Monthly Archives: December 2016

Dec. 5: The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset was pleased to host Peter Yarrow, 78, an original member of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, yesterday. The event drew about 300 people with proceeds above costs donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in the name of Mary Travers, who died in 2009. His guitar-plucking right hand sometimes shakes, and he forgets his lyrics at times or asks the audience to cover for him — but…..

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Dec. 2: My wife Lynn and I are thankful for one of the best Thanksgiving vacations of our lives. The highlights were: *A turkey dinner with many extras cooked by my wife on Nov. 28 at our son Pete’s apartment in Westlake, Ohio. *A family dinner for about 30 people on Thanksgiving Day at the Damiani Winery production plant (the home of extended family members Phil and Paula Davis) on Seneca Lake in Hector, N.Y. *The hospitality and love provided…..

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Updated Dec. 15: Jan. 17: Half Hollow Hills Library, 55 Vanderbilt Pkwy., Dix Hills, interview with Edna Susman, 2:15 p.m. for Vietnam history project Jan. 24: Deer Park VFW, 588 Long Island Ave., Deer Park, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3, Levittown American Legion Post 1711, 3123 N. Jerusalem Ave., Levittown, 7 p.m. Feb. 6: East Islip Public Library, 381 Main St., East Islip, 7 p.m. Feb. 9: Amityville Library, 19 John St., Amityville, 7 p.m. Feb. 14 Lindenhurst American Legion Post…..

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