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STAFFRuth Garthe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editor

Robin Clark . . . . . .Associate Editor

Elizabeth Isabelle . . Feature Writer

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MERCHANT SPOTLIGHTMazelis Landscape Contractingand Mazelis Gift and Garden Center ........4

AROUND TOWNSt. Patrick’s Day Parade Princes and Princesses ............................6 & 8

Breakfast With the Easter Bunny....................10Viking Auction Set for April 27 ......................10Boy Scout Troop 301 Helping Out ................12

SHSE Fashion Show at Flowerfield on March 28 ............................14Community Association of St. James Meeting Schedule ..........14Student Wins Award in Cricket® Magazine Competition ............16Your Prayers and Help are Needed ..............................................16IN THE NEWSSuffolk Country Legislator Rob Trotta Holds Pet Food Drive ........18BMHMC Presents the 2018 Swing Into Spring Benefit ..................20Hazardous Waste Disposal Event on April 21 ..............................21Smithtown Food Pantry Donations Still Needed ........................22HISTORICALLY SPEAKING ..........................................................23-30ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTSTAC Spring Art Classes ..................................................................32Documentary Photography Now Exhibit ......................................346th Annual Teaching Drums Recital Held ....................................36Celebrate St. James ........................................................................38On Stage at Smithtown Performing Arts Center ..........................40The Atelier at Flowerfield Happenings ..........................................41The Jazz Loft Schedule ....................................................................42Gallery North Classes and Exhibition ........................................44-45On Stage at Staller Center ............................................................46Long Island Museum Events ......................................................48-50Smithtown Historical Society Happenings ....................................52The Art League of Long Island ..................................................54-56Programs Offered at the Library ..............................................58-64FINANCIAL FOCUS ....................................................................66-67DESIGN IDEAS ....................................................................................68NATURE PAGES For Kids (and Adults) ........................................70-71NATURALLY SPEAKING ....................................................................72IN THE SCHOOLS ........................................................................74-78HEALTH NOTESPhysical Therapist’s Guide to Shoulder Bursitis ........................79-80Ask Ron Villano ................................................................................81Adaptive Clothing - Getting Dressed Has Never Been Easier ....82Tis the Season for Injuries ..................................................................84People with Chronic Kidney Disease Should Get Their Hearing Checked..............................................86

Power & Possibilities of Essential Oils ........................................88-89POET’S CORNER ................................................................................83SPRING EGG HUNT ............................................................................90CELEBRATIONS ..................................................................................91A STEP BACK IN TIME ........................................................................92OBITUARIES ..................................................................................95-98CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING ............................................................ 100DIRECTORY OF ADVERTISERS .............................................. 102-103

PLEASE NOTE:Advertising & Editorial Deadline for the APRIL edition of OUR TOWN • ST. JAMES isTHURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2018 - 12 NOON.Distribution takes place on Wednesday, April 18, 2018.

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M E R C H A N T S P O T L I G H T

by Elizabeth Isabelle

No matter how long the winter,spring is sure to follow. – Proverb

It certainly has been a coldand dreary winter. Does yourproperty and landscaping havethe winter blues? Has the lastnor’easter taken a toll on someof your prized specimen plant-ings? Say hello to Mazelis Land-scape Contracting Corp. of St.James. Founder and ownerStephen (Steve) Mazelis has beentrusted to care for clients’ pre-cious natural assets since 1991.Family owned and operated,Mazelis Landscape Contractinghas earned a well deserved repu-tation of superior customer serv-ice and unparalleledhorticultural knowledge and ex-pertise.

“We are experts at landscap-ing. Proven professionals withthe vision, talent and commit-ment to design, enhance and

maintain the mostbeautifullandscapeson Long Island. our

team hasbeen

carefully selected and includessome of the best designers, horti-culturists and technicians onLong Island. I take pride in ac-tively managing our business andlove living in this beautiful com-munity. We have a very respon-sive office staff and highlyexperienced sales associates whospecialize in residential, com-mercial and developmentalproperties from Montauk toManhattan.”

Mazelis Landscape offers a fullrange of professional groundsmaintenance services to keepyour property growing in beautyand value, year after year. Frombasic weekly care or total prop-erty maintenance, Mazelis Land-scape does it all. MazelisLandscape will happily cus-tomize a maintenance programthat fits your needs and budgetperfectly.

Mazelis Landscape can designan oasis of tranquility for your

outdoor living. Taking intoaccount your lifestyle,preferences and budget-ary requirements, clients

are encouraged to sharetheir vision and allow the

professionals at Mazelis Land-scape to bring their dreams tofruition. After the consultation,Mazelis Landscaping will de-velop a functional and estheticalmaster plan, graphically illus-

trated to show you the best de-sign solution for your property.

Mazelis Landscape also pro-vides a variety of tree mainte-nance services to help youmaintain beautiful, healthy treesand a safe environment, whilepreserving your landscape in-vestment. Lawn and plant health-care is an important part ofmaintaining your grass and help-ing your floral and evergreenlandscapes flourish. From tradi-tional treatments to hybrid or-ganic infused programs, MazelisLandscape offers scientificallycustomized programs specificallyfit to your lawn and landscapeneeds.

Mazelis Landscape is also afull service garden center open 7days a week for the garden en-thusiast! Mulch, top soil and fer-tilizer are available and deliverycan be arranged. For easter besure to see the beautiful selec-tion of tulips, hyacinths and daf-fodil plants – fragrant, colorfulbeauties to welcome the renewalof spring! Magnificent gardenstatuary, bird baths, bird houses,outdoor pots and flags await you.Inside the Garden Center, smallgifts, coastal décor for summerand every gardening tool youneed to satisfy your gardeningobsession has been carefully selected. Pesky moles, voles and

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S T . P A T R I C K ’ S D A Y P A R A D E

Brianna Marie Feeney, Age: 5brianna is a spunky, lovable,

kindergartener in Mrs.biangazzo’s class at St. James elementary. brianna’s happy ener-getic personality brings a smile toeveryone she meets. She loves todance, and is in her fourth year atChorus Line Dance Studio. brianna’s Irish heritage stems fromher paternal grandparents. HerNana, bridget was born andraised in Co. Donegal, Irelandwhere her family still resides inballyliffin. Her Papa’s family isfrom Co. roscommon. brianna isthe youngest of four children. She has a big brother brayden(12), and she hopes to follow inthe footsteps of her older sistersKatelyn (10) and Sarah (8) and beprivileged to represent St. Jamesas a princess in the parade.

34th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Princesses and Princes

Brianna Marie Feeney Maeve Autumn Keely Gia Lane Olivia Lane

Oliviagrace Ruf

Oliviagrace Ruf, Age: 7oliviagrace was born

on St. Patrick’s Day. Sheis currently a 1st gradestudent at St. James ele-mentary School. olivia-grace takes such greatpride in having her birth-day on the same day asSt. Patrick’s Day that thishas become a big holidaycelebration in her family.She is also very active inthe community partici-pating in her local DaisyTroop, playing soccerwith the Smithtown‘Kickers, cheerleading forSt. James NesconsetYouth Football, playinglacrosse with SmithtownGirls Lacrosse and at-tending Sunday School atMessiah LutheranChurch. Happy Birthdayto Oliviagrace!

Maeve Autumn Keely, Age: 9 Maeve’s favorite color Is blue and her

favorite music is Pop, Justin, bieber,Fitch Harmony, Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift, Charle Puth, SeanMendez. Her favorite food is mozzarella sticks. Maeve wants to bean artist and singer when she grows up.She likes art, music, slime, the beach,the pool, amusement parks, airplanes,movies, shopping, animals and playingwith her friends. Her favorite activitiesare swimming, art, sewing and music.

Gia Lane, Age: 4Gia is a very sweet 4-year-old that

attends St. James Lutheran Preschool.Gia looks up to her big sister olivia.Gia’s favorite thing to do is play with allof her baby dolls and hang out with hertwo best friends Sydney and Antonia.

Olivia Lane, Age: 6olivia attends first grade at St. James

elementary school. She is a fun, loving,caring and super outgoing child thatloves to sing. olivia is nicknamed“sassy” by her teachers because sheloves to dress to impress. olivia lovesmaking slime and playing with herfriends. olivia is in her second year ofGirl Scouts and looks forward to sticking with it.

The St. James Chamber of Commerce is happy to present the 2018 Princessesand Princes for their 34th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade which was held on Satur-day, March 17, 2018 along Lake Avenue.

PRiNCeSSeS:

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S T . P A T R I C K ’ S D A Y P A R A D E

PRiNCeS:Ronan Thomas Keely, Age: 7

ronan’s favorite color is blue and his favorite music isrock n roll, Pop, Queen, LedZeppelin, Motor Head, JudasPriest. His favorite food is pizza.ronan wants to be a baseballplayer, basketball player and adrummer when he grows up. Helikes video games, the Mets,Knicks, Giants & Jets, NY Is-landers, bike riding, music, thebeach, the pool, amusementparks, airplanes, movies, playingwith his buds. His favorite activi-ties are baseball and basketball.

Liam Menzies, Age: 5Liam is an out-of-this-world

5-year-old who loves to teach

Mrs. Muffly and his Kindergartenclass (and anyone who will lis-ten) all about our solar systemand galaxies beyond. When heisn’t holding a lecture he’s play-ing deck hockey at St. Patrick’s inSmithtown and showing off hisninja skills at Tae Kwon Do orplaying with his little sister.

Christopher Ryan O’Toole, Age: 4

Christopher is a proud 4-year-old Irishman that attends St.James Lutheran Preschool in St.James. He was recently a ringbearer in his parents’ hometownwedding in St. James this past fall

and is excited to become a bigbrother to the newest o’Tooleexpected to arrive this spring!Christopher ryan’s favorite coloris blue and he loves the NY Yan-kees, gardening, collecting shellsat the beach and learning aboutdinosaurs and outer space. Healso says cooking with his momand grandma, Nini, is “the bestpart of his life.” Chris’ smile is asfresh and bright as an Irishmeadow! He cannot wait to visitIreland one day with his family, alifelong dream he shares with hisdad. Christopher ryan wishesyou all a lucky St. Patrick”s Day!

Ronan Thomas Keely Liam Menzies Christopher Ryan O’Toole

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A R O U N D T O W N

The Loyal Lodge Sons of Nor-way 252 will host their annualvIKING AuCTIoN on Friday,April 27, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.There will be lots of great prizesand baskets. Something foreveryone. The event will be heldin the Parish Hall of the St.James Lutheran Church, located

at 230 Second Avenue in St.James (corner of 2nd and Wood-lawn Aves.).

Admission is $15 and includes25 tickets; each additional blockof 25 yellow tickets is $10. Savemoney and buy bundles of yel-low, blue and red tickets. Manyhigh priced items will be avail-

able. Complimentary coffee andcake will be served. All are wel-come – bringa friend!

For additional informationcall 631-880-8820.

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Viking Auction Set for April 27

The St. James Fire Department en-gine Company 3 invites you, yourfamily, and friends to have breakfastwith the easter bunny on Sunday,March 25, 2018 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.at the St. James Fire House, locatedon route 25A and Lake Avenue inSt. James.

besides meeting the easter bunny,a complete breakfast will be pre-pared by the fire department’s ownChef Tansey. enjoy this hearty fam-ily style breakfast along with meet-

ing and taking pictures with theeaster bunny... don’t forget

your camera.Adults/$7 and children under

12/$3. Attention families... for every 4 people in your family the5th is Free. For additional informa-tion call 631-584-5760 or 631-584-5799.

The St. James Fire Departmentsupports the Suffolk County burnCenter and the Firefighter CancerSupport Network.

Pancake Breakfast With the Easter Bunny on March 25

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A R O U N D T O W N

Boy Scout Troop 301 Helping Out

if you’re interested in scouting,troop 301 meets every thursday at the st. james Lutheran church

at 7:30 p.m.

Boy Scouts from Troop 301, of St. James,are pictured helping out baking at RonaldMcDonald House in New Hyde Park.

Scouts from Troop 301 helped hand out bulletins at the St. JamesLutheran Church at the 10 a.m. celebration on Sunday, February 4,2018.

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Enjoy aDinner for 2on us,while we are creating your new kitchen.

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A R O U N D T O W N

Smithtown High School eastPTSA is holding a Fashion Showon Wednesday, March 28, 2018at Flowerfield of St. James, from7 to 11 p.m. Tickets at $70 perperson include dinner and theshow. All proceeds will benefitstudent scholarships and the cul-tural arts program. Last year sixscholarships were given to de-serving students.

There will be a Chinese Auc-tion with over 100 baskets rang-

ing in value from $100-$500. Fashion Show tickets may be

purchased by sending yourname, phone and email with acheck in the amount of $70 perperson payable to:

SHSe PTSA10 School Street

St. James,NY 11780.If you are purchasing more

than one ticket or a full table(max. 12 people), please list ALLthe names, with a contact num-

ber. No actual tickets will be is-sued; your name will be at thedoor for check in. Please giveseating requests and note if yourchild is modeling. No TICKeTSALeS AT THe Door.

Consider donating a raffleitem. All donations will be acknowledged in the program.

For additional informationcontact Morgan Tavis at 631-382-5202, [email protected]

SHSE Fashion Show at Flowerfield Set for March 28

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Community Association of Greater St. James Public Meeting Schedule

• Monday, April 16

• Monday, June 18

• Monday, September 24

• Monday, November 19

Public Meetings for the Community Association of St. James will be held at 7 p.m. at the St. James elementary School Gym, Lake Avenue in St. James.

Contact the Community Association of Greater St. James, Inc. at Po box 2054, St James NY 11780 for additional information.

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A R O U N D T O W N

Avery Yang, of St. James, age10, received First Prize in theNovember 2017 Cricket Leagueart competition. For this contest,each entrant was asked to submitartwork with the theme Cele-brate the Season. Avery’s artworkappears in the Cricket Leaguesection of the March 2018 issueand is posted atcricketmagkids.com/contests.Avery’s award certificate hasbeen placed at the front entranceof St. James elementary whereshe attends.

Her parents are really proudof her asshe entered the com-petition on herown initiative.

Cricketfeatures the bestshort stories, poems, and articlesby the world’s finest children’s

authors and is illustrated by thebest artists from here andabroad.

In each issue Cricket sponsorsa different and unique writing orart competition, with hundredsof entries pouring in each timefrom enthusiastic Cricket readersall over the world. Winners re-ceive recognition and a certifi-cate, and the best entries arepublished in the magazine andon its Web site for children:cricketmagkids.com/contests.

Student Wins Award In Cricket® Magazine Competition

Sts. Philip and Jamesparishioner, AngelaAmoroso, a young beautifulmother, daughter and sisteris in need of a kidney trans-

plant. Her blood type is A. If after prayerful consider-

ation, you may be able toassist in this effort, kindlycontact:

Your Prayers and Your Help are Needed

With sincere thanks and appreciation... The Amoroso family

Dr. KnapikOutreach Transplant CoordinatorStony Brook University Hospital631-444-6944

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I N T H E N E W S

Suffolk County Legislator robTrotta is participating in Long Is-land Cares’ seventh annual Leg-islative Food Drive Challenge tocollect pet food for the clients ofLong Island Cares. Since 2009,Long Island Cares has providedfree pet food and supplies to in-dividuals and families in need, inan effort to enable them to keeptheir pets at home instead ofplacing them in shelters.

Pet products being collected

include canned and dry cat/dogfood, cat/dog treats, bird seed,and food for fish, rabbits and fer-rets, as well as kitty litter andsmall new toys. Leg. Trotta willbe holding the drive throughMarch 31. Donations may bedropped off at Leg. Trotta’s office,59 Landing Avenue, Suite 1,Smithtown. It is open Monday –Friday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.For more information, call hisoffice at 631- 854-3900.

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empire State College, of theState university of New York, willhold public informationsession(s) about its associate andbachelor’s degree programs at itsHauppauge location, PerryDuryea State office building,room 1A11, 250 veterans Me-morial Highway, Hauppauge on

Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 6p.m. For more information andadditional dates, please call 516-997-4700, ext. 4068.

SuNY empire State Collegewas established in 1971 to offeradult learners the opportunity toearn associate, bachelor’s andmaster’s degrees from the State

university of New York. Studentslearn through independent stud-ies, online courses, seminars andresidencies. Learners also mayearn credit for prior college-levellearning from work and life expe-rience.

For additional information,visit www.esc.edu.

Empire College Information Sessions for Adults

Suffolk County Legislator Rob Trotta Holds Pet Food Drive

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Legal defender of healthcare.Volunteer to hospital patients.Advocate for the homeless.

Educator of students.And a true friend

to our community.

BMHMC is proud to honor

Anne Bracken DeNicola, Esq.

Thursday, April 19thLand’s End

80 Browns River Road, Sayville, NY

Doors open at 5:30pm.Cocktails at 6pm.

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brookhaven Memorial Hospi-tal Medical Center will be host-ing their 2018 SWING INToSPrING Dinner/Dance on Thurs-day, April 19, 2018 at Land’s endin Sayville. The event promisesan elegant evening of cocktails,dinner and entertainment withan auction and raffles for fabu-lous prizes. Tickets are now onsale and sponsorships are stillavailable. All proceeds from theevent benefit the programs andservices for the hospital.

Anne bracken DeNicola, esq.,the honoree for the 2018 event,is a partner at Lewis Johs Aval-lone Aviles LLP; and has spent asignificant part of the last 20years defending physicians andhospitals in medical malpracticecases. She is also a passionatevolunteer for many organizationsfocused on the betterment of the

community. Not only does she volunteer her time and efforts forbMHMC, but she is frequentlyfound collecting supplies for andassembling “Wash Kits” for thehomeless and participating in the“Peanut butter and Jelly Gang,”which provides sandwiches tothe hungry. Her volunteeringalso includes; teaching religiouseducation at her local churchand judging high school studentsfrom across Long Island duringmock trial competitions. Annelives in St. James with her hus-

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Smithtown Food Pantry Donations Still Needed

by William J. Gartheonce again I would like to thank the very gen-

erous residents of St. James on behalf of the Smith-town Food Pantry. each week you have reallycome through with your donations which aregreatly appreciated by the Pantry and those whofound themselves in need at this time of year. TheFood Pantry, which has been in existence for morethan 30 years, is supported by contributions frompeople like you. Canned goods, pasta, tooth-brushes, toothpaste, rolls of toilet paper, schoolsupplies, pets food/treats are some examples of ourresidents’ generosity.

I am publishing a list of items needed, just incase you have any of these in abundance in yourpantry, as there are some folks right here in St.James and Smithtown who could use a little tem-porary help.

Items needed for the food pantry:baked beans, tuna fish, all types canned vegeta-

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I’m looking for the small donations that don’twarrant a drive to Smithtown; the one can of tuna,or baked beans, a box of pasta, one bottle ofshampoo, anything that will help someone inneed. I will collect and deliver to the Pantry eachweek whatever is donated.

Thank you in advancefor your generosity. We are generally open toaccept donations Monday through Thursday,from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Foradditional information,call me at 631-862-9000.

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by Bradley Harris, Smithtown Historian

I have been writing about thegrowth and development ofthe town of St. James. Lastmonth’s article was based onmemories that Marie HausslerSturm had of St. James in the1920’s. In this article about thebusiness district, I took Marie’smemories of St. James andadded them to those of her fa-ther, Theodore Haussler, creat-ing a more complete picture ofSt. James in the 1920’s.Theodore Haussler’s memoriesfirst appeared in a SmithtownStar article entitled “St. JamesAs It Used To Be,” January 20,1960.

When the 20th Centurydawned, the entire population ofthe town of St. James numbered400 people. Throughout the firstquarter of the 20th Century,many newcomers came into thearea, and by 1925, there were1,833 living in St. James. Manyof these newcomers foundhomes in “boomertown” on thesouth side of the railroad tracks.The land on the south side of therailroad tracks, the wrong side ofthe tracks, began to be devel-oped at the turn of the century.The whole development of thisarea, known derisively as“boomertown” by the old-timeresidents of St. James, was beingpromoted by the House andHome Company in conjunctionwith the Long Island railroad.Homes were sold for $300,$400, and $500 on lots thatwere laid out in a grid pattern ofstreets and avenues in an areathat would become known as St.James Park. It must have beenwhen the subdivision plans werefiled that Depot road, formerlyGallagher’s Lane, became LakeAvenue.

The first home built in“boomertown” or St. James Park

was built by a Mr. erland in 1899near the railroad tracks. othersrapidly followed. It is said thatlots were marketed to immigrantsas they came off the boats at ellisIsland. This might account for the

presence of so many Germans,Norwegians, and Swedes intown. As more and more peoplebegan living on the south side ofthe railroad tracks, the center of

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continued from page 23population shifted in St. James andthis led to the expansion of thebusiness community into“boomertown.” A business districtbegan to develop along Lake Av-enue just south of the railroad sta-tion.

In 1901, Joseph Amey built afeed and grain store on the cornerof railroad Avenue and 1st Av-enue in the block east of Lake Av-enue. Then in 1905, theNissequogue Hotel was erectedon the corner of Lake Avenue andrailroad Avenue (located whereGarguilo’s bakery is today). Thishotel was where New York Cityfolks stayed when they came outto St. James for a vacation. Thehotel had the latest conveniences,gas lighting and indoor plumbing.In the fall and winter months,hunters stayed here and spenttheir time hunting in the wooded

areas to the southeast of the village where they shot quail, rabbit and deer, or they venturedout into duck blinds and punts onSt. James Harbor from which theyshot ducks and geese. even MayorGaynor stayed here when hecame out to St. James in the winter.

Marie Sturm recalled that theNissequogue Hotel was owned bya couple named Moore in the1920’s. everybody knew Mrs.Moore because she was a heftylady who had a big captain’s chairthat was her own special chairthat she sat in whenever she wentto the neighboring movie theateron 2nd Street, and “you didn’t sitin Mrs. Moore’s chair.” The Nisse-quogue Hotel survived until 1952when it burned down in a roaringfire on Christmas eve.

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St. James’ own Flatiron Building.Built in 1908 by Joseph Amey, itnow houses the Dowling-Knipfing-Klein insurance agency. The originalbuilding had a wrap-around porchthat extended across the front andside along Railroad Avenue. in the1920’s, this store was Larry Smith’sStationery and ice Cream Storeknown for its marble soda fountainand subterranean bowling alley(two lanes) that extended off theback of the building.

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continued from page 24triangular shaped flat iron build-ing that today houses the Dowl-ing-Knipfing-Klein insuranceoffice. The two-story building hasa flat roof with a broad over-hanging cornice that is sup-ported by heavy decorativebrackets. The original buildinghad a wrap-around porch thatextended across the front andside of the building along rail-road Avenue. This was LarrySmith’s Stationary and Ice CreamStore in the 1920’s that had amarble soda fountain inside. Thebuilding also had an under-ground two-lane bowling alleythat extended off the back of thestore – only the peaked roof overthe alleys was visible above theground.

A 1917 atlas shows that JosephAmey had a two-story house andbarn just south of the flat ironbuilding. barbara Hermann re-called that a big fire burnedthrough this area in the middleof the night on January 2, 1922.The fire began in the barn thenowned by Sam Yochmowitz, butrented out to a family namedLeipert who stabled a horse andwagon in the barn. The fire de-stroyed the barn, then leapedover the Leipert house andstarted burning the next buildingto the south – ryan’s grocerystore. At 2:15am, barbara Her-mann who lived in the house be-hind the barn, saw the barn

burning. Flames engulfed the en-tire barn and spread to the adja-cent grocery store. The ryanswere “awakened by a manpounding on the store.” Tom,Helen and their five-week oldbaby Jimmy got out just as “theroof fell in.” The roaring blazewas fanned by a northwest windand “burning pieces of wood

were blown across the fields toWoodlawn Avenue.” Had thewind shifted, Mrs. Herman’shouse would have been in trou-ble since her house was only100 feet from the barn. As it hap-pened, one neighboring housedid catch fire when the roofstarted burning but the housewas saved by the timely arrival ofthe Stony brook and SmithtownFire Departments who extin-guished the fire. It was this firethat prompted St. James residentsto organize a fire department oftheir own. (This informationcomes from a letter barbara Her-mann wrote to me in 1982.)

Marie Sturm remembered thatthe fire completely destroyed theryan’s grocery store that burnedright into the basement. Marieremembered peering into thesmoking basement after the firewas extinguished and she wasamazed to see cans of food stillsmoking. The ryans never rebuilttheir grocery store, they simplymoved across the street to AlbertWolfe’s building where theyopened a deli in a store front onthe south side of the building.

Following the fire, SamYochmowitz opened a market on2nd Street where the King Kullensupermarket stands today. Thisgrocery store did well and Mar-ion Duetzman recalled in hermemoirs that her family shoppedat Sam Yochmowitz’s market and

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Aerial view of St. James showing Lake Av-enue looking south from the railroadtracks, c. mid-1930s. The NissequogueHotel is in the right foreground of thephoto and the Calderone Theater can beseen on the corner of First Avenue and2nd Street on the left side of the photo-graph. Notice the open lots surroundingLake Avenue and you will realize that“Boomertown” was not really boomingat all in the 1920’s.

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continuedthat the store “would give outnumbers” to customers “duringthe week and every Saturdaynight all the townspeople wouldgather on the sidewalk to see ifthey had the lucky number of theweek. A cash prize was given tothe winner.”

Further to the south ofYochmowitz’s market was theveterans Memorial Hall. The hallwas erected about the same timethat the flat-iron building wasbuilt in 1908, and like the flat-iron building, this building had aflat roof and a broad overhang-ing cornice supported by decora-tive brackets. According toTheodore Haussler, the originalbuilding was known as “Me-chanics Hall” and was owned bya brotherhood known as the Jun-ior order of American Mechan-ics. Today the hall is the home ofthe St. James chapter of thev.F.W. In the 1920’s, the v.F.W.hall marked the end of the busi-ness district on the west side ofLake Avenue and there wereonly private homes to the south.

on the east side of Lake Av-enue, south of the NissequogueHotel, there were a number ofother stores in the 1920’s busi-ness district. Immediately southof the Hotel was the buildingthat today houses the DanielGale Sotheby’s real estate officeand it was standing here in thelate 1920’s. Marie didn’t remem-ber what business was in thisstore in the 1920’s but she didrecall that when she marriedrichard Sturm in 1933, theycame to this store for their wed-ding pictures where a photogra-pher named Hinst had his studio.Just south of this building, on thesouth side of 2nd Avenue wasemil riis’ store.

emil riis’ store was standingon this site in 1928 when MarieSturm went to work in his candystore as a soda jerk. The candystore was in a small one storybuilding that stood on the south-

east corner of Lake Avenue and2nd Street. (The bar ComiskyPark occupies the site today.)Marie remembered that emil riiswas a short, stocky German witha bushy mustache and his candystore had a soda fountain whichMarie tended. Marie worked in

the riis store in the summer of1928. She was paid all of $1 aday, but she was glad to have thejob which had her scooping icecream, making ice cream sodas,and selling candy, newspapersand cigars. Marie also made out



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continued from page 27the monthly bills for the riis cus-tomers who charged everythingon the cuff. She recalled that allshe had to do was make out thebill, put the customer’s name onthe envelope, write local belowit and the post office clerk madesure that the bill got to the rightmailbox.

Sometime in the early 1930’s,Mr. riis purchased the lot on thenortheast corner of Lake Avenueand 2nd Street, built a newlarger building on the site, andmoved his soda fountain acrossthe street. This is the buildingthat was occupied by extebank,then North Fork bank, and isnow a doctor’s office.

To the south of emil riis’ storethere was a large vacant lot thatstretched all the way to theWolfe building. This lot wasdeep and extended from LakeAvenue to 1st Avenue. Marie re-called that there was a smallbungalow on the lot that was setback from Lake Avenue. Marieremembered that this was thehome of Clarence and SybilSmith and they had a passel of

kids. Marie’s mother was goodfriends with Sybil Smith andwould frequently stop by to talkand visit. Marie recalled that theSmiths had six children – Mar-ion, elmer, William, George,Leroy and Glover. The Smithsrented this house and lived herethrough much of the 1920’s.

South of the vacant lot was Al-

bert Wolfe’s building constructedsometime around 1907. It wasbuilt of rusticated concreteblocks with a gambrel roof andlooked like a barn with its gableend to the street. The back south-east corner of the buildinglooked as if it had been sliced offto make room for the other con-crete block barn that is behind it.Marie’s father, Theodore Haus-sler, worked for Albert b. Wolfeshortly after he came to St. Jamesin 1900. Albert Wolfe had abutcher shop and Theodoreworked for him delivering meatto the outlying areas of St. James.Theodore remembered that whenhe worked for Albert Wolfe, Mr.Wolfe opened up a movie the-ater on the second floor of hisbuilding, and silent movies wereshown here when they first be-came available. It was a questionof safety that forced Mr. Wolfe tobuild a new theater on the northside of 2nd Street, just behindemil riis’s building. Marie’sfriend, Margaret balaz, playedthe piano for the silent movies.Margaret only knew how to play



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continued from page 28two classical pieces of music andshe played them over and overthroughout the feature films. Inher memoirs, Marion Duetzmanremembered seeing silent moviesin this theater in the late 1920’sand recalled that on Saturdaynights the owners of the theaterwould sponsor events such as a“pie eating contest.” She recalledthat “anyone could enter thecontest and most of the time theyhad gooey pies, mostly huckle-berry. My brother and his friendswere always in this contest, andmost of the time either mybrother or his best friend won –but you should have seen themess afterwards.” When talkiescame along in 1928, a Mr. bren-nan built a new theater across2nd Street on the corner of 2nd Street and First Avenue. This the-ater where Natalie Weinstein hasher consignment shop andgallery today, had an elevatedstage and hosted movies and the-atrical productions for manyyears.

South of the Wolfe building,on Lake Avenue’s east side wasthe Meyer building. owned byMrs. S. Meyer in 1917, the build-ing was built around 1910 and ismuch like the veteran’s Hall withits flat roof and broad overhangsupported by brackets. Marie re-membered that this building wasoccupied by Hymie Schechter’sdry goods store. Marie recalledthat her father used to say thatMr. Schechter started out in busi-ness with just a horse and wagonfrom which he peddled drygoods – cloth by the bolt, elastic,sewing cotton, buttons, needles,thread, etc. Her father alwaystalked of seeing Hymie and hiswife riding on the wagon withtheir little daughter rosie stuckbetween them on the wagonseat. When he gave up the ped-dler’s wagon, Hymie rented Mrs.Meyer’s building on Lake Avenueand opened up his dry goodsstore. His store offered the same

merchandise he sold from thepeddler’s wagon as well as man-ufactured work clothing for menand women. Today the buildingis occupied by a shoemaker’sshop.

Across 3rd Street on the cornerof Lake Avenue was the St. JamesPark Hotel, which was alsoowned by Mrs. S. Meyer. TheHotel fronted on Lake Avenue.This building was one of the lastboarding houses big enough tobe called a hotel where a visitorto St. James might choose to stayfor a while. Marie rememberedthat there used to be restauranton this corner that was known asott’s Kitchen and that the ottssometimes served a popular spe-cial of soft shelled crabs. Shedidn’t know whether the restau-rant was associated with the St.James Park Hotel. The buildingwas torn down a long time agoand a gas station was built on thecorner. A medical office buildingnow occupies the site. South ofthe Meyer Hotel was the laststore in the St. James businessdistrict of the 1920’s – SophieMadsen’s dry goods store. Marieremembered that Sophie soldyard goods – bolts of fabric pur-

chased by the yards – sewingsupplies, and notions. She alsorecalled that Sophie sold shoes,galoshes and rubber “arctics” forthe really inclement weather.Further south of Sophie Madsen’sstore were private homes thatfronted Lake Avenue down toWoodlawn Avenue.

Now a century later, the na-ture and character of the storesdoing business in St. James hasvastly changed as the town hasbeen transformed from a littlecountry village with hundreds ofresidents into a suburban townwith thousands of people. Theonly thing that hasn’t changedare the facades of some of thebuildings that date from the1920’s. In that respect, the past isstill a part of life in St. Jamestoday.

Editor’s Note: Brad Harris is the Town of Smithtown’sofficial Historian. Brad was a High SchoolSocial Studies teacher who spent 30years teaching in Commack. As Historianhe has written many newspaper articleson the history of our town, he has pub-lished pamphlets and written histories ofCommack, Nesconset, St. James, KingsPark, Hauppauge and Smithtown Branch.He resides in St. James.


Built in 1907 by Albert Wolfe to house his butcher shop, this concrete blockbuilding was where the first movie theater in St. James was located on the sec-ond floor. Silent movies were shown here until safety concerns forced AlbertWolfe to build another theater on 2nd Street. The building is still standing todayon Lake Avenue and is now Natalie Weinstein’s interior design office and thehome of Studio 455.

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“Mommy and Me” Painting Party-e – Sunday, May 20, 2018, 1:00-3:00 pmYoungsters 5 years old and older – Mothers, all ages

Just bring a smock. We supply everything needed for a delightful “Mommy and Me” experience!Call Studio 455 to register at 631-862-6198 • Space is limited, so early registration is suggested.

$40 for Mommy and a childArline Goldstein, artist, will guide you both to create Art.

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A R T S & E N T E R T A I N M E N T

The Smithtown Township ArtsCouncil offers year-round artsclasses for all ages (children/adult) at the Mills Pond House,660 route 25A in St. James.

registration is accepted on afirst-come, first-served basisupon receipt of payment and isaccepted through the first day ofclass when seats are available.Sorry, no refunds except forclasses not running due to insuf-ficient enrollment.

register today by mailingcompleted registration form(available on website:www.stacarts.org) and class feecheck (payable to STAC).

Please call 631-862-6575 oremail [email protected] formore information and a com-plete schedule of classes (alsoavailable on the website:www.stacarts.org).

CHiLDReN’S ART CLASSeS

Let’s Paint! Water Mixable OilColors | Ages 13-15Weds., April 11, 18, 25, 5-7 p.m.Fee: $98

Students will create their owncomposition and design of theirchoosing. Teacher: Nicholas Frizalone

Let’s Paint! Water Mixable OilPaints | Ages 14-16Sundays, April 15, 22, 12-3 p.m.Fee: $98

Students will use water-basedoil paints to create a finishedpainting. Teacher: Nicholas Frizalone

ADULT CLASSeS

Spring Basket Floral Design with Janice MancusoSaturday, April 1410:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Fee: $50 all materials included

Learn the design techniquesfor making a classic L-shape floral arrangement. Spring basketis approximately 18” high and 11” wide.

intermediate Watercolor with Ann AmberyFridays, April 6, 13, 20, 2710:30 a.m-12:30 p.m.Fee: $112

The class is conducted in aworkshop style which will focuson the individual needs of thestudent. This class is for studentswho have some prior watercolorexperience. Register by March 26

STAC Spring Art Classes

Community Association of Greater St. James, Inc.

P.o. box 2054, Saint JameS, nY 11780email: [email protected]

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come hear aBout the reVitalizatiON OF laKe aVeNuespeakers include: Edward Wehrheim, Smithtown Supervisor

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MEMBERSHIP FORMAnnual Membership Year January 1-December 31

Per FamiLY: $50.00 • senior citiZen: $25.00 • sPonsor / Business / organiZation: $50.00

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name: __________________________________________________________________________________________

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The Smithtown Township ArtsCouncil is pleased to presentDocumentary Photography Nowfrom March 24 through April 21,2018 at the Mills Pond Gallery,located at 660 route 25A in St.James. Curated by Kevin C.Downs, the exhibition featuresthe work of 24 documentaryphotographers whose personallives and work focus on offeringnew insights on the world and itspeoples. The exhibit features awide variety of images capturingincredible moments, celebrationsof life, intimate relationships,global issues and more.

The public is invited to theopening reception Friday, March23 from 7-10 p.m. where theywill have an opportunity to viewthe exhibition and meet some ofthe exhibiting photographers.

Take time to engage with thesewonderful images. They captureunique and powerful storiesabout our world. Maybe you willbe challenged by the views rep-resented… maybe what you ex-perience will shift your thinkingin some way… challenge yourthoughts and create new linksand understanding.

For information or directionsvisit millspondgallery.org or call631-862-6575. Mills PondGallery hours are: Wednesdaysthrough Fridays 10 a.m.-4 p.m.and Saturdays and Sundays 12noon-4 p.m. Closed April 1.

Documentary Photography Now Exhibit at Mills Pond Gallery OPENING RECEPTION FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 7-10 P.M.

The Nomadic People of Iranby Catalina Martin-Chico.

Admission to the Gallery is Free.All parking is in rear lot off MillsPond rd. (directly across from 199Mills Pond rd.)

exHIbITING PHoToGrAPHerS: Ted bar-ron, Fatemeh behboudi, Alfredobini, Sylvain Cherkaoui, JamesWhitlow Delano, Cate Dingley,Kevin C. Downs, Jérôme Gence, SidKaplan, boryan Katsarova, AndrewLichtenstein, Ken Light, CatalinaMartin-Chico, beth Nakamura,robert Nickelsberg, Frédéric Noy,Peggy Peattie, Lois raimondo, J. b.russell, Q. Sakamaki, ekaterinaSolovieva, Maggie Steber, JoanaToro, Melanie Wenger

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The youth in ourcommunity rock! At the 6th AnnualTeaching Drums’recital, held in Febru-ary, a record 57 localstudents showcasedtheir drumming talents.

What a fun night!Like karaoke ondrums, solo perform-ances rocked theevening. A packedhouse of over 350people enjoyed alltypes of music; oldschool rock and roll, pop songs,country, heavy metal, jazz andeven a broadway selectionrounded out the night. These kidsworked hard for several monthspreparing for this night. Theychose a song, edited the pieceand practiced, practiced, prac-

ticed.Held in the parish hall at St.

James Lutheran Church, therecital had a concert vibe, com-plete with professional lightingand sound systems. Performersranged in age from 2nd grade to12th grade, and every student

was a star while theaudience cheeredthem on!

Following the per-formances, awardswere given for thewinners of the FastestHands Contest. Thisyear the results were:blake burtis (elemen-tary division), DanielHwang (middleschool division), Hai-ley Cinquemani (highschool division) andMatt Cecere (mostimproved).

Teaching Drums is a state-of-the-art recording/teaching studiolocated in St. James. They spe-cialize in private drum lessonsfor students of all ages, beginnerto advanced, as well as NYSSMApreparation. You can reach themat [email protected].

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by Natalie WeinsteinIt did my heart good to see my

old vaudeville theater, whereuniquely Natalie is located,come alive with the stories andlaughter of comedians longgone, but still remembered. SalSt. George, known for his his-toric biographies, enthralled hisaudience with the antics of fun-nymen, Abbot & Costello, thefirst of a series of five presenta-tions including burns & Allen,red Skelton, Jack benny & bobHope, and Lucille ball & DesiArnaz.

Through video and stories ofhis live interviews with budAbbot, master of comic timingand Lou Costello’s straight man,Sal shared with those in the au-dience personal insights into thelives of these two iconic comics.Whether you knew the famous“who’s on first” baseball routineor were hearing it for the firsttime, you couldn’t help butlaugh. They were “funny” funnymen who were silly, slapstick,hysterical, and timeless.

The comics of yesteryear andthe old theater, itself, seemed tocome alive that day as peopleshared brunch and conversation,enjoying the common bond oflaughter, making new friends inSt. James and sharing remem-brances. They visited our fledg-ling St. James history museumwhere we have begun to collect

memorabilia of our town. Thanksto Anthony Amato who broughtus copies of 1940’s movieposters from our then CalderoneTheater and old photos loaned tous from the folks at bLT, we havemade a beginning and are askingeveryone to help us expand withthings they can contribute. ourwonderful veronica Manno andJoann White have worked hardto design and execute the space,with brad Harris, our belovedhistorian and Jack Ader, our ex-pert photographer.

Such a wonderful group ofpeople! So many wonderfulthings planned! So many greatideas! So much work – and allwith volunteers – people just likeyou who live in and love St.James. They are people with verybusy lives who have found joy indoing for our unique and specialtown – for ourselves and for thefuture generations who need toknow and appreciate what wehad, what we have, and what wecan create for the future.

Join us and enjoy the excitingupcoming events. reach out tous with your time, your dona-tions and especially your atten-dance. Don’t miss thisopportunity to be part of the ren-aissance in St. James that willmake us even more proud of ourtown.

As I sit in uniquely Nataliewhere vaudeville once lived, I

can almost hear the friendlyvoices of the entertainers of thepast cheering us on. Hats off toyou guys who kept this town“hoppin” in your day – we’re“gonna” do it again!

Celebrate St. James: Past – Present – Future

eveNTS

Comedy, Coffee & Croissantswill be held Sundays at 12 noonat uniquely Natalie (formerly theCalderone Theater), 176 SecondStreet, St. James (2nd floor walkup) on the following dates:

March 25, 2018Burns & Allen: An Affectionate Remembrance

April 22, 2018Bob Hope & Jack Benny: It’s All In The Timing…

April 29, 2018 Red Skelton: A Fun-Filled Retrospective of One of America’s Clowns

May 6, 2018The “I Love Lucy” Story: Birth of The Modern Day Sitcom

Tickets available online at:www.celebratestjames.org –$25/per event - (purchase 5 get$25 off with code: SAve25);$20/per event/seniors use codeSeNIor$5). Space is limited.

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The Smithtown Performing ArtsCenter, located at 2 east MainStreet in Smithtown, brings professional live entertainment to our backyard at affordableprices.

Ticket prices range from $20-$35 unless otherwise noted,group rates available. Call thebox office at 631-724-3700 forreservations or visit their websiteat www.smithtownpac.org.

Seussical Jr.CHILDreN’S THeATre

Through April 29, 2018Tickets: $15 all seatsTransporting audiences from theJungle of Nool to the CircusMcGurkus, the Cat in the Hatnarrates the story of Horton theElephant.

Mamma Mia!March 24-April 29, 2018Tickets: $35/adults, $32/seniors,

$20/studentsMamma Mia! the ultimate feel-good show! A mother. Adaughter. Three possible dads.And a trip down the aisle you’llnever forget!.

Desert Highway BandA Tribute to the EaglesSaturday, May 5, 2018, 8 p.m.Tickets: $40Musically and visually, DesertHighway presents a unique edgein performing The Eagles’ variedmusic catalogue.

DreamgirlsMay 12-June 17, 2018Tickets: $35/adults, $32/seniors,

$20/studentsA show about the creation of anew American Sound. The blend-ing of rhythm and blues withother styles of popular music. A sound that came to be knownas “Motown.”

Willy Wonka, Jr.CHILDreN’S THeATre

May 19-June 24, 2018Tickets: $15 all seatsEnter the chocolate factory.

Beach BumsSaturday, June 30, 8 p.m.Ttickets: $40The ultimate tribute to The BeachBoys by The Beach Bums.

A Chorus LineJuly 7-August 19, 2018Tickets: $35/adults, $32/seniors,

$20/studentsThis stunning musical capturesthe spirit and tension of a Broadway chorus audition.

Fun HomeSeptember 8-october 21, 2018Tickets: $35/adults, $32/seniors,

$20/studentsThe 5-time 2015 Tony Award-winning Best Musical is the refreshingly honest, wholly origi-nal musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes.

Subscription plans available atsubstantial savings. Call the boxoffice at 631-724-3700 more information.

become a member and savewith additional benefits. Annualmembership is $75 and a life-time membership is $300. benefits include additional 10%discount on the purchase of tickets to any performance orsubscription package, preferredstatus for seating, and muchmore.

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eveNTSFRee Art History Lecture, 7 p.m. Suggested donation of $10.Thursdays, March 29, April 26

Director Kevin Mcevoy contin-ues his monthly lecture series.Thursday, April 12

Guest Lecturer, Joshua ruff,Perfect Harmony, will speakabout the musical life and art ofWilliam Sydney Mount. Coffee and Italian cookies will beserved.

exHiBiTiONArt exhibition: Lana Ballot:

Coastal Rhythmsexhibition runs until April 26

original Artwork by renownedartist Lana ballot, a contempo-rary realist pastel painter. TheLong Island landscape has al-ways been her inspiration, andshe credits her mastery of the relationship between light, colorand atmosphere to her timespent painting outdoors. AtelierHall Hours: Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

SPRiNG COURSe OFFeRiNGSFriday Night Open Figure -Live Modelevery Friday, 6-9 p.m.$20/person, per class

Work with a live model for a3-hour, uninstructed session ofshort and long poses. easels anddrawing boards are provided.

Cast Drawing for Beginnersoffered at four different timeslots:Mondays thru April 23, 10-1 p.m.Weds. thru April 25, 6-9 p.m.Thurs. thru April 26, 10-1 p.m.Sat. thru April 28, 10-1 p.m.Fee: $55 per class

Classical Art Foundations for Middle and High School StudentsMondays thru April 23, 6-8 p.m.Thurs. thru Apr. 26, 4:30-6:30 p.m.Fee: $40 per class plus

one time $25 materialsfee

Foundational DrawingTues. thru April 24, 10 a.m.-1p.m.Fee: $55 per class

Painting 101with Tyler HughesMondays thru April 23, 6-9 p.m.Fee: $55 per class

exploring Watercolor with Bill GrafTuesdays thru April 24, 2-5 p.m.Fee: $55 per class

Figure Drawing & Painting with Kevin McEvoy & Leeanna ChipanaTuesdays thru April 24, 6-9 p.m.Fee: $75 per class

includes model fee

Still Life Drawing and Paintingoffered at five different timeslots:Mon. thru April 23, 10-1 p.m.Wed. thru April 25, 10-1 p.m. Wed. thru April 25, 6-9 p.m.Thurs. thru April 26, 10-1 p.m.Sat. thru April 28, 10-1 p.m.Fee: $55 per class

Portrait Drawing and Painting with Bill GrafWednesdays thru April 2510 a.m.-1 p.m. or 6-9 p.m.Fee: $75 per class includes

model feecontinued on page 42

The Atelier at Flowerfield Happenings

“where imagination becomes reality”

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The Atelier at Flowerfield is an art studio steepedin the old master tradition, unique in that profes-sional artists paint and teach alongside their studentsin the North Light Painting Studio. Personalizedtraining in drawing and painting for artists of allages, at all levels of achievement is offered. The Atel-ier at Flowerfield is a non profit 501(c)3 organization

located at 2 Flowerfield, Suite 15, in St. James.

If you would like to schedule a tour of the facilitiesor sign up for a Free trial class call 631-250-9009between 9 a.m.-5 p.m. M-S, or email: [email protected] or visit their website at www.atelierflowerfield.org

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The Jazz Loft at Stony brook,located at 275 Christian Avenuein Stony brook, is an exhibition,preservation, education and per-formance center which houses avast collection of jazz memora-bilia. The Jazz Loft hosts jam ses-sions, lectures on jazz andpresents a variety of concerts.Some of the concerts in the com-ing months are sponsored byolivia and Harlan Fischer ofHead of the Harbor.

The Jazz Loft is open Thursdaythrough Saturday, 12 noon to 5p.m. Tickets: Adults/$10; seniors62+/$7; students/$5; children 12and under are free.

For additional information andto purchase tickets visitwww.thejazzloft.org or call 631-751-1895. Subject to availability,tickets can be purchased at thedoor before the event.

eveNT SCHeDULe

Wednesday, March 21Jam Session featuring the JazzLoft Jazz band, the Atelier atFlowerfield will have artistssketching a live clothed modelholding a musical instrument.Poets will read poetry. 7p.m./$10. open Jam from 8-9:30p.m./$5.

Thursday, March 22, 7 p.m. Commack, Bacherot and HazardTrio – Jim Commack is thebassist for Ahmad Jamal.Tickets: $20/adults; $15/seniors;$10/students

Wednesday, March 28, 4-6 p.m.Jazz improvisation and Jazz JamSession Techniques Workshop atthe Educational and CulturalCenter at Stony Brook Village.Trumpeter and Jazz Loft founderTom Manuel, Keenan Zach,bassist, and Mark Portugal,drummer, lead the workshop. Allages and abilities are welcome.Tickets: $5

Wednesday, March 28Jam Session featuring the JazzLoft Jazz band, 7 p.m./$10.open Jam from 8-9:30 p.m./$5.

Thursday, March 29, 7 p.m.interplay Jazz OrchestraThis 17-piece big band performsoriginal compositions andarrangements written by bandmembers.Tickets: $20/adults, $15/seniors,$10/students

Friday, March 30, 7 p.m.The Mike Hall Quartet featuringbassist Mike HallTickets: $20/adults, $15/seniors,$10/students

Saturday, March 31, 7-10 p.m.Community Jazz Night with Thebay big band, The Stony brookroots ensemble and other spe-cial guests. Tickets: $20/adults,$15/seniors, $10/students

Thursday, April 5, 7 p.m.The Jazz Loft Big Band17-piece big band directed byJazz Loft director Tom Manuel,trumpetTickets: $20/adults, $15/seniors,$10/students

Wednesday, April 11Jam Session featuring the JazzLoft Trio, 7 p.m./$10. open Jam

from 8-9:30 p.m./$5.

Thursday, April 12, 7 p.m.Raissa Fahlman | Shaw Concert| SBU Big BandTickets: $20/adults, $15/seniors,$10/students

Friday, April 13, 7 p.m.Min xiao Fen / Blue Pipa TrioTickets: $20/adults, $15/seniors,$10/students

Saturday, April 14, 7 p.m.Andrew Gould CD ReleaseTickets: $20/adults, $15/seniors,$10/students

Wednesday, April 18, 1-3 p.m.Young at Heart - WMHo Collaboration. Tickets: $10

Wednesday, April 18, 7 p.m.Concert with the Jazz Loft Trioopen jam at 8 p.m. While themusic plays artists from the Atel-ier at Flowerfield will perform.Tickets: 7 p.m./$10, open Jam at8 p.m./$5

Wednesday, April 25Concert with the Jazz Loft Trio7 p.m./$10. open Jam from 8-9:30 p.m./$5.

Thursday, April 26, 7 p.m.interplay Jazz OrchestraTickets: $20/adults, $15/seniors,$10/students

Saturday, April 28, 7 p.m.Andrea Brachfeld Quartet “in-sight” Sponsored by the FischerConcert Series.Tickets: $20/adults, $15/seniors,$10/studentsTickets: $20/adults,$15/seniors, $10/students

The Jazz Loft Happenings

Homeschool Drawing & Paintingwith Kevin McEvoy andWendy JensenFri. thru April 27, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Fee: $55 per class

Classical Art for the YoungAges 7-11 with Wendy JensenSats. thru April 28, 10a.m.-12 p.m.Fee: $40 per class plus

one time $25 materialsfee

Fundamentals of Graphic NovelCreation with James BeihlSaturdays thru April 28, 2-5 p.m.Fee: $55 per class

The Atelier continued from page 41

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Villa SorrentoRestaurant & Caterer

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Gallery North, located at 90North Country road in Setauket,is a not-for-profit gallery promot-ing the finest contemporary re-gional art and craft. establishedin 1965, Gallery North focuseson contemporary art in a varietyof disciplines, including paint-ing, drawing, printmaking, ce-ramics, sculpture, digital art andfilm.

The Community Art Center, lo-cated at 84 North Country roadin Setauket, offers a number ofopportunities for one to have acreative studio experience! Stu-dio art classes are suitable foradults and teens, and are taughtby some of Long Island’s bestartists.

*Note there is a 24-hour cutoff for registration for select pro-grams. If you have a questionabout any of the programs, or re-quire more information, [email protected].

OPeN HOUSeFriday, March 23 5-7 p.m.

enjoy complimentary refresh-ments, receive free prizes,

meet instructors, and learn aboutGallery North workshops. 84 North Country road

(on the campus of Gallery North)Call 631-751-2676

See www.gallerynorth.org for a full listing of workshops

CLASSeS – WORKSHOPS

NEW! ongoing Class: Clothed Figure DrawingDroP-INS WeLCoMe!!!every Thursday evening, 5-8 p.m.Teens/AdultsFee: $10 per session, $5/stu-

dents, No instruction; bringyour own materials.

Practice drawing a clothed

model in a series of 15-20minute varied poses. Participantstake turns posing for one an-other, using costumes and props.You may come and go duringthis session as you please, ac-cording to your schedule.

Life Studies9 a.m.-12 p.m. (Sundays)Fee: $15 upon arrival

This 3-hour session will haveno instruction. bring your ownmaterials. easels and drawingboards available.

Figure DrawingThursdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.open session figure drawing.

This 3-hour session will haveno instruction. bring your ownmaterials. easels and drawingboards available.

Artists Open Forum: Artists helping each other to growled by Tom BrydelskyFridays: March 23, April 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Fee: Free for Members*

$10 for non-membersJoin this group of established

and developing artists; sharingideas, offering support, and justenjoying some creative compan-ionship. All are welcome!

Watercolors That Flowwith Esther MarieThursdays: April 5, 12, 261:30-4:30 p.m. Fee: $180 per 3-session work-

shop,* Teens/Adults See website for materialslist.

Students will create watercolorpaintings under the guidance ofLong Island artist, esther Marie.

Bookmaking 2-Part Serieswith Amie Noakes Fridays: April 6 & 135:30 - 8:30 p.m., Teens/AdultsFee: $120, All materials included

beginning and experiencedartists will create at least five dif-

ferent kinds of books, rangingfrom simple to more complex.

Botanical Drawing 1with Diane Barthel-BouchierSundays, April 8, 15, 22, 29, 2-4:30 p.m. Teens/AdultsFee: $200 (See website for materials list)

Students will learn the funda-mentals of botanical drawingthat serve as the basis for all real-istic botanical art.

Paper Marbling (ebru)with Cara DigirolamoThursday, April 12, Friday, June 1 5:30-8:30 p.m.Fee: $60 per session*

Prepare for a night of fun prac-ticing the ancient craft of papermarbling, known as ebru.

Open Session Printmaking Workshop with Lorena Salcedo-WatsonTuesdays: April 10, May 22, June19, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Fridays: April 13, May 25, June22, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Teens/Adults, Fee: $20 per session, see website for materials.

Presses will be set up for reliefand intaglio printing. bring oldor new plates, or create some-thing new.

Gallery North Classes at the Community Art Center

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Gallery North ispleased to present Insidethe Studio, an exhibitionshowcasing the work cre-ated at The Studio atGallery North. The exhi-bition will be on viewfrom March 23 throughApril 6, 2018. An open-ing reception will be heldon Friday, March 23,from 5-7 p.m.

This exhibition will in-clude samples from thefollowing workshops: Artven-tures, bookmaking, Fused Glass,Illustration, Let’s Create Together,Life Drawing, Papermaking andPrintmaking.

visitors can view the variousmediums and techniques usedby students of all ages and abili-ties in Gallery North’s on-site art

studio. Guided by their excep-tional teachers, students havehad the opportunity to exploreways of developing their individ-ual talents.

Want to learn more about TheStudio at Gallery North? GalleryNorth will be hosting theirSPrING oPeN HouSe during

the opening receptionon Friday, March 23from 5-7 p.m.

Come to both events!enjoy refreshments,view one-of-a-kind art,meet the instructors, re-ceive free prizes, andlearn about the work-shops offered.

New to GalleryNorth? receive a 10%discount on workshopfees if you register dur-

ing the open house. GalleryNorth is located at 90 NorthCountry road in Setauket.Hours: Wednesday-Saturday 10a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 12-5 p.m.Closed Monday and Tuesday.

For additional information call631-751-2676 or visitwww.gallerynorth.org

Inside the Studio at Gallery NorthOPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 5-7 P.M.

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There’s always something hap-pening at the Staller Center, uni-versity at Stony brook. Thefollowing programs are being of-fered for your enjoyment. boxoffice hours are 12 noon to 6p.m., Monday through Saturdayand 1-hour before ticketed per-formances. For tickets and infor-mation, call the box office at631-632-ArTS (2787). Ticketscan also be purchased 24 hoursa day at www.STALLerCeNTer.CoM.

The university Art Gallery (ThePaul W. Zuccaire Gallery) hoursare 12 noon to 4 p.m., Tuesdaythrough Friday and 7-9 p.m. onSaturday. For further informationabout Art Gallery shows call631-632-7240.

The Department of Music fea-tures numerous performancesthroughout the year with over150 FREE recitals. For further information call the music

department at 631-632-7330.upcoming events at Staller

Center at SuNY Stony brook(programs subject to change):

ADAM PASCAL & ANTHONYRAPP - Acoustically SpeakingSunday, March 25, 2018, 7 p.m.reCITAL HALL | $42

An intimate unplugged showfeaturing original Rent starsAdam Pascal and Anthony rappas they celebrate over 20 yearsof friendship.

BiG SAM’S FUNKY NATiON -JazzSaturday, April 7, 2018, 8 p.m.reCITAL HALL | $38

The Funky Nation is a stellargroup of world-class musicianswho meet the challenges of theirfunky band leader. Come hearbrassy music that mixes funk,rock, hip-hop and jazz!

CATAPULTSaturday, April 14, 2018, 8 p.m.MAIN STAGe | $40

Catapult astounds the audi-ence with seemingly impossibledancing shadow silhouettes. Youwon’t believe your eyes as youwatch these incredible dancersbecome a mountain, an ele-phant, a helicopter, a house witha window and people inside thewindow.

AUDRA MC DONALDSaturday, April 21, 2018, 8 p.m.MAIN STAGe | $54

blessed with a luminous so-prano and an incomparable giftfor dramatic truth telling, AudraMcDonald is as much at homeon broadway and opera stages asshe is in roles on film and televi-sion.


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ADMISSIoN: $10/adults, $7/seniors 62+,$5/students 6-17 years andcollege students with I.D.,free/children under 6 and museum members. (Concerttickets sold separately.)

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ADULT PROGRAMS AND eveNTS

March 24, 7 p.m.Sunday Street Concert

The Sunday Street Concert

Series presents a Mose Allisontribute, live in the Carriage Mu-seum’s Gillespie room. A docu-mentary film about Mose Allisonwill be included. Advance ticketson sale at www.sundaystreet.orgthrough March 22, 2018.

March 25, 2 p.m.Jane Peterson Talk and Tour

Join Mattituck Museum Cura-tor Cynthia ronzoy for a talk andgallery walk of the Jane Peterson:At Home and Abroad exhibition.reflect on the creative output ofthis modernist painter, as pre-sented in this retrospective exhi-bition.

March 26, 7 p.m.Port Jefferson DocumentaryFilm Series Screenings at LiM

The LIM and Port JeffersonDocumentary Series will presenta screening of Sammy Davis Jr.:I’ve Gotta Be Me, the first majordocumentary to examine Davis’vast talent and his journey foridentity through the shifting tidesof civil rights and racial progressin 20th century America. Ticketsare $7 at the door. Doors open

30 minutes before screening.Contact 631-473-5220 or visitwww.portjeffdocumentary-series.com for more details andto see full schedule.

April 10, 10 a.m.-12noonSenior Tuesday

Seniors 62 and older take aFree, self-guided tour of Jane Pe-terson, At Home and Abroad, or-ganized by the MattatuckMuseum in Waterbury, CT. ondisplay in the Art Museum.

April 14, 2 p.m.Music and the Artistry ofWilliam Sidney Mount

Take an immersive musicaland theatrical journey throughWilliam Sidney Mount’s artisticand musical work with red SkiesMusic ensemble. Tickets: $20/perperson, $18/ seniors; $15/ mu-seum members & students. Call631-751-0066 x212 to register.

April 15, 5 p.m.Sunday Street Concert

The Sunday Street Concert Se-ries presents ray bonneville, livein the Carriage Museum’s Gille-spie room. Advance tickets onsale at www.sundaystreet.orgthrough April 13, 2018.

April 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m.Artist’s Reception

See the selections and meetthe finalists who participated inthe spring 2018 juried art exhibi-tion Wanderlust. Awards cere-mony for winning entries, pluslight refreshments and music.

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continued from page 48go on to study art in college.

Jane Peterson: At Home and AbroadThrough April 22, 2018This exhibition, the first museumshow of Peterson’s art in 45years, offers a survey of the widerange of subjects Peterson pro-duced and the styles in whichshe worked. Peterson (1876-1965) recorded her travelsabroad, in London, Spain, Parisvenice and Yugoslavia, beforeheading to the more exotic egyptand Turkey. Her home cities ofNew York, Palm beach, andGloucester were an importantpart of her oeuvre as were pic-tures of women, usually in quietreverie or at the dressing table,and floral still lifes and gardens.

Through September 3, 2018Perfect Harmony: The Musical Life and Art ofWilliam Sidney Mount.William Sidney Mount (1807-1868) formed organic and ever-lasting bridges between his twochief passions in life – art and

music. This exhibition sheds newlight on the confluence of thesecreative worlds. Music takes cen-ter stage in a wide variety of theartist’s most famous paintings, re-vealing attention to proper musi-cal posturing and his pursuits asa fiddler, a fife player, a collectorof folk songs and a violin de-signer. His assimilation of thesetwo passions: art and music,prompted his first biographer, edward buffet to describe him as“a rustic Leonardo.”

WanderlustApril 20-June 3, 2018Amateur and professional artistswere invited to submit up tothree images for the contestusing the desire to travel as theirinspiration. A panel of museumstaff selected the finalists tomake up the exhibition and win-ners for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places,along with a few honorable men-tions were selected.

OngoingTHe CArrIAGe MuSeuM

eight galleries housing more than100 horse-drawn vehicles and

related artifacts explore the his-tory of transportation before theautomobile became the every-man’s primary mode of trans-portation in the u.S.

Bayman’s Art OngoingvISITor’S CeNTer

The bayman’s Art gallery repli-cates an authentic Long Islandwetlands environment as a “nat-ural habitat” for the display ofshorebirds and duck decoys. Anearly 20th century bayman’sshack, complete with tools, fur-nishings and decoys in variousstages of completion, illustratesthe process and methods used bycarvers. A wonderfully preservedNorth Shore duck boat and asaltmarsh diorama is based oneffie’s Hole, a small cove in east-ern L.I. where duck hunting wasa mainstay of life.

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Since 1955 the SmithtownHistorical Society has workedto ensure that the history ofSmithtown Township and ourLong Island heritage are pre-served and interpreted for theeducation and enjoyment ofcurrent and future genera-tions.

Their mission is carried outthrough collection, conserva-tion and preservation, re-search, exhibitions,publications, educational pro-grams, support of regionalheritage organizations, livinghistory events, community li-brary and archives.

The Historical Societymaintains six houses andeight outbuildings at three lo-cations: obadiah SmithHouse, Caleb Smith Houseand their 22-acre village ofthe branch Historic DistrictSite.

The Smithtown HistoricalSociety, holds a number ofevents during the year. Forfurther information about anyof their programs call 631-265-6768.

Smithtown Historical Society HappeningseveNTS

631-265-6768Frank Brush Barn

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Model Train ShowSaturday, March 24, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.Fee: $5/adults;

$3/children 12 & underoperating layouts on display: LI

HoTrack, Ho Scale; Frank KayzTrainz, Surprise and TrainvilleHobby Dept., N Scale. For addi-tional information call vinnie at631-524-0529.

Family YogaSaturdays thru April 14, 11 a.m.Fee: $10/adults;

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enjoy an hour of yoga - posesbreathing exercises and nurturingrelaxation techniques.

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Monday, March 26, 7 p.m.Woven Wonders - Highlights Fromthe Textile Collection. See morethan 35 artifacts that exquisitely

represent the Smithtown HistoricalSociety’s Textile collection..

Monday, April 2, 7 p.m.Prohibition. Smithtown Historianbradley Harris will present a lectureon Prohibition in the united States

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The Art of Alan Richards: “Get the Picture?”Through March 251-3 p.m. Free

An exhibition featuring thequirky, thought-provoking digitalcomposite photographic worksby Long Island artist Alanrichards.

Lois Walker: A RetrospectiveApril 14-29reception: Sunday, April 151-3 p.m. Free

An exhibition of assemblagesand paintings from the 1970’s tothe present by prolific painter,sculptor, poet, and teacher LoisWalker.

Long Island Center for Photography ExhibitionMay 5-20reception, Sunday, May 201-3 p.m. Free

An exhibition of works by analliance of Long Island photogra-phers whose mission is to edu-cate, advocate, and connect viathe art of photography.

The Big Picture – Large Works Juried ExhibitionMay 26-July 1reception: TbA

The Art League invites artists tosubmit large-scale works in theirspacious bi-level gallery. exhibi-tion Juror is bruce Lieberman.

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60 Minute Power Charcoal PortraitsMarch 23 or April 27 9:30 a.m.-12 noonFee: $75

Artist Larry Aarons will sharehis Speed Viewing techniques tohelp you capture a likeness withcharcoal portraiture. reap thebenefits of capturing portraits inshortened time frames.

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continued from page 54the power of color in abstractpainting! Artists of all skill levelscan find success in abstractpainting in watercolor by utiliz-ing color theory to express theintangible qualities of emotionand mood, while experimentingwith different techniques in ap-plication of paint.

intro to Textile Design: Drawing from NatureApril 116:30-9:30 p.m.Fee: $85

explore surface design stylesusing organic forms for inspira-tion and create your own original designs.

introduction to Hot Glass at Long island GlassApril 14 or May 12 or May 25,3:30-5:30 p.m.Fee: $150

A beginner’s workshop that in-cludes a tour of the Long IslandGlass facility, gallery and studio.Students will be introduced totools and materials, and com-plete a multi-step bead project,

which can be taken home thenext day when it cools. Classtakes place off-site at Long IslandGlass, located at 194 MorrisAve., unit 24, Holtsville.

introduction To ZentangleApril 1410 a.m.-3 p.m.Fee: $85

Zentangle® is a method ofdrawing beautiful complex im-ages using simple repeated pat-terns. The unusual designs evolve“one stroke at a time” in an un-planned yet structured way. Noprevious drawing experience isneeded but even establishedartists can use the method as acreative exercise for inspiration.

The Muse Collective Presents:Live Art at the LeagueMarch 24, 7-10 p.m.Fee: $10

The Muse Collective is a tribeof spoken word artists, visualartists, musicians and perform-ers. Formed in the early 2000's,Muse has been a burgeoningpart of the L.I. arts communityand a gathering place for

creative content and discussion.Live performances: Music, Po-etry, Performance Art, Comedy,Live Painting, Art & Design.

vacation Art Adventure for Kids Ages 6-12April 3, 4, 5, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.Fee: $185

on a school break? - Comeand create Art! Have fun explor-ing art in its many differentforms. bring a bag lunch.

Celebrating the Spring! with east Asian Brush PaintingApril 8, 1-4 p.m.Fee: $85

Students will learn Asian brushpainting covering bamboo, tulipand some insects.

Mixed Media Nature StudiesWorkshop with Artist SuzanHaeniApril 14, 15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.Fee: $220

Try a combination of a few ofthe following possibilities: mono-print, ink, watercolor, gouacheacrylics, crayon resist, pastel, onpaper and see what happens.This workshop is designed toproduce a work of art suitable forframing.

Opera Night at the Art League: Poetry and OperaApril 21, 7-9:30 p.m.Fee: $25, rsvp to 631-462-5400

An evening of the mostrenowned and beloved arias andsongs of opera presented by acollection of internationally ac-claimed rising opera profession-als. Join opera Night as it teamsup with local poets to bring LongIsland something unique, mod-ern, and exciting.

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ReGiSTRATiON iNFORMATiONIn-person, online and tele-

phone registration for all pro-grams is ongoing. registration isrequired unless otherwise noted.Programs that require fees can bepaid by credit card, cash, checkor money order to The Smith-town Library. To pay by creditcard, use the online payment op-tion. For more information aboutpaying by credit card, see the Li-brary website. If paying in cash,bring exact change only. Pro-gram fees are non-refundableand non-transferable.

3D PRiNTeRSThe Library ‘s 3D printers, do-

nated by the Friends of TheSmithtown Library, are availableat all four Library branches. Pa-trons can submit a 3D Printeruse Form to request to have adesign printed. These requestsare reviewed to ensure theycomply with the Library’s policy,then sent to the requested pick-up location for printing. For further details, please call thereference Desk at any of thebranches or visitwww.smithlib.org/adults/3d-

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The Commack branch is located at 3 Indian Headroad, Commack. The Kings Park branch is located at1 Church Street, Kings Park. Call for Library hours.

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BOOK DiSCUSSiON GROUPS

Smithtown Book DiscussionGroupSMITHToWN

Call for dates, books and times. No registration required.

Tea-rrific Reads Book DiscussionNeSCoNSeT

Tues., March 27, 2:15-3:15 p.m. or7:15-8:15 p.m.

The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain. Registration encouraged.

Killer Reads Book Discussion GroupNeSCoNSeT

Call for books, dates and times. Registration encouraged.

Sports Pages Book Discussion GroupNeSCoNSeT

Mon., April 9, 10-30-12:30 p.m.Five Presidents by Clint Hill.No registration required.

Historical Non-fiction Book Discussion GroupSMITHToWN

Thurs., April 26, 10:30-11:30 or 2:30-3:30 p.m.Women Will Vote by SusanGoodier and Karen Pastorello. In person registration only.

BUS TRiPS

Vanderbilt Mansion and Planetarium Bus TripSMITHToWN

Tues., Jun. 26, 9:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m.Fee: $85 per person includes

lunch and all expenses andgratuities.

enjoy a guided tour of WilliamK. vanderbilt II’s 24-room, Span-ish-revival mansion followed bya catered lunch of wraps and sal-ads under a tent on the mansiongrounds. After lunch patrons willenjoy a Planetarium show andthen depart for the Library at3:30 p.m. Meet the bus in theSmithtown Main building park-ing lot at 9:45a.m. registration isongoing for Smithtown LibraryCardholders; starting on April 1,all may register regardless of


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ADULT PROGRAMS

ReMeMBeRiNG THe LADieS: Long Island Women During the

Revolutionary WarPROGRAM SERIES

Smithtown Main Building

Tuesday, May 22, 7-8:30 p.m.Writing Her Own History: The Extraordinary Life of Mary Louise Booth

Tuesday, June 26, 7-8:30 p.m.The First Ladies of Long Island

Tuesday, July 31, 7-8:30 p.m.Lifting As We Climb: The Women of the H.H. GarnetMemorial Home

Tuesday, September 25, 7-8:30 p.m.Women Airforce Service Pilotsof World War II, Long Island and Beyond

Tuesday, October 23, 7-8:30 p.m.Suffragist “General” RosalieJones and Her 1912 Pilgrimageto Albany.

JeANNie MOON –eMPOWeRiNG WOMeNTHROUGH LiTeRATURe

NeSCoNSeT

Wed., March 21, 7-8 p.m.Jeannie Moon writes fiction for

women, offering them motiva-tion to succeed in life. She will

talk about her books, writingprocess and how to succeed as acreative and professional female.

veTeRAN PeNSiON BeNeFiTSNeSCoNSeT

Fri., March 23, 11 a.m.-12 noonLearn about financial assis-

tance available to veterans tohelp pay for home care and as-sisted living.

MeeT JOHN ADAMS – A WiTTY AND

RevOLUTiONARY CONveRSATiON WiTH

AMeRiCA’S 2nd PReSiDeNTNeSCoNSeT

Sat., March 24, 2-3 p.m.George baker will re-enact the

historical figure of John Adams,speaking about his wife AbigailAdams, America’s first modernwoman, and the American revo-lution. He will also perform fourhistoric songs.

exPLORe THe U.S. NATiONAL PARKS

SMITHToWN

Mon., March 26, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

enjoy a visual tour of our Na-tion’s National Parks with historyenthusiast Nicholas Muratore.

SMALL BUSiNeSS DeveLOPMeNT CeNTeR

COUNSeLiNGSMITHToWN

Mon., April 2, 1-2 p.m. OR 3 p.m.

Want to start a business or im-prove the performance of an ex-isting business? register for aone-on-one appointment with amember of the Small businessDevelopment Center for highquality business consulting andtraining.

PReveNTive MeDiCiNeNeSCoNSeT

Wed., April 4, 6-7 p.m.Learn how to stay healthy with

preventive health measures.

MARKeTiNG 101SMITHToWN

Thurs., April 5, 6-7:30 p.m.In this workshop taught by a

representative of the Small busi-ness Development Center atStony brook university, you willlearn how to spread the wordabout your business and grow.Discover the various communi-cation methods including socialmedia channels, email market-ing, creating timelines, usinglinks and more.

HiSTORY AS COveReD BY THe PReSS

SMITHToWN

Sat., April 7, 10 a.m.-12 noonMike Tesoriero’s traveling

newspaper show will be on dis-play at the Library, featuringnewspapers and video clips fromthe 1850s to present day. No reg-istration required.


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HeR LiFe AND POeTRYSMITHToWN

Sat., April 7, 2-3 p.m.The audience is invited into

the world of emily Dickinson,with all of its secrets, eccentrici-ties and passions.

WeLCOMe TO MeDiCAReSMITHToWN

Mon., Apr. 9, 10:30-12:30 p.m.Learn about the different types

of Medicare and the applicationprocess as well as other impor-tant information. This program isnot endorsed by the u.S. govern-ment or Federal Medicare program.

UNTOLD STORieS OF THe HOLOCAUST

SMITHToWN

Thurs., April 12, 7-8 p.m.Learn about the actions taken

against the Nazis by Jews in theconcentration camps; what therussians did to settle the score;about the stolen jewelry and art;and how the Swiss governmenttreated Jewish assets.

ALL GOOD FRieNDS CONCeRTNeSCoNSeT

Sat., April 14, 2-3 p.m.All Good Friends is a unique

musical group of eight longtimefriends. These versatile perform-ers will be singing your favoritehits from the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s.

SeNiOR ReSOURCe WORKSHOP

SMITHToWN

Wed., April 18, 7-8:30 p.m.A panel of seniorcare special-

ists will provide a brief explana-tion of resources available toseniors along with a questionand answer session. Discussions

will include safe options for sen-ior living, housing options whendownsizing, elder law and estateplanning, navigating the Medi-care system, smarter social secu-rity and more. Light refreshmentswill be served.

ONGOiNG ADULT PROGRAMS

ADULT GAMe DAYSMITHToWN

Fridays, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.NeSCoNSeT

Mondays, 12-3 p.m.Call for additional dates and times.

We provide the space, tablesand chairs. bring your friendsand board or card games to play.Space is limited and is availableon a first-come, first-served basis.No registration required.


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ADULT WRiTeRS GROUPSMITHToWN

Call for dates and timesMeet each month to share

ideas and get feedback on yourlatest efforts. Program is free andopen to all regardless of librarydistrict. No registration required.

ART GROUPSMITHToWN

Tuesdays, 12-2:15 p.m. Call for dates and times.

Weekly group will work on independent projects. No registration required.

OPeN KNiT AND CROCHeT NiGHT

SMITHToWN

Call for dates and timesJoin this local group and enjoy

a friendly and informal get-to-gether. experienced crafters andbeginners welcome to knit andcrochet with other enthusiasts.No registration required.

AARP DeFeNSive DRiviNG CLASSeS

SMITHToWN

Mon., Apr. 16, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.NeSCoNSeT

KINGS PArK

Call for dates and timesPhone, online and in-person

registration for the next twomonths of classes is ongoing.Classes are open to Smithtown

Library cardholders only until 1week prior to the program,when, space permitting, all indi-viduals regardless of library dis-trict are welcome to register.open to all adult drivers regard-less of age.

Fee: $20 with an AArP mem-bership card; $25 without.Check or money order onlymade out to AArP is due to theinstructor at the beginning ofclass. Must have a library card toregister; one registration per library card.

NeW YORK SAFeTY TRAiNiNG ASSOCiATeSSMITHToWN & NeSCoNSeT

Call for dates and times.Check or money order only

made out to N.Y.S.T.A. Inc. isdue to the instructor at the beginning of class. Fee: $25 perperson, $22 for high school students with student ID.

TeeN PROGRAMSGRADeS 6-12

The Smithtown Library offers avariety of programs geared to-ward teens. Join one or join all –you’re sure to have a great time!(In-person, online or telephoneregistration for all programs is required and ongoing.)

TeeN vOLUNTeeR OPPORTUNiTieS

A variety of volunteer opportu-nities will be offered at the

Library throughout the year. onehour of community service willbe given. Register for this pro-gram. Call for dates and volun-teer opportunities.

Homework HelpersNeSCoNSeT

Thurs., March 22, 4:30-5:30 p.mvolunteers in grades 9-12 willwork one-on-one with childrenin grades K-5 assisting them withhomework and studying. All vol-unteers must submit an applica-tion and a letter of recommen-dation prior to the start of theprogram. The application is avail-able at both the Adult and Children’s reference Desks ofthe Kings Park and Nesconsetbuildings.

CHiLDReN’S PROGRAMS

register in person, online orby phone for all Children’s Programs – 631-360-2480 unlessotherwise noted. Call the Libraryfor dates and times and age restrictions for ALL programs.

visit the Library website atwww.smithlib.org for a completeprogram listing and additionaldetails or go to the Library andpick up a program flyer.


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continuedNote: Each child must have

his/her own Library card to register for programs.

For School Age ChildrenA variety of literature-based

programs which include a widerange of activities are offeredthroughout the school year. eachchildren’s department providesspecialized programs, unique toeach branch.

eeK, SQUeAK, A MOUSe iN OUTeR SPACe

SMITHToWN (5-7 years)Wed., March 21, 4:30-5:15 p.m.

Come along on Meteor’s firstmission into outer space where

it’s up to the power of a smallmouse to save the mission. Create your own crafty mouse totake home.

DiY PiNe CONe FeeDeR WiTHOUT PeANUT BUTTeR

SMITHToWN (3-5 years w/adult)Wed., March 21, 7-7:45 p.m.

Come make an all-natural birdfeeder in time for spring birdwatching.

ZOO-TASTiCSMITHToWN (4-5 years)Thurs., March 22, 2:30-3 p.m.

Giraffes, zebras and gorillasgalore. Let your imagination roarand explore all kinds of animalsfound in the zoo. Create a zanyzebra to take home.

MONDAY FUNDAYSMITHToWN (2-3 years w/adult)Mon., Mar. 26, 11-11:45 a.m.

Join us in our Activities roomin the Children’s Department forfun-filled creative play.

iN LiKe A LiON, OUT LiKe A LAMB

SMITHToWN (4-5 years w/adult)Mon., Mar. 26, 2:30-3:15 p.m.

The month of March typicallyarrives with a roar of a lion andleaves with the gentleness of alamb. Let’s read In Like a Lion,Out Like a Lamb by MarionDane bauer. Afterwards, makelion and lamb puppets so youmay act out the story for yourself.

PiRATe TALeSSMITHToWN (3-5 years w/adult)Tues., March 27, 2:30-3:15 p.m.

Argh! enjoy a storytime and acraft devoted to everything pirates.


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continued from page 63ROCK YOUR TOWN

NeSCoNSeT (7-10 years)Wed., April 4, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Spread kindness throughSmithtown. Put your art skills touse and decorate rocks that willbe distributed through the town.If you find a rock around town,post a picture to social mediausing the hashtag #rockonsmith-town

ONGOiNG PROGRAMS

Art StartsSMITHToWN (2-4 years w/adult)Call for dates and times.NeSCoNSeT (2-4 years w/adult)Thurs., March, 22, 2:30-3:15 p.m.

Different crafts encourage chil-dren’s eye-hand coordinationand gross and fine motor skillsdevelopment as they explore avariety of materials; includes storytime. Dress to make a mess.

ArtSpaceSMITHToWN (8-12 years)Sat., Mar. 24, 3-3:45 p.m.Call for additional dates and times.

This program encourages chil-dren to explore their creativity byexperimenting with a variety ofartistic styles and mediums.

Creation Station(Families w/children under 12)SMITHToWN

Saturdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.NeSCoNSeT

Sat., April 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Come to the Library during

these hours and complete somecool crafts.

Homework HelpNeSCoNSeT (6-10 years)Thurs., Mar. 22, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Let qualified teen volunteershelp you with homework, study-ing and projects. bring yourwork to the Library and leavefeeling accomplished. Registra-tion is required for each

individual date. Please indicatewhich date(s) you wish to attendwhen registering.

Junior MakerSpaceNeSCoNSeT (8-12 years)Fri., April 6, 3-3:45 p.m.

Tinker in this one-of-a-kind labthat explores science, simplemechanics, elements of designand other creative projects. Thepossibilities are limited only byyour imagination.

LEGO LeagueSMITHToWN (5-12 years)Sat., Mar. 31, 3-3:45 p.m.NeSCoNSeT

Tues., Apr. 3, 3-3:45 p.m.Do you enjoy building things?

using LeGoS and your imagina-tion, you can create and buildmany wonderful things. We sup-ply the LeGoS.

Little Craft BuddiesSMITHToWN (4-7 years)Mon., March 26, 4:45-5:30 p.m.

Little Craft buddies is a pro-gram in which a child is pairedwith a teen as they work togetherto create a craft for the child totake home.

Little Library BuddiesNeSCoNSeT (4-7 years)Thurs., Apr. 5, 10:30-11:15 a.m.

Library buddies is a programin which a child is paired with ateen for a rewarding reading andcreative art experience.

Nursery Rhyme Time(birth-35 months w/adult)SMITHToWN

Wed., March 24, 31, 10-10:30 a.m.NeSCoNSeT

Call for dates and times.enjoy a traditional time of

nursery rhymes and songs forbaby. Siblings are welcome.

Pajama StorytimeSMITHToWN (3-6 years w/adult)Wed., March 28, 7-7:30 p.m.Call for additional dates and times.

Want to come to the Library inyour pajamas? enjoy some sto-ries and songs and bring a fa-vorite stuffed animal if you’d like.Siblings are welcome.

Terrific ThreesSMITHToWN

(36-47 months w/adult)Call for additional dates and times

enjoy free play, stories, craftsand circle time. Siblings are welcome.

Time for TwosSMITHToWN

(24-35 months w/adult)Wed., March 28, 10-10:45 a.m.NeSCoNSeT

(24-35 months w/adult)Wed., March 28, 2:30-3:15 p.m.Call for additional dates and times

build social skills in a relaxed,friendly environment, includesfree play, songs, stories and acraft. Siblings are welcome.

Wonderful OnesSMITHToWN

(12-23 months w/adult)Call for dates and times.NeSCoNSeT

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This action-packed programengages little ones in languagebased activities; includes freeplay, stories and fun! Siblings arewelcome.

Library Programs

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F I N A N C I A L F O C U S

by Scott Posner, CFP, CRPC, A.A.M.S.

As you may have heard, thestock market has been on a wildride lately. What’s behind thisvolatility? And, as an investor,how concerned should you be?

Let’s look at the first questionfirst. What caused the steep dropin stock prices we experiencedon a few separate days?

essentially, two main factorsseem to be responsible. First,some good economic news mayactually have played a significantrole. A 17-year low in unemploy-ment and solid job growth havebegun to push wages upward.These developments have led tofears of rising inflation, which, inturn, led to speculation that theFederal reserve will tighten themoney supply at a faster-than-ex-pected rate. Stocks reacted nega-tively to these expectations of

higher interest rates. The second cause of the mar-

ket volatility appears to be sim-ply a reaction to the long bullmarket. While rising stock priceslead many people to continuebuying more and more shares,

some people actually need tosell their stocks – and this pent-up selling demand, combinedwith short-term profit-taking,helped contribute to the largesell-offs of recent days.

Now, as for the question ofhow concerned you should beabout this volatility, considerthese points:

Sell-offs are nothing unusual.We’ve often experienced big

sell-offs, but they’ve generallybeen followed with strong recov-eries. of course, past perform-ance is not a guarantee of futureresults, but history has shownthat patient, persistent investorshave often been rewarded.

Fundamentals are strong. While short-term market

movements can be caused by a continued on facing page

What Should Investors Know About Recent Volatility?

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continuedvariety of factors, economic conditions and corporate earn-ings typically drive performancein the long term. right now, theu.S. economy is near full em-ployment, consumer and busi-ness sentiment has risen strongly,manufacturing and service activ-ity is at multi-year highs, andGDP growth in 2018 appears tobe on track for the best perform-ance since 2015. Furthermore,corporate earnings are expectedto rise this year.

So, given this background,what’s your next move? Here aresome suggestions:

Review your situation. You may want to work with a

financial professional to evaluateyour portfolio to determine if it ishelping you make the progressyou need to eventually achieve

your long-term goals.

Reassess your risk tolerance. If you were unusually upset

over the loss in value of your in-vestments during the marketpullback, you may need to re-view your risk tolerance to deter-mine if it’s still appropriate foryour investment mix. If you feelyou are taking on too much risk,you may need to rebalance yourportfolio. Keep in mind, though,that by “playing it safe” and in-vesting heavily in vehicles thatoffer greater protection of princi-pal, but little in the way of re-turn, you run the risk of notattaining the growth you need toreach your objectives.

Look for opportunities. A market pullback such as the

one we’ve experienced, whichoccurs during a period of eco-

nomic expansion and rising cor-porate profits, can give long-terminvestors a chance to add newshares at attractive prices in anenvironment that may be con-ducive to a market rally.

A sharp market pullback, suchas we’ve seen recently, will al-ways be big news. but if youlook beyond the headlines, youcan sometimes see a differentpicture – and one that may bebrighter than you had realized.

Editor’s Note:Financial Focus is a monthly feature written by Scott Posner, CFP, CRPC,A.A.M.S., an investment representativewith Edward Jones Investments. This 130-year-old firm has over 10,000 officesaround the world with one here in townat 542 North Country Road in the Old St. James School House. Mr. Posner hasserviced both personal and institutionalinvestors for over 32 years. For more in-formation, or to request topics for futurecolumns, call 631-862-2020.

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D E S I G N I D E A S

by NatalieWeinstein, Allied ASID,IDS

over 20years ago, Ilearned thebasic princi-ples of West-ern Feng Shui

(Fung Sway) and discovered that,as a designer, I had employedmany elements and strategies ofits practice in my design work.The basic definition of this an-cient oriental belief is that thediscipline of home and officearrangement follow the laws ofnature and the universe andwhen observed well, can bringyou peace, health, wealth, goodrelationships and general wellbe-ing. This basic philosophy hasbeen my mantra for as long asI’ve been an interior designer. Itis that your home or space canempower or diminish you andyou can choose. It doesn’t matterif it is large or small and thesame with your budget. Whatmatters is how you value it andwhat you decide to do about it.

Feng Shui speaks a lot about“chi” – energy. When chi flowsfreely, all is right with the world– your world. When chi isblocked – you are, too. Are youbeginning to get my drift? So,let’s discover what Feng Shuithinks about clutter. In this phi-losophy, clutter lowers your en-ergy on all fronts. It’s a blockageand must be eliminated. In FengShui, less is more. So, what bet-ter time to free your home andyourself of the stuff you’ve beenkeeping – some of which youcan’t even remember why?While it may seem overwhelm-ing to attack all at once, pick aspot and just start! Don’t over-think, just dump – on the street,give away or even consign. Freeyourself and your home of nega-tive energy (clutter) and let thechi flow freely – in attics, base-

ments, under your bed, in yourclosets and garage, inside yourdining room breakfront, yourmedicine cabinet, your junkdrawer (or are they all?).

They say give and you shall re-ceive – by not keeping every-thing, you shall receive. Clearthe clutter to clean more freelyand thoroughly and watch theflow of good energy come intoyour life.

Get ready for your springcleaning and after you’re done,here are a few basic Feng Shuihints to good design:• The best location for a desk in

an office is facing the door,with the occupants’ chair be-hind it, in front of a solid wall.That’s called the power posi-tion because from there youcontrol your surroundings,making sure no one is comingin, sneaking up on you, orlooking over your shoulder.

• Place your bed so that you cansee the door and arrange thesame or similarly sized nightstands on either side of it toensure a balanced relationshipand a good night’s sleep.

• Keep the bathroom doorclosed and the toilet seat liddown to keep negative energyout of main areas.

• Add greenery to your home forgrowth and prosperity.

• Fix leaking faucets so wealthwon’t go down the drain.

• use ceiling fans to un-stick energy.

• replace burned out light bulbsto increase Chi.

• Clean under your bed to clearaway obstacles in your rela-tionship, as well as cobwebs.

• Dust and vacuum to removestagnation.

• Keep mirrors clean to promotegood fortune.

• Wash windows to allow Chithrough there, too.

• Consider an aquarium for goodluck.

• build a rock garden outsideyour home for stability andadd a wind chime by yourfront door to welcome goodChi.

You may not buy into every-thing about Feng Shui, but de-cluttering makes sense becausein the long run it will save youtime, money and stress.

Editor’s Note:Natalie Weinstein is an Allied ASID, IDS interior designer, media personality, author, speaker, and president of Natalie Weinstein Design Associates, a full service interior design firm (www.natalieweinstein.com). She is also owner of Uniquely Natalie, a quality consignment furniture and accessory shop in St. James.Join www.nataliesclub.com for FREE seminars, tips, and discounts. For more information about Natalie Weinstein Design Associates,call 631-862-6198 or email at [email protected]. For more information about Uniquely Natalie Quality Consignment, call 631-686-5644 or visit www.uniquelynatalie.com

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N A T U R E P A G E S

by Sally WellingerSince this year has been quite

the year of nor-easter storms, in-cluding one in January that wecalled a “bomb cyclone,” thismight be a good time to learn abit about them. Nor-easters are a“collision” of two different airmasses. To understand this better,we need to know a bit about air.

Air is a gas, which is made upof these little things called mole-cules that are so small we cannotsee them. In general, all air ismade up of the same molecules;oxygen, nitrogen, carbon diox-ide, water vapor, and some othermolecules. Air usually looks thesame, but we know it can be dif-ferent. Air can be cool, warm,dry, humid, calm or windy. • In warm air, the molecules are

moving around fast and tend tobe farther apart from eachother, where in cold air theyare slower and often closer to-gether. How warm or cool theair is can be measured withtemperature.

• When the air feels humid, thewater vapor is saturated in theair. The point where the air issaturated with water vapor hasto do with the amount of wateron the surface of earth belowit, the dew point, and the tem-perature of both the air and thesurface of earth. The dew pointis the temperature needed toturn water vapor to water. rel-ative humidity is a way tomeasure water vapor in air.When the relative humidity is100%, it is often raining orsnowing.

• To explain when the air is calmor windy, we need to knowabout air pressure. When theair is windy there are moremolecules in one area than an-other and they are moving fastto even out in the air. This can

happen when air is blown into aballoon. When air is blown intoa balloon many molecules in theair are being pushed into the bal-loon to blow it up. These mole-cules are getting closer togetherand colliding into each otherwith greater force. We call thisincreasing the air pressure. If theair pressure is increased so muchthat the balloon can not hold itin, the balloon will pop. If theballoon is blown up and then airis let back out through the open-ing, the molecules rush out mak-ing wind. Wind outside works inalmost the same way. If there isan area that has high pressureand it is next to an area withlower pressure, the molecules inthe air are rushing to get tospaces to even all of the mole-cules out.• Lastly, when molecules are

closer together the air is moredense or heavier. Cold air andwater tend to be more densethan warm air and water. Try itout sometime by adding foodcolor to warm water and pour-ing on top of some cold water.Now we are ready to under-

stand nor’easters.Nor’easters are unique storms

that we experience here on theeast coast from Georgia toCanada, because of two interest-ing things that happen here. 1. The Sun heats earth differently

in different locations, aroundthe equator the air and landare warmer than up in thepolar regions. because of thatand the rotation of earth, itcreates wind currents. re-member the molecules are always moving to even out.


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continued1. on the east coast, we have

warmer waters because ofthose wind currents and thefact that warm water is lighteror less dense than cold waterand it creates the Gulf Stream.What that means is that thereis a flow of warm water thatstarts in the Gulf and flows allthe way up to Canada. That’swhy we sometimes find tropi-cal fish in the waters aroundLong Island. That warmerwater feels great, but it’s partof why we get nor’easters.

2. We also have a Polar Jetstreamtravelling from the Northweststarting in Canada. This jetstream is really high in the at-mosphere and produces windsup to 140mph. This Jetstreamis a boundary between coldair and warm air, so north ofthe jet stream the air is colderand south of the jet stream,the air is warmer. When the cold polar jet

stream connects with the warmgulf stream, the molecules in theair start moving rapidly fromhigh pressure to low pressure.The warm air molecules alsostart moving into the cold airmass. Since those warm mole-cules are less dense than thecold, they are pulled upward.Also, there are more water vapormolecules in the warm gulfstream air mass, so the watervapor turns to water or snowonce entering the colder area.This creates the heavy rain andsnow. because of the direction ofthe gulf stream, the Jetstream andthe rotation of earth, the mole-cules begin moving in a counter-clockwise direction. This createsheavy winds coming down in aNortheast direction. A nor’easterdid not get its name because ithappens in the northeast or trav-els northeast, but because thewind comes in from the north-east direction onto the land.Since this chaotic connection ofthe Polar Jetstream and the Gulf

Stream form a kind of circularmotion at the gulf stream, itmoves slowly up the coast alongwith the flow of the gulf stream.It’s pretty amazing that these lit-tle tiny molecules can createsuch a big storm!

Editor’s Note: Sally Wellinger, a St. James resident forover 30 years, is a wife and mother offour children. She is a NYS Elementaryteacher certified in PK-6 grade, Biologyand General Science grades 7-12 and isan outdoor environmental educator. Sallywill be writing nature inspired articleseach month.

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N A T U R A L L Y S P E A K I N G

by June A. Liardi

“April prepares her green traffic light

and the world thinks go.”– CHrISToPHer MorLeY

It is almost April, time to getdown and dirty... in the garden,that is, and the perfect day to dothat is earth Day which is onApril 22. You still have time tosow some sweet spring peas. Youcan also sow beets, carrots,greens, kale, kohlrabi, leekseeds, radish, spinach andturnips. Plant a tree on NationalArbor Day, April 27. enjoy thefirst Full Pink Moon on the 29th.

If you are starting seeds insidethere are a lot of items rightaround your home that you canuse. Any small plastic container,for instance a yogurt cup. recy-cle take-out coffee containers oruse those small bathroom cups.Clear plastic containers that holdfruit or vegetables are great– theyare tight fitting which creates amini greenhouse. The bottomshould not have a lot of holesthough, some do. When cleanedout and washed, those single-serve little coffee cups work welland already have a smalldrainage hole on the bottom. eggcartons work too, as does half anegg shell. If you squeeze yourown orange juice you can usethe hollow halves. Just clean outall the pulp and put them awayin a cool, dry place to dry out,then fill with soil and plant.Whatever you use, make sure itis cleaned out and that there is adrainage hole or two on the bottom.

It is interesting to keep a na-ture/garden journal. Jot downwhen you spot the first snowdrop, crocus or dandelion, orwhen the forsythia bloom. Whendid the black birds and red-wingblackbirds come back to youryard? What week did someperennials bloom, and when didthe bees and other insects showup. Make notes of weather con-

ditions too, temperatures, precip-itation and soil conditions. Youwill create a personal gardeningcalendar specific to your area.

This is the time to start yourweed war. Get a handle on con-trolling those weeds now. Thesoil is soft and moist, there afewer plants growing, the weedsare smaller and will be easier topull out. You will want to get tothem before they set seeds. Pullor dig them out and discard,then cultivate the soil and dig insome slow-release fertilizer.

A nice, functional containergarden to create for visual inter-est and to spice up your coolingis a pot of aromatic edibles. Thisis a nice gift for yourself or yourfavorite chef. use a variety ofcascading herbs such as curlyparsley, oregano or thyme, andupright plants like sage and dill,also fillers such as rosemary andbasil. You will need a fairly largeterra cotta pot, 16 inches or soand enough potting mix. Somesuggested plants would be onesage, two basils, one dill, oneoregano, one rosemary and fourparsley and/or thyme plants. It isbest to fill the bottom of the potwith pebbles or broken/crushedterracotta. Fill the pot with mois-tened soil, leaving about 11/2 - 2inches between the mix and thepot’s rim. Plant sage in the mid-

dle then plant the rosemary anddill around the sage, leavingenough space for the plants togrow. Plant the parsley,oregano/thyme along the pot’sedge so they will grow to spillover the sides. Water well andthen place a layer of pine barkmulch around the plants. Whenthe weather is warm enoughplace it outside in a sunny, shel-tered spot.

Pick yourself a bouquet of anyspring flowers that are blooming,or branches of flowering trees orshrubs, add some fresh green fo-liage. bring spring inside toenjoy on those rainy April days.

I think we all need to put thescreens down for a time and seethe real world. Look for thebeauty all around you, from thetiniest wild flower next to yourfoot to the amazing colors of thesunrise or sunset. See the wonderof a fern unfurling, or the minutefeatures of a honey bee. You justhave to look around and notice.

“For lack of attention a thousand forms of loveliness

elude us every day.”– eveLYN uNDerHILL.

Editor’s Note: June Liardi, a St. James resident for over30 years, is a wife and mother of threesons. June will be writing articles on gar-dening, nature related craft projects andfamily activities.

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I N T H E S C H O O L S

The 2017-2018 Smithtown HSeast varsity Kickline (SevK) havereturned from orlando, Floridaas 20x Small High Kick NationalChampions. SevK attended theContest of Champions NationalsMarch 2-4, 2018, hosted at theeSPN Wide World of Sports. TheWhisperettes have been attend-ing Contest of Champions forover 20 years and have nowgained their 20th consecutivetitle (1999-2018) as SMALLHIGH KICK CHAMPIONS.

The team also earned 2ndplace in the Medium High KickCategory, best In Category out ofthe entire High Kick Division andwere one of six teams selectedby the judging panel to performan encore of their Small HighKick routine during the awardspresentation.

Congratulations to the Smith-town HS east Whisperettes! Thegirls are coached under the di-rection of Sarahbeth Cook(alumni of SevK), and led byCaptain Julie Anderson, Co-Cap-tain Leila Moghadasi and Jr. Cap-tain Liz orlandi.

20-Time Consecutive National Champions

Smithtown HS east varsity Kickline 20x National Champions the “Whis-perettes” – Top Row (L-R): emily Capo, Chelsea Wallace, Kelsey Finn, SkylarPark, Jacqueline ehrlich, Kate Desano, Arielle Park, Samantha Lubomski,Sarahbeth Cook (Coach); Middle Row (L-R): Hailey DiCio, Jayme Mattera,Lauren Quick, Kayla Wilson, Alexia Lankowicz, Karissa Duffy, Courtney Ca-puto; Bottom Row (L-R): Leila Moghadasi (Co-Captain), Julie Anderson(Captain), elizabeth Orlandi (Jr. Captain).

It was an exciting season forthe Smithtown east Junior varsityWhisperettes with three consecu-tive 1st Place wins in the Jv Kick-line category at the Long IslandScholastic Kickline competitionsheld December 12, January 7and February 4 at Nassau CountyCommunity College. because ofthis amazing accomplishment,they also earned the Championof Champions Award for JV Kick-line. on January 27, they per-formed their routine at theStephanie belli Memorial Schol-arship Festival and earned theTechnical Excellence Award forJV Kickline. Thanks to theirCoach Michele Marciante for anamazing year and inspiring themevery step (and kick) of the way!

Amazing Season for Smithtown East Jr. Varsity Whisperettes

Smithtown east Junior varsity Whisperettes are pictured Front Row (L-R):Stefani ingenito, Kayli Camilleri, Rachel Amato (captain), Michele Marciante(coach), Jillian Catalano (captain), Layne Lackmann and Natalie Farrell;Back Row: Olivia Miro, isabel McCleery, Skyler Gherardi, Sophia DeGuara,Maia Castelli and Gabi Ostrowski.

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whether it is time spent sitting atwork, school, driving, watching tV oreating the average person spendsabout 12 hours a day sitting. takingmicro breaks with stretching, gettingout of the seated position and beingactive frequently would be ideal, butunfortunately, that is not always a vi-able option. at a minimum youshould make sure you are sitting in a correct posture.

try to avoid reading or watchingtV in bed or using a laptop in yourlap on a regular basis, as these in-correct positions can wreak havocon your posture. instead, try sittingin an ergonomic position at adesk/table as shown in the diagram.

changing habits is never easy. at first when trying to sit in a betterposture it can be very uncomfort-

able. that’s because you’re askingcertain muscles to start working thatare not used to the work load. startoff slow and build up the durationover time and eventually sitting in abetter posture will not feel awkward.the key is to be consciously awareand to remind yourself often of your

posture. some of us are fortunate tobe reminded of our posture bysomeone else recognizing the badhabit. do not take it as a criticismand be thankful someone caresenough about you to create a betterhabit to prevent unnecessarystresses.

Are You Sitting Correctly?

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on Thursday, February 15,2018, The Knox School varsityboys basketball Team made his-tory by winning their first everPSAA Championship, defeatingMartin Luther High School 82-47. using stifling defense, theKnox Falcons wore their oppo-nents down, leading at one pointby a score of 60-20.

In addition to receiving thePSAA Championship title, sev-eral other distinguished awardswere presented to The KnoxSchool. varsity Coach MajesticMapp was awarded PSAA Coachof the Year, senior QuintinWilliams was named varsity’sMost valuable Player, sophomoreJoshua Gray was named PlayoffsMvP and received an All-Divi-sion award, senior brett Talbertand junior Markell Lake wereawarded All-Conference, andsenior Khallyn La Fond receivedAll-Division awards!

Knox is thrilled to end its bas-ketball season on such a highnote. Athletic Director WalterTownes happily stated that “Thisteam faced very high expecta-tions and overcame many chal-

lenges throughout the year. Theyrose above adversity and found away to achieve this historicgoal.” Congratulations to TheKnox School Falcons!

The Knox School is an inde-pendent boarding and dayschool, located in Nissequogue,whose mission is to provide the

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The Knox School Varsity Basketball Wins PSAA Championship and Coach of the Year

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ST. JAMeS ARTiSTS GO GReeN... Fourth-graders at St. Jameselementary School learned that they can turn any object intoart, during a recycled art project. Using 100 percent recycledgreen materials and their imagination, the students made theirown unique robots.

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On March 3, 2018 the Annual Coach Breir Memorial Battle of the Bulls Wrestling Tournament was held at Smith-town High School east. The middle school wrestling teams from Accompsett, Great Hollow and Nessaquakebattled it out. The competition was fierce, but Nessaquake claimed the victory. Congratulations to all thewrestlers for their outstanding performance. Pictured is Nessaquake’s Wrestling team with Coach Betancourt.“Special thanks to Coach Betancourt, Saladino and Giordano, for all your hard work and dedication.”

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BUS DRIVER DELIVERSSONGS OF LEARNINGMIXED WITH FUNJoe Guida, “The Singing SchoolBus Driver,” visited kindergartenstudents at St. James elementarySchool. Students sang along tooriginal songs while Guida playedthe guitar. Bus safety, countingand rhyming songs kept studentsengaged and they even exercisedas they showed off their dancingabilities. Photo courtesy of

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H E A L T H N O T E S

by Richard Greco, PT, ATC, CSCS

Shoulder bursitis is a painfulcondition that affects people ofall ages. The condition tends todevelop more in middle-aged,elderly, and individuals whohave muscle weakness. Shoulderbursitis can have many causes,but the most common is a repeti-tive activity, such as overheadreaching, throwing or arm-twist-ing, which creates friction in theupper shoulder area. Athletesoften develop shoulder bursitisafter throwing, pitching, orswimming repetitively. The con-dition can happen gradually orsuddenly. It can also occur with-out any specific cause.

Shoulder bursitis can becaused by:

• repetitive motions (overheadreaching or lifting, throwing, or

twisting of the arm)

• Muscle weakness or poor mus-cle coordination

• Incorrect posture

• Direct trauma (being hit, orfalling on, the side of theshoulder)

• Shoulder surgery or replace-ment

• Calcium deposits in the shoul-der

• overgrowth or bone spurs inthe acromion bone

• Autoimmune diseases, such asrheumatoid arthritis, gout, pso-riasis or thyroid disease

• Muscles or tendons in theshoulder area rubbing thebursa and causing irritation

Symptoms

• Pain on the outer side or tip ofthe shoulder

• Pain when you push with yourfinger on the tip of the shoul-der

• Pain when lying on the af-fected shoulder

• Pain that worsens when liftingthe arm to the side

• Pain when rotating the arm

• Pain when pushing or pullingopen a door

TreatmentTreatment consists of design-

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continued from page 81return to your normal lifestyleand activities. The time that ittakes to heal the conditionvaries, but results can often beachieved in 2 to 8 weeks, whena proper stretching and strength-ening program is implemented.

Reduce Pain and Swelling. If repetitive activities have

caused the shoulder bursitis,your physical therapist will helpyou understand how to avoid ormodify the activities to allowhealing to begin. You will receivedifferent types of treatments andtechnologies to control and re-duce your pain and swelling, in-cluding ice, heat, ultrasound,electrical stimulation, taping,specific exercises, and hands-ontherapy, such as specialized mas-sage.

improve Motion. You will receive specific activi-

ties and treatments to help re-store normal movement in theshoulder and arm. These mightbegin with “passive” motionsthat the physical therapist

performs for you to gently moveyour shoulder joint, and progressto active exercises and stretchesthat you do yourself.

improve Flexibility. It will be determine if any

shoulder, arm, chest, or neckmuscles are tight, and your PTwill start helping you to stretchthem and teach you how tostretch them at home on yourown.improve posture.

If posture problems are foundto be related to your condition,you will receive exercises to helpimprove your posture to help al-leviate your pain and prevent fu-ture recurrence.

improve Strength. Shoulder bursitis is often re-

lated to weak, injured, or unco-ordinated shoulder muscles.Certain exercises will aid healingat each stage of recovery; YourPT will choose exercises andequipment to use to steadily re-store your strength and agility.These may include using cuffweights, stretch bands and

weight lifting equipment.

improve endurance. regaining your muscular en-

durance in the shoulder is impor-tant after an injury. You will learnexercises to improve your mus-cular endurance, so you can re-turn to your normal activities.Cardio-exercise equipment maybe used, such as upper-body er-gometers, treadmills or stationarybicycles.

Learn a Home Program. You will receive strengthening

and stretching exercises to per-form at home. These exerciseswill be specific for your needs; ifyou do them regularly, you canspeed your recovery.

Return to Activities. Your treatment program will

help you reach your work, sportand home-life goals in the safest,fastest, and most effective waypossible. You will learn exercises,work retraining activities andsport-specific techniques anddrills to help you achieve yourgoals.

if Surgery is Necessary.Surgery is not commonly re-

quired for shoulder bursitis. butif surgery is needed, you will fol-low a recovery program overseveral weeks, guided by yourphysical therapist. Your physicaltherapist will help you minimizepain, regain motion and strength,and return to normal activities inthe safest and speediest mannerpossible.

Note: The following information was provided by the American Physical Therapy Association.

Editor’s Note:Richard Greco is a St. James resident andlicensed Physical Therapist. He is the Di-rector of Greco Physical Therapy / Mo-tion PT Group, located at 430-7 NorthCountry Road in St. James. For more in-formation on physical therapy for thetreatment of bursitis, shoulder pain andgeneral injury rehabilitation, contact himat 631-686-6600.

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Dear Ron,I really like my job, my co-work-

ers, and my managers. However,recently there have been new pol-icy changes in our field that havecaused a great deal of stress to beplaced on management. My co-workers and I can’t help but no-tice the negative energy that hastaken over the work environment.We love our team and it saddensus to see how drastically thingshave changed. Our supervisors areeven making errors and forgettingto do certain tasks due to the highlevels of stress. My co-workersand I do not want to add fuel tothe fire by pointing out what hasbeen going on, but we would loveto hear some ideas on how to helpwithout causing any more disrup-tions! Thank you!

– Wanting to Help

Dear Wanting to Help,Firstly, I commend you and your

co-workers for your desire to bepro-active and facilitate positivity.Why not start a relaxation groupor meditation group that meets 2or 3 days per week for 30 minutesbefore the work-day begins? Thiswill give you and your team achance to decompress beforeheading into the day, which mayimprove productivity and focus.Also, by hosting these meetingsbefore work hours, you avoidcausing any disruptions to rou-tines or schedules that are alreadyin place. Perhaps scheduling a“team building” activity wouldboost morale as well. Pick a nightfor the staff to get together and gobowling, or to Paint Nite, or tryout one of those new escape theroom games! This will give yourteam time to reconnect with one


Ron villano, M.S., LMHC,ASAC, CCH is the leading expert in working throughchange. As a father who lost his17-year old son in an auto acci-dent, he always speaks from theheart. As a licensed mentalhealth counselor, he guides oth-ers on how to work through difficult times. As a nationalspeaker and author of The Zing,Ron has appeared on Tv andradio throughout the world. Hewill help you to embrace thePower of Change in your per-sonal and professional life.

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What areAdaptiveClothes andHow are TheyHelpful?

Adaptiveclothing isspecialtyclothingmade specifi-

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Many people are excited to findthis allows them a greater levelof independence. For caregivers,these clothes save a great deal oftime and make dressing and un-dressing simple and pleasant.

Who wears adaptive clothing?More than 55 million people

in the united States suffer from acertain type of disability, some ofwhich have challenges dressing.Most people on any life tripknow someone with a disability.

Proper adaptive clothes aresuitable for those with short-termor permanent medical conditionsincluding: wheelchair users, peo-ple with Arthritis, Cerebral Palsy,Multiple Sclerosis (MS), MotorNeuron Disease (MND), edema,incontinence, Alzheimer’s,Parkinson’s, stroke, spinal cordinjury, brain injury, MuscularDystrophy, post-surgery (under-

gone surgery) who have orthope-dic devices such as casts.

Finding the Best AdaptiveClothes

Clothing should feel naturaland be comfortable, fashionableand functional for the wearerand come in a variety of stylesand sizes.

Adaptive clothing should ben-efit the wearer both physicallyand psychologically. Qualityclothing often makes us feelgood about ourselves, promotinga sense of wellbeing.

Editors note:St. James resident Frank Gaeta, Jr. is theowner of Adaptive Clothes, supplyingspecialty clothing for special needs peo-ple of all ages. He is a member of the St. James Chamber of Commerce. After35 years in the IT field he retired, and forthe past 4 years Frank and his wife,


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T H E F I N I S H L I N E

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visit Mazelis Landscape atwww.mazelislandscape.com toview a comprehensive list ofservices offered and spectacularphotos of completed landscapingprojects. The Mazelis familywishes their St. James friends andneighbors a beautiful andhealthy spring and a wonderfuloutdoor season filled with familyand friends.

Little Sheltercontinued from page 21since 1927. Age, physical condi-tion and socialization issues arenever criteria for rescuing a dogor cat whose life is in jeopardy.Most of their companion animalshave been saved from kill shel-ters on Long Island, in New YorkCity, and in several southernstates. As a member of theMayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Ani-mals, Little Shelter is regularlycalled upon by the city’s munici-pal shelters to take their dogsand cats in need of rehabilita-tion.

All Little Shelter pets receivethe highest quality medical careand are spayed /neutered beforeadoption. every potential adopteris interviewed and thoroughlyscreened to ensure the best qual-ity homes.

Looking for that special gift –give the gift of love that will keepon giving. Join Little Shelter’sSponsorship Program. For asmall monthly donation, you canmake a world of difference in ananimal’s life. Contact Little Shel-ter at 631-368-8770, ext. 26. Youcan also make a one time dona-

tion to Little Shelter in the nameof someone as well. The gift yougive will help Little Shelter savelives!

You can mail donations to: Lit-tle Shelter, 33 Warner road,Huntington, NY 11743, or visittheir website at: www.LittleShel-ter.com

Staller Centercontinued from page 46PARSONS DANCe COMPANYSaturday, May 5, 2018, 8 p.m.MAIN STAGe | $42

Delightful, vibrant and entic-ing. eight dancers of talent andpassion bring sexy athleticism,exuberant personality and joyousmovement.

Ron Villanocontinued from page 83another in a relaxed and fun en-vironment where you are not dis-tracted by work-relatedpressures! ultimately, the stres-sors that these new policies havecreated may have to be dis-cussed amongst you and yourco-workers. Sometimes acknowl-

edging the elephant in the roomcreates more relief than anythingelse.

Editor’s Note: Ron Villano, M.S., LMHC, ASAC, CCH, isthe founder and director of Family & Per-sonal Counseling, located at 872 MiddleCountry Road in St. James. He is an au-thor of the book The Zing, has appearedon national TV, along with daily appear-ances on the Verizon FiOS1 network.With offices in St. James, Bohemia, EastIslip, Levittown and Middle Village and astaff of 20 therapists from all back-grounds – Family & Personal Counselingaddresses individual and family concernsof all ages. For additional information call631-758-8290 or visit www.FamilyAnd-PersonalCounseling.com andwww.RonVillano.com to listen to his fea-tured interviews.

Adaptive Clothingcontinued from page 82Jennifer, have been taking care of bothsets of parents with their everyday andmedical needs which led him to startingAdaptive Clothes. Frank is currently writ-ing a book on the adaptive clothes indus-try and has published numerous articlesin trade magazines. His company (Adap-tive Clothes) has donated money to theWounded Warrior Foundation, Sloan Ket-tering Cancer Center and Second WindDreams. For more information aboutAdaptive Clothes visit: www.adaptive-clothes.com or call 516-606-2154.

P O E T ’ S C O R N E R

A Roseby John Taratunio, Fairfield Condos

From a planted seed up came a rose

With a wonderful aroma when held to the nose

Each on a stem covered with thorns

Enhanced with dew on cool spring morns

Roses come in all colors and sizes

After they bloom they are beautiful surprises

In red, yellow, black, pink and cream

Mother Nature is amazing with Her color scheme

A rose is as beautiful to the eye

As a rainbow stretched across a deep blue sky

Truly a rose is a beauty to behold

It’s one of Mother Nature’s pieces of gold


Hello All... It’s Dr. Hope again.by the time you read this, theseason for spring sports will bewell underway. That means all ofus here at True will be going tosleep early and eating ourWheaties in preparation for theonslaught of injuries that are soplentiful this time of year. Thevast majority of the aforemen-tioned injuries are musculoskele-tal – specifically soft tissue.

What does that even mean?oK – so for the purpose of thisdiscussion, soft tissue refers to:• ligaments: specially designed

tissue that connects bones to-gether where they meet up –this meeting place is otherwiseknown as the joint. (get it?)

• muscles: bunches of tissue thatcan contract and cause move-ment – we all want ‘em!

• tendons: tissue that connectsmuscles to bone.

• fascia: kinda like shrink wrapthat surrounds all of the stuffinside us

• nerves: in charge of all 2-waycommunication between thebrain/spinal cord and every

thing else in the body. No nerves= No service

What can be done for soft tissueinjuries you ask?

once any pharmacological orsurgical intervention is deemednot necessary as a result of athorough evaluation performedby your friendly neighborhoodsports doc (one of us), plenty ofconservative care options areavailable. I’ll begin by discussingmanual therapy and joint manip-ulation because, well, they’re myjam. In a nutshell:

Manual therapies are hands-on, and because they are hands-on, they have an immediateeffect on soft tissue. They can im-prove circulation, stretch and im-prove flexibility of muscle andfascia and reduce those peskyadhesions… the list goes on.Some types can be really un-comfortable (but it’s a goodhurt!), while others are moregentle (snore), depending on thegoal of the treatment.

Joint manipulations/adjust-ments are also hands-on (I see apattern here) and because they

are hands-on,they have animmediate ef-fect on thejoint that isbeing treated.When a jointis “stuck” it can’t communicatewith nerves properly. Liken theproblem to a garbled voicemailor a dropped call. The informa-tion going into (or exiting) thejoint is misunderstood or inter-rupted. Adjustments make joints“unstuck”, creating crystal clearpathways for communication.And we all know that open linesof communication are the foun-dation of healthy and robust softtissue relationships!

Although I chose to focus thismonth’s discussion (albeit brief,extremely entertaining) on onlytwo aspects of conservative care,there are many others that areutilized to reach the commongoal of any good sports medprovider. That goal being the re-turn of an injured athlete to func-tion and performance above andbeyond pre-injury levels. That’swhat drives all of us here. Wepride ourselves on how much ef-fort goes into the care of our pa-tients and that we areone-on-one and hands-on (thereit is again!) from the beginning tothe end of treatment.

Also, we have A LoT of fundoing it! If you find yourself orsomeone you love in a situationwhere there is a need for someTLC this season, give the docs atTSC a try. We welcome any andall challenges!

Editor’s note:St. James resident Dr. Hope M. Miller isco-owner of True Sport Care, located at62 Lake Avenue South, Nesconset, themost advanced sports injury and rehabili-tation practice on Long Island. She holdsa diplomate of the American ChiropracticBoard of Sports Physicians and has beenpracticing in the St. James/Nesconsetareas since 2004. Please refer to trues-portcare.com, their youtube channel, orfollow them on Facebook or Instagramfor any additional information or call631-584-8783.

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We are extremely proud to announce the addition of Dr. Abby Dante to the clinical staff at True Sport Care. Abby worked at our front desk while in her senior year at Smithtown East back in 2009-2010. Her experience helped guide her decision to become a Chiropractor. She has returned home with an already long and impressive list of accomplishments and aligns perfectly with the True Sport Care philosophy of “As few visits as possible.”

From our perspective, she will be an asset to the profession, our practice and the community.

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by William A. Kent, BC-HISLong Island Hearing is joining

the better Hearing Institute inpromoting National KidneyMonth in March and World Kid-ney Day and will be raisingawareness of the threat that kid-ney disease poses and of the linkbetween kidney disease andhearing loss.

People with chronic kidneydisease are urged to get theirhearing checked. A hearing testcan be scheduled with yourhearing health care provideronce a year, at little or no cost,as a benefit from your healthcare insurance company.

Chronic kidney disease is a se-rious illness that affects roughly13% of the adult u.S. popula-tion. Yet many people don’tknow much about it. It is impor-tant to help raise awareness ofthe serious threat that chronickidney disease poses and informpeople of the actions they cantake to protect their kidneyhealth. Hearing loss is commonamong people with chronic kid-ney disease and are urged tomake hearing checks a routinepart of their medical care.

unaddressed hearing loss canhave very significant conse-quences on a person’s day-to-dayliving and greatly underminequality of life. If more peoplewith chronic kidney disease getearlier and more frequent hear-ing tests, their hearing loss canbe addressed and their quality oflife improved.

About Chronic Kidney Disease(SourCe: NATIoNAL KIDNeY FouNDATIoN)

According to the National Kid-ney Foundation, more than 26million Americans over age 20have CKD – roughly 13% of theadult population. And peoplewith high blood pressure, dia-betes, and/or a family history ofkidney disease are at risk for de-veloping CKD. The good news is

that there are things that peoplecan do to help prevent or delaythe progression of CKD.

The National Kidney Founda-tion offers these top five tips forkeeping both the kidneys andheart healthy.

(1) Don’t smoke. Thestrongest modifi-able risk factor forboth kidney andheart disease is smoking.There is nothing you can dothat is more important in theprevention of both heart andkidney disease as stoppingsmoking.

(2) Control yourblood pressure.High blood pres-sure causes bothkidney and heartdisease.

(3) eat a proper diet.

(4) Maintain a healthybody weight,which requiresbalancing calorie intake withexercise and activity.

(5) Have your physician test youfor both heart and kidney dis-ease. It turns out that heartdisease is a risk factor for kid-ney disease and kidney dis-ease is a known risk factor forheart disease. Hence, if youknow you have one, youshould have yourself testedfor the other.

About Hearing LossApproximately one in 10

Americans, or 34 million people,have some degree of hearingloss. Yet, fewer than 15% ofphysicians screen their patientsfor hearing loss during an annualphysical exam.

Numerous studies have linkeduntreated hearing loss to a widerange of physical and emotionalconditions, including impairedmemory and ability to learn newtasks, reduced alertness, and in-creased risk to personal safety, ir-ritability, negativism, anger,fatigue, tension, stress, depres-sion, and diminished psychologi-cal and overall health.Fortunately, the vast majority ofpeople with hearing loss can behelped with hearing instruments.And three out of four hearing aidusers attribute improvements intheir quality of life due to wear-ing hearing instruments.

Don’t put a hearing test off,the benefits that can be derivedfrom having your hearing testedcan be very beneficial to youroverall mental and physicalhealth. It’s worth the (less than)60-minute investment in timeand in most instances annualhearing testing is covered byone’s health insurance with littleor no out of pocket expense.

Editor’s Note:St. James resident William Kent, BC-HIS,is the director and owner of Long IslandHearing an Audiology and Hearing In-strument Practice. A family run practicefounded in 1985 they have offices inNassau and Suffolk counties. Contactthem at 1-800-698-5200. Consultationsare complimentary.

People with Chronic Kidney Disease Should Get Their Hearing Checked

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by Terri Pace

The Gift ofessential Oils

essentialoils are natu-rally occur-ring volatilearomaticcompounds

that are found in the seeds, bark,stems, roots, flowers and otherparts of plants. used historicallyfor food preparation, beautytreatment, and healthcare prac-tices, essential oils have beenaround for centuries! With thecurrent technological advance-ments in the science of growing,harvesting and distillation, wenow can unlock the more power-ful chemistry inside and expandthe uses and benefits!

essential oils are not actuallypart of the plant but are pro-duced by the plant for a particu-lar purpose. Here are three waysan essential oil helps to fortify aplant: • Communication – essential oils

are an aromatic compound

used by the plant to attract pol-linators or to repel pests.

• Protection – essential oils pro-vide protection to the plantfrom environmental threats(virus, bacteria, fungi, etc.).

• Healing – sometimes the oil isproduced to heal a plant thathas sustained damages, as inthe case with Frankincense.“Frankincense is tapped fromthe scraggy but hardy trees byslashing the bark, which iscalled striping, and allowingthe exuded resin to bleed outand harden. These hardenedresins are called tears.”~Wikipedia.com It is this tearor hardened resin that is dis-tilled to create the wonderfulFrankincense essential oil weall love! The plant receives great bene-

fit with the presence of its essen-tial oil, and when we use thatessential oil, we too can benefitfrom these gifts!

Top 10 Favorite Uses1. Apply 1-2 drops of

Melaleuca essential oil with

an immune support blend ofClove, Cinnamon, eucalyp-tus, rosemary, and Wild or-ange on the bottom of thefeet.

2. Add 1-2 drops of your fa-vorite citrus essential oil toeach glass of water youdrink. Feel free to alternatebetween Lemon, Wild or-ange or Grapefruit essentialoils. No matter which youchoose, you will enjoy theuplifting scent and the amaz-ing flavor of your water,along with the essential oil’snatural cleansing properties.Choose Grapefruit to in-crease motivation if you aretrying to lose weight!

3. Diffuse 2 drops of each Wildorange and Peppermint touplift and invigorate yourspirit in the afternoon (or anany time of the day whenyou need some energy)!

4. Apply a drop or two ofLavender, Cedarwood or Petitgrain to the bottom ofyour feet before bedtime for


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continued5. a sense of calm and to pro-

mote restful sleep.5. Place a drop of Frankincense

essential oil under yourtongue at bedtime. Frankin-cense promotes cellularhealth and can be consumeddaily for these internal bene-fits.* In addition, Frankin-cense is calming, soothingand relaxing to the nervoussystem and supports healthynervous system function.*

6. Take the cap off your Laven-der essential oil any time dur-ing the day to help easefeelings of tension. Lavenderis also great to support theheart and cardiovascular sys-tem.*

7. Make sure your Peppermintessential oil is handy whenyou are feeling fatigued andneed an energy boost. Thisoil is also great when youfeel bloated, have gas or suf-fer from occasional indiges-tion. This amazing oil opensyour airways and promotes ahealthy respiratory function!

8. Feeling angry or irritable?Diffuse or breathe in a dropof roman Chamomile for aquick shift in mood!

9. Sandalwood is great to pro-mote healthy looking,smooth skin and to enhancemood. I also love to apply 1-2 drops to wet hair to helprestore moisture and givehair a silky shine!

10. Many essential oils can addrich flavor to our recipeswhile adding therapeuticvalue for our bodies andbring us closer to our well-ness goals! There are manyspice oils which support thedigestive system, thereby im-proving immune function,and helping us enjoy highercellular health! on the spicerack by my stove you willfind: basil, Cilantro, Corian-der, Cumin, Fennel, Laven-der, Lemon, Marjoram,oregano, and Thyme, toname a few! use your fa-vorite essential oils to spiceup your recipes…and yourhealth!

essential oils are safe, effectiveand very affordable. However,not all essential oils are createdequal! be an educated con-sumer and use only certifiedpure, therapeutic grade essentialoils for your family!

*These statements have not been evalu-ated by the Food and Drug Administra-tion. This product is not intended todiagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any dis-ease.

Editor’s Note:Terri Pace and her family are longtimeresidents of St. James and owners ofPace’s Steak House in Hauppauge, NY.Terri is a certified Holistic Health Coach.She is an educator, sharing her experi-ences and knowledge on the use of sim-ply natural solutions to support thestructure and functions of the body foroptimal health and wellness. Terri invitesyou to contact her for a free private, per-sonal wellness consultation and to getsamples of essential oils which can sup-port your specific wellness goals: [email protected] For moreinformation on other events and weeklyworkshops available: visit http://simply-naturalseminars.eventbrite.com or callTerri at 631-487-1627 - no purchase isnecessary to attend.

Support Your Local Merchants

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The St. James Chamber of Commerce

invites you to the

22nd AnnuAl

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Saturday, March 31, 2018(Weather Permitting)

1:00 p.m. SharpOn the Parking Field at Deepwells

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• Pictures With the Easter Bunny •(Be sure to bring your camera!)

• Prizes Galore •

Parents Must Accompany Young Children

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Marina-Faye Deletrain,daughter of vicky and FranckDeletrain of Smithtown, andChristopher J. Heedles, Jr., son ofTerry and Chris Heedles of St.James, exchanged marriage vowson February 17, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Church in Kings Park.

A reception followed at the Wa-termill in Smithtown.

The couple, who currently re-sides in Smithtown, is wished alifetime of happiness, love andadventure. Congratulations andbest wishes to the happy coupleand their family.

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Peter Tarsoly, of St. James, hasbeen named to the Fall 2017Dean’s List at Florida Institute ofTechnology. To be included onthe Dean’s List, a student mustcomplete 12 or more gradedcredits in a semester with a se-mester grade point average of atleast 3.4.

Founded at the dawn of theSpace race in 1958, Florida Techis the only independent, techno-logical university in the South-east. Florida Tech is rankedamong the top 20 universities inthe South – both public and pri-vate. Florida Tech offers under-graduate, master’s and doctoralprograms. Fields of study in-clude – science, engineering,aeronautics, business, humani-ties, mathematics, cybersecurity,psychology, communication andeducation.

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A S T E P B A C K I N T I M E

by June Capossela Kempfrecently, I took a step back in

time to visit the nearby grounds ofthe Smithtown Historical Society,where I learned a thing or twoabout life around these parts dur-ing colonial times. besides pre-serving some of the town’slandmarks and its heritage, the so-ciety runs an extraordinary educa-tional program geared to groupssuch as elementary school classes,scout troops and senior citizens. Ihope what I am about to say willinspire event planners of our townto arrange some outings to one ofLong Island’s great historical treas-ures.

I was privileged to observe anevent, designed to recreate historyfor fourth graders, coming from aneast end school district. before theday was over, these students fromway out of town, would not onlylearn some facts about life in theSmithtown area around the 1700’s;but engage in some authentichands-on activities that were onceessential for the survival our Amer-ican ancestors.

on the day of my tour, the stu-dents arrived by school bus. Theywere greeted by educator, Kathlynwho was all decked out in colonialgarb. She proceeded to lead thechildren and their teachers on ahypothetical odyssey taken by acolonial mother and her son, trav-elling from brooklyn to Sag Har-bor. The mom had prepared fortheir journey by hiring a sturdyluxury stagecoach that wouldbring them to their destination intwo days – with an overnight stopalong the way.

Kathlyn engaged the students byasking them to imagine what itwas like to ride in a stagecoachpowered by 6 horses on bumpyunpaved roads at a rate of 5 milesan hour. After explaining some ofthe pitfalls the passengers mightencounter in a trip like this backthen, she said, “However, becausethings didn’t always go as planned,our travelers had to settle for acloth covered wagon, drawn byonly two horses.” This informationsparked a lively interaction withthe kids who calculated the time it

would now take the two passen-gers to reach their destination.

Sooner or later, no matter whatmode of transportation they used,the passengers eventually wouldreach Smithtown and becomeguests at the epenetus Smith Tav-ern. Here, the guests, the stage-coach drivers and horses receivedfood and lodging so they could befresh and ready to continue thejourney the next day.

As Kathlyn spoke, she men-tioned the presence of british sol-diers at the inn. She noted theywere given preferential treatmentover the paying visitors. The fourthgraders were amazed. one boyasked, “What were british soldiersdoing here?”

To think that armed forces couldcome into any colonial home-stead, confiscate the family’s foodsupplies and livestock; then takeup residence in their homeseemed incredible to this ten-year-old student. even some of theadults present, were compelled toenter discussion on our presentfreedoms, due to colonist’s strug-gles leading up to the revolution-ary war. As this dynamic lessonblossomed, I too was a gaining adeeper appreciation of our localhistory than I ever gleaned fromthe many hours spent in historyclasses. I can’t think of a betterway to instill an appreciation ofour American heritage than to livea piece of it.

As I looked around, I saw 26 at-tentive young students, askingquestions, participating in candlemaking, writing with quills andweaving. They learned how thematerials used in these activitieswere gathered from the abundantnatural resources found aroundtown. While the kids worked theylearned how the innkeeper and hisfamily went about weaving theirown ropes out of flax and using

those ropes to support mattressesstuffed with straw. Think for a mo-ment about that travelling youngboy; having to share an uncomfort-able primitive bed with nine otherstrangers, while his mother sleptunder the same crude accommo-dations, in another part of the inn.

During her presentation, Kathlynshowed her attentive audience alarge turnkey that was crankedoften during the night, by one ofthe ten. It was used to keep theropes taut so the mattress wouldnot sag to the floor. So, if the boy’smom wished that he would have agood night’s sleep, she might say”Sleep tight” then add, “Don’t letthe bed bugs bite,” quite appropri-ate, when you consider where thestraw was gathered that filled themattresses. Modern sanitizing didnot exist. We also discoveredmany more phrases commonlyused today that can be traced backto colonial days.

From the Tavern, we followedKathlyn to the Frank brush barn, anewer building ca.1900, originallybuilt to house horses, carriagesand firefighting equipment. Nowthe barn provides the perfect set-ting for the students to create theirown souvenirs such as stenciledtavern signs and letters they wroteto King George using those quillpens. When done, the kids woundup with bags full of handmade ar-ticles and heads full of knowledgethat they would retain way beyondthe middle school level.

I could go on and on about myobservations here, but not evencome close to covering all the op-portunities for fun and enlighten-ment offered by the SmithtownHistorical Society.

Put this on your to do list andarrange a tour for your group bycontacting Melissa Clement, direc-tor of education. Call 631-265-6768. While you are at it, ask herfor information about the annualsheep shearing event at the farm.Editor’s Note: June Capossela Kempf, of St. James, is the author of Yo God Jay’sStory – a unique spin about raising a spe-cial needs child. It is published by Keith-Publications.com. She also writes essaysand is the facilitator for the Adult WritersGroup at the Smithtown Library.

A Place in History

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Larry glazer / new York Life

glorious glass art Boutique

goldstein associates wealth management

grape culture wine & spirits

graphics du jour / our town

gyrodyne, LLc

harbor collision

harbor country day school

helping hearts at home

henrietta homes & Properties

hither Brook Floral & gift Boutique

homegrown essential Pediatrics

incredible home improvements

inside out Kitchens, Baths and more

inspired Blessings

jBL home improvements

King o’rourke auto

the Knox school

Koeppel martone & Leistman - attorneys

Koke insurance agency

Lesco construction

Li tax savers

the Little gym of smithtown

Long island hearing

maia salon spa & wellness

anthony mangiaracina - attorney

maria orlandi / douglas elliman real estate

matt’s Pizza

mazelis Landscape & gifts & gardens

medical arts radiology

medical Probiotics

metro realty services / jeremy hackett

mills Pond nursing & rehabilitation center

mister softee/david Keller

morecraft construction co.

mosquito joe

murraymade Photography

my gym children’s Fitness

natalie weinstein design associates

rowena & david nedvin - signature Premier Properties

nissequogue Fire department

nissequogue Village Living

north shore montessori school

north shore orthodontics

ogdens design & Plantings

P. deBlasio Builders

Pure mammography

rda Landscape architecture

re/max Beyond

reliance real estate

rely rX Pharmacy & medical supplies

roslyn savings Bank / nYcB

scented interiors by design

scientific Pest management

seiskaya Ballet

dr. raymond a. semente, chiropractor

shaggy dog couture

shaolin self defense centers

sivana salon

smithhaven chrysler jeep dodge ram

the smithtown news

snow Kone Factory

sons of norway Loyal Lodge #252

soul Brew

spage’s Pharmacy

splash and dash for dogs

the sports arena

spuntino Brick oven Pizza restaurant / Bar

squeaky clean Property solutions

st. catherine of siena medical center

st. james dental care

st. james Fire department

st. james Funeral home

st. james jewelry shoppe

st. james-nesconset Youth Football & cheer

st. james Pasta & Pork

st. james Post office

st. james united methodist church - children’s academy

st. james Vape shop

state Farm insurance / jim winter agency

christine stevens - daniel galesotheby’ s international realty

stonehenge apartments

suffolk center for speech

t j e dance Force

td Bank - st. james

teachers Federal credit union

times Beacon record newspapers

total Family dentistry of st. james

the trattoria

traveling Vineyard

true sport care

up in smoke BBQ

Vazac contracting corp.

VFw. Post 395

Victorian Fence

Villa sorrento

Vitality Bowls / smithtown

wBr Plumbing & heating enterprises

winters Bros. waste systems

wright distributors

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Mary Bubb-SteinmannMary bubb-Steinmann,

passed away on February 23,2018 at the age of 88. For-merly of Lake Grove, shewas a longtime resident of St.James. beloved wife of thelate Henry Steinmann andWalter bubb. Cherishedmother of Holly (Paul) vas-sallo, Daniel (evelyn) bubband ronald (Alisa) bubb.Daughter of the late Anneand Stanley Nelsen. Devotedgrandma of nine.

Funeral Services were heldon Tuesday, February 27,2018 at the St. James Lutheran Church, St. James, NY.Interment took place at the St. James MethodistChurchyard.

Mrs. bubb-Steinmann’s funeral arrangements wereprofessionally supervised while the bubb-Steinmannfamily was lovingly cared for during their bereave-ment by the Maher family and staff of the St. JamesFuneral Home.

Thomas Cormac BuckleyThomas Cormac buckley

passed peacefully on Febru-ary 9, 2018 at the age of 68.beloved son of the late eu-gene and Lenore. Lovinghusband of Arleen. Cher-ished father of Adam Thomas(Katie). Adored grandfatherof everett and Cormac.brother of Joan (Jack), Lenore(John), Kathleen (Jeff), Shelia(John), Hilary (John), Megan(bill), and the late owen.Survived by his sister in-lawLaurie (Fred) Quattrochi, andmany nieces and nephews.

Mr. buckley’s funeral arrangements were profes-sionally supervised while the buckley family was lov-ingly cared for during their bereavement by the Maherfamily and staff of the St. James Funeral Home.

Edward E. Corviedward e. Corvi, of St. James, passed away on Feb-

ruary 20, 2018 at the age of 83. beloved husband ofPauline. Loving father of elizabeth (Charlie) Corvi, ed-ward Jr., Diane (Anthony) Aprile, and eugene (Wendy)Corvi. Cherished grandfather of Anthony and MatthewAprile, and brad, Nick and Mike Corvi.

Funeral Services were heldat the Sts. Philip & James r.C.Church on February 23,2018. Interment, with Mili-tary Honors, took place atthe Calverton NationalCemetery.

Mr. Corvi’s funeralarrangements were profes-sionally supervised while theCorvi family was lovinglycared for during their be-reavement by the Maher fam-ily and staff of the St. JamesFuneral Home.

Gloria DeMarcoGloria DeMarco, passed

away on February 26, 2018at the age of 77. resident ofLake Grove, NY formerly ofSyosset. beloved wife ofFrank. Loving mother of Lisa(richard) Cosentino andMichelle (Mark) DiMaio.Loving nana of Sam, Zack,Alyssa, brandon, Andrewand Tyler.

A Funeral Mass was heldon Friday, March 2, 2018 atthe St. Patrick’s r.C. Church. entombment was held atthe St. Charles Cemetery.

Mrs. DeMarco’s funeral arrangements were profes-sionally supervised while the DeMarco family waslovingly cared for during their bereavement by theMaher family and staff of the St. James Funeral Home.

Alice DobrichAlice Dobrich, longtime

resident of St. James passedaway on February 20, 2018at the age of 88. Alice is sur-vived by her daughter WandaFagan and son robert bra-manti. Alice is also the cher-ished grandmother of fiveand great grandmother ofone.

Funeral Services were heldat Sts. Philip & James r.C.Church on February 24,2018. Interment took placeat St. Charles Cemetery.

Mrs. Dobrich’s funeral arrangements were profes-sionally supervised while the Dobrich family was lov-ingly cared for during their bereavement by the Maherfamily and staff of the St. James Funeral Home.

Mary Bubb-Steinmann

Thomas CormacBuckley

edward e. Corvi

Gloria DeMarco

Alice Dobrich

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Olivia DiNucciolivia DiNucci passed away on February 28, 2018

at the age of 89. Longtime resident of St. James.beloved wife of the late ezio DiNucci. Loving motherof Kathleen bleck and Diane Amundsen. Cherishedgrandmother of Christian bleck.

A funeral mass was held at Sts. Philip & James r.C.Church on March 5, 2018. Interment was held atCalverton National Cemetery.

Mrs. DiNucci’s funeral arrangements were profes-sionally supervised while the DiNucci family was lov-ingly cared for during their bereavement by the Maherfamily and staff of the St. James Funeral Home.

Louise ElfleinLouise elflein, a long time resident of St. James,

passed away on February 12, 2018 at the age of 89.beloved mother of Marlene elflein and Kennethelflein.

Funeral Services were held at the St. James FuneralHome on February 18, 2018.

Mrs. elflein’s funeral arrangements were profession-ally supervised while the elflein family was lovinglycared for during their bereavement by the Maher fam-ily and staff of the St. James Funeral Home.

Christopher LocrotondoChristopher Locrotondo,

of St. James, passed away onFebruary 8, 2018 at the ageof 23. beloved son of ray-mond and Faith. Lovingbrother of raymond K,Charles J, and Faith J. Cher-ished uncle.

Funeral Services wereheld at Sts. Philip and Jamesr.C. Church, on February 12,2018. Interment took placeat the St. James episcopalCemetery in St. James.

Mr. Locrotondo’s funeralarrangements were profes-sionally supervised while theLocrotondo family was lovingly cared for during theirbereavement by the Maher family and staff of the St.James Funeral Home.

William Jon LuhrsWilliam Jon Luhrs, of St. James, passed away on

February 17, 2018 at the age of 64. beloved husbandof Lois. Loving brother of Dolores (raymond). Cher-ished uncle of four nieces and nephews and greatuncle of seven nieces and nephews. He was a long-time employee of the Smithtown Highway Depart-

ment. Funeral Services were held

at the St. James FuneralHome on February 20, 2018.Interment took place at theSmithtown Cemetery inSmithtown, NY.

Mr. Luhrs funeral arrange-ments were professionallysupervised while the Luhrsfamily was lovingly cared forduring their bereavement bythe Maher family and staff ofthe St. James Funeral Home.

Alf “Kris” Rasmussen IIAlf “Kris” rasmussen II,

long-time resident of Smith-town passed peacefully in hissleep at home on FridayMarch 2, 2018 at the age of61. Kris was a husband, fa-ther, grandfather, brother anddear friend to many. A trueviking fisherman at heart andlover of the great outdoors.Kris will be missed by many.The love of his life, his wifeof 37 years Christine ras-mussen (nee brock) was byhis side throughout his diffi-cult battle with cancer, alongwith their three children, Jillian, elizabeth and Alf Kris-tian rasmussen III. Kris took extreme pride in his threebeautiful grandchildren, Jax, Jace and Charleigh ras-mussen.

Mr. rasmussen’s funeral arrangements were profes-sionally supervised by the Maher family and staff ofthe St. James Funeral Home.

Maria Denise WiseMaria Denise Wise, of

Centereach, NY, passed awayon February 2, 2018 at theage of 59. She was thebeloved wife of Michael.Cherished mother of KaitlynWise (Steven Graffia) andKeith (Michelle) Scuracchio.Loving sister of roxanneScudiere, G.J. Martine andJoAnne Ferraro.

A Funeral Mass was cele-brated at Assumption Church, Centereach, NY. Cre-mation followed at Washington Memorial Park.

Arrangements were entrusted to the professionalcare of Hawkins & Davis Funeral Home of Smithtown.

William Jon Luhrs

Christopher Locrotondo

Maria Denise Wise

Alf “Kris” Rasmussen ii

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Dorothy RaynorDorothy raynor was born

october 22, 1921 in brook-lyn, NY. Ancestry.com re-search revealed that she wasa descendant of one of theoriginal english families set-tling Long Island beginningin 1600’s and populating anarea in Nassau County thatwas originally known asraynor Town (now Hemp-stead - Freeport) as well asdescendant of early settlersfrom england and Irelandsettling in Newfoundland inthe same era. Dorothy mar-ried George S. raniolo on July 18, 1941 in brooklynNY where they started their family before the end ofWorld War II and when George was still on activeduty. They moved to North bellmore in 1958 andraised four children: George, William, robert andDorothy.

Following the death of her husband George on June28, 1979, she began working full time as a MedicalAssistant for her son, Dr. George raniolo. She man-aged his practice for 15 years.

Dorothy eventually met Thomas H. Sullivan andthey were married May 10, 1991. They lived in Mt.Sinai until his death on March 24, 1995.

Dorothy moved in with her daughter in 1997 in St.James, NY.She was active in the care of her daughter’s childrenand was a dedicated member of several bridge groupsin St. James.

In January 2011 she moved to Hampton bays whereshe shared the home of her daughter, Dorothy, andhusband, James rooney.

In her later years she became introspective andfound comfort in the novels of James Patterson, JamesMichener and Jean M. Auel.

Despite her age, she remained in good health untilJanuary of this year when she was cared for by the Pal-liative Program at Stony brook Southampton Hospitalwith an acute illness. She returned to her home underthe care of her Palliative Physician and friend, Dr. Al-lison van Arsdale. Together with the team of caringprofessionals at east end Hospice she was comfortableto the day of her death among family on February 16,2018.

She is survived by son William and his wife Marie,son robert, daughter Dorothy and her husband Jamesrooney and many grandchildren, great grandchildrenand even a few great, great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may bemade to Stony brook/Southampton Hospital recogniz-ing the dedication of the Palliative Care Team at 631-726-8700 or east end Hospice at www.eeh.org.

Mrs. Sullivan’s funeral arrangements were profes-sionally supervised by the Maher family and staff ofthe St. James Funeral Home.

Madeline E. RobinsonMadeline e. robinson,

passed away on March 1,2018 at the age of 95.beloved wife of the late Mar-tin. Cherished mother ofbrian (Susan), Doreen (Ken-neth), Martin (Christine) andthe late Kevin (barbara). De-voted grandmother of 13,and great grandmother oftwo. Loving sister of robert(Jeanne) Nevin. Madelineloved to read, garden, poli-tics, card playing and most ofall, socializing with friends.

Funeral Services were heldat St. Patricks r.C. Church on March 5, 2018. Inter-ment took place at St. Charles Cemetery.

Mrs. robinson’s funeral arrangements were profes-sionally supervised by the Maher family and staff ofthe St. James Funeral Home.

Marie “Nettie” Simione Marie “Nettie” Simione,

age 98, just 10 days short ofher 99th birthday, passedaway on February 23, 2018at Mills Pond Nursing Homein St. James, NY where sheresided for 3 years. She pre-viously lived in Leisure vil-lage in ridge, NY for almost20 years. Cherished motherof Anthony (Christine)Simione and predeceased byher son raymond Simione.beloved grandmother ofGina (Sergio) Silva and lovinggreat grandmother of Giannaand Gabriella Silva, who miss her very much. She isalso survived by daughter edith (Pat) Greico andgrandchildren Mike (Jennifer) Greico, Sal (Anne)Panebianco, Will (Katie) Panebianco, Paul Panebiancoand great grandchildren Nick, olivia, Angelina andJames. Survived by many nieces and nephews andgreat nieces and nephews.

In spite of many tragedies in her life she was awoman who remained strong and persevered. Mrs.Simione’s funeral arrangements were professionallysupervised while the Simione family was lovinglycared for during their bereavement by the Maher fam-ily and staff of the St. James Funeral Home.

Dorothy Raynor

Marie “Nettie”Simione

Madeline e. Robinson

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D I R E C T O R Y O F A D V E R T I S E R S

ACCOUNTANTTherése B. Sassone, CPA631-686-5833

ARCHITECTSEnspire Design Group Michael Morbillo273 Lake avenue631-471-9500

ART & ANTIQUES455 Studio Gallery & Workshops455 Lake avenue631-862-6198

The Atelier at Flowerfield2 Flowerfield - suite 15631-250-9009

Robert Hall Fine Art631-965-0724www.roberthallFineart.com

ATTORNEYJoseph A. Bollhofer, Esq.291 Lake avenue631-584-0100, Fax: 631-584-2304

AUDIOLOGYLong Island Hearing, Inc.55 southern Blvd., nesconset 631-972-5211, 1-800-698-5200

AUTOMOTIVE/repair / parts / gasSt. James Automotive Center525 north country road631-584-5798

BAkERYAlpine Pastry Shoppe59 route 111, smithtown631-265-5610

BANkRoslyn Savings Bank556 north country road631-862-4200

BEAUTYPat’s Place Hair Salon230 Lake avenue631-862-7023, 631-584-9644

CHIROPRACTORSChiropractic Healthcare of St. Jamesdr. gregory r. thomaier338 Lake avenue631-584-8100

Express Family Wellnessdr. gary dibenedetto320 Lake avenue - walk -ins

True Sport Care, LLC62 Lake avenue south, nesconset631-584-true (8783)

DANCEChorus Line Dance Studio380 Lake avenue631-584-7575

DENTISTSt. James Dental CareJames Donahue, DDS Michael Segnini, DDS587 Lake avenue631-584-5330

ENTERTAINMENT / EVENTSBrookhaven Memorial MedicalCenter’s swing into springhonoring anne Bracken denicola, esq.april 19, Lands end, sayville631-687-4483

Community Association of Greater St. James - Public Meeting revitalization of lake avenuemonday, april 16, 7 p.m. st. james elementary school.Po Box 2054, st. james, nY [email protected]

Gallery North presents 14th Annual Joseph Reboli Wet Paint Festivalapril 6, 7, 8 - st. james train station90 north country road, setauket631-751-2676

Live@Deepwells Concert Series4/4, 5/2, 6/6, 7/11, 8/15, 8 p.m.deepwells Farm county Park2 taylor Lane - donation $10liveatdeepwells.org

St. James Chamber of Commerce 22nd Annual Spring Egg Huntsaturday, march 31, 1 p.m. in the Parking Lot of deepwells Farm countyPark, moriches rd. and route 25a. Free for ages up to 10 years.

EXTERMINATINGScientific Exterminating599 Lake avenue631-265-5252, Fax: 631-862-7272

FINANCIALBranch Financial Servicesharlan J. Fischer, president50 route 111, smithtown631-979-6000

Edward Jones Investmentsscott posner, CFp542 north country road631-862-2020

FLORISTBeautiful FlowersFloral Design Parties and Classesspring Basket class at mills Pond gallery, april 14, 10:30 a.m.919-460-8836

St. James Florist & Gift Shop213 Lake avenue631-862-9292

FUNERAL HOMESBranch Funeral Homes190 e. main street, smithtown631-724-9500

Hawkins & Davis Funeral Home17 manor road, smithtown631-265-1810

St. James Funeral Home829 middle country road631-584-5200

HEALTH / FITNESSAdaptive Clothes516-606-2154

Anne Marie LisaCertified Nutritional Counselor631-525-1045

Family & Personal Counseling, Hypnosis and Weight Loss872 middle country road631-758-8290

Greco Physical Therapy & Sports Performance430-7 north country road631-686-6600

Light Awakenings Meditation and Beyond631-724-9733

Medical Arts Radiology267 e. main st., smithtown631-982-157023 technology dr., east setauket 631-689-7300

Shaolin Self Defense Centers556-08 north country road631-617-5148

Simply Natural SolutionsWellness Consultations - terri Pace631-487-1627, [email protected]

HOME IMPROVEMENTAutonomousdesign22 stonegate631-724-7726

CAPO Design Build30 Lake avenue south, nesconset631-250-9200

Debus Painting & Wallpapering631-862-7924

Inside-Out kitchens, Baths & More367a Lake avenue631-584-5312, 631-942-9636

Master Fix It631-584-5993, cell: 516-380-0727

Morecraft Construction631-584-7010

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P. DeBlasio Builders273 Lake avenue631-584-5500

Scotty’s Masonry631-265-4398, 631-872-1076

Strike Force Fire Flood Restoration & Cleanup1-800-654-0114

Vazac Contracting333 First avenue - suite 1631-584-7817

INSURANCEAllstate InsuranceRyan Dittmar Agency462 moriches road631-686-5177

State Farm InsuranceJim Winter Agency320 Lake avenue631-584-5929

INTERIOR DESIGNCreative Windows 347 Lake avenue631-366-0212

Natalie Weinstein Design Associates 455 Lake avenueUniquely Natalie Quality Consignment176 second street 631-862-6198, Fax: 862-7834

JEWELRYSt. James Jewelry Shoppe483 Lake avenue631-862-6775

LANDSCAPING / GARDEN CENTERSdesign / Maintenance / plants / tree removal / equipment Competition Tree Service631-584-5575

Designs by Longo631-320-2070

Father Nature’s Garden Center 559 route 25a631-584-5252

Gardens by J.Tortomasi631-445-5322

Grokind Organics Landscape & Design631-265-5276

Herman Brothers Landscape Corp.631-360-2939

Homestead Landscaping631-588-5296

Longo’s Landscaping & Masonry631-862-8605

Mazelis Gift & Garden Center Mazelis Landscape Contracting400 north country road631-724-5425

R.J.k. Gardens, Inc.631-862-7056

LIQUOR & WINEGrape Culture wine & spirits248 Lake avenue631-862-4727

Liquorium430-04 north country rd.631-862-7020

MUSIC LESSONSDrum Lessons with John Miceliemail: [email protected]

OPTOMETRYStony Brook Vision World2194a nesconset hwy., stony Brook631-246-5468

PETSLove Your Pet Sitting Serviceby Will Robedee631-793-3729

Natural Hounds Dog FoodDelivered to your doorwww.naturalhoundsLi.com

PRINTING business / invitationsGraphics du jour, ltd.359 Lake avenue631-862-9849

REAL ESTATEDeBarbieri Associates406 north country road631-862-7447

Ronni Gentile / Christine StevensDaniel Gale / Sotheby’s499 Lake avenue631-584-6600, ext 201 & ext 219

Henrietta Homes & Properties328 Lake avenue631-862-6999

Marianne kokeDaniel Gale / Sotheby’s 499 Lake avenue631-584-6600, ext 206

Jill McDowellDaniel Gale / Sotheby’s 499 Lake avenue631-584-6600, ext 262

David & Rowena NedvinSignature Premier Properties7 west main street, smithtown631-767-5221, 631-360-2800

Maria OrlandiDouglas Elliman Real Estate996 jericho tpke., smithtown631-697-0474, 631-858-6955

Reliance Real Estate359 Lake avenue631-862-9000, 631-680-5143

Re/Max Beyond177 west main street, smithtown631-862-1100

Christine StevensDaniel Gale / Sotheby’s 499 Lake avenue631-584-6600, ext 219

Diane Duffy / Denise VoelkerDaniel Gale / Sotheby’s 499 Lake avenue631-584-6600, ext. 208, ext 205

RESTAURANTSon / off premise Catering Rocco’s Pizza & Pasta429 north country road631-862-1600, fax: 631-862-6152

Soul Brew Coffee shop & eatery556-18 north country road631-250-9238

St. James Pizza739 middle country road631-979-9600, fax: 631-979-9610

Villa Sorrento823 middle country road631-265-9865

Voila! the bistro244 Lake avenue631-584-5686

SCHOOLS / CONSULTINGBridge College ConsultantsPo Box 685, st. james516-662-1612

Harbor Country Day School17 three sisters road631-584-5555

STORAGESpace Available631-680-5143

SWIMMING POOLSinstallation & serviceSundance Swimming Pools631-862-1900

TOYSMonkey Business Toy and Gift430-11 north country road631-250-9955

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2018

90 NORTH COUNTRY RD SETAUKET, NY 11733631.751.2676 WWW.GALLERYNORTH.ORGWED–SAT 10AM-5PM SUN 12PM-5PM (CLOSED MON & TUES)

Wet Paint Festival Dates: April 6, 7, & 8, 2018

Opening Reception at Gallery North: Thursday, April 12, 5:00pm–7:00pm

Wet Paint Festival Exhibition Dates: April 12-21, 2018Questions? Call us.

Gallery North JOSEPH REBOLI WET PAINT FESTIVAL

14TH ANNUAL

APRIL 6, 7, & 8 AT ST. JAMES & STONY BROOK TRAIN STATIONS

The Wet Paint Festival is a tribute to late artist, Joseph Reboli and a celebration of plein air painting. This year the Artists will paint at Saint James and Stony Brook Train Stations. Visitors will have the unique opportunity to observe some of Long Island’s top plein air painters as they capture the area’s significant historic buildings in our communities.

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Our Town · etto Hill Road AINVIEW Hun 2 H 631.689.7300 East Setauket, NY 11733 23 Technology Drive EAST S ETTAA UKET 631.422.4474 West Islip, NY 11795 500 Montauk Hwy. WEST ISLIP