The Somers Record 04.08.21

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Somers officials mull Renovating Reynolds
future of legal marijuana Farmhouse project nears completion

BY CAROL REIF been on the horizon for several years. BY CAROL REIF
STAFF WRITER In 2019, Somers considered passing a STAFF WRITER

Now that Albany has legalized adult- law that would have banned pot shops ings are nally moving along at the PHOTO: CAROL REIF
use recreational marijuana, communities anywhere within its borders and got so Reynolds Homestead at Somers’s Angle
such as Somers have to decide what that far as holding a public hearing. ( e town Fly Preserve. The new look of the Reynolds Homestead.
ultimately means to them. had amended its zoning code the year
before to control where vaping products If all goes well with the renovation proj- project forward because the interior walls
e new law, signed by Gov. Andrew could be sold.) ect, which was started in 2009, the 19th couldn’t be nished until its installation.
Cuomo on March 31, allows cities, towns century farmhouse could be ready for new Once that happens,“We should see a lot of
and villages to opt out of allowing retail en, last April, after it became obvious occupants by the end of the year. action down there,” Supervisor Rick Mor-
pot dispensaries or issuing licenses for that recreational marijuana legalization rissey predicted ursday, April 1.
“consumption sites.” was inevitable, it considered regulating e new roof and siding are on, the new
where the dispensaries could operate. windows are in, the crumbling stone foun- e HVAC bid had to be reviewed
Under the measure’s previous iteration, dation has been replaced and the electrical by the state before the contract could be
only counties and cities with populations Changing the zoning codes would have and plumbing systems are in place. It’s also awarded. Progress has been slowed by the
over 100,000 would have been able to do so. kept retail pot shops out of “Neighbor- equipped with a new septic system and pandemic.
hood Shopping Districts.” For several well.
e law took e ect immediately, but reasons–including possible court chal- “ e Reynolds House keeps looking
municipalities have until Dec. 31 to pass lenges–the Town Board ultimately de- All that’s really left to be done are the better and better.I want to get it done,”said
a local opt-out law subject to permissive cided to hold re until the state law was installations of the heating and cooling sys- Morrissey, who was rst elected supervisor
referendum. Municipalities can, but are in place. tems, sheet rocking the interior walls and in 2013, four years after the project got un-
not obligated to, put the matter to a pub- some landscaping. der way.
lic vote, but would be required to do so if Now, if Somers opts out, recreational
petitioned by a certain percentage of reg- pot dispensaries wouldn’t be allowed, pe- e town, which owns the house and is e Reynolds were the house’s second
istered voters. riod. part of the consortium responsible for the
preserve, recently took down a half-dozen SEE REYNOLDS PAGE 30
Retail establishments and so-called Cuomo and lawmakers couldn’t agree aging and diseased white pines that were in
“lounges” are the only entities municipali- last year on whether a portion of the mar- danger of falling on the circa-1803 abode.
ties can directly control; everything else ijuana sales taxes should be allocated to
that’s allowable under the law–such as those areas disproportionately impacted Last week, the Town Board awarded
permission for those 21 and older to grow by pot-related arrests. e law commits a $49,747 HVAC contract to Dutchess
up to six marijuana plants for personal use aid for disenfranchised communities of County business Air Professional Asso-
or to possess up to 3 ounces of weed–re- color. ciates. e town has dedicated $100,000
mains intact. . to the project and the HVAC money
e topic of what happens next came was part of a grant awarded to the town
SMOKE SIGNALS up at last week’s Town Board work ses- through the o ce of state Sen.Pete Harck-
e smoke signals from Albany have sion. Somers’s town attorney Roland A. ham (D-South Salem).

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A clipping from
Your Neighbor The Reporter
Dispatch
Generations announcing
the birth of the
Local family has connection to Somers Supple triplets in
since the 1700s 1971.

BY TOM WALOGORSKY Lewis Voris in February 1895 eir maternal grandfather, Jennifer, April, and
EDITOR Rachel Supple with
in Somers, and the Somers Gerald F. Fudger (10/27/1916- their grandmother
Marie C. Supple.
Historical Society still possess- 6/15/2001) was a draftsman
PHOTOS COURTESY OF JOHN SUPPLE
“I’ve done quite a bit of es her wedding dress. Elberta, for General Electric for 43

digging into our genealogy,” Helen and Albert are all buried years.

explains Lincolndale resident at Ivandell Cemetery. e girls’ maternal grand-

John Supple. Elberta Hallock Supple gave mother Lucille Fudger

Supple’s knowledge of his birth to George Crawford (9/7/1918-10/1/2014) was a

lineage reveals that his family’s Supple (9/9/1900-7/3/1987). French teacher for 20 years,

roots in Somers stretch back all “My grandmother had my church organist and member

the way to the 1700s. Beyond dad George in 1900. He and of the Embroiderers Guild of

that, he can even pinpoint his sister, my Aunt Helen, were America.

when his ancestors rst set foot both born in the house next to Finally, there was Hel-

in this country. mine,” explains Supple. “My en Supple (10/25/1902-

But to tell the story of the dad married my mom in 1927 2/28/2001), a ectionately

Supple family, we must begin and had four children. I was referred to as “Aunty Helen.”

with a man named Peter Hal- the caboose, the last one.” She was a self-made business- The triplets with their
grandfather, George
lock. John Supple met Diane Mi- woman who began working as
C. Supple Sr.
“ e rst Hallock to hit the chelle Fudger while studying a secretary for White Plains From left: Rachel, April,
and Jennifer Supple.
New World was Peter Hallock, at Syracuse University, and the insurance agency. irty- ve

and he landed in Southold, two married on May 18, 1966. years later, she would own the

Long Island, around 1620,” Five years later, they were business and work there until

says Supple. “ e Hallocks blessed with three miracles. retiring at the age of 83.

stayed down there for a while. “On April 12, 1971, we had “ e sisters had daily con-

On May 20, 1710, there was triplets born to us,” says Sup- tact with my parents and

a John Hallock born in North ple. “And Jennifer, April and Aunty Helen, and quite often

Castle, and that was the rst Rachel had excellent role mod- we would visit with Lou and

record I found of them leaving els growing up.” Ger,” Supple says.

the island and coming north.” e girls’ grandfather John’s daughter Jennifer

Hallock’s son John would George Supple ran the general passed away on March 24 after

be the rst in the lineage to store in Lincolndale and was a brief battle with pancreatic

be born in Somers, in 1745. also the main distributor for cancer. She is survived by her

His son Robert R. Hallock the area’s coal and home heat- parents and sisters April and

(1/3/1774-8/9/1853) and ing oil. Rachel.

grandson Robert R. Hallock “Dad was also one of the As the family begins the

(8/15/1812-5/10/1873) were rst re commissioners for long road to healing from the

both born and passed away the Somers Fire District, and loss, Supple took the time to

in Somers and are buried in served as the clerk for the share his family’s story with

the Hallock Family Cem- Somers school district for 27 e Somers Record and re ect

etery located on Voris Drive. years,” Supple explains. His on how the Somers area has

Robert Hallock’s son William father was also a Somers town changed over time.

(5/1/1846-3/17/1903) was councilman from 1945-53 and “ e area has really grown.

also born and passed away in 1967-73. People originally came to this

Somers and is buried at Ivan- e triplet’s paternal area because of the rural char-

dell Cemetery. grandmother, Marie Supple acteristic that was here, but so

William Hallock’s daughter (3/11/1911-7/18/2010) was much has changed,” Supple

Elberta Hallock (5/31/1877- mother to four and ran a says.

4/3/1967) married Harris Mi- concession stand during the “We’re like the ‘Last of the

chael Supple in 1898.His other summer months for the Lake Mohicans’,” he adds. “Once we

daughter Helen (4/28/1875- Lincolndale Homeowners As- leave, there won’t be any more

5/16/1958) married Albert sociation. Hallock genealogy in town.”

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The Staff Somers extends outdoor dining

EDITORIAL TEAM BY CAROL REIF had climbed to 1.9 million.) e Councilman Anthony Cirieco But because outdoor dining was
TOM WALOGORSKY
EDITOR: 914-302-5830 STAFF WRITER night before new cases jumped by asked Morrissey: “ ere seems to never meant to replace indoor
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7,622. New York state also saw be a sense that the younger popu- dining, they cannot use that as
ADVERTISING TEAM
PAUL FORHAN As the U.S. ramps up vaccina- 466 fatalities last week, bring the lation, the unvaccinated popula- an excuse to violate occupancy or

(914) 806-3951 tion e orts, the arrival of more total to 40,390 lives lost to the tion, seems to be a source. Is there health rules, town o cials said.
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infectious variants of the virus disease. Newer statistics record any narrative around that?” And, although they didn’t have
BRUCE HELLER
(914) 486-7608 that causes COVID-19 is threat- 50,000 plus deaths. “It’s really speculative at this to go through a complicated per-
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ening to draw out the health cri- “ ose are staggering num- point,” Morrissey replied, adding mitting process, they do have to
LISA KAIN
(201) 317-1139 sis. bers,” Morrissey remarked while that experts are postulating that follow CDC guidance.To allow
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CORINNE STANTON New cases are spiking, but is giving his COVID-19 update. it “could be a combination of that for proper air circulation, tents
(914) 760-7009
[email protected] the pandemic entering a fourth Morrissey also reported that, and these new variants, which are can’t be enclosed. Tables have to

JAY GUSSAK wave? ere are varying opin- on a county level, there were 459 more contagious.” be spaced at least six feet apart.
(914) 299-4541
[email protected] ions. Nevertheless, there appears new positive cases overnight, Normally, Somers does not Referring to four-sided tents,
JENNIFER CONNELLY
(917) 446-7757 to be a dearth of good news for bringing Westchester’s total to allow outdoor dining. However, Morrissey noted: “What you’ve
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SHELLEY KILCOYNE communities itching to return 118,964. Fatalities over the last last year, in an e ort to help lo- created is an outdoor dining ex-
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[email protected] to some sense of normalcy, and week were 23 for a total of 2,194. cal eateries impacted by the pan- perience like an incubator, with
GABRIELLE BILIK
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/DESIGNER Somers is one of them. As of April 1, there were 132 demic, it passed a resolution per- heaters in there. You should have
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It was with these factors in active cases in Somers. mitting it. It even went so far as open sides, for ventilation.”
PRODUCTION TEAM
TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL mind that the town decided last According to Morrissey, just a to waive its usual fees. e reso- e building inspector “does

CREATIVE DIRECTOR week to extend outdoor dining. week prior, the town was down lution expired in November, but make the rounds, but there’s no
PHOTOGRAPHER
Citing state statistics, Somers to the “single digits” in new cases; ursday the Town Board voted paperwork that would hold up
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CHRISTINA ROSE Supervisor Rick Morrissey said but had seen 10 in just the past 24 to reinstate it. It is e ective from someone from creating outdoor
ART DIRECTOR/
ursday, April 1, that the num- hours. “ ere seems to be a surge now until Dec. 31. dining,” he explained.
DIGITAL PRODUCTION MANAGER
[email protected] ber of New York’s COVID-19 going on, not only in Somers, but Some restaurants have been Councilman Richard Clinchy

EXECUTIVE TEAM cases had reached 1.8 million. throughout New York state and using parking spaces, patios, and suggested that the town con-
BRETT FREEMAN
CEO & PUBLISHER (By Easter Sunday, that number the country,” he said. tents to serve patrons outdoors. tinue to monitor the situation so
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Honoring Old Bet

Somers’ iconic statue featured on roadside attraction site

BY CAROL REIF Old Bet Statue, ca. 1900. FILE PHOTOS COURTESY OF is proved to be a mammoth mistake,
STAFF WRITER SOMERS HISTORICAL SOCIETY at least as far as his biggest draw was con-
national website featuring attractions and cerned. In 1816, while the troupe was in
Elephants may never forget, but there oddities. e concrete version, erected in Old Bet has a place of honor outside the Alfred, Maine, fellow farmer Daniel Davis
is certainly one that Somers wants to make 1935, is being featured as Roadside Ameri- Elephant Hotel. shot Old Bet. He apparently thought it was
sure is never forgotten: Old Bet. ca’s “Sight of the Week”from Monday, April sinful for poor folk to have to pay to see one
5, through Sunday, April 11. TRUNKFUL OF HISTORY of God’s creatures–at least that’s one of the
A statue of the town’s totem pachyderm Bailey had spotted the African elephant theories. ( e spot where she was felled is
perches atop a 15-foot shaft of dressed marked by a small plaque on Route 4.)
granite in front of its municipal o ces, e in 1804 at an exhibition in Boston and was
Elephant Hotel, at the corner of routes 100 smitten. A few years later, he rediscovered If Old Bet were able to turn around on her
and 202. Old Bet,then known as Betty,at a New York pedestal, she could see into the windows of
City cattle auction where she was being sold
Beaten up by nearly 90 years of weather for meat. e Museum of the Early American Circus,
and just plain old age, the concrete beast has which is packed with artifacts and memo-
seen better days. Its legs are splitting and He purchased her and brought her back rabilia such as a hand-carved diorama com-
local historians feel it should be replaced– to his hometown, purportedly to help plow plete with miniature acrobats, clowns and
sooner rather than later. his elds. When that didn’t work out, Bailey lions, tigers and elephants e tiny treasury,
started to charge his neighbors for a peek located on the third oor, also houses one of
Old Bet’s owner, 19th century farmer and at the big beast. As his pro ts mounted, he Gen.Tom umb’s embroidered costumes.
entrepreneur Hachaliah Bailey, rst erected added trained dogs, pigs and horses to the
a memorial to his gargantuan moneymaker act and took it on the road. Somers, whose high school sports teams
around 1827.However,it was made of wood are nicknamed Tuskers, is very proud of its
and eventually fell apart. e Historical So- title “Cradle of the American Circus.” It,
ciety has the only a bit left–Old Bet’s trunk. and Baraboo, Wis., the home of Ringling
Brothers, had once gotten into a major scrap
ere had been growing support for re- over which was the actual “Birthplace of the
placing Old Bet last year, but fundraising American Circus.”
e orts had to be put aside due to the pan-
demic. Now they’re are revving up again To this day, there are probably some who
in the town known as “ e Cradle of the still feel Somers was robbed, but that’s a sto-
American Circus.” World Circus Day will ry for another time.
be celebrated this year on Saturday, April 17.
To read more, go to www.roadsideameri-
Old Bet was the main draw of one of ca.com/story/3621. The Old Bet Monument
America’s rst traveling menageries. Now is also mapped and available on the Road-
she’s starring on RoadsideAmerica.com, a side America app for iPhone.

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TRUNK will be automatically registered tion visit wwww.somersny.com, Somers High PTSA is currently accepting do-
for both events when you register click on Parks and Rec, and School PTSA nations to their Scholarship Fund.
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Harckham announces Earth Day poster contest

BY CAROL REIF Salem), who is sponsoring the the environmental challenges Earth Day marks the birth exploration in California.
STAFF WRITER creative commemoration, said that we are facing,” Harckham of the modern environmental By the end of 1970, the U.S.
that this year’s theme, “Reduce, said Tuesday, March 30. movement in 1970. It was con-
School kids are invited to show Reuse, Recycle,” is designed to ceived by Sen. Gaylord Nelson, Environmental Protection
some love for Mother Nature engage students on the topic of “Teaching tomorrow’s leaders then a junior senator from Wis- Agency (EPA) had been formed
by creating posters celebrating waste reduction. about the importance of recycling consin who was concerned about and rst-of-their-kind envi-
Earth Day. and waste reduction bene ts us the deteriorating environment ronmental laws,  including the
Earth Day “is such a great way all, and this celebration makes it in the country. In 1969, people National Environmental Edu-
Sen. Pete Harckham (D-South for children to learn more about fun as well,” the senator added. started to pay more attention to cation Act,  the Occupational
the environment after a mas- Safety and Health Act, and the
Russell Girolamo Jr Stephanie Girolamo Burke Jennifer Thorp Gregory Bell sive oil spill sent 3 million gal- Clean Air Act had been passed.
lons of crude into the waters Several years later, Congress
o Santa Barbara, Calif. It cre- passed the Clean Water Act,
ated a slick that was 35 miles then the Endangered Species
long along the coast and killed Act, and the Insecticide, Fungi-
thousands of sh, birds, and sea cide, and Rodenticide Act.
mammals. Not only did it spur
the environmental movement, it Students are asked to create a
forever changed poster that could be used as part
the trajectory of the Earth Day 2021 cam-
of oil and gas paign. All submissions must
be uploaded to the Earth Day
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April 19. e posters

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Thursday, April 8, 2021 The Somers Record – Page 9

Westchester marks 12th year of TRUNK
“Caregiver Coaching” program
FROM PAGE 7
Are you looking for meaningful volunteer many of our seniors will be living with chronic can be shared and solutions can be generated.
graduating seniors. ese 
work? Do you want to contribute to an award- illnesses that require the help of caregivers. e Guest speakers will also be part of coach con- scholarships are intended to
recognize volunteer service to
winning community support program? If so, Caregiver Coaching program is designed to as- versations to promote continuing education for SHS and the community. Any
donation amount is appreciated.
consider donating your time as a volunteer with sist caregivers in Westchester in the role they the coaches on topics related to their caregiver For more information, please
email Vicki Durso at shsptsa
the Livable Communities Caregiver Coach- play by providing much needed support, as well populations. ese meetings serve to promote [email protected]

ing Program, an initiative from the Westchester as vital information about programs and services competency as well as camaraderie among the The Church of the
Good Shepherd
County Department of Senior Programs and in the County. We need as many volunteers as coaching team.
PLANT SALE
Services (DSPS). possible to help make a di erence in the quality Since its inception, the Caregiver Coaching Saturday, May 1 (10 a.m.

A Caregiver Coach is a volunteer trained to of life for people in their communities.” program has had a strong advocate in DSPS to 4 p.m.) and Sunday, May
2 (8-10 a.m.) at e Church
provide individual support to family caregiv- Caregiver Coach candidates may have care- Commissioner Mae Carpenter. of the Good Shepherd,
39 Granite Springs Road,
ers and help them understand their options. As giver experience, but it is not required. Caregiver Carpenter said: “At one time families were Granite Springs. Ever won-
der what plants you really
a result, caregivers are better prepared to make Coaches are stabilizing forces and sounding larger and society was less mobile. at meant should be buying for your
yard or garden? Come hear
informed decisions to meet the challenges and boards, so the prospective coach should be opti- there were always adult children and other rela- Michael Hagen, Curator of
the Native Plant Garden and
responsibilities of caring for an older or disabled mistic,empathetic and non-judgmental. ey do tives who could care for aging family members.
e Rock Garden at New
person. not take the place of professionals in the eld or But today not only are families smaller, but the York Botanical Garden on
Saturday, May 1 at 2:30 p.m.
Caregiver Coaching falls under the umbrella do caregiver tasks themselves, nor do they o er adult children may live in another state. As a re- – rain or shine. e Plant
Sale is an outdoor event
of the DSPS’ national award-winning Livable medical or legal advice. sult,there’s a void that needs to be lled by caring on the church’s front lawn.
Bring along blankets or lawn
Communities initiative, which has been identi- Fordham University’s Ravazzin Center on neighbors and people.” chairs for watching the pre-
sentation. Face masks will be
ed by AARP as one of the three model pro- Aging has developed the curriculum for this Carpenter believes that the Caregiver Coach- required and safety protocols
will be in e ect.
grams of its type in the U.S. By recruiting and program which is taught by professionals, such ing program is necessary to address that void by

training Caregiver Coaches, the initiative aims as social workers, nurses and geriatric care providing vital support and information to the

to make Westchester communities as senior- managers. e training will provide volunteers family caregiver, especially in light of the rapidly

friendly as possible so older adults can remain in with basic information such as “Understanding growing elderly population within Westchester

their homes as they age with dignity, indepen- the Aging Process” and “Challenges Caregiv- County.

dence and civic involvement. Caregiver Coach- ers Face.” ey will also learn speci c coaching In addition to DSPS, the L3C Caregiver

ing directly helps to meet that goal by supporting techniques such as how to convey factual infor- Coaching program is sponsored by the West-

those who care for seniors. mation clearly. Coaches will feel well-prepared chester Public/Private Partnership for Aging

Westchester County Executive George Lat- to meet the needs of the family caregivers with Services and Fordham University’s Ravazzin

imer said the success of the County’s Caregiver whom they are matched. Center on Aging. For more information or to

Coaching program is a testament to the growing Training classes will take place over two days, register, call DSPS at (914)-813-6441 or send

need for caregiver support here in the County. for a total of about eight hours.Coaches will also an email to [email protected].

Latimer said: “Our residents are living longer, attend monthly coach conversation meetings

and that is good news. However, that means that where challenges encountered during coaching Content provided by Westchester County.

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Happily Opinion
Ever
After

Try to remember Because of you

THE with them to help care for her daughter and WHATWAS held for a week in June at a hotel in
SEASONED her daughter’s children. ey never deserted I THINKING? Rye Brook. One year, our entertainer
CITIZEN Sheila and took care of her needs to the for those dinners was Tony Bennett. It
very end. RUTHANN was my honor and privilege to escort
ADRIENNE SCHEFFER him each evening from his suite to
KAVELLE Harry and Roz were the same. ey also the ballroom. During our “travels,” we
settled in Florida and he and their daughter “Because of you, there’s a song in talked about his creative talent both in
I’ve been thinking about two of my very Francine cared for Roz all the rest of her my heart…” lyrics from a song music and art and our families. I men-
good friends lately, Sheila and Roz. life. Both of these men were true to their written by Arthur Hammer- tioned the years I’d spent taking les-
Sheila and I entered college together vows and did everything they could to stein and Dudley Wilkinson. As his sons, giving recitals, etc. I also con ded
and knew immediately that we were com- make the best of a very di cult situation. I that I’d love to start playing again, but
patible. Isn’t it fascinating how, every once spoke with my friends twice a week and the rst major hit, It was beautifully sung didn’t know just where to start. Tony
in a while, we meet people and just know saddest thing was they each knew what was by Tony Bennett in 1951. Bennett, gentleman that he was, gave
we’ll be friends forever. at’s how it was happening to them.To know and be unable me this wise advice:
with us. We took many of the same classes to remedy anything is devastating. ey In the recent issue of AARP e
and double dated socially. Sheila’s father had great courage. Sheila was the most Magazine, we sadly read that Tony “Begin by playing the scales, up and
was a world famous manufacturer of bridal brilliant woman I have ever known and Bennett has Alzheimer’s disease, rst down the keyboard. When you feel
gowns and her parents lived in a magni - Roz the kindest. I want them remembered diagnosed in 2016. e interview, comfortable, start with an easy tune
cent pent house apartment in New York for their heroic indomitability and their written by John Colapinto, featured and then go from there. Music should
City. ey had beautiful artifacts displayed husbands for their loyalty. Tony’s lovely wife, Susan. It was heart be a part of everyone’s life.”
throughout depicting their many travels wrenching, but also a story full of
around the world. We studied together, Sheila and Len were married on Oc- love, compassion, patience and love of One evening, our sta had a pri-
worked at the 92nd Street Y as part of tober 14, 1956. I understand that she was family. Please share with me my very vate dinner with Tony. My mother,
‘giving back to the community,’and ran the very upset not to see me there, but when special and poignant memory of Tony a huge Tony Bennett fan, had been
Public Relations Club at school to raise she received our telegram called everyone’s Bennett. invited. My heart was so full of joy
money for those in need. Sheila met Len attention to read aloud,“Ilene regrets her watching her interact with Tony. It
when they were both in middle school and parents cannot attend.”Our daughter, Ilene, As a kid, I started piano lessons in was as if they’d known each other
had been a couple ever since. was born on the 13th and of course became the 4th grade and continued through for years. ey laughed and she tried
goddaughter to Len and Sheila. my senior year in high school. My some words in Italian which made
I met Roz when she and Harry moved father loved to listen to the songs of him laugh even more. Mom kept the
to Westchester from Rhode Island. Our Harry was the rst person I knew who the day - many by Tony Bennett. As I photos of them in special frames in her
children went to the same lower school made fabulous chicken wings and the four played, I could hear him whistling at sitting room. What a delightful memo-
and we became fast friends. Roz and I of us would ‘pig out’practically every week- his work bench in the basement. After ry of my elegant Mom and the equally
spent many hours together working for end. Roz would make her delicious coleslaw marriage, the arrival of my four boys elegant and eloquent Tony Bennett.
the school and, since our husbands enjoyed and Jason and I would supply the drinks and life thereafter, the piano became
each other’s company, did many things as a and dessert. We had very happy times and quiet. ank you, Tony Bennett, for lifting
blended family. that’s what I try to recall. up our spirits with your talent and
During my years with IBM, our de- perfect voice, bringing such happiness
Unfortunately, both of these women My greatest fear is losing the ability to partment was responsible for hosting to the world. My prayers are with you,
developed Alzheimer’s at an early age. Len reason and remember. If I forget something, the Quarter Century Club Dinners, Susan, your family and those of us who
sold his business in New York and moved I look it up and write it down and then were honored to know you and appre-
the family to Florida where the living was hope to recollect where I put the pad! I ciate your gift to the world. God bless.
simpler. Sheila’s mother, now a widow, went guess that’s the price one pays for being an
octogenarion. I’ll just keep on making lists To advertise in The Somers Record, call Brett Freeman at 845-208-8151
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Thursday, April 8, 2021 OPINION The Somers Record – Page 11

e silly and serious month of April

STRONG her because she’ll start to associate the 2) _____ and the _____. e Pretty amazing! one of the largest environmental
LEARNING happy and meaningful feelings birthstone for people born in en April becomes more groups created in order to protect
and thoughts with her birthday April is the 3) ______. On April our environment. It seems natural
DR. LINDA and with April. Eventually and 6, 2019, it will be International 4) serious as it approaches April to have it followed by 7) National
SILBERT hopefully, she’ll be able to laugh _____ _____Day. If you haven’t 7. at day has been set aside, ______Day on April 26, a day
o all the silly jokes and just enjoy heard about this day, go online starting in 1948, to celebrate 5) observed to honor trees. is
Dear Dr. Linda, the lightheartedness of it. and learn about this fun- lled World _____ Day. It’s followed by
I know you usually deal with day celebrated around the world. another serious day which began SEE DR. LINDA PAGE 13
Talk to her about special days in 1970, 6) _____ Day. is is
educational issues such as reading, in April, e.g., April’s birthstone
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A little o the top

MAN boiled egg. She is assiduously on the TV. where the wife walks in with small sand dune. He could nd
OVERBOARD washing every individual hair Finally JD got his scissors out a new, short style, and all the himself in the con uence of a
twice, and then conditioning women in the room coo, “OMI- typhoon and a monsoon in a
RICK them. I don’t use conditioner and asked me if I want the same GOD it looks SO amazing!” hot air balloon and his hair will
MELÉN myself, but if I did I would thing as usual. Yes of course I do. And all the guys in the room are not have moved a millimeter.
want it to smell like mint, so I’m not one for change, I don’t thinking, “OMIGOD, what did
When my hair gets so that people would think that even like having change in my you do to your HAIR?” And the ere was a product called
long that it starts my hair is in mint condition. To pockets. Who knows, maybe one wife says, “OMIGOD, I LOVE “hair tonic,” which if you try to
getting caught in the pass the time they have a televi- day I’ll try something di er- it, it’s SO low maintenance!” mix with gin does not produce
car door, especially if it’s not sion on the wall with a bunch ent, maybe a man-bun or even Well, so is changing the oil in memorable results, trust me,
even my car, it’s time to go visit of slinky-looking model babes man-pigtails if it would grow your car once every two years and my Dad found some that
my man JD at the unisex hair strutting down the runway as back after that one day. I think but that doesn’t mean it looks looked like it came from the
salon. I know probably no one if they have something in their I might look good with a shag, good. Sometimes a girl goes bottom of somebody’s crank-
has used the word “unisex” since shoe. One is carrying a purse just like the carpet we had in better with long hair, the types case.
the last World’s Fair, but using that looks like an adult Pomera- our den in the 1970’s. that have an acoustic guitar and
this subterfuge I won’t need to nian with a handle on it (I’m not sing folk songs to folks. In the meantime JD is man-
adjust any of my pronouns. making that up), and it makes Women spend much more scaping the inside of my ear as
me want to go to Pomerania and time worrying about their hair When I was a little kid my if I had a topiary bush in there.
e wash-and-rinse gal asks nd out what the hell is going than men. I’ve often said that Dad used to cut my hair, and if
me how the water temperature on over there. e girl is still 90% of women look best with you don’t believe what I’m about en he starts with the electric
is, and I don’t want to sound washing, and I don’t have the shoulder-length hair, assum- to tell you I have pictures. He razor on the back of my neck,
like a sissy so I say it’s ne, heart to tell her that 95 percent ing that she has normal-length sheared the back with an elec- and I’m horribly ticklish, and he
but it’s scalding and my head of her good work is going to be shoulders. ere are a few tric poodle clipper, and cut the starts talking about his cat who
is starting to feel like a hard- on the oor in 15 minutes. I’m women that look good with a bangs in the front on a diagonal is acting strange and he thinks
de nitely not going to bother to “pixie” haircut, but even a pixie bias of about 30 degrees. is she might be sick, she’s very old,
ask if I can put the Yankee game looks better when you see her made it di cult to see out of and I start laughing hysterically
two months later after her hair one eye, and for years I thought from the tickling. JD ends the
grows out. I’ve been to parties there was only one Bobbsey conversation and the haircut
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