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Home My WebLink About2001 Vol 15 No 2 Summer 2 Fishers Island Gazette. Summer 2001 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR To the Editot: I am a little uncomfortable about ex- pressing an opinion here for fear of hurting anyone's feelings or risking the animosity of individuals or committees that have worked hard on current Island projects. But the editor said she would not publish my letter anonymously, so here goes. I am very worried that the Island is losing its heart. The year-round population is shrinking for more reasons than I can even guess at or touch upon in this letter. An essential element for attracting new year- round families to Fishers Island is housing. The Island Gtowth Plan lists this as a high priority. A few years ago, we heard an elo- quent and impassioned plea from Cynthia Riley at a civic association meeting asking for help on this issue. At the recent Memorial Fall 200 I Gazette Deadline: October 10,2001 The Fishers Island Gazette is an inde- pendent not-for-profit publication initi- ated with a grant from The Sanger Fund and sustained with subscription and ad- vertising revenue. It is published three times a year. Editor Betty Ann Rubinow Contributors in this Issue Edwin llorning Leila Hadley Luce Pierce Rafferty, Carol Ridgway Jennifer Russell Photognpher Emeritus Albert H. Gordon Controller Su-Ann Seidl Newsstand Sales James Hall Computer Support William C. Ridgway 1II SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE $15 PER YEAR. IT'S EASY, JUST MAIL A CHECK TO THE GAZETTE! Fishers Island Gazette, Box 573 Fishers Island NY 06390 Day weekend civic association meeting, we heard that teachers who want to live on the Island cannot find housing. The utility com- pany has often been unable to hire new employees for the same reason. I commend those seasonal residents who have quietly helped support year-round hous- ing in so many ways, including purchasing housing for the purpose of keeping it in the year-round pool or selling their properties to Walsh Park llenevolentAssociation (WPBA) for less than full market va]ue. WPBA has done a wonderful job providing housing so far but has run out of funds to rehabilitate a house that it bought three years ago. The Middleton property on Montauk Ave. still sits vacant and derelict, when it should al- ready have been renovated and transformed into a home for a year-round resident or family. Maybe WPBA should hire a profes- sional fundraiser as the museum has. I have witnessed much time and passion and, in some cases, large amounts of money recendycommitted to improving the doctor's office and the museum, and possibly build- ing a recreation path and community center. These are ambitious projects, to be sure, but they are not as crucial to the heart of the Island as the housing crisis. Please keep in mind how important our year-round community is to the flavor and health of the Island and how theysuppon the infrastructure and lifestyle we have become accustomed to and enjoy. Let's put our heads together to come up with a solution for our housing problem. It will take a lot of thought, time and energy. It will be expensive. but so are paid firefighters and emergency medical technicians if our population continues to shrink. To all of you who have spoken to me on the street, the ferry, at panics and many other places, have the courage to express your opin- ions without fear of mockery. Some of you have echoed my concerns about year-round housing, and others are worried that certain projects in the planning stages could change the complexion of this Island as we know it. Whatever your specific concern, remember ~ Call, fax or e-mail the editor o for information about adver- .. j. tising or editorial content: ph 860-633-8200; fax 860- 633-2779; figazette@home.com. 1 that very often large amounts of money are donated by small groups of people and do not always correlate with widespread approval or enthusiasm for a particular venture. We do not have the right to tell people how to spend their time or money, but we do have a right to express our opinions on what we believe is important to our Island as a whole. Sincerely, Carol Ridgway ~ To the Editor: My family has been a member of the Fishers Island community for the last 14 . years. Given the accident-prone nature of my children, I visited the doctor's office early on and consequently have remained a faithful visitor every summer. I found the doctors to be insightful. the assistant understanding and frankly the building to be in a pretty miser- able state. We were exceedingly lucky to lure Dr. Hand and his wife to Fishers two years ago. As you all know, Dr. hand is a year- round-24/7 member of the F.1. community. Our wonderful hamlet in Long Island Sound needs to be able to provide the finest medical assistance to all its residents: year- round, summer, shon, tall. funny, boring, smart, dumb, young and old. The project that is in the works will meet the needs of our community for the present and well into the fu ture. We all have put our trust into the hands of the IHP Board to pull off this monumen- tal task. I have been following their progress with great anticipation. We are extremely lucky to have such a dedicated group. At the moment, there appears to be some negative sentiment over the site. its boundaries and the proposed construction. We truly need a newer, more modern, better equipped, roomier facility. Those that are fighting the plan need to look at our community as a whole. Please don't kill a project that will benefit all. Put your energies into positive concepts that will keep us "Far from the Maddening Crowd" for generations to come. Sincerely, Marje Helfet Continu~J 0" pag~ 26 The Gazette appreciates and relies upon edito- rial contributions from the community. We re- serve the right to edit copy and regret that we cannot run every story and occasionally must hold copy for future issues. COlDplaint Filed Against IUP & FICA In a letter dated May I, 200 I, Nina W. (Anthoine) Leth, individually and as Manager of Windham Re- sources, LLC, filed a complaim against hath IHP and FICA with the Charities Bureau Chiefof the New York SrateOffice of the Attorney General. The complain [contains nine separately numbered paragraphs of allegations, four separately numbered paragraphs request- ing specific enforcement actions, and six exhibits including copies of "articles" ap- pearing in the Fall 2000 and Winter/Spring 2001 issues of the Gazette. Paragraph 4 of the complaint states in pan, "Complainant asserts that not only is the fund raising brochure of November 1999 and the entire proposed 'medical clinic' project materially deceptive. mis- leading and ultra vires of the IHP's char- tcr..., but outright. fraudulent as well." Paragraph 6 states, "The Complainant re- spectfully asserts that the Annual Re- ports and Executive Law Article 7-A filings on file (or to be filed) by IHP at the Attorney General's Office will show that this materially false, fraudulent and ultra vires fundraising brochure was so success- ful in its deceptive effects that IHP has to date received over $2,300,000 for their (sic) proposed 'medical clinic' project, which 'medical clinic' was originally bud- geted in their (sic) brochureat$I,500,OOO, and which 'medical clinic' is legally impos- sible to construct at IHP's O.25-acre site." Paragraph 7 of the complaint contains numerous references to an alleged "con- veyance by FICA ro IHP" of "Lot #8 de- scribed in Exhibit 5", and the complainant "asserts that the recent conveyance of Lot #8 is a nullity and void as a matter oflaw." In Paragraph 8, the complainant alleges that, "IHP simply does not have the requisite approvals and consents from the Depart- ment of Health, nor can it meet the require- ments of the Public Health Council and the Certificate of Need process for its operation of such a facility, and IHP is already specifi- cally prohibited from operating a hospital or providing hospital services or health related services as defined in Anicle 28 of the Public Health Law in DOH'sendorsementannexed to its Certificate of Incorporation." Thecomplainant's requests for enforce- ment actions include a request for "Disgorgement of the monies illegally raised by Island Health Project, Inc. from its Operating Fund, with the appointment of a receiver or special trustee to hold these funds to ensure that these contributions are applied in a manner substantially consis- tent with the charitable purposes for which they were solicited...", and "an action in the Supreme Court for injunctive relief, if required, and for damages to any parties, restitution to adjacent landowners for costs and legal fees incurred by the illegal con- duct complained of; and removal of any director or other person responsible for these violations." The complaint also contained the fo1- lowing statement: "Complainant states there is no court action filed at the present time, but expects to file an Article 78 proceeding in the immediate future. if required." OnMay2I, theAnthoineFamilymailcd a letter to Island boxholders. and on May 25. Slimmer 2(}{}J . Fidlf'rs Is/and Gazette 3 IHP mailed its response to Island boxholders. Both letters are reprimed in this issue in their entirety. At a contentious May 26 FICA meeting. in an attempt to respond to some of the statements in theAnthoine family complaint and box holder mailing, Dr. Jack Hand pre- sented statistics about office calls. emergen- cies and Sea Stretcher runs, as well as informa- tion about the treatment of myocardial inf- arction. After his presentation, he received a standing ovation from the large group in attendance, many of whom had come to support Dr. Hand. At the meeting, Ms. Leth said that state- ments in her family's letter and the complaint to the attorney general were not a personal attack on Dr. Hand. and that neither she nor her family had ever said that the Island doesn't need a doctor, especially for primary care. Later Ms. Leth said, "V ou have to stand up for what you believe in." IHP and FICA had until June 2910 file a response to the complaint. T "W'o LeUers Sent to EI. Boxl.olders A.re Reprinted Here in Their Entirety Anthoine May 21, 2001 Dear Fishers Islander: The recent articles in the Fishers Island Gazette regarding The Island Health Project's "medical clinic" plan have been unashamedly biased and have failed to provide the public with sufficient information regarding the facts surrounding this project. We believe it would be beneficial for the entire Fishers Island com- munity to understand, firsthand, our opposi- tion to this plan. [n this isolated community, nothing could be of greater importance than quality emer- gency medical care. We are very fortunate to have a good emergency services system in place under the direction of rhe Fire Department. In this age of improving technology, there are new ways to make this system even morc effective. Unfortunately, IHP's proposed "medical clinic" does nothing to substantially improve primary or emergency medical care on Fishers Island. Ours is not an opinion based on suppositions, but on facts and~. The unfolding of these facts and our in- volvement with IHP's misguided "medical clinic" plan began at the June 24,2000 meeting called by IHP representatives to present to adjacent landowners the details of their plan. This was the first time that we, as adjacent Contimud OlJ pag~ 27 May 25, 200 I To the Fishers Island Community: You recently received a letter from the Anthoine family concerning the Capital Cam- paign of the Island Health Project ("IHP") and its plans for renovating the doctor's house and building a new doctor's office. One family member, Nina W. Leth, has filed a complaint with the New York State Attorney General's office against IHP and dle Fishers Island Civic Association. The complaintcharges these groups with fraud and illegality, seeks to prevent con- struction and asks that all contributions re- ceived in the Capital Campaign be disgorged to a coun-appointed trustee. The purpose of this letter is not to reply in detail to Nina's formal charges of misconduct, all of which are unfounded. We shall do that directly with the Attorney General's office. We believe, however. that the island community should be informed of IHP's views on certain issues raised in the Anthoines' recent letter. Certain members of the Anthoine family have opposed the project since learningof IHP's plans to build a new doctor's office on its lot oppositc the post office. The adjoining lot along Oriental Avenue is owned bytheAnthoine family corporation, Windham Resources, LLC. Windham has refused permission to subdivide COllt;nu~J on png~ 27 4 Fishers Island Gazette. Summer 2001 There are bombs exploding on the village green, shattering light and twisting night into terrifying dark- ness. There are screams of terror and acts of heroism, knees buckled in fear and stiff with bravado. Walking by, though, the sights and sounds are muffled and once again become locked into Fishers Island's memorial to its residents, year-round and seasonal, who served in both World Wars, the Korean conflict and Vietnam. The memorial, a large rock on the green, with names affixed, is fun to climb, as chil- dten did May 27, waiting fot the Island's annual Memorial Day parade, ceremony and two-gun-salute. Theywere not disappointed. There was music, a hidden bugler* playing taps, and worthy remembrances. Not knowing when the guns were to go ofT, mothers continually admonished their children to cover their ears. When it was over, tnere was a bustling barbeque at the Ameri- can Legion. But when everyone left the green, there were the bombs again. In an unexpected stroke of luck, how- ever, some World War I documents have sutfaced, by way of the Southold Town his- torian, which provide grim witness to one tragic event that took the life of one man whose name is melded into the plaque on the rock at the edge of the green. Lawrence Denzil Goodell, purser for three years on the Fishers Island ferry. s.s. Rest/"" teported for duty Aug. 27,1917 at Ft. Wright, and by Oct. 4,1918, the 27-year- old man was dead. Lieut. Goodell was an army transport quartermaster on the U.S. cargo steamer Hennan Frasch when it collided at night with the American tanksteamship GeorgeG. Henry , about 150 miles south- east of Nova Scotia. Of the 91 men aboard, 65 survived. With mass confu- sion and the uncertainty of who survived, Mr. Goodell's parents held out hope that their son was not among the miss- ing. It is apparent from a War Department document that the Goodells, of Brattleboro, Vt.,did not receive official notice of their son's death until Dec. 30, 1918, appar- ently because he was in the Army, but served with a Navy crew. In an apologetic and dramatic Dec. 31, 1918 letter, Transport Quartermaster 2,,,j Lieut. Charles R. Meyer, aboard the George G. Henry, de- scribed the circum- stances surrounding the death of their son. The following is adapted from Lieut. Meyer's letter: Photo coutesy of Pierce Rafferty "The George G. . Lawrence Denzil Goodell, of Fishers Island, just before going Henry is a large oil tank overseas. He enlisted in the Army, reported for duty at Ft. Wright steamship, used for Aug. 27, 1917 and was stationed at Camp Dix, N.J. until July 21, 1918. transporting gasoline. He then attended a six-week officer's training camp in Florida. His first assignment was the cargo carrier Herman Frasch, which collided We were retu rn i ng with another ship southeast of Cape Sable and sank in seven minutes empryfromFranceOct. Oct. 4, 1918. Lieut. Goodell's brother, Percy, had died of influenza 4, 1918 and had nar- just four days earlier. rowly escaped sinking the previous Sunday after a one and one-half hour mid-ocean firefight with a German submarine. The en- emy shells had set our ship on fire, exploded all of the ammunirion of the after gun and had btokell off part of our pro pellet blade. "At 12:30 a.m., on an ex- tremely dark night, our crippled ship collided with the small cargo vessel Hennan Frasch, which was steaming to France heavily laden with supplies. The cargo ship sank in seven minutes. "Before the ship went down, Lieut. Goodell was in the water and was being helped into a boat lowered from the ship. The Cap- tain and Executive officer were trying to clear the ropes and get the lifeboat away from the ship, bur the Herman Frasch sank just then, and the suction caught the small boat, tan- gling the ropes, and your son went down with the ship. It was very sudden, with no pro- longed struggle in the water. "It is very sad to think of a ship sinking in seven minutes, but the Herman Frasch was practically cut in two by the collision. The bow rose to a perpendicular position in the air and crashed down over our port deck and then slid down under our ship. For awhile we hung, swaying, but our ship being much lightet and very much higher in the ait suf- fered a large hole, the size of a lifeboat, in our Continurd on pag,. 31 *The hidden bugler was Robert Blair. Summer 2001 . Fishers Island Gazelle 5 .. ~ . " , . o < ~ . . ~ a % . ~ < % .', J . 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In a gesture of generosity that speaks to a deep regard fOr history, Ms. Gaillard agreed to let the editor take her memoir off-Island to photocopy its contents. She also agreed to let Pierce Rafferty and John Wilton digitize fizmily photos. The fOllowing is excerpted from her written history, Addi- tional installments will appear in jilture issues of the Gazette. Born in 1913, Ms. Gaillard is a lifelong SlImmer resident of Fishers Island and has lived here year-round since 1993. By HAPPY GAILLARD Excitement began to build in the ferry, run the gamut of the decks and check latter pan of May. The house on that the maids got safely ensconced in second 76Th Street (NYC) would suddenly class on the small lower stern deck. change into sUlTlmer garb. looking stripped and cool and airy with all the heavy, muddy colors of winter hidden un- der gaily-flowered slipcov- ers, the rugs moth-balled and rolled against rhewaIls, the dtapes bagged or folded and put away in the cedar closet along with winter coats and woo lies. Trunks would emerge from the attic and the bulk of the silver was carefully wrapped, one for storage at the bank, while the others graced various bedrooms. It seemed impossible to live through those final days before the promised one dawned, and the car would appear early at the door, its rack in place on the running board for the three fitted suit- cases, one of which held the flat silver that we took with us. In my earliest years, the car bulged with luggage and supplies, while we rook the train. I remember the excitement of a parlor car seat to myself. hard and scratchy, emanat- ing a peculiar stale odor, but wonderfully enormous-and it swiveled! We lunched in the dining car, and just as patience was wear- ing thin, wewould glimpse the Thames River and soon creep to a halt at the busy New London [rain station. If we were too impatient to wait for the train to leave, we climbed the endless steps of the high overpass to get across the tracks. The Island baggage master took our ticket stubs, collected our baggage and delivered it, usu- ally the next day, to the house. The car, chauffeur, maids and however many of us there were would all be on the dock in ample time, smelling the salt air and watching the gulls swoop and screech over the river. The childten would dash aboard the When we drove by car to New London, our time-consuming ride via the Boston Post Road wove through a series of towns with 18mphspeed limits, laughable even then, as we roared through be- tween 20 and 22 mph. Once we had a flat tire, and as it was being patched and pumped, we had a picnic lunch. I anxiously scanned passing cars for anyonewho might beat us to the one spot on the little Munnatawkt't. My heart Fishers Island Gazene Photo sank as my best friend Lib Palmer drove by waving to me. Not long after, however, we passed her family car, crippled in like manner. Fortu- nately, the ferry Restless awaited us, so both cars boatded happily. Readying to leave the dock, the engines would begin to throb, the whistle would blow deafeningly, the heavy planks that bridged the gap between boat and dock would be hauled aboard, and the propellers would begin to swoosh madly as we backed out into the harbor, swung around and began the trip HAPPY GAILLARD Summer 2(JfJI . Fishers Island Gazene 7 down the Thames. By the time we had steamed out of the busy harbor, the purser, Royal, who fright- ened me because he had something queer about his left eye, would come around and count off from his big rolls of tickets, differ- ent colors for first and second classes and cars. I would take up my favorite spot on the bow watching for North and South Dump- lings with Dumpling Bell between. The Munnatawket Hotel commanded the stretch between Notth Hill and Clay Point, its three cottages watching us round the turn into West Harbor to pull in at the Mansion House dock. Before the family had a car, the ride to the summer house was by livery wagon, but I can only remember automobile days when we sent the maids by wagon while we waited for the Locomobile to be unloaded. With the car ashore, we'd pile in and head for the village, rurningshort of Wilbur's store and driving down the road until our wheels crunched onto a bluestone driveway that curved up between the borders of bay- berry bushes to the welcoming portico of beloved Weltevreden. It is a Dutch word that Mother said meant contentment. I suppose I had to do my fair share of carting packages in quickly and quietly, so as not to disturb the robin nesting on the trunk of the ampelopsis near the from door. With duties over, came the supreme joy of dashing around ourside---down to the dock, of course, hopefully to find the rowboat, Duckling, in the water and maybe the skidoo, roo. 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Amy Fine Collins found "wonderful engravings and lithogtaphs." Gillian Walker Maysles garnered a trove of urban-scene shadow boxes de-accessioned by a New York museum. Internet Time Magazine colum- nist Lance Morrow was happy to find a canvas golf bag for $3.50. Jeannie Parker bought blankets and pots and pans for the St. John's Church parsonage. Sella Travers, a collector of golfing memorabilia, could hardly believe her luck when she found a book about golf by John Updike. Ellen Warner's Britishhouseguests departed laden with heavy vases of colored glass. I have gleefully walked off with a stuffed armadillo ($5), an 1875 copy of Godey's Lady; Book ($25) and innumerable other cherished books and bibelots. The variety, quality and choice of rummage on sale at "Hit or Miss" is extraordinary. Gone is the chaotic omnium gatherum of yes- teryear. Today, men's, women's, children's and infants' clothing are displayed in separate sections, ar- ranged in small, medium and large sizes. A man's Harris tweed jacket ($5), a man's coral linen jacket ($5), a pair of unworn Belgian shoes that retail for over $250 ($10) and a woman's black knit cardigan coat ($15) were some oflast summer's discoveries. An ever-changing stock of accessories includes ties, belts, bags, totes, boots, shoes, skates, scarves, shawls, sweaters, blouses, T-shirts, men's shirts ($2 each), mittens, gloves, caps, straw hats Fishers Island Gal:ene Photo from exotic places.Armani, Brooks Brothers, J .Crew, Mary McFadden, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, BergdorfGoodman, Saks Fifth Av- enue are labels often seen. There is a corner forchildren's toys. plus a child's crib overflowing with dolls and stuffed animals. "Even Beanie Babies with the tags still on them," crowed a seven-year-old. A give-away box of children's puzzles, games and playthings is chockablock- full by the entrance. There are areas for curtains, quilts, blan- kets, small rugs, luggage and backpacks with nearby space for kitchen wares, canisters, appliances, and "all the knives, spoons and forks you can hold in one hand ($ I)." Conh"nu~d on pag~ 33 By LEIlA HADLEY LUeE Sometimes things come together as tion. It's a popular meeting place for friends they should. In 1996, rhe Our and faithful regulars who inelude Albert Lady of Grace Church Parish Maysles and Gillian Walker Maysles, Nancy Council asked Mary Ski to manage the "Hit or Miss" rummage sales held in the basement of the church. Confronted with a jumble of glass, china and clothing in frayed cartons; toppling stacks of books; card tables heaped with bric-a-brac; and blankets, cushions, curtains and what-all strewn about on a disarray of weary furniture, Mary Ski was unfazed. Wife of John, mother of three grown children, energetic grand- mother and part-time caterer, Mary rounded up members of Fishers Island's stores and con- struction companies to contribute shelves and clothes racks. J.C. Penney at the Crystal Mall in Waterford, Conn. supplied clothes hangers. Island residents and sum- mer visitors brought in items for sale or left them anonymously in the basement stairway enclosure. "I like to keep the names of donors and buyers anonymous," said the charismatic Mary Ski. "It just seems to work better that way." "That's smart of her," said summer resident Amy Fine Collins. ''I'm always madly curi- ous about where things come from, and not knowing adds to the general mystique of the rum- mage sales." A volunteer group of eight to ten men and women meet Wednesday evenings from 6-8 p.m. to unpack, sort, price and arrange donated rummage for the four-hour weekly sales on Fridays 4-6 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m.- Hunt, Jackie Williamson, Anita Lanziero and her daughter Rosie, Ellen Warner, Amy Fine Collins, Susan Connelly, Sella Travers, Alice Rutherfurd, Sue Horn, Alex Petti, Gin- ger Collins, Michael David Burr and me. . (I.r, bottom to top) Leila Hadley Luce, Milbry Polk, Sara Maysles, Ellen Warner. Gillian Walker Maysles, Rebekah Maysles, Jackie Williamson and unidentified woman, wait on steps leading to Our Lady of Grace Rummage last August. The doors open at 4 p.m. when long lines of shoppers regularly stream into the thrift store. noon. On sale days, a volunteer work force of four or five women and an occasional man help wrap, bag, box and carry out purchases paid for with checks or cash. No credit cards. No cash register at the doorway desk, but always a basketful of lollipops, free for the taking, one to a customer. In four summers, Mary Ski and her cohorts have created a magical metamorpho- sis. The previous rummage store has been transformed into a star bazaar, a majorattrac- College students buyarmloads of clothes and carloads of things for their rooms. Domestic workers from Island estates carry off boxes and shopping bags stuffed with clothes and household goods to send to their homes on the mainland. in the Philippines. the Carib- bean, SouthAmericaand Europe. Year-round residents and summer people bring their children and houseguests to buy take-home goodies and presents. For all who come to shop, there is the joy 10 Fishers Island Gaunt!. Summer 2001 I may be the last insurance agent you'll ever need. 20-50% OFF Home, life, auto, business, disability. It's a good idea to talk to your Farm Family agent about all your insurance needs. 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Mr. Horning called Mystic Marinelife Aquarium. and on Saturday afternoon, Dr. David St. Aubin, director of Research and V crerinary Services at the aquarium, arrived with veterinary intern Dr. Todd Schmidt. According to Dr. St. Aubin: "It was apparent that the immature male pilot whale had not been dead for long. It was quite fresh. We did as thorough an exam as we could, because we had to catch the last ferry back, and theweatherwas wild. with heavy rain. "We examined the internal organs. got measurements and dissected the animal. There were no injuries, signs of net entangle- ment or gunshot wounds. "We brought the head back for study and for teaching. and buried the rest of the carcass in an out-of-the-way spot on the beach. We had the kind assistance of a club groundskeeper. who used machinery to dig a hole about four or five feet deep. "Carcass disposal is a big problem. It is not uncommon for the carcass to reappear, but this is more than deep enough. The soft tissue will decompose rapidly within a year, but the bony remains will be there a long time. "We estimated that the whale weighed close to 1000 Ibs. Its stomach was empty. but the thickness of its blubber and the fact that its fat reserve at the back of the neck was intact and generous were signs that the ani- mal had not been starving. It is not uncom- mon for whales to go 12-24 hours without eating, because their stomachs can hold enough food to last them a couple of days. "Pilot whales are offshore animals and grow up in herds. They have a behavioral aberration of coming into shote and are notorious for stranding as a herd. Some- times, however. a group may swim close to shore. and a whale can get lost, disoriented by in-shore waters and tides. "Whatcominues toconfuse, is that some animals appear to be making a deliberate effort to come ashore. Whether they under- stand the implications is unknown. Suicide is another level of consciousness. Ifa fish jumps out of a bowl and dies on the counter, it's not suicide. "Pilot whales arc the most common type of toothed whale and are usually found in waters around a shelfbreak. The closest one to Fishers Island is 200 miles past Montauk, Slimmer 200/ . Fishers Islalld Gazette 11 but these whales are quite mobile and can end up an}'\Vhere in short order." The last whale to wash up on Fishers' southern shore was a rare beaked whale. which appeared July 19.1999 one mile east ofIsabella Beach. Beaked whales live far out ro sea in the North Atlamic and are seen only when stranded on shore. Mystic Aquarium scientists also dissected that whale, discover- ing a thin underside. which indicated that it had been in poor health. -- #'~---- ~....: ~:;::-=~~. -:= - ;iii::t:'!.--'~ ---- ~ ~~- ~... '-' __ _~..; c _ - ........- ""':::::; Nora Howard Photo . A dead whale was found on the Big Club beach May 25. News spread fast, and curious onlookers took advantage of a rare opportunity to take a close and long look. (I-r) Eddie Mitchell. 14; Jackson Howard, 14; and Samuel Howard, 8. Jackson Howard Photo Edwin Horning Photo . The head ofthe fairly common pilot whale (left) that washed up on the Big Club beach Memorial Day weekend is compared with the rare beaked whale that was found one mile east of Isabella Beach July 19. 1999. In both cases. doctors from Mystic Aquarium dissected the whales and kept the heads for further study. They discovered that the pilot whale had been healthy, and the beaked whale had been in poor health. 12 Fishers Island Gazette. Summer 2001 Sally Pratt Multi-Million Dollar Producer & Chairman's Circle Member Sally is among the top .08% of real estate sales agents nationwide. 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First I thought, if I could just have lOin a class, then just six! But we always had a good time," said retired kindergarten teacher Laura Edwan:ls, pictured here with (14r) Nicolas and Dominick Gordon. Laura Edwards retired this year as the second kindergarten teacher in Fish- ers Island history. and Ed Scroxton is just a little bit annoyed. After all, Ms. Edwards was his first grade tcacher and his granddaughter is ready for kindergarten next year. "I had Eddie in first grade. then all three of his children in kindergarten, and now his granddaughter? No. I just can't do it. It's bad enough to say that I had your father in school, but your grandfather?!" laughed Ms. Edwards. Laughter is something Ms. Edwards enjoys. ''I'm basically a happy person. Fishers Island is the right spot for me. It still thrills me. I turn the same corner every day when I'm out walking, and everyday there is something new." It's that wonder in the world around her that her students sense, giving them the freedom to develop the same joy and curiosity about their environment. "The purpose of kin- dergarten is to make school a happy place, a place where the children feel secure. I received my training in the 1950s and 60s, and said to myself, 'There has to be a better way.' So I always looked for new ways to teach the same thing, especially with hands-on acdvities." Class time is easy to picture. It is filled with books, poems, songs, computers, and an exciting new math program. Defining the magic of this teacher takes more time. Find- ing out why every single person, without exception, smiles and sighs with a tinge of sadness at the prospect of Ms. Edwards' retirement. The magic, it turns out, is really not that elusive. It gets back to the wonder. Laura Edwards is defined by her joy in the children, what they will discover and what they will remember. There is no manufactured persona rhar disappears with the last bell of the day. Teaching is a tradition in Ms. Edwards' family. She grew up in the small town of Yorke, Me. and spent K-6 in a two-room schoolhouse, where there were five students per class and where her mother taught grades 4-6. Following in her mother's footsteps, she graduated from Gorham State Teachers Col- lege and then taught for a year in Maine. "On a lark," she dropped everything to go to Arizona with a friend, but her friend had a change of heart, and with no friends or fam- ily out West, Ms. Edwards came home. "It was the middle of the summer. 1 had no job, and my parents were having fits. One day, my sister and I were sitting on the beach, and she said, 'I saw an ad for a teacher on an [sland...''' The rest, as they say, is history. Ms. Edwards, 64, came to Fishers Island in 1960 and taught first and second grades in the old Montauk Ave. school from 1960 to [964. She met and married Donald Edwards and stopped working while she had three children between 1964 and 1967. "I let a couple of job opportunities go by while my children were young. After the new school was built, 1 worked there as an aide in the early 1970s, and that was tough, since I was a teacher. But the kinderg~rten teacher, T opsey Pieshoff, was reaching retirement age, and I decided to wait for her to retire. I started teaching kindergarten in 1976, and my youngest son was in my first class." Ms. Edwards and her husband divorced after 20 years, and she contemplated leaving Summer 20m. Fishers Islalld Gazette 13 Fishers Island. "But this has always been home, from the moment I stepped off the ferry in 1960, and I plan to stay here." The job had always been fun, so she let her body be her guide about when to stop. Too tired after school to do the other things that she enjoyed, the time was right to make the decision that would free her to garden, visit her children and travel across the coun- try to elderhostels. Nevertheless, "some days we'd be doing something, and I'd think, 'What am I going to do to replace this?' "I'm going to miss taking the children to look for wild- flowers or to muck arollnd in the woods, the streams. That was really my classroom. The joy of kids at this age is just listening to them, watching them discover new things. I don't plan to substitute, but I'll gladly go along on the weekly fall and spring nature outings if I am invited." Comparing children of today, to those of 40 years ago, Ms. Edwards said, ''I'm not so sure that there's much of a difference. Sometimes, though, I saw the way televi- sion affected the children. Dukes of Hazard was a ter- rible time, and so were those Ninja turtles. The children's play was much more violent. There's been nothing unusual lately, though." Whatever the outside distractions, Ms. Edwards was a gentle yet steady force for her students. She is exceedingly proud of her own three children. "One went to the land, one to the sea and one is a teacher." Jeff, who lives on Fishers Island is involved in landscaping, Keith serves in the Coast Guard in Florida, and Jill, continuing the family tradition, is a kindergarten teacher in North Carolina. ''I'm not sad. I feel this is the right time and the right thing to do. Of course, there's some nostalgia. You look at everything. But there are reminders everywhere in the people I meet. Once I was at a party, and a man I had taught in first and second grade came up to me and said, 'You know, I used to be in love with you.' "It was a two-way street with all my children," Ms. Edwards said, smiling. J 4 Fifhers Islmld Gazette. Summer 2fJ(J/ OLiluaries Mary B. Kinsolving, 85 Mary Kemp Blagden Kinsolving, widow of the late Rev. Arthur Lee "Tui" Kinsolving, D.O., summer rector of Sr. John's Church on Fishers Island for over 20 years, died peacefully May 19 at Gilchrist Hospice Center, Baltimore, Md. Mrs. Kinsolving died of natural causes just four days short of her 86th birthday. A graduate of the Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Va. and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pa., Mrs. Kinsolving had lived in Baltimore since June 1969 and enjoyed a well- equipped sculpture studio in the basement of her home. Her sculpture, including bronze stat- ues depicting scenes from the Resurrection, is on display at St. John's Church in Balti- more and St. Thomas Church in White Sulphur Springs, W.V. Mrs. Kinsolving also sculpted a bronze memorial birdbath. which isat the LeDew Gardens in Monkton, Md. She made a duplicate of that birdbath for the garden of her Fishers Island home and dedicated it to her son, Lee. Mrs. Kinsolving's son, Gus, has fond memories of his family and his mother's joy on Fishers Island. "One of her early visits to Fishers Is- land was in the summer of 1937. Her fiance, Tui, drove her up the hill across from the Duck Pond, rhrough tall grass, in a Model T Ford, ro the door of our house. Now, there isaliving room chimney where the door was, and thick trees stand in place of the tall grass! "Between Christmas and New Year's, when she was still in her 70s, Mother would join her family in the house, when it was heated only by woods roves. She loved to walk along South Beach and see rhe sparkling winter stars, many of which she knew by name. She loved ro see the sea- smoke driven by hard Westerly gales in mid-wimer. "We have been informed by a young lady who wrote one of the many hundreds of loving letters we received, that during Mother's last summeron Fishers, she joined this young person at Topper's for several evenings, eating ice cream cones-each of them AWOL-each with eyes sparkling, and the 70-year age difference between them dissolving when they were together." Mrs. Kinsolving was the daughter of Augustus Silliman Blagden, Yale Class of 1901 and two-year caprain of the Yale heavyweight crew (defeating Harvard both years) and Anne Bolling Washington Blagden ofWessyngton Farm, Cedar Hill, Tenn., which was founded by Joseph Washington in 1805.A devoted Christian ther and great-grandfather were all minis- ters of the Episcopal Church. Tui's father, Arthur Barksdale Kinsolving, was rector of Old St. Paul's in Baltimore from 1901- 1951. Tui and Mary's daughter, Anne, is married to the Rev. John T. Talbott, Rec- tor of Sr. Augustines Church in Washing- ton D.C. Mrs. Kinsolving was predeceased by two sons, Arthur Lee Kinsolving Jr., who Photos courtesy 01 Klnsolving Family . With an inset of Mary Kinsolving in later years, this cherished Kinsolving family photo was taken on Fishers Island in 1947 at Windshield, the home of J. Nicholas and Anne Kinsolving Brown. (I-r) Anne, Gus, Lee, Mary and Tui Kinsolving. Mrs. Brown was Tui Kinsolving's sister. The youngest son, Tom, who died in 1995, had not yet been born. The eldest son, Lee, died in 1974. They are both buried on Fishers Island. and member of rhe Episcopal Church, Mrs. Kinsolving's service included mem- bership on the Vestry of St.John's Church, Fishers Island, and service, up to shortly before herdearh, wirh theMeals-on-Wheels program in Baltimore. Mrs. Kinsolving's husband was recwr ofTriniry Church, Bosron, Mass. from 1931-1941; Triniry Church, Princeton, N.J. from 1941-1947; and St. James Church, New York Ciry, from 1947-1969. Mary and T ui were married at the ChurchoftheAscensionon UpperSaranac Lake, N.Y. in 1937. Tui's father, grandfa- died in 1974, and Thomas Bruce Kinsolving, who died in 1995. Both are buried on Fishers Island, each with a bronze plaque, carved by their mother, with a sea- gull, clouds and waves. Mrs. Kinsolving is survived by a son, Augustus B. Kinsolving of New York Ciry; a daughter, Anne Kinsolving Talbott of Washington, D.C.; and five grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Gilchrist Hospice Center, Baltimore; St. James Church, New York Ciry; the Sanger Fund, Fishers Island; or the Upper Saranac Lake Foundation of Saranac Lake. - .~ -I Henry Averell Gerry Memorial Service _ ., I There will be a memorial service for Henry Averell Gerry Tues. July 10 at 12:30 p.m. at SI. John's Episcopal Church. Mr. Gerry died of a stroke in Venice. Fla. Dec. 2. 2000. Burial was on Fishers Island. Summer 2001. Fisllers Isla"d Gazelle J 5 mm!!!!III Elinor Righter Oakes Elinor "Ellie" Righter Oakes, 89, of Essex Meadows, Essex, Conn., and Fishers Island, died Easter morning April 15 at Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Conn. Born Jan. 16, 1912 in Plainfield, N.J., Mrs. Oakes grew up in Greenwich, Conn., the daughter of Walter and Eva Righter. She was a member of Miss Poner's School, class of 1929, and during World War II served 18 months in Italy, attached to the Red Cross and the Ait Fotce. In 1946, Mrs. Oakes married Thomas F. Oakes, president of Allen Russell & Allen Insurance Co., and, in 1949, the couple built their Avon, Conn. home. Introduced to Fishers Island in the I950s by friends, Mr. and Mrs. Oakes continued to summer on the Island until his death in 1966. In the early 1970s, Mrs. Oakes built a house overlooking West Har- bor. The house was designed by het nephew, Jim Rightet, and was his first architeclUral commission. The Hawk's Nest Point prop- eny was also of archeological interest, and Mrs. Oakes permitted a "dig" arranged by H.L. Ferguson Museum, of which she was an enthusiastic supporter. She particularly enjoyed participating in the "dig." "Mom was a devoted mother and grandmother, and a friend to so many on the Island. She prided herself on rhat," said daughter, Nora Howard. "She was a life- long learner and enjoyed life to the fullest. She loved traveling, panics, gardening. ten- nis and golf, and always looked smashing. "She was valued in many literary and political circles and was always looking fOlVlard, wondering what was next." Mrs. Oakes thoroughly enjoyed her memberships in borh the Fishers Island Club and Hay Harbor Club (HHC) and won several HHC tennis tournaments in the 1950s and 1960s. She was a dedicated naturalist and recently had donated gener- ously to the museum and new health clinic. Mrs. Oakes was a past president of the Avon Free Public Library, past president of the Garden Club of Hartford and a com- munity volunteer. Among her many con- tributions to the Avon community was the donation of 16 acres of land to the Avon Photo courtesy 01 Nora Howard . Elinor "Ellie" Oakes, with her brother Volney "Turk" Righter, at his 95th birthday celebration. At her memorial service, the now.98.year.old Mr. Righter stood up and said, "Who is here from Miss Porter's Schoo!?" and proceeded to lead the group in the school song. "Mom would have loved that," said daughter, Nora Howard. Land Trust. Mrs. Oakes was a member of St. James Parish in Farmington, Conn. and also attended St. John's Episcopal Church on Fishers Island. She was also predeceased by a brother, Brewster Righter; and a daughter, Leslie Rirchie. Mrs. Oakes is survived by her brother, Volney Foster Righter of Bedford Hills; a daughter and son-in-law, Nora and Roger Howard of Avon; rhreegrandsons,Jackson Oakes Howard and Samuel Volney Righter Howard of Avon, and Matthew Taylor Ritchie of Sioux Ciry, S.D.; and beloved family members, Jim and Sandy Righter, Robert and Sandy Righter, Bruce and Julie Righter, John and Susie Righter, and Evie and David Talbot. Memorial contributions may be made to The Nature Conservancy, 4245 North Fairfax Dr, Arlington VA 22203; the Bridgeport Hospital Burn Unit, clo Lori Mayer, 267 Grant St, Box 5000, Bridge- port CT 06610-0129; at to the chariry of one's choice. [~) Nettie Vancour, Organistfor Island Churches Nettie Celia Vancour, longtime pia- nist and organist for Union Chapel and Out Lady of Grace Church, died peace- fully Mat. 23 at Groton Regency Retire- mem Center, whete she had lived for the past six years. She was 95. Ms. Vallcour gave piano and organ lessons when she lived on the Island and had been a bookkeeper at Doyen's store. The daughtet of Fritz Oscar and Ida G. Forbes Osgood, Ms. Vancour was born June 9,1905 in Holland, Vt. and married Frank Erwin Vancour June 22, 1926 in Derby Line, Vt. Ms. Vancour was predeceased by her husband and, in 1987, by het daughter, Robin Ann Vancour. She is survived by a sister, Almeda Allen of Newport, Vt. Mrs. Vancout is buried NewSt.John's Cemetery. Contributions in Ms. Vancour's memory may be made to Union Chapel. J 6 Fishers Island Gazene. Summer 1001 . Elizabeth "Dippy" Bartow Elizabeth Vaw< Bartow, 86, died Mar. 6 in Boca Gtande, Fla., following a btief illness. To Islanders, she was best known as "Dippy," a woman with tonsofenetgyand an extraordinary sense of humor. "She was always very happy and al- ways on the move," said daughter Bzee Dutfee. "She had a myriad of ftiends, loved people and was always taking them in if they needed help. "She was an extremely supportive grandparent and ran a 'boarding house' for her grandchildren. She was very family- oriented. .. Ms. Bartow was the widow of the late Dr. Stephen S. Woolston, with whom she had three daughters. She raised the girls and married the late Clarence W. Bartow, with whom she had a son. Mter her second husband's death in the 1970s, Ms. Bartow bought a house on Fishers Island. Ms. Bartowwas born May23, 1914 in Photo courtesy 01 Bzee Durfee DIPPY BARTOW Philadelphia, a daughter of Edward and Emily Norris Ingersoll of Pen llyn, Pa. She was educated at the Sorbonne in Paris and at Springfield Academy in Chestnut Hill, Pa. A volunteer with the American Red Cross during WWII, Ms. Bartow was also a knowledgeable horticulturist, a member of the Garden Club of America, and a member of the board of the American Farm School in Thessaloniki, Greece. An enthusiastic golfer, Ms. Bartow particularly enjoyed playing at the Fishers Island Club. Ms. Bartow is survived by a sister. Emily Large of Philadelphia; three daugh- ters, Josephine" ALee" Staunton of New Canaan, Conn., Beulah "Bzee" Durfee of Bedford, and Jeannie Fenton of Wilmington, Del.i a son, Clarence W. Bartow J r. of Garrison; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. "There was a memorial service Mar. 10 at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Boca Grande," Ms. Durfee said. "It was a wonderful service, full of numerous anec- dotes, poignant memories and lots of love and laughter. A very fitting 'goodbye' to a great lady." Memorial contribmions may be made to theAmerican Farm School, I 133 Broad- way at 26,h St, New York NY 10010. ~ I ~ Pete Talbot, Longtime Summer Resident, Sailor and Neighborhood Favorite Robert "Pete" Talbot, a longtime sum- mer resident, died Feb. 26 at Duncaster in Bloomfield, Conn. He was 83. Known as a real gentleman of the old school, Mr. Talbot, AKA "Uncle Pete" to lhe younger generation, was a longtime Fishers Island enthusiast. He first came to the Island in 1921, at the age off our, when his mother rented Polly Edmond's big shingled house (now the Yonce home), which everyone knew as the house of Ma Talbot. In the mid- I 970s, he and his wife bought one of the Mansion House cottages on Shingle Hill, where he had a friendly word fot all and was a resident expert in fixing everything from children's bicycles to lawn mowers and septic systems. "Pete had a wonderful, dry sense of humor and his familiar figure will be sorely missed in the Village and puttering about his yard," said Bagley Reid. In addition to thoroughly enjoying his home and family, Mr. Talbot was an avid sailor and loved to walk the Island's trails and beaches. Photo courtesy 01 Toby Talbot PETE TALBOT Born Feb. 28,191 7in Fordham Park, N.J., son of Harold Richmond Talbot and Nannie Brown Talbot, Mr. Talbot graduated from Deerfield Academy in 1935 and Yale University in 1939. In 1980, he retired as senior project engineer at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, where he had worked for 35 years. Mr. Talbot lived in West Hartford, Conn. for many years and was a lifelong member of the Fishers Island Yacht Club. He had been a past president of the Hay Harbor Club and a member of the boards of the Island Health Project and the Fishers Island Library. He is survived by his wife, Caroline Allen Talbot; a daughter and son-in-law, Jane T. and Robert Marshall of Hudson, Ohioi three sons and daughters-in-law, Robert B. Jr. and Jennie Talbot of Willington, Conn., Bruce W. and Jennifer Talbot of Anchorage, Aka., and Thomas O. and Anne Marie Talbot of Altamont, N.Y.; and eight grandchildren. There was a memorial service June 23 at Union Chapel. Donations in Mr. Talbot's memory may be made to H.L. Ferguson Museum. . Louise G. Lamb, 96 Louise Marie Gomper Lamb, a fishers Island resident for 65 years, died Mar. 11 at Mariner Healthcare at Bridebrook, East Lyme. Conn. She was 96. Born April 30, 1904 in Laufin, Ger- many. Mrs. Lamb married Lewis O. Lamb Sr. Oct. 26 1926 and came to Fishers Island in 1927. "Louise and Lew raised two children, Evelyn and Lew, when Ft. Wright was in full swing," said daughter-in-law Janel..amb. "The Fishers Island School had many srudents; there was a hospital in the fon, doctors, nurses, a bakery. many activities. and even mules. The Lamb family knew many of the fort families, and they would picnic on Hay Hatbor on 'Big Stoney: go to the N.C.O. club for excitement and participate in church slippers and bake sales." During her years as a young mother and housewife, Mrs. Lamb was involved in many Island activities. "She loved to cook and bake and always had an extra cake in the refrigera- tor ready for any occasion. She loved to say Photo courtesy of Lamb Family LOUISE G. LAMB that her German chocolate cakes went very fast at the Union Chapel bake sales!" Jane Lamb said. The Henry Hobson family afTection- atelycaJledMrs. Lamb, "Lambie." She helped care for Bishop and Mrs. Hobson and family at Hobby House for 20 years, and they were an important pan of her life. Mrs. Lamb was a former member of Union Chapel and a longtime active member of the Order of the Eastern Star. After her Summer 2001 . Fishers /slatld Gazelle J 7 husband died June 16, 1975. Mrs. Lamb continued to live alone for many winters in their fort area home at the entrance to Silver Eel Pond. "Louise had a way of making people feel special. She had an open-door policy and always had something cooking. She loved her family and spoiled her grandchildren with tons of homemade cookies, a tradition that carried on to the great-grandchildren," said Jane Lamb. "Fishers Island has penetrated every Lamb family member's heart and soul, as the place we all love. Louise and Lew's legacy of kindness, caring and love of the ocean will continue for many generations to come. She will be greatly missed." Mrs. Lamb was predeceased by a daugh- ter Evelyn Lis, and a grandchild. She is survived by a son, Lewis O. Lamb of Fishers Island and Gulfport Fla.: five grandchildren; and 15 great-grand- children. There will be a memorial service July 21 at 11 a.m. at Union Chapel. Memorial con- tributions may be made to Dock Beach Park, c/o Fishers Island Civic Association, PO Box 464, Fishers Island NY 06390. Frances Kelley Fransson, Donated Historic Map to H.L. Ferguson Museum Frances Kelley Fransson, 85, of West Hartford, Conn., died Dee. 24, 2000 at Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Conn. In the 1980s, Mrs. Fransson researched the dispute between the states of Connecti- cut and New York regarding sovereignty over Fishers Island. She obtained and do- nated to the H.L. Ferguson Museum a framed copy of the historic map showing the disputed state boundaries. Mrs. Fransson had summered on Fish- ers Island since 1982 and enjoyed walking. gardening and sailing on Thetis, the family sailboat. She designed her own garden and grew many of its perennials from seed. Her laSt sail around the Island was in the summer of 1999. Mrs. FranssonearnedaBAin 1937and MA in 1939 from the State University of New York at Albany. She read philosophy and theology in both French and English. Her Masters thesis explored the influence of Henri Bergson on the works of Marcel Proust. Beginning in 1970, she was instrumen- tal in the preservation and restoration of the Sarah Whitman Hooker Homestead, a rare ~~\ ... .~r,- 't ,-:-: ~ If' ..- ~. I" ~ ...,..;~ ,..: ';"I~ :~.. ~j /,"''- .J"" " , .a'~~ ': \;...." ..' '''''Z..,\. " '}~;~;i~~~::~ " 'n:"~C'f,~:i".{; 's ;i.:.iS'~:.~J~~ )~~~~;:~ '.~~'-~ .' ~.... ,( -~ ,. ! rL Photo courtesy of Fransson Family FRANCES K. FRANSSON surviving Connecticut Valley Mansion House listed in the National Register of Hisroric Places. Col. Philip Skene and his son Andrew of Skenesborough, N.Y., were lodged there as prisoners of war during the winter of 1775-76. where they had been entrusted to the care orMes. Hooker by the Connecticut Committee of Public Safety. In July 2000, Mrs. Fransson was hon- " ored with a special reception, held by the West Hartford Historical Society, at which she was presented with an Official Citation from the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut and a Proclamation from the Town Council of West Hartford. She was Regent of the Sarah Whitman Hooker Chapter OAR, 1968- I 970, and was named to the West Hartford Bicenten- nial Trust in the early 1970s. In 1976, she founded the Sarah Whitman Hooker Foun- dation and remained its president until her death. She was also a member of the Na- tional Society of Magna Charta Dames and Barons, the Plantagenet Society, the De- scendents of Founders of Hartford and the National Society of Descendents of Founders and Patriots. Mrs. Fransson is survived by her hus- band. Karl E. Fransson; rwodaughters, Mar- tha C. Fransson and Julia F. Fransson, and a son, Karl A. Fransson, all of West Hart- ford. Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sarah Whitman Hooker Foun- dation, c/o 1 I Dodge Dr, West Hartford CT 06107. , , , J 8 Fishers Island Gaz.ette. Summer 20(J] Payson Corbiere, 27 Payson Corbiere died Dec. 15, 2000 as he had lived-with uncommon courage, grace and bumor. Alrhough born with hemophilia and diagnosed at the age of 12 with HIV, Payson was a handsome, joyous young man with an unforgettable smile, who let very few people know abour the difficulties he faced every day. He was 27. A grandson of Samuel Ferguson Jr., Payson had many ties to Fishers Island. A generation of children and parents on Fishers Island will remember him as the very young son of Dotty and Adrian Corbiere, who served as manager of Hay Harbor Club for a number of summers in the 1970s. Payson was a Hxture around the club grounds, run- ning and playing in the heavily padded over- alls made by his mother to protect him when he fell down, as he often did. He loved to catch things---<:rabs, jelly- fish, bluefish-and though he frequently got seasick, he would go out into the Race on the roughest days if his great-uncle Tuck Russell would take him. He was deeply attached to Fishers Island and came back for weekends no matter where he was living. Payson grew up in Suffield, Conn. where his parents taught at Suffield Acad- emy. When he was 14. the family moved to Weston, Mass. Payson became a champion swimmer, first at Weston High, and then at Ohio Wesleyan, where he was captain of the team his senior year. Small for a swim- mer. he delighted in the notion that he could win a race over his larger and stronger competitors. Following his graduation from college in 1996, Payson became a merchandise man- ager for Abercrombie & Fitch in Columbus, Ohio, and traveled all over the world oversee- ing the production of its clothing lines. Even- tually he returned to the Boston area, where he lived with his sister, Caitlin, in an apart- ment near Fenway Park, a very important factor for someone as devoted to the Red Sox as he was. He began coaching the swim teams at Weston High and all reports agree that he had an extraordinary ability to bring out the best in those teams. Payson had no tolerance for pompousness, self-importance or whining. If he thought you were holding forth a bit too much, he would look you straight in the eye and say. "Your point?" He was irreverent in the extreme but never at someone else's ex- pense. It would have been entirely under- standable for him to be angry or bitter about the hand he had been dealt, but that wasn't his style. He brought joy and laughter to all who knew him. Payson is survived by his parents. Dotty and Adrian Corbiere; his sister, Caitlin Corbiere; his girlfriend. Tia Gryzmkowski; and many loving friends and relatives. Con- tributions in his memory may be sent to the New England Chaptet of the National He- mophilia Foundation, 180 Rustcraft Rd, Suite 10 1, Dedham MA 02026. This obituary was written by}ennifer Russell in memory oiller cowin. Payson. ~ Photo courtesy of Dotty Corbiere . Payson Corbiere enjoying one of his favorite sports, fishing. "Last fall,_ asked him how long I should keep the house open. He said,'Keep the house open until I catch a striper.' He caught one last fall:' Ms. Corbiere said. Summer 2001. Fisllers Island Gazette 19 I nOHERTV EALS & BANKS, P.C. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS Accounting & Auditing Tax Return Preparation Probate and Estate Accounting Tax & Financial Planning Accounting Systems Set-up 1-860-443-2033 187 Williams Street New London, Conn. Weekly Island Service · Island Appointments Available New York & Connecticut Licenses Held WILLS, TRUSTS & ESTATES Probate in Suffolk County and Nassau County REAL ESTATE Planning & Zoning 51020 Main Road, Southold NY 11971 & Former town attorney and strrogate's court attorney Patricia C. Moore ATTORNEY AT LAW TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, SUFFOLK COUNTY 631-765-4330. Fax: 631-765-4643 Angela W. Fowler, RLA Landscape Architecture Garden Design Site Selection Planning 212-391-9699 · 212-944-1313, fax 39 West 38th St, Suite 10C, New York, NY 10018 Member, International Federation of Landscape Architects Member, American Society of landscape Architects Robert A. Doyen Real Estate Appraiser Certified Residential Appraiser New York & Connecticut "Providing Appraisal Services Since 1984" 631~788-7303 & 860-434~5838 20 Fishers Island Gazette. Summer 1001 DISTANT VIEWS Perfectly private building site. Nearly two acres, lightly wooded. Spectacular 50 foot elevation and distant views of Block Island Sound. Most convenient location. $279,000 1920'S BOATHOUSE Fabulous building site. Nearly 2 acres. Magnificent western exposure overlooking Fishers Island Sound. Irreplaceable boathouse and cabana on beach. $775,000 OVERLOOKING MIDDLE FARMS Fabulous 3.1 acre building site with exceptional southerly views of the Middle Farms flats and Block Island Sound. Property consists of two FlDCO lots. A terrific opportunity in a most convenient location. $350,000 IN THE ROUGH Private lot located near the center of the Fishers Island Club Golf Course. Convenient to the beaches on the East End and all activities at the Club. 1.85 Acres adjacent to the sixth hole. High, dry, building site, perfect for the golfing enthusiast. $185,000 Ginnel Real Estate (631) 788-7805 Summer 2001 . Fishers Island Gaz.ette 21 Jp ~- ~ 7 ofo.'. 't' ,"',.' 110 ,... MAGNIFICENT TUDOR Brick and stucco construction of the F. Scott Fitzgerald era. Almost 7,000 sq ft of unsurpassed elegance. Twelve main rooms completely renovated. Grand Entrance Hall, Powder Room, large Living Room with Fireplace and French Doors to a beautiful. canopied slate terrace, Formal Dining Room with Fireplace and large Kitchen. 1st Floor Master Bedroom Suite with Fireplace & Private Bath. Butler's Bedroom with Bath. Three Family Bedrooms, one with Fireplace and each with its own Private Bath. Three smaller Guest Bedrooms. Hall Bath and Sitting Room. Basement. Three car garage. Private 5.7 acre grounds with spectacular southerly views of Barley Field Cove and Block Island Sound. Pool with Pool House and Tennis Court. $2,995,000 Thomas H.C. Patterson, Broker Associate Box 258, Fishers Island, NY 06390 http://www.ginnel.com · e-mail: ginnell@aol.com 22 Fishers Island Gazette. Slimmer 2001 rT.lJ1sLfc IsLe r<eaLt:;v foc, BAGLEY REID. Broker SUE HORN. Salesperson www.mysticislerealty.com One of the most beautiful properties on Fishers Island. This whitewashed brick Tudor house sits above Barleyfield Cove with extraordinary ocean views and takes complete advantage of its truly unique 5 3/4-acre site. The house is tasteful and elegantly designed with a well-positioned pool, pool house and tennis court that have been added within the last several years. The current owners have been highly successful in developing the property, inside and out for enjoyable family living. The first floor includes a beautiful entrance hall with a circular staircase, powder room, a very generous living room with fireplace, strong architectural details and wide board floors. The good-sized, brightly lit dining room, also with fireplace, opens onto a well thought out screened porch and terrace area. The living room also has direct access [Q this outside living space. The very large master bedroom and bath suite is also on the first floor, with direct outside access. A modern kitchen/butler's pantry is very bright with strong views of the water and is adjoined by a separate "chauffeur's room," bath and small screened porch. The second floor has 3 nice double guest/family bedrooms and baths in addition to 2 single bedrooms, bath and playroom. There is an attached 3-car garage. The house is being offered at well below its replacement cost at $2,995,000. Taxes $28,000. Summer 2001. Fi.fhers Island Gazette 23 rT.ld'SLfc IsLe ReaL"td' fDC, .J=tsbeRS ISlaod, o.l!/. 06390 631--788--7882 www.mysticislerealty.com New Listing ~ This is a perfect family house that was totally rebuilt and remodeled within the past several years by a very sensible young couple with a growing family. Located in a very private cui de sac within walking distance of the Village, the house consists of a large and sunny living room with an unusually nice stone fireplace and generous outside deck area, a family room, office area and modern kitchen. A small powder room completes the first floor. The second floor contains a good-sized master bedroom with its own bath and two additional double bedrooms and bath. There is a very desirable laundry area on this level. In addition, there is a large partially finished attic area that has much expansion potential. A partial basement contains completely updated mechanics for the house, including a zoned heating system. The small yard is nicely landscaped. Asking price $475,000, with raxes approximately $4,000. This immaculate 3-bedroom and 2-bath cottage was totally remodeled about five years ago under the direction of Island architect Allie Raridon. There isa nice-sized living room, bedroom, modern bath and updated kitchen on the first floor and 2 bright double bedrooms and bath on the second floor. There is also a full attic with pull-down stair access. House is winterized and sits on a small but nicely landscaped yard on MontaukAve. Asking$225,OOO. Taxes approx. $2,200. Located on the West End with wonderful views over West Harbor, this carefully maintained dwelling was remodeled in the recent past. First floor contains generous-sized living room with separate dining area that opens onto a big outside deck with built-inJacuzzi and great views of the water. There is also a small but efficient modern kitchen. an office/sun-room and a double bedroom and bath on the first floor. The second floor has a very large master bedroom with a small outside balcony and separate dressing room that has been plumbed for a bath. The house is well insulated and winterized. Asking price $445,000 with taxes nf only $2,500. 24 Fi.~hers Island Gazene. Summer 200] Green ThougLts By LEILA HADLEY LUeE For generations, the flower garden has been the country cook's ex- \ tended kitchen. Shakespeare and his contemporaries ate myriad "receipts" (reci- pes) of rose petals in jams, jellies, syrups and other sweet confections. Roses, as we all know, are a standard flavoring ingredi- em still in use today in the Middle East and Northern India. Rose hips. the fruit we see that develops after the flowers of our Fishers Island rosa rugOSa! fade, are rich in vitamin C, as are the leaves of purple and white violets. For reasons both of health and palate, rose hips were widely used in Great Britain during World War II. when fresh fruit was scarce, for making jams. jellies, puddings and soups. For cookies. cakes, desserts, as well as garnishes, appetizers and salads, the creative cook makes use of a great variety of other flowers to nourish us with grace notes ofcolor and taste. Bear in mind that the rules for edible flowers are to eat flowers only when you are absolutely sure that they are edible. """- ~~ ~ Many flowers that look as sweet and pure, as Iily-of-the-valley (Convalkria), but- tercups, delphiniums. hydrangea florets. peri- winkles. sweet peas or wisteria, among many others. are poisonous. Eat only flowers that have been grown organically and that have not been sprayed with insecticide or con- taminated by emissions from cars. Do not eat flowers from florists, garden centers or nurs- eries. Remove pistils and stamens from flow- ers before eating. Eat only the petals (except for violets, nasturtiums. Johnny-jump-ups, honeysuckle, daylilies, squash blossoms and clovers. which can be eaten in theirentirety). When experimenting with edible flow- ers, eat only in small quantities. Rinse and dry the petals carefully, and remember to remove the bitter white portion at the base of each rose, marigold (Tagetes),~ ~:~. . diamhus,Englishdaisy,and ~ ~ chrysanthemum petal , ,. j; where it was attached to the r'fi . ;. ~ flower. For an effect that is ( ~- -.,' simple. easy and a beautiful loO_ ~.... "'~ surprise. press a Johnny-jump-up (Viola tri- color) or a few marigold or scented geranium petals on top of pats of butter, or float on the cold. creamy. ivory surface of vichyssoise or other white soup. three slivers of cucumber. Wo/funl . Hanyo . Et/a . Nina Ricci Capucine PueYayi . Chante//e La Perla . Auhade . Cosahe//a about tw"o inches long, or two extra-thin slices of cucumber topped with a purple violet. purple borage flower or Johnny-jump-up. Sprinkle a salad with a tablespoon of pea-sized nasturtium seeds (which taste rather like capers). Cover with French dress- 1_.-.. r .s.-...... ing and garnish with or- ange and gold nasturtium blossoms. Nasturtium flowers. like their leaves, which I like to use as I do leaves of basil in mozzarella and tomato sandwiches, have a spicy. peppery taste. For a salad as glorious as a painterly still life, mix a variety of greens, such as radicchio, endive, arugala, frisee, red butter lettuce, red oak leaflettuce and water- cress with slivered rose petals, marigold pet- als, rose-geranium flowers and a few of their leaves. nasturtium blossoms, pansies and purple borage flowers. Serve with raspberry vinaigrette made by whisking together extra- virgin olive oil with one part raspberry vin- egar. Add more vinegar to taste as desired. A handful of nasturtium flowers and petals spread over a vegetable pizza, topped with melted Parmesan cheese. also looks Continued next page - sensational and tastes good. Additionally, herbed cream cheese piped into nasturtium flowers and chilled, yields decorative and delicious canapes that can be made ahead and kept refrigerated. For a tea sandwich, trim crusts from thinly sliced white bread, spread with softened cream cheese and sprinkle with pink and red rose petals that have been cut into thin-thin Of julienne strips. Cut bread slices into bars and stack to form two layers. Top each sandwich with an inch of baby string bean or asparagus tip. either blanched Of steamed until it is tender, and split lengthwise. For desserts that be- guile the eye, use pink mal- lows (Malva) or vari-col- ored hibiscus and roses of Sharon, with pistils and stamens removed, as cups for sorbets or ice cream. Arrange on heart-shaped l.-....l"l.. "":1"'tf<'L.. c,.o'" violet leaves. Ring a birthday cake, covered in white coconut frosting, with a wreath offresh pink rose petals, complemented by tall pink tapers in the center. Oaylilies (Hemerocaliis) also offer versa- tility for the creative cook. Lighter colored Dede Esenlohr Land & Seasca pes acrylic paintings, on canvas Limited Edition Prints Available daylilies are sweeter, and darker colors are good to use filled with rice garnished with a few black sesame seeds. Blanch daylilies for three minutes in boiling water, then plunge them immediately into ice water. If packed in freezer bags, they can be kept up to eight months in the freezer so you can enjoy them year-round. For a different effect, try adding three tablespoons of finely chopped lavender florets to your favorite butter cookie recipe, or have fun making candied flowers from rose petals, violets, dianthus, Johnny-jump-ups, scented geraniums and borage flowers. To make candied flowers, you'll need 1 egg white, 1 1/3 CLIpS superfine granulated sugar and an artist's thin paintbrush. Beat the egg whites to a light, just-beginning-to-sritTen froth. Holding each petal lightly, dip it first into the egg whites, and gently paint all flower surfaces with the paintbrush, making sure to get between all petals. Then dip petalslflowers into the sugar, taking care to coat each one perfectly. Lay the petals on a baking sheet of parchment so they don 't touch one another, and dry them overnight on the bottom rack Summer 2001 . Fishers Island Gazette 25 of a gas oven with pilot light or for a few hours in an electric oven (with door ajar) at the lowest possible setting, about 150-200oP. Store, when dry, in an airtight container with sheets of waxed paper between the layers. You can also freeze candied flowers when they are dry by placing them in a heavy-dury plastic freezer container, lay- ered no more than three deep, separated by sheets of parchment. They will keep in a freezer up to a year. For useful flower syrups, superb when made with deep red roses, boil together 1 cup of water, 1 cup petals and 3 cups granu- lated sugar for 10 minutes or until thickened into a syrup. Strain throughcheescdoth into a dean glass jaro Seal and store in the refrig- erator for up to two weeks. These syrups are good bases and flavorings for sorbets, fruit pies, ice creams and cool drinks with an added squeeze of lemon. They are delectable with pancakes.~... '\' -or; _I (1,. ~- ') ~~--::~''f !i ~,~~ "Wilderness Point, From South Beach" 631.788.7430 973.383.1269 P.O. Box 593, Fishers Island NY 06390 P.O. Box 34, Greendell NJ 07839 By Appointment Only, Please 26 Fishers /sulIId Gazette. Summer J(}(Jl Letters to the Editor Coflt;nued .from page 2 To the Editor: When I arrived on Fishers for Memorial Day weekend, I received a letter addressed to "Boxholder" from the Anrhoine family regard- ing the Island Health Project's (IHP) proposed new doctor's office (next to the existing doctor's facility). I am confused. I believe the Anthoine family and the doctor's clinic have ALWAYS been neighbors. I re-read the letter but seemed to have missed the "bottom line." I remember the time when the only emergency transportation to New London was Mrs. duPont's boat, and we had revolving doctors from New York. The Fishers Island community is very fortunate to have a resident docror, and the prospecr of having an up-to-date medical facility on the Island makes me feel much more secure, know- ing I could be stabilized before being Sea Stretcher-ed to New London. It is befuddling to understand why rhis positive, productive and purposeful commu- nity project, sponsored by IHP and its dedi- cated and informed leadership, is being chal- lenged for O[hcr than what reads to be vindic- tiveness. This is most regrettable, potentially compromising rhe quality of life for so many, and perhaps endangering someone's very life. Enough. Sincerely, Laurie Carney To the Editor: I'm writing to say how strongly Bob and I favor IHP'seffon to construct a new doctor's office right next to the old one. I gather there was tremendous opposition voiced at the most recent civic association meeting. Changes on our beloved Island are always controversial and require great patience. J hope the pro- posed new medical facility will be able to proceed within a reasonable time and with a rational debate. Sincerely, Jeanie Calhoun To the Editor: We bnth wholeheartedly support the ef- forts of IHP on behalf of the Island to build the new addition to the doctor's office. We look forward to seeing the project underway soon and being able tovisit the new facility not long thereafter. Debbie and Sandy Riegel To the Editor: It is my understanding that there has been some opposition to the proposed IHP doctor's office. I, along with my entire extended family, are very much in favor of the new facility. It is obvious from the very successful capital fund drive for the facility that the entire Island is in favor of it. The new facility is very much needed to bring our medical facilities up to date, so they can be far more responsive and better serve our residents. Further, it will enhance Fishers Is- land as a viable year-round community. The new IHP doctor's office will benefit every resident and visitor to our Island. Sincerely, Hilary W. Hotchkiss To the Editor: Just a note to lend support to the IHP attempt to build a new doctor's office. We should all be pleased that so many able people are working to improve health care on Fishers Island. Many thanks, Sarah Smith To the Editor: My husband and I would like to add our support to IHP's building of the new doctor's office. We need a good office to anract and keep a doctor of high caliber. This surely adds to the quality oflife on Fishers Island. Sincerely, Tina and Steve McPherson . Diana Fiske, co-president of Island People's Project (IPP). delivers IPP report at Fishers Island Civic Associa- tion meeting May 26 at the school. A second set of bleach- en was opened to accommo- date the large group in atten- dance. Editor'!it Note The Amhoine Family began a May 21 lerrer In Fishers Island boxholders with the following sentence: "The recent articles in the Fishers Island Gazene regarding The Island Health Project's 'medical clinic' plan have been unashamedly biased and have failed to provide the public with sufficient information regarding the facts surrounding this project." The "articles" were: Vol. 14 No.1: An announcement that the Island Health Project had launched its "Capiral Campaign for the Health of Fishets Island" in Fall 1999. Vol. 14 No.3: A reprim nf a lerrer that Elizabeth Savage had sem to rhe IHP Board questioning IHP's plans for its future health clinic. Vol. 14 No.3: A reprim of the IHP Board's response to Ms. Savage. VoI.15No.I:AnarricleontheAnthoine opposition to the proposed clinic, with in- formation from interviews with Nina Anthoine Leth and IHP attorney, Pat Moore. Ms. Leth's stated points were included in the article. At no time during the tele- phone interview did Ms. Leth refer to claims alleged in het May I complaint to the New York State Office of the Attorney General or to additional statements in her family's hoxholder mailing. [see story on page 3] The Gazene also gave Any. Moore an opportunity to give an explanation ofIHP's position and noted in the article thatAnthoine family anorney, Richard Pellicane of Southampton, "emphaticaJlydisagreed" with Atty. Moore's position. As a sidebar to the article, the Gazette ran, in itsenrirety, a letter from Atty. Pellicane, in which he expressed the family's unshak- able opposition to IHP's plans. The Gazette's mission is to provide in- formation that links the Fishers Island com- munity as a whole. It is not an investigative publication, but despite limited time and resources, it continually strives to present articles in a fair and accurate manner. The Gazerre stands behind its unabash- edly even-handed coverage of this issue. As further evidence of this journalistic impar- tiality, both the Anthoine Family lerret and the IHP lerrer In Island boxholdets have been reprinted here in their entirety. Betty Ann Rubinow Editor Anthoine Boxholder Summer 200/- Fishers Island Gazette 27 Continut'dfrom ptlgi' 3 landowners, were directly contacted about their plnns. (As you mayor may not know. our family owns the house on the hill in the center afrown. and the lawn and 'wooded space to the center line ofFone Street, both of which border IH p's l/4-acreproposed "medical clinic" buildingsite.) At the June 24, 2000 meeting. the three adjacent landowners who did attend raised questions about the zoning and permitting issues surrounding the construction of such a massive structure on IHP's tiny 114-acre lor, in what is a I-acre residentially zoned area. Anq more importantly, questions were raised about the efficac;y of the plan regarding ''Trauma and Cardiac Care" as presented in their fundraising brochure and on their latest blueprints (which now included second floor living quarters). IHP's representatives failed to disclose, even when specifically asked, that the Sourhold Build. ing Department had already twice rejected their building plans. In addition. the answers we received to the medical care questions were disturbing. We were astounded to hear from Dr. Hand that he did not then. and would not in the future. possess or be able to administer the essential medicines for the prompt initial treat. ment of heart attacks and strokes, and that all such cases would in truth be taken directly to L&M Hospital by the Fire Department's am- bulance squad (as happens now).IHP's co-chair and Dr. Hand revealed in their discussion that this new "medical clinic" would not actually provide emergent trauma care (other than "a few stitches") or any real cardiac care whatso- ever. In sum. no substantial improvements in emergenCY medical care would take place at all. We were shocked by this revelation. We were also extremely disturbed that the cover drawing on IHP's fundraising brochure showed the driveway and parking lot of the proposed clinic on our property. After consultation with legal counsel, we discovered that IHP's proposed "medical clinic" would nor and could not meet the New York State Department of Healrh's staffing and re- source requirements necessary for the construc- tion of such a facility. Therefore, not only were there serious land use and zoning issues. but the Department of Health permitting issues made the proposed project impossible on its face. The IHP had no authority, and has none now, to construct, own or operate any medical facility whatsoever. We were amazed to learn from legal counsel that IHP's activity since at least Noytmber 1999 had been nor only beyond theit lawful authority but specificallv prohib- ited in their Certificate of Incorporation by the relevant agencies of the State of New York. The Fishers Island Civic Association. not IHr. has been the actual owner of the doctor's house and office. Any plans to transfer owner- ship of that property to another entity or person should, by law. be open to discussion and resolution by a majority vote of the members of FICA. With a project of this magnitude, IHP's proposed plan should have been discussed and planned in the open. getting the best thoughts on the subject from the community and outside advice from experts in emergency medicine. When IHP's representatives refer to the "tremendous community support" for their plan ro improve medical care on Fishers Island, an objective observer has to wonder what IHP thinks it is doing. Does the Fishers Island community really support spending upwards of $] .500.000 to build a prerry place in which to have a sore throat treated, in order to provide a renovated and expanded 5-bedroom residence for Dr. and Mrs. Hand? As evidenced by their unlawful (though perhaps well intentioned) actions, IHP clearly lacks the requisite knowledge and authority to assert what the best health care choices are for our community. regardless of the research they claim to have done. I t seems to us that the most common-sense solution to improving emergency care is to hire and house on Fishets Island. on a year-round basis, a rotating team of fully equipped ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) trained para- medics, as other remote communities do. These specially trained medical professionals are ex. peers in stabilizing critical cases in the field. Among other things. they carry cardiac drugs and similar medicines which they administer to keep patients alive by stabilizing vital signs, intubate patients who cannot breathe indepen- dently, and administer the drugs [0 treat severe. lifethreatening asthma attacks and acute aller. gic reactions that happen so quickly. If your parent suddenly has a stroke while playinggolf or a heart attack while playing tennis, or if your child is hit by a car while riding a bike, these paramedics have the medicines and equipment to stabilize vital signs and head and spine trauma on the scene, giving the patient the best chance of surviving transport to the nearest hospital emer- gency room. The deployment of paramedics on Fishers Island offers far more in real emergency trauma and cardiac care than anything presented by IHP. It's a simple medical fact that the sooner (featment is started in the field. the bener the prognosis will be. We already have primary care. Howevet, there is no reason why a place like Fishers Island should be without the best resources and the latest technology that other communities around the country already have in place for emergency care. Since the June 24, 2000 meeting. we have tried co be as helpful and constructive as pos. sible in our conversations with IHP. Their response to us has been overwhelmingly arro. gant and dismissive. with the attitude all along that this was a "done deal" in the Town of Southold regardless of what anyone had to say about it. In light of what we now know regarding IHP's conduct. we are very disappointed with both their lack of proper business judgment and their blatant irresponsibility and unaccount- ability [0 date. Fishers Island is part of the Town of Southold. County of Suffolk, and the State of New Y otk, and is governed by the rules and regulations and laws thereof. Once the maner of the appropriate disposition of the more than $2.300.000 which was raised by IHP has been resolved by the New York Anorney General's Office, we hope Fishers Island, and certainly the medical services we will have in place, will be the bener for it. Sincerely YOutS, The Anthoine Family IHP Boxholder Contillut'd from pagt' 3 the lots. which were originally one lot owned by the Utility Company. Subdivision was neces- sary to permit IHP to build a separate structure upon its lot. Even after learning that IHP had modified its plans. due to Windham's opposi- tion to subdivision. and that IHP would build a unified structure, with the office joined [0 the doctor's residence byan ambulance breezeway, the Anthoine family continued the campaign against the project. IHP does not believe that there is allY good reason to believe that the planned alteration would negatively impact the Anthoine prop- erty. The Anthoine house sits atop a hill and IHP's new plan would not interfere with their views. We do not believe that the alteration would result in any more noise than can already be heard in busy downtown Fishers Island. The proposed alteration will enhance the existing structure with an attractive addition, comple- mented by appropriate landscaping. The Anthoines' charge that IHP's pro- posal will not "substantially improve primary or emergency medical care on Fishers Island" cannot be reconciled with the well-known na- ture of the present doctor's office as compared with the proposed improvements. The new doctor's office will far surpass the existing of. fice. The new facility will be handicapped ac- cessible, a critical feature for a doctor's office. The new office will be easier to maintain from Contimud on pagt' 29 28 Fishers Island Gautte. Summer 2()(J/ ITfi) II REMODELlNC: & RESTORATION II INC. . Box 447 Fishers Island NY 06390 Fine Home Building, Design & Maintenance Services Tel: 631-788-7919 Fax: 631-788-7192 E-mail: info@bdfiny.com 24-Hour Service Fully Insured & Licensed DICK'S GARAGE, LLC Phone: 788-7249 Sound Home Inspections, Inc. "Professional home inspection, from basement to chimney" Tom Morgan Nananally Certified, American Society of Harne Inspecta~ Over 4,000 homes inspected 13 years' experience . Detailed oral report . Comprehensive written narrative . Specializing in older homes and commercial structures 860-445-1236 fax 860-572-9148 II"'''''''''''''. (. \ \"',,.1 "1111111\\\ 2 Roosevelt Ave. Suite 101, Mystic CT 06355 www.soundhomeinspections.com IHP Boxholder Continued from page 27 a sanitary perspective, also a fundamental re- quirement for a doctor's office. The added convenience of appropriately sized waiting area, a docror's personal office. a more efficient ad- ministrative office and additional treatment space will also measurably enhance the doctor's ability to deliver high quality care. We have invited Ms. Lerh to inspect the current doctor's office. walk the properties and discuss the present office proposal, but our invitation has not been accepted to date. Concerning the questions about the "efficacy" oflHP's plan for trauma and cardiac care, Dr. Hand will cerrainly provide more than "a few stitches." IHI> assures the community of the follow- ing facts: . IHP has full legal authority to proceed as proposed, contrary ro the letter's charge. . The Civic Association has always owned the docror's office and house and the property on which it is situated, and has approved the merger of that lot with IHP's corner lot. No transfer of property has occurred. . IHP has never submirred "building plans" to the Southold Building Department, as claimed. That'Board requires only a building footprint shown on a survey to determine what variances may be required. Before the Zoning Board may receive applications for variances, the Building Department inspector must "dis- approve" the plan, a technical requirement in zoning law. The use and expansion of a health care facility at the present site is permitted under our zoning code. . The Anrhoine letter completely mischaracterizes the June 24, 2000 discussion. Emergency and cardiac care is available now as in the past. Dr. Hand is very capable ofinitiat- ing treatment for myocardial infarction and for strokes, and IHP has the necessary equipment and medicines to do so. Examplesofprocedures that Dr. Hand would petform, in addition to routine sutures, include splinting extremities or immobilizing a broken leg or neck in prepara- tion for transport. . IHP plans ro spend only a portion of the funds raised on improved premises, with the remainder to create an operating fund for fu- tUfe contingencies, as stated in the campaign brochure. We now address the Anthoines' sugges- tion that IHP should hire and house a rotating team of fully equipped Advanced Cardiac Life Support trained paramedics on the island, to complement its primary care physician: . First, the island's main line of life-threatcningemergency defense is rapid trans- port to the mainland by the Fire Department's , Bonding Hearing Set for I\l.L Ferry Reno..-ation The Southold Town Board will hold an on-Island bonding hearing Mon. July 9 at 1 p.m. at the school, as the Fishers Island Ferry District (FIFO) pursues its bonding request for the first part of its New London terminal expansion, which includes bulk- head. fill and slips. Plans for the expansion are in "very high gear," and FIFD has hired a project construc- tion manager, at a cost of$72,650, from the same firm that worked on the recently com- pleted New London waterfront project. Chip duPont, FIFD chairman, and Mark Easter, marine operations manager, meet weekly with field engineers, designers and attorneys ro develop the plans. The group is focusing on Sept. 4, when the renovarion Sea Stretcher. In serious emergencies Dr. Hand accompanies the highly qualified Fire Depart- ment EMT's, oneofwhom is a paramedic. This raises a question why IHP should establish a core of paramedics, particularly given its his- torical focus on primary care. During Dr. Hand's almost two years on the island, there have been rwo strokes and one cardiac arrest, all of which have been treated appropriately. Should the Sea Stretcher be in use or unable to cross the Sound, the new doctor's office will have improved facilities for stand-by emergency treatment. .Without the renovations to the doctor's house, a new doctor's office and an operating fund to supplement a doctor's fee-far-service income, IHP may face obstacles in recruiting qualified physicians in the future. At the present time, IHP believes that its proper role is to address these needs, in accordance with its . Happy Gaillard Continn,J from pag' 7 the sandbox, the slide, the swing. the see-saw, all set out on a lawn neatly cut by Tilio, the gardener. Where was the croquet set? Would it need repainting this year? Down to the old maple tree near the garage. Would I be able to climb higher this summer? Goodness, where was my bike? In the garage? Yes, and needing a good oiling and some hours spent polishing up the rusted spokes. What about the tires? Flatter than flar. The bicycle pump should be in rhe hall closet along with the golf clubs and tennis raquets. So much to do! I don't know how it was managed, but by seven o'clock, we would sit down to dinner, those under 10 years old at a little round table in the corner of the dining room. Food was always hotter at Weltevreden and tasted ever so good, especially with the old . Summer ]OfJ] . Fishers Is/a"d Gazelle 29 fundraising mission. The present doctor's of- fice is outdated, needs expansion and new equip- ment, and should be updated to maintain a high level of general medical and excellent initial emergency care. Since its creation, IHP has worked with the Civic Association, Fire Department and entire community to protect the health of all on the island. Everyone can be proud of the won- derful volunteer spirit that has guided and supported our cooperative activities. IHP shall do its best to continue with our plan to improve the doctor's house and office, and enable the provision of the best possible medical care on the island. We hope you, [he community, will continue to pur your trust in the IHP Board. Thank you for your support. Sincerely, The Island Health Project green parrot rocking by my plate. The toy had been a consolarion present bought for me when the rest of my family returned from a jaunt for which I was too young. Afterwards, we'd have a roaring fire in the living room, for the furnace could do little more than barely cut the damp chill that had seeped into the walls and woodwork during the long, boarded-up winter. Perhaps a game uncil bedtime, then the nursery for me, with the boys next door, and Anne down the halI opposite Morher and Daddy's room. Crawling between cold, clammy sheets, which sometimes were warmed in the oven, it rook awhile ro drifr off to sleep. hopefulIy to the sound of the Race Rock foghorn moo- ing its lonely cry. A whole summer lay ahead, endlessly fulI of happiness. plans must be approved on both the federal and state level in order to qualifY for the promised $1,089.750 from the U.S. Dept. of Transportation. The bonding hearing is required prior to a bonding recommendation. At the hearing, FIFD will present renovation plans com- pleted up to that point. FIFO's statutory bonding limit is $4.8 million. State Troopers Foul'" New York State troopers have been assigned to Fishers Island this year. Their names and dates of service are: Joseph Curto*. May t .Sept 30 Jason Holzman, July 1.31 Kevin Caramore.Aug. 1-31 Kevin Drew*. Oct. I-Nov. 30 -Returning to Fishers 30 Fishers 1stalld Gazette. 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CADILLAC Largest GM dealer in Connecticut and Rhode Island at one location! ~ 1 . I Sales 443-8432 Parts 442-0491 Corner of Broad and Colman Streets Service 442-4371 Body Shop 442-7132 New London. Conn. WWI Summer 2(J(}J. Fishers Islalld Gaze/Je 3/ COllti"u~Jfrom page 27 port bow just above the water line. "Needless to say. the danger of Gennan submarines was great. bur the captain ordered all flashlights played on the water and boats lowered. The rescue caminucd until morning. "During the rescue operation, there were many questions asked regarding your son's safety, and sorrow was deeply felt when the survivors learned of his fate. Lieut. Goodell died bravely in one of the hard battles on the high seas caused by German submarine warfare. which played havoc with us on account of the untold chances taken in guiding ships without lights." Ed. NOt(: Sou/holds town historian gave WWf data to Councilwomanljustice Louisa Evans, who galle it to Pieru Rnffirry, who shared it with the Gazette. NOTICE TO ALL FRESHWATER WETLAND AND TIDAL WETLAND PROPERTY OWNERS I cleared and removed vegetation adjacent to Freshwater and Tidal Wetlands regulated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation without required permits. I was subject to $10,000 fines per day for the viola. tion of these laws. I am replanting all of the cleared areas. DO NOT DO WHAT I DID. Obtain advice and permits from NYSDEC at Stony Brook (631) 444-0365 before you do any work in or near Tidal Wetlands/ Freshwater Wetlands. David Burnham, Race Rock Garden Ca. July & Aug. Tide Calendars .New london oreo. (West Harbor: highwoter -0:01 min.; low water -0:06 min.) -" 2001 TU~50AY wtDNEso,o,y THl,JI\SOAY FRIOA,Y SATUflO,o,Y July & August 2000 Tide Calendars courtesy of Tidelines™ P.o. Box 230431. Eneini.o. CA 92023-0431 800-3045-85204. www.tidelines.com AUGUST 2001 -" ~~, WEDNESOAY THURSo..o.y FRIDAY ~~?~. Tidelines™ full color, full size wall calendars also available for other coastal areas in USA, including Col., Fla. and R.I. CATCH THE BOATING SPIRIT THIS SUMMER! 631.781J.-7528 OPEN MONDA V.FRIDA Y 8:00. 4:30 SATURDAY 8:00 -4:30 "IN SEASON" 32 Fishers Is/arId Gautte. Summer Zool ItiA\llll? 1()lf lrlHIE II)OI7,~ II~IC.. ~." ILIIC # U)119_S7 'discounts on cases .fax service 'photocopying 'gift certificates .free delivery 'party supplies A fine selection of wines and liquors from around the world* OVIE~ ""]EA\Il!,.Il!OU~I() Phone: 788-7101 . Fax: 788-5599 'Wine tasting every Saturday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., June 30 through Labor Day weekend Fishers Island Health Clinic: 516-788-7244 Lawrence & Memorial Hospital Toll-Free from New York 1-888-777-9539 365 Montauk Avenue New London, CT 06320 I- Engagements Denise Velgouse and Andrew Corsaro. A September wed. dingis planned in Westbrook. Conn. Weddings Allison Hanes and John MacDonald, Sept. 18, 2000, Washington, D.C. Maggie Ogden and Christo- pher Rawlerston, April 28, Southern Pines, N.C. Kate Kernan and Chad Doerge, May 12, Boca Grande, Fla. Tracy McHugh and David Doroshevich, May 26, Fish- ers Island. Marnie Davidson and Jay Rouse, June 2, Locust Valley, N.Y. Births Andrew Scott Powell, Dec. II, 2000, to Barbara and Scott Powell, Easton, Conn. Alexander Nostrand, Feb. 13, to Sasha (Brainard) and Dudley Nostrand, South Hamilton, Mass. August Yearley Draper, Mar. 17, to Mindy Duryea and Sandy Draper, Atlanta, Ga. Helen Delaney Eichorn, May 14, to Liete (Kidd) and Mark Eichorn, New York, N.Y. Thomas Edward Thiel, June 5, toJessica (duPont) and Lieut. Eric Thiel, Annapolis, Md. Doherty Reen Family Photo . When Sandi Doherty and Brendan Reen were married Sept. 16, 2000, friends decorated the gatehouse in celebration. L&M STANDS READy To CARE FOR ISLANDERS Lawrence & Memorial is pleased to report that Dr. John Hand again is caring for islanders this summer on Fishers Island. This is the third year that Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, er, has provided a physician at the Fishers Island Health Clinic to care for the Island's routine & urgent medical needs. The presence of a full-time physician improves the quality of on-Island care and the coordination of care between Islanders and hospital services. Office hours at the Island Health Project are Mon.- Sat., 9 a.m. to noon and Wednesday, 6-7 p.m. LAWRENCE -= & MEMORIAL l1li www.1rnhospital.org HOSPITAL. Mosquitoes Fishers Island's IS-year-old mosquito comrol program was unexpectedly shut down last October by the N.Y. Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEe) under a cloud of labyrinthine bureaucratic edicts apparemly aimed at Suffolk County but finding their mark on Fishers. The Fishers Island Conservancy agreed to work with the DEe and the county to restructure the Island program to meet all DEe requirements. I [ was, therefore. a huge blow in March when nine individuals discovered that they were the targets of DEe Notices of Viola- tion. They include: two DEC Certified Ap- plicator crew chiefs, who were consultants paid by the county: five D EC Certified T ech- nicians, who were town employees; FIOeG Manager Tom Doheny. who signed checks to pay for larvicide as a FIOeO contribution to the Island: and a year-round Island resi- dcnt, a woman who never had any connec- tion to the program whatever. These notices wete not to the county, whose permits were alleged to be defective, nor to thc town, for whom the program's DEC certified mosquito technicians worked when the violations were alleged to have been committed. Southold requested that the DEC serve the Notices of Violation on the town, not its employees, but the DEC refused. The Notices of Violation, currendy un- der negotiation, threaten civil penalties of $5000 for the first violation and $10,000 for subsequent violations, assessable in some cases on a daily basis, as well as criminal fines of $5000 per day and a year in prison. Since March, the conservancy has worked relendesslywith the county to restructure the program to meet DEe demands. The county has agreed to make all of the crew chiefs and technicians employees of the county, renew all DEe permits, supply all larvicide directly to the crew, obtain office/storage space on Fishers and register that office as a "pesticide application business." Despite the threats hanging over their heads, two of the 2000-season certified tech- nicians, Elizabeth Muller and Brigid Tho- mas, agreed to return this summer, if the program was reinstated, and if the DEC permitted them to work. Fortunately, the DEC on Jun. 15 offi- cially reinstated the Island's mosquito control program, permitting the two women to begin work the next morning. Ms. Muller and Ms. Thomas will also use their recent N.Y. State Dept. of Health training in the trapping, identification and preparation of West Nile carrier mosquitoes for laboratory testing. Because of the substantial delay in the program, Fishers Island suffered through a severe mosquito problem in May and June. "Our mosquito control program, which has always operated under the county's DEC permits, is a model of an environmentally sound program," Conservancy President Summer 2orJ/ . Fishers Island Gazelle 33 John Thatcher said. "We use only the most environmentally benign microbial larvicides on an as-needed basis, which biodegrade over a short period of time and are harmless to other insects, fish, animals and plants. Ironi- cally, the DEC isworkingon a new regulation that would streamline the procedure for mu- nicipalities to set up microbial larvicide pro- grams like Fishers Island's before West Nile disease in upon them, requiring emergency spraying with harmful chemical pesticides." Church Rummage Cootinu,dfrompoK'9 There are framed paintings, posters, en- gravings, lithographs, photographs, and col- ored prints mounted on the walls or arranged in standingstacks. You can often find wooden carvings from Africa and Indonesia, copper kettles, woks and samovars, Indian and Mo- roccan brass trays, leather picture frames, silver-plated vegetable dishes, attractive lin- ens, laminated placemats. Two summers ago I bought three table lamps with handmade driftwood and seashell bases and fabric-cov- eredshades ($1 Oeach, complete).l also bought a yard-long, lidded, white enamel container with lift-our tray, good as new, ideal for poaching freshly-caught striped bass ($35). In the porcelain, china and glass section, one show-stopper spectacular was the dining room table ($500), set with thirteen Chinese soup bowls and plates in a predominately pink and green famille rose pattern ($350), silver place settings, crystal wine glasses, and white candles flickering in clear glass hurri- cane lamp chimneys. Shoppers also have had, among many enticements, a choice of eight porcelain plates with fish designs in royal blue ($40): eight English bone china plates with a fox-hunting motif($65): four black mugs ($2 for four); indoor and ourdoor tables and chairs; a rurn-of-the-century armoire ($975); chests of drawers; a shelf of sparkling glass rumblers and goblets; and a bucket of golf balls ($.25 and $.50 per golf ball depending on its condition). The mini-bookstore area is a librarian's delight in its range of fiction and non-fiction subjects, and its old and new books for readers of all ages and varying interests. Except for a few auction catalogs and art and photography books, books are $1 for hardcover, $.50 for paperbacks. In 1999. the"HitorMiss" rummage was open for a total of 72 hours from the last week in May through the first week in October. During that time, sales brought in over $35,000 to help maintain Our Lady of Grace Church and its rectory. "Rummage sales for the year 2000 topped our sales figures for 1999," Mary said. "The four hours we were open this past Labor Day brought in $2580, a record for us." Amazing. Particularly when most prices are under $10. What a saving grace for Our Lady of Grace Church, what a help, what a blessing! Amazing also is the rurnover of mer- chandise. As I looked around in mid-Septem- ber, I saw hardly anything-except for the two large display cabinets-that had been there at the beginning of June. Everything sold and replaced. "It's extraordinary the way things keep flowing in and flowing Out," Marysaid. "What started as a church project has really blossomed into a wonderful community effort. "The real miracle, even more than the money that comes in, is the presence of so many kind and caring people from across thecommu. nitywho come together generously and happily to donate their rime to the rummage." . James "Bailey" Henderskot Is costumed in a paper tablecloth for July 4th, 2000 festivities, James is the son of Margaret (Chaves) and Heath Henderskot. 34 Fishers Islalld Gazene. 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The school board and superintendent were vehemently opposed to that plan, which brought all traffic past the playground atea of the school. Po;; a way of settling the dispute, FIFD hited Sidney B. Bowne & Son LLP. consul ring engineers from Mineola to conduct a $ 15,000 traffic study. Representatives of the company. which docs traffic engineering for the Town of Southold. came to the Island twice. For the second visit, last November, they flew in with 15 minutes' notice and placed observ- ers at key locations from 7:35 a.m. to 8:05 a.m. They documented their findings in an eight-page report, in which they recom- mended reversing Greenwood Road and creating a paved curb lane near the play- ground area of the school, so vehicles pick- ing up or dropping off children can move out of the rravellane. In its report, Bowne also suggested improving the roads in the ferry and school area. The road used by exiting ferry traffic for the past year is in deteriorating condi- tion, and FIDCO and the Town of Sou mold have been locked in a dispute as to owner- ship. 'The road had to be re-paved, but the town wouldn't do it," said Tom Doherty, manager ofFIDCO and also a FIFD com- missioner. "Southold insists that FIDCO owns the road, because FIDCO owns the adjacent garbage district propctry. But the Southold tax map shows it like any orher (Own road. "The road kept getting worse, so finally FIDCO and FIFD decided to split the $33,000 cost of te-paving. It should be completed the week aftet Memorial Day." fJ' 'f~~: I '" . '\. '" Summer lO()J . Fishers hlalld (iautte 35 "............ 1','tP" Dyw"r; Landscape Design by Genii Goss . There was a huge pile of dirt in Dock Beach Park longer than expected this spring, because the DEe shut down the project for lack ofa silt fence. Dave Burnham has installed the fence, however, and Dick Grebe, who took up the asphalt, was prepared to spread the dirt, trucked in from Southold potato fields. The park, which will probably be planted in the fall, will have grass and indigenous plantings that will not impede the view. There will also be paths, picnic tables, a bike rack and a connecting path to Dock Beach. This property, which includes a dock, is the lirst on Fishers Island purchased by Southold under its open space acquisition plan. Fishers Island Utility Co. Fishers Island Telephone Co. The telephone company is preparing to offer high speed Internet access, similar to DSL, to subscribers. The new cost for Internet service is $49.95/month for high speed service, available "sometime this summer," and either $24.95 or $29.95/month fot 56K service. The telephone company inauguratcd irs FISHNET service July, 2000 and CUt- rentlyoffers 56Klntemet access, for $39.95/ month, to 156 customers. Seasonal rcsidents can keep their "addresses" acdve in the off- season for $5/month. Fishers Island Water Works In response [() complaints abom water quality and water pressure on the West End, the water company this spring laid a 1200-f[, loop of 6-inch plastic pipe from the yacht club to the Mansion House. Previously, there had bcen one water line that went to the grocery store, and off of that, a line went ro the yacht club and stopped. The water sat there all wimer, unused. In the spring, people would complain of bad water, which was that way because it had been sitting in the pipe all wimer. Fishers Island Electric Co. The electric company commissioned an off-season study to obtain reconunenda- tions about upgrading Fishers Island's an- tiquated electrical service. The outside plant (the Island's entire electrical system) and diesel generators are Ft. Wright, WWII vintage. Utility Co. Presidem Tom Doheny re- poned, "The Consulting Engineers Group from Hollisron, Mass. came to two conclu- sions: 1. Consider purchasing new state-of- the-an generators, so we can be self-sufficiem if anything happens to the cable from the mainland, or if the East Coast experiences ptoblems like California's rolling black-ours. 2. Double the voltage of our outside plant from 2400 delta to an 8320 wye system. Groton Utilities in Connecticut currendy delivers 8320 service through our submarine cable. and we transform that service ro 2400. "Over the years, on-Island demand for electricity has grown, most recemly with air- conditioned homes and increased computer use. We are almost maxed out and are consid- ering the best course of action." 36 Fishers Island Gazette. Summer lfHJ/ e~c; Island lJt:. . ~ '6. ~ F.I. ELectric ~ F.I. TeLephone F.I. Water Works FIDCO can and will revoke your right to drive past the gate house. SLOW DOWN-30~! A community service announcement from FIDCO (Fishers Island Development Corp.) FISHER~lSl)~~N '@~x 4tf4, Fjshers Island NY 06390 ..........-"ier&.I'ax . 631-788-7029 John Spofford & Twig Stickney · Co-presidents Nancy Hunt. Secretary(Treasurer Board Members Barry Bryan, Mark Doty, Heather Ferguson, Mike Imbriglio, Sarah Malinowski, Speedy Mettler, Jay Parsons III, Carol Ridgway, Penni Sharp Louisa Evans, Ex officio The Fishers Island Civic Association exists to promote the economic, civic and social we/fare of the people of Fishers Is/and. Quarterly meetings provide forums for discussions of Is/and issues and reports from Is/and organizations. Annual dues: Individual $10; Family $15 Subscribing $25; Supporting $50 Sustaining $100 Summer 200/- Fishers Island Gazelte 37 FIDCO A.pplies for SOl (c::)(3) Plans for the proposed East End recreational path, commonly re- ferred to as the bike path, are on hold while the Fishers Island Development Corporation (FIOCQ) awaits a decision from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding FIDCO's Feb. 5 application for tax-exempt status for this project. FIDCO treasurer Peter Crisp said that the recreational path will be financed entirely through private donations but will become a reality only if the project is organized as a 50 I (c)(3) not-for-profit entity, so contribu- tions to construction and maintenance can be tax deductible. "During recent months, our activities have been devoted exclusively to the prepara- tion and filing of an application to the IRS to be treated as a tax-exempt organization," Mr. Crisp said in late May. "The application is under the name of the Fishers Island Recreational Path Founda- tion for the construction of a path for the entire Fishers Island community. The path is to promote and improve the safety, health, recreation and well-being of the residents of Fishers Island. "The application is on file in Tom Doherty's office, and anyone wishing to re- view it is welcome to do so." At a public meeting Aug. 25, 2000 at the Fishers Island Club, FIDCO board members announced that the New York Department of Environmental Conservation had reviewed plans for the recreational path, made recom- mendations that FIDCO had adopted, and encoutaged FIDCO to apply fot a permit. FIDCO has been working on this project for five years. The estimated cost of the path several years ago was $1.7-$2 million, the difference in price at the time being a func- tion of the route. Feelings run strong among people who both favor and disapprove of this project. As a private association, FIDCG does not re- quire public approval to construct the recre- ational path on its own right-of-way. Board members said, however, that they will sched- ule more open meetings in the future. "It all depends on the tax ruling. If we get a negative ruling, PlDCG needs to re- group," Mr. Crisp said. "It is up to the FIDCO board to talk about what we need to do. Ifit is a positive ruling, we will proceed." . New London's $19 million waterfront park. adjacent to the Fishers Island Ferry, opened April 28, Four piers and a 2000-ft, walkway are also parts of the 9,S-acre project, which, in the future, will include a grassy play area and a building at the end of the Coast Guard Pier for concessions, restrooms, showers and laundry for boaters. About two.thirds of the new public area is built out over the water and will be used for events such as boat shows, fishing tournaments and live entertainment. Sea Slrelc::Ler Fund Reorganized The Sea Stretch" marks its tenth anni- Stretcher Fund to repair/replacement," Mr. versaryon Fishers Island Oct. 12. Cur- Edwards said. rendy. however, there is no repairlreplace- In addition to covering operating ex- ment fund in place, should the 42-foot fiber- penses for theSeaStrttcher, the General Fund, glass DullY develop a serious problem. boosted by the Annual Appeal, pays for schol- This year, the Fishers Island Fire arships, the fire department Christmas party, Department's Annual Appeal will focus on uniforms and food for EMT drills. setting up such a fund. Any money over The Fishers Island Fire District main- $30,000 raised in the appeal will be ear- (ains the building and the vehicles and is marked for the new repair/replacemem fund. responsible for insurance and hydrant rentals, Contributors will also have the option of which are $350 per hydrant. per year, paid to donating directly to the new fund. the water company. "The appeal averages about $30,000 a "The boat isready to go 24-hours a day, year," said fundraising committee member seven days a week at no cost to the user. We've Ken Edwards. "One year we took in $39,000, been very fortunate. We haven't had major but the year hefore that, only $21,000. We upkeep. hut if we had to replace one of our average $1 0,000 from the Sea Stretch" Mara- two diesel engines. that's $25.000." thon, but this year, proceeds were sparse due The $285.000 boat was built in Maine 10 to the weather." years ago in the style of a lobster hoat and The Sea Stretcher Fund has actually ex- should last30yearsormore. Mr. Edwards said. isted in name only, Mr. Edwards said. All The Annual Appeal committee includes money donated to that fund has gone into the John Clavin, Chip duPont, Chris Edwards, General Fund toward the $27,500 required Ken Edwards, KandiSangerand PennSangcr. to keep the boat operational. The largest percentage of that cost is insurance. "We hope to continue covering the Sea Stretcher s annual costs through the General Fund and dedicate the new official Sea VIDEO RENTALS The Gold 'N Silver Shop, longtime fix- ture at the village center. now offers video tapes for rental. 38 Fid,ers Isla"d Gazette. Summer 1001 ISLAND HARDWARE More than just locks and hinges 788-7233 '" SERVI,'TIIR~ r-M Benjami"A:..-""" oore ~ l. PAINTS .-J MECHANIC ON DUlY FISHERS ISLAND M@bir FUll SERVICE Sl A liON Official New York State Auto Inspection Station CARCO@ INSPECTION Fuel Oil Gasoline Propane Dockage Diesel Service When you're in trouble, who are you going to call? E. Riley, station manager 631-788-7311 · 631-788-5543, fax · Emergency only: 788-7178 Walsh Contracting Ltd., general managers IPP Jun. 25-Jun. 29: Sign up for IPP Morn- ing Program 9a.m.-11 a.m. at post office or Jul. 2 from 8 a.m. at playground entrance to school. Payment is required at sign-up: $125, 1 st child ($60 for each additional child in same family); weekly, $55/child; 2 weeks. $85/child. (Please register Mondays at the school for short-term attendance) Jul. 2-Aug. 10, 30th AnnuallpP Summer Program: Morning Program, M.F, 9 a.m.- noon at F.1. School, open to children, ages 4-11. Meg Atkin, director. Dock Beach life- guard on duty M-F, 12:30-4:30 p.m. IPP Swim Program: Dock Beach, M-Th, 1 :00- 3:30 p.m. (tentative) Jul. 8: "July 4th" IPP Bike Parade and fife & drum concert. Jul. 21: Arts/Crafts Show, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (Rain date, Jul. 22) Jul. 21: IPP House & Garden Tour, noon-4 p.m. Call Molly Frank, 631-788- 7984 to volunteer. Buy tickets at post office July 21 or at Hair of the Dog Liquor Store. Jul. 26: Camp parents' meeting, 5 p.m., library. Aug. 18: Arts/Craft Show, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (Rain date, Aug. 19) Aug. 13-17: Basketball Clinic, 9 a.m.- noon, school basketball courts (weather permitting); $10/day, Dan Gillan, director.. Aug. 23: Annual Meeting, 5 p.m., library. NOTE:Fishers Island has many talented residents. If you are willing to share a spe- cial skill, such as painting, drama or fishing in a short IPP workshop for the children, please call Jennifer Sanger, 788-7264. IPP owns and maintains Dock Beach and the ballfield. Please treat these areas with respect and clean up after use. No dogs allowed on Dock Beach. . . . ISlAND CONCERTS Sun. Jul. 8: Essex Fife & Drum Corps, after IPP Bicycle Parade, at the village green. Sat. Jun. 30: Cal Beggs, tenor, "The Ancient Mariner Sings: sea chanateys, bal- lads, folk songs, accompanied by David Clyde Morse, 5:30 p.m., Union Chapel. Sat. a.m., July 14: Intemationally ac. claimed pianist Steven Lubin, "Math, Music and Miracles: a musical joumey designed for children (of all ages), 10 a.m., Union Chapel. Sun. p.m., July 15: Mr. Lubin plays Mozart and Schumann, 6 p.m" O'Keefe home. Sun. Jul. 29: Mira String Quartet, founded in 1995 at Oberlin and winner of the Naumberg Chamber Music Award for 2000, 6 p.m. at home of Emily Ridgway. Fri. Aug. 3: Robert White, tenor, with a repertoire from Handel to Gershwin, has sung for present Pope, Queen Mother and seven U.S. presidents, 8:15 p.m., F.1. Club. FICA Meeting Sat. Jul. 21, 4 p.m. at the school. Annual Southold Town Board Meeting Wed. Aug. 8, 1 :30 p.m. at F.1. School. FERGUSON MUSEUM Temporary Quarters: Bagley's Barn, former site of Pandion Gallery across from F.1. Yacht Club. Summer hours: Jun. 29-Labor Day weekend: Fri. and Sat. 9:00 a.m.-noon; Sun. 11 :00 a.m.-noon. Nature Walks: Tuesdays, 2 p.m. (adults & children); Wednesdays, 2 p.m. (adults only). Meet at Bagley's Barn. Summer Exhibition: "Lost and Found" at Bagley's Barn. Plans for the new mu- seum will also be on display, as well as membership information and campaign con- tribution envelopes. Charlie Ferguson's Red Barn Gallery will be open. Copies of Race Rock book are still availabale. . . . F.I. LIBRARY Visit the library often: Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-noon and Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Adopt-a-Book: Jul. 21 and Aug. 18,9 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Village Green. Library bags for sale: Canvas, $20, waterproof $25. Doctor' ~ Offi<<:e Hou~: Mon.-Sat" 9 a.m.-noon; Mon. 6-7 p.m. . . . 14'" Walsh Park Open: July 28, noon at Hay Harbor Golf Club. Sign-up begins July 1 at the golf club. This is a team event, with six players per team. The Open ben- efits Walsh Park Benevolent Association, which is devoted to increasing housing for year-round residents. Chur<<:h Thrift Store~ UNION CHAPEL The Ladies Aid Thrift Shop: Thurs., 3 p.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.,10 a.m.-noon. Donations are appreciated. Please, no soiled or dam- aged items. OUR LADY OF GRACE CHURCH The Rummage: Fri., 4 p.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., 10a.m.-noon.Call Mary Ski, 788-7533 for more information. Donations may be left on basement steps. Summer 2001. Fishers Island Gazette 39 ANNUAL FIREWORKS DISPL4Y Fri., July 6, approxJ!-' ~:.'. ~"'- 9: 15-9:30 p.m. _,' :. FERRY MON.JULY9: PUBLIC HEARING ON NEW LONDON TERMINAL PROJECT BONDING, 1 P.M., F.1. SCHOOL. Aug. 14: F.1. Ferry District election, 2 p.m.-6 p.m., firehouse (registered voters and real property owners eligible to vote). Aug.24: F.1. Ferry District budget meet- ing, 6 p.m., F.1. School. Summer hours for reservations at ferry annex through Columbus Day week- end: Mon.-Thurs., 9 a.m.-11 a.m., 2 p.m.- 3:15 p.m.; Fri., 9-11 a.m., 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; Sun., 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m. IUP Benefit Sale A benefit sale is scheduled July 13-15 at the Hay Harbor Club. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Island Health Project (IHP). Vendors include: Josephine Sasso, women's clothing; lin- ens by MaryJo Chapoton; Trillion, estate jewelry; 125 Benefit Street Antiques; Lark- spur Collection, shoes and accessories; Emerald Tara, Tibetan rugs, silks, handbeaded jewelry, dolls, pashminas etc.; and Catch All, ladies accessories and personalized gifts. Councilwoman/Justice Louisa Evans' ferry annex office hours: Sun. 8- 8:45 a.m. or by appointment. Call Ms. Evans at 788-7646, or at home, 788-7054. TRANSFER STA nON HAZARDOUS WASTE DAY... ...will be Sat. July 14, 8:15 a.m.-11 a.m.: Clean Harbors picks up paint sol- vents, oven and drain cleaners, aerosol cans, etc.. at transfer station. !l" ~ Summer hours for transfer stallon: May 14-0ct. 15, Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri., 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m.; Sat. 7:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m. and Sun., 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Summer hours for compost facility: Mon..Fri. 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 1:30-4:00 p.m.; Sat. 7:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Charge for dumping brush, leaves, logs, etc.: pick-up truck, $7.50; small dump truck (3 yards), $20; large dump truck (3 to 9 yards), $40; double axle dump truck, $60. All compost is free for residents. Composlfacility accepts wood, metal, plastic toys, small appliances, insulation, mattresses, etc.-but no longer accepts car or boat batteries, which must be taken to the gas station. Large appliance fee, $5. 40 Fishers Island Gazette. Summer 20(H Question: When is a school play more than a school play? Answer: When jt is staged on Fishers Island. This year, the school's musical produc- tion. Fiddler on the Roo] seeped into the community, attracting, encouraging. cajol- ing, unti161 people, more than 25 percell( of the Island's population, were actively in- volved in the presentation. "This show could not have happened without the ovelWhelming support of the community." said Cynthia Riley, who di- rected the play. "and it was the community's involvement that added another, very spe- cial, dimension to the students' experience." A cast of 31 gave two performances in May. Included in the production. choreo- graphed by Susan Connelly with music di- rection from Paul Fitzgerald, were students in grades 2-12. four teachers, three COI1UllU- nity members, and a IS-piece orchestra of teachers, studell(s and professional musicians. The technical/production team was headed by Matt Crupi and consisted of an additional 15 students and community mem- bers, plus many of the cast. who did double duty back stage. "In so many obvious ways, the 1905 Russian Jewish village of Anatevka, with its pogroms. poverty and incredible hardship, is totally foreign to Fishers Island," Ms. Riley said. "But in other ways, Anatevka is like Fishers Island in its sense of community, the inrertwining of generations and the sense IF YOU ARE . A dock in from of your hom~ . Recomtmction of an existing dock . A bulkhead or bulkhead repair . The pennit status of your existing dock .Stau Tidal Wetlands Permits for your home CALL: "a complete waterfront development resource" 860 572-8939 P.O. BOX 421, MYSTIC, CT 06355 that each individual plays a vital role. As always. the community steppcd up to offer props, scenery, finances, costumes, la- bor, and never once has said, "No." Examples of community conrribwions this year in- clude: BD Remodeling & Restoration Inc., ma- terials and time to build house on stage; Island Concerts, help financing professional musi- cians; Z&S Contracting, emergency help to repair toilet that overflowed an hour before the show; Race Rock Gardens, annual work on gardens outside theater for opening night; Our Lady of Grace Church and Union Chapel, costumes and props from the Rummage and Thrift Shop; Jane Rogan, loan of her treasured possession, a turn-oHhe-century milk cart, because it made the set complete. S",l-oool Budget A.ppro'O'ed The approved Fishers Island School budget for 2001-02 is $2,211,348, a four percent increase from the previous year. "Essentially, the budget has been flat for the four years including 2001-01, due to more careful budgeting," said Supt. Kathy Koehnen. "We have hired Alicia Smith as our full time 'financial staff.' She has a BS in accouming and six years' experience. Terri Crupi is district treasurer. She has an MBA in accounting and experience as an IRS agent. We think this is an excellent upgrade at the same cost as last year." ,- Third Quarter Honor Roll 2000-0 1 High Honor Roll (93-100) Ethan Bean, Sarah Bean Rand Brothers, Sage Farrar Dragan Gill, Rebecca Lesser Conner Scace, Michael Scace Camilla Spinola Honor Roll (87-92) Daniel Batz. Melissa Batz Tristan Belen, Robert Blair Katie Bloethe, Alicia Cairns Brendon Conroy, Matthew Crupi Zoey Feinstein, Brett Flowers Corey Hollis, Lindsey Horn Mason Horn, Graham Kuzia Martin Karpel, Matthew Neilson Roseann Randall, Olga Solovyova James Stanley, Colin Walter Mary Ski S",I-oolarsl-oip Our Lady of Grace Church has estab- lished the Mary Ski Scholarship, which awards $500 to a graduating senior from Fishers Island School. asa "small token of the parish's appreciation for the wonderful Mary Ski." The scholarship is awarded to a student who is a resident of Fishers Island and "has contributed significantly toward the bctter- ment of both the Fishers Island School and the Fishers Island community." Ms. Ski is responsible for coordinating the efforts that have made the church's Rum- mage a huge success. Graduating seniors and their colleges: Sarah Bean. University of New Hampshire: Katie Bloethe. Simmons College; Matt Crupi. State University of New York at Oswego; Brett Flowers. New England College: Roseanne Randall. University of New Haven. """.~- ..~--, -"" Evans Realty Licensed Real Estate Broker Sales . Rentals 631-788-7054 .A. ~ [J \\\\W . maxwell associates inc . com .CJ?ea/ (~\'(a(ell1"()ke"f{ge aflt! (j~H,.\'/,.It{'I"()1I (j~JlM'ItI/allt\. John Maxwell Soper 631.788.7009 AfTiliale Mystic Isle Realty. Fishers Island ~ . (I.,.) Dragan Gill (Chava) and Roseann Randall (Hodel) in "Matchmaker, Matchmaker," a song and dance number-from Fishers Island School's production of Fiddler on the Roofln May. . (I.,.) Backstage antics, (front) Earl Belen as Avram; (middle I-r) Ethan Bean as Motel, Billy Bloethe as Mendel, Matt Reale as Reb Mordechai, Christian Schmid as Russian soldier; and (back) Mike Scace as Perchik. . The "new" Fishers Island School, which opened In 1972, was designed In the "open classroom" style, and its science lab shares space with English and math classes. A renovation slated for summer 1001 win separate the area into three distinct classrooms. The square footage in the science lab will be expanded by extending space near two windows that jut into the room. There will also be fresh and saltwater aquariums at the entrance to the lab, four work islands and two other new features: a storage closet and a lock on the door to the classroom. Summer 1001. Fishers Islalld Gazelle 41 "I like the cakes from SOUTINE so much that I am sometimes tempted to pretend that I baked them myself. "In fact, no matter how big a cake I buy at SOUTINE, I am always disappointed to discover that there are no leftovers:' Ruth Reichl Eow< Good~~~~ 104 West 70th Street. New York NY 10023 212.496.1450; fax 212.496.1791 www.soutine.com Topper's Ice Cream RS Our 8th season on Fishers! Open daily 12-9 p.m. 42 f'i.fhers [sla"d Gazene. ,\'ummer 1001 - Theoriginal mission of the Island People's Project (lPP) was ro provide physical and men- tal enrichment ro the year-round population. Last summer, the IPP Board recommitted itself ro the original focus of the organization, Since last fall. IPP has offered the follow- ing programs. under the direction of Cynthia Riley, IPP's vice president for year-round pro- gramming: . Last fall, lPP arranged for Fishers Is- land Club tennis pro Mario Gbano to give "extensive" tennis lessons to 15 Fishers Island School students on both the public courts and club courts. . In January, IPP organized a Fishers Is- land Trivia game at the monthly Senior lun- cheon. Each correct answer was rewarded with a fresh tulip. . In March, IPP presented a Mystic Sea- port "Chanteyman." who entertained at an- other Senior luncheon. . This spring. IPP sponsored a trip for 18 students and three adults to "Adventure Bound" in Caratuck Me. They learned ro climb, rappel and belay on a 30- by 50-fl. rnck-c1imbing wall. Each person also learned how to safely guide partners down, handling guide ropes. . In May, IPP contributed funds to assist the school musical, Fiddler on tht'Root . Travel AM~~S Agency ~ - _Representatn,.. Travelers Checks Airline Tickets Cruises Hotels Tours ~ 11 Bank St. New London 1-800-545-9154 FALVEY CORPORATION Quality + Our Specialty Specializing in unique sitework and construction projects. All types of materials available...screened topsoil. + We Work to Save the Trees and Environment + Donald J. Falvey, Pres. P.O. Box 699, 237 Rt. 80 Killingworth CT 064t9 Office B60-663-1695 Fax 860-663-2719 . G.B. ERn. APPRAISAL CoMPANY Trust & Estate Appraisals Available A real estate appraisal company serving Fishers Island NY STATE CERTIFIED Gregory B. Erb. 860-536-0721 Located at Mystic Shipyard VETERINARY VISITS IPP has arranged for Dr. Marc Sminkey of Noank Mystic Veteri. nary Hospital to make on.lsland house calls. He and his veterinary assistant have visited the Island four times since last November and have treated dogs and cats for illnesses and injuries, given routine shots and checked for heartworm. Dr. Sminkey's next scheduled visits to the Island are July II ,July 25, Aug. 8 and Aug. 22. Call Cynthia Riley, 788-7178 to make an appoint- ment for a house call. ~ KaIamian's ~ '-e RUI! Shop.... - ~ ~ ~I o"ll/ily & , S"I"rti"" 1 Si""" 19~1i ' Wools. Broadloom. Patterns. Berbers. Sisals FINE HANDKNOTTED ORIENTAL RUGS Cleaning. Repairs. Binding. Serging 860-442-061 S 963 Bank St.. New London +Oaily pick-up and delivery at the Fishers Island ferry+ . HAND FINISHED LINENS. SHEETS. TABLECLOTHS. ETC. . ALTERATIONS , SHIRT LAUNDERING . SUEDES & LEATHERS . WEDDING GOWNS CLEANED AND PRESERVED . SHOE REPAIR . 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