edward and Trudy Arasi-
mowicz moved to Fishers Island with dreams
of living happy and relaxing years while
spending time with their family and friends.
They bought and fixed up a home that was
warm and open while they lived there.
"As the years went on and Eddy
passed away, Trudy continued to live on
the Island and worked at the Fishers Island
Shopping Center. She was always busy
knitting and crocheting sweaters and blan-
kets as well as making quilts and con-
stantly looked towards the times she could
visit her family.
"Trudy Arasimowicz was the most
loyal, hard-working and caring person I
know. I am proud to say that she will
always be my grandmother-although things
will never be the same again. Fishers Is-
land has become our second home and we
would like to extend our heattfelt appre-
ciation to all her friends and relatives for
their acts of kindness and expressions of
sympathy during the recent loss of our
dearly beloved mother and nana. She will
forever be in our hearts:'
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faculty and community members. They,
along with the students, enjoyed many
activities at the hotel, such as racquetball,
swimming, and tanning.
The Board of Education supponed
this trip to encourage the high school stu-
dents to have a broader range of cultural
and educational, as well as social, experi-
ences.
-- The seniors depaned on their
Caribbean cruise April 15. They will be
headed for San Juan, where they will meet
their cruise ship and tour such pons as
Antigua, Barbados and St. Thomas. They
thank all of those who have supponed
them throughout the year.
-- Tracey Carlson has won first prize
in the Suffolk County Dental Limerick
Contest for the second year in a row. She
received a prize of twenty-five dollars,
and has been invited to an awards presen-
tation dinner on Long Island. Her limerick
is:
There is an old man from Decatur,
Who had a cavity the size of a crater.
Though he found it quite chilling,
His friends were all willing.
To fill it and plant a tomater.
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The Fishers Island girls basketball
team suffered through an 0-9 season.
"We knew it would be a tough sea-
son though we still went in optimisti-
cally," said Meri Lee Wall, the team captain
"Learning the game and the sense of spirit
was very imponantto us all. We would
have loved to experience the feeling of
victory, but we gave it our best."
The closest game was a loss to East
Lyme 22-21. Meri Lee scored a career
high 17 points against Clark Lane.
This year's staning five consisted of
sophomores Amy Rubin and Tracey
Carlson, seventh grader Sandi Doheny,
eighth-grader Lorie Sanchez as well as
Meri Lee Wall. Lee-Ann Messina started
some games later in the season.
Meri Lee Wall led the team in scor-
ing with a season total of 55 points while
Amy Rubin and Tracey Carlson led the
team in rebounds.
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The five members of the 1989 gradu-
ating class have agreed to offer some of
their memories of their years at Fishers
Island School. This is the first year that the
school has graduated magnet students.
Y ona Gregory, daughterof Jill Rakoff
and Avner Gregory, commutes each day
from New London. After graduating, she
plans to go to college part-time while
working full-time. She will also be work-
ing this summer as well as having fun at
the beach. Y ona says that she "will miss
the easy going atmosphere and lack of
pressure" at Fishers Island School. Yona
enjoyed taking the ferry each day because
it gave here a chance Uta learn about other
trades besides 'after college professions'."
Lee-Ann Messina, daughter of Lee
and Ann Messina of New London hasn't
decided where she is going to college. She
will be working this summer at the Thames
Yacht Club and at Chuck's Steak House,
and hopes to get some time in at the beach.
On her upcoming cruise she wants to do
everything, as well as get a tan. She thinks
that commuting had a big impact on her
life as a student. She is pleased with the
magnet program, as it has given her a
chance to go to school on Fishers.
David Zangheui is the son of Ronald
and Kathy Zanghetti. He is planning to
attend the Massachusetts Maritime Acad-
emy to study marine engineering. "One
thing that I am going to miss about the
school is the size." His most enjoyable
experience was. "winning the 51. Thomas
More Tournament in 1987." He plans this
summer to work for an Island employer.
Jim Thompson is the son of Jim and
Jo-Ann Thompson. After graduation, he is
going to Hampshire College. He has al-
ready been sampling college life by taking
two courses at Connecticut College this
year. He also plans to work for the sum-
mer. His most memorable experience at
Fishers Island was sailing.
Meri Lee Wall, daughter of Eileen
and Bob Wall, plans to attend either North-
eastern or Springfield College. She wants
to major in either physical therapy or spons
biology.
This summer Meri Lee plans to work
again as a staff member at the Fishers
Island Yacht Club.
Her most enjoyable experience at
Fishers Island School was the recent high
school trip to Washington D.C., "I'd never
been to D.C. and I'm glad I got to go before
I graduate."
Meri Lee also enjoyed the magnet
program and said,"f think that if there
wasn't such a program as the magnet pro-
gram that the student body would have no
diversity. I've made good friends and had
the chance to do more things off Island."
The Class of J989 rests on a piece of sculpture entitled 'The Awakening" during their trip to Washington. D.C.
Front row,from Jeft to right: ue-Ann Messina. YOlla Gregory. and Meri Lu Wa//. Back row: David Zanghetti
and Jim Thompson. Photo Credit: Tiina Booth
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Islander Participates
in Skating Review
Kelly Doherty, daughter of Carol
and Tom Doherty, competed recently in
Connecticut College's 10th annual Ice Show
at the college's Dayton Arena. This year's
theme was "Show Tunes on Ice" and,
besides Kelly, magnet students Amy Rubin
and Olivia Lizotte performed.
The ice show, which was produced
by Connecticut College skating director
Dianne Rubin, consisted of 41 individual
and group acts.
Kelly, 10, has been skating for three
years and first became interested when she
was visiting the skating rink and saw girls
practicing, doing twirls and the like. When
a girl asked if she was interested in learn-
ing, she said yes. The rest is history. Every
Friday night from October to March, Kelly
takes the ferry to the mainland, practicing
for a couple of hours, and then catching the
9:00 ferry home. What Kelly enjoys the
most is the friends that she meets. She
wishes she could practice more but real-
izes that living on the island makes that
difficult.
Despite the fact that this was Kelly's
first show, she wasn't nervous at all. She
Fishers Island school students on ice. From left.
Olivia Uzotte. Amy Rubin. and Kelly Doherty.
felt confident because of all the practice
she put in the week before the show. With
the school on vacation, she went every
other day to the rink. Kelly's performance
was a two and a half minute solo routine to
the Broadway tune "Hello Dolly." It was
an original interpretation and included back
spirals, waltz jumps, lunges, bunny hops
and aT-spin which she felt was the most
difficult of all her moves. Kelly also
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skated in the Grand Finale with all the
skaters who participated in the evening's
performance. Kelly credits Amy Rubin
for helping her with her routine. When she
isn't skating Kelly plays basketball on the
Panthereats, the 3rd to 6th grade team, and
enjoys swimming in the summers.
Amy Rubin, a tenth grader, has been
skating for nine years and also helps as an
instructor, assisting Kelly among others.,
Amy joined seven other instructors and
performed as one of the "Camelettes".
She also performed an ice dance number
with her instructor, Tom Read.
Olivia Lizotte is a seventh grade
student who has been skating for four
years. She skated a duet with Pam Davis.
The Connecticut College Ice Pro-
gram is open to all children, ages five thru
teens, and adult classes are also offered. In
fact, Kelly's dad, Tom, was so inspired by
her routine he has enrolled in these classes
and hopes to perform a duet with his daugh-
ter in next year's show. A Mom and Tot
program is also available and has proven
to be one of the most popular offerings.
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year-round on Fishers Island.
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Boys Basketball Completes
Winning Season
The Fishers Island boys basketball
team finished with a 10-4 record and placed
second in the year-end tournament.
Fishers Island. which hosted the four-
team tournament, defeated SI. Thomas
More in the opening game 41-26. Andrew
Corsaro was top scorer for the Vikings
with II points, while David Zanghetti and
Brian Faulkner each pulled down six re-
bounds in the winning effort.
In the second game of the tourna-
ment, Hammonasset School struggled past
Oxford.
In the tournament finals, Fishers Island
fell behind Hammonasset by five points
after a low-scoring first half. The Vikings
cut the deficit to four points by the end of
the third quarter thanks to a 9-point, 8-
rebound effort by Brian Faulkner. How-
ever, the Fishers Island players had trouble
hitting their shots in the final quarter and
lost to Hammonasset by 39-28. Oxford
defeated SI. Thomas More to finish third
in the tournament.
Sophomore Brian Faulkner emerged
as a leading player for the Vikings this
year scoring a team high of 179 points for
the season. He also had 112 rebounds
during the year. David Zanghetti was
second leading scorer with 146 points and
led the team with 22 assists. Andrew Cor-
saro and Jim Thompson also distinguished
themselves during the season.
The Fishers Island team had 12
members this past year, including four
commuting students, and it was one of the
largest teams at the school in recent years.
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Mr. Consistency
Rich Erpenbeck
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For the fifth consecutive year, or
every year since the bowling center re-
opened, Rich Erpenbeck led the Men's
League in highest average, finishing this
year with his best to date, a 176.1 average.
When asked to explain his success
Mr. Erpenbeck responded, "Just lucky, I
guess! Actually, I've always liked the
sport. Most people come down here and
bowl only once a week, some others only
occasionally. I come down two or three
times a week and practice. I don't have a
chance in the summer because I'm too
busy wilh lobstering, but during the winter
I bowl at least twice a week."
Mr. Erpenbeck's first exposure to
the sport came during World War II when
Fort Wrighl was in full operation. He
would go down to the bowling center,
which was housed in the same building it
is in now, and set-up pins for the soldiers.
He couldn'l bowl because he was too small.
Because the center closed with the fort in
1949, Mr. Erpenbeck's first opportunity to
bowl didn't come until the first reincarna-
tion of the bowling cenler in 1964. His
brother-in-law re-opened the center, and
Rich Erpenbeck
Mr. Erpenbeck bowled there until the lanes
were tom out again in 1966.
When the center re-opened five years
ago, Mr. Erpenbeck once again took up the
sport. He believes the bowling center has
played a vital role on the Island especially
during the winter when it is one of the few
forms of recreation available. In addition,
he sees many children who enjoy the sport
and is concerned that without this outlet
Ihey might get into trouble.
Mr. Erpenbeck has recently joined
the Amateur Bowling Tour on the main-
land competing against his oldest son
Richard, among others. In some brackets,
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Mr. Erpenbeck feels that the tourna-
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a lot of people from different communi-
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locations such as Fairfield, Wallingford,
and Plainville. Mr. Erpenbeck plans to
compete throughout the summer. His goal
is to bowl in at least ten competitions so
that he can qualify for the "Superbowl,"
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The weekly format is similar to the Pro
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from Saturday come back locompete against
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Nautical Notes
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THIS IS NOT WINTER ON FISHERS
ISLAND! Six sailors from Fishers were in
Key Largo, Florida at the Ocean Reef Club
at the 1989 Bullseye National Champion-
ships.
There are Bullseye fleets in four
ports in New England which have hosted
the Nationals in the past few years. The
Key Largo fleet had kept to themselves
until last year when Laurie Rubinow. Presi-
dent of the Bullseye Class Association
asked the Card Sound Sailing Club in Key
Largo to host the regatta. "Host" cannot
accurately describe how hospitality and
friendship were lavished upon the visiting
yachtsmen (yachtspeople?). After regis-
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Southwest Harbor, Me.. Rockport and
Marion, Mass., South port, Conn., and even
San Francisco, and settling the visitors in
their rooms, the regatta started properly
with drinks, dinner. and a minimum of
speeches at the Key Largo Anglers Club.
The Saturday races were punctuated by a
picnic lunch on the lawn of the Anglers
Club and cocktails and buffet at the Card
Sound Golf Club, with video tapes of
Saturday's races. Two more races on
Sunday preceded another picnic and prize
awards at the Card Sound Sailing Club.
The racing, in boats selected by lot,
was on the aquamarine water of Card
Sound between Key Largo and Pumpkin
Cay. Fishers Island was represented by
Dave Burnham with his daughter-in-law
Krisha as crew. Laurie Rubinow sailing
with Steve Burham, and Meredith and
Peter Rugg in the third boat. The local
rules called for rigging the boats with
working jibs, and no spinnakers. This rig
tends to make a Bullseye more suitable for
the Florida crowd, several of whom are re-
tired. Fishers distinguished itself with
wins in the first and last races by the Ruggs
and Laurie Rubinow respectively. How-
ever, a continuing series of breakdowns
and the selection of less competitive boats
in the lottery hurt the final placing of our
sailors. The Ruggs were first Island boat
finishing third in the regatta. Laurie Rubi-
now and Dave Burnham were the second
and third Island boats. Two members of
the Card Sound fleet, Gene Corley and
Frank Shumway were the winner and run-
ner up in the National Championships.
The Fishers Island Yacht Club will
expand the racing schedule this year. In
addition to regular Saturday events, there
will be races for 100's and Bulleye's on
two Sundays in July and two in August.
This reflects the increased sailing activity
at the Yacht Club, and the desire of many
sailors to compete in both fleets. The
Parsons Trophy race, won last year by
Fishers Island, will be hosted this year by
Watch Hill Yacht Club on August 6.
Spectators may find this event as exciting
as the Americas Cup!
The Junior sailing schedule is packed
with excitement. The island will host
sailors from Eastern Connecticut on July
25-26. Optimist sailors have a new regatta
at Weekapaug Y.C. on August IS, and
they may want to compete in the Optimist
National Championships in Newport dur-
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Waterford Airport To
Be Developed
Waterford Airport, which was once
a sleepy airstrip familiar to many Island
residents, is to be developed into a large
office and light industrial complex. Al-
ready a large section of runway has been
dug up for sewer lines into the property.
A I 88-acre parcel encompassing the
airport was bought about two years ago by
Reynolds Metals Development Corp. for
approximately $3 million, according to
Waterford First Selectman Larry Betten-
court.
Reynolds Metals Development is
advertising the property as being suitable
for offices, research and development,light
industrial and distribution. The 188-acre
parcel is being subdivided into lots as
small as three acres.
The Town of Waterford is now re-
viewing preliminary plans for the project.
First Selectman Bettencourt says he ex-
pects plans to be approved and ground to
be broken in the summer.
The airport parcel adjoins Route 1-
95 and is about three miles outside of New
London.
Waterford Airport had been a major
access point for Fishers Island for many
decades with chaner air service being
provided to the Island. The airport closed
about two years ago.
The Reynolds Metals Development
property is. not the only major develop-
ment in the area. An adjoining parcel of
property is being developed by Boyer-
Napert into a 45,000 square foot office
complex, restaurant and 140-unit Maniott
Hotel, according to Mr. Bettencourt.
The project is to be built in phases
and construction actually commenced in
October, he added. First Selectman Bellen-
court said the Town of Waterford is wel-
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Lawrence and Memorial Hospital Embarking on Major Building Project
Lawrence and Memorial Hospital of
New London is embarking on a $54 mil-
lion construction program to modernize
and consolidate facilities.
Construction began this past Janu-
ary on the $10 million first phase of the
project which is to build an ambulatory
services center and parking garage. The
new ambulatory care building will contain
admitting, preadmission testing, an audi-
torium, physician offices and an ambula-
tory surgical unit.
"This will place one-day surgery,
which accounts for 50 percent of all sur-
gery at the hospital, adjacent to the main
surgical suite in a far more efficient and
convenient setting," said hospital vice
president Arvid Anderson.
The second phase of the project is
expected to commence next spring and
will provide a wide-scale renovation and
relocation of facilities at the hospital. The
second-phase is expected to take five years
to complete.
"The hospital has not had a major
building program in 20 years," said Mr.
Anderson. "This new program will ad-
dress the needs of every department, either
through new construction, renovation or
relocation.
"Emphasis will be placed on the
creation of zones of like services, such as
critical care, ambulatory and diagnostic
support. ..
Lawrence and Memorial has been
the primary hospital used by Fishers Island
residents. Over the years, Fishers Island
has built up a medical and emergency
system geared into a close relationship
with Lawrence and Memorial.
Mr. Anderson said a number of group
meetings would be scheduled on Fishers
Island this summer to explain the new
construction project to Island residents
and to ask for financial support.
The hospital is embarking on a $7.5
million building fund campaign to help
pay for the project. The remainder of the
project is to be paid out of capital reserves
and bank loans, according to hospital offi-
cials.
An architect's rendering o/the proposed building project at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital.
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Ferry District Receives $200,000 State Grant
The Fishers Island Ferry District has
received a $200,000 grant from the New
York Department of Transportation for
the replacement of 12 dolphins at Silver
Eel Pond. The dolphins are clusters of
pilings which in this case lead into the
harbor.
Contracts to perform the work are
currently being placed out for bid, and
construction should take place in late spring
or summer, said F.l. Ferry District Com-
missioner Ray Doyen. The work should
take two to three weeks and will not inter-
rupt ferry service, he added.
"Considering the shortfall of money
at the state level, this was a very pleasant
surprise," Mr. Doyen said of the grant.
The district had applied for the money
about twu years ago, he added.
The dolphins, which are made of
oak. have deteriorated more quickly than
expected. and the extensive rot required
that they be replaced, Mr. Doyen said. The
reason for the deterioration appears to
have been the increased presence of salt
water wonns boring into the wooden pil-
ings.
All the pilings were replaced at the
ferry district's facilities in New London
several years ago. and six of the most
damaged dolphins were replaced on Fish-
ers Island last year at the district's ex-
pense, Mr. Doyen said.
All the dolphins are now being made
of pressure treated lumber to prevent the
same type of rot re-occurring, he added.
New State Troopers For Island This Summer
Two new troopers have been as-
signed to Fishers Island this summer.
Trooper Roy Vasquez. 34, from the River-
head barracks will serve on the Island from
May 15 until the fall, said State Police
Captain Anthony DiResta. Trooper Kevin
Walsh. 32, from the Farmindale barracks
will serve on the Island from June 26 until
Labor Day.
Trooper James Fagan. who served
on the Island in the mid-80's, will be
assigned to Fishers Island for the whole
month of May to provide orientation for
the new troopers, said Capt. DiResta.
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Summer Calendar of Events
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Sunday, May 21st -- Installation of
officers for the American Legion. 100 to
150 people from Long Island will be pres-
ent for the installation.
Saturday, May 27th -- The Catho-
lic Church food sale at 9:30 am at the Fire-
house.
Saturday, May 27th -- F.I.Civic
Association meeting at 4 pm at the F.1.
school.
Sunday May 28th -- ThePeterSanger
Marathon Run. Registration at 8:15 am.
race at 9am.
Sunday, May 28th -- The Memorial
Day parade to begin at 12 noon at the
American Legion. After parade, refresh-
ments will be served.
Friday, June 23rd -- Graduation at
8 pm at the F.1. School.
Sunday, July 2nd -- Fourth of July
parade and concert at 12 noon at the vi 1-
lage green. Hamburgers, hot dogs and
refreshments to be served.
Monday, July 3rd -- Registration
for I.P.P. summer program at the F.1. School
from 9-11 a.m.
Saturday, July 8th -- The Fireworks
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Saturday, July 8th u Flea Market
and Bake Sale at the Union Chapel starting
at 9 am.
Saturday, July 15th -- Catholic
Church bake sale at 9:30 am at the Fire-
house.
Saturday, July 15th -- I.P.P. Art
Show. Anyone interested should contact
Dick Edwards at (788-7819'or 788-7111).
$15 for one show and $25 for. two shows
(second show Aug. 12th). Post office lawn
10 am to 2 pm.
Saturday, July 22nd -- Concert by
flutist John Solum and harpsichordist Igor
Kipnis at the home of Helene Van Oosten.
Time to be announced. Performance spon-
sored by Island Concerts.
Saturday, August 5th -- The annual
Civic Association meeting at 4 pm at the
F.1. School.
Tuesday, August 8th -- The annual
election for F.I.Ferry Commissioners. The
election will be held at the firehouse.
Tuesday, August 8th u Amherst
Saxophone Quartet concert at 6 pm at the
American Legion Hall. Concert spon-
sored by Island Concerts.
Wednesday, August 9th -- Town
fathers meeting at I pm at the F.l. School.
Town, county and state officials will be
available to answer local residents' ques-
tions.
Saturday, August 12th -- The Flea
Market and Bake Sale at the Union Chapel
starting at 9 am.
Saturday, August 12th -- The I.P.P.
Art Show at the Post Office lawn 10 am to
2 pm.
Thursday, August 17th -- The an-
nual ferry district meeting at 6 pm (this
date is tentative), at the F.1. School.
Tuesday, August 22nd -- Concert
with vocalists Stowe Phelps and Katherine
Tremaine at 8:45 pm at the Fishers Island
Club. Buffet to be served. Performance
sponsored by Island Concerts.
Saturday, August 26th -- Catholic
Church bake sale at 9:30 a.m. at the fire-
house.
Catholic Church basement will be
open every Saturday from 9:00-12:00start-
ing J ul y I st. The basement will have
clothing and other items for sale.
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The Amherst Saxophone Quartet will be performing on Fishers Island on August 8, The concert, which is
sponsored by Island Concerts, is scheduled/or 6:00 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. Island Concerts has
scheduled two other events this summer as well as the annual 4th of July concert on the village green, to be held
this year on July 2. Flutist John Solum and harpsichordist Igor Kipnis will pnform July 25 al the home ofHdene
Van Ooslen. Vocalists Katharine Tremaine and Stowe Phelps will perform on August 22 aI.he Fishers Island
Club. The Public ;s invited to all Island Concerts performances.
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New Electric Cable to
Mainland Installed
The installalion of lhe new eleclric
cable to the mainland was completed in
early April.
Durocher Dock and Dredge Com-
pany of Michigan installed the 18,400 feet
of cable across the Sound to the mainland
in one day, said F.l. Electric Company
President Jim Hancock. The new line was
operational in early May after lhe connec-
lion was completed to the Groton Utilities
plan I in Groton, Ct., Mr. Hancock added.
The cable spans from Munnatawket
Beach near Nonh Hill to Palmer's Cove on
the mainland. The exact course across the
sound was specified by the Ocean Surveys
company, Mr. Hancock said.
"When the job was done, there were
73 feet of cable left over:' Mr. Hancock
said. "That's not bad...especially when
the cable is $35 a foot."
The new 15-kilovolt cable has twice
lhe capacity of the existing cable, which
was installed in 1967 and is nearing the
end of its usefulness. The old cable line
will continue to be used as a backup, said
Mr. Hancock.
The installation of lhe new cable
cost about $650,000. The Fishers Island
Electric Company received approval for a
12 percent rate increase from the state
Public Service Commission to help pay for
the project.
Fishers Island receives all its power
from Groton Utilities through the cable
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The electric cable, above left. is 3.5 inches in diamerer. The cable was laid across rhe Fishers Island Soundfrom
a giam reel on topofa harge.above right. The cable was buried/rom the MunnatawJ.:.et substation intothe water
for the first 500 feet oft the Island, and then laid on the bottom to the mainland. The pholo beloK' shows a backhoe
preparing the rrenchfor the cable oftMunnatawket Beach. (Photocft'dilS: Did Edwards and Charlie Morgan)
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