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June 19, 1980

June 19, 1980 by Bill Youngfert

Title: Franklin Square Bulletin

Date: Thursday, June 19, 1980

Description: Vol. 41 No. 16 2098th Consecutive Issue

Price: Ten cents

Scope: Franklin Square, Elmont, West Hempstead, Garden City South

Points of Interest:

  • Salute the Students
    • Local college graduates; High school graduations
  • The Woman’s Club of Franklin Square by Flo Carway
  • Carey Corner by Evelyn O’Connor
  • Your Peephole by Henry Emmeluth
  • Boy Scout and Cub Scouts news
  • LILCO Athlete-Scholar of the Year Award recipients
  • Wydler’s Washington by Congressman John W. Wydler
  • Girl Scouts news
  • The Theatre District by David Spencer
    • Shows covered: The Music Man; Mass Appeal
  • Cover to Cover: Franklin Square Public Library
  • Rotary Ramblings by William J. Wildermuth
  • G.O.P. Gossip: Franklin Square Republican Club, Inc. by Virginia Johnson
  • Democratic Doings by Fred J. Hirsh
  • Theodore Roosevelt Rep. Club News by Jack Blackman
  • Town Talk by Al D’Amato, Hempstead Presiding Supervisor
  • 5th Precinct Police Report by P.O. James Fehling
  • Local school news
    • Franklin Square schools; Valley Stream schools; Sewanhaka High School; Dutch Broadway Elementary School

Photograph Subjects:

  • Page 1:
    • Portrait
      • Pictured: John Lauer, Syracuse University graduate
  • Page 2:
    • Portrait
      • Pictured: Lea Olynciw, Woman’s Club President
    • Portrait
      • Pictured: Linda R. Todisco, Bucknell University student and recipient of a $600 scholarship from the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Page 4:
    • Franklin Square Kiwanis Club installation
      • Pictured: Bob Carruthers, Lt. Governor; Ed Ricca, new Kiwanian; Paul Ciccarello, Ed’s sponsor
    • The Lions Club awards a certificate of appreciation to La Stella Italian Restaurant
      • Pictured: Alan Stein, chef-owner of La Stella; Dr. H. Russell, Lion
  • Page 6:
    • Eagle Scout Citations
      • Pictured: Joseph Cairo Jr., Town Councilman; Michael Jorgensen, Eagle Scout; Kevin Carl, Eagle Scout; Jim Martin, Scoutmaster
    • Eagle Scout Citation
      • Pictured: Joseph Cairo Jr., Town Councilman; James Nuccio, Eagle Scout; Dalton Miller, Hempstead Mayor
  • Page 7:
    • Medical Explorer meeting at Franklin General Hospital
      • Pictured: Dr. Nick James, cardiologist; Jill Weinstein, Valley Stream North High School student; Patsy Breslin, Sacred Heart Academy student; Victor Abrahamsen, Chaminade student
  • Page 8:
    • Merit awards for “Outstanding Service”
      • Pictured: Joseph Cairo Jr., Town Councilman; Jorgan Peterson, Elmont Fire Department volunteer firefighter; Sidney Peltyn, president of the North Valley Stream Central Civic Association; Peter Franzone, Fifth Precinct patrolman; Inspector William Cotton, Fifth Precinct Commander
  • Page 10:
    • Congressman presents American Flag to Cub Scouts Pack 282
      • Pictured: Congress John W. Wydler; Thomas Gougherty, Committee Chairman; Cub Scouts (unnamed)
  • Page 11:
    • The Lynchburg Foundry presents the Thomas W. Curry Award to Franklin Square native and Virginia Tech student
      • Pictured: Robert J. Warrick, vice president for quality and technology, Lynchburg Foundry; Kent Lulewich, senior in materials engineering at Virginia Tech
  • Page 12:
    • North Valley Steam Republican Club Annual Dinner Dance
      • Pictured: Dan Fisher, Town Clerk; Assemblyman Raymond McGrath; Al D’Amato, Hempstead Presiding Supervisor; Thomas Palmieri, outgoing Club President; Joseph Cairo Jr., Town Councilman; Assemblyman George Madison
  • Page 13:
    • The Town’s Department of Services for the Aging Art Exhibit
      • Pictured: Al D’Amato, Hempstead Presiding Supervisor; Dr. Carol Lucas, Commissioner of the Department of Services for the Aging; Fred Kaiser, artist
  • Page 14:
    • Portrait
      • Pictured: Louis Anastasio, Sewanhaka High School teacher
    • Sewanhaka High School student wins the silver medal at the Long Island Math Fair
      • Pictured: Al Cavallaro, Sewanhaka Math Dept. Chairman; Brendan Becker, silver medal winner; Robert Andrews, Sewanhaka High School Principal

Filed Under: Franklin Square Bulletin Tagged With: 1980, 1980s

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