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As of June 14, the Leisure Pass Office will be located at the main entrance of the pool. The hours of operation for the summer are as follows: Tuesday through Sunday: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Closed on Mondays. These hours are for scheduled appointments only. We cannot accommodate walk-ins. Please call the office at 746-1576 to schedule an appointment. Please remember, it takes approximately five days to process your application. You must have your Leisure Pass to gain entry to the pool. Registration for Session I swimming lessons will take place at the pool on Saturday, June 22, from noon to 2 p.m. Lessons are held on weekdays, Tuesday through Friday, from 10 a.m. - noon. Each lesson is 30 minutes long. Each session runs for three consecutive weeks. Please note that there are no lessons on July 4. Classes are filled by the lottery system. All those that are not accommodated in the first session will automatically be registered for the next session. All those wishing to sign-up for the Swim Team may do so at the Staff Room at the pool beginning June 17 and ending June 21. For the first time we will have an intramural team this year. Please see Pool Director Dan Kopetic for any details.All scheduled activities at Wilson Park will begin on Monday, July 1. Please consult your Recreation Bulletin for details. Sign-ups for activities that you need to register for will be held at the Roller Rink. Park attendants will be on hand to assist you. The Nassau Library System and our library have compiled a booklet titled Parent's Internet Guide- Searching Wisely and Safely. The "guide" is available by visiting www.nassaulibrary.org/parent or at the library. There is a significant need for blood during the summer months. Volunteers provide "life-saving" service for accident victims, cancer patients and many others with medical problems. If you are at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 lbs. and are in good health, you qualify to donate blood. Should you have gotten a tattoo within the last year you may not be eligible. The American Association of Blood Banks requires a one year wait between getting a tattoo and donating blood because of the risk of hepatitis and other blood-borne diseases that can be transmitted during tattooing. To find a nearby location to donate blood please call Long Island Blood Services at 1-800-933-2566. Name the five wealthiest people in the world. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners. Name the last five winners of the Miss America contest. Name ten people who have won a Noble or Pulitzer Prize in the last five years. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress. How did you do? These are not second-rate achievers yet few if any of us could correctly name all the "winners." Why one asks...is our recollection of these achievers so easily forgotten? Could it be that the people who really make a difference in our lives are the ones that care? The Oyster Bay Historical Society's Spring 2002 edition of The Freeholder had a "test" matching U.S. Secretaries of State and their Long Island "homes." It listed eleven U.S. Secretaries of State from Teddy Roosevelt to George W. Bush who had "homes" on Long Island. The "test" with the answers was published as follows:
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