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Events & Bulletin April 3rd, 2008
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THE BEACON'S CALENDAR OF EVENTS
      The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: SATURDAY, April 5 •Suffolk County Gray Panthers: 1 p.m., The West Islip Library. For info., call 736-7875. •Amputee Support Group: 1:30 p.m., Southside Hospital, 301 E. Main Street, Bay Shore. ...
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Post 94 hosts St. Patrick's Day dinner
      American Legion Post 94 held its annual St. Patrick's Day dinner and dance Sat., March 15. Approximately 300 people attended and enjoyed music and a traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner.
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North Babylon Youth Center offering basketball camp this summer
      The North Babylon Community Youth Center is offering weekly basketball camps, run by professional basketball players and coaches from the New York Wizards. Week 1 will be held from July 14 to 18 for students that have completed grades six through eight. Week 2 will take place from July 21 to 25 fo...
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Stern honors Half Hollow Hills Sieman Award winners
      S.C. Leg. Steve Stern (D-Huntington) 16th LD awarded Siemens scholars with Proclamations at a recent Half Hollow Hills Board of Education meeting. Four students were named semi-finalists in the prestigious program, which awards scholarships to students who have demonstrated academic excellence thr...
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Babylon honor students paint portraits of Nicaraguan orphans
      Could you imagine not having one keepsake to call your own? Well, that is the case for many of the orphans living around the world.
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Babylon Tuna Club offers striped bass seminar
      The Babylon Tuna Club will present Captain Al Lorenzetti who will give a seminar on striped bass fishing, Fri., April 25, 8 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 22 Grove Pl., Babylon Village as part of the Club's membership drive. The program is free of charge. In May the Club will be holding a semin...
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Pumpkin Fest coming
      Vendor applications are being accepted for PumpkinFest 2008 held at the Suffolk County Farm and Education Center in Yaphank. PumpkinFest is a fundraiser for educational programs Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County .
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DPHS to host college fair Mon., April 7
      Deer Park High School will be hosting its annual College Fair located at 1 Falcon Pl., April 7, 7 to 9 p.m..
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Annual MADD Walk coming June 1; registration underway
      Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) announced recently that its' signature fundraising 5K walk, Walk Like Madd, formerly known as Strides for Change, will be held on June 1 at Farmingdale State College. Everyone is invited. Sign up with a team, form your own team, walk independently or even as a ...
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WISD College Fair April 10
      West Islip School District and the High School Counseling Office are sponsoring a College Awareness Day and Fair on Thurs., April 10. All faculty, students and staff are encouraged to wear clothing that features college logos on that day.
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Congressman Israel hosting meeting on stimulus payment
      Congressman Steve Israel will be holding a Tax Help Town Hall Meeting at Deer Park High School (30 Rockaway Avenue) April 5 at 11 a.m. to make sure Long Islanders get the money to which they are entitled under the economic stimulus plan passed by Congress.
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Register now for MS Walk
      The National MS Society Walk will be held Sun., May 4 at Belmont State Park and Jones Beach State Park. The event begins at 10 a.m. If you are interested in walking with your favorite furry friend, you can join the Pooch Parade which begins at 10:30 a.m., For more info.
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Chapbook celebration April 19th in Bay Shore
      A First Chapbook celebration will be held Sat. April 19, 7 p.m. to honor award-winning local Long Island poet Millie Eckhoff at the Unitarian Universalist Society of South Suffolk, 28 Brentwood Rd., Bay Shore. The $10 admission fee will include a buffet dinner, live music and a special performance...
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Knights of Columbus Chinese auction set
      The Knights of Columbus Council at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 400 South Broadway, Lindenhurst will host a Chinese auction to benefit its many charities. The auction will be held Sun., April 13, 2 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The cost is $6 per person and includes 25 free tickets, door prizes, co...
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BaCCA offering program on Latin, ballroom dancing
      The Babylon Arts Council is offering a Latin and Ballroom Dance Class, "Learn to Dance the Easy Way" with Rico. Salsa, meringue, rumba, cha-Cha, waltz, and fox trot your way to fun, fitness, style, and grace. Learn the fundamentals of these popular dances or brush up on techniques. All levels are...
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Half Hollow Hills Library budget vote April 8
      The Half Hollow Hills Community Library is holding its annual budget vote and Trustee election Tues., April 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Dix Hills building, 55 Vanderbilt Pkwy., Dix Hills. This year the library board is proposing a 1.7 percent increase in spending which includes funds to add...
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AHRC Chinese auction
      The Suffolk Auxiliary of the Suffolk Chapter, Association for the Help of Retarded Children (AHRC) will host its annual Chinese auction, Thurs., April 17, at AHRC, 2900 Veterans Memorial Hwy., Bohemia, in the multi-purpose room. Doors open at 6 p.m., the cost is $6 in advance and $6 at the door wh...
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Vendors wanted for spring festival at St. Paul's Church
      Craft vendors are wanted for a spring festival with music, games and food to be held Sat., May 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Paul's Reformed Church, 158 Phelps Ln., North Babylon. For information email stpaulsfestival@aol.com or call 631- 422-5662 or 631-661-5562.
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Civil War program at Bethpage Restoration
      Company "E" of the 14th Brooklyn Regiment will return to Old Bethpage Village Restoration on April 5 and 6 for its annual Civil War-era "School of the Soldier" program, announced Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi. The program takes place from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. both days and is co-hosted ...
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Our Lady of Consolation Celebration of Life ball set
      On Thurs. June 26, Our Lady of Consolation Nursing and Rehabilitative Care Center will host its 14th annual Celebration of Life Ball at Southward Ho Country Club in Bay Shore. This year Rev. Msgr. James C. Vlaun, President and CEO of Telecare, the Diocesan television station, was chosen as the 200...
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Long Island artist work on exhibit in Bay Shore
      Long Island artist Steven Ceraso's Welded Steel Sculpture entitled Deconstructive Forms, opens to the public at the Historic Second Avenue Firehouse Gallery and Performance Space, 17 Second Ave., Bay Shore on April 6 from 2 - 5 p.m.
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