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50th Anniversary Celebration of Fire Island National Seashore

By Nicole Brems

Fifty years ago this month the Wilderness Act of 1964 was passed. The act, something that had never happened before in the world, formally designated wilderness areas and protected the areas by federal law. The legislation provides the highest level of protection for some of the country’s most iconic, wild landscapes.

When the Wilderness Act was passed, 54 areas in 13 states, for a total of 9.1 million acres, were designated as wilderness. In-cluding the Fire Island National Seashore, there are now 758 ar-eas in 44 states and Puerto Rico that area protected wilderness. The newest wilderness area, the Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilder-ness in Michigan, was added earlier this year.

Overall about 5% of the entire United States, an area slightly larger than the state of Califor-nia, is protected as wilderness. Because of this, the National Park Service has a reason to celebrate across the country. Wilderness Week activities have popped up across the country to celebrate the 50th anniver-sary of the Wilderness Act. The closest to home being the events held by the National Park Ser-vice at Fire Island National Seashore.

National Park Service on Fire Island celebrated the 50th anniversary on the weekend of September 6th and 7th with events across the island. Many of the events are ones that are held throughout the summer months, this fall and may be available next summer for visi-tors to experience.

Songs of Wilderness, a mixed media exhibit, opened on Sep-tember 6th. The exhibit, with works by artist David Adams, will be on display at the Wil-derness Visitor Center through October 13th. The artist uses creative spin art superimposed on driftwood and other objects cast upon the shore as well as sketches and paintings of Fire Island.

The Watch Hill to Wilderness Ramble, a 2-mile guided hike from Watch Hill to Long Cove, was held on Saturday, Septem-ber 6th. Long Cove was once the site of the former residen-tial community and the United States Coast Guard station and is the western boundary of the Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness area.

Also on Saturday, the Leave No Trace Workshop was held at the Wilderness Visitor Center. The workshop’s purpose was to teach participants how to enjoy solitude and recreation in the wilderness without leaving an imprint.

The Junior Ranger Wilder-ness Explorer program, a pro-gram that is held on weekends throughout the summer with different topics each week, wrapped up the season with a birthday party for the Wilder-ness Act. Kids, aged 8 to 12, learned about wild landscapes and Fire Island’s Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness.

FINS Chief of Natural Resourc-es Management Michael Bilecki led the Walk In Wilderness, a short walk into the Otis Pike

Fire Island High Dune Wilder-ness, discussing the meaning of wilderness and how Fire Island’s wilderness character is monitored and managed.

On September 11, 1964, just a week after the Wilderness Act was passed, Congress estab-lished 26 miles of Fire Island as Fire Island National Seashore. Today FINS encompasses marine and upland habitat, 17 residential communities, New York’s only federally designat-ed wilderness, the Fire Island Lighthouse and William Floyd Estate.

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Table of ContentsPage 1: 50th Anniversary Celebration Page 2: Letter from the Editor

Page 3: FIMI Project Update

Page 4& 5: Rose’s View

Page 6: 50th Anniversary & Rose’s View continued

Page 7: Calendar of Events

Page 8: sudoku and fitness column

Page 9: Crossword

Page 10: Weather column

Page 11: Fire Island Animal Rescue Fundraiser

Page 12: History column

Page 13: crossword and sudoku solutions

Page 14: Ferry schedules

Page 15: Ferry schedules

Page 16: Sybil Sez!

Fire Island Chronicle

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Letter From the EditorHappy September!

The weather this month has been absolutely beautiful! It’s hard to believe that fall is around the corner with the temperatures in the 80s and 90s. This month we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act and the formation of the Fire Island National Seashore. You can find out information about both of these and the upcoming events on multiple pages throughout the paper. The events are also listed on the events calendar. Be sure to check out some of them and let us at the Chronicle know! Your pictures can be sent to us and included in an upcoming issue.

Throughout the winter I plan to continue to update the website with articles relevent to Fire Island. If you miss an issue, be sure to check out our website at www.fireislandchronicle.com. Each issue is posted on the website. Over the winter I will con-tinue to update the website with the latest news from across the island. Be sure to check the website throughout the winter to keep updated on Fire Island!

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FIMI Project Set To Begin

By Nicole Brems

In late August, Suffolk public works officials won a waiver to speed up the hiring of surveyors. The surveyors will do as much as $2.8 million in advance map work needed to acquire damaged homes and rebuild dunes across Fire Island.

“We’re looking to expedite the surveys so we can get to the acquisitions,” said Gil Anderson, public works commissioner. Later in an interview, he said the waiver will allow the county “to have boots on the ground by the end of September,” rather than early next year as originally projected. He now hopes survey work can be done by year’s end. Anderson said he will begin reaching out within two weeks and expects to use seven or eight local firms as well as some subcontractors to provide property maps for the acquisition of 41 damaged or destroyed homes as well for another 421 properties for which easements are needed. The easements are needed from property owners for the $207.2 million project to rebuild dunes to a height of 25 feet from Robert Moses State Park to Moriches Inlet.

The project will begin at the island’s east end at the five-mile stretch at Smith Point County Park. The work will begin by early October, just over a month from now. In December the second phase will begin, reconstructing the dunes and beach at Robert Moses State Park and the Fire Island Lighthouse property.

According to Public Works officials, the work on the third phase, the dune work in front of the 17 Fire Island communities, is expected to start September 15, 2015, a year from now and almost three years after Superstorm Sandy damaged the former dunes on the island.

The project is 100% federally funded and administered by the state. The Army Corps of Engineers will have to approve the pricing of all survey contracts.

Currently, the 17 communities across Fire Island are working to collect the information of homeowners in oceanfront homes. For those who will not lose their homes, easements still needed to be signed because the sand of the dune line will encroach on private property. After the homeowners’ information is collected it will be passed along to Suzy Goldhirsh, the President of the Fire Island Association and she will forward the information to the county. Work will not start in any community until all of the paperwork is complete, meaning an easement is needed from every oceanfront homeowner.

With village board and town association meetings scheduled for the community weeks, more information about the next steps of the project will be made public.

Rose’s ViewCherry GroveThe Arts Project kept us very busy in Cherry Grove on La-bor Day Week end with lots of planned events. ”Coming of Age- The Invasion” a documen-tary film conceived by James Belzer, was shown at the Com-munity House on Sunday eve-ning. The house was packed to capacity and many people were turned away. This was a special event which everyone complete-ly enjoyed. James interviewed lots of the Cherry Grove Icons- Panzi, Bella, Rose Levine, Mi-chael Fitzgerald, China, Char-ity, Cobra & Victor, Michael Coffindafer & Frank Borsas, Adrien Milton, John Eberhardt, Craig Eberhardt, Julian, Denise Harbin, Daniel Nardiccio, Di-ane Romano, Gil Neary, Bruce Michael Gelbert, Gary Sachs & Mike Fisher, Robyn Byrd, Sal Piro, Robin Kradles and The Twins which made this movie personal, true and heartwarm-ing. It was all part of the fabric that wove this interesting true Documentary about how the Invasion began. The shots of people at random on the beach or in town, and the scenes on the ferry, the actual Invasion leaving the Grove and arriving in the Pines was thrilling. Lots of people are always asking us to pose for a picture, or inter-viewing us for a Documentary, but you never hear from them again. James Belzer who is serious , proved to come up with a story that Fire Islanders or for that matter anyone would want to see and could relate to. This project took four or five years to complete. Congratu-lations James Belzer. He has another film “Make It In Amer-ica: Empowering Global Fash-ion.” opening on September 10, which I will attend In New York City. It is a story about the Fashion Industry. This is a Doc-umentary exploring the decline, evolution and reinvigoration of domestic apparel product in the U.S. As a filmmaker, James began with Documentary’s and will continue to further his career by writing and filming original feature films.

Another Arts Project BIG event was the Toga Tea at Roland & Joe’s. At least 100 people at-

tended and all proceeds went to the Arts Project.. The food and open bar were delicious and plentiful and was catered and donated by Joe & Roland. Dan Dailey was at the piano and entertained the crowd all eve-ning with guests singers such at Rosemary Paladeno, Bruce Michael, Richard Hoetzel, and Bob Levine. Joe & Roland had Joe’s mother Melinda Ana-nia his niece Caroline and her daughter Noelle as the weekend guests. They certainly enjoyed a real Cherry Grove party.

And yet another Arts Project event was “Deja Vue” a Las Vegas revue conceived by Demi Tasse with a Cherry Grove cast who impersonated famous Ve-gas Super Stars. Cher, Barbara Streisand, Steve & Edie, Celine Dion, Liberace, Siegfred & Roy, Dolly Parton, Shirley Bassey, Jennifer Hudson, Wayne New-ton, Peggy Lee, Elton John, Chita Rivera, The Four Seasons , The Ronettes and the most im-pressive and polular act of the evening was Doug Rowan aka Freeta Chews, as Bette Midler. And still another event of the day was the Garden Club Bake Sale from 11;00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Many people donated home baked cakes, cookies, fudge, pies, sticky buns and oth-er delicious items. A fantastic amount of over $1000.00 was taken in for the two hours. This will enable the Garden Club to purchase a bench in memory of David Blaustein, when the new Community House is complet-ed.

Gay Nathan & Julie Paradise had Julie’s sister Jo Paradise from Berrien Springs, Mich. a first time visitor to the Grove, as their guest for the week end. She had a very exciting week end attending all the events and was thoroughly impressed with Cherry Grove. Tom Higley & Alan Fleischauer are current-ly visiting Gay and Julie from Sante Fe, NM. They are here to enjoy Cherry Grove and to at-tend the Arts Project production of “A Quartet” written by Cherry Grove resident, Dan Clancy and starring Gay Nathan, Edrie Fer-dun, Tommy “Tush” DeMastri & John Behan, Saturday Septem-

ber 13th at 3:00 p.m. Admission is free. A voluntary donation goes to APCG. A party for cast members and the audience will immediately follow the perfor-mance at Jan & Edrie’s at 201 Surf Walk.

Danielle Burenstein and Joyce Yaeger had Danielle’s cousin Dr. Jordan Stern and his wife Magda as their week end house guests. Magda is a concert pianist and performs as Magda Baczewska. She will be ap-pearing at Mannes College on September 21st, The Ukranian Institute on October 4th and at Tenri institute on October 5th.Visiting with Richie Mastas-cusa & Wes Pope (Broadway Dancers) in Cherry Grove on their day off were members of the cast from “The Addams Family” production at The Gateway Theatre in Bellport which runs until September 13th. They were Vincent Or-tega, Matthew Quinn, Jennifer Fogarty & Amanda Bruton. From October 1-22 they will be performing the show at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine.Doing her frequent walk to the Grove, was Robin Byrd, holding court in front of Roseland. We had a great mid week eve-ning at Roseland, where we had a dinner party and invited Julie & Gay, Joan Van Ness & Lorraine Michels and Roland Michely. The weather was per-fect, enabling us to eat on the outdoor patio.

Lorraine Michels is in the third printing of her book, “Celebrat-ing the Heart of Cherry Grove,” available at FIG in Cherry Grove for $100. A new book by Lor-raine is in the works- “40 Year History of the Invasion.” She is looking for Invasion photos from 1978-1993. Contact Lor-raine at photocgfd@aol.com or by phone at 631-835-0030. Melinda Blau is responsible for arranging the Arts Project to have a raffle for two tickets for Broadway’s “Kinky Boots” donated by Broadway producer Daryl Roth. The winning tick-et will be drawn at the “Kinky Boots” Ball On September 27that the ice Palace. You need not be present to win. Tickets for the Ball can be bought on

line or at the Community House Saturday’s 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Raffle tickets must be bought in person. See Troy Files. Monday , Labor Day at noon, Ken Woodhouse had his Kiddie Show featuring all the “Kids” (I mean children) who live in Cherry Grove. He knows how to relate to them and he cer-tainly knows how to conduct a program. He would have been great as a teacher. In the audi-ence was Wanda Sykes with her two children, who were per-forming in the show.

The 49th Miss Fire Island was held on September 6th at the Ice Palace. Brandon Cutrell opened the show singing “The Star Spangled Banner” and then sang “Miss Fire Island” written by Johnny Savoy, who worked at the Ice Palace and was part of the very first Miss Fire Island in 1967. Ariel Sin-clair, Logan Hardcore and Porsche hosted the indoor and outdoor segments. There were categories of Miss Fire Island, Ms. Fire Island and Entertain-er of the Year. Ariel was given Best of the Best award for her 20 years of working at the Ice Palace. Dakota Sue won The Abolute Vodka award, and the Coors Light award went to Nikki Fierce. The Judges Award was given to Dakota Sue. The Most Popular award went to Nik-ki Fierce. China won Miss Ice Palace. Entertainer of the year went to Jada Valenciaga. Ms. Cherry Grove went to Donna Pi-ranha, Miss Cherry Grove went to Honey Davenport. 2013 Miss Fire Island Roxie Brooks and 2013 Ms. Fire Island Zola, each made their last walk and then turned the crown over to 2014 Ms. Whore D’Oeuvre and Miss Brenda Dharling. Charity, who supposedly retired and moved back to Fla, two weeks ago was flown in to participate , since she was the 2nd Miss Fire island to win in 1967. She performed on Saturday and also on Sun-day afternoon at the Ice Palace pool where Ariel, Porsche & Logan introduced the winners and past winners who were in the audience.

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Rose’s ViewThe Pines

Congratulations to Steven Alan Black and FIPAP for their cour-age and endurance in producing “Into The Woods” with book by James LaPine and Music & Lyrics by Steven Sondheim. The show was performed at the Fradd Theater at Whyte Hall on Labor Day weekend. The cast was wonderful. Their voices were perfect in this serious Broadway version of many nursery rhymes which come to life and are woven together to create this story of Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella , The Prince, The Stepmother, The Good Witch , Rapunzel, The Cow, The Narrator. Many familiar per-formers from the Pines were the stars of this genius production who light up the stage every time they appear. Nicole La Fountaine. John Cassese, Lisa Zinn, Ryan Bell, Cynthia Mur-ray Davis, Anna Ty Bergman, Steven Alan Black, Michael Francis Stromar, David Ballard, Mary T. Farrell, Eric Gunhus, Mike Hartstein, Heather Ko-ren, Paul Martin Kovic, Dani Marcus, Jeffrey Meyer and Luis Villabon. Many of these per-formers have worked together in past FIPAP productions like “Hello Dolly”. “ Guys & Dolls” “ Falstetto’s” “Nunsense A-Men”, “And The World Goes Round” and other shows. “Into The Woods” is a dark and heavy show, but they brought life and a little camp to it. The cast was fresh and light making this production an end of season treat for the Pines. Credit goes to: Scenic & Graphic design by: Joey Mendoza, Lighting de-sign: Timothy Bornt, Costume design: Siena Zoe Allen, Hair & Make-up: Jennifer Kessler, Production Design: Alex Denev-ers, Sound: Design; Tommy Rosati, Associate Scenic Design: Jessie Bonaventure, Costumes Coordinator: Rita Horvath, As-sociate Director: Luis Villabon. The Into The Woods orchestra: Maria Hadge, Josh Johnson, Brandon Kraayenbrink, Jules Lai Colin Mannes, Maeve O’Ha-ra, Mary E. Rodriguez, Rebecca Steinberg, Chuck Wison, Eileen Wilson. Music Direction By: Lance Cruce, and Director: Ja-

son Blitman. Jack Lichtenstein who has been in every show since the beginning of PIPAP opened the show with a “Turn Your Phone Off” little fun ditty. You can’t keep him away from the stage.

Iconic legend Joan Rivers at 81 years old recently passed away. She was a great friend of the Pines and a friend of many peo-ple in the Pines. Dino Georgiou and Louis Malkin lived in the Pines for many before moving to Ft. Lauderdale. At that time in the 70.s, 80.s and early 90.s, Louis, was her interior design-er.. She came to the Pines and appeared at a Benefit Party for “God’s Love We Deliver” which also included Peter Allen and The Rockettes. The Show was Produced by Gloria DeMann. Joan was a one of a kind. A Ground Breaker, A Pioneer in Comedy, who was a Funny Girl and a Funny Lady. She began the “Fashion Police,” and the “ Red Carpet” and asked the question “Who Ya Wearing”?. About 20 years ago I appeared with The Imperial Court of New York at a Benefit for GMHC at Town Hall in NYC. Joan Riv-ers was the MC. She spoke to everyone as if she was a per-sonal friend. She was interested in meeting all kinds of people. She was incredible. We will miss her humor, her “ shtick” and her “ Chutzbah”.

410 Madonna impersonators were at a fantastic “Madonna” party in the Pines on Labor Day Weekend. It was a festive event. Even the original Ma-donna, if in the crowd would be considered one of the Drag Queens. This party will go down as history in the Guinness Book of World Records. I was told someone was there from Guin-ness recording the event.

John & Marco who live on the Ocean had a pool party to cel-ebrate their new Infinity Pool. At least 30 people attended from their surrounding neigh-borhood. Tony LaRocco, Bill Moore, Andy Baker, Warde Auerback, Jim & Jim, Rob Ines & Michael, Peter & Roy, were among the guests. Food was catered by “Annie.”

A meeting was held in the Pines to discuss the problem of Oceanfront Houses on the beach which are in danger of future storms. A survey will have to be taken to determine the situation and those people in danger will be notified. They might have to move their house or perhaps tear the house down. That remains to be seen. FIPPOA will have it’s annual general meeting on Saturday September 20th at 10:30a.m. It’s important to attend so you can vote for new or present board members. Jay Pagano, the president, will be heading the meeting.

Hal Hayes and his house hold of boys, which included David, Mark, Rico, James Sands, Tony Lakaohe, Rob Mark Blasiu and LeVal Sneed, invaded the Grove last Saturday night . Their first stop was Roseland, and then they went to the Sparticus party at Belvedere. When they arrived at Roseland, I thought Hal was the Scout Master for a group of Boy Scouts. I don’ t think any-one of them were old enough to have their divers license.Ira Helf and John Knoebel who live at the Co-ops invited Mi-chael & Me for drinks, so that we could catch up with their house guest Jerri Sherman, who happened to be our mutual friend. Jerri & I go back many years when we worked together in the Garment Center. Anoth-er guest of theirs was Andrew Kyrejko.

Roy Freedman & Kirby are staying with Tony La Rocco & Bill Moore. They met in the Pines at least 30 years ago. They now live in Sydney, Australia and Viechas, P.R., where they will be spending a vacation after the Pines.

Happy Birthday to Marcia Stern.

Kenny Rahtz, one of Rose Levine’s legendary “Roses Boys” just returned from a trip to Italy with another Pines friend Jim Marino. They visited Lake Como, Venice, Verona and Mi-lan. One of their highlights was seeing “Romeo & Juliet” at the Arena in Verona. They had a

wonderful vacation. Jerry Mitchell, Jim Vandernoth & Avery James attended the opening of “Kinky Boots” in Las Vegas.

We had a terrible loss in the Pines on July 6th. Howard Bedor passed away. He and his wife Karen Yellen, were togeth-er for 15 years and were married for 10 years. They were movers and shakers of the Pines and were at every major event for the past l5 years. Howard was a sweet gentle man. He always had a smile on his faced and was very friendly to everyone. He was a legendary Cat Groom-er in his field. Unfortunately I did not hear of his death until I met Karen in Cherry Grove last week. We will miss him. Karen will continue to enjoy the life in the Pines. She is the guest of Jim Vanderhoff and Avery James.

B’Nai Olam will hold Rosh Ha-shanna services at Whyte Hall on September 24th at 7:30p.m. & September 25th at 10:30a.m. with Brunch to follow. Yom Kippur- Kol Nidre service Friday Oct 3rd at 8:00 p.m. Sdaturday Oct 4th morning service 10:00a.m. Yiska service at 1:00p.m. closing service at 6:00 p.m.

Photo credit: Bob Levine

Rose’s View Cherry Grove continued

The only one missing on Sunday was the new Ms. Fire Island. I was told if you don’t show up on Sunday, you don’t get the win-ning cash prize. We are looking forward to 2015 Miss Fire Island, the 50th anniversary of this event.

Longtime resident of Cherry Grove, and friend of mine, David Bull-ock, unfortunately passed away last week, survived by his husband Tim Webster. David was very active in the community for many years. I met him in 1961 when we both lived at the Ice Palace when they rented seasonal rooms. I was very friendly with him and his first long-time partner, Bill Evans, who passed away more than 20 years ago. Tim and David moved to Baltimore recently. They enjoyed a wonderful life together.

50th Anniversary Celebration Continued

Fire Island National Seashore will be celebrating 50 Years of Fire Island from September 2014- September 2015 with special events that reflect on the past fifty years and a look forward to the future of protecting Fire Island.

The celebration kicks off with a Fire Island Lecture Series, with the first lecture of September 18th. The first lecture, led by FINS Superintendent Chris Soller, is titled “Managing a Dynamic Fire Island” and will be held at the Patchogue-Watch Hill Ferry Termi-nal at 7:00 pm.

The lecture series will continue with a total of 10 lectures for the fall. The lecture dates are 9/21, 10/2, 10/12, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23 and 11/30. You can check the location and times on the National Park Service website at http://www.nps.gov/fiis/planyourvisit/fire-island-50.htm. Lectures for Spring and Sum-mer 2015 will be added to the website in the coming months.

Also part of the celebration- an alumni barbecue. Fire Island’s

50th Anniversary Alumni BBQ will held on Saturday, September 20th 6-10pm at the Patchogue Ferry Terminal. Tickets are $40 per person and include a bbq dinner with beer, wine and soda. Guests are welcome and reminiscing is encouraged.

There are also many other events held on and off Fire Island throughout the fall and winter months. There are many events held at the Fire Island Lighthouse throughout the ‘off-season’ including special tours, discussions and holiday-themed events. More information is available through the Lighthouse website at http://fireislandlighthouse.com/

There are tours, talks and hikes held at other locations across Fire Island too. A listing of these events can be found on the NPS web-site at http://www.nps.gov/fiis/planyourvisit/events.htm.

It’s without a doubt that the 50th Anniversary will be a huge cele-bration here on Fire Island. Be sure to check the Chronicle website for coverage of the events throughout the winter.

Photo credits above- Nicole BremsBelow- Bob Levine

Calendar of Events- Fall 2014Town meetings

Ocean Beach Board of Trustees Saturday September 13th Fair Harbor Community Association Sunday, September 14th noonFire Island Pines Property Owner’s Association Saturday, September 20th 10 amCherry Grove Community Association Sunday, September 21st 10 amSaltaire Board of Trustees October 11th 10 am, also available online

Events

Fair Harbor Community Association BBQ- Saturday, September 13thOcean Beach Field Day- Monday September 15th at 12 noon, held at the Seaview ballfieldsSaltaire Citizens Advisory- Halloween Party October 18th

50th Anniversary Celebration Lecture Series

September 18th- Fire Island National Seashore Superintendent Chris Soller presents, “Managing a Dynamic Fire Is-land,” a look at the foundation of Fire Island National Seashore and the National Park Service, and the challenges to managing this special place. Patchogue-Watch Hill Ferry Terminal, 7:00 pm.

September 21st- Shoshanna McCollum presents the making of her new book, Fire Island (Images of Modern Ameri-ca) and will follow with a book signing. Fire Island Lighthouse Fresnel Lens Building, 2:00 pm.

October 2nd- Spotlight on Fire Island’s new Artist-in-Residence program. Fire Island National Seashore’s first Art-ist-in-Residence and program coordinator, Dawn Lee, will introduce the Seashore’s newly established program. Artwork created during the first two years of the program will be on display. Patchogue-Watch Hill Ferry Terminal, 6:30 - 8:00 pm.

October 12th- The Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation will present “Saving Cold-Stunned Turtles,” a talk on saving stranded sea turtles on Fire Island and Long Island. Fire Island Lighthouse Fresnel Lens Building, 2:00 pm.

October 26th- Explore the natural changes caused by powerful storms like Hurricane Sandy during this one-hour “Storm Stories” presentation.

November 2nd- Park Ranger Joshua Reyes presents, “Nelson Rockefeller and the Road to Nowhere,” a look at Fire Islanders’ letters to Governor Rockefeller and their relevance to the establishment of the Seashore. Fire Island Light-house Fresnel Lens Building, 2:00 pm.

November 9th- Explore the fact and fiction about the wreck of the Elizabeth in the stories left behind as told by vol-unteer, Angela Reich.

November 16th- Hundreds of thousands of birds pass by the Lighthouse each year on journeys that link Long Island and Fire Island to the farthest reaches of our planet. Shai Mitra, ornithologist and expert birder, will lead this talk on the seasonal dynamics of bird movement along our shore. Fire Island Lighthouse Fresnel Lens Building, 2:00 pm.

November 23rd- Harold Stumme shares his experiences traveling the world’s oceans as a Merchant Marine Captain. Fire Island Lighthouse Fresnel Lens Building, 2:00 pm.

November 30th- Peter Paquette discusses the role of the Fire Island Lighthouse in the growth and development of New York. Fire Island Lighthouse Fresnel Lens Building, 2:00 pm.

Do you know of any events coming up in your community this fall? Let us know

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By Kim McAvey Maliadis

They say all good things must come to an end. Un-fortunately, that includes summertime. It’s hard to believe, but autumn is just around the corner. Just because summer is ending, it doesn’t mean you should stop your outdoor workouts. Fun in the sun lasts longer than summer. Maybe just change it up a bit to coincide with the changing of the weather.

As much as I love summer, by the time fall rolls around I’m somehow always ready for it. I love that the past few mornings there has been a crispness in the air. To me, this makes for the best walking weather. What a great way to start the day. A nice, brisk, walk in the cool air is really invigorating. How about a nice ride on one of the many bike trails all over Long Island?

I have always loved being on the beach during fall (and yes even in the winter). When I’m one of the only ones on the beach, bundled up and just walk-ing along the shore I find myself really at peace. It’s another reason why the beach is my happy place and I feel so lucky to have been born and raised on Long Island.

Soon the leaves will change and then fall to the ground. While they look beautiful, the task of rak-ing is something most people dread. But raking and cleaning up the yard is another great way to work up a sweat. Now I know that doesn’t sound as fun as a walk or run on the beach, but fall is com-ing so we may as well make the best of it and look at the task of raking as a great workout. Somehow it makes it better. (at least for me it does) Plus it makes for great family fun. I have such fond child-hood memories of my family raking up the oak leaves that were in my yard. My sister and I would spend the day making piles and jumping in them before we bagged them.

The lazy days of summer are gone. School is back is session and it’s time to get more regimented in your workout. If you’re ready to join a gym, there are usually pretty good deals this time of year. But don’t forget to use the beautiful outdoors during this sea-son of change to get a great workout.

If you need some added motivation, there’s always the fact that there’s only 285 days till Summer 2015 starts.

Kim Maliadis is a personal trainer, group fitness instructor, and franchise owner at iLoveKickboxing.com located in Bay-port, NY. Kim is also a second degree black belt in TaeKwon-Do and owner of Bayport Black Belt Champions, a martial arts school catering to children and adults. For more motivation visit www.BayportMartialArts.com or www.facebook.com/iLoveKickboxingBayport. You can email her at Kim@Bay-portBBC.com

Fun In The Sun After Labor Day

ACROSS1. Hawaiian veranda6. Adult male sheep10. Catholic church service14. Alter15. Distinctive flair16. Carve in stone17. Like the flu18. Diva’s solo19. You (archaic)20. Teenager22. Trumpet23. Information24. Wardrobe26. Decree30. Cover31. Possessed32. Skin disease33. Kind of bean35. Quotes39. Gatekeeper

41. Childcare43. Trap44. Cold-shoulder46. Backside47. An Old Testament king49. Antlered animal50. Plenty51. Financial54. An exchange involving mon-ey56. Countertenor57. Genius63. Violent disturbance64. Hodgepodge65. Relative magnitudes66. Sodium chloride67. Close68. Choose by voting69. Notion70. Declare untrue71. 10 cent coins

DOWN1. Magma2. Among3. Roman emperor4. A Freudian stage5. Stagnated6. Responses7. Before the expected time8. Principal9. Grab10. Organized11. A Musketeer12. Gain points in a game 13. Bypass21. Chip dip25. Delicate26. Crazes27. Computer symbol28. Dwarf buffalo29. Unglazed earthenware

34. Flattering36. Tropical tuber37. At one time (archaic)38. Views40. Plateau 42. Foot joint45. A man’s high tasseled boot48. Shade of brown51. The language of Persia52. Homeric epic53. Filched55. Made a mistake58. Away from the wind59. Anagram of “Mail”60. Bit of gossip61. Agreeable62. Specks

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How A Weather Forecast Is MadeBy Mitchel Volk M.S. Meteorology

There are four basic steps in making a weather forecast. The first step is to look at the current weather conditions. Second is to look at the deterministic computer weather models forecasts. Third step is to look at the ensemble weather model forecasts. Fourth step is to look at the extracted model data.

The meteorologist first needs to assess the current conditions by looking at the radar, satellite photos, current and past observa-tions, and current weather maps. The radar and satellite gives the meteorologist an overall picture on what and where the precipita-tion: is occurring, its intensity, where it is moving and whether it is weakling or strengthening. There are many different types of radar depictions such as the Doppler radar in which the meteorolo-gist uses. Next is to satellite photos, there are three different types of satellite picture the meteorologists use: the visible, inferred and water vapor. Another important thing to look at is the current weather maps. The current weather maps are at different level of the atmosphere: the surface, around 5,000, 10,000, 18,000 30,000 and 40,000 feet. By looking at this data the meteorologist gets a decent idea on what is occurring.

The second is to look at the deterministic computer weather forecast models. There are many computer models to look at the most reliable ones are the NAM, GFS, Canadian models , European models and some hurricane models when needed. Each model predicts the weather from three to fifth teen days. One must know when to use each model for that peculiar weather situation. No two weather situations are ever the same, but there are simulates to past weather patterns and knowing which computer model per-form best for each one is very important. Knowing the strengths, weaknesses and biases of the models is also important. These biases are ever changing since each model is getting consistently updated; you must keep track on this each day and season.

Figure 1 A typical weather model run (NAM Model)

The third step is to look at the ensemble computer model runs. These computer models import slightly difference weather condi-tions to see how they vary from the deterministic model. Seeing the average expected forecast contrasted with the spread in the forecast gives the meteorologist an overall idea on the confidence of making the forecast.

Figure 2 A example of a ensamble model run for a tropiclal weath-er system the deterministric track in white. (GFS Forecast)

The fourth step is to look at the extended range weather model. Though the accuracy is low it does give a general idea on what may happen to the weather pattern.

To make your final weather forecast you need to put all of the information together. The meteorologist also takes in account of the past weather pattern. Like last winter we knew that it snowing a lot, so when the computer models started to pick up on this it was good to lean in that direction. Other winters it snow very little so even if the computer models are going for a big storm it is very important to try to find ways that this may not happen, before you predict snow. Climatology and microclimatology is also important you must know your area and its small scale effects, such as the sea breeze on Fire Island.

Taking Pause for Friends with Claws: FIAR’s 3rd Annual Fundraiser

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By Lilly Rose Malcolmson

After a sea of summer fundraisers, one modest event taking place in glorious post-Labor Day September stands alone, having gained considerable popularity for Fire Islanders that have a place in their hearts for the resident animal population. Now three years strong, Fire Island Animal Rescue’s charitable event may not be the most lavish affair, but has become known for being a great day and the cause worthwhile.

“Very happy to help in any way I can,” says Rochelle Katzman who keeps a summer home on Dehnhoff Walk with her husband Robert Laul. “Bob and I love all living creatures, especially pussy cats.”

Rochelle used her connections at the 92nd Street Y, where she coordinated special events for over ten years to secure some of the raffle prizes offered this year, including tickets to upcoming con-cert performances by Lenny Kravitz and Alice Cooper. Most prizes however were donated by the local businesses in Ocean Beach: A bottle of champagne from the Liquor store, a cache of curios from the Country Mouse among others. A beach bike contributed by Debbie Bennett and Paul Robinson of The Gallery was offered as a grand prize. A mid-week hotel stay with restaurant gift compli-ments of Chris & Laura Mercogliano, proprietors of CJ’s and The Palms Hotel. However now in it’s third year, FIAR event coordina-tor Mary Ellen Kelly has expanded her reach to include some shops on greater Long Island as well, and with the presence of their

Facebook page this year artisans from across the country including Kind Spirit Jewelry in Painsville, OH also participated.

Perhaps the secret behind the success of this fundraiser is that everyone has an important role. Professional cook Helen Tannehill caters a spread that can’t be beat, musician Kevin Mahoney of Bay Shore brings his family on the ferry for the day and entertain the crowd with his singing and acoustic guitar, Brian O’Handley and Alan Stillman as owners of Houser’s bar are most gracious hosts, FIAR officer Ilene Patrick creates a new design every year for the fundraising t-shirts that sell so well at the door, and local veteri-narian Dr. Kenneth Luckow sees to the health needs of the resident animals throughout the year. Then of course there is John McCol-lum, whose dedication to the feral cats and other animals resident to Fire Island has been legendary for decades.

There are a few beautiful weeks left on Fire Island with the coming autumn, but everyone knows harsher seasons lie ahead and then the real work for Fire Island Animal begins in feeding the feral cat population, keeping a watchful eye, and being there if there is an issue with any sentient creature.

Fire Island Animal Rescue is a 501 (c) 3 recognized charitable organization. Tax-deductable donations can be made to Fire Is-land Animal Rescue, P.O. Box 276, Ocean Beach, NY 11770. To learn more visit their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FireIslandAnimalRescue

911 REMEMBERED: If Scott Hovey was not the inventor of 911, he laid much of the technical and social groundwork that has become the infrastructure of the 911 emergency dispatch system we all know today. His pioneer work made the routing of calls feasible and efficient within densely populated metropolitan areas as well as remote barrier islands like Fire Island. Before heading to St. Louis, MO where he and his colleagues will be honored, he made a stop to visit his daughter Elizabeth Hovey Jiler in Seaview. In a more modest gathering, Ocean Beach Fire Chief Ian Levine and Police Chief George Hesse stopped by the Jiler home to thank to the man who shaped the very fabric of their professions a half-cen-tury ago. – Lilly Rose Malcolmson

Photo credit: Fire Island Animal Rescue Facebook page

History

By Lilly Rose Malcolmson

“In order to assure that an increasing population, accompanied by expanding settlement and growing mechanization, does not occupy and modify all areas within the United States and its possessions, leaving no lands designated for preservation and protection in their natural condition, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness…”– Public Law 88-577 (16 U.S. C. 1131-1136) 88th Congress, Second Session September 3, 1964

Lovers of Fire Island already know that we are embarking on a yearlong celebration of the 50th Anniversary of its national sea-shore declaration. Our last history column discussed the Enacting Legislation at some length. Fire Island National Seashore recently rolled out their “Fifty Years of Fire Island” campaign with special tours and lectures planned for the coming year ahead. However alongside these festivities the reader will take note of a handsome-ly designed graphic celebrating the 50th Anniversary of something called the Wilderness Act. What is the Wilderness Act and how is it relevant to Fire Island?

The Wilderness Act, otherwise known as Public Law 88-577 was

What’s the Wilderness Act?was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on September 3, 1964. Authors Lee Koppelemann and Seth Forman describe the Wilderness Act as an action “of great importance to natural preser-vation” within the national park system during the 1960’s in their book The Fire Island National Seashore: A History (State Universi-ty Press, 2008.).

The thrust of the Wilderness Act is to retain the “primeval charac-ter and influence” of substantial land parcels by being free of hu-man habitation and the development of land that goes along with it. Fire Island would be declared a national seashore only eight days later.

Further refinements on this concept made way for the “Eastern Wilderness Act” in 1975, making it possible for lands in the devel-oped region of the eastern US to be eligible for Wilderness status by granting park agencies enhanced condemnation and structure removal authority. However this move would trigger one of the more controversial chapters of Fire Island History as homes that fell outside of the 17 communities recognized in the FINS enacting legislation were subject to gradual phase-out through the instru-ments of purchase, 25 year, or life estate leases. Enclaves like Skunk Hollow and Long Cove began to slowly fade away. The Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness Act was passed on Decem-ber 23, 1980, encompassing 1363 acres. Additional lands were an-nexed into it when the last of the life estates ran out in the 1990’s.Designated Wilderness is the highest classification level for conser-vation protection of federal lands and it can only be obtained by an act of Congress. Fire Island has one of the smallest parcels of land in the country to receive this status. Over the past half-century 47 national parks that have benefited from the creation of the Wil-derness Act concept, totaling 44-million acres, which is 53% of all lands within the national park system. Without the Wilderness Act our nation’s open space, watersheds, and wildlife habitat would be that much more vulnerable to exploitation of federal lands for the harvesting of resources, most surely to the detriment of future generations.

To learn more about celebrating 50 years of the Wilderness Act and Fire Island National Seashore, visit http://www.nps.gov/fiis/planyourvisit/fireislandwilderness.htm

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Sybil Sez!!!POST LABOR DAY BLUES!!

Dear Sybil, I’m bummed! Sum-mer is ending, and I feel like I’m back in 3rd grade knowing that school is going to start any day now. I’m actually in my mid-30s, but will I ever outgrow that ache, or is this the way it’s going to be forever. You’re old. Tell me, oh wise one! Best wishes, Larry.

Dear Larry! Dear sweet, adorably clumsy, kind-a-silly Larry! Yes. I am old….and although I have seen a lot of water flow under that so-called bridge, and have pushed some people off it, I can tell you that by the time you’re 30, you’re basically who you’re going to be for the rest of your life. Hell, by the time you’re TEN, your character is pretty much set in concrete. (Cer-tainly LAW & ORDER shows us that every week!) The longing for an extended childhood Summer isn’t that unusual or defective a character trait. Only workaholics or ski bunnies can’t wait to get back to the grind of the big city or to an endless Winter in the Northern hemisphere! Do you remember last Winter!? I’ve always marveled at how a seemingly stan-dard calendar plays out starting in May. Memorial Day signals the unofficial start of Summer followed by a lovely Rodgers & Hammer-stein month of June…. After about 5 weeks of busting out all over, it’s the fire and fizz of the 4th of July. George M. Cohan gives way to a sexy Summer blazing away with parties, barbecues, endless days at the beach and nights under the stars! It’s all suntans, scandals, and romances, and then August slips in, still promising more of the same! No worries! Plenty of love and laughter left in the Summer, right??...But then the laws of Time and Relativity begin to bend….Einstein On The Beach is right! It starts with Labor Day coming like a death knell, sometimes early, sometimes a little late, but never later than the 7th! Even for folks that adore September as “the pret-tiest month by the sea”, the signs and surrealism are there, because from Labor Day to October 1st, it suddenly seems like it takes only about a week or two. Time speeds up and Rosh Hashanah and Hal-loween are only a few days away. The hands on the clock start whirl-ing, and Thanksgiving follows in an hour or so, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Years stumble over each other 30 seconds later!...and then? At the stroke of midnight, Time

STOPS!!.... A paper calendar on the gas station wall claims that there are only 5 months till the Summer returns! So why does it feel like it takes 5 years for the flowers to bloom again? Unless you’re one of those Fire Island folks that flee to Ft. Lauderdale, you’re sunk! The only solution is to hunker down, and make the best of it….. or is it? Forget the “hunker”…..For those of us stuck in an impending Winter climate, there are some things we can do to prep, and maybe change the outlook. It’s true Larry, that we may always at heart remain a 3rd grader longing for Summer, but as grown-ups, we might be able to dump some of that angst, even without a once-a-week therapist! Some of my suggestions?

1) Work on those great new Summer friendships that you made at the shore. Whether it’s the new housemates that took the quar-ter-share, or the couple that moved in next door, let’s try breaking out of that seasonal cycle from the 70s of having “Summer friends” and “Winter friends”. For most of my gay friends, those notions ended anyway with the terrible onset of the AIDS crisis. Hell, no one could afford the luxury of a “friend-of-the-month” club. New friendships were too precious (and tenuous!) to relegate to just the Summer, etc. In these last few weeks on the Island, start nailing down some definite events or dates to do spe-cific things in town with your new beach friends. Broadway openings, new restaurants, movie nights, even Sunday brunches in a differ-ent neighborhood could be great ways to keep a budding friendship blooming into the Fall. Upcoming Birthdays too!!...and that means you Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagit-tarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. Use those cold-weather Birthdays to gather your new friends around you. You can reminisce about the Summer past, make plans for the Summer-yet-to-be, and even collect some Birthday loot while you’re at it! (Maybe your new acquaintance will have really great taste as well as a fabulous sense of humor!) And remember; friendships are like anything else worthwhile…. They take a little work. Whether you’re growing a new career, a new friendship, or a new love in your Garden of Life, it takes some tending. Make the effort.

2) Take up a hobby! I know!...it sounds like Grandma-advice, doesn’t it? But seriously, have you

ever thought about taking a pottery class, learning how to knit, starting yoga class, or any number of other things offered at the New School…or any other “adult continuing education” site. Yes, just the term “adult continuing education” pushes every button, makes your fillings hurt, and reminds you of the terror of Sunday nights before final exams, but the good news is this; You’re old! Whether you’re 30 or 300, there’s no pressure! There are no final exams! You can experiment with clay or your cankles! No one’s grading you! It’s all a fabulous crap-shoot! You can learn how to speak French, or cook French, whatever! Take tap danc-ing and drive your neighbors crazy! Personally, I think anyone who’s graduated from college should find at least two or three hobbies just keep them sane! Otherwise the corporate world will turn them into money-zombies by the time they’re 30. (Example?....the Upsons in AUNTIE MAME….. or Sinclair Lewis’ BABBITT…….. yeeesh!) And try to get some of your new friends involved in your hobby…or per-haps you can get involved in one of theirs??

3) Make your home and your life a fabulous “indoor” project. So many times I’ve vowed that the warm weather is when I’m going to “lose that weight”, or “fix up the house”, or “clean the attic”….but let’s be honest, who wants to be responsible when the weather is so beautiful? Attic? Shmattic! …Weight? WAIT!!! It seems like it would be easy to sweat off those extra pounds by the ocean, but who can diet when there’s a barbecue and a pina colada just waiting on every deck for miles around? And “Spring cleaning” is bull! Much better to knuckle under when the weather is cooler and grayer to clean up, pare down, toss out, and paint the place! And hey!...that’s yet another occasion when you can seduce your new beach friends into a painting party while you try out those French recipes you just learned on them. As to weight loss and diets??... I think it’s ever so much more effective (and devas-tating!) to emerge from the cov-ered-up cocoon of Winter having tread-milled and yoga’d myself into a beautiful new shape for the beach! There’s no glamour in jogging around in the heat in front of ogling and smirking masses basting in the sand. They see you everyday, and your hard-earned weight-losses are too gradual for anyone to either notice, or honor. Save your sacrifice for the cold

weather, where you can keep your transformation secret until the great unveiling in that new swim-suit in May!

So there you go Larry! Those are some of the projects I’m already gearing up for as the weather gets cooler and I unpack the sweaters. I’m like you when it comes to re-senting the end of the “vacation” of life! But, being old, really OLD, I’ve also learned a trick or two to keep myself from stewing or stalling as the sun starts dipping lower and lower. Mummie may not be able to drown her troubles in snow forts and sledding like she did when she was 13 and the captain of the Debutantes Ice Hockey team, but she definitely can keep the fire go-ing down below…..or wherever else it’s required. Give me a cup of hot chocolate, some needlepoint, and a few friends and I’m set for the time being…. Xoxoxo, Sybil.

You too can send your questions and suggestions to Sybil Bruncheon at Brun-cheon@hotmail.com. You can also join Sybil on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Pin-terest, her own blog, and at her websites; SybilSez.com and SybilBruncheon.com. She will be appearing in a new season of weekly shows in NYC. Check her calendar for times and locations.