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Drum Corps Announces Scholarship Awardeesby Peter A. Ross

Earlier this summer during its 35th Annual AwardsLuncheon the Sunnyside Drum Corps announced theprospective recipients of the Joseph Sabba Founder’sAward-Annual College Incentive Program, an honorwhose purpose is to reward long standing service to theCorps and the community and to encourage the continu-ance of its members’ education through college or tradeschool. The award, established by the Corps in 1997 tohonor the memory of its founder and longtimeSunnyside/Woodside community activist, resident, andbusiness leader, Joseph Sabba, seeks to assist its nomi-nated members with the rising costs of secondary edu-cation at a time when this education is not only highlyencouraged but absolutely necessary to move ahead inmost careers.

The award, which is overseen and implementedby the Sunnyside Drum Corps Board of Directors, isbased on nomination of a Corps member and is judgedon the member’s service record with the Corps both inlength and quality (with an emphasis on service duringtheir high school years), and successful matriculationin secondary education beyond high school. In a fewunique instances, the award has also been bestowedupon several members who have opted to postponesecondary education temporarily in order to serve ourcountry through military service. In essence, therecipient should display and embody some of thosequalities so admired in the Corps founder, namely (continued on page 4)

Beatrice Ross sits with her hardware during the DrumCorps Award Ceremony in June. She now sits listeningto her professors at Brooklyn College.

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Residents Unite to Set HigherStandards for Our People

by David Rosasco

In partnership with the Asian Americans for Equalityand the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the newtrees planted under the Western Queens Greening Projectwere maintained and tended to over the course of 2012, aneffort which will continue in earnest into 2014. Specialappreciation must be made to Kyle Richard, Yi-Wen Linand Joseph Block of the New York City Parks Department,Sam Bishop of TreesNY, and our local parks crew led byCaptain Jack Maulin for arranging for the gardening tools,mulch, extra volunteers and especially vision beyond thecircumstances of the moment.

On Saturday, August 25 and September 2, the WoodsideNeighborhood Association (WNA), teamed up with mem-bers of the Woodside community proceeding with therevitalization projects ongoing for the 2012-2015 period inthe removal of graffiti from public spaces. Despite theenormous financial and manpower costs, great individualsNorth wall of BQE overpass.

dedication to service, longevity, and the desire to growand do greater things with their talents. The awardcomes in the form of an annual cash stipend, which maybe granted from one to four years based on Boardreview, for use as needed related to the recipient’s

schooling (e.g. tuition, books, fees, et. al.) This year’s awardees have been finalized and

include three members of the Corps who are beginningtheir studies this August and September respectively.Ms. Beatrice Ross of Woodside, Queens, the CorpsGlockenspiel line leader and a graduate of the FiorelloLaGuardia School of Music, Arts and the PerformingArts (the “FAME” School) has begun matriculation atBrooklyn College, CUNY, in Brooklyn, New Yorkconcentrating in Music and Vocal Performance. Mr.Jonathan Bermeo of Maspeth, Queens, a senior mem-ber of the Corps snare drum line, finished studies at theAcademy for Careers in Television and Film in LongIsland City and is now attending the New York CityCollege of Technology (“City Tech”) where he plansto major in telecommunications. Jose Luis Rodriguez,a key member of the Corps Tom-Tom/Tenor line, hascompleted his diploma at Aviation High School inLong Island City and is now marching just down theroad (literally!) to begin studies in Computer Scienceat LaGuardia Community College with the intention ofattending MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technol-ogy) to complete his Bachelors Degree. The Corpswishes each of its newest alumni the best of success intheir freshman year and beyond as they have earnedtheir first award installment. Also acknowledged werealumni Carmen Minsal, a sophomore at SouthernMethodist University (SMU) in Texas studying Pre-Med


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All supplies will go directly to students in need at local schools within thedistrict. Any donation, big or small, will be greatly appreciated. Donations canbe dropped off at the District Office on 47-01 Queens Blvd. Suite 205 Sunnyside,NY 11104 between the hours of 10-6PM (Mon-Friday) until Monday, Septem-ber 10th. For your convenience, supplies can also be dropped off at the followingneighborhood libraries: At the close of the drive, supplies collected will bedelivered to local school children.

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Recently CM Van Bramer joined representatives of Communities of Maspeth and Elmhurst Together(COMET), Maspeth Town Hall, as well as children, and their parents, from PS 229 to install Drug-FreeSchool Zone signs at the neighborhood school. With the school year approaching, the signs will raiseawareness and prevent the illegal use of alcohol and drugs in the vicinity of the Woodside school.

CM Van Bramer, Roe Daraio, President ofCOMET, Dick Gundlach, Community Board 2Member, Eileen Hagan, President of MaspethTown Hall, and the Haggerty family from the BigSix Towers in Woodside.

On September 3rd, Council MemberJimmy Van Bramer arrived in Charlotte,North Carolina, for the 2012 DemocraticNational Convention. In May, Van Bramerwas selected to be one of 384 delegates torepresent New York State.

Photo Left: CM Van Bramer with fellowSunnyside delegate, Tony Smolenski, ofthe United Scenic Artists Local USA 829.

On August 29th, CM Van Bramer joinedMarcel Van Ooyen, Executive Director ofGrowNYC, Bill Newlin, Executive Direc-tor of the Jacob Riis Settlement House andlocal residents to launch the borough’s firstaffordable farm fresh food program inQueensbridge Houses.

In an effort to address the lack of accessto healthy food options surroundingQueensbridge Houses, Council Member VanBramer has allocated allocated $10,000 toGrowNYC which will bring affordable, lo-cally-grown, organic produce directly to theresidents of Western Queens.

“Access to healthy food options can bedifficult for some residents to access inWestern Queens, especially seniors,” saidCouncil Member Van Bramer. “By bringingfresh fruits and vegetables directly into acommunity that needs, and wants them, ourinitiative is able to address a real need herein Queensbridge.” Some research has shownthat large populations of residents who live inpublic housing developments throughout NewYork City suffer from obesity and diabetes.One factor that contributes to this problem isthe lack of access to affordable, healthy, foodoptions. Produce is often available at areastores but at a higher price which manycannot afford on a regular basis. Many ofthese individuals cannot pay because theirhousehold budgets are stretched thin.

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Community-Supported Agriculture program(CSA) in which individuals pledged to sup-port one or more local farms with a one-timepayment which can be several hundred dol-lars for an entire agricultural grow season.

As opposed to a CSA, the bags of pro-duce GrowNYC will be providing partici-pants are at a fraction of the cost and areavailable at a one-time fee of $10 for eachweek they choose to participate in the pro-gram. Those who choose to participate alsohave the options of paying via electronicbenefit transfers (EBT) and Food Stamps.

The produce bags will contain fruits andvegetables that are currently seasonal onregional farms, with contents changing fromweek to week. In addition to the fresh pro-duce, bags will also come with recipes, andnutritional materials to help participants pre-pare food at home. Currently, Council Mem-ber Van Bramer’s office and GrowNYC aredeveloping nutritional workshops to furthereducate the public about cooking with pro-duce they typical might not already have intheir kitchens.

Currently the program works with anorganic farm in Pennsylvania called GreenPasture Farms who is delivering pre-packedboxes of a few different varieties of producethat they grow on their farm. Other items arebeing added to give value to the box, such ascorn and fruit that GrowNYC purchase fromother regional farmers.



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Sunnyside Drum Corps Board Members stand in with several of the 2012Sabba-CIP Scholarship winners during the Drum Corps Awards Ceremonythis June. Front row from left- Scholarship recipients Beatrice Ross, BeatrizBermeo and Jonathan Bermeo. Back Row- Tony Lana, Anne Wiegmann,Julie Stevens and Irene Rai.Photo Credit: Gloria Rodriguez

Scholarship Award Winner JoseLuis Rodriguez who beginsmatriculation at LaGuardiaCommunity College. Futureplans, upon completion of hisAssociates Degree, are tocontinue studies at MIT.

Beatriz and Jonathan Bermeo stand in for a picture post-ceremonyin All Saints Episcopal Church. Jonathan will join his sister inpursuit of higher education this month at “City Tech” while shestarts her second year at LaGuardia Community College.

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As part of an effort to dissuade motorists from driving into ongoing traffic, the NYC Department of Transportation has agreed to renovate the 39th Street-51st Avenue area.Elected officials and local residents have complained that motorists often cruise against legally proceeding autos on one-way 39th Street to avoid traffic on the Long IslandExpressway. In that vicinity, 51st Avenue is basically a service road to the LIE.

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and Beatriz Bermeo, a second year student at LaGuardia Community College (CUNY) inLong Island City, Queens who is studying Industrial Design with intentions of transferringupon completion of her Associates Degree to complete a Bachelors in Architecture. Bothyoung ladies are receiving their second award stipends while Mr. Gian Carlo Lopez, a juniorat The New York City College of Technology (CUNY) in Brooklyn, NY will receive his thirdaward stipend. Continued success in all of their academic endeavors is wished for each of theaward winners.



stood united to express their desire to do something and showconsistency in their efforts. This work is in line with the efforts ofothers in their own way to take charge in showing a potential pathto improving the lives of our neighbors, not through sweet words orfancy and expensive schemes, but through hands-on undertakings.Special thanks to Than Htut Phoo and his team from the AsianAmericans for Equality for their work on September 2.

While there are many who must be acknowledged for theircommitment to stand together with these servants of the people,special notes of gratitude are being made here to Gleason’s PaintStore (hat tip to our man Ron and the crew), Sean Ogs (thank youJimmy and Paul for your funding of Phase I and II), the family ofNelson and Elba Rodriguez (great friends, great doers), Joseph andTheresa McGowan (the two most unsung heroes of Woodside),Thomas Ryan (the man who put so many of the ideas that wereimplemented in the mind of David Rosasco in the first place) and ofcourse, the good and strong-willed people of Woodside who gavethe unwavering caring and support underpinning this truly massiveenterprise, one that has verifiably transformed Woodside and broughtmore than a few smiles back onto the faces of our people.

The photos of Phase 3 and 4 speak for themselves about what hasbeen done and who is doing the things that are done, not will be doneor should be done. The key statement of purpose as expressed by theChairman of the WNA to the many hundreds, if not thousands, ofwell-wishers since Year II of the 5-Year Plan for the revitalizationof Woodside commenced on May 16, 2012 was simple: “REMEM-BER. Remember what you saw, and ponder what it was you saw orthink you saw and draw your own conclusions”.

The servants of the community stated time and again to thosewho thought they could not do something “Brothers and sisters, youwill never be forgotten, ignored or abandoned. Your smile and kindwords alone sustain and nourish us.”

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David Rosasco (Chairman of the WNA) enjoying the end of Phase

Saturday, September 2, 201268 St. & Woodside Ave.

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File No.: 2011-2394/ACITATION THE PEOPLE OFTHE STATE OF NEW YORKBY THE GRACE OF GOD,FREE AND INDEPENDENT To:Noreen Hurley, Patricia AnnCatherine McGrath-Hanlon,Christopher McGrath, NoelMcGrath, Paul McGrath, MichaelJohn McGrath IV, Will iamMcGrath IV, Phillip McGrath,John McGrath, Richard McGrath,Mary Jo Ryan, Nancy Treacy,Margaret Connolly, SeanMcGrath, Margaret P. Nataline,Brid Dowling, Bridget TheresaMcGrath, Margaret Gleason,Liam Ryan, New York CityHuman Resources AdministrationDepartment of Social Services,Attorney General of the State ofNew York The unknowndistributees, legatees, devisees,heirs at law and assignees ofMARGARET BOHAN,deceased, or their estates, if anythere be, whose names, places ofresidence and post officeaddresses are unknown to thepetitioner and cannot with duediligence be ascertained. Beingthe persons interested as creditors,legatees, distributees or otherwisein the Estate of MARGARETBOHAN, deceased, who at thetime of death was a resident of52-30 39th Avenue, Woodside,New York 11377, in the Countyof Queens, State of New York.SEND GREETING: Upon thepeti t ion of LOIS M.ROSENBLATT, PublicAdministrator of Queens County,who maintains her office at 88-11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,Queens County, New York 11435,as Administrator of the Estate ofMARGARET BOHAN,deceased, you and each of you arehereby cited to show cause beforethe Surrogate at the Surrogate’sCourt of the County of Queens, tobe held at the Queens GeneralCourthouse, 6th Floor, 88-11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Cityand State of New York, on the 18day of October, 2012 at 9:30o’clock in the forenoon, why the

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Readers, start your engines! The annual antique motorcycleshow will roll into town this upcoming week. There’s also a first-ever street fair featuring a jam-packed lineup of artistic talent fromWestern Queens. Live music, wacky art projects and the uncoveringof a time capsule are also on tap.

September 7th, 5:30 pm - 8 pm, First Fridays, Summer in the GardenThe Noguchi Museum continues its summer practice of extending hours and offering free admission on the first Friday

of the month. Visitors can explore the galleries and enjoy a cash bar in the outdoor sculpture garden. This Friday will featureCenter of Attention, an extended conversation around a single work in the collection at 6 pm, followed at 7 pm by the filmMy Playground, a documentary about movement, tricking, freerunning, and parkour —a sport in which participants gofrom one city to another as quickly and efficiently as possible. Noguchi, 9-01 33rd Rd., Long Island City, 718.204.7088,www.noguchi.org.

September 7th, Opening Party, 6 pm – 9 pm, Public TrustThis exhibit/live occurrence mixes artworks at the Flux Factory gallery and actions in public spaces and institutions

throughout New York City, including re-enactments of protests staged by artists groups since the 1930s through thepresent; a mobile pacifist library making the rounds at NYC libraries; recommended reading lists curated by incarceratedNew Yorkers; physical audits of the dirt inside banks; and a pamphlet using the Hayden Planetarium Sphere to describethe space junk in Earth’s orbit. The exhibition intends to get audiences to experience something unexpected at a familiarcultural cornerstone and explore and/or interrogate the assumptions that institutions make about their relevance to dailylife. Public Trust is on display/in action from Sept. 7 to Sept. 30. Flux Factory, 39-31 29th St., Long Island City,718.666.8906, www.fluxfactory.org.

September 8th, Noon – 5 pm, The LIC Block PartyThis first-ever event will feature artist-led activity tents, a stage with live music, interactive performances and a

community-built, large-scale temporary sculpture. Guests will also find the Artist Market with a selection of the bestaffordable and functional art and objects and a family-friendly food court with goodies from local restaurants. Activitytents include Tarot readings, pom-pom making, Cubist face painting, carnival games, “discover your inner child,” balloonactivities, ask a lawyer, neighborhood walks, wondrous disguises and costumes. , SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., LongIsland City, 718.361.1750, www.sculpture-center.org.

September 8th, Noon - 5 pm, Fall Family Fun DayThe Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning will celebrate its 40th anniversary with workshop previews, face painting,

a DJ, arts and crafts, on-site workshop registration and one-day-only discounts. JCAL, 153-10 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica,718.658.7400, www.jcal.org.

September 9th, 11 am - 4 pm, 32nd Annual Antique Motorcycle ShowCheck out motorcycles that have been out of production for years. Music, farmhouse tours, hayrides and food provide

fun for the entire family. Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Glen Oaks, 718.347.3276,www.queensfarmmuseum.org.

Septembre 9th @ 3 pm, Music in the Garden Featuring Gyan RileyA trained classical guitarist and composer from Northern California, Riley performs classical and electric guitar

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September 9th, 1 pm – 5 pm, Flushing Town Hall! 150 YearsCommunity, Creativity and Culture. During the Civil War in 1862, Flushing Town Hall’s cornerstone was laid and

a time capsule was created. FTH will exhibit the capsule’s historic items, such a coins and a copy of The New York Times,as well as historic Flushing photographs, postcards, and clothing from the Victorian age. Archivist Angelo Vigorito willgive a lecture on FTH’s history at 1 pm and a family workshop will include decorative fans and dance cards from the CivilWar ballroom from 1 pm to 5 pm. Suggested admission: $5 (free for members). Flushing Town Hall 137-35 Northern Blvd.,Flushing, 718.463.7700, www.flushingtownhall.org.

September 9th @ 3 pm (doors open at 2 pm), Battle of the Bands Grand FinaleExperience the excitement as various local bands compete for a $5,000 prize. Resorts World Casino 110-00 Rockaway

Blvd., South Ozone Park, 888.888.8801, www.rwnewyork.com.September 9th @ 3 pm, Sunday Concerts @ Central

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Scales, Melodies And Other Harmonious SoundsAre Set To Resonate In Sunnyside!

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Local pianist, composer andeducator Evan Mazunik will launchthe Sunnyside Piano Academy, anew group piano program, on Sept.10. Sessions will include structuredpractice, individual instruction,improvisation games andsongwriting tips.

Mazunik, who has more than25 years of musical experience,has taught private students inQueens, Manhattan and Brooklynsince 2007. Now he’s excited touse his unique, improvisation-based approach at the academy,which is based at Sunnyside Re-formed Church, 48-03 SkillmanAve.

“I founded Sunnyside PianoAcademy with the aim to demol-

ish boredom in musical educa-tion,” he said. “I passionately be-lieve that every individual can dis-cover music that speaks to themand inspires them.”

Mazunik, who has taught mas-ter classes at the Royal Academy ofMusic in London, the University ofNorth Texas and the New Schoolfor Jazz and Contemporary Music,is very aware of the all-too-com-mon story of parents forcing theirchildren to practice the piano, whichoften turns a pleasant pastime intodrudgery. That’s why he is alwayslooking for new ways to make pi-ano practice fun.

“I had one student on the vergeof quitting lessons, until we discov-ered that he was obsessed with videogame theme songs. After we startedexploring that repertoire, his enthu-

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Support Two Good Causes,Fighting For A Better FutureJamaica Bay is the largest open space in New York City and is home to an amazing diversity

of wildlife, counting more than 330 bird species and more than 100 kinds of fish. Now is your chanceto see this incredible place up-close, while supporting not one but two good causes!

Dan Hendrick, who is producing the first-ever documentary film on the bay called Jamaica BayLives!, and the American Littoral Society are teaming up to bring you a fantastic three-hour sunsetcruise on Saturday, September 8th, starting at 4 p.m.

Renowned naturalists Don Riepe and Mickey Cohen will lead this narrated tour of the bay’srarely seen backwater marshes, with opportunities to enjoy fantastic vistas, saltwater breezes and atremendous variety of birds including osprey, egrets, herons and other shorebirds.

The cruise will end with a beautiful sunset highlighting the contrasting skylines of Jamaica Bayand New York City. In addition to having a great time, you will support two great organizationsworking to protect this special place. This special event is perfect for adults and kids alike.

Please reserve right away…Seats are filling up quickly!Cruise: Saturday, September 8th @ 4pm

Cost: $55 Adults, $30 children 16 and younger(Includes wine, cheese, fruit, & snacks)

For more information about the tour, call (718) 318-9344

To learn more about the Jamaica Bay Lives! documentary film, e-mail [email protected]



A FAMILY MUSICAND FILMFESTIVAL

Saturday September 22nd @ 6:30p(Rain Date: Sunday September 23rd)

Sunnyside Gardens Park, 39th Avenue at 49thStreet, Sunnyside

Suggested Donation: $10/$5 for park membersBring beach towels, blankets, or low chairs. Pizza, popcorn, and drinks will be sold.

Sunnyside Gardens Park presents Flicks in the Garden: A Family Music and FilmFestival on Saturday September 22, 2012. Starting at 6:30 pm, upbeat music will fill thenight air as the program kicks off with tunes from a local band. Kids and parents areinvited to jump and twirl, then settle down with a slice and some popcorn.

Beginning at dusk we will showcase kid-friendly vintage animation films from thecollection of Queens native Tommy José Stathes. Mr. Stathes runs the blog and websiteCartoonsOnFilm.com, which celebrates early animation. The films shown will berarely-seen cartoons from 1930s and 1940s, including Along Came A Duck (1934),House Cleaning Blues (1937) and Date to Skate (1938).Flicks in the Garden is made possible by the generous support of Council MemberJimmy Van Bramer’s office, the Sunnyside Shines BID, and the Sunnyside-basedbusinesses Go Natural, 99¢ Pizza Dealz, The Dog and Duck, Tiny You, and Pink Icing.

Commemorating September 11th

The performance will take place in the Little Theater at 31-10Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, at 2:30 p.m.For more information, please call (718) 482-5702.

LaGuardia Community College is presenting the staged reading of “The Guys,” aplay by Anne Nelson about the aftereffects of the collapse of the World Trade Center.The event is free and open to the public.

The play focuses on how Joan, an editor, helps Nick, a New York Fire Departmentcaptain, prepare a series of eulogies for firefighters who died under his command thatday. Performing the roles will be Professors Stefanie Sertich and Jason Ramirez.

Since 2001, The Guys has been presented in 48 U.S. states andin the Czech Republic, Argentina, Japan, Italy and Poland.

Free Art ClassesThe Latin American Cultural Center

of Queens announces the 2012-2013Career in the Visual Arts Program. Ca-reer in the Visual Arts is a free after-school program designed to encouragechildren self-expression and creativity.Participants will develop fundamentalskills and techniques in mediums suchas painting, sketching, drawing andsculpting. The program is open to young-sters between the ages of 9-16 whoreside in Queens. All materials will beprovided. Registration will be held on Saturday, Sept. 8 from 10 am to noon.Classes begin on Tuesday, Sept. 11 and will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from4 pm to 6 pm, and Saturdays from 10 am to noon at ARROW Park & CommunityCenter located at 35-30 35th St. (Between 35th & 36th Avenues) Astoria.

At the end of the program, a closing ceremony will be held during whichparticipants will display their artwork and receive certificates of completion.

LACCQ invites children and parents in the Queens community to take advan-tage of this free program.

For more information, contactLACCQ at 718-261-7664.

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