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PlainviewOldBethpageHerald.com Calendar

Bowling For Last Hope Animal Rescue

Friday, February 15

Ridotto: Russians In Paris Concert

Sunday, February 17

DayTrader Meetup Group

Thursday, February 21


Friday, February 15

Bowling For Last Hope Animal Rescue

There will be three hours of bowling excitement, fun for the whole family, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Farmingdale Lanes, located at 999 Conklin Street, Farmingdale, NY 11735. Registration begins at 7 p.m. Win prizes via raffles and a 50/50 drawing, all benefiting Last Hope Inc.’s animal rescue and community outreach programs. $25 per person, $20 for children 12 years and under; shoe rental, pizza and soda included. For more information, call 631-332-6606.


Sunday, February 17

Ridotto: Russians In Paris Concert

Ridotto, concerts “with a Touch of Theater,” presents “Russians in Paris.” Between 1910 and 1940, stream of Russian artists found refuge in Paris. Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, Stravinsky, Bakst, Kandinsky, Pavlova, Prokofiev, Sonia Delaunay, Chagall, Sudeikina, Larionov and many others came to Paris where they helped to revolutionize all arts. Concert is Sunday, Feb. 17 at 4 p.m. at Huntington Jewish Center, located at 510 Park Avenue in Huntington, NY 11743. Tickets are $10 for students, $18 for seniors, and $20 for adults; hall is handicapped accessible. To make a reservation, call 631-385-0373 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . For more information, visit ridotto.org.


Thursday, February 21

DayTrader Meetup Group

Meet with the Long Island DayTrader Meetup Group, a team of enthusiastic investors who share your interest in the stock market to discuss investing, day/swing trading strategies and all markets. All levels welcome. Free. 9:30 a.m. to  noon, at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library, 999 Old Country Rd, 516-385-8244.  www. meetup.com/ LISTMG


Saturday, February 23

Rummage Sale

Last Hope Animal Rescue will be hosting a rummage sale at St. Bede’s Church, located at 220 Berry Hill Road in Syosset from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All proceeds benefit Last Hope’s rescued dogs and cats, as well as community outreach programs like Fix-A-Feral. For more info, visit www.lasthopeanimalrescue.org. No vendors, please. Call 731-6750 to donate items.

News

Legislator Judy Jacobs, (D-Woodbury) attended the recent Plainview-Old Bethpage CARES Project PACE NORC (Naturally Occurring Retirement Community) Walk sponsored by the Mid Island Jewish Community Center in Plainview. This Wellness Walk was filled with family activities, including face painting and a bouncy house. There was a community expo, a 50/50 raffle, live music and refreshments.

“It is a wonderful opportunity for everyone to come out, walk, get fit and have fun,” said Jacobs.

The Plainview-Old Bethpage Board of Education unanimously approved of 15 tenure recommendations during a school board meeting last week. The boardroom was packed with family and friends of each tenure recipient. Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Timothy Eagen commended them for the employees’ “efforts, hard work with our children and professionalism.”

From JFK High School, guidance counselor Christina Rivas-Laline and teachers Owen Dugan, Michael Horun and Jennifer Santorello were recommended; teacher Linda Curran from H.B. Mattlin Middle School and JFK; teacher Amanda Gundling from POB Middle School and H.B. Mattlin Middle School; teacher Rachel Quattrocchi from POB Middle School; teacher Risa Henkel from POB Middle School and JFK High School; teacher Brian Gurney from POB Middle School; social worker Marc Galloway from Parkway School and Old Bethpage School; District Psychologist Jennifer Strangio-Lott, district teacher Jennifer Hoffman; teacher Dina Futterman from Stratford Road School; teacher Tara Gaudreault from Pasadena School and teacher Debra Lovett from Parkway School.


Calendar

Plainview Jewish Center’s Shabbat Under The Stars

Friday, May 17

Relay For Life Of Bethpage: Fundraising Sale

Saturday, May 18

Autism Speaks Long Island Youth Leadership Council

Inaugural Blue Run for Autism

Saturday, May 18



Columns

Building Better Legislators
Written by Michael A. Miller, Millercolumn@optimum.net

Quietly Vindicated
Written by Mike Barry, MFBarry@optonline.net

Health Insurance Crisis Still Here
Written by Michael A. Miller, Millercolumn@optimum.net