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Jan 08 DEMO.Pub VOLUME 3, ISSUE 1 THE FOG HORN FISHERS ISLAND’S MONTHLY COMMUNITY CALENDAR JANUARY 2008 THE BOARD BOARD ISLAND ISLAND DID YOU EVER KNOW THIS ABOUT NEW LONDON? COMMUNITY COMMUNITY • There are so many significant buildings • Eugene O’Neill summered in NL – that the whole 26 blocks is a National Monte Cristo Cottage-only American Register Historic District. dramatist to win Nobel Prize for litera- ture. • The Amistad landed HERE, not New Haven. • The door on the US Custom House is made of oak from the USS Constitu- • Henry Hobson Richardson railroad sta- tion. tion on the city pier is the last and largest of the HHR’s monumental public build- • NL is six square miles and a little over ings, in Romanesque Revival style 25,000 people. A couple of months ago The Fog Horn (1888). • received a very interesting piece of mail from Wyland’s Whale Wall #41 was painted • Diana Fiske. Her friend was a volunteer for New One of New England’s largest collection in 1993, restored in 2006. London Main Street, a downtown revitalization of Tiffany windows (7) at St. James. More fun NL facts to come!! program initiated by the National Trust for His- • Nathan Hale was misquoted: I regret that toric Preservation. When the big cruise ships I have but one life to lose for my country. were coming into the harbor last summer, these volunteers were there to help people • Benedict Arnold was from Norwich. He coming off the boat learn more about New Lon- burned New London down at the end of don and give them a little history. Diana sent us the Revolution in 1781-The reason so a copy of the notes the volunteers were given. few pre-colonial and Colonial buildings Here are some interesting facts about New are in NL even though the city was London, CT., the city we all come and go from. founded in 1646. • Oldest continually operating courthouse. COME TO THE CABARET! Saturday, January 26th, 2008 will be a fun-filled evening, with dinner and a show, beginning at 7:00pm. At the Union Chapel. This has become an annual event for the community and is a very special night. If you wish to see your fellow islanders, of all shapes, sizes and age showcase their talents for a captivated audience, you must come to this event. If you wish to see a certain members of your island community make utter mockeries of themselves, you must come to this event! Accompanist Sandy Towle will be here for rehearsals on Wednesday, Jan. 16th and Wednesday, Jan. 23rd at 4:30 pm at the Union Chapel. Final rehearsals will be Friday, Jan. 25th at 4:30-6:00 and 7:00- 9:00 at the Chapel. Tickets will be going on sale soon and all proceeds go to the Sunday School program. Contact Union Chapel for details :788-7898 THE FOG HORN Page 2 WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRONYA? Namaste friends and family! I hope your holidays went well back home, this year was certainly different from the past and one to remember, camping under the stars in the Western Ghats of India, with roadside candle light singing as our bus broke down on Christmas eve. Everything has been going well and always full of surprises. India is nearing to an end in less than a week and has surpassed all of my ex- pectations! I thought 8 weeks was going to unbearable but now I do not want to leave. The country has so much to offer and is extremely diverse with at least 18 recognized languages, a collection of religions, beaches, mountains, huge cities and beautiful farms each with their own unique culture. And full of color! I have traveled from Delhi to Nagpur, Pune, Dharam- shala, Mumbai and finally Dahanu. By plane, sleeper train, sleeper bus and jeeps and slept in 17 different beds which all have been an adventure. The lectures and field sites in India have been far more interesting to me with various topics such as indigenization, environment discourses, traditions, development and justice, social movements, development, agriculture, Gandhi, colonization, political economy, women's rights, BT cotton farming, farmer suicides, subsidies, health issues, wildlife conservation, urban biodiversity and spirituality and much much more. It is exciting and overwhelming all in one, I have no idea how I will ever be able to wrap this whole experience up and share it because this letter does it very little justice. Currently I am on a farm retreat in Dahanu doing yoga, farm work, discussing traditional history of the Warli villagers, human rights, and environmental organizations and learning the skill behind artisanal fishing. And in my spare time (where ever that is), constructing a bamboo raft to go down river, possibly to the beach if I am lucky! It is a great place to relax and have the last week here staying put and getting my balance back before leaving for New Zealand. The group is excited to continue our worldwide adventure but sad to be leaving our friends, families and experiences here. I hope to get more pictures out as soon as I reach NZ and find some FREE TIME :) Love, Bronya CONGRADULATIONS ART! Art Baue will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Critical Care Medicine, an International organization, at their meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, beginning February 1st. VOLUME 3, ISSUE 1 Page 3 SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CONCERT Here is a collection of pictures from the Fishers Island School Winter concert. There was a lot of good music and talented people performing that night. Nice decorations too! Thanks to Linda Bean for the photographs from the Fishers Island School website!! THE FOG HORN Page 4 FISHERS ISLAND SCHOOL DIGS DEEP The third and fourth grade classes are exploring the island using archeology. Jill Paciorek, third and fourth grade teacher new to the island, was charged this year with teach- This is a very interesting project and they are doing some amazing work. ing a curriculum unit about Fishers Island. She We want to introduce the LISS to you and bring you some reports from decided that instead of teaching a specific FI them in the coming months. unit that she would relate every subject back The LISS knows that to fully restore the health of the Sound, a cooperative to Fishers Island. For example, a unit on land effort focusing on the overall ecosystem was needed. As a result, EPA, New masses and glaciers led to walks around the York, and Connecticut formed the Long Island Sound Study (LISS) in 1985, island looking for kettle holes and terminal a bi-state partnership consisting of federal and state agencies, user groups, moraine debris. A unit on the American Indian prompted a call to Cynthia Riley asking for her concerned organizations, and individuals dedicated to restoring and pro- assistance on island “Indian sites”, which tecting the Sound. In 1994, the LISS completed a Comprehensive Conser- naturally led to a trip to the museum. (Thank vation and Management Plan that identified seven issues: you Pierce Rafferty.) While at the museum, (1) low dissolved oxygen (hypoxia), (2) toxic contamination, (3) pathogen students identified places on the island where contamination, (4) floatable debris, (5) living resources and habitat man- Indian artifacts had been found and sought to agement, (6) land use and development, and (7) public involvement and find the artifacts on display that corresponded education. We will be bringing you information about what the LISS is do- with site names. ing and how it is helping our waters. Based on available evidence at the museum, students sought answers to the questions: “If you were an Indian 6,000 years ago on the island, what would you eat? What would you build a shelter with?” Students made a list of some of the sites they would like to visit on the island. Dur- ing the warmer months, students will prepare a picnic lunch of “Indian food” and eat it where the Indians might have eaten. The trip to the museum had an added benefit. It triggered student interest in the science of archeology! As a result, Ms. Paciorek and Ms. Riley are planning a late spring dig. With the students, they will identify places to dig looking for evidence of life prior to ours. What will they find? Fort Wright activ- ity, evidence of colonial life, Indian artifacts, or just muck and mud? Ms. Paciorek is looking forward to combining social history with scientific inquiry. Her class will share their findings with you. Keep an eye out for these budding archeolo- gists! If you have a suggestion on a good dig site, let Ms. Paciorek know. You can reach her at school. VOLUME 3, ISSUE 1 Page 5 WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT BROADWATER? Broadwater Energy is proposing to permanently anchor a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) proc- essing facility in Long Island Sound. As large as the Queen Mary II, this factory would harm this estuary of national significance and begin the industrialization of Long Island Sound. Broadwater acknowledges that only 15% of the LNG stored there would be for use on Long Island, and energy officials on Long Island say that even this amount is not required to meet anticipated energy needs. Even more disturbing, the Broadwater project would delay the im- plementation of alternate energy strategies like wind and solar, increase our dependence upon foreign oil, imperil Long Island’s coastal environment and increase the risk of an envi- ronmental accident or terrorist attack. Senator Schumer, Senator Clinton and Long Island’s Congressional Representatives Timothy Bishop and Steve Israel oppose the Broadwater plan.
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