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Doing The Boo Du On HalloweenSouth Shore DuathlonBy Danielle Giglio On Halloween the Bayport-Blue Point Chamber of Commerce held their inaugural South Shore Hal-loween Duathlon. Winding through the colorful leaf lined streets of Bayport and Blue Point, this event was a success. The Chamber will be donating the funds raised at The Boo Du to The Bayport Foundation. For the past 20 years, The Bayport Foundation has quietly helped local families in need. Living in the area and always loving the south shore of Long Island – Nikita Dorcinvil organized the Halloween Duathlon with the Chamber. Many generous members of the Chamber of Commerce helped to

Donna McMahon, the fi rst woman to cross the fi nish line.

Grace Murphy, Abigial Auwaeter and Elizabeth Auwaeter singing the National Anthem.

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Look InsideFYI ......................................................................4Around Town ................................................4All I Want for Xmas ...................................8Sports ........................................................... 10Around Town Spaces .............................12PC 101 ............................................................ 15History .......................................................... 18

Saturday November 28th9am Annual Holiday Parade down Main Street. Marching bands, festivities andmore.5-9pm 3rd Annual “Miracle on Main Street” Celebration Christmas tree lighting and caroling by candlelight. Live music, holiday movies, fun, food and festivities.5-8pm Savville Historical Societv’s Holidav Open House With LuminariaSt. Nicholas, readings of the Night Before Christmas, music by the Tri-M Musical Honor Society from Sayville High School as well as the English, Dutch, and German traditions and holiday foods, plus a model train show in the Museum Building. On the comer of Collins Aye. and Edwards Street. FREE Admission

Theater News: Past Present and FutureBy Maria Capp Forgive me for not sharing with you during the last several months. I, like the rest of you are crazy, busy enjoying life in and outside of the theatre. Below I have listed some upcoming theater events for you to take advantage of during this holiday season and the winter. I also am sharing with you photos of some of the amazing young talent I have had the privilege to work with over the summer and early fall as well as some of the exciting events and performances I have participated in or been able to attend. Enjoy and remember

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The Nutcracker by the American Dance Theatre of Long Island

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A group of graduates, well established in their careers, were discussing their lives at a class reunion. They decided to visit their favorite profes-sor who) had always inspired them and had retired.During their visit, the conversation turned to complaints about stress in their lives.Offering his guests hot cocoa, the professor went into the kitchen and returned with a large pot of cocoa and an assortment of cups. Some cups were plain, some were fancy. Some were inexpensive and others were made of porcelain and quite expensive.The professor invited everyone to help themselves to a cup of cocoa.When they all had their cocoa in hand the professor shared his thoughts.“I noticed that all of the nice looking cups were chosen and the plain ones were left on the tray. While it’s nor-mal to want only the best for yourselves, you need to realize that that’s probably the source of your stress and problems. The cup that you’re drinking from adds nothing to the quality of the cocoa and in most cases it’s just an expensive cup that hides what we drink.What each of you really wanted was cocoa – not the cup, but you con-sciously chose the best and soon you began to eye everyone else’s cups.Now friends, please consider this – Life is the hot cocoa – your job, money and position in society are the cups. They’re just tools to hold and contain life.The cup you have does not define nor change the quality of your life and sometimes by concentrating only on the cup we fail to enjoy the cocoa.”Always remember-The happiest people don’t have the best of everything-They just make the best of what they have.Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly.Happy Living!!!!!!!

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Sayville Chamber of Commerce EventsSat Nov 28 3rd Annual “Miracle on Main Street Festival”5 -9 p.m. Main Street and South Main St.5 p.m. ChristmasTree Lighting Celebration Main Street and South Main Street5-7 p.m Concert featuring Miles to Dayton Corner at South Main & Railroad7-9 p.m. Concert featuring The Bel Airs Main Street & Candee Avenue5-9 p.m. Meet Santa & His Live Reindeer sponsored by F. Stadtmuller Jewelers OldTime Carousel & Holiday Movies Performances featuring: The American Dance Theatre of L.I. Saint John’s Handbell Choir Concert 3rd Annual Gingerbread Competition Sweet Gourmet at 69 Main St. Prizes!! Drop off Gingerbread entry from 3-7 p.m. MORE INFO AT www.sayvillechamber.com

Sat Nov 28 5-8 p.m.Sayville Historical Society’s Holiday Open House. For info cal1563-0188.

Sat Dec 5 Holiday Party at the Gillette House.6 -8 p.m, Sayvillee Village Improv. Society- $10. All Invited

Local Events and Organizations for Dec.The Great South Bay Environment, Inc. is an organization whose goal is to restore the waters of the south shore of Long Island. For information on how you can get involved contact John O’Donnell, Jr. via email at [email protected]:[email protected]

The Sayville library will offer its “Book Chat” about the book “The Wednesday Wars” on December 2nd from 4 - 5pm, followed by a Shakespearean game. For young people grades 7 - 12. For more information call the library at (631) 589-4440.

On December the 5th, there will be a holiday party at the Gillette House in Gillette Park in Sayville, sponsored by the Sayville Village Improvement Society. Tickets cost $10.00. The party is from 6 - 8pm.

On December the 12th, Cricket’s Restaurant, located at 98 Main Street in Sayville, will host “Cookies with Santa” from 10am to 1pm.

On December the 12th the Atlantic Wind Symphony will present its holiday concert at the Sayville High School. For more information visit www.atlanticwinds.org.

The Greater Sayville Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the Sayville Holiday Shopping Fest on December 4, 11, & 18. This entails late night shopping on Main Street in Sayville with participating stores and restaurants remaining open until 8pm or later.

There will be a meeting of The Common Ground organization on December 14th at the Gillette House in Gillette Park in Sayville. The meeting will be from 7 - 9pm. For more information you can call (631) 664-4230 or email [email protected].

St. Lawrence the Martyr Church, located at 27 Handsome Avenue in Sayville, offers an outreach program providing such services as a food pantry, advocacy program, trans-portation services, a thrift shop, employment program, and holiday services. For more information you can call 589-6155.

On December the 16th, there will be a Chanukah candle lighting ceremony at the Common Ground Park in Sayville (between Candee Avenue and Gillette Avenue) at 5pm.

On December the 20th, the Sayville Historical Society will host its holiday house tour. Tickets cost $20.00. For more information call 563-0186.

On Saturday, November 28th, at 9am, the annual holiday parade will proceed down Main Street in Sayville including marching bands and festivities. For more information go to www.sayvillechamber.com.

On November 28th, from 5 - 8pm, the Sayville Historical Society will host its holiday open house with luminaria, St. Nicholas, readings of “The Night Before Christmas”, music by the Tri-M Musical Honor Society from Sayville High School as well as English, Dutch and German traditional fare, holiday foods and a model train show. Located at the corner of Collins Avenue and Edwards Street.

New Theatre and Performing Arts Class at ESBOCES Students from the Technical Theatre and the Performing Arts class at Eastern Suffolk BOCES Brookhaven Technical Center (BTC) in Bellport went to Adelphi University and participated in an Arts Conference.Students engaged in workshops at Adelphi University’s Arts Conference providing them the opportunity to learn from Broadway stars and college students. Workshops ranged in scope from stage combat, Broadway musical theatre, improvisation, lighting, props, and scene painting. The keynote speaker was Daphne Rubin-Vega who debuted on Broad-way as Mimi in the original cast of RENT, which earned her a Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. Students Cris Willis, Islip UFSD; Michelle Mazzola, Port Jefferson UFSD; Kevin Barba, Three Village CSD; Raffaela Capp, Sayville UFSD; Johnny Passadino, Connetquot CSD; Hayley Moir, Port Jefferson UFSD; and Rosemary Bair, Islip UFSD, pose with actress Daphne Rubin-Vega (center). ESBOCES teacher Ms. Theresa Cucina-Lane and parent advocate Mrs. Capp accompanied the students on the trip. Adelphi is committed to partnering with the high school community. The High School Program strives to provide students with educational opportunities and participate in special conferences and workshops like the Arts Conference, designed specifically for high school students. Ms. Cucina-Lane said, “This was a great experience for the students. They learned a great deal by partaking in various workshops with professors from the Theatre, Stage Craft, and Dance Departments at Adelphi University.”

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A roundTo w nA Candlelight Meditation Just what you need to ease this season’s stress. St. Ann’s Church at 257 Middle Road, Sayville, invites you to relax and renew your spirit any Saturday at 5PM with a Taize-style service. Call (631) 589-6522 for more information.

B’nai Israel Reform Temple of Oakdale B’nai Israel Reform Temple of Oakdale is now opening its registration for Hebrew School for this fall. The Temple offers an inspirational educational experience for all its students, grades pre-k thru 12. It also has an excellent program for students with speical needs taught by a certified special education teacher. B’nai Israel is located on Oakdale-Bohemia Rd., south of Sunrise Highway, in Oakdale. For an information packet, please call 563-1660. B’nai Israel Reform Temple of Oakdale offers the following religious services each month: Regular Services are held on the first, third, fourth and fifth Friday nights of the month at 8:00 PM; Family Service is held the second Friday of the month at 7:15 PM; and a Childrens Service on the third Friday of the month at 7:00 PM in addition to the Regular Service at 8:00 PM. Please join our friendly and spiritually inspiring congregation in prayer. B’nai Israel is located on Oakdale-Bohemia Rd, south of Sunrise Highway, in Oakdale. For further information please call 563-1660. B’nai Israel Reform Temple of Oakdale has High Holy Day Tickets available to the community. All are welcome to attend the inspiring services offered by our Rabbi Steven Moss, Cantor Ilana Plutzer, and Temple Choir . B’nai Israel is located on Oakdale-Bohe-mia Rd, south of Sunrise Highway, in Oakdale. For information please call 563-1660.

Ring in the holidays with Ovations Dance Repertory Company10th anniversary production of “The Nutcracker Suite” set to Tchaikovsky’s famous score. The young and the young at heart will be captivated by the delightful children as they dance alongside professional dancers. Performances to be held at The Patchogue Theater for the Performing Arts December 12 at 1pm and 7pm and December 13 at 1pm. A special 45-minute performance to be held December 10 at 1pm, perfect for seniors. For information and group sales, call 631-218-0315 or e-mail [email protected]

Parish Outreach Holiday Food Drive The Holidays are drawing near, a time of joy for many of us. For Our Lady of the Snow Parish Outreach, it is also the time to help the less fortunate of our community, whose joy is tempered by financial difficulties. Outreach is always in need of food in the Pantry, but especially so during the months of November and December, when we distribute complete Holiday meals to our needy families for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Our efforts are always made possible by the generous response of the Bayport-Blue Point community. Your donations of nonperishable food items would allow us to meet the ever-increasing requests for assistance. As well as food donations, gift cards to local supermarkets, drug stores, and stores such as Walmart and K-Mart are very much appreciated. Parish Outreach’s hours are 10 AM – 1 PM, Monday through Thursday. We are located in the white cottage at 175 Blue Point Avenue, Blue Point, in the parking lot adjacent to the large church. Our phone number is 363-2417, and we would be happy to answer any questions you might have. Thank you for your continuing generosity, and best wishes for a joyous holiday season.

The Sisterhood of B’nai Israel Reform Temple in Oakdale will hold its annual Chinese Auction on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 . Viewing begins at 6:30 PM . The Auction begins at 7:30 PM .The $6.00 admission cost includes 25 bidding tickets. Additional bidding tickets and raffle tickets will be available for purchase. Coffee and cake are included in the admis-sion price.The Temple is located at 67 Oakdale Bohemia Road in Oakdale.For further information call the Temple office at 631-563-1660.

P.A.W.S. (Pine Animal Welfare Society) is an animal rescue organization in Sayville. For information on the agency write to Pine Animal Welfare Society, PO Box 894, Sayville New York, 11782 or email them at [email protected]. You can also visit their website at www.sayvillepaws.org.

The Greater Sayville food pantry provides the communities of Oakdale, Sayville, W. Sayville, Bayport, Blue Point and Bohemia with services such as food distribution, referral, and support services to individuals and families in need. They are located at 47 Gillette Avenue in Sayville and operate every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:30am to 12:30pm.

The Mother’s Center of the South Shore helps promote positive aspects of parenthood by offering playgroups, parent education, and support groups as well as children’s activities. It is located at 164 Greene Avenue in Sayville, on the grounds of the Sayville United Methodist Church. You can phone them at (631) 563-6667 for more information.

The South Shore Community Organization services youths and their families who reside in the Town of Islip communities including Bayport, Blue Point, Connetquot, East Islip, Hauppauge, Islip, Sachem and the Sayville school districts. All programs are free for youths up till age 21. For more information call them at (631) 277-1365 or email them at [email protected].

Bellport Holiday Boutique FridaysNovember 27th to December 18th, 5:30 - 8:30Fine art, jewelry and 3 dimensional art. live music and light refreshments. Come down and enjoy the holidays at Bellport Village

Choral Concert of MusicThe new, Sayville based Long Island Vocal Ensemble with Anne Kollar, conductor, pres-ents A New Song - a choral concert of music by Palestrina, Haydn, Parker, Hogan and others on Sunday November 22, 2009 7:00 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church, 111 Nassau Ave, Islip. Free will offering. For further information, contact 631 435 4684

More Chinese AuctionSkills Unlimited is holding a Chuinese Auction on December 4th, 2009 at 405 Locust Avenue, Oakdale.Doors open for viewing at 6:30pm, Auction begins promptly at 7:30pm.Admission is $8.00 which includes 1 card (25 tickets), free coffee and cookies. Additional cards are $4.00, get 2 cards for $6.00. There will be raffles and door prizes.For additional info and directions, please call (631) 567-3320 or visit our website atwww.skillsunlimited.org

Advent Lessons and Carols by Candlelight with Saint John’s Choirs, Hand bells and instrumentalists takes place at Saint John’s Lutheran Church, Sayville on Sunday, December 13 at 5 PM. All welcome. Free will offering. Please call 631 589 3202 for more information.

“The Nutcracker Suite” Ring in the holidays with Ovations Dance Repertory Company’s 10th anniversary pro-duction of “The Nutcracker Suite” set to Tchaikovsky’s famous score. The young and the young at heart will be captivated by the delightful children as they dance alongside professional dancers. Performances to be held at The Patchogue Theater for the Perform-ing Arts December 12 at 1pm and 7pm and December 13 at 1pm. A special 45-minute performance to be held December 10 at 2pm, perfect for seniors. For information and group sales, call 631-218-0315 or e-mail [email protected]

Silk Hair Spa in Sayville - Grand Opening at 153 Main Street 2nd level on November 28th from 2:00-7:00pm. We will be displaying fabulous artwork from our own local artists, including Sandy and Kathy Seff from Bayports Colorful Visions art glass studio, June Jacobsen photographer and more. In addition, we will be enjoying wine and cheese, hot cocoa for the kids and more. We will be raffling off 2 baskets which will include some artwork, products, and gift certificates to Silk Hair Spa. All who attend will recieve a gift certificate as well.

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Historical Society Gets A History LessonAuthor Jack Whitehouse presents lecture about his bookby Cary Maya Sayville-Did you know that Coney Island was known by the Dutch, who virtually built the isle of Manhattan, as “Konijn Eilan” (or “Rabbit Island)? Or that our The Bowery was once their “De Browerij”? I do because I attended a most interesting lecture on the his-tory of our region on the afternoon of Sunday, November 1st. On that day the Sayville Historical Society hosted a lecture by local author Jack Whitehouse and his wife and fellow writer Elaine. The couple presented an interesting talk about this area, fashioned from Whitehouse’s most recent book, a compilation of thirteen stories about this neck of the woods. Whitehouse and his “professional reader”, as he referred to jovial wife Elaine, presented an afternoon chock full of information about Fire Island and surrounding areas, treating all present to a most informative history lesson. “Today we’re giving a little pre-sentation on a book I wrote called 13 Legends of Fire Island and the Great South Bay, Whitehouse explained. “It’s about historical fiction but all of the stories are based on fact.” Utilizing a projector and slides to help him guide his rapt audience of history lovers

through a winding maze of time and space, White-house explained away much of the geographical history of the region, telling stories of bold, blood-curdling pirates and their exploits, and took all present through the development of Fire Island’s rich past. His book, which came out in January of this year, contains stories such as Tala the Wolf, about the legend of a Native American werewolf, A Greater Spirit, a modern day story about the Dutch ship Prins Maurits which lost its way in a spring nor-easter in the late 1600’s, and The Spirit of Margaret Fuller, a tale which details the last hours of the life of this real woman who was a literary colleague of such intellectuals as Emerson and Thoreau. The event closed with Elaine reading an original story of hers called Another Turn of the

Screw. “The original book was entitled The Turn of the Screw, written by a famous American writer named Henry James,” she explained to the audience. “The story goes that there lived a governess who was driven insane by her charges. I have a lot of sympathy for that because I’m a teacher (much laughter from the crowd) so the idea appealed to me and I adapted it to the Fire Island lighthouse. In actuality, the last lighthouse keepers were a couple named Godfrey and Marilyn Molland. Everyone else said that the lighthouse wasn’t haunted but from time to time Marilyn would hear sounds and knew that it must be.” The Sayville Historical Society is an organization that helps foster the his-torical spirit of the town by encouraging historical research, disseminating historical knowledge, and collecting and preserving antiques of every kind. They are located on Edwards Street in Sayville, one block south of the former Sayville library. They are open October through June on the first and third Sunday of each month from 2 to 4pm. Future events at the society include : On December the 6th, the society will con-

Author Jack Whithouse holds a copy of his book 13 Legends of Fire Island and the Great South Bay at his lecture at the Sayville Historical Society

Sayville resident Joe Hunter, served in the United State Army during both World War II and the Korean War, but was never awarded the medals he earned for his service. That oversight was corrected on November 14, 2009 when Sayville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 433 held a long overdue ceremony in his honor and presented him with them. Chap-lain Ron Bergman read a citation recognizing his service and Junior Vice Commander Joan Furey pinned the World War II Victory Medal, the Korean War Service Medal, the Nation Defense Medal and the United Nations Service Medal on his Chest; Commander Joe White then presented Mr. Hunter with a commendation from Congressman Steve Israel acknowledging his courage and sacrifice in support of his country. Commander White also presented him, on behalf of Congressman Israel, an American Flag that had flown atop the United States Capitol Building. The members of VFW Post 433 were honored to have the oppportunity to correct the oversight that delayed Joe Hunter receiving the recognition his service and sacrifice deserved and are proud to have him as a lifemember of our Post.

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tinue its celebration of the Long Island N-trak and the Great South Bay Railroad Organization with their display of Lionel toy trains. This event will run from 2pm to 4pm and is free to the public; on December 20th, the society will host its 17th an-nual holiday house tour, from 2 - 5pm. Tickets are required; on January 3rd, local diver Jerry Blaski will present an overview of diving on Long Island, where he will be discussing equipment and train-ing, dive areas and boats, from 2 - 4pm, free to the public; on January 17th, “A History of Barbie” will discuss the 50-year old favorite of little girls around the world. Randi Morgan will talk about Barbie’s conception by the Mattel Company and will ap-praise all dolls presented at the talk. This event if free and will run from 2pm to 4pm; on February the 7th, Jenna Coplin, director of research and outreach for the Center for Public Archeology at Hofstra University, returns to the historical society to bring updates on the progress of this year’s dig at the Joseph Lloyd Manor House. From2 - 4pm and free to the public. For more information about the historical society you can write them at PO Box 41, Sayville, New York, 11782 or visit them at their website via www.sayville.com.

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Scout Steps UpScout Dylan Schreiber of Sayville’s Boy Scout Troop #184, has been advanced to the high rank of Life Scout, the fi nal step on the way to earning the highest rank of Eagle Scout. The troop is sponsored by The Greater Sayville Chamber of Commerce.

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All I Want For Christmas Is…By Maria Capp

Dear Santa,I’ve been a good superwoman during 2009! I have been obedient to my dog, children and husband (in that order).

I attend church on Sundays, Volunteered all over the place, gave to those who have less than me, Assisted my eldest in her college search and applica-tion process, spent quality time mentoring my middle one to “go for it!” And managed her transition from the middle school to the high school, collected as many hugs and kisses from my son, as he is always willing to give away,maintained the family’s finances, helped the children with their homework, drove my kiddies back and forth umpteen times per day, maintained their social calendar including those sleepovers where the girls giggled until the wee hours of the night,

directed four teen musical theater productions, taught private acting students, all while working my day job!Oh yeah. And climbed out of bed during the middle of the night to write this article as it’s way past my deadline! All I want for Christmas is to eat at my favorite restaurant la Tavola trattoria and to work out at the new fabulous Fluid Power Fitness gym!

About a year ago, a lovely, young woman, Kim Johnson, con-tacted me. Kim introduced herself as the General Manager of the new Sayville restaurant la Tavola trat-toria. Crazy schedules prevented us from our early meeting and the interview never happened. And for good reason. How could one really write about something unless they know it, live it and experience it? Of course, there are those that could, but I prefer the latter. I am now a la Tavola trattoria fan and patron. My husband and I enjoyed our first experience at the restaurant just after the New Year, and have been regulars at their dinner table ever since! I did finally interview Kim and we spoke at length. We discussed the restaurant’s menu, décor, furniture, food and then “life” in general. Because of Kim’s warm and approachable demeanor, we easily transitioned into two friends just talking about our new favorite restaurant. I am always curious about the people behind the business and after learning about the DeNicola brothers, the reasons for la Tavola’s success became obvious. In a small town with a

Main Street less than a quarter of a mile, how will another restaurant survive amongst the many of other local landmarks? Kim assured me with the greatest confidence that the DeNicola family are “in it to win it”! The DeNicola brothers: Douglas, Leo, James and Joseph are first a family. A close, Italian family. Kim has been a part of this family for several years now as there are two other successful DeNicola restaurants that she has managed: Ruvo Restaurants in Port Jefferson and Greenlawn http://www.ruvorestaurant.com/. The family has experience tran-scending family values into their business. La Tavola has its own

personality and is as unique as each of the DeNicola brothers. The ambiance of warm lighting, candles flickering, comfortable seating (made by Leo), pleasing décor and con-versational art (made by Douglas) create a cozy and inviting place to gather with friends, family and business associates. One deep breath and the flavors of Long Island wines (Channing Daughters and Macari are my favorites), fresh herbs and spices: garlic, citrus, cilantro, basil, rosemary and warm bread fill your core with delight! Before your order is taken, you are greeted in the most hospitable manner by your wait service enticing you with the many specials and providing you with first hand knowledge of the always-changing menu and diverse selection of wines. Kim glowed like a proud parent while describing

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to support your local theater! Airport Playhouse in Bohemia presents a fun-filled and entertaining next few months. Do not miss their upcoming main stage production of the hit musical ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE created by Ted Swindley. Enjoy a repertoire of her songs such as CRAZY; I FALL TO PIECES and SWEET DREAMS. December 31 - January 24. Plan for this

holiday season and celebrate by attending Airport’s HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA! Bring the entire family and enjoy this jolly musical potpourri designed to get everyone into the holiday spirit, filled with singing, dancing, and laughter. It’s light-hearted, fun filled, show perfect for the whole family and a warm, musical tribute to “the most wonderful time of the year”! November 27 - December 20. Their children’s theater production of OLIVE THE OTHER REINDEER is a sweet story about Olive the dog. When Olive hears the song Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer and the words, “all of the other”, she hears her name! A bit of an identity crisis sets in. She decides she must be a reindeer and heads to the North Pole to see if she can

join Santa’s reindeer team. December 5, 12 & 19 at 1:00 PM. Tickets are $9.00. Price includes a visit with Santa. Mark your calendar for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, coming February 5-February 21. I attended several Airport performances over the last few months and my favorites included Footloose, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Lend Me a Tenor. Congratulations to Terry and Ed Brennan for consistently presenting top – notch entertainment! Visit www.airportplayhouse.com or call 631-589-7588 for details. Kids for Kids Production Inc. (K4K), located at the Airport Playhouse in Bohemia has completed casting for their upcoming presenta-tion of Once on This Island. Con-gratulations to this talented group of actors including locals: Alex Lo Grippo, Samantha LoGrippo and KJ Ryan (Sayville), Emery Kelly, Paige Berube, and James Collins (Holbrook/Holtsville/Farmingville) and Diane Barba and Sean Gray (Bayport). Don’t miss their perfor-mances on March 5th, 6th and 7th. Auditions for Zombie Prom will be posted on the website: http://kids-forkidsproductions.org/.

I have been blessed with the opportunity to direct a teen production of the musical Footloose for K4K. Two casts, 53 local-students, ages from eight to 18 years over a 3 ½ month commitment that consumed me and now it’s over- I miss the children terribly! If you weren’t part of our audience, then you missed the performances of many talented Long Island youngsters! The children worked diligently over the summer and into the early season to present a professional production! See highlighted photos of the many young actors from of our community. Acting Classes ongoing and beginning at South Shore Dance Studio in Sayville. Open to beginners and experienced youngsters. Technique, character development and theatre fun all around including lessons, performance, and Q & A presentation to industry, master classes and field trips. On Thursday, September 10, we invited the community, acting stu-dents and the entire Footloose cast to participate in an Actor’s Workshop with Broadway Star and Concert

Airport Playhouse main stage production of “Footloose – The Musical” Fall 2009, Director Ed Brennan – Sayville, Chore-ographer Jillian Sluder – Holbrook, Musical Director Michael Santangelo – Selden .

Maria Capp (Sayville) took her acting students to the Cherry Lane Theatre in NYC and attended a Master Class with ac-tress Tyne Daly Fall 2009 : Kevin Barba (Bayport), Raffaela and Natasha Capp, Libby Larkin, Marissa Cassaza and Ali West, (Sayville), Veronica Kelly (Holbrook), Jesse Lewis and Dylan Whelan (Selden), Alex Stephani and Jessica Bailey (Massapequa and Deer Park) along with Michael Santangelo (voice teacher) and Theresa Cucina – Lane (BOCES – Theatre Arts Program).

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Sayville wrestling is as good as its senior leaders, upperclassmenBy Chris R. Vaccaro Though Sayville competes in League V, a deep abyss of wrestling powerhouses, the Golden Flashes are confi dent their senior leaders and upperclassmen could bring their program to the forefront.

Competing against Huntington, Islip and Hauppauge in perennial dogfi ght-like matches, Sayville lost just three starters from last year’s squad and is poised to earn plenty of points with fi ve key seniors and three important juniors on this season’s starting roster. “It’s a good returning senior class,” head coach Gary Pesko said. “We worked hard in the

off-season and we expect to be a competitive team this year.”Their top mat-slapper is Travis Pitre, who is a two-time county fi nalist. He lost to Rocky Point’s Stephen Dutton in the 135-pound county fi nal last season and is slatted to wrestle at 140 pounds this year. Senior Christian Nelson, a four-year starter, will wrestle at 215. Senior Danny Mellynchuk will wrestle at either 161 or 170 pounds and was All-League last year. Also look for seniors Joe Haas (145 or 152) and T.J. Slevin (145) to make some noise. As for the juniors, Mike Payne (119 or 125), Justin Bonamico (130) and Steven Leshinger (152) balance off a strong lineup from top to bottom.

Sayville has not won a league title since 1996, according to Pesko, but that may change this year. “We have the right mix to give everyone a run for their money.” Sayville opens its non-league schedule against Kellenberg at home on December 16 at 6 p.m. and doesn’t have a league battle until January 6 when it hosts Comsewogue at 4 p.m.

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hour. After winning the duathlon, Gary a true athlete went out for another run. Donna McMahon of Farmingdale was the fi rst woman over the fi nish line with a time of 1 hour

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“Steam Heat”, Hernando’s Hideaway”, “Hey There and “I’m Not at All in Love”. Performances run December 10th through December 12th at the Sayville Middle School. For information, call the school at 244-6650. Theatre Three, located on Main Street in Port Jefferson presents their Long Island annual tradition of Charles Dick-ens’ classic, A Christmas Carol. I have enjoyed this production throughout the years as both a child and now as a parent. Do not miss this! For ticket reservation and information visit or call: http://www.theatrethree.com/index.htm (631) 928-9100. The American Dance Theater of Long Island returns this year to the Pa-tchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts

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Performer Craig Schulman. Craig grew up on Long Island and visited us at the Airport Playhouse to share his extraordinary career and journey. He is the only performer in the world to have performed three of the most memorable musical theatre characters ever written. He has appeared in the title roles of Jekyll & Hyde, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, and nearly 2,000 performances of Jean Val jean in Les Misérables, on Broadway and around the world. Craig performed for us, facilitated a question/answer session and fi nally provided feedback to the Footloose cast on their presentation. On Monday, November 2nd, a few acting students and I attended a Master Class with Tyne Daly at the Cherry Lane Theatre in NYC’s village. To participate/inquire about acting classes and Master Classes email [email protected] or call 631-965-0515. CM Performing Arts Center in Oakdale is providing the community with a little bit of everything this season. Known for their performers’ high-energy, beautiful set designs, costumes and high caliber production, audience members receive more than their monies worth by patronage this local theater group. Tickets are at least one-quarter the price of a Broadway show and how can you beat the commute? The Wedding Singer was one of the best CM show’s I’ve enjoyed to date. Both the main stage and teen productions had the talent, precision and production value of any Broadway show! If you missed their annual presentation of The Rocky Horror Show, then again you missed top-notch talent, great costumes and a wonderful Halloween tradition! Currently playing through November 29th, CM presents Disney’s Beauty and The Beast. What would the holiday season be without the timeless tale of little Orphan Annie? Celebrate the spirit of the season and share in Annie’s journey to a better life by attending one of the December performances of the classic musical, Annie. Their children’s theater also presents the holiday tale of

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Welcome back.... So after reading about Windows 7 the last two months you’re ready to take the plunge. But rather than buy a new machine you decide to upgrade like I did. Originally it was thought that you would need to buy a complete Win 7 DVD and not just an up-grade DVD if you were going from XP to Win 7. Or perhaps you had a hard drive you formatted and it has nothing on it. You may be surprised to discover that in Windows 7 there’s no difference between the “upgrade” and “full” DVDs and — just as with Vista — the cheaper upgrade version can indeed be used to perform a full install. But that’s just one of the many Windows 7 questions that abound. From what’s possible, to what’s legal, to what-on-earth-were-they-thinking, here’s the skinny on the ins and outs of Microsoft’s best OS yet. It looks like you can use the upgrade version of Windows 7 to install a ‘genuine’ copy of Windows 7 on any PC, whether it already has Windows on it or not. Why would anybody pay way more money and buy a full-install version of Windows 7 instead of an upgrade version?”Good question. So far, the only people who’ve paid for the full version of Windows 7 thought they had to buy it because they were running Windows XP. When they read that they couldn’t do an in-place upgrade from XP to Win7, they mistakenly thought they had to buy the full release. They got ripped off.Experience shows most people using the upgrade package find that their new Win7 key validates immediately after the PC connects to the Internet. If you have a version of Windows running on your PC, start Windows, insert the Windows 7 upgrade DVD, and follow the on-screen instructions. (All of the usual ca-veats about first backing up your data apply, of course.) If you wish, you can reformat your hard drive at the beginning of the installation process. This wipes out all the old data stored on the drive. In testing, as long as I started the Win7 installation from within Windows, the upgrade key passed validation. It didn’t matter whether the PC’s previous version of Windows had ever been validated as “genuine” or not. If you don’t have Windows running — for example, if you’re installing the OS on a new hard drive — boot from the Win7 upgrade DVD and follow the on-screen instructions. Chances are good that Windows 7 will validate immediately, even if there was no copy of Windows on the drive beforehand. If you type in the validation key and see a message stating, “The product key is not valid,” don’t fret. Go ahead and install Win7 without the key and plan on activating the OS later. Remember that you can run Win7 up to 120 days without activating it, Remember to keep those e-mails coming with any questions you may have or topics you would like me to cover. Simply send an email to: [email protected]. Until next month...thank you, Rich Vatalaro

Diving for Treasure While her high school students were researching historic shipwrecks off the coast of Long Island as a class assignment, Sayville High School Marine Science teacher Mrs.

Cindy Giannico made an important discovery herself—a hidden trea-sure in the likes of a colleague. Sayville Technology teacher Bill Vogel is also an advanced-level technical diver, certified for over 300-foot dives, and has more than eleven years of experience diving for wrecks in Long Island coastal waters. Some of his most notable dives include the “ Mt. Everest of dives, the Andrea Doria. Tapping Mr. Vogel’s experiences, Mrs. Giannico reversed the field-trip concept and brought ship-wrecks, complete with artifacts and

equipment from his numerous dives, into the classroom. Joining them were the Marine Science students working on shipwreck projects from the two other Marine Science classes taught by Mr. Anthony DeAngelis and Brian Daleo. Mr. Vogel was enthusiastic and knowledgeable about his favorite subjects, the hand-ful of famous wrecks off our shores, and gave new perspectives to their tragic stories of collision or war that brought them down. Among the more familiar names, Mr. Vogel spoke about his dives to the U.S.S. San Diego, an Armored Cruiser 6, which was brought down by a German submarine U.156 in July 1918, and today still lies listing and upside down about eleven miles southeast of Fire Island inlet. He described the importance of remaining alert while diving, especially because navigation through a dark hull, strewn with bulkheads, machinery, and ship stores, is dangerous. Mr. Vogel informed the students that it is often a blind search for artifacts because of the silt that is disturbed during the dive. A diver has to develop tactile awareness in the absence of vision. The human hand can recognize man-made objects such as the straight edges of a brass nameplate or a brass button embedded in cloth. While certain large items, like brass portholes, clean up nicely and are considered a good find, Mr. Vogel admitted he was fooled by something big, a piece of porcelain pottery that turned out to be fragments of a toilet bowl. Yet, success is measured in amazing recoveries, little pieces of history that survived the shipwrecks. He asked the students to imagine the odds of fine china not breaking during the violence of a storm-tossed wreck, or after the ship crushes into the ocean floor, the china remaining intact and still bearing the ship’s logo when it is recovered hundreds of years later. For Mr. Vogel, several of his great achievements are three intact teacups, logo and all, he recovered from his dives to the Andrea Doria. In addition to the years and levels of training, Mr. Vogel showed the students es-sential tools and equipment that is indispensible for safe diving. Mastering the use of equipment such as air tanks with different mixes is a matter of life or death. “If I make a simple mistake and put a wrong regulator in my mouth, I could die.” He emphasized that no mistake is simple when you life depends on it, and many a seasoned diver has had a tragic end because of one wrong move. While the crowbar, sledge hammer, and flashlight might help him extract artifacts from the deep, more important is how he extracts himself from the depths of the sea. He uses the lifeline to help him find the trail back to safety and his air-bladder vest is readily available should he make emergency ascents. Thanks to Mr. Vogel’s passionate interest in technical diving, Mrs. Giannico’s, Mr. DeAngelis’, and Mr. Daleo’s Marine Science students grew in greater appreciation for one of Long Island ’s local treasures, the undersea world of shipwrecks.

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Successful Adopt-a-Pet Day at Animal Shelter Islip Town Supervisor Phil Nolan recently visited the Islip Animal Shelter during its second annual animal Adopt-a-thon. The event was a huge success as a total of 16 dogs and 7 cats were placed in new homes. “The Islip Animal Shelter has long been successful at pairing pets in need of a home with loving families who will care for them,” stated Supervisor Nolan. “I want to thank everyone at the Animal Shelter and all the residents who came out to help find these animals a loving home.” The event featured a pet parade of all the shelter’s adoptable dogs, raffles, face painting, performances by country western band Mary Lamont, and such vendors as Mary Kay and Lia Sophia Jewelry. Anyone who adopted a dog from the shelter on the day of the event received two free obedience training lessons and a reim-bursement of $55 for a dog and $30 for a cat from the Canine Fence Company. “This Adopt-a-thon was a great family event and we’re looking forward to next year’s,” said Animal Shelter Supervisor Joanne Daly. “Not only did everyone have fun, but we were able help some families bring home a special friend.”

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Assemblywoman Fields attended a Marine Resources Field Tour with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Bureau of Marine Resources (BMR). Executive staff and Legislators participated in the extensive tour that covered the marine coastal district from Shinnecock and West Hampton Dunes to Captree State Park in Babylon . Assemblywoman Fields observed the Shellfish Transplant Operation, which harvests hard clams from the marginally polluted waters of Raritan Bay off Staten Island and re-

locates them to certified waters for bacterial cleansing and eventual marketing as a food product. This program represents a significant economic benefit to the shellfish industry and the State. Aboard the boat and on the bay she witnessed seine netting to survey fish that spawn and grow in LI waters. Assemblywoman Fields discussed environmental issues such as harmful algal blooms which affects eelgrass and shellfish populations with knowledgeable staff. The day concluded with a tour of the Captree State Park Boat Basin in Babylon , the largest fishing port in NYS and entire eastern seaboard. DEC Commissioner Pete Grannis was impressed with Captree and referred to the park as a “jewel.” Captree is a tremendous tourist attraction and is a great source of revenue for the State of New York and the recreational fishing industry.

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BAFFA Exhibit The National League of American Pen Women had their Art exhibit and reception at the Baffa Gallery at Gillette House on Gillette Ave. in Sayville. A reception for the Artist’s was held October 25th. Local artists displayed many fine paintings with chamber music by Lois Barton’s Oboe students. The National League of American Pen Women, Suffolk

Branch, presented to the BAFFA GALLERY (BAY AREA FRIENDS OF THE FINE ARTS), a check for $75, funded by our State Association of NLAPW for an outreach or cultural arts program in keeping with the goals of our organization to support and encourage the arts in our communities.

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NLAPW Suffolk County artists participating in the show. L to R: Kathy McArdle, Treasurer, Marianne Thorvaldsen, Secretary, Lois Walker, Jeanne Rogers, President, Nannette Tiano, Joan Lengyel, Rhoda Gordon, Jan Whiten, Vice President. Not pictured are participating artists Vivian Gay Gatta and Kathy Wayman, and poet Noreen McDonald, who read at the poetry reading segment of our show as did Lois Walker (artist and poet). Paintings behind the artists are by Jeanne Rogers. “ JR, Pres NLAPW


Sayville Early Historyby Richard Scileppi

St. Ann’s Episcopal Church The oldest church on the south shore of Long Island is St John’s Episcopal Church on Montauk Highway in Oakdale. The church building was erected in 1765. Nearly 100 years later, the Rev Charles Douglas came to St. John’s (spring of 1863) and would also be the founder of St. Ann’s Church in Sayville. In March 1866 Mr. John R. Suydam of Bayport purchased just over 12 acres of land for $550.00 on the north side of Middle Road and west of Brown’s River from the estate of James Edwards. He offered the use of the property for building a chapel, which was completed in the fall of 1866 at a cost of $2,600. It was a wooden building and originally named St. John’s Academy. It was used also as a day

school and Sunday services as an extension of St. John’s Church. However, just one year later the name was changed to St. Barnabas Chapel. In 1871 with the illness of Rev Douglas services were conducted by Henry Ingraham and other Lay Readers. The local Sayville and Bayport folks separated from St. John’s and organized their own parish on this site on July 13, 1873. By 1873 the population of Sayville had grown to about one thousand and the village was thriving. At the request of John R Suydam the name of the parish (the wooden Church) was changed to St. Ann’s Church on April 30, 1874 in the memory of his wife. The Rev. John Prescott became the fi rst rector of the new parish and remained for the next 48 years. The rectory was built next to the original build-ing in 1878 and in 1922 was moved back quite a

distance from Middle Road. Thru the generosity of Walter Suydam and his sister Mrs. Helen Suydam Cutting, the beautiful stone Church was erected in 1887 with Isaac H. Green Jr. the architect. The older St. Barnabas building was moved to the rear and attached to the new stone Church. Unfortunately, John R. Suydam passed away in 1882 prior to the erection of the present stone church. Across the street on the south side of Middle Road, the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, erected two buildings in 1924 establishing a home for orphan boys and girls. The land had been donated by Miss Ida Gillette in 1921. These buildings were eventually purchased by St. Ann’s around 1959 from the Church Charity Foundation of the Diocese of Long Island. The buildings were used as Church School rooms for the growing parish members. One of the buildings was named Littlejohn, named after the Rev. Abram N. Littlejohn, of Brooklyn who was the fi rst Bishop of Long Island. The Church organ was a gift by L Cadwalader Post, the lecturn by Mrs. Alfred Fraser, the font by the Gillette family. The windows are of Tiffany glass and a gift of the Cutting family. The sterling silver communion service was gifted by the Wood family. The offi cers of the Church at that time included Isaac Green, Robert Roosevelt, John Suydam, William Munkelwitz, William Bason and Oscar Smith.The Sayville gazette looks forward in the New Year covering many of the other houses of worship, railroad, trolley ser-vice, retail stores, hotels, early industries and other stories of interest. We would love to be contacted from anyone who has early postcards. We appreciate the continued feedback, comments, questions and suggestions which can be sent directly to [email protected]

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