Riverhead News: Blind and Sighted meeting at Old Steeple church
The Riverhead Key Club held its installation of officers for 2015-16 on June 11 at Riverhead Fire Department. They are: president, Shannon Zeltmann; vice president, Abby Brophy; and secretary, Sara Brennan. The club hopes that when school begins in the fall Key Club officers and members will encourage students to join and that one student will fill the role of treasurer. Thank you to the outgoing officers, who did a superb job in 2014-15. They are: president, Rebecca Campainco; vice president, Kaitlyn Talmage; secretary, Kimberly Guthrie; and treasurer, Michelle Hattorff. Some of the community events the Key Club is involved in include the Hallockville and Breast Cancer Awareness walks, the Riverhead Country Fair, and “Be Homeless” night. They also give “Going Green” lessons, ring the bell for The Salvation Army, go caroling, collect food for the needy and put together the “Senior” prom, which is held at the Riverhead Care Center in June. This year’s theme was “Under the Sea.” Everyone had a great time. Key Club adviser Louise Wilkinson does an excellent job with her members, who plan all the events. The Key Club has received the Future Corps Award from Newsday for the last three years. What an accomplishment!
The Blind and Sighted group is looking for new members. Meetings are held Mondays at 10 a.m. at Old Steeple Community Church on Main Road in Aquebogue. Refreshments are served and all are welcome. What a great way to meet friends and get involved.
Riverhead Free Library’s adult summer reading club, “Escape the Ordinary,” will begin July 14 and end Aug. 18. There are weekly drawings for great prizes. Read or listen to any book from the preferred reading list. There are no meetings to attend. Sign up at the Adult and Information Services desk and pick up your reading kit today. Call 727-3228 for more information.
The staff at RFL wishes a very happy 90th birthday to Edward Sydlowski. Congratulations from all your friends at the library.
The Riverhead Moose Lodge will host a community yard sale Saturday, July 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors are welcome; tables are $20. Drop by and shop to your heart’s content. The lodge will also be hosting a chicken barbecue Saturday, July 18, from 2 to 6 p.m. Tickets are $20; children 12 and under are free. There will be games and prizes for children and adults. A chinese auction will also be held that day inside the lodge from 2 to 5 p.m.
The Knights of Columbus will hold its annual food drive Saturday, July 18, from 8 a.m. to noon at Stop & Shop in Riverhead. All non-perishable donations benefit local pantries.
Happy wedding anniversary to Laurie and Kevin Zanieski on July 10; Wanda and Ziggy Wilinski, July 15; Joan and Tom Troyan, July 16; and Fred and Paulette Sherman, July 18.
Happy birthday to Connie Kwasna and Sydney Coalson on July 9; Erik Boyle, July 12; Jeremy Carey (who turns 10), July 13; Kurt Harrison, Karen Turbush and Joe Gadzinski, July 14; Jesse Sherman, Steve Beal, Dee Muma and Jacob Wilkinson, July 15; Mary Ellen Harkin and Andrea Fischer, July 16; Larry Danowski, July 17; Shirley Coverdale and Sharon Yousik, July 18; Bill Wilkinson, Jeffrey Bogdan Jr. and Brittany Folkes, July 19; Eugene Downs, Angela DeVito and Andy Dick, July 20; Joseph Doremus and Bill Bilski, July 21; Brenda Boyd and Susan Miles, July 22; and Matthew and Andrew Van der Creek (who turns 30) and Kyle Warner, July 23.
Belated happy birthday to Eddie Raffel, who turned 71 on July 4. Belated wishes for a happy 39th birthday also go out to Christopher Triolo from Susan Deduck.
