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Home My WebLink About2004 Vol 18 No 2 December r \ ~ \ \ \ \ .~ , tI ~ ~ 2 Fishers Island Gazette. December 20().1 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR To Fishers Island Residents: Thanks to the participation and sup- port of so many of you, Fishers Island's annual environmental week, Nature Days, Aug. 6-12, was a resounding success. This year's theme was water quality, with par- ticular emphasis on the fumre of Fishers Island's water supply, maintenance and se- curity issues on Plum Island, as well as over- fishing and pollution on Long Island Sound. Other repeat highlights were Starry Starry Night by Steve Parker, stargazing at Rafferty's Observatory, IPP-coordinated Island clean-up, Fishers Island Library-spon- sored entertainment with an environmen- tal theme, a nature treasure hunt, a flora and fauna tour sponsored by the Ferguson Mu- Summer 2005 Gazette Deadline: April 20, 2005 The Fishers Island Gazette is all inde- pendent not-for-profit publication illitiated with a grant frOIll the Sanger Fund and sustained with subscription anu advertising revenue. It is published twice a year. Editor Betty AIlIl Rubinov.' Contributors in this Is..me LilJ{la Horden,jane Crary Liz Furse, Harold Cook Leila Hadley Luce Carol Ridgway, Cynthia Riley Susie \Vilmerding l)hotogTapher Emeritus Albert H. Gonloll Controller Su-Aull Seidl Newsstaml Sales Jallles lIall Circulatiun Support Willialll C. Ridh'way HI SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE $15 PER YEAR. IT'S EASY. JUST MAIL A CHECK TO THE GAZETTE! Fisllcrs Island Gazette, Box 573 Fishers Island NY 06390 seum, and a tour of the Malinowski's oyster pond and hatchery. Well-attended films in- cluded the global warming blockbuster, The Day After Tomorrow and the wildlife adven- ture story with a tiger preservation theme, The Two Brothers. Nature Days is truly a community-wide effort and could not have taken place with- out the generous participation of volunteers from: Fishers Island Library, Fishers Island Ferry District, H.L. Ferguson Museum, Hay Harbot Club, Fishers Island Club, Union Chapel and IPP. The Fishers Island Conservancy spon- sors Nature Days to promote awareness of environmental issues facing Fishers Island and to provide guidance to residents on what they can do to protect the Island's precious environment. The Conservancy's other current acrivi- ties include: compiling recommendations for on. Island water conservation, listing native plants suitable for Fishers Island gardens [see page 16], joining a Plum Island community forum to represent Island interests, exploring various political action initiatives to address the dumping of dredge spoils in Fishers Is- land Sound, ~orkingcloselywith the Harbor Committee to explore the possibilities of making West Harbor a no-discharge zone, and devising a plan to eliminate the Island's phragmites problem. [see page 21] We look fOf\vard to next year's Nature Days and invite suggestions for events, speakers and films. All of these initiatives will cost money, and we do hope that Island residems respond with generosity to the Conservancy's annual appeal. Yours sincerely, John McGillian Barbara Riegel Nature Days co-chairs . (I-r) Tracy Brock, Ann Banks and Karla S. Heath oversee voting Nov. 2 at the firehouse. FisLers Island Voles for JoLo Kerr.,.. Fishers Island voted for John Kerry Nov. 2, with 89 vares for Sen. Kerry, 58 votes for President Bush and two votes for Liberterian Michael Badnark. Of225 registered voters, 153 cast their ballots at the firehouse between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. The68 percent turnout was higher than normal, said Joe Brock, chairman of the polls. ~ fllj,--, ~ Call or e-mail the editor for information about adver. tising or editorial content: winter 860.633.8200; sum- mer 631.788.7893; figazette@cox.net. "Afrer 9 p.m., we opened rhe backofthe machine, counted the votes and phoned in the results. All of the paperwork and logs were mailed to Southold the next day." Fishers Island stores its voting machine at the firehouse. The day before an election, SOllthold officials fly to Fishers to set-up the machine and bring a box with the voter list and other election day materials. The Gazette appreciates and relies upon edi- torial contributions from the community. We reserve the right to edit copy and regret that we cannot run every story and occa- sionally must hold copy for future issues. Oeamber 2004. Fi~'''ers 1~'la"d Gazelle 3 Island Conununily Board Begins 10 T aL.e SLape . The Fishers Island Civic Association (FICA) is ~estructuri~g itself ~s a representative, proactive orgamza~ tion that will coordinate and encourage in- teraction among the Island's nearly 30 differ- ent organizations, from taxing districts to volunteer boards. While the Island Community Board (lCB), currently a FICA subcommi{{ee, is still a work in progress, Heather Burnham, FICA president, and John Spofford. interim ICB president, are enthusiastic supporters. They repeatedly stress: action, community representation, coordination and transpar- ency. "We want everyone to understand that this is not a 'take~over' or a dissolution of FICA." Ms. Burnham said. "Ultimately, this will result in a change in FICA's by-laws. which nnw call for board members to be selected by a FICA nominat- ing committee." The major change with ICB is that six board members, three year-round and three seasonal, will be elected by the community. The remaining board members will be the heads of eight major Island groups. [see page3 5] All board members will serve as liaisons (0 organizations that fall into one of five categories: arts and education, health and safety, infrastructure, commercial, environ- ment. "The liaisons will have a close connec- tion to their assigned boards," Ms. Burnham said. "Their mission is to help and to coordi- nate interaction with ICR and other organi- zations, not just to ask if the group has anything to report at a meeting. "There is a tremendous tradition of volunteerism on Fishers Island.ICB does not want groups to lose their autonomy or dampen the volunteer spirit. The board exists to take the strengths of these organizations and combine them (0 affect the greater good of the community." There appears to be community support for ICB among both year-round and seasonal residents, but the question always arises, "How will they pay for it?" At the present time, that question is still under discussion. ICB currently hasa 12-month budgetof $40,000 to cover costs for the Island Fellow. with a contingency of about $16,000. FICA and the Sanger Fund have contributed a total of $20.000; rhe eight Island groups repre- I I I . I . . . . . I . 1 , sented on ICB, $2000 each; and private individuals. $4.000. FICA currently has abour $100.000 in the bank and is still deciding how best to use those funds. "We plan to raise money through receive $50 and $70 respectively for each meeting. Icn will be meeting throughout the winter and plans to mail updates to FICA members. Next spring or summer, FICA hopes have a vote among the membership to . (I-r) Island Community Board (ICB) Interim President John Spofford and Fishers Island Civic Association (FICA) President Heather Burnham are working to restructure FICA into ICB. The change is designed to develop leB into a proactive organization, with elected, rather than appointed, representatives and coordination among Island groups. annual appeals and hope that Island organi- zations will contribute money to our budget once they see how the Island administrator can help them by coordinating paperwork and information exchange," Me. Spofford said. There will be no membership fee. Cur- rently under discussion is the option of pay- ing board members a nominal fee for attend- ing meetings similar to the boards of the Ferry District and Garbage District, who change its by-laws. If successful, ICB would then hold elections for its new board. The community board, Village Office and Island administrator are an outgrowth of a trip that nine Fishers Island residents (Oak to Maine's Island Institute Jan. 29-31,2003. At that meeting, the Isles borough selectman said to Me. Spofford, then-FICA president. "With all of those organizations, [see box below] how do you get anything done?" Co1lt;1Utt'd 011 pagt' 35 Fishers Island Organizations* I. American Legion 2. F,I, Bowling Center 3. F.I. Cemeteries Committee 4. F.I. Civic Association 5. F,I. Conservancy 6. F,I. Development Corp. 7. F.I. Ferry District 8. F.I. Fire Department 9. F,I. Garbage District 10, F.I. Harbor Committee II. F.I. Home Health Aides 12. F.I. Library Association 13. F.I. lobstermen's Assn. 14. F.I. School 15. F.I. Senior Committee 16. F.I. Tree Committee 17. F.I. Utility Co. 18. Fort Wright Assn. 19. H.L. Ferguson Museum 20. Island Concerts 21. Island Health Project 22, Island People's Project 23. Our Lady of Grace Church 24. Rodent Control Program 25, Sanger Fund 27, St, John's Church 27. Union Chapel 28, Walsh Park Benevolent *List courtesy of Village Office -I Fi.~hers 1.~lal1d Gazelte . December 200.J Popular Sport Raises Issue of Bi<<:y<<:le/Road Safely There has been a surge of interest in bicycle riding on Fishers Island. Coupled with the benefits of good health and weight loss, however, are real concerns about the rights of the road: bicy- c1istsv. motorists. Some motorists criticize bicyclists for riding three abreast or for leisurely biking with a leashed dog troning down the center of the road, while cars stack up behind. Bicyclists, on the other hand, have "hor- ror" stories about near-collisions with cars whose drivers haven't seen them or come up f..""ist behind them. Jack Raridon, 48, has lost 80 pounds since he began bicycling in Ocr. 2002. He's biked thousands of miles since then, both on Fishers and in places as diverse as the rolling hills of Iowa and the city srreets of New York. "Safety is the responsibility of both bicyclists and motorists," Mr. Raridon said. "fishers Island is seen as a refuge. It should also be viewed as a park, where motorists slow down and expect to see cyclists, runners and baby strollers. "Once a bicyclist is cruising at 15 mph, webecomctraffic. You wouldn't pass a car on a blim:! curve, and you shouldn't pass a biker. "Bicyclists can also go a long way toward improving their safety by wearing bright col- ors, riding single file and yielding to cars. Peter Burr is the safest bicyclist I know. He has a mirror, a helmet and an orange vest; he knows the rules and watches cars behind him. He is prepared. Peter watches every car and is ready to go into ditch." Bicycles are Mr. Raridon's hobby. He owns 30 that are rideable, including one with a trailer that he uses to haul trash to the transfer station. His success has been conta- gious. He, his wife Allie and friends Gail Cypherd and Carol Giles, began riding ro- gether on the Island in preparation for off- Island bicycle events. "The four of us participated in the larg- est single day bicycle ride in the world: 35,000 people riding through rhe five boroughs of New York City," Mr. Raridon said. "Just as we crossed ilHO Queens, a woman in front of us crashed and broke her femur. Gail, Carol and I are EMTs, so wewem into EMT mode umi! the N.Y. Fire Depr. came. "In the meantime, the police had to change the rotHe, because there was such a back-up due [0 the accident. They told us to go along the original 2.5-mile route to meet up with the others, and the four of us rode alone in New York City with nobody else on [he road. I t was like a science fiction movie-al- most surreal." Mr. Raridon, an Iowa native, began bicyclingin ear- nest preparing to join an uncle, 75, who, for the past 20 years, had ridden in the July RAGBRA!, [Des Moines] Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa. The 2004 event drew 30,000 bicyclists. Mr. Raridon com- pleted the trek and was joined by his Island biking com- panions for part of the cross- state trip. The Raridons have pur- chased a tandem bicycle and plan to ride it on a round- trip between Key Largo, Fla. and Key West, Fla. . (I.r) Sister and brother Grace and Will Murphy await the start of F.1. School's Tuesday after. noon bike ride. . Avid Island bicyclist Jack Raridon bought this trailer for his dog but now uses it to haul trash to the transfer station. December 2(JO.J. Fi.\lJer... 1...lalld Gazette 5 i\.uslin M<<:PLail Bi~es YLousands of Miles on F.I. I Year-round resident Austin McPhail, 41, :1 soft-spoken Scotsman, has bicycled nearly 8,000 miles on Fishers Island over the past two years. Nearly crippled from a serious 1996 hunting accidem in Nevada, Me. McPhail now bicycles about 300 miles a week and has become a fixture on Fishers Island roads. He has been care- taker of Brillig, the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Luce II I, ror 10 years. After the accident, Mr. McPhail lost his mobility. He walked with greatdifficulryand lIsed a cane to help offset a severe limp. He suffered sev- eral botched surgeries, waking up mornings with tears in his eyes from the pain, for which he rook no medicatioll. "The Luces were wonder- ful to me," Mr. McPhail said. "They saw how I was suffering with my leg and arranged for me to see their doctor in New York Ciry, who performed my fifth surgery. As soon as I woke up, I knew the surgery had been a success." In spite of his recovery, it still pained Mr. McPhail to walk or to ride his motorcycle, one of his favorite hobbies. He had gained weight and was out of shape, so for his 39th birth- day, his girlfriend gave him a mounrain bike. "I got on the bike, and that was it. I just started biking and made it a point to bicycle 10 miles a day, after seeing how out of shape I was on my fi rst ride to the castle and back," he said. "Eventually my breathing improved, and I gor better and better, although it still hurts my leg to walk longer than 15-20 " I I r I I I I I I I I I I '1' },t:,..,' Now Mr. McPhail's shiny new red truck sits parked in front of his hOllse most of the time. He putS more miles on his bicycles than his truck and mororcycle, riding up and down the Island on all of the paved roads, around the village, and up rhe hill by the Hay trips arc from New London ro Watch Hill, R.l. and New London to Old Saybrook, Conn. "1 don't mind riding in Connecticut traffic, bur I prefer bicycling on the Island," he said. "If I don'r have ro be somewhere, I will just go our and ride umil I can't go any more. Interest- ingly, my good leg gelS tired berore my bad leg, which has a rod, a metal plare and screws. "Once I stopped biking for four days, because I had a cold, and my leg started to hurt. I jumped on my bike, and my leg didn't hurt any- more. After four or five years of nor being able ro do much, 1 have gone from a 34-inch waisr ro a 31. Even my brother rhinks I look rrim." Mr. McPhail's oldet brother has worked at Electric Boat in Groron, Conn. for the past 19 years. "I came to rhe U.S. for long vacations, my first when I was 12," said Mr. McPhail, who has now been in the U.S. for 16 years. "I imme- diately loved this country. I liked rhe American lirestyle; there were many mote oppor- tuniries here, a chance for a better life than in Scor\and, and I liked the weather. In Scor\and, ir could rain for the enrire summer. "'-, "My brother was already an American citizen, because he had been born in this coun- try. My parents had tried liv- ing in America on rhree sepa- rate occasions and had even honeymooned in Maine. Bur my farher just didn't feel com- fortable here. He wanted to be in his village in Scotland. My mother had been pregnant wirh me in the U.S., but my parents returned to Scor\and, and I was born in Dunbarron. I r only they had waited, I would have been an American citizen all these years. As it is, I will take my citizenship test in January, 2005." Mr. McPhail had a wondetful child- hood in Scotland, fishing for salmon and Continued 011 page 26 . Austin McPhail has bicycled thousands of miles on Fishers Island over the past two years, a (eat that aided in his recovery from a near-crippling leg injury. He bikes off.lsland at times, but Fishers Island remains his favorite place to bicycle, and his favorite times are early in the mornig and at night when there are no cars. There are other potential hazards, however. It is not unusual for him to see deer, sometimes in front of Grey Gulls but usually on the road to the Flowers house. . I , minutes." Mr. McPhail eventually bought a road bike with narrower wheels, and the differ- ence wa'i "like night and day." He enjoyed it so much that he decided to buy a bike that would last a lifetime, a Trek Projecr One, Lance Armstrong's bicycle of choice. Harbor Club golf course. Even wintry weather is no obstacle. "I ride in all weather," he said. "I have a face mask in rhe winter and a body suit that won't ler any air ger rhrough. I use my mOllntain bike if ir's wer, windy or snowy. It has tires with little studs [hat grip rhe road." Mr. McPhail rides off-Island as well and particularly enjoys the challenges of rhe mountains in Vermont. His favorite day- 6 Fi...ha.\' I.\'lalld GazetJe. December 20r).j p;r~hlOrks INTERIOR EXTERIOR \\'AI.I.I>,\l't:R RESTORATION Call Alix Stallley today! (860) 535-4415 KINLlN RUTHERFURD ARCHITECTS NEW YORK, NEW YORK Nt:\v CONSTRUC.TlON ~I ystic Ri\'t~rPaiIl tworks.colII CT Lkt"llst" #!173IU9 . RI l.in'1lSt" #~~9H9 . 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Conseryan<:y V olunleer of Year T alL.iana' s Journey 10 FisL.ers Island... Tathiana Lema, 31, first heardabollt Fishers Island in her junior year at Miss Ponce's School in Farmington, Conn., where the late Mary Ferguson Russell, an alumna of the school, had advertised for summer help. Tathiana agreed to accompany a friend who wanted to work on the Island. One summer led to another and an- ocher. When things didn't work out else- where, Tarhiana found herself returning [0 Fishers Island. Today, most people know her from the transfer station, which she has trans- formed with hanging plants, a pumpkin and watermelon parch, and wipenes conveniently arrached to railings next to the dumpsters. "1 am one of those people who cannot stay stil!," she said. "I've planted things to keep busy-just because it's a dump doesn't mean it has to look like one. I know a little about gardening, since I used to work for a landscaper. I believe you should carry your skills from one job to the next." Tathiana's energy has surprised more than a few people unaccustomed to personal service at the transfer station. "One of my job requirements was (0 help the elderly remove trash bags from their cars, especially during Ihe winter months. I just decided to help everyone take bags from their cars. I've met wonderful people, and it keeps the traHic moving." Tathiana was born in Bogota, Columbia in 1973 and came to the United States when she was seven. Her father taught philosophy . I The Fishers Island Conservancy has selected Tathiana Lema as its 2004 Volunteer of the Year in rec- ognition of her "Extraordinary service in helping the communiry recycle, and in hu- manely comrolling feral cars and in creating beaury with plants." Tathiana's deep love of animals made it an easy choice when she was asked to step in as Fishers Island's feral cat manager. First, however, she underwent a course of three preventative rabies shots, and when conser- vancy members offered to pay for her ser- vices, she refused any remuneration. "I love animals. I was the girl with the hamster and goldfish. In Columbia, we had 10 cages of canaries. "On Fishers, I trap four feral cats at a I I I I I I I I I I I time-a total of eight last year-and rake them to a mobile veterinary unit in Con- necticut, where the cats are checked for ra- bies, feline HIV [see page 33] and feline leukemia, and then neutered. "1 bring the cats back to Fishers, try to domesticate them and find people who will take them as pets. If I can't, I release them. "Unfortunately, for the first time, we had a cat test positive for feline HIV this fall, and 1 authorizedellthanasia, becallsewedon't bring infected cats back to the Island." Coincidentally, Tathiana knew the in- fected cat, which she had named Blackie three years ago when it was brought to the vicinity of the transfer station from the East End. Blackie later roamed the Island from the Mobil Station to the ball field to the Navy properry. There are an estimated 400-500 feral cats on Fishers Island. "I don't know if the number has been reduced by this program, but it hasn't increased. Through TEAM (Tate Every Animal Matters), we obtained birth control medicine, which is also used for rac- coons. People feed the cats, and half a pill added to wet food is enough for eight cats. Tathiana, who is also an EMT and a coordinator for the Senior program, Cllf- rendy lives in housing on Fishers Island that prohibits cats, so she keeps her pet cat a[ the transfer station. The Fishers Island Conservancy. with the help of an anonymous gift, is sponsoring a trial program to catch, inoculate, neuter and release healthy cats. o o ~ ~ ~ 0; ~ ~ w ~ . Tathiana Lema accepts Volunteer of the Year award from F.I. Conservancy Chairman John Thatcher. at a university in Columbia. When hisdaugh- terwas born, he had been teaching about rhe seventh czar of Russia who had seven daugh- rers, hence the Russian name Tathiana. "My parents wamed a bener education and more opportunities for their children than were available in Columbia, where be- ing a philosophy professor had little of the status and pay of a similar position in the U.S.," Tathiana said. "My grandmother lived in New Jersey, and she convinced my mom to come. My parems liked it here so much, they decided to stay, even though my [lther's degrees were not useful in the U.S. His first job was as a delivery driver for Mikasa china." Tathiana and her sisters, Natasha and Carla, ancnded Miss Porters School on full scholarships. "I took a year off before entering Northeastern University in 1994. 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Visioning Ti- bet is thestoryofoph- thalmologist Dr. Marc Lieberman and his nine-year Tibet Vision Project, through which he, and Tibetan sur- geons whom he has trained, work to eradicate cataract blindness in Tibet. Cataracts are the leading cause of pre- vemable blindness in Tibet, because its population must en- dure increased solar radiation living at al- ti[Udes that average over 12,000 feet. Mr. Solotaroff's film, Belief Amended. Faith Revealed, had its East Coast premiereat the Fishers Island Library. The film was chosen by the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences as one of the outstanding documentaries of 1999 and has been screened at nearly 20 international film festivals. Cynthia Riley, Fishers Island Library program director, talked to Mr. SolorarofT about his filmmaking. C: Visioning Tibet knocked the breath OIlt of me. Dr. Lieberman was so inspiring, I'm ready to pack my bags and go to Tibet to help' How did the experience of making this film affict you? I: Well, this certainly has expanded my view of humanity. The Tibetan people are among the most gracious and giving people I I you'll ever find. They have unshakable forti- tude il~ spite of their immense difficulties, and they really inspired me to finish all of the editing and technical work required to com- plete this project. Of course, Marc himself is an incredible ""-" , though I had taken only one film/video pro- duction class in my life, I thought f1Immak- ing would allow me to continue this passion for sharing stories. 'When Marc approached me about filming in Tibet, I was thrilled to document a project that has transformed thousands oflives in a place where film- makers are rarely al- lowed. C: Visioning Ti- bet grew out of your first film, didn tit! I: Yes, I met Marc through a se- ries of meetings that he organized be- tween the Dalai Lama and a group of rabbis and Jewish scholars. It was the first time that lead- ers from these an- cient spiritual tradi~ tions, Judaism and Tibetan Buddhism, had ever met. My first film was based on their encounter and resulting discus- slons. Marc was so moved by meeting the Dalai Lama and learning about the plight of the Tibetan people, that he decided to do something to help. In 1995, he began traveling to Tibet twice a year to train local surgeons to perform basic restorative cataract surgery. About 100 of the 200-400 people who show up at each ofMarc's 1 O-day eye camps throughoU[ the country have operable cata- ract disease. To date, he and the four Tibetan surgeons he has trained have restored vision to aboU[ 2,000 Tibetans at 16 eye camps. The Tibetan surgeons have also performed the procedure on another 1,000 patients :1[ their hospital clinic in Lhasa. C: Tell me about the logistics. It must have been quite a challenge. I: It ddinitely was. The Chinese are very suspicious of foreign media and in fact are making it increasingly difficult for Marc to 'J':';-, . Isaac Solotaroff films interview with lhasang, a nomad from northern Tibet, at Or. Marc Lieberman's Tibet Vision Project eye camp in the town ofSokXian.lhasang had traveled for several days on horses and mules with his four adult children. grandson and wife (seated at right in tent). She is also going blind. They had waited several weeks outside the eye camp for doctors to arrive. lhasang, nearly blind in both eyes, had vision restored in one eye in a I S~minute procedure the prior day by one of the Tibetan doctors whom Or. lieberman had trained. ~ I I I I inspiration. Every year he gives up three months of his medical practice in the U.S. [0 make this trip, and he spends much of his free time fundraising and corresponding with colleagues in Tibet to keep the project going. C: Had you always been interested in Tibet? I: Only in a general senSe. 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Standing behind American legion Chaplain Charles Stepanek are (I-r) Rosemary Baue, Mary Grebe in her American Legion Auxiliary uniform, Mr. Parsons, Mr. Baker, Mr. Beggs, Art Baue and Mr. Rogan. I I I Loss of ZBA Position StriL;es Ra...... Ner't"e on Fishers Still bitter after the January loss of its 4 S-year seat on Sourhold' s Zon- ing Board of Appeals (ZBA), Is- land residents unsuccessfully attempted to pin down Southold Town Supervisor Josh Honon as (0 why he removed George Horningand replaced him with Jim Dinizio, former Democratic-Conservative Party trea- surer and former ZBA member. "One of the sacred rights that we have as legislators is to make appointments that we feel will fairly reflect the government that the Boatd wants to see implemented," Mr. Horton said at the Aug. 12 Southold Town Board meeting on Fishers Island. Former Fishers Island Civic Association President Speedy Mettler had asked Mr. Horton about Me. Horning's removal, stat~ ing a concern that the Island might lose Ken Edwards's seat on the Planning Board when his term expires in 2.5 years. "I'm hoping that [Councilwoman/Justice] Louisa Evans will not become the third casualty here." Regarding Fishers Island's losr ZBA seat, an audience member said, "I for one was a victim...1 had to go back to Long Island three times, sorry. fout rimes over the past nine months in order to get a zoning appeal permit [to] properly build. Because of the confusion, no one on the Board understood. " To make up for Fishers Island's lost ZBA position, Me. Horton has included an . I I extra $5,000 in the proposed town budget to pay for a non-voting Fishers Island consult- ant/advisor to the ZBA, with an eye toward all of the Boards involving land use in Sourhold, so "the voice of Fishers Island can be more clearly heard, more fairly repre- sented by a person who is dedicated specifi- cally to Fishers Island." Ms. Evans said that Me. Horning was not singled our for removal from the board, and that it was coincidental that his term came lip for renewal this year. "What we really want is a position back on the board; I am not sure that will happen, however, with the present make up of the board," she said. As for Mr. Horton's proposal for a con- sultant/advisor, Ms. Evanssaid, "One person would not be sufficient, because he or she would have to learn the laws of the ZBA and other boards and land use agencies if they are added. "You learn these laws by being a member of the board and working on appli- cations throughout Sourhold, not just Fish- ers Island." Word of Fishers Island's losr ZBA seat reached The New York Times, which sent a reporter and photographer to Fishers Island. The reporter, who pressed the "taxation with- out representation" angle. spoke to FICA Board member Peter Rugg Oct. 30. "I told him we were not happy losing the ZBA position, and that the loss would be a hardship for Fishers Island. I said that George was analytical, concerned and dili- gent and had done a good job for us and Southold. Now there will be less information for the ZBA, since there is no one here to look at sites. We hope the position will be rein- stated," Me. Rugg said. Horlon Offers Plu.... Is. Meeting S outhold Town Supervisor Josh Horton has made a direct offer to open the lines of communication between Fishers Is- land and Plum Island. Me. Horron's statement at the Aug. 12 Sourhold Town Board meeting on Fishers Island came in response to Peter BrinckerhoWs question about safety issues on Plum Island and what the Board has done to address these issues with the federal government. Stating that he is "not an authority" on Plum Island's safety issues. Mr. Horton said Island residents should "get in touch with me through Louisa, Justice Evans, [and] I will ensure that either the director of Plum Island comes here and has a Fishers Island meeting with you to answer all of your questions, or I can arrange for as many residents as would like to, to actually take a trip to Plum Island and meet not only with the center's director but also the scientists and the staff that run the facility." 12 Fishers J!I.'lalld Gazette. Decemher 2004 FIDCG Fishers Island Development Corporation FIDCO requests all drivers to observe posted speed limits. Violators may lose driving privileges. This is for the safety of us all. FIDCG Fishers Island Development Corporation FIDCO is proud to have supporred the Land Trust of rhe Henry L. Ferguson Museum in 2004 and encourages others ro do so, by means of gifts of financial assets, as well as gifts of properry. r-~---------------, Order Stamps from the Fishers Island Post Office!! Order Form (please print) Complete form and mail with check or money order payable to .Postmaster" to Fishers Island Post Office, Fishers Island NY 06390. Please do not send cash. Daytime phone number with area code ( Last name First Initial_MIddle Imtlal Street/PO Box City Apt/Ste State_Zip+4 Item Price Oty. Cost Roll of 3 7 ~ stamps II 00l $37.00 Booklet of 37~ stamps 120l $ 740 Roll of 23~ stamps II 00l $23.00 Booklet of 23~ stamps (201 $ 4.60 Total $ i I I I Order form courtesy of Ihe F.hers Islond Civic Associotion I L___________________~ Thanh you for supporting the Fishers Is/and Post Office! Other items available upon request. Orders of $200 or more will be sent by certified mail and must be signed for upon delivery. CVVS])23 (j;VaIsh rJJa7-k 23t:t2E),JDlwt C07-? December 2004. Fishers Islalld Gazelle 13 Fishers Island Has Finite ADlount of Fresh Water ~ Fishers Island has a fragile fresh water system. Surrounded by salt water, the Island has a finite amoum of fresh water drawn from a relatively shallow underlying aquifer and replenished by pre- cipitation. Summer demand is satisfied by aug- menting the supply with surface water from Barlow Pond, Middle Farms Pond and T rea- sure Pond. A drought, however, could reduce the availability of pond water, or a massive summer hurricane could render the ponds unpmable because of saltwater intrusion. In both cases, overpumping the under- ground aquifer could calise salt water intrusion into the Island's main source of fresh water. . I I , I I o ;; ~ ~ ~ o o " ~ e . ~ desalination plant in North America-a symptom that Tampa has outgrown its local freshwater sources; and the costly desaliniza- tion process has a large problem of by- prod- uct disposal." In an Aug. 12 letter to Nature Days co- chairs, Barbie Riegel and John McGillian, Dr. Sweeney said that he was impressed with the operation of Fishers Island's water system but had "the feeling that the precari- ous nature of the water supply for Fishers Island may not be readily apparent to the majority of residents. . "Although there is some redundancy in the [Island's] system, rhere is not a 1m of room for meeting increased capacity or for a distribution system over 100 years old with mostly unlined cast iron mains. We have approximately 22 miles of underground piping, which can cause a problem if a house has not been used for awhile or if it is on a deadend main. "I am 62 years old, born on Fishers Island, and have always drunk this water," Mr. Wall said with a smile. Dr. Sweeney suggested that people should think of water on Fishers Island as fresh water taken aboard a sailboat. There is a finite amount to be lIsed sparingly. Conser- vation suggestions are not new but are never- theless effective: water-saving shower heads, not leuing the water run in the sink, shorren- . . Chocomount Storage Tank, better known as "Top ofthe World," built between 1925 and 1927, holds 500,000 gallons offresh water or a little over a hot summer day's supply. Since the storage tank is at the highest elevation on the Island, it can gravity-feed Island water needs without dependence on electricity. The main surface water plant has a storage tank of I 00,000 gallons, but needs pumps to distribute water. Wells have a back up generator. I These cautionary words were presented ar a lecture Aug. 6 at the first evening of Nature Days. the Fishers Island Conservancy's environmental awareness week, which this slimmer focllsed on water. Bern Sweeney, Ph.D., director of the Stroud Water Research Center in Avondale, Pa.. was guest speaker along with Robert E. Wall. manager of the Fishers Island Utility Co. The Stroud Center studies fresh water ecosystems through interdisciplinary research into all aspects of streams. rivers and their watersheds. Speaking at rhe Hay Harbor Club, Dr. Sweeney set the stage when he said, "Al- though earth is otten called the 'water planet,' only2.8 percent otits water is fresh, and since most of that is frozen in glaciers and the ice caps, only 0.6 percent of the earth's freshwa~ ter is actually available as groundwater. stream and river flow, or for lakes." The concept of endless fresh water flow- ing from taps is a thing of the past, Dr. Sweeney said. "Tampa Fla., for example, is building what I believe to be the largest i I I . I I I meeting existing capacity given unusual cir- cumstances [of drought or hurricane]." Mr. Wall, who opened the evening's presenration, said that Fishers Island's water usage ranges from a daily average in the winrer of 50,000 gal.!day to 500,000 gal.! day in the summer. The projected annual demand for water in 2010 is 87 million gallons compared with an annual demand of 54-67 million gallons in the 1980s. "We are fortunate that Fishers Island has a good water supply," Mr. Wall said. "But this is an island and sea water intrusion is probably our biggest threat if we over- pump. We are using two wells in the Middle Farms area that together pump 350 gal.! min., and we have numerous monitoring wells set up around them to tesr for sea water intrusion." Mr. Wall also made it a poinr to say that the Island's water quality is good and is tested frequently. "We are mandated by the health department toaddchlorineto protect against water-borne diseases. "Taste and odor complaints stem from ing showers. and installing water-efficient dishwashers and washing machines. Dr. Sweeney also reminded residents thar most of Fishers Island is the acquifer's "recharge area." This means that any sub- stance used or disposed of on the surface of the Island or in septic systems is likely to eventually find its way into the Island's water supply. Pointing out that people prefer to fill their yards with "only one kind of plant," Dr. Sweeney applauded replacing lush green lawns with wildflower beds. Green lawns require not only chemicals but extensive irrigation. Under discussion after the lecture was the fact [hat the increasing number of legal, but unrecorded, private wells dug on the Island for irrigation could eventually lead to overpumping and weakening of the aquifer. "The situation is not desperare, and the sky is not falling," Dr. Sweeney said. "How- ever, the trends in water use on the Island are clear, and it is prudent to implement [conser- vation measures] sooner rather than Jater." /4 Fishers Jda"d Gazette. 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Although the Coast Guard has not for- mally notified the Fishers Island Ferry Dis- trict of any violation, the u.S. Depr. of Justice has sent letters to Marine Operations Manager Mark Easter and marine engineer John Paradis advising them to retain counsel. F.I. Ferry District Chairman Chip duPonr said that the Coast Guard had inter- viewed Capt. Easter, Mr. Paradis and a num- ber of the crew, but he was not at libeny to discllss the results of the interviews. In a July story in The Day, Capt. Easter said that the Coast Guard discovered open valves on the ferries' holding tanks, bur he .s did not know how long they had been open, ,g Cl. how much sewage had leaked into the Sound, c o where the leak was or how the valves came "E o [0 be open. C) "We feel really bad about it," he said. 4: "We're going to find out how and why ir happened. " ~ I , lightning StriL:es Telephone Ser't'i<<:e Fishers Island'stelephoneservicewas knocked out by lightning Sept. 18 at noon. Service was nor restored until abour 3 p.m. rhe next afternoon bur easily could have been our for a week. "Ir was a heck of a lighrning srrike rhar hir the central switch for all of the relephone systems on rhe Island," said Raben E. Wall, F.I. Utility Co. manager. "This was huge. Our men worked on it rhemselves and rhen used a cell phone to call rech service in .s Florida. ,g Cl. "We finally decided to fly a Siemens .fl Dayton engineer up from Florida. He disas- ~ sembled a similar unit in Florida ro bring rhe J necessary replacement cards, similar ro com- -g . purer cards but much larger, wirh him. Irwas ]! $300/hr. including travel rime, and ir took S him about five hours to fix the problem." -5 ii: Rumors were flying rhar phone service would be out for a week, which could have happened if the utility company had waited to order pans. . AI Gordon, 103, captured the top image of the New London ferry terminal renovation in June. Bottom photo, taken Nov. II, shows new construction of terminal building. The old terminal building at rear will be demolished. J 6 Pis1Jers Island Gazette. December 2(JO.J Green Thoughts: Nath'e Plants Are Best for Fishers By Leila Hadley Luce Gardening is a labor of love, so what could be bener than dis- covering hardy plants that thrive without irrigation or fertilizer? The answer comes in the form of native trees, shrubs and flowers, defined as those found in nature before European setders came (Q North America. There are native evergreens, deciduous and flowering trees, flowers, vines and groundcovers for dry and sunny sites, moist areas, wetlands, shade, spring and summer bloom, autumn color, fragrance, edible fruit and wildlife value. Because they have adapted to regional extremes, native plants indigenous to our area, once properly sited and planted, are admirably hardy. Normally, they get all the moisture they need from rain, and they don't require groundwater-polluting pesticides or fertilizers, a benefit to the environment and a Coreopsis (Tickseed) Brightly colored cutting flowers with long blooming season. Easy to grow in well. drained soil. saving in maintenance time and costs. Native plants also foster biodiversity and a healthy ecosystem. The Native Plant Cen- ter (NPC) at Westchester Community Col- lege Foundation found that native plants provide shelter for 10 [0 15 times more species of birds, butterflies and beneficial insects than non-native plants. Enthusiastic as I am about native plants, I am not an advocate of horticultural chau- vinism. Why deprive ourselves of plants of European or Asian origin, such as daffodils, tulips, peonies, hostas, daylilies? Not to men- tion phlox and perennial asters, originally American wildflowers that were exported to Great Britain and Europe, experimented with by hybridizers, then reintroduced to our Monarda (Bee Balm) Brightly colored cutting flowers relished by hummingbirds, butterlliesand bees. Showy at height of summer. shores. Although J am also partial to English roses and Japanese irises, r am still all for increasing our use of native plants, especially shrubs and small trees. I am besotted with 18 beach plum trees (Pnmus maritima) that I bought from native-plant aficionados Mike Ronnick and Kevin Perry, who opened a summertime antique shop in Bagley Reid's barn th is year. Tough, shallow-roared, drought-resis- tant, beach plums thrive by the sea, grow to no more than six feet and are dioecious-you need male trees to fertilize the female ones. In early spring, their froth of creamy blossoms conceals their dark, twisting and somewhat gnarled branches that afford interesting sil- houettes in wintertime. Their purple grape- sized fruit is ready to eat by mid-August and makes a yummy jam. Another native plant that Mike Ronnick recommends is sweetfern (Comptunia peregrina), not a fern at all, but a low-grow- ing, semi-evergreen shrub, its leaves perfumed with an astringent scent somewhat like witch hazel lotion. Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana), another native, was revered by Native Americans for its medicinal value; its forked branches were also used by Mohegans to dowse for underground water. The name "witch hazel" has nothing to do with sorcery. In England's past, small trees, ash, elm and hazel, were cut orcoppiced to stimulate the growth of pliant shoots, or wyches, for woven fencing and other pur- poses. Reminded ofcoppiced trees back home, colonists called our small hazel trees wych/ witch hazel. More Native Plants: . Native Americans made practical use of yucca (Yucca filimentosa), fashioning san- dals and rope from its fiber, and soap from its roots. Yuccas have year-round appeal for the sculptural quality of their pointed evergreen leaves. In] une, their ivory-colored bell-shaped flowers rise in splendid floral steeples. . Summerswect (Clethra abziflolia) flow- ers in late Slimmer, its spikes of pearly pep- pery-scemed flowers transformed in winter to decorative mahogany-colored seed-cluster spirals. . Connecticut's Oliver Nurseries stocks tulip poplars (Liriodendron tulipftra): "A large fast-growing native shade tree of magnificent stature, requiring fertile, well-drained soil, full-ro-parr sun, with yellow flowers that resemble tulips; fall color is a perfect, clear yellow." . Winter landscaping should also charm. Native mountain laurel (Kalmia latifllia) winters well with glossy evergreen leaves that stay bright throughout the season. In May and early June, its waxy, rose-pink buds unfurl to become a profusion of luminous blush-pink blossoms. . The pink-tinged whiteflowersofblue- J . . I Rudbeckia (Coneflower) Excellent cutting flower valued for late season color. Easy to grow in well-drained average garden soil. berry bushes often appear before [heir dense foliage. If YOll plant two or more varieties of COIlfi1led fo page /7 December ](J().J. Fi"..Jler"~ 1.\"lQlld Gazelle J 7 Green Thoughts COlltil1"rdfiwll pllgr 16 . native blueberry for cross-pollination, you can have fruit for eating out of hand as well as for muffins and pies. In wimer, the warm rosy gold of blueben)' stems is an unfailing delight. . Fast-growing nonhern bayberry is an- other native treasure with a refreshing scent, ~ ~ I I , I I Phlox (Summer Phlox- Paniculata Group) These summer.blooming perennials are taller and more erect than early.season Phlox. Require moist, well.drained, humus. rich soil. I I I . , and it rarely reaches more than nine feet. It is dioecious; its female plants have purple ber- ries the size of pepper grains, with a silvery patina. Early colonists used bayberries as a fragrance in candles and bayberry leaves as a flavoring for soups and stews. Bayberry makes a good informal hedge, and is helpful on bluffs where it forestalls erosion. . I'm fond of Joe Pye Weed (Eupato- rium purpureum), which attracts pollinators; swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), which attracts butterflies and is a food plant for Monarch larvae; long-flowering shrubby 1'0- tenrilla (Potentilla frttticosa); turrlehead (Chelone lyonil), a moisture-loving woodland bush with weather-resistant flowers as pinkas a kitten's tongue; and American elderberry (Sambucus c/madensis) and shadbush/service- berry (Amelanchier arborea), both trees of great value to wildlife. Native Plant Information: . Connecticut College's Arboretum is admission free, open from sunrise ro sunset throughout the year. Its 750 acres include a 25-acre collection of native plants, compris- ing 300 kinds of woody plants, a four-acre . I I I I I I I I pond, and much else, with an emrance on Williams Streer. On the third, fourth and fifth Sundays of every month from early May to the end of October, beginning at 2 p.m., at no charge, there are conducted rours of native plants. Telephone orwrite the Arbore- tum office for information: Connecticut College Arboretum, Box 5201, 270 Mohe- gan Ave, New London CT 06320-4196, tel: 860-439-5020: fax: 860-439-5482; email: arbor@concoll.edu; hup:// arboretum.concoll.edu (Glen Dreyer, direc- tor; Kathy Dame, assistant director). . NPCatWestchesterCommunityCo!- lege Foundation, Hanford Hall, 75 Grass- lands Rd, Valhalla NY 10695: tel: 914-785- 7870; fax: 914-785-6143: email: wcc.nativeplant@sunywcc.edu. The NPC supplies information, but membership offers much more, including lectures, pro- grams, trips. . Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester, 26 Lincoln Dr, Valhalla, NY 10595; tel: 914-285-4640; www.hon.comell.edu/gardeni!lg. . For plants native to New York State: http://nysparks.state.ny . us/info/plants. Where to Buy Native Plants: (Some native plants are threatened by collectors who dig them up from the wild, so be sure you get plants from reputable nurser- ies that propagate what they sell.) . David Burnham's Race Rock Garden Sambucus nigra (Elderberry 'Guincho Purple') Wild.looking deciduous shrubs grow quickly (or shade and wind protection near water. Black. ish purple foliage contrasts with sweetly scented white/light pink flat flowers up to 10" wide. Co. (631-788-7632) is a close, convenient and reliable source, which stocks some native plants and can order many others for you. . Talmadge Farm, a wholesale native plant nursery with a comprehensive collec- tion of seaside plants, freshwater plants, wild- life plants, ferns, grasses, rushes, sedges, pe- rennials, shrubs, vines. Their catalogue is:In excellent reference. (H.R. Talmadge & Son, Aquilegio canadensis 'Corbett' (Canadian Columbine) Wonderful yellow flower about 1.5' tall with profuse display of spring color. This peren. nial enjoys moist, partially shaded locations. Talmadge Farm, 2975 Sound Ave, Riverhead, Long Island, NY 11901-1114; tel: 631-727- 0124: fax: 631-727-0326) . T oadshade Wildflower Farm, a retail, family-run, mail-order nursery with 100 per- cem native plants, nursery grown and propa- gated, specializing in herbaceous perennials slIch as penstemons; a red and yellow colum- bine (Aquilegiil canadensis) that humming- birds adore, and many other delights you can read about in a free catalogue. Dr. Randi Eckels packs plants for shipping so meticu- 10llsly that plants arrive in perfect healrh. (Toads hade Wildflower Farm, 53 Everirrsrown Rd, Frenchrown, NJ 08825- 1025; tel: 908-996-7500; email: toadshad@toadshade.com;www.roadshade. com) . Kathleen Nelson Perennials, a small, family-run, nursery that specializes in "rough and attractive" native plants (50 percent of its inventory), 55 Mud Pond Rd, Gaylordsville, CT 06755; tel: 860-355-2268. . Oliver Nurseries, for native trees and shrubs; tulip poplars (Liriodendron tIIlipfera): bayberry (Myrica pennsylvanicil) and summersweet (Clethra alnijOlia), 1159 Bronson Rd, Fairfield CT 06824. Ed. Note: The Fishers Island Conser- vancy is in the midst of a campaign to inform Island residents about native plants. Conser- vancy member Jackie Williamson has pro- duced leaAets with lists of native plants and also plants ro avoid planting on Fishers Island. 18 Fi.\'her.\' Island Gazette. Oecember 200./ Mildred V. Dixon Mildred Vance Dixon, who had lived on Fishers Island for nearly 70 years, died Aug. 5 at the Camelot Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in New London. She was 78. Mrs. Dixon worked for Bagley Reid at Mystic Isle Realty for almost 10 years. "Mildred was a lady to the nth degree- always composed, with a happy disposition and a non-judgmental character," Me. Reid said. "She put her best foot forward even in adverse situations and was determined to paddle her own canoe right until the end. "Ie was such a pleasure to work with Mildred and to observe how beautifully she interacted with people, me included. She arrived at the oflice on time each day with a great attitude, a welcoming smile and an ever-changing, well-put-together dress and jewelry ensemble. I admired Mildred a great deal, appreciared all she did on my behalf and that of my family, and feel privileged to have known this special person." Mrs. Dixon was born in 1925 in Green- woodS.C. to HarryandLillianGilbertGuest who brought their daughter and son to the Island in 1937. Her father ran Harry's Taxi Service on the Island for over 25 years, and MILDRED V. DIXON her mother worked as the cook for the Talbots, who for nearly 30 summers rented Polly Edmunds's house, now owned by the Yonce family. Mrs. Dixon met Clarence "Dix" Dixon when he was in the Navy stationed at the old Country Club. Their Dee. 12, 1943 mar- riage at the Island's Army chapel was delayed a day, because the Army was not running the ferry Dee. I 1. The Dixons became members of Union Chapel when Rev. Ralph Waite was minister, and were said to have given him his first relevision. Me. Waite went on to star as Pa Walton on the long-running television se- ries, The Watrous. "Mildred was always involved in Island life," Mr. Reid said. "She at one time or another had worked as bookkeeper for the old Doyen's store, winter librarian at the Fishers Island Library and bookkeeper for many years for A. John Gada Contracting. "She also loved to travel and was able to satisfY this urge with many trips and cruises, which she shared with her daughter and special travelingcompatlion~ over the years." Mrs. Dixon had been a member of the Fishers Island Board of Education, a com- missioner of the Fishers Island Garbage Dis- trict and a trustee of Union Chapel. She was also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion. She was predeceased by her husband; a brother, William Guest, who died in WWlI; and a sister, Amanda Guest. Mrs. Dixon is survived by her daughter Deborah Dixon, who has assumed her mother's position at Mystic Isle Realty. Memorial contributions may be made to Union Chapel. " j Daniel S. Kowalczyk, 1947 Graduate of Fishers Island High School Daniel Stanley Kowalczyk of Enfield, Conn., a 1947 graduate of .Fishers Island High Schoo\' died July 8. He was 74. Born in New Britain, Conn., Mr. Kowalczyk was raised on Fishers Island. He was an accomplished pianist and played the organ at OUf Lady of Grace Church while in high school on the Island. He graduated from University of Chicago and its law school. Universiry of Chicago President Robert Maynard Hutchins was his mentor. Me. Kowalczyk was a financial planner, and also worked for many years at Hartford Accident and IndemniryCo., and at CIGNA. He and his wife, rhe late Jessie (Sally) Lamson Flint, raised their children in West Hartford, Conn. Me. Kowalczyk entertained friends and family with his outgoing personality and hilarious storytelling. He delighted in learn- ing and was particularly drawn to the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson. An interest in science and astronomy, and eastern and western philosophies, paral- leled wich his curiosity about the nature of God andone'splace in the universe. He loved carpentry, gardening, fishing, cooking and preparing meals for his friends. Mr. Kowalczyk was che nephew of the late Annette and Henry Walsh of Fishers Island. He is survived by a son, Dow Kowalczyk of Brooklyn; a daughter, Leslie Kowalczyk of San Rafael, Cal.; three cousins, Phillip Opalenski, Ann Banks and Eugene Dzicek; and many close friends, including Francis Doyen, Joe Rogan, Lew Lamb, Mary Jean Pelham, Dorothy Abhondanza Maneni, Stanley (Bosco) Moraskeand Catherine Smith bdd. The f.lmily held a privace gathering by the ocean for Mr. Kowalczyk. Memorial contributions may be sent [0 UniversiryofChicago, College Pooled Schol- arship Fund, c/o Gwen Jessen, IIG E 59'" Sr, Chicago IL GOG37, and ODN, c/o Dana Schwanz, I G30A 30,h St, BoulderCO 80301. David F. Harris ~ David F. Harris of Salisbury, Conn. died at home Ocr. 21. He was 84. Mr. Harris and his wife Jane had sum~ mered on Fishers Island for 50 years. They first carne to the Island for weekends with Martha and Walter Rafferty, while Mr. Har- ris and Mr. Rafferty were studying at Harvard Business School. The twO men also had been classmates at Yale. After first renting. rhe Harrises bought I . I I , . '" E . ~ "E . ~ .. ~ . . < , o o o .. ~ ~ DA VID F. HARRIS , I I \ t I one of the Mansion House cortages across from the Hay Harbor Club and later moved (Q a waterfrolU house 011 the East End when their children were grown. M r. Harris was a sailor and a golfer and had been commodore of the Fishers Island Yacht Club in the late 1960s. Born April 18. 1920 in Geneva, N.Y., Mr. Harris was the son of Laura (Houghton) and leuan Harris. He attended eighth grade at Salisbury School. He graduated from The Hotchkiss School in 1938 and Yale in 1942, majoring in Spanish. Mr. Harris then en- tered the military. completed OCS, and graduated as a 2nd Lt. in the Army Infantry. Me. Harris trained extensively with the 1 O,h Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo. and was severely wounded while participat- ing in action in the Aleutian Islands. After a period of recuperation, he rejoined the 10,h Mountain Division and participated fully in . the Italian Campaign. He was discharged in the summer of 1945 as an Infantry Captain and was award- ed the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. Mr. Harris then earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and, upon return- ing to the Salisbury area, became a faculty member at Salisbury School. teaching Span- ish and mathematics. and coaching skiing. Although he entered business as a private investor. he maintained strong ties to the Salisbury School. serving as a trustee and. for manyyears, as an active trusteeemerirus. Hewas instrumental in developing support for major improvements on the Salisbury School campus. December 2004. Fi.\'hen Is/and Gazette 19 M r. Harris was the major contributor to The Hotchkiss School's conversion of its headmaster's house into office space. now named Harris House in honor of his brother. John H. Harris. For many years, David Har- ris served on the board of Sharon Hospital. Mr. Harris is survived by his wife, Jane M. Harris; two sons, David F. Harris Jr. of Carlisle, Mass. and John M. Harris of Manchester, Mass.; a daughter. G. Anne Harris Milliken of Salisbury; and three grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made ro Salisbury School, The Hotchkiss School or Yale. Glenn Winnett "Dougie" Boocock, 95 Glenn Winnett Boocock, 95. of New York Ciry, died peacefully Sept. 23 in Santa Fe,N.M. Affectionately known as "Dougie," Mrs. Boocock was a warm and elegant woman devoted to her family and also to the future of Fishers Island. In 1965, she was part of the original syndicate that bought Fishers Island Farms, Inc. from the Ferguson family in an effort keep the company's busi- nesses on the Island and to continue employ- ing Island residents. Mrs. Boocock first summered on Fish- ers Island in 1932, and in 1947, she and her husband. Kenyon. who died in 1961, pur- chased the Fishers Island Club's bathing pa- vilion on Chocomoullt Beach. The structure had first been used in the summer of 1925 as an amenity for Fishers Island Club members who spent time at the beach. The house was renovated in 1949 by the late architect, Matty Matthiesscn. In later years, Mrs. Boocock's generosity continued to be noted throughout the Island but most particularly in the area of Choco- Illount Beach. In 1995, she permitted the Fishers Island Development Corp. to extend the Chocomount Beach Parking lot onto her property to provide access for emergency vehicles, which had been hampered due to crowded parking conditions. Most recently. in 2002, Mrs. Boocock donated a 1.90-acreChocomount Beach con- servation easement to the H.L. Ferguson Museum Land Trust. Mrs. Boocock was a managing director of the Metropolitan Opera from 1976-1985. In 1987. she was awarded the Belmont Medal for distinguished service to the Metropolitan Opera Guild. Born in Santa Monica, Cal.. Mrs. Boocock was the daughter ofr.G. Winnett and Helen Hutton Winnett. Shewas a gradu- ate of the Marlborough School in Los Ange- les, Cal., and Miss Bennett's in Millbrook. She was a member of the Colony Club in New York City and the Fishers Island Club, and had been an early and longtime member ~ . u . m . . ~ '5 ~ .. ~ . . < , o o g o ~ ~ GLENN "DOUG IE" BOOCOCK of the Island Concerts Committee. Mrs. Boocock is survived by twO daugh- ters, Susanna Weld of Essex, Mass. and Leslie Barclay of Santa Fe.; seven grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be sent [0 Henry L. Ferguson Museum, PO Enx 554, Fishers Island NY 06390. There will be a memorial service for Mrs. Boocock on Fish- ers Island in late June, 2005. 20 Fisher... I.\'lalld Gazette. December 200./ Robert D. L. Gardiner Dies in East Hampton Robert David Lion Gardiner, the last heir of Gardiner's Island to bear the f.1.mily name died Aug. 23 at home in East Hamp- ton. He was 93. The Gardiner family has owned the private undeveloped Island since an ancestor purchased it from the Monraukett Indians in 1639, just four years before John Winrhrop Jr. bought Fishers Island from the Indians. Mr. Gardiner referred to himself as "the 16,h Lord of the Manor" and was reputed to be "as vigorous a snob as he was a defender of his island." Poiming our that his family had been here first, he said, "The Fords, the duPoms, the Rockefellers, they ate nouveaux riches." In a rare on-Island interview 20 years ago, The New York Times reported that Mr. Gardiner spoke in his "High WASP" accem about GoodyGarlick, an accused witch driven from her East Hampton home in 1657, who found refuge on Gardiner's Island. He also talked of pirates from a Spanish frigate who plundered the island, leaving only a silver tankard that he displayed on a table inherited from Julia Gardiner Tyler, wife of the lO,l, U.S. president. Mr. Gardiner and his sister Alexandra Gardiner Creel inherited the island in 1953 from their aunt, Sarah Diodati. She had purchased ir in 1937 for $400,000 jusr before it was (0 be put up for auction when a spendthrift cousin had been unable to main- tain it. For the past 30 years, since about the time thata trust fund set aside for the island's upkeep ran our, Me. Gardiner had been feuding with his niece, Alexandra Gardiner Creel Goeler, Her morher died in 1990, Mr. Gardiner refused to pay his shareof the now- estimated $1.8 million annual maintenance costs, because he said, at the time, that he wanted to force it into receivership by New York Stare, which he hoped would take care of it as an historic site. In 1980, his relatives went to court, however, and he was barred from stepping foot on the island until 1992, when the court order was reversed. Over the years, there were numerous quarrels and legal confrontations over the island, which Ms. Godet's father had called "the sandbar of sorrow." Ms. Goelct, who has two children, is expected to inherit the island. o '0 ~ ~ ~ . (; . " . ~ . On a clear day, Gardiner's Island would be visible beyond these boats sailing off Fishers Island's panoramic south shore. The sailboats were competing in the 2004 labor Day weekend 'Round the Island Race sponsored annually by the Fishers Island Yacht Club. Tucked between the North and South Forks of long Island, the private Gardiner's Island is 3,350 acres and includes 27 miles of coastline, forests, streams, hidden coves, abundant wildlife, unexcavated Indian middens and buildings dating from the 17'" century. . Acclaimed historical and nautical writer John Rousmaniere has written a history of the Fishers Island Yacht Club (FIYC), entitled Sailing at Fishers. A History of the Fishers Island Yacht Club. [see page 39] The above cover photo of George H. Bartlett sailing into Hay Harbor in the 1890s was provided by the Ferguson Museum. The book, published by Mystic Seaport, is available for $50.00 from FIYC, clo Sara Porter, PO Box 184, Stonington CT 06318, email: orionperch@aol.com;or from the Mystic Seaport Bookstore, 800-33 1.2665, http://www.mysticseaport.org/shop/front.dm. Oecemher 200.1. Fi,\'hers Jda"d Gazette 2 J PLragDlilies Winning Bailie for Island Ac::reage I I .. I l I I , I I I I P hragmites. Just the name con- jures incense feelings of frustra- tion on Fishers Island. The 12- foot-high reeds, which grow an inch apart, are choking the Island's tidal marshes, leav- ing no room for ducks, herons and egrets to land, and swallowing clusters of pink marsh mallow flowers along the way. Summer residem Geb Cook, represent- ing the Fishers Island Conservancy, is trying to lay the groundwork for a pilot program to fight phragmites on the Island, beginning with former Conservancy President Cherry RatTerty's property, which includes two acres of tidal marsh currently overrun by phragmites. Mr. Cook was initially encouraged by a successful watershed restoration program along the Connecticut River, which calls for spraying the invasive reed with Rodeo@, an aquatic version of the weed-killer Round- up~\ and then clearing the dead vegetation. "Unfortunately, the New York State Depc. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is sending out mixed messages," Mr. Cook said. "We wam to follow DEC regula- tions to the lereer, but I am confused about what they are." While collecting h is permit appl ications, Mr. Cook was told by a DEC representative that after submitting a plot plan and waiting for a visit from the DEC, the Conservancy might gain permission to cut down the phragmites, but no permits for herbicide applications are gramed by the DEC. This information directly contradicts the DEC-required removal of phragmitcs near the Fishers Island Club's (FIC) 15,h ree, The DEC's requiremem is part of the per- mitting process the club followed when it applied for approval [() raise the flooded 13'h fairway, according to Donald Beck, FIC golf course superintendent. "We are required to cut each stalk indi- vidually and spray it with herbicide," Mr. Beck said. "We raised the fairway last spring, bllt we won't finish cuning the phragmites until next spring. "To help reduce the possibility of the phragmites re-establishing themselves, we plan [0 run a pipe under the narrow neck of the 14th hole to permit salt water to flow into the phragmites area, which was originally a salt water marsh. Phragmites are an indica- tion of fresh water. This will bring the marsh back to its original state." I t I I I I Even if Mr. Cook even- rually gains the approval he hopes for, some members of the Conservancy arc vehe- mently opposed to using any herbicide. "The Conservancy has concerns about herbicide application and is working to understand the ramifica- tions," Mr. Cook said. "Mowing, with no ap- plication of herbicide, won't stop the growth of these invasives, but it's a begin- ning. We want residents to see this marsh without the phragmites. Perhaps there will be a popular move to fight phragmites throughout the Island. Just as important, \\'e want the DEC to recog- nize that this is a problem on Fishers Island and tell us what we can do about it and how we can do it." If Connecticut's statis- tics relate at all to Fishers Island. the numbers are so- bering. According to a Sept. 2003 article in Yankee Maga- zine: "Unchecked, [Con- necticut] could lose more than 200 acres of its area to phragmiteseveryyear. In an- other 50 years, if no steps are taken to control phragmites' spread, all of Connecticut's 17,608 acres of tidal marsh could be gone." ,< , ' ,; ,_,0 '/iYc "'. ~" .'1 'I'I'~' ~.~'t,:~~ "i"!i~!h '. . ,.".,,4) ~.,Ik.'~;.~ :m.. ri.....i~:jf ,~~~ 1.. '..:t.l!t.' !!i"!..'(' ~ '".t;.I4'~~if;.,. ,'l-,~~\,.j.\ :~. ~'~.::; "..r.." ILm. J..,'\ ';;'::~~"'!;[~~>':J ',:<" ::/~;~~. $ ~ ,",,_", IT, '~""'''. I.~'.:s' ~.~: . ,,'!1':"~'i;?>7" ,;' hi. I' :.r /,c:J" '- ""''',J', \1 . >'. -I" '.' 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The deriva- tion is obvious here, as phragmities "fence in" the Hay Harbor Club sailing dock. . (middle) Phragmities block water view of West Harbor approaching Dock Beach from Three Sisters. . (bottom) The Fishers Island Club is cutting down phragmities by 15th tee (see arrow). New York State requires that each stalk be cut individually and sprayed with an herbicide, which travels down to the roots, two to three (eet below ground. o " '0 ~ ~ . ~ ~ . " ~ . . :;; . . ~ . ~ 22 FMu!r!J; h/and Gazette. December 2(JfJ4 Using Time-Honored Traditions Combined With The Latest Technology To Produce High Quality Custom Architectural Millwork 'Custom Kitchens 'Doors & Windows . Design Services . Libraries 'Staircases . Installation 'Entranceways 'Mouldings . 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FMun J~'1alld GaZf'Itf' 23 ITld'SLfc IsLe r<eaLt:&' foc, -I=tsbeRS IsLaod, o,'JI. 06390 631-"'788"7882 I I l I . , I I I , I I I I , I '" I www.mysticislerealty.com " .,~~ . '~? a.:,~. ~_ Delightful late 19th century shingled cottage on approx. 1/4-acre in close proximity (0 all Island services and activities. Spacious and rambling, the first floor includes a good-sized living room, sunny bedroom with adjoining small sitting room, half bath and large kitchen/dining room area. Second floor has 4 ample bedrooms, 3 baths, numerous closets and laundry room. The house is fully winterized and is to be sold mostly furnished. Asking price $599,000, with reasonable taxes of approx. $3000. r ~ Undeveloped Property Two separate FIDCO lots, approx. 2.9 and 2.1 acres, are offered for sale as a package. One lot is located in the vicinity of the old red barn across from the entrance to Isabella Beach Road, and the other is near the West End. Taxes approx. $4,000, with a revised asking price of $375,000. ~ Enjoy distant views over the Island from this multi-level house that includes a large living/dining room, 4 bedrooms with marble-fined baths, a solarium with 20-ft. ceilings and a 60~ft. indoor lap pool. The house is situated on 2.5 naturally landscaped acres overlooking Barleyfield Pond. Partially furnished and fully winterized. Taxes approx. $10,000. Asking $1,400,000. BAGLEY REID Broker. SUE HORN Salesperson. JIM REID Salesperson 2005 rentals are now available. Please callfor rental information or if you would like to rent your home. 24 Fi~hers l~"alld Gazelte . December 200.J rn~st:fc IsLe ReaLL~ foc, .J=fsbeRS ISlaod, o,;y. 06390 631"'788"'7882 Beautiful West Harbor Views and Move-In Condition. Built in 1906, this large well-maintained shingle style house sirs on approx. 1 acre of rolling lawn. First floor has large living room and separaredining room (borh wirh working fireplaces), two generous downstairs bedrooms, each with irs own barh, a modern ear-in kirchen, and a smalllaundry/utility room off kirchen. Second Hoor has 4 nice bedrooms, 2 baths, and artractive sirring room opening to large outside deck. The recenrly refurbished porches. both opened and screened, surrounding two sides of the house, are accessed from the living room and enjoy unobstructed water views of West Harbor. The house has a new zoned hot water hearing sysrem and updared wiring. Borh rhe roof and cedar siding have been replaced within the last year. New windows wirh storm sashes and screens are also a recent addition throughom the balance of the house. There is a separate new garage with a loft area. House to be sold mostly furnished. Taxes $9, I 00. Asking $1,300,000. This newly-built East End house overlooks Fishers Island Sound. There are four bedrooms, with space for more, and five bathrooms. First Hoar livingand kitchen areas are vast with generous porches and beautiful three story interior chimney. There is a wonderful wood- paneled library with built-in bar. The house has a five-zone hydro heat/air conditioning system and state-of-the-art wiring. A generous- sized garage is attached to the house, which is located on approx. 3 acres with a small pond between the house and the Sound. Taxes approx. $18,000. Asking $3,000,000. ... December 200,J. Fishers Isla"d Gazette 25 rnJ'SLtc IsLe Reali:&, foc, .J=tsbeRs Island, n,(J. 06390 631"788"7882 www.mysticislerealty.com , p One of the most stylish new houses built on Fishers Island in recent years. Completed within the last year, this house is situated on approx. 3.7 acres of North Hill property in the convenient and desirable West End. It commands strong views of Fishers Island Sound, Hay Harbor, Race Rock Lighthouse and magnificent sunsets from its naturally evolved setting. Designed by the highly regarded architect/designer Alan Wanzenberg, this fully-winterized approx. 4500-sq.-ft. house was meticulously built by Skip Broom's contracting firm over the past several years and includes 3-4 bedrooms with 4 baths, wonderful high ceilings, beautiful wood floors, oversized French doors and windows, and fine cabinet work throughout. The 30 x 40-ft. living room has a vaulted 20-ft. ceiling, fireplace, huilt-in audio system, three Casablanca-type ceiling fans, built-in bookshelves, lots of French doors opening to the outside and a spectacular ambience. A 20 x 30-ft. screened porch acts as a summer extension to the living room and is complete with a large working fireplace and wonderful wan::r views. The inviting dining room also enjoys high ceilings and good light and adjoins a well-organized state-of-the-art kitchen complete with a six-burner gas-operated Viking@stove, Sub Zero@refrigerator, Thermador@ovenandMiehle@dishwasher. There is an oversized master bedroom with fireplace, dressing room/bath area, and private outside seating space with grand views of the Race. There are two additional good-sized bedrooms with baths and a delightful bedroom/den area also with a bath. A large, separate laundry room is also in place. In addition to the graveled parking area, there is a generous-sized courtyard area that affords access to the house and a heated swimming pool. To be sold in good parr with its appropriate and stylish furnishings. The property is being offered for sale at $2,950,000. , BAGLEY REID Broker. SUE HORN Salesperson. JIM REID Salesperson 26 Fishen' J.\'lalld Gazette. December 20(U Austin McPhail Continul'd from pfigl' 5 trout, hunting small deer and birds, and working with his father, who was a coach maker and also restored classic cars. "But things change when you grow up, and life can be difficult in Scotland.l was very close to my father who died seven years ago." When his father died. Mr. McPhail of- fered to return to Scotland to help his mother run a bed and breakfast that his parents had purchased and restored. His mother decided co sell, however, and rerum to her village. She thought the property's location on the Isle of Mull too isolated. Ironically, Mr. McPhail first rejected opportunities to work on Fishers Island, be- cause of the ferry schedule and the long days. He had been painting hOllses in Connecti- cut, and a friend finally convinced him to give it a try. His first job was hanging wallpa- per at the Armstrong house. "Some days I don't look at my odom- eter," he said. "I just ride iff have the time. I ride until I'm really tired and then hop into a cold shower. There's nothing better. I've gotten to the point that I'm comfortable doing 50 miles a day." Doctor's Hours Fall, Winter & Spring Sound Medical Associates at Fishers Island Island Health Project, Inc. Mon., Thurs. & Fri. 9 a.m.-noon, and Mon. 6-7 p.m. Tues. & Wed. at Sound Medical, Groton, Conn. To see Dr. Hand Tues. or Wed. on Fishers Island, please leave a message at the Fishers Island office: 788-7244. Dr. Hand will check messages, return your call and make every effort to set up an appointment at the end of the day on Tues. or Wed. In case of emergency, DIAL9J ,I. ConuniUee Studies Conununity Center There has been an overwhelmingly posi- tive response from both theyear-round and seasonal communities on Fishers Island for the development of a community center. A committee, chaired by year-round resident J udi Imbriglio, has been looking for locations. "We have considered new con- struction, but we are also assessing current structures. We don't want to duplicate fa- cilities," Ms. 1mbriglio said. "We've been so encouraged by the sup- port we have received. 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Residents have expressed an interest, via survey, in arts and crafts (pottery, art lessons), child carc, dance lessons (ballet, tap, karate), flmesswirh exerciseequipmenr, yoga and Pilates, guest lectures, movies year- round, teen activities, theatrical productions. Senior coffee hours and swim competitions. The desired components of the commu- nity center would include areas for senior citizens, youth and day carc; and a fitness center, indoor pool, kitchen, large meeting room, smaller meeting room and theater. &g~U Visioning Tibet December 2(}(}.J. FisJrer.\' I.~lalld Gazelle 27 Continued from pagi' 9 enter the country. We stripped down our production equipmenr, so we looked like tourists and not a film crew, even though there were only rwa of liS. Once outside of Lhasa, we had to con- rend with horrendous roads-when there were roads-which take a roll on the equip- ment and your psyche. It took two long days to travel 300 miles. The same could be said of the food outside of Lhasa, which was usually very greasy Chinese food involving animals and parts of those animals YOll wish the chef had ignored. I gO( a sense of the story in 2000, when I [raveled ro Tibet with Marc. In April 2002 and April 2003, I returned with Kirk Schroeder,anorhercincl11atographer. We had just enough money for transportation and camera equipment rental. Filming was a nerve-wracking process, because we had little control over the action, and the margin for error for our equipment and our health and well-being was razor thin. When one of liS got sick-which happens often in Tibet-it was very difficult to get anything done that day. C: Did yotl have altitude sickness? I: Yes, the 20 percent reduction in oxy- gen at 12,000 ft. suppresses the immune system. So even after I would recover from some initial altitude sickness, I often had pretty bad colds. c: It's quite an unflrgiz,ing environ- ment. Were you ever sorry that you took on the project? I: Never. Certainly there were few com- forts, but that wasn't the point of this jour- ney. I am honored to have met Marc and these courageous Tibetans, and to have been able to tell their Story. There was so much joy among the people because of the surgeries, but unfortunately not everyone was a suitable candidate. One young man walked for three days, with his grandmother on a donkey, and the doctors couldn't help her. C: Where does Visioning Tibetstandnow? I: It should be finished before the new year. I'm adding a few more scenes to high- light the political dimensions of the story, and a friend is building a musical score. The next big step is launching an effective PR campaign, entering the film in festivals, ar- ranging screenings across the country and coordinating events and media coverage around (he PBS broadcast I hope will be starting in Spring 2005.1 am currently nego- tiating with American Public Television, a major distribution wing of PBS, to carry Visioning Tibet. C: What do you do when you are not working on this film? I: Producing and editing is definitely a full time job and then some. But this project has been a labor of love, and I have sup- ported myself producing and editing com- missioned documentaries, corporate videos and industrials while working on this film in my "spare time." In the future, I hope [0 raise money and have a distribution deal in place before mak- ing a film. It is exhausting trying to do something like [his on your OWI1. I would like to add that I was over- whelmed by the generous support I received from members of the Fishers Island commu- nity when we showed the film this summer. I received several contributions from Island residents, including one from a woman who is putting herself through grad school. That meant a lor [() me. . . . Mr. SolorarofThas been coming to Fish- ers Island for over 25 years and describes the Island as his "sanctuary." Storage & Service IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD i . ~ . Enjoy the convenience of storing and servicing your boat locally this winter. The knowledgeable professionals from both Noank Shipyard and Seaport l\.1arine arc available to service all your winter projects from custom carpentry to mechanical upgrades. Be confident that the changing face of Seaport Marine with the staff you've grown to know at Noank Shipyard will help you bene!" weather the New England winter. Call Tracy today at 860.536.9681. 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Guests stood shoul- der-to-shoulder as they maneuvered through the crowd to bid on silent auction items, after which they dined in a tem, while Stephen S. Lash, chairman of Christie's Americas. con- ducted the live auction. The museum board and volunteers worked feverishly to organize the auction, and their efforts were rewarded. The event nefted $135,000. Gross ticket sales and non- attendee contributions totaled $42,000, and auctioned items brought $121,000, half from the silent auction and halffrom the live auction. The top price for a live auction item was $7000 fot a tour of the U,S. Capitol and a private lunch with Congressman Porter Goss, and a tour of the U.S. Naval Observa- tory. Other winning bids included $6000 for a weekend at an Irish castle, $5000 for a weekend at an historic farm in Virginia, and $5600 for a collection of Island history, from postcards to first edition books. Red Sox and Yankees baseball also made an appearance at the auction: $2600 for seats in the owners box for a game at Fenway Park, and $3800 for two tickets to a Yankees game, plus a tour of Yankee Stadium and lunch with the coaches. Silent auction items ranged from a tug- boat tour, oysters and artwork to Harvard/ Yale football game tickets and a weekend at a Montana ranch. The evening was an especially sweet success for the museum, because revenue from the auction helped meet an anonymous $300,000 matching grant. Now there is a new anonymous $250,000 matchinggranr opportunity. "If we meet this very generous matching gram by October 2005, the endowment will reach $1.25 mil- lion," said Pierce Rafferry, museum director. "We had only $200,000 in the endowment after the capital campaign and the construc- tion of the museum. . 'I' "We are now up to $750,000 but still have a persistent shortfall be- tween operating costs and annualcomriburions. The income generated from a $1.25 million endow- ment, combined with memberships and contri- butions, will cover our annual operating costs." . David Burnham bids on a honeymoon trip to Vieques, off of the coast of Puerto Rico at the Fergu- son Museum auction last August. He and then-fiance Heather Ferguson had dis- cussed the idea, but not in detail, so it was a happy surprise to her when Mr. Burnham jumped into the bidding. The couple mar- ried Oct. 2 and planned to take their trip the week af- ter Thanksgiving. " .A..., ~ v.' ';" Ferguson Clan MarL;s lIS Years on Fisl.ers Island The Fergusons of Fishers Island held their first-ever reunion in June. About 140 people attended the Island gathering, which marked the 115lh anniversary of the 1889 purchase by Walton and Edmund Ferguson of most of Fishers Island. Charles B. Ferguson, Walton's grand- son, was the oldest Ferguson at the event that drew people from all over the world. At the reunion dinner held at the Hay Harbor Club, Mr. Ferguson was wearing variations of Ferguson plaid. "Someone asked him ifit was true about what Scots wear under their kilts, and Charlie said, 'I'll show you!' and he lifted his kilt to show his Ferguson plaid shorts!" said Ann Posey Ferguson. Stephanie Braun organized the event, with help from across the generations. The reunion committee was divided into three sections. Edmund Ferguson branch: Martha Spofford, Jenny Sanger, Stephanie Braun and Helen Braun; Henry Ferguson branch: Ellen Parker and Mary Gardiner Boy; and Walton Ferguson branch: Harry L. Ferguson Ill, Heather Burnham and Alfred Ferguson. . Charles B. Ferguson kicks up his heels at the I I 5th anniversary reunion ofthe Fishers Island Fergusons at the Hay Harbor Club last June. 30 Fisher.~ /.\1alld Gazette elJecemher ZO(J.J Four Fe'Wer Fist. in ,t.e Sea MarL: Personal and Offidal Re<<:ords Paul Varranian (below riglu) takes friend Almir Ribiero fishing off Fish- ers Island every year. At 10 p.m. one night. during the last week in June, Mr. Ribiero landed a 59-lb. striped bass, only the third fish that he had ever caught. Mr. Vartanian offered to have the striper mOllnted, but Me. Ribiero preferred to take it home to feed his wife and two children in New Jersey. The two men were fishing aboard Me. Vartanian's boat, D Flawless. ~~~ o '0 ~ ~ ~ '" < ~ o ~ Ii CHUM The Edwards are an Island fishing f..1m- ily, and their youngest anglers are poised to make a mark in the record books. Andrew Edwards, 7, (above with Dad Chris) set a new r nternational Game Fish Assoc. (IGFA) Smallfry Junior Angler world record Nov. 9 when he caught a 47-lb. 9-oz., 48.25- inch-long striped bass offSourh Beach. The Small fry age group is 0-10 yeats old. Not to be outdone, Whitney Edwards, 11, (top left, next page) the next morning set a new Women's Junior Angler IGFA world record with a 34-lb. 8-oz. 46.25-inch-long striper on her first cast from the same rock on South Beach where her brother had cast his winning line. The Women's Junior age group is 11-16 years old. The fish were officially weighed at Hillyer's Tackle Shop in Nianric, Conn. Mr. Edwards knew the fish were biting, so he woke Andrew to go fishing at Somh Beach. After Andrew's world record, Me. Edwards took his daughter Whitney the next morning, and she claimed her own world record. He took his wife Trudi the following morning, but by then the fish had gotten wise. "Now Fishers Island will hold three of the four Junior Angler IGFA world records!" T rudi Edwards said. Whimey and Andrew's IGFA world records are both pending until paperwork is completed and approved by IGFA. December 20(}4. Fidun Island Gazette 31 o '0 < ~ . . < < ~ 00 . < ~ ~ Luis Horn landed a 57.lb. striped bass Nov. 11, the largest striper he has ever caught. With the fish on ice (below) in his truck, and a crowd of well-wishers surrounding his catch, Mr. Horn eagerly greeted his wife Sue (both pictured above) as she arrived on the noon ferry. After he has the fish mounted, the Horn family will have twin trophies. Son, Mason, already has a 57-lb striper mounted and hanging in his bedroom. He set a world youth record with the fish, caught ofT Isabella Beach Oct. 11, 1998, when he was II years old. The Horn family comes from a long line of fishermen. Mr. Horn's late father was famed Island sportsman, Otis Horn. "My father caught eleven stripers over 50 pounds and one over 60 pounds," Me. Horn said. 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He did survive, however, and turned [Q the Anglican Apostolic ministry as a way to thank God for saving his life, and today lives with his wife in Georgia. Perhaps strength, resiliency and opti- mism arc family traits, because after she left Northeastern, Tathiana returned to Fishers Island to work for a landscaper. She then worked for Steve Malinowski at the Oyster Farm and harrcnded at the Pequot. In 1997, she became an American citizen, a [wo-year process that she started while at Northeastern. In 1999, Tathiana moved to New York City to work as a sales assistant at a brokerage firm. Her business address: One Financial Center. "On Sept. 11, I was late from a doctor's appointment. The subway had just passed the Brooklyn Bridge stop, the last one before the World Trade Center, when the car starred filling with smoke. It was scary, be- cause even the conductor had no idea what was happening. "The tracks ahead were blocked, and the trains behind us were stopped. People were screaming and panicking, but I knew that wouldn't help the situation. My mom taught us to be self.reliant; if I stayed calm I knew I could help out and deal with what- ever we were facing. The main thing I re- member thinking was, "Oh my God, I'm late for work! "After our train was pulled back to the r . J r .. ~ ~ '0 Brooklyn Bridge stop, and we came up to the street, I remember thinking people were crazy when they told us what had happened. All we saw was a gray cloud of dust. People were walking towards us, banged up and bloodied, covered with a fine white dust. "1 later learned that a fire ball went through our floor and took out a section of our office building. Fortunately, it was early enough that our workday hadn't started. The people who would have been in that area were the traders who didn't start until 9 a.m. The few people who were there were at the ground level taking a break." T athiana had been considering leaving her city job prior to 911 I, never having envisioned a life in front of a computer. She returned to Fishers Island in 2002 and cleaned houses and filled in at the transfer station until the week before Labor Day, 2003, when she accepted a fulltime position managing the transfer station. "Right now I'm going with the flow, still paying off my student loan from one year at Northeastern. I always loved photography and wanted to be a photography teacher. Even when 1 am 50, I can still become a teacher," she said. Feline HIV Notice For the first time, a Fishers Island ferai cat has tested positive for feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), or feline AIDS. The cat was trapped on Fishers Island this fall and brought to Connecticut by T athiana Lema, Fishers Island's feral cat manager, as part of the Fishers Island Conservancy's feral cat neuter-and-release program. FIV was discovered in 1986 by Janet Yamamoto Ph.D., professor of pathology at the University ofFiorida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville. "Human AIDS and FIV are related, but that interrelationship is very complex," Dr. Yamamoto said. "There is no way for a person to contract AIDS from a cat. FIV is only passed from cat to cat, most often by an infected cat biting another cat. Therefore the disease primarily occurs among cats who spend some time outdoors." Dr. Yamamoto developed a promising feline HIV vaccine in 2002. "Our ultimate goal is to lead to the creation of vaccine for human AIDS. So, the vaccine to protect cats is a major breakthrough for people too." According to the USDA, between 2 and 25 percent of the giobal domestic cat population is beiieved to be infected with the virus. Cynthia Riley, Island veterinarian coordinator and Ms. Lema recommend that pet owners keep their cats indoors and have them tested by a veterinarian if their cats have been in a cat fight. 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A5 a first step. with help from the Sanger Fund, Mr. Spofford and a steering committee [listed below] brought Nate Gray. an Island Institute Fellow. to Fishers Island from Jan.-Aug. this year. Working with 1 00-12SIsland residents. most of them year-round. Nate developed a plan for rhe ICB and Village Office. Island Fellow Meredith Harr [see page 40], now acting as Island administrator, arrived in September (0 pick up where Nate left off. "In the shorr time I have been on the Island, year-round residents have already voiced concerns about FlCA and ICB," Meredith said. "They ask, 'How can we go up against them. because they are our bosses. We feel silenced. How is this going to be different?'" The difference is elected representatives from the year-round community and an available Island administra(Or, for one-on- one discussion, Mr. Spofford said. "FICA has lost crcdibiliry as just a sum- mer organization," said year-round residem I t , I Judi Imbriglio. "The communiry board is a good start. Winter residents can also go (0 the Island administrator." Along with fair representation, effective coordination among the Island's nearly 30 organizations is a critical component of ICB. "For example," Mr. Spofford said, "with the communiry center, ICB would already have the public and priv:ue senors (Ogether at the table. "Also, there is interest in expanding ferry service from Fishers Island to aid the year- round community. With ICB, [Ferry Com- missioner] Chip duPont will be at the table with representatives from the school and Walsh Park. The opportunities for discus- sion and greater understanding are built into the process. "h is becoming increasingly expensive for this Island [0 function with an old infrastructure and linle or no population groWdl [0 support it. We must coordinate our strengths in order to help the com- munity grow." Fifty years ago, there were a handful of families who kept things going on this Island, 1\.1s. 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UFFfCE W FAX ,631-788-7778 631-788-7776 I _ ~aI5~t@fi5her5.i5~~~1<l,net ~ 24~fiour 1;ml;:rgellcyService - December 1004. Fi.{hers Is/mId Gazette 37 IsaLelle Kinsolying: FisLers Island Oly...pian .. Summer resident Isabelle Kinsolv- ing, sailing with teammate Katie McDowell, finished fifth oot of20 teams at the Olympics in Athens last sum- mer in the women's double-handed dinghy 470-class. Isabelle teamed with Katie in 2000, and within a year, the duo was ranked nationally. After Isabelle graduated from Yale in 2002, the tv.iO women began a full-time campaign for the Olympics. Katie, a Brown graduate, was skipper and Isabelle rook on the new role of crew. "Ir is extremely difficult to even qualify for the Olympics in sailing on the first try," said Yale's head sailing coach, Zack Leonard. "They've both worked so hard-something like 18 hours a day for two and a half years." Isabelle's athletic prowess has always been evidenc. She came up through the HHCI FIYC joint sailing program, eventually be- comingan instructor. Betweenfifthandninth grade, she was one of only three girls to play on aco-ed ice hockey team in New YorkCicy. At the Groton School, Isabelle was co- captain of the girls' ice hockey team. She began rowing crew and in hersenioryearwon the New England Incerscholastic Rowing Association Championship, finishing fifth at the national competition. At Yale, she divided her time between varsity ice hockey and sailing. She quit hockey in her sopho- more year in favor of sailing and became captain of the Yale sailing team. She was an assistant coach for Yale in the fall of2002. Regrouping after her Olympic experi- ence, Isabelle offered to share a few thoughts about sailing, the Olympics and her deep connection to Fishers Island: I I I ~ People often ask me, "What are you doing now, after the Olym- pics?" While I am in a transition period, there is no true, "anerthe Olympics." The games are still with me, deep inside, a special feeling that comes from having worked hard and achieved much; I hope to carry that with me for a while. My connection to fishers Island. how- ever, is one that I know will always be with me. Family, friends, a sense of communiry- all are integral parts of who I am. One of my good friends and I joke that we are twO of the only people we know who still do the same thing every summer that we did growing up. She still rides horses, and I sail, albeit on vastly different levels from when we were eight years old. Although I cannot call myself a true "Islander," having spent only summers and many weekends on Fishers, it is still natural for someone often surrounded by water to be drawn to the sea. My sailing career began aboard my father's sailboat, Seabird, and I grew up paticipating in the joint Hay Harbor Club/Fishers Island Yacht Club (F1YC) sail- ing program. Many of my best friends are ~,l" ;~'fJ"'-- r-'''JJ' ,wr::./& >,J,'...... ..! IJI~ ..,. j l~.- ,,_1 t'~ -:;;1..1. .~ __ fl_ , ,\ . ;' Ill) A .' j." l:"II~;~ ~I__\= .... ~~. 11',11; ~ ~ '" ISABELLE KINSOLVING those with whom I sailed since childhood, and our sailing instructors are still among my role models. In my bags for Athens this SlImmer was the FIYC burgee [see picture on back cover], a small. transportable part of Fishers. At the games, I was representing nor only the USA, but also fishers Island. I t is clear that I could not have made it to the Olympics withom the Island, the things I learned on Fishers and the support I received from the community. I became an Olympian this summerand joined a growing list of talented Fishers Is- land sportspeople. Bur I was not the first Island representative at the games: Porter Collins rnwed for the USA in the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, and Andrew Rurherfurd swam for the Territory of Hong Kong in the 1992 Olympics. Just read John Rousmaniere's FIYC history, Sailing at Fishers [see page 39], to see the Island's ongoing tradition of tal- ented sailors, most recently Bullseye and 10D champions. The 470 that I sailed at the Olympics is a two-person 1S-ft. boat with three sails: main, jib and spinnaker. At FIYC, one can see an ever-expanding Aeet of 420s. a smaller version of the 470. As crew for my teammate Katie McDowell from Barrington, R.I., I had the privilege of trimming the jib and spinna- ker, and, most importantly, trapezing. T rapezing is a delightful, acrobatic com- bination of sailing and flying. I wore a har- ness, suspending myselffrom the mast so that most of the time only my roes were touching the boat. Just ask Christian Allen, Meris Tombari, Jamie Brim, Crosby Cook and Peter Scholle, some of the many Fishers Island all~star dinghy crews. The Olympics were fantastic. exceed- ing my already high expectations. I arrived in Athens at the beginning of July and watched [he city transform itself for the Games. The Olympics were two weeks long, and our racing was the first week. We had the perfect schedule, because we could concentrate on our regatta and then enjoy the Olympics afterwards. I did not march in the opening ceremonies because we were racing the next day. Our racing was exciting. We got a slow start bur rallied on Days 2 and 3 of racing to move into 7'h place, in the running for a medal. On Day 4 of the regatta, we sailed poorly, slipping from 7'" to 1 ph and out of medal contention. It was disappointing to know that it was impossible to win a medal, but we were determined to turn things a- round and sail well for the two remaining days of the regatta. On Day 5, we won a race at the Olym- pics, an experience of a lifetime! It was one of those races where one makes all the right decisions and then executes those decisions wel!, a magical moment. Katie and I were ahead at the first buoy and never looked back. It would have been fantastic to bring home the Gold, bur, regardless, my head is filled with priceless memories. After our regatta, I enjoyed the Olym- pics with my friends and family. I went to baseball, women's basketball, softball and volleyball, as well as watching my sailing teammates. I saw our men's470 team win the Gold and the T oroado catamaran team win the Silver. I t is hard ro appreciate on television just how talented each and every athlete compet- ing at the Olympics is, and I had a front row seat to experience it all. At the end, I marched in [he closing ceremonies where the Olympic torch was passed from Athens to China. 38 Fisher~' 1~'la"d Gazette. Decemher 20()./ Fisl.ers Island T ealD Wins Again allOD Worlds For the second year in a row, a Fish- ers Island Yacht Club (FlYC) team has won the annual Imernational One-Design (100) Wotld Championship. The 2004 regatta rook place Sept. 19-24 at Fishers Island. Sailmaker Kevin Farrar, of Mystic, Conn. and his Kahoutecteam of Thad Cook,Jonathan Farrar, Tim Ho[(hkiss and Jennifer Mancusi- Ungaro, won such a decisivevicrory in the first six races (I ,2, 1,5, 1 ,9) thattheydid not have to parricipate in the seventh and final race. Competition was intense for orher (01' positions in the 16-boat fleer. The rop six winners were Penny Simmons (Bermuda), Bill Wid nail (Marblehead), Richard Pearce (San Francisco), John McNamara (Long Is- land Sound), and Martin Rygh (Norway). TheannuallOD Wotld Championships rorate among yacht clubs with large enough fleets of the classic 33-[t. Norwegian-designed yachrs to accommodate visiting sailors. Participating teams in the 2004 regatta included Bermuda, Fishers Island, Marblehead, Nantucket, Northeast Harbor, Norway, San Francisco, Scotland and Wesr- ern Long Island Sound. Teams sail a different 100 in each race, and hosting competitors are not permitted to sail their own yachts. It has been only 20 years since the 100 made its first appearance at Fishers Island, but FIYC sailors, with their 13-boat fleet. have developed into some of the most form i- Nautical images. events. and portraits. Also experienced in Pllrtrait.action. product. and event photography. Chip Riegel Photography ~ chip((llchipriegel.com (40 I) 339-9566 www.chipriegel.com dab Ie competitors in the class. John Burnham's Norwegian Wood team won the 1994 Worlds at Northeast Harbor and the 1996 championship at Fishers Island. Charlie Van Voorhis's Jester team won in 2003 at Northeast Harbor. Mr. Burnham eXplained the attraction of this competition: "This is a team sport, which requires coordination, communication, ini- tiative, alertness and intense concentration. "Although we really enjoy winning, rhe silverware is not what motivates us in the first place. It's the process. The experience of an extremely mental and physical game, the character of which changes dramatically de- pending on whether you're drifting in a wisp of a thetmal summer breeze or pounding through...a raw nor'easter of 20 knots or more." Seventy-six competitors and about 40 guests, race committee personnel, judges and other regatta supporters enjoyed a week of spectacular September weather and mostly superb sailing conditions. Only one of the seven races was canceled for lack of wind. All participants gave high marks to the tremen- dous organization required to host an event of this magnitude. Former FIYC Commodore Peter Rugg headed up the yearlong preparation for the event, aided by a league of volunteers, includ- ing his wife Meredith, Andrew Benkard, David Burnham,John Burnham, RickCleary, Thad Cook, Kevin Farrar, Geordie Loveday, Jennifer Mancusi-Ungaro, Jennifer Parsons, Sara Porter, Mike Posey, Chip Riegel, Laurie Rubinow and Charlie van Voorhis. On the support boats were FIYC Commodore Bill Reed, Cal Beggs, Steve Burnham, Will Fiske, Steve Gay. Frank Intelisano, Gordon Murphy and Tim Patterson. Additionally, FIYC accepted the gener- ous loan of five boats from the new Nan- tucket fleet to complete the starting line and to provide two extra boats in case of break downs, of which there were none. o o ~ ~ . (I-r) Skipper Kevin Farrar, Thad Cook and Jennifer Mancusi-Ungarowere partofFIYC team that won the 2004 100 World Championship Sept. r 9-24 at Fishers Island. Race courses were set west of Fishers, below the mouth of the Thames River, in order to avoid the many rocks that lie just below the surface in waters where Fishers Island 100 sailor normally race. CATCH THE BOATING SPIRlT THIS SUMMER! 631-788-7528 OPEN MONDAY.FRIDAY 8:00 - 4:30 . F~~L~EAT!,ERC,~AR' LIFE JACKET5 SATURDAY 8:00 -4:30 "IN SEASON" - December 2004. Fisher... Idolld Gazette 39 J. RousDlaniere W rites History of F .1. Ya<<:ld CluL . By John Rousmaniere M y career as a writer has been one of Big Projects. Besides ac- coums of killer storms the size of Conn ecti cur, I've turned our histories of a 110-partner international law firm and an insurance company with assets in the bil- lions. So when John Burnham approached me about writing a history of the Fishers Island Yacht Club-membership 350, dues $300, c1uhhouse the size of a rool shed-I looked forward to a relaxing exercise in Think- ing Small. Fishers Island, however, is much more than it seems on first appearance. Nobody can think small about a place that was discov- ered almost 400 years ago. was swept clean by one hurricane (1815) and reseeded 123 years latet by another (I938), and has been the home pon for some of the most beauriful yachts ever built, including Jock Whitney's sleek commuter Aphroditf:, John Nicholas Brown's great yawl Bolero, and the graceful International One-Designs. Once it became cleat that the only way to do justice to boating at Fishers was to Think Bigand write a maritime history of the Island, everything new began to seem old again. Take the sailing conditions. Forcentu- ries, people have been dodging the Clumps and wrestling with conditions whose only constant, as [former FIYCCommodore)John Burnham once observed, is ''six. hours of ebb tide, followed by six hours of flood." In an account of a Winthrop family cruise to Fish- ers in 1739, I came across complailHs con- cerninga head wind that "hindered our Quick passage," and "a great & fierce storm from ~ .. Fishers Island T aL:es A.nother 1"1 For the second time in three years, a FIYC sailor has won the Shields Na- tionals, held this year in Edgartown, Mass. Charlie Van Voorhis was on the victorious Shields team. Me. Van Voorhis also won the 2003 laD World Championship in North- east Harbor, Me. John Burnham won the Shields two years ago at Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club in Oyster Bay. "The Fishers Island Yacht Club is a very informal aff..1ir," he laid down the only rule that the club has cominually enforced. Let me end my ruminations by acknowl- edging the help of people and instirutions. Fully42 men and women sat for inrerviewsor provided oral histories. The libraries at Fish- ers Island, New London and Mystic Seaport, and the Henry 1.. Ferguson Museum and New London County Historical Society, were essential. The best way to thank the editors of the marvelous Fishers Island Gazette (which I'm proud to say was founded by my cOllsin Dan Gordon) is to say that my bibliography includes 15 excellent Gazette articles that are abom either the Island's history or that de- lightful topic-sailing at Fishers. NE to SE," and tidal currents that always ran from exactly where the boat was headed. Who today has nO[ endured such pains and then lived to laugh about them? Despite these challenges, the Island be- camea desirable summer place in the late 19'11 century, thanks largely to sailing by guests of the hotels and by the growing population of conagers. One of the laner was a land devel- oper and fanatical sailor named George H. Barrlett who, when he was not building cot- tages. could be found in a boat. The hand- some cover of Sailing at Fishers [see page 20], shows Bartlen sailing into Hay Harbor in his cat boat Penguin in the 1890s. In hisaurobio- graphical novel, Water Tramps (which first turned up on microfilm at Columbia Uni- versity), Barden portrayed the trans formative power of the Island this way: "As they passed out of New London Harbor into the Sound if became cooler, and soon they seemed to have sailed into an entirely different climate." Some- thing like that has been said by every ferryboat passen- ger disembarking at Silver Eel Pond. Hoping to attract other sailors, Barden (who is buried in Sr. John's cemetary) founded the first Fishers Island Yacht Club in 1886. The idea was pre- mature, however, and the club quickly disbanded. It took a quarter century be- fore orb>anized sailingsetded in for keeps on the Island at the Hay Harbor Club. When Hay Harbor silted up, mostsailingmovedover to West Harbor with the new Fishers Island Yacht Club, founded in 1928. Oneofmymorepleas- ant discoveries was that, de- ".,. spite the many grand yachts at Fishers, sailors and powerboaters here have had fewillusionsofgrandiosity. That 11111chshollld be clear from the modest c1ubhollse, ru- mored to be a former Fort Wright ammuni- tion shed, but it was confirmed by a letter I found in the club's archives. When Reynolds duPont, the longtime secretary, declared, . John Rousmaniere, who wrote Sailing at fish- ers, A History of the fishers Island Yacht Club [see page 20], enjoys a sail with (I-r) William and Henry Keenan, July 2003 at Shelter Island aboard the Keenans' ketch Southerly. 40 Fishers Island Gazette. December 2()().I communiry planning. "I am fascinated by every little nuance that makes a town run. It's more than utilities, roads and sidewalks. It's the char- acter of the community and its sense of place and feeling." Metedith grew up in Georgia, and al- though she wal1fs to work in small town planning, she had never before lived in a small town. "I really appreciate the commitment of small communities. With a population of abour 250, to have 40 people show up for a meeting is very impressive." Meredirh has learned quickly ahour the joys and intricacies of life on the Island. "On the one hand, the communiry is so small that I really have to think before I speak. On the other, wonderful things hap- pen here that I never could have imagined: "My father arrived on a Saturday to visit me, bur I didn't arrive until Sunday, because my car had broken down in Maine. Not knowing where I lived or anything about the Island, my Dad found his way to the grocery store and starred asking ques- tions. "A woman I didn't know said, 'Does your daughter drive a Volvo?' When he said yes, she rook him to my apart- ment, which of course wasn't locked, because it's Fishers Island, and he had a place to sleep that night." The Island In- stitute was estab- lished in the early 1980s to address problems facing 14 year-round island communities in the Gulf of Maine, and Island Fellows pro- vide a crucial link in the process. Sending Island Fel- lows to Fishers Is- land marks the first time that the I nsti- ture has extended a hand ro an island outside of Maine. ~ Meredith Harr, 27, is Fishers Island's new Maine Institute Island Fellow. She arrived early in September, replacing Nate Gray, who lived on the Island from Jan.-Aug., collecting information and facilitating the creation of the new Village Office. Meredith, also known as "Mere," gradu- ated from Iowa State Universiry this year with two masters degrees in communiry and regional planning, and landscapearchi- tecture. She is on the Island as a planning consultam directly involved with the devel- opment of the Island Community Board and the Village Office. Meredith received an undergraduate degree in landscape architecture, but a re- quired course in community planning set her in an unexpected direction. "I discovered that I want to plan on a larger scale, with a creative eye. It's not unusual to combine these two courses of study," she said. "Being a designer helps to look beyond the number crunching of BOROLEUM@ Since 1906 STUFFY HEAD COLD? SINUS? HAYFEVER? DIAPER RASH? CHAPPED HANDS? or LIPS? Suffer no more! Keep nasal passages clear and avoid chapping. RELIEF is as close as your medicine cabinet. Boroleum works and it's mild! SINCLAIR PHARMACAL CO., INC. FISHERS ISLAND, NEW YORK 06390 . Island Fellow Meredith "Mere" Harr in Vii. lage Office on second floor of Fishers Island Utility Co. building. Suffolk County Election Democratic Congressman Tim Bishop and Republicans, State Sen. Kenneth LaValle and Assembly- woman Pat Acampora, all Suffolk County incumbents. easily won re- election Nov. 2. School Enrollment November 2004 Grade Island Magnet pre-K 2 K 4 I 3 2 5 3 I 4 I 5 4 2 6 4 2 7 2 2 8 3 9 3 I 10 5 4 II 1 2 12 2 2 Totals 40 IS ~ \ 1 BDmJII I As of early November, renova- tions at the Fishers Island School were 65 percent com- plete. Classrooms had been temporarily shifted. and work was expected to be fin- ished in December. "Interior painring is due to begin the second week of November, bur there is a considerable wait for pre-fabricated win- dow units and customized science cases," said School Supt. Jeanne Schultz. "The oil tank wenr in at the beginning of September, and work on that should be completed within a few weeks. "The high school classrooms had ro be reassigned for the duration of the Sept.- Dee. construction. Mrs. Sawyer's English class is in the home economics room, Mrs. Giles's science class moved [0 the social studies room, and social studies and math classes are in the bowling alley, which over the summer was given a new furnace and a deep cleaning and refurbishing of the resrrooms." The $875,000 renovarion will upgrade I I ~ I I r . f)t'cemher 2004. F;dtfT.\' hfalld Gazelle-l1 ~ . Fishers Island School's renovation nearly completed by November. the school, which was built in the early 1970s but drew complaints as early as 1977 about its design and lack of adequate ventilation. The renovations will end the open classroom format. In other school news, Fishers Island School has met 2003-04 criteria, including state tests, arrendance and graduation rate, to become a "School in Good Standing," based on the No Child Lefr Behind act. ^ ,. . ~~~J \. - The c7J1.r;. SULLIVAN AUTOMOTIVE CORNER Whaling City Ford BROAD AT COLMAN STREET NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT 860-443-8361 r I I CHEVROLET . BUICK . GEO . PONTIAC OLDSMOBILE . CADILLAC Largest GM dealer in Connecticul and Rhode Island at one location! ~ Sales Corner of Service 443-8432 Broad and Colman 442-4371 Streels Parts Body Shop 442-0491 New London, Conn. 442-7132 Pick-up at the Ferry We Treat You We/LEvery Departme1lt...Every Time 42 Fi.~"ers Is/and Gazelle. December ]004 ~ Basketball star Jennifer Rizotti was at Fishers Island School in June to talk to young basketball play- ers about basketball, academic success and hard work. Participants in the Island People's Project (II'I') basketball camp were lucky enough to meet with the famous point guard who led the Universiryof Connecticut'swomen's bas- ketball team to its first national champion- ship in 1995. Since that time, Ms. Rizotti has played for the WNBA, achieving multiple world championships. In 1999. at 25. she became the youngest Division 1 coach in the country, when she took over the women's basketball program at the University of Hartford (UofH). Coach Rizotti led the Hartford Hawks to its first conference basketball crown-men or women-and to the NCAA tournament, where as 16th seed in the West, they fell to top-seeded Oklahoma. Liz Furse arranged for the visit through a friend at UofH. "Jen was impressed with the energy and determination of the young campers," Ms. Furse said. "They asked great questions, and she challenged them to reach their full potential in the classroom and on the basketball court. "The day was a great success, both for o '0 ~ ~ i! , ~ " ::; . World-class basketball player Jennifer Rizotti spent time in June with members of IPP's basketball program: (back row I-r) Coach Dan Gillan, Nat Cutler, Tim Gaumond, Patrick Edwards, Sam Horn; (middle row I-r) Amber Ferguson, Jennifer Edwards, Andrew Edwards, Ms. Rizzotti, John Norman, Whitney Edwards; (front row I-r) Jacob Luskar, Tyler Davis. Jen and the campers, and \\'e hope to repeat the experience next year." Later, Ms. Rizotti and other friends from the Uofl-l athletics staff joined Ms. Furse for a rollnd of golf at the Fishers Island Club. 13 .",. ....", ~2 DICK HOCH Di<<:L: 00<<:1. Wins Dick Hoch ran 12 times around a four- mile loop and WOIl his age category Oct. 16 in Maine Track Club's Ultra Race in Brunswick, Me. He has particularly fond memories of hearing the final lap bell and breaking through rhe ribbon at rhe finish line. Mr. Hoch runs 55-60 miles a week on Fishers Island and has been running close ro 30 years. He prefers not to disclose his age. which he says is not important. . Ten-day-old Eliza Mallet-Prevost Pollard, held by her mother Maisie Pollard, accepts a con- gratulatory finger-shake from Postmaster Gail Horning. Eliza, born July 19, came to Fishers Island when she was four days old, and her mother wanted to weigh her on a scale with ounces. Eliza tipped the postal scale at 6 Ibs. 7 oz., happy proof that she had regained her birth weight. December 1004. Fishers Island Gazette 43 Hole-...-O..e ~ I News spread fast last summer: Mark Andrews IV, 22, hit a hole-in-one June 19 from the black tee on the par three 5th hole at the Fishers Island Club. No golfer had ever done it before. Mark hadn't even wamed to play golf thar day and almost decided m cancel, be- cause hewas very tired when heawokeat 8: 15 a.m. in Bosmn. Bur his longtime friend and golfing buddy, Reyn duPoll[, was picking him up later rhat morning in New London Harbor for their noon golf date, and Mark can never say "no" m golf. It was a windy afternoon, and Mark stepped up with an 18.50 Titleisr five-wood and a Titleist Pro- V ball to sink his shot from 229 yards. The 5'h hole is the only one on the course wirh a black ree, installed in 1991 to challenge top players. "It's always a fun shot from the blacks," Mark said. "but I don't hit very well from there and have made ir on(O the green only one other time. It's still a (Ough hole from the blues. "I was the last to tee otT, because I hadn't been playing well and was already four over going inm the hole. I also don't usually hit my five-wood very well either. The foursome behind us had been looking for a ball, so rhey were also on the ree. After I hit the ball, one of them said he thought it went in. As the ball was flying, Reyn said if it hit the mound [before the green], it could go in, with the forward pin placement, and it hit the mound. "We rushed into the carts. I knew if I didn't see the ball on the green, it had to be in the cup." The feeling of joy was indescribable, bur Mark now knew thar he was going to have to put in his score, so he stepped up his game for a 39 on the from and a 45 on the back. The Sport has been Mark's passion since he was a young child. "My parents couldn't get a golf club out of my hand," he said. He started taking lessons when he was three from rhen-Hay Harbor Club Head Pro Dan Colvin, now head pro at the Fishers Island Club. Mark starred playing golf ar rhe "big club" at about the age of seven, with his father, Mark Andrews Ill. "The fifth hule used to be one of my least favorite holes," Mark said. "My favorites were four and six, so when my Dad and I used to playa few holes, we would often skip five." As he grew older, he no longer skipped holes, bur he and Reyn wnuld usually play . I I I I I I . I ;. ,> 1, ,~'II ~:lJ. { . Mark Andrews IV is the first golfer to ever hit a hole-in-one from the black tee S'h hole at the Fishers Island Club. from rhe blue ree. This time, however, they wanted to show Reyn's two friends the black tee, thought by many to be one of the most beautiful spotS on the golf course. He and Reyn returned to rhe course rhe next day, and what happened from the black tee at the 5'h? "I hit the ball 10 feet into the rough!" 2004 Holes-in-One Four other holes-in-one were re- corded during the 2004 season at the Fishers Island Club: Shelby Wyckoff on the 5th; Annie Harris on the 2nd; bag boy David Jones on the 16th; and Mary Montanus, a guest of Donnell Guthrie, on the 2nd. Head Pro Dan Colvin would like to compile a his- tory of holes- in-one at the club. Send information via email to: figolfshop@fishersisland.net. Evans Realty Licensed Real Estate Broker Sales. Rentals 631-788-7054 Par three 5th hole Fishers Island Club Topper's Ice Cream... ...available at Hair of the Dog Liquors all winter! 44 Fis111.'TS Is1mlll Gazette. December ]004 Hay Harbor Club Maxwell S. Parter Participation Award: July, Iluarl Brown; Aug. Baileylperry Patricia King Cantlay Award: July, Renee Brown Swimming Albert H. Gordan Award: July, ElIial Fronk; Aug., Oldie Kuiipers Coach's Award: July, Emily Coshel; Aug., Dixon Iperry Mast Improved 4 & under (bay, girl): July, Kiki George, lereno Pollard; Aug., Will Ilock, Deloney Eichorn Mast Improved 4 & under (bay, girl): July, Oliver Parsons, Edie Parsons; Aug. Nole Parsons, Nololie Harrington Mast Improved B & under (bay, girl): July, Gerrill Gaillard, Frances Bingham; Aug., George Fronk, Beo Kuijpers Mast Improved 10 & under (bay, girl): July, Charlie Gaillard, Coraline Comphell; Aug., Henry Keenan, Liele Eichorn Mast Improved, Swim Team: July, Kitty Cook; Aug., LieteEichorn lap Chart, Winner: July, ElIial Fronk; Aug., Elliol Fronk lap Chart, Runner-up: July, Mrs. Rossie Hulcheson; Aug., Oldie Kuijpers Swim ladder: Freestylewinner:July, Emily Coshel, runner- up, Kelty O'Brien; Aug., Emily Coshel, runner-up, laroh Holmes. Breoslslroke winner, July, Kelty O'Brien, runner- up Emily Coshel; Aug., Emily Coshel, runner.up, loroh Holmes Windsurfing Instrudar's Award: July, Beirne Hulcheson; Aug., Tim Gaumond Mast Improved: July, luke McGeeney; Aug., Elliot Fronk Mast Advanced (bay, girl): July, James Connelly, ElilObelh Evans; Aug., Win Holchkiss, Emily Coshel Kayaking Instrudar's Award: July, loroh Anthony; Aug., Emily Rand and Kale Rand Mast Improved: July, George Fronk; Aug., Nololie Harrington Fastest Koyaker (boy, girl): July, Porter Gass, Emily Bartow; Aug., Grant Bauer, Sarah Holmes Tennis William P. Becker Award: July, Kilty Coak; Aug., TIm Gaumond Cooch'sAword:July, William Crowley; Aug., Tim Gaumond Parent/Cbild Award: July, BonksAnderson; Aug., Isabel Ilock Most Improved Little Gripper (boy, girl), ages 4-6: July, Duinlin George, Lily van Ilode; Aug., Iluyvie Coleman, LueyBorr Most Improved Little Gripper (boy, girl), ages 6-B: July, Dylan Moody, Kale Fronk; Aug., Gardiner Crary, Meekie Kuijpers Most Improved Junior Clinic (bay, girl), ages B-l1: July, Jock Trevor, Jeannie Dwinell; Aug., Brooks Hood, loroh Anlhony Most Improved Junior Team (bay, girll: July, Connor Henderson, Mimi Anlhony; Aug., Alexander Ilrothe, Chorlolle Bonuah - Match of the Month: July, Bonks Anderson & James Johnson; Aug., Chorlalle Bonuoh & Louise Ireland. Bay's Club Champion & Finalist, 10 & under: July, Oldie Kuiipers, Teddy Henderson; Aug., Joke Harrington, Oidie Kuijpers Girl's Club Champion & Finalist, 10 & under: July, ElilO Noyes, Hope CUller; Aug., Eleanor Sednaoui, loroh Anlhany Bays' Club Champion & Finalist, 12 & under: July, Jnck Culler, Harry Fronk; Aug., Penn lednoaui, Harry Fronk Girls' Club Champion & Finalist, 12 & onder: July Bailey Marshall, Meghon Borden; Aug., Bailey Marshall, MeghonBorden Boys' Club Champion & Finalist, 13 & up: July, Tolly Taylor, TIm Gaumond; Aug., Penn lednooui, Harry Fronk Girls' Club Champion & Finalist, 13 & up: July, Renee Brown, Mimi Anlhany; Aug., Chorlalle Bonuoft, Louise Ireland Boys' Junior ladder 10 & under:July, l'Oidie Kuiipers; 2" Teddy Henderson, 3" Zander Boceile; Aug., I' Joke Horringlan, 2" Oldie Kuijpers, 3" Canner Henderson Girls' Junior ladder 10 & under: July, l' Hope CUller, 2" Eliza Noyes, 3" [oroline Brown; Aug., l' Eleanor lednoaui Bays' Junior ladder 12 & under: July, l' Jack CUller; " k " 2 Harry Fran; 3 Iluorl Brown, 4' Keo Brown,S' Ben Noyes; Aug., I' Penn lednooui, 2" Harry Fronk, 3" Alex Harvey, 4' Chris Calahan,S' Nick Boceile Girls' Junior ladder 12 & under: July, I' loroh Fiske, 2" Meghon Borden, 3" [oroline Brown, 4' Kilty [oak,S' Rossie Hutcheson; Aug., l' Bailey Marshall, 2" Meghon Borden, 3"loroh Fiske Boys' Junior ladder 13 & up: July, I'TollyToylor, 2" TIm Gaumond, 3" Luke McGeeney; Aug., I' Andrew Horringlon, 2" Zoch [olohon Girls' Junior ladder 13 & up: July, l' Renee Brown, 2" Mimi Anlhany, 3" Jessie Parsons; Aug., I' Mimi Anlhony, 2" [horlalle Bonuoft, 3" Elizobelh lednooui FIYC/HHC Joint Jr. Sailing Gordon S. Murphy Memorial Trophy: loroh Fiske Arthur lee Kinsolving Trophy: Katie Gaumond Meredith & Peter Rugg Trapby: Tripp [oshel/Liz Brim Nano Award: July, Alexis Gaillard; Aug., ElIial Fronk Ferguson Cup-Optis, July: Liom Coshel Salvage Cup-Optis, Aug.: [aroline McCance Shipshape Award: July, [horlie Ughello; Aug., [oroline McCance Mimi & Margaret Award: July, Corter Rase; Aug., Tripp [oshel & Liz Brim Parent/Child Sailing: July, Brodley & ElilObelh [ollonder; Aug., Corter Rose & Michelle Benn Instructor's Award: July, [aurt Noyes; Aug., George [oak Optimist Series, Int./Adv.: July, I" Liom [oshel, 2" Corter Rase, 3" Brad Callander; Aug., Noroline Mc[once, 2" Henry Keenan, 3" Liom Coshel Racing Optimists: July, I' Beirne Hutcheson; 2" Hannah Fiske, 3" Alex Itrolhe; Aug., l' Alex Ilrolhe, 2" Hannah Fiske, 3" Oldie Kuijpers Hay Harbor Club Racing 420s, Skipper & Crew: July, I'Tripp Coshel & Ginger [uller; 2" Ollie Icholle & Peler Ichalle; 3" Eloise Ughello & Emily [oshel; Aug. I' Emily Coshel & Gus Ireland, 2" [omeron [olohon & laroh Fiske, 3" George Cook & Chris Hansell Mast Improved Novices (bay, girl): July, [hristapher Finan, Ellie Foyle; Aug., George Fronk, Olivia Burr Mast Improved Int./Adv (boy, girl): July, Henry Keenan, Eliza Noyes Mast Improved Intermediate (boy, girl): Aug., Henry Keenan, Eleanor Hamilton Mast Improved Advanced (bay, girl): July, Connor O'Brien, Morgol McElwreolh; Aug., Alexander Parkinson, loroh Anlhony Mast Improved, Racing Optimist (boy, girl): July, ElIial Fronk, Hannah Fiske; Aug., Oidie Kuijpers, Hannah Fiske Mast Improved 420s Skipper: July, Ollie Ichalle; Aug., [omeron [olohon Mast Improved 420s Crew: July, lommie Finan; Aug., Win Holchkiss Junior Golf Endeavor Cup (Sportsmanship, July): [orler Rose Pip Sindair Award (Sportsmanship, Aug.): Billy [hopmon Junior Club Champion (boy, girl): July, 9.hale, Tim Gaumond, Margot McElwreolh; 4-hale, Jock Trevor, Julio Leuchlenburg; 2-hale, Conner Henderson, Katherine Fronk. Aug., 9-hale, Billy [hopman, Bailey Marshall; 4. hole, Emmell McElwreoth, Groce Bingham; 2-hole,Conner Henderson, Lily Anderson Parent-Child Tournament: July, 9.hole, Paul & William [row ley; 4-hale, Peler & Zander Boceile; 2-hale, Iluorl & Lyons Brown. Aug., 9.hole, David & DavidWilmerding; 4- hale, Wendy & Groce Bingham; 2-hale, Ted & Conner Henderson Mast Improved (bay, girl): July, Duintin Parsons, loroh Anthony; Aug., Oliver Parsons, Frances Bingham 9-hale bays: July, l' lluarl Brown, 2" Ted Henderson; Aug., l' Penn lednooui, 2" Joke Horringlon 9-hale girls: July, l' Morgol McElwreoth, 2" Olivia Boll; Aug., I' Bailey Marshall, 2" Meghon Bardon 4-hale boys: July, l' Jock Trevor, 2" Emmell McElwreolh; Aug., I' ElIiol Borden, 2" Brooks Hood 4-hole girls: July, l' JulioLeuchlenburg, 2"'Groce Bingham; Aug., I' Frances Bingham, 2" Groce Bingham 2-hole bays: July, l' Conner Henderson, 2" George [angdan; Aug., l' Conner Henderson, 2" Oliver Parsons 2-hale girls: July, l' Katherine Fronk, 2" Lily lincloir; Aug., I' Lily Anderson, 2" Lily lincloir Putting Champions, ages 6-B:July, I' Conner Henderson, 2" Oliver Parsons; Aug. I' Conner Henderson, 2" Oliver Parsons PUlling Champions, ages 9-10: July, 1" Teddy Henderson, 2" Jock Trevor; Aug., I'Teddy Henderson, 2" Joke Horringlon Putting Champions, ages 11-12: July, I' Morgal McElwreolh, 2" Kilty [oak; Aug., I'Boiley Marshall, 2" Penn lednoaui December ](J(J.I. Fi.\.hers hlimd GaZl!tte 45 I r . . The late Anne Wall was a great Red Sox fan. The day after her beloved team won the 2004 World Series, daughter Judi Imbriglio placed a team cap on her mother's grave. Ms. Imbriglio is a Yankees fan, but loyalty and love for her mother won out. Fishers Island Club ~ Men's Club Chompionship:Winner, Will Peishoff, Runner- up Fred Smith Women's Club Championship: Winner, Jen Albanesi, Runner-up Wendy Bingham Senior Club Championship: Peler Chapman (gross), Peler Crisp (nell Gold Tee Championship: Nick Spofford (gross), Roberl Daniel (nell Wy,ko" Memorial: Alex Lynch and Alex Lynch Jr. Andrew Dwyer Memorial: I' low gross, Elizabelh Andrews, Andrew Hughes, Reyn duPonl, Chris Swan, 2"'low gross, Cloy Yonce, Robert Crory, Ginny Yonce, Michael du~onl; I' low nel, Cliff Yonce, Logon Yonce, Scudder Sinclair, Patsy Hanson; 2"' low nel, Nancy Dwyer, Blue Eaves, Ali, Lomolle, Gordner Lomolle Mixed Member Guest: l'low gross, Liz Furse, William Wood, Helen Bonsol, Tim Grimes, 2"'low gross, Suson Chapman, Peler Chapman, Rick Fisher, Kim Fisher; I" low nel, Ann Borland, Goy Lehman, Nathan Soinl- Amand, Chris Lehman, 2"'low nel, David Strupp, Ann Strupp, Ted Houser, Susie Houser Men's Member Guest: Championship Flighl, Jim Skeele/ Jeff Ryan, l' flighl Will Peishoff/Tam Foyle, 2"' flight James Boker/Gory Jones, 3" f1ighl Christie Flanagan/ Jerry Ford, 4' f1ighl Toby Noyes/Jones Toland, S' , f1ighl Ged Porsans/Edword Brown, 6'h f1ighl Peler Lawrence/Richord Thompson, 7' f1ighl Rich Foyle/ David Linlern, B' f1ighl Russell Planilzer/Kevin Burns, 9'" f1ighl Richord Jones/David Foulk Women's Member Guest: Gross, 2-day winner, Mary Carpenter, Ginger Gell, Laura Remsen, Nanny McDowell; gross 2-doy runner-up Sheldon Wilhers, JodyWilmerding, Helen Bonsol, Georgia Hullon; Ne12- day winner Kalhy Parsons, Slrandy Quesada, Lissa England, Sue Catlin; nel2-day runner-up Ginny Yonce, Mabel Vogel, Lizora Yonce, Jeon Richords; Tuesday low gross, Missy Crisp, Wendy Havens, Helen Hamilton, Phaebe Timpson; Tuesday low net, Palsy Hanson, Lynn Brockelman, Calhy Russell, Bobbie Miller; Wednesday low gross, Meredilh Rugg, Tink Friedrichs, Susie Slickney, Mory Ann Lynch; Wednesday low nel, Pam Keon, Pol Prilchord, Ann Slrupp,JulieSumplion Ladies Ringer: A Player, Sheldon Withers; B Player, Lizara Yonce Susan G. Kamen Spedo' Ladies Day: 1" low gross, Liz Furse, Koren Mozzarella, Susie Sinclair, Babsie Macleod, 2"'lawgross, Cindy Dwyer, Nancy Dwyer, Susie Parsons, Emily Parsons; l' low nel, Belly Ann Rubinow, Peg Campbell, Meredilh Rugg, Gino Campbell, 2"'low nel, Sheldon Withers, Morie Renlschler, Helen Bonsol, Jane Gray Fishers Island Invitational: Mid-amaleur, John McClure; senior.amateur, John Baldwin Fishers Island Invito!ionol Member-Amateur: l' R. Gerwin, B. Murphy, P. Sleil, K. Edwords; 2"', K. Miller, P. Jorobi, R. Parsons, A. Hanley; 3", K. Frandsen, R. Savarese, E. Trippe, L. Yonce Pro Am: Jillow net feam, Jim Norris, Jim Norris Jr., Henry McCance, Liso Ireland; 2"'low nelleam, Gene Mulok, Sandy Davidson, Bobsie Macleod, Charlie Ferguson; 3" low nelleam, Tom Cecil, Susie Slickney, Lee Hanley, Lourie Rubinow; l"low pro Gene Mulak (Vinyord); 2"' low pro Shelby Lowman (Round Hill), 3" low pro Ion Brown (Bedford) H.O.G.: 1', Rich Foyle, James Boker, Peler Ba((ile, Toby Noyes, Will Peishoff, Harry Yerkes; 2"', John Spofford, CN Spofford, CM Spofford, Jeremy Spofford, Kirrk Bell, Tim Adair; 3", Eric Theil, Edwin Hendriksen, Trevor Schaher, Fred Pisono, Corey Rowan, Michael Monson ~ Fishers Island Yacht Club Season Winners 100: l' Norwegian Wood, 2"' Jes/er, 3" Kohoutec Bullseye: I' Mistro/, 2"' Peregrine, 3" Ouerido 46 Fbiher~' Island Gazette. Decemher 1004 )\nnoun~e...enls Engagements Susan Nethery Shoaf and Clifford Miller Yonce, May 2005, Greenwich Conn. Ashley M. Brinckerhoff and Andrew F. Smith, Aug. 13, 2005, Fishers Island. Lindsay Hanna Dearborn and Craig Warren Butters, Sept. 10, 2005. Fishers Island. Brigitte Revel and Robert E. Wall. Fall 2005. Fishers Island. Catherine Calhoun Earthman and Thomas Salvage Polk, Sept. 17,2005. Nashville. Tenn. Weddings Mary Currie Green and Charles Rentschler. Jan. 10, Covington. La. Anne Cooke and Peter Conze. Feb. 14. New York City. Courtney Newman and Michael Flanagan, April 16, Dallas. Tex. Margaret Flanagan and Glenn Solomon. May 15. Dallas. Tex. Jenny Bell and Alfred L. Ferguson IV. July 16, Fishers Island. Vicki Pesetti and Pierce Rafferty. Sept. 18, Fishers Island. Brianne duPont and Benjamin Jarvis, Sept. 18. Newport. R.I. Polly Bansal and Jake Goodyear, Sept. 25. Fishers Island. Alex Petti and Dave Pollack. Sept. 25, Fishers Island. Heather Ferguson and David Burnham. Oct. 2. Fishers Island. Pamela Ruth Burke and David Cameron. Oct. 16, New Iberia, La. Births Grayson Gregory Burr. Aug. 28. 2003. to Stacy and Kelsey Burr. London. England. Ian Charles Lavertu, Dec. 20, 2003. to Susan (Stepanek) and David Lavertu. Manchester. N.H. Lydia Izabel Doucette, Jan. 12. to Jamie and Wayne Doucette, New London. Conn. Holcomb Pyle Jones, Jan. 19, to Ellet (Kidd) and Richie Jones. Wilmington. Del. Sydney Taylor and Harrison Robert White. Jan. 29. to Shoni and Andrew White, Pepperpike, Ohio. Charlotte Hadden Kinlin, Mar. 29. to Lily (Rutherfurd) and Bruce Kinlin, New York City. Andrew David Zanghetti. May 25 to Elaine and David Zanghetti. Chesapeake, Va. Charlotte Spofford Yerkes. June 28, to Kimber and Harry Yerkes IV, Bronxville, N.Y. Eliza Mallet.Prevost Pollard. July 19, to Maisie (Fritze) and Chip Pollard, Chestnut Hill, Mass. o '0 < .. ~ IJ . < . , . (I-r) Alaina Duggan presents Sue Catlin the Hay Harbor Club ladies Golf Champion Award July 27. . The "Boroleum Tree" drew instant atten. tion and broad smiles at the wedding recep- tion of Vicki and Pierce Rafferty Sept. 18 at the Hay Harbor Club. Hayden and Paige Lombardi, Aug. 27. to Molly (Strife) and John Lombardi, Essex, Conn. Merritt Brinckerhoff, Aug. 27, to Nora and Coleman Brinckerhoff. Denver, Colo. Michael Charles BarnweIlJr., Sept. 15, to Sarah (Strife) and Michael Barnwell. Red Bank, N.J. Katharine Cassatt Sanger, Sept. 10. to Nina and Christopher Sanger. New York City. Winthrop Coleman, Oct. I. to Leslie (Rutherfurd) and Kevin Coleman, New York City. Stephan Randolph Jackson, Oct. 12, to Kate (Lyon) and Matt Jackson, Cincinnati. Ohio. Tatum MacDonald, Oct. 12, to Courtney (Smith) and Jeff McDonald, Glastonbury, Conn. . G.B. ERB . APPRAISAL COMPANY A real estate appraisal company serving Fishers Island Travelers Checks Airline Tickets Cruises Hotels Tours ~ 11 Bank St. New London NY STATE CERTIFIED 1-800-545-9154 Gregory B. Erb . 860-536-0721 Located at Mystic Shipyard ""...I December 200./. Fishers I.\'laud Gazelle 47 I CC JL il'l ~ ~ IT IF IT IE]]) II ~~~~~l!l~.l!l~l!ll!l HOUSE EXCHANGE: Would you like to vacation for a week or two in a 3 bedroom, 2 bath residence (with fold-outs, sleeps 11) at Spring Creek Ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyo. in exchange for a week or two at your resi- dence on Fishers Island? Call Clay Cook, 703-821-2468 or email PlimsoIDC@aol.com.Also, see Spring Creek Ranch website at www.Springcreekranch.com. , Lost: Family Heirloom Antique gold bangle bracelet with fine black etching on outside and initials "EMcDC on inside. Worn daily on Fishers Island. so it could be anywhere. If found. please call Suzanne Pollard. 804-359-1415. r ,- ~1~;" ..-~'~ ;:;-~~. II,.;" ..... '-I" ~ :~....-: ~' t"'." - ._--~:t . ~ ", '~ rI l' ,~- I~~-r- .:::;; I ~I 11 ';. '. J);Tr,T1"f=j 1 . .~ . . . . 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