The Community Outlook SUMMER 2016 VOL. NO. 69 ISSUE 2 PASTORS OUTLOOK FISHING CLUB PT. LOOKOUT LIDO FIRE DEPARTMENT NEWS TOP GUN ABOUT FOLKS 2 | www.communityoutlook.org - Volume 69 | The Community Outlook - Summer 2016 contents Pastor Greg’s outlook from the Bob Doxsee: Top Gun And The Community Church F-14 Tomcat .............................................................. 5 ..................................................... 10-11 Missives from the Point Lookout About Folks Special: Faith and Fishing Club by Roland Donohue Fear by Laurel Mahoney ..................................................... 12-13 .......................................................... 6-7 Point Lookout | Lido Fire Department News by Brian Guerin Kathy Lechler: Painter ..................................................... 19-21 .......................................................... 8-9 letter from the editor Happy summer 2016! First of all... Isn’t that about the coolest cover page you have ever seen? Thank you Sean Stalteri for your expert driving and photography... or, dronography as they say. This issue was exciting as contributions came pouring in. This is our first issue with a comic strip in it folks. How cool is that? We also celebrate a Point Lookout Olympic athlete who is headed to Rio next month for the Para-Olympics! We celebrate the final results of a monumental collaboration to bring a new playground to the children of Point Lookout, just in time for summer, when it really matters. We celebrate artistic talent in the form of a Point Lookout painter, Kathy Lechler. We celebrate the stories that remind us of what is really important: family, community, and love. We also celebrate the life of Tom Dowling, who has been a major support to the Point Lookout Historical Society and the community for decades. The world needs more civic-minded people like him. Thank you all who have contributed stories, images and ideas for this issue. This little magazine is definitely a labor of love and the whole Community Outlook team can attest to that. Where we find the time to pull this together is difficult to say. But it is SO fun to see what happens every issue because I never really know what the final result will be. I can say however that is is always a lovely reflection of you. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! Poets, Artists, Photographers, and Budding Authors: About Folks- up to 1000 words. To the Collective Point Group submissions up to 2000 words. Point Off the Point- 250-750 words by Point Lookouters far away. Arti-Facts Mash Ups up to half page, re-mix historical artifacts Kids Point (Pre-K through grade 5) up to 250 words or half a page New! Point Lookout Comic Strips up to a full page from the point of view of our young Point Lookouters. This can Deadlines for article submissions are rolling. Prospective be anything you want: book/ movie reviews, interviews, photo new authors: Please send a short description of your proposed essays, poems, artwork- you are the author of your dreams. contribution or article idea to the editor at PO Box 28 or e mail it Tween the Points (grades 6 through 8) up to 750 words- see above to: [email protected] Point Perspectives (grades 9-12) up to 1500 words. Get Published! NOTE: Articles should be written in 12 pt. font and double General Articles about Point Lookout up to 2000 words. spaced for easier review. The Community Outlook -Summer 2016 | Volume 69 - www.communityoutlook.org | 3 communityoutlook magazine DVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS in A the COMMUNITY OUTLOOK!! 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The opinions and interpretations expressed within are those of the 4 | www.communityoutlook.org - Volume 69 | The Community Outlookauthors -only. Summer 2016 www.facebook.com/TheOutlook The Community Outlook does not warrant the The Community Outlook welcomes submissions of photographs accuracy and completeness of this newsletter, nor for our cover. Send all submissions electronically to the editor endorse or make any representations about its [email protected] content. In no event will The Community Outlook be liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of the Printing by: use of or reliance on the contents of this newsletter. Russel Sparks at Perfect Run Printing located in Merrick, NY 516-546-1544 4 | www.communityoutlook.org - Volume 67 | The Community Outlook - Summer 2015 PASTOR’S OUTLOOK “You are blessed” A nd the Lord God commanded the man saying, from any tree how blessed we are to have them. It’s a little list called “You of the garden you may eat freely; but from the tree of the Are Blessed.” knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat for in the day you • If you own just one Bible you are abundantly blessed. One eat from it you shall surely die.” (Genesis 2:16-17) third of the world does not have access to a Bible. Do you remember that old Bible story of Adam and Eve? I • If you attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, emphasized “any tree” and “eat freely” to show how generous arrest, torture or death, you are more blessed than almost 3 and good God is. In a perfect garden of paradise there must billion people in our world. have been thousands of trees all of which God said they could • If you have money in the bank, your wallet, and spare change enjoy and eat for free? Only one tree out of all those trees was in a dish somewhere in your home, you are among the top 8% forbidden. Yet, I am sure you know the story. That was the one of the worlds most wealthy. tree Adam and Eve ended up focusing on and wanting. • If you can read this message, you are more blessed than over 2 The Bible shows that from the very beginning, human nature billion people in the world who cannot read at all. has this vulnerability to overlook all the good things in life, When Jesus was walking on the road to Jericho a blind man and focus on the little we don’t have.