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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/2005VOLUME 1, ISSUE 8 FISHERS ISLAND'S MONTHLY COMMUNITY CALENDAR SEPTEMBER, 2005 Fishers Island Civic Association Takes Impor[ant Step Forward: This summer's annual FICA meeting was a landmark meeting in the modern history of the organization. On August 27th the membership of the Civic Association voted in an overwhelmingly positive fashion to adopt the Island Community Board (ICB) as it's new body of directors. The effect of this vote essen- tially changes the structure and operating capacity of the organization. What this means is that the group will now have representative elections and terms for its directors, the meetings will be monthly and will deal with issues that are on the horizon as opposed to back dated info, and the name of the organization has been officially changed to The Island Community Board. The members of FICA and its present directors were the ones who decided to make this happen. There was much work on the part of the President, Heather Ferguson Burnham and the other directors to make this transition possible. Barry Bryan crafted the by law changes, cleared the name change with NY State and made a proxy statement that was mailed to the entire membership of FICA. All the changes were sent out and made available for review and members were asked to send back a postcard with their vote, either for or against the change. The response speaks to the impact that the ICB has had on Fishers Island and its community members in the last year. There were ~_93 votes for the change and ~_2 votes against, giving the ICB a much deserved pat on the back. This shift is not to be seen as the end of FICA, but as a new leaf being turned over for an organization that has served the Island very well for over forty years. The change was necessary in order to keep the group lively and fresh and up-to-date with the direction the Island is going. This group will be a much more proactive Board that intends to deal with immerging problems before they get too far out of hand. The over-riding goal of the ICB is to mitigate the problem of a shrinking year-round community and to help keep Fishers as wonderful as it is by keeping Island issues in the front of people's minds. The FoE Horn and the Island Office are two of the early products of the ICB and a good example of what they want to do. The ICB is ~'ateful for the confidence that people seem to have in their mission and will be working very hard to keep things moving in a positive direction. The monthly meetings are generally held on the first Friday of each month at 4:45pm in the Fire House. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend and contribute. Ideas are encouraged and can be sent to Mere Harr at the Island Office 7990, or P.O. Box 464. Blues Brothers win championship! Each summer there is the greatest thing: softball. Nowhere else can one see such amazing displays of sportsmanship and viewer ship in a non college football setting. If you missed the softball season, you missed much more than a few games, you missed life on BOTH sides of the road. On the ballfield side there were two months of heated battle to narrow the field to two teams and a go for the championship. On the other side there was heckling and cheering and all the appropriate beverages to accompany. This was a good year to be a Blues Brother, but what year isn't? The defending champs from last year was the American Legion team, The Blues, and despite what some of the younger opposing players thought, this team can still swing a bat. The Blues, headed by Captain Tommy Doyen consisted of a group of guys who were already stars at the Legion. They have Aaron Rice, Kenny Ahman, Joe Curto, Steve Malinowski, Aaron Lusker, Craig Plikas, Todd Pezzolesi, Richard Pot~er, Chip Sinclair, Greg Cypherd, Drew King and Tommy O'Neal (pictured above). Aisc, there were several willing and able subs when needed. In fact, this team was so strong they even managed having a girl substitute in lef~ field for a few innings until Dan Colvin could rescue her! The playoff was between The Blues and Hay Harbor and the championship was decided by the best two out of three ga mes. The third ga me was never necessary, as The Blues swept Hay Harbor, like the dance floor after a dance, perhaps at the Hay Harbor Club? It was a lively series with some close calls and a few bitter words. In the end, wisdom, brawn and skill won out over youth and the title remains in the hands of The Blues. The only unfortunate turn of events was a disruption of the long tradition of a beach part7 aC(er the game to be hosted by the losing team. Al though the Hay Harbor team could not fulfill, a victory cup (keg) was promised for an undisclosed later date. The Blues will no doubt hold them to that promise. Congratulation Blues, you guys are what makes this summer tradition a live one. GRATEFUL PATIENTS APPRECIATE HANDS by Rosemary Baue The American Legion was filled with people, music, and "groaning" tables as islanders gathered on August 24th in apprecia- tion of Jack and Mary Anne Hand. Long lines of grateful patients formed to thank and hug their doctor and his wife, while a feast ap- peared on the buffet tables -- hors d'oeuvres, southern gumbo soup, twenty-five entrees, and many varieties of beautiful salads and des- serts. Page 2 Mary Anne and Jack, who will be leaving in September, have been an integral part of the residential community for the past seven years. Mary Anne first volunteered in the school Ii braw as it was being organized for new usage, and for the past two years has been on the Fishers Island Library board. She was elected presi- dent but resigned when Jack's contract was not renewed. She assisted Jack in the office when Catherine Jenssen was ill, and she is a Lector for Our Lady of Grace Church. 'Run Doc' is a familiar license plate on the island. Jack runs daily, has run in island fund-raising races and marathons, and qualified for the Senior Olympics. Jack begins each day with Mass and participates regularly in Union Chapel and St. John's Bible Studies. John and Debbie Doucette, Mike and Judy Imbriglio, Sally Cashel, Patty Faulkner, Mary Ski, Sarah Porter Loveday, Rosemary Baue, and Sue Rogan were responsible for the evening's setup, cleanup, decorations and photography. When sound engineer Maynard Banks stopped the music after dinner for Master of Ceremonies Aaron Lusker to begin the program, there was a long standing ovation for Mary Anne and Jack. Serious and humorous tributes paid to Jack for his excellent care were made byAaron, John Doucette and Art Baue. Art presented "The Hand Book" to Jack -- a scrapbook of letters of appreciation written to him by island residents, in- cluding letters of support from several doctors who have been treated by Jack. He also received petitions signed by400 island residents, which requested the IHP to reconsider and to renew his contract, but they were precluded by the IHP board. Sarah Porter Loveday, Happy Gaillard, Art Baue and a number of vol- unteers had circulated the petitions. Mary Anne thanked everyone by saying, "I'm not a man, and I'm not a baseball player and I'm not dying, but I feel like Lou Gehrig, who, at his Yankee Stadium farewell, said 'tonight am the luckiest man alive.' I am a lucky woman to have so man' friends here." Jack recalled highlights of his years on the island. He and Mary Anne thanked everyone for all their kindnesses. The evening formally ended with another standing ovation for the Hands. Plum Island Update, Community Action Recommended This is a summary of an article and talk by Bob DeLuca. In the quarterly newsletter of Group For the South Fork, an environmental conservation group with a mandate to protect the South Fork of Long Isla nd, he writes about Plum Island. Bob visited Fishers Island on the 28th of August to speak to the F.I. Conservancy at their annual meeting and left some of their newsletters and information to review. His a rticle and talk on Plum Island was interestingand caught our attention. DeLuca points out that the facility staff has studied a wide array of contagious animal diseases and developed vaccines since the early 1950s. It protects the nation from animal diseases that could accidentally or intentionally be introduced. He said that a post 9/11 federal assessment of the facility had recently concluded that it was vulnerable to penetration by terrorists for bio-terrorist activity. DeLuca spoke with Dr. Beth La ut ner, the Center Director under Homeland Security, and she feels like the issues can be addressed. From DeLuca's talk on Fishers it was learned that Plum Island is now considering adva ncing their research to move to "Bio level 4? What this mea ns is that not only will they research dis eases that are transmitted from animal to animal, but at Level 4 they will study those that are tra nsmitta ble from animal to human. This information coupled with the fact that DeLuca considers the facility to "suffer from a longstanding lack of financial and operational commit- ment to the nonscientific operations that lie at the heart of the facility's overall safety and securitT.., the entire facility is in need of an upgrade" Going to Level 4 will bring upgrades, but will that be enough to keep up with the dangers Level 4 brings with it considering the facilit7 is starting out in the hole? Barry Bryan pointed out also at the FICA meeting on Aug. 27th that Senator Clinton and Congressma n, Tim Bishop are not opposing the level 4 upgrade. DeLuca encourages community action and insists that letter writing is a good approach, that the power of the pen is still a strong force. The people we need to be contacting about this are listed below. Letting them know how you feel about this can help guide their decisions. Dr. Ben Laut~er Center Director U .S. Dept. of Home- land Security Plum Island Animal Disease Center P.O. Box 848 Greenport, NY. 11944 Fax: 631-323-3295 Con~e~sman Tim Bishop c/o Jane Finalborgo 33 Flying Paint Road Suite 119 Southampton, NY. 11968 Fax: 631-696-4520 Cub Scout troop to form (again) on Fishers Island The Island Office has been coordinating with Roger Chatell, the District Executive of the Mohegan District, Connecticut Rivers Council, BSA. He and Bob Rogers, of Fishers Island, are interested in starting up the Cub Scouts on Fishers Island again. There have been packs here in recent years and Fishers has had Cub and Boy Scouts here for many years prior to that. The sponsors for this pack will be Union Chapel and the F.I. Fire Department. Flyers about joining Cub and the Sea Scouts will start to circulate this month and there will be a presentation at the school's family picnic on Sept. 22nd which starts at 4:30pm. The joining night will be on Sept. 29th at the F.I. Firehouse. Sea Scouts is open to all boys and girls in 8th grade and up that are interested in sailing, navigation and lifesaving. Contact Mere Harr or Roger Chatell (800) 414 2433 x258 for info. All who are interested are welcome to come and join. The cost is minimal and the benefits are great. Bob Rogers has years of experience with Scouts as a Master and has offered to be the Scout Master for the new Troop. Janio Spinola will also help. Anyone interested in joining please call Mere Harr at 788 7990. Aisc, if there is any interest in Girl Scouting, please call!! Or email m ha rrC~Cishe rsisla nd.net Sons, or Hillary Rodham Clinton c/o Resi Cooper 155 Pinelawn Road Suite 250 Nor[h Melville, NY. 11747 Fax: 631-249-2825 Bob DeLuca can be reached at: Group for the South Fork P.O. Box 569 Bridgehampton, NY. 11932 Phone: 631-537-1400 Fax: 631-537-2201 Email: gsf@hamptans.com www.thehamptons.cam/group "Not Just a Cold Hunk of Steel" By Jan Cook Right from the reservation office, to the mainland and back to Fishers safely. We owe a special thank-you to all who workfor the Ferry District. I don't think we all realize just how well they take care of us on any given day and then they kick it up a notch when someone has a medical situation and they are treated with extra special care and kindness. We should all be proud of the wonderful people who work to make our lives as comfortable and safe as pos- sible when we need it most. From a friend who wants to send an extra THANK YOU to all Ferry employees. Thank you, Jan Cook SOUNNNGS Kid Stuff! Nic©Ze A daughher was lJorn ~ Mr, and MR's, Al- ling Smith on September 1, 1971, Nfcole wei~ked 7 po~mds arid 6 o~mcos at bir~L A daughter w~c"~N horn to -"'~lr, and Mrs, Robot[ W'aH en September 9, 1971, Merediti~ Le~ weijfhed 7 pounds and i ounce. On July ?~ ~o Mr~ ~{nd Mrs~ Arthur ©rcenleaL They Zan~h~ti on ,.July ]% !971. David Richard came i~to tl~o ~orid al 12:07 ~, M~ Ne weighed ~} pomnds at b~rth~ On July 8, 1971~ a son was born Mr, and Mrs. Lnrs Field, Jori Evensen THE FOG HORN Page4 Union Chapel SundaySchool Has Boat Party Sunday School children will have lunch with the adults at Union Chapel after regular Sunday School classes and church on September 11, 2005. The adults will then have their Annual Meeting (which has been rumored to be short this year) while the students watch a short video. Then all true "boat lovers" will adjourn to High Horizons, Dr. Barbara's home on Hedge Street, to enjoy the kayaks, dinghy, church rowboat, and various sailboats. There will also be swimming off the dock. Our new Sunday School teacher for the older kids is going to be Mere Harr, so she will be there to get to know her students better in the informal setting. With this new addition to our staff, Camilla Spinola and Elizabeth Evans will be able to share the younger class as they have done in times past. Parents and other boat lovers are always welcome because with our big classes we will be able to use all the chaperones we can get! Thomas Evans saw Dr. Barbara at the Schwan truck so he knows we will have all kinds of popsicles and "ice-cream-on-a-stick" treats that we can eat! FISHERS SILAND SCHOOL OFF TO GREAT START! The 2005-2006 school year will be starting with twenty new students, ten magnet students and the other ten from families who have moved to the island! This means we will have sixty-nine in all. There are new students in almost every grade. Jake Lusker, who used to be the only one in his class, has four new classmates this year! With the addition of Brody Whelan in sixth grade it makes the 5th-6th grade class the largest in the school with twelve students. Julia Farrar spent one year away from us and discovered she missed Fishers Island so much she has rejoined our eleventh grade class. Daniel Holt and Brendan Saluk have also joined the eleventh grade giving that class eleven students. We also have three new permanent teachers: Mr. Bing Bartick teaching Social Studies, Ms. Laura Wasdo heading the Music Department, and Mrs. Louise Phelan becoming our Grades 1-12 Para-professional. While Mrs. Elwell recuperates from her knee surgery, we are fortunate to have Ms. Lily Rand teaching Art She also knows how to make jewelry and will be giving classes after school for adults and children! Other after school activities will be Tennis, Bike Riding, Cooking Club, Knitting Club, Quilting Club, Scrapbooking, and anything else that someone knows about that might be fun! Sailing, anyone? Our School Picnic and Open House is scheduled for Thursday, September 22nd, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. We are also discussing the possibility of having not one, but two, Book Fairs this year! E 8 Page 5 Fundraising for Katrina Victims: Just a few days after the hurrica ne that demolished the coast in Mississippi and Louisiana, a few Fishers Island kids were already collecting money for the victims. Sammie and CJ Finan as well as Kip, Kads and Paige Daly were found outside the Post Office with a table of goodies for sale. The money they are raising will go to fundraising efforts for Gulf Coast victims. On the day we talked to them they were hav- ing trouble getting people to actually take any of their goods, as people were just as happy to simply donate money without receiving anything in return. Fishers Islanders have always been helpful in times like these and the kids are having fun raisingthe funds. The two boys even made sandwich boards for themselves a nd walked a round the village green. Look for the ca ndy table in the first weeks of Sept. and help them out by donating money and taking some of their candy off their hands! Wanted: Children and young adult golf clubs. I PP is looking to support further golf education at the FI School and would appreciate donations of young adult and children's clubs. Please contact Gigi Murphy 631- 788-7877 or gigim u rp hy@fishersisla nd.net Live Music atthe Legion: THE REDUCERS Open to all Saturday, 17 Sept. 2005 12:00 noon--till? Half the proceeds will go to Katrina relief efforts. This is a great rock band, you should check them out! Aaron Rice Surf Report August was a fun month to surf and hang out with friends. It's just a shame you have to walk through broken glass and beer cans and fires that weren't put out properly to getto the beach. We have some of the best beaches around, but people just don't care and expect other people to pick up what they left behind. This month we had three fires on Choco- mount where I had to bring the fire truck down to put one out. Thank God no kids walked across one of them. Sand doesn't put fires out, water does, so don't be lazy!! Thanks to my new surfer friends; Chip Sinclair, Alex and Dave Pollack, Diane Thatcher and all the kids that are learning to surf, too. Good to see you out there! Looking for Love Birds: The Pequot is collecting names of Bride & Grooms that met at the Pequot. If you are such a couple or know of one a nd would like to be added to our list please let us know. We need to know: Bride's name Groom's name- Marriage date The Pequot will post a list as part of our 100- year celebration (1906-2006), next summer. Contact Deb Shillo at 788-TXXX or email her at peq uotinn@yahoo.com SEPTEMBER COMMUNITY CALENDAR Sunday Monday Tuesday I/Fednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 LABOR DAY FIRST DAY OF 12:00 noon SCHOOL! Bag lunch and Purpose Driven Life led by Allie Hanley @ Union 1 :OOpm Chapel. All Ferry District welcomed, meeting. Sunday Monday Tuesday I'?ednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 10.'OOam 8: OOam Live Music Worship at Union Student Council 9.'OOara- !.'O0~vra THE Chapel, Ibllowed 12.'00 noon meeting. LRP/BOE REDUCERS by brief annual Bag lunch and 12.'30£m meeting At The American meeting and Purpose Driven Union Chapel Potluck Brunch Life led by Allie Trustees meeting. Legion. 12:00pm-till? $15.00 cover charge, followed by Hanley @ Union 5.'00£m which includes dinner. BOAT PARTY at Chapel. All Garbage District Dr. Barbara's welcomed, meeting. V2 of proceeds go to the house Ibr Sunday Katrina victims. School and Tennis Grades 3-8 Tennis Grades 3-8 parents. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 12.'00 noon 7.'OOara-12.'OO~vra Bag lunch and 5: O01)m Festival by the Sea at Purpose Driven Sons of American 4.'30-6.'45£m Avery Point. Contact Life led by Allie Legion meeting. Open House at Fishers School for info. Hanley @ Union Island School. Family Chapel. All 5.'30£m 5.'30£m picnic. Cub and Sea welcomed. Legion members F.I. School Board Scout presentation and meeting, meeting at school, information available. * Library Hours change back to winter hours. M&F 1-5pm, W 1-6pm, Sat. 9am-12pm. Tennis Grades 3-8 25 26 27 28 29 30 12.'00 noon 6.'O01)m Bag lunch and Joining night. Purpose Driven 4.'301)m Cub Scout and Sea The veterinarian will Life led by Allie Union Chapel. Scout Sign up at the FI be on Island this Hanley @ Union Film: WallXtreet, Firehouse. lnfb month too. Call 7178 Chapel. All Discussion and available at the Island to make an welcomed, potluck dinner. All Office and school, appointment. Tennis Grades 3-8 welcomed. Tennis Grades 3-8 If you would like to put a notice of an event or meeting in the next calendar, please call Mere Haxr at the Island Office 788-7990 or email mha~r~fishersisla~d.net 788 7990 FI Conservancy Beach Clean Up: This summer the FI Conservancy tried a new approach to the dirty beach problem. As daunting as it is, they offered to attempt to keep the beaches a little cleaner by having someone go patrol the three most popular beaches and the Race. What they discovered was that in about midduly the trash found changes from mostly washed-up trash to more of the left-behind trash. For the most part individual beach-goers clean up after themselves, it's the night-timers that are leav- ing a mess. Having a presence of people ac- tively trying to clean up also raised a lot of awareness and spurred others to join in. By having someone looking into the problem, several ideas came out about what they can do next year. For instance, they plan on having Toppers coupons made available at the Transfer Sta- tion and the dump for kids who bring in a sack of beach trash. This will be advertised heavily next summer. The barrels that were once at the trail heads will not be replaced because too many people abuse them by dumping their household waste in them and saving themselves a trip to the Transfer Station. It is certainly a community effort to keep these areas clean and everyone needs to remember to be community and environmentally minded. The FI Conservancy and individuals like Aaron Rice of FIDCO have done great work in this direction and should be com- mended. The beaches are not perfect each day, but without efforts like this, they could be a lot worse. Compost Facility: Doctor's Office: ~ Ferry Reservations: ~ Ferry Freight Office: F.I. Library: F.I. Bowling F.I. Museum Hair of the Dog: Island Hardware: Island Mobil: The News Cafe: ~Our Lady of Grace: Rummage: Peepfrogs: Pequot: Post Office: Operation Hours M-F 8:00am-12:00pm, 12:30pm-4:30pm Sat. 8:00am-12:00pm M-Sat. 9am-12pm &Mon. 6pm-Tpm. M-Sat. 9am-12pm M-F 7:45am-12:30pm, 1:30pm-4:45pm on#ne at fiferry, corn M, Tu, Th, Fri 9am-12pm and 1:30pm-5pm Wed & Sat. 9arn-12prn Sat. 6:30pm-9:30pm Tu-F 10am-12:30pm & 2pm-4pm, Sat. 10arn-12:30prn,Sun. 11 arn-12prn M-Fri. 3pm-5pm & 3-5pm, Sat. 10arn-12prn & 3prn-5prn. M-F 8am-3:45pm, Sat. 8am-2:00pm M-F 8am-4:30pm, Sat/Sun. 8am-12:00pm M-F 7am-1 pm, Sat. 8am-1 pm Tu,W,Thu,F-7am S/S-eprn. Sun 10am Fri. 4-epm Sat. 10am-12pm Tu, Th, Sat. 10am-lpm, 2pm-4pm M-F 4:30-close. Food M-F 5pm-10pm Lunch: Fri 11:30-2:00pm, Sat/Sun 12:30pm- 5:00pm, dinner 5-10pm Hote/ca//: 7246 M-F 8am-5pm, Sat. 8am-1 pm window hours: St. John's Texaco: ~ Transfer Station: Toppers: Union Chapel: Village Market: M-F 8am-1 pm, 2:15pm-5pm Sat. Barn-11:15am Sun 8am and lOam (lst&3rd) M-F 8arn-4:15pm Sat. Barn-1 pm M,Tu,Th,F 7:30am-12:30pm, 1:30-4:30pm Sat. 7:30am-11:30am, Sun. lOam-1 pm Fri, Sat. 5-apm and Sun. 12-4pm Sun lOam. Thrift Shop: Thu 3-5pm, Sat 10-12 M-Sat. 8:30am-1 pm, Sun. 8:30am-1 pm