The Port Washington Education Foundation (PWEF), which has made a significant impact in only two years of operation, announced the grant awards for the academic year 2003-4 at a ceremony held in the Port Washington Library. In addition to members of the foundation and grant awardees, attending the ceremony were Superintendent of Schools Dr. Geoffrey Gordon, Assistant Superintendent Emma Fraser Pendleton (the liaison to the foundation), other representatives from the district and the schools, three members of the board of education (Mogul, Cowles and Nelson), past award recipients, and other community residents. FULL STORY

There were two events on local waters this past weekend. The frostbiters were out on Manhasset Bay on Sunday afternoon with little to no wind, and over on the Mill Pond, the Mill Pond Model YC was busy on Saturday morning sailing their annual Millennium Cup Regatta. According to Greg Danilek, the vice commodore of the Mill Pond Model YC, the Millennium Cup is scored on the low point scoring system and the season Championship is based on the best average. First, the Millennium Cup results: 1. #375, Greg Danilek (22 pts), 2. #4343, Stu Smith (28 pts), and 3 #79, Jamie Ebenau (32 pts). The 2003 ODOM Season Championship Series Final Results: 137 races, 34 to qualify: 1. #375, Greg Danilek, 2. #308, Dave James, and 3. #2566, George Huntington. The Spring Series results, 26 races, 7 to qualify: 1. #70, Scott Spacie, 2. #375 Greg Danilek, and 3. #308, Dave James. The Summer Series, 86 races, 22 to qualify: 1. #308, Dave James, 2. #375, Greg Danilek, and 3. #2566, George Huntington. The results for the Fall Series: 1. #308, Dave James, #375, Greg Danilek, and 3. #4343, Stu Smith. The Commodore of the Mill Pond Model YC is Gary Kassl and the Vice-Commodore is Greg Danilek. FULL STORY