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 April 2008 This Is Getting Silly!
Come on guys, this is Bellport! You're supposed to come here to slow down and lighten up! After last month's crash at the four corners (see below), we had hoped that things would be quiet for a while, WRONG! We're told that the Jeep, heading east on South Country Road, tried to make the left to go up Station Road and lost control. The Ford seems to have gotten the worst of it. Thank goodness no one was hurt, but the Donna Waters dress shop has got to be getting tired of this. Thanks to Rich Rieb for the photos. Click to enlarge.
March 2008 Bellport Village Easter Egg Hunt
Fun was had by everyone who attended this year's annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Village Marina! The Easter Bunny was even on hand for photos! Bellport.com took video of this festive event. Click the image to the left to see the video.
Bellport Village's 100th Anniversary Committee's First Meeting
Oh My... And You Thought You Were Having A Bad Day!!!
On Tuesday, March 12th, a car went out of control at the four corners in the Village and tried to take out the Donna Waters clothing shop. Luckily, no one was hurt on the street, the sidewalk, in the car, or in the Donna Waters shop. We have to thank our Mayor, Frank Trotta, for the photograph he took on the scene. If you'd like to see a larger version of the photo, just click on the image to the left.
Bellport High School's Dennis
Scruggs Becomes NY State Champion Despite the fact that he has run the second fastest time in the US in this winter's indoor track season, Scruggs was seeded in the second heat because his fastest time was posted in December and NYS Championship rules required the use of a time after January 1, 2008 for seeding purposes. Nevertheless, Scruggs' finishing time of 1:21.83 on Saturday was better than any of the times run by athletes assigned to the first heat. Dennis Scruggs is the first Bellport runner to win a NYS title in Indoor Track. After his successful win in the 600m and his attendant rise to the top podium for the award ceremony, he joined teammates for the 4 x 400m relay, a hotly contested event featuring the state's top teams with Bellport seeded 4th in that event. Bellport placed 3rd in that event, successfully earning another medal for Section XI.
The relay
team will next appear at the National Scholastic Indoor Track Meet at
the Armory on Friday, March 14, 2008. This meet attracts top qualifying
high school athletes from across the country. Bellport is now one of
those teams.
The
Bellport High School 4 x 400m relay team took the bronze medal in that
event in the Suburban boys division in the February 1, 2008 Millrose
Games. Competing against standout relay teams from Nassau, Rockland,
and Westchester counties in New York and two teams from counties in New
Jersey, Bellport finished in 3rd place, beating rival team from
Hempstead which is ranked 6th in the U.S.
Scruggs
also set two new Suffolk County records this season in both the 400m and
600m sprint events. The Bellport 4 x 400m relay team set the new
Suffolk County record in that event, as well.
The
Millrose Games is regarded as the most historic and prestigious indoor
invitational track meet in the world. It provides a highly visible
venue for Olympic hopefuls and high school and college athletes. The
crowd at Madison Square Garden was thrilled by the success of Suffolk
County athletes, including the Bellport and Hempstead relay teams and
the winner of the Millrose Mile, Kyle Merber, of Half Hollow Hills
West. Fans also experienced seeing US medal winner, Bernard Lagat, win
the famed Wannamaker Mile for the 6th time, and 2 time U.S. Olympic
silver medalist, Adam Nelson, win the shot put event with a throw of 72
feet, 5 inches, the longest throw in the world this season.
After
their outstanding performance at the Millrose Games on Friday night, the
Bellport relay team must return to competition the next night at the
Small Schools Championship for the Suffolk County title.
More Wins and Record Breaking... BHS
Winter Track Team Continues To Set New Records On
Saturday, January 4, 2008, Dennis Scruggs won the second heat of the
400m event at the Hispanic Games held at the Armory in New York City,
posting a time of 48.56 seconds. The time was the best in the event,
beating all runners in the first heat which was the seeded section. In
the process, Scruggs set a new Suffolk County record in the 400m dash.
Only three weeks before, Scruggs came from the second heat to win the
600m event at the Bishop Loughlin Games held at the Armory. His time of
1:20.23 posted on
http://users.eniinternet.com/coachzar/, set a new Suffolk County
record and is currently the fastest time for the 600m in the United
States this season.
Dennis Scruggs also anchors the school's 4 x 400m relay team which
includes Jonathan Rosero, Jaquan Holland and Matt Smith. Holland,
a Sophomore, has the fastest time in Suffolk County this season in the
55m dash, having run the event in 6.65 seconds. He also has the fastest
time in the 300m dash, followed by Rosero with the 4th fastest time in
that event this season.
At the Brown
Invitational held at Brown University on December 29, 2007, the team set
a new Bellport High School record which they broke, again, on January 4,
2008 at the Armory. The most recent record time of 3:26.19 was only
12/100s of a second from a new Suffolk County record in that event.
The
Bellport High School Boys Cross Country Team finished its season at the
Division Championship race on October 23, 2007 with a 4th place finish
in the unseeded division, earning the team a 6th place finish overall in
the County A Division. Led by Senior co-captains, Matt Smith and Andrew
Seidman, the team showed improvement throughout the season. Other
seniors competing this year included Zachary O'Brien, Doug Kramer, Ryan
Johnston, John Martinez, Matt McCann and John Morgan.
On
November 2, 2007, the team competed in the County Championship, NYS
Qualifier, for a chance to send team members to the New York State
Championship to be held in Norwood, New York on November 10, 2007. Matt
Smith, running the 3.1 course at Sunken Meadow State Park in a time of
17:28, qualified to represent Suffolk County in the A Division at the
New York State Cross Country Championship Smith was one of 660 runners
from New York State to compete in the State Championship. Smith was also
named All County, Second Team, and honored as a member of the All County
Academic Team. To qualify for the latter honor, a runner must be in the
top 10% of his class and in the top 50 runners in Suffolk County.
At
its Awards Evening on December 19, 2007, Coach Les Williams announced
that the team earned recognition as a NYS Scholar Athlete Team. This
recognition is bestowed upon teams whose members achieve an average of
90 or better. He and assistant coach, Dan Jennings, expressed
enthusiasm about the quality of the distance running program at Bellport
High School and reported that they look forward to working with
returning team members next fall. Jose Malave, currently a Junior, shows
promise as a leader of the team, and Derek Palafox, an 8th grader, is
expected to return as one of the top 5 runners on the team. Other
returning members will include Kyle Gubbins, Bobby Kraker, Ben Kurrass,
Chris Lisinski, Khristian Palafox, Jack Ramirez, Daniel Sears, Roark
Xanthos, and Dalton Zeh. January 2008 Bellport High School Students To Compete In Long
Island Challenge
You can watch Bellport
High School compete against West Islip on February 9th at 6:30pm and
9:30pm on Channel 12. Representing Bellport are: Matthew Askaripour,
Katherine O’Connor, Matthew Smith, Julie Harrow and alternate, TJ Veitch.
Richard Boes and Paul Feltman are the advisors for the Bellport team.
Bellport High School To Compete
At The
Brookhaven National Laboratory Science Bowl 2008
Numerous South Country Students Selected For
SCMEA All-County Music Festival December 2007 Joint Village Board /
Waterfront Commission Meeting...
A joint meeting of the Bellport Village Board and the
Bellport Waterfront Commission was held on December 15. Below are each
of the topics which were discussed..
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instead of a PC,
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Click
here for a copy of the Commission's report to the Village Board
For all you Snowbirds out there,
here's the first snow of the season!
The Bellport Garden Club's Marsh and Mistletoe Christmas House  The Bellport Garden Club’s much anticipated biennial event
was a huge success. Beautifully displayed floral
arrangements, wreaths and garlands were available for purchase and
The Barntique was also filled to the rafters with many other
wonderful and varied items. Delicious refreshments were served while
you enjoyed looking out at the spectacular water views.
Click here to see photos provided by the Garden Club of the 2007 Marsh and Mistletoe Christmas House
The Holiday Season starts off with a bang!
Saturday, December 1st, was sunny, cold, and very busy around town. Many organizations, and the Village itself, scheduled their Holiday events for this Saturday. If you weren't able to make it, have no fear... Bellport.com was there for you. Below you'll find photographs that will give you a feel for the events that took place. The United Methodist Church's Christmas Bazaar was very large and well attended. You could find all kinds of gifts for the Holidays. The Christ Episcopal Church's Christmas Fair wasn't quite as large, but it was well attended with many hand crafted gifts to choose from. They would even hand make Holiday decorations for you while you waited! The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship's Holiday Victorian Tea is really special. In addition to gifts for the Holidays, they have two seatings for their Victorian Tea which features home made goodies of all sorts. It was difficult to drag ourselves away. Finally, there was soup tasting at the four corners, Santa at the new gazebo, and Santa's reindeer at the Sugar Loaf Cafe, along with hot chocolate and candy canes for the kids. Click on any of the photos below to take a better look!
Bellport United Methodist Church Annual Christmas Bazaar
November 2007 Bellport High School History Club Takes Part In Their Second Annual Cemetery Clean-up
On Saturday, November 18th, the Bellport High School History
Club, along with Student's for Environmental Quality (SEQ), took
part in their second annual Cemetery Clean-up. Working with
local historian John Dietz and in coordination with Brookhaven
Hamlet resident Helen Geraghty, the club targeted the Rose
Family cemetery on Jared's Path Lane in Brookhaven. The
cemetery holds the graves of several prominent early residents
of the area, including Revolutionary War veterans. The students
plotted the exact location of the graves in preparation for an
updated map of the site. In addition, previously missing graves
were uncovered and documented for possible future restoration.
"There was a real electricity in the air as some of our BHS
students located headstones that hadn't been visible for
decades. It was a great reminder of how significant our local
history can be", said co-advisor and BHS Social Studies teacher
Dennis Pluth.
Click the photo to learn more about the event
South Bay Art Association's 21st Annual Student Art Show and Opening Reception
This year's Student Art Show was held at the Village
Community Center. As usual, the entries were wonderful and all of
the students should be proud of their work.
Nine Bellport High School Musicians Selected For 2007 All-County Music Festival  Nine
Bellport High School musicians were chosen to participate in the 2007
High School All-County Music Festival. The Suffolk Chapter of the New
York State Council of Administrators of Music Education (NYSCAME) and
the Suffolk Music Educators’ Association (SCMEA) sponsor this event
jointly. Bellport has
representatives in the All-County Band, Mixed Chorus, Women’s Chorus and
Symphony Orchestra. This festival recognizes Suffolk’s most accomplished high school music
students in grades 11 and 12.
Click
on the image to the left to see the list of all
students representing South Country for 2007.
Bellport.com takes Prime Time Travel's Day Trip to the "Big E"
Rather than drive ourselves, we
decided to take a Prime Time Travel Day Trip. We had never taken any
organized trip like this to anywhere before so it was all new to us.
Click the photo and come along for the ride. You'll be glad you did!
Former Bellport Resident Nicole Derby, Raises Funds For ALS In Honor Of Aunt Patricia Morgan
Nicole Derby’s quest to help fight ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, began when she found out that her aunt, Patricia Morgan, had been afflicted with the fatality. The first sign of the disease appeared at a family gathering in December 2005, when Patricia Morgan’s speech was exaggeratedly slurred. Nicole, who grew up in Bellport, assumed her aunt had had one too many cocktails, and Patricia blamed a medication she had been taking for causing the speech impairment. But even after Patricia stopped taking the medication, her speech continued to worsen, and had become barely comprehendible by June 2006. “I spent much of the time guessing what she was saying,” said Nicole. “We started to rely more on email as a way to keep in touch.” Patricia couldn’t swallow her food or pucker her lips. Her mouth was becoming paralyzed. Since she learned of her aunt’s illness, Nicole has made a strong effort to raise money for ALS research and patient care, as well as general awareness of the disease. For the past two years she has participated in The ALS Association’s Long Island Walk to D’Feet ALS, and with her team has raised $3500. The Walk gives Nicole and her aunt, as well as thousands of ALS patients and their families, hope that one day a cure for ALS will be found. Nicole and her team, “Patty Cakes,” have found that the Walk is a fun day for family and friends to come out and support loved ones with ALS as well as the entire ALS community. Nicole also occasionally volunteers at The ALS Association’s Rochester support group, which her aunt attends. The ALS Association is a leader in the fight to cure and treat ALS through global cutting-edge research, and empowers people with Lou Gehrig’s disease and their families to live fuller lives by providing them with compassionate care and support. The Greater New York Chapter provides services to ALS patients and family members in the five boroughs of New York City, Long Island, Westchester County, Rockland County, and northern and central New Jersey. The Walk to D’Feet ALS is the signature event of The ALS Association. In 2007, over 150 Walks will be held nationwide. The Long Island Walk to D’Feet ALS is the largest in the country and is scheduled for Sunday, September 30th at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow. Check-in begins at 9:00am and the Walk begins at 11:00am. The event is rain or shine, and the Walk is stroller and wheelchair accessible. For more information, call 800-672-8857 or go to www.als-ny.org.
August 2007 Albinson & Albinson Architecture Launches A New Website And New Projects  Albinson
& Albinson Architecture has been very busy lately! They've launched a
new website and have been hard at work on many new projects. Albinson &
Albinson specializes in high end residential architecture and interior
design. Their latest creation, Villamoderne, is creating quite
the buzz in the Hamptons and even appeared in a full page ad in the East
Hampton Star. Inspired by the view of the sea and open sky from the
hillsides of St. Barth, this residence integrates interior and exterior
living spaces in the enveloping topography creating
a breathtaking retreat. Click on the photo to enlarge. Click here for more information about Albinson & Albinson Architecture and Villamoderne SBAA Summer Plein Air Sketching Sessions  During
the summer, the SBAA moves its Tuesday morning sketch groups outdoors to
various locations for plein air sketching. Recently, the group
met at Laurie Fosmire's garden in East Patchogue and took
photos of their sketching session. Click on the photo to see more
photos from the event and for more information about the SBAA.
Treasure Island Books & Antiques
We were wandering down Main Street the other day and we happened to pass Treasure Island Books & Antiques. In the window, we saw a 4' long ship model that seemed to have very unusual construction. When we asked Linda about it, she said that the ship was constructed entirely of matches! If you'd like to see more, just click on the photo. Better yet, stop down and visit Treasure Island for yourself. They have a great collection of books and antiques and if you make Linda an offer she can't refuse, you might even take a ship made out of matches home with you! Click here for more information about Treasure Island Books & Antiques
July 2007
New Exhibit At The Phoenix Fine Arts Gallery By Malcolm Morley  On Sunday, July 29th, the Phoenix Fine Arts Gallery held an
opening reception for their latest exhibit featuring internationally
known artist, Malcolm Morley. The exhibit, entitled “25 Years of Limited
Edition Handmade Etchings and Lithographs," is an over-view that
reflects the wide range of creative strategies of the artist from the
1980's to the present.
The exhibit will run through August 18th and Mr. Morley will donate a portion of the proceeds of this event to the Bellport Chapter of the Boys and Girl’s Club. Mr. Morley says it’s time in his life to give back, and would like to help form an art program for the Boys and Girls Club of America, the Bellport Chapter. Bellport has been Mr. Morley’s home since 1985.
You can also purchase a limited edition poster from this event
autographed by Mr. Morley. The
Phoenix Fine Arts
Gallery is also
selling books and postcards. All the proceeds from the poster and books
go to the Boys & Girls Club of America, the Bellport Chapter.
Click on the photo above for more
information about the Phoenix Fine Arts Gallery.
Bellport Day 2007 Bellport Fire Dept. Buzzard Hook and Ladder Co. 10th Annual Craft Fair  The
Bellport Fire Dept. Buzzard Hook and Ladder Co. held their 10th annual
craft fair on Saturday, July 21st. Over 50 vendors were
on hand with a wide assortment of crafts such as jewelry, children's
toys, giftware, hand-painted birdhouses, furniture, crochet and knit
items, dolls, country items, etc. Click on the photo to see more
photos from the 10th Annual Craft Fair!Carla Marla's 1st Annual Ice Cream Eating Contest at Bellport Day 2007  Carla
Marla’s Ice Cream Parlor sponsored their 1st Annual Ice Cream Eating Contest at
Bellport Day 2007. Contestants were given an extra, EXTRA large sundae
to eat and the first to finish won! No spoons allowed! The winners were
given "golden scooper" trophies, and gift certificates were given to all
participants. Click on the photo to the left to see more photos from
the contest!The SBAA Participates In
Bellport Day 2007
More Playground Equipment Added At The Marina
Two new pieces of playground
equipment are up at the Marina. The fire engine was restored to much
better than new condition by the members of the Bellport Fire
Department. The slide is fully operational and the other new pieces
should be ready to go in a few days.
Click on either photo above to enlarge. 2007 Clipper Classic Race Artists On The Lane Outdoor Art
Show, July 4th This is one of the largest outdoor art shows on Long Island and draws artists from all over the country. The show is devoted to fine art, displayed along the sidewalks of lovely Bellport Lane, all the way down to the Bay. Click on the photo to the left to see more photos from the Show.
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We received the following email from
Jacquelyn Schwicke, a Bellport resident, regarding a new book
featuring Bellport Football:
