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The biggest and longest running New Year’s Day ocean plunge is Beach 145th Street at noon but plenty of other brave

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Roy Richter, Breezy Point resident, Deputy Inspector and President of the NYPD Captains Endowment Association souls jump in at various spots stands proudly with his niece along the beach. Forecast is for and new Police Officer Alexa a balmy 45 degrees. Hey, last Rosalla as she graduates from the NYPD Academy. Alexa did year was 34.

more than graduate. She finished with the top physical fitness score among women in the class of 1,120 graduates. Alexa, whose mom is a NYS Court Officer, hails from Howard Beach and has been assigned to the 103rd Precinct.

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One of the more harrowing strips of pavement around Rockaway is a late-night drive down Flatbush Avenue between the Marine Parkway Bridge and the Belt Parkway. The mile-and-a-half road is often pitch black once the sun sets, leaving drivers vulnerable to potholes, soon-to-be-roadkill, accidents, and a host of other dangers. To remedy the problem, the Brooklyn Department of Transportation has installed new LED streetlights. The change comes following efforts to raise awareness of the situation from Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder and other community leaders. In October, Goldfeder wrote to DOT Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Keith Bray to request the replacement of the lights after receiving numerous complaints

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“Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” One of the best movie lines ever comes from Doc Brown in Back to the Future, the time-travelling classic which celebrated its 30th anniversary this year. In commemoration of the film and in their own look to the future, the House on the Rock Church, located at 91-88 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, will be hosting a family-friendly Back to the Future-themed New Year’s Eve party beginning Thursday at 9 p.m. 1950s, 1980s, Western, or “future” attire is required to reflect both the original film and its two sequels. A potluck of finger foods and deserts will be available. For more information, visit the church’s Facebook page.

from area residents. Safe and effective driving is especially important along that part of Flatbush Avenue, as it is one of only three major evacuation routes in the event of another natural disaster. According to DOT officials, the installation is part of a multi-year city-wide program to upgrade lighting infrastructure and reduce energy use. “So many families depend on Flatbush Avenue every day to get to work or school. Replacing the streetlights along this busy thoroughfare will ensure a brighter, safer commute and help prevent accidents,” Goldfeder said. “I give tremendous credit to the Department of Transportation for making our families’ safety a priority, especially during these dark winter months.”

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New Year Welcomes a New Veterinarian By Katie McFadden

Insufficient healthcare is a known problem on the peninsula, and that even goes for pets. However that’s about to change for our furry friends. Pet owners will have more local options for their pets’ medical needs when Rockaway Beach Veterinary Services opens on Monday, January 4. Following Hurricane Sandy, the Belle Harbor Animal Clinic on Beach 129th Street closed. The Animal Hospital of the Rockaways, located at 114-10 Beach Channel Drive has continued to serve the peninsula

own practice at the Bay Ridge Animal Hospital for 35 years. “I opened my practice in 1981. It started out as a one-man practice and I grew it into a five or six doctor practice and it was probably one of the largest practices in the metropolitan area with 6,000 square-feet of hospital and a staff of 35 at one time. It was a great learning experience,” Dr. Hollander said. He has also served on the Board of Directors for Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) for about four years. Dr. Ruggiero, of Brooklyn, spent many years working with Dr. Hollander. “I started working for him when

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since 1977. Central Veterinary Associates says their Rockaway Animal Hospital located at 1833 Cornaga Avenue remains open. Now there will be a more centralized location on the peninsula with Rockaway Beach Veterinary Services at 92-02 Rockaway Beach Boulevard. On January 4, Dr. Howard Hollander and Dr. Joanne Ruggiero will start a brand new venture, but they both bring many years of professional experience, including many years working together. Dr. Hollander, of Rockaway, has experience running a veterinarian office, as he owned his

I was a kid in junior high. I worked with him until I went to vet school,” Dr. Ruggiero said. She went back to working with Dr. Hollander at Bay Ridge Animal Hospital after completing school in 2009 and most recently worked at Bensonhurst Veterinary Care for about three years. Dr. Hollander slowly retired from the Bay Ridge practice but found that retirement wasn’t for him. “I just can’t see retirement. I love what I do and I’m very happy do it alongside Dr. Ruggiero,” he said. “When I finished vet school, I wanted to start a practice and he want-

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ed to start a practice when he retired, so it was the perfect combo,� Dr. Ruggiero said. A longtime Rockaway resident, Dr. Hollander wanted to start a practice in his hometown. “I always thought of opening a place in the area and after Sandy, I thought it would be a great idea to give something back to the community because we desperately need another veterinary hospital in the area,� Dr. Hollander said. “There’s an abundance of pets here and not many veterinary options,� Dr. Ruggiero said. Dr. Hollander and Dr. Ruggiero came across the open space near Beach 92nd and Rockaway Beach Boulevard. “This location is the best. It’s centrally located on the peninsula. There’s a lot of foot traffic here. It’s right in the middle of everything and you have all of these great places opening up in this area,� Dr. Ruggiero said. Construction began on the bare-bones office in September with the help of contractor Shlomi Bros and the finishing touches are coming together. “The contractor has been a blessing. They’re very creative and they’re the same contractors that worked on Rockaway Roasters next door. When you see the place from floor to ceiling, it’s going to be beautiful,� Dr. Hollander said. The doctors were hoping to open around Thanksgiving, but the construction process is never a quick one, so they moved opening day to January 4. “Why not start the new year off with a new animal hospital?� Dr. Ruggiero said. Once it opens, Rockaway Beach Veterinary Services will be a full service veterinary hospital and will offer surgeries, ultrasound capabilities, radiology, a dental facility with digital dental x-rays, an ICU unit, an isolation unit for animals for infectious diseases and more. It will almost exclusively serve cats and dogs. Some may notice music playing within the office, as the doctors say it has been found to be extremely beneficial for animal patients in regards to relieving anxiety and speeding up recovery time. The doctors hope the business

The Rockaway Times will not only serve as a place to treat animals, but a place to properly educate pet owners. “I hope to provide an educational atmosphere and encourage people to spay and neuter their cats. We’ll offer tons of brochures and informational packets and we want people to feel free to stop by and ask us questions. We also want people to take their time and not feel rushed, but also not keep people waiting long,� Dr. Ruggiero said. The office will encourage appointments, but won’t turn anyone away. “We’ll try to accept walk-ins but we will also go by appointments and they’ll be lengthy so we can have lots of time with our clientele,� Dr. Hollander said, adding that a normal appointment will last about 30 minutes. The office will have a full staff, most of which are locals who are passionate about animals. “We have a really interesting, loving, happy staff from all different walks of life. One guy is a retired firefighter who always wanted to work with animals. He wanted to volunteer and we offered him a job. One of our receptionists has been working in finance, but she always wanted to work with animals as well,� Dr. Hollander said. “They’re all very excited,� Dr. Ruggiero said. The staff members aren’t the only ones who are excited. “We launched a Facebook page and the response on there has been overwhelming. I feel like the community is very excited to see us open,� Dr. Ruggiero said. “We’ve had very positive feedback from the community so far. I’ve had a lot of clientele from the Rockaways that came to me in Brooklyn and they’re excited that I’m opening here and some of my clientele from Brooklyn say they’ll be coming out here. I think we’ll be inundated with business from the get go, just based on the excitement, but we’ll see,� Dr. Hollander said. Rockaway Beach Veterinary Services will be open six days a week, from 9 a.m to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m on Saturdays. For appointments, call 718-4087287 (RBVS).

***** DNAInfo reported that “A man found wandering down the runway at JFK Airport told workers he was trying to find the A train.” Lauren LaCapra commented: “We’ve all been there.” ***** This sounds like an artful way to fundraise. On January 19 at Brendan’s Bar you can design a shamrock themed beer mug and wine glass set. All materials will be provided and you’ll be given stepby-step directions. It’s $40 per person and the event supports the Rockaway Little League. Go to PaintPartyNY. eventbrite.com for more info. ***** Well, if you’re one for New Year’s resolutions and that means getting in shape you might sign up at Gliders or CROM. If you want to stretch and get more flexible, Hot

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2015 Yoga and Ocean Bliss are a couple of great choices. ***** Love your block? Why? Because you have great neighbors? Or pretty houses? Its proximity to the beach? Our reporter, Dylan Watton, wants to tell readers about your block and why you’re proud to call it home. Send him an email: Dylan@Rockawaytimes.com ***** The Graybeards 15th Annual Dinner Dance and Fundraising Auction is Saturday January 30th at Russo’s on the Bay. Call 718-634-6812. Monsignor Bracken of St. Francis de Sales and Dr. Gerry Casey are the honorees this year. You don’t have to be an actual Graybeard to go and have a great time (or to honor a couple of very worthy honorees). The event is the group’s major fundraiser and goes a long way in helping The Graybeards do countless good deeds through the year. Advertisers and well-wishers might also consider taking a

page in their video journal. Call or visit them on online: thegraybeards.com ***** Rockaway made some national news because surfers were out on Christmas Eve. The news outlets figured they were out because of the warm weather. Surfers were out all last winter when there wasn’t a warm day to be found. ***** Ok, we don’t want to pick on anyone in particular but it’s time to take down your Grand Opening sign – especially if it happened in 2014! ***** We bragged a little last week about getting 5,000 Likes on Facebook. Too bad we can’t name all 5,000 of you (now 5, 100) but we have to give a shout out to Christine Robinson and Madeleine Raphael who so often share our posts (thanks to you runners-up – keep at it!). ***** It wasn’t exactly like finding a baby on the doorstep

Page 7 but we were surprised to find a wedding album in a plastic bag hung on our doorknob this week. It seems the album washed up in somebody’s backyard after Sandy. There was just a note saying that. No other information like which street this occurred on so we’re hoping Mindy and Lawrence married in 1986 will get word that we have their album (still with some sand in it!) and are eager to get it back to them. See photo on Page 15. ***** Surfboard lockers as apartments? A place in the City is opening next year with apartments ranging from 265 to 360 square feet. Called micro-apartments, the new trend is for living spaces that are cheap (affordable) and roommate-free. ***** It’s not just the Harbor Light rising from the rubble, two other much-loved mainstays, The Sugar Bowl and Bayhouse, in Breezy Point are going up and should be brand spanking new come summer.

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Momentum: 2015 Brought Many New Additions By Katie McFadden

As noted in the Rockaway Times throughout 2015, Rockaway has the “Big Mo.” 2015 was the Year of Momentum. As the peninsula continues its recovery from Hurricane Sandy, many invested in the community by opening new businesses throughout the year. It was also a major year for recovery progress with the opening of the first phases of the boardwalk. By Memorial Day weekend, the momentum was clear when Rockaway saw the return of the boardwalk between Beach 86th and Beach 97th Street. By July 4th, Rockaway had a full mile of boardwalk for the summer when Phase II from Beach 97th to Beach 106th Street opened. The progress continues and the Parks Department prom-

ises we’ll have a continuous boardwalk from Beach 9th to Beach 126th by 2016, and by 2017, the entire brand new boardwalk will be complete. Over the last few years, several new eateries have opened, especially in Rockaway Beach, sparking a Rockaway Renaissance. That momentum continued with the addition of even more varied cuisines. In February, the gourmet coffee shop, Rockaway Roasters opened up on Beach 92nd Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard. Soon after, Rockaway got its first taste of Peruvian cuisine when the Yrala sisters opened Chicks to Go in March. The new eatery at Beach 97th Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard serves up rotisserie chicken, sides like rice and beans, chicken empanadas and more. A few months later in May, Terrence

Chen opened A+A Chinese Cuisine, bringing a different, authentic and healthy take on Chinese food to the peninsula, along with bubble tea. The new tenant of the old Irish Circle finally arrived in August. Kelley Brooke and the Joseph family brought the Community House to the community. The interior of the building faced a major transformation, with the most notable aspect being a 3,000-sq-ft back patio, covered by a retractable roof. “Opening a business in Rockaway has been a really positive experience. Most of our neighbors have been really patient and supportive. We have seen a lot of positive changes in Rockaway Beach in the last year and we believe that 2016 will be very exciting,” Brooke said. Rockaway got its first taste of frozen yogurt this year.

The Shannon sisters introduced the tasty frozen treat to Beach 108th Street when they opened Coastal Frozen Yogurt in August. They offer 10 selfserve flavors that rotate regularly, plus dozens of toppings to choose from. This fall, they also introduced Brooklyn Cupcakes. “We have been so grateful for such a positive response from the community. We are happy to bring something new and exciting to Rockaway,” Morgan Shannon said. Not long after, Belle Harbor also got a taste of frozen yogurt when the Breen family opened Surf & Swirl on Beach 129th Street in September. Surf & Swirl also offers self-serve frozen yogurt with 12 flavors and recently introduced gourmet hot chocolate and coffee. Frozen yogurt wasn’t the only tasty treat that

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2015 more. Beach 129th Street also got some retail therapy with the addition of Polly & Esther and End of the A. Jamie Stuart Mcleod opened Polly & Esther boutique, which features trendy clothing for young women, in August. Beth Waytowich and Tara McKiernan introduced End of the A in the form of a mobile boutique based out of a large pink truck in 2014, but in September, they went brick and mortar and opened up their first storefront. The store features various clothing, accessories, jewelry, bags and more. The summer also saw some big changes. Shocking news came in the spring when it was announced that the popular Rockaway Taco wasn’t coming back. However, a shift occurred. The co-owners started different ventures. Andrew Field brought his tacos to the Rockaway Beach Surf Club with the opening of Tacoway Beach in the summer, which he later transformed into a ramen shop in the fall with Noodle Beach. David Selig made use of the old Rockaway Taco location by opening The Summer Shift, which featured a rotation of Latin-American chefs throughout the summer. Across the street, he made a further impression when he brought real palm trees to the peninsula and opened a cultural event space called The Palms in late July. Riis Park also saw some huge changes this year with the introduction of Riis Park Beach Bazaar. The new event venue brought food, a bar, pop-up shops, games and live music to Bay 9, further boosting the popularity of the “People’s Beach” for the summer, and it became a year-round spot in autumn with the Wildfeast at Riis restaurant. “The inaugural season of Riis Park Beach Bazaar really surpassed our expectations. The overwhelming positive response and support, especially from the Rockaway community, was awesome,” owner Belvy Klein said. “We are really looking to another awesome season for 2016.” This year, the Rockaway Times got a few neighbors at Rockaway Landing. In addition to the Rockaway Times

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office and Rockaway Gliders, the bayside Beach 114th Street center saw the addition of Joe Keenan’s Law Office in January. In April, Andrew and Amy Dima brought Rockaway its first paddleboard shop with A-Team Paddleboarding. The duo also offers paddleboarding lessons. In May, Lana’s Loft moved from Beach 116th Street to Rockaway Landing, helping boost the look of Beach Channel Drive in the process. Lana’s lavender boutique features classic and trendy clothing for women of all ages. Some other notable changes this year include CROM Physical Culture, which opened its new, larger Beach 92nd Street location in January. After major renovations, Peninsula Library finally reopened in August and the Beach 108th Hockey Rink reopened in October. The inaugural Poseidon’s Parade was held on the boardwalk in September and it was a big hit. Waldbaum’s is officially no more. The longtime supermarket closed in

November and another Stop & Shop took over shortly after. Some short-lived businesses included Beach Sliders and Rockaway Beach Ink, which both opened and closed within a few months this year. Next year will be all about the rebirth. Longtime businesses that were destroyed by Sandy are expected to come back in 2016. Bayview in Broad Channel is expected to open in time for the Super Bowl. In Breezy Point, the new Bayhouse and the rebuilt Sugar Bowl should be open in time for Memorial Day weekend. Another much anticipated comeback is the Harbor Light in Belle Harbor, where major developments have just begun.

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Far Rock Teen Wins Big At National Pageant By Dylan Watton

In August, Toni Edwards’ nerves were out of control as she walked on stage and began her speech. Surrounded by seasoned professionals and at times looked down upon for where she came from, Edwards persevered and took the National America Miss state finals by storm, taking first runner-up in both the casual wear and spokesmodel portions, earning her a spot in the pageant’s national finals in Anaheim, California. The Far Rockaway native said that preparing for the competition this time was easier due to her newfound confidence. “I practiced my personal introduction in front of friends and family,” she said speaking from the Cayman Islands, where she spent part of youth. “My mom would ask me questions after questions [to prepare]. I also went to the Rockaway Development and Revitalization Corporation (RDRC) and they pretended to be judges and ask me questions to help practice as well.” Prior to journeying out to California Edwards raised sponsorships locally by going door-to-door to various Mott Avenue businesses. She also received money from friends, family, and peers at Fredrick Douglass Academy at the Far Rockaway High School campus. Once again Edwards would focus her speaking portions on mental illness, which she struggles with personally. “I spoke about my struggles with it but how I chose to be a victor instead if a victim,” she said. Edwards also modeled this time around for Mon Cheri, a company that designs prom dresses and wedding gowns. “They told us we couldn’t even smile! We were modeling the clothes, not ourselves.” Edwards said that the na-

tional finals were a far more daunting task but her prior experience led her to be calm and prepared. “There were a lot of girls, 116 in my division alone. Some of them have been doing it for years and years. The stage was way bigger.” There were 12 judges, one of them being Nina Davuluri, the Miss America (and Miss New York) winner from 2014. “I wasn’t judged this time as I was last time being that I was from Far Rockaway. I had to be good at what I did to be there. And I was motivated every day I was there. I wish every girl could have that experience in their lives.” While Edwards didn’t win the grand prize of being National American Miss, she did win National Cover Girl due to her strong advocacy for mental illness awareness. “I hold the title from now until 2016. I go out and do community service projects and represent the pageant,” she explained. For all of her success Edwards thanked the RDRC, her school, the Far Rockaway teen library, and the Queens Law Association. In the coming months Edwards will graduate from high school and is currently applying to colleges. “

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Albeit a Very, Very Slow Road agreed that Rockaway needs Beach Channel Drive with a more transportation options traffic circle. This will help and support the idea of a prevent rear end collisions 2015 is nearly a wrap so it’s QueensRail feasibility study. involving cars turning into time for looking back and as5. Like all important infraDuane Reade’s parking lot. sessing what went right and structure projects of the what went wrong. It’s a time 2. Demand a written guaranpast, QueensRail is a longtee from the Economic Deto reflect, to learn and to make term project that will take velopment Corporation that changes so that next year is leaders with courage and we will get the promised ferbetter than the last. foresight to actively promote ry in 2017 and with it, a boat From a transportation perand support them. Sadly, and schedule designed for spective there is much room Rockaway has but one. success. for improvement. Here are some year-end ideas for faster, 3. Insist that the Department 6. DOT should be forced to stop operating in secrecy of Transportation replace safer and well, smarter transand post traffic studies and their dumbest timed traffic portation... other taxpayer-funded inlights with actuated ones 1. Follow-up on a recommenformation on their website. that stay green on the main dation by the American Inroad until a car, pedestrian 7. Don’t implement Select BS stitute of Architects to reon Woodhaven Boulevard, or bike rider needs to cross. place the confusing gaggle of that slows down twice as traffic lights on the north end 4. All the elected officials who many motorists as the bus answered our questionnaire of Beach 116th Street and By Rick Horan

riders it purports to speed up. Instead, install proven, cost-effective intelligent traffic lights that will speed up ALL traffic, including buses. 8. The A train should be express 24 hours a day. All local service should be provided by the C train including all stops between Euclid Blvd and Lefferts Blvd. 9. All Eastbound A train service would terminate in Far Rockaway. Lefferts bound passengers must change at Rockaway Boulevard. 10. Throw the Rockaway Park Shuttle schedule in the garbage. It’s simple, the moment the A train leaves the Broad Channel station the Shuttle should pull in right behind it. 11. Zero Vision in Action - Put a governor on the Mayor’s car that prevents it from going more than 25 MPH. After all, he’s twice as likely to kill someone if he’s going 30. 12. Right on Red should be permitted except where posted.

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lays. May 14 – Brooklyn Bazaar will move its operation to Riis Park. May 21 – A portion of the new boardwalk reopens; entertainer and friend to many, Brian Monaghan, dies of a heart attack. May 28 - The biggest Memorial Day in years is held; Marty Andresen is elected to the CYO Hall of Fame. June 4 – 116th Holds the International Children’s Day festival. June 11 – Plans for a new medical facility at the old Key Food site are announced. June 18 – It’s Father’s Day and dads of Rockaway are highlighted in the Rockaway Times. June 25 – The Rockaway Times celebrates its first year anniversary. July 2 – The City appeals FEMA flood maps; insurance hikes are put on hold. July 9 – Summer fun is just getting started and a long list of summer happenings is covered. July 16 - Secrets of Rockaway

are revealed as many of the peninsula’s less-traveled spots are highlighted. July 23 - – The Secret is Out. Traffic pours into Rockaway as the peninsula grows in popularity. July 30 – A new CEO for St. John’s Hospital, Gerard Walsh, is named. August 6 – Several people nearly drown swimming during after lifeguard hours. The Community House opens. August 13 – The Rockaway Beach Volleyball League crowned champions in ten divisions. August 20 – Local man, Bobby Katz, completes a cross-country bicycle ride. August 27 – Rogers Bar is sold to Mike McMahon. A small hotel is part of the new plans for the place. September 3 – James Supple provides a then-and-now slideshow of Rockaway’s past and present.

September 10 – An Indian Summer of great weather allowed for festivals and outdoor events to be great successes. September 17 – Many people prepared for the first-ever Poseidon Parade. September 24 – The Poseidon Parade turns out to be a bigger success than anyone could have guessed. A tradition is born. October 1 – The threat of Hurricane Joaquin looms. October 8 – Rockaway is spared as Joaquin heads out to sea leaving only big waves in its wake. October 15 – For all the sand that was poured on the beaches, the death sticks (the remains of old wooden jetties) are visible again. October 22 – The CEO of St. John’s announces new plans and future strategies for the hospital. October 29 – What Hurricane Sandy? Three years later the focus is on Halloween fun. November 5 – Dolphins and other wild life are spotted in abundance off our shores. November 12 - Mayor de Blasio’s Affordable Housing plans are rejected by the Community Board. November 19 – West End Temple says goodbye to trailers; the mayor arrived early for the memorial service for Flight 587. November 25 – It’s Thanksgiving in Rockaway. December 3 – The Little North Pole prepares for the throng that will show up at the Neponsit annual classic hosted by Joe Mure. December 10 – The Taste of Rockaway draws big crowds who venture through Rockaway Beach sampling goodies from local laces. December 17 – The old Beach Club property on Beach 116th St. sold to a developer for $5 million. December 24 - ‘Twas The Day before Christmas but you wouldn’t know by the weather as the temperature hit seventy degrees. December 31 – Goodbye 2015. Hello 2016 !

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Here’s a quick contact list for some of the great bars and restaurants in Rockaway. Bon appetit. Cheers. And here’s looking at you. Kennedy’s – Breezy Point – 718-945-0202 Bayhouse – 500 Bayside Drive, Breezy Point – 718-634-0321 (closed for the season) Sugar Bowl – 15 Bedford Ave, Breezy Point – 718-945-1409 (closed for the season) Blarney – Breezy Point – 718-634-4503 Pebbles – Roxbury – 718-634-3234 Jamesons Beach 129 – 718-474-9364 Pico – Beach 129th – 718-945-3474 The Wharf – Beach 116 and the Bay – 718-474-8807 Rogers – Beach 116th – 718-634-5308 Belle Harbor Steakhouse – Beach 116th – 718-318-5100 Kerry Hills – Beach 115 and RBB – 718-318-1964 Brendan’s – Beach 112 and RBB – 718-634-2337 Daltons – Beach 108 and RBB – 718-634-4384 Healy’s – Beach 108 off RBB – 718-474-9600 Community House – Beach 102 and RBB – 347-619-9417 Playland – Beach 97th and RBB – 347-954-9063 Connolly’s –155 Beach 95th – 718-474-2374 (closed for the season) Uma’s – Beach 92 and RBB – 718-318-9100 The Rock Wine Bar Beach 92 and RBB – 718-838-8916 Sayra’s Wine Bar – Beach 91st and RBB – 347-619-8009 Bungalow Bar – Beach 92 and Bay – 718-945-2100 Thai Rock Beach 92 and Bay – 718-945-5111 RBI – Beach 90 and RBB – 718-474-9616 Tacoway Beach. RB Surf Club Beach 87th (closed for the season) Grassy’s – Broad Channel – 718-474-1688 Ruffle Bar – Broad Channel – 718-318-2300

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Continued from Page 12 13. Mandate DOT to warn drivers that they are approaching a school zone, especially when there is a speed camera in use. 14. Get rid of the Cross Bay Bridge tolls permanently. 15. Demand that DOT put back all the lanes it stole from our roads over the past decade. 16. Forget about erecting tolls on the East River Crossing in in Midtown Manhattan. Motorists already “contribute� hundreds of millions of dollars a year in mass transit subsidies. 17. Ask CB 14 to explain why chunks of Rockaway Freeway were de-mapped and given to a private developer. 18. Privatize the DOT. 19. Expand Jamaica Bay Greenway so bicycle riders have a safe and scenic route through Rockaway. 20. Implement a system where emergency vehicles get all green lights. 21. Make MTA employees ride

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the buses and trains so they feel our pain. Tie MTA employees pay to wait-time and on-time performance. Tie DOT employees pay to reducing average commuting time. Invent an automatic, vehicle mounted system that will detect a shock from hitting a pothole and transmit the location directly to the DOT for repair. Vehicles can also log these impacts for billing the City for repairs. Some entrepreneur should buy one of those amphibious Duck Tour boats. It can ride through Rockaway picking up people on the street like a bus and then drive right into the bay and off to lower Manhattan and midtown.

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Dear Editor: I saw your piece about speed cameras. Just in case you are also concerned about red light cameras, I want to bring the following to your attention. Staff at the City of San Francisco MTA - which operates the City’s large red light camera program - recently published a report in which they looked at the effect the nineteen-year-old program has had upon the incidence of broadside crashes with injury. While their report leads off with an impressive graph showing a dramatic decrease in crashes citywide, the intersection-by-intersection charts for just the intersections having red light cameras tell a very different story: At the vast majority of those intersections, the red light camera(s) clearly had no beneficial effect. Instead, the times when crashes dropped coincided with changes like making the yellows longer, adding an all-red interval (both of which are cheap for a city to do), the addition of an arrow for left turns, or a general upgrade to the signal. Jim Lissner

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Dear Editor: I would like to let people know that a police car sits in the driveway at the Shell station on Beach 116th street and Beach Channel Drive just waiting to catch people on cell phones or without their seat belts. I would like to let people know that Beach Channel Drive across from the National Grid site gong westbound around Beach 109th Street the road is buckling and it is like driving over a bag of asphalt potato chips. I hope by putting this in the paper the Department of Transportation is put on notice and gets around to fixing this sooner rather than later. With the road so close to the bay I bet it has been undermined and a disaster is waiting to happen. I would like to let people know that a lot of clothes bins are scams. There is one near the old Key Food On Beach 105th Street and another one behind Stop & Shop (the old Waldbaum’s). The clothing and shoes put in these are sold in thrift shops and other places at a profit for the scammers. Thank you. John Crozier

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Facts You Probably Don’t Need Smog in Beijing reduces life expectancy by 15 years.

making him one of the most influential people in history.

The logo of the Royal New Zealand Air Force is the kiwi, a flightless bird.

The birth rate for twins has increased 76% since 1980.

Both ancient Egyptian and Greek medicine recognized obesity as a medical disorder. Ancient Rome had a 4-story tall shopping mall with 150 shops and offices. California’s official state animal is extinct. New York’s area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.

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Mount Everest shrank one inch after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. The U.S. has 19 aircraft carriers, compared to the rest of the world’s 12. In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race, but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.

Norman Borlaug, an agriKaroke means “empty orcultural scientist, developed chestra” in Japanese. new strains of crops which yielded four times more food. These facts are delivered by Sean This is said to have saved the McVeigh and we take his word for lives of over a billion people it that they are indeed facts !

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The Lazer Speaks 2016! Time to Organize the Sock Drawer By Lou Pastina

But this is the time of year when I dive into the sock drawer. Unfortunately for some of them, I determine that after a year of being on their own, and not being able to connect with any of their brethren, they must move on. And so, I remove them from the drawer for good. Once this is done I move on to the t-shirts. You know living in Rockaway means that you accumulate t-shirts like shells washing up on the shore. There are more events at this beach that provide a t-shirt as a token of your support than you can shake a stick at. And once a year it’s time to go through the t-shirt bin and decide who stays and who goes. This takes a bit of discipline because it’s hard to remember if the purple Graybeard Rockaway Run t-shirt was this year or last year, or five years ago. I never won a championship in the Graybeard basketball league but somehow wound up with a classic long sleeve

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Tee. I never wore it because I figured someone would say that I never won a championship, and they would be right. I know this must be a terrible dilemma for my friend Bugsy because I believe he has the most extensive t-shirt collection on the peninsula! The most difficult decision however awaits me. Having retired from the active workforce in 2014, I no longer drag my carcass out of bed at 5 a.m. every morning and put on the uniform, the suit. Over the years I have accumulated quite a few of these uniforms, in different colors, styles, and unfortunately, sizes. Having moved on to consulting, I discovered consultants don’t wear suits, they are much more casual, and so I had to hit The Gap and Banana Republic to up my casual game. But what to

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Boardwalk Continues In Rain Apparently neither snow (not that we’ve had any) nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stops these workers from the goal of opening the boardwalk by Memroial Day. (Cathy Mulholland snapped this photo).

This Week in History DECEMBER 31 Kathy Louis was born. 1946 - President Truman officially proclaimed the end of hostilities in World War II. 1970 - Paul McCartney files a lawsuit to dissolve the Beatles. 1977 - Ted Bundy escapes from jail in Colorado

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Have A Good Cough By Peter Galvin, MD

The human body has a number of defense mechanisms against infections. Coughing is one of them. When faced with a lung infection that produces mucus in the lungs coughing helps to clear the mucus from the lungs. Another defense mechanism is fever. By raising its body temperature the infectious agent may be killed or compromised. Our body raises its temperature by chills and shakes – the muscle quivering and spasms create heat. Then when the body detects that its temperature is too high it initiates sweating which lowers

the body temperature – when the sweat evaporates it cools the skin (the same reasoning applies to exertion and exercise). Recently I read an article in a medical journal about a 75-year-old woman who presented to a clinic with complaints of a persistent cough and shortness of breath. The article described her as being very polite, calm, wellgroomed and well-dressed. A CAT scan of her chest revealed scattered small nodules and a culture of her sputum grew non-tuberculous mycobacteria (mycobacterium tuberculosis causes its namesake).

and water. Treatment is directed at eliminating the organism before lung damage occurs and, like with tuberculosis, multiple antibiotics are used because of the high risk of resistance to just one drug. So the moral of the story is if you feel the need to cough or feel that you may have a lung infection, cough away (of course, see your doctor too) and don’t hold back. Please always remember to cover your mouth with your elbow while coughing as well!

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Rockaway Times Online Year In Review: Sunsets, Mets, And All The Rest By Dylan Watton

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg may not be giving away his billions to just anybody who shares a faux status, but regardless the Harvard grad’s maligned yet beloved creation of Facebook is an indelible part of many of our daily lives. More than 1.18 billion people use the social networking service. Facebook’s reach and popularity has changed the way companies market products and interact with their customers. Journalism is no exception, and the Rockaway Times experienced widespread growth in its online presence in 2015. Just last week, The Rockaway Times received its 5000th “Like.” Of all the stories and pictures we posted, the paper’s biggest hit by far was Assistant Editor Katie McFadden’s 13 second video stunner of a pristine Rockaway sunset on Beach 127th Street. “I’ve traveled a lot and I’ve always been attracted to the beauty of [sunsets]. It’s an amazing natural event,” she said. “I was sitting at home on a Sun-

day [November 22nd] and I saw my house start to light up and then the other houses on my block too. I rode my bike down to the beach and started taking pictures and a 13-second video. It was one of those sunsets that took your breath away. The colors were amazing, the deep reds, the purple sky.” The video, panning over a cotton-candy heaven with waves and a single fishing pole in the foreground, was viewed over 66,000 times, shared nearly 1,500 times, and reached over 240,000 people. The accompanying photograph garnered 1,237 likes and made the cover of this year’s Thanksgiving issue. “We don’t even have 200,000 people in Rockaway. It’s nice to be able to share that with other people,” McFadden said. McFadden had another grand slam post just over a month earlier. As the New York Mets made their unexpected run to an eventual World Series appearance, the city and Rockaway got swept up in Mets fever. On October 17, the night that

the National League Championship Series (NLCS) against the Chicago Cubs began, McFadden got inspired to show off her Mets pride and created a sand-sculpture of the team’s logo. “I used sand and my hands and blue-and-orange colored hairspray that you get right around Halloween,” she said. The mini-Mets mountain gathered 559 likes and 115 shares as Daniel Murphy and the rest of the team swept the Cubs to win their first NL pennant since 2000. All news can’t always be feelgood, however, and some of the Rockaway Times’ most popular posts involved the loss of locals and moments of reflection. Justin Zemser, a 20-year-old Naval Academy Midshipman from Rockaway Beach, tragically died in an Amtrak derailment outside Philadelphia on May 12. The paper’s story and photo of Zemser got 617 likes and 548 shares, along with hundreds of comments sending thoughts and prayers to his family. On October 20, police officer and Far Rockaway

native Randolph Holder was shot and killed while on duty in East Harlem, and the Times’ photo of him had 470 likes and 331 shares. A video of a fireboat display at Tribute Park on September 11th had over 3,200 views and information about the Dylan Smith paddle-out celebrating the local hero got nearly 200 likes. Unsurprisingly a couple of celebrity cameos got a lot of play online. The Times shared a photo from the band U2’s Instagram account of drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. pointing at a sign on Beach 116th Street that got 531 likes and 149 shares. In April, the paper ran the story (written by columnist Beefchip) of Charlie Heeran, who lost his life on 9/11 while working for Cantor Fitzgerald. Heeran’s mother Barbara met Wayne Gretzky, the greatest hockey player of all time, and gave him a mass card of Charlie, who was a big fan; Gretzky said he would keep the card for the rest of his life, and true to his promise

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We get notified by Google about things that happen in Rockaway. Sometimes it’s about that other Rockaway. Here are some recent headlines that made us do a double take. Rockaway Beach Devastated by Historic Flooding (whew, not us. Missouri). Rockaway Native Debuts MTV talk show (New Jersey)

Axed Rockaway ferry service reinstated (Bermuda)

Marijuana tax proposal could go before Rockaway Beach voters (Oregon)

Bear Attack In Rockaway (New Jersey) Editor’s note: There was no news from Rockaway Beach, Idaho.

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Child Care Business Info Session In Far Rockaway The Business Outreach Center (BOC), an organization that seeks to improve the economic standing of underserved communities in New York City, will be hosting a free child care training information session. The info session will discuss the goals and objectives of the training classes, the days and time the classes will meet, as well as how the child care training credits received can be applied towards the required thirty hours of training. Licensed family or group daycare provider are also invited to attend, as the session presents a great opportunity to find out how the free child care training

classes can help you improve your business in such areas as marketing, and finance. The BOC runs the Child Care Means Business program, a 60-hour training that teaches business management, nutrition, and early childhood development to those who want to start or expand their child care home base businesses. The info session will be held at the Blanche Daycare Center on Monday January 11, 2016 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. The daycare center is located at 44-02 Beach Channel Drive, Far Rockaway. For further information and register for the info session, please contact Annette Cohen at 646-229-0322.

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Women of the Peninsula: Marilyn Harvey of Breezy Tour & Travel By Katie McFadden

Who runs the peninsula? Women. A large number of local businesses and organizations are owned and operated by females, or female co-owners. And they deserve recognition. As part of an ongoing series, the Rockaway Times is profiling local female entrepreneurs each week. This week is Marilyn Harvey, owner of Breezy Tour & Travel. Looking for an adventure? Let Marilyn Harvey be your go-to guide. Since 2007, Harvey, of Breezy Point, has helped residents meet their travel needs, providing ways for people to explore beyond the peninsula. Many may have booked bus tours to the Philadelphia Flower Show, various casinos, wineries in Long Island, trips to Niagara Falls, Nashville or beyond with Harvey, many of which are guided by Harvey herself. She also helps book river cruises, regular cruises and detailed vacation packages to places like the Caribbean and Ireland. Harvey makes traveling as convenient as possible, booking everything from hotels, to bus operators, attractions and more, providing a full itinerary and a guaranteed good time. She makes sure to be on call at all times to help any of her clients through things that may not be part of the plan, like sudden illnesses while on vacation. Harvey’s career path itself has been an adventure. While in college, she worked as an EMT for the National Parks Service, but she always had the travel bug. “I always wanted to travel, but my father got sick and we didn’t have money, so I needed to figure out how I could travel. I got a bunch of brochures and saw there was this cross-country tour that was led by a tour guide, so I called the com-

pany, Aventours, and asked how I could be a tour guide. It just so happened that they were interviewing for a training trip, so I went into Manhattan the next day and I was accepted,” Harvey said. “It was this three-week training trip where you take people camping across America and we learned how to set up a campground and cook for 40 people and divide chores and provide information about nearby attractions. We started off in New York and went to D.C. and Florida and then to California. I was at the top of my class by the time it was done.” Harvey was planning on continuing cross-country tours, but she was encouraged to start working in the restaurant business. “It was getting close to the holidays and someone told me to go work for restaurants as I could make a lot of money doing coat-check. I went to Tavern on the Green in Manhattan and I was hired on the spot for front desk and coat check work. I started working for the general manager and within a year I became manager and was working for the owners doing product development and design. I helped bring the retail store up from $350,000 to $1 million in a year. I had a great career at Tavern on the Green. From there I went on to Madison Square Garden and was part of a team to open up their first team store and run the merchandise concession,” Harvey said. By working at MSG, she developed an interest in production from seeing the many concerts and events at the venue. She continued on a product development path, helping to open a midtown restaurant called the Motown Café and then helped open a retail store for Radio City Music Hall. She then started working in the film and television industry and became a production assistant, doing on-air promos for ABC and CBS

and shows like The Amazing Race, soap operas and she also worked on movies. “I’ve had an interesting career path,” she said. Her career once again changed due to an injury. “I had gotten hurt and I was in a lot of pain and had difficulty moving and I didn’t want to subject an employer to the fact that there would be days where I wouldn’t be able to come into work. So, I went back to my travel roots. Travel was something I loved and I thought it was a good way to look past the limitation that I had and start a business that I could control myself. Owning my own business gave me the opportunity to make my own schedule and have more control over my day,” she said. She started Breezy Tour & Travel in 2007, opening up an office near the ball field at 61 Point Breeze Ave. Harvey felt there was a need to bring a good travel service to the peninsula. “I’ve traveled all over the world, but Breezy Point has always been my home. I wanted to provide a service here where

if someone spent a year, or maybe five years saving up for a vacation and it might be their only vacation, I wanted to make sure it would be the best vacation they could get,” she said. Harvey runs the business alone but says she has had great support from the beginning. “My brother and sister have always been extremely supportive and when I first started, the Batista family had a moving company and they provided me with furniture for my office. I’ve had longtime customers. The Rasmussen family was my first customer and I planned the first group cruise for Janet Corcoran and they’ve continued to plan a cruise through me every year since. I’ve been lucky in the support that I’ve had from my clients,” she said. The Internet age has provided some challenges for Harvey, but she does what she can to keep up with the competition. “Breezy Tour & Travel is changing to meet the current demand of the climate. I try to price match when I can and I offer things like cancellation insurance, upgraded hotel rooms and personalized assistance if there’s a problem during a trip. I also like to add personal touches like putting little gifts in travel documents or surprising people with something at their hotel room. When people come back and tell me that their trip was awesome and that they appreciated all of the details and they say that I’m good at my job, it is the best feeling. If I can make people happy and they had a good time, it makes me happy,” Harvey said. If interested in booking a vacation, or seeing what Breezy Tour & Travel has to offer, call 718-945-3989 or check out w w w. b re e z y t o u ra n d t ra v e l . com.

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Live from Morocco! Happy New Year to all!

Well, it’s certainly been a challenging year for the RBSA and general Rockaway surf community trying to expand some surfing beaches in the summer time of 2016 and moving forward. It’s generally in the NYC Parks Department’s hands now to OK what the CB14 has passed, based in part on what distinct community groups declared, and in a few areas, what the actual residents wanted,

which was, thankfully, new surf beaches to grow that area economically. As of this writing, I’m in glorious Taghazout, Morocco, the land of right points as they call it. While Taghazout has been on the Moroccan map for millennia, it’s really only been the last ten or fifteen years its’ really blown up. There are literally tens of thousands of acres dedicated to new construction all based on the influx of surfers to this area, both new and veteran. In the town of Taghazout, surf shops and board/wetsuit repair stores out number the restaurants and cafes combined. Another fact, 80 percent of the

hotels are geared specifically for surf-related tourism. One thing that really strikes you here is the openness and friendliness of the locals. Though obviously an Arabic country, the French influence is huge and that language is fairly predominant, as is the presence of French tourist surfers. In the few days here, we have had all manner of swells, but the interesting bit is, if one place isn’t

working, a 20-30 km drive either north or south will net you some amazing waves. Today Taghazout is about 5-6’, a local tipped me off that Immousane, a mile-long point break 45 minutes north is double the size, so off we go and hopefully with some pics to come. We’re staying at La Source, a great firing right-hander smack dab in the middle between Anchor Point and Killers. My son and I surfed Killers yesterday at 8-10’, but with the current, long paddle out and 10-foot tidal swings, getting waves was a challenge, but when you got one you could get a 200-300 yard ride of pure stoke.

Happy New Year! There is an old Irish curse which goes something like this: “May those that love us love us and those that don’t love us may God turn their hearts. If he can’t turn their hearts, may he turn their ankles so that we may know them by their limping.” I mention this because somewhere along the line during 2015 the Good Lord must have encountered some difficulty in “turning” my heart because I recently sustained what I initially thought was nothing more than a badly sprained ankle. Grace and the girls took one look at it and stated in unison, “That looks bad, why don’t you go to the doctor and get an X-ray?” Needless to say, my ex-Marine male ego chafed at the thought of seeking medical attention for such a slight ailment and I stoically (stupidly?) assured everyone that the condition would take care of itself over a week or so. After hopping around on it for almost two weeks the pain and swelling had yet to subside and late last week my family staged yet another interven-

The Rockaway Times tion similar to the one several weeks ago when they made me seek medical attention for what I claimed was a “slight cold” and ultimately turned out to be pneumonia. One doctor visit and several X-rays later, my attending physician looked at me somewhat quizzically and stated, “I have good news, bad news and then a serious question. The good news is that you didn’t sprain your ankle but unfortunately, the bad news is that you broke your foot in two places. My question is what the hell took you almost two weeks to get in here to have it looked at?” The physician’s assistant present in the area started laughing and turned and walked out of the examining room stating, “It’s not his foot that needs an X-ray, it’s his head!” Of course, it only got worse from that point as it was explained to me in detail that the fractured bones had attempted to knit over the past two weeks but were prevented from doing so by my bouncing around on the broken foot like a lunatic. What is even worse are the vociferous chidings that emanate from my beloved family (“Told you so….If you were a dog we would have to put you to sleep…Look, it’s Gomer Pyle on crutches!”…etc.) As 2015 draws to a close this week I am armed with crutches, a cane, a soft boot and a myriad of other accessories that can be found in the Fractured Foot First Aid for Dummies text book as I await my initial appointment with a podiatrist in the initial days of 2016 armed with the knowledge that someone, somewhere, now knows I’m approaching because I’m limping like a square wheel! Broad Channel – Why would anyone want to live anywhere else?

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Planting the seed to transform in 2016 is a good start. We all want to change in a positive way and what better time to do this than in the New Year. The problem is we set ourselves up for failure by having unreasonable goals. We cannot change everything we do regularly but rather we can take small steps and be consistent. Patience and consistence! We live in a society that expects instant results however abrupt changes are rarely lifelong. Set small goals and work towards

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them. If there is a setback, accept it and start over. Willpower is key. Your inner strength will be important for you to take action and handle any discomfort. Temptations will be there and you must learn to overcome them. The most difficult times will be in social environments and your willpower will prevail if you focus on your intentions. Self-discipline is the component. Whatever you choose to do, deliberate actions are necessary. “Put your heart, mind, intellect and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.� ~Swa-

mi Sivananda You have a whole year to live up to your New Year’s Resolution. Maybe you want to improve or change your diet, do more yoga, meditate on a regular basis, run, spin or swim better. Whatever it is, start small with little expectations. Never judge yourself for slipping. It happens and you are human thank God! Most people set high expectations and when they fail they give up or are very hard on themselves. Small victories on a regular basis are key. Set your goals too high and you will suffer if for some reason it doesn’t work out. Welcome the New Year with joy and happiness. Begin by writing down your expectations. Yes, write it down so you can read it and have a friendly reminder of some things you are working on. Writing things on paper makes it real and personal. Try not to have too many things on your agenda. Change happens slowly. Be consistent and changes will

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Page 31 happen naturally. Be authentic and know that nothing is perfect in life. To be human is a gift, there is no such thing as perfect. We are here to support and guide one another. Everyone has something to offer. Accept, be kind and do the right thing. Find your “thing you want to do� and work towards it. Writing down New Year Resolutions makes it real. Here are mine: 1. Write this column a day before the deadline 2. Start running again 3. Take more yoga classes 4. Eat more vegetables 5. Be patient and kind with my husband and children Ok that’s enough for one year, hopefully I get to make more next year. Never be afraid to change. Every day is a brand new day to start over. How lucky are we? May you be happy, healthy and truly enlightened. See you in 2016.

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Keeping Your Dryer Vent Clean and Safe By Artie Wallace

check that there is no back up into the unit. Then using a vent brush, clean out the vent hose. For longer runs, you may need to open the vent line and clean it from more than one point. If the dryer vent line is so badly coated that you can’t clean it or if it is kinked and/or restricting the flow of the lint, replace the vent line.

Buildup in a dryer vent can easily start a fire. It can also cause the lint to back up into your dryer and lead to expensive repair bills to have the dryer opened and cleaned. The photo below supplied by my friend Tom of Tom’s Appliance Repairs in Chicago shows how bad the lint can back up into your dryer. This kind of lint backup in your dryer can easily cause a fire in the unit. I find it is most commonly recommended to have your dryer vent cleaned at least once a year, however for dryers with heavy use I would recommend Be sure to check where the twice a year. To properly clean your vent, vent exits the house. Make sure you will need to remove the vent it is free from lint and properly from the rear of the dryer and covered to prevent small ani-

mals and birds from getting in. A screened vent cover is highly recommended. If moving the dryer is too much for you or the outside vent is too high for you to clean properly, it is time to call someone in to do it for you. Should you find the lint already backed up into your dryer, don’t take chances. Call someone in to remove the covers from the dryer and properly clean it. Remember, there are more than 15,000 fires a year in the US due to lint build up in dryer vents and dryers. Don’t risk your home and family over something that can easily prevented. Tell me what you would like to read about in future DIYer articles, email me at rocktimesdiy@ gmail.com

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Walnut Ginger Salmon By Sharon Feldman

Pantry ingredients combine for a delightful marinade that lightly glazes this tender, moist salmon Serves: 4 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon ground ginger 4 skinless salmon fillets (4 ounces each) ¼ cup chopped walnuts In a large, resalable bag, combine the brown sugar, mustard, soy sauce and ginger; add the salmon. Seal the bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, turning occasionally. Drain and discard the marinade. Place salmon on a foil lined baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Broil 4-6 inches from the heat 7-9 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork, sprinkling with walnuts during the last 2 minutes of cooking.

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POOL NEWS SFDS CYO Boys Swimming Recap The St. Francis De Sales (SFDS) boys’ swim team competed in the Olympics at Nassau Aquatics Center this past Saturday, December 19th. It was a great day. Aside from the many ribbons and medals won by our boys, SFDS saw three of their swimmers winning gold in their events. Sean Green won a gold medal in the Novice 25 yard backstroke; Danny Cornish won gold in the Junior 50 yard breaststroke, and his brother, Kyle Cornish, took gold in the Senior 100 yard Individual Medley. Here are the official results from the meet:

• Senior 50 yd. breaststroke Thomas Bennett – 8th place Christian Agolia – 9th place • Senior 100 yd. Individual Medley Kyle Cornish - 1st place Bantam 100 yd. Medley Relay- 6th place • Junior 100 yd. Medley Relay 1. Charles Kinzie – 9th place 2. Adam Wianicki 1. Tom Allison 3. Joseph Butler 2. Kieran Courtney 4. Ian Erhard 3. Brian Charles 4. Mike Bukawitz Novice 25yd. BackstrokeSean Green – 1st place • Senior 200 yd. Freestyle ReBantam 25 yd. Freestylelay – 6th place Matt Martin - 3rd place 1. Michael Light Bantam 25 yd. Butterfly 2. Thomas Charles Dylan Markle – 4th place Jamie Franchock – 6th place 3. Terence Marten 4. John Martin Junior 25 yd. Breastroke We are very proud of each Danny Cornish - 1st place of the boys and their treJunior 50 yd. Freestyle mendous effort. On JanuKieran Howard - 9th place ary 9, 2016, the boys will be James Martin – 19th place competing in the “A” diviSenior 100 yd. freestyle sion CYO Championships. Timothy Mehta – 3rd place Kevin Newman – 4th place 1. 2. 3. 4.

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Different Pool News DID YOU KNOW… ▶ Swimming was initially one of the seven agilities of knights during the Middle Ages, including swimming with armor (yikes!) ▶ Currently there are over 10 million swimming pools in the U.S. ▶ 12 percent of swimming pools are salt water pools. ▶ The most popular way to enter a pool is cannon ball style. ▶ Swim fins were invented by Ben Franklin. ▶ Swimming is the favorite recreational activity for young people from ages 7 to 17 in the U.S.

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