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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2012 THE WOODSIDE HERALD PAGE 1

VOL. 78, NO. 48 WOODSIDE, L.I.C., N.Y. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2012 FREE

SERVING SUNNYSIDE-WOODSIDE AND LONG ISLAND CITY

L.I.C. Children Trot Along

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by Sue Baldock

Thanksgiving was welcomedinto Sunnyside by over a hundredtots and adults at this year’s YMCATurkey Trot. Started last year byExecutive Director, Ebony Young,the tradition continued with fun,prizes, trotting and even Tom Tur-key! Starting with Zumba-likestretches, the racers got their heartspumping and toes tapping. Thencame the races; first the little ones(4 and under) ran gleefully down32nd Street to the Y’s parking lot.Event Director Jonathan Imperialhad the runners progressivelystretched their legs farther, culmi-nating in a double lap around theentire block to the cheers of all thebystanders. A great time was hadby all! For membership informa-tion, stop by the YMCA at 32nd &Queens Blvd or visit them atwww.ymcanyc.org/lic.

by Sue Baldock

Sunnyside Chamber Welcomes In Holiday Season

Sunnyside and Woodside of-ficially welcomed the season onNovember 27th (a day beforeNYC, I might add) with the holi-day lighting at Sabba FamilyPark at the triangle betweenRoosevelt Avenue and QueensBlvd. It didn’t matter that theweatherman called for snow, orthat he actually delivered coldrain, Sunnysiders andWoodsiders alike came out toenjoy the festivities.

“On the heels of Thanks-giving, the 30th annual lightingin Sabba Family Park was beau-tiful” smiled Swain Weiner,Chamber President; as LilyGavin of Dazies Italian Res-taurant, beamed. “I’m so ex-cited by the turnout. It reallymakes a difference when weshare peace and love through-out the neighborhood.”

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Lily Gavin (Dazies Restaurant) Swain Weiner (Chamber President), Council Member Van Bramer, Santa, Sen. Gianaris, Assemblywoman Marge Markey and Marie Konekco

Aoife, winner of girls’ racecrossing the finish line

Jonathan Dunnrunning with Liam


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Northern Woodside Coalition Presents...A Manton Christmas Tree Lighting

Hosted by John & Rita MantonSunday, December 2nd @ 6p, 33-30 58th St, Woodside

A reception will follow after at Christ Lutheran Church, 33-57 58th St.

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Student Receives Recognition ForHis Alzheimer’s Research

Adan Olivares, a biology major atLaGuardia Community College whohas been conducting research he hopesmay help lead to a breakthrough in thecure for Alzheimer’s, won two bestposter presentations at two prestigiouscollegiate competitions for his impor-tant work.

Most recently, he won best posterpresentation in the neuroscience cat-egory at the Annual Biomedical Re-search Conference for Minority Stu-dents (ABRCMS), a nation-widecompetition that received 1,815 ab-stracts. In the neuroscience category,Adan was competing against some200 undergraduates from such col-leges as Columbia University,Stonybrook University, Hunter Col-lege and Queens College.

And at the 45th Annual Metro-politan Association of Colleges andUniversities Biologists (MACUB),where 119 graduates and undergradu-ates made presentations, Adan camehome with the top prize.

The research that has received highpraise from judges at both competi-tions looks at how the High MobilityGroup Box1 (MHGB1) affects thefunction of microglia—the macroph-ages of our brain system—in remov-ing beta amyloid, a protein that is asso-ciated with Alzheimer’s.

After only three months of exam-ining the role of MHGB1 on the func-tions of microglia, Adan and his men-tor, Dr. Maria Entezari, found that ifthere is a high concentration of

MHGB1 in the brain, microglia is un-able to move toward the amyloid pro-tein and remove them. “That is theproblem,” he said. “If they can inhibitthis protein, they can then do theirfunction and move toward thoseplaques and remove them.”

To his surprise, Adan and his men-tor also discovered that microglia alsoreleases MHGB1. “Who would havethought these good cells also releasethis harmful protein,” he said.

For the 25-year-old researcher, thework has opened up a whole new worldfor him. “The work is fascinating,”said Adan whose eyes light up when hetalks about culturing cells, watchingthe migration of cells and taking pic-tures under the microscope. “And Iwant to continue with my research.”

For Adan, who enrolled atLaGuardia in 2010 with the goal ofearning an associate degree in biol-ogy as the first step toward a careeras a physician’s assistant, researchwas not in the plan. That all changedwhen a professor who was impressedwith his lab work in her biologyclass encouraged him to participatein the college’s NIH-Bridges to theBaccalaureate, a program that pro-vides minority students with the op-portunity to engage in challenginghands-on, faculty-supervised re-search in the fields of biology, chem-istry, behavioral sciences mathemat-ics and bioengineering.

With that little push, Adan teamedup last summer with Dr. Entezari and

together they began their research.“It was difficult at first, but with thehelp and encouragement of Dr.Entezari I quickly discovered I had apassion for research.”

Within three months they cameup with the findings Adan presentedat the conferences.

At the conferences, Adan’s com-mitment to research was reinforced.“I got to talk to so many differentpeople who are involved in differentresearch—cancer, environmentalremediation,” he said. “They are allinterested in curing something orfinding a solution to something.”

It was also at the ABRCMS con-ference that he received words ofencouragement from one of thejudges who was impressed with hisresearch. “She told me to continuemy education in biology and myresearch and maybe in 10 years Iwould be one of the judges.”

Adan is continuing his workwith Dr. Entezari, and when hegraduates next summer he said heis looking at many options. Thereis the program at Queens Collegewhere he can pursue a bachelor’sdegree while doing research; or theHunter College program where youcan work toward a bachelor’s, mas-ters and Ph.D., all the time con-ducting research.

“The experience has changedmy whole mindset in terms of whatI want to do,” said Adan.

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NYS Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach), announced that in thespirit of the Christmas season, he’s asking residents of Queens to donate new,unwrapped toys that will be distributed to so many children in South Queensneighborhoods whose families have lost so much and who have been under suchstress in past weeks, after missing school or being displaced from their homesfollowing Superstorm Sandy.

Urged Addabbo, “Between November 29 and December 20, please drop off only new,unwrapped toys at either of my two district offices: 159-53 102nd Street, Howard Beach,or 66-85 73rd Street, Middle Village (off Metropolitan Avenue). Your gift will make abig difference and be a big help for these children so they can remember this holidayseason as a happy one, after all the stress and sadness they have endured this autumn.”

Margaret DeBona and her children Anthony andCarolyn lost their home and prized possessions in the

devastation of Hurricane Sandy.

Please come out and support the DeBona family by making acontribution (monetary donations will be collected at the door)!

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This year came in twos. Sunnyside andWoodside each asked Santa to send an elfand we were serenaded by two choruses! Asthe YMCA singers, led by Annabel Batista,Advisor to the Teen Program, gave us holi-day cheer, Father Dowd noted that “thelights at this time of year are a reminder ofGod’s love like a beacon on a dark anddreary night”. Lisa DeSpain, Director ofPerforming Arts at LaGuardia CommunityCollege where a new vocal major is juststarting, was also on hand to lead her stu-dents in celebration.

“I look forward to this event everyyear” commented Councilmember Jimmyvan Bramer. “Regardless of the weather,

Chamber Welcomes Holiday Seasonno matter how cold it is, it warms my heartto see the community come out as every-one joins in the true spirit of the season.”

The merrymakers then moved to awarmer location and had a wonderfuldinner at Dazies. Ending the eveningwith a rousing serenade from theLaGuardia carolers, we couldn’t help butremember all the good brought to thecommunity by Joe, Buster and nowSherilyn Sabba who attended with her 9-month old son Brody (the 4th generationof Sabba’s) and her husband Rob. Nomatter what your religion, ‘tis the seasonand we wish you a Merry Christmas anda Happy New Year!

Marie Konecko and Francis SchmidtSunnyside Drum Corps., lead by Tony Lana

Joe Conley (CB2) Father Brian Dowd

Sherilyn Sabba and husband Rob, hold their son, Brody, 4th generation Sabba


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LIC Children Trot Along

Photo Credit: Oscar Ocoro

Julian, 3rd place winner, Sebastian, 1st place winner and Liam 2ndplace winner of boys’ race

Saoirse, 2nd place winnerof girls’ race








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Andrés DoradoPLAINVIEW, New York.

Andrés Dorado 83 ofWoodside, New York passedaway on Sunday, November18th at Somerset Gardens sur-rounded by his loving family.

Born on September 11,1929 in Havana, Cuba. Andrésmarried Helen Fourquet onSeptember 9, 1956 in Queens,New York and she lives inPlainview, New York. Theyraised two children inWoodside, New York wherethey lived for 43 years.

In addition to his lovingwife, Helen he is survived byhis two daughters Helen (Vince)Alessi of Long Beach andRosemarie (Frank) Misciagnoof Massapequa Park and fourgrandchildren, Andrea Alessi,Vinny Alessi, John Misciagnoand Michelle Misciagno.

Scouts Start The Year Strong

by Peter A. Ross

It was a busy start of the seasonfor your local Boy Scout Troop390. The month of September sawthe beginning of the programmingyear and the Troop’s first meetingfor returning Scouts on the sev-enth. The following week theTroop hosted an Open House meet-ing in the auditorium of St. TeresaRC Church, which is home basefor the unit, where a number ofprospective new members stoppedby to check out the mock camp-sites, learn how to tie some basicknots and learn what Scouting isall about firsthand from those whoare involved. September 21st sawthe first of four Awards/ParentsNights scheduled for the year whereinformation on upcoming programevents was disseminated and moreimportantly the Scouts were rec-ognized for their efforts over thesummer. Fifty merit badges werepresented to thirteen boys, the vastmajority for work accomplishedand completed at the Ten MileRiver Scout Reservation’s CampAquehonga during August 5th

through the 18th. Highlight awardsthis round went to Rennie Santanaand Jose Reyes who both com-pleted the Camping section/seg-ment of the National OutdoorAwards. Jose actually was awardedthe honor with a gold device signi-fying additional camping experi-ence at recognized Boy Scout/Troop events above the minimumrequired (totaling greater than 50nights). Leon Hou, Xavier Mo-rales and Rennie Santana also com-pleted requirements for the localJack Kohler Camper Award whichis named after the longtime QueensCouncil Camping CommitteeChairman and camping advocate.The month was rounded out onSeptember 29th and 30th with both atraining and a testing day hike re-garding local plant identificationfor the novice Scouts.

October 6th saw St. Teresa’sParish celebrate the annual Feast ofits patron saint, St. Teresa, and onceagain the Scouts of Troop 390 werethere to assist in the event, mixingiced tea and lemonade and servingcakes and treats to the celebrantsafter the Mass and procession. Thenext weekend (10/13) saw another

highlight on the Troop’s calendar-the 12th Annual Queens BoroughScout Orienteering Event in ForestPark (Queens). The event, which isheld annually on a Saturday in earlyOctober and is open to all Scouts,was adeptly hosted by PathfinderDistrict’s resident orienteering ex-perts Troop 17 of Elmhurst, Queens.Led and directed as always by adultScouters Ralph DeFalco and Jean-Pierre LeDour and assisted this yearby Troop 17 Scouts AdolfoGonzalez, Julian Bellesteros, Chris-tian Ventura and Mahir Chowdhurycourses were set-up for both ‘white’and ‘yellow’ level competitors.Each course had 10 control pointsand ran a distance of 2.0 and 2.7kilometers respectively. Prior tothe start of the orienteering coursesthemselves training sessions wereconducted in Basic Compass skillsincluding direction, compass parts,use and bearings and in basicorienteering including map sym-bols, terminology/nomenclature,orienteering mechanics, safety,types of courses, declination andusing a map and compass together.From there participants took part inone or both of the courses. In totalapproximately 50 to 75 Scouts andScouters participated in the eventfrom Troops 144, 588, 469, 390,17, 96, 233, 263, 119, 327, and 105,Pack 67, and Crew 96. Woodside’sown Troop 390 brought the num-bers this year with 15 Scouts and 2adults participating and fielding atleast six teams in each course. Itwas a great day to be in the outdoorsand the park and even better con-sidering the knowledge learned.Units from the Pathfinder, Toma-hawk and Founders Districts wouldlike to thank Troop 17 for onceagain hosting this event which forsome may the only time they get thetrue taste and understanding of whatorienteering is all about and theskills that are involved (not to men-tion the time, effort and expertiseneeded to properly set-up a course).

For Troop 390 this is just thebeginning. Upcoming events willinclude a Historical walking hikethrough northern Manhattan tolearn about events and persons re-lated to the Revolutionary War, anevent commemorating the 200thAnniversary of the War of 1812,an overnight camping trip to Al-

pine, NJ, volunteering at the NYCMarathon, and marching in theVeteran’s Day Parade. If any ofthis sounds like something youwould like to take part in and youare a boy aged 10.5 to 17 years oldthen stop by one of the Troop’smeetings which are held Fridayevenings from 7:00 to 9:00 PM inthe auditorium of Saint Teresa RCChurch (50th Avenue between 44th

and 45th Streets). For more infor-mation contact ScoutmasterEduardo Avila at (646) 808-4665.For those boys ages 6 to 10 yearsold visit Cub Pack 390, the Troop’sbrother group, which also meetson Friday nights in the Churchauditorium from 6:00 to 7:00 PM.For additional details on the CubScout program call CubmasterMarvin Jeffcoat (347) 841-4335.

• LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE •

Members of Boy Scout Troop 390 stand in with Monsignor Steven Ferrari during the Feastof Saint Teresa Event at the Church on October 6th. The Scouts assisted with servingrefreshments at the event.

PROBATE CITATION FILE NO.2010-2649 SURROGATE’SCOURT-QUEENS COUNTY-CITATION THE PEOPLE OFTHE STATE OF NEW YORK Bythe Grace of God Free andIndependent TO: John JosephPerez, Christopher Perez, AlisonNiederberger, Jaxon Perez, BessieJane Perez, Theresa Jolynn PerezHeirs at law, next of kin anddistributees of FrancesGwiazdzinski, deceased, if livingand if any of them be dead, to theirheirs at law, next of kin,distributees, legatees, executors,administrators, assignees, andsuccessors in interest whose namesare unknown and cannot beascertained with due diligence. Apetition having been duly filed byAnne M. Serles who is domiciledat 1201 Oxford Avenue, RichlandWashington 99352 YOU AREHEREBY CITED TO SHOWCAUSE before the Surrogate’sCourt, Queens County, at 88-11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NewYork on January 24th, 2013 at 9:30

First Class Scout Christopher Flores prepares a map inadvance of beginning one of the orienteering courses. ScoutEduardo Avila Jr. looks on as part of his training.

Troop 17 adult leaders Jean-Pierre LeDour (left) andRalph DeFalco (center) with Troop 390 Tenderfoot ScoutLeon Hou who assisted with removal of the control pointflag markers at the end of the Orienteering Event.

Members of Boy Scout Troop 144 from Saint Albans, Queens(Presbyterian Church of Saint Albans) pose for a photo aftercompleting their orienteering courses during the 12th AnnualQueens Borough Orienteering Event in Forest Park.

AM of that day, why a decreeshould not be made in the estate ofFrances Gwiazdzinski, deceasedlately domiciled at 64-15 58th

Road, Maspeth, New York 11378admitting to probate a will datedAugust 8th 1974, (a codicil dated),as the will of FrancesGwiazdzinski deceased, relatingto real and personal property anddirecting that Letters ofAdministration c.t.a. issue to AnneM. Serles Dated Attested andSealed Nov 21,2012 HON. PETERJ. KELLY, Surrogate Margaret M.Gribbon Chief Clerk Attorney forthe Petitioner Barbara Pryor PC,Address of Attorney 6549 GrandAvenue, Maspeth, New York11378 Telephone number 718-894-0297 NOTE: This citation isserved upon you as required bylaw. You are not required toappear. If you fail to appear it willbe assumed you do not object tothe relief requested. You have aright to have an attorney appearfor you. 11/30/12, 12/7/12, 12/14/12, 12/21/12

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Food PantryDear Editor,

In St. Raphaels newsletter2 weeks ago there was a pic-ture of a truck load of fooddonated to the food pantry, yetnone of this food was givenout to clients (that I could see)- just the same old rice andbeans. Is that quality stuff onlyfor the people who work thepantry and are clients as well?I also never see any of thedonated stuff left in the basketat Sunday masses given out,unless it’s for favorite clients -not the women who come inwith hungry kids to feed.

Traci Madgai,Sunnyside

Thank You!Dear Editor,

I would like to thank STOP N SHOP for selling turkeys beforeThanksgiving at 59 cents a lb. if you spent $25. Sadly, the other marketswere far from affordable for many families.

The food pantry at St. Raphaels could only give $10 Foodtown giftcard to it’s clients, one couldn’t bring home a chicken from Foodtownfor that price. The pantry at St.Teresa’s would only give turkeys tofamilies with 3 or more people which sadly left many widows andelderly people who now live alone going home with a can of chicken anda sleeve of crackers & a can or 2 of the same old veggies they get weekly,but the well dressed man with his Yankee gear and sunglasses got a nicebig turkey and probably one at every food pantry in the area, a volunteerclaims he is 1st on line at every pantry every week, some people knowhow to play the game and work the charity systems to their advantageleaving the truly needed with scraps as they walk off with all the betterdonated items by getting there earlier than others.

Donna Danburi,Sunnyside

Meet The Lenders: Business Networking EventWestern Queens business professionals looking to network, chat with financial experts and learn

about new loan products might want to attend a free event at the Sterling National Bank branch in LongIsland City. Various banking professionals will be at the 30-30 47th Ave. bank from 5:30 pm until 8 pmon Thursday, Dec. 6, to discuss ways in which an individual can grow his/her business. Plus, refreshmentswill be served. Admission is free, but registration is required. Contact Sonia Gordon at 718-383-6012or [email protected] for more information.

The following letters are the opinions of its authorand not necessarily those of the Woodside Herald.

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