Letters
To the Editor:
The time has come for councilmatic
districts in Islip ("Convening on Council Districts," The Suffolk County
News, March 2). Just as the electorate
voted in support of term limits by reelecting Chris Bodkin (to the Islip
Town Council), the people will support
a system that makes their representatives more responsive and closer to
them.
Government is evolving in our town.
Of course, the town council should
give us the right to decide the issue of
localized representation. Sooner or later, it will have to.
As has been illustrated by recent
local elections, we will no longer
accept a government that dictates poli-
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cies and unresponsive procedures.
Jim Morgo
Bayport
To the Editor:
The highlight of my youth on Christmas Eve was riding in a horse-drawn
hay wagon throughout Oakdale and
singing carols at the homes of the community's elderly and convalescing —
"On what fun it was to sing in a onehorse open sleigh!"
We, mostly local scouts (Boy, Cub
and Girl Scouts and Brownies), would
end up at Bronco Charlie's log cabin
restaurant on Montauk Highway for
cookie and cocoa treats.
Bronco Charlie Miller, sitting at the
head of the table, would greet us and
spin his fascinating stones of his pioneering days as a Pony Express rider,
averting death and lynchings as he gallantly delivered the mail through
treacherous territory. We were spellbound by his tales, as we gulped the
hot chocolate and devoured the
sweets.
Now, 55 years later, I learn from reading a Jan, 19 article in The Suffolk
County News ("Bronco Charlie may
ride again") that my idol of yesteryear
was a fraud , dishing out — along with
cookies and cocoa — [bogus] stories to
gullible kids like me. Another James
Frey!
And to add insult to injury, I discover
through the news account that his real
name was Julius Mortimer Miller. With
a name like that, he positively could
never have cut it in the Wild West, let
alone handle a horse on that perilous
ride.
That era's macho men would have
surely hanged him from the nearest
tree. My once fond memories of that
hay ride and Bronco Charlie's tall tales
have suddenly taken a sharp turn into
the sunset.
Peter Zaccone
GOOD
P ets
The dynamic duo of Jake, tag No.
732 and Jay Jay, tag No. 733, came
into the shelter together and are
hoping to be adopted together. Jake
is a neutered male cocker spaniel ,
approximately 6 years old, while Jay
Jay
is also a neutered cocker
spaniel, but is approximately 10
years old. Because of his advanced
age, Jay Jay would do better In a
household with no children and Jake
would gladly go with him.
lb view other animals
available for adoption at the
Islip Town Animal Shelter,
log onto www.petfinder.org
Getting trained
County Legislator William Lindsay (D-Holbrook) and County Executive Steve Levy recently congratulated graduates of
the "Insource America Program" after they completed a six-month training session at Holbrook-based Future Tech
Enterprises, Inc. The program was created to furnish jobs for the unemployed, while attempting to keep jobs from being
outsourced overseas. Pictured from left are graduates Mashfooq Ahmed, Maggie Johnson, Gerard Kilkenny, Shannon
Wren, Arkar San Wai and Lionel Wardlaw, along with Lindsay, Bob Venero, president and CEO of Future Tech and Levy.
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Everyone wants a good pet/person match and
there is a possibility the pets featured from the
tslip Town Animal Shelter in this column may
already be. adopted. But there are other sweet
creatures just waiting for a good home. Some
islip Town Animal Shelter adoptees have even
gone on to become Sayville Pet Parade winners.
There is a nominal adoption fee that includes a
certificate for free spaying or neutering. The Islip
Town Animal Shelter is located at 210 South
Denver Avenue in Bay Shore. For directions or
questions, call 224-5660.