Vol XXIV Issue 25 Feb 12 2015
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Volume XXIV No. 25 Hometown Newspaper for Glen Cove, Sea Cliff, Glen Head, Glenwood, Locust Valley and Brookville Week of 2/12/15 75C Who are the People in Your Neighborhood? Elementary students at Glen Head School participated in a “Community Celebration” where each child became a member of their community including a fireman, policeman, school teacher, doctor, and postal worker just to name a few! Article and photos by Shelly Newman Statue Theft In Glen Cove On or about January 29th a statue of a woman was stolen from the rear property of 145 Dosoris Lane. The statue was approximately four and a half feet tall made entirely of bronze. The statue is a beautiful piece of art and is worth Second grade classes at Glen Head She continued, “We emphasized that over $25,000. According to lieutenant Nagle, School recently had a “Community communities are interdependent. They the Glen Cove Police are actively running Celebration” where each child became a need each other and the people who live down any possible leads and have not ruled out member of their community including a inside to remain happy, healthy and safe.” that the statue was stolen solely for its bronze fireman, policeman, school teacher, doctor, Additionally, the second graders studied content. Anyone with information is urged and postal worker just to name a few! As the following: Urban, suburban and rural to call the Glen Cove Police at 516-320-7929 part of the celebration, the students sang neighborhoods, rules and laws, goods and or leave information on the Glen Cove Police and acted in their own version of Who services, needs and wants, and public and e-mail at [email protected] . All calls are the People in Your Neighborhood? private places. will remain confidential Additionally, they built mini-towns in their Like in a “real” community, the second classrooms and shared comprehensive graders also developed specific laws and written reports with their families. rules of their own communities in the Mrs. Loring said, “In our classrooms, the classroom. Bravo to the entire second students not only learned about different grade at Glen Head School (under the communities but had the opportunity to direction of their teachers) for learning all go out into the North Shore community to about their community, working so hard, learn more about their own neighborhood.” and creating important rules to live by! Page 2 Gold Coast Gazette Week of February 12, 2015 Klondike Derby Muttontown Preserve. Troop 43 attends the Klondike Derby every year along with other troops from the Shelter Rock District. Troop 43 was equipped with three handmade sleds that glided through the snow while the scouts pulled the sled to the cities and showed off their amazing skills. At the Klondike Derby there are ten “cities” throughout the preserve. These PRT-0115-5 On January Reschedule 31st, 2015 OH the AdGCG_GCG Boy Scouts 1/26/15 cities 12:28 are PMusually Page in 1 small wooded areas of America, Troop 43 from Sea Cliff attended the annual Klondike Derby at CONTINUED NEXT PAGE PORTLEDGE SCHOOL E L X E P L C O E X R E C R E A T E Portledge School Rescheduled Open House Date Thursday, February 5, 2015 Pre-Nursery through Grade 12 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Portledge School, 355 Duck Pond Road, Locust Valley, NY 11560 516-750-3203 www.portledge.org 753948 Week of February 12, 2015 Gold Coast Gazette Page 3 The Benefits of Having Your Own Business Coach 5th Annual Sea Cliff Soiree a only one event in a long life, but it was Katrina Greene Great Success! typical of her view of children. When my husband Don became Mayor Many people operate under the belief a sense of their vision for the organization, To The Editor, in 1988, we suggested replacing Glen that it is better to do everything alone, and setting a plan in place to make it I would like to publicly thank Ali and Cove’s annual baby beauty contest which be very independent and not get outside happen. It is very rewarding to see staff Joe Ciampa for another extraordinary took place on Labor Day at Morgan input or advice. Being an independent relationships improve, recurring issues success this past Saturday, as they hosted Park, and often ended with arguments. thinker and using one’s own strength and get resolved, negative patterns reverse as the 5th annual Sea Cliff Soiree. (Imagine selecting one “Beautiful Baby” resources can be a very admirable trait. well as streamlining and organizing the Several years ago, Ali and Joe suggested from twenty or more babies!) Yet when it comes to business planning, office space. a fun night of music, food and good We wanted a Baby Day to celebrate it is always beneficial to get a second The qualities I use to make a difference cheer to take place in January at the Sea all the babies. Stella’s name (meaning opinion to get a different view especially in a business includes drawing on many Cliff Yacht Club, net proceeds to benefit star) provided the theme: in Glen Cove if it is from someone more objective and years of experience coaching companies, the Mutual Concerns Committee. every baby is a star. Each baby received who has experience in the field. along with an ability to analyze mistakes Ali and Joe do all the planning and the message printed on a t-shirt from Business Coaching can be very helpful and troubleshoot future issues before execute this great night flawlessly. We Singer’s Department Store and in a in guiding a business owner to make they occur. I use practical, simple yet are grateful beyond words that these program containing the names of all plans for the future of the business, as effective techniques to help create new, generous people have donated their time the babies. With the usual balloons and well as helping them work to avoid effective modes of thinking, strategizing and talent to an event that is so much songs, the event took place at the Village possible pitfalls and mistakes. By looking and creating. As well as implementing fun—and gives us another way to provide Square and was a success. The City backward at past performance as well as improved systems. assistance to those less fortunate. Administration took over the celebration looking ahead at future trends, the market, Clients share with me that they feel Peggie Como, President which grew and evolved into Kids’ Day and the competition; owners can best plan they are on a better track. They see results Mutual Concerns Committee held each Labor Day at Morgan Park. their upcoming budget, performance, and improvements. They are generally During the phone conversation I marketing and overall success strategies. surprised at the positive results and wish On January 5th this year Stella mentioned, Stella sounded cheerful and Too often businesses have problems they had sought help sooner. They also Cocchiola had her 98th birthday optimistic. She told me that she was because the unexpected happens such let me know that they are glad they didn’t no longer painting, but spent her time as changes in the economy, consumer's wait any longer. In many cases without To The Editor, crocheting hats for the children at Saint spending behavior or too much coaching, troubles would have continued Until only a couple of years ago, you Christopher’s Home and planned to start competition. These challenges can be to worsen which are now heading toward could find Stella on most nights sitting a new one as soon as she hung up the offset with proper planning and creating resolution or completely resolved. at a table near the kitchen of Stango’s phone. reserves in times of need. The risk of not getting assistance is Restaurant overseeing operations while The meeting never took place. A few Many times heads of companies express that an owner can wait until it is much sketching animals and flowers on the weeks later Stella was dead. Her funeral having intuitive feelings or thoughts on more difficult to fix a situation that could paper covering the table. Several of her Mass was held on January 30th at Saint the direction their field is heading. They have been handled much more effectively oil paintings were hanging on the walls Rocco’s Church, Where Stella and her know what actions their organization if it had been dealt with when it was of this family restaurant started by her husband Gabe had been the first couple should take and they ignore or suppress small. That is true with most challenges. mother almost a hundred years ago. married, when the Church was new. those thoughts. I encourage listening to If they are addressed at the onset of the Stella had such a wealth of stories from Millie DeRiggi one’s inner guidance and wisdom. There problem they don’t have to grow. In this her long life: about the Orchard House are often messages which will help one way barriers can be nipped in the bud and for many years a community center for SCOUTS continued make the best plan to create the most more fruitful and promising patterns and Italian immigrants with lessons and optimal outcome. protocols can be utilized in their place. crafts; the way the neighbors came Careful planning gives advantages Business owners and Executives together to help one another survive the with a small fire manned a “Mayor”. and opportunities to an organization. are often very busy and have to cope Depression, including her mother feeding The Mayor’s job is to grade the scouts They have time on their side.